Exhibit 4.1
SALOMON BROTHERS MORTGAGE SECURITIES VII, INC.
Depositor
LONG BEACH MORTGAGE COMPANY
Master Servicer
and
NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Trustee
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POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
Dated as of January 1, 1997
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Asset-Backed Floating Rate Certificates
Series 1997-LB1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.01. Defined Terms ................................................... 3
Accrual Rate .................................................... 3
Accrued Certificate Interest .................................... 3
Adjusted Uncertificated Balance ................................. 3
Adjustment Date ................................................. 3
Affiliate ....................................................... 3
Agreement ....................................................... 4
Annual Loss Percentage (Rolling Twelve Month) ................... 4
Assignment ...................................................... 4
Available Distribution Amount ................................... 4
Available Funds Pass-Through Rate ............................... 5
Bankruptcy Amount ............................................... 5
Bankruptcy Code ................................................. 5
Bankruptcy Loss ................................................. 5
Basis Risk Shortfall ............................................ 5
Book-Entry Certificate .......................................... 5
Book-Entry Custodian ............................................ 5
Business Day .................................................... 5
Certificate ..................................................... 6
Certificate Factor .............................................. 6
Certificate Insurer ............................................. 6
Certificate Insurer Default ..................................... 6
Certificate Insurer Premium ..................................... 6
Certificate Insurer Premium Rate ................................ 7
Certificate Insurer Reimbursement Amount ........................ 7
Certificateholder" or "Holder ................................... 7
Certificate Owner ............................................... 7
Certificate Principal Balance ................................... 7
Certificate Register" and "Certificate Registrar ................ 8
Class ........................................................... 8
Class A Certificate ............................................. 8
Class A Principal Distribution Amount ........................... 8
Class R-I Certificate ........................................... 9
Class R-II Certificates ......................................... 9
Closing Date .................................................... 9
Code ............................................................ 9
Collection Account .............................................. 9
Corporate Trust Office .......................................... 9
Cumulative Insurance Payments ................................... 10
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Cumulative Loss Percentage ...................................... 10
Cumulative Realized Losses ...................................... 10
Custodial Agreement ............................................. 10
Custodian ....................................................... 10
Cut-off Date .................................................... 10
Debt Service Reduction .......................................... 10
Deficiency Amount ............................................... 10
Deficiency Event ................................................ 11
Deficient Valuation ............................................. 11
Definitive Certificates ......................................... 11
Deleted Mortgage Loan ........................................... 11
Delinquent ...................................................... 11
Depositor ....................................................... 11
Depository ...................................................... 11
Depository Institution .......................................... 11
Depository Participant .......................................... 11
Determination Date .............................................. 12
Directly Operate ................................................ 12
Disqualified Organization ....................................... 12
Distribution Account ............................................ 12
Distribution Date ............................................... 12
Due Date ........................................................ 13
Due Period ...................................................... 13
Eligible Account ................................................ 13
ERISA ........................................................... 13
Estate in Real Property ......................................... 13
Excess Bankruptcy Loss .......................................... 13
Excess Fraud Loss ............................................... 13
Excess Special Hazard Loss ...................................... 13
Excess Subordinated Amount ...................................... 13
Expense Adjusted Mortgage Rate .................................. 13
Expense Adjusted Maximum Mortgage Rate .......................... 13
Extraordinary Loss .............................................. 13
Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses ............................... 14
FDIC ............................................................ 14
FHLMC ........................................................... 14
Final Recovery Determination .................................... 14
FNMA ............................................................ 14
Fraud Loss ...................................................... 14
Fraud Loss Amount ............................................... 15
Gross Margin .................................................... 15
Guaranteed Distribution ......................................... 15
Independent ..................................................... 15
Independent Contractor .......................................... 16
Index ........................................................... 16
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Insurance Account ............................................... 16
Insurance Agreement ............................................. 16
Insurance Payments .............................................. 16
Insurance Proceeds .............................................. 16
Insured Certificate ............................................. 17
Insured Payment ................................................. 17
Interest Accrual Period ......................................... 17
Interest Determination Date ..................................... 17
Interest Distribution Amount .................................... 17
Late Collections ................................................ 17
Late Payment Rate ............................................... 17
Liquidation Event ............................................... 17
Liquidation Proceeds ............................................ 17
Loan-to-Value Ratio ............................................. 18
London Business Day ............................................. 18
Majority Class CE Certificateholder ............................. 18
Master Servicer ................................................. 18
Master Servicer Event of Default ................................ 18
Master Servicer Loss Test ....................................... 18
Master Servicer Termination Test ................................ 18
Master Servicer Remittance Date ................................. 18
Maximum Class A Pass-Through Rate ............................... 19
Maximum LT3 Uncertificated Interest Deferral Amount ............. 19
Maximum Mortgage Rate ........................................... 19
Minimum Mortgage Rate ........................................... 19
Minimum Spread .................................................. 19
Monthly Payment ................................................. 19
Xxxxx'x ......................................................... 19
Mortgage ........................................................ 19
Mortgage File ................................................... 20
Mortgage Loan ................................................... 20
Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement ................................ 20
Mortgage Loan Schedule .......................................... 20
Mortgage Note ................................................... 21
Mortgage Pool ................................................... 21
Mortgage Rate ................................................... 22
Mortgaged Property .............................................. 22
Mortgagor ....................................................... 22
Net Monthly Excess Cashflow ..................................... 22
Net Mortgage Rate ............................................... 22
New Lease ....................................................... 23
90+ Delinquency Percentage ...................................... 23
90+ Delinquency Percentage (Rolling Three Month) ................ 00
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx X&X Advance ...................................... 23
Non-United States Person ........................................ 23
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Notional Amount ................................................. 23
Officers' Certificate ........................................... 23
One-Month LIBOR ................................................. 23
One-Month LIBOR Pass-Through Rate ............................... 24
Opinion of Counsel .............................................. 24
Original Mortgage Loan .......................................... 24
Originator ...................................................... 24
Ownership Interest .............................................. 24
Pass-Through Rate ............................................... 24
Percentage Interest ............................................. 24
Periodic Rate Cap ............................................... 25
Permitted Investments ........................................... 25
Permitted Transferee ............................................ 26
Person .......................................................... 26
P&I Advance ..................................................... 26
Plan ............................................................ 26
Policy .......................................................... 26
Preference Amount ............................................... 26
Prepayment Assumption ........................................... 27
Prepayment Interest Shortfall ................................... 27
Prepayment Period ............................................... 27
Principal Prepayment ............................................ 27
Purchase Price .................................................. 27
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan .............................. 28
Rating Agency or Rating Agencies ................................ 28
Realized Loss ................................................... 28
Record Date ..................................................... 30
Reference Banks ................................................. 30
Refinanced Mortgage Loan ........................................ 30
Regular Certificate ............................................. 30
Regular Interest ................................................ 30
Relief Act ...................................................... 30
Relief Act Interest Shortfall ................................... 30
REMIC ........................................................... 30
REMIC I ......................................................... 30
REMIC I Basis Risk Shortfall .................................... 31
REMIC I Interest Loss Allocation Amount ......................... 31
REMIC I Principal Loss Allocation Amount ........................ 31
REMIC I Regular Interest ........................................ 31
REMIC I Regular Interest LT1 .................................... 31
REMIC I Regular Interest LT2 .................................... 31
REMIC I Regular Interest LT2 Accrual Rate ....................... 32
REMIC I Regular Interest LT2 Adjusted Uncertificated Balance .... 32
REMIC I Regular Interest LT2 Available Funds Pass-Through Rate .. 32
REMIC I Regular Interest LT3 .................................... 32
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REMIC I Regular Interest LT3 Adjusted Uncertificated Balance .... 32
REMIC I Remittance Rate ......................................... 32
REMIC I Required Subordinated Amount ............................ 33
REMIC I Subordinated Amount ..................................... 33
REMIC II ........................................................ 33
REMIC II Certificate ............................................ 33
REMIC II Percentage ............................................. 33
REMIC II Reserve Fund ........................................... 33
Remittance Report ............................................... 34
Rents from Real Property ........................................ 34
REO Account ..................................................... 34
REO Disposition ................................................. 34
REO Imputed Interest ............................................ 34
REO Principal Amortization ...................................... 34
REO Property .................................................... 34
Request for Release ............................................. 34
Required Subordinated Amount .................................... 34
Reserve Interest Rate ........................................... 35
Residential Dwelling ............................................ 35
Residual Certificate ............................................ 36
Residual Interest ............................................... 36
Responsible Officer ............................................. 36
Scheduled Principal Balance ..................................... 36
Seller .......................................................... 37
Servicing Account ............................................... 37
Servicing Advances .............................................. 37
Servicing Fee ................................................... 37
Servicing Fee Rate .............................................. 37
Servicing Officer ............................................... 37
Single Certificate .............................................. 37
60+ Delinquency Percentage ...................................... 38
60+ Delinquency Percentage (Rolling Three Month) ................ 38
Special Hazard Amount ........................................... 38
Special Hazard Loss ............................................. 38
S&P ............................................................. 38
Startup Day ..................................................... 38
Stated Principal Balance ........................................ 38
Stayed Funds .................................................... 39
Subordinated Amount ............................................. 39
Subordination Deficiency Amount ................................. 39
Subordination Increase Amount ................................... 40
Subordination Reduction Amount .................................. 40
Sub-Servicer .................................................... 40
Sub-Servicing Account ........................................... 40
Sub-Servicing Agreement ......................................... 40
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Tax Returns ..................................................... 40
Termination Price ............................................... 40
Terminator ...................................................... 40
Transfer ........................................................ 40
Transferee ...................................................... 40
Transferor ...................................................... 40
Trust Fund ...................................................... 41
Trustee ......................................................... 41
Trustee's Fee ................................................... 41
Trustee's Fee Rate .............................................. 41
Uncertificated Balance .......................................... 41
Uncertificated Interest ......................................... 41
Uninsured Cause ................................................. 42
United States Person ............................................ 42
Unpaid Basis Risk Shortfalls .................................... 42
Value ........................................................... 42
Voting Rights ................................................... 42
1.02. Allocation of Certain Interest Shortfalls ....................... 42
ARTICLE II
CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS;
ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES
2.01. Conveyance of Mortgage Loans .................................... 44
2.02. Acceptance of REMIC I by Trustee ................................ 46
2.03. Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans by the Originator,
the Seller or the Depositor ..................................... 47
2.04. Representations and Warranties of the Depositor ................. 51
2.05. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Master Servicer 53
2.06. Issuance of Class R-I Certificates .............................. 55
2.07. Conveyance of REMIC I Regular Interests; Acceptance of REMIC II
by the Trustee ................................................. 55
2.08. Issuance of REMIC II Certificates ............................... 55
ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING
OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS
3.01. Master Servicer to Act as Master Servicer ....................... 56
3.02. Sub-Servicing Agreements Between Master Servicer and
Sub-Servicers ................................................... 57
3.03. Successor Sub-Servicers ......................................... 59
3.04. Liability of the Master Servicer ................................ 59
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3.05. No Contractual Relationship Between Sub-Servicers and Trustee or
Certificateholders .............................................. 59
3.06. Assumption or Termination of Sub-Servicing Agreements by Trustee 60
3.07. Collection of Certain Mortgage Loan Payments .................... 60
3.08. Sub-Servicing Accounts .......................................... 61
3.09. Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Servicing
Accounts ........................................................ 61
3.10. Collection Account and Distribution Account ..................... 62
3.11. Withdrawals from the Collection Account and Distribution Account. 64
3.12. Investment of Funds in the Collection Account and the
Distribution Account ............................................ 65
3.13. [intentionally omitted] ......................................... 67
3.14. Maintenance of Hazard Insurance and Errors and Omissions and
Fidelity Coverage ............................................... 67
3.15. Enforcement of Due-On-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements ....... 68
3.16. Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans ....................... 69
3.17. Trustee to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files ................. 71
3.18. Servicing Compensation .......................................... 72
3.19. Reports to the Trustee; Collection Account Statements ........... 73
3.20. Statement as to Compliance ...................................... 73
3.21. Independent Public Accountants' Servicing Report ................ 74
3.22. Access to Certain Documentation ................................. 74
3.23. Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property ............... 74
3.24. Obligations of the Master Servicer in Respect of Prepayment
Interest Shortfalls ............................................. 78
3.25. Payment of Certificate Insurer Premium .......................... 78
3.26. Obligations of the Master Servicer in Respect of Mortgage Rates
and Monthly Payments ............................................ 78
ARTICLE IV
PAYMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
4.01. Distributions ................................................... 79
4.02. Statements to Certificateholders ................................ 84
4.03. Remittance Reports; P&I Advances ................................ 87
4.04. Allocation of Realized Losses ................................... 89
4.05. Compliance with Withholding Requirements ........................ 90
4.06. REMIC II Reserve Fund ........................................... 91
4.07. The Policy ...................................................... 91
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ARTICLE V
THE CERTIFICATES
5.01. The Certificates ................................................ 93
5.02. Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates ........... 95
5.03. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates ............... 99
5.04. Persons Deemed Owners ........................................... 100
5.05. Certain Available Information ................................... 100
ARTICLE VI
THE DEPOSITOR AND THE MASTER SERVICER
6.01. Liability of the Depositor and the Master Servicer .............. 102
6.02. Merger or Consolidation of the Depositor or the Master Servicer . 102
6.03. Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer
and Others ...................................................... 102
6.04. Limitation on Resignation of the Master Servicer ................ 103
6.05. Rights of the Depositor in Respect of the Master Servicer ....... 104
ARTICLE VII
DEFAULT
7.01. Master Servicer Events of Default ............................... 106
7.02. Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor ........................ 109
7.03. Notification to Certificateholders .............................. 111
7.04. Waiver of Master Servicer Events of Default ..................... 111
ARTICLE VIII
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
8.01. Duties of Trustee ............................................... 112
8.02. Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee ........................... 113
8.03. Trustee Not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage Loans ........... 114
8.04. Trustee May Own Certificates .................................... 114
8.05. Trustee's Fees and Expenses ..................................... 115
8.06. Eligibility Requirements for Trustee ............................ 116
8.07. Resignation and Removal of the Trustee .......................... 116
8.08. Successor Trustee ............................................... 117
8.09. Merger or Consolidation of Trustee .............................. 118
8.10. Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee ................... 118
8.11. Appointment of Custodians ....................................... 119
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8.12. Appointment of Office or Agency ................................. 119
8.13. Representations and Warranties of the Trustee ................... 120
ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION
9.01 Termination Upon Repurchase or Liquidation of All Mortgage Loans. 121
9.02 Additional Termination Requirements ............................. 123
ARTICLE X
REMIC PROVISIONS
10.01. REMIC Administration ............................................ 125
10.02. Prohibited Transactions and Activities .......................... 127
10.03. Master Servicer and Trustee Indemnification ..................... 128
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
11.01. Amendment ....................................................... 129
11.02. Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts .......................... 130
11.03. Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders ...................... 130
11.04. Governing Law ................................................... 131
11.05. Notices ......................................................... 131
11.06. Severability of Provisions ...................................... 132
11.07. Notice to Rating Agencies and Certificate Insurer ............... 132
11.08. Article and Section References .................................. 133
11.09. Rights of the Certificate Insurer ............................... 133
11.10. Grant of Security Interest ...................................... 134
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit A-1 Form of Class A Certificate
Exhibit A-2 Form of Class CE Certificate
Exhibit A-3 Form of Class R-I Certificate
Exhibit A-4 Form of Class R-II Certificate
Exhibit B Form of Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy
Exhibit C-1 Form of Trustee's Initial Certification
Exhibit C-2 Form of Trustee's Final Certification
Exhibit D Form of Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement
Exhibit E-1 Request for Release
Exhibit E-2 Request for Release Mortgage Loans paid in full
Exhibit F-1 Form of Transferor Representation Letter and Form of
Transferee Representation Letter in Connection with
Transfer of Class CE Certificates Pursuant to Rule
144A Under the 1933 Act
Exhibit F-2 Form of Transfer Affidavit and Agreement and Form of
Transferor Affidavit in Connection with Transfer of
Residual Certificates
Exhibit G Form of Certification with respect to ERISA and the
Code
Exhibit H Form of Custodial Agreement
Schedule 1 Mortgage Loan Schedule
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This Pooling and Servicing Agreement, is dated and effective
as of January 1, 1997, among SALOMON BROTHERS MORTGAGE SECURITIES VII, INC., as
Depositor, LONG BEACH MORTGAGE COMPANY, as Master Servicer, and NORWEST BANK
MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT:
The Depositor intends to sell pass-through certificates
(collectively, the "Certificates"), to be issued hereunder in multiple classes,
which in the aggregate will evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in
REMIC I created hereunder.
As provided herein, the Trustee will elect to treat the
segregated pool of assets consisting of the Mortgage Loans and certain other
related assets subject to this Agreement as a REMIC (as defined herein) for
federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be
designated as "REMIC I." The Class R-I Certificates will be the sole class of
"residual interests" in REMIC I for purposes of the REMIC Provisions and will
have an initial Certificate Principal Balance of $100 and a Pass-Through Rate as
described herein. The following table irrevocably sets forth the designation,
the REMIC I Remittance Rate, the initial Uncertificated Balance and, solely for
purposes of satisfying Treasury regulation Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), the
"latest possible maturity date" for each of the REMIC I Regular Interests. None
of the REMIC I Regular Interests will be certificated.
REMIC I Initial Latest Possible
Designation Remittance Rate Uncertificated Balance Maturity Date(1)
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LT1 Variable(2) $ 202,370,589.00 February 25, 2027
LT2 Variable(2) $ 9,750.00 February 25, 2027
LT3 Variable(2) $ 10,250.00 February 25, 2027
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(1) Solely for purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury
regulations, the Distribution Date immediately following the maturity date
for the Mortgage Loan with the latest maturity date has been designated as
the "latest possible maturity date" for each REMIC I Regular Interest.
(2) Calculated in accordance with the definition of "REMIC I Remittance Rate"
herein.
As provided herein, the Trustee will elect to treat a
segregated pool of assets consisting of the REMIC I Regular Interests as a REMIC
for federal income tax purposes, and such related pool will be designated as
"REMIC II." The Class R-II Certificates will evidence the sole class of
"residual interests" in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions under
federal income tax law. The following table irrevocably sets forth the
designations, PassThrough Rate, initial aggregate Certificate Principal Balance
and, solely for purposes of satisfying Treasury regulation Section
1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), "latest possible maturity date" for the indicated Classes
of Certificates.
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Initial Aggregate Latest Possible
Designation Pass-through Rate Certificate Principal Balance Maturity Date(1)
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Class A Variable(2) $197,311,222 February 25, 2027
Class CE Variable(2) $5,059,267(4) February 25, 2027
Class R-II Variable(2)(3) $100 N/A
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(1) Solely for purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury
regulations, the Distribution Date immediately following the maturity date
for the Mortgage Loans with the latest maturity date has been designated
as the "latest possible maturity date" for each Class of Certificates.
(2) Calculated in accordance with the definition of "Pass-Through Rate"
herein.
(3) The Class R-II Certificate will only receive interest on the Distribution
Date in February 1997.
(4) The Class CE Certificates will accrue interest at their variable
Pass-Through Rate on the Notional Amount of the Class CE Certificates
outstanding from time to time which shall equal the Uncertificated Balance
of REMIC I Regular Interest LT1. The Class CE Certificates will not accrue
interest on their Certificate Principal Balance.
As of the Cut-off Date, the Original Mortgage Loans had an
aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance equal to $202,390,689.40.
In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained,
the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Trustee agree as follows:
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms.
Whenever used in this Agreement, including, without
limitation, in the Preliminary Statement hereto, the following words and
phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the meanings
specified in this Article. Unless otherwise specified, all calculations
described herein shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of
twelve 30-day months.
"Accrual Rate": With respect to the Class A Certificates and
any Distribution Date, the lesser of (i) the One-Month LIBOR Pass-Through Rate
for the applicable Interest Accrual Period and (ii) the Maximum Class A
Pass-Through Rate for such Interest Accrual Period.
"Accrued Certificate Interest": With respect to each
Distribution Date, as to any Class A, Class CE or Residual Certificate, interest
accrued during the related Interest Accrual Period at the Pass-Through Rate for
such Certificate for such Distribution Date on the Certificate Principal Balance
in the case of the Class A and Residual Certificates or on the Notional Amount
in the case of the Class CE Certificate of such Certificate immediately prior to
such Distribution Date. All distributions of interest on the Class A
Certificates will be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual
number of days in the applicable Interest Accrual Period. Accrued Certificate
Interest with respect to each Distribution Date, as to any Class A or Class CE
Certificate, shall be reduced by an amount equal to the portion allocable to
such Certificate pursuant to Section 1.02 hereof of the sum of (a) the aggregate
Prepayment Interest Shortfall, if any, for such Distribution Date to the extent
not covered by payments pursuant to Section 3.24 and (b) the aggregate amount of
any Relief Act Shortfall, if any, for such Distribution Date. In addition,
Accrued Certificate Interest with respect to each Distribution Date, as to any
Class CE Certificate, shall be reduced by an amount equal to the portion
allocable to such Class CE Certificate pursuant to Section 1.02 hereof of
Realized Losses, if any, allocated pursuant to Section 4.04 .
"Adjusted Uncertificated Balance": Either the REMIC I Regular
Interest LT2 Adjusted Uncertificated Balance or the REMIC I Regular Interest LT3
Adjusted Uncertificated Balance.
"Adjustment Date": With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the
first day of the month in which the Mortgage Rate of a Mortgage Loan changes
pursuant to the related Mortgage Note. The first Adjustment Date following the
Cut-off Date as to each Mortgage Loan is set forth in the Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
"Affiliate": With respect to any specified Person, any other
Person controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified
Person. For the purposes of this
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definition, "control" when used with respect to any specified Person means the
power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or
indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative
to the foregoing.
"Agreement": This Pooling and Servicing Agreement and all
amendments hereof and supplements hereto.
"Annual Loss Percentage (Rolling Twelve Month)": With respect
to the Mortgage Loans as of any date of determination, the percentage equivalent
of a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate of the Realized Losses
that occurred with respect to the Mortgage Loans during the twelve immediately
preceding Prepayment Periods, and the denominator of which is the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans on the twelfth Determination Date
preceding such date of determination.
"Assignment": An assignment of Mortgage, notice of transfer or
equivalent instrument, in recordable form, which is sufficient under the laws of
the jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect of
record the sale of the Mortgage.
"Available Distribution Amount": With respect to any
Distribution Date, an amount equal to (1) the sum of (a) the aggregate of the
amounts on deposit in the Collection Account and Distribution Account as of the
close of business on the related Determination Date, (b) the aggregate of any
amounts received in respect of an REO Property withdrawn from any REO Account
and deposited in the Distribution Account for such Distribution Date pursuant to
Section 3.23, (c) the aggregate of any amounts deposited in the Distribution
Account by the Master Servicer in respect of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls for
such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 3.24, (d) the aggregate of any P&I
Advances made by the Master Servicer for such Distribution Date pursuant to
Section 4.03, (e) the aggregate of any advances made by the Trustee for such
Distribution Date pursuant to Section 7.02 and (f) the aggregate of any amounts
withdrawn from the REMIC II Reserve Fund and deposited in the Distribution
Account pursuant to Section 4.06, reduced (to not less than zero) by (2) the sum
of (x) the portion of the amount described in clause (1)(a) above that
represents (i) Monthly Payments on the Mortgage Loans received from a Mortgagor
on or prior to the Determination Date but due during any Due Period subsequent
to the related Due Period, (ii) Principal Prepayments on the Mortgage Loans
received after the related Prepayment Period (together with any interest
payments received with such Principal Prepayments to the extent they represent
the payment of interest accrued on the Mortgage Loans during a period subsequent
to the related Prepayment Period), (iii) Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance
Proceeds received in respect of the Mortgage Loans after the related Prepayment
Period, (iv) amounts reimbursable or payable to the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee, the Originator, the Seller or any Sub-Servicer pursuant
to Section 3.11 or Section 3.12 or otherwise payable in respect of Extraordinary
Trust Fund Expenses (in the case of Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses payable
pursuant to Section 8.05(a), to the extent such amounts do not exceed $150,000
in any calendar year), (v) Stayed Funds, (vi) the amount of the Certificate
Insurer Premium payable from the Distribution Account pursuant to Section
3.25(b) for payment to the Certificate Insurer and the Trustee Fee payable from
the Distribution Account
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pursuant to Section 8.05 and (vii) amounts deposited in the Collection Account
or the Distribution Account in error, and (y) amounts reimbursable to the
Trustee for an advance made pursuant to Section 7.02(b) which advance the
Trustee has determined to be nonrecoverable from the Stayed Funds in respect of
which it was made.
"Available Funds Pass-Through Rate": For any Distribution
Date, a per annum rate equal to the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the
numerator of which is (i) an amount equal to (A) 1/12 of the aggregate
Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest LT1 times the weighted
average of the Expense Adjusted Mortgage Rates on the then outstanding Mortgage
Loans and REO Properties minus (B) the amount of the Certificate Insurer Premium
payable to the Certificate Insurer with respect to the Policy for such
Distribution Date, and the denominator of which is (ii) an amount equal to (A)
the then outstanding aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Insured
Certificates multiplied by (B) the actual number of days elapsed in the related
Interest Accrual Period divided by 360.
"Bankruptcy Amount": As of any date of determination, $100,000
minus the aggregate amount of Bankruptcy Losses on the Mortgage Loans, if any,
previously allocated to the Class CE Certificates in accordance with Section
4.04.
"Bankruptcy Code": The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (Title 11
of the United States Code), as amended.
"Bankruptcy Loss": With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a
Realized Loss resulting from a Deficient Valuation or Debt Service Reduction.
"Basis Risk Shortfall": With respect to the Class A
Certificates and any Distribution Date on which the Pass-Through Rate thereon is
calculated pursuant to the definition thereof using the Available Funds
Pass-Through Rate, an amount equal to interest accrued during the related
Interest Accrual Period on the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A
Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date at a rate equal to the
excess of (a) the Accrual Rate for such Distribution Date over (b) the Available
Funds Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date.
"Book-Entry Certificate": The Class A Certificates for so long
as the Certificates of such Class shall be registered in the name of the
Depository or its nominee.
"Book-Entry Custodian": The Custodian appointed pursuant to
Section 5.01.
"Business Day": Any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a
day on which banking or savings and loan institutions in the State of California
or the State of New York, or in the city in which the Corporate Trust Office of
the Trustee is located, are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to
be closed.
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"Certificate": Any one of the Depositor's Asset-Backed
Floating Rate Certificates, Series 1997-LB1, Class A, Class CE, Class R-I or
Class R-II, issued under this Agreement.
"Certificate Factor": With respect to any Class of Regular
Certificates as of any Distribution Date, a fraction, expressed as a decimal
carried to six places, the numerator of which is the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance (and in the case of the Class CE Certificates, the Notional
Amount) of such Class of Certificates on such Distribution Date (after giving
effect to any distributions of principal and allocations of Realized Losses in
reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance (and in the case of the Class CE
Certificates, the Notional Amount) of such Class of Certificates to be made on
such Distribution Date), and the denominator of which is the initial aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance (and in the case of the Class CE Certificates, the
Notional Amount) of such Class of Certificates as of the Closing Date.
"Certificate Insurer": MBIA Insurance Corporation, a stock
insurance company organized and created under the laws of the State of New York,
and any successors thereto.
"Certificate Insurer Default": The existence and continuance
of any of the following:
(a) The Certificate Insurer fails to make a payment
required under the Policy in accordance with its terms; or
(b)(i) the Certificate Insurer (A) files any petition
or commences any case or proceeding under any provision or
chapter of the Bankruptcy Code or any other similar federal or
state law relating to insolvency, bankruptcy, rehabilitation,
liquidation or reorganization, (B) makes a general assignment
for the benefit of its creditors, or (C) has an order for
relief entered against it under the Bankruptcy Code or any
other similar federal or state law relating to insolvency,
bankruptcy, rehabilitation, liquidation or reorganization
which is final and nonappealable; or
(ii) a court of competent jurisdiction, the New York
Department of Insurance or other competent regulatory
authority enters a final and nonappealable order, judgment or
decree (A) appointing a custodian, trustee, agent or receiver
for the Certificate Insurer or for all or any material portion
of its property or (B) authorizing the taking of possession by
a custodian, trustee, agent or receiver of the Certificate
Insurer (or the taking of possession of all or any material
portion of the property of the Certificate Insurer).
"Certificate Insurer Premium": The Policy premium payable
pursuant to Section 3.25(b) hereof. For any Distribution Date, the Certificate
Insurer Premium is an amount equal to 1/12 times 0.17% times the Certificate
Principal Balance of the Insured Certificates immediately prior to such
Distribution Date.
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"Certificate Insurer Premium Rate": 0.17% per annum.
"Certificate Insurer Reimbursement Amount": As of any time of
determination, the aggregate of all Insured Payments previously made by the
Certificate Insurer under the Policy plus interest thereon from the date such
amount became due until paid in full, at a rate of interest equal to the Late
Payment Rate and in accordance with Section 3.03(a) of the Insurance Agreement,
minus the sum of (i) all payments previously made to the Certificate Insurer
pursuant to Section 4.01 hereof as reimbursement for such amounts and (ii) any
payments made by the Certificate Insurer attributable to Excess Bankruptcy
Losses, Excess Fraud Losses and Excess Special Hazard Losses.
"Certificateholder" or "Holder": The Person in whose name a
Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register, and the Certificate
Insurer to the extent of Cumulative Insurance Payments, except that a
Disqualified Organization or a Non-United States Person shall not be a Holder of
a Residual Certificate for any purposes hereof and, solely for the purposes of
giving any consent pursuant to this Agreement, any Certificate registered in the
name of the Depositor or the Master Servicer or any Affiliate thereof shall be
deemed not to be outstanding and the Voting Rights to which it is entitled shall
not be taken into account in determining whether the requisite percentage of
Voting Rights necessary to effect any such consent has been obtained, except as
otherwise provided in Section 11.01. The Trustee may conclusively rely upon a
certificate of the Depositor or the Master Servicer in determining whether a
Certificate is held by an Affiliate thereof. All references herein to "Holders"
or "Certificateholders" shall reflect the rights of Certificate Owners as they
may indirectly exercise such rights through the Depository and participating
members thereof, except as otherwise specified herein; provided, however, that
the Trustee shall be required to recognize as a "Holder" or "Certificateholder"
only the Person in whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate
Register.
"Certificate Owner": With respect to a Book-Entry Certificate,
the Person who is the beneficial owner of such Certificate as reflected on the
books of the Depository or on the books of a Depository Participant or on the
books of an indirect participating brokerage firm for which a Depository
Participant acts as agent.
"Certificate Principal Balance": With respect to each Class A
Certificate or Residual Certificate as of any date of determination, the
Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificate on the Distribution Date
immediately prior to such date of determination, minus all distributions
allocable to principal made thereon and Realized Losses allocated thereto on
such immediately prior Distribution Date (or, in the case of any date of
determination up to and including the first Distribution Date, the initial
Certificate Principal Balance of such Class A Certificate or Residual
Certificate, as stated on the face thereof). With respect to each Class CE
Certificate as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the Percentage
Interest evidenced by such Certificate times the excess, if any, of (A) the then
aggregate Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest LT1 over (B) the
then aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of all Class A Certificates and
Class R-II Certificates then outstanding.
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"Certificate Register" and "Certificate Registrar": The
register maintained and the registrar appointed pursuant to Section 5.02.
"Class": Collectively, all of the Certificates bearing the
same class designation.
"Class A Certificate": Any one of the Class A Certificates
executed by the Trustee, and authenticated and delivered by the Certificate
Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-1 and
evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.
"Class A Principal Distribution Amount": With respect to any
Distribution Date, the lesser of:
(a) the excess of the Available Distribution Amount over
the sum of (i) the amount payable on the Class A
Certificates pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(2)(i) and
(ii) the amounts payable on such Distribution Date to
REMIC I Regular Interest LT2 and REMIC I Regular
Interest LT3; and
(b) the sum of
(i) the REMIC II Percentage of:
(A) the principal portion of each Monthly Payment due
during the related Due Period, to the extent received
by the Trustee or advanced to the Trustee, on each
Mortgage Loan;
(B) the Stated Principal Balance of any Mortgage Loan
that was purchased during the related Prepayment
Period pursuant to or as contemplated by Section
2.03, 3.16(c) or 9.01 and the amount of any shortfall
deposited in the Collection Account in connection
with the substitution of a Deleted Mortgage Loan
pursuant to Section 2.03 during the related
Prepayment Period, in any such case to the extent
received by the Trustee;
(C) the principal portion of all other unscheduled
collections (including, without limitation, Principal
Prepayments, Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds
and REO Principal Amortization) received by the
Trustee during the related Prepayment Period, net of
any portion thereof that represents a recovery of
principal for which an advance was made by the Master
Servicer pursuant to Section 4.03 in respect of a
preceding Distribution Date; and
(D) the principal portion of any Realized Losses
incurred (or deemed to have been incurred) on any
Mortgage Loans in the calendar month preceding such
Distribution Date, and the principal portion of any
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Realized Losses allocated to the Class A Certificates
on previous Distribution Dates, but not paid under
the Policy due to a Certificate Insurer Default and
not previously paid pursuant to Section
4.01(a)(2)(iii)(B), in each case to the extent
covered by amounts on deposit in the REMIC II Reserve
Fund (including amounts to be deposited on such
Distribution Date) or from Net Monthly Excess
Cashflow for such Distribution Date; and
(ii) the amount of any Subordination Increase Amount
for the Class A Certificates for such Distribution
Date;
minus:
(iii) the amount of any Subordination Reduction
Amount for the Class A Certificates for such
Distribution Date.
"Class CE Certificate": Any one of the Class CE Certificates
executed by the Trustee, and authenticated and delivered by the Certificate
Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-2 and
evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.
"Class R-I Certificate": Any one of the Class R-I Certificates
executed by the Trustee, and authenticated and delivered by the Certificate
Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-3 and
evidencing the Residual Interest in REMIC I for purposes of the REMIC
Provisions.
"Class R-II Certificates": Any one of the Class R-II
Certificates executed by the Trustee, and authenticated and delivered by the
Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-4
and evidencing the Residual Interest in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC
Provisions.
"Closing Date": January 27, 1997.
"Code": The Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
"Collection Account": The account or accounts created and
maintained by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.10(a), which shall be
entitled "Long Beach Mortgage Company, as Master Servicer for Norwest Bank
Minnesota, National Association, as Trustee, in trust for (A) registered holders
of Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc., AssetBacked Floating Rate
Certificates, Series 1997-LB1, and (B) MBIA Insurance Corporation." The
Collection Account must be an Eligible Account.
"Corporate Trust Office": The principal corporate trust office
of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business in
connection with this Agreement shall be administered, which office at the date
of the execution of this instrument is located at Sixth
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Xxxxxx xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Corporate
Trust Services or at such other address as the Trustee may designate from time
to time by notice to the Certificateholders, the Depositor, the Master Servicer
and the Certificate Insurer.
"Cumulative Insurance Payments": As of any time of
determination, any outstanding, unpaid Certificate Insurer Reimbursement Amount.
"Cumulative Loss Percentage": With respect to the Mortgage
Loans as of any date of determination, the Cumulative Realized Losses as a
percentage of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Original Mortgage
Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
"Cumulative Realized Losses": As of any date of determination,
the aggregate amount of Realized Losses with respect to the Mortgage Loans since
the Cut-off Date.
"Custodial Agreement": An agreement that may be entered into
among the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and a Custodian in the
form of Exhibit H annexed hereto or an agreement assigned to the Trustee with
respect to the Mortgage Loans.
"Custodian": A Custodian, which shall not be the Originator,
the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Seller or any affiliate of any of them,
appointed pursuant to a Custodial Agreement.
"Cut-off Date": With respect to each Original Mortgage Loan,
January 1, 1997. With respect to all Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans, their
respective dates of substitution. References herein to the "Cut-off Date," when
used with respect to more than one Mortgage Loan, shall be to the respective
Cut-off Dates for such Mortgage Loans.
"Debt Service Reduction": With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a
reduction in the scheduled Monthly Payment for such Mortgage Loan by a court of
competent jurisdiction in a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code, except such a
reduction resulting from a Deficient Valuation.
"Deficiency Amount": With respect to the Class A Certificates
as of any Distribution Date and with respect to the Residual Certificates as of
the first Distribution Date, the sum of (i) any shortfall in amounts available
in the Distribution Account to pay the Interest Distribution Amount on such
Certificates for the related Interest Accrual Period, (ii) the principal portion
of any Realized Losses allocated to the Class A Certificates and, without
duplication, the excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate Certificate Principal
Balance of all of the Class A Certificates then outstanding over (b) the REMIC
II Percentage of the aggregate principal balances of the Mortgage Loans then
outstanding, and (iii) without duplication of the amount specified in clause
(ii), the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of all of the Class A
Certificates to the extent unpaid on the final Distribution Date or earlier
termination of the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
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"Deficiency Event": With respect to any Distribution Date for
which there is a Deficiency Amount, a failure of the Certificate Insurer to pay
such Deficiency Amount to the extent required under the Policy.
"Deficient Valuation": With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a
valuation of the related Mortgaged Property by a court of competent jurisdiction
in an amount less than the then outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage
Loan, which valuation results from a proceeding initiated under the Bankruptcy
Code.
"Definitive Certificates": As defined in Section 5.01(b).
"Deleted Mortgage Loan": A Mortgage Loan replaced or to be
replaced by a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan.
"Delinquent": A Mortgage Loan is "Delinquent" if any Monthly
Payment due thereon is not made by the close of business on the Determination
Date of the month succeeding the month in which the Due Date for such Monthly
Payment was due. A Mortgage Loan is 60 days Delinquent if such Monthly Payment
has not been received by the close of business on the Determination Date of the
second month succeeding the month in which such Monthly Payment was due. A
Mortgage Loan is 90 days Delinquent if such Monthly Payment has not been
received by the close of business on the Determination Date of the third month
succeeding the month in which such Monthly Payment was due.
"Depositor": Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, or its successor in interest.
"Depository": The Depository Trust Company, or any successor
Depository hereafter named. The nominee of the initial Depository, for purposes
of registering those Certificates that are to be Book-Entry Certificates, is
CEDE & Co. The Depository shall at all times be a "clearing corporation" as
defined in Section 8-102(3) of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New
York and a "clearing agency" registered pursuant to the provisions of Section
17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"Depository Institution": Any depository institution or trust
company, including the Trustee, that (a) is incorporated under the laws of the
United States of America or any State thereof, (b) is subject to supervision and
examination by federal or state banking authorities and (c) has outstanding
unsecured commercial paper or other short-term unsecured debt obligations that
are rated P-1 by Moody's and A-1 by S&P (or comparable ratings if Moody's and
S&P are not the Rating Agencies).
"Depository Participant": A broker, dealer, bank or other
financial institution or other Person for whom from time to time a Depository
effects book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the
Depository.
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"Determination Date": With respect to each Distribution Date,
the 15th day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs or, if
such 15th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such
15th day.
"Directly Operate": With respect to any REO Property, the
furnishing or rendering of services to the tenants thereof, the management or
operation of such REO Property, the holding of such REO Property primarily for
sale to customers, the performance of any construction work thereon or any use
of such REO Property in a trade or business conducted by REMIC I other than
through an Independent Contractor; provided, however, that the Trustee (or the
Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) shall not be considered to Directly
Operate an REO Property solely because the Trustee (or the Master Servicer on
behalf of the Trustee) establishes rental terms, chooses tenants, enters into or
renews leases, deals with taxes and insurance, or makes decisions as to repairs
or capital expenditures with respect to such REO Property.
"Disqualified Organization": Any of the following: (i) the
United States, any State or political subdivision thereof, any possession of the
United States, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other
than an instrumentality which is a corporation if all of its activities are
subject to tax and, except for the FHLMC, a majority of its board of directors
is not selected by such governmental unit), (ii) any foreign government, any
international organization, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the
foregoing, (iii) any organization (other than certain farmers' cooperatives
described in Section 521 of the Code) which is exempt from the tax imposed by
Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed by Section 511 of the Code on
unrelated business taxable income), (iv) rural electric and telephone
cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code and (v) any other
Person so designated by the Trustee based upon an Opinion of Counsel that the
holding of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate by such Person may
cause either REMIC I or REMIC II or any Person having an Ownership Interest in
any Class of Certificates (other than such Person) to incur a liability for any
federal tax imposed under the Code that would not otherwise be imposed but for
the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate to such Person.
The terms "United States," "State" and "international organization" shall have
the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions.
"Distribution Account": The trust account or accounts created
and maintained by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.10(b) which shall be
entitled "Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association, as Trustee, in trust for
(A) registered holders of Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc.,
Asset-Backed Floating Rate Certificates, Series 1997-LB1, and (B) MBIA Insurance
Corporation." The Distribution Account must be an Eligible Account.
"Distribution Date": The 25th day of any month, or if such
25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following such 25th
day, commencing in February 1997.
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"Due Date": With respect to each Distribution Date, the first
day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, which is the
day of the month on which the Monthly Payment is due on a Mortgage Loan,
exclusive of any days of grace.
"Due Period": With respect to any Distribution Date, the
period commencing on the second day of the calendar month preceding the calendar
month in which such Distribution Date occurs and ending on the related Due Date.
"Eligible Account": Any of (i) an account or accounts
maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust
company the short-term unsecured debt obligations of which are rated P-1 by
Moody's and A-1 by S&P (or comparable ratings if Moody's and S&P are not the
Rating Agencies) at the time any amounts are held on deposit therein, (ii) an
account or accounts the deposits in which are fully insured by the FDIC or (iii)
a trust account or accounts maintained with the corporate trust department of a
federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company acting in its
fiduciary capacity. Eligible Accounts may bear interest.
"ERISA": The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as amended.
"Estate in Real Property": A fee simple estate in a parcel of
land.
"Excess Bankruptcy Loss": Any Bankruptcy Loss, or portion
thereof, which exceeds the then applicable Bankruptcy Amount.
"Excess Fraud Loss": Any Fraud Loss, or portion thereof, which
exceeds the then applicable Fraud Loss Amount.
"Excess Special Hazard Loss": Any Special Hazard Loss, or
portion thereof, that exceeds the then applicable Special Hazard Amount.
"Excess Subordinated Amount": With respect to the Class A
Certificates and any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of (i) the
Subordinated Amount for such Distribution Date over (ii) the Required
Subordinated Amount for such Distribution Date.
"Expense Adjusted Mortgage Rate": With respect to any Mortgage
Loan, the then applicable Mortgage Rate thereon minus the sum of (i) the Minimum
Spread, (ii) the Trustee's Fee Rate and (iii) the Servicing Fee Rate.
"Expense Adjusted Maximum Mortgage Rate": With respect to any
Mortgage Loan, the Maximum Mortgage Rate thereon minus the sum of (i) the
Minimum Spread, (ii) the Trustee's Fee Rate and (iii) the Servicing Fee Rate.
"Extraordinary Loss": Any Realized Loss or portion thereof
caused by or resulting from:
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(i) nuclear or chemical reaction or nuclear radiation or
radioactive or chemical contamination, all whether
controlled or uncontrolled and whether such loss be direct
or indirect, proximate or remote or be in whole or in part
caused by, contributed to or aggravated by a peril covered
by the definition of the term "Special Hazard Loss";
(ii) hostile or warlike action in time of peace or war,
including action in hindering, combating or defending
against an actual, impending or expected attack by any
government or sovereign power, DE JURE or DE FACTO, or by
any authority maintaining or using military, naval or air
forces, or by military, naval or air forces, or by an
agent of any such government, power, authority or forces;
(iii) any weapon of war employing atomic fission or radioactive
forces whether in time of peace or war, and
(iv) insurrection, rebellion, revolution, civil war, usurped
power or action taken by governmental authority in
hindering, combating or defending against such an
occurrence, seizure or destruction under quarantine or
customs regulations, confiscation by order of any
government or public authority, or risks of contraband or
illegal transactions or trade.
"Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses": Any amounts reimbursable to
the Trustee, or any director, officer, employee or agent of the Trustee, from
the Trust Fund pursuant to Section 8.05, and any amounts payable from the
Distribution Account in respect of taxes pursuant to Section 10.01(g)(iii).
"FDIC": Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor
thereto.
"FHLMC": Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or any successor
thereto.
"Final Recovery Determination": With respect to any defaulted
Mortgage Loan or any REO Property (other than a Mortgage Loan or REO Property
purchased by the Originator, the Seller, the Depositor, the Majority Class CE
Certificateholder, the Master Servicer or the Certificate Insurer pursuant to or
as contemplated by Section 2.03, 3.16(c) or 9.01), a determination made by the
Master Servicer that all Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and other
payments or recoveries which the Master Servicer, in its reasonable good faith
judgment, expects to be finally recoverable in respect thereof have been so
recovered. The Master Servicer shall maintain records, prepared by a Servicing
Officer, of each Final Recovery Determination made thereby.
"FNMA": Federal National Mortgage Association or any successor
thereto.
"Fraud Loss": Any Realized Loss or portion thereof sustained by
reason of a default arising from intentional fraud, dishonesty or
misrepresentation in connection with the related Mortgage Loan.
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"Fraud Loss Amount": As of any date of determination after the
Cut-off Date, an amount equal to: (X) prior to the first anniversary of the
Cut-off Date, $6,071,721 minus the aggregate amount of Fraud Losses on the
Mortgage Loans allocated solely to the Class CE Certificates in accordance with
Section 4.04 since the Cut-off Date up to such date of determination, (Y) from
the first to the second anniversary of the Cut-off Date, an amount equal to (1)
the lesser of (a) the Fraud Loss Amount as of the first anniversary of the
Cut-off Date and (b) 2.00% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all
of the Mortgage Loans as of the first anniversary of the Cut-off Date minus (2)
the Fraud Losses allocated solely to the Class CE Certificates in accordance
with Section 4.04 since the first anniversary of the Cut-off Date up to such
date of determination and (Z) from the second to the fifth anniversary of the
Cut-off Date, an amount equal to (1) the lesser of (a) the Fraud Loss Amount as
of the most recent anniversary of the Cut-off Date and (b) 1.00% of the
aggregate outstanding principal balance of all of the Mortgage Loans as of the
most recent anniversary of the Cut-off Date minus (2) the Fraud Losses on the
Mortgage Loans allocated solely to the Class CE Certificates in accordance with
Section 4.04 since the most recent anniversary of the Cut-off Date up to such
date of determination. On and after the fifth anniversary of the Cut-off Date
the Fraud Loss Amount shall be zero.
"Gross Margin": With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the fixed
percentage set forth in the related Mortgage Note that is added to the Index on
each Adjustment Date in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note
used to determine the Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage Loan.
"Guaranteed Distribution": With respect to any Distribution Date,
the distribution to be made to the Holders of the Class A Certificates on such
Distribution Date, and with respect to the first Distribution Date, the
distribution to be made to the Holders of the Residual Certificates on such
Distribution Date, in an aggregate amount equal to the sum of (i) the Interest
Distribution Amounts on the Insured Certificates, (ii) the principal portion of
any Realized Losses allocated to the Class A Certificates and, without
duplication, the excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate Certificate Principal
Balance of all of the Class A Certificates then outstanding over (b) the REMIC
II Percentage of the aggregate principal balances of the Mortgage Loans then
outstanding and (iii) if such Distribution Date is the earlier of the Maturity
Date or the final Distribution Date for the Certificates, the outstanding
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (without duplication
of amounts included pursuant to clause (ii)), in each case in accordance with
the original terms of the Certificates when issued and without regard to any
amendment or modification of the Certificates or this Agreement which has not
been consented to by the Certificate Insurer.
"Independent": When used with respect to any specified Person, any
such Person who (a) is in fact independent of the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Originator and their respective Affiliates, (b) does not have any
direct financial interest in or any material indirect financial interest in the
Depositor, the Originator, the Master Servicer or any Affiliate thereof, and (c)
is not connected with the Depositor, the Originator, the Master Servicer or any
Affiliate thereof as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee,
partner, director or Person performing similar functions; provided, however,
that a Person shall not fail to be Independent
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of the Depositor, the Originator, the Master Servicer or any Affiliate thereof
merely because such Person is the beneficial owner of 1% or less of any class of
securities issued by the Depositor or the Master Servicer or any Affiliate
thereof, as the case may be.
"Independent Contractor": Either (i) any Person (other than the
Master Servicer) that would be an "independent contractor" with respect to REMIC
I within the meaning of Section 856(d)(3) of the Code if REMIC I were a real
estate investment trust (except that the ownership tests set forth in that
section shall be considered to be met by any Person that owns, directly or
indirectly, 35 percent or more of any Class of Certificates), so long as the
REMIC I does not receive or derive any income from such Person and provided that
the relationship between such Person and the REMIC I is at arm's length, all
within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.856-4(b)(5), or (ii) any
other Person (including the Master Servicer) if the Trustee has received an
Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the taking of any action in respect of any
REO Property by such Person, subject to any conditions therein specified, that
is otherwise herein contemplated to be taken by an Independent Contractor will
not cause such REO Property to cease to qualify as "foreclosure property" within
the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code (determined without regard to the
exception applicable for purposes of Section 860D(a) of the Code), or cause any
income realized in respect of such REO Property to fail to qualify as Rents from
Real Property.
"Index": With respect to each Mortgage Loan and each related
Adjustment Date the average of the interbank offered rates for six-month United
States dollar deposits in the London market as published in THE WALL STREET
JOURNAL and as most recently available as of the first business day 45 days
prior to such Adjustment Date, as specified in the related Mortgage Note.
"Insurance Account": The account or accounts created and
maintained pursuant to Section 4.07, which shall be entitled "Norwest Bank
Minnesota, National Association, as trustee, in trust for (A) the registered
holders of Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc., AssetBacked
Certificates, Series 1997-LB1 and (B) MBIA Insurance Corporation." The Insurance
Account must be an Eligible Account.
"Insurance Agreement": The Insurance Agreement, dated as of
January 1, 1997, among the Depositor, the Seller, the Trustee and the
Certificate Insurer, as amended or supplemented in accordance with the
provisions thereof.
"Insurance Payments": Proceeds of any title policy, hazard policy
or other insurance.
"Insurance Proceeds": Proceeds of any title policy, hazard policy
or other insurance policy covering a Mortgage Loan, to the extent such proceeds
are not to be applied to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property or
released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the procedures that the Master
Servicer would follow in servicing mortgage loans held for its own account,
subject to the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage.
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"Insured Certificate": Any Class A Certificate and, with respect
to the initial Certificate Principal Balance thereof (and interest on such
Certificate Principal Balance) on the first Distribution Date, any Residual
Certificate.
"Insured Payment": (i) As of any Distribution Date, any Deficiency
Amount and (ii) any Preference Amount.
"Interest Accrual Period": With respect to any Distribution Date
after the first Distribution Date and the Class A Certificates and REMIC I
Regular Interest LT2, the period commencing on the Distribution Date of the
month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and
ending on the day preceding such Distribution Date. With respect to the first
Distribution Date and the Class A Certificates, the Residual Certificates and
REMIC I Regular Interest LT2, the period commencing on the Closing Date and
ending on the day preceding such Distribution Date. With respect to any
Distribution Date and the other Classes of Certificates and REMIC I Regular
Interests, the one-month period ending on the last day of the calendar month
preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs.
"Interest Determination Date": With respect to the Class A
Certificates and REMIC I Regular Interest LT2 and any Interest Accrual Period
therefor, the second London Business Day preceding the commencement of such
Interest Accrual Period.
"Interest Distribution Amount": With respect to any Distribution
Date and any Class of Certificates, the aggregate Accrued Certificate Interest
on the Certificates of such Class for such Distribution Date.
"Late Collections": With respect to any Mortgage Loan, all amounts
received subsequent to the Determination Date immediately following any Due
Period, whether as late payments of Monthly Payments or as Insurance Proceeds,
Liquidation Proceeds or otherwise, which represent late payments or collections
of principal and/or interest due (without regard to any acceleration of payments
under the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note) but delinquent for such Due Period
and not previously recovered.
"Late Payment Rate": As defined in the Insurance Agreement.
"Liquidation Event": With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any of the
following events: (i) such Mortgage Loan is paid in full; (ii) a Final Recovery
Determination is made as to such Mortgage Loan; or (iii) such Mortgage Loan is
removed from REMIC I by reason of its being purchased, sold or replaced pursuant
to or as contemplated by Section 2.03, Section 3.16(c) or Section 9.01. With
respect to any REO Property, either of the following events: (i) a Final
Recovery Determination is made as to such REO Property; or (ii) such REO
Property is removed from REMIC I by reason of its being purchased pursuant to
Section 9.01.
"Liquidation Proceeds": The amount (other than Insurance Proceeds
or amounts received in respect of the rental of any REO Property prior to REO
Disposition) received by the Master Servicer in connection with (i) the taking
of all or a part of a Mortgaged Property by
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exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, (ii) the liquidation of
a defaulted Mortgage Loan through a trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or
otherwise, or (iii) the repurchase, substitution or sale of a Mortgage Loan or
an REO Property pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03, Section 3.16(c),
Section 3.23 or Section 9.01.
"Loan-to-Value Ratio": As of any date of determination, the
fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the principal
balance of the related Mortgage Loan at such date and the denominator of which
is the Value of the related Mortgaged Property.
"London Business Day": Any day on which banks in the City of
London are open and conducting transactions in United States dollars.
"Majority Class CE Certificateholder": Any single Holder or group
of Holders of Class CE Certificates representing a greater than 50% Percentage
Interest in such Class.
"Master Servicer": Long Beach Mortgage Company or any successor
master servicer appointed as herein provided, in its capacity as Master Servicer
hereunder.
"Master Servicer Event of Default": One or more of the events
described in Section 7.01(a).
"Master Servicer Loss Test": The Master Servicer Loss Test is
failed for any date of determination for the periods set forth below if the
Cumulative Loss Percentage exceeds the percentage set forth for such period
below (provided, that for purposes of the calculation of the Master Servicer
Loss Test, Realized Losses attributable solely to Bankruptcy Losses will be
excluded from the calculation of the Cumulative Loss Percentage):
Period Cumulative Loss Percentage
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January 1, 1997 - December 31, 1998 0.625%
January 1, 1998 - December 31, 1999 1.250%
January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2000 1.875%
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2000 2.500%
January 1, 2001 and thereafter 3.125%
"Master Servicer Termination Test": The Master Servicer
Termination Test is failed for any date of determination thereof, if (x) the 90+
Delinquency Percentage (Rolling Three Month) equals or exceeds 10.0%, (y) the
Master Servicer Loss Test is failed or (z) the Annual Loss Percentage (Rolling
Twelve Month) for the twelve month period immediately preceding the date of
determination exceeds 1.00%.
"Master Servicer Remittance Date": With respect to any
Distribution Date, 3:00 p.m. New York time on the 18th day of the calendar month
in which such Distribution Date occurs or, if such 18th day is not a Business
Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such
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18th day; provided, however, that if such immediately preceding Business Day is
the Determination Date, the Master Servicer Remittance Date shall be the next
succeeding Business Day.
"Maximum Class A Pass-Through Rate": With respect to the Class A
Certificates and each Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the fraction,
expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is (i) an amount equal to (A)
1/12 of the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest LT1 times the
weighted average of the Expense Adjusted Maximum Mortgage Rates on the then
outstanding Mortgage Loans and REO Properties minus (B) the amount of the
Certificate Insurer Premium payable to the Certificate Insurer with respect to
the Policy for such Distribution Date, and the denominator of which is (ii) an
amount equal to (A) the then outstanding aggregate Certificate Principal Balance
of the Class A Certificates multiplied by (B) the actual number of days elapsed
in the related Interest Accrual Period divided by 360.
"Maximum LT3 Uncertificated Interest Deferral Amount": With
respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (i) accrued interest at the
REMIC I Remittance Rate applicable to REMIC I Regular Interest LT3 for such
Distribution Date on a balance equal to the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I
Regular Interest LT3 minus the REMIC I Subordinated Amount, in each case for
such Distribution Date, over (ii) Uncertificated Interest on REMIC I Regular
Interest LT2 for such Distribution Date.
"Maximum Mortgage Rate": With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the
percentage set forth in the related Mortgage Note as the maximum Mortgage Rate
thereunder.
"Minimum Mortgage Rate": With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the
percentage set forth in the related Mortgage Note as the minimum Mortgage Rate
thereunder.
"Minimum Spread": 0.50% per annum.
"Monthly Payment": With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the
scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest on such Mortgage Loan which
is payable by the related Mortgagor from time to time under the related Mortgage
Note, determined: (a) after giving effect to (i) any Deficient Valuation and/or
Debt Service Reduction with respect to such Mortgage Loan and (ii) any reduction
in the amount of interest collectible from the related Mortgagor pursuant to the
Relief Act; (b) without giving effect to any extension granted or agreed to by
the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.07; and (c) on the assumption that all
other amounts, if any, due under such Mortgage Loan are paid when due.
"Moody's": Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. or its successor in
interest.
"Mortgage": The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument
creating a first lien on, or first priority security interest in, a Mortgaged
Property securing a Mortgage Note.
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"Mortgage File": The mortgage documents listed in Section 2.01
pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan and any additional documents required
to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement.
"Mortgage Loan": Each mortgage loan transferred and assigned to
the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.01 or Section 2.03(d) as from time to time
held as a part of the Trust Fund, the Mortgage Loans so held being identified in
the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
"Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement": The agreement among the
Depositor, the Seller and the Originator, regarding the transfer of the Mortgage
Loans by the Seller to or at the direction of the Depositor, substantially in
the form of Exhibit D annexed hereto.
"Mortgage Loan Schedule": As of any date, the list of Mortgage
Loans included in REMIC I on such date, attached hereto as Schedule 1. The
Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth the following information with respect to
each Mortgage Loan:
(i) the Originator's Mortgage Loan identifying number;
(ii) the Mortgagor's name;
(iii) the street address of the Mortgaged Property including the
state and zip code;
(iv) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is
owner-occupied;
(v) the type of Residential Dwelling constituting the
Mortgaged Property;
(vi) the original months to maturity;
(vii) the Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination;
(viii) the Mortgage Rate in effect immediately following the
Cut-off Date;
(ix) the date on which the first Monthly Payment was due on the
Mortgage Loan;
(x) the stated maturity date;
(xi) the amount of the Monthly Payment due on the first Due
Date after the Cut-off Date;
(xii) the last Due Date on which a Monthly Payment was actually
applied to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance;
(xiii) the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;
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(xiv) the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as of
the close of business on the Cut-off Date;
(xv) the Gross Margin;
(xvi) a code indicating the purpose of the Mortgage Loan (I.E.,
purchase financing, rate/term refinancing, cash-out
refinancing);
(xvii) the Maximum Mortgage Rate;
(xviii) the Minimum Mortgage Rate;
(xix) the Mortgage Rate at origination;
(xx) the Periodic Rate Cap and the maximum first Adjustment
Date Mortgage Rate adjustment;
(xxi) a code indicating the documentation program (I.E., Full
Documentation, Fast Trac, QuickCredit, QuickCredit Fast
Trac, Stated Income, INSTA Credit, INSTA Credit Fast
Trac);
(xxii) the first Adjustment Date immediately following the
Cut-off Date;
(xxiii) the risk grade;
(xxiv) the Value of the Mortgaged Property; and
(xxv) the sale price of the Mortgaged Property, if applicable.
The Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth the following
information, as of the Cut-off Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the
aggregate: (1) the number of Mortgage Loans; (2) the current principal balance
of the Mortgage Loans; (3) the weighted average Mortgage Rate of the Mortgage
Loans; and (4) the weighted average maturity of the Mortgage Loans. The Mortgage
Loan Schedule shall be amended from time to time by the Depositor in accordance
with the provisions of this Agreement. With respect to any Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan, Cut-off Date shall refer to the related Cut-off Date for such
Mortgage Loan, determined in accordance with the definition of Cut-off Date
herein.
"Mortgage Note": The original executed note or other evidence
of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan.
"Mortgage Pool": The pool of Mortgage Loans, identified on
Schedule 1 from time to time, and any REO Properties acquired in respect
thereof.
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"Mortgage Rate": With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the
annual rate at which interest accrues on such Mortgage Loan from time to time in
accordance with the provisions of the related Mortgage Note, which rate (A) as
of any date of determination until the first Adjustment Date following the
Cut-off Date shall be the rate set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule as the
Mortgage Rate in effect immediately following the Cut-off Date and (B) as of any
date of determination thereafter shall be the rate as adjusted on the most
recent Adjustment Date, to equal the sum, rounded to the nearest 0.125% as
provided in the Mortgage Note, of the Index, as most recently available as of a
date prior to the Adjustment Date as set forth in the related Mortgage Note,
plus the related Gross Margin; provided that the Mortgage Rate on such Mortgage
Loan on any Adjustment Date shall never be more than the lesser of (i) the sum
of the Mortgage Rate in effect immediately prior to the Adjustment Date plus the
related Periodic Rate Cap, if any, and (ii) the related Maximum Mortgage Rate,
and shall never be less than the greater of (i) the Mortgage Rate in effect
immediately prior to the Adjustment Date less the Periodic Rate Cap, if any, and
(ii) the related Minimum Mortgage Rate. With respect to each Mortgage Loan that
becomes an REO Property, as of any date of determination, the annual rate
determined in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence as of the date
such Mortgage Loan became an REO Property.
"Mortgaged Property": The underlying property securing a
Mortgage Loan, including any REO Property, consisting of an Estate in Real
Property improved by a Residential Dwelling.
"Mortgagor": The obligor on a Mortgage Note.
"Net Monthly Excess Cashflow": With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the REMIC II Percentage of the Available
Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date over (y) the sum for such
Distribution Date of (A) the Interest Distribution Amount payable to the holders
of the Class A Certificates and Residual Certificates and (B)(i) the sum of the
amounts described in clauses (b)(i)(A) through (C) of the definition of Class A
Principal Distribution Amount minus (ii) the amount of any Subordination
Reduction Amount for such Distribution Date.
"Net Monthly Excess Spread": With respect to any Distribution
Date, the excess of (x) the REMIC II Percentage of the Available Distribution
Amount for such Distribution Date over (y) the sum for such Distribution Date of
(A) the Interest Distribution Amount payable to the holders of the Class A
Certificates and the Residual Certificates and (B) the sum of the amounts
described in clauses (b)(i)(A) through (C) of the definition of Class A
Principal Distribution Amount.
"Net Mortgage Rate": With respect to any Mortgage Loan (or the
related REO Property) as of any date of determination, a per annum rate of
interest equal to the then applicable Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage Loan minus
the Servicing Fee Rate.
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"New Lease": Any lease of REO Property entered into on behalf
of REMIC I, including any lease renewed or extended on behalf of REMIC I, if
REMIC I has the right to renegotiate the terms of such lease.
"90+ Delinquency Percentage": As of any date of determination,
the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of all Mortgage Loans that, as of the close of business
on the most recent Determination Date, are 90 or more days Delinquent, are in
foreclosure, have been converted to REO Properties or have been discharged by
reason of bankruptcy, and the denominator of which is the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the close of business on such most
recent Determination Date.
"90+ Delinquency Percentage (Rolling Three Month)": The
average of the 90+ Delinquency Percentages as of the close of business on each
of the three most recent Determination Dates.
"Nonrecoverable P&I Advance": Any P&I Advance previously made
or proposed to be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property that, in
the good faith business judgment of the Master Servicer, will not or, in the
case of a proposed P&I Advance, would not be ultimately recoverable from related
late payments, Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds on such Mortgage Loan
or REO Property as provided herein.
"Non-United States Person": Any Person other than a United
States Person.
"Notional Amount": With respect to the Class CE Certificates,
for any Distribution Date, the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular
Interest LT1 for such Distribution Date.
"Officers' Certificate": A certificate signed by the Chairman
of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President or a vice president
(however denominated), and by the Treasurer, the Secretary, or one of the
assistant treasurers or assistant secretaries of the Originator, the Seller or
the Depositor, as applicable; with respect to the Master Servicer, any officer
who is authorized to act for the Master Servicer in matters relating to this
Agreement, and whose action is binding upon, the Master Servicer, initially
including those individuals whose names appear on the list of authorized
officers delivered at the closing.
"One-Month LIBOR": With respect to the Class A and Residual
Certificates and REMIC I Regular Interest LT2 and any Interest Accrual Period
therefor, the rate determined by the Trustee on the related Interest
Determination Date on the basis of the offered rates of the Reference Banks for
one-month U.S. dollar deposits, as such rates appear on the Reuters Screen LIBO
Page, as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such Interest Determination Date. On
each Interest Determination Date, One-Month LIBOR for the related Interest
Accrual Period will be established by the Trustee as follows:
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(i) If on such Interest Determination Date two or more Reference
Banks provide such offered quotations, One-Month LIBOR for the
related Interest Accrual Period shall be the arithmetic mean
of such offered quotations (rounded upwards if necessary to
the nearest whole multiple of 1/16%).
(ii) If on such Interest Determination Date fewer than two
Reference Banks provide such offered quotations, One-Month
LIBOR for the related Interest Accrual Period shall be the
higher of (i) LIBOR as determined on the previous Interest
Determination Date and (ii) the Reserve Interest Rate.
"One-Month LIBOR Pass-Through Rate": With respect to the Class
A Certificates and REMIC I Regular Interest LT2 and any Distribution Date, a per
annum rate equal to One-Month LIBOR plus 0.22%, in the case of each Distribution
Date through and including the Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is reduced to less than $20,239,069 or
One-Month LIBOR plus 0.72%, in the case of any Distribution Date thereafter.
"Opinion of Counsel": A written opinion of counsel, who may,
without limitation, be salaried counsel for the Depositor or the Master Servicer
acceptable to the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer, except that any opinion
of counsel relating to (a) the qualification of either REMIC I or REMIC II as a
REMIC or (b) compliance with the REMIC Provisions must be an opinion of
Independent counsel.
"Original Mortgage Loan": Any of the Mortgage Loans included
in REMIC I as of the Closing Date.
"Originator": Long Beach Mortgage Company, or its successor in
interest, in its capacity as originator under the Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement.
"Ownership Interest": As to any Certificate, any ownership or
security interest in such Certificate, including any interest in such
Certificate as the Holder thereof and any other interest therein, whether direct
or indirect, legal or beneficial, as owner or as pledgee.
"Pass-Through Rate": With respect to the Residual Certificates
and the first Distribution Date and with respect to the Class A Certificates and
any Distribution Date, a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) the One-Month
LIBOR Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date and (ii) the Available Funds
Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date. With respect to the Class CE
Certificates and any Distribution Date, a rate per annum equal to the REMIC I
Remittance Rate for REMIC I Regular Interest LT1 minus two (2) times the
weighted average of the REMIC I Remittance Rates for REMIC I Regular Interest
LT2 and REMIC I Regular Interest LT3, with the rate on REMIC I Regular Interest
LT3 equal to zero for purposes of this calculation.
"Percentage Interest": With respect to the Class A and Class
CE Certificates, the undivided percentage ownership in such Class evidenced by
such Certificate, expressed as a
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percentage, the numerator of which is the initial Certificate Principal Balance
represented by such Certificate and the denominator of which is the aggregate
initial Certificate Principal Balance of all of the Certificates of such Class.
The Class A Certificates are issuable only in minimum Percentage Interests
corresponding to minimum initial Certificate Principal Balances of $10,000 and
integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof. The Class CE Certificates are
issuable only in minimum Percentage Interests corresponding to minimum initial
Certificate Principal Balances of $10,000 and integral multiples of $1.00 in
excess thereof; provided, however, that a single Certificate of such Class of
Certificates may be issued having a Percentage Interest corresponding to the
remainder of the aggregate initial Certificate Principal Balance of such Class
or to an otherwise authorized denomination for such Class plus such remainder.
With respect to any Residual Certificate, the undivided percentage ownership in
such Class evidenced by such Certificate, is as set forth on the face of such
Residual Certificate. The Class R-I Certificates and Class R-II Certificates are
issuable only in Percentage Interests corresponding to initial Certificate
Principal Balances of $20 and integral multiples thereof.
"Periodic Rate Cap": With respect to each Mortgage Loan and
any Adjustment Date therefor, the fixed percentage set forth in the related
Mortgage Note, which is the maximum amount by which the Mortgage Rate for such
Mortgage Loan may increase or decrease (without regard to the Maximum Mortgage
Rate or the Minimum Mortgage Rate) on such Adjustment Date from the Mortgage
Rate in effect immediately prior to such Adjustment Date.
"Permitted Investments": Any one or more of the following
obligations or securities acquired at a purchase price of not greater than par,
regardless of whether issued by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee
or any of their respective Affiliates:
(i) direct obligations of, or obligations fully
guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by, the
United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof, provided such
obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United
States, provided, however, that any obligation of, or guaranteed by,
FHLMC or FNMA, other than a senior debt or a mortgage participation or
pass-through certificate guaranteed by FHLMC or FNMA shall be a
Permitted Investment only if, at the time of investment, such
investment is acceptable to the Certificate Insurer;
(ii) demand and time deposits in, certificates of
deposit of, or bankers' acceptances (which shall each have an original
maturity of not more than 90 days and, in the case of bankers'
acceptances, shall in no event have an original maturity of more than
365 days or a remaining maturity of more than 30 days) denominated in
United States dollars and issued by, any Depository Institution;
(iii) repurchase obligations with respect to any
security described in clause (i) above entered into with a Depository
Institution (acting as principal);
(iv) securities bearing interest or sold at a
discount that are issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws
of the United States of America or any state
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thereof and that are rated by each Rating Agency in its highest
long-term unsecured rating categories at the time of such investment or
contractual commitment providing for such investment;
(v) commercial paper (including both
non-interest-bearing discount obligations and interest-bearing
obligations payable on demand or on a specified date not more than 30
days after the date of acquisition thereof) that is rated by each
Rating Agency in its highest short-term unsecured debt rating available
at the time of such investment;
(vi) units of money market funds that have been rated
"Aaa" by Xxxxx'x and "AAA" by S&P; and
(viii) if previously confirmed in writing to the
Trustee, any other demand, money market or time deposit, or any other
obligation, security or investment, as may be acceptable to the Rating
Agencies and the Certificate Insurer as a permitted investment of funds
backing securities having ratings equivalent to its highest initial
rating of the Class A Certificates;
provided that no instrument described hereunder shall evidence either the right
to receive (a) only interest with respect to the obligations underlying such
instrument or (b) both principal and interest payments derived from obligations
underlying such instrument and the interest and principal payments with respect
to such instrument provide a yield to maturity at par greater than 120% of the
yield to maturity at par of the underlying obligations.
"Permitted Transferee": Any Transferee of a Residual
Certificate other than a Disqualified Organization or Non-United States Person.
"Person": Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint
venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
"P&I Advance": As to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property, any
advance made by the Master Servicer in respect of any Distribution Date pursuant
to Section 4.03.
"Plan": Any employee benefit plan or certain other retirement
plans and arrangements, including individual retirement accounts and annuities,
Xxxxx plans and bank collective investment funds and insurance company general
or separate accounts in which such plans, accounts or arrangements are invested,
that are subject to ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code.
"Policy": The Certificate Guaranty Insurance Policy No. 23002
issued by the Certificate Insurer, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit
B.
"Preference Amount": As defined in the Policy.
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"Prepayment Assumption": A prepayment rate for the Mortgage
Loans of 25% CPR. The Prepayment Assumption is used solely for determining the
accrual of original issue discount on the Certificates for federal income tax
purposes. A CPR (or Constant Prepayment Rate) represents an annualized constant
assumed rate of prepayment each month of a pool of mortgage loans relative to
its outstanding principal balance for the life of such pool.
"Prepayment Interest Shortfall": With respect to any
Distribution Date, for each Mortgage Loan that was during the related Prepayment
Period the subject of a Principal Prepayment in full or in part that was applied
by the Master Servicer to reduce the outstanding principal balance of such loan
on a date preceding the Due Date in the succeeding Prepayment Period, an amount
equal to interest at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate on the amount of such
Principal Prepayment for the number of days commencing on the date on which the
prepayment is applied and ending on the last day of the related Prepayment
Period. The obligations of the Master Servicer in respect of any Prepayment
Interest Shortfall are set forth in Section 3.24.
"Prepayment Period": With respect to any Distribution Date,
the calendar month preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date
occurs.
"Principal Prepayment": Any payment of principal made by the
Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan which is received in advance of its scheduled Due
Date and which is not accompanied by an amount of interest representing the full
amount of scheduled interest due on any Due Date in any month or months
subsequent to the month of prepayment.
"Purchase Price": With respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO
Property to be purchased pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03, 3.16(c)
or 9.01, and as confirmed by an Officers' Certificate from the Master Servicer
to the Trustee, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the Stated Principal
Balance thereof as of the date of purchase (or such other price as provided in
Section 9.01), (ii) in the case of (x) a Mortgage Loan, accrued interest on such
Stated Principal Balance at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate in effect from time
to time from the Due Date as to which interest was last covered by a payment by
the Mortgagor or an advance by the Master Servicer, which payment or advance had
as of the date of purchase been distributed pursuant to Section 4.01, through
the end of the calendar month in which the purchase is to be effected, and (y)
an REO Property, the sum of (1) accrued interest on such Stated Principal
Balance at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time from the
Due Date as to which interest was last covered by a payment by the Mortgagor or
an advance by the Master Servicer through the end of the calendar month
immediately preceding the calendar month in which such REO Property was
acquired, plus (2) REO Imputed Interest for such REO Property for each calendar
month commencing with the calendar month in which such REO Property was acquired
and ending with the calendar month in which such purchase is to be effected, net
of the total of all net rental income, Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds
and P&I Advances that as of the date of purchase had been distributed as or to
cover REO Imputed Interest pursuant to Section 4.01, (iii) any unreimbursed
Servicing Advances and P&I Advances and any unpaid Servicing Fees allocable to
such Mortgage Loan or REO Property, (iv) any amounts previously withdrawn from
the Collection Account in respect of such Mortgage Loan or REO Property pursuant
to Sections 3.11(ix) and 3.16(b), and (v) in the case
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of a Mortgage Loan required to be purchased pursuant to Section 2.03, expenses
reasonably incurred or to be incurred by the Master Servicer or the Trustee in
respect of the breach or defect giving rise to the purchase obligation.
"Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan": A mortgage loan
substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms of this Agreement
which must, on the date of such substitution, (i) have an outstanding principal
balance, after application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest
due during or prior to the month of substitution, not in excess of the Scheduled
Principal Balance of the Deleted Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date in the
calendar month during which the substitution occurs, (ii) have a Mortgage Rate
not less than (and not more than one percentage point in excess of) the Mortgage
Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iii) have a Maximum Mortgage Rate not less
than the Maximum Mortgage Rate on the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iv) have a Minimum
Mortgage Rate not less than the Minimum Mortgage Rate of the Deleted Mortgage
Loan, (v) have a Gross Margin equal to the Gross Margin of the Deleted Mortgage
Loan, (vi) have a next Adjustment Date not more than two months later than the
next Adjustment Date on the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (vii) have a remaining term
to maturity not greater than (and not more than one year less than) that of the
Deleted Mortgage Loan, (viii) have the same Due Date as the Due Date on the
Deleted Mortgage Loan, (ix) have a Loan-to-Value Ratio as of the date of
substitution equal to or lower than the Loan-to-Value Ratio of the Deleted
Mortgage Loan as of such date, (x) have a risk grading determined by the
Originator at least equal to the risk grading assigned on the Deleted Mortgage
Loan and (xi) conform to each representation and warranty set forth in Section 6
of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement applicable to the Deleted Mortgage Loan.
In the event that one or more mortgage loans are substituted for one or more
Deleted Mortgage Loans, the amounts described in clause (i) hereof shall be
determined on the basis of aggregate principal balances, the Mortgage Rates
described in clause (ii) hereof shall be determined on the basis of weighted
average Mortgage Rates, the risk gradings described in clause (x) hereof shall
be satisfied as to each such mortgage loan, the terms described in clause (vii)
hereof shall be determined on the basis of weighted average remaining term to
maturity, the Loan-to-Value Ratios described in clause (ix) hereof shall be
satisfied as to each such mortgage loan and, except to the extent otherwise
provided in this sentence, the representations and warranties described in
clause (xi) hereof must be satisfied as to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loan or in the aggregate, as the case may be.
"Rating Agency or Rating Agencies": Xxxxx'x and S&P or their
successors. If such agencies or their successors are no longer in existence,
"Rating Agencies" shall be such nationally recognized statistical rating
agencies, or other comparable Persons, designated by the Depositor and the
Certificate Insurer, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee
and Master Servicer.
"Realized Loss": With respect to each Mortgage Loan as to
which a Final Recovery Determination has been made an amount (not less than
zero) equal to (i) the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the
commencement of the calendar month in which the Final Recovery Determination was
made, plus (ii) accrued interest from the Due Date as to which interest was last
paid by the Mortgagor through the end of the calendar month in
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which such Final Recovery Determination was made, calculated in the case of each
calendar month during such period (A) at an annual rate equal to the annual rate
at which interest was then accruing on such Mortgage Loan and (B) on a principal
amount equal to the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the
close of business on the Distribution Date during such calendar month, plus
(iii) any amounts previously withdrawn from the Collection Account in respect of
such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Sections 3.11(ix) and 3.16(b), minus (iv) the
proceeds, if any, received in respect of such Mortgage Loan during the calendar
month in which such Final Recovery Determination was made, net of amounts that
are payable therefrom to the Master Servicer with respect to such Mortgage Loan
pursuant to clause (iii) of Section 3.11.
With respect to any REO Property as to which a Final Recovery
Determination has been made an amount (not less than zero) equal to (i) the
unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan as of the date of
acquisition of such REO Property on behalf of REMIC I, plus (ii) accrued
interest from the Due Date as to which interest was last paid by the Mortgagor
in respect of the related Mortgage Loan through the end of the calendar month
immediately preceding the calendar month in which such REO Property was
acquired, calculated in the case of each calendar month during such period (A)
at an annual rate equal to the annual rate at which interest was then accruing
on the related Mortgage Loan and (B) on a principal amount equal to the Stated
Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on
the Distribution Date during such calendar month, plus (iii) REO Imputed
Interest for such REO Property for each calendar month commencing with the
calendar month in which such REO Property was acquired and ending with the
calendar month in which such Final Recovery Determination was made, plus (iv)
any amounts previously withdrawn from the Collection Account in respect of the
related Mortgage Loan pursuant to Sections 3.11(ix) and 3.16(b), minus (v) the
aggregate of all P&I Advances made by the Master Servicer in respect of such REO
Property or the related Mortgage Loan for which the Master Servicer has been or,
in connection with such Final Recovery Determination, will be reimbursed
pursuant to Section 3.23 out of rental income, Insurance Proceeds and
Liquidation Proceeds received in respect of such REO Property, minus (vi) the
total of all net rental income, Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds
received in respect of such REO Property that has been, or in connection with
such Final Recovery Determination, will be transferred to the Distribution
Account pursuant to Section 3.23.
With respect to each Mortgage Loan which has become the
subject of a Deficient Valuation, the difference between the principal balance
of the Mortgage Loan outstanding immediately prior to such Deficient Valuation
and the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as reduced by the Deficient
Valuation.
With respect to each Mortgage Loan which has become the
subject of a Debt Service Reduction, the portion, if any, of the reduction in
each affected Monthly Payment attributable to a reduction in the Mortgage Rate
imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction. Each such Realized Loss shall be
deemed to have been incurred on the Due Date for each affected Monthly Payment.
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"Record Date": With respect to each Distribution Date, the
last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such
Distribution Date occurs.
"Reference Banks": Bankers Trust Company, Xxxxxxx'x Bank PLC,
The Bank of Tokyo and National Westminster Bank PLC and their successors in
interest; PROVIDED that if any of the foregoing banks are not suitable to serve
as a Reference Bank, then any leading banks selected by the Trustee which are
engaged in transactions in Eurodollar deposits in the international Eurocurrency
market (i) with an established place of business in London, (ii) not
controlling, under the control of or under common control with the Depositor or
any Affiliate thereof, (iii) whose quotations appear on the Reuters Screen LIBO
Page on the relevant Interest Determination Date and (iv) which have been
designated as such by the Trustee.
"Refinanced Mortgage Loan": A Mortgage Loan the proceeds of
which were not used to purchase the related Mortgaged Property.
"Regular Certificate": Any Class A Certificate or Class CE
Certificate.
"Regular Interest": A "regular interest" in a REMIC within the
meaning of Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code.
"Relief Act": The Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of
1940, as amended.
"Relief Act Interest Shortfall": With respect to any
Distribution Date and any Mortgage Loan, any reduction in the amount of interest
collectible on such Mortgage Loan for the most recently ended calendar month as
a result of the application of the Relief Act.
"REMIC": A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" within
the meaning of Section 860D of the Code.
"REMIC I": The segregated pool of assets subject hereto,
constituting the primary trust created hereby and to be administered hereunder,
with respect to which a REMIC election is to be made, consisting of: (i) such
Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to this Agreement, together with
the Mortgage Files relating thereto, and together with all collections thereon
and proceeds thereof, (ii) any REO Property, together with all collections
thereon and proceeds thereof, (iii) the Trustee's rights with respect to the
Mortgage Loans under all insurance policies required to be maintained pursuant
to this Agreement and any proceeds thereof, (iv) the Depositor's rights under
the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (including any security interest created
thereby) to the extent conveyed pursuant to Section 2.01, and (v) the Collection
Account, the Distribution Account, any REO Account and the Insurance Account and
such assets that are deposited therein from time to time and any investments
thereof, together with any and all income, proceeds and payments with respect
thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, REMIC I specifically excludes
the Policy and all payments and other collections of principal and interest due
on the Mortgage Loans on or before the Cut-off Date.
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"REMIC I Basis Risk Shortfall": With respect to any
Distribution Date, (i) any REMIC I Basis Risk Shortfalls outstanding after the
previous Distribution Date, plus (ii) the excess, if any, of (a) interest on the
REMIC I Regular Interest LT2 Adjusted Balance at the REMIC I Regular Interest
LT2 Accrual Rate over (b) interest on the Uncertificated Balance of the REMIC I
Regular Interest LT2 at the REMIC I Remittance Rate applicable thereto, minus
(iii) the excess, if any, of (a) interest on the Uncertificated Balance of the
REMIC I Regular Interest LT2 at the REMIC I Remittance Rate applicable thereto
over (b) interest on the REMIC I Regular Interest LT2 Adjusted Balance at the
REMIC I Regular Interest LT2 Accrual Rate.
"REMIC I Interest Loss Allocation Amount": With respect to any
Distribution Date, an amount equal to (a) the product of (i) the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties then
outstanding and (ii) the REMIC I Remittance Rate for REMIC I Regular Interest
LT1 minus two (2) times the weighted average of the REMIC I Remittance Rates for
REMIC I Regular Interest LT2 and REMIC I Regular Interest LT3, with the rate on
REMIC I Regular Interest LT3 equal to zero for purposes of this calculation,
divided by (b) 12.
"REMIC I Principal Loss Allocation Amount": With respect to
any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of (i) the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties then
outstanding and (ii) 1 minus a fraction, the numerator of which is two times the
Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest LT2 and the denominator of
which is the sum of the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest LT2
and REMIC I Regular Interest LT3.
"REMIC I Regular Interest": Any of the three separate
non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and
designated as a "regular interest" in REMIC I. Each REMIC I Regular Interest
shall accrue interest at the related REMIC I Remittance Rate in effect from time
to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the
terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto. The
designations for the respective REMIC I Regular Interests are set forth in the
Preliminary Statement hereto.
"REMIC I Regular Interest LT1": One of the separate
non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and
designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest LT1 shall
accrue interest at the related REMIC I Remittance Rate in effect from time to
time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
"REMIC I Regular Interest LT2": One of the separate
non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and
designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest LT2 shall
accrue interest at the related REMIC I Remittance Rate in effect from time to
time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
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"REMIC I Regular Interest LT2 Accrual Rate": The lesser of (i)
the One-Month LIBOR Pass-Through Rate (determined on an actual/360 basis) and
(ii) a per annum rate equal to the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the
numerator of which is (A) 1/12 of 0.50 times the sum of the Uncertificated
Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest LT2 and REMIC I Regular Interest LT3 times
the weighted average of the Expense Adjusted Maximum Mortgage Rates on the then
outstanding Mortgage Loans and REO Properties, and the denominator of which is
(B) an amount equal to the then outstanding Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I
Regular Interest LT2 multiplied by the actual number of days elapsed in the
related Interest Accrual Period divided by 360.
"REMIC I Regular Interest LT2 Adjusted Uncertificated
Balance": As of any date of determination, the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I
Regular Interest LT2 plus the amount of any outstanding REMIC I Basis Risk
Shortfalls, in each case, as of such date of determination.
"REMIC I Regular Interest LT2 Available Funds Pass-Through
Rate": With respect to REMIC I Regular Interest LT2 and each Distribution Date,
a per annum rate equal to the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator
of which is (i) an amount equal to (A) 1/12 of one-half of the sum of the
Uncertificated Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest LT2 and REMIC I Regular
Interest LT3 times the weighted average of the Expense Adjusted Mortgage Rates
on the then outstanding Mortgage Loans and REO Properties minus an amount equal
to the Certificate Insurer Premium Rate multiplied by the Uncertificated Balance
of REMIC I Regular Interest LT2, and the denominator of which is (ii) an amount
equal to (A) the then outstanding Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular
Interest LT2 multiplied by (B) the actual number of days elapsed in the related
Interest Accrual Period divided by 360.
"REMIC I Regular Interest LT3": One of the separate
non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and
designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest LT3 shall
accrue interest at the related REMIC I Remittance Rate in effect from time to
time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
"REMIC I Regular Interest LT3 Adjusted Uncertificated
Balance": As of any date of determination, the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I
Regular Interest LT3 minus the amount of any outstanding REMIC I Basis Risk
Shortfalls, in each case, as of such date of determination, but in no event less
than zero.
"REMIC I Remittance Rate": With respect to REMIC I Regular
Interest LT1 and REMIC I Regular Interest LT3, the weighted average of the
Expense Adjusted Mortgage Rates on the then outstanding Mortgage Loans and REO
Properties plus the rate at which Minimum Spread is calculated minus, with
respect to REMIC I Regular Interest LT1, the product of (A) two times the
Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest LT2 divided by the sum of the
Uncertificated Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest LT2 and REMIC I Regular
Interest LT3 and (B) the Certificate Insurer Premium Rate. With respect to REMIC
I Regular Interest
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LT2, (A) the lesser of (i) the One-Month LIBOR Pass-Through Rate (determined on
an actual/360 basis) and (ii) the REMIC I Regular Interest LT2 Available Funds
Pass-Through Rate plus (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is 0.5 times the
quantity of one minus the REMIC II Percentage times the amount allocated to the
Class A Certificates pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(2)(viii) and (ix) divided by
the REMIC II Percentage and the denominator of which is the Uncertificated
Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest LT2, multiplied by the actual number of days
elapsed in the related Interest Accrual Period divided by 360. To the extent
that amounts payable as Uncertificated Interest in respect of REMIC I Regular
Interest LT2 exceed the amounts available therefor on any Distribution Date, the
shortfall in amounts available to pay interest on such Distribution Date in
respect of REMIC I Regular Interest LT2 shall be payable from the Servicing Fees
for such Distribution Date.
"REMIC I Required Subordinated Amount": With respect to any
Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of (a) the product of (i) 0.50
and (ii) the sum of the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest LT2
and REMIC I Regular Interest LT3 divided by the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties then outstanding and (b) the
Required Subordinated Amount.
"REMIC I Subordinated Amount": As of any date of
determination, (i) 0.50 times the sum of the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC I
Regular Interest LT2 and REMIC I Regular Interest LT3 minus (ii) the
Uncertificated Balance of REMIC Regular Interest LT2, in each case as of such
date of determination.
"REMIC II": The segregated pool of assets consisting of all of
the REMIC I Regular Interests conveyed in trust to the Trustee for the benefit
of the REMIC II Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer pursuant to
Section 2.07 and the REMIC II Reserve Fund, and all amounts deposited therein,
with respect to which a separate REMIC election is to be made.
"REMIC II Certificate": Any Regular Certificate or Class R-II
Certificate.
"REMIC II Percentage": A fraction, expressed as a percentage,
the numerator of which is the sum of the initial Uncertificated Balance of REMIC
I Regular Interest LT1 set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto and the
initial Certificate Principal Balance of the Class R-I Certificates, and the
denominator of which is the aggregate of the Scheduled Principal Balance of each
of the Mortgage Loans as of the Closing Date.
"REMIC Provisions": Provisions of the federal income tax law
relating to real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at Section
860A through 860G of the Code, and related provisions, and proposed, temporary
and final regulations and published rulings, notices and announcements
promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.
"REMIC II Reserve Fund": The account established and
maintained pursuant to Section 4.06.
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"Remittance Report": A report in form and substance that would
be acceptable to FNMA on a magnetic disk or tape prepared by the Master Servicer
pursuant to Section 4.03 with such additions, deletions and modifications as
agreed to by the Trustee and the Master Servicer.
"Rents from Real Property": With respect to any REO Property,
gross income of the character described in Section 856(d) of the Code as being
included in the term "rents from real property."
"REO Account": The account or accounts maintained by the
Master Servicer in respect of an REO Property pursuant to Section 3.23.
"REO Disposition": The sale or other disposition of an REO
Property on behalf of REMIC I.
"REO Imputed Interest": As to any REO Property, for any
calendar month during which such REO Property was at any time part of REMIC I,
one month's interest at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate on the Stated Principal
Balance of such REO Property (or, in the case of the first such calendar month,
of the related Mortgage Loan if appropriate) as of the close of business on the
Distribution Date in such calendar month.
"REO Principal Amortization": With respect to any REO
Property, for any calendar month, the excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate of
all amounts received in respect of such REO Property during such calendar month,
whether in the form of rental income, sale proceeds (including, without
limitation, that portion of the Termination Price paid in connection with a
purchase of all of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties pursuant to Section
9.01 that is allocable to such REO Property) or otherwise, net of any portion of
such amounts (i) payable pursuant to Section 3.23(c) in respect of the proper
operation, management and maintenance of such REO Property or (ii) payable or
reimbursable to the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.23(d) for unpaid
Servicing Fees in respect of the related Mortgage Loan and unreimbursed
Servicing Advances and P&I Advances in respect of such REO Property or the
related Mortgage Loan, over (b) the REO Imputed Interest in respect of such REO
Property for such calendar month.
"REO Property": A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Master
Servicer on behalf of REMIC I through foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of
foreclosure, as described in Section 3.23.
"Request for Release": A release signed by a Servicing
Officer, in the form of Exhibit E-1 or Exhibit E-2 attached hereto.
"Required Subordinated Amount": With respect to any
Distribution Date, an amount equal to the greater of (i) $5,059,267 and (ii) two
times the difference of (A) 50% of the REMIC II Percentage of the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of all Mortgage Loans that are 91 or more days
delinquent as of such Distribution Date (including REO Properties) and (B)
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three times the Net Monthly Excess Spread (net of Cumulative Insurance Payments)
on such Distribution Date; provided, however, that so long as no claim has been
made on the Policy by the Trustee with respect to such Distribution Date and no
Master Servicer Event of Default exists as of such Distribution Date, after the
later to occur of (a) the 30th Distribution Date following the Cut-off Date and
(b) the first Distribution Date on which the Stated Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans, after giving effect to distributions to be made on such
Distribution Date, is equal to or less than 50% of the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, the Required
Subordinated Amount will equal the greatest of (i) the lesser of (A) 2.50% times
the REMIC II Percentage of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date and (B) 5.00% times the REMIC II
Percentage of the then outstanding Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage
Loans immediately preceding such Distribution Date, (ii) two times the
difference of (A) 50% of the REMIC II Percentage of the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of all Mortgage Loans that are 91 or more days delinquent as
of such Distribution Date (including REO Properties) and (B) three times the Net
Monthly Excess Spread (net of Cumulative Insurance Payments) on such
Distribution Date, and (c) 0.50% of the REMIC II Percentage of the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
Notwithstanding the forgoing, the Required Subordinated Amount
shall equal 8.00% of the REMIC II Percentage of the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date in the event that either
(i) the 60+ Delinquency Percentage (Rolling Three Month) is equal to or greater
than 3.00% as of such Distribution Date, or (ii) the Cumulative Loss Percentage
as of such Distribution Date is equal to or greater than the percentages set
forth below for each Distribution Date occurring in the following periods:
Period Cumulative Loss Percentage
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January 1, 1997 - December 31, 1997 1.0%
January 1, 1998 - December 31, 1998 2.0%
January 1, 1999 - December 31, 1999 3.0%
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2000 4.0%
January 1, 2001 and thereafter 5.0%
"Reserve Interest Rate": With respect to any Interest
Determination Date, the rate per annum that the Trustee determines to be either
(i) the arithmetic mean (rounded upwards if necessary to the nearest whole
multiple of 1/16%) of the one-month U.S. dollar lending rates which New York
City banks selected by the Trustee are quoting on the relevant Interest
Determination Date to the principal London offices of leading banks in the
London interbank market or (ii) in the event that the Trustee can determine no
such arithmetic mean, the lowest one-month U.S. dollar lending rate which New
York City banks selected by the Trustee are quoting on such Interest
Determination Date to leading European banks.
"Residential Dwelling": Any one of the following: (i) an
attached or detached one-family dwelling, (ii) a detached two- to four-family
dwelling, (iii) a one-family dwelling unit in a FNMA eligible condominium
project, or (iv) a detached one-family dwelling in a planned
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unit development, none of which is a co-operative, mobile or manufactured home
(as defined in 00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Code, Section 5402(6)).
"Residual Certificate": Any one of the Class R-I or Class R-II
Certificates.
"Residual Interest": The sole class of "residual interests" in
a REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(2) of the Code.
"Responsible Officer": When used with respect to the Trustee,
the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors or Trustees, the
Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Executive or Standing Committee of the Board of
Directors or Trustees, the President, the Chairman of the Committee on Trust
Matters, any vice president, any assistant vice president, the Secretary, any
assistant secretary, the Treasurer, any assistant treasurer, the Cashier, any
assistant cashier, any trust officer or assistant trust officer, the Controller
and any assistant controller or any other officer of the Trustee customarily
performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated
officers and, with respect to a particular matter, to whom such matter is
referred because of such officer's knowledge of and familiarity with the
particular subject.
"Scheduled Principal Balance": With respect to any Mortgage
Loan: (a) as of the Cut-off Date, the outstanding principal balance of such
Mortgage Loan as of such date, net of the principal portion of all unpaid
Monthly Payments, if any, due on or before such date; (b) as of any Due Date
subsequent to the Cut-off Date up to and including the Due Date in the calendar
month in which a Liquidation Event occurs with respect to such Mortgage Loan,
the Scheduled Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date,
minus the sum of (i) the principal portion of each Monthly Payment due on or
before such Due Date but subsequent to the Cut-off Date, whether or not
received, (ii) all Principal Prepayments received before such Due Date but after
the Cut-off Date, (iii) the principal portion of all Liquidation Proceeds and
Insurance Proceeds received before such Due Date but after the Cut-off Date, net
of any portion thereof that represents principal due (without regard to any
acceleration of payments under the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note) on a Due
Date occurring on or before the date on which such proceeds were received and
(iv) any Realized Loss incurred with respect thereto as a result of a Deficient
Valuation occurring before such Due Date, but only to the extent such Realized
Loss represents a reduction in the portion of principal of such Mortgage Loan
not yet due (without regard to any acceleration of payments under the related
Mortgage and Mortgage Note) as of the date of such Deficient Valuation; and (c)
as of any Due Date subsequent to the occurrence of a Liquidation Event with
respect to such Mortgage Loan, zero. With respect to any REO Property: (a) as of
any Due Date subsequent to the date of its acquisition on behalf of the Trust
Fund up to and including the Due Date in the calendar month in which a
Liquidation Event occurs with respect to such REO Property, an amount (not less
than zero) equal to the Scheduled Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan
as of the Due Date in the calendar month in which such REO Property was
acquired, minus the aggregate amount of REO Principal Amortization, if any, in
respect of such REO Property for all previously ended calendar months; and (b)
as of any Due Date subsequent to the occurrence of a Liquidation Event with
respect to such REO Property, zero.
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"Seller": Salomon Brothers Realty Corp. or its successor in
interest, in its capacity as seller under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.
"Servicing Account": The account or accounts created and
maintained pursuant to Section 3.09.
"Servicing Advances": The reasonable "out-of-pocket" costs and
expenses incurred by the Master Servicer in connection with a default,
delinquency or other unanticipated event by the Master Servicer in the
performance of its servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the
cost of (i) the preservation, restoration and protection of a Mortgaged
Property, (ii) any enforcement or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures,
in respect of a particular Mortgage Loan, (iii) the management (including
reasonable fees in connection therewith) and liquidation of any REO Property,
and (iv) the performance of its obligations under Sections 3.01, 3.09, 3.14,
3.16 and 3.23. The Master Servicer shall not be required to make any Servicing
Advance in respect of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property that, in the good faith
business judgment of the Master Servicer, would not be ultimately recoverable
from related Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds on such Mortgage Loan or
REO Property as provided herein.
"Servicing Fee": With respect to each Mortgage Loan and for
any calendar month, an amount equal to one month's interest (or in the event of
any payment of interest which accompanies a Principal Prepayment in full made by
the Mortgagor during such calendar month, interest for the number of days
covered by such payment of interest) at the applicable Servicing Fee Rate on the
same principal amount on which interest on such Mortgage Loan accrues for such
calendar month. A portion of such Servicing Fee may be retained by any
SubServicer as its servicing compensation. The Servicing Fee payable to the
Master Servicer and any Sub-Servicer in respect of any Distribution Date shall
be reduced by the amount of any payment (i) to REMIC I Regular Interest LT2 from
the Servicing Fee pursuant to the definition of "REMIC I Remittance Rate" and
(ii) to REMIC I Regular Interest LT3 in respect of REMIC I Basis Risk Shortfalls
pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(1)(iii).
"Servicing Fee Rate": 0.50% per annum.
"Servicing Officer": Any officer of the Master Servicer
involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of Mortgage
Loans, whose name and specimen signature appear on a list of servicing officers
furnished by the Master Servicer to the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer and
the Depositor on the Closing Date, as such list may from time to time be
amended.
"Single Certificate": With respect to any Class of
Certificates (other than the Residual Certificates), a hypothetical Certificate
of such Class evidencing a Percentage Interest for such Class corresponding to
an initial Certificate Principal Balance or Notional Amount of $1,000. With
respect to the Residual Certificates, a hypothetical Certificate of such Class
evidencing a 100% Percentage Interest in such Class.
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"60+ Delinquency Percentage": As of any date of determination,
the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of all Mortgage Loans that, as of the close of business
on the most recent Determination Date, are 60 or more days Delinquent, are in
foreclosure, have been converted to REO Properties or have been discharged by
reason of bankruptcy, and the denominator of which is the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the close of business on such most
recent Determination Date.
"60+ Delinquency Percentage (Rolling Three Month)": The
average of the 60+ Delinquency Percentages as of the close of business on each
of the three most recent Determination Dates.
"Special Hazard Amount": As of any Distribution Date, an
amount equal to $2,023,907 minus the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of Special
Hazard Losses on the Mortgage Loans allocated solely to the Class CE
Certificates in accordance with Section 4.04 and (ii) the Adjustment Amount (as
defined below) as most recently calculated. For each anniversary of the Cut-off
Date, the Adjustment Amount shall be equal to the amount, if any, by which the
amount calculated in accordance with the preceding sentence (without giving
effect to the deduction of the Adjustment Amount for such anniversary) exceeds
the greatest of (i) twice the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan
which has the largest outstanding principal balance on the Distribution Date
immediately preceding such anniversary, (ii) the product of 1.00% multiplied by
the outstanding principal balance of all Mortgage Loans on the Distribution Date
immediately preceding such anniversary and (iii) the aggregate outstanding
principal balance (as of the immediately preceding Distribution Date) of the
Mortgage Loans in any five-digit California zip code area with the largest
amount of Mortgage Loans by aggregate principal balance as of such anniversary.
"Special Hazard Loss": Any Realized Loss or portion thereof
not in excess of the lesser of the cost of repair or replacement of a Mortgaged
Property suffered by such Mortgaged Property by reason of damage caused by
certain hazards (including earthquakes, mudflows, and, to a limited extent,
floods) not insured against under the hazard insurance policies or fire or flood
insurance policies required to be maintained in respect of such Mortgaged
Property pursuant to Section 3.14, or by reason of the application of any
co-insurance provision, in any event exclusive of any Extraordinary Loss.
"S&P": Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of the
XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc., or its successor in interest.
"Startup Day": With respect to each of REMIC I and REMIC II,
the day designated as such pursuant to Section 10.01(b) hereof.
"Stated Principal Balance": With respect to any Mortgage Loan:
(a) as of any date of determination up to but not including the Distribution
Date on which the proceeds, if any, of a Liquidation Event with respect to such
Mortgage Loan would be distributed, the Scheduled Principal Balance of such
Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date, as shown in the
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Mortgage Loan Schedule, minus the sum of (i) the principal portion of each
Monthly Payment due on a Due Date subsequent to the Cut-off Date, to the extent
received from the Mortgagor or advanced by the Master Servicer and distributed
pursuant to Section 4.01 on or before such date of determination, (ii) all
Principal Prepayments received after the Cut-off Date, to the extent distributed
pursuant to Section 4.01 on or before such date of determination, (iii) all
Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds applied by the Master Servicer as
recoveries of principal in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.16, to
the extent distributed pursuant to Section 4.01 on or before such date of
determination, and (iv) any Realized Loss incurred with respect thereto as a
result of a Deficient Valuation made during or prior to the Prepayment Period
for the most recent Distribution Date coinciding with or preceding such date of
determination; and (b) as of any date of determination coinciding with or
subsequent to the Distribution Date on which the proceeds, if any, of a
Liquidation Event with respect to such Mortgage Loan would be distributed, zero.
With respect to any REO Property: (a) as of any date of determination up to but
not including the Distribution Date on which the proceeds, if any, of a
Liquidation Event with respect to such REO Property would be distributed, an
amount (not less than zero) equal to the Stated Principal Balance of the related
Mortgage Loan as of the date on which such REO Property was acquired on behalf
of REMIC I, minus the sum (i) if such REO Property was acquired before the
Distribution Date in any calendar month, the principal portion of the Monthly
Payment due on the Due Date in the calendar month of acquisition, to the extent
advanced by the Master Servicer and distributed pursuant to Section 4.01 on or
before such date of determination, and (ii) the aggregate amount of REO
Principal Amortization in respect of such REO Property for all previously ended
calendar months, to the extent distributed pursuant to Section 4.01 on or before
such date of determination; and (b) as of any date of determination coinciding
with or subsequent to the Distribution Date on which the proceeds, if any, of a
Liquidation Event with respect to such REO Property would be distributed, zero.
"Stayed Funds": If the Master Servicer is the subject of a
proceeding under the federal Bankruptcy Code and the making of a Remittance (as
defined in Section 7.02(b)) is prohibited by Section 362 of the federal
Bankruptcy Code, funds that are in the custody of the Master Servicer, a trustee
in bankruptcy or a federal bankruptcy court and should have been the subject of
such Remittance absent such prohibition.
"Subordinated Amount": The excess, if any, of (a) the REMIC II
Percentage of the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans
immediately following such Distribution Date over (b) the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates as of such Distribution Date
(after taking into account the payment of the amounts described in clauses
(b)(i)(A) through (D) of the definition of Class A Principal Distribution Amount
on such Distribution Date).
"Subordination Deficiency Amount": The excess, if any, of (a)
the Required Subordinated Amount applicable to such Distribution Date over (b)
the Subordinated Amount applicable to such Distribution Date prior to taking
into account the payment of any Subordination Increase Amount on such
Distribution Date.
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"Subordination Increase Amount": The lesser of (a) the
Subordination Deficiency Amount as of such Distribution Date (after taking into
account the payment of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such
Distribution Date, exclusive of the payment of any Subordination Increase
Amount) and (b) the amount of Accrued Certificate Interest payable on the Class
CE Certificates on such Distribution Date as reduced by any Cumulative Insurance
Payments or Realized Losses allocated thereto with respect to such Distribution
Date pursuant to Section 4.04.
"Subordination Reduction Amount": An amount equal to the
lesser of (a) the Excess Subordinated Amount and (b) the sum of the amounts
available for distribution specified in clauses (b)(i)(A) through (C) of the
definition of Class A Principal Distribution Amount.
"Sub-Servicer": Any Person with which the Master Servicer has
entered into a Sub-Servicing Agreement and which meets the qualifications of a
Sub-Servicer pursuant to Section 3.02.
"Sub-Servicing Account": An account established by a
Sub-Servicer which meets the requirements set forth in Section 3.08 and is
otherwise acceptable to the Master Servicer.
"Sub-Servicing Agreement": The written contract between the
Master Servicer and a Sub-Servicer relating to servicing and administration of
certain Mortgage Loans as provided in Section 3.02.
"Tax Returns": The federal income tax return on Internal
Revenue Service Form 1066, U.S. Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Income
Tax Return, including Schedule Q thereto, Quarterly Notice to Residual Interest
Holders of REMIC Taxable Income or Net Loss Allocation, or any successor forms,
to be filed on behalf of the Trust Fund due to its classification as a REMIC
under the REMIC Provisions, together with any and all other information reports
or returns that may be required to be furnished to the Certificateholders or
filed with the Internal Revenue Service or any other governmental taxing
authority under any applicable provisions of federal, state or local tax laws.
"Termination Price": As defined in Section 9.01.
"Terminator": As defined in Section 9.01.
"Transfer": Any direct or indirect transfer, sale, pledge,
hypothecation, or other form of assignment of any Ownership Interest in a
Certificate.
"Transferee": Any Person who is acquiring by Transfer any
Ownership Interest in a Certificate.
"Transferor": Any Person who is disposing by Transfer of any
Ownership Interest in a Certificate.
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"Trust Fund": Collectively, all of the assets of REMIC I and
REMIC II.
"Trustee": Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association, a
national banking association, or its successor in interest, or any successor
trustee appointed as herein provided.
"Trustee's Fee": The amount payable to the Trustee on each
Distribution Date pursuant to Section 8.05 as compensation for all services
rendered by it in the execution of the trust hereby created and in the exercise
and performance of any of the powers and duties of the Trustee hereunder, which
amount shall equal one twelfth of the product of (i) the Trustee's Fee Rate,
multiplied by (ii) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage
Loans and any REO Properties as of the second preceding Due Date (or, in the
case of the initial Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date).
"Trustee's Fee Rate": 0.0035% per annum.
"Uncertificated Balance": The amount of any REMIC I Regular
Interest outstanding as of any date of determination. As of the Closing Date,
the Uncertificated Balance of each REMIC I Regular Interest shall equal the
amount set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto as its initial
uncertificated balance. On each Distribution Date, the Uncertificated Balance of
each REMIC I Regular Interest shall be reduced by all distributions of principal
made on such REMIC I Regular Interest on such Distribution Date pursuant to
Section 4.01 and, if and to the extent necessary and appropriate, shall be
further reduced on such Distribution Date by Realized Losses as provided in
Section 4.04 and the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest LT3
shall be increased by interest deferrals as provided in Section
4.01(a)(1)(i)(I). The Uncertificated Balance of each REMIC I Regular Interest
shall never be less than zero.
"Uncertificated Interest": With respect to any REMIC I Regular
Interest for any Distribution Date, one month's interest at the REMIC I
Remittance Rate applicable to such REMIC I Regular Interest for such
Distribution Date, accrued on the Uncertificated Balance, in the case of REMIC I
Regular Interest LT1 or REMIC I Regular Interest LT2, or on the REMIC I Regular
Interest LT3 Adjusted Uncertificated Balance, in the case of REMIC I Regular
Interest LT3, of such REMIC I Regular Interest outstanding immediately prior to
such Distribution Date. Uncertificated Interest in respect of any REMIC I
Regular Interest LT1 and REMIC I Regular Interest LT3 shall accrue on the basis
of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months; Uncertificated Interest in
respect of REMIC I Regular Interest LT2 shall accrue on the basis of a 360-day
year and the actual number of days in the applicable Interest Accrual Period.
Uncertificated Interest with respect to each Distribution Date, as to any REMIC
I Regular Interest, shall be reduced by an amount equal to a pro rata portion of
the sum of (a) the aggregate Prepayment Interest Shortfall, if any, for such
Distribution Date to the extent not covered by payments pursuant to Section 3.24
and (b) the aggregate amount of any Relief Act Interest Shortfall, if any, for
such Distribution Date. In addition, Uncertificated Interest with respect to
each Distribution Date, as to any REMIC I Regular Interest, shall be reduced by
an amount equal to any REMIC I Interest Loss Allocation Amount, if any,
allocated to such REMIC I Regular Interest pursuant to Section 4.04 .
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"Uninsured Cause": Any cause of damage to a Mortgaged Property
such that the complete restoration of such property is not fully reimbursable by
the hazard insurance policies required to be maintained pursuant to Section
3.14.
"United States Person": A citizen or resident of the United
States, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in, or
under the laws of, the United States or any political subdivision thereof, or an
estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of
its source, or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise
primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more United
States fiduciaries have the authority to control all substantial decisions of
the trust. The term "United States" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
7701 of the Code.
"Unpaid Basis Risk Shortfalls": With respect to the Class A
Certificates and any Distribution Date, the aggregate of all Basis Risk
Shortfalls for any previous Distribution Dates plus interest accrued for each
Interest Accrual Period on such Basis Risk Shortfalls at the Accrual Rate, less
all payments made in respect of such Basis Risk Shortfalls on or prior to such
Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(2).
"Value": With respect to any Mortgaged Property, the lesser of
(i) the value thereof as determined by an appraisal made for the originator of
the Mortgage Loan at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan by an
appraiser who met the minimum requirements of FNMA and FHLMC, and (ii) the
purchase price paid for the related Mortgaged Property by the Mortgagor with the
proceeds of the Mortgage Loan, provided, however, in the case of a Refinanced
Mortgage Loan, such value of the Mortgaged Property is based solely upon the
value determined by an appraisal made for the originator of such Refinanced
Mortgage Loan at the time of origination of such Refinanced Mortgage Loan by an
appraiser who met the minimum requirements of FNMA and FHLMC.
"Voting Rights": The portion of the voting rights of all of
the Certificates which is allocated to any Certificate. With respect to any date
of determination, the percentage of all the Voting Rights allocated among
Holders of each Class of Certificates shall be the fraction, expressed as a
percentage, the numerator of which is the aggregate Certificate Principal
Balance of all the Certificates of such Class then outstanding and the
denominator of which is the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage
Loans then outstanding. The Voting Rights allocated to each Class of Certificate
shall be allocated among Holders of each such Class in accordance with their
respective Percentage Interests as of the most recent Distribution Date.
SECTION 1.02. Allocation of Certain Interest Shortfalls.
For purposes of calculating the amount of Accrued Certificate
Interest and the amount of the Interest Distribution Amount for the Class A and
Class CE Certificates for any Distribution Date, (1) the aggregate amount of any
Prepayment Interest Shortfalls (to the extent not covered by payments by the
Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.24) and Relief Act Interest Shortfalls
incurred in respect of the Mortgage Loans for any Distribution Date shall be
allocated first, among the Class CE Certificates on a PRO RATA basis based on,
and to the extent
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of, one month's interest at the then applicable respective Pass-Through Rate on
the respective Notional Amount of each such Certificate and thereafter, among
the Class A Certificates on a PRO RATA basis based on, and to the extent of, one
month's interest at the then applicable respective Pass-Through Rate on the
respective Certificate Principal Balance of each such Certificate and (2) the
aggregate amount of any Realized Losses and Basis Risk Shortfall incurred for
any Distribution Date shall be allocated among the Class CE Certificates on a
PRO RATA basis based on, and to the extent of, one month's interest at the then
applicable respective Pass-Through Rate on the respective Notional Amount of
each such Certificate.
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ARTICLE II
CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS;
ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES
SECTION 2.01. Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.
The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery
hereof, does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to the
Trustee without recourse for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the
Certificate Insurer all the right, title and interest of the Depositor,
including any security interest therein for the benefit of the Depositor, in and
to the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, the rights of
the Depositor under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (except Section 17
thereof), and all other assets included or to be included in REMIC I. Such
assignment includes all interest and principal received by the Depositor or the
Master Servicer on or with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than payments of
principal and interest due on such Mortgage Loans on or before the Cutoff Date).
In connection with such transfer and assignment, the Depositor
does hereby deliver to, and deposit with, the Trustee, or to one or more
Custodians as the agent or agents of the Trustee, the following documents or
instruments with respect to each Mortgage Loan (a "Mortgage File") so
transferred and assigned:
(i) the original Mortgage Note, endorsed in the
following form: "Pay to the order of Norwest Bank Minnesota,
National Association, as Trustee for the registered holders of
Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc., Series
1997-LB1, without recourse," with all prior and intervening
endorsements showing a complete chain of endorsement from the
originator to the Person so endorsing to the Trustee;
(ii) the original Mortgage with evidence of recording
thereon, and the original recorded power of attorney, if the
Mortgage was executed pursuant to a power of attorney, with
evidence of recording thereon;
(iii) an original Assignment of the Mortgage executed in
the following form: "Norwest Bank Minnesota, National
Association, as Trustee for the registered holders of Salomon
Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc., Series 1997-LB1";
(iv) the original recorded Assignment or Assignments of
the Mortgage showing a complete chain of assignment from the
originator to the Person assigning the Mortgage to the Trustee
as contemplated by the immediately preceding clause (iii);
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(v) the original or copies of each assumption,
modification, written assurance or substitution agreement, if
any; and
(vi) the original lender's title insurance policy,
together with all endorsements or riders which were issued
with or subsequent to the issuance of such policy, insuring
the priority of the Mortgage as a first lien on the Mortgaged
Property represented therein as a fee interest vested in the
Mortgagor, or in the event such original title policy is
unavailable, a written commitment or uniform binder or
preliminary report of title issued by the title insurance or
escrow company.
The Master Servicer (in its capacity as Originator) shall
promptly (and in no event later than five Business Days following the later of
the Closing Date and the date of receipt by the Master Servicer of the recording
information for a Mortgage) submit or cause to be submitted for recording, at no
expense to the Trust Fund, the Trustee or the Certificate Insurer, in the
appropriate public office for real property records, each Assignment referred to
in Sections 2.01(iii) and (iv) above. In the event that any such Assignment is
lost or returned unrecorded because of a defect therein, the Master Servicer (in
its capacity as Originator) shall promptly prepare or cause to be prepared a
substitute Assignment or cure or cause to be cured such defect, as the case may
be, and thereafter cause each such Assignment to be duly recorded.
If any of the documents referred to in Sections 2.01(ii),
(iii) or (iv) above has as of the Closing Date been submitted for recording but
either (x) has not been returned from the applicable public recording office or
(y) has been lost or such public recording office has retained the original of
such document, the obligations of the Depositor to deliver such documents shall
be deemed to be satisfied upon (1) delivery to the Trustee, or to the
appropriate Custodian on behalf of the Trustee, of a copy of each such document
certified by the Originator in the case of (x) above or the applicable public
recording office in the case of (y) above to be a true and complete copy of the
original that was submitted for recording and (2) if such copy is certified by
the Originator, delivery to the Trustee, or to the appropriate Custodian on
behalf of the Trustee, promptly upon receipt thereof of either the original or a
copy of such document certified by the applicable public recording office to be
a true and complete copy of the original. If the original lender's title
insurance policy was not delivered pursuant to Section 2.01(vi) above, the
Depositor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee, or to the
appropriate Custodian on behalf of the Trustee, promptly after receipt thereof,
the original lender's title insurance policy. The Depositor shall deliver or
cause to be delivered to the Trustee, or to the appropriate Custodian on behalf
of the Trustee, promptly upon receipt thereof any other original documents
constituting a part of a Mortgage File received with respect to any Mortgage
Loan, including, but not limited to, any original documents evidencing an
assumption or modification of any Mortgage Loan.
All original documents relating to the Mortgage Loans that are
not delivered to the Trustee, or to the appropriate Custodian on behalf of the
Trustee, are and shall be held by or on behalf of the Originator, the Seller,
the Depositor or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, in trust for the
benefit of the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Certificate
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Insurer. In the event that any such original document is required pursuant to
the terms of this Section to be a part of a Mortgage File, such document shall
be delivered promptly to the Trustee, or to the appropriate Custodian on behalf
of the Trustee. Any such original document delivered to or held by the Depositor
that is not required pursuant to the terms of this Section to be a part of a
Mortgage File, shall be delivered promptly to the Master Servicer.
The Depositor herewith delivers to the Trustee an executed
copy of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.
In addition to the foregoing, the Depositor shall cause the
Certificate Insurer to deliver the Policy to the Trustee for the benefit of the
Certificateholders.
SECTION 2.02. Acceptance of REMIC I by Trustee.
The Trustee acknowledges receipt (or, with respect to Mortgage
Loans subject to a Custodial Agreement, receipt by the respective Custodian as
the duly appointed agent of the Trustee) of the Policy and, subject to the
provisions of Section 2.01 and subject to any exceptions noted on the exception
report described in the next paragraph below, the documents referred to in
Section 2.01 (other than such documents described in Section 2.01(v)) above and
all other assets included in the definition of "REMIC I" under clauses (i),
(iii), (iv) and (v) (to the extent of amounts deposited into the Distribution
Account) and declares that it, or such Custodian as its agent, holds and will
hold such documents and the other documents delivered to it constituting a
Mortgage File, and that it holds or will hold all such assets and such other
assets included in the definition of "REMIC I" in trust for the exclusive use
and benefit of all present and future Certificateholders and the Certificate
Insurer.
The Trustee agrees, for the benefit of the Certificateholders
and the Certificate Insurer, to review (or cause a Custodian on its behalf to
review) each Mortgage File on or before the Closing Date and to certify in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C-1 (or cause the Custodian to
certify in the form of the Initial Certification attached to the Custodial
Agreement) that, as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule
(other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or any Mortgage Loan specifically
identified in the exception report annexed thereto as not being covered by such
certification), (i) all documents constituting part of such Mortgage File (other
than such documents described in Section 2.01(v)) required to be delivered to it
pursuant to this Agreement are in its possession, (ii) such documents have been
reviewed by it or such Custodian and appear regular on their face and relate to
such Mortgage Loan, (iii) based on its or the Custodian's examination and only
as to the foregoing, the information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule
that corresponds to items (i) through (iii), (vi), (ix), (x), (xiii), (xv) and
(xvii) through (xx) of the definition of "Mortgage Loan Schedule" accurately
reflects information set forth in the Mortgage File. It is herein acknowledged
that, in conducting such review, the Trustee or such Custodian was under no duty
or obligation (i) to inspect, review or examine any such documents, instruments,
certificates or other papers to determine whether they are genuine, enforceable,
or appropriate for the represented purpose or whether they have actually been
recorded or that they are other than what
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they purport to be on their face, or (ii) to determine whether any Mortgage File
should include any of the documents specified in clause (v) of Section 2.01.
Prior to the first anniversary date of this Agreement the
Trustee shall deliver to the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Certificate
Insurer a final certification in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit C-2 (or
shall cause the Custodian to deliver to the Trustee, the Depositor, the Master
Servicer and the Certificate Insurer a final certification in the form attached
to the Custodial Agreement) evidencing the completeness of the Mortgage Files,
with any applicable exceptions noted thereon.
If in the process of reviewing the Mortgage Files and making
or preparing, as the case may be, the certifications referred to above, the
Trustee or any Custodian finds any document or documents constituting a part of
a Mortgage File to be missing or defective in any material respect, at the
conclusion of its review the Trustee (or a Custodian on behalf of the Trustee)
shall so notify the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Certificate Insurer.
In addition, upon the discovery by the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the
Trustee of a breach of any of the representations and warranties made by either
the Originator or the Seller in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement in respect
of any Mortgage Loan which materially adversely affects such Mortgage Loan or
the interests of the Certificate Insurer or the related Certificateholders in
such Mortgage Loan, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written
notice to the other parties and the Certificate Insurer.
The Trustee (or a Custodian on behalf of the Trustee) shall,
at the written request and expense of any Certificateholder or the Certificate
Insurer, provide a written report to such Certificateholder or the Certificate
Insurer, as the case may be, of all Mortgage Files released to the Master
Servicer for servicing purposes.
SECTION 2.03. Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans
by the Originator, the Seller or the
Depositor.
(a) Upon discovery or receipt of notice of any materially
defective document in, or that a document is missing from, a Mortgage File or of
the breach by the Originator or the Seller of any representation, warranty or
covenant under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement in respect of any Mortgage
Loan which materially adversely affects the value of such Mortgage Loan or the
interest therein of the Certificateholders or the Certificate Insurer (in the
case of any such representation or warranty made to the knowledge or the best of
knowledge of the Originator or the Seller, as the case may be, as to which the
Originator or the Seller, as the case may be, has no knowledge, without regard
to the Originator's or the Seller's, as the case may be, lack of knowledge with
respect to the substance of such representation or warranty being inaccurate at
the time it was made), the Trustee (or a Custodian on behalf of the Trustee)
shall promptly notify the Originator, the Seller, the Master Servicer and the
Certificate Insurer of such defect, missing document or breach and request that
the Originator or the Seller, as the case may be, deliver such missing document
or cure such defect or breach within 90 days from the date the Originator or the
Seller, as the case may be, was notified of such missing document, defect or
breach, and if the Originator or the Seller, as the case may be, does not
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missing document or cure such defect or breach in all material respects during
such period, the Master Servicer (or, in accordance with Section 3.02(b), the
Trustee) shall enforce the obligations of the Originator or the Seller, as the
case may be, under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to repurchase such
Mortgage Loan from REMIC I at the Purchase Price within 90 days after the date
on which the Originator or the Seller, as the case may be, was notified (subject
to Section 2.03(e)) of such missing document, defect or breach, if and to the
extent that the Originator or the Seller, as the case may be, is obligated to do
so under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. The Purchase Price for the
repurchased Mortgage Loan shall be deposited in the Collection Account, and the
Trustee, upon receipt of written certification from the Master Servicer of such
deposit, shall release to the Originator or the Seller, as the case may be, the
related Mortgage File and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer
or assignment, in each case without recourse, as the Originator or the Seller,
as the case may be, shall furnish to it and as shall be necessary to vest in the
Originator or the Seller, as the case may be, any Mortgage Loan released
pursuant hereto, and the Trustee shall have no further responsibility with
regard to such Mortgage File. In lieu of repurchasing any such Mortgage Loan as
provided above, if so provided in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the
Originator or the Seller, as the case may be, may cause such Mortgage Loan to be
removed from REMIC I (in which case it shall become a Deleted Mortgage Loan) and
substitute one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans in the manner and
subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.03(d). It is understood and
agreed that the obligation of the Originator or the Seller, as the case may be,
to cure or to repurchase (or to substitute for) any Mortgage Loan as to which a
document is missing, a material defect in a constituent document exists or as to
which such a breach has occurred and is continuing shall constitute the sole
remedy respecting such omission, defect or breach available to the Trustee on
behalf of the Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer.
(b) Subject to Section 2.03(e), within 90 days of the earlier
of discovery by the Depositor or receipt of notice by the Depositor of the
breach of any representation or warranty of the Depositor set forth in Section
2.04 with respect to any Mortgage Loan, which materially adversely affects the
value of such Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Certificateholders or
the Certificate Insurer, the Depositor shall (i) cure such breach in all
material respects, (ii) repurchase the Mortgage Loan from REMIC I at the
Purchase Price or (iii) remove such Mortgage Loan from REMIC I (in which case it
shall become a Deleted Mortgage Loan) and substitute one or more Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loans in the manner and subject to the limitations set forth
in Section 2.03(d). If any such breach is a breach of any of the representations
and warranties included in Section 2.04(a)(iv), and the Depositor is unable to
cure such breach, the Depositor shall repurchase or substitute the smallest
number of Mortgage Loans as shall be required to make such representation or
warranty true and correct. The Purchase Price for any repurchased Mortgage Loan
shall be delivered to the Master Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account,
and the Trustee, upon receipt of written certification from the Master Servicer
of such deposit, shall at the Depositor's direction release to the Depositor the
related Mortgage File and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer
or assignment furnished by the Depositor, in each case without recourse, as the
Depositor shall furnish to it and as shall be necessary to vest in the Depositor
any Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto.
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(c) Within 90 days of the earlier of discovery by the Master
Servicer or receipt of notice by the Master Servicer of the breach of any
representation, warranty or covenant of the Master Servicer set forth in Section
2.05 which materially and adversely affects the interests of the
Certificateholders or the Certificate Insurer in any Mortgage Loan, the Master
Servicer shall cure such breach in all material respects.
(d) Any substitution of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans
for Deleted Mortgage Loans made pursuant to Section 2.03(a), in the case of the
Originator or the Seller, or Section 2.03(b), in the case of the Depositor, must
be effected prior to the date which is two years after the Startup Day for REMIC
I.
As to any Deleted Mortgage Loan for which the Originator, the
Seller or the Depositor substitutes a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or
Loans, such substitution shall be effected by the Originator, the Seller or the
Depositor, as the case may be, delivering to the Trustee (or a Custodian on
behalf of the Trustee), for such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans,
the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment to the Trustee, and such other
documents and agreements, with all necessary endorsements thereon, as are
required by Section 2.01, together with an Officers' Certificate providing that
each such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan satisfies the definition thereof
and specifying the Substitution Shortfall Amount (as described below), if any,
in connection with such substitution. The Trustee (or a Custodian on behalf of
the Trustee) shall acknowledge receipt for such Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loan or Loans and, within ten Business Days thereafter, review such documents as
specified in Section 2.02 and deliver to the Depositor, the Master Servicer and
the Certificate Insurer, with respect to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan
or Loans, a certification substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
C-1, with any applicable exceptions noted thereon. Within one year of the date
of substitution, the Trustee shall deliver to the Depositor, the Master Servicer
and the Certificate Insurer a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit
C-2 hereto with respect to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans,
with any applicable exceptions noted thereon. Monthly Payments due with respect
to Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution are not part
of REMIC I and will be retained by the Depositor, the Originator or the Seller,
as the case may be. For the month of substitution, distributions to
Certificateholders will reflect the Monthly Payment due on such Deleted Mortgage
Loan on or before the Due Date in the month of substitution, and the Depositor,
the Originator or the Seller, as the case may be, shall thereafter be entitled
to retain all amounts subsequently received in respect of such Deleted Mortgage
Loan. The Depositor shall give or cause to be given written notice to the
Certificateholders that such substitution has taken place, shall amend the
Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of such Deleted Mortgage Loan from
the terms of this Agreement and the substitution of the Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan or Loans and shall deliver a copy of such amended Mortgage Loan
Schedule to the Trustee. Upon such substitution, such Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan or Loans shall constitute part of the Mortgage Pool and shall be
subject in all respects to the terms of this Agreement and, in the case of a
substitution effected by the Originator or the Seller, the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement, including, in the case of a substitution effected by the
Originator or the Seller, all applicable representations and warranties thereof
included in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, and in the case of a
substitution effected by the Depositor, all applicable
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representations and warranties thereof set forth in Section 2.04, in each case
as of the date of substitution.
For any month in which the Depositor, the Originator or the
Seller substitutes one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for one or
more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the Master Servicer will determine the amount (the
"Substitution Shortfall Amount"), if any, by which the aggregate Purchase Price
of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans exceeds the aggregate of, as to each such
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Scheduled Principal Balance thereof as
of the date of substitution, together with one month's interest on such
Scheduled Principal Balance at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate. On the date of
such substitution, the Depositor, the Originator or the Seller, as the case may
be, will deliver or cause to be delivered to the Master Servicer for deposit in
the Collection Account an amount equal to the Substitution Shortfall Amount, if
any, and the Trustee, upon receipt of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loan or Loans and certification by the Master Servicer of such deposit, shall
release to the Depositor, the Originator or the Seller, as the case may be, the
related Mortgage File or Files and shall execute and deliver such instruments of
transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, as the Depositor, the
Originator or the Seller, as the case may be, shall deliver to it and as shall
be necessary to vest therein any Deleted Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto.
In addition, the Depositor, the Originator or the Seller, as
the case may be, shall obtain at its own expense and deliver to the Trustee and
the Certificate Insurer an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such
substitution will not cause (a) any federal tax to be imposed on either REMIC I
or REMIC II, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on
"prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(1) of the Code or on
"contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(1) of the Code, or
(b) either REMIC I or REMIC II to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that
any Certificate is outstanding.
(e) Upon discovery by the Depositor, the Originator, the
Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Insurer that any
Mortgage Loan does not constitute a "qualified mortgage" within the meaning of
Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, the party discovering such fact shall within two
Business Days give written notice thereof to the other parties and the
Certificate Insurer. In connection therewith, the Originator, the Seller or the
Depositor shall repurchase or, subject to the limitations set forth in Section
2.03(d), substitute one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for the
affected Mortgage Loan within 90 days of the earlier of discovery or receipt of
such notice with respect to such affected Mortgage Loan. Such repurchase or
substitution shall be made by (i) the Originator or the Seller, as the case may
be, if the affected Mortgage Loan's status as a non-qualified mortgage is or
results from a breach of any representation, warranty or covenant made by the
Originator or the Seller under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, or (ii) the
Depositor, if the affected Mortgage Loan's status as a non-qualified mortgage is
a breach of any representation or warranty of the Depositor set forth in Section
2.04 or if the status as a non-qualified mortgage is a breach of no
representation or warranty. Any such repurchase or substitution shall be made in
the same manner as set forth in Sections 2.03(a), if made by the Originator or
the Seller, or 2.03(b), if made by the Depositor. The Trustee shall reconvey to
the Depositor, the Originator or the
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Seller, as the case may be, the Mortgage Loan to be released pursuant hereto in
the same manner, and on the same terms and conditions, as it would a Mortgage
Loan repurchased for breach of a representation or warranty.
SECTION 2.04. Representations and Warranties of the
Depositor.
(a) The Depositor hereby represents and warrants to the
Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer
that as of the Closing Date or as of such other date specifically provided
herein:
(i) The information set forth in the Mortgage Loan
Schedule for the Original Mortgage Loans is complete, true and
correct in all material respects at the date or dates
respecting which such information is furnished;
(ii) As of the Cut-off Date, the Monthly Payment due
under each Original Mortgage Loan is not 30 or more days
delinquent in payment and has not been 30 or more days
delinquent in payment more than once in the twelve month
period prior to the Cut-off Date (assuming that a "rolling" 30
day delinquency is considered to be one time delinquent);
(iii) Each Original Mortgage Loan had an original term to
maturity up to 30 years; each Original Mortgage Loan is an
adjustable-rate mortgage loan with payments due on the first
day of each month and each such Mortgage Loan is fully
amortizing; effective with the first payment due after each
Adjustment Date, the monthly payment amount for each Original
Mortgage Loan will be adjusted to an amount which would
amortize fully the outstanding principal balance of such
Mortgage Loan over its remaining term and pay interest at the
Mortgage Rate so adjusted; on the first Adjustment Date and on
each Adjustment Date thereafter the Mortgage Rate on each
Original Mortgage Loan will be adjusted to equal the sum of
the Index and the related Gross Margin, rounded to the nearest
multiple of 0.125%, subject to the Periodic Rate Cap, the
Maximum Mortgage Rate and the Minimum Mortgage Rate applicable
to such Mortgage Loan;
(iv) (A) No more than approximately 37.00%,
approximately 7.13%, approximately 6.45%, approximately 4.44%,
approximately 4.24% and approximately 4.18% of the Original
Mortgage Loans, by outstanding principal balance of the
Original Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, will be
secured by Mortgaged Properties located in California,
Colorado, Illinois, Arizona, Washington and Minnesota,
respectively, and no more than 36.56% of the Original Mortgage
Loans, by outstanding principal balance of the Original
Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, will be secured by
Mortgaged Properties located in any other state; (B) as of the
Cut-off Date, no more than approximately 0.42% of the Original
Mortgage Loans, by outstanding principal balance of the
Original Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, are secured by
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Properties located in any one California zip code area, and no
more than approximately 15.37% of the Original Mortgage Loans,
by outstanding principal balance of the Original Mortgage
Loans as of the Cut-off Date are secured by units in two- to
four-family dwellings, condominiums, town houses, planned unit
developments or manufactured housing; and (C) at least
approximately 84.64% of the Original Mortgage Loans, by
outstanding principal balance of the Original Mortgage Loans
as of the Cut-off Date, are secured by real property with a
single family residence erected thereon;
(v) If the Mortgaged Property securing an Original
Mortgage Loan is identified in the Federal Register by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA") as having special
flood hazards, a flood insurance policy is in effect at the
Closing Date which met the requirements of FEMA at the time
such policy was issued;
(vi) With respect to each Original Mortgage Loan, the
Loan-to-Value Ratio was less than or equal to 85.00% at the
origination of such Original Mortgage Loan; and
(vii) With respect to at least approximately 92.78% of
the Original Mortgage Loans by outstanding principal balance
as of the Cut-off Date, at the time that the Mortgage Loan was
made, the Mortgagor represented that the Mortgagor would
occupy the Mortgaged Property as the Mortgagor's primary
residence. With respect to approximately 7.22% of the Original
Mortgage Loans by outstanding principal balance as of the
Cut-off Date, at the time that the Mortgage Loan was made, the
Mortgagor represented that the Mortgagor would occupy the
Mortgaged Property as the Mortgagor's secondary residence or
that the Mortgaged Property would be an investor property.
(b) It is understood and agreed that the representations and
warranties set forth in this Section 2.04 shall survive delivery of the Mortgage
Files to the Trustee or to a Custodian, as the case may be, and shall inure to
the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer
notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement or assignment. Upon
discovery by any of the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Trustee of a
breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties which materially
and adversely affects the value of any Mortgage Loan or the interests therein of
the Certificateholders or the Certificate Insurer, the party discovering such
breach shall give prompt written notice to the other parties and the Certificate
Insurer, and in no event later than two Business Days from the date of such
discovery. It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the Depositor set
forth in Section 2.03(b) to cure, substitute for or repurchase a Mortgage Loan
constitute the sole remedies available to the Certificateholders or to the
Trustee on their behalf respecting a breach of the representations and
warranties contained in this Section 2.04.
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SECTION 2.05. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of
the Master Servicer.
The Master Servicer hereby represents, warrants and covenants
to the Trustee, for the benefit of each of the Trustee, the Certificateholders,
the Certificate Insurer and to the Depositor that as of the Closing Date or as
of such date specifically provided herein:
(i) The Master Servicer is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware and is duly authorized and
qualified to transact any and all business contemplated by
this Agreement to be conducted by the Master Servicer in any
state in which a Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise
not required under applicable law to effect such qualification
and, in any event, is in compliance with the doing business
laws of any such State, to the extent necessary to ensure its
ability to enforce each Mortgage Loan and to service the
Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
(ii) The Master Servicer has the full corporate power
and authority to service each Mortgage Loan, and to execute,
deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and has duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of
the Master Servicer the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement; and this Agreement, assuming the due
authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the Depositor
and the Trustee, constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Master Servicer, enforceable against the
Master Servicer in accordance with its terms, except to the
extent that (a) the enforceability thereof may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other
similar laws relating to creditors' rights generally and (b)
the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other
forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable
defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any
proceeding therefor may be brought;
(iii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
Master Servicer, the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the
Master Servicer hereunder, the consummation of any other of
the transactions herein contemplated, and the fulfillment of
or compliance with the terms hereof are in the ordinary course
of business of the Master Servicer and will not (A) result in
a breach of any term or provision of the charter or by-laws of
the Master Servicer or (B) conflict with, result in a breach,
violation or acceleration of, or result in a default under,
the terms of any other material agreement or instrument to
which the Master Servicer is a party or by which it may be
bound, or any statute, order or regulation applicable to the
Master Servicer of any court, regulatory body, administrative
agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over the
Master Servicer; and the Master Servicer is not a party to,
bound by, or in breach or violation of any indenture or other
agreement or instrument, or subject to or in violation of any
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statute, order or regulation of any court, regulatory body,
administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction
over it, which materially and adversely affects or, to the
Master Servicer's knowledge, would in the future materially
and adversely affect, (x) the ability of the Master Servicer
to perform its obligations under this Agreement or (y) the
business, operations, financial condition, properties or
assets of the Master Servicer taken as a whole;
(iv) The Master Servicer is an approved seller/servicer
for FNMA or FHLMC in good standing and is a HUD approved
mortgagee pursuant to Section 203 of the National Housing Act;
(v) No litigation is pending against the Master
Servicer that would materially and adversely affect the
execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement or the
ability of the Master Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans
or to perform any of its other obligations hereunder in
accordance with the terms hereof; and
(vi) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any
court or governmental agency or body is required for the
execution, delivery and performance by the Master Servicer of,
or compliance by the Master Servicer with, this Agreement or
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, except for such consents, approvals, authorizations
or orders, if any, that have been obtained prior to the
Closing Date.
It is understood and agreed that the representations,
warranties and covenants set forth in this Section 2.05 shall survive delivery
of the Mortgage Files to the Trustee or to a Custodian, as the case may be, and
shall inure to the benefit of the Trustee, the Depositor, the Certificateholders
and the Certificate Insurer. Upon discovery by any of the Depositor, the Master
Servicer or the Trustee of a breach of any of the foregoing representations,
warranties and covenants which materially and adversely affects the value of any
Mortgage Loan or the interests therein of the Certificateholders or the
Certificate Insurer, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written
notice (but in no event later than two Business Days following such discovery)
to the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer. The obligation of the Master
Servicer set forth in Section 2.03(c) to cure breaches shall constitute the sole
remedies against the Master Servicer available to the Certificateholders, the
Depositor or the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders respecting a breach
of the representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Section 2.05.
The preceding sentence shall not, however, limit any remedies available to the
Certificateholders, the Depositor or the Trustee on behalf of the
Certificateholders, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement signed by
the Master Servicer in its capacity as Originator, respecting a breach of the
representations, warranties and covenants of the Master Servicer in its capacity
as Originator contained in such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.
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SECTION 2.06. Issuance of Class R-I Certificates.
The Trustee acknowledges the assignment to it of the Mortgage
Loans and the delivery to it, or any Custodian on its behalf, of the Mortgage
Files, subject to the provisions of Sections 2.01 and 2.02, together with the
assignment to it of all other assets included in REMIC I, receipt of which is
hereby acknowledged. Concurrently with such assignment and delivery and in
exchange therefor, the Trustee, pursuant to the written request of the Depositor
executed by an officer of the Depositor, has executed, authenticated and
delivered to or upon the order of the Depositor, the Class R-I Certificates in
authorized denominations. The interests evidenced by the Class R-I Certificates,
together with the REMIC I Regular Interests, constitute the entire beneficial
ownership interest in REMIC I.
SECTION 2.07. Conveyance of REMIC I Regular Interests;
Acceptance of REMIC II by the Trustee.
The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery
hereof, does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to the
Trustee without recourse all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in
and to the REMIC I Regular Interests for the benefit of the REMIC II
Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer. The Trustee acknowledges receipt
of the REMIC I Regular Interests and declares that it holds and will hold the
same in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of all present and future REMIC
II Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer. The rights of the REMIC II
Certificateholders to receive distributions from the proceeds of REMIC II in
respect of the REMIC II Certificates, and all ownership interests of the REMIC
II Certificateholders in and to such distributions, shall be as set forth in
this Agreement.
SECTION 2.08. Issuance of REMIC II Certificates.
The Trustee acknowledges the assignment to it of the REMIC I
Regular Interests and, concurrently therewith and in exchange therefor, pursuant
to the written request of the Depositor executed by an officer of the Depositor,
the Trustee has executed, authenticated and delivered to or upon the order of
the Depositor, the REMIC II Certificates in authorized denominations evidencing
the entire beneficial ownership interest in REMIC II.
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ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING
OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS
SECTION 3.01. Master Servicer to Act as Master Servicer.
The Master Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage
Loans on behalf of the Trustee and in the best interests of and for the benefit
of the Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer (as determined by the
Master Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with
such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar
mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and
usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers
administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to:
(i) any relationship that the Master Servicer, any
Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Master Servicer or any
Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor;
(ii) the ownership of any Certificate by the Master
Servicer or any Affiliate of the Master Servicer;
(iii) the Master Servicer's obligation to make P&I
Advances or Servicing Advances; or
(iv) the Master Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right
to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with
respect to any particular transaction.
To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Master Servicer shall also seek
to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the
Mortgage Notes. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the
terms of this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Master
Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through
Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all
things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem
necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Master Servicer in its own name or in the name of a Sub-Servicer is hereby
authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Master Servicer believes it
appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the servicing standards set
forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders, the
Certificate Insurer and the Trustee or any of them, and upon notice to the
Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial
or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect
to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure
proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the
ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such
properties, on behalf of the
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Trustee and Certificateholders. The Master Servicer shall service and administer
the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall
provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby.
The Master Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with
all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard
insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, the Trustee shall execute, at the
written request of the Master Servicer, and furnish to the Master Servicer and
any SubServicer such documents as are necessary or appropriate to enable the
Master Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and
administrative duties hereunder, and the Trustee hereby grants to the Master
Servicer a power of attorney to carry out such duties. The Trustee shall not be
liable for the actions of the Master Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such
powers of attorney.
In accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph,
the Master Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for
the purpose of effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on the
Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in
the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to
Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the
Master Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the timely payment of taxes and
assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating
distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balance of
the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan
so permit.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary,
the Master Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage
Loan (except as provided in Section 4.03) and the Master Servicer shall not
(unless the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such
default is, in the judgment of the Master Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) (i)
permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the
Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the principal balance (except for reductions
resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date
on such Mortgage Loan or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of
any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or
reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury
regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause either REMIC I or REMIC II to
fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on
"prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the
REMIC Provisions.
The Master Servicer may delegate its responsibilities under
this Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the
Master Servicer from the responsibilities or liabilities arising under this
Agreement.
SECTION 3.02. Sub-Servicing Agreements Between Master
Servicer and Sub-Servicers.
(a) The Master Servicer may enter into Sub-Servicing
Agreements (provided that the Master Servicer shall have obtained the consent of
the Certificate Insurer and provided such agreements would not result in a
withdrawal or a downgrading by any Rating Agency of
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the rating or any shadow rating on any Class of Certificates) with
Sub-Servicers, for the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans.
Each Sub-Servicer shall be (i) authorized to transact business
in the state or states where the related Mortgaged Properties it is to service
are situated, if and to the extent required by applicable law to enable the
Sub-Servicer to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Sub-Servicing
Agreement, (ii) an institution approved as a mortgage loan originator by the
Federal Housing Administration or an institution the deposit accounts in which
are insured by the FDIC and (iii) a FHLMC or FNMA approved mortgage servicer.
Each Sub-Servicing Agreement must impose on the Sub-Servicer requirements
conforming to the provisions set forth in Section 3.08 and provide for servicing
of the Mortgage Loans consistent with the terms of this Agreement. The Master
Servicer will examine each Sub-Servicing Agreement and will be familiar with the
terms thereof. The terms of any Sub-Servicing Agreement will not be inconsistent
with any of the provisions of this Agreement. The Master Servicer and the
SubServicers may enter into and make amendments to the Sub-Servicing Agreements
or enter into different forms of Sub-Servicing Agreements; provided, however,
that any such amendments or different forms shall be consistent with and not
violate the provisions of this Agreement, and that no such amendment or
different form shall be made or entered into which could be reasonably expected
to be materially adverse to the interests of the Certificateholders or the
Certificate Insurer, without the consent of the Certificate Insurer and the
Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any
variation without the consent of the Certificate Insurer and the Holders of
Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights from the provisions
set forth in Section 3.08 relating to insurance or priority requirements of
Sub-Servicing Accounts, or credits and charges to the Sub-Servicing Accounts or
the timing and amount of remittances by the Sub-Servicers to the Master
Servicer, are conclusively deemed to be inconsistent with this Agreement and
therefore prohibited. The Master Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee and the
Certificate Insurer copies of all Sub-Servicing Agreements, and any amendments
or modifications thereof, promptly upon the Master Servicer's execution and
delivery of such instruments.
(b) As part of its servicing activities hereunder, the Master
Servicer (except as otherwise provided in the last sentence of this paragraph),
for the benefit of the Trustee, the Certificateholders and the Certificate
Insurer, shall enforce the obligations of each Sub-Servicer under the related
Sub-Servicing Agreement and of the Originator and the Seller under the Mortgage
Loan Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, any obligation to make
advances in respect of delinquent payments as required by a Sub-Servicing
Agreement, or to purchase a Mortgage Loan on account of missing or defective
documentation or on account of a breach of a representation, warranty or
covenant, as described in Section 2.03(a). Such enforcement, including, without
limitation, the legal prosecution of claims, termination of SubServicing
Agreements, and the pursuit of other appropriate remedies, shall be in such form
and carried out to such an extent and at such time as the Master Servicer, in
its good faith business judgment, would require were it the owner of the related
Mortgage Loans. The Master Servicer shall pay the costs of such enforcement at
its own expense, and shall be reimbursed therefor only (i) from a general
recovery resulting from such enforcement, to the extent, if any, that such
recovery exceeds all amounts due in respect of the related Mortgage Loans, or
(ii) from a
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specific recovery of costs, expenses or attorneys' fees against the party
against whom such enforcement is directed. Enforcement of the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement against the Originator shall be effected by the Master
Servicer to the extent it is not the Originator, and otherwise by the Trustee,
in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this paragraph.
SECTION 3.03. Successor Sub-Servicers.
The Master Servicer shall be entitled to terminate any
Sub-Servicing Agreement and the rights and obligations of any Sub-Servicer
pursuant to any Sub-Servicing Agreement in accordance with the terms and
conditions of such Sub-Servicing Agreement. In the event of termination of any
Sub-Servicer, all servicing obligations of such Sub-Servicer shall be assumed
simultaneously by the Master Servicer without any act or deed on the part of
such Sub-Servicer or the Master Servicer, and the Master Servicer either shall
service directly the related Mortgage Loans or shall enter into a Sub-Servicing
Agreement with a successor Sub-Servicer which qualifies under Section 3.02.
Any Sub-Servicing Agreement shall include the provision that
such agreement may be immediately terminated by the Trustee without fee, in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, in the event that the Master
Servicer shall, for any reason, no longer be the Master Servicer (including
termination due to a Master Servicer Event of Default).
SECTION 3.04. Liability of the Master Servicer.
Notwithstanding any Sub-Servicing Agreement, any of the
provisions of this Agreement relating to agreements or arrangements between the
Master Servicer and a SubServicer or reference to actions taken through a
Sub-Servicer or otherwise, the Master Servicer shall remain obligated and
primarily liable to the Trustee, the Certificateholders and the Certificate
Insurer for the servicing and administering of the Mortgage Loans in accordance
with the provisions of Section 3.01 without diminution of such obligation or
liability by virtue of such Sub-Servicing Agreements or arrangements or by
virtue of indemnification from the SubServicer and to the same extent and under
the same terms and conditions as if the Master Servicer alone were servicing and
administering the Mortgage Loans. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to enter
into any agreement with a Sub-Servicer for indemnification of the Master
Servicer by such Sub-Servicer and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be
deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.
SECTION 3.05. No Contractual Relationship Between
Sub-Servicers and Trustee or
Certificateholders.
Any Sub-Servicing Agreement that may be entered into and any
transactions or services relating to the Mortgage Loans involving a Sub-Servicer
in its capacity as such shall be deemed to be between the Sub-Servicer and the
Master Servicer alone, and the Trustee and Certificateholders or the Certificate
Insurer shall not be deemed parties thereto and shall have no claims, rights,
obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to the Sub-Servicer except as
set forth in Section 3.06. The Master Servicer shall be solely liable for all
fees owed by it to any
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Sub-Servicer, irrespective of whether the Master Servicer's compensation
pursuant to this Agreement is sufficient to pay such fees.
SECTION 3.06. Assumption or Termination of Sub-Servicing
Agreements by Trustee.
In the event the Master Servicer shall for any reason no
longer be the master servicer (including by reason of the occurrence of a Master
Servicer Event of Default), the Trustee or its designee shall thereupon assume
all of the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer under each
Sub-Servicing Agreement that the Master Servicer may have entered into, unless
the Trustee elects to terminate any Sub-Servicing Agreement in accordance with
its terms as provided in Section 3.03. Upon such assumption, the Trustee, its
designee or the successor servicer for the Trustee appointed pursuant to Section
7.02 shall be deemed, subject to Section 3.03, to have assumed all of the Master
Servicer's interest therein and to have replaced the Master Servicer as a party
to each Sub-Servicing Agreement to the same extent as if each SubServicing
Agreement had been assigned to the assuming party, except that (i) the Master
Servicer shall not thereby be relieved of any liability or obligations under any
Sub-Servicing Agreement and (ii) none of the Trustee, its designee or any
successor Master Servicer shall be deemed to have assumed any liability or
obligation of the Master Servicer that arose before it ceased to be the Master
Servicer.
The Master Servicer at its expense shall, upon request of the
Trustee, deliver to the assuming party all documents and records relating to
each Sub-Servicing Agreement and the Mortgage Loans then being serviced and an
accounting of amounts collected and held by or on behalf of it, and otherwise
use its best efforts to effect the orderly and efficient transfer of the
Sub-Servicing Agreements to the assuming party.
SECTION 3.07. Collection of Certain Mortgage Loan Payments.
The Master Servicer shall make reasonable efforts to collect
all payments called for under the terms and provisions of the Mortgage Loans,
and shall, to the extent such procedures shall be consistent with this
Agreement, follow such collection procedures as it would follow with respect to
mortgage loans comparable to the Mortgage Loans and held for its own account.
Consistent with the foregoing, the Master Servicer may in its discretion (i)
waive any late payment charge or, if applicable, penalty interest, (ii) extend
the due dates for the Monthly Payments due on a Mortgage Note for a period of
not greater than 90 days or (iii) if the Master Servicer provides prior written
notice to the Certificate Insurer to which the Certificate Insurer does not
object within two Business Days, extend the due dates for Monthly Payments due
on a Mortgage Loan for a period of not greater than 180 days; provided that any
extension pursuant to clause (ii) or clause (iii) above shall not affect the
amortization schedule of any Mortgage Loan for purposes of any computation
hereunder.
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SECTION 3.08. Sub-Servicing Accounts.
In those cases where a Sub-Servicer is servicing a Mortgage
Loan pursuant to a Sub-Servicing Agreement, the Sub-Servicer will be required to
establish and maintain one or more accounts (collectively, the "Sub-Servicing
Account"). The Sub-Servicing Account shall be an Eligible Account and shall
comply with all requirements of this Agreement relating to the Collection
Account. The Sub-Servicer will be required to deposit into the Sub-Servicing
Account no later than the first Business Day after receipt all proceeds of
Mortgage Loans received by the Sub-Servicer, less its servicing compensation to
the extent permitted by the SubServicing Agreement and to remit such proceeds to
the Master Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account not later than the
first Business Day thereafter. For purposes of this Agreement, the Master
Servicer shall be deemed to have received payments on the Mortgage Loans when
the Sub-Servicer receives such payments.
SECTION 3.09. Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar
Items; Servicing Accounts.
The Master Servicer shall, establish and maintain one or more
accounts (the "Servicing Accounts"), into which all collections from the
Mortgagors (or related advances from Sub-Servicers) for the payment of taxes,
assessments, hazard insurance premiums, and comparable items for the account of
the Mortgagors ("Escrow Payments") shall be deposited and retained. Servicing
Accounts shall be Eligible Accounts. The Master Servicer shall deposit in the
Servicing Accounts on a daily basis, and retain therein, all Escrow Payments
collected on account of the Mortgage Loans, for the purpose of effecting the
timely payment of any such items as required under the terms of this Agreement.
Withdrawals of amounts from a Servicing Account may be made only to (i) effect
timely payment of taxes, assessments, hazard insurance premiums, and comparable
items; (ii) reimburse the Master Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer to the extent
provided in the related Sub-Servicing Agreement) out of related collections for
any advances made pursuant to Section 3.01 (with respect to taxes and
assessments) and Section 3.14 (with respect to hazard insurance); (iii) refund
to Mortgagors any sums as may be determined to be overages; (iv) pay interest,
if required and as described below, to Mortgagors on balances in the Servicing
Account; or (v) clear and terminate the Servicing Account at the termination of
the Master Servicer's obligations and responsibilities in respect of the
Mortgage Loans under this Agreement in accordance with Article IX. As part of
its servicing duties, the Master Servicer or Sub-Servicers shall pay to the
Mortgagors interest on funds in Servicing Accounts, to the extent required by
law and, to the extent that interest earned on funds in the Servicing Accounts
is insufficient, to pay such interest from its or their own funds, without any
reimbursement therefor. To the extent that a Mortgage does not provide for
Escrow Payments, the Master Servicer shall determine that any such payments are
made by the Mortgagor at the time they first become due. The Master Servicer
assumes full responsibility for the timely payment of all such bills and shall
effect timely payments of all such bills irrespective of the Mortgagor's
faithful performance in the payment of same or the making of the Escrow Payments
and shall make advances from its own funds to effect such payments.
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SECTION 3.10. Collection Account and Distribution Account.
(a) On behalf of the Trust Fund, the Master Servicer shall
establish and maintain one or more accounts (such account or accounts, the
"Collection Account"), held in trust for the benefit of the Trustee, the
Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer. On behalf of the Trust Fund, the
Master Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited in the Collection Account
on a daily basis, as and when received or as otherwise required hereunder, the
following payments and collections received or made by it subsequent to the
Cut-off Date (other than in respect of principal or interest on the related
Mortgage Loans due on or before the Cutoff Date), or payments (other than
Principal Prepayments) received by it on or prior to the Cutoff Date but
allocable to a Due Period subsequent thereto:
(i) all payments on account of principal, including
Principal Prepayments, on the Mortgage Loans;
(ii) all payments on account of interest (net of the
related Servicing Fee) on each Mortgage Loan;
(iii) all Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds
(other than proceeds collected in respect of any particular
REO Property and amounts paid in connection with a purchase of
Mortgage Loans and REO Properties pursuant to Section 9.01);
(iv) any amounts required to be deposited pursuant to
Section 3.12 in connection with any losses realized on
Permitted Investments with respect to funds held in the
Collection Account; and
(v) any amounts required to be deposited by the Master
Servicer pursuant to the second paragraph of Section 3.14(a)
in respect of any blanket policy deductibles.
For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, the Cut-off Date with
respect to any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan shall be deemed to be the date
of substitution.
The foregoing requirements for deposit in the Collection
Accounts shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, payments in the nature of prepayment
or late payment charges or assumption fees need not be deposited by the Master
Servicer in the Collection Account. In the event the Master Servicer shall
deposit in the Collection Account any amount not required to be deposited
therein, it may at any time withdraw such amount from the Collection Account,
any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding.
(b) On behalf of the Trust Fund, the Trustee shall establish
and maintain one or more accounts (such account or accounts, the "Distribution
Account"), held in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the
Certificate Insurer. On behalf of the Trust Fund, the
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Master Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee in immediately available funds for
deposit in the Distribution Account on or before 3:00 p.m. New York time (i) on
the Master Servicer Remittance Date, that portion of the Available Distribution
Amount (calculated without regard to the references in clause (2) of the
definition thereof to amounts that may be withdrawn from the Distribution
Account) for the related Distribution Date then on deposit in the Collection
Account, and (ii) on each Business Day as of the commencement of which the
balance on deposit in the Collection Account exceeds $75,000 following any
withdrawals pursuant to the next succeeding sentence, the amount of such excess,
but only if the Collection Account constitutes an Eligible Account solely
pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition of "Eligible Account." If the balance
on deposit in the Collection Account exceeds $75,000 as of the commencement of
business on any Business Day and the Collection Account constitutes an Eligible
Account solely pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition of "Eligible Account,"
the Master Servicer shall, on or before 3:00 p.m. New York time on such Business
Day, withdraw from the Collection Account any and all amounts payable or
reimbursable to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Originator,
the Seller or any Sub-Servicer pursuant to Section 3.11 and shall pay such
amounts to the Persons entitled thereto.
(c) Funds in the Collection Account and the Distribution
Account may be invested in Permitted Investments in accordance with the
provisions set forth in Section 3.12. The Master Servicer shall give notice to
the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer of the location of the Collection
Account maintained by it when established and prior to any change thereof. The
Trustee shall give notice to the Master Servicer, the Depositor and the
Certificate Insurer of the location of the Distribution Account when established
and prior to any change thereof.
(d) Funds held in the Collection Account at any time may be
delivered by the Master Servicer to the Trustee for deposit in an account (which
may be the Distribution Account and must satisfy the standards for the
Distribution Account as set forth in the definition thereof) and for all
purposes of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a part of the Collection
Account; provided, however, that the Trustee shall have the sole authority to
withdraw any funds held pursuant to this subsection (d). In the event the Master
Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee for deposit in the Distribution Account
any amount not required to be deposited therein, it may at any time request that
the Trustee withdraw such amount from the Distribution Account and remit to it
any such amount, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding. In
addition, the Master Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee from time to time for
deposit, and the Trustee shall so deposit, in the Distribution Account:
(i) any P&I Advances, as required pursuant to Section
4.03;
(ii) any amounts required to be deposited pursuant to
Section 3.23(d) or (f) in connection with any REO Property;
(iii) any amounts to be paid in connection with a
purchase of Mortgage Loans and REO Properties pursuant to
Section 9.01;
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(iv) any amounts required to be deposited pursuant to
Section 3.24 in connection with any Prepayment Interest
Shortfalls;
(v) any Stayed Funds, as soon as permitted by the
federal bankruptcy court having jurisdiction in such matters;
and
(vi) any amounts required to be transferred from the
REMIC II Reserve Fund pursuant to Section 4.06 or from the
Insurance Account pursuant to Section 4.07 on any Distribution
Date.
(e) Promptly upon receipt of any Stayed Funds, whether from
the Master Servicer, a trustee in bankruptcy, or federal bankruptcy court or
other source, the Trustee shall deposit such funds in the Distribution Account,
subject to withdrawal thereof pursuant to Section 7.02(b) or as otherwise
permitted hereunder. In addition, the Master Servicer shall deposit in the
Distribution Account any amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section
3.12 in connection with losses realized on Permitted Investments with respect to
funds held in the Distribution Account.
SECTION 3.11. Withdrawals from the Collection Account and
Distribution Account.
The Master Servicer shall, from time to time, make withdrawals
from the Collection Account for any of the following purposes or as described in
Section 4.03:
(i) to remit to the Trustee for deposit in the
Distribution Account the amounts required to be so remitted
pursuant to Section 3.10(b) or permitted to be so remitted
pursuant to the first sentence of Section 3.10(d);
(ii) subject to Section 3.16(d), to reimburse the Master
Servicer for P&I Advances, but only to the extent of amounts
received which represent Late Collections (net of the related
Servicing Fees) of Monthly Payments on Mortgage Loans with
respect to which such P&I Advances were made in accordance
with the provisions of Section 4.03;
(iii) subject to Section 3.16(d), to pay the Master
Servicer or any SubServicer any unpaid Servicing Fees and
reimburse any unreimbursed Servicing Advances with respect to
each Mortgage Loan, but only to the extent of any Liquidation
Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds received with respect to such
Mortgage Loan;
(iv) to pay to the Master Servicer as servicing
compensation (in addition to the Servicing Fee) on the Master
Servicer Remittance Date any interest or investment income
earned on funds deposited in the Collection Account;
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(v) to pay to the Master Servicer, the Depositor, the
Originator or the Seller, as the case may be, with respect to
each Mortgage Loan that has previously been purchased or
replaced pursuant to Section 2.03 or Section 3.16(c) all
amounts received thereon subsequent to the date of purchase or
substitution, as the case may be;
(vi) to reimburse the Master Servicer for any P&I
Advance previously made which the Master Servicer has
determined to be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance in accordance
with the provisions of Section 4.03;
(vii) to reimburse the Master Servicer or the Depositor
for expenses incurred by or reimbursable to the Master
Servicer or the Depositor, as the case may be, pursuant to
Section 6.03;
(viii) to reimburse the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as
the case may be, for expenses reasonably incurred in respect
of the breach or defect giving rise to the purchase obligation
under Section 2.03 or Section 2.04 of this Agreement that were
included in the Purchase Price of the Mortgage Loan, including
any expenses arising out of the enforcement of the purchase
obligation;
(ix) to pay, or to reimburse the Master Servicer for
advances in respect of, expenses incurred in connection with
any Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.16(b); and
(x) to clear and terminate the Collection Account
pursuant to Section 9.01.
The Master Servicer shall keep and maintain separate
accounting, on a Mortgage Loan by Mortgage Loan basis, for the purpose of
justifying any withdrawal from the Collection Account, to the extent held by or
on behalf of it, pursuant to subclauses (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (viii) and
(ix) above. The Master Servicer shall provide written notification to the
Trustee, on or prior to the next succeeding Master Servicer Remittance Date,
upon making any withdrawals from the Collection Account pursuant to subclause
(vii) above.
SECTION 3.12. Investment of Funds in the Collection Account
and the Distribution Account.
(a) The Master Servicer may direct any depository institution
maintaining the Collection Account (for purposes of this Section 3.12, an
"Investment Account"), and the Trustee, in its individual capacity, may direct
any depository institution maintaining the Distribution Account (for purposes of
this Section 3.12, also an "Investment Account"), to invest the funds in such
Investment Account in one or more Permitted Investments bearing interest or sold
at a discount, and maturing, unless payable on demand, (i) no later than the
Business Day immediately preceding the date on which such funds are required to
be withdrawn from such account pursuant to this Agreement, if a Person other
than the Trustee is the obligor thereon,
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and (ii) no later than the date on which such funds are required to be withdrawn
from such account pursuant to this Agreement, if the Trustee is the obligor
thereon. All such Permitted Investments shall be held to maturity, unless
payable on demand. Any investment of funds in an Investment Account shall be
made in the name of the Trustee (in its capacity as such) or in the name of a
nominee of the Trustee. The Trustee shall be entitled to sole possession (except
with respect to investment direction of funds held in the Collection Account)
over each such investment and the income thereon, and any certificate or other
instrument evidencing any such investment shall be delivered directly to the
Trustee or its agent, together with any document of transfer necessary to
transfer title to such investment to the Trustee or its nominee. In the event
amounts on deposit in an Investment Account are at any time invested in a
Permitted Investment payable on demand, the Trustee shall:
(x) consistent with any notice required to be given
thereunder, demand that payment thereon be made on
the last day such Permitted Investment may otherwise
mature hereunder in an amount equal to the lesser of
(1) all amounts then payable thereunder and (2) the
amount required to be withdrawn on such date; and
(y) demand payment of all amounts due thereunder promptly
upon determination by a Responsible Officer of the
Trustee that such Permitted Investment would not
constitute a Permitted Investment in respect of funds
thereafter on deposit in the Investment Account.
(b) All income and gain realized from the investment of funds
deposited in the Collection Account held by or on behalf of the Master Servicer,
shall be for the benefit of the Master Servicer and shall be subject to its
withdrawal in accordance with Section 3.11. The Master Servicer shall deposit in
the Collection Account the amount of any loss of principal incurred in respect
of any such Permitted Investment made with funds in such accounts immediately
upon realization of such loss.
(c) All income and gain realized from the investment of funds
deposited in the Distribution Account held by or on behalf of the Trustee, shall
be for the benefit of the Trustee and shall be subject to its withdrawal at any
time. The Trustee shall deposit in the Distribution Account, the amount of any
loss of principal incurred in respect of any such Permitted Investment made with
funds in such accounts immediately upon realization of such loss.
(d) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement,
if any default occurs in the making of a payment due under any Permitted
Investment, or if a default occurs in any other performance required under any
Permitted Investment, the Trustee may and, subject to Section 8.01 and Section
8.02(v), upon the request of the Certificate Insurer or the Holders of
Certificates representing more than 50% of the Voting Rights allocated to any
Class of Certificates, shall take such action as may be appropriate to enforce
such payment or performance, including the institution and prosecution of
appropriate proceedings.
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SECTION 3.14. Maintenance of Hazard Insurance and Errors
and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage.
(a) The Master Servicer shall cause to be maintained for each
Mortgage Loan fire insurance with extended coverage on the related Mortgaged
Property in an amount which is at least equal to the least of (i) the current
principal balance of such Mortgage Loan, (ii) the amount necessary to fully
compensate for any damage or loss to the improvements that are a part of such
property on a replacement cost basis and (iii) the maximum insurable value of
the improvements which are a part of such Mortgaged Property, in each case in an
amount not less than such amount as is necessary to avoid the application of any
coinsurance clause contained in the related hazard insurance policy. The Master
Servicer shall also cause to be maintained fire insurance with extended coverage
on each REO Property in an amount which is at least equal to the lesser of (i)
the maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such
property and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan
at the time it became an REO Property, plus accrued interest at the Mortgage
Rate and related Servicing Advances. The Master Servicer will comply in the
performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each
insurer under any such hazard policies. Any amounts to be collected by the
Master Servicer under any such policies (other than amounts to be applied to the
restoration or repair of the property subject to the related Mortgage or amounts
to be released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the procedures that the
Master Servicer would follow in servicing loans held for its own account,
subject to the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note)
shall be deposited in the Collection Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to
Section 3.11, if received in respect of a Mortgage Loan, or in the REO Account,
subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.23, if received in respect of an REO
Property. Any cost incurred by the Master Servicer in maintaining any such
insurance shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to
Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer, be added to the unpaid principal
balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such
Mortgage Loan so permit. It is understood and agreed that no earthquake or other
additional insurance is to be required of any Mortgagor other than pursuant to
such applicable laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force and as
shall require such additional insurance. If the Mortgaged Property or REO
Property is at any time in an area identified in the Federal Register by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards, the Master
Servicer will cause to be maintained a flood insurance policy in respect
thereof. Such flood insurance shall be in an amount equal to the lesser of (i)
the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan and (ii) the maximum
amount of such insurance available for the related Mortgaged Property under the
national flood insurance program (assuming that the area in which such Mortgaged
Property is located is participating in such program).
In the event that the Master Servicer shall obtain and
maintain a blanket policy with an insurer having a General Policy Rating of A:X
or better in Best's Key Rating Guide insuring against hazard losses on all of
the Mortgage Loans, it shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its
obligations as set forth in the first two sentences of this Section 3.14, it
being
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understood and agreed that such policy may contain a deductible clause, in which
case the Master Servicer shall, in the event that there shall not have been
maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property a policy complying
with the first two sentences of this Section 3.14, and there shall have been one
or more losses which would have been covered by such policy, deposit to the
Collection Account from its own funds the amount not otherwise payable under the
blanket policy because of such deductible clause. In connection with its
activities as administrator and servicer of the Mortgage Loans, the Master
Servicer agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself, the Trustee,
Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer, claims under any such blanket
policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such policy.
(b) The Master Servicer shall keep in force during the term of
this Agreement a policy or policies of insurance covering errors and omissions
for failure in the performance of the Master Servicer's obligations under this
Agreement, which policy or policies shall be in such form and amount that would
meet the requirements of FNMA or FHLMC if it were the purchaser of the Mortgage
Loans, unless the Master Servicer has obtained a waiver of such requirements
from FNMA or FHLMC. The Master Servicer shall also maintain a fidelity bond in
the form and amount that would meet the requirements of FNMA or FHLMC, unless
the Master Servicer has obtained a waiver of such requirements from FNMA or
FHLMC. The Master Servicer shall be deemed to have complied with this provision
if an Affiliate of the Master Servicer has such errors and omissions and
fidelity bond coverage and, by the terms of such insurance policy or fidelity
bond, the coverage afforded thereunder extends to the Master Servicer. Any such
errors and omissions policy and fidelity bond shall by its terms not be
cancelable without thirty days' prior written notice to the Trustee and the
Certificate Insurer. The Master Servicer shall also cause each Sub-Servicer to
maintain a policy of insurance covering errors and omissions and a fidelity bond
which would meet such requirements.
SECTION 3.15. Enforcement of Due-On-Sale Clauses;
Assumption Agreements.
The Master Servicer will, to the extent it has knowledge of
any conveyance or prospective conveyance of any Mortgaged Property by any
Mortgagor (whether by absolute conveyance or by contract of sale, and whether or
not the Mortgagor remains or is to remain liable under the Mortgage Note and/or
the Mortgage), exercise its rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage
Loan under the "due-on-sale" clause, if any, applicable thereto; provided,
however, that the Master Servicer shall not exercise any such rights if
prohibited by law from doing so. If the Master Servicer reasonably believes it
is unable under applicable law to enforce such "due-on-sale" clause, or if any
of the other conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence
apply, the Master Servicer will enter into an assumption and modification
agreement from or with the person to whom such property has been conveyed or is
proposed to be conveyed, pursuant to which such person becomes liable under the
Mortgage Note and, to the extent permitted by applicable state law, the
Mortgagor remains liable thereon. The Master Servicer is also authorized to
enter into a substitution of liability agreement with such person, pursuant to
which the original Mortgagor is released from liability and such person is
substituted as the Mortgagor and becomes liable under the Mortgage Note,
provided that no
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such substitution shall be effective unless such person satisfies the
underwriting criteria of the Master Servicer and has a credit risk rating at
least equal to that of the original Mortgagor. In connection with any assumption
or substitution, the Master Servicer shall apply such underwriting standards and
follow such practices and procedures as shall be normal and usual in its general
mortgage servicing activities and as it applies to other mortgage loans owned
solely by it. The Master Servicer shall not take or enter into any assumption
and modification agreement, however, unless (to the extent practicable in the
circumstances) it shall have received confirmation, in writing, of the continued
effectiveness of any applicable hazard insurance policy, or a new policy meeting
the requirements of this Section is obtained. Any fee collected by the Master
Servicer in respect of an assumption or substitution of liability agreement will
be retained by the Master Servicer as additional servicing compensation. In
connection with any such assumption, no material term of the Mortgage Note
(including but not limited to the related Mortgage Rate and the amount of the
Monthly Payment) may be amended or modified, except as otherwise required
pursuant to the terms thereof. The Master Servicer shall notify the Trustee and
any respective Custodian that any such substitution or assumption agreement has
been completed by forwarding to the Trustee or to such Custodian, as the case
may be, the executed original of such substitution or assumption agreement,
which document shall be added to the related Mortgage File and shall, for all
purposes, be considered a part of such Mortgage File to the same extent as all
other documents and instruments constituting a part thereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph or any other provision
of this Agreement, the Master Servicer shall not be deemed to be in default,
breach or any other violation of its obligations hereunder by reason of any
assumption of a Mortgage Loan by operation of law or by the terms of the
Mortgage Note or any assumption which the Master Servicer may be restricted by
law from preventing, for any reason whatever. For purposes of this Section 3.15,
the term "assumption" is deemed to also include a sale (of the Mortgaged
Property) subject to the Mortgage that is not accompanied by an assumption or
substitution of liability agreement.
SECTION 3.16. Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.
(a) The Master Servicer shall, consistent with the servicing
standard set forth in Section 3.01, foreclose upon or otherwise comparably
convert the ownership of properties securing such of the Mortgage Loans as come
into and continue in default and as to which no satisfactory arrangements can be
made for collection of delinquent payments pursuant to Section 3.07. The Master
Servicer shall be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by it in any
such proceedings; provided, however, that such costs and expenses will be
recoverable as Servicing Advances by the Master Servicer as contemplated in
Section 3.11 and 3.23. The foregoing is subject to the provision that, in any
case in which Mortgaged Property shall have suffered damage from an Uninsured
Cause, the Master Servicer shall not be required to expend its own funds toward
the restoration of such property unless it shall determine in its discretion
that such restoration will increase the proceeds of liquidation of the related
Mortgage Loan after reimbursement to itself for such expenses.
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(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section
3.16 or any other provision of this Agreement, with respect to any Mortgage Loan
as to which the Master Servicer has received actual notice of, or has actual
knowledge of, the presence of any toxic or hazardous substance on the related
Mortgaged Property, the Master Servicer shall not, on behalf of the Trustee,
either (i) obtain title to such Mortgaged Property as a result of or in lieu of
foreclosure or otherwise, or (ii) otherwise acquire possession of, or take any
other action with respect to, such Mortgaged Property, if, as a result of any
such action, the Trustee, the Trust Fund, the Certificateholders or the
Certificate Insurer would be considered to hold title to, to be a
"mortgagee-in-possession" of, or to be an "owner" or "operator" of such
Mortgaged Property within the meaning of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended from time to time,
or any comparable law, unless the Master Servicer has also previously
determined, based on its reasonable judgment and a report prepared by a Person
who regularly conducts environmental audits using customary industry standards,
that:
(1) such Mortgaged Property is in compliance with
applicable environmental laws or, if not, that it would be in
the best economic interest of the Trust Fund to take such
actions as are necessary to bring the Mortgaged Property into
compliance therewith; and
(2) there are no circumstances present at such
Mortgaged Property relating to the use, management or disposal
of any hazardous substances, hazardous materials, hazardous
wastes, or petroleum-based materials for which investigation,
testing, monitoring, containment, clean-up or remediation
could be required under any federal, state or local law or
regulation, or that if any such materials are present for
which such action could be required, that it would be in the
best economic interest of the Trust Fund to take such actions
with respect to the affected Mortgaged Property.
The cost of the environmental audit report contemplated by
this Section 3.23 shall be advanced by the Master Servicer, subject to the
Master Servicer's right to be reimbursed therefor from the Collection Account as
provided in Section 3.11(ix), such right of reimbursement being prior to the
rights of Certificateholders to receive any amount in the Collection Account
received in respect of the affected Mortgage Loan or other Mortgage Loans.
If the Master Servicer determines, as described above, that it
is in the best economic interest of the Trust Fund to take such actions as are
necessary to bring any such Mortgaged Property into compliance with applicable
environmental laws, or to take such action with respect to the containment,
clean-up or remediation of hazardous substances, hazardous materials, hazardous
wastes or petroleum-based materials affecting any such Mortgaged Property, then
the Master Servicer shall take such action as it deems to be in the best
economic interest of the Trust Fund. The cost of any such compliance,
containment, cleanup or remediation shall be advanced by the Master Servicer,
subject to the Master Servicer's right to be reimbursed therefor from the
Collection Account as provided in Section 3.11(ix), such right of reimbursement
being prior to the rights of Certificateholders to receive any amount in the
Collection Account received in respect of the affected Mortgage Loan or other
Mortgage Loans.
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(c) The Master Servicer may at its option purchase from REMIC
I any Mortgage Loan that is 90 days or more delinquent, which the Master
Servicer determines in good faith will otherwise become subject to foreclosure
proceedings (evidence of such determination to be delivered in writing to the
Trustee and the Certificate Insurer prior to purchase), at a price equal to the
Purchase Price. The Purchase Price for any Mortgage Loan purchased hereunder
shall be deposited in the Collection Account, and the Trustee, upon receipt of
written certification from the Master Servicer of such deposit, shall release or
cause to be released to the Master Servicer the related Mortgage File and shall
execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case
without recourse, as the Master Servicer shall furnish and as shall be necessary
to vest in the Master Servicer title to any Mortgage Loan released pursuant
hereto.
(d) Proceeds received in connection with any Final Recovery
Determination, as well as any recovery resulting from a partial collection of
Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds, in respect of any Mortgage Loan,
will be applied in the following order of priority: FIRST, to reimburse the
Master Servicer or any Sub-Servicer for any related unreimbursed Servicing
Advances and P&I Advances, pursuant to Section 3.11(ii) or (iii); SECOND, to
accrued and unpaid interest on the Mortgage Loan, to the date of the Final
Recovery Determination, or to the Due Date prior to the Distribution Date on
which such amounts are to be distributed if not in connection with a Final
Recovery Determination; and THIRD, as a recovery of principal of the Mortgage
Loan. If the amount of the recovery so allocated to interest is less than the
full amount of accrued and unpaid interest due on such Mortgage Loan, the amount
of such recovery will be allocated by the Master Servicer as follows: FIRST, to
unpaid Servicing Fees; and SECOND, to the balance of the interest then due and
owing. The portion of the recovery so allocated to unpaid Servicing Fees shall
be reimbursed to the Master Servicer or any Sub-Servicer pursuant to Section
3.11(iii).
SECTION 3.17. Trustee to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage
Files.
(a) Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the
receipt by the Master Servicer of a notification that payment in full shall be
escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes, the Master Servicer will
immediately notify the Trustee, any related Custodian and the Certificate
Insurer by a certification in the form of Exhibit E-2 (which certification shall
include a statement to the effect that all amounts received or to be received in
connection with such payment which are required to be deposited in the
Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.10 have been or will be so deposited)
of a Servicing Officer and shall request delivery to it of the Mortgage File.
Upon receipt of such certification and request, the Trustee or such Custodian,
as the case may be, shall promptly release the related Mortgage File to the
Master Servicer. No expenses incurred in connection with any instrument of
satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be chargeable to the Collection
Account or the Distribution Account.
(b) From time to time and as appropriate for the servicing or
foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan, including, for this purpose, collection under
any insurance policy relating to the Mortgage Loans, the Trustee and any related
Custodian shall, upon request of the Master
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Servicer and delivery to the Trustee or such Custodian, as the case may be, of a
Request for Release in the form of Exhibit E-l, release the related Mortgage
File to the Master Servicer, and the Trustee shall, at the direction of the
Master Servicer, execute such documents as shall be necessary to the prosecution
of any such proceedings. Such Request for Release shall obligate the Master
Servicer to return each and every document previously requested from the
Mortgage File to the Trustee or to such Custodian when the need therefor by the
Master Servicer no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated
and the Liquidation Proceeds relating to the Mortgage Loan have been deposited
in the Collection Account or the Mortgage File or such document has been
delivered to an attorney, or to a public trustee or other public official as
required by law, for purposes of initiating or pursuing legal action or other
proceedings for the foreclosure of the Mortgaged Property either judicially or
non-judicially, and the Master Servicer has delivered to the Trustee a
certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying as to the name and address of the
Person to which such Mortgage File or such document was delivered and the
purpose or purposes of such delivery. Upon receipt of a certificate of a
Servicing Officer stating that such Mortgage Loan was liquidated and that all
amounts received or to be received in connection with such liquidation that are
required to be deposited into the Collection Account have been so deposited, or
that such Mortgage Loan has become an REO Property, a copy of the Request for
Release shall be released by the Trustee or such Custodian to the Master
Servicer.
(c) Upon written certification of a Servicing Officer, the
Trustee shall execute and deliver to the Master Servicer, with copies to the
Certificate Insurer, any court pleadings, requests for trustee's sale or other
documents reasonably necessary to the foreclosure or trustee's sale in respect
of a Mortgaged Property or to any legal action brought to obtain judgment
against any Mortgagor on the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or to obtain a deficiency
judgment, or to enforce any other remedies or rights provided by the Mortgage
Note or Mortgage or otherwise available at law or in equity. Each such
certification shall include a request that such pleadings or documents be
executed by the Trustee and a statement as to the reason such documents or
pleadings are required and that the execution and delivery thereof by the
Trustee will not invalidate or otherwise affect the lien of the Mortgage, except
for the termination of such a lien upon completion of the foreclosure or
trustee's sale.
SECTION 3.18. Servicing Compensation.
As compensation for the activities of the Master Servicer
hereunder, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to the Servicing Fee with
respect to each Mortgage Loan payable solely from payments of interest in
respect of such Mortgage Loan, subject to Section 3.24. In addition, the Master
Servicer shall be entitled to recover unpaid Servicing Fees out of Insurance
Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds to the extent permitted by Section 3.11(iii)
and out of amounts derived from the operation and sale of an REO Property to the
extent permitted by Section 3.23. The right to receive the Servicing Fee may not
be transferred in whole or in part except in connection with the transfer of all
of the Master Servicer's responsibilities and obligations under this Agreement.
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Additional servicing compensation in the form of prepayment
charges, assumption fees, late payment charges and other similar fees and
charges shall be retained by the Master Servicer (subject to Section 3.24) only
to the extent such fees or charges are received by the Master Servicer. The
Master Servicer shall also be entitled pursuant to Section 3.11(iv) to withdraw
from the Collection Account and pursuant to Section 3.23(b) to withdraw from any
REO Account, as additional servicing compensation, interest or other income
earned on deposits therein, subject to Section 3.12 and Section 3.24. The Master
Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with
its servicing activities hereunder (including premiums for the insurance
required by Section 3.14, to the extent such premiums are not paid by the
related Mortgagors or by a Sub-Servicer, servicing compensation of each
Sub-Servicer, and to the extent provided herein in Section 8.05, the fees and
expenses of the Trustee) and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor
except as specifically provided herein.
SECTION 3.19. Reports to the Trustee; Collection Account
Statements.
Not later than fifteen days after each Distribution Date, the
Master Servicer shall forward to the Trustee, the Certificate Insurer and the
Depositor a statement prepared by the Master Servicer setting forth the status
of the Collection Account as of the close of business on such Distribution Date
and showing, for the period covered by such statement, the aggregate amount of
deposits into and withdrawals from the Collection Account of each category of
deposit specified in Section 3.10(a) and each category of withdrawal specified
in Section 3.11. Such statement may be in the form of the then current FNMA
Monthly Accounting Report for its Guaranteed Mortgage Pass-Through Program with
appropriate additions and changes, and shall also include information as to the
aggregate of the outstanding principal balances of all of the Mortgage Loans as
of the last day of the calendar month immediately preceding such Distribution
Date. Copies of such statement shall be provided by the Trustee to any
Certificateholder and to any Person identified to the Trustee as a prospective
transferee of a Certificate, upon request at the expense of the requesting
party, provided such statement is delivered by the Master Servicer to the
Trustee.
SECTION 3.20. Statement as to Compliance.
The Master Servicer will deliver to the Trustee, the
Certificate Insurer, the Depositor and each Rating Agency on or before April 15
of each calendar year commencing in 1997, an Officers' Certificate stating, as
to each signatory thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Master
Servicer during the preceding year and of performance under this Agreement has
been made under such officers' supervision and (ii) to the best of such
officers' knowledge, based on such review, the Master Servicer has fulfilled all
of its obligations under this Agreement throughout such year, or, if there has
been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such
default known to such officer and the nature and status thereof. Copies of any
such statement shall be provided by the Trustee to any Certificateholder and to
any Person identified to the Trustee as a prospective transferee of a
Certificate, upon request at the expense of the requesting party, provided such
statement is delivered by the Master Servicer to the Trustee.
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SECTION 3.21. Independent Public Accountants' Servicing
Report.
Not later than April 15 of each calendar year commencing in
1997, the Master Servicer, at its expense, shall cause a nationally recognized
firm of independent certified public accountants to furnish to the Master
Servicer a report stating that (i) it has obtained a letter of representation
regarding certain matters from the management of the Master Servicer which
includes an assertion that the Master Servicer has complied with certain minimum
residential mortgage loan servicing standards, identified in the Uniform Single
Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers established by the Mortgage Bankers
Association of America, with respect to the servicing of residential mortgage
loans during the most recently completed fiscal year and (ii) on the basis of an
examination conducted by such firm in accordance with standards established by
the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, such representation is
fairly stated in all material respects, subject to such exceptions and other
qualifications that may be appropriate. In rendering its report such firm may
rely, as to matters relating to the direct servicing of residential mortgage
loans by Sub-Servicers, upon comparable reports of firms of independent
certified public accountants rendered on the basis of examinations conducted in
accordance with the same standards (rendered within one year of such report)
with respect to those Sub-Servicers. Immediately upon receipt of such report,
the Master Servicer shall furnish a copy of such report to the Trustee, the
Certificate Insurer and each Rating Agency. Copies of such statement shall be
provided by the Trustee to any Certificateholder upon request at the Master
Servicer's expense, provided that such statement is delivered by the Master
Servicer to the Trustee.
SECTION 3.22. Access to Certain Documentation.
The Master Servicer shall provide to the Office of Thrift
Supervision, the FDIC, and any other federal or state banking or insurance
regulatory authority that may exercise authority over any Certificateholder or
the Certificate Insurer, access to the documentation regarding the Mortgage
Loans required by applicable laws and regulations. Such access shall be afforded
without charge, but only upon reasonable request and during normal business
hours at the offices of the Master Servicer designated by it. In addition,
access to the documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans will be provided to any
Certificateholder, the Certificate Insurer, the Trustee and to any Person
identified to the Master Servicer as a prospective transferee of a Certificate,
upon reasonable request during normal business hours at the offices of the
Master Servicer designated by it at the expense of the Person requesting such
access.
SECTION 3.23. Title, Management and Disposition of REO
Property.
(a) The deed or certificate of sale of any REO Property shall
be taken in the name of the Trustee, or its nominee, in trust for the benefit of
the Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer. The Master Servicer, on
behalf of REMIC I (and on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the
Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer), shall either sell any REO
Property within two years after REMIC I acquires ownership of such REO Property
for purposes of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or request from the Internal
Revenue Service, no later than 60 days before the day on which the two-year
grace period would otherwise expire, an extension
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of the two-year grace period, unless the Master Servicer shall have delivered to
the Trustee, the Depositor and the Certificate Insurer an Opinion of Counsel,
addressed to the Trustee, the Depositor and the Certificate Insurer, to the
effect that the holding by REMIC I of such REO Property subsequent to two years
after its acquisition will not result in the imposition on REMIC I or REMIC II
of taxes on "prohibited transactions" thereof, as defined in Section 860F of the
Code, or cause REMIC I or REMIC II to fail to qualify as a REMIC under Federal
law at any time that any Certificates are outstanding. The Master Servicer shall
manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property for the
Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer solely for the purpose of its
prompt disposition and sale in a manner which does not cause such REO Property
to fail to qualify as "foreclosure property" within the meaning of Section
860G(a)(8) of the Code or result in the receipt by REMIC I or REMIC II of any
"income from nonpermitted assets" within the meaning of Section 860F(a)(2)(B) of
the Code, or any "net income from foreclosure property" which is subject to
taxation under the REMIC Provisions.
(b) The Master Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds
collected and received in connection with the operation of any REO Property
separate and apart from its own funds and general assets and shall establish and
maintain with respect to REO Properties an account held in trust for the Trustee
for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer (the "REO
Account"), which shall be an Eligible Account. The Master Servicer shall be
permitted to allow the Collection Account to serve as the REO Account, subject
to separate ledgers for each REO Property. The Master Servicer shall be entitled
to retain or withdraw any interest income paid on funds deposited in the REO
Account.
(c) The Master Servicer shall have full power and authority,
subject only to the specific requirements and prohibitions of this Agreement, to
do any and all things in connection with any REO Property as are consistent with
the manner in which the Master Servicer manages and operates similar property
owned by the Master Servicer or any of its Affiliates, all on such terms and for
such period as the Master Servicer deems to be in the best interests of
Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer. In connection therewith, the
Master Servicer shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, on a daily basis in the
REO Account all revenues received by it with respect to an REO Property and
shall withdraw therefrom funds necessary for the proper operation, management
and maintenance of such REO Property including, without limitation:
(i) all insurance premiums due and payable in respect
of such REO Property;
(ii) all real estate taxes and assessments in respect
of such REO Property that may result in the imposition of a
lien thereon; and
(iii) all costs and expenses necessary to maintain such
REO Property.
To the extent that amounts on deposit in the REO Account with respect to an REO
Property are insufficient for the purposes set forth in clauses (i) through
(iii) above with respect to such REO Property, the Master Servicer shall advance
from its own funds such amount as is necessary for
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such purposes if, but only if, the Master Servicer would make such advances if
the Master Servicer owned the REO Property and if in the Master Servicer's
judgment, the payment of such amounts will be recoverable from the rental or
sale of the REO Property.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Master Servicer nor
the Trustee shall:
(i) authorize the Trust Fund to enter into, renew or
extend any New Lease with respect to any REO Property, if the
New Lease by its terms will give rise to any income that does
not constitute Rents from Real Property;
(ii) authorize any amount to be received or accrued
under any New Lease other than amounts that will constitute
Rents from Real Property;
(iii) authorize any construction on any REO Property,
other than the completion of a building or other improvement
thereon, and then only if more than ten percent of the
construction of such building or other improvement was
completed before default on the related Mortgage Loan became
imminent, all within the meaning of Section 856(e)(4)(B) of
the Code; or
(iv) authorize any Person to Directly Operate any REO
Property on any date more than 90 days after its date of
acquisition by the Trust Fund;
unless, in any such case, the Master Servicer has obtained an Opinion of
Counsel, provided to the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer, to the effect that
such action will not cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as "foreclosure
property" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code at any time that
it is held by REMIC I, in which case the Master Servicer may take such actions
as are specified in such Opinion of Counsel.
The Master Servicer may contract with any Independent
Contractor for the operation and management of any REO Property, provided that:
(i) the terms and conditions of any such contract shall
not be inconsistent herewith;
(ii) any such contract shall require, or shall be
administered to require, that the Independent Contractor pay
all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the
operation and management of such REO Property, including those
listed above and remit all related revenues (net of such costs
and expenses) to the Master Servicer as soon as practicable,
but in no event later than thirty days following the receipt
thereof by such Independent Contractor;
(iii) none of the provisions of this Section 3.23(c)
relating to any such contract or to actions taken through any
such Independent Contractor shall be deemed to relieve the
Master Servicer of any of its duties and obligations to the
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Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders and the
Certificate Insurer with respect to the operation and
management of any such REO Property; and
(iv) the Master Servicer shall be obligated with respect
thereto to the same extent as if it alone were performing all
duties and obligations in connection with the operation and
management of such REO Property.
The Master Servicer shall be entitled to enter into any agreement with any
Independent Contractor performing services for it related to its duties and
obligations hereunder for indemnification of the Master Servicer by such
Independent Contractor, and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit
or modify such indemnification. The Master Servicer shall be solely liable for
all fees owed by it to any such Independent Contractor, irrespective of whether
the Master Servicer's compensation pursuant to Section 3.18 is sufficient to pay
such fees.
(d) In addition to the withdrawals permitted under Section
3.23(c), the Master Servicer may from time to time make withdrawals from the REO
Account for any REO Property: (i) to pay itself or any Sub-Servicer unpaid
Servicing Fees in respect of the related Mortgage Loan; and (ii) to reimburse
itself or any Sub-Servicer for unreimbursed Servicing Advances and P&I Advances
made in respect of such REO Property or the related Mortgage Loan. On the Master
Servicer Remittance Date, the Master Servicer shall withdraw from each REO
Account maintained by it and deposit into the Distribution Account in accordance
with Section 3.10(d)(ii), for distribution on the related Distribution Date in
accordance with Section 4.01, the income from the related REO Property received
during the prior calendar month, net of any withdrawals made pursuant to Section
3.23(c) or this Section 3.23(d).
(e) Subject to the time constraints set forth in Section
3.23(a), each REO Disposition shall be carried out by the Master Servicer at
such price and upon such terms and conditions as the Master Servicer shall deem
necessary or advisable, as shall be normal and usual in its general servicing
activities for similar properties.
(f) The proceeds from the REO Disposition, net of any amount
required by law to be remitted to the Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan
and net of any payment or reimbursement to the Master Servicer or any
Sub-Servicer as provided above, shall be deposited in the Distribution Account
in accordance with Section 3.10(d)(ii) on the Master Servicer Remittance Date in
the month following the receipt thereof for distribution on the related
Distribution Date in accordance with Section 4.01. Any REO Disposition shall be
for cash only (unless changes in the REMIC Provisions made subsequent to the
Startup Day allow a sale for other consideration).
(g) The Master Servicer shall file information returns with
respect to the receipt of mortgage interest received in a trade or business,
reports of foreclosures and abandonments of any Mortgaged Property and
cancellation of indebtedness income with respect to any Mortgaged Property as
required by Sections 6050H, 6050J and 6050P of the Code,
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respectively. Such reports shall be in form and substance sufficient to meet the
reporting requirements imposed by such Sections 6050H, 6050J and 6050P of the
Code.
SECTION 3.24. Obligations of the Master Servicer in Respect
of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls.
The Master Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee for deposit
into the Distribution Account on or before 3:00 p.m. New York time on the Master
Servicer Remittance Date from its own funds an amount equal to the lesser of (i)
the aggregate of the Prepayment Interest Shortfalls for the related Distribution
Date resulting solely from Principal Prepayments during the related Prepayment
Period and (ii) the amount of its aggregate Servicing Fee for the most recently
ended calendar month.
SECTION 3.25. Payment of Certificate Insurer Premium.
On each Distribution Date on which there exists no Certificate
Insurer Default (as defined in clause (a) of the definition thereof) which has
continued unremedied for five or more Business Days, prior to making any other
distributions referred to in Section 4.01 herein, the Trustee shall withdraw
from the Distribution Account and pay to the Certificate Insurer, by wire
transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the Insurance
Agreement, the Certificate Insurer Premium for such Distribution Date.
SECTION 3.26. Obligations of the Master Servicer in Respect
of Mortgage Rates and Monthly Payments.
In the event that a shortfall in any collection on or
liability with respect to any Mortgage Loan results from or is attributable to
adjustments to Mortgage Rates, Monthly Payments or Stated Principal Balances
that were made by the Master Servicer in a manner not consistent with the terms
of the related Mortgage Note and this Agreement, the Master Servicer, upon
discovery or receipt of notice thereof, immediately shall deliver to the Trustee
for deposit in the Distribution Account from its own funds the amount of any
such shortfall and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust Fund, the
Trustee, the Certificate Insurer, the Depositor and any successor master
servicer in respect of any such liability. Such indemnities shall survive the
termination or discharge of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE IV
PAYMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
SECTION 4.01. Distributions.
(a)(1) On each Distribution Date, the following amounts, in
the following order of priority, shall be distributed by REMIC I to REMIC II on
account of the REMIC I Regular Interests or withdrawn from the Distribution
Account and distributed to the holders of the Class R-I Certificates, as the
case may be:
(i) to the Holders of REMIC I Regular Interests, in an
amount equal to (A) the Uncertificated Interest for such
Distribution Date, plus (B) any amounts in respect thereof
remaining unpaid from previous Distribution Dates. On the
first Distribution Date, the Class R-I Certificates shall be
entitled to interest accrued on its Certificate Principal
Balance at the related Pass-Through Rate and on each
Distribution Date, the Class R-I Certificates shall be
entitled to the excess, if any, of the REMIC I Remittance Rate
on REMIC I Regular Interest LT1 over the REMIC I Remittance
Rate on REMIC I Regular Interest LT2 on the Uncertificated
Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest LT2. Amounts payable as
Uncertificated Interest in respect of REMIC I Regular Interest
LT3 shall be reduced (I) when the REMIC I Subordinated Amount
is less than the REMIC I Required Subordinated Amount, by the
lesser of (x) the amount of such difference and (y) the
Maximum LT3 Uncertificated Interest Deferral Amount and (II)
when the REMIC I Basis Risk Shortfall is reduced, by an amount
equal to the resulting increase in the REMIC I Regular
Interest LT3 Adjusted Uncertificated Balance;
(ii) (x) on the first Distribution Date, to the Holders
of the Class R-I Certificates the Certificate Principal
Balance thereof and (y) on each Distribution Date, to the
Holders of REMIC I Regular Interests, in an amount equal to
the remainder of the Available Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date after the distributions made pursuant to
clauses (i) and (ii)(x) above, allocated as follows:
(a) to the Holders of the REMIC I Regular
Interest LT1, the REMIC II Percentage of such
amounts; and
(b) one-half of the remainder of such
amounts to each Holder of REMIC I Regular Interest
LT2 and REMIC I Regular Interest LT3, for so long as
the REMIC I Subordinated Amount is less than or equal
to the REMIC I Required Subordinated Amount and,
thereafter, one-half of such amounts to the Holder of
REMIC I Regular Interest LT3, and the remainder of
such amounts divided between REMIC I Regular Interest
LT2 and REMIC I Regular Interest LT3 such that REMIC
I Subordinated Amount equals the REMIC I Required
Subordinated Amount; and
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(iii) from amounts that would otherwise be payable as
Servicing Fees, to the Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest
LT3, an amount equal to any increase in the REMIC I Basis Risk
Shortfall.
(2) On each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall withdraw from
the Distribution Account and the REMIC II Reserve Fund (amounts from each of
such sources being available for payment of the amounts listed below in this
subsection (2) except for item (xi) below, which shall not be payable from the
REMIC II Reserve Fund) an amount equal to the Available Distribution Amount
(other than any amount in the Distribution Account that was transferred from the
Insurance Account to the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 4.07) and
distribute to the Certificateholders the following amounts, in the following
order of priority:
(i) (x) on the first Distribution Date, to the Holders
of the Class R-II Certificates, the Certificate Principal
Balance thereof and any interest accrued thereon at the
related Pass-Through Rate, (y) to the REMIC II Reserve Fund,
amounts payable in respect of REMIC I Regular Interest LT2 and
REMIC I Regular Interest LT3 for such Distribution Date
pursuant to clauses (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above and (z) to
the Holders of the Class A Certificates, in an amount equal to
(A) the Interest Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date, plus (B) any undistributed amount described in the
immediately preceding clause (i)(z)(A) from any previous
Distribution Date for which no Insured Payment has been
previously paid to Holders of the Class A Certificates;
(ii) to the Holders of the Class A Certificates, in an
amount equal to the Class A Principal Distribution Amount
(except for any portion thereof consisting of any
Subordination Increase Amount, any amount payable pursuant to
clause (iii) below and any amount payable as principal on the
Residual Certificates on the first Distribution Date), applied
to reduce the Certificate Principal Balances of the Class A
Certificates, until the aggregate Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class A Certificates is reduced to zero;
(iii) to the Holders of the Class A Certificates, payable
first from the REMIC II Reserve Fund and then from Net Monthly
Excess Cashflow, in an amount equal to (A) the REMIC II
Percentage of the principal portion of any Realized Losses
incurred or deemed to have been incurred on the Mortgage
Loans, applied to reduce the Certificate Principal Balances of
the Class A Certificates, until the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates is reduced to
zero, plus (B) the principal portion of any Realized Losses
allocated to the Class A Certificates on previous Distribution
Dates but not paid under the Policy due to a Certificate
Insurer Default and not previously paid pursuant to this
clause (iii)(B);
(iv) to the Certificate Insurer, payable first from the
REMIC II Reserve Fund and then from Net Monthly Excess
Cashflow, to reimburse the Certificate
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Insurer for claims under the Policy, to the extent of
Cumulative Insurance Payments;
(v) to the Holders of the Class A Certificates, payable
from Net Monthly Excess Cashflow, in an amount equal to the
portion of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount
consisting of any Subordination Increase Amount, applied to
reduce the Certificate Principal Balances of the Class A
Certificates, until the aggregate Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class A Certificates is reduced to zero;
(vi) to the Trustee, payable from Net Monthly Excess
Cashflow, for any amounts payable to the Trustee pursuant to
Section 8.05, to the extent that such amounts exceed $150,000
in any calendar year and only that portion of such amounts in
excess of $150,000 incurred during such calendar year;
(vii) to the Holders of the Class A Certificates, payable
first from the REMIC II Reserve Fund and then from Net Monthly
Excess Cashflow, in an amount equal to any Prepayment Interest
Shortfalls and any Relief Act Shortfalls that were allocated
pursuant to Section 1.02 and therefore not distributed
pursuant to clause (i) above;
(viii) to the Holders of the Class A Certificates, payable
from Net Monthly Excess Cashflow, in an amount equal to any
Basis Risk Shortfall for such Distribution Date;
(ix) to the Holders of the Class A Certificates, payable
from Net Monthly Excess Cashflow, in an amount equal to any
Unpaid Basis Risk Shortfall on such Distribution Date;
(x) to the Certificate Insurer, payable first from the
REMIC II Reserve Fund and then from Net Monthly Excess
Cashflow, any amounts remaining due to the Insurer under the
terms of the Insurance Agreement (other than those
attributable to Excess Bankruptcy Losses, Excess Fraud Losses
and Excess Special Hazard Losses); and
(xi) to the Holders of the Class CE Certificates,
payable from Net Monthly Excess Cashflow, the Interest
Distribution Amount and any Subordination Reduction Amount for
such Distribution Date.
On the final Distribution Date, any funds on deposit in the REMIC II Reserve
Fund, after the distributions required under clauses (i) through (ix) above have
been made, will be paid to the Holders of the Class R-II Certificates.
All Realized Losses to be allocated to the Certificate
Principal Balances of all Classes on any Distribution Date shall be so allocated
after the actual distributions to be made
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on such date as provided above. All references above to the Certificate
Principal Balance of any Class of Certificates shall be to the Certificate
Principal Balance of such Class immediately prior to the relevant Distribution
Date, before reduction thereof by any Realized Losses, in each case to be
allocated to such Class of Certificates, on such Distribution Date pursuant to
Section 4.04.
(b) In addition to making the distributions required pursuant
to Section 4.01(a)(2), on each Distribution Date for which there exists a
Deficiency Amount, the Trustee shall withdraw from the Distribution Account any
amount therein that was transferred from the Insurance Account to the
Distribution Account pursuant to Section 4.07 and distribute to the Holders of
the Class A and Residual Certificates (i) an amount equal to any amount required
to be paid to such Class pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(2)(i) for such Distribution
Date remaining unpaid after giving effect to all distributions made pursuant to
Section 4.01(a)(2) for such Distribution Date, (ii) an amount equal to the
principal portion of any Realized Losses allocated to such Class on such
Distribution Date after giving effect to all distributions made pursuant to
Section 4.01(a)(2) for such Distribution Date and (iii) without duplication, any
other amount constituting a Deficiency Amount.
(c) Each Holder of a Certificate, by its acceptance of such
Certificate, hereby agrees that, in the event any distribution is made to any
Holder of a Class A or Residual Certificate from amounts paid under the Policy,
(i) the Certificate Insurer shall be subrogated in the manner herein provided to
the rights of the Holder of such Class A or Residual Certificate to receive from
amounts on deposit in the Distribution Account the distributions allocable to
principal and interest that would have been distributable to such Holder if no
such distribution to such Holder had been made from amounts paid under the
Policy; and (ii) in addition to the rights of the Class A or Residual
Certificateholders that the Certificate Insurer may exercise in accordance with
the provisions of Section 9.01, the Certificate Insurer may exercise any option,
vote, right, power or the like with respect to each Class A or Residual
Certificate for which Cumulative Insurance Payments are outstanding.
(d) All distributions made with respect to each Class of
Certificates on each Distribution Date shall be allocated PRO RATA among the
outstanding Certificates in such Class based on their respective Percentage
Interests. Payments in respect of each Class of Certificates on each
Distribution Date will be made to the Holders of the respective Class of record
on the related Record Date (except as otherwise provided in Section 4.01(f) or
Section 9.01 respecting the final distribution on such Class), based on the
aggregate Percentage Interest represented by their respective Certificates, and
shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of
any such Holder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities
therefor, if such Holder shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at least
five Business Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such
Distribution Date and is the registered owner of Certificates having an initial
aggregate Certificate Principal Balance that is in excess of the lesser of (i)
$5,000,000 or (ii) two-thirds of the initial Certificate Principal Balance of
such Class of Certificates, or otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to
the address of such Holder appearing in the Certificate Register. The final
distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon
presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the Corporate Trust Office or
such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final
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distribution. Payments to the Certificate Insurer on any Distribution Date will
be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account
designated by the Certificate Insurer.
Each distribution with respect to a Book-Entry Certificate
shall be paid to the Depository, as Holder thereof, and the Depository shall be
responsible for crediting the amount of such distribution to the accounts of its
Depository Participants in accordance with its normal procedures. Each
Depository Participant shall be responsible for disbursing such distribution to
the Certificate Owners that it represents and to each indirect participating
brokerage firm (a "brokerage firm" or "indirect participating firm") for which
it acts as agent. Each brokerage firm shall be responsible for disbursing funds
to the Certificate Owners that it represents. None of the Trustee, the
Certificate Registrar, the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Certificate
Insurer shall have any responsibility therefor except as otherwise provided by
this Agreement or applicable law.
(e) The rights of the Certificateholders to receive
distributions in respect of the Certificates, and all interests of the
Certificateholders in such distributions, shall be as set forth in this
Agreement. Neither the Holders of any Class of Certificates nor the Trustee nor
the Master Servicer nor the Certificate Insurer shall in any way be responsible
or liable to the Holders of any other Class of Certificates in respect of
amounts properly previously distributed on the Certificates.
(f) Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.01, whenever the
Trustee expects that the final distribution with respect to any Class of
Certificates will be made on the next Distribution Date, the Trustee shall, no
later than five (5) days after the related Determination Date, mail on such date
to each Holder of such Class of Certificates and to the Certificate Insurer a
notice to the effect that:
(i) the Trustee expects that the final distribution with respect
to such Class of Certificates will be made on such Distribution Date,
but only upon presentation and surrender of such Certificates at the
office of the Trustee therein specified, and
(ii) no interest shall accrue on such Certificates from and after
the end of the related Interest Accrual Period.
Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class
on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Holder or Holders to
tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held in trust by
the Trustee and credited to the account of the appropriate non-tendering Holder
or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to
this Section 4.01(f) shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six
months after the time specified in such notice, the Trustee shall mail a second
notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their
Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with
respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such
Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Trustee
shall, directly or through an agent, (i) mail a final notice to remaining
non-tendering Certificateholders concerning surrender of their Certificates and
(ii) pay to the Certificate Insurer any amount of
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such funds which were paid by the Certificate Insurer under the Policy but shall
continue to hold any remaining funds for the benefit of non-tendering
Certificateholders, and all liability of the Certificate Insurer with respect to
such trust funds shall thereupon cease. The costs and expenses of maintaining
the funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders shall be paid out
of the assets remaining in such trust fund. If within one year after the final
notice any such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation,
the Trustee shall pay to Salomon Brothers Inc all such amounts, and all rights
of non-tendering Certificateholders in or to such amounts shall thereupon cease.
No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount
held in trust by the Trustee as a result of such Certificateholder's failure to
surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with this
Section 4.01(f).
(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) in no
event shall the Certificate Principal Balance of a Class A Certificate be
reduced more than once in respect of any particular amount both (a) allocated to
such Certificate in respect of Realized Losses pursuant to Section 4.04 and (b)
distributed to the Holder of such Certificate in reduction of the Certificate
Principal Balance thereof pursuant to this Section 4.01 from Net Monthly Excess
Cashflow or from amounts paid under the Policy and (ii) in no event shall the
Uncertificated Balance of a REMIC I Regular Interest be reduced more than once
in respect of any particular amount both (a) allocated to such REMIC I Regular
Interest in respect of Realized Losses pursuant to Section 4.04 and (b)
distributed on such REMIC I Regular Interest in reduction of the Uncertificated
Balance thereof pursuant to this Section 4.01.
SECTION 4.02. Statements to Certificateholders.
On each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall prepare and
forward by mail to each Holder of the Regular Certificates, a statement as to
the distributions made on such Distribution Date setting forth:
(i) the amount of the distribution made on such
Distribution Date to the Holders of the Class A and Class CE
Certificates allocable to principal;
(ii) the amount of the distribution made on such
Distribution Date to the Holders of the Class A and Class CE
Certificates allocable to interest;
(iii) the aggregate amount of servicing compensation
received by the Master Servicer during the related Due Period
and such other customary information as the Trustee deems
necessary or desirable, or which a Certificateholder
reasonably requests, to enable Certificateholders to prepare
their tax returns;
(iv) the Guaranteed Distribution for such Distribution
Date and the respective portions thereof allocable to
principal and interest, and the Deficiency Amount, if any, for
such Distribution Date and the respective portions thereof
allocable to principal and interest;
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(v) the amount of any Insured Payment made to Class A
Certificateholders on such Distribution Date, the amount paid
to the Certificate Insurer pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(2)(iv)
in respect of any Certificate Insurer Reimbursement Amount on
such Distribution Date, the amount of any Cumulative Insurance
Payments after giving effect to any such Insured Payment to
Class A Certificateholders or any such reimbursement payment
to the Certificate Insurer, and any amounts paid to the
Certificate Insurer pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(2)(x);
(vi) the aggregate amount of P&I Advances for such
Distribution Date;
(vii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties at the close of business
on such Distribution Date;
(viii) the number, aggregate principal balance, weighted
average remaining term to maturity and weighted average
Mortgage Rate of the Mortgage Loans as of the related Due
Date;
(ix) the number and aggregate unpaid principal balance
of Mortgage Loans (a) Delinquent 30-59 days, (b) Delinquent
60-89 days, (c) Delinquent 90 or more days and (d) as to which
foreclosure proceedings have been commenced;
(x) with respect to any Mortgage Loan that became an
REO Property during the preceding calendar month, the loan
number of such Mortgage Loan, the unpaid principal balance and
the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the
date it became an REO Property;
(xi) the book value of any REO Property as of the close
of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month
preceding the Distribution Date;
(xii) the aggregate amount of Principal Prepayments
made during the related Prepayment Period;
(xiii) the aggregate amount of Realized Losses incurred
during the related Prepayment Period (or, in the case of
Bankruptcy Losses allocable to interest, during the related
Due Period), separately identifying whether such Realized
Losses constituted Fraud Losses, Special Hazard Losses or
Bankruptcy Losses;
(xiv) the aggregate amount of extraordinary Trust Fund
expenses withdrawn from the Collection Account or the
Distribution Account for such Distribution Date;
(xv) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the
Class A and Class CE Certificates, after giving effect to the
distributions, and allocations of Realized
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Losses, made on such Distribution Date, separately identifying
any reduction thereof due to allocations of Realized Losses;
(xvi) the Certificate Factor for each such Class of
Certificates applicable to such Distribution Date;
(xvii) the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of
the Class A and Class CE Certificates for such Distribution
Date and, in the case of the Class A Certificates, the portion
thereof, if any, paid under the Policy or (in the event of a
Deficiency Event) remaining unpaid following the distributions
made in respect of the Class A Certificates on such
Distribution Date, and in the case of the Class A Certificates
or the Class CE Certificates, separately identifying any
reduction thereof due to allocations of Realized Losses,
Prepayment Interest Shortfalls, Relief Act Interest Shortfalls
and Basis Risk Shortfalls;
(xviii) the aggregate amount of any Prepayment Interest
Shortfalls for such Distribution Date, to the extent not
covered by payments by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section
3.24;
(xix) the aggregate amount of Relief Act Interest
Shortfalls for such Distribution Date;
(xx) the then-applicable Bankruptcy Amount, Fraud Loss
Amount and Special Hazard Amount;
(xxi) the Basis Risk Shortfall, if any, for such
Distribution Date;
(xxii) the Unpaid Basis Risk Shortfalls, if any,
outstanding after reimbursements therefor on such Distribution
Date;
(xxiii) the Required Subordinated Amount for such
Distribution Date;
(xxiv) the Subordination Increase Amount, if any, for
such Distribution Date;
(xxv) the Subordination Reduction Amount, if any, for
such Distribution Date;
(xxvi) the respective Pass-Through Rates applicable to
the Class A and Class CE Certificates for such Distribution
Date and the Pass-Through Rate applicable to the Class A
Certificates for the immediately succeeding Distribution Date;
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(xxvii) the aggregate of any deposits to and
withdrawals from the REMIC II Reserve Fund for such
Distribution Date and the remaining amount on deposit in the
REMIC II Reserve Fund after such deposits and withdrawals.
In the case of information furnished pursuant to subclauses
(i) through (iii) above, the amounts shall be expressed as a dollar amount per
Single Certificate of the relevant Class.
Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each
calendar year, the Trustee shall furnish to each Person who at any time during
the calendar year was a Holder of a Regular Certificate a statement containing
the information set forth in subclauses (i) through (iii) above, aggregated for
such calendar year or applicable portion thereof during which such person was a
Certificateholder. Such obligation of the Trustee shall be deemed to have been
satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information shall be
provided by the Trustee pursuant to any requirements of the Code as from time to
time are in force.
On each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall forward to the
Depositor, to each Holder of a Residual Certificate, to the Certificate Insurer
and to the Master Servicer, a copy of the reports forwarded to the Regular
Certificateholders on such Distribution Date and a statement setting forth the
amounts, if any, actually distributed with respect to the Residual Certificates,
respectively, on such Distribution Date.
Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each
calendar year, the Trustee shall furnish to each Person who at any time during
the calendar year was a Holder of a Residual Certificate a statement setting
forth the amount, if any, actually distributed with respect to the Residual
Certificates, as appropriate, aggregated for such calendar year or applicable
portion thereof during which such Person was a Certificateholder.
The Trustee shall, upon request, furnish to each
Certificateholder, during the term of this Agreement, such periodic, special, or
other reports or information, whether or not provided for herein, as shall be
reasonable with respect to the Certificateholder, or otherwise with respect to
the purposes of this Agreement, all such reports or information to be provided
at the expense of the Certificateholder in accordance with such reasonable and
explicit instructions and directions as the Certificateholder may provide. For
purposes of this Section 4.02, the Trustee's duties are limited to the extent
that the Trustee receives timely reports as required from the Master Servicer.
On each Distribution Date the Trustee shall provide Bloomberg
Financial Markets, L.P. ("Bloomberg") Cusip Level Factors for each class of
Certificates as of such Distribution Date, using a format and media mutually
acceptable to the Trustee and Bloomberg.
SECTION 4.03. Remittance Reports; P&I Advances.
(a) On the Business Day following each Determination Date, the
Master Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer by
telecopy (or by such other means as the Master Servicer and the Trustee or the
Certificate Insurer, as the case may be, may
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agree from time to time) a Remittance Report with respect to the related
Distribution Date. Such Remittance Report will include (i) the amount of P&I
Advances to be made by the Master Servicer in respect of the related
Distribution Date, the aggregate amount of P&I Advances outstanding after giving
effect to such P&I Advances, and the aggregate amount of Nonrecoverable P&I
Advances in respect of such Distribution Date and (ii) such other information
with respect to the Mortgage Loans as the Trustee may reasonably require to
perform the calculations necessary to make the distributions contemplated by
Section 4.01 and to prepare the statements to Certificateholders contemplated by
Section 4.02. Not later than the close of business New York time on the second
Business Day following the Master Servicer Remittance Date, the Trustee shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Certificate Insurer, in addition to the
information provided on the Remittance Report, a report setting forth (i) the
Guaranteed Distribution for such Distribution Date, separately identifying the
portions thereof allocable to principal and interest; (ii) the Available
Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date; (iii) the Deficiency Amount, if
any, for such Distribution Date; (iv) with respect to any reimbursement to be
made to the Certificate Insurer on such Distribution Date pursuant to Section
4.01(a)(2)(iv), the amount, if any, allocable to principal and the amount
allocable to interest; and (v) the amount of any Cumulative Insurance Payments
after giving effect to the distributions to be made on such Distribution Date.
The Trustee shall not be responsible to recompute, recalculate or verify any
information provided to it by the Master Servicer.
(b) The amount of P&I Advances to be made by the Master
Servicer for any Distribution Date shall equal, subject to Section 4.03(d), the
sum of (i) the aggregate amount of Monthly Payments (with each interest portion
thereof net of the related Servicing Fee), due on the related Due Date in
respect of the Mortgage Loans, which Monthly Payments were delinquent as of the
close of business on the related Determination Date and (ii) with respect to
each REO Property, which REO Property was acquired during or prior to the
related Prepayment Period and as to which REO Property an REO Disposition did
not occur during the related Prepayment Period, an amount equal to the excess,
if any, of the Monthly Payments (with each interest portion thereof net of the
related Servicing Fee) that would have been due on the related Due Date in
respect of the related Mortgage Loans, over the net income from such REO
Property transferred to the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.23 for
distribution on such Distribution Date.
On or before 3:00 p.m. New York time on the Master Servicer
Remittance Date, the Master Servicer shall remit in immediately available funds
to the Trustee for deposit in the Distribution Account an amount equal to the
aggregate amount of P&I Advances, if any, to be made in respect of the Mortgage
Loans and REO Properties for the related Distribution Date either (i) from its
own funds or (ii) from the Collection Account, to the extent of funds held
therein for future distribution (in which case it will cause to be made an
appropriate entry in the records of Collection Account that amounts held for
future distribution have been, as permitted by this Section 4.03, used by the
Master Servicer in discharge of any such P&I Advance) or (iii) in the form of
any combination of (i) and (ii) aggregating the total amount of P&I Advances to
be made by the Master Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loans and REO
Properties. Any amounts held for future distribution and so used shall be
appropriately reflected in the Master Servicer's records and replaced by the
Master Servicer by deposit in the Collection Account on
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or before any future Master Servicer Remittance Date to the extent that the
Available Distribution Amount for the related Distribution Date (determined
without regard to P&I Advances to be made on the Master Servicer Remittance
Date) shall be less than the total amount that would be distributed to the
Classes of Certificateholders pursuant to Section 4.01 on such Distribution Date
if such amounts held for future distributions had not been so used to make P&I
Advances. The Trustee will provide notice to the Master Servicer and the
Certificate Insurer by telecopy by the close of business on any Master Servicer
Remittance Date in the event that the amount remitted by the Master Servicer to
the Trustee on such date is less than the P&I Advances required to be made by
the Master Servicer for the related Distribution Date.
(c) The obligation of the Master Servicer to make such P&I
Advances is mandatory, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement but
subject to (d) below, and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property,
shall continue until a Final Recovery Determination in connection therewith or
the removal thereof from the Trust Fund pursuant to any applicable provision of
this Agreement, except as otherwise provided in this Section.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no P&I
Advance shall be required to be made hereunder by the Master Servicer if such
P&I Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance. The
determination by the Master Servicer that it has made a Nonrecoverable P&I
Advance or that any proposed P&I Advance, if made, would constitute a
Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, shall be evidenced by an Officers' Certificate of
the Master Servicer delivered to the Depositor, the Trustee and the Certificate
Insurer.
SECTION 4.04. Allocation of Realized Losses.
(a) Prior to each Determination Date, the Master Servicer
shall determine as to each Mortgage Loan and REO Property: (i) the total amount
of Realized Losses, if any, incurred in connection with any Final Recovery
Determinations made during the related Prepayment Period; (ii) whether and the
extent to which such Realized Losses constituted Fraud Losses or Special Hazard
Losses; and (iii) the respective portions of such Realized Losses allocable to
interest and allocable to principal. Prior to each Determination Date, the
Master Servicer shall also determine as to each Mortgage Loan: (i) the total
amount of Realized Losses, if any, incurred in connection with any Deficient
Valuations made during the related Prepayment Period; and (ii) the total amount
of Realized Losses, if any, incurred in connection with Debt Service Reductions
in respect of Monthly Payments due during the related Due Period. The
information described in the two preceding sentences that is to be supplied by
the Master Servicer shall be evidenced by an Officers' Certificate delivered to
the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer by the Master Servicer prior to the
Determination Date immediately following the end of (i) in the case of
Bankruptcy Losses allocable to interest, the Due Period during which any such
Realized Loss was incurred, and (ii) in the case of all other Realized Losses,
the Prepayment Period during which any such Realized Loss was incurred.
(b) All Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans allocated to
REMIC I Regular Interest LT1 pursuant to Section 4.04(c), other than Excess
Special Hazard Losses, Excess Fraud Losses and Excess Bankruptcy Losses on the
Mortgage Loans shall be allocated by the Trustee
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on each Distribution Date as follows: first, to Net Monthly Excess Cashflow;
second, to the Class CE Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance
thereof has been reduced to zero; and, third, to the Class A Certificates.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for purposes of determining the
Special Hazard Amount, the Fraud Loss Amount and the Bankruptcy Amount as of any
date of determination, Special Hazard Losses, Fraud Losses and Bankruptcy Losses
paid from Net Monthly Excess Cashflow which would otherwise have been payable to
the holders of the Class CE Certificates shall be deemed to have been allocated
to the Class CE Certificates. Any Excess Special Hazard Losses, Excess
Bankruptcy Losses and Excess Fraud Losses allocated to REMIC I Regular Interest
LT1 pursuant to Section 4.04(c) will be allocated between the Class A
Certificates and the Class CE Certificates on a PRO RATA basis. The allocation
of any Realized Loss to the Class A Certificates pursuant to this Section 4.04
shall not diminish the obligations of the Certificate Insurer under the Policy
with respect to Guaranteed Distributions and the Class A Certificates. Any
allocation of Realized Losses to a Class A Certificate or a Class CE Certificate
on any Distribution Date shall be made by reducing the Certificate Principal
Balance thereof by the amount so allocated, or in the case of the Class CE
Certificates, by reducing the amount otherwise payable in respect thereof
pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(2)(xi).
As used herein, an allocation of a Realized Loss on a "PRO
RATA basis" among two or more specified Classes of Certificates means an
allocation on a PRO RATA basis, among the various Classes so specified, to each
such Class of Certificates on the basis of their then outstanding Certificate
Principal Balances prior to giving effect to distributions to be made on such
Distribution Date. All Realized Losses and all other losses allocated to a Class
of Certificates hereunder will be allocated among the Certificates of such Class
in proportion to the Percentage Interests evidenced thereby.
(c) All Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans, other than
Excess Special Hazard Losses, Excess Fraud Losses and Excess Bankruptcy Losses
on the Mortgage Loans shall be allocated by the Trustee on each Distribution
Date as follows: first, to Uncertificated Interest payable to the REMIC I
Regular Interest LT1 and REMIC I Regular Interest LT3 up to an aggregate amount
equal to the REMIC I Interest Loss Allocation Amount, on a PRO RATA basis;
second, to the Uncertificated Balances of the REMIC I Regular Interest LT1 and
REMIC I Regular Interest LT3 up to an aggregate amount equal to the REMIC I
Principal Loss Allocation Amount, on a PRO RATA basis; third, to the remainder
of the Uncertificated Balances of the REMIC I Regular Interests, including REMIC
I Regular Interest LT2, on a PRO RATA basis. Any Excess Special Hazard Losses,
Excess Bankruptcy Losses and Excess Fraud Losses will be allocated among the
REMIC I Regular Interests on a PRO RATA basis. As used herein, an allocation of
a Realized Loss on a "PRO RATA basis" among the REMIC I Regular Interests means
an allocation on a PRO RATA basis among the REMIC I Regular Interests on the
basis of their then current entitlement to Uncertificated Interest or their then
outstanding Uncertificated Balances, as applicable, in each case prior to giving
effect to distributions to be made on such Distribution Date.
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SECTION 4.05. Compliance with Withholding Requirements.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the
Trustee shall comply with all federal withholding requirements respecting
payments to Certificateholders of interest or original issue discount that the
Trustee reasonably believes are applicable under the Code. The consent of
Certificateholders shall not be required for such withholding. In the event the
Trustee does withhold any amount from interest or original issue discount
payments or advances thereof to any Certificateholder pursuant to federal
withholding requirements, the Trustee shall indicate the amount withheld to such
Certificateholders.
SECTION 4.06. REMIC II Reserve Fund.
(a) The Trustee shall deposit into the Distribution Account
amounts from the REMIC II Reserve Fund to the extent described herein. The REMIC
II Reserve Fund shall be an Eligible Account. Amounts held in the REMIC II
Reserve Fund from time to time shall continue to constitute assets of REMIC II
until released from the REMIC II Reserve Fund pursuant to this Section 4.06. The
Trustee shall keep records that accurately reflect the funds on deposit in the
REMIC II Reserve Fund. The Trustee shall not invest the funds in the REMIC II
Reserve Fund.
(b) The Trustee shall withdraw from the REMIC II Reserve Fund
and deposit in the Distribution Account any amounts required pursuant to Section
4.01 to the extent of funds available on deposit therein.
(c) Upon the termination of REMIC II (after giving effect to
payments required to be made from the REMIC II Reserve Fund for the Distribution
Date applicable thereto), all amounts in the REMIC II Reserve Fund shall be
distributed to the Holders of the Class R-II Certificates.
SECTION 4.07. The Policy.
(a) On the second Business Day immediately preceding each
Distribution Date, the Trustee shall determine whether a Deficiency Amount
relating to such Distribution Date is greater than zero. If, at such time, the
Trustee determines that a Deficiency Amount for any Distribution Date is greater
than zero, the Trustee shall complete the notice in the form of Exhibit A to the
Policy (the "Notice") and submit such Notice in accordance with the Policy to
the Certificate Insurer or its agent no later than 12:00 p.m., New York City
time, on the Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date, as a
claim for an Insured Payment in an amount equal to such Deficiency Amount. The
Trustee shall, as necessary, make a claim on the Policy in respect of Preference
Amounts in accordance with the terms of the Policy.
(b) The Trustee shall establish and maintain the Insurance
Account on behalf of the Holders of the Insured Certificates for the exclusive
use as an account into which to deposit any proceeds of the Policy. Upon receipt
of an Insured Payment from the Certificate Insurer on behalf of the Holders of
the Insured Certificates, the Trustee shall deposit such
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Insured Payment in the Insurance Account. All amounts on deposit in the
Insurance Account shall remain uninvested. On each Distribution Date, the
Trustee shall (i) transfer any Insured Payment then on deposit in the Insurance
Account to the Distribution Account and (ii) return to the Certificate Insurer
any funds in the Insurance Account that do not constitute a portion of an
Insured Payment. The Trustee shall distribute on each Distribution Date the
Deficiency Amount for such Distribution Date from the Distribution Account to
the Holders of the Insured Certificates on such Distribution Date.
(c) The Trustee shall (i) receive as attorney-in-fact of each
Holder of Insured Certificates any Insured Payment from the Certificate Insurer
and (ii) distribute such Insured Payment to such Holder of Insured Certificates
as set forth in subsection (b) above. Insured Payments disbursed by the Trustee
from proceeds of the Policy shall not be considered payment by the Trust Fund
with respect to the Insured Certificates, nor shall such disbursement of such
Insured Payments discharge the obligations of the Trust Fund with respect to the
amounts thereof, and the Certificate Insurer shall become owner of such amounts
to the extent covered by such Insured Payments as the deemed assignee and
subrogee of such Holders of Insured Certificates. The Trustee hereby agrees on
behalf of each Certificateholder (and each such Holder, by its acceptance of its
Certificates, hereby agrees) for the benefit of the Certificate Insurer that the
Trustee shall recognize that to the extent the Certificate Insurer makes Insured
Payments, either directly or indirectly (as by paying through the Trustee), to
the Holders of Insured Certificates, the Certificate Insurer will be entitled to
reimbursement in an amount equal to unpaid Certificate Insurer Reimbursement
Amounts in accordance with the priority set forth in Section 4.01.
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ARTICLE V
THE CERTIFICATES
SECTION 5.01. The Certificates.
(a) The Certificates in the aggregate will represent the
entire beneficial ownership interest in the Mortgage Loans and all other assets
included in REMIC I.
The Certificates will be substantially in the forms annexed
hereto as Exhibits A-1 through A-4. The Certificates of each Class will be
issuable in registered form only, in denominations of authorized Percentage
Interests as described in the definition thereof. Each Certificate will share
ratably in all rights of the related Class.
Upon original issue, the Certificates shall be executed and
delivered by the Trustee, and the Trustee shall cause the Certificates to be
authenticated by the Certificate Registrar to or upon the order of the
Depositor. The Certificates shall be executed and attested by manual or
facsimile signature on behalf of the Trustee by an authorized signatory.
Certificates bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were
at any time the proper officers of the Trustee shall bind the Trustee,
notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such
offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Certificates or did not
hold such offices at the date of such Certificates. No Certificate shall be
entitled to any benefit under this Agreement or be valid for any purpose, unless
there appears on such Certificate a certificate of authentication substantially
in the form provided herein executed by the Certificate Registrar by manual
signature, and such certificate of authentication shall be conclusive evidence,
and the only evidence, that such Certificate has been duly authenticated and
delivered hereunder. All Certificates shall be dated the date of their
authentication.
(b) The Class A Certificates shall initially be issued as one
or more Certificates held by the Book-Entry Custodian or, if appointed to hold
such Certificates as provided below, the Depository and registered in the name
of the Depository or its nominee and, except as provided below, registration of
such Certificates may not be transferred by the Trustee except to another
Depository that agrees to hold such Certificates for the respective Certificate
Owners with Ownership Interests therein. The Certificate Owners shall hold their
respective Ownership Interests in and to such Certificates through the
book-entry facilities of the Depository and, except as provided below, shall not
be entitled to definitive, fully registered Certificates ("Definitive
Certificates") in respect of such Ownership Interests. All transfers by
Certificate Owners of their respective Ownership Interests in the Book-Entry
Certificates shall be made in accordance with the procedures established by the
Depository Participant or brokerage firm representing such Certificate Owner.
Each Depository Participant shall only transfer the Ownership Interests in the
Book-Entry Certificates of Certificate Owners it represents or of brokerage
firms for which it acts as agent in accordance with the Depository's normal
procedures. The Trustee is hereby initially appointed as the Book-Entry
Custodian and hereby agrees to act as such in accordance herewith and in
accordance with the agreement that
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it has with the Depository authorizing it to act as such. The Book-Entry
Custodian may, and, if it is no longer qualified to act as such, the Book-Entry
Custodian shall, appoint, by a written instrument delivered to the Depositor,
the Master Servicer, the Certificate Insurer and, if the Trustee is not the
Book-Entry Custodian, the Trustee, any other transfer agent (including the
Depository or any successor Depository) to act as Book-Entry Custodian under
such conditions as the predecessor Book-Entry Custodian and the Depository or
any successor Depository may prescribe, provided that the predecessor Book-Entry
Custodian shall not be relieved of any of its duties or responsibilities by
reason of any such appointment of other than the Depository. If the Trustee
resigns or is removed in accordance with the terms hereof, the successor trustee
or, if it so elects, the Depository shall immediately succeed to its
predecessor's duties as Book-Entry Custodian. The Depositor shall have the right
to inspect, and to obtain copies of, any Certificates held as Book-Entry
Certificates by the Book-Entry Custodian.
The Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Depositor and the
Certificate Insurer may for all purposes (including the making of payments due
on the Book-Entry Certificates) deal with the Depository as the authorized
representative of the Certificate Owners with respect to the Book-Entry
Certificates for the purposes of exercising the rights of Certificateholders
hereunder. The rights of Certificate Owners with respect to the Book-Entry
Certificates shall be limited to those established by law and agreements between
such Certificate Owners and the Depository Participants and brokerage firms
representing such Certificate Owners. Multiple requests and directions from, and
votes of, the Depository as Holder of the Book-Entry Certificates with respect
to any particular matter shall not be deemed inconsistent if they are made with
respect to different Certificate Owners. The Trustee may establish a reasonable
record date in connection with solicitations of consents from or voting by
Certificateholders and shall give notice to the Depository of such record date.
If (i)(A) the Depositor advises the Trustee and the
Certificate Insurer in writing that the Depository is no longer willing or able
to properly discharge its responsibilities as Depository, and (B) the Depositor
is unable to locate a qualified successor, (ii) the Depositor at its option
advises the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer in writing that it elects to
terminate the book-entry system through the Depository or (iii) after the
occurrence of a Master Servicer Event of Default, Certificate Owners
representing in the aggregate not less than 51% of the Ownership Interests of
the Book-Entry Certificates advise the Trustee through the Depository, in
writing, that the continuation of a book-entry system through the Depository is
no longer in the best interests of the Certificate Owners, the Trustee shall
notify all Certificate Owners (through the Depository) and the Certificate
Insurer of the occurrence of any such event and of the availability of
Definitive Certificates to Certificate Owners requesting the same. Upon
surrender to the Trustee of the Book-Entry Certificates by the Book-Entry
Custodian or the Depository, as applicable, accompanied by registration
instructions from the Depository for registration of transfer, the Trustee shall
issue the Definitive Certificates. Such Definitive Certificates will be issued
in minimum denominations of $10,000, except that any beneficial ownership that
was represented by a Book-Entry Certificate in an amount less than $10,000
immediately prior to the issuance of a Definitive Certificate shall be issued in
a minimum denomination equal to the amount represented by such Book-Entry
Certificate. None of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee nor the
Certificate Insurer shall be liable for any
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delay in the delivery of such instructions and may conclusively rely on, and
shall be protected in relying on, such instructions. Upon the issuance of
Definitive Certificates all references herein to obligations imposed upon or to
be performed by the Depository shall be deemed to be imposed upon and performed
by the Trustee, to the extent applicable with respect to such Definitive
Certificates, and the Trustee shall recognize the Holders of the Definitive
Certificates as Certificateholders hereunder.
SECTION 5.02. Registration of Transfer and Exchange of
Certificates.
(a) The Trustee shall cause to be kept at one of the offices
or agencies to be appointed by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions of
Section 8.12 a Certificate Register for the Certificates in which, subject to
such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Trustee shall provide for
the registration of Certificates and of transfers and exchanges of Certificates
as herein provided. The Trustee will initially serve as Certificate Registrar
for the purpose of registering Certificates and transfers and exchanges of
Certificates as herein provided. The Certificate Registrar may appoint, by a
written instrument delivered to the Master Servicer and the Depositor, any other
bank or trust company to act as Certificate Registrar under such conditions as
the predecessor Certificate Registrar may prescribe, provided that the
predecessor Certificate Registrar shall not be relieved of any of its duties or
responsibilities hereunder by reason of such appointment. If the Trustee shall
at any time not be the Certificate Registrar, the Trustee shall have and
maintain the right to inspect the Certificate Register or to obtain a copy
thereof at all reasonable times, and to rely conclusively upon a certificate of
the Certificate Registrar as to the information set forth in the Certificate
Register.
(b) No transfer of any Class CE Certificate shall be made
unless that transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and effective
registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made
in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. In
the event that such a transfer of a Class CE Certificate is to be made without
registration or qualification, the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar shall
each require receipt of: (i) if such transfer is purportedly being made in
reliance upon Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, written certifications from the
Certificateholder desiring to effect the transfer and from such
Certificateholder's prospective transferee, substantially in the forms attached
hereto as Exhibit F-1; and (ii) in all other cases, an Opinion of Counsel
satisfactory to it that such transfer may be made without such registration or
qualification (which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the
Depositor, the Trustee, the Master Servicer in its capacity as such, the
Certificate Insurer or the Trust Fund), together with copies of the written
certification(s) of the Certificateholder desiring to effect the transfer and/or
such Certificateholder's prospective transferee upon which such Opinion of
Counsel is based, if any. None of the Depositor, the Certificate Registrar or
the Trustee is obligated to register or qualify the Class CE Certificates under
the 1933 Act or any other securities laws or to take any action not otherwise
required under this Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates
without registration or qualification. Any Certificateholder desiring to effect
the transfer of a Class CE Certificate shall, and does hereby agree to,
indemnify the Trustee, the Depositor, the Certificate Registrar,
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the Master Servicer and the Certificate Insurer against any liability that may
result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with such
federal and state laws.
(c) No transfer of a Class CE or Residual Certificate or any
interest therein shall be made to any Plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of
the Code, any Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such Plan
or any Person acquiring such Certificates with "plan assets" of a Plan within
the meaning of the Department of Labor regulation promulgated at 29 C.F.R. ss.
2510.3-101 ("Plan Assets") unless the Depositor, the Trustee, the Master
Servicer and the Certificate Insurer are provided with an Opinion of Counsel
which establishes to the satisfaction of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Master
Servicer and the Certificate Insurer that the purchase of such Certificates is
permissible under applicable law, will not constitute or result in any
prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and will not
subject the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Fund or the
Certificate Insurer to any obligation or liability (including obligations or
liabilities under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) in addition to those
undertaken in this Agreement, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense
of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Fund or the
Certificate Insurer. In lieu of such Opinion of Counsel, a Plan, any Person
acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such Plan or any Person
acquiring such Certificates with Plan Assets of a Plan may provide a
certification in the form of Exhibit G to this Agreement, which the Trustee may
rely upon without further inquiry or investigation. Neither an Opinion of
Counsel nor a certification will be required in connection with the initial
transfer of any such Certificate by the Depositor to an affiliate of the
Depositor (in which case, the Depositor or any affiliate thereof shall have
deemed to have represented that such affiliate is not a Plan or a Person
investing Plan Assets of any Plan) and the Trustee shall be entitled to
conclusively rely upon a representation (which, upon the request of the Trustee,
shall be a written representation) from the Depositor of the status of such
transferee as an affiliate of the Depositor.
(d) (i) Each Person who has or who acquires any Ownership
Interest in a Residual Certificate shall be deemed by the acceptance or
acquisition of such Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the
following provisions and to have irrevocably authorized the Trustee or its
designee under clause (iii)(A) below to deliver payments to a Person other than
such Person and to negotiate the terms of any mandatory sale under clause
(iii)(B) below and to execute all instruments of Transfer and to do all other
things necessary in connection with any such sale. The rights of each Person
acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate are expressly subject
to the following provisions:
(A) Each Person holding or acquiring any
Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate shall be
a Permitted Transferee and shall promptly notify the
Trustee of any change or impending change in its
status as a Permitted Transferee.
(B) In connection with any proposed Transfer
of any Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate,
the Trustee shall require delivery to it and shall
not register the Transfer of any Residual Certificate
until its receipt of an affidavit and agreement (a
"Transfer Affidavit and
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Agreement" attached hereto as Exhibit F-2) from the
proposed Transferee, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Trustee, representing and
warranting, among other things, that such Transferee
is a Permitted Transferee, that it is not acquiring
its Ownership Interest in the Residual Certificate
that is the subject of the proposed Transfer as a
nominee, trustee or agent for any Person that is not
a Permitted Transferee, that for so long as it
retains its Ownership Interest in a Residual
Certificate, it will endeavor to remain a Permitted
Transferee, and that it has reviewed the provisions
of this Section 5.02(d) and agrees to be bound by
them.
(C) Notwithstanding the delivery of a
Transfer Affidavit and Agreement by a proposed
Transferee under clause (B) above, if a Responsible
Officer of the Trustee who is assigned to this
transaction has actual knowledge that the proposed
Transferee is not a Permitted Transferee, no Transfer
of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate to
such proposed Transferee shall be effected.
(D) Each Person holding or acquiring any
Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate shall
agree (x) to require a Transfer Affidavit and
Agreement (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
F-2) from any other Person to whom such Person
attempts to transfer its Ownership Interest in a
Residual Certificate and (y) not to transfer its
Ownership Interest unless it provides a Transferor
Affidavit (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
F-2) to the Trustee stating that, among other things,
it has no actual knowledge that such other Person is
not a Permitted Transferee.
(E) Each Person holding or acquiring an
Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate, by
purchasing an Ownership Interest in such Certificate,
agrees to give the Trustee written notice that it is
a "pass-through interest holder" within the meaning
of temporary Treasury regulation Section
1.67-3T(a)(2)(i)(A) immediately upon acquiring an
Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate, if it
is, or is holding an Ownership Interest in a Residual
Certificate on behalf of, a "pass-through interest
holder."
(ii) The Trustee will register the Transfer of any
Residual Certificate only if it shall have received the
Transfer Affidavit and Agreement and all of such other
documents as shall have been reasonably required by the
Trustee as a condition to such registration. In addition, no
Transfer of a Residual Certificate shall be made unless the
Trustee shall have received a representation letter from the
Transferee of such Certificate to the effect that such
Transferee is a Permitted Transferee.
(iii) (A) If any purported Transferee shall become a
Holder of a Residual Certificate in violation of the
provisions of this Section 5.02(d), then the
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last preceding Permitted Transferee shall be restored, to the
extent permitted by law, to all rights as holder thereof
retroactive to the date of registration of such Transfer of
such Residual Certificate. The Trustee shall be under no
liability to any Person for any registration of Transfer of a
Residual Certificate that is in fact not permitted by this
Section 5.02(d) or for making any payments due on such
Certificate to the holder thereof or for taking any other
action with respect to such holder under the provisions of
this Agreement.
(B) If any purported Transferee shall become
a holder of a Residual Certificate in violation of the
restrictions in this Section 5.02(d) and to the extent that
the retroactive restoration of the rights of the holder of
such Residual Certificate as described in clause (iii)(A)
above shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then the
Trustee shall have the right, without notice to the holder or
any prior holder of such Residual Certificate, to sell such
Residual Certificate to a purchaser selected by the Trustee on
such terms as the Trustee may choose. Such purported
Transferee shall promptly endorse and deliver each Residual
Certificate in accordance with the instructions of the
Trustee. Such purchaser may be the Trustee itself or any
Affiliate of the Trustee. The proceeds of such sale, net of
the commissions (which may include commissions payable to the
Trustee or its Affiliates), expenses and taxes due, if any,
will be remitted by the Trustee to such purported Transferee.
The terms and conditions of any sale under this clause
(iii)(B) shall be determined in the sole discretion of the
Trustee, and the Trustee shall not be liable to any Person
having an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate as a
result of its exercise of such discretion.
(iv) The Trustee shall make available to the Internal
Revenue Service and those Persons specified by the REMIC
Provisions all information necessary to compute any tax
imposed (A) as a result of the Transfer of an Ownership
Interest in a Residual Certificate to any Person who is a
Disqualified Organization, including the information described
in Treasury regulations sections 1.860D-1(b)(5) and
1.860E-2(a)(5) with respect to the "excess inclusions" of such
Residual Certificate and (B) as a result of any regulated
investment company, real estate investment trust, common trust
fund, partnership, trust, estate or organization described in
Section 1381 of the Code that holds an Ownership Interest in a
Residual Certificate having as among its record holders at any
time any Person which is a Disqualified Organization.
Reasonable compensation for providing such information may be
accepted by the Trustee.
(v) The provisions of this Section 5.02(d) set forth
prior to this subsection (v) may be modified, added to or
eliminated, provided that there shall have been delivered to
the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer at the expense of the
party seeking to modify, add to or eliminate any such
provision the following:
(A) the prior written consent of the
Certificate Insurer and written notification from
each Rating Agency to the effect that the
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modification, addition to or elimination of such
provisions will not cause such Rating Agency to
downgrade its then-current ratings of any Class of
Certificates; and
(B) an Opinion of Counsel, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Trustee, to the effect
that such modification of, addition to or elimination
of such provisions will not cause REMIC I or REMIC II
to cease to qualify as a REMIC and will not cause
REMIC I or REMIC II, as the case may be, to be
subject to an entity-level tax caused by the Transfer
of any Residual Certificate to a Person that is not a
Permitted Transferee or (y) a Person other than the
prospective transferee to be subject to a REMIC-tax
caused by the Transfer of a Residual Certificate to a
Person that is not a Permitted Transferee.
(e) Subject to the preceding subsections, upon surrender for
registration of transfer of any Certificate at any office or agency of the
Trustee maintained for such purpose pursuant to Section 8.12, the Trustee shall
execute and the Certificate Registrar shall authenticate and deliver, in the
name of the designated Transferee or Transferees, one or more new Certificates
of the same Class of a like aggregate Percentage Interest.
(f) At the option of the Holder thereof, any Certificate may
be exchanged for other Certificates of the same Class with authorized
denominations and a like aggregate Percentage Interest, upon surrender of such
Certificate to be exchanged at any office or agency of the Trustee maintained
for such purpose pursuant to Section 8.12. Whenever any Certificates are so
surrendered for exchange the Trustee shall execute and cause the Certificate
Registrar to authenticate and deliver the Certificates which the
Certificateholder making the exchange is entitled to receive. Every Certificate
presented or surrendered for transfer or exchange shall (if so required by the
Trustee) be duly endorsed by, or be accompanied by a written instrument of
transfer in the form satisfactory to the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar
duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.
(g) No service charge to the Certificateholders shall be made
for any transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trustee may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that may be
imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
(h) All Certificates surrendered for transfer and exchange
shall be canceled and destroyed by the Certificate Registrar in accordance with
its customary procedures.
(i) The Trustee will cause the Certificate Registrar (unless
the Trustee is acting as Certificate Registrar) to provide notice to the Trustee
of each transfer of a Certificate and to provide the Trustee with an updated
copy of the Certificate Register on the first Business Day in January and June
of each year, commencing June 1997.
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SECTION 5.03. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen
Certificates.
If (i) any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Trustee
or the Certificate Registrar, or the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar
receive evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any
Certificate, and (ii) there is delivered to the Trustee, the Certificate
Registrar and the Certificate Insurer such security or indemnity as may be
required by them to save each of them harmless, then, in the absence of actual
knowledge by the Trustee or the Certificate Registrar that such Certificate has
been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Trustee shall execute and deliver,
in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen
Certificate, a new Certificate of the same Class and of like denomination and
Percentage Interest. Upon the issuance of any new Certificate under this
Section, the Trustee may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any
other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Certificate Registrar)
connected therewith. Any replacement Certificate issued pursuant to this Section
shall constitute complete and indefeasible evidence of ownership in the
applicable REMIC created hereunder, as if originally issued, whether or not the
lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any time.
SECTION 5.04. Persons Deemed Owners.
The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the
Certificate Registrar, the Certificate Insurer and any agent of any of them may
treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of
such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions pursuant to Section
4.01 and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Certificate Insurer
or any agent of any of them shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
SECTION 5.05. Certain Available Information.
On or prior to the date of the first sale of any Class CE
Certificate to an Independent third party, the Depositor shall provide to the
Trustee 10 copies of any private placement memorandum or other disclosure
document used by the Depositor in connection with the offer and sale of the
Class CE Certificates. In addition, if any such private placement memorandum or
disclosure document is revised, amended or supplemented at any time following
the delivery thereof to the Trustee, the Depositor promptly shall inform the
Trustee of such event and shall deliver to the Trustee 10 copies of the private
placement memorandum or disclosure document, as revised, amended or
supplemented. The Trustee shall maintain at its Corporate Trust Office and shall
make available free of charge during normal business hours for review by any
Holder of a Certificate or any Person identified to the Trustee as a prospective
transferee of a Certificate, originals or copies of the following items: (i) in
the case of a Holder or prospective transferee of a Class CE Certificate, the
private placement memorandum or other disclosure document relating to the Class
CE Certificates, in the form most recently provided to the Trustee; and (ii) in
all cases, (A) this Agreement and any amendments hereof entered into pursuant to
Section 11.01, (B) all monthly statements required to be delivered to
Certificateholders of the relevant Class pursuant to Section 4.02 since the
Closing Date, and all
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other notices, reports, statements and written communications delivered to the
Certificateholders of the relevant Class pursuant to this Agreement since the
Closing Date, (C) all certifications delivered by a Responsible Officer of the
Trustee since the Closing Date pursuant to Section 10.01(h), (D) any and all
Officers' Certificates delivered to the Trustee by the Master Servicer since the
Closing Date to evidence the Master Servicer's determination that any P&I
Advance was, or if made, would be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance and (E) any and
all Officers' Certificates delivered to the Trustee by the Master Servicer since
the Closing Date pursuant to Section 4.04(a). Copies and mailing of any and all
of the foregoing items will be available from the Trustee upon request at the
expense of the person requesting the same.
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ARTICLE VI
THE DEPOSITOR AND THE MASTER SERVICER
SECTION 6.01. Liability of the Depositor and the Master
Servicer.
The Depositor and the Master Servicer each shall be liable in
accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed
by this Agreement and undertaken hereunder by the Depositor and the Master
Servicer herein.
SECTION 6.02. Merger or Consolidation of the Depositor or
the Master Servicer.
Subject to the following paragraph, the Depositor will keep in
full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a corporation under the laws
of the jurisdiction of its incorporation. Subject to the following paragraph,
the Master Servicer will keep in full effect its existence, rights and
franchises as a corporation under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation and its qualification as an approved conventional seller/servicer
for FNMA or FHLMC in good standing. The Depositor and the Master Servicer each
will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign
corporation in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be
necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, the
Certificates or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its respective duties
under this Agreement.
The Depositor or the Master Servicer may be merged or
consolidated with or into any Person, or transfer all or substantially all of
its assets to any Person, in which case any Person resulting from any merger or
consolidation to which the Depositor or the Master Servicer shall be a party, or
any Person succeeding to the business of the Depositor or the Master Servicer,
shall be the successor of the Depositor or the Master Servicer, as the case may
be, hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act
on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding; provided, however, that the successor or surviving Person to
the Master Servicer shall be qualified to service mortgage loans on behalf of
FNMA or FHLMC; and provided further that the Rating Agencies' ratings and shadow
ratings of the Class A Certificates in effect immediately prior to such merger
or consolidation will not be qualified, reduced or withdrawn as a result thereof
(as evidenced by a letter to such effect from the Rating Agencies) and the
Certificate Insurer shall have given its prior written consent, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
SECTION 6.03. Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the
Master Servicer and Others.
None of the Depositor, the Master Servicer or any of the
directors, officers, employees or agents of the Depositor or the Master Servicer
shall be under any liability to the Trust Fund or the Certificateholders for any
action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith
pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however,
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that this provision shall not protect the Depositor, the Master Servicer or any
such person against any breach of warranties, representations or covenants made
herein, or against any specific liability imposed on the Master Servicer
pursuant hereto, or against any liability which would otherwise be imposed by
reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of
duties or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder.
The Depositor, the Master Servicer and any director, officer, employee or agent
of the Depositor or the Master Servicer may rely in good faith on any document
of any kind which, PRIMA FACIE, is properly executed and submitted by any Person
respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Depositor, the Master Servicer and
any director, officer, employee or agent of the Depositor or the Master Servicer
shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Trust Fund against any loss,
liability or expense incurred in connection with any legal action relating to
this Agreement or the Certificates, other than any loss, liability or expense to
any specific Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loans (except as any such loss, liability
or expense shall be otherwise reimbursable pursuant to this Agreement) or any
loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith
or negligence in the performance of duties hereunder or by reason of reckless
disregard of obligations and duties hereunder; provided, in the case of the
Depositor, however, that reimbursements to the Depositor (and its directors,
officers, employees and agents) in respect of the indemnification provided by
this Section 6.03 shall in the aggregate not exceed $25,000 in any calendar
year. Neither the Depositor nor the Master Servicer shall be under any
obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action unless such action
is related to its respective duties under this Agreement and, in its opinion,
does not involve it in any expense or liability; provided, however, that (i)
each of the Depositor and the Master Servicer may in its discretion undertake
any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable with respect to this
Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto and the interests of
the Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer hereunder and (ii) unless a
Certificate Insurer Default exists, the Depositor or the Master Servicer shall
undertake such action if directed by the Certificate Insurer (in which case the
$25,000 limitation set forth in the preceding sentence shall not apply). In such
event, unless the Depositor or the Master Servicer acts without the consent of
the Certificate Insurer prior to a Certificate Insurer Default or without the
consent of Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 51% of the Voting Rights
after a Certificate Insurer Default (neither of which consents shall be
necessary for the Depositor or the Master Servicer in the case of litigation or
other legal action by either to enforce their respective rights or defend
themselves hereunder), the legal expenses and costs of such action and any
liability resulting therefrom (except any loss, liability or expense incurred by
reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of
duties hereunder or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties
hereunder) shall be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Trust Fund, and the
Depositor (subject to the limitations set forth above) and the Master Servicer
shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor from the Collection Account as and
to the extent provided in Section 3.11, any such right of reimbursement being
prior to the rights of the Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer to
receive any amount in the Collection Account.
SECTION 6.04. Limitation on Resignation of the Master
Servicer.
The Master Servicer shall not resign from the obligations and
duties hereby imposed on it except (i) upon determination that its duties
hereunder are no longer permissible
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under applicable law or (ii) with the written consent of the Trustee and the
Certificate Insurer, and written confirmation from each Rating Agency (which
confirmation shall be furnished to the Depositor, the Trustee and the
Certificate Insurer) that such resignation will not cause such Rating Agency to
reduce the then current rating or any shadow rating of the Class A Certificates.
Any such determination pursuant to clause (i) of the preceding sentence
permitting the resignation of the Master Servicer shall be evidenced by an
Opinion of Counsel to such effect obtained at the expense of the Master Servicer
and delivered to the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer. No resignation of the
Master Servicer shall become effective until the Trustee or a successor servicer
shall have assumed the Master Servicer's responsibilities, duties, liabilities
(other than those liabilities arising prior to the appointment of such
successor) and obligations under this Agreement.
Except as expressly provided herein, the Master Servicer shall
not assign or transfer any of its rights, benefits or privileges hereunder to
any other Person, or delegate to or subcontract with, or authorize or appoint
any other Person to perform any of the duties, covenants or obligations to be
performed by the Master Servicer hereunder. If, pursuant to any provision
hereof, the duties of the Master Servicer are transferred to a successor master
servicer, the entire amount of the Servicing Fee and other compensation payable
to the Master Servicer pursuant hereto shall thereafter be payable to such
successor master servicer.
SECTION 6.05. Rights of the Depositor in Respect of the
Master Servicer.
The Master Servicer shall afford (and any Sub-Servicing
Agreement shall provide that each Sub-Servicer shall afford) the Depositor, the
Trustee and the Certificate Insurer, upon reasonable notice, during normal
business hours, access to all records maintained by the Master Servicer (and any
such Sub-Servicer) in respect of the Master Servicer's rights and obligations
hereunder and access to officers of the Master Servicer (and those of any such
Sub-Servicer) responsible for such obligations. Upon request, the Master
Servicer shall furnish to the Depositor, the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer
its (and any such Sub-Servicer's) most recent financial statements and such
other information relating to the Master Servicer's capacity to perform its
obligations under this Agreement as it possesses. To the extent such information
is not otherwise available to the public, the Depositor, the Trustee and the
Certificate Insurer shall not disseminate any information obtained pursuant to
the preceding two sentences without the Master Servicer's written consent,
except as required pursuant to this Agreement or to the extent that it is
appropriate to do so (i) in working with legal counsel, auditors, taxing
authorities or other governmental agencies, rating agencies or reinsurers, or
(ii) pursuant to any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, writ, injunction or
decree of any court or governmental authority having jurisdiction over the
Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Insurer or the Trust Fund, and in either
case, the Depositor, the Certificate Insurer or the Trustee, as the case may be,
shall use its best efforts to assure the confidentiality of any such
disseminated non-public information. The Depositor may, but is not obligated to,
enforce the obligations of the Master Servicer under this Agreement and may, but
is not obligated to, perform, or cause a designee to perform, any defaulted
obligation of the Master Servicer under this Agreement or exercise the rights of
the Master Servicer under this Agreement; provided that the Master Servicer
shall not be relieved of any of its obligations under this Agreement by virtue
of such performance by the Depositor
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or its designee. The Depositor shall not have any responsibility or liability
for any action or failure to act by the Master Servicer and is not obligated to
supervise the performance of the Master Servicer under this Agreement or
otherwise.
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ARTICLE VII
DEFAULT
SECTION 7.01. Master Servicer Events of Default.
(a) "Master Servicer Event of Default," wherever used herein,
means any one of the following events:
(i) any failure by the Master Servicer to remit to the
Trustee for distribution to the Certificateholders any payment
(other than a P&I Advance required to be made from its own
funds on any Master Servicer Remittance Date pursuant to
Section 4.03) required to be made under the terms of the
Certificates and this Agreement which continues unremedied for
a period of one Business Day after the date upon which written
notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied,
shall have been given to the Master Servicer by the Depositor,
the Certificate Insurer or the Trustee (in which case notice
shall be provided by telecopy), or to the Master Servicer, the
Depositor, the Certificate Insurer and the Trustee by the
Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting
Rights; or
(ii) any failure on the part of the Master Servicer duly
to observe or perform in any material respect any other of the
covenants or agreements on the part of the Master Servicer
contained in the Certificates or in this Agreement (or, if the
Master Servicer is the Originator, the failure of the
Originator to repurchase a Mortgage Loan as to which a breach
has been established that requires a repurchase pursuant to
the terms of Section 7 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement) which continues unremedied for a period of 45 days
after the earlier of (i) the date on which written notice of
such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have
been given to the Master Servicer by the Depositor, the
Certificate Insurer or the Trustee, or to the Master Servicer,
the Depositor, the Certificate Insurer and the Trustee by the
Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting
Rights and (ii) actual knowledge of such failure by a
Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer; provided, however,
that if, prior to a Certificate Insurer Default, the Master
Servicer shall have given notice to the Certificate Insurer of
corrective action it proposes to take, which corrective action
is agreed in writing by the Certificate Insurer to be
satisfactory, such period may be extended by the Certificate
Insurer; or
(iii) a decree or order of a court or agency or
supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in
an involuntary case under any present or future federal or
state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or the appointment
of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency,
readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or
similar proceeding, or for the winding-up or liquidation of
its affairs, shall have been entered against the Master
Servicer
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and, if such proceeding is being contested by the Master
Servicer in good faith, such decree or order shall have
remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60
days or results in the entry of an order for relief or any
such adjudication or appointment; or
(iv) the Master Servicer shall consent to the
appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any
insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and
liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to it or of
or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or
(v) the Master Servicer shall admit in writing its
inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file
a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or
reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of
its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its
obligations; or
(vi) the Master Servicer shall fail the Master Servicer
Termination Test, or the net worth of the Master Servicer
shall fall below $30,000,000; or
(vii) any failure of the Master Servicer to make any P&I
Advance on any Master Servicer Remittance Date required to be
made from its own funds pursuant to Section 4.03 which
continues unremedied until 3:00 p.m. New York time on the
Business Day immediately following the Master Servicer
Remittance Date.
Subject to Section 7.01(b), if a Master Servicer Event of Default described in
clauses (i) through (vi) of this Section shall occur, then, and in each and
every such case, so long as such Master Servicer Event of Default shall not have
been remedied, the Depositor or the Trustee may (in each case, with the consent
of the Certificate Insurer so long as no Certificate Insurer Default exists),
the Certificate Insurer may (so long as no Certificate Insurer Default exists),
and at the written direction of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least
51% of Voting Rights (subject to Section 11.09(d)), the Trustee shall, by notice
in writing to the Master Servicer (and to the Depositor and the Certificate
Insurer if given by the Trustee or to the Trustee if given by the Depositor or
the Certificate Insurer), terminate all of the rights and obligations of the
Master Servicer in its capacity as Master Servicer under this Agreement, to the
extent permitted by law, and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds
thereof. If a Master Servicer Event of Default described in clause (vii) hereof
shall occur, the Trustee shall, by notice in writing to the Master Servicer, the
Certificate Insurer and the Depositor, terminate all of the rights and
obligations of the Master Servicer in its capacity as Master Servicer under this
Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7.04 and Section 10.09, the
Certificate Insurer (whether acting on behalf of itself or exercising the rights
of the Holders of the Insured Certificates hereunder) may not waive, or direct
the Trustee to waive, any Master Servicer Event of Default described in clause
(vii) above or the resulting termination of the Master Servicer pursuant to the
preceding sentence, without the written consent of each Certificateholder whose
distributions would be affected as to amount or timing by the failure of the
Trustee as successor Master Servicer to immediately make the
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P&I Advance which the Master Servicer has failed to make. On or after the
receipt by the Master Servicer of such written notice, all authority and power
of the Master Servicer under this Agreement, whether with respect to the
Certificates (other than as a Holder of any Certificate) or the Mortgage Loans
or the Policy or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the Trustee pursuant
to and under this Section, and, without limitation, the Trustee is hereby
authorized and empowered, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, to execute and
deliver, on behalf of and at the expense of the Master Servicer, any and all
documents and other instruments and to do or accomplish all other acts or things
necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination,
whether to complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage
Loans and related documents, or otherwise. The Master Servicer agrees, at its
sole cost and expense, promptly (and in any event no later than ten Business
Days subsequent to such notice) to provide the Trustee with all documents and
records requested by it to enable it to assume the Master Servicer's functions
under this Agreement, and to cooperate with the Trustee in effecting the
termination of the Master Servicer's responsibilities and rights under this
Agreement, including, without limitation, the transfer within one Business Day
to the Trustee for administration by it of all cash amounts which at the time
shall be or should have been credited by the Master Servicer to the Collection
Account held by or on behalf of the Master Servicer, the Distribution Account or
any REO Account or Servicing Account held by or on behalf of the Master Servicer
or thereafter be received with respect to the Mortgage Loans or any REO Property
serviced by the Master Servicer (provided, however, that the Master Servicer
shall continue to be entitled to receive all amounts accrued or owing to it
under this Agreement on or prior to the date of such termination, whether in
respect of P&I Advances or otherwise, and shall continue to be entitled to the
benefits of Section 6.03, notwithstanding any such termination, with respect to
events occurring prior to such termination). For purposes of this Section
7.01(a), the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of a Master Servicer
Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee assigned to and
working in the Trustee's Corporate Trust Office has actual knowledge thereof or
unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a Master Servicer Event
of Default is received by the Trustee and such notice references the
Certificates, the Trust Fund or this Agreement.
(b) If a Master Servicer Event of Default described in Section
7.01(a)(vi) occurs and is continuing, during the 30 day period following receipt
of notice, the Trustee, the Certificateholders requesting termination and the
Certificate Insurer shall cooperate with each other to determine if the
occurrence of such event is more likely than not the result of the acts or
omissions of the Master Servicer or more likely than not the result of events
beyond the control of the Master Servicer. If the Trustee, the
Certificateholders requesting termination and the Certificate Insurer conclude
that such Master Servicer Event of Default is the result of the latter, the
Master Servicer may not be terminated, unless and until some other Master
Servicer Event of Default set forth in Section 7.01(a) has occurred and is
continuing. If the Trustee, the Certificateholders requesting termination and
the Certificate Insurer conclude that such Master Servicer Event of Default is
the result of the former, the Certificate Insurer may require the Trustee to
terminate the Master Servicer in accordance with this Section 7.01, and the
Trustee shall act as successor Master Servicer.
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If the Trustee, the Certificateholders requesting termination
and the Certificate Insurer cannot agree, and the basis for such disagreement is
not arbitrary or unreasonable, as to the cause of the Master Servicer Event of
Default described in Section 7.01(a)(vi), the decision of the Certificate
Insurer shall control; provided, however, that if the Certificate Insurer
decides to require the Trustee to terminate the Master Servicer, the Trustee
shall be relieved of its obligation to assume the servicing or to appoint a
successor, which shall be the exclusive obligation of the Certificate Insurer
and the Trustee shall be indemnified by the Certificate Insurer for any
liabilities, costs or expenses resulting from such decision.
SECTION 7.02. Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor.
(a) On and after the time the Master Servicer receives a
notice of termination, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the
Master Servicer in its capacity as Master Servicer under this Agreement and the
transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall be subject to all the
responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto and arising thereafter
placed on the Master Servicer (except for any representations or warranties of
the Master Servicer under this Agreement, the responsibilities, duties and
liabilities contained in Section 2.03(c) and its obligation to deposit amounts
in respect of losses pursuant to Section 3.12) by the terms and provisions
hereof including, without limitation, the Master Servicer's obligations to make
P&I Advances pursuant to Section 4.03; provided, however, that if the Trustee is
prohibited by law or regulation from obligating itself to make advances
regarding delinquent mortgage loans, then the Trustee shall not be obligated to
make P&I Advances pursuant to Section 4.03; and provided further, that any
failure to perform such duties or responsibilities caused by the Master
Servicer's failure to provide information required by Section 7.01 shall not be
considered a default by the Trustee as successor to the Master Servicer
hereunder. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to the
Servicing Fees and all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans to which the Master
Servicer would have been entitled if it had continued to act hereunder (other
than amounts which were due or would become due to the Master Servicer prior to
its termination or resignation). Notwithstanding the above and subject to the
next paragraph, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to so act, or shall,
if it is unable to so act or if it is prohibited by law from making advances
regarding delinquent mortgage loans or if the Certificate Insurer or, subject to
Section 11.09(d), if the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 51% of the
Voting Rights so request in writing to the Trustee, promptly appoint, with the
consent of the Certificate Insurer, or petition a court of competent
jurisdiction to appoint, an established mortgage loan servicing institution
acceptable to each Rating Agency and the Certificate Insurer and having a net
worth of not less than $15,000,000, as the successor to the Master Servicer
under this Agreement in the assumption of all or any part of the
responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer under this
Agreement. No appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer under this
Agreement shall be effective until the assumption by the successor of all of the
Master Servicer's responsibilities, duties and liabilities hereunder. In
connection with such appointment and assumption described herein, the Trustee
may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of
payments on Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided,
however, that no such compensation shall be in excess of that permitted the
Master Servicer as such hereunder. The Depositor, the Trustee and such successor
shall take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to
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effectuate any such succession. Pending appointment of a successor to the Master
Servicer under this Agreement, the Trustee shall act in such capacity as
hereinabove provided.
Upon removal or resignation of the Master Servicer, the
Trustee with the cooperation of the Seller and the Certificate Insurer, (x)
shall solicit bids for a successor Master Servicer as described below and (y)
pending the appointment of a successor Master Servicer as a result of soliciting
such bids, shall serve as Master Servicer of the Mortgage Loans serviced by such
predecessor Master Servicer. The Trustee shall solicit, by public announcement,
bids from housing and home finance institutions, banks and mortgage servicing
institutions meeting the qualifications set forth above (including the Trustee
or any affiliate thereof). Such public announcement shall specify that the
successor Master Servicer shall be entitled to the servicing compensation agreed
upon between the Trustee, the successor Master Servicer and the Seller;
provided, however, that no such fee shall exceed the related Servicing Fee.
Within thirty days after any such public announcement, the Trustee, with the
cooperation of the Seller and the Certificate Insurer, shall negotiate in good
faith and effect the sale, transfer and assignment of the servicing rights and
responsibilities hereunder to the qualified party (meeting the qualifications of
the preceding paragraph and reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Insurer)
submitting the highest satisfactory bid as to the price they will pay to obtain
such servicing. The Trustee upon receipt of the purchase price shall pay such
purchase price to the Master Servicer being so removed, after deducting from any
sum received by the Trustee from the successor to such Master Servicer in
respect of such sale, transfer and assignment all costs and expenses of any
public announcement and of any sale, transfer and assignment of the servicing
rights and responsibilities reasonably incurred hereunder. After such
deductions, the remainder of such sum shall be paid by the Trustee to such
Master Servicer at the time of such sale.
(b) If the Master Servicer fails to remit to the Trustee for
distribution to the Certificateholders any payment required to be made under the
terms of the Certificates and this Agreement (for purposes of this Section
7.02(b), a "Remittance") because the Master Servicer is the subject of a
proceeding under the federal Bankruptcy Code and the making of such Remittance
is prohibited by Section 362 of the federal Bankruptcy Code, the Trustee shall
upon notice of such prohibition, regardless of whether it has received a notice
of termination under Section 7.01, advance the amount of such Remittance by
depositing such amount in the Distribution Account on the related Distribution
Date. The Trustee shall be obligated to make such advance only if (i) such
advance, in the good faith judgment of the Trustee, can reasonably be expected
to be ultimately recoverable from Stayed Funds and (ii) the Trustee is not
prohibited by law from making such advance or obligating itself to do so. Upon
remittance of the Stayed Funds to the Trustee or the deposit thereof in the
Distribution Account by the Master Servicer, a trustee in bankruptcy or a
federal bankruptcy court, the Trustee may recover the amount so advanced,
without interest, by withdrawing such amount from the Distribution Account;
however, nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to affect the Trustee's
rights to recover from the Master Servicer's own funds interest on the amount of
any such advance. If the Trustee at any time makes an advance under this
Subsection which it later determines in its good faith judgment will not be
ultimately recoverable from the Stayed Funds with respect to which such advance
was made, the Trustee shall be entitled to reimburse itself for such advance,
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without interest, by withdrawing from the Distribution Account, out of amounts
on deposit therein, an amount equal to the portion of such advance attributable
to the Stayed Funds.
SECTION 7.03. Notification to Certificateholders.
(a) Upon any termination of the Master Servicer pursuant to
Section 7.01 above or any appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer
pursuant to Section 7.02 above, the Trustee shall give prompt written notice
thereof to Certificateholders at their respective addresses appearing in the
Certificate Register and to the Certificate Insurer.
(b) Not later than the later of 60 days after the occurrence
of any event, which constitutes or which, with notice or lapse of time or both,
would constitute a Master Servicer Event of Default or five days after a
Responsible Officer of the Trustee becomes aware of the occurrence of such an
event, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Holders of Certificates notice
of each such occurrence, unless such default or Master Servicer Event of Default
shall have been cured or waived.
SECTION 7.04. Waiver of Master Servicer Events of Default.
Subject to Section 11.09(d), the Holders representing at least
66% of the Voting Rights evidenced by all Classes of Certificates affected by
any default or Master Servicer Event of Default hereunder, with the written
consent of the Certificate Insurer, may waive such default or Master Servicer
Event of Default; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, subject to Section 11.09(d), a
default or Master Servicer Event of Default under clause (i) or (vi) of Section
7.01(a) may be waived only by all of the Holders of the Regular Certificates
with the written consent of the Certificate Insurer. Upon any such waiver of a
default or Master Servicer Event of Default, such default or Master Servicer
Event of Default shall cease to exist and shall be deemed to have been remedied
for every purpose hereunder. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or
other default or Master Servicer Event of Default or impair any right consequent
thereon except to the extent expressly so waived.
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ARTICLE VIII
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
SECTION 8.01. Duties of Trustee.
The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of a Master Servicer
Event of Default and after the curing of all Master Servicer Events of Default
which may have occurred, undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties
as are specifically set forth in this Agreement. During a Master Servicer Event
of Default, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in
it by this Agreement, and use the same degree of care and skill in their
exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in
the conduct of such person's own affairs. Any permissive right of the Trustee
enumerated in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty.
The Trustee, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates,
statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished
to the Trustee which are specifically required to be furnished pursuant to any
provision of this Agreement, shall examine them to determine whether they
conform to the requirements of this Agreement. If any such instrument is found
not to conform to the requirements of this Agreement in a material manner, the
Trustee shall take such action as it deems appropriate to have the instrument
corrected, and if the instrument is not corrected to the Trustee's satisfaction,
the Trustee will provide notice thereof to the Certificateholders and the
Certificate Insurer.
No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve
the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent
failure to act or its own misconduct; provided, however, that:
(i) Prior to the occurrence of a Master Servicer Event
of Default, and after the curing of all such Master Servicer
Events of Default which may have occurred, the duties and
obligations of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the
express provisions of this Agreement, the Trustee shall not be
liable except for the performance of such duties and
obligations as are specifically set forth in this Agreement,
no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this
Agreement against the Trustee and, in the absence of bad faith
on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee may conclusively rely,
as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the
opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions
furnished to the Trustee that conform to the requirements of
this Agreement;
(ii) The Trustee shall not be personally liable for an
error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer
or Responsible Officers of the Trustee, unless it shall be
proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the
pertinent facts; and
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(iii) The Trustee shall not be personally liable with
respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken
by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the
Certificate Insurer or Holders of Certificates entitled to at
least 25% of the Voting Rights relating to the time, method
and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy
available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power
conferred upon the Trustee, under this Agreement.
The Trustee shall provide to the Certificate Insurer such
information as the Certificate Insurer may reasonably request regarding the
Certificates, as appears from the books and records under its custody or
control, or as otherwise known to it. The Trustee shall permit the Certificate
Insurer to inspect and make copies of all such books and records at any time
reasonably requested by the Certificate Insurer.
SECTION 8.02. Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.01:
(i) The Trustee may request and rely upon and shall be
protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any
resolution, Officers' Certificate, certificate of auditors or
any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report,
notice, request, consent, order, appraisal, bond or other
paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and
to have been signed or presented by the proper party or
parties;
(ii) The Trustee may consult with counsel and any
Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization
and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or
omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with
such Opinion of Counsel;
(iii) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to
exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it by this
Agreement or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation
hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or
direction of any of the Certificateholders, pursuant to the
provisions of this Agreement, unless such Certificateholders
shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or
indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities which
may be incurred therein or thereby; nothing contained herein
shall, however, relieve the Trustee of the obligation, upon
the occurrence of a Master Servicer Event of Default (which
has not been cured or waived), to exercise such of the rights
and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and to use the same
degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent person
would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct
of such person's own affairs;
(iv) The Trustee shall not be personally liable for any
action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and
believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or
rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;
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(v) Prior to the occurrence of a Master Servicer Event
of Default hereunder and after the curing of all Master
Servicer Events of Default which may have occurred, the
Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the
facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate,
statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
consent, order, approval, bond or other paper or document,
unless requested in writing to do so by the Certificate
Insurer or by Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 25%
of the Voting Rights; provided, however, that if the payment
within a reasonable time to the Trustee of the costs, expenses
or liabilities likely to be incurred by it in the making of
such investigation is, in the opinion of the Trustee, not
reasonably assured to the Trustee by such Certificateholders,
the Trustee may require reasonable indemnity against such
expense, or liability from such Certificateholders as a
condition to taking any such action;
(vi) The Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers
hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or
by or through agents or attorneys; and
(vii) The Trustee shall not be personally liable for any
loss resulting from the investment of funds held in the
Collection Account at the direction of the Master Servicer
pursuant to Section 3.12.
(b) All rights of action under this Agreement or under any of
the Certificates, enforceable by the Trustee, may be enforced by it without the
possession of any of the Certificates, or the production thereof at the trial or
other proceeding relating thereto, and any such suit, action or proceeding
instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its name for the benefit of all
the Holders of such Certificates, subject to the provisions of this Agreement.
SECTION 8.03. Trustee Not Liable for Certificates or
Mortgage Loans.
The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates (other
than the signature of the Trustee, the authentication of the Certificate
Registrar on the Certificates, the acknowledgments of the Trustee contained in
Article II and the representations and warranties of the Trustee in Section
8.12) shall be taken as the statements of the Depositor and the Trustee assumes
no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations or
warranties as to the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement (other than as
specifically set forth in Section 8.12) or of the Certificates (other than the
signature of the Trustee and authentication of the Certificate Registrar on the
Certificates) or of any Mortgage Loan or related document. The Trustee shall not
be accountable for the use or application by the Depositor of any of the
Certificates or of the proceeds of such Certificates, or for the use or
application of any funds paid to the Depositor or the Master Servicer in respect
of the Mortgage Loans or deposited in or withdrawn from the Collection Account
by the Master Servicer, other than any funds held by or on behalf of the Trustee
in accordance with Section 3.10.
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SECTION 8.04. Trustee May Own Certificates.
The Trustee in its individual capacity or any other capacity
may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates with the same rights it would
have if it were not Trustee.
SECTION 8.05. Trustee's Fees and Expenses.
(a) The Trustee shall withdraw from the Distribution Account
on each Distribution Date and pay to itself the Trustee Fee and, to the extent
that the funds therein are at anytime insufficient for such purpose, the
Depositor shall pay such fees. The Trustee, or any director, officer, employee
or agent of the Trustee, shall be indemnified by REMIC I and held harmless
against any loss, liability or expense (not including expenses, disbursements
and advances incurred or made by the Trustee, including the compensation and the
expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel, in the ordinary course of
the Trustee's performance in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement)
incurred by the Trustee in connection with any claim or legal action or any
pending or threatened claim or legal action arising out of or in connection with
the acceptance or administration of its obligations and duties under this
Agreement, other than any loss, liability or expense (i) resulting from the
Master Servicer's actions or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the
Mortgage Loans, (ii) that constitutes a specific liability of the Trustee
pursuant to Section 10.01(c) or (iii) any loss, liability or expense incurred by
reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of
duties hereunder or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties
hereunder or as a result of a breach of the Trustee's obligations under Article
X hereof; provided, however, that unless a Certificate Insurer Default exists,
the Trustee shall notify the Certificate Insurer of such legal action (provided
that the failure to notify the Certificate Insurer shall not waive the rights of
the Trustee to indemnification) and such indemnification by the Trust Fund shall
be preconditioned on the Trustee's duty (a) to allow the Certificate Insurer to
control the defense or settlement of any such action and (b) to allow the
Certificate Insurer to direct the Trustee with respect thereto; provided,
further, that (1) if the Certificate Insurer does not assume control of the
defense of any such action within a reasonable period of time after the filing
of such action, the Trustee shall have the right to act on its own in defending
the action until such time as the Certificate Insurer assumes control of the
defense, (2) the Trustee along with the Certificate Insurer shall have the right
to consent to any counsel hired to defend the Trustee (which consent of the
Trustee shall not be unreasonably withheld) and (3) the Trustee along with the
Certificate Insurer shall have the right to consent to any settlement if the
amount of such settlement is less than full indemnification and the Trustee
would not be fully released from liability with respect to such action as a
result of such settlement. It is understood by the parties hereto that a "claim"
as used in the preceding sentence includes any claim for indemnification made by
the Custodian under Section 3.2 of the Custodial Agreement. Any amounts payable
to the Trustee, or any director, officer, employee or agent of the Trustee, in
respect of the indemnification provided by this paragraph (a), or pursuant to
any other right of reimbursement from the Trust Fund that the Trustee, or any
director, officer, employee or agent of the Trustee, may have hereunder in its
capacity as such, may be withdrawn by the Trustee from the Distribution Account
at any time subject to a maximum amount of $150,000 in any calendar year. Any
such amounts due to the Trustee, or any director, officer, employee or agent
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of the Trustee, in excess of $150,000 in such calendar year shall be
reimbursable pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(2)(vi).
(b) The Master Servicer agrees to indemnify the Trustee from,
and hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense resulting from a
breach of the Master Servicer's obligations and duties under this Agreement.
Such indemnity shall survive the termination or discharge of this Agreement and
the resignation or removal of the Trustee. Any payment hereunder made by the
Master Servicer to the Trustee shall be from the Master Servicer's own funds,
without reimbursement from the Trust Fund therefor.
(c) The Trustee shall pay any annual rating agency fees of
Xxxxx'x and S&P for ongoing surveillance from its own funds without right of
reimbursement.
SECTION 8.06. Eligibility Requirements for Trustee.
The Trustee hereunder shall at all times be a corporation or
an association (other than the Depositor, the Originator, the Seller, the Master
Servicer or any Affiliate of the foregoing) organized and doing business under
the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such
laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus
of at least $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or
state authority. If such corporation or association publishes reports of
conditions at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the
aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this
Section the combined capital and surplus of such corporation or association
shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most
recent report of conditions so published. In case at any time the Trustee shall
cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the
Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in
Section 8.07.
SECTION 8.07. Resignation and Removal of the Trustee.
The Trustee may at any time resign and be discharged from the
trust hereby created by giving written notice thereof to the Depositor, the
Certificate Insurer, the Master Servicer and to the Certificateholders. Upon
receiving such notice of resignation, the Depositor shall, with the written
consent of the Certificate Insurer, promptly appoint a successor trustee by
written instrument, in duplicate, which instrument shall be delivered to the
resigning Trustee and to the successor trustee. A copy of such instrument shall
be delivered to the Certificateholders, the Certificate Insurer, and the Master
Servicer by the Depositor. If no successor trustee shall have been so appointed
and have accepted appointment within 30 days after the giving of such notice of
resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee.
If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in
accordance with the provisions of Section 8.06 and shall fail to resign after
written request therefor by the Depositor or the Certificate Insurer, or if at
any time the Trustee shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged
bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be
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appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or
of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or
liquidation, then the Depositor with the consent of the Certificate Insurer may
remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in
duplicate, which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee so removed and to
the successor trustee. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the
Certificateholders, the Certificate Insurer and the Master Servicer by the
Depositor.
Subject to Section 11.09(d), the Certificate Insurer or the
Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 51% of the Voting Rights, with the
written consent of the Certificate Insurer, may at any time remove the Trustee
and appoint a successor trustee by written instrument or instruments, in
triplicate, signed by the Certificate Insurer or such Holders or their
attorneys-in-fact duly authorized, one complete set of which instruments shall
be delivered to the Depositor, one complete set to the Trustee so removed and
one complete set to the successor so appointed. A copy of such instrument shall
be delivered to the Certificateholders, the Certificate Insurer and the Master
Servicer by the Depositor.
Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a
successor trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section shall not
become effective until acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as
provided in Section 8.08.
SECTION 8.08. Successor Trustee.
Any successor trustee appointed as provided in Section 8.07
shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor, the Certificate Insurer
and to its predecessor trustee an instrument accepting such appointment
hereunder, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor trustee
shall become effective and such successor trustee, without any further act, deed
or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and
obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with the like effect as if originally
named as trustee herein. The predecessor trustee shall deliver to the successor
trustee all Mortgage Files and related documents and statements, as well as all
moneys, held by it hereunder (other than any Mortgage Files at the time held by
a Custodian, which Custodian shall become the agent of any successor trustee
hereunder), and the Depositor and the predecessor trustee shall execute and
deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required
for more fully and certainly vesting and confirming in the successor trustee all
such rights, powers, duties and obligations.
No successor trustee shall accept appointment as provided in
this Section unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee shall
be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.06 and the appointment of such
successor trustee shall not result in a downgrading of any Class of Certificates
by either Rating Agency, as evidenced by a letter from each Rating Agency.
Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee as
provided in this Section, the Depositor shall mail notice of the succession of
such trustee hereunder to the Certificate Insurer and to all Holders of
Certificates at their addresses as shown in the Certificate Register.
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If the Depositor fails to mail such notice within 10 days after acceptance of
appointment by the successor trustee, the successor trustee shall cause such
notice to be mailed at the expense of the Depositor.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, so
long as no Certificate Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing, the
appointment of any successor trustee pursuant to any provision of this Agreement
will be subject to the prior written consent of the Certificate Insurer.
SECTION 8.09. Merger or Consolidation of Trustee.
Any corporation or association into which the Trustee may be
merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated or any corporation or
association resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the
Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation or association succeeding to the
business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder,
provided such corporation or association shall be eligible under the provisions
of Section 8.06, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act
on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding.
SECTION 8.10. Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate
Trustee.
Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, at any time, for
the purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any
part of REMIC I or property securing the same may at the time be located, the
Master Servicer and the Trustee acting jointly shall have the power and shall
execute and deliver all instruments to appoint one or more Persons approved by
the Trustee to act as co-trustee or co-trustees, jointly with the Trustee, or
separate trustee or separate trustees, of all or any part of REMIC I, and to
vest in such Person or Persons, in such capacity, such title to REMIC I, or any
part thereof, and, subject to the other provisions of this Section 8.10, such
powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Master Servicer and the
Trustee may consider necessary or desirable. If the Master Servicer shall not
have joined in such appointment within 15 days after the receipt by it of a
request so to do, or in case a Master Servicer Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, the Trustee alone shall have the power to make such
appointment. No co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder shall be required to
meet the terms of eligibility as a successor trustee under Section 8.06
hereunder and no notice to Holders of Certificates of the appointment of
co-trustee(s) or separate trustee(s) shall be required under Section 8.08
hereof.
In the case of any appointment of a co-trustee or separate
trustee pursuant to this Section 8.10 all rights, powers, duties and obligations
conferred or imposed upon the Trustee shall be conferred or imposed upon and
exercised or performed by the Trustee and such separate trustee or co-trustee
jointly, except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which
any particular act or acts are to be performed by the Trustee (whether as
Trustee hereunder or as successor to a defaulting Master Servicer hereunder),
the Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or acts, in
which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations (including the holding
of title to REMIC I or any portion thereof in any such
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jurisdiction) shall be exercised and performed by such separate trustee or
co-trustee at the direction of the Trustee.
Any notice, request or other writing given to the Trustee
shall be deemed to have been given to each of the then separate trustees and
co-trustees, as effectively as if given to each of them. Every instrument
appointing any separate trustee or co-trustee shall refer to this Agreement and
the conditions of this Article VIII. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon
its acceptance of the trust conferred, shall be vested with the estates or
property specified in its instrument of appointment, either jointly with the
Trustee or separately, as may be provided therein, subject to all the provisions
of this Agreement, specifically including every provision of this Agreement
relating to the conduct of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection
to, the Trustee. Every such instrument shall be filed with the Trustee.
Any separate trustee or co-trustee may, at any time,
constitute the Trustee, its agent or attorney-in-fact, with full power and
authority, to the extent not prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under or in
respect of this Agreement on its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee
or co-trustee shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all
of its estates, properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be
exercised by the Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the
appointment of a new or successor trustee.
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SECTION 8.11. Appointment of Custodians.
The Trustee may, with the consent of the Depositor, the Master
Servicer and the Certificate Insurer, appoint one or more Custodians to hold all
or a portion of the Mortgage Files as agent for the Trustee, by entering into a
Custodial Agreement. The appointment of any Custodian may at any time be
terminated and a substitute Custodian appointed therefor upon the reasonable
request of the Master Servicer to the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer, the
consent to which shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Trustee shall pay any
and all fees and expenses of any Custodian in accordance with each Custodial
Agreement. The Trustee initially appoints Texas Commerce Bank National
Association, as Custodian, and the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the
Certificate Insurer consent to such appointment. Subject to Article VIII hereof,
the Trustee agrees to comply with the terms of each Custodial Agreement and to
enforce the terms and provisions thereof against the Custodian for the benefit
of the Certificate Insurer and the Certificateholders having an interest in any
Mortgage File held by such Custodian. Each Custodian shall be a depository
institution or trust company subject to supervision by federal or state
authority, shall have combined capital and surplus of at least $10,000,000 and
shall be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which it holds any
Mortgage File. Each Custodial Agreement may be amended only as provided in
Section 10.01. In no event shall the appointment of any Custodian pursuant to a
Custodial Agreement diminish the obligations of the Trustee hereunder.
SECTION 8.12. Appointment of Office or Agency.
The Trustee will appoint an office or agency in the City of
New York where the Certificates may be surrendered for registration of transfer
or exchange, and presented for final distribution, and where notices and demands
to or upon the Trustee in respect of the Certificates and this Agreement may be
served.
SECTION 8.13. Representations and Warranties of the
Trustee.
The Trustee hereby represents and warrants to the Master
Servicer, the Depositor and the Certificate Insurer, as of the Closing Date,
that:
(i) The Trustee is a national banking association duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
United States.
(ii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
Trustee, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this
Agreement by the Trustee, will not violate the Trustee's charter or
bylaws or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse
of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the
breach of, any material agreement or other instrument to which it is a
party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets.
(iii) The Trustee has the full power and authority to enter
into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
has duly authorized the execution,
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delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and
delivered this Agreement.
(iv) This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and
delivery by the Master Servicer and the Depositor, constitutes a valid,
legal and binding obligation of the Trustee, enforceable against the
Trustee in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization, moratorium and
other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally,
and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such
enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(v) The Trustee is not in violation of, and its execution and
delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the
terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law,
any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation
or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory
authority, which violation, in the Trustee's good faith and reasonable
judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely either the
ability of the Trustee to perform its obligations under this Agreement
or the financial condition of the Trustee.
(vi) No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Trustee's
knowledge, threatened against the Trustee which would prohibit the
Trustee from entering into this Agreement or, in the Trustee's good
faith reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect
either the ability of the Trustee to perform its obligations under this
Agreement or the financial condition of the Trustee.
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ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION
SECTION 9.01 Termination Upon Repurchase or Liquidation of
All Mortgage Loans.
(a) Subject to Section 9.02, the respective obligations and
responsibilities under this Agreement of the Depositor, the Master Servicer and
the Trustee (other than the obligations of the Master Servicer to the Trustee
pursuant to Section 8.05 and of the Master Servicer to provide for and the
Trustee to make payments in respect of the REMIC I Regular Interests or the
Classes as hereinafter set forth) shall terminate upon payment to the
Certificateholders and the deposit of all amounts held by or on behalf of the
Trustee and required hereunder to be so paid or deposited on the Distribution
Date coinciding with or following the earlier to occur of (i) the purchase by
the Terminator (as defined below) of all Mortgage Loans and each REO Property
remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the final payment or other liquidation (or any
advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan or REO Property
remaining in REMIC I; provided, however, that in no event shall the trust
created hereby continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the
last survivor of the descendants of Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, the late ambassador of
the United States to the Court of St. Xxxxx, living on the date hereof. The
purchase by the Terminator of all Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining
in REMIC I shall be at a price equal to the greater of (A) the aggregate
Purchase Price of all the Mortgage Loans included in REMIC I, plus the appraised
value of each REO Property, if any, included in REMIC I, such appraisal to be
conducted by an appraiser mutually agreed upon by the Terminator and the Trustee
in their reasonable discretion (and approved by the Certificate Insurer in its
reasonable discretion) and (B) the aggregate fair market value of all of the
assets of REMIC I (as determined by the Terminator, the Certificate Insurer (to
the extent the Certificate Insurer is not the Terminator) and the Trustee, as of
the close of business on the third Business Day next preceding the date upon
which notice of any such termination is furnished to Certificateholders pursuant
to the third paragraph of this Section 9.01); provided, however, that in the
event the Majority Class CE Certificateholder is the Terminator, the purchase by
the Majority Class CE Certificateholder of all Mortgage Loans and each REO
Property remaining in REMIC I shall be at the price designated in clause (A)
above.
(b) The Majority Class CE Certificateholder shall have the
right and, to the extent such Majority Class CE Certificateholder fail to
exercise such right, the Certificate Insurer shall have the right and, to the
extent neither the Majority Class CE Certificateholder nor the Certificate
Insurer exercises such right, the Master Servicer shall have the right (the
party exercising such right, the "Terminator"), to purchase all of the Mortgage
Loans and each REO Property remaining in REMIC I pursuant to clause (i) of the
preceding paragraph no later than the Determination Date in the month
immediately preceding the Distribution Date on which the Certificates will be
retired; provided, however, that the Terminator may elect to purchase all of the
Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in REMIC I pursuant to clause (i)
above only if the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and
each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund at the time of such election is
less than $20,239,069. By
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acceptance of the Class R-II Certificates, the Holder of the Class R-II
Certificates agrees, in connection with any termination hereunder, to pledge any
amounts in excess of par, and to the extent received in respect of such
termination, to pay any such amounts to the Holders of the Class CE
Certificates. Such amounts in excess of par shall be payable to the Holder of
the Class R-I Certificates only after satisfaction of all outstanding unpaid
amounts set forth in Section 4.01(a)(2)(iv) and (x).
(c) Notice of the liquidation of the REMIC I Regular Interest
shall be given promptly by the Trustee by letter to Certificateholders and the
Certificate Insurer mailed (a) in the event such notice is given in connection
with the purchase of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property by the Terminator,
not earlier than the 15th day and not later than the 25th day of the month next
preceding the month of the final distribution on the Certificates or (b)
otherwise during the month of such final distribution on or before the
Determination Date in such month, in each case specifying (i) the Distribution
Date upon which the Trust Fund will terminate and final payment in respect of
the REMIC I Regular Interests and the Certificates will be made upon
presentation and surrender of the related Certificates at the office of the
Trustee therein designated, (ii) the amount of any such final payment, (iii)
that no interest shall accrue in respect of the REMIC I Regular Interests or the
Certificates from and after the Interest Accrual Period relating to the final
Distribution Date therefor and (iv) that the Record Date otherwise applicable to
such Distribution Date is not applicable, payments being made only upon
presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the office of the Trustee. The
Trustee shall give such notice to the Certificate Registrar at the time such
notice is given to Certificateholders. In the event such notice is given in
connection with the purchase of all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property
remaining in REMIC I by the Terminator, the Terminator shall deliver to the
Trustee for deposit in the Distribution Account not later than the last Business
Day of the month next preceding the month of the final distribution on the
Certificates an amount in immediately available funds equal to the
above-described purchase price. Upon certification to the Trustee by a Servicing
Officer (a copy of which certification shall be delivered to the Certificate
Insurer) of the making of such final deposit, the Trustee shall promptly release
or cause to be released to the Terminator the Mortgage Files for the remaining
Mortgage Loans, and the Trustee shall execute all assignments, endorsements and
other instruments necessary to effectuate such transfer.
(d) Upon presentation of the Certificates by the
Certificateholders on the final Distribution Date, the Trustee shall distribute
to each Certificateholder so presenting and surrendering its Certificates the
amount otherwise distributable on such Distribution Date in accordance with
Section 4.01 in respect of the Certificates so presented and surrendered. Any
funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates being retired on
such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Holder or Holders to
tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held in trust by
the Trustee and credited to the account of the appropriate non-tendering Holder
or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to
this Section 9.01 shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six
months after the time specified in such notice, the Trustee shall mail a second
notice to the remaining nontendering Certificateholders to surrender their
Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with
respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such
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Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Trustee
shall, directly or through an agent, mail a final notice to remaining related
non-tendering Certificateholders concerning surrender of their Certificates. The
costs and expenses of maintaining the funds in trust and of contacting such
Certificateholders shall be paid out of the assets remaining in the trust funds.
If within one year after the final notice any such Certificates shall not have
been surrendered for cancellation, the Trustee shall pay to Salomon Brothers Inc
all such amounts, and all rights of non-tendering Certificateholders in or to
such amounts shall thereupon cease. No interest shall accrue or be payable to
any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust by the Trustee as a result of
such Certificateholder's failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final
payment thereof in accordance with this Section 9.01.
Immediately following the deposit of funds in trust hereunder
in respect of the Certificates, the Trust Fund shall terminate.
SECTION 9.02 Additional Termination Requirements.
(a) In the event that the Terminator purchases all the
Mortgage Loans and each REO Property or the final payment on or other
liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan or REO Property remaining in REMIC I
pursuant to Section 9.01, the Trust Fund shall be terminated in accordance with
the following additional requirements:
(i) The Trustee shall specify the first day in the
90-day liquidation period in a statement attached to REMIC I's
and REMIC II's final Tax Return pursuant to Treasury
regulation Section 1.860F-1 and shall satisfy all requirements
of a qualified liquidation under Section 860F of the Code and
any regulations thereunder, as evidenced by an Opinion of
Counsel obtained at the expense of the Terminator;
(ii) During such 90-day liquidation period, and at or
prior to the time of making of the final payment on the
Certificates, the Trustee shall sell all of the assets of
REMIC I to the Terminator for cash; and
(iii) At the time of the making of the final payment on
the Certificates, the Trustee shall distribute or credit, or
cause to be distributed or credited, to the Holders of the
Residual Certificates all cash on hand in the Trust Fund
(other than cash retained to meet claims), and the Trust Fund
shall terminate at that time.
(b) At the expense of the applicable Terminator (or in the
event of termination under Section 9.01(a)(ii), at the expense of the Trustee),
the Trustee shall prepare or cause to be prepared the documentation required in
connection with the adoption of a plan of liquidation of each of REMIC I and
REMIC II pursuant to this Section 9.02.
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(c) By their acceptance of Certificates, the Holders thereof
hereby agree to authorize the Trustee to specify the 90-day liquidation period
for each of REMIC I and REMIC II, which authorization shall be binding upon all
successor Certificateholders.
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ARTICLE X
REMIC PROVISIONS
SECTION 10.01. REMIC Administration.
(a) The Trustee shall elect to treat each of REMIC I and REMIC
II as a REMIC under the Code and, if necessary, under applicable state law. Each
such election will be made on Form 1066 or other appropriate federal tax or
information return or any appropriate state return for the taxable year ending
on the last day of the calendar year in which the Certificates are issued. For
the purposes of the REMIC election in respect of REMIC I, the REMIC I Regular
Interests shall be designated as the Regular Interests in REMIC I and the Class
R-I Certificates shall be designated as the Residual Interests in REMIC I. The
Class A Certificates and Class CE Certificates shall be designated as the
Regular Interests in REMIC II and the Class R-II Certificates shall be
designated as the Residual Interests in REMIC II. The Trustee shall not permit
the creation of any "interests" in REMIC I or REMIC II (within the meaning of
Section 860G of the Code) other than the REMIC I Regular Interests and the
interests represented by the Certificates.
(b) The Closing Date is hereby designated as the "Startup Day"
of REMIC I and REMIC II within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(9) of the Code.
(c) The Trustee shall pay out of its own funds, without any
right of reimbursement, any and all expenses relating to any tax audit of the
Trust Fund (including, but not limited to, any professional fees or any
administrative or judicial proceedings with respect to either REMIC I or REMIC
II that involve the Internal Revenue Service or state tax authorities), other
than the expense of obtaining any tax related Opinion of Counsel except as
specified herein. The Trustee, as agent for both of REMIC I's and REMIC II's tax
matters person, shall (i) act on behalf of the Trust Fund in relation to any tax
matter or controversy involving either REMIC I or REMIC II and (ii) represent
the Trust Fund in any administrative or judicial proceeding relating to an
examination or audit by any governmental taxing authority with respect thereto.
The holder of the largest Percentage Interest of the Residual Certificates shall
be designated, in the manner provided under Treasury regulations section
1.860F-4(d) and temporary Treasury regulations section 301.6231(a)(7)-IT, as the
tax matters person of the related REMIC created hereunder. By their acceptance
thereof, the holder of the largest Percentage Interest of the Residual
Certificates hereby agrees to irrevocably appoint the Trustee or an Affiliate as
its agent to perform all of the duties of the tax matters person for the Trust
Fund.
(d) The Trustee shall prepare, sign and file all of the Tax
Returns in respect of each REMIC created hereunder. The expenses of preparing
and filing such returns shall be borne by the Trustee without any right of
reimbursement therefor. The Master Servicer shall provide on a timely basis to
the Trustee or its designee such information with respect to the assets of the
Trust Fund as is in its possession and reasonably required by the Trustee to
enable it to perform its obligations under this Article.
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(e) The Trustee shall perform on behalf of each of REMIC I and
REMIC II all reporting and other tax compliance duties that are the
responsibility of such REMIC under the Code, the REMIC Provisions or other
compliance guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service or any state or local
taxing authority. Among its other duties, as required by the Code, the REMIC
Provisions or other such compliance guidance, the Trustee shall provide (i) to
any Transferor of a Residual Certificate such information as is necessary for
the application of any tax relating to the transfer of a Residual Certificate to
any Person who is not a Permitted Transferee, (ii) to the Certificateholders
such information or reports as are required by the Code or the REMIC Provisions
including reports relating to interest, original issue discount and market
discount or premium (using the Prepayment Assumption as required) and (iii) to
the Internal Revenue Service the name, title, address and telephone number of
the person who will serve as the representative of REMIC I and REMIC II. The
Master Servicer shall provide on a timely basis to the Trustee such information
with respect to the assets of the Trust Fund, including, without limitation, the
Mortgage Loans, as is in its possession and reasonably required by the Trustee
to enable it to perform its obligations under this subsection. In addition, the
Depositor shall provide or cause to be provided to the Trustee, within ten (10)
days after the Closing Date, all information or data that the Trustee reasonably
determines to be relevant for tax purposes as to the valuations and issue prices
of the Certificates, including, without limitation, the price, yield, prepayment
assumption and projected cash flow of the Certificates.
(f) The Trustee shall take such action and shall cause each
REMIC created hereunder to take such action as shall be necessary to create or
maintain the status thereof as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions (and the
Master Servicer shall assist it, to the extent reasonably requested by it). The
Trustee shall not take any action, cause the Trust Fund to take any action or
fail to take (or fail to cause to be taken) any action that, under the REMIC
Provisions, if taken or not taken, as the case may be, could (i) endanger the
status of REMIC I or REMIC II as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a
tax upon the Trust Fund (including but not limited to the tax on prohibited
transactions as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on
contributions to a REMIC set forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code) (either such
event, an "Adverse REMIC Event") unless the Trustee has received an Opinion of
Counsel, addressed to the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer (at the expense of
the party seeking to take such action but in no event at the expense of the
Trustee) to the effect that the contemplated action will not, with respect to
either REMIC I or REMIC II, endanger such status or result in the imposition of
such a tax, nor shall the Master Servicer take or fail to take any action
(whether or not authorized hereunder) as to which the Trustee has advised it in
writing that it has received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that an Adverse
REMIC Event could occur with respect to such action. In addition, prior to
taking any action with respect to REMIC I or REMIC II or the respective assets
of each, or causing REMIC I or REMIC II to take any action, which is not
contemplated under the terms of this Agreement, the Master Servicer will consult
with the Trustee or its designee, in writing, with respect to whether such
action could cause an Adverse REMIC Event to occur with respect to REMIC I or
REMIC II, and the Master Servicer shall not take any such action or cause either
REMIC I or REMIC II to take any such action as to which the Trustee has advised
it in writing that an Adverse REMIC Event could occur. The Trustee may consult
with counsel to make such written advice, and the cost of same shall be borne by
the party seeking to take the action not permitted by this Agreement, but in
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no event shall such cost be an expense of the Trustee. At all times as may be
required by the Code, the Trustee will ensure that substantially all of the
assets of both REMIC I and REMIC II will consist of "qualified mortgages" as
defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code and "permitted investments" as defined
in Section 860G(a)(5) of the Code.
(g) In the event that any tax is imposed on "prohibited
transactions" of either REMIC created hereunder as defined in Section 860F(a)(2)
of the Code, on the "net income from foreclosure property" of such REMIC as
defined in Section 860G(c) of the Code, on any contributions to either such
REMIC after the Startup Day therefor pursuant to Section 860G(d) of the Code, or
any other tax is imposed by the Code or any applicable provisions of state or
local tax laws, such tax shall be charged (i) to the Trustee pursuant to Section
10.03 hereof, if such tax arises out of or results from a breach by the Trustee
of any of its obligations under this Article X, (ii) to the Master Servicer
pursuant to Section 10.03 hereof, if such tax arises out of or results from a
breach by the Master Servicer of any of its obligations under Article III or
this Article X, or otherwise (iii) against amounts on deposit in the
Distribution Account and shall be paid by withdrawal therefrom.
(h) On or before April 15 of each calendar year, commencing
April 15, 1997, the Trustee shall deliver to the Master Servicer and each Rating
Agency a Certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Trustee stating the
Trustee's compliance with this Article X.
(i) The Trustee shall, for federal income tax purposes,
maintain books and records with respect to each of REMIC I and REMIC II on a
calendar year and on an accrual basis.
(j) Following the Startup Day, the Trustee shall not accept
any contributions of assets to either REMIC I or REMIC II other than in
connection with any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan delivered in accordance
with Section 2.03 unless it shall have received an Opinion of Counsel to the
effect that the inclusion of such assets in the Trust Fund will not cause the
related REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificates
are outstanding or subject such REMIC to any tax under the REMIC Provisions or
other applicable provisions of federal, state and local law or ordinances.
(k) Neither the Trustee nor the Master Servicer shall enter
into any arrangement by which REMIC I or REMIC II will receive a fee or other
compensation for services nor permit either such REMIC to receive any income
from assets other than "qualified mortgages" as defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of
the Code or "permitted investments" as defined in Section 860G(a)(5) of the
Code.
SECTION 10.02. Prohibited Transactions and Activities.
None of the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Trustee
shall sell, dispose of or substitute for any of the Mortgage Loans (except in
connection with (i) the foreclosure of a Mortgage Loan, including but not
limited to, the acquisition or sale of a Mortgaged Property acquired by deed in
lieu of foreclosure, (ii) the bankruptcy of REMIC I, (iii) the termination of
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REMIC I pursuant to Article IX of this Agreement, (iv) a substitution pursuant
to Article II of this Agreement or (v) a purchase of Mortgage Loans pursuant to
Article II or III of this Agreement), nor acquire any assets for either REMIC I
or REMIC II (other than REO Property acquired in respect of a defaulted Mortgage
Loan), nor sell or dispose of any investments in the Collection Account or the
Distribution Account for gain, nor accept any contributions to either REMIC I or
REMIC II after the Closing Date (other than a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan
delivered in accordance with Section 2.03), unless it has received an Opinion of
Counsel, addressed to the Certificate Insurer and the Trustee (at the expense of
the party seeking to cause such sale, disposition, substitution, acquisition or
contribution but in no event at the expense of the Trustee) that such sale,
disposition, substitution, acquisition or contribution will not (a) affect
adversely the status of either REMIC I or REMIC II as a REMIC or (b) cause
either REMIC I or REMIC II to be subject to a tax on "prohibited transactions"
or "contributions" pursuant to the REMIC Provisions.
SECTION 10.03. Master Servicer and Trustee Indemnification.
(a) The Trustee agrees to indemnify the Trust Fund, the
Depositor, the Certificate Insurer and the Master Servicer for any taxes and
costs including, without limitation, any reasonable attorneys fees imposed on or
incurred by the Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Certificate Insurer or the Master
Servicer, as a result of a breach of the Trustee's covenants set forth in this
Article X.
(b) The Master Servicer agrees to indemnify the Trust Fund,
the Depositor, the Certificate Insurer and the Trustee for any taxes and costs
including, without limitation, any reasonable attorneys' fees imposed on or
incurred by the Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Certificate Insurer or the
Trustee, as a result of a breach of the Master Servicer's covenants set forth in
Article III or this Article X.
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ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 11.01. Amendment.
This Agreement or any Custodial Agreement may be amended with
the consent of the Certificate Insurer from time to time by the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee and, if applicable, the Custodian without the
consent of any of the Certificateholders, (i) to cure any ambiguity, (ii) to
correct, modify or supplement any provisions herein or in any Custodial
Agreement, or (iii) to make any other provisions with respect to matters or
questions arising under this Agreement or in any Custodial Agreement which shall
not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement or such Custodial
Agreement, provided that such action shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of
Counsel delivered to the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer, adversely affect
in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or the
Certificate Insurer.
This Agreement or any Custodial Agreement may also be amended
from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Trustee with the
consent of the Certificate Insurer and the Holders of Certificates entitled to
at least 66% of the Voting Rights for the purpose of adding any provisions to or
changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or
any Custodial Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders
of Certificates; provided, however, that no such amendment shall (i) reduce in
any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on Mortgage
Loans which are required to be distributed on any Certificate without the
consent of the Holder of such Certificate, (ii) adversely affect in any material
respect the interests of the Holders of any Class of Certificates in a manner,
other than as described in (i), without the consent of the Holders of
Certificates of such Class evidencing at least 66% of the Voting Rights
allocated to such Class, or (iii) modify the consents required by the
immediately preceding clauses (i) and (ii) without the consent of the
Certificate Insurer and the Holders of all Certificates then outstanding.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, for purposes of the
giving or withholding of consents pursuant to this Section 11.01, Certificates
registered in the name of the Depositor or the Master Servicer or any Affiliate
thereof shall be entitled to Voting Rights with respect to matters affecting
such Certificates.
Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, the
Trustee shall not consent to any amendment to this Agreement unless it shall
have first received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such amendment will
not result in the imposition of any tax on either REMIC I or REMIC II pursuant
to the REMIC Provisions or cause either REMIC I or REMIC II to fail to qualify
as a REMIC at any time that any Certificates are outstanding. Any such amendment
pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 11.01 shall not be deemed to
adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder
if such change is required by the Certificate Insurer, so long as no Certificate
Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing, and the Trustee receives written
confirmation from each Rating Agency that such amendment
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will not cause such Rating Agency to reduce the then current rating or any
shadow rating of the affected Certificates.
Promptly after the execution of any such amendment the Trustee
shall furnish a copy of such amendment to each Certificateholder and the
Certificate Insurer.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of
Certificateholders under this Section 11.01 to approve the particular form of
any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve
the substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents and of evidencing
the authorization of the execution thereof by Certificateholders shall be
subject to such reasonable regulations as the Trustee may prescribe.
The cost of any Opinion of Counsel to be delivered pursuant to
this Section 11.01 shall be borne by the Person seeking the related amendment,
but in no event shall such Opinion of Counsel be an expense of the Trustee.
The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to enter into any
amendment pursuant to this Section that affects its rights, duties and
immunities under this Agreement or otherwise.
SECTION 11.02. Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement is
subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real property
records in all the counties or other comparable jurisdictions in which any or
all of the properties subject to the Mortgages are situated, and in any other
appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be
effected by the Master Servicer at the expense of the Certificateholders, but
only upon direction of the Trustee accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel to the
effect that such recordation materially and beneficially affects the interests
of the Certificateholders or the Certificate Insurer.
For the purpose of facilitating the recordation of this
Agreement as herein provided and for other purposes, this Agreement may be
executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which
counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall
constitute but one and the same instrument.
SECTION 11.03. Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders.
The death or incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not
operate to terminate this Agreement or the Trust Fund, nor entitle such
Certificateholder's legal representatives or heirs to claim an accounting or to
take any action or proceeding in any court for a partition or winding up of the
Trust Fund, nor otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the
parties hereto or any of them.
No Certificateholder shall have any right to vote (except as
expressly provided for herein) or in any manner otherwise control the operation
and management of the Trust Fund, or the obligations of the parties hereto, nor
shall anything herein set forth, or contained in the
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terms of any of the Certificates, be construed so as to constitute the
Certificateholders from time to time as partners or members of an association;
nor shall any Certificateholder be under any liability to any third person by
reason of any action taken by the parties to this Agreement pursuant to any
provision hereof.
No Certificateholder shall have any right by virtue of any
provision of this Agreement to institute any suit, action or proceeding in
equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Agreement, unless (i) so
long as no Certificate Insurer Default exists, the Certificate Insurer has given
its prior written consent (ii) such Holder previously shall have given to the
Trustee and the Certificate Insurer a written notice of default and of the
continuance thereof, as hereinbefore provided, and (iii) the Holders of
Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights shall have made
written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in
its own name as Trustee hereunder and shall have offered to the Trustee such
reasonable indemnity as it may require against the costs, expenses and
liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby (and, so long as no Certificate
Insurer Default exists, the Certificate Insurer has given its prior written
consent), and the Trustee, for 15 days after its receipt of such notice, request
and offer of indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to institute any such
action, suit or proceeding. It is understood and intended, and expressly
covenanted by each Certificateholder with every other Certificateholder and the
Trustee, that no one or more Holders of Certificates shall have any right in any
manner whatsoever by virtue of any provision of this Agreement to affect,
disturb or prejudice the rights of the Holders of any other of such
Certificates, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any
other such Holder, or to enforce any right under this Agreement, except in the
manner herein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all
Certificateholders. For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of this
Section, each and every Certificateholder and the Trustee shall be entitled to
such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.
SECTION 11.04. Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of New York and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties
hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws.
SECTION 11.05. Notices.
All directions, demands and notices hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when received if personally
delivered at or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, or by express
delivery service or delivered in any other manner specified herein, to (a) in
the case of the Depositor, Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000,
Attention: Mortgage Finance Group (telecopy number (000) 000-0000), or such
other address or telecopy number as may hereafter be furnished to the Master
Servicer, the Certificate Insurer and the Trustee in writing by the Depositor,
(b) in the case of the Master Servicer, 0000 Xxxx & Xxxxxxx Xxxx, 00xx Xxxxx,
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Del Xxxxxxxxxx (telecopy number: (714)
973-4535), or such other address or telecopy number as may hereafter be
furnished to the Trustee and the Depositor in writing by the Master Servicer,
(c) in the case
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of the Trustee, Xxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx
00000-0000, Attention: Corporate Trust Services (telecopy number (612)
832-3539), with a copy to the Trustee at 00000 Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Securities Administration Services (telecopy number
(000) 000-0000), or such other address or telecopy number as may hereafter be
furnished to the Master Servicer and the Depositor in writing by the Trustee and
(d) in the Case of the Certificate Insurer, MBIA Insurance Corporation, 000 Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Insured Portfolio Management -
Structured Finance (IPM-SF) (telecopy number (000) 000-0000) or such other
address or telecopy number as may hereafter be furnished to the Trustee, the
Depositor and the Master Servicer in writing by the Certificate Insurer. In each
case in which a notice or other communication to the Certificate Insurer refers
to a Master Servicer Event of Default or a claim under the Policy or with
respect to which failure on the part of the Certificate Insurer to respond shall
be deemed to constitute consent or acceptance, then a copy of such notice or
other communication should also be sent to the attention of the General Counsel
and the Head-Financial Guaranty Group and shall be marked to indicate "URGENT
MATERIAL ENCLOSED." Any notice required or permitted to be given to a
Certificateholder shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, at the
address of such Holder as shown in the Certificate Register. Any notice so
mailed within the time prescribed in this Agreement shall be conclusively
presumed to have been duly given when mailed, whether or not the
Certificateholder receives such notice. A copy of any notice required to be
telecopied hereunder also shall be mailed to the appropriate party in the manner
set forth above.
SECTION 11.06. Severability of Provisions.
If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or
terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then
such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from
the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and
shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of
this Agreement or of the Certificates or the rights of the Holders thereof.
SECTION 11.07. Notice to Rating Agencies and Certificate
Insurer.
The Trustee shall use its best efforts promptly to provide
notice to the Rating Agencies and the Certificate Insurer (in the case of the
Certificate Insurer, without duplication of the items required to be sent to the
Certificate Insurer pursuant to Section 9.06) with respect to each of the
following of which it has actual knowledge:
1. Any material change or amendment to this Agreement;
2. The occurrence of any Master Servicer Event of
Default that has not been cured or waived;
3. The resignation or termination of the Master Servicer
or the Trustee;
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4. The repurchase or substitution of Mortgage Loans
pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03;
5. The final payment to the Holders of any Class of
Certificates;
6. Any change in the location of the Collection Account
or the Distribution Account;
7. Any event that would result in the inability of the
Trustee to make advances regarding delinquent
Mortgage Loans;
8. Any Certificate Insurer Default that has not been
cured; and
9. The filing of any claim under any Master Servicer's
blanket bond and errors and omissions insurance
policy required by Section 3.14 or the cancellation
or material modification of coverage under any such
instrument.
In addition, the Trustee shall promptly furnish to each Rating
Agency and the Certificate Insurer copies of each report to Certificateholders
described in Section 4.02 and the Master Servicer, as required pursuant to
Section 3.20 and Section 3.21, shall promptly furnish to each Rating Agency
copies of the following:
1. Each annual statement as to compliance described in
Section 3.20; and
2. Each annual independent public accountants' servicing
report described in Section 3.21.
Any such notice pursuant to this Section 11.07 shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at
or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, or by express delivery service
to Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc., 00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000,
Attention: Residential Mortgage Pass-Through Monitoring, and to Standard &
Poor's Ratings Services, 00 Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, or such other
addresses as the Rating Agencies may designate in writing to the parties hereto.
SECTION 11.08. Article and Section References.
All article and section references used in this Agreement,
unless otherwise provided, are to articles and sections in this Agreement.
SECTION 11.09. Rights of the Certificate Insurer.
(a) On each Distribution Date the Trustee shall forward to the
Certificate Insurer a copy of the reports furnished to the Class A
Certificateholders and the Depositor on such Distribution Date.
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(b) The Trustee shall provide to the Certificate Insurer
copies of any report, notice, Opinion of Counsel, Officer's Certificate, request
for consent or request for amendment to any document related hereto promptly
upon the Trustee's production or receipt thereof.
(c) Unless a Certificate Insurer Default exists and continues
for at least five Business Days, the Trustee and the Depositor shall not agree
to any amendment to this Agreement without first having obtained the prior
written consent of the Certificate Insurer, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld; provided; however, that in no event shall this Agreement
be amended in a manner which would increase the Certificate Insurer's
obligations hereunder or under the Policy without the Certificate Insurer's
consent.
(d) So long as there does not exist a failure by the
Certificate Insurer to make a required payment under the Policy, the Certificate
Insurer shall have the right to exercise all rights of the Holders of the Class
A Certificates under this Agreement, including rights to vote, without any
consent of such Holders, and such Holders may exercise such rights only with the
prior written consent of the Certificate Insurer, except as provided herein.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Certificate Insurer have
the right to exercise the right of any Class A Certificateholder under clause
(i) of the second paragraph of Section 10.01 without the consent of such Holder.
(e) The Certificate Insurer shall be a third-party beneficiary
of this Agreement, entitled to enforce the provisions hereof as if a party
hereto.
SECTION 11.10. Grant of Security Interest.
It is the express intent of the parties hereto that the
conveyance of the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor to the Trustee be, and be
construed as, a sale of the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor and not a pledge of
the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor to secure a debt or other obligation of the
Depositor. However, in the event that, notwithstanding the aforementioned intent
of the parties, the Mortgage Loans are held to be property of the Depositor,
then, (a) it is the express intent of the parties that such conveyance be deemed
a pledge of the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor to the Trustee to secure a debt
or other obligation of the Depositor and (b)(1) this Agreement shall also be
deemed to be a security agreement within the meaning of Articles 8 and 9 of the
Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York;
(2) the conveyance provided for in Section 2.01 hereof shall be deemed to be a
grant by the Depositor to the Trustee of a security interest in all of the
Depositor's right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans and all
amounts payable to the holders of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the
terms thereof and all proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of
the foregoing into cash, instruments, securities or other property, including
without limitation all amounts, other than investment earnings, from time to
time held or invested in the Collection Account and the Distribution Account,
whether in the form of cash, instruments, securities or other property; (3) the
obligations secured by such security agreement shall be deemed to be all of the
Depositor's obligations under this Agreement, including the obligation to
provide to the Certificateholders the benefits of this Agreement relating to the
Mortgage Loans and the Trust Fund; and (4) notifications to persons
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holding such property, and acknowledgements, receipts or confirmations from
persons holding such property, shall be deemed notifications to, or
acknowledgements, receipts or confirmations from, financial intermediaries,
bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Trustee for the purpose of perfecting
such security interest under applicable law. Accordingly, the Depositor hereby
grants to the Trustee a security interest in the Mortgage Loans and all other
property described in clause (2) of the preceding sentence, for the purpose of
securing to the Trustee the performance by the Depositor of the obligations
described in clause (3) of the preceding sentence. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the parties hereto intend the conveyance pursuant to Section 2.01 to
be a true, absolute and unconditional sale of the Mortgage Loans and assets
constituting the Trust Fund by the Depositor to the Trustee.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the
Trustee have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers
thereunto duly authorized, in each case as of the day and year first above
written.
SALOMON BROTHERS MORTGAGE
SECURITIES VII, INC.,
as Depositor
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Assistant Vice President
LONG BEACH MORTGAGE COMPANY,
as Master Servicer
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
STATE OF NEW YORK )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
On the 27th day of January 1997, before me, a notary public in
and for said State, personally appeared Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, known to me to be an
Assistant Vice President of Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc., one
of the corporations that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to
be the person who executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to
me that such corporation executed the within instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
____________________________
Notary Public
[Notarial Seal]
STATE OF ________ )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF ________ )
On the 27th day of January 1997, before me, a notary public in
and for said State, personally appeared Xxxxxxx X Xxxxxxxx, known to me to be a
Vice President of Long Beach Mortgage Company, one of the corporations that
executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who
executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such
corporation executed the within instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
_____________________________
Notary Public
[Notarial Seal]
STATE OF NEW YORK )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
On the 27th day of January 1997, before me, a notary public in
and for said State, personally appeared Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, known to me to be a
Vice President of Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association, one of the
entities that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the
person who executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me
that such entity executed the within instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
_____________________________
Notary Public
[Notarial Seal]
EXHIBIT A-1
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FORM OF CLASS A CERTIFICATE
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT," AS
THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
Series 1997-LB1, Class A Aggregate Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class A Certificates
Variable Pass-Through Rate as of the Issue Date:
$__________________
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement
and Cut-off Date: January 1, 1997 Denomination: $_____________
First Distribution Date: Master Servicer: Long Beach
February 25, 1997 Mortgage Company
No. ___ Trustee: Norwest Bank Minnesota,
National Association
Issue Date: January 27, 1997
CUSIP: _________________
DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS
CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE
OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE
LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION OF THIS
CERTIFICATE.
ASSET-BACKED FLOATING RATE CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the "Trust Fund")
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family first
mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") formed and sold by
SALOMON BROTHERS MORTGAGE SECURITIES VII, INC.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
SALOMON BROTHERS MORTGAGE SECURITIES VII, INC., THE MASTER SERVICER,
THE TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS
CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY
AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that _____________ is the registered owner of a
Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate
by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates as of
the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all
the Class A Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as specified above (the "Agreement"), among Salomon Brothers
Mortgage Securities VII, Inc. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which term
includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Master Servicer and the
Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth
hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein
have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to
which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance
hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be
made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day,
the Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on
the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the last Business Day of the month immediately
preceding the month of such distribution (the "Record Date"), in an amount equal
to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the
amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class A Certificates on such
Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by or on behalf of the Trustee by
wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of the Person
entitled thereto if such Person shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at
least five Business Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such
Distribution Date and is the registered owner of Class A Certificates the
aggregate initial Certificate Principal Balance of which is in excess of the
lesser of (i) $5,000,000 or (ii) two-thirds of the aggregate initial Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates, or otherwise by check mailed by
first class mail to the address of the Person entitled thereto, as such name and
address shall appear on the Certificate Register. Notwithstanding the above, the
final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the
Trustee of the pendency
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of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this
Certificate at the office or agency appointed by the Trustee for that purpose as
provided in the Agreement.
The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the calculation of
interest payable with respect to this Certificate on any Distribution Date shall
equal a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) the One-Month LIBOR plus
_____%, in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the
Distribution Date on which the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans
is reduced to less than 10% of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage
Loans as of the Cut-off Date, or One-Month LIBOR plus _______% per annum, in the
case of any Distribution Date thereafter, and (ii) the Available Funds
Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of
Certificates designated as Asset-Backed Floating Rate Certificates of the Series
specified on the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing
a Percentage Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof
equal to the denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face
hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein
provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and
obligations of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of
the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer with the consent of the
Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights and the
Certificate Insurer. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be
conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates but with the consent of the Certificate Insurer.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable
in the Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration
of transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trustee as provided in
the Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form
below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Trustee and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or
such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new
Certificates of the same Class in
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authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only
without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests
specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of
transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a
sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed
in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the
Certificate Insurer and the Certificate Registrar and any agent of the
Depositor, any Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Insurer or the
Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is
registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Insurer, the Certificate Registrar
nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund
created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all
amounts held by or on behalf of the Trustee and required to be paid to them
pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment or
other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage
Loan remaining in REMIC I, and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the
Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all
the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the
Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property
acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in
the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than
10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the
Cut-off Date.
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of
the Depositor and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been
executed by the Certificate Registrar, by manual signature, this Certificate
shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any
purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to
be duly executed under its official seal.
Dated: January 27, 1997
NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Trustee
By:____________________________________
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Class A Certificates referred to in the
within-mentioned Agreement.
NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Certificate Registrar
By:____________________________________
Authorized Signatory
ABBREVIATIONS
-------------
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on
the face of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out
in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - CUSTODIAN
-------------
(Cust) (Minor)
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties under Uniform Gifts
to Minors Act
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right _________________
if survivorship and not as (State)
tenants in common
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in
the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s)
and transfer(s) unto___________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee)
a Percentage Interest equal to ____% evidenced by the within Asset-Backed
Floating Rate Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer
of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new
Certificate of a like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee
and deliver such Certificate to the following address:__________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________.
Dated:
_______________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
_______________________________________
Signature Guaranteed
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of
distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to__________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
for the account of _______________________________, account number_____________,
or, if mailed by check, to______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________.
Applicable statements should be mailed to_______________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________.
This information is provided by _______________________________________________,
the assignee named above, or_____________________________________, as its agent.
EXHIBIT A-2
FORM OF CLASS CE CERTIFICATE
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT", AS
THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF
APPLYING THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT ("OID")
RULES TO THIS CERTIFICATE. THE ISSUE DATE OF THIS CERTIFICATE IS
JANUARY 27, 1997. BASED ON THE OID REGULATIONS AND ASSUMING THAT THE
MORTGAGE LOANS PREPAY AT ____% CONSTANT PREPAYMENT RATE, USED SOLELY
FOR THE PURPOSES OF APPLYING THE OID RULES TO THE CERTIFICATES (THE
"PREPAYMENT ASSUMPTION"), THIS CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN ISSUED WITH NO MORE
THAN $___ OF OID PER $100,000 OF INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT, THE YIELD TO
MATURITY IS ____% AND THE AMOUNT OF OID ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE INITIAL
ACCRUAL PERIOD IS NO MORE THAN $____ PER $100,000 OF INITIAL NOTIONAL
AMOUNT, COMPUTED UNDER THE EXACT METHOD. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE THAT
THE MORTGAGE LOANS WILL PREPAY AT A RATE BASED ON THE PREPAYMENT
ASSUMPTION OR AT ANY OTHER RATE.
THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A
CERTIFICATES AND THE RESIDUAL CERTIFICATES TO THE
EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING
AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE
AND MAY NOT BE RESOLD OR TRANSFERRED UNLESS IT IS REGISTERED PURSUANT
TO SUCH ACT AND LAWS OR IS SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE
EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE LAW
AND IS TRANSFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5.02 OF
THE AGREEMENT.
NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO AN EMPLOYEE
BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT
SUBJECT TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY
ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED, OR THE CODE WILL BE
REGISTERED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES
DESCRIBED HEREIN.
Series 1997-LB1, Class CE Aggregate Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class CE
Variable Pass-Through Rate Certificates as of the Issue Date:
$__________________
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement
and Cut-off Date: January 1, 1997 Denomination: $_____________
First Distribution Date: Master Servicer: Long Beach
February 25, 1997 Mortgage Company
No. ___ Trustee: Norwest Bank Minnesota,
National Association
Aggregate Notional Amount of the Class
CE Certificates as of the Issue Date: Issue Date: January 27, 1997
$__________________
Notional Amount: $_________________
DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS
CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE
OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE
LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION OF THIS
CERTIFICATE.
ASSET-BACKED FLOATING RATE CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the "Trust Fund")
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family first
mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") formed and sold by
SALOMON BROTHERS MORTGAGE SECURITIES VII, INC.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
SALOMON BROTHERS MORTGAGE SECURITIES VII, INC., THE MASTER SERVICER,
THE TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS
CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY
AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that _____________ is the registered owner of a
Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate
by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class CE Certificates as
of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by
all the Class CE Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the "Agreement"), among Salomon
Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc. (hereinafter called the "Depositor,"
which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Master
Servicer and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of
which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized
terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate
is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the
Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the
acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be
made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day,
the Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on
the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the last Business Day of the month immediately
preceding the month of such distribution (the "Record Date"), in an amount equal
to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the
amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class CE Certificates on
such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by or on behalf of the Trustee by
wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of the Person
entitled thereto if such Person shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at
least five Business Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such
Distribution Date and is the registered owner of Class CE Certificates the
aggregate initial Certificate Principal Balance of which is in excess of the
lesser of (i) $5,000,000 or (ii) two-thirds of the aggregate initial Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class CE Certificates, or otherwise by check mailed by
first class mail to the address of the Person entitled thereto, as such name and
address shall appear on the Certificate
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Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the
office or agency appointed by the Trustee for that purpose as provided in the
Agreement.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of
Certificates designated as Asset-Backed Floating Rate Certificates of the Series
specified on the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing
a Percentage Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof
equal to the denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face
hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein
provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and
obligations of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of
the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer with the consent of the
Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights and the
Certificate Insurer. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be
conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates but with the consent of the Certificate Insurer.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable
in the Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration
of transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trustee as provided in
the Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form
below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Trustee and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or
such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest will be issued to the designated transferee or
transferees.
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only
without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests
specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, Certificates are
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exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations
evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder
surrendering the same.
No transfer of this Certificate shall be made unless the
transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and an effective
registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made
in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. In
the event that such a transfer of this Certificate is to be made without
registration or qualification, the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar shall
require receipt of (i) if such transfer is purportedly being made in reliance
upon Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, written certifications from the Holder of the
Certificate desiring to effect the transfer, and from such Holder's prospective
transferee, substantially in the forms attached to the Agreement as Exhibit F-1,
and (ii) in all other cases, an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to it that such
transfer may be made without such registration or qualification (which Opinion
of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trust Fund or of the Depositor, the
Trustee or the Master Servicer in their respective capacities as such), together
with copies of the written certification(s) of the Holder of the Certificate
desiring to effect the transfer and/or such Holder's prospective transferee upon
which such Opinion of Counsel is based. None of the Depositor, the Certificate
Registrar or the Trustee is obligated to register or qualify the Class of
Certificates specified on the face hereof under the 1933 Act or any other
securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under the Agreement
to permit the transfer of such Certificates without registration or
qualification. Any Holder desiring to effect a transfer of this Certificate
shall be required to indemnify the Trustee, the Depositor, the Certificate
Registrar and the Master Servicer against any liability that may result if the
transfer is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with such federal and
state laws.
No transfer of this Certificate or any interest herein shall
be made to any Plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, any Person
acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such Plan or any Person
acquiring such Certificates with "plan assets" of a Plan within the meaning of
the Department of Labor regulation promulgated at 29 C.F.R. ss.2510.3-101 ("Plan
Assets") unless the Depositor, the Trustee and the Master Servicer are provided
with an Opinion of Counsel which establishes to the satisfaction of the
Depositor, the Trustee and the Master Servicer that the purchase of this
Certificate is permissible under applicable law, will not constitute or result
in any prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and will
not subject the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Fund or
the Certificate Insurer to any obligation or liability (including obligations or
liabilities under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) in addition to those
undertaken in the Agreement, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of
the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Fund or the
Certificate Insurer. In lieu of such Opinion of Counsel, a Plan, any Person
acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such Plan or any Person
acquiring this Certificate with Plan Assets of a Plan may provide a
certification in the form of Exhibit G to the Agreement, which the Trustee may
rely upon without further inquiry or investigation. Neither an Opinion of
Counsel nor a certification will be required in connection with the initial
transfer of this Certificate by the Depositor to an affiliate of the Depositor
(in which case, the Depositor or any affiliate
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thereof shall have deemed to have represented that such affiliate is not a Plan
or a Person investing Plan Assets of any Plan) and the Trustee shall be entitled
to conclusively rely upon a representation (which, upon the request of the
Trustee, shall be a written representation) from the Depositor of the status of
such transferee as an affiliate of the Depositor.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of
transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Certificate Registrar may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that
may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the
Certificate Registrar and any agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the
Trustee or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar nor any
such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund
created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all
amounts held by or on behalf of the Trustee and required to be paid to them
pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment or
other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage
Loan remaining in REMIC I, and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the
Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all
the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the
Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property
acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in
the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than
10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the
Cut-off Date.
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of
the Depositor and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been
executed by the Certificate Registrar, by manual signature, this Certificate
shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any
purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to
be duly executed.
Dated: January 27, 1997
NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Trustee
By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
-----------------------------
This is one of the Class CE Certificates referred to in the
within-mentioned Agreement.
NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Certificate Registrar
By:___________________________________
Authorized Signatory
ABBREVIATIONS
-------------
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on
the face of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out
in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - CUSTODIAN
-------------
(Cust) (Minor)
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties under Uniform Gifts
to Minors Act
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right _________________
if survivorship and not as (State)
tenants in common
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in
the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
----------
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s)
and transfer(s) unto____________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee)
a Percentage Interest equal to ____% evidenced by the within Asset-Backed
Floating Rate Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer
of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new
Certificate of a like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee
and deliver such Certificate to the following address:__________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________.
Dated:
_______________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
_______________________________________
Signature Guaranteed
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
-------------------------
The assignee should include the following for purposes of
distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to__________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
for the account of _______________________________, account number_____________,
or, if mailed by check, to______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________.
Applicable statements should be mailed to_______________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________.
This information is provided by _______________________________________________,
the assignee named above, or_____________________________________, as its agent.
EXHIBIT A-3
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FORM OF CLASS R-I CERTIFICATE
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED TO A NON-
UNITED STATES PERSON.
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"RESIDUAL INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT"
("REMIC"), AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G
AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
ANY RESALE, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS
CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5.02 OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING
AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER
RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME
SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED, OR THE CODE WILL BE REGISTERED EXCEPT
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED HEREIN.
ANY RESALE, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE
MADE ONLY IF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE PROVIDES (I) AN AFFIDAVIT TO THE
TRUSTEE THAT (A) SUCH TRANSFEREE IS NOT (1) THE UNITED STATES OR ANY
POSSESSION THEREOF, ANY STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF, ANY
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT, ANY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION, OR ANY AGENCY OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING, (2) ANY ORGANIZATION (OTHER
THAN A COOPERATIVE DESCRIBED IN SECTION 521 OF THE CODE) THAT IS EXEMPT
FROM THE TAX IMPOSED BY CHAPTER 1 OF THE CODE UNLESS SUCH ORGANIZATION
IS SUBJECT TO THE TAX IMPOSED BY SECTION 511 OF THE CODE, (3) ANY
ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1381(A)(2)(C) OF THE CODE (ANY SUCH
PERSON DESCRIBED IN THE FOREGOING CLAUSES (1), (2) OR (3) SHALL
HEREINAFTER BE REFERRED TO AS A "DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION") OR (4) AN
AGENT OF A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION AND (B) NO PURPOSE OF SUCH
TRANSFER IS TO IMPEDE THE ASSESSMENT OR COLLECTION OF TAX, AND (II)
SUCH TRANSFEREE SATISFIES CERTAIN ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE. NOTWITHSTANDING THE
REGISTRATION IN THE CERTIFICATE REGISTER OF ANY
TRANSFER, SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO A
DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION OR AN AGENT OF A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION,
SUCH REGISTRATION SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE OF NO LEGAL FORCE OR EFFECT
WHATSOEVER AND SUCH PERSON SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A
CERTIFICATEHOLDER FOR ANY PURPOSE HEREUNDER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, THE RECEIPT OF DISTRIBUTIONS ON THIS CERTIFICATE. EACH HOLDER OF
THIS CERTIFICATE BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE CONSENTED
TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH AND THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION
5.02(D) OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN. ANY
PERSON THAT IS A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION IS PROHIBITED FROM ACQUIRING
BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
Series 1997-LB1, Class R-I Aggregate Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class R-I
Variable Pass-Through Rate Certificates as of the Issue Date:
$100.00
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement
and Cut-off Date: January 1, 1997 Denomination: $100.00
First Distribution Date: Master Servicer: Long Beach
February 25, 1997 Mortgage Company
No. ___ Trustee: Norwest Bank Minnesota,
National Association
Issue Date: January 27, 1997
CUSIP: _________________
ASSET-BACKED FLOATING RATE CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the "Trust Fund")
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family first
mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") formed and sold by
SALOMON BROTHERS MORTGAGE SECURITIES VII, INC.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
SALOMON BROTHERS MORTGAGE SECURITIES VII, INC., THE MASTER SERVICER,
THE TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS
CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY
AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that _____________ is the registered owner of a
Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate
by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class R-I Certificates as
of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by
all the Class R-I Certificates in REMIC I created pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the "Agreement"), among Salomon
Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc. (hereinafter called the "Depositor,"
which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Master
Servicer and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of
which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized
terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate
is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the
Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the
acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be
made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day,
the Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on
the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the last Business Day of the month immediately
preceding the month of such distribution (the "Record Date"), in an amount equal
to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the
amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class R-I Certificates on
such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by or on behalf of the Trustee by
wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of the Person
entitled thereto if such Person shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at
least five Business Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such
Distribution Date and is the registered owner of Class R-I Certificates the
aggregate initial Certificate Principal Balance of which is in excess of the
lesser of (i) $5,000,000 or (ii) two-thirds of the aggregate initial Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class R-I Certificates, or otherwise by check mailed by
first class mail to the address of the Person entitled thereto, as such name and
address shall appear on the Certificate
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Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the
office or agency appointed by the Trustee for that purpose as provided in the
Agreement.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of
Certificates designated as Asset-Backed Floating Rate Certificates of the Series
specified on the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing
a Percentage Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof
equal to the denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face
hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein
provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and
obligations of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of
the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer with the consent of the
Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights and the
Certificate Insurer. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be
conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates but with the consent of the Certificate Insurer.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable
in the Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration
of transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trustee as provided in
the Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form
below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Trustee and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or
such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest will be issued to the designated transferee or
transferees.
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only
without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests
specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, Certificates are
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exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations
evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder
surrendering the same.
No transfer of this Certificate or any interest herein shall
be made to any Plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, any Person
acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such Plan or any Person
acquiring such Certificates with "plan assets" of a Plan within the meaning of
the Department of Labor regulation promulgated at 29 C.F.R. ss.2510.3-101 ("Plan
Assets") unless the Depositor, the Trustee and the Master Servicer are provided
with an Opinion of Counsel which establishes to the satisfaction of the
Depositor, the Trustee and the Master Servicer that the purchase of this
Certificate is permissible under applicable law, will not constitute or result
in any prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and will
not subject the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Fund or
the Certificate Insurer to any obligation or liability (including obligations or
liabilities under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) in addition to those
undertaken in the Agreement, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of
the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Fund or the
Certificate Insurer. In lieu of such Opinion of Counsel, a Plan, any Person
acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such Plan or any Person
acquiring this Certificate with Plan Assets of a Plan may provide a
certification in the form of Exhibit G to the Agreement, which the Trustee may
rely upon without further inquiry or investigation. Neither an Opinion of
Counsel nor a certification will be required in connection with the initial
transfer of this Certificate by the Depositor to an affiliate of the Depositor
(in which case, the Depositor or any affiliate thereof shall have deemed to have
represented that such affiliate is not a Plan or a Person investing Plan Assets
of any Plan) and the Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon a
representation (which, upon the request of the Trustee, shall be a written
representation) from the Depositor of the status of such transferee as an
affiliate of the Depositor.
Prior to registration of any transfer, sale or other
disposition of this Certificate, the proposed transferee shall provide to the
Trustee (i) an affidavit to the effect that such transferee is any Person other
than a Disqualified Organization or the agent (including a broker, nominee or
middleman) of a Disqualified Organization, and (ii) a certificate that
acknowledges that (A) the Class R-I Certificates have been designated as a
residual interest in a REMIC, (B) it will include in its income a PRO RATA share
of the net income of the Trust Fund and that such income may be an "excess
inclusion," as defined in the Code, that, with certain exceptions, cannot be
offset by other losses or benefits from any tax exemption, and (C) it expects to
have the financial means to satisfy all of its tax obligations including those
relating to holding the Class R-I Certificates. Notwithstanding the registration
in the Certificate Register of any transfer, sale or other disposition of this
Certificate to a Disqualified Organization or an agent (including a broker,
nominee or middleman) of a Disqualified Organization, such registration shall be
deemed to be of no legal force or effect whatsoever and such Person shall not be
deemed to be a Certificateholder for any purpose, including, but not limited to,
the receipt of distributions in respect of this Certificate.
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The Holder of this Certificate, by its acceptance hereof, shall be
deemed to have consented to the provisions of Section 5.02 of the Agreement and
to any amendment of the Agreement deemed necessary by counsel of the Depositor
to ensure that the transfer of this Certificate to any Person other than a
Permitted Transferee or any other Person will not cause the Trust Fund to cease
to qualify as a REMIC or cause the imposition of a tax upon the REMIC.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of
transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a
sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed
in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the
Certificate Insurer and the Certificate Registrar and any agent of the
Depositor, any Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Insurer or the
Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is
registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Insurer, the Certificate Registrar
nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund
created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all
amounts held by or on behalf of the Trustee and required to be paid to them
pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment or
other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage
Loan remaining in REMIC I, and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the
Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all
the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the
Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property
acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in
the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than
10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the
Cut-off Date.
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of
the Depositor and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been
executed by the Certificate Registrar, by manual signature, this Certificate
shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any
purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to
be duly executed under its official seal.
Dated: January 27, 1997
NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Trustee
By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
-----------------------------
This is one of the Class R-I Certificates referred to in the
within-mentioned Agreement.
NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Certificate Registrar
By:___________________________________
Authorized Signatory
ABBREVIATIONS
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The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on
the face of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out
in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - CUSTODIAN
-------------
(Cust) (Minor)
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties under Uniform Gifts
to Minors Act
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right _________________
if survivorship and not as (State)
tenants in common
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in
the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
----------
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s)
and transfer(s) unto___________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee)
a Percentage Interest equal to ____% evidenced by the within Asset-Backed
Floating Rate Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer
of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new
Certificate of a like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee
and deliver such Certificate to the following address:__________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________.
Dated:
_______________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
_______________________________________
Signature Guaranteed
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
-------------------------
The assignee should include the following for purposes of
distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to__________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
for the account of _______________________________, account number_____________,
or, if mailed by check, to______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________.
Applicable statements should be mailed to_______________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________.
This information is provided by _______________________________________________,
the assignee named above, or_____________________________________, as its agent.
EXHIBIT A-4
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FORM OF CLASS R-II CERTIFICATE
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED TO A NON-
UNITED STATES PERSON.
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"RESIDUAL INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT"
("REMIC"), AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G
AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
ANY RESALE, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS
CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5.02 OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING
AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER
RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME
SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED, OR THE CODE WILL BE REGISTERED EXCEPT
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED HEREIN.
ANY RESALE, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE
MADE ONLY IF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE PROVIDES (I) AN AFFIDAVIT TO THE
TRUSTEE THAT (A) SUCH TRANSFEREE IS NOT (1) THE UNITED STATES OR ANY
POSSESSION THEREOF, ANY STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF, ANY
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT, ANY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION, OR ANY AGENCY OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING, (2) ANY ORGANIZATION (OTHER
THAN A COOPERATIVE DESCRIBED IN SECTION 521 OF THE CODE) THAT IS EXEMPT
FROM THE TAX IMPOSED BY CHAPTER 1 OF THE CODE UNLESS SUCH ORGANIZATION
IS SUBJECT TO THE TAX IMPOSED BY SECTION 511 OF THE CODE, (3) ANY
ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1381(A)(2)(C) OF THE CODE (ANY SUCH
PERSON DESCRIBED IN THE FOREGOING CLAUSES (1), (2) OR (3) SHALL
HEREINAFTER BE REFERRED TO AS A "DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION") OR (4) AN
AGENT OF A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION AND (B) NO PURPOSE OF SUCH
TRANSFER IS TO IMPEDE THE ASSESSMENT OR COLLECTION OF TAX, AND (II)
SUCH TRANSFEREE SATISFIES CERTAIN ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE. NOTWITHSTANDING THE
REGISTRATION IN THE CERTIFICATE REGISTER OF ANY
TRANSFER, SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO A
DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION OR AN AGENT OF A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION,
SUCH REGISTRATION SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE OF NO LEGAL FORCE OR EFFECT
WHATSOEVER AND SUCH PERSON SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A
CERTIFICATEHOLDER FOR ANY PURPOSE HEREUNDER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, THE RECEIPT OF DISTRIBUTIONS ON THIS CERTIFICATE. EACH HOLDER OF
THIS CERTIFICATE BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE CONSENTED
TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH AND THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION
5.02(D) OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN. ANY
PERSON THAT IS A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION IS PROHIBITED FROM ACQUIRING
BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
Series 1997-LB1, Class R-II Aggregate Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class R-II
Variable Pass-Through Rate Certificates as of the Issue Date:
$100.00
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement
and Cut-off Date: January 1, 1997 Denomination: $100.00
First Distribution Date: Master Servicer: Long Beach
February 25, 1997 Mortgage Company
No. ___ Trustee: Norwest Bank Minnesota,
National Association
Issue Date: January 27, 1997
CUSIP: _________________
ASSET-BACKED FLOATING RATE CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the "Trust Fund")
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family first
mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") formed and sold by
SALOMON BROTHERS MORTGAGE SECURITIES VII, INC.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
SALOMON BROTHERS MORTGAGE SECURITIES VII, INC., THE MASTER SERVICER,
THE TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS
CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY
AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that _____________ is the registered owner of a
Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate
by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class R-II Certificates as
of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by
all the Class R-II Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the "Agreement"), among Salomon
Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc. (hereinafter called the "Depositor,"
which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Master
Servicer and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of
which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized
terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate
is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the
Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the
acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be
made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day,
the Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on
the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the last Business Day of the month immediately
preceding the month of such distribution (the "Record Date"), in an amount equal
to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the
amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class R-II Certificates on
such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by or on behalf of the Trustee by
wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of the Person
entitled thereto if such Person shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at
least five Business Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such
Distribution Date and is the registered owner of Class R-II Certificates the
aggregate initial Certificate Principal Balance of which is in excess of the
lesser of (i) $5,000,000 or (ii) two-thirds of the aggregate initial Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class R-II Certificates, or otherwise by check mailed
by first class mail to the address of the Person entitled thereto, as such name
and address shall appear on the Certificate
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Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the
office or agency appointed by the Trustee for that purpose as provided in the
Agreement.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of
Certificates designated as Asset-Backed Floating Rate Certificates of the Series
specified on the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing
a Percentage Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof
equal to the denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face
hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein
provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and
obligations of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of
the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer with the consent of the
Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights and the
Certificate Insurer. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be
conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates but with the consent of the Certificate Insurer.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable
in the Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration
of transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trustee as provided in
the Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form
below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Trustee and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or
such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest will be issued to the designated transferee or
transferees.
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only
without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests
specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, Certificates are
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exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations
evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder
surrendering the same.
No transfer of this Certificate or any interest herein shall
be made to any Plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, any Person
acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such Plan or any Person
acquiring such Certificates with "plan assets" of a Plan within the meaning of
the Department of Labor regulation promulgated at 29 C.F.R. ss.2510.3-101 ("Plan
Assets") unless the Depositor, the Trustee and the Master Servicer are provided
with an Opinion of Counsel which establishes to the satisfaction of the
Depositor, the Trustee and the Master Servicer that the purchase of this
Certificate is permissible under applicable law, will not constitute or result
in any prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and will
not subject the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Fund or
the Certificate Insurer to any obligation or liability (including obligations or
liabilities under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) in addition to those
undertaken in the Agreement, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of
the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Fund or the
Certificate Insurer. In lieu of such Opinion of Counsel, a Plan, any Person
acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such Plan or any Person
acquiring this Certificate with Plan Assets of a Plan may provide a
certification in the form of Exhibit G to the Agreement, which the Trustee may
rely upon without further inquiry or investigation. Neither an Opinion of
Counsel nor a certification will be required in connection with the initial
transfer of this Certificate by the Depositor to an affiliate of the Depositor
(in which case, the Depositor or any affiliate thereof shall have deemed to have
represented that such affiliate is not a Plan or a Person investing Plan Assets
of any Plan) and the Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon a
representation (which, upon the request of the Trustee, shall be a written
representation) from the Depositor of the status of such transferee as an
affiliate of the Depositor.
Prior to registration of any transfer, sale or other
disposition of this Certificate, the proposed transferee shall provide to the
Trustee (i) an affidavit to the effect that such transferee is any Person other
than a Disqualified Organization or the agent (including a broker, nominee or
middleman) of a Disqualified Organization, and (ii) a certificate that
acknowledges that (A) the Class R-II Certificates have been designated as a
residual interest in a REMIC, (B) it will include in its income a PRO RATA share
of the net income of the Trust Fund and that such income may be an "excess
inclusion," as defined in the Code, that, with certain exceptions, cannot be
offset by other losses or benefits from any tax exemption, and (C) it expects to
have the financial means to satisfy all of its tax obligations including those
relating to holding the Class R-II Certificates. Notwithstanding the
registration in the Certificate Register of any transfer, sale or other
disposition of this Certificate to a Disqualified Organization or an agent
(including a broker, nominee or middleman) of a Disqualified Organization, such
registration shall be deemed to be of no legal force or effect whatsoever and
such Person shall not be deemed to be a Certificateholder for any purpose,
including, but not limited to, the receipt of distributions in respect of this
Certificate.
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The Holder of this Certificate, by its acceptance hereof, shall be
deemed to have consented to the provisions of Section 5.02 of the Agreement and
to any amendment of the Agreement deemed necessary by counsel of the Depositor
to ensure that the transfer of this Certificate to any Person other than a
Permitted Transferee or any other Person will not cause the Trust Fund to cease
to qualify as a REMIC or cause the imposition of a tax upon the REMIC.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of
transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a
sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed
in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the
Certificate Insurer and the Certificate Registrar and any agent of the
Depositor, any Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Insurer or the
Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is
registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Insurer, the Certificate Registrar
nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund
created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all
amounts held by or on behalf of the Trustee and required to be paid to them
pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment or
other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage
Loan remaining in REMIC I, and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the
Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all
the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the
Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property
acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in
the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than
10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the
Cut-off Date.
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of
the Depositor and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been
executed by the Certificate Registrar, by manual signature, this Certificate
shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any
purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to
be duly executed under its official seal.
Dated: January 27, 1997
NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Trustee
By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
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This is one of the Class R-II Certificates referred to in the
within-mentioned Agreement.
NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Certificate Registrar
By:___________________________________
Authorized Signatory
ABBREVIATIONS
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The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on
the face of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out
in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - CUSTODIAN
-------------
(Cust) (Minor)
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties under Uniform Gifts
to Minors Act
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right _________________
if survivorship and not as (State)
tenants in common
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in
the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s)
and transfer(s) unto___________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee)
a Percentage Interest equal to ____% evidenced by the within Asset-Backed
Floating Rate Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer
of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new
Certificate of a like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee
and deliver such Certificate to the following address:__________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________.
Dated:
_______________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
_______________________________________
Signature Guaranteed
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
-------------------------
The assignee should include the following for purposes of
distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to__________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
for the account of _______________________________, account number_____________,
or, if mailed by check, to______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________.
Applicable statements should be mailed to_______________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________.
This information is provided by _______________________________________________,
the assignee named above, or_____________________________________, as its agent.
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF CERTIFICATE GUARANTY INSURANCE POLICY
OBLIGATIONS: $197,311,422 Policy Number 23002
Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc.
Asset-Backed Floating Rate Certificates
Series 1997-LB1
Class A, Class R-I and Class R-II
MBIA Insurance Corporation (the "Insurer"), in consideration
of the payment of the premium and subject to the terms of this Certificate
Guaranty Insurance Policy (this "Policy"), hereby unconditionally and
irrevocably guarantees to any Owner that an amount equal to each full and
complete Insured Payment will be received by Norwest Bank Minnesota, National
Association, or its successor, as trustee for the Owners (the "Trustee"), on
behalf of the Owners, from the Insurer, for distribution by the Trustee to each
Owner of each Owner's proportionate share of the Insured Payment. The Insurer's
obligations hereunder with respect to a particular Insured Payment shall be
discharged to the extent funds equal to the applicable Insured Payment are
received by the Trustee, whether or not such funds are properly applied by the
Trustee. Insured Payments shall be made only at the time set forth in this
Policy, and no accelerated Insured Payments shall be made regardless of any
acceleration of the Obligations, unless such acceleration is at the sole option
of the Insurer. This Policy does not cover any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls,
any interest shortfalls resulting from application of the Relief Act, any Basis
Risk Shortfalls or any Unpaid Basis Risk Shortfalls or any amounts payable to
the Residual Certificates after the first Distribution Date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph, this Policy does not
cover shortfalls, if any, attributable to the liability of the Trust Fund,
either REMIC or the Trustee for withholding taxes, if any (including interest
and penalties in respect of any such liability).
The Insurer will pay any Insured Payment that is a Preference
Amount on the Business Day following receipt on a Business Day by the Fiscal
Agent (as described below) of (i) a certified copy of the order requiring the
return of a preference payment, (ii) an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the
Insurer that such order is final and not subject to appeal, (iii) an assignment
in such form as is reasonably required by the Insurer, irrevocably assigning to
the Insurer all rights and claims of the Owner relating to or arising under the
Obligations against the debtor which made such preference payment or otherwise
with respect to such preference payment and (iv) appropriate instruments to the
effect the appointment of the Insurer as agent for such Owner in any legal
proceeding related to such preference payment, such instruments being in a form
satisfactory to the Insurer, provided that if such documents are received after
12:00 noon, New York City time on such Business Day, they will be deemed to be
received on the following Business Day. Such payments shall be disbursed to the
receiver or trustee in bankruptcy named in the final order of the court
exercising jurisdiction on behalf of the Owner and not to any Owner directly
unless such Owner has resumed principal or interest paid on the Obligations to
such receiver or trustee in bankruptcy, in which case such payment shall be
disbursed to such Owner.
The Insurer will pay any amounts payable hereunder no later
than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the later of the Distribution Date on
which the related Deficiency Amount is due or the Business Day following receipt
in New York, New York on a Business Day by State Street Bank and Trust Company,
N.A., as Fiscal Agent for the Insurer or any successor fiscal agent appointed by
the Insurer (the "Fiscal Agent") of a Notice (as described below); provided that
if such Notice is received after 12:00 noon, New York City time, on such
Business Day, it will be deemed to be received on the following Business Day. If
any such Notice received by the Fiscal Agent is not in proper form or is
otherwise insufficient for the purpose of making claim hereunder, it shall be
deemed not to have been received by the Fiscal Agent for purposes of this
paragraph, and the Insurer or the Fiscal Agent, as the case may be, shall
promptly so advise the Trustee and the Trustee may submit an amended Notice.
Insured Payments due hereunder, unless otherwise stated
herein, will be disbursed by the Fiscal Agent to the Trustee on behalf of the
Owners by wire transfer of immediately available funds in the amount of the
Insured Payment less, in respect of Insured Payments related to Preference
Amounts, any amount held by the Trustee for the payment of such Insured Payment
and legally available therefor.
The Fiscal Agent is the agent of the Insurer only and the
Fiscal Agent shall in no event be liable to Owners for any acts of the Fiscal
Agent or any failure of the Insurer to deposit, or cause to be deposited,
sufficient funds to make payments due under this Policy.
As used herein, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
"AGREEMENT" means the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as
of January 1, 1997 among Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc., as
depositor, Long Beach Mortgage Company, as master servicer, and the Trustee, as
trustee, without regard to any amendment or supplement thereto unless such
amendment or supplement has been approved in writing by the Insurer.
"BUSINESS DAY" means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday
or a day on which banking institutions in New York City or in the city in which
the corporate trust office of the Trustee under the Agreement or the Insurer is
located are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
"DEFICIENCY AMOUNT" means, with respect to the Class A
Certificates as of any Distribution Date, and with respect to the Residual
Certificates as of the first Distribution Date, the sum of (i) any shortfall in
amounts available in the Distribution Account to pay the Interest Distribution
Amount on such Certificates for the related Interest Accrual Period, (ii) the
principal portion of any Realized Losses allocated to the Class A Certificates,
and without duplication, the excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of all of the Class A Certificates then outstanding over (b)
the REMIC II Percentage of the aggregate principal balances of the Mortgage
Loans then outstanding and (iii) without duplication of the amount specified in
clause (ii), the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of all of the Class A
Certificates to the extent unpaid on the final Distribution Date or earlier
termination of the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Agreement.
"GUARANTEED DISTRIBUTION" means, with respect to any
Distribution Date, the distribution to be made to the Holders of the Class A
Certificates on such Distribution Date, and with respect to the first
Distribution Date, the distribution to be made to the Holders of the Residual
Certificates on such Distribution Date, in an aggregate amount equal to the sum
of (i) the Interest Distribution Amounts on the Insured Certificates, (ii) the
principal portion of any Realized Losses allocated to the Class A Certificates
and, without duplication, the excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of all of the Class A Certificates then outstanding over (b)
the REMIC II Percentage of the aggregate principal balances of the Mortgage
Loans then outstanding and (iii) if such Distribution Date is the earlier of the
maturity date or the final Distribution Date for the Certificates, the
outstanding Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (without
duplication of amounts included pursuant to clause (ii)), in each case in
accordance with the original terms of the Certificates when issued and without
regard to any amendment or modification of the Certificates or the Agreement
which has not been consented to by the Insurer.
"INSURED PAYMENT" means (i) as of any Distribution Date, any
Deficiency Amount and (ii) any Preference Amount.
"NOTICE" means the telephonic or telegraphic notice, promptly
confined in writing by telecopy substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached
hereto, the original of which is subsequently delivered by registered or
certified mail, from the Trustee specifying the Insured Payment which shall be
due and owing on the applicable Distribution Date.
"OWNER" means each Holder (as defined in the Agreement) of an
Obligation who, on the applicable Distribution Date, is entitled under the terms
of the Obligations to payment thereunder.
"PREFERENCE AMOUNT" means any amount previously distributed to
an Owner on the Obligations that constitutes a Guaranteed Distribution that is
recoverable and sought to be recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee in
bankruptcy pursuant to the United States Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C.), as amended
from time to time, in accordance with a final nonappealable order of a court
having competent jurisdiction.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Agreement as of the date of
execution of this Policy, without giving effect to any subsequent amendment to
or modification of the Agreement unless such amendment or modification has been
approved in writing by the Insurer.
Any notice hereunder or service of process on the Fiscal Agent
may be made at the address listed below for the Fiscal Agent or such other
address as the Insurer shall specify in writing to the Trustee.
The notice address of the Fiscal Agent is 15th Floor, 00
Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Municipal Registrar and Paying
Agency, or such other address as the Fiscal Agent shall specify to the Trustee
in writing.
This Policy is being issued under and pursuant to, and shall
be construed under, the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to
the conflict of laws principles thereof.
The insurance provided by this Policy is not covered by the
Property/Casualty Insurance Security Fund specified in Article 76 of the New
York Insurance Law.
This Policy is not cancelable for any reason. The premium on
this Policy is not refundable for any reason including payment, or provision
being made for payment, prior to maturity of the Obligations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Insurer has caused this Policy to be
executed and attested this 27th day of January, 1997.
MBIA INSURANCE CORPORATION
______________________________________
President
Attest: ______________________________________
Assistant Secretary
EXHIBIT A
TO CERTIFICATE GUARANTY INSURANCE POLICY
NUMBER: 23002
NOTICE UNDER CERTIFICATE GUARANTY
INSURANCE POLICY NUMBER: 00000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx Bank and Trust Company, N.A., as Fiscal Agent
for MBIA Insurance Corporation
00xx Xxxxx
00 Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Municipal Registrar and
Paying Agency
MBIA Insurance Corporation
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
The undersigned, a duly authorized officer of [ ],
as trustee (the "Trustee"), hereby certifies to State Street Bank and Trust
Company, N.A. (the "Fiscal Agent") and MBIA Insurance Corporation (the
"Insurer"), with reference to Certificate Guaranty Insurance Policy Number:
23002 (the "Policy") issued by the Insurer in respect of the $197,311,422
Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc., Asset-Backed Floating Rate
Certificates, Series 1997-LB1, Class A, Class R-I and Class R-II Certificates
(the "Obligations"), that:
(i) the Trustee is the trustee under the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement dated as of January 1, 1997 among Salomon Brothers
Mortgage Securities VII, Inc., as depositor Long Beach Mortgage
Company, as master servicer and the Trustee, as trustee for the Owners;
(ii) the amount due pursuant to the definition
of"Deficiency Amount" for the Distribution Date occurring on (the
"Applicable Distribution Date") is $ ; (the "Deficiency Amount");
(iii) the amount of previously distributed Distribution
Amount that constitutes a Guaranteed Distribution that is recoverable
and sought to be recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee in
bankruptcy pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code in accordance with a final
nonappealable order of a court having competent jurisdiction is $ (the
"Preference Amount");
(iv) the total Insured Payment due is $_____________,
which amount equals the Deficiency Amount and the Preference Amount;
(v) the Trustee is making a claim under and pursuant to
the terms of the Policy for the dollar amount of the Insured Payment
set forth in (ii) above to be applied to the payment on the Obligations
for the Applicable Distribution Date in accordance with the Agreement
and for the dollar amount of the Insured Payment set forth in (iii)
above to be applied to the payment of any Preference Amount; and
(vi) the Trustee directs that payment of the Insured
Payment be made to the following account by bank wire transfer of
federal or other immediately available funds in accordance with the
terms of the Policy: [TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT].
Any capitalized term used in this Notice and not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Policy.
ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY AND WITH INTENT TO DEFRAUD ANY
INSURANCE COMPANY OR OTHER PERSON FILES AN APPLICATION FOR INSURANCE OR
STATEMENT OF CLAIM CONTAINING ANY MATERIALLY FALSE INFORMATION, OR CONCEALS FOR
THE PURPOSE OF MISLEADING, INFORMATION CONCERNING ANY FACT MATERIAL THERETO,
COMMITS A FRAUDULENT INSURANCE ACT, WHICH IS A CRIME, AND SHALL ALSO BE SUBJECT
TO A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND THE STATED VALUE OF
THE CLAIM FOR EACH SUCH VIOLATION.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has executed and delivered
this Notice under the Policy as of the ____ day of __________________.
[TRUSTEE], as Trustee
By____________________________________
Title_________________________________
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EXHIBIT C-1
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FORM OF TRUSTEE'S INITIAL CERTIFICATION
[Date]
Salomon Brothers Mortgage
Securities VII, Inc.
Seven Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Long Beach Mortgage Company
0000 Xxxx & Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Re: Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 1997,
among Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc.,
Long Beach Mortgage Company and Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A.
Asset-Backed Floating Rate Certificates, Series 1997-LB1
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
attached hereto is the Custodial Initial Certification delivered by Texas
Commerce Bank National Association, as Custodian, pursuant to the Custodial
Agreement dated as of January 27, 1997, by and among Norwest Bank Minnesota,
N.A., Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc., Long Beach Mortgage
Company and Texas Commerce Bank National Association.
The Trustee (nor the Custodian on its behalf) has made no independent
examination of any documents contained in each Mortgage File beyond the review
specifically required in the above-referenced Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
The Trustee makes no representations as to: (i) the validity, legality,
sufficiency, enforceability due authorization, recordability or genuineness of
any of the documents contained in the Mortgage File of any of the Mortgage Loans
identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, or (ii) the collectability,
insurability, effectiveness or suitability of any such Mortgage Loan.
NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, N.A.
By:___________________________________
Name:_________________________________
Title:________________________________
EXHIBIT C-2
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FORM OF TRUSTEE FINAL CERTIFICATION
[Date]
Salomon Brothers Mortgage
Securities VII, Inc.
Seven Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Long Beach Mortgage Company
0000 Xxxx & Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Re: Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 1997,
among Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc.,
Long Beach Mortgage Company and Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A.
Asset-Backed Floating Rate Certificates, Series 1997-LB1
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Section 2.02 of the above-captioned Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, the undersigned, as Trustee, hereby certifies that as to
each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage
Loan paid in full or listed on the attachment hereto), it or a Custodian on its
behalf has received:
(i) the original recorded Mortgage, and the original recorded
power of attorney, if the Mortgage was executed pursuant to a power of
attorney, or a certified copy thereof in those instances where the
public recording office retains the original or where the original has
been lost; and
(ii) an original recorded Assignment of the Mortgage to the
Trustee together with the original recorded Assignment or Assignments
of the Mortgage showing a complete chain of assignment from the
originator, or a certified copy of such Assignments in those instances
where the public recording retains the original or where original has
been lost; and
(iii) the original lender's title insurance policy.
The Trustee has made no independent examination of any documents
contained in each Mortgage File beyond the review specifically required in the
above-referenced Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Trustee makes no
representations as to: (i) the validity, legality, sufficiency, enforceability
or genuineness of any of the documents contained in the
Mortgage File of any of the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule, or (ii) the collectability, insurability, effectiveness or suitability
of any such Mortgage Loan.
Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective
meanings assigned to them in the above-captioned Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, N.A.
By:___________________________________
Name:_________________________________
Title:________________________________
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EXHIBIT D
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FORM OF MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This is a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement"),
dated January 22, 1997, among Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Purchaser"), Long Beach Mortgage Company, a Delaware
corporation (the "Originator") and Salomon Brothers Realty Corp., a New York
corporation (the "Seller").
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
The Seller intends to sell the Mortgage Loans (as hereinafter
defined) to the Purchaser on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
in this Agreement. The Mortgage Loans were purchased by the Seller from the
Originator pursuant to a certain Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of May 1, 1996 (the "Purchase and Servicing Agreement"),
among the Seller, as initial purchaser and the Originator, as seller and
servicer. The Purchaser intends to deposit the Mortgage Loans into a mortgage
pool comprising the trust fund. The trust fund will be evidenced by a single
series of asset-backed floating rate certificates designated as Series 1997-LB1,
(the "Certificates"). The Certificates will consist of four classes of
certificates. The Certificates will be issued pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 1997 (the "Pooling and Servicing
Agreement"), among the Purchaser, as depositor, Norwest Bank Minnesota, National
Association, as trustee, and the Originator, as master servicer (in such
capacity, the "Master Servicer"). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein
shall have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
The parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE. The Seller agrees to sell,
and the Purchaser agrees to purchase, on or before January 27, 1997 (the
"Closing Date"), certain adjustable-rate conventional residential mortgage loans
(the "Mortgage Loans"), having an aggregate principal balance as of the close of
business on January 1, 1997 (the "Cut-off Date") of approximately $202,390,689
(the "Closing Balance"), after giving effect to all payments due on the Mortgage
Loans on or before the Cut-off Date, whether or not received.
SECTION 2. MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE. The Purchaser and the
Seller have agreed upon which of the mortgage loans owned by the Seller are to
be purchased by the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and the Seller will
prepare or cause to be prepared on or prior to the Closing Date a final schedule
(the "Closing Schedule") that together shall describe such Mortgage Loans and
set forth all of the Mortgage Loans to be purchased under this Agreement. The
Closing Schedule will conform to the requirements set forth in this Agreement
and to the definition of "Mortgage Loan Schedule" under the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement. The Closing Schedule shall be used as the Mortgage Loan
Schedule under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
SECTION 3. CONSIDERATION.
(a) In consideration for the Mortgage Loans to be
purchased hereunder, the Purchaser shall, as described in Section 8, pay to or
upon the order of the Seller in immediately available funds an amount (the
"Purchase Price") equal to approximately 106.6020% times the Closing Balance,
plus accrued interest thereon from the Cut-off Date up to but not including the
Closing Date.
(b) The Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or
designee of the Purchaser shall be entitled to all scheduled payments of
principal due after the Cut-off Date, all other payments of principal due and
collected after the Cut-off Date, and all payments of interest on the Mortgage
Loans allocable to the period after the Cut-off Date. All scheduled payments of
principal and interest due on or before the Cut-off Date and collected after the
Cut-off Date shall belong to the Seller.
(c) Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
the Purchaser will assign all of its right, title and interest in and to the
Mortgage Loans, together with its rights under this Agreement, to the Trustee
for the benefit of the related Certificateholders.
SECTION 4. TRANSFER OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS.
(a) POSSESSION OF MORTGAGE FILES. The Seller does
hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and convey to the Purchaser, without
recourse but subject to the terms of this Agreement, all of its right, title and
interest in, to and under the Mortgage Loans. The contents of each Mortgage File
not delivered to the Purchaser or to any assignee, transferee or designee of the
Purchaser on or prior to the Closing Date are and shall be held in trust by the
Seller for the benefit of the Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or designee
of the Purchaser. Upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans the ownership of each
Mortgage Note, the related Mortgage and the other contents of the related
Mortgage File is vested in the Purchaser and the ownership of all records and
documents with respect to the related Mortgage Loan prepared by or that come
into the possession of the Seller on or after the Closing Date shall immediately
vest in the Purchaser and shall be delivered immediately to the Purchaser or as
otherwise directed by the Purchaser.
(b) DELIVERY OF MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS. The Seller
will, on or prior to the Closing Date, deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser each of the
following documents for each Mortgage Loan:
(i) the original Mortgage Note, endorsed in the following
form: "Pay to the order of Norwest Bank Minnesota, National
Association, as Trustee for the registered holders of Salomon Brothers
Mortgage Securities VII, Inc., Asset-Backed Floating Rate Certificates,
Series 1997-LB1, without recourse," with all prior and intervening
endorsements showing a complete chain of endorsement from the
originator to the Person so endorsing to the Trustee;
(ii) the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon;
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(iii) an original Assignment of Mortgage executed in the
following form: "Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association, as
Trustee for the registered holders of Salomon Brothers Mortgage
Securities VII, Inc., Asset-Backed Floating Rate Certificates, Series
1997-LB1";
(iv) the original recorded Assignment or Assignments of the
Mortgage showing a complete chain of assignment from the originator to
the Person assigning the Mortgage to the Trustee as contemplated by the
immediately preceding clause (iii);
(v) the original or copies of each assumption, modification,
written assurance or substitution agreement, if any; and
(vi) the original lender's title insurance policy, together
with all endorsements or riders which were issued with or subsequent to
the issuance of such policy, insuring the priority of the Mortgage as a
first lien on the Mortgaged Property represented therein as a fee
interest vested in the Mortgagor.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Section 4, if any document referred to in Section 4(b)(ii) or 4(b)(iv) above has
been submitted for recording but either (x) has not been returned from the
applicable public recording office or (y) has been lost or such public recording
office has retained the original of such document, the obligations of the Seller
hereunder shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon (1) delivery by or on
behalf of the Seller promptly upon receipt thereof to or on behalf of the
Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser of either the
original or a copy of such document certified by the Originator in the case of
(x) above or the public recording office in the case of (y) above to be a true
and complete copy of the recorded original thereof and (2) if such copy is
certified by the Originator delivery promptly upon receipt thereof of either the
original or a copy of such document certified by the public recording office to
be a true and complete copy of the original.
In the event that the original lender's title insurance policy
has not yet been issued, the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser or any
assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser a written commitment or
interim binder or preliminary report of title issued by the title insurance or
escrow company. The Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser or any assignee,
transferee or designee of the Purchaser promptly upon receipt by the Seller of
any such original title insurance policy or original Primary Mortgage Insurance
Policy.
Each original document relating to a Mortgage Loan which is
not delivered to the Purchaser or its assignee, transferee or designee, if held
by the Seller or the Originator, shall be so held for the benefit of the
Purchaser or its assignee, transferee or designee.
(c) ACCEPTANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS. The documents
delivered pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof shall be reviewed by the Purchaser or
any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser at any time before or
after the Closing Date (and with respect to each document permitted to be
delivered after the Closing Date within seven days of its delivery) to ascertain
that all required documents have been executed and received and
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that such documents relate to the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
(d) TRANSFER OF INTEREST IN AGREEMENTS. The Purchaser
has the right to assign its interest under this Agreement, in whole or in part,
to the Trustee, as may be required to effect the purposes of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, without the consent of the Seller or the Originator, and
the assignee shall succeed to the rights and obligations hereunder of the
Purchaser. Any expense reasonably incurred by or on behalf of the Purchaser or
the Trustee in connection with enforcing any obligations of the Seller or the
Originator under this Agreement will be promptly reimbursed by the Seller or the
Originator, as applicable.
(e) EXAMINATION OF MORTGAGE FILES. Prior to the
Closing Date, the Seller shall either (i) deliver in escrow to the Purchaser or
to any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser, for examination, the
Mortgage File pertaining to each Mortgage Loan, or (ii) make such Mortgage Files
available to the Purchaser or to any assignee, transferee or designee of the
Purchaser for examination. Such examination may be made by the Purchaser or the
Trustee, and their respective designees, upon reasonable notice to the Seller
during normal business hours before the Closing Date and within 60 days after
the Closing Date. If any such person makes such examination prior to the Closing
Date and identifies any Mortgage Loans that do not conform to the requirements
of the Purchaser as described in this Agreement, such Mortgage Loans shall be
deleted from the Closing Schedule. The Purchaser may, at its option and without
notice to the Seller, purchase all or part of the Mortgage Loans without
conducting any partial or complete examination. The fact that the Purchaser or
any person has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete
examination of the Mortgage Files shall not affect the rights of the Purchaser
or any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser to demand repurchase or
other relief as provided herein or under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
SECTION 5. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE
SELLER AND THE ORIGINATOR.
(a) The Originator hereby represents and warrants to the
Seller and the Purchaser, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, and
covenants, that:
(i) The Originator is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware
and is duly authorized and qualified to transact any and all business
contemplated by this Agreement to be conducted by the Originator in any state in
which a Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise not required under
applicable law to effect such qualification and, in any event, is in compliance
with the doing business laws of any such State, to the extent necessary to
ensure its ability to enforce each Mortgage Loan and to service the Mortgage
Loans in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(ii) The Originator had the full corporate power and
authority to originate, hold and sell each Mortgage Loan and has the full
corporate power and authority to service each Mortgage Loan, and to execute,
deliver and perform, and to enter into and
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consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and has duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Originator the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; and this Agreement,
assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the Purchaser,
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Originator, enforceable
against the Originator in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that
(a) the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors' rights
generally and (b) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other
forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable defenses and to the
discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought;
(iii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by
the Originator, the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the Originator under the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the consummation of any other of the
transactions herein contemplated, and the fulfillment of or compliance with the
terms hereof are in the ordinary course of business of the Originator and will
not (A) result in a breach of any term or provision of the charter or by-laws of
the Originator or (B) conflict with, result in a breach, violation or
acceleration of, or result in a default under, the terms of any other material
agreement or instrument to which the Originator is a party or by which it may be
bound, or any statute, order or regulation applicable to the Originator of any
court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having
jurisdiction over the Originator; and the Originator is not a party to, bound
by, or in breach or violation of any indenture or other agreement or instrument,
or subject to or in violation of any statute, order or regulation of any court,
regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction
over it, which materially and adversely affects or, to the Originator's
knowledge, would in the future materially and adversely affect, (x) the ability
of the Originator to perform its obligations under this Agreement or (y) the
business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the
Originator taken as a whole;
(iv) No consent, approval, authorization or order of
any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery
and performance by the Originator of, or compliance by the Originator with, this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or if any
such consent, approval, authorization or order is required, the Originator has
obtained the same;
(v) The Originator is an approved seller/servicer for
FNMA or FHLMC in good standing and is a HUD approved mortgagee pursuant to
Section 203 of the National Housing Act; and
(vi) No litigation is pending against the Originator
that would materially and adversely affect the execution, delivery or
enforceability of this Agreement or the ability of the Originator to service the
Mortgage Loans or to perform any of its other obligations hereunder in
accordance with the terms hereof;
(b) The Seller hereby represents and warrants, as of the date
hereof and as of the Closing Date, and covenants, that:
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(i) The Seller is a corporation, duly organized and
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of New York
with full corporate power and authority to conduct its business as presently
conducted by it to the extent material to the consummation of the transactions
contemplated herein. The Seller had the full corporate power and authority to
acquire the Mortgage Loans. The Seller has the full corporate power and
authority to own the Mortgage Loans and to transfer and convey the Mortgage
Loans to the Purchaser and has the full corporate power and authority to execute
and deliver, engage in the transactions contemplated by, and perform and observe
the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
(ii) This Agreement has been duly and validly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Seller, all requisite corporate action
having been taken, and (assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery
hereof by the Purchaser and the Originator) constitutes the valid, legal and
binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable in accordance with its terms,
except as such enforcement may be limited by (A) bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or
affecting the rights of creditors generally, (B) general equity principles
(regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity
or at law) or (C) public policy considerations underlying the securities laws,
to the extent that such public policy considerations limit the enforceability of
the provisions of this Agreement which purport to provide indemnification from
securities laws liabilities;
(iii) No consent, approval, authorization or order
of, registration or filing with, or notice to any governmental authority or
court is required, under federal laws or the laws of the State of New York, for
the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of, or compliance by the
Seller with, this Agreement or the consummation by the Seller of any other
transaction contemplated hereby and by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
provided, however, that the Seller makes no representation or warranty regarding
federal or state securities laws in connection with the sale or distribution of
the Certificates;
(iv) No certificate of an officer, statement or other
information furnished in writing or report delivered by the Seller to the
Purchaser, any affiliate of the Purchaser, the Certificate Insurer or the
Trustee for use in connection with the purchase of the Mortgage Loans and the
transactions contemplated hereunder and under the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement will contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit a
material fact necessary to make the information, certificate, statement or
report not misleading in any material respect.
(v) Neither the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the
Purchaser, nor the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the
Seller, conflicts or will conflict with or results or will result in a breach of
or constitutes or will constitute a default (or an event, which with notice or
lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under (A) any terms or
provisions of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Seller, (B) any
term or provision of any material agreement, contract, instrument or indenture,
to which the Seller is a party or by which the Seller or any of its property is
bound, or (C) any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, writ, injunction or
decree of any court or governmental
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authority having jurisdiction over the Seller or any of its property, or results
or will result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance
which would have a material adverse effect upon the Mortgage Loans or any
documents or instruments evidencing or securing the Mortgage Loans;
(vi) The Seller has not dealt with any broker,
investment banker, agent or other person, except for the Purchaser or any of its
affiliates, that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection
with the sale of the Mortgage Loans;
(vii) There is no litigation currently pending or, to
the best of the Seller's knowledge, threatened against the Seller that would
reasonably be expected to adversely affect the transfer of the Mortgage Loans,
the issuance of the Certificates, the execution, delivery, performance or
enforceability of this Agreement or that would result in a material adverse
change in the financial condition of the Seller;
(viii) Each Mortgage Note, each Mortgage, each
Assignment and any other document required to be delivered by or on behalf of
the Seller under this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the
Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser for each
Mortgage Loan has been or will be, in accordance with Section 4(b) hereof,
delivered to the Purchaser or any such assignee, transferee or designee. With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Seller is in possession of a complete
Mortgage File in compliance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, except for
such documents that (A) have been delivered (1) to the Purchaser or any
assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser or (2) for recording to the
appropriate public recording office and have not yet been returned or (B) are
not required to be delivered to the Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or
designee of the Purchaser until 90 days following the Closing Date or such later
date as provided in Section 4;
(ix) The transfer, assignment and conveyance of the
Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement are
not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect
in any relevant jurisdiction, except any as may have been complied with;
(x) The Seller (A) is a solvent entity and is paying
its debts as they become due and (B) after giving effect to the transfer of the
Mortgage Loans, will be a solvent entity and will have sufficient resources to
pay its debts as they become due;
(xi) The form of endorsement of each Mortgage Note
satisfied the requirement, if any, of endorsement in order to transfer all
right, title and interest of the party so endorsing, as noteholder or assignee
thereof, in and to that Mortgage Note; and each Assignment to be delivered
hereunder is in recordable form and is sufficient to effect the assignment of
and to transfer to the assignee thereunder the benefits of the assignor, as
mortgagee or assignee thereof, under each Mortgage to which that Assignment
relates;
(xii) The transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the
Purchaser at the Closing Date will be treated by the Seller for financial
accounting and reporting purposes as a sale of assets; and
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(xiii) Immediately prior to the sale of the Mortgage
Loans to the Purchaser as herein contemplated, the Seller had good title to, and
was the sole owner of, the Mortgage Loans, and such sale validly transfers the
Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser free and clear of any pledge, lien, encumbrance
or security interest.
(xiv) With respect to the Mortgage Loans, the Seller
hereby represents and warrants, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing
Date, that each Mortgage Loan constitutes a "qualified mortgage" within the
meaning of Section 860(G)(a)(3) of the Code.
SECTION 6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ORIGINATOR
RELATING TO THE MORTGAGE LOANS.
(a) REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AS TO INDIVIDUAL MORTGAGE LOANS. The
Originator hereby represents and warrants to the Seller and the Purchaser, that
as to each Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date:
(i) The information set forth on the related Mortgage
Loan Schedule with respect to each Mortgage Loan is true and correct in all
material respects;
(ii) Except as set forth on Exhibit 1, all payments
due prior to the Cut-off Date have been made and none of the Mortgage Loans will
have been contractually delinquent for more than one calendar month more than
once since the origination thereof;
(iii) Each Mortgage is a valid and enforceable first
lien on the Mortgaged Property, including all improvements thereon, subject only
to (a) the lien of nondelinquent current real property taxes and assessments,
(b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other
matters of public record as of the date of recording of such Mortgage, such
exceptions appearing of record being acceptable to mortgage lending institutions
generally or specifically reflected in the appraisal made in connection with the
origination of the related Mortgage Loan, and (c) other matters to which like
properties are commonly subject which do not materially interfere with the
benefits of the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage;
(iv) Immediately prior to the assignment of the
Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser pursuant to the Purchase and Servicing
Agreement, the Originator had good title to, and was the sole legal and
beneficial owner of, each Mortgage Loan free and clear of any pledge, lien,
encumbrance or security interest and has full right and authority, subject to no
interest or participation of, or agreement with, any other party to sell and
assign the same;
(v) To the best of the Originator's knowledge, there
is no delinquent tax or assessment lien against any Mortgaged Property;
(vi) There is no valid offset, defense or
counterclaim to any Mortgage Note or Mortgage, including the obligation of the
Mortgagor to pay the unpaid principal of or interest on such Mortgage Note, nor
will the operation of any of the terms of
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the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder,
render the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right
of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury
and no such right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been
asserted with respect thereto;
(vii) To the best of the Originator's knowledge,
there are no mechanics' liens or claims for work, labor or material affecting
any Mortgaged Property which are or may be a lien prior to, or equal with, the
lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are insured against by the
title insurance policy referred to in (xi) below;
(viii) To the best of the Originator's knowledge,
each Mortgaged Property is free of material damage and is in average repair;
(ix) Each Mortgage Loan at origination complied in
all material respects with applicable local, state and federal laws, including,
without limitation, usury, equal credit opportunity, real estate settlement
procedures, truth-in-lending and disclosure laws, and consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not involve the violation of any such
laws;
(x) Neither the Originator nor any prior holder of
any Mortgage has modified the Mortgage in any material respect (except that a
Mortgage Loan may have been modified by a written instrument which has been
recorded, if necessary, to protect the interests of the Seller and the Purchaser
and which has been delivered to the Custodian); satisfied, cancelled or
subordinated such Mortgage in whole or in part; released the related Mortgaged
Property in whole or in part from the lien of such Mortgage; or executed any
instrument of release, cancellation, modification or satisfaction with respect
thereto;
(xi) A lender's policy of title insurance together
with a condominium endorsement and extended coverage endorsement, if applicable,
and an adjustable rate mortgage endorsement in an amount at least equal to the
Cut-off Date Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan or a commitment (binder) to
issue the same was effective on the date of the origination of each Mortgage
Loan, each such policy is valid and remains in full force and effect, the
transfer of the related Mortgage Loan to the Seller and Purchaser will not
affect the validity or enforceability of such policy and each such policy was
issued by a title insurer qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the
Mortgaged Property is located and acceptable to FNMA or FHLMC and in a form
acceptable to FNMA or FHLMC, which policy insures the Originator and successor
owners of indebtedness secured by the insured Mortgage, as to the first priority
lien of the Mortgage; to the best of the Originator's knowledge, no claims have
been made under such mortgage title insurance policy and no prior holder of the
related Mortgage, including the Originator, has done, by act or omission,
anything which would impair the coverage of such mortgage title insurance
policy;
(xii) Each Mortgage Loan was originated by the
Originator or by a savings and loan association, savings bank, commercial bank,
credit union, insurance company or similar institution which is supervised and
examined by a federal or state authority, or by a mortgagee approved by the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to sections 203 and 211 of
the National Housing Act and, if originated on behalf of
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the Originator by a Person other than the Originator, is subject to the same
standards and procedures used by the Originator in originating mortgage loans
directly;
(xiii) With respect to each Mortgage Loan on each
Adjustment Date, the Mortgage Interest Rate will be adjusted to equal the Index
plus the Margin, rounded to the nearest 0.125%, subject to the Periodic Rate
Cap, the Maximum Rate and the Minimum Rate. Except for Balloon Loans, the
related Mortgage Note is payable on the first day of each month in
self-amortizing monthly installments of principal and interest, with interest
payable in arrears, and requires a Monthly Payment which is sufficient to fully
amortize the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan over its
remaining term and to pay interest at the applicable Mortgage Interest Rate. No
Mortgage Loan is subject to negative amortization. All rate adjustments have
been performed in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note or
subsequent modifications, if any.
(xiv) To the best of the Originator's knowledge, all
of the improvements which were included for the purpose of determining the
Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property lie wholly within the boundaries and
building restriction lines of such property, and no improvements on adjoining
properties encroach upon the Mortgaged Property;
(xv) All inspections, licenses and certificates
required to be made or issued with respect to all occupied portions of the
Mortgaged Property and, with respect to the use and occupancy of the same,
including but not limited to certificates of occupancy, have been made or
obtained from the appropriate authorities and the Mortgaged Property is lawfully
occupied under applicable law;
(xvi) All parties which have had any interest in the
Mortgage, whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during
the period in which they held and disposed of such interest, were) in compliance
with any and all applicable licensing requirements of the laws of the state
wherein the Mortgaged Property is located;
(xvii) The Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage are
genuine, and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker
thereof, enforceable in accordance with its terms and with applicable laws. All
parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had legal capacity to execute the
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage and each Mortgage Note and Mortgage have been
duly and properly executed by such parties;
(xviii) The proceeds of each Mortgage Loan have been
fully disbursed, there is no requirement for future advances thereunder and any
and all requirements as to completion of any on-site or off-site improvements
and as to disbursements of any escrow funds therefor have been complied with.
All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making, closing or recording the
Mortgage Loans were paid;
(xix) The related Mortgage contains customary and
enforceable provisions which render the rights and remedies of the holder
thereof adequate for the realization against the Mortgaged Property of the
benefits of the security, including, (i) in the case of a Mortgage designated as
a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, and (ii) otherwise by
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judicial foreclosure. There is no homestead or other exemption available to the
Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to sell the Mortgaged Property at
a trustee's sale or the right to foreclose the Mortgage;
(xx) With respect to each Mortgage constituting a
deed of trust, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such,
has been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in such
Mortgage, and no fees or expenses are or will become payable by the Purchaser to
the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee's sale
after default by the Mortgagor;
(xxi) Each Mortgage Note and each Mortgage is in
substantially one of the forms attached hereto as Exhibit 2;
(xxii) There exist no deficiencies with respect to
escrow deposits and payments, if such are required, for which customary
arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made, and no escrow deposits or
payments of other charges or payments due the Originator have been capitalized
under the Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note;
(xxiii) The origination, underwriting and collection
practices used by the Originator with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been in
all respects legal, proper, prudent and customary in the mortgage servicing
business;
(xxiv) There is no pledged account or other security
other than real estate securing the Mortgagor's obligations;
(xxv) No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation
feature, or other contingent interest feature;
(xxvi) No Mortgage Loan provides for primary mortgage
insurance;
(xxvii) The improvements upon each Mortgaged Property
are covered by a valid and existing hazard insurance policy with a generally
acceptable carrier that provides for fire extended coverage and such other
hazards as are customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located
representing coverage not less than the lesser of the outstanding principal
balance of the related Mortgage Loan or the minimum amount required to
compensate for damage or loss on a replacement cost basis. All individual
insurance policies and flood policies referred to in clause (xxviii) below
contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the Originator or the original
mortgagee, and its successors in interest, as mortgagee, and the Originator has
received no notice that any premiums due and payable thereon have not been paid;
the Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all such insurance,
including flood insurance, at the Mortgagor's cost and expense, and upon the
Mortgagor's failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to obtain
and maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor's cost and expense and to seek
reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor;
(xxviii) If the Mortgaged Property is in an area
identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as
having special flood
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hazards, a flood insurance policy in a form meeting the requirements of the
current guidelines of the Flood Insurance Administration is in effect with
respect to such Mortgaged Property with a generally acceptable carrier in an
amount representing coverage not less than the least of (A) the original
outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, (B) the minimum amount
required to compensate for damage or loss on a replacement cost basis or (C) the
maximum amount of insurance that is available under the Flood Disaster
Protection Act of 1973;
(xxix) There is no default, breach, violation or
event of acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note;
and the Originator has not waived any default, breach, violation or event of
acceleration;
(xxx) Each Mortgaged Property is improved by a one-
to four-family residential dwelling, including condominium units and dwelling
units in planned unit developments, which, to the best of the Originator's
knowledge, does not include cooperatives or mobile homes and does not constitute
other than real property under state law;
(xxxi) There is no obligation on the part of the
Originator or any other party under the terms of the Mortgage or related
Mortgage Note to make payments in addition to those made by the Mortgagor;
(xxxii) Any future advances made prior to the Cut-off
Date have been consolidated with the outstanding principal amount secured by the
Mortgage, and the secured principal amount, as consolidated, bears a single
interest rate and single repayment term reflected on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule. The consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original
principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;
(xxxiii) Each Mortgage Loan was underwritten in
accordance with the Originator's underwriting guidelines as described in the
Prospectus Supplement;
(xxxiv) The Mortgage File contains an appraisal which
was performed by an appraiser who satisfied, and which was conducted in
accordance with, all of the applicable requirements of the Financial
Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended;
(xxxv) None of the Mortgage Loans is a graduated
payment mortgage loan, nor is any Mortgage Loan subject to a temporary buydown
or similar arrangement;
(xxxvi) With respect to each Mortgage Loan, no loan
junior in lien priority to such Mortgage Loan and secured by the related
Mortgaged Property was originated by the Originator at the time of origination
of such Mortgage Loan;
(xxxvii) The characteristics of the Mortgage Loans as
set forth on Exhibit 1 hereto are true and correct in all material respects;
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(xxxviii) The Mortgage contains an enforceable
provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of
the Mortgage Loan in the event that the Mortgaged Property is sold or
transferred without the prior written consent of the mortgagee thereunder;
(xxxix) The Originator has not advanced funds, or
induced, solicited or knowingly received any advance of funds by a party other
than the mortgagor, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount
required under the mortgage loan; and
(xl) There is no proceeding pending, or to best of
the Originator's knowledge threatened, for the total or partial condemnation of
the Mortgaged Property or the taking by eminent domain of any Mortgaged
Property.
SECTION 7. REPURCHASE OBLIGATION FOR DEFECTIVE DOCUMENTATION
AND FOR BREACH OF REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTY.
(a) The representations and warranties contained in Section 6
shall not be impaired by any review and examination of loan files or other
documents evidencing or relating to the Mortgage Loans or any failure on the
part of the Seller or the Purchaser to review or examine such documents and
shall inure to the benefit of any assignee, transferee or designee of the
Purchaser, including the Trustee for the benefit of holders of asset-backed
floating rate certificates evidencing an interest in all or a portion of the
Mortgage Loans and the Certificate Insurer. With respect to the representations
and warranties contained herein which are made to the knowledge or the best of
knowledge of the Originator or the Seller, as the case may be, or as to which
the Originator or the Seller, as the case may be, has no knowledge, if it is
discovered that the substance of any such representation and warranty was
inaccurate as of the date such representation and warranty was made or deemed to
be made, and such inaccuracy materially and adversely affects the value of the
related Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Purchaser or the
Purchaser's assignee, transferee or designee, then notwithstanding the lack of
knowledge by the Originator or the Seller, as the case may be, with respect to
the substance of such representation and warranty being inaccurate at the time
the representation and warranty was made, the Originator or the Seller, as the
case may be, shall take such action described in the following paragraph in
respect of such Mortgage Loan.
Upon discovery by the Originator, the Seller, the Certificate
Insurer, the Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser
of any materially defective document in, or that any material document was not
transferred by the Seller, and not transferred by the Originator to the Seller
(as listed on the Trustee's Preliminary Exception Report), as part of, any
Mortgage File or of a breach of any of the representations and warranties
contained in Section 5(a) or Section 6 that materially and adversely affects the
value of any Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Certificate Insurer,
the Purchaser or the Purchaser's assignee, transferee or designee, the party
discovering the breach shall give prompt written notice to the others. Within
ninety (90) days of its discovery or its receipt of notice of any such missing
documentation which was not transferred to the Seller as described above or
materially defective documentation or any such breach of a representation and
warranty the Originator promptly shall deliver such missing document or cure
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defect or breach in all material respects, or in the event the Originator cannot
deliver such missing document or such defect or breach cannot be cured, the
Originator shall, within 90 days of its discovery or receipt of notice, either
(i) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan at the Purchase Price (as such term is
defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) or (ii) pursuant to the
provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, cause the removal of such
Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund and substitute one or more Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loans. With respect to Mortgage Loans where the Mortgage
File is missing a material document that was transferred from the Originator to
the Seller or upon discovery by the Originator, the Seller, the Certificate
Insurer, the Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser
of a breach of any of the representations and warranties contained in Section
5(b)(xi), (xiii) and (xiv) that materially and adversely affects the value of
any Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Certificate Insurer, the
Purchaser or the Purchaser's assignee, transferee or designee, the party
discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the others. Within
ninety (90) days of its discovery or its receipt of notice of any such missing
document or any such breach of a representation and warranty the Seller promptly
shall deliver such missing document or cure such defect or breach in all
material respects, or in the event the Seller cannot deliver such missing
document or such defect or breach cannot be cured, the Seller shall, within 90
days of its discovery or receipt of notice, either (i) repurchase the affected
Mortgage Loan at the Purchase Price (as such term is defined in the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement) or (ii) pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, cause the removal of such Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund
and substitute one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans. The Originator
or the Seller, as the case may be, shall amend the Closing Schedule to reflect
the withdrawal of such Mortgage Loan from the terms of this Agreement and the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the addition, if any, of a Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan. The Originator or the Seller, as the case may be,
shall deliver to the Purchaser such amended Closing Schedule and shall deliver
such other documents as are required by this Agreement or the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement within five (5) days of any such amendment. Any repurchase
pursuant to this Section 7(a) shall be accomplished by deposit in the Collection
Account of the amount of the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 2.03 of
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Any repurchase or substitution required by
this Section shall be made in a manner consistent with Section 2.03 of the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
In addition, upon discovery by the Seller, the
Purchaser, the Certificate Insurer, or any assignee, transferee or designee of
the Purchaser that any Mortgage Loan does not constitute a "qualified mortgage"
within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, the party discovering the
breach shall give prompt written notice within two Business Days to the others.
Within ninety (90) days of its discovery or its receipt of notice, the Seller
promptly shall either (i) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan at the Purchase
Price (as such term is defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) or (ii)
pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, cause the
removal of such Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund and substitute one or more
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans.
(b) It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the
Originator or the Seller, as the case may be, set forth in this Section 7 to
cure, repurchase or substitute for a defective Mortgage Loan constitute the sole
remedies of the Seller, the Purchaser and the Certificate Insurer against the
Originator respecting a missing or defective document or a
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breach of the representations and warranties contained in Section 5(a) or
Section 6. It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the Seller set
forth in this Section 7 to repurchase or substitute for a Mortgage Loan as to
which a material document is missing constitute the sole remedies of the
Purchaser against the Seller respecting a missing document.
SECTION 8. CLOSING; PAYMENT FOR THE MORTGAGE LOANS. The
closing of the purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans shall be held at the New
York City office of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxx at 10:00 AM New York City time on
the Closing Date.
The closing shall be subject to each of the following
conditions:
(a) All of the representations and warranties of the
Seller under this Agreement shall be true and correct
in all material respects as of the date as of which
they are made and no event shall have occurred which,
with notice or the passage of time, would constitute
a default under this Agreement;
(b) All of the representations and warranties of the
Originator under this Agreement shall be true and
correct in all material respects as of the date as of
which they are made and no event shall have occurred
which, with notice or the passage of time, would
constitute a default under this Agreement;
(c) The Purchaser shall have received, or the attorneys
of the Purchaser shall have received in escrow (to be
released from escrow at the time of closing), all
Closing Documents as specified in Section 9 of this
Agreement, in such forms as are agreed upon and
acceptable to the Purchaser, duly executed by all
signatories other than the Purchaser as required
pursuant to the respective terms thereof;
(d) The Seller shall have delivered or caused to be
delivered and released to the Purchaser or to its
designee, all documents (including without
limitation, the Mortgage Loans) required to be so
delivered by the Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.01
of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and
(e) All other terms and conditions of this Agreement
shall have been complied with.
Subject to the foregoing conditions, the Purchaser shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Seller on the Closing Date, against
delivery and release by the Seller to the Trustee of all documents required
pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the consideration for the
Mortgage Loans as specified in Section 3 of this Agreement, by delivery to the
Seller of the Purchase Price in immediately available funds.
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SECTION 9. CLOSING DOCUMENTS. Without limiting the generality
of Section 8 hereof, the closing shall be subject to delivery of each of the
following documents:
(a) An Officers' Certificate of the Seller,
dated the Closing Date, upon which the
Originator, the Purchaser, MBIA Insurance
Corporation ("MBIA") and Salomon Brothers
Inc (the "Underwriter") may rely, in the
form of Exhibit 3 hereto, and attached
thereto copies of the certificate of
incorporation, by-laws and certificate of
good standing of the Seller under the laws
of New York;
(b) An Officers' Certificate of the Seller,
dated the Closing Date, upon which the
Purchaser, MBIA and the Underwriter may
rely, in the form of Exhibit 4 hereto, with
respect to certain facts regarding the sale
of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller to the
Purchaser;
(c) An Opinion of Counsel of the Seller, dated
the Closing Date and addressed to the
Originator, the Purchaser, MBIA and the
Underwriter, substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit 5;
(d) An Officer's Certificate of the Originator,
dated the Closing Date, upon which the
Seller, the Purchaser, MBIA and the
Underwriter may rely, in the form of Exhibit
6 hereto, and attached thereto copies of the
certificate of incorporation, by-laws and
certificate of good standing of the
Originator under the laws of Delaware;
(e) An opinion of Counsel of the Originator,
dated the Closing Date and addressed to the
Seller, the Purchaser, MBIA and the
Underwriter, substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit 7;
(f) Such opinions of counsel as the Rating
Agencies or the Trustee may request in
connection with the sale of the Mortgage
Loans by the Seller to the Purchaser or the
Seller's execution and delivery of, or
performance under, this Agreement;
(g) A letter from Deloitte & Touche L.L.P.,
certified public accountants, dated the date
hereof and to the effect that they have
performed certain specified procedures as a
result of which they determined that certain
information of an accounting, financial or
statistical nature set forth in the
Purchaser's Prospectus Supplement, dated
January 22, 1997 in the Summary under the
subheading "The Mortgage Pool" and under the
captions "The Mortgage Pool" and "Pooling
and Servicing
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Agreement -- The Originator and Master
Servicer" agrees with the records of the
Originator;
(h) The Originator shall deliver to the Seller
for inclusion in the Prospectus Supplement
for Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities
VII, Inc., Asset-Backed Floating Rate
Certificates, Series 1997-LB1, under the
captions "The Mortgage Pool-- Underwriting
Standards; Representations" and "Pooling and
Servicing Agreement-- The Originator and
Master Servicer" , or for inclusion in other
offering material such publicly available
information regarding the Originator, its
financial condition and its mortgage loan
delinquency, foreclosure and loss
experience, underwriting standards, lending
activities and loan sales, production, and
servicing and collection practices, and any
similar nonpublic, unaudited financial
information;
(i) A letter from Deloitte & Touche L.L.P.,
certified public accountants, dated the date
hereof and to the effect that they have
performed certain specified procedures as a
result of which they determined that certain
information of an accounting, financial or
statistical nature set forth in the
Purchaser's Prospectus Supplement, dated
January 22, 1997 under the captions "Summary
of Prospectus Supplement", "Yield on the
Certificates" and "Description of the
Certificates" agrees with the records of the
Seller; and
(j) Such further information, certificates,
opinions and documents as the Purchaser,
MBIA or the Underwriter may reasonably
request.
SECTION 10. COSTS. The Originator shall pay (or shall
reimburse the Purchaser or any other Person to the extent that the Purchaser or
such other Person shall pay) all costs and expenses incurred in connection with
the transfer and delivery of the Mortgage Loans, including without limitation,
recording fees, fees for title policy endorsements and continuations and the
fees for recording Assignments of Mortgage, the fees and expenses of the
Originator's in-house accountants and in-house attorneys, the costs and expenses
incurred in connection with producing the Originator's loan loss, foreclosure
and delinquency experience, and the costs and expenses incurred in connection
with obtaining the documents referred to in Sections 9(d) and 9(e). The Seller
shall pay (or shall reimburse the Purchaser or any other Person to the extent
that the Purchaser or such other Person shall pay) the costs and expenses of
printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering this Agreement, the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement, the Certificates, the prospectus, prospectus
supplement, and private placement memorandum relating to the Certificates, the
Insurance Agreement and other related documents, the initial fees, costs and
expenses of the Trustee, the initial fees, costs and expenses of MBIA, the fees
and expenses of the Seller's counsel in connection with the preparation of all
documents relating to the securitization of the Mortgage Loans, the filing fee
charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission for
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registration of the Certificates, the cost of outside special counsel that may
be required for the Originator, the cost of obtaining the documents referred to
in Section 9(g) and the fees charged by any rating agency to rate the
Certificates. All other costs and expenses in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereunder shall be borne by the party incurring such expense.
SECTION 11. SERVICING. The Seller has represented to the
Purchaser that the Mortgage Loans are being serviced under the Purchase and
Servicing Agreement with the Originator, and it is understood and agreed by and
among the Seller, the Originator and the Purchaser that the interim servicing
arrangements under the Purchase and Servicing Agreement with the Originator will
be superseded by the servicing arrangements set forth in the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.
SECTION 12. MANDATORY DELIVERY; GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST.
The sale and delivery on the Closing Date of the Mortgage Loans described on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule in accordance with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement is mandatory. It is specifically understood and agreed that each
Mortgage Loan is unique and identifiable on the date hereof and that an award of
money damages would be insufficient to compensate the Purchaser for the losses
and damages incurred by the Purchaser in the event of the Seller's failure to
deliver the Mortgage Loans on or before the Closing Date. The Seller hereby
grants to the Purchaser a lien on and a continuing security interest in the
Seller's interest in each Mortgage Loan and each document and instrument
evidencing each such Mortgage Loan to secure the performance by the Seller of
its obligation hereunder, and the Seller agrees that it holds such Mortgage
Loans in custody for the Purchaser, subject to the Purchaser's (i) right, prior
to the Closing Date, to reject any Mortgage Loan to the extent permitted by this
Agreement, and (ii) obligation to deliver or cause to be delivered the
consideration for the Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 8 hereof. Any Mortgage
Loans rejected by the Purchaser shall concurrently therewith be released from
the security interest created hereby. The Seller agrees that, upon acceptance of
the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser or its designee and delivery of payment to
the Seller, that its security interest in the Mortgage Loans shall be released.
All rights and remedies of the Purchaser under this Agreement are distinct from,
and cumulative with, any other rights or remedies under this Agreement or
afforded by law or equity and all such rights and remedies may be exercised
concurrently, independently or successively.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if on the Closing Date, each of
the conditions set forth in Section 8 hereof shall have been satisfied and the
Purchaser shall not have paid or caused to be paid the Purchase Price, or any
such condition shall not have been waived or satisfied and the Purchaser
determines not to pay or cause to be paid the Purchase Price, the Purchaser
shall immediately effect the redelivery of the Mortgage Loans, if delivery to
the Purchaser has occurred and the security interest created by this Section 12
shall be deemed to have been released.
SECTION 13. NOTICES. All demands, notices and communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if
personally delivered to or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, or
transmitted by telex or telegraph and confirmed by a similar mailed writing, if
to the Purchaser, addressed to the
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Purchaser at Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention:
Mortgage Finance Group, or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to
the Seller and the Originator in writing by the Purchaser; if to the Seller,
addressed to the Seller at Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000,
Attention: Mortgage Finance Group, or to such other address as the Seller may
designate in writing to the Purchaser and the Originator; and if to the
Originator, addressed to the Originator at 0000 Xxxx xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Del Xxxxxxxxxx, Esq., or to such other address as
the Originator may designate in writing to the Purchaser and the Seller.
SECTION 14. SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS. Any part, provision,
representation or warranty of this Agreement which is prohibited or which is
held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such
prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions
hereof. Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement which
is prohibited or unenforceable or is held to be void or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction as to any Mortgage Loan shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted
by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits
or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof.
SECTION 15. AGREEMENT OF PARTIES. The Originator, the Seller
and the Purchaser each agree to execute and deliver such instruments and take
such actions as either of the others may, from time to time, reasonably request
in order to effectuate the purpose and to carry out the terms of this Agreement
and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
SECTION 16. SURVIVAL. (a) The Seller agrees that the
representations, warranties and agreements made by it herein and in any
certificate or other instrument delivered pursuant hereto shall be deemed to be
relied upon by the Purchaser and the Certificate Insurer, notwithstanding any
investigation heretofore or hereafter made by the Purchaser or the Certificate
Insurer or on either of their behalf, and that the representations, warranties
and agreements made by the Seller herein or in any such certificate or other
instrument shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Mortgage Loans and
shall continue in full force and effect, notwithstanding any restrictive or
qualified endorsement on the Mortgage Notes and notwithstanding subsequent
termination of this Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the Trust
Fund.
(b) The Originator agrees that the representations, warranties
and agreements made by it herein and in any certificate or other instrument
delivered pursuant hereto shall be deemed to be relied upon by the Seller, the
Purchaser and the Certificate Insurer, notwithstanding any investigation
heretofore or hereafter made by the Seller, the Purchaser or the Certificate
Insurer or on the behalf of any of them, and that the representations,
warranties and agreements made by the Originator herein or in any such
certificate shall continue in full force and effect, notwithstanding subsequent
termination of this Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the Trust
Fund.
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SECTION 17. INDEMNIFICATION. (a) The Originator will indemnify
and hold harmless the Purchaser and each person, if any, who controls the
Purchaser within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"1933 Act"), against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which such
Purchaser or such controlling person may become subject, under the 1933 Act or
otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in
respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Prospectus Supplement
dated January 22, 1997 (the "Prospectus Supplement"), as amended or
supplemented, relating to the public offering of the Certificates, representing
interests in the Mortgage Loans, or in any other offering document (the "Private
Placement Memorandum") relating to the offering by the Purchaser or an affiliate
thereof, of the Class CE Certificates, or arise out of or are based upon the
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading to the extent that such
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission
relates to information set forth in the Prospectus Supplement on the front cover
in the fifth paragraph (except the last sentence thereof), in the Summary under
the subheadings "Originator," "Master Servicer" and "The Mortgage Pool" and
under the captions "The Mortgage Pool -- General", "-- Underwriting Standards;
Representations" and "Pooling and Servicing Agreement -- The Originator and
Master Servicer" (and substantially identical information approved by the
Originator set forth in the Private Placement Memorandum relating to the Class
CE Certificates) (collectively, the "Originator Information") and will reimburse
the Purchaser and each such controlling person for any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by such Purchaser and each such controlling person in
connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action. The Originator's liability under this Section 17 shall be
in addition to any other liability the Originator may otherwise have.
(b) The Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
Originator, its officers and its directors, and each person who controls the
Seller within the meaning of either the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act against any and
all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they may
become subject under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, or other federal or state
statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or
are based in whole or in part upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus Supplement, the
Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum, or in any revision or amendment
thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or
alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
in which they were made, not misleading, as of the date thereof and as of the
Closing Date, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are
caused by any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or
omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with the Originator's
Information and will reimburse the Originator and each such controlling person
for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Originator and each
such controlling person in connection with investigating or defending any such
loss, claim, damage, liability or action. The Purchaser's liability under this
Section 17 shall be in addition to any other liability the Purchaser may
otherwise have.
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(c) In case any proceeding (including any governmental
investigation) shall be instituted involving any person in respect of which
indemnity may be sought pursuant to either Section 17(a) or 17(b) above, such
person (the "indemnified party") shall promptly notify the person against whom
such indemnity may be sought (the "indemnifying party") in writing and the
indemnifying party, upon request of the indemnified party, shall retain counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified
party and any others the indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding and
shall pay the reasonable fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such
proceeding. In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right
to retain its own counsel, but the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel
shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying
party and the indemnified party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of
such counsel or (ii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any
impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party
and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate
due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood
that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any proceeding or
related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable fees
and expenses of more than one separate firm for all such indemnified parties.
Such firm shall be designated in writing by the Purchaser, in the case of
parties indemnified pursuant to clause 17(a) and by the Originator, in the case
of parties indemnified pursuant to clause 17(b). The indemnifying party may, at
its option, at any time upon written notice to the indemnified party, assume the
defense of any proceeding and may designate counsel satisfactory to the
indemnified party in connection therewith provided that the counsel so
designated would have no actual or potential conflict of interest in connection
with such representation. Unless it shall assume the defense of any proceeding,
the indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding
effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if
there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to
indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason
of such settlement or judgment. If the indemnifying party assumes the defense of
any proceeding, it shall be entitled to settle such proceeding with the consent
of the indemnified party or, if such settlement provides for release of the
indemnified party in connection with all matters relating to the proceeding
which have been asserted against the indemnified party in such proceeding by the
other parties to such settlement, without the consent of the indemnified party.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 17 is
unavailable to an indemnified party under Section 17(a) or 17(b) hereof or
insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred
to therein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such
indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such
indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the
indemnified and indemnifying parties in connection with the statements or
omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well
as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the
indemnified and indemnifying parties shall be determined by reference to, among
other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to
information supplied by such parties and the parties' relative intent,
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
statement or omission.
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(e) The Purchaser and the Originator agree that it would not
be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to Section 17 were determined by
pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take
account of the considerations referred to in Section 17(d) above. The amount
paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims,
damages and liabilities referred to in this Section 17 shall be deemed to
include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating
or defending any such action or claim, except where the indemnified party is
required to bear such expenses pursuant to this Section 17, which expenses the
indemnifying party shall pay as and when incurred, at the request of the
indemnified party, to the extent that the indemnifying party will be ultimately
obligated to pay such expenses. In the event that any expenses so paid by the
indemnifying party are subsequently determined to not be required to be borne by
the indemnifying party hereunder, the party which received such payment shall
promptly refund the amount so paid to the party which made such payment. No
person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section
11(f) of the 0000 Xxx) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was
not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
(f) The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in
this Section 17 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless
of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by the
Purchaser or any person controlling the Purchaser or by or on behalf of the
Originator and their respective directors or officers or any person controlling
the Originator, and (iii) acceptance of and payment for any of the Certificates.
SECTION 18. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS,
DUTIES, OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED
BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS (INCLUDING THE CHOICE OF LAW
PROVISIONS) AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND
THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW
SHALL APPLY TO THIS AGREEMENT.
SECTION 19. MISCELLANEOUS. This Agreement may be executed in
two or more counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be
an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Agreement
supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject
matter hereof. Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be changed,
waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing
signed by the party against whom enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or
termination is sought. The headings in this Agreement are for purposes of
reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
It is the express intent of the parties hereto that the
conveyance of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller to the Purchaser as provided in
Section 4 hereof be, and be construed as, a sale of the Mortgage Loans by the
Seller to the Purchaser and not as a pledge of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller
to the Purchaser to secure a debt or other obligation of
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the Seller. However, in the event that, notwithstanding the aforementioned
intent of the parties, the Mortgage Loans are held to be property of the Seller,
then, (a) it is the express intent of the parties that such conveyance be deemed
a pledge of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller to the Purchaser to secure a debt
or other obligation of the Seller and (b) (1) this Agreement shall also be
deemed to be a security agreement within the meaning of Articles 8 and 9 of the
New York Uniform Commercial Code; (2) the conveyance provided for in Section 4
hereof shall be deemed to be a grant by the Seller to the Purchaser of a
security interest in all of the Seller's right, title and interest in and to the
Mortgage Loans and all amounts payable to the holders of the Mortgage Loans in
accordance with the terms thereof and all proceeds of the conversion, voluntary
or involuntary, of the foregoing into cash, instruments, securities or other
property, including without limitation all amounts, other than investment
earnings, from time to time held or invested in the Collection Account whether
in the form of cash, instruments, securities or other property; (3) the
possession by the Purchaser or its agent of Mortgage Notes, the related
Mortgages and such other items of property that constitute instruments, money,
negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be deemed to be "possession by the
secured party" for purposes of perfecting the security interest pursuant to
Section 9-305 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code; and (4) notifications to
persons holding such property, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations
from persons holding such property, shall be deemed notifications to, or
acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, financial intermediaries,
bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Purchaser for the purpose of perfecting
such security interest under applicable law. Any assignment of the interest of
the Purchaser pursuant to Section 4(d) hereof shall also be deemed to be an
assignment of any security interest created hereby. The Seller and the Purchaser
shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be
necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security
interest in the Mortgage Loans, such security interest would be deemed to be a
perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be
maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement and the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.
SECTION 20. THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY. The Certificate Insurer
shall be a third party beneficiary hereof and shall be entitled to enforce the
provisions hereof as if a party hereto, except the provisions of Section 17.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser, the Seller and the
Originator have caused their names to be signed by their respective officers
thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.
SALOMON BROTHERS MORTGAGE
SECURITIES VII, INC.
By:___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Assistant Vice President
SALOMON BROTHERS REALTY CORP.
By:___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Authorized Agent
LONG BEACH MORTGAGE COMPANY
By:___________________________________
Name: Xxxxxxx X Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
EXHIBIT 1
Pool Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans as delivered on the
Closing Date:
All percentages set forth herein are based upon the aggregate
unpaid principal balances of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
(1) No Mortgage Loan had a Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination in
excess of 85.000%;
(2) No more than 0.42% of the Mortgage Loans (measured by the
Cut-off Date Principal Balance), are related to Mortgaged
Properties located in any one zip code area;
(3) Each Mortgaged Property is located in one of the states of
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut,
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North
Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, West
Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming;
(4) None of the Mortgage Loans (measured by the Cut-off Date
Principal Balance) are secured by a leasehold estate (the term
of each such leasehold estate is not less than 30 years);
(5) No more than approximately 3.45% of the Mortgage Loans
(measured by the Cut-off Date Principal Balance) are secured
by condominium units; no more than 0.58% of the Mortgage Loans
are secured by investor condominium units; and all condominium
Mortgage Loans have been originated on a form acceptable to
FNMA or FHLMC with such riders as have been acceptable to FNMA
or FHLMC, as the case may be;
(6) No more than 5.36% of the Mortgage Loans (measured by the
Cut-off Date Principal Balance) are secured by two- to
four-family dwellings. No more than 0.14% of the Mortgage
Loans (measured by the Cut-off Date Principal Balance) are
secured by Town Houses. No more than 0.55% of the Mortgage
Loans (measured by the Cut-off Date Principal Balance) are
secured by Manufactured Housing. No more than 5.87% of the
Mortgage Loans (measured by the Cut-off Date Principal
Balance) are secured by dwelling units in PUDs. Approximately
84.63% of the Mortgage Loans (measured by the Cut-off Date
Principal Balance) are secured by detached one-family
dwellings;
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(7) No Mortgage Loan had a principal balance in excess of $512,000
at origination;
(8) Each Mortgage Loan was originated on or after February 1996
and each Mortgage Loan has a next Adjustment Date no later
than March 1997;
(9) On the basis of representations made by the Mortgagors in
their loan applications, no more than 7.22% of the Mortgage
Loans are secured by investor properties and at least 92.78%
of the owner-occupied Mortgage Loans are secured by
owner-occupied Mortgaged Properties which are primary
residences (in each case measured by the Cut-off Date
Principal Balance);
(10) The Mortgage Interest Rates borne by the Mortgage Loans as of
the Cut-off Date ranged from 6.500% per annum to 15.250% per
annum and the weighted average Mortgage Interest Rate as of
the Cut-off Date was 9.6969% per annum;
(11) As of the Cut-off Date, approximately 45.40% of the Mortgage
Loans were rate/term refinancings, approximately 41.76% of the
Mortgage Loans were cash out refinancings and approximately
12.85% of the Mortgage Loans were made to purchase the related
Mortgaged Properties, in each case measured by the Cut-off
Date Principal Balance;
(12) The Margins on the Mortgage Loans range from 3.500% to 8.250%
and the weighted average Margin as of the Cut-off Date was
approximately 5.8107%;
(13) No more than 63.95% of the Mortgage Loans (measured by the
Cut-off Date Principal Balance) were originated by the
Originator under the Originator's "Full Documentation"
mortgage loan program, no more than 16.69% of the Mortgage
Loans (measured by the Cut-off Date Principal Balance) were
originated by the Originator under the Originator's "Fast
Trac", "QuickCredit", or "QuickCredit Fast Trac" mortgage loan
programs, no more than 16.60% of the Mortgage Loans (measured
by the Cut-off Date Principal Balance) were originated by the
Originator under the Originator's "Stated Income
Documentation" mortgage loan program, and no more than 2.77%
of the Mortgage Loans (measured by the Cut-off Date Principal
Balance) were originated by the Originator under the
Originator's "INSTA Credit" or "INSTA Credit Fast Trac"
mortgage loan program;
(14) With respect to the Originator's underwriting risk categories,
51.98%, 12.50%, 11.20%, 10.19%, 10.24% and 3.89% of the
Mortgage Loans constitute A- Risk Mortgage Loans, B+ Risk
Mortgage Loans, B Risk Mortgage Loans, B- Risk Mortgage Loans,
C Risk Mortgage Loans and CRisk Mortgage Loans, respectively,
in each case measured by the Cut-off Date Principal Balance;
and
(15) Mortgage Loan exceptions referred to in Section 6(a)(ii) are
set forth below:
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None.
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EXHIBIT 2
FORM OF MORTGAGE NOTE AND MORTGAGE/DEED OF TRUST
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EXHIBIT 3
[FORM OF OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE OF THE SELLER]
Salomon Brothers Realty Corp.
Officer's Certificate
I, ________________, hereby certify that I am the duly
appointed Authorized Agent of Salomon Brothers Realty Corp., a New York
corporation (the "Seller"), and further certify as follows:
1. Attached hereto is a true and correct copy of the
Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of the Seller, all of which
are in full force and effect on the date hereof. There has been no
amendment or other document filed affecting the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Seller since December 20, 1982, and no such
amendment has been authorized. There has been no amendment or other
document filed affecting the By-laws of the Seller since October 7,
1986, and no such amendment has been authorized. Attached hereto is a
good standing certificate issued by the Secretary of State of the State
of New York with respect to the Seller. No event has occurred since the
date thereof that, to the best knowledge of the undersigned, has
affected the good standing of the Seller under the laws of New York.
2. There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to
the best of my knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Seller
which, if adversely determined, individually or in the aggregate, would
materially and adversely affect the Seller's ability to perform its
obligations under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (the "Mortgage
Loan Purchase Agreement"), dated January __, 1997, among the Seller,
Long Beach Mortgage Company and Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities
VII, Inc (the "Depositor"). No proceedings looking toward merger,
consolidation or liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy of the Seller
are pending or contemplated.
3. Each person who, as an officer or representative of the
Seller, signed the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and any other
document delivered prior hereto or on the date hereof in connection
with the purchase described in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement
was, at the respective times of such signing and delivery, and is now,
duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting as such officer or
representative, and the signatures of such persons appearing on such
documents are their genuine signatures.
4. All of the representations and warranties of the Seller
under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all
material respects as of the Closing Date subject, in the case of the
Closing Schedule delivered pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement, to such amendments thereto as were duly made
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on or before the date hereof and no event has occurred with respect to
the Seller which, with notice or the passage of time or both, would
constitute a default under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.
5. The information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule
attached as an exhibit to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is true
and correct in all material respects.
6. The transactions contemplated in the Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement will be reported as a sale in the Seller's financial reports.
7. The information contained in the Depositor's Prospectus
Supplement, Asset-Backed Floating Rate Certificates, Series 1997-LB1, dated
January __, 1997, and the Depositor's Private Placement Memorandum, dated
January __, 1997, relating to the Mortgage Loans, the Seller and its loan
portfolio, specifically the information in the summary under the caption "The
Mortgage Pool," is true and accurate in all material respects and does not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
8. With respect to its sale of the Mortgage Loans and the
transactions and undertakings contemplated by the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement, the Seller has complied in all material respects
with all the obligations by which it is bound and has satisfied in all
material respects all the conditions on its part to be performed or
satisfied prior to the Closing Date.
9. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have
the meanings assigned in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name.
Dated:
By:___________________________________
Name:
Title: Authorized Agent
I,________________, an ________________ of Salomon Brothers
Realty Corp., hereby certify that ________________ is a duly appointed,
qualified and acting Authorized Agent of the Seller and that the signature
appearing above is his genuine signature.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name.
Dated:
By:___________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT 4
[FORM OF OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE OF THE SELLER]
Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc.
Asset-Backed Floating Rate Certificates
Series 1997-LB1
CERTIFICATE OF
SALOMON BROTHERS REALTY CORP.
Reference is made to the sale of mortgage loans (the "Mortgage
Loans") by Salomon Brothers Realty Corp. ("SBRC") to Salomon Brothers Mortgage
Securities VII, Inc. (the "Depositor") pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement, dated January __, 1997, among SBRC, Long Beach Mortgage Company and
the Depositor (the "Purchase Agreement"), and the simultaneous issuance of
Asset-Backed Floating Rate Certificates, Series 1997-LB1, Class A, Class CE,
Class R-I and Class R-II (the "Certificates"), pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 1997 (the "Pooling and Servicing
Agreement") among the Depositor, as depositor, Long Beach Mortgage Company, as
master servicer (the "Master Servicer"), and Norwest Bank Minnesota, National
Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"). In consideration for its purchase of
the Mortgage Loans, the Depositor will deliver to SBRC immediately available
funds. The Depositor will sell the Certificates to Salomon Brothers Inc (the
"Underwriter") for offer and sale pursuant to the terms of an Underwriting
Agreement, dated January __, 1997 (the "Underwriting Agreement"), between the
Depositor and the Underwriter. The Purchase Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement and the Underwriting Agreement together, are hereinafter collectively
referred to as the "Agreements". Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreements.
The undersigned is a duly appointed Authorized Agent of
Salomon Brothers Realty Corp. and hereby certifies after reasonable
investigation that:
1. The price to be paid to SBRC for the Mortgage Loans will
have been paid in full at the closing of the sale pursuant to the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement, and no agreement or arrangement exists or will exist that
permits the modification of the consideration for the Mortgage Loans subsequent
to that sale. SBRC will not have any right or obligation to repurchase any
Mortgage Loan, except as provided in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.
2. Each Mortgage Note and each related Mortgage has been
appropriately prepared and duly executed and delivered by the related Mortgagor,
and each Mortgage has been appropriately recorded in the applicable jurisdiction
and any intervening endorsement of any Mortgage Note, and any intervening
assignment of any Mortgage, which was required in order to transfer to SBRC
ownership of the Mortgage Loans, was obtained and completed.
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3. Each Mortgage Note has been endorsed or assigned in a
manner that satisfies any requirement necessary to transfer to the Trustee all
right, title and interest of the party so endorsing or assigning, as noteholder
or transferee thereof, in and to that Mortgage Note, as provided in the Purchase
Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Each Assignment to the
Trustee is in recordable form and is sufficient to effect the assignment and
transfer to the Depositor of the benefits of the assignor, as original mortgagee
or assignee thereof, under each Mortgage to which that Assignment relates, as
provided in the Purchase Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Each
Assignment to the Trustee has been or will be appropriately recorded to the
extent required under applicable law, as provided in the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
4. Each original Mortgage Note, each original recorded
Mortgage, each original recorded intervening Assignment and each Assignment to
the Trustee has been delivered to the Trustee at the direction of the Depositor,
and the Trustee will maintain continuous actual possession of each of the
foregoing in the State of New York. Neither the Trustee nor any agent of the
Trustee that has or will have possession of any Mortgage Note, Mortgage or
Assignment is, or will be, at any time during the term of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, an affiliate of SBRC or otherwise under the direct or
indirect control of SBRC.
5. Immediately prior to the transfer of the Mortgage Loans by
SBRC to the Depositor, SBRC was the sole owner of each Mortgage Loan, free and
clear of any and all prior liens, mortgages, security interests, pledges,
participation interests, adverse claims, charges or other equities or
encumbrances of any nature, and had full right and authority to sell, assign and
transfer the Mortgage Loans.
6. No Mortgage Note, Mortgage or other document constituting
part of the Mortgage File reflects or will reflect on its face any interest that
is inconsistent with the ownership interest of SBRC in and to the Mortgage Loans
or the transfer of the Mortgage Loans by SBRC to the Depositor.
7. The transfer of the Mortgage Loans by SBRC to the Depositor
as provided in the Purchase Agreement is intended by SBRC to be, and is in fact,
a contemporaneous exchange in which SBRC receives new value.
8. SBRC was solvent at all relevant times prior to, and will
not be rendered insolvent by, the transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the
Depositor.
9. SBRC did not transfer the Mortgage Loans to the Depositor
with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of SBRC's creditors.
10. None of SBRC, the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the
Trustee, or any agent acting on behalf of any of them, has been or will become a
party to any fraud or illegality affecting any Mortgage Loan or Certificate.
11. No breach of the Agreements by any party,
misrepresentation or failure by any party to perform all acts required to be
performed prior to the Closing Date, or fraud
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or mistake on the part of any party to the Agreements in connection with the
transactions contemplated by the Agreements, has occurred or will occur.
12. No party to the Agreements has taken or will take any
action that is unreasonable, arbitrary or capricious, or that is not taken in
good faith or in a commercially reasonable manner, affecting the Mortgage Loans
in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Agreements.
13. There is not and will not be any other agreement among the
parties to the Agreements that modifies or otherwise supplements the agreement
of the parties as expressed in the Agreements.
14. SBRC does not have and will not have any right to modify
or alter the terms of the transfer of the Mortgage Loans by SBRC to the
Depositor, or to substitute or add any mortgage loan thereafter, except as
provided in the Agreements.
15. SBRC will not take any action that is inconsistent with
the ownership interest in the Mortgage Loans evidenced by the Certificates. SBRC
will promptly indicate to other persons or entities, when a response is
appropriate, that the Mortgage Loans were transferred by SBRC to the Depositor.
SBRC will not claim any ownership interest directly in the Mortgage Loans other
than that represented by Certificates in which it may have an ownership interest
from time to time.
16. Under generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP")
and for federal income tax purposes, SBRC will report the transfer of the
Mortgage Loans to the Depositor, as provided in the respective Purchase
Agreements as a sale of all of its interest in the Mortgage Loans. SBRC has been
advised by or has confirmed with its independent public accountants for similar
transactions that the sale will be so classified under GAAP in accordance with
Statement No. 77 of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (December 1983).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Certificate as of January __, 1997.
SALOMON BROTHERS REALTY
CORP.
By:___________________________________
Name:
Title: Authorized Agent
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EXHIBIT 5
[FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE SELLER]
January __, 1997
Salomon Brothers Mortgage
Securities VII, Inc.
Seven Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Salomon Brothers Inc
Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
MBIA Insurance Corporation
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Long Beach Mortgage Company
0000 Xxxx & Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Re: Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc.
Asset-Backed Floating Rate Certificates Series 1997-LB1
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Salomon Brothers Realty Corp. (the
"Seller") in connection with the sale of mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans")
by the Seller to Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc. (the
"Depositor") pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated January __,
1997, among the Seller, Long Beach Mortgage Company and the Depositor (the
"Agreement"). This opinion is being delivered to you pursuant to Section 9(c) of
the Agreement. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings
set forth in the Agreement or in agreements referred to therein.
In rendering this opinion letter, we do not express any
opinion concerning any law other than the law of the State of New York and the
federal law of the United States, and we do not express any opinion concerning
the application of the "doing business" laws or the securities laws of any
jurisdiction other than the federal securities laws of the United States. In
addition, we do not express any opinion on any issue not expressly addressed
below.
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Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc.
Salomon Brothers Inc
MBIA Insurance Corporation
January __, 1997 Page 2.
In rendering this opinion letter, we have examined the
Agreement, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws of the Seller and such
records and other documents as we have deemed necessary. As to matters of fact,
we have examined and relied upon representations of the Seller contained in the
Agreement, and where we have deemed appropriate, representations or
certifications of officers of the Seller, the Depositor or public officials. We
have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the
genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of natural persons and the
conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies. We have
assumed, except as to the Seller, that all parties had the corporate power and
authority to enter into and perform all obligations thereunder and, as to such
parties, we also have assumed the due authorization by all requisite corporate
action, the due execution and delivery and the validity and binding effect and
enforceability of such documents. We have further assumed that there is not and
will not be any other agreement that materially supplements or otherwise
modifies the agreements expressed in the Agreements. We have further assumed the
conformity of the Mortgage Loans and related documents to the requirements of
the Agreement.
Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:
1. The Seller is a corporation duly organized and validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
New York and has the requisite corporate power to own its
properties, to conduct its business as presently conducted by
it, to own the Mortgage Loans, to transfer and convey the
Mortgage Loans to the Depositor and to enter into and perform
its obligations under the Agreement.
2. The Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by the Seller and, upon due authorization, execution and
delivery by the other parties thereto, it will constitute a
valid, legal and binding agreement of the Seller, enforceable
against the Seller in accordance with its terms, except as
enforceability may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency,
liquidation, receivership, moratorium, reorganization or other
similar laws affecting the rights of creditors and (b) general
principles of equity, whether enforcement is sought in a
proceeding in equity or at law.
3. No consent, approval, authorization or order of any State of
New York or federal court or governmental agency or body is
required for the consummation by the Seller of the
transactions contemplated by the Agreement except for those
consents, approvals, authorizations or orders that previously
have been obtained.
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Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc.
Salomon Brothers Inc
MBIA Insurance Corporation
January __, 1997 Page 3.
4. Neither the transfer of the Mortgage Loans as provided in the
Agreement, nor the fulfillment of the terms of or the
consummation of any other of the transactions contemplated by
the Agreement, will result in a breach of any term or
provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of
the Seller or, to the best of our knowledge, will conflict
with, result in a breach, violation or acceleration of or
constitute a default under, the terms of any indenture or
other agreement or instrument to which the Seller is a party
or by which it is bound, or any State of New York or federal
statute applicable to the Seller, or any order or regulation
of any State of New York or federal court, regulatory body,
administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction
over the Seller.
5. To the best of our knowledge, there are no actions,
proceedings or investigations pending or threatened against
the Seller before any court, administrative agency or other
tribunal (a) asserting the invalidity of the Agreement, (b)
seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated in the Agreement or (c) that might materially and
adversely affect the performance by the Seller of its
obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, the
Agreement.
This opinion letter is rendered for the sole benefit of each
addressee hereof, and no other person is entitled to rely hereon. Copies of this
letter may not be furnished to any other person, nor may any portion of this
letter be quoted, circulated or referred to in any other document, without our
prior written consent.
Very truly yours,
XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX & XXXX
By
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EXHIBIT 6
[FORM OF OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE OF THE ORIGINATOR]
Long Beach Mortgage Company
Officer's Certificate
I, ____________________________, hereby certify that I am the
duly elected _____________________________________, of Long Beach Mortgage
Company, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and further certify, on behalf
of the Company as
follows:
1. Attached hereto as Attachment I is a true and correct copy
of the Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of the Company as in full force
and effect on the date hereof. No event has occurred since ________________
which has affected the good standing of the Company under the laws of the State
of Delaware
2. No proceedings looking toward merger, liquidation,
dissolution or bankruptcy of the Company are pending or contemplated.
3. Each person who, as an officer or attorney-in-fact of the
Company, signed (a) the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase
Agreement") dated January __, 1997 among the Company, Salomon Brothers Realty
Corp. and Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc. ("SBMS VII"), or (b)
any other document delivered prior hereto or on the date hereof in connection
with the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement dated as of January 1, 1997 among SBMS VII, the Company and
Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association (the "Pooling Agreement") was, at
the respective times of such signing and delivery, and is as of the date hereof,
duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting as such officer or
attorney-in-fact, and the signatures of such persons appearing on such documents
are their genuine signatures.
4. Attached hereto as Attachment II is a true and correct copy
of the resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors of the Company on ,
199_ (the "Resolutions") with respect to the transactions contemplated by the
Purchase Agreement and the Pooling Agreement; said Resolutions have not been
amended or modified, annulled or revoked and are in full force and effect on the
date hereof.
5. All of the representations and warranties of the Company
contained in the Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material
respects as of the Closing Date, and no event has occurred which, with notice or
the passage of time or both, would constitute a default under the Purchase
Agreement.
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6. The Company has performed all of its duties and has
satisfied all of the material conditions on its part to be performed or
satisfied prior to the Closing Date.
All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined
shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Pooling Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed
the seal of the Company.
Dated: January __, 1997
(Seal) LONG BEACH MORTGAGE COMPANY
By:___________________________________
Name:
Title:
I, ________________________________, [Assistant] Secretary of
Loan Beach Mortgage Company, hereby certify that_______________________________
is the duly elected, qualified and acting_____________________________________of
Long Beach Mortgage Company and that the signature appearing above is his
genuine signature.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name.
Dated: January __, 1997
LONG BEACH MORTGAGE COMPANY
By:___________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT 7
[FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE ORIGINATOR]
TO: Addressees on Schedule A
January __, 1997
Re: Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc.
Asset-Backed Floating Rate Certificates' Series 1997-LB1
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am General Counsel of Long Beach Mortgage Company (the "Company") and
have acted as counsel to the Company in connection with the servicing by the
Company of certain residential first mortgage loans (the "Long Beach Loans")
pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 1997
(the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), among Salomon Brothers Mortgage
Securities VII, Inc., as depositor (the "Depositor"), the Company, and Norwest
Bank Minnesota, N.A., as trustee (the "Trustee"), relating to the issuance and
sale by the Depositor of Asset-Backed Floating Rate Certificates, Series
1997-LB1, designated ___________________________ (collectively, the
"Certificates"). In connection with the sale and servicing of the Long Beach
Loans, the Company has entered into the Master Servicer Insurance Agreement,
dated as of January __, 1997, between MBIA Insurance Corporation ("MBIA") and
the Company (the "Insurance Agreement"), the Custodial Agreement, dated as of
January __, 1997, among the Trustee, the Company, the Depositor and Texas
Commerce Bank National Association, as custodian (the "Custodial Agreement") and
the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated January __, 1997, among the
Depositor, the Company and Salomon Brothers Realty Corp. (the "Purchase
Agreement"); the Purchase Agreement, the Custodial Agreement, the Insurance
Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the "Agreements").
Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the
Agreements.
As such counsel, I have examined original or reproduced or certified
copies of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company, as amended
to date, records of actions taken by the Board of Directors of the Company and
copies of the Agreements, the Prospectus Supplement, dated January __, 1997 (the
"Prospectus Supplement"), to the Prospectus, dated January __, 1997, relating to
the Class __ Certificates. I have also examined such other documents, papers,
statutes and authorities as I deem necessary as a basis for the opinions
hereinafter set forth. In all such examinations made by me in connection with
this opinion, I have assumed the genuineness of all signatures and the
completeness and authenticity of all records and all documents submitted to me
as copies thereof. As to various matters of fact relevant to the opinions
hereinafter expressed, I have relied upon the representations and warranties
contained in the Agreements and statements and certificates of officers and
representatives of the Company. As to matters in Paragraph 5
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below with respect to which I opine based on my knowledge, I have relied solely
upon inquiries made to and responses received from officers and representatives
of the Company and the documents furnished to me by representatives of the
Company, which documents such representatives have informed me include the only
material indentures, agreements and instruments to which the Company is a party
or by which it or any of its properties or assets are bound.
In addition to the foregoing, I have assumed that, if the Trustee, the
Company or any Certificateholder seeks to enforce any of their respective rights
under the Agreements, they will do so only in good faith and only in
circumstances and in a manner in which it is commercially reasonable to do so.
In addition to rendering legal advice and assistance to the Company in
the course of the negotiation and preparation of the Agreements, involving,
among other things, discussions and inquiries concerning various legal matters
and the review of certain corporate records, documents and proceedings, I also
participated in conferences with representatives of the Depositor and the
Company's independent certified public accountants, at which the contents of the
Prospectus Supplement and related matters were discussed and revised. I have
not, however, except with respect to matters expressly covered by this opinion,
independently verified the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements
contained in the Prospectus Supplement, and, due to the limitations inherent in
the information available to me and the nature and extent of my participation in
such conferences, I am unable to assume, and I do not assume, any responsibility
for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of such statements.
I express no opinion except as to (i) United States federal law and
(ii) the laws of the State of California.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, I am of the opinion that:
1. The Company is duly authorized and qualified to transact any and all
business contemplated by the Agreements in any state in which a Mortgaged
Property securing a Long Beach Loan is located or is otherwise not required
under applicable law to effect such qualification and, in any event, is in
compliance with the doing business laws of any such State, to the extent
necessary to ensure the enforceability of each Long Beach Loan and the servicing
of the Long Beach Loans in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.
2. The Company has the power to engage in the transactions contemplated
by each and all of the Agreements and has all requisite power, authority and
legal right to execute and deliver the Agreements and any other documents
delivered in connection therewith and to perform and observe the terms and
conditions of such instruments.
3. Each of the Agreements has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company and is a legal, valid and binding agreement enforceable
in accordance with its
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respective terms against the Company, except as such enforcement may be limited
by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other
laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and by general
equity principles regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law.
4. No consent, approval, authorization, license, permit or order of any
court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and
performance by the Company of, or compliance by the Company with, any or all of
the Agreements or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the
Agreements.
5. The execution and delivery of the Agreements by the Company, the
servicing of the Long Beach Loans by the Company, the consummation of any other
of the transactions contemplated by the Agreements and the fulfillment of or
compliance with the terms of the Agreements are in the ordinary course of
business of the Company and will not (A) result in a material breach of any term
or provision of the charter or by-laws of the Company or (B) materially conflict
with, result in a material breach, violation or acceleration of or result in a
material default under the terms of any other material agreement or instrument
of which I have knowledge to which the Company is a party or by which it may be
bound, or any statute, order or regulation applicable to the Company of any
court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having
jurisdiction over the Company; and the Company is not a party to, bound by or in
material breach or violation of any material indenture or other material
agreement or instrument of which I have knowledge, or subject to or in violation
of any statute, order or regulation of any court, regulatory body,
administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over it, which
materially and adversely affects or, to the best of my knowledge, will in the
future materially and adversely affect, (x) the ability of the Company to
perform its obligations under the Agreements or (y) the business, operations,
financial condition, properties or assets of the Company taken as a whole.
6. To the best of my knowledge, there is no action, suit, proceeding or
investigation pending or threatened against the Company which, in my judgment,
either in any one instance or in the aggregate, may result in any material
adverse change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or
assets of the Company or in any material impairment of the right or ability of
the Company to carry on its business substantially as now conducted or in any
material liability on the part of the Company or which would draw into question
the validity of the Agreements, the Certificates or the Long Beach Loans or of
any action taken or to be taken in connection with the transactions contemplated
thereby, or which would be likely to impair materially the ability of the
Company to perform its obligations under the terms of the Agreements.
7. Based upon my participation, nothing has come to my attention that
has caused me to believe that the information contained in the Prospectus
Supplement on the front cover in the fifth paragraph (except the last sentence
thereof), in the Summary under the subheadings "Originator", "Master Servicer"
and "The Mortgage Pool" and under the captions "The Mortgage Pool--General",
"--Underwriting Standards; Representations" and
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"Pooling and Servicing Agreement--The Originator and Master Servicer" in
particular (but excluding the financial statements, the schedules and other
financial and statistical data included therein as to which I express no
opinion) includes an untrue statement of a material fact, or omits to state a
material fact as of the date hereof, necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made. not
misleading.
This opinion is solely for the benefit of the addressees hereof, and
may not be relied upon in any manner by any other person or entity.
Respectfully submitted,
Del Xxxxxxxxxx
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SCHEDULE A
Salomon Brothers Mortgage Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc.
Securities VII, Inc. 00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx World Trade Center, 29th Floor New York, New York 10007
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Standard and Poor's, A Division Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A.
of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies Norwest Center
00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
MBIA Insurance Corporation Texas Commerce Bank National Association
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Salomon Brothers Inc
Seven Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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EXHIBIT E-1
REQUEST FOR RELEASE
(for Trustee/Custodian)
LOAN INFORMATION
Name of Mortgagor: ________________________
Master Servicer
Loan No.: _______________________
TRUSTEE/CUSTODIAN
Name: _________________________
Address: __________________________
_______________________
Trustee/Custodian
Mortgage File No.: _________________________
DEPOSITOR
Name: SALOMON BROTHERS MORTGAGE
SECURITIES VII, INC.
Address: __________________________
________________________
Certificates: Asset-Backed Floating Rate
Certificates, Series 1997-LB1.
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The undersigned Master Servicer hereby acknowledges that it
has received from _______________________, as Trustee for the Holders of
Asset-Backed Floating Rate Certificates, Series 1997-LB1, the documents referred
to below (the "Documents"). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this
Request for Release shall have the meanings given them in the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 1997, among the Trustee, the
Depositor and the Master Servicer (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement").
( ) Promissory Note dated _______________, 19__, in the original principal
sum of $__________, made by _____________________, payable to, or
endorsed to the order of, the Trustee.
( ) Mortgage recorded on _________________________ as instrument no.
____________________ in the County Recorder's Office of the County of
_________________, State of __________________ in book/reel/docket
_________________ of official records at page/image _____________.
( ) Deed of Trust recorded on ___________________ as instrument no.
________________ in the County Recorder's Office of the County of
_________________, State of ____________________ in book/reel/docket
_________________ of official records at page/image ______________.
( ) Assignment of Mortgage or Deed of Trust to the Trustee, recorded on
___________________ as instrument no. _________ in the County
Recorder's Office of the County of _______________, State of
_______________________ in book/reel/docket ____________ of official
records at page/image ____________.
( ) Other documents, including any amendments, assignments or other
assumptions of the Mortgage Note or Mortgage.
( ) ---------------------------------------------
( ) ---------------------------------------------
( ) ---------------------------------------------
( ) ---------------------------------------------
The undersigned Master Servicer hereby acknowledges and agrees
as follows:
(1) The Master Servicer shall hold and retain possession of
the Documents in trust for the benefit of the Trustee, solely for the
purposes provided in the Agreement.
(2) The Master Servicer shall not cause or permit the
Documents to become subject to, or encumbered by, any claim, liens,
security interest, charges, writs of
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attachment or other impositions nor shall the Master Servicer assert or
seek to assert any claims or rights of setoff to or against the
Documents or any proceeds thereof.
(3) The Master Servicer shall return each and every Document
previously requested from the Mortgage File to the Trustee when the
need therefor no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loan relating to
the Documents has been liquidated and the proceeds thereof have been
remitted to the Collection Account and except as expressly provided in
the Agreement.
(4) The Documents and any proceeds thereof, including any
proceeds of proceeds, coming into the possession or control of the
Master Servicer shall at all times be earmarked for the account of the
Trustee, and the Master Servicer shall keep the Documents and any
proceeds separate and distinct from all other property in the Master
Servicer's possession, custody or control.
Dated:
LONG BEACH MORTGAGE COMPANY
By:__________________________
Name:________________________
Title:___________________________
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EXHIBIT E-2
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REQUEST FOR RELEASE
[Mortgage Loans Paid in Full]
OFFICERS' CERTIFICATE AND TRUST RECEIPT
ASSET-BACKED FLOATING RATE CERTIFICATES
SERIES 1997-LB1
____________________________________________________ HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT
HE/SHE IS AN OFFICER OF THE MASTER SERVICER, HOLDING THE OFFICE SET FORTH
BENEATH HIS/HER SIGNATURE, AND HEREBY FURTHER CERTIFIES AS FOLLOWS:
WITH RESPECT TO THE MORTGAGE LOANS, AS THE TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POOLING AND
SERVICING AGREEMENT DESCRIBED IN THE ATTACHED SCHEDULE:
ALL PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL, PREMIUM (IF ANY), AND INTEREST HAVE BEEN MADE.
LOAN NUMBER:________________ BORROWER'S NAME:_______________
COUNTY:_____________
WE HEREBY CERTIFY THAT ALL AMOUNTS RECEIVED IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH PAYMENTS,
WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO BE DEPOSITED IN THE COLLECTION ACCOUNT PURSUANT TO SECTION
3.10 OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, HAVE BEEN OR WILL BE CREDITED.
___________________ DATED:________________
/ / VICE PRESIDENT
/ / ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT
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EXHIBIT F-1
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FORM OF TRANSFEROR REPRESENTATION LETTER
[Date]
[Trustee]
________________
________________
[Certificate Registrar]
________________
________________
Re: Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc.,
Asset-Backed Floating Rate Certificates, Series 1997-LB1,
Class ___, representing a ___% Class ___ Percentage Interest
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with the transfer by ________________ (the
"Transferor") to ________________ (the "Transferee") of the captioned
asset-backed certificates (the "Certificates"), the Transferor hereby certifies
as follows:
Neither the Transferor nor anyone acting on its behalf has (a)
offered, pledged, sold, disposed of or otherwise transferred any Certificate,
any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security to any person in
any manner, (b) has solicited any offer to buy or to accept a pledge,
disposition or other transfer of any Certificate, any interest in any
Certificate or any other similar security from any person in any manner, (c) has
otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to any Certificate, any interest
in any Certificate or any other similar security with any person in any manner,
(d) has made any general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any
other manner, (e) has taken any other action, that (in the case of each of
subclauses (a) through (e) above) would constitute a distribution of the
Certificates under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), or
would render the disposition of any Certificate a violation of Section 5 of the
1933 Act or any state securities law or would require registration or
qualification pursuant thereto. The Transferor will not act, nor has it
authorized or will it authorize any person to act, in any manner set forth in
the foregoing sentence with respect to any Certificate. The Transferor will not
sell or otherwise transfer any of the Certificates, except in compliance with
the provisions of that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of
January 1,
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1997, among Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc. as Depositor, Long
Beach Mortgage Company as Master Servicer and Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A. as
Trustee (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), pursuant to which Pooling and
Servicing Agreement the Certificates were issued.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
Very truly yours,
[Transferor]
By:____________________
Name:__________________
Title:________________________
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FORM OF TRANSFEREE REPRESENTATION LETTER
[Date]
[Trustee]
__________________
__________________
[Certificate Registrar]
__________________
__________________
Re: Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc.,
Asset-Backed Floating Rate Certificates, Series 1997-LB1,
Class ___, representing a ___% Class ___ Percentage Interest
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with the purchase from ______________________
(the "Transferor") on the date hereof of the captioned trust certificates (the
"Certificates"), _______________ (the "Transferee") hereby certifies as follows:
1. The Transferee is a "qualified institutional buyer" as that
term is defined in Rule 144A ("Rule 144A") under the Securities Act of
1933 (the "1933 Act") and has completed either of the forms of
certification to that effect attached hereto as Annex 1 or Annex 2. The
Transferee is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on
Rule 144A. The Transferee is acquiring the Certificates for its own
account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer, and
understands that such Certificate may be resold, pledged or transferred
only (i) to a person reasonably believed to be a qualified
institutional buyer that purchases for its own account or for the
account of a qualified institutional buyer to whom notice is given that
the resale, pledge or transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A,
or (ii) pursuant to another exemption from registration under the 1933
Act.
2. The Transferee has been furnished with all information
regarding (a) the Certificates and distributions thereon, (b) the
nature, performance and servicing of the Mortgage Loans, (c) the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement referred to below, and (d) any credit
enhancement mechanism associated with the Certificates, that it has
requested.
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All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein
have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of January 1, 1997, among Salomon Brothers Mortgage
Securities VII, Inc. as Depositor, Long Beach Mortgage Company as Master
Servicer and Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A. as Trustee, pursuant to which the
Certificates were issued.
[TRANSFEREE]
By:_______________________
Name:_____________________
Title:__________________________
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ANNEX 1 TO EXHIBIT F-1
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QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A
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[For Transferees Other Than Registered Investment Companies]
The undersigned hereby certifies as follows to [name of
Transferor] (the "Transferor") and Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A., as Trustee and
Certificate Registrar, with respect to the asset-backed certificates (the
"Certificates") described in the Transferee Certificate to which this
certification relates and to which this certification is an Annex:
1. As indicated below, the undersigned is the President, Chief
Financial Officer, Senior Vice President or other executive officer of the
entity purchasing the Certificates (the "Transferee").
2. In connection with purchases by the Transferee, the
Transferee is a "qualified institutional buyer" as that term is defined in Rule
144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A") because (i) the Transferee
owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis $______________________1 in
securities (except for the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end
of the Transferee's most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated in
accordance with Rule 144A) and (ii) the Transferee satisfies the criteria in the
category marked below.
___ CORPORATION, ETC. The Transferee is a corporation (other than
a bank, savings and loan association or similar institution),
Massachusetts or similar business trust, partnership, or any
organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.
___ BANK. The Transferee (a) is a national bank or banking
institution organized under the laws of any State, territory
or the District of Columbia, the business of which is
substantially confined to banking and is supervised by the
State or territorial banking commission or similar official or
is a foreign bank or equivalent institution, and (b) has an
audited net worth of at least $25,000,000 as demonstrated in
its latest annual financial statements, A COPY OF WHICH IS
ATTACHED HERETO.
___ SAVINGS AND LOAN. The Transferee (a) is a savings and loan
association, building and loan association, cooperative bank,
homestead association or similar institution, which is
supervised and examined by a State or Federal authority having
supervision over any such institutions or is a foreign savings
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1 Transferee must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis at least
$100,000,000 in securities unless Transferee is a dealer, and, in that case,
Transferee must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis at least $10,000,000
in securities.
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and loan association or equivalent institution and (b) has an
audited net worth of at least $25,000,000 as demonstrated in
its latest annual financial statements, A COPY OF WHICH IS
ATTACHED HERETO.
___ BROKER-DEALER. The Transferee is a dealer registered pursuant
to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
___ INSURANCE COMPANY. The Transferee is an insurance company
whose primary and predominant business activity is the writing
of insurance or the reinsuring of risks underwritten by
insurance companies and which is subject to supervision by the
insurance commissioner or a similar official or agency of a
State, territory or the District of Columbia.
___ STATE OR LOCAL PLAN. The Transferee is a plan established and
maintained by a State, its political subdivisions, or any
agency or instrumentality of the State or its political
subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees.
___ ERISA PLAN. The Transferee is an employee benefit plan within
the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974.
___ INVESTMENT ADVISOR. The Transferee is an investment advisor
registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
3. The term "SECURITIES" as used herein DOES NOT INCLUDE (i)
securities of issuers that are affiliated with the Transferee, (ii) securities
that are part of an unsold allotment to or subscription by the Transferee, if
the Transferee is a dealer, (iii) securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. or
any instrumentality thereof, (iv) bank deposit notes and certificates of
deposit, (v) loan participations, (vi) repurchase agreements, (vii) securities
owned but subject to a repurchase agreement and (viii) currency, interest rate
and commodity swaps.
4. For purposes of determining the aggregate amount of
securities owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis by the Transferee, the
Transferee used the cost of such securities to the Transferee and did not
include any of the securities referred to in the preceding paragraph. Further,
in determining such aggregate amount, the Transferee may have included
securities owned by subsidiaries of the Transferee, but only if such
subsidiaries are consolidated with the Transferee in its financial statements
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and if the
investments of such subsidiaries are managed under the Transferee's direction.
However, such securities were not included if the Transferee is a
majority-owned, consolidated subsidiary of another enterprise and the Transferee
is not itself a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
5. The Transferee acknowledges that it is familiar with Rule
144A and understands that the Transferor and other parties related to the
Certificates are relying and
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will continue to rely on the statements made herein because one or more sales to
the Transferee may be in reliance on Rule 144A.
___ ___ Will the Transferee be purchasing the Certificates
Yes No only for the Transferee's own account?
6. If the answer to the foregoing question is "no", the
Transferee agrees that, in connection with any purchase of securities sold to
the Transferee for the account of a third party (including any separate account)
in reliance on Rule 144A, the Transferee will only purchase for the account of a
third party that at the time is a "qualified institutional buyer" within the
meaning of Rule 144A. In addition, the Transferee agrees that the Transferee
will not purchase securities for a third party unless the Transferee has
obtained a current representation letter from such third party or taken other
appropriate steps contemplated by Rule 144A to conclude that such third party
independently meets the definition of "qualified institutional buyer" set forth
in Rule 144A.
7. The Transferee will notify each of the parties to which
this certification is made of any changes in the information and conclusions
herein. Until such notice is given, the Transferee's purchase of the
Certificates will constitute a reaffirmation of this certification as of the
date of such purchase. In addition, if the Transferee is a bank or savings and
loan as provided above, the Transferee agrees that it will furnish to such
parties updated annual financial statements promptly after they become
available.
Dated:
__________________________________
Print Name of Transferee
By:______________________
Name:____________________
Title:_______________________
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ANNEX 2 TO EXHIBIT F-1
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QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A
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[For Transferees That Are Registered Investment Companies]
The undersigned hereby certifies as follows to [name of
Transferor] (the "Transferor") and Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A., as Trustee and
Certificate Registrar, with respect to the asset-backed certificates (the
"Certificates") described in the Transferee Certificate to which this
certification relates and to which this certification is an Annex:
1. As indicated below, the undersigned is the President, Chief
Financial Officer or Senior Vice President of the entity purchasing the
Certificates (the "Transferee") or, if the Transferee is a "qualified
institutional buyer" as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities
Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A") because the Transferee is part of a Family of
Investment Companies (as defined below), is such an officer of the investment
adviser (the "Adviser").
2. In connection with purchases by the Transferee, the
Transferee is a "qualified institutional buyer" as defined in Rule 144A because
(i) the Transferee is an investment company registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, and (ii) as marked below, the Transferee alone, or the
Transferee's Family of Investment Companies, owned at least $100,000,000 in
securities (other than the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end
of the Transferee's most recent fiscal year. For purposes of determining the
amount of securities owned by the Transferee or the Transferee's Family of
Investment Companies, the cost of such securities was used.
____ The Transferee owned $___________________ in securities (other
than the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end
of the Transferee's most recent fiscal year (such amount being
calculated in accordance with Rule 144A).
____ The Transferee is part of a Family of Investment Companies
which owned in the aggregate $______________ in securities
(other than the excluded securities referred to below) as of
the end of the Transferee's most recent fiscal year (such
amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A).
3. The term "FAMILY OF INVESTMENT COMPANIES" as used herein
means two or more registered investment companies (or series thereof) that have
the same investment adviser or investment advisers that are affiliated (by
virtue of being majority owned subsidiaries of the same parent or because one
investment adviser is a majority owned subsidiary of the other).
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4. The term "SECURITIES" as used herein does not include (i)
securities of issuers that are affiliated with the Transferee or are part of the
Transferee's Family of Investment Companies, (ii) securities issued or
guaranteed by the U.S. or any instrumentality thereof, (iii) bank deposit notes
and certificates of deposit, (iv) loan participations, (v) repurchase
agreements, (vi) securities owned but subject to a repurchase agreement and
(vii) currency, interest rate and commodity swaps.
5. The Transferee is familiar with Rule 144A and understands
that the parties to which this certification is being made are relying and will
continue to rely on the statements made herein because one or more sales to the
Transferee will be in reliance on Rule 144A. In addition, the Transferee will
only purchase for the Transferee's own account.
6. The undersigned will notify the parties to which this
certification is made of any changes in the information and conclusions herein.
Until such notice, the Transferee's purchase of the Certificates will constitute
a reaffirmation of this certification by the undersigned as of the date of such
purchase.
Dated:
______________________________________
Print Name of Transferee or Advisor
By:___________________________
Name:_________________________
Title:______________________________
IF AN ADVISER:
_____________________________________
Print Name of Transferee
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FORM OF TRANSFEREE REPRESENTATION LETTER
The undersigned hereby certifies on behalf of the purchaser
named below (the "Purchaser") as follows:
1. I am an executive officer of the Purchaser.
2. The Purchaser is a "qualified institutional buyer", as
defined in Rule 144A, ("Rule 144A") under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended.
3. As of the date specified below (which is not earlier than
the last day of the Purchaser's most recent fiscal year), the amount of
"securities", computed for purposes of Rule 144A, owned and invested on
a discretionary basis by the Purchaser was in excess of $100,000,000.
Name of Purchaser_______________________________________________________________
By: (Signature)____________________________________________________________
Name of Signatory_______________________________________________________________
Title___________________________________________________________________________
Date of this certificate________________________________________________________
Date of information provided in paragraph 3_____________________________________
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EXHIBIT F-2
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FORM OF TRANSFER AFFIDAVIT AND AGREEMENT
STATE OF NEW YORK )
: ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
_____________________, being duly sworn, deposes, represents
and warrants as follows:
17. I am a ______________________ of _________________________
(the "Owner") a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of
______________, the record owner of Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII,
Inc., Asset-Backed Floating Rate Certificates, Series 1997-LB1, [Class R-I] [and
Class R-II] (the "Class R Certificates"), on behalf of whom I make this
affidavit and agreement. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the
respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
pursuant to which the Class R Certificates were issued.
18. The Owner (i) is and will be a "Permitted Transferee" as
of ____________________, 199___ and (ii) is acquiring the Class R Certificates
for its own account or for the account of another Owner from which it has
received an affidavit in substantially the same form as this affidavit. A
"Permitted Transferee" is any person other than a "disqualified organization" or
a possession of the United States. For this purpose, a "disqualified
organization" means the United States, any state or political subdivision
thereof, any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an
instrumentality all of the activities of which are subject to tax and, except
for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, a majority of whose board of
directors is not selected by any such governmental entity) or any foreign
government, international organization or any agency or instrumentality of such
foreign government or organization, any rural electric or telephone cooperative,
or any organization (other than certain farmers' cooperatives) that is generally
exempt from federal income tax unless such organization is subject to the tax on
unrelated business taxable income.
19. The Owner is aware (i) of the tax that would be imposed on
transfers of the Class R Certificates to disqualified organizations under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that applies to all transfers of the Class R
Certificates after March 31, 1988; (ii) that such tax would be on the transferor
or, if such transfer is through an agent (which person includes a broker,
nominee or middleman) for a non-Permitted Transferee, on the agent; (iii) that
the person otherwise liable for the tax shall be relieved of liability for the
tax if the transferee furnishes to such person an affidavit that the transferee
is a Permitted Transferee and, at the time of transfer, such person does not
have actual knowledge that the affidavit is false; and (iv) that each of the
Class R Certificates may be a "noneconomic residual interest"
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within the meaning of proposed Treasury regulations promulgated under the Code
and that the transferor of a "noneconomic residual interest" will remain liable
for any taxes due with respect to the income on such residual interest, unless
no significant purpose of the transfer is to impede the assessment or collection
of tax.
20. The Owner is aware of the tax imposed on a "pass-through
entity" holding the Class R Certificates if, at any time during the taxable year
of the pass-through entity, a non-Permitted Transferee is the record holder of
an interest in such entity. (For this purpose, a "pass-through entity" includes
a regulated investment company, a real estate investment trust or common trust
fund, a partnership, trust or estate, and certain cooperatives.)
21. The Owner is aware that the Trustee will not register the
transfer of any Class R Certificate unless the transferee, or the transferee's
agent, delivers to the Trustee, among other things, an affidavit in
substantially the same form as this affidavit. The Owner expressly agrees that
it will not consummate any such transfer if it knows or believes that any of the
representations contained in such affidavit and agreement are false.
22. The Owner consents to any additional restrictions or
arrangements that shall be deemed necessary upon advice of counsel to constitute
a reasonable arrangement to ensure that the Class R Certificates will only be
owned, directly or indirectly, by an Owner that is a Permitted Transferee.
23. The Owner's taxpayer identification number is ___________.
24. The Owner has reviewed the restrictions set forth on the
face of the Class R Certificates and the provisions of Section 5.02(d) of the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement under which the Class R Certificates were issued
(in particular, clauses (iii)(A) and (iii)(B) of Section 5.02(d) which authorize
the Trustee to deliver payments to a person other than the Owner and negotiate a
mandatory sale by the Trustee in the event that the Owner holds such Certificate
in violation of Section 5.02(d)); and that the Owner expressly agrees to be
bound by and to comply with such restrictions and provisions.
25. The Owner is not acquiring and will not transfer the Class
R Certificates in order to impede the assessment or collection of any tax.
26. The Owner anticipates that it will, so long as it holds
the Class R Certificates, have sufficient assets to pay any taxes owed by the
holder of such Class R Certificates, and hereby represents to and for the
benefit of the person from whom it acquired the Class R Certificates that the
Owner intends to pay taxes associated with holding such Class R Certificates as
they become due, fully understanding that it may incur tax liabilities in excess
of any cash flows generated by the Class R Certificates.
27. The Owner has no present knowledge that it may become
insolvent or subject to a bankruptcy proceeding for so long as it holds the
Class R Certificates.
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28. The Owner has no present knowledge or expectation that it
will be unable to pay any United States taxes owed by it so long as any of the
Certificates remain outstanding.
29. The Owner is not acquiring the Class R Certificates with
the intent to transfer the Class R Certificates to any person or entity that
will not have sufficient assets to pay any taxes owed by the holder of such
Class R Certificates, or that may become insolvent or subject to a bankruptcy
proceeding, for so long as the Class R Certificates remain outstanding.
30. The Owner will, in connection with any transfer that it
makes of the Class R Certificates, obtain from its transferee the
representations required by Section 5.02(d) of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement under which the Class R Certificate were issued and will not
consummate any such transfer if it knows, or knows facts that should lead it to
believe, that any such representations are false.
31. The Owner will, in connection with any transfer that it
makes of the Class R Certificates, deliver to the Trustee an affidavit, which
represents and warrants that it is not transferring the Class R Certificates to
impede the assessment or collection of any tax and that it has no actual
knowledge that the proposed transferee: (i) has insufficient assets to pay any
taxes owed by such transferee as holder of the Class R Certificates; (ii) may
become insolvent or subject to a bankruptcy proceeding for so long as the Class
R Certificates remains outstanding; and (iii) is not a "Permitted Transferee".
32. The Owner is a citizen or resident of the United States, a
corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in, or under the
laws of, the United States or any political subdivision thereof, or an estate or
trust whose income from sources without the United States may be included in
gross income for United States federal income tax purposes regardless of its
connection with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owner has caused this instrument to be
executed on its behalf, pursuant to the authority of its Board of Directors, by
its [Vice] President, attested by its [Assistant] Secretary, this ____ day of
__________, 199___.
[OWNER]
By:__________________________
Name:________________________
Title: [Vice] President
ATTEST:
By:__________________
Name:________________
Title: [Assistant] Secretary
Personally appeared before me the above-named
____________________, known or proved to me to be the same person who executed
the foregoing instrument and to be a [Vice] President of the Owner, and
acknowledged to me that [he/she] executed the same as [his/her] free act and
deed and the free act and deed of the Owner.
Subscribed and sworn before me this ____ day of __________,
199___.
_________________________
Notary Public
County of__________________
State of___________________
My Commission expires:
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FORM OF TRANSFEROR AFFIDAVIT
STATE OF NEW YORK )
: ss. :
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
_____________________, being duly sworn, deposes, represents
and warrants as follows:
1. I am a ____________________ of _________________________
(the "Owner"), a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of
______________, on behalf of whom I make this affidavit.
2. The Owner is not transferring the [Class R-I][and Class
R-II] (the "Residual Certificates") to impede the assessment or collection of
any tax.
3. The Owner has no actual knowledge that the Person that is
the proposed transferee (the "Purchaser") of the Residual Certificates: (i) has
insufficient assets to pay any taxes owed by such proposed transferee as holder
of the Residual Certificates; (ii) may become insolvent or subject to a
bankruptcy proceeding for so long as the Residual Certificates remain
outstanding and (iii) is not a Permitted Transferee.
4. The Owner understands that the Purchaser has delivered to
the Trustee a transfer affidavit and agreement in the form attached to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit F-2. The Owner does not know or
believe that any representation contained therein is false.
5. At the time of transfer, the Owner has conducted a
reasonable investigation of the financial condition of the Purchaser as
contemplated by Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i) and, as a result
of that investigation, the Owner has determined that the Purchaser has
historically paid its debts as they became due and has found no significant
evidence to indicate that the Purchaser will not continue to pay its debts as
they become due in the future. The Owner understands that the transfer of a
Residual Certificate may not be respected for United States income tax purposes
(and the Owner may continue to be liable for United States income taxes
associated therewith) unless the Owner has conducted such an investigation.
6. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have
the meanings ascribed to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owner has caused this instrument to be
executed on its behalf, pursuant to the authority of its Board of Directors, by
its [Vice] President, attested by its [Assistant] Secretary, this ____ day of
___________, 199___.
[OWNER]
By:__________________________
Name:________________________
Title: [Vice] President
ATTEST:
By:______________________
Name:____________________
Title: [Assistant] Secretary
Personally appeared before me the above-named
__________________, known or proved to me to be the same person who executed the
foregoing instrument and to be a [Vice] President of the Owner, and acknowledged
to me that [he/she] executed the same as [his/her] free act and deed and the
free act and deed of the Owner.
Subscribed and sworn before me this ____ day of __________,
199___.
_________________________
Notary Public
County of__________________
State of___________________
My Commission expires:
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EXHIBIT G
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FORM OF CERTIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO ERISA AND THE CODE
_____________, 199__
Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc.
Seven Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Norwest Bank Minnesota,
National Association
00000 Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
Long Beach Mortgage Company
0000 Xxxx & Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Re: Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc.
Asset-Backed Floating Rate Certificates,
Series 1997-LB1, Class ___
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Dear Sirs:
__________________________________ (the "Transferee") intends
to acquire from _____________________ (the "Transferor") $____________ Initial
Certificate Principal Balance of Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc.
Asset-Backed Floating Rate Certificates, Series 1997-LB1, Class ___ (the
"Certificates"), issued pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the
"Pooling and Servicing Agreement") dated January 1, 1997 among Salomon Brothers
Mortgage Securities VII, Inc., as depositor (the "Depositor"), Long Beach
Mortgage Company, as master servicer (the "Master Servicer") and Norwest Bank
Minnesota, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"). Capitalized terms
used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned thereto
in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
The Transferee hereby certifies, represents and warrants to,
and covenants with, the Depositor, the Trustee and the Master Servicer that
either:
(1) The Certificates (i) are not being acquired by, and will
not be transferred to, any employee benefit plan within the meaning of
section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended ("ERISA") or other retirement
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arrangement, including individual retirement accounts and annuities,
Xxxxx plans and bank collective investment funds and insurance company
general or separate accounts in which such plans, accounts or
arrangements are invested, that is subject to Section 406 of ERISA or
Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code") (any of
the foregoing, a "Plan"), (ii) are not being acquired with "plan
assets" of a Plan within the meaning of the Department of Labor ("DOL")
regulation, 29 C.F.R. ss. 2510.3-101, and (iii) will not be transferred
to any entity that is deemed to be investing in plan assets within the
meaning of the DOL regulation, 29 C.F.R. ss. 2510.3-101; or
(2) The purchase of the Certificates is permissible under
applicable law, will not constitute or result in any prohibited
transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, will not subject
the Depositor or the Trustee to any obligation in addition to those
undertaken in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and, with respect to
each source of funds being used by the Transferee to acquire the
Certificates (each being referred to as a "Source") and the following
statements in at least one of (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) are
accurate:
(a) the Transferee is an insurance company and (i)
the Source is assets of its "general account," (ii) the
conditions set forth in PTCE 95-60 issued by the DOL have been
satisfied and the purchase and holding of Certificates by or
on behalf of the Transferee are exempt under PTCE 95-60 and
(iii) the amount of reserves and liabilities for such general
account contracts held by or on behalf of any Plan do not
exceed 10% of the total reserves and liabilities of such
general account plus surplus as of the date hereof (for
purposes of this clause, all Plans maintained by the same
employer (or affiliate thereof) or employee organization are
deemed to be a single Plan) in connection with its purchase
and holding of such Certificates; or
(b) the Transferee is an insurance company and (i)
the Source is assets of its "general account," (ii) the
requirements of Section 401(c) of ERISA and the DOL
regulations to be promulgated thereunder ("401(c)
Regulations") have been satisfied and will continue to be
satisfied and (iii) the Transferee represents that it
understands that the operation of the general account after
December 31, 1998 may affect its ability to continue to hold
the Certificates after the date which is 18 months after the
401(c) Regulations become final and unless a class exemption
issued by the DOL or an exception under Section 401(c) of
ERISA is then available for the continued holding of
Certificates, if the assets of the general account constitute
Plan Assets, it will dispose of the Certificates prior to the
date which is 18 months after the 401(c) Regulations become
final; or
(c) the Transferee is an insurance company and (i)
the Source is an insurance company "pooled separate account,"
(ii) the conditions set forth in PTCE 90-1 issued by the DOL
have been satisfied and the purchase and
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holding of Certificates by or on behalf of the Transferee are
exempt under XXXX 00-0 and (iii) there is no Plan whose assets
in such separate account exceed 10% of the total assets of
such separate account as of the date hereof (for purposes of
this clause, all Plans maintained by the same employer or
employee organization are deemed to be a single Plan); or
(d) the Transferee is a bank and (i) the Source is a
"collective investment fund" as described in Section IV(e) of
PTCE 91-38 with respect to which the bank is trustee, (ii) the
conditions set forth in PTCE 91-38 issued by the DOL have been
satisfied and the purchase and holding of Certificates by or
on behalf of the Transferee are exempt under PTCE 91-38 and
(iii) no Plan has assets invested in such collective
investment fund exceeding 10% of the total assets of such
collective investment fund as of the date hereof (for purposes
of this clause, all Plans maintained by the same employer or
employee organization are deemed to be a single Plan); or
(e) the Transferee is an "investment fund" described
in PTCE 84-14 and (i) the undersigned is a "QPAM" as defined
in XXXX 00-00, (xx) the conditions set forth in PTCE 84-14
issued by the DOL have been satisfied and will continue to be
satisfied and (iii) the purchase and holding of Certificates
by or on behalf of the Transferee are exempt under PTCE 84-14;
or
(f) the Transferee is an "INHAM" defined in PTCE
96-23 and (i) the conditions set forth in PTCE 96-23 issued by
the DOL have been satisfied and will continue to be satisfied
and (ii) the purchase and holding of Certificates by or on
behalf of the Transferee are exempt under PTCE 96-23.
Very truly yours,
________________________________
By:_____________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT H
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FORM OF CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT
CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT
THIS CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT (as amended and supplemented from
time to time, the "Agreement"), dated as of January 27, 1997, by and among
NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not individually, but solely as
Trustee (including its successors under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
defined below, the "Trustee"), LONG BEACH MORTGAGE COMPANY (together with any
successor in interest or successor under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
referred to below, the "Master Servicer"), SALOMON BROTHERS MORTGAGE SECURITIES
VII, INC. (the "Depositor") and TEXAS COMMERCE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
(together with any successor in interest or any successor appointed hereunder,
the "Custodian").
W I T N E S S E T H T H A T :
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WHEREAS, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Depositor
have entered into a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1,
1997, relating to the issuance of Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII,
Inc., Asset-Backed Floating Rate Certificates, Series 1997-LB1 (as in effect on
the date of this Agreement, the "Original Pooling and Servicing Agreement", and
as amended and supplemented from time to time, the "Pooling and Servicing
Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the Custodian has agreed to act as agent for the
Trustee for the purposes of receiving and holding certain documents and other
instruments delivered by the Depositor under the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, all upon the terms and conditions and subject to the limitations
hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the
mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the Trustee, the
Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Custodian hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not defined
herein shall have the meanings assigned in the Original Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, unless otherwise required by the context herein.
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ARTICLE II
Custody of Mortgage Documents
Section 2.1. CUSTODIAN TO ACT AS AGENT; ACCEPTANCE OF MORTGAGE
FILES. The Custodian, as the duly appointed agent and bailee of the Trustee for
these purposes, hereby accepts the agency contemplated hereunder and
acknowledges receipt as of the Closing Date of the documents listed in Section
2.1(a) and (b) and, as agent for the Trustee, agrees to verify receipt of the
following documents pertaining to each of the Mortgage Loans identified on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement listed in
Section 2.1(c), (d), (e) and (f) in accordance with Section 2.2 hereof:
(a) the original Mortgage Note, endorsed in the following form:
"Pay to the order of Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association, as
Trustee for the registered holders of Salomon Brothers Mortgage
Securities VII, Inc., Series 1997- LB1, without recourse", with all
prior and intervening endorsements showing a complete chain of
endorsement from the originator to the Person so endorsing to the
Trustee;
(b) the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon,
and the original recorded power of attorney, if the Mortgage was
executed pursuant to a power of attorney, with evidence of recording
thereon;
(c) an original Assignment of the Mortgage executed in the
following form: "Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association, as
Trustee for the registered holders of Salomon Brothers Mortgage
Securities VII, Inc., Series 1997-LB1";
(d) the original recorded Assignment or Assignments of the
Mortgage showing a complete chain of assignment from the originator to
the Person assigning the Mortgage to the Trustee as contemplated by the
immediately preceding clause (c);
(e) the original or copies of each assumption, modification,
written assurance or substitution agreement, if any; and
(f) the original lender's title insurance policy, together with
all endorsements or riders which were issued with or subsequent to the
issuance of such policy, insuring the priority of the Mortgage as a
first lien on the Mortgaged Property represented therein as a fee
interest vested in the Mortgagor, or in the event such original title
policy is unavailable, a written commitment or uniform binder or
preliminary report of title issued by the title insurance or escrow
company.
In furtherance of facilitating the acknowledgement of such
receipt by the Custodian, the Trustee hereby instructs the Custodian to cause
the endorsement or execution,
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as the case may be, of the documents listed in Section 2.1(a) and (c) to be
completed by the Custodian in the forms prescribed by Section 2.1(a) and (c).
The Master Servicer (in its capacity as Originator) promptly
shall (and in no event later than five Business Days following the later of the
Closing Date and the date of receipt by the Master Servicer of the recording
information for a Mortgage) submit or cause to be submitted for recording, at no
expense to the Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Custodian, the Certificate Insurer
or the Trustee, in the appropriate public office for real property records, each
Assignment referred to in clauses (c) and (d) of this Section 2.1. In the event
that any such Assignment is lost or returned unrecorded because of a defect
therein, the Master Servicer (in its capacity as Originator) promptly shall
prepare a substitute Assignment or cure such defect, as the case may be, and
thereafter cause each such Assignment to be duly recorded.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Section 2.1, in those instances where either (x) the public recording office has
not returned the original Mortgage, power of attorney or Assignment or (y) the
public recording office retains the original Mortgage, power of attorney or
Assignment after it has been recorded or such document has been lost, the
obligations of the Depositor hereunder shall be deemed to have been satisfied
upon (1) delivery by the Depositor, the Originator or the Trustee to the
Custodian of a copy of such Mortgage, power of attorney or Assignment certified
by the Originator in the case of (x) above or the public recording office in the
case of (y) above to be a true and complete copy of the recorded original
thereof and (2) if such copy is certified by the Originator delivery to the
Custodian, promptly upon receipt thereof of either the original or a copy of
such document certified by the public recording office to be a true and complete
copy of the original. Upon delivery to the Depositor, the Originator or the
Trustee (x) by the public recording office of any recorded original Mortgage,
power of attorney or Assignment or (y) by a title insurance or escrow company of
any lender's title insurance policy, the Depositor, the Originator or the
Trustee, as the case may be, promptly shall (and in no event later than five
Business Days following such receipt) deliver such document to the Custodian.
The Depositor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Custodian promptly
upon receipt thereof any other original documents constituting a part of a
Mortgage File received with respect to any Mortgage Loan, including, but not
limited to, any original documents evidencing an assumption or modification of
any Mortgage Loan. All Mortgage Loan documents held by the Custodian as to each
Mortgage Loan shall hereinafter be referred to as the "Mortgage File".
In the event that any original document is required pursuant
to the terms of this Section to be a part of a Mortgage File, such document
shall be delivered promptly to the Custodian.
In the event of any failure of any party to deliver any
document as provided above, the Custodian shall give prompt written notice of
such failure to the other parties to this Agreement. Once the Custodian has
given notice of such failure it is to continue to hold the Mortgage Loan and
Mortgage File unless otherwise directed.
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The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that prior to the
transfer and sale of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement, all Mortgage Loan documents delivered to the Custodian for the
benefit of the Depositor and the possession by the Custodian of such Mortgage
Loan Documents shall be at the will of the Depositor and such possession by the
Custodian shall be in a custodial capacity only.
Section 2.2. REVIEW OF MORTGAGE FILES. The Custodian agrees,
for the benefit of the Trustee, the Certificateholders and the Certificate
Insurer, to review each Mortgage File within 5 days after receipt of such
Mortgage File (but in no event later than two Business Days prior to the Closing
Date) and to certify in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit One
that, as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than
any Mortgage Loan paid in full or any Mortgage Loan specifically identified in
the exception report annexed thereto as not being covered by such
certification), (i) all documents constituting part of such Mortgage File (other
than such documents described in Section 2.1(e)) required to be delivered to it
pursuant to this Agreement are in its possession, (ii) such documents have been
reviewed by it and appear regular on their face and relate to such Mortgage
Loan, and (iii) based on its examination and only as to the foregoing, the
information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule that corresponds to items
(i) through (iii), (vi), (ix), (x), (xiii), (xv) and (xvii) through (xx) of the
definition of "Mortgage Loan Schedule" accurately reflects information set forth
in the Mortgage File. It is herein acknowledged that, in conducting such review,
the Custodian is under no duty or obligation (i) to inspect, review or examine
any such documents, instruments, certificates or other papers to determine that
they are genuine, enforceable, or appropriate for the represented purpose or
that they have actually been recorded or that they are other than what they
purport to be on their face, or (ii) to determine whether any Mortgage File
should include any of the documents specified in clause (e) of Section 2.1.
The Mortgage Files will be delivered to the Custodian not less
than 2 days prior to the Closing Date.
Prior to the first anniversary date of this Agreement the
Custodian shall deliver to the Trustee, the Depositor, the Certificate Insurer
and the Master Servicer a final certification in the form annexed hereto as
Exhibit Two evidencing the completeness of the Mortgage Files, with any
applicable exceptions noted thereon.
If in the process of reviewing the Mortgage Files and making
or preparing, as the case may be, the certifications referred to above the
Custodian finds any document or documents constituting a part of a Mortgage File
to be missing or defective in any material respect, at the conclusion of its
review the Custodian shall so notify the Trustee, the Depositor, the Master
Servicer and the Certificate Insurer.
Section 2.3. NOTIFICATION OF DEFECTS. Upon discovery by the
Custodian of a defect with respect to a Mortgage File (including without
limitation a missing or defective
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document contained therein), the Custodian shall give prompt written notice
specifying such defect to the Trustee.
Section 2.4. RELEASE OF MORTGAGE FILES. Upon (i) the payment
in full of any Mortgage Loan, or (ii) the purchase or repurchase of any Mortgage
Loan pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or (iii)
substitution of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan for a Deleted Mortgage
Loan, and upon receipt by the Custodian of a certificate signed by a Servicing
Officer stating that all amounts required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
in connection with such payment, repurchase or substitution have been deposited
in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.10 of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, the Custodian shall promptly release the related Mortgage File to the
Depositor or the Master Servicer, as the case may be.
From time to time as appropriate for the servicing or
foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan, the Custodian, shall, upon request of the
Master Servicer and delivery to the Custodian of a Request for Release, release
the related Mortgage File to the Master Servicer. Such Request for Release shall
obligate the Master Servicer to return each and every document previously
requested from the Mortgage File to the Custodian when the need therefor by the
Master Servicer no longer exists, unless: (i) the Mortgage Loan has been
liquidated and the Liquidation Proceeds relating to the Mortgage Loan have been
deposited in the Certificate Account; or (ii) the Mortgage File or such document
has been delivered to an attorney, or to a public trustee or other public
official as required by law, for purposes of initiating or pursuing legal action
or other proceedings for the foreclosure of the Mortgaged Property either
judicially or non-judicially, and the Master Servicer has delivered to the
Custodian a certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying as to the name and
address of the Person to which such Mortgage File or such document was delivered
and the purpose or purposes of such delivery. Upon receipt of a certificate of a
Servicing Officer stating that such Mortgage Loan was liquidated and that all
amounts received or to be received in connection with such liquidation which are
required to be deposited into the Certificate Account have been so deposited, or
that such Mortgage Loan has become an REO Property, the related Mortgage File
shall be released by the Custodian to the Master Servicer.
The Custodian shall, at the expense of any Certificateholder
and upon such Certificateholder's request, provide a written report to such
Certificateholder of all Mortgage Files released to the Master Servicer for
servicing purposes.
Section 2.5. AUDIT AND EXAMINATION OF MORTGAGE FILES. Upon
reasonable notice to the Custodian, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the
Depositor, the Certificate Insurer or any agent of any of them will be
permitted, during normal business hours, to examine the Mortgage Files,
documents, records and other papers in possession of or under the control of
Custodian relating to any or all of the Mortgage Loans.
Section 2.6. COPIES OF MORTGAGE FILES. Upon the reasonable
request of the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Insurer or the
Depositor, the Custodian shall
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provide to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Insurer or the
Depositor, as the case may be, copies of the documents which constitute the
Mortgage Files. The Trustee shall pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred
by the Custodian in preparing such copies, which shall be in accordance with the
Custodian's then-current fee schedule.
Section 2.7. SAFEKEEPING. The Custodian shall segregate the
Mortgage Files from all other mortgages and mortgage notes and similar records
in its possession, and agrees to hold the Mortgage Files on behalf of the
Trustee for the use and benefit of all present and future Certificateholders and
the Certificate Insurer and to maintain accurate records pertaining to each
Mortgage Note and Mortgage in the Mortgage Files as will enable the Trustee to
comply with the terms and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and
at all times to maintain a current inventory thereof and to conduct periodic
physical inspections of the Mortgage Files held by it under this Agreement in
such a manner as shall enable the Trustee to verify the accuracy of such
inventory and record keeping. The Custodian will promptly report to the Trustee
any failure on its part to hold the Mortgage Files as herein provided and
promptly take appropriate action to remedy any such failure.
Section 2.8. ADMINISTRATION; REPORTS. In general, the
Custodian shall attend to all nondiscretionary details in connection with
maintaining custody of the Mortgage Files on behalf of the Trustee, and to
provide the Trustee with notification of any change in status of any Mortgage
File. In addition, the Custodian shall assist the other parties hereto, who are
preparing routine reports to Certificateholders, at the request of any such
party, or to regulatory bodies, to the extent necessitated by the Custodian's
custody of the Mortgage Files.
ARTICLE III
Concerning the Custodian
Section 3.1. CUSTODIAN A BAILEE AND AGENT OF THE TRUSTEE. With
respect to each Mortgage Note, Mortgage and other documents constituting each
Mortgage File which are delivered to the Custodian, the Custodian hereby agrees
to act as the agent and bailee of the Trustee, and to hold such documents, in
trust, for the exclusive use and benefit of all present and future
Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer and undertakes to perform such
duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement. The
Custodian may not delegate any of its duties hereunder without the prior written
consent of the Trustee. The Custodian shall segregate and maintain all documents
constituting the Custodian's Mortgage File received by it for the benefit of the
Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer in secure facilities in
accordance with customary standards for such custody. The Mortgage Note and
Assignment of Mortgage shall be maintained in secure fireproof facilities.
Except upon compliance with the provisions of Section 2.4 of this Agreement, no
Mortgage Note, Mortgage or other document constituting a part of a Mortgage File
shall be delivered by the Custodian to the Depositor, the Certificate Insurer or
the Master Servicer or otherwise released from the possession of the Custodian.
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Section 3.2. INDEMNIFICATION. The parties hereto acknowledge
that the Trustee, the Depositor and the Master Servicer shall not be liable for
the acts of the Custodian hereunder. The Custodian agrees to indemnify the
Trustee, the Certificate Insurer, the Depositor and the Master Servicer and any
director, officer, employee or agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Insurer,
the Depositor and the Master Servicer for, and to hold them harmless against,
any liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments,
suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever,
including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by them arising out of, or in
connection with, any suit, claim or other action relating to the Custodian's
performance of this Agreement. Such indemnification shall survive the
termination or discharge of this Agreement, and the resignation or removal of
the Custodian hereunder.
The Trustee agrees to indemnify and hold the Custodian and its
directors, officers, agents and employees harmless against any and all
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits,
costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever, including
reasonable attorney's fees, that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted
against it or them in any way relating to or arising out of this Custodial
Agreement or any action taken or not taken by it or them hereunder unless such
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits,
costs, expenses or disbursements were imposed on, incurred by or asserted
against the Custodian because of the breach by the Custodian of its obligations
hereunder, or because of the Custodian's negligence, lack of good faith or
willful misconduct on the part of the Custodian or any of its directors,
officers, agents or employees. The foregoing indemnification shall survive any
termination or assignment of this Custodial Agreement.
Section 3.3. CUSTODIAN MAY OWN CERTIFICATES. The Custodian in
its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of
Certificates with the same rights it would have if it were not Custodian.
Section 3.4. TRUSTEE TO PAY CUSTODIAN'S FEES AND EXPENSES. The
Trustee covenants and agrees to pay to the Custodian monthly on each
Distribution Date, and the Custodian shall be entitled to, a fee of 1/12 of
0.0005% per annum multiplied by the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties as of the second preceding Due Date (or,
in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cutoff Date) as
compensation for all services rendered by it in the exercise and performance of
any of the powers and duties hereunder of the Custodian, and the Trustee will
pay or reimburse the Custodian upon its request for all reasonable expenses,
disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Custodian in accordance with
any of the provisions of this Agreement (including the reasonable compensation
and the expenses and disbursements of its counsel and of all persons not
regularly in its employ), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as
may arise from its negligence or bad faith.
Section 3.5. CUSTODIAN MAY RESIGN; TRUSTEE MAY REMOVE
CUSTODIAN. The Custodian may resign from the obligations and duties hereby
imposed upon it as such obligations and duties relate to its acting as Custodian
of the Mortgage Loans by giving
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written notice thereof to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Certificate
Insurer and the Trustee. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Trustee
shall either: (1) take custody of the Mortgage Files itself and give prompt
notice thereof to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Insurer
and the Custodian or (2) promptly appoint a successor Custodian by written
instrument, in duplicate, which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning
Custodian and to the successor Custodian. If the Trustee shall not have taken
custody of the Mortgage Files and no successor Custodian shall have been so
appointed and have accepted appointment within 30 days after the giving of such
notice of resignation, the resigning Custodian may petition any court of
competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Custodian.
The Trustee may remove the Custodian at any time with the
written consent of the Certificate Insurer. In such event, the Trustee shall
appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, a successor
Custodian hereunder. Any successor Custodian shall be a depository institution
or a trust company subject to supervision by federal or state authority and
shall be able to satisfy the other requirements contained in Section 3.7.
Any resignation or removal of the Custodian and appointment of
a successor Custodian pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 3.5
shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor
Custodian. The Trustee shall give prompt notice to the Depositor, the Master
Servicer and the Certificate Insurer of the appointment of any successor
Custodian. No successor Custodian shall be appointed by the Trustee without the
prior approval of the Depositor and the Certificate Insurer.
In the event of the removal or resignation of the Custodian,
the Custodian shall transfer all files to the successor Custodian within 60 days
after receipt of tender of notice of removal or resignation.
Section 3.6. MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION OF CUSTODIAN. Any Person
into which the Custodian may be merged or converted or with which it may be
consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which the Custodian shall be a party, or any Person succeeding
to the business of the Custodian, shall be the successor of the Custodian
hereunder, provided such Person shall be able to satisfy the requirements in
Section 3.7, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on
the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding.
Section 3.7. REPRESENTATIONS OF THE CUSTODIAN. The Custodian
hereby represents that it is a depository institution or a trust company subject
to supervision by a federal or state authority, has a combined capital and
surplus of at least $10,000,000 and is qualified to do business in the
jurisdiction in which it will hold any Mortgage File.
Section 3.8. LIABILITY OF THE CUSTODIAN. In the absence of bad
faith on the part of the Custodian, the Custodian may conclusively rely, as to
the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed
therein, upon any request, instructions,
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certificate, opinion or other document furnished to the Custodian, reasonably
believed by the Custodian to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by
the proper party or parties and conforming to the requirements of this Custodial
Agreement; but in the case of any loan document or other request, instruction,
document or certificate which by any provision hereof is specifically required
to be furnished to the Custodian, the Custodian shall be under a duty to examine
the same in accordance with the requirements of this Custodial Agreement.
Neither the Custodian nor any of its directors, officers,
agents or employees, shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken
by it or them hereunder or in connection herewith in good faith and believed by
it or them to be within the purview of this Custodial Agreement, except for its
or their breach of its or their obligations hereunder, or by its or their own
negligence, lack of good faith or willful misconduct. In no event shall the
Custodian or its directors, officers, agents and employees be held liable for
any special, indirect or consequential damages resulting from any action taken
or omitted to be taken by it or them hereunder or in connection herewith in good
faith and reasonably believed by it or them to be within the purview of this
Custodial Agreement, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
Section 3.9. INSURANCE. The Custodian shall, at its own
expense, maintain in full force and effect at all times during the existence of
this Agreement the following:
(a) fidelity insurance;
(b) theft of documents insurance; and
(c) forgery insurance.
All such insurance shall be in amounts with standard coverage and subject to
deductibles as is customary for insurance typically maintained by depository
institutions or trust companies which act as custodians, which insurance may be
self-insurance. The minimum coverage under any such insurance shall be at least
equal to the corresponding amounts required by FNMA in the FNMA Mortgage-Backed
Securities Selling and Servicing Guide or by FHLMC in the FHLMC Sellers' &
Servicers' Guide. The Custodian shall, upon written request, provide to the
Depositor or the Trustee a copy of any policy or certificate of insurance
required to be maintained by the Custodian pursuant to this Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 4.1. NOTICES. All notices, requests, consents and
demands and other communications required under this Agreement or pursuant to
any other instrument or document delivered hereunder shall be in writing and,
unless otherwise specifically provided, may be delivered personally, by telegram
or telex, or by first class mail, postage prepaid, or by express delivery
service, at the addresses shown on the first page hereof, or such other address
as may hereafter be furnished to the other parties by like notice. Any such
demand,
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notice or communication hereunder shall be deemed to have been received on the
date delivered to or received at the premises of the addressee.
Section 4.2. AMENDMENTS. No modification or amendment of or
supplement to this Agreement shall be valid or effective unless the Certificate
Insurer shall have consented in writing and unless the same is in writing and
signed by all parties hereto, and neither the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor
the Trustee shall enter into any amendment hereof except as permitted by the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Trustee shall give prompt notice to the
Custodian of any amendment or supplement to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
and furnish the Custodian with written copies thereof.
Section 4.3. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be deemed a
contract made under the laws of the State of New York and shall be construed and
enforced in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York.
Section 4.4. COUNTERPARTS. For purpose of facilitating the
recordation of this Agreement as herein provided and for other purposes, this
Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of
which counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts
shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
Section 4.5. SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS. If any one or more of
the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for
any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions
or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements,
provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or
enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement or of the Certificates
or the rights of the Holders thereof.
Section 4.6. THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY. The Certificate Insurer
shall be a third party beneficiary hereto and shall be entitled to enforce the
provisions hereof as if a party hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is executed as of the date
first above written.
NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
Address:
By:______________________________
Norwest Center Name:
Sixth & Marquette Title:
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
TEXAS COMMERCE BANK
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Custodian
Address:
By:______________________________
Name: X. Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
LONG BEACH MORTGAGE
COMPANY,
as Master Servicer
Address:
By:______________________________
0000 Xxxx & Xxxxxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxx X Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 Title: Vice President
SALOMON BROTHERS MORTGAGE
SECURITIES VII, INC.,
as Depositor
Address:
By:______________________________
Seven World Trade Center Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Title: Assistant Vice President
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XXXXX XX XXX XXXX )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
On the ___ day of January, 1997 before me, a notary public in
and for said State, personally appeared Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, known to me to be an
Assistant Vice President of Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc., one
of the corporations that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to
be the person who executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to
me that such corporation executed the within instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
_____________________________
Notary Public
[Notarial Seal]
STATE OF_______________ )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF______________ )
On the ___ day of January, 1997 before me, a notary public in
and for said State, personally appeared Xxxxxxx X Xxxxxxxx, known to me to be a
Vice President of Long Beach Mortgage Company, one of the corporations that
executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who
executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such
corporation executed the within instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
_________________________
Notary Public
[Notarial Seal]
STATE OF __________________ )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF _________________ )
On the ___ day of January, 1997 before me, a notary public in
and for said State, personally appeared _______________________________________,
known to me to be a Vice President of Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A., one of the
corporations that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the
person who executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me
that such corporation executed the within instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
____________________________
Notary Public
[Notarial Seal]
STATE OF ________________ )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF _______________ )
On the ___ day of January, 1997 before me, a notary public in
and for said State, personally appeared ______________________, known to me to
be a ___________________ of Texas Commerce Bank National Association, one of the
corporations that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the
person who executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me
that such corporation executed the within instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
__________________________
Notary Public
[Notarial Seal]
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EXHIBIT ONE TO THE CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT
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FORM OF CUSTODIAN INITIAL CERTIFICATION
January __, 1997
Salomon Brothers Mortgage
Securities VII, Inc.
Seven Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: ___________________
[Master Servicer]
[Trustee]
Re: Custodial Agreement, dated January 27, 1997, among Salomon
Brothers Mortgage VII, Securities Inc., Long Beach Mortgage
Company, Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A., and Texas Commerce
Bank National Association Asset-Backed Floating Rate Certificates,
Series 1997-LB1
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Section 2.2 of the above-referenced
Custodial Agreement, the undersigned, as Custodian, hereby certifies, subject to
the exceptions noted on the attached report, that as to each Mortgage Loan
listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full
or any Mortgage Loan specifically identified in the exception report as not
being covered by this certification), it has reviewed the Mortgage File and
determined that (i) all documents constituting part of such Mortgage File (other
than such documents described in Section 2.1(e)) required to be delivered to it
pursuant to the Custodial Agreement are in its possession, (ii) such documents
have been reviewed by it and appear regular on their face and relate to such
Mortgage Loan, (iii) based on its examination and only as to the foregoing, the
information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule that corresponds to items
(i) through (iii), (vi), (ix), (x), (xiii), (xv), and (xvii) through (xx) of the
definition of "Mortgage Loan Schedule" in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
accurately reflects information set forth in the Mortgage File.
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The Custodian has made no independent examination of any
documents contained in each Mortgage File beyond the review specifically
required in the above-referenced Custodial Agreement. The Custodian makes no
representations as to: (i) the validity, legality, sufficiency, enforceability
or genuineness of any of the documents contained in the Mortgage File of any of
the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, (ii) the
collectability, insurability, effectiveness or suitability of any such Mortgage
Loan, or (iii) whether any Mortgage File included any of the documents specified
in clause (e) of Section 2.1 of the Custodial Agreement.
Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the
meanings assigned to them in the above-captioned Custodial Agreement.
TEXAS COMMERCE BANK
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:___________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT TWO TO THE CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT
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FORM OF CUSTODIAN FINAL CERTIFICATION
[Date]
Salomon Brothers Mortgage
Securities VII, Inc.
Seven Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: ___________________
[Master Servicer]
[Trustee]
Re: Custodial Agreement, dated January 27, 1997, among Salomon
Brothers Mortgage VII, Securities Inc., Long Beach Mortgage
Company, Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A., and Texas Commerce
Bank National Association Asset-Backed Floating Rate Certificates,
Series 1997-LB1
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Section 2.2 of the above-captioned
Custodial Agreement, the undersigned, as Custodian, hereby certifies that as to
each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage
Loan paid in full or listed on the attachment hereto), it has received:
(i) the original Mortgage Note, endorsed in the
following form: "Pay to the order of Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A., as
Trustee for the registered holders of Salomon Brothers Mortgage
Securities VII, Inc., Series 1997-LB1, without recourse", with all
prior and intervening endorsements showing a complete chain of
endorsement from the originator to the Person so endorsing to the
Trustee;
(ii) the original recorded Mortgage, and the original
recorded power of attorney, if the Mortgage was executed pursuant to a
power of attorney, or a
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certified copy thereof in those instances where the public recording
office retains the original or where the original has been lost; and
(iii) an original recorded Assignment of the Mortgage to
the Trustee together with the original recorded Assignment or
Assignments of the Mortgage showing a complete chain of assignment from
the originator, or a certified copy of such Assignments in those
instances where the public recording retains the original or where
original has been lost; and
(iv) the original lender's title insurance policy.
The Custodian has made no independent examination of any
documents contained in each Mortgage File beyond the review specifically
required in the above-referenced Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Custodian
makes no representations as to: (i) the validity, legality, sufficiency,
enforceability or genuineness of any of the documents contained in the Mortgage
File of any of the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, or
(ii) the collectability, insurability, effectiveness or suitability of any such
Mortgage Loan.
Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the
meanings assigned to them in the above-captioned Custodial Agreement.
TEXAS COMMERCE BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
By:_____________________________
Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE 1
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
