AMENDED AND RESTATED MORTGAGE LOAN FLOW PURCHASE, SALE & SERVICING AGREEMENT dated as of January 1, 2006 between J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION CORP., PURCHASER and PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION (FORMERLY KNOWN AS CENDANT MORTGAGE CORPORATION) AND...
EXECUTION
VERSION
AMENDED
AND RESTATED MORTGAGE LOAN FLOW PURCHASE, SALE & SERVICING
AGREEMENT
dated
as
of January 1, 2006
between
X.X.
XXXXXX MORTGAGE ACQUISITION CORP.,
PURCHASER
and
PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION (FORMERLY KNOWN AS CENDANT MORTGAGE
CORPORATION)
AND
XXXXXX’X
GATE RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRUST
(formerly
known as CENDANT RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRUST)
Sellers
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
I
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DEFINITIONS
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Section
1.01
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Defined
Terms.
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2
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ARTICLE
II
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SALE
AND CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; POSSESSION OF MORTGAGE FILES;
BOOKS AND RECORDS; DELIVERY OF MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS |
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Section
2.01
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Sale
and Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.
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17
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Section
2.02
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Possession
of Mortgage Files.
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18
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Section
2.03
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Books
and Records.
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19
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Section
2.04
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Defective
Documents; Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents.
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19
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Section
2.05
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Transfer
of Mortgage Loans.
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21
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ARTICLE
III
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REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE SELLER;
REPURCHASE AND SUBSTITUTION; REVIEW OF MORTGAGE LOANS |
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Section
3.01
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Representations
and Warranties of each Seller.
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22
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Section
3.02
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Representations
and Warranties of the Servicer.
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25
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Section
3.03
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Representations
and Warranties as to Individual Mortgage Loans.
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26
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Section
3.04
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Repurchase
and Substitution.
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39
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Section
3.05
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Certain
Covenants of each Seller and the Servicer.
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41
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Section
3.06
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Early
Payment Default.
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42
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ARTICLE
IV
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER AND CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO
FUNDING
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Section
4.01
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Representations
and Warranties.
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42
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Section
4.02
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Conditions
Precedent to Closing.
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45
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ARTICLE
V
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ADMINISTRATION
AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS
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Section
5.01
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PHH
to Act as Servicer; Servicing Standards; Additional Documents; Consent
of
the Purchaser.
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45
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Section
5.02
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Collection
of Mortgage Loan Payments.
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48
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Section
5.03
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Reports
for Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans and Foreclosure
Sales.
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48
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Section
5.04
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Establishment
of Collection Account; Deposits in Collection Account.
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48
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Section
5.05
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Permitted
Withdrawals from the Collection Account.
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50
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Section
5.06
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Establishment
of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow.
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51
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Section
5.07
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Permitted
Withdrawals From Escrow Accounts.
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51
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Section
5.08
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Payment
of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Maintenance of Primary Insurance
Policies; Collections Thereunder.
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52
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Section
5.09
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Transfer
of Accounts.
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53
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Section
5.10
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Maintenance
of Hazard Insurance.
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54
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Section
5.11
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Maintenance
of Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy.
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55
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Section
5.12
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Fidelity
Bond; Errors and Omissions Insurance.
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55
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Section
5.13
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Management
of REO Properties.
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56
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Section
5.14
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Sale
of Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans and REO Properties.
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58
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Section
5.15
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Realization
Upon Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans and REO Properties.
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58
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Section
5.16
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Investment
of Funds in the Collection Account.
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60
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Section
5.17
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MERS.
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61
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Section
5.18
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Restoration
of Mortgaged Property.
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61
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ARTICLE
VI
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REPORTS;
REMITTANCES; ADVANCES
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Section
6.01
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Remittances.
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62
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Section
6.02
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Reporting.
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63
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Section
6.03
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Additional
Monthly Reporting Requirements.
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63
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Section
6.04
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Additional
Information. .
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64
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Section
6.05
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Monthly
Advances by the Servicer.
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64
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Section
6.06
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Non-recoverable
Advances.
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64
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Section
6.07
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Itemization
of Servicing Advances.
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64
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Section
6.08
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Officer’s
Certificate.
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64
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Section
6.09
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Credit
Reporting.
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64
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ARTICLE
VII
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GENERAL
SERVICING PROCEDURE
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Section
7.01
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Enforcement
of Due-on-Sale Clauses, Assumption Agreements.
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65
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Section
7.02
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Satisfaction
of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files.
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65
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Section
7.03
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Servicing
Compensation.
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66
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Section
7.04
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Annual
Statement as to Compliance.
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66
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Section
7.05
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Annual
Independent Certified Public Accountants’ Servicing Report or
Attestation.
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69
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Section
7.06
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Purchaser’s
Right to Examine Servicer Records.
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70
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Section
7.07
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Assessment
of Servicing Compliance.
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70
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Section
7.08
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Subservicing.
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71
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Section
7.09
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Superior
Liens.
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71
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ARTICLE
VIII
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REPORTS
TO BE PREPARED BY THE SERVICER
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Section
8.01
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The
Servicer’s Reporting Requirements.
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72
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Section
8.02
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Financial
Statements.
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72
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ARTICLE
IX
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THE
SELLERS
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Section
9.01
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Indemnification;
Third Party Claims.
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73
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Section
9.02
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Merger
or Consolidation of the Seller.
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73
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Section
9.03
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Limitation
on Liability of the Sellers and Others.
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74
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Section
9.04
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Servicer
Not to Resign.
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74
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ARTICLE
X
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DEFAULT
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Section
10.01
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Events
of Default.
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75
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ARTICLE
XI
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TERMINATION
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Section
11.01
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Term
and Termination.
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76
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Section
11.02
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Survival.
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77
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ARTICLE
XII
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GENERAL
PROVISIONS
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Section
12.01
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Successor
to the Servicer.
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77
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Section
12.02
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Governing
Law.
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77
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Section
12.03
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Notices.
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78
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Section
12.04
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Severability
of Provisions.
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78
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Section
12.05
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Schedules and
Exhibits.
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78
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Section
12.06
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General
Interpretive Principles.
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78
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Section
12.07
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Waivers
and Amendments, Noncontractual Remedies; Preservation of
Remedies.
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79
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Section
12.08
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Captions.
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79
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Section
12.09
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Counterparts;
Effectiveness.
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79
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Section
12.10
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Entire
Agreement; Amendment.
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79
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Section
12.11
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Further
Assurances.
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79
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Section
12.12
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Intention
of the Seller.
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80
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Section
12.13
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Confidentiality.
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80
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Schedules
A.
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Mortgage
Loan Schedule
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B-1
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Contents
of Mortgage File
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B-2
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Credit
Documents
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C.
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PHH
Guidelines and Restrictions
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Exhibits
Exhibit
2.05
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Form
of Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement
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Exhibit
5.03(a)
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Report
P-4DL
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Exhibit
5.03(b)
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Report
S-5L2
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Exhibit
5.03(c)
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Form
of Notice of Foreclosure
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Exhibit
5.04
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Form
of Collection Account Letter Agreement
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Exhibit
5.06
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Form
of Escrow Account Letter Agreement
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Exhibit
6.02(a)
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Report
P-139 -- Monthly Statement of Mortgage Accounts
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Exhibit
6.02(b)
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Report
S-50Y -- Private Pool Detail Report
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Exhibit
6.02(c)
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Report
S-213 -- Summary of Curtailments Made Remittance Report
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Exhibit
6.02(d)
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Report
S-214 -- Summary of Paid in Full Remittance Report
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Exhibit
6.02(e)
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Report
S-215 -- Consolidation of Remittance Report
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Exhibit
6.02(f)
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Report
T-62C -- Monthly Accounting Report
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Exhibit
6.02(g)
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Report
T-62E -- Liquidation Report
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Exhibit
6.02(h)
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Monthly
Remittance Report Data Fields
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Exhibit
9
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Form
of Officer’s Certificate
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Exhibit
10
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Form
of Warranty Xxxx of Sale
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Exhibit
11
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Form
of Additional Collateral Assignment and Servicing
Agreement
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Exhibit
12
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Form
of Opinion of Counsel
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Exhibit
13
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Annual
Certification
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Exhibit
14
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Annual
Certification
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Exhibit
15
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Servicing
Criteria
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AMENDED
AND RESTATED MORTGAGE LOAN FLOW PURCHASE, SALE & SERVICING
AGREEMENT
This
Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale & Servicing
Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006, is entered into between X.X. Xxxxxx
Mortgage Acquisition Corp., as the Purchaser (“Purchaser”),
PHH
Mortgage Corporation (formerly known as Cendant Mortgage Corporation)
(“PHH”)
and
Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust (formerly known as Cendant Residential
Mortgage Trust) (the “Trust,”
together with PHH, the “Sellers”
and
individually, each a “Seller”),
as
the Sellers.
The
Buyer
and the Seller previously entered into a Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase Sale and
Servicing Agreement, dated April 29, 2003, as amended by Amendment No. 1,
dated as of September 1, 2003, Amendment No. 2, dated as of May 26, 2005, and
as
amended from time to time (the “Existing
Purchase Agreement”).
The
parties hereto have requested that the Existing Purchase Agreement be amended
and restated on the terms and conditions set forth herein. This Agreement shall
supersede the Existing Purchase Agreement and all previous amendments
thereto.
PRELIMINARY
STATEMENT
1.
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PHH
is engaged in the business, inter alia,
of making loans to individuals, the repayment of which is secured
by a
first or second lien mortgage on such individuals’ residences (each, a
“Mortgage
Loan”).
The Trust is engaged in the business of purchasing such Mortgage
Loans
from PHH and selling same to
investors.
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2.
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Purchaser
is engaged in the business, inter alia,
of purchasing Mortgage Loans for its own
account.
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3.
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PHH
has established certain terms, conditions and loan programs, as described
in PHH’s Program and Underwriting Guidelines (the “PHH
Guide”)
and Purchaser is willing to purchase Mortgage Loans that comply with
the
terms of such terms, conditions and loan programs. The applicable
provisions of the PHH Guide are attached hereto as Schedule C.
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4.
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Purchaser
and Sellers desire to establish a flow program whereby PHH will make
Mortgage Loans which meet the applicable provisions of the PHH Guide,
and
Purchaser will, on a regular basis, purchase such Mortgage Loans
from PHH
or the Trust, as applicable, provided the parties agree on the price,
date
and other conditions or considerations as set forth in this
Agreement.
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5.
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Purchaser
and Sellers wish to prescribe the terms and manner of purchase by
the
Purchaser and sale by the Sellers of the Mortgage Loans, and the
management and servicing of the Mortgage Loans by PHH, as the Servicer
(the “Servicer”),
in this Agreement.
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NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth,
the
Purchaser and the Sellers agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
Section
1.01 Defined
Terms.
Whenever
used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases shall have the following
meaning specified in this Article:
“Acceptance
of Assignment and Assumption of Lease Agreement”:
The
specific agreement creating a first lien or second lien on and pledge of
the
Cooperative Shares and the appurtenant Proprietary Lease securing a Cooperative
Loan.
“Affiliate”:
When
used with reference to a specified Person, any Person that (i) directly or
indirectly controls or is controlled by or is under common control with the
specified Person, (ii) is an officer of, partner in or trustee of, or
serves in a similar capacity with respect to, the specified person or of
which
the specified Person is an officer, partner or trustee, or with respect to
which
the specified Person serves in a similar capacity, or (iii) directly or
indirectly is the beneficial owner of 10% or more of any class of equity
securities of the specified Person or of which the specified person is directly
or indirectly the owner of 10% or more of any class of equity
securities.
“Agreement”:
This
Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale & Servicing Agreement
between the Purchaser and the Sellers.
“ALTA”:
The
American Land Title Association.
“Appraised
Value”:
With
respect to any Mortgaged Property, the lesser of: (i) the value thereof as
determined by an appraisal or a PHH approved AVM 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; or (ii) the purchase
price paid for the related Mortgaged Property by the Mortgagor with the proceeds
of the Mortgage Loan; provided
that, in
the case of a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, such value of the Mortgaged Property
shall be 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.
“Approved
Tax Service Contract Provider”:
Either
First American, Fidelity or a third party mutually agreed to by the Sellers
and
the Purchaser.
“ARM
Loan”:
An
“adjustable rate” Mortgage Loan, the Note Rate of which is subject to periodic
adjustment in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Note.
“Assignment”:
An
individual assignment of a Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument
in recordable form, sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein
the
related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect of record the sale or transfer
of the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser or, in the case of a MERS Mortgage
Loan,
an electronic transmission to MERS, identifying a transfer of ownership of
the
related Mortgage to the Purchaser or its designee.
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“Assignment
of Proprietary Lease”:
With
respect to a Cooperative Loan, an assignment of the Proprietary Lease sufficient
under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the related Cooperative Unit is
located to reflect the assignment of such Proprietary Lease.
“Assignment
of Recognition Agreement”:
With
respect to a Cooperative Loan, an assignment of the Recognition Agreement
sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the related Cooperative
Unit is located to reflect the assignment of such Recognition
Agreement.
“Bankruptcy
Code”:
The
Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. §§ 101-1330), as amended, modified, or
supplemented from time to time, and any successor statute, and all rules
and
regulations issued or promulgated in connection therewith.
“Business
Day”:
Any
day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a day on which the
Federal Reserve is closed.
“Code”:
The
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time or
any
successor statute thereto.
“Collection
Account”:
The
separate trust account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to
Section 5.04
which
shall be entitled “PHH Mortgage Corporation, as servicer and custodian for the
Purchaser of Mortgage Loans under the Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan
Flow
Purchase, Sale & Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1,
2006”.
“Combined
Loan to Value Ratio or CLTV”:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the ratio of the original outstanding principal
amount of the Mortgage Loan and any other mortgage loan which is secured
by a
lien on the related Mortgaged Property to (i) the Appraised Value of the
related Mortgaged Property at origination with respect to a Refinanced Loan,
and
(ii) the lesser of the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property at
origination or the purchase price of the related Mortgaged Property with
respect
to all other Mortgage Loans.
“Commission”:
The
United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Condemnation
Proceeds”:
All
awards or settlements in respect of a taking of an entire Mortgaged Property
or
a part thereof by exercise of the power of eminent domain or
condemnation.
“Consent”:
A
document executed by the Cooperative Corporation (i) consenting to the sale
of the Cooperative Unit to the Mortgagor and (ii) certifying that all
maintenance charges relating to the Cooperative Unit have been
paid.
“Cooperative
Corporation”:
With
respect to any Cooperative Loan, the cooperative apartment corporation that
holds legal title to the related Cooperative Project and grants occupancy
rights
to units therein to stockholders through Proprietary Leases or similar
arrangements.
“Cooperative
Lien Search”:
A
search for (a) federal tax liens, mechanics’ liens, lis pendens, judgments
of record or otherwise against (i) the Cooperative Corporation and
(ii) the seller of the Cooperative Unit, (b) filings of Financing
Statements and (c) the deed of the Cooperative Project into the Cooperative
Corporation.
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“Cooperative
Loan”:
A
Mortgage Loan that is secured by a first lien or second lien on and a perfected
security interest in Cooperative Shares and the related Proprietary Lease
granting exclusive rights to occupy the related Cooperative Unit in the building
owned by the related Cooperative Corporation.
“Cooperative
Project”:
With
respect to any Cooperative Loan, all real property and improvements thereto
and
rights therein and thereto owned by a Cooperative Corporation including without
limitation the land, separate dwelling units and all common
elements.
“Cooperative
Shares”:
With
respect to any Cooperative Loan, the shares of stock issued by a Cooperative
Corporation and allocated to a Cooperative Unit and represented by a stock
certificates.
“Cooperative
Unit”:
With
respect to any Cooperative Loan, a specific unit in a Cooperative
Project.
“Covered
Home Loan”:
A
Mortgage Loan categorized as Covered pursuant to Appendix E of the Standard
& Poor’s Glossary.
“Credit
Documents”:
Those
documents, comprising part of the Mortgage File, required of the Mortgagor,
as
described in Section 2 (Specific Loan Program Guidelines) of the PHH Guide.
The Credit Documents are specified on Schedule B-2
hereto.
“Custodian”:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association.
“Cut-off
Date”
:
The
first day of the month in which the respective Funding Date occurs.
“DBRS”:
Dominion Bond Rating Service and its successors in interest.
“Defective
Mortgage Loan”:
As
defined in Section 3.04.
“Deleted
Mortgage Loan”:
A
Mortgage Loan replaced or to be replaced with a Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loan.
“Depositor”:
The
depositor, as such term is defined in Regulation AB, with respect to any
Securitization Transfer.
“Determination
Date”:
The
16th day of each calendar month, commencing on the 16th day of the month
following the Funding Date, or, if such 16th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately preceding such 16th day.
“Distribution
Report”:
The
Form 10-D report required pursuant to Regulation AB.
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“Due
Date”:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the day of the month on which each Monthly
Payment
is due thereon, exclusive of any days of grace.
“Due
Period”:
With
respect to each Remittance Date, the period commencing on the second day
of the
month immediately preceding the month of such Remittance Date and ending
on the
first day of the month of such Remittance 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 have been rated by each Rating Agency in one of its
two
highest rating categories at the time any amounts are held on deposit therein,
or (ii) an account or accounts in a depository institution or trust company
in which such accounts are insured by the FDIC or the SAIF (to the limits
established by the FDIC or the SAIF) and the uninsured deposits in which
accounts are otherwise secured such that the Purchaser has a claim with respect
to the funds in such account or a perfected first priority security interest
against any collateral (which shall be limited to Permitted Investments)
securing such funds that is superior to claims of any other depositors or
creditors of the depository institution or trust company in which such account
is maintained, or (iii) a trust account or accounts maintained with the
trust department of a federal or state chartered depository institution or
trust
company that is subject to regulations regarding fiduciary funds on deposit
similar to Title 12 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulation Section 9.10(b),
which, in either case, has corporate trust powers and is acting in its fiduciary
capacity.
“Environmental
Assessment”:
A
“Phase I” environmental assessment of a Mortgaged Property prepared by an
Independent Person who regularly conducts environmental assessments and who
has
any necessary license(s) required by applicable law and has five years
experience in conducting environmental assessments.
“Environmental
Conditions Precedent to Foreclosure”:
As
defined in Section 5.15.
“Environmental
Laws”:
All
federal, state, and local statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules,
judgments, orders, decrees or other governmental restrictions relating to
the
environment or to emissions, discharges or releases of pollutants, contaminants
or industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes into the environment,
including ambient air, surface water, ground water, or land, or otherwise
relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage,
disposal, transport or handling of pollutants, contaminants or industrial,
toxic
or hazardous substances or wastes or the cleanup or other remediation
thereof.
“Escrow
Account”:
The
separate trust account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to
Section 5.06
which
shall be entitled “PHH Mortgage Corporation, as servicer and custodian for the
Purchaser under the Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale
&
Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006 (as amended), and various
mortgagors.”
“Escrow
Payments”:
The
amounts constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, mortgage
insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums and other payments
required to be escrowed by the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to any
Mortgage Loan.
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“Estoppel
Letter”:
A
document executed by the Cooperative Corporation certifying, with respect
to a
Cooperative Unit, (i) the appurtenant Proprietary Lease will be in full
force and effect as of the date of issuance thereof, (ii) the related Stock
Certificate was registered in the Mortgagor’s name and the Cooperative
Corporation has not been notified of any lien upon, pledge of, levy of execution
on or disposition of such Stock Certificate, and (iii) the Mortgagor is not
in default under the appurtenant Proprietary Lease and all charges due the
Cooperative Corporation have been paid.
“Event
of Default”:
Any
one of the conditions or circumstances enumerated in Section 10.01.
“Xxxxxx
Xxx Guides”:
The
Xxxxxx Mae Selling Guide and the Xxxxxx Xxx Servicing Guide and all amendments
or additions thereto.
“FDIC”:
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor
organization.
“FHLMC”:
The
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (also known as Xxxxxxx Mac) or any
successor organization.
“FHLMC
Servicing Guide”:
The
FHLMC/Xxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx’ and Servicers’ Guide in effect on and after the
Funding Date.
“Fidelity
Bond”:
A
fidelity bond to be maintained by the Servicer pursuant to Section 5.12.
“Financing
Statement”:
A
financing statement in the form of a UCC-1 filed pursuant to the Uniform
Commercial Code to perfect a security interest in the Cooperative Shares
and
Pledge Instruments.
“Financing
Statement Change”:
A
financing statement in the form of a UCC-3 filed to continue, terminate,
release, assign or amend an existing Financing Statement.
“Fitch
Ratings”:
Fitch,
Inc., or any successor in interest.
“FNMA”:
The
Federal National Mortgage Association (also known as Xxxxxx Xxx) or any
successor organization.
“Funding
Date”:
Each
date (up to four per month) that Purchaser purchases Mortgage Loans from
the
Sellers hereunder.
“Gross
Margin”:
With
respect to each ARM Loan, the fixed percentage added to the Index on each
Rate
Adjustment Date, as specified in each related Mortgage Note and listed in
the
Mortgage Loan Schedule.
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“High
Cost Loan”:
A
Mortgage Loan classified as (a) a “high cost” loan under the Home Ownership and
Equity Protection Act of 1994 (b) a “high cost home,” “threshold,” “covered,”
“high risk home”, or “predatory” or similar loan under any other applicable
state, federal or local law (or a similarly classified loan using different
terminology under a law, regulation or ordinance imposing heightened regulatory
scrutiny or additional legal liability for residential mortgage loans having
high interest rates, points and/or fees), or (c) a Mortgage Loan categorized
as
a Covered Home Loan.
“Independent”:
With
respect to any specified Person, such Person who: (i) does not have any
direct financial interest or any material indirect financial interest in
the
applicable Mortgagor, the Sellers, the Purchaser, or their Affiliates; and
(b) is not connected with the applicable Mortgagor, the Sellers, the
Purchaser, or their respective Affiliates as an officer, employee, promoter,
underwriter, trustee, member, partner, shareholder, director, or Person
performing similar functions.
“Index”:
With
respect to each ARM Loan, on each Rate Adjustment Date, the applicable rate
index set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which shall be an index described
on such Mortgage Loan Schedule.
“Initial
Purchaser”:
X.X.
Xxxxxx Mortgage Acquisition Corp.
“Insolvency
Proceeding”:
With
respect to any Person: (i) any case, action, or proceeding with respect to
such Person before any court or other governmental authority relating to
bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, dissolution,
winding-up, or relief of debtors; or (ii) any general assignment for the
benefit of creditors, composition, marshaling of assets for creditors, or
other,
similar arrangement in respect of the creditors generally of such Person
or any
substantial portion of such Person’s creditors; in any case undertaken under
federal, state or foreign law, including the Bankruptcy Code.
“Insurance
Proceeds”:
Proceeds of any Primary Insurance Policy, LPMI Policy, title policy, hazard
policy or other insurance policy covering a Mortgage Loan, if any, 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
Servicer would follow in servicing mortgage loans held for its own or its
Affiliates’ account or managed by it for third-party institutional
investors.
“Interest-Only
Mortgage Loan”:
A
Mortgage Loan which initially requires the payment of interest only and
thereafter requires the payment of principal and interest, in amounts adequate
to fully amortize the outstanding principal balance over the remaining
term.
“Legal
Documents”:
Those
documents, comprising part of the Mortgage File, set forth in Schedule B-1
of this
Agreement.
“Lender
Paid Mortgage Insurance Fee”
or
“LPMI
Fee”:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan which has an LPMI Policy, the portion of the
Mortgage Interest Rate as set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule
(which
shall be payable solely from the interest portion of Monthly Payments, Insurance
Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds), which, during such
period prior to the required cancellation of the LPMI Policy, shall be used
to
pay the premium due on the related LPMI Policy.
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“Lender
Paid Mortgage Insurance Policy”
or
“LPMI
Policy”:
A
policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued by a Qualified Mortgage
Insurer pursuant to which the related premium is to be paid by the Servicer
of
the related Mortgage Loan from payments of interest made by the Mortgagor
in an
amount as is set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
“Liquidation
Proceeds”:
Amounts, other than Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds, received
by
the Servicer in connection with the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan
through trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, other than amounts
received following the acquisition of an REO Property in accordance with
the
provisions hereof.
“Loan-to-Value
Ratio”
or
“LTV”:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the original principal balance of such Mortgage
Loan divided by the lesser of the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged
Property or the purchase price. The Loan-to-Value Ratio of any Additional
Collateral Mortgage Loan (as defined in Exhibit 11
hereto)
shall be calculated by reducing the principal balance of such Additional
Collateral Mortgage Loan by the amount of Additional Collateral (as defined
in
Exhibit 11
hereto)
with respect to such Mortgage Loan.
Master
Servicer:
Any
master servicer appointed by the Purchaser in its sole discretion.
“MAI
Appraiser”:
With
respect to any real property, a member of the American Institute of Real
Estate
Appraisers with a minimum of 5 years of experience appraising real property
of a
type similar to the real property being appraised and located in the same
geographical area as the real property being appraised.
“MERS”:
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or
any
successor in interest thereto.
“MERS
Eligible Mortgage Loan”:
Any
Mortgage Loan that under applicable law and investor requirements is recordable
in the name of MERS in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property
is located.
“MERS
Mortgage Loan”:
Any
Mortgage Loan as to which the related Mortgage, or an Assignment, has been
recorded in the name of MERS, as agent for the holder from time to time of
the
Mortgage Note.
“Maximum
Rate”:
With
respect to each ARM Loan, the rate per annum set forth in the related Mortgage
Note as the maximum Note Rate thereunder. The Maximum Rate as to each ARM
Loan
is set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
“Minimum
Rate”:
With
respect to each ARM Loan, the rate per annum set forth in the related Mortgage
Note as the minimum Note Rate thereunder. The Minimum Rate as to each ARM
Loan
is set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
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“Monthly
Advance”:
The
aggregate amount of the advances made by the Servicer on any Remittance Date
pursuant to and as more fully described in Section 6.05.
“Monthly
Payment”:
The
scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest (or the payment of interest
only during the interest only period for Interest-Only Mortgage Loans) on
a
Mortgage Loan which is payable by a Mortgagor under the related Mortgage
Note.
“Monthly
Period”:
Initially, the period from the Funding Date through to and including the
first
Record Date during the term hereof, and, thereafter, the period commencing
on
the day after each Record Date during the term hereof and ending on the next
succeeding Record Date during the term hereof (or, if earlier, the date on
which
this Agreement terminates).
“Moody’s”:
Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc., or any successor in interest.
“Mortgage”:
The
mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a Mortgage Note, which
creates a first lien or second lien on either (i) with respect to a
Mortgage Loan other than a Cooperative Loan, an unsubordinated estate in
fee
simple in real property or (ii) with respect to a Cooperative Loan, the
Proprietary Lease and related Cooperative Shares, which in either case secures
the Mortgage Note.
“Mortgaged
Property”:
With
respect to a Mortgage Loan, the underlying real property securing repayment
of a
Mortgage Note, consisting of a fee simple estate.
“Mortgage
File”:
With
respect to a particular Mortgage Loan, those origination and servicing
documents, escrow documents, and other documents as are specified on
Schedule B-1
and
B-2
to this
Agreement and any additional documents required to be added to the Mortgage
File
pursuant to the related Purchase Price and Terms Letter. These documents
shall
be stored by the Seller in a secure manner using paper or electronic
storage.
“Mortgage
Loan”:
Each
individual mortgage loan or Cooperative Loan (including all documents included
in the Mortgage File evidencing the same, all Monthly Payments, Principal
Prepayments, Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds,
and other proceeds relating thereto, and any and all rights, benefits, proceeds
and obligations arising therefrom or in connection therewith) which is the
subject of this Agreement and the related Purchase Price and Terms Letter.
The
Mortgage Loans subject to this Agreement shall be identified on Mortgage
Loan
Schedules prepared in connection with each Funding Date.
“Mortgage
Loan Schedule”:
The
list of Mortgage Loans identified on each Funding Date that sets forth the
information with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is specified on Schedule
A
hereto
(as amended from time to time to reflect the addition of any Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loans). A Mortgage Loan Schedule will be prepared for
each
Funding Date.
“Mortgage
Note”:
The
note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor secured by a
Mortgage.
“Mortgagor”:
The
obligor on a Mortgage Note.
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“Negative
Amortization”:
That
portion of interest accrued at the Note Rate in any month which exceeds the
Monthly Payment on the related Mortgage Loan for such month and which, pursuant
to the terms of the Mortgage Note, is added to the principal balance of the
Mortgage Loan.
“Non-recoverable
Advance”:
As of
any date of determination, any Monthly Advance or Servicing Advance previously
made or any Monthly Advance or Servicing Advance proposed to be made in respect
of a Mortgage Loan which, in the good faith judgment of the Servicer and
in
accordance with the servicing standard set forth in Section 5.01,
will
not or, in the case of a proposed advance, would not be ultimately recoverable
pursuant to Section 5.05(3)
or
(4)
hereof.
The determination by the Servicer that it has made a Non-recoverable Advance
or
that any proposed advance would constitute a Non-recoverable Advance shall
be
evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate satisfying the requirements of
Section 6.06
hereof
and delivered to the Purchaser on or before the Determination Date in any
month.
“Note
Rate”:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan at any time any determination thereof is to
be
made, the annual rate at which interest accrues thereon.
“Offering
Materials”:
All
documents, tapes, or other materials relating to the Mortgage Loans provided
by
Seller to Purchaser prior to Purchaser submitting its bid to purchase the
Mortgage loans.
“Officers’
Certificate”:
A
certificate signed by (i) the President or a Vice President and
(ii) the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the Assistant Treasurers or
Assistant Secretaries of the Servicer, and delivered by the Servicer to the
Purchaser as required by this Agreement.
“Payment
Adjustment Date”:
The
date on which Monthly Payments shall be adjusted. Payment Adjustment Date
shall
occur on the date which is eleven months from the first payment date for
the
Mortgage Loan, unless otherwise specified in the Mortgage Note, and on each
anniversary of such first Payment Adjustment Date.
“Payoff”:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, any payment or recovery received in advance
of the
last scheduled Due Date of such Mortgage Loan, which payment or recovery
consists of principal in an amount equal to the outstanding principal balance
of
such Mortgage Loan, all accrued and unpaid Prepayment Penalties and/or interest
with respect thereto, and all other unpaid sums due with respect to such
Mortgage Loan.
“Periodic
Rate Cap”:
With
respect to each ARM Loan, the provision in each Mortgage Note that limits
permissible increases and decreases in the Note Rate on any Rate Adjustment
Date
to not more than two percentage points.
“Permitted
Investments”:
At any
time, any one or more of the following obligations and securities:
(i) obligations
of the United States or any agency thereof, provided that such obligations
are
backed by the full faith and credit of the United States;
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(ii) general
obligations of or obligations guaranteed by any state of the United States
or
the District of Columbia receiving the highest long-term debt rating of each
Rating Agency;
(iii) commercial
or finance company paper which is then receiving the highest commercial or
finance company paper rating of each Rating Agency rating such
paper;
(iv) certificates
of deposit, demand or time deposits, or bankers’ acceptances issued by any
depository institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the
United States or of any state thereof and subject to supervision and examination
by federal and/or state banking authorities, provided that the commercial
paper
and/or long-term unsecured debt obligations of such depository institution
or
trust company (or in the case of the principal depository institution in
a
holding company system, the commercial paper or long-term unsecured debt
obligations of such holding company, but only if Xxxxx’x is not the applicable
Rating Agency) are then rated one of the two highest long-term and the highest
short-term ratings of each Rating Agency for such securities;
(v) demand
or
time deposits or certificates of deposit issued by any bank or trust company
or
savings institution to the extent that such deposits are fully insured by
the
FDIC;
(vi) guaranteed
reinvestment agreements issued by any bank, insurance company or other
corporation acceptable to the Rating Agencies at the time of the issuance
of
such agreements, as evidenced by a signed writing delivered by each Rating
Agency;
(vii) repurchase
obligations with respect to any security described in clauses (i) and (ii)
above, in either case entered into with a depository institution or trust
company (acting as principal) described in clause (iv) above;
(viii) securities
(other than stripped bonds, stripped coupons or instruments sold at a purchase
price in excess of 115% of the face amount thereof) bearing interest or sold
at
a discount issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United
States or any state thereof which, at the time of such investment, have one
of
the two highest ratings of each Rating Agency (except if the Rating Agency
is
Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc., such rating shall be the highest commercial
paper rating of Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. for any such
series);
(ix) interests
in any money market fund which at the date of acquisition of the interests
in
such fund and throughout the time such interests are held in such fund has
the
highest applicable rating by each Rating Agency rating such fund;
(x) short-term
investment funds sponsored by any trust company or national banking association
incorporated under the laws of the United States or any state thereof which
on
the date of acquisition has been rated by any nationally recognized Rating
Agency rating such fund in their respective highest applicable rating category
or such lower rating as shall not result in a change in the rating then
specified stated maturity and bearing interest or sold at a discount acceptable
to each Rating Agency;
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(xi) a
2-7A
money fund registered with the SEC; and
(xii) such
other investments having a specified stated maturity and bearing interest
or
sold at a discount acceptable to the Rating Agencies;
provided,
that no such instrument shall be a Permitted Investment if (i) such
instrument evidences the right to receive interest only payments with respect
to
the obligations underlying such instrument or (ii) such instrument would
require each Seller to register as an investment company under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended.
“Person”:
Any
individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture,
association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
“PHH
Guide”:
As
defined in paragraph 3 of the Preliminary Statement to this
Agreement.
“Pledge
Instruments”:
With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, the Stock Power, the Assignment of the
Proprietary Lease, the Assignment of the Mortgage Note and the Acceptance
of
Assignment and Assumption of Lease Agreement.
“Prepaid
Monthly Payment”:
Any
Monthly Payment received prior to its scheduled Due Date and which is intended
to be applied to a Mortgage Loan on its scheduled Due Date.
“Prepayment
Penalty”:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, a prepayment penalty, charge, premium or fee,
if
any, payable upon the prepayment, in whole or in part, of such Mortgage Loan,
as
set forth in the related Mortgage Note.
“Primary
Insurance Policy”:
Each
primary policy of mortgage insurance in effect with respect to a Mortgage
Loan
and as so indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, or any replacement policy
therefor obtained by the Servicer pursuant to Section 5.08.
“Principal
Prepayment”:
Any
payment or other recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan (including a Payoff),
other than a Monthly Payment or a Prepaid Monthly Payment which is received
in
advance of its scheduled Due Date, including any Prepayment Penalty thereon,
which is not accompanied by an amount of interest representing scheduled
interest due on any date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the
month
of prepayment and which is intended to reduce the principal balance of the
Mortgage Loan.
“Proprietary
Lease”:
The
lease on a Cooperative Unit evidencing the possessory interest of the owner
of
the Cooperative Shares in such Cooperative Unit.
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“Purchase
Price and Terms Letter”:
With
respect to any pool of Mortgage Loans purchased and sold on any Funding Date,
the letter agreement between the Purchaser and Seller (including any exhibits,
schedules and attachments thereto), setting forth the terms and conditions
of
such transaction and describing the Mortgage Loans to be purchased by the
Purchaser on such Funding Date. A Purchase Price and Terms Letter may relate
to
more than one pool of Mortgage Loans to be purchased on one or more Funding
Dates hereunder.
“Purchaser”:
X.X.
Xxxxxx Mortgage Acquisition Corp., or its successor in interest or any successor
under this Agreement appointed as herein provided.
“Purchaser’s
Account”:
The
account of the Purchaser at a bank or other entity most recently designated
in a
written notice by the Purchaser to the Sellers as the “Purchaser’s
Account.”
“Purchase
Price”:
As to
each Mortgage Loan to be sold hereunder, the price set forth in the Mortgage
Loan Schedule and the related Purchase Price and Terms Letter.
“Qualified
Mortgage Insurer”:
American Guaranty Corporation, Commonwealth Mortgage Assurance Company, General
Electric Mortgage Insurance Companies, Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation,
PMI Mortgage Insurance Company, Republic Mortgage Insurance Company or United
Guaranty Residential Insurance Corporation.
“Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan”:
A
Mortgage Loan substituted by a Seller for a Deleted Mortgage Loan which must,
on
the date of such substitution, (i) have an outstanding principal balance,
after deduction of all scheduled payments due and received in the month of
substitution (or in the case of a substitution of more than one mortgage
loan
for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, an aggregate principal balance), not in excess
of
the Unpaid Principal Balance of the Deleted Mortgage Loan and not less than
ninety percent (90%) of the Unpaid Principal Balance of the Deleted Mortgage
Loan (the amount of any shortfall to be distributed by the applicable Seller
to
the Purchaser in the month of substitution), (ii) have a remaining term to
maturity not greater than (and not more than one year less than) that of
the
Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iii) have a Note Rate not less than (and not more
than one percentage point greater than) the Note Rate of the Deleted Mortgage
Loan, (iv) with respect to each ARM Loan, have a Minimum Rate not less than
that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (v) with respect to each ARM Loan, have
a Maximum Rate not less than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan and not more
than
two (2) percentage points above that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan,
(vi) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, have a Gross
Margin not less than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (vii) with respect
to each ARM Loan, have a Periodic Rate Cap equal to that of the Deleted Mortgage
Loan, (viii) have a Loan-to-Value Ratio at the time of substitution equal
to or less than the Loan-to-Value Ratio of the Deleted Mortgage Loan at the
time
of substitution, (ix) with respect to each ARM Loan, have the same Rate
Adjustment Date as that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (x) with respect to
each ARM Loan, have the same Index as that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan,
(xi) comply as of the date of substitution with each representation and
warranty set forth in Sections 3.01,
3.02
and
3.03,
(xii) be in the same credit grade category as the Deleted Mortgage Loan,
(xiii) have the same Prepayment Penalty term and (xiv) with respect to
each ARM Loan, not permit conversion of the related Note Rate to a permanent
fixed Note Rate.
“Rate
Adjustment Date”:
With
respect to each ARM Loan, the date on which the Note Rate
adjusts.
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“Rating
Agency”:
Any of
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies,
Moody’s, DBRS or Fitch Ratings.
“Recognition
Agreement”:
An
agreement among a Cooperative Corporation, a lender and a Mortgagor with
respect
to a Cooperative Loan whereby such parties (i) acknowledge that such lender
may make, or intends to make, such Cooperative Loan, and (ii) make certain
agreements with respect to such Cooperative Loan.
“Reconstitution
Agreements”:
A
pooling and servicing agreement and/or a subservicing/master servicing agreement
and related custodial/trust agreement and related documents with respect
to a
Securitization Transfer.
“Record
Date”:
The
close of business of the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding
the month of the related Remittance Date.
“Refinanced
Mortgage Loan”:
A
Mortgage Loan that was made to a Mortgagor who owned the Mortgaged Property
prior to the origination of such Mortgage Loan and the proceeds of which
were
used in whole or part to satisfy an existing mortgage.
“Regulation
AB”:
Regulation AB under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as such Regulation may be amended from
time to
time.
“REMIC”:
A
“real estate mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of
Section 860D of the Internal Revenue Code or any similar tax vehicle
providing for the pooling of assets (such as a Financial Asset Security
Investment Trust).
“Remittance
Date”:
The
18th day of each calendar month, commencing on the 18th day of the month
following the Funding Date, or, if such 18th day is not a Business Day, then
the
next Business Day immediately preceding such 18th day.
“Remittance
Rate”:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Note Rate minus the Servicing
Fee
Rate.
“REO
Disposition”:
The
final sale by the Servicer of any REO Property.
“REO
Disposition Proceeds”:
All
amounts received with respect to any REO Disposition.
“REO
Property”:
A
Mortgaged Property acquired by the Servicer on behalf of the Purchaser as
described in Section 5.13.
“Repurchase
Price”:
As to
(a) any Defective Mortgage Loan required to be repurchased hereunder with
respect to which a breach occurred or (b) any Mortgage Loan required to be
repurchased pursuant to Section 3.04
and/or
Section 7.02,
an
amount equal to the Unpaid Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan at the
time
of repurchase; plus
(2) interest on such Mortgage Loan at the applicable Note Rate from the
last date through which interest has been paid and distributed to the Purchaser
hereunder to the date of repurchase; minus
(3) any amounts received in respect of such Defective Mortgage Loan which
are being held in the Collection Account for future remittance, (4) any cost
and/or damages incurred in connection with the violation of any predatory
lending law.
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“SAIF”:
The
Savings Association Insurance Fund or any successor organization.
“S&P”:
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies,
Inc.
“Scheduled
Principal Balance”:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, (i) the outstanding principal balance as of
the Funding Date after application of principal payments due on or before
such
date whether or not received, minus (ii) all amounts previously remitted to
the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loan representing (a) payments
or other recoveries of principal, or (b) advances of principal made
pursuant to Section 6.05.
“Second
Lien Mortgage Loan”:
A
Mortgage Loan secured by a second lien on the related Mortgaged
Property.
“Securities
Act”:
The
federal Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Securities
Exchange Act”:
The
federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Securitization
Transfer”:
The
sale or transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans to a trust or other
entity
as part of a publicly-issued or privately-placed, rated or unrated mortgage
pass-through or other mortgage-backed securities transaction.
“Sellers”:
PHH
Mortgage Corporation (formerly known as Cendant Mortgage Corporation), a
New
Jersey corporation and Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust (formerly known
as Cendant Residential Mortgage Trust), a Delaware business trust, or their
successors in interest or any successor under this Agreement appointed as
herein
provided.
“Servicer”:
PHH
Mortgage Corporation (formerly known as Cendant Mortgage Corporation), a
New
Jersey corporation.
“Servicer’s
Mortgage File”:
The
documents pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan which are specified on
Exhibit B-1
and B-2
attached
hereto and any additional documents required to be included or added to the
“Servicer’s Mortgage File” pursuant to this Agreement.
“Servicing
Advances”:
All
“out of pocket” costs and expenses that are customary, reasonable and necessary
which are incurred by the Servicer in the performance of its servicing
obligations hereunder, including (without duplication) (i) reasonable
attorneys’ fees and (ii) the cost of (a) the preservation, restoration
and protection of the Mortgaged Property, (b) any enforcement or judicial
proceedings, including foreclosures, (c) the servicing, management and
liquidation of any Specially Serviced Mortgaged Loans and/or any REO Property,
and (d) compliance with the Servicer’s obligations under Section 5.08.
“Servicing
Criteria”:
Shall
have the meaning set forth on Exhibit 15 hereto.
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“Servicing
Event”:
Any of
the following events with respect to any Mortgage Loan: (i) any Monthly
Payment being more than 60 days delinquent; (ii) any filing of an
Insolvency Proceeding by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor, any consent
by
or on behalf of the related Mortgagor to the filing of an Insolvency Proceeding
against such Mortgagor, or any admission by or on behalf of such Mortgagor
of
its inability to pay such Person’s debts generally as the same become due;
(iii) any filing of an Insolvency Proceeding against the related Mortgagor
that remains undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 days after the filing
thereof; (iv) any issuance of any attachment or execution against, or any
appointment of a conservator, receiver or liquidator with respect to, all
or
substantially all of the assets of the related Mortgagor or with respect
to any
Mortgaged Property; (v) any receipt by the Servicer of notice of the
foreclosure or proposed foreclosure of any other lien on the related Mortgaged
Property; (vi) any proposal of a material modification (as reasonably
determined by the Seller) to such Mortgage Loan due to a default or imminent
default under such Mortgage Loan; or (vii) in the reasonable judgment of
the Servicer, the occurrence, or likely occurrence within 60 days, of a payment
default with respect to such Mortgage Loan that is likely to remain uncured
by
the related Mortgagor within 60 days thereafter.
“Servicing
Fee”:
The
annual fee, payable monthly to the Servicer out of the interest portion of
the
Monthly Payment actually received on each Mortgage Loan. The Servicing Fee
with
respect to each Mortgage Loan for any calendar month (or a portion thereof)
shall be 1/12 of the product of (i) the Scheduled Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loan and (ii) the Servicing Fee Rate applicable to such Mortgage
Loan.
“Servicing
Fee Rate”:
Unless
otherwise specified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, (i) with respect to any
ARM Loan, 0.375% per annum; provided
that,
prior to the first Rate Adjustment Date with respect to any such Mortgage
Loan,
such rate may be, at the Servicer’s option as indicated in the related Purchase
Price and Terms Letter, not less than 0.25% per annum; and (ii) with
respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an ARM Loan, 0.25% per
annum.
“Servicing
Officer”:
Any
officer of the Servicer involved in, or responsible for, the administration
and
servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose name appears on a written list of
servicing officers furnished by the Servicer to the Purchaser upon request
therefor by the Purchaser, as such list may from time to time be
amended.
“Specially
Serviced Mortgage Loan”:
A
Mortgage Loan as to which a Servicing Event has occurred and is
continuing.
“Standard
& Poor’s Glossary”:
The
Standard & Poor’s LEVELS® Glossary, as may be in effect from time to
time.
“Static
Pool Information”:
Information set forth in Item 1105(a) of Regulation AB.
“Stock
Certificate”:
With
respect to a Cooperative Loan, the certificates evidencing ownership of the
Cooperative Shares issued by the Cooperative Corporation.
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“Stock
Power”:
With
respect to a Cooperative Loan, an assignment of the Stock Certificate or
an
assignment of the Cooperative Shares issued by the Cooperative
Corporation.
“Subcontractor”:
Any
vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall
servicing (as “servicing” is commonly understood by participants in the
mortgage-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans but performs one or
more
discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect
to
Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the Servicer or a
Subservicer.
“Subservicer”:
Any
Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Servicer or any Subservicer
and is responsible for the performance (whether directly or through Subservicers
or Subcontractors) of a substantial majority of the material functions required
to be performed by the Servicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution
Agreement that are identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB.
“Superior
Lien”:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, any other mortgage loan relating to the
corresponding Mortgaged Property which creates a lien on the Mortgaged Property
which is senior to the Mortgage Loan.
“Uniform
Commercial Code”:
The
Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof in the State of New
York; provided that if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, the perfection
or the effect of perfection or non-perfection of the security interest in
any
collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a
jurisdiction other than New York, “Uniform
Commercial Code”
shall
mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction
for
purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or effect of
perfection or non-perfection.
“Unpaid
Principal Balance”:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, at any time, the actual outstanding principal
balance then payable by the Mortgagor under the terms of the related Mortgage
Note including any cumulative Negative Amortization.
“Warranty
Xxxx of Sale”:
A
warranty xxxx of sale with respect to the Mortgage Loans purchased on a Funding
Date in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit 10.
ARTICLE
II
SALE
AND CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; POSSESSION OF MORTGAGE FILES; BOOKS AND
RECORDS; DELIVERY OF MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS
Section
2.01 Sale
and Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.
The
Sellers agree to sell and Purchaser agrees to purchase, from time to time,
those
certain Mortgage Loans identified in a Mortgage Loan Schedule, at the price
and
on the terms set forth herein and in the related Purchase Price and Terms
Letter. Purchaser, on any Funding Date, shall be obligated to purchase only
such
Mortgage Loans set forth in the applicable Mortgage Loan Schedule, subject
to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the related Purchase Price
and
Terms Letter.
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Purchaser
will purchase Mortgage Loan(s) from the Sellers, on such Funding Dates as
may be
agreed upon by Purchaser and the Sellers. The closing shall, at Purchaser’s
option be either: by telephone, confirmed by letter or wire as the parties
shall
agree; or conducted in person at such place, as the parties shall agree.
On the
Funding Date and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each
Seller will sell, transfer, assign, set over and convey to the Purchaser,
without recourse except as set forth in this Agreement, and the Purchaser
will
purchase, all of the right, title and interest of the applicable Seller in
and
to the Mortgage Loans being conveyed by it hereunder, as identified on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Examination
of the Mortgage Files may be made by Purchaser or its designee as follows.
No
later than 5 Business Days prior to the Funding Date, the applicable Seller
will
deliver to Purchaser or its custodian, the Mortgage Loan Schedule and Legal
Documents required pursuant to Schedule B-1.
Upon
Purchaser’s request, the applicable Seller shall make the Credit Documents
available in either original paper form or electronic imaged format to Purchaser
for review, at such Seller’s place of business and during reasonable business
hours. If Purchaser makes such examination prior to the Funding Date and
identifies any Mortgage Loans that do not conform to the PHH Guide, such
Mortgage Loans will be deleted from the Mortgage Loan Schedule at Purchaser’s
discretion. Purchaser may, at its option and without notice to the Sellers,
purchase all or part of the Mortgage Loans without conducting any partial
or
complete examination. The fact that Purchaser has conducted or has failed
to
conduct any partial or complete examination of the Mortgage Loan files shall
not
affect Purchaser’s rights to demand repurchase, substitution or other relief as
provided herein.
On
the
Funding Date and in accordance with the terms herein, Purchaser will pay
to the
Sellers, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, the Purchase Price,
together with interest, if any, accrued from the Cut-off Date through the
day
immediately preceding the Funding Date, according to the instructions to
be
provided, respectively, by PHH and the Trust. The applicable Seller,
simultaneously with the payment of the Purchase Price, shall execute and
deliver
to Purchaser a Warranty Xxxx of Sale with respect to the Mortgage Loans in
the
form annexed hereto as Exhibit 10.
Purchaser
shall be entitled to all scheduled principal due after the Cut-off Date,
all
other recoveries of principal collected after the Cut-off Date and all payments
of interest on the Mortgage Loans (minus that portion of any such payment
which
is allocable to the period prior to the Cut-off Date). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, on the first Remittance Date after the Funding Date the Purchaser
shall be entitled to receive the interest accrued from the Cut-off Date through
the day immediately preceding the Funding Date. The principal balance of
each
Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date is determined after application of payments
of principal due on or before the Cut-off Date whether or not collected.
Therefore, payments of scheduled principal and interest prepaid for a due
date
beyond the Cut-off Date shall not be
applied to the principal balance as of the Cut-off Date. Such prepaid amounts
shall be the property of Purchaser. The Sellers shall hold any such prepaid
amounts for the benefit of Purchaser for subsequent remittance by the Sellers
to
Purchaser. All scheduled payments of principal due on or before the Cut-off
Date
and collected by Seller after the Cut-off Date shall belong to the
Sellers.
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Section
2.02 Possession
of Mortgage Files.
Upon the
sale of any Mortgage Loan, the ownership of such Mortgage Loan, including
the
Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the contents of the related Mortgage File and
all
rights, benefits, payments, proceeds and obligations arising therefrom or
in
connection therewith, shall then be vested in the Purchaser, and the ownership
of all records and documents with respect to such Mortgage Loan prepared
by or
which come into the possession of the Seller shall immediately vest in the
Purchaser and, to the extent retained by the Seller, shall be retained and
maintained, in trust, by the Seller at the will of the Purchaser in a custodial
capacity only. The contents of such Mortgage File not delivered to the Purchaser
are and shall be held in trust by the Seller for the benefit of the Purchaser
as
the owner thereof and the Sellers’ possession of the contents of each Mortgage
File so retained is at the will of the Purchaser for the sole purpose of
servicing the related Mortgage Loan, and such retention and possession by
the
Seller is in a custodial capacity only. Mortgage Files shall be maintained
separately from the other books and records of the Seller. Each Seller shall
release from its custody of the contents of any Mortgage File only in accordance
with written instructions from the Purchaser, except where such release is
required as incidental to the Servicer ‘s servicing of the Mortgage Loans or is
in connection with a repurchase or substitution of any such Mortgage Loan
pursuant to Section 3.04.
Any
documents released to a Seller or the Servicer in connection with the
foreclosure or servicing of any Mortgage Loan shall be held by such Person
in
trust for the benefit of the Purchaser in accordance with this Section 2.02.
Such
Person shall return to the Purchaser such documents when such Person’s need
therefor in connection with such foreclosure or servicing no longer exists
(unless sooner requested by the Purchaser); provided
that, if
such Mortgage Loan is liquidated, then, upon the delivery by a Seller or
the
Servicer to the Purchaser of a request for the release of such documents
and a
certificate certifying as to such liquidation, the Purchaser shall promptly
release and, to the extent necessary, deliver to such Person such
documents.
Section
2.03 Books
and Records.
The sale
of each of its Mortgage Loans shall be reflected on the applicable Seller’s
balance sheet and other financial statements as a sale of assets by the
applicable Seller. Each Seller shall be responsible for maintaining, and
shall
maintain, a complete set of books and records for the Mortgage Loans it conveyed
to the Purchaser which shall be clearly marked to reflect the sale of each
Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser and the ownership of each Mortgage Loan by
the
Purchaser.
Section
2.04 Defective
Documents; Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents.
If,
subsequent to the related Funding Date, the Purchaser or either Seller finds
any
document or documents constituting a part of a Mortgage File to be defective
or
missing in any material respect (in this Section 2.04,
a
“Defect”),
the
party discovering such Defect shall promptly so notify the other parties.
If the
Defect pertains to the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage, then the applicable
Seller
shall have a period of 45 days within which to correct or cure any such defect
after the earlier of such Seller’s discovery of same or such Seller being
notified of same. If such Defect can ultimately be cured but is not reasonably
expected to be cured within such 45 day period, such Seller shall have such
additional time as is reasonably determined by the Purchaser to cure or correct
such Defect provided that such Seller has commenced curing or correcting
such
Defect and is diligently pursuing same. If the Defect pertains to any other
document constituting a part of a Mortgage File, then such Seller shall have
a
period of 90 days within which to correct or cure any such Defect after the
earlier of such Seller’s discovery of same or such Seller being notified of
same. If such Defect can ultimately be cured but is not reasonably expected
to
be cured within the 90 day period, then such Seller shall have such additional
time as is reasonably determined by the Purchaser to cure or correct such
Defect
provided such Seller has commenced curing or correcting such Defect and is
diligently pursuing same. PHH hereby covenants and agrees that, if any material
Defect cannot be corrected or cured, the related Mortgage Loan shall
automatically constitute, upon the expiration of the applicable cure period
described above and without any further action by any other party, a Defective
Mortgage Loan, whereupon PHH shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan by paying
to
the Purchaser the Repurchase Price therefor in accordance with Section 3.04.
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The
applicable Seller will, with respect to each Mortgage Loan to be purchased
by
the Purchaser, deliver and release to the Purchaser the Legal Documents as
set forth in Section 2.01.
If the
applicable Seller cannot deliver an original Mortgage with evidence of recording
thereon, original assumption, modification and substitution agreements with
evidence of recording thereon or an original intervening assignment with
evidence of recording thereon within the applicable time periods, then such
Seller shall promptly deliver to the Purchaser such original Mortgages and
original intervening assignments with evidence of recording indicated thereon
upon receipt thereof from the public recording official, except in cases
where
the original Mortgage or original intervening assignments are retained
permanently by the recording office, in which case, such Seller shall deliver
a
copy of such Mortgage or intervening assignment, as the case may be, certified
to be a true and complete copy of the recorded original thereof. If the
applicable Seller cannot deliver the original security instrument or if an
original intervening assignment has been lost, then the applicable Seller
will
deliver a copy of such security instrument or intervening assignment, certified
by the local public recording official. If the original title policy has
been
lost, the applicable Seller will deliver a duplicate original title
policy.
If
the
original Mortgage was not delivered pursuant to the preceding paragraph,
then
the applicable Seller shall use its best efforts to promptly secure the delivery
of such originals and shall cause such originals to be delivered to the
Purchaser promptly upon receipt thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
the
original Mortgage, original assumption, modification, and substitution
agreements, the original of any intervening assignment or the original policy
of
title insurance is not so delivered to the Purchaser within 180 days
following the Funding Date, then, upon written notice by the Purchaser to
PHH,
the Purchaser may, in its sole discretion, then elect (by providing written
notice to PHH) to treat such Mortgage Loan as a Defective Mortgage Loan,
whereupon PHH shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan by paying to the Purchaser
the
Repurchase Price therefor in accordance with Section 3.04.
It is
understood that from time to time certain local recorder offices become
backlogged with document volume. It is agreed that the Seller will provide
an
Officer’s Certificate to document that the Seller has performed all necessary
tasks to insure delivery of the required documentation within 180 days and
the
delay beyond 180 is caused by the backlog. If the delay exceeds 360 days,
regardless of the backlog the Purchaser may elect to collect the documents
with
its own resources with the reasonable cost and expense to be borne by the
Seller. The fact that the Purchaser has conducted or failed to conduct any
partial or complete examination of the Mortgage Files shall not affect its
right
to demand repurchase or any other remedies provided in this
Agreement.
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At
the
Purchaser’s request, the Assignments shall be promptly recorded in the name of
the Purchaser or in the name of a Person designated by the Purchaser in all
appropriate public offices for real property records. If any such Assignment
is
lost or returned unrecorded because of a defect therein, then the applicable
Seller shall promptly prepare a substitute Assignment to cure such defect
and
thereafter cause each such Assignment to be duly recorded. All recording
fees
related to such a one-time recordation of the Assignments to or by a Seller
shall be paid by the applicable Seller.
If
the
Seller chooses to use facsimile signatures to endorse Mortgage Notes, the
Seller
must provide in an officers certificate that the endorsement is valid and
enforceable in the jurisdiction(s) in which the Mortgaged Properties are
located
and must retain in its corporate records, and deliver copies to the Purchaser
of
the following specific documentation authorizing the use of facsimile
signatures: (i) a resolution from its board of directors authorizing specific
officers to use facsimile signatures; stating that facsimile signatures will
be
a valid and binding act on the Seller’s part; and authorizing the Seller’s
corporate secretary to certify the validity of the resolution, the names
of the
officers authorized to execute documents by using facsimile signatures, and
the
authenticity of specimen forms of facsimile signatures; (ii) the corporate
secretary's certification of the authenticity and validity of the board of
directors' resolution; and (iii) a notarized "certification of facsimile
signature" which includes both the facsimile and the original signatures
of the
signing officers(s) and each others certification that the facsimile and
the
original signatures of the signing officer(s) and each officer's certification
that the facsimile is a true and correct copy of his or her original
signature.
Section
2.05 Transfer
of Mortgage Loans.
Subject
to the provisions of this Section 2.05,
the
Purchaser shall have the right, without the consent of the Sellers, at any
time
and from time to time, to assign any of the Mortgage Loans and all or any
part
of its interest under this Agreement and designate any person to exercise
any
rights of the Purchaser hereunder, and the assignees or designees shall accede
to the rights and obligations hereunder of the Purchaser with respect to
such
Mortgage Loans. The Sellers recognize that the Mortgage Loans may be divided
into “packages” for resale (“Mortgage
Loan Packages”
).
All
of
the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser
and
any such assignees or designees. All references to the Purchaser shall be
deemed
to include its assignees or designees. Utilizing resources reasonably available
to the Seller without incurring any cost except the Seller’s overhead and
employees’ salaries, the applicable Seller shall cooperate in any such
assignment of the Mortgage Loans and this Agreement; provided
that the
Purchaser shall bear all costs associated with any such assignment of the
Mortgage Loans and this Agreement other than such Seller’s overhead or
employees’ salaries.
The
Servicer and the Purchaser acknowledge that the Servicer shall continue to
remit
payments to the Purchaser on the Remittance Date after the transfer of the
Mortgage Loans, unless the Servicer was notified in writing of the new record
owner of the Mortgage Loans prior to the immediately preceding Record Date,
in
which case, the Servicer shall remit to the new record owner (or trustee
or
master servicer, as the case may be) of the Mortgage Loans.
The
Servicer and Purchaser agree that in no event will the Servicer be required
to
remit funds, send remittance reports or make such reports available via the
Servicer’s website to more than five (5) Persons (not including the Servicer or
any Affiliate or transferee thereof) at any given time with respect to any
Mortgage Loans sold on a particular Funding Date.
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Any
prospective assignees of the Purchaser who have entered into a commitment
to
purchase any of the Mortgage Loans may review and underwrite the Servicer’s
servicing and origination operations, upon reasonable prior notice to the
Servicer, and the Servicer shall cooperate with such review and underwriting
to
the extent such prospective assignees request information or documents that
are
reasonably available and can be produced without unreasonable expense or
effort.
The Servicer shall make the Mortgage Files related to the Mortgage Loans
held by
the Servicer available at the Servicer’s principal operations center for review
by any such prospective assignees during normal business hours upon reasonable
prior notice to the Servicer (in no event less than 5 Business Days prior
notice). The Servicer may, in its sole discretion, require that such prospective
assignees sign a confidentiality agreement with respect to such information
disclosed to the prospective assignee which is not available to the public
at
large and a release agreement with respect to its activities on the Servicer’s
premises.
The
Servicer shall keep at its servicing office books and records in which, subject
to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Servicer shall note
transfers of Mortgage Loans. The Purchaser may, subject to the terms of this
Agreement, sell and transfer, in whole or in part, any or all of the Mortgage
Loans; provided
that no
such sale and transfer shall be binding upon the Servicer unless such transferee
shall agree in writing to an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement,
in substantially the form of Exhibit 2.05
attached
hereto, and an executed copy of such Assignment, Assumption and Recognition
Agreement shall have been delivered to the Servicer. The Servicer shall evidence
its acknowledgment of any transfers of the Mortgage Loans to any assignees
of
the Purchaser by executing such Assignment, Assumption and Recognition
Agreement. The Servicer shall xxxx its books and records to reflect the
ownership of the Mortgage Loans by any such assignees, and the previous
Purchaser shall be released from its obligations hereunder accruing after
the
date of transfer to the extent such obligations relate to Mortgage Loans
sold by
the Purchaser. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of
the Purchaser and the Servicer and their permitted successors, assignees
and
designees.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE SELLER; REPURCHASE AND SUBSTITUTION; REVIEW
OF
MORTGAGE LOANS
Section
3.01 Representations
and Warranties of each Seller.
Each
Seller, as to itself, represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser
that
as of each Funding Date or as of such date specifically provided
herein:
(1) Due
Organization.
The
Seller is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under
the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and has all licenses necessary
to
carry on its business now being conducted and is licensed, qualified and
in good
standing under the laws of each state where a Mortgaged Property is located
or
is otherwise exempt under applicable law from such qualification or is otherwise
not required under applicable law to effect such qualification; no demand
for
such qualification has been made upon the Seller by any state having
jurisdiction and in any event the Seller is or will be in compliance with
the
laws of any such state to the extent necessary to enforce each Mortgage Loan
and
with respect to PHH, service each Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms
of
this Agreement.
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(2) Due
Authority.
The
Seller had the full power and authority and legal right to originate the
Mortgage Loans that it originated, if any, and to acquire the Mortgage Loans
that it acquired. The Seller has the full power and authority to hold each
Mortgage Loan, to sell each Mortgage Loan and to execute, deliver and perform,
and to enter into and consummate, all transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. The Seller has duly authorized the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement,
and this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by
the
Purchaser, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, insolvency,
moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally
or the rights of creditors of banks and to the general principles of equity
(whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law).
(3) No
Conflict.
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the acquisition or origination,
as
applicable, of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller, the sale of the Mortgage
Loans,
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or the fulfillment
of
or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, will not conflict
with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions
of the
Seller’s organizational documents and bylaws or any legal restriction or any
agreement or instrument to which the Seller is now a party or by which it
is
bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of
the
foregoing, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order,
judgment or decree to which the Seller or its property is subject, or impair
the
ability of the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage Loans;
(4) Ability
to Perform.
The
Seller does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe,
that
it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this Agreement. It
is
solvent and the sale of the Mortgage Loans will not cause it to become
insolvent. The sale of the Mortgage Loans is not undertaken with the intent
to
hinder, delay or defraud any of its creditors;
(5) No
Material Default.
Neither
the Seller nor any of its Affiliates is in material default under any agreement,
contract, instrument or indenture of any nature whatsoever to which the Seller
or any of its Affiliates is a party or by which it (or any of its assets)
is
bound, which default would have a material adverse effect on the ability
of the
Seller to perform under this Agreement, nor, to the best of the Seller’s
knowledge, has any event occurred which, with notice, lapse of time or both,
would constitute a default under any such agreement, contract, instrument
or
indenture and have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Seller
to
perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(6) Financial
Statements.
PHH has
delivered to the Purchaser financial statements as to its fiscal year ended
December 31, 2004. Except
as
has previously been disclosed to the Purchaser in writing: (a) such
financial statements fairly present the results of operations and changes
in
financial position for such period and the financial position at the end
of such
period of PHH and its subsidiaries; and (b) such financial statements are
true, correct and complete as of their respective dates and have been prepared
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently
applied
throughout the periods involved, except as set forth in the notes thereto.
The
Trust has delivered to the Purchaser financial statements dated as of
December 31, 2004 (the “Trust
Financials”)
and
such Trust Financials fairly present the results of operations and changes
in
financial position for such period and the financial position at the end
of such
period of the Trust. Except as has previously been disclosed to the Purchaser
in
writing, there has been no change in such Trust Financials since their date
and
the Trust is not aware of any errors or omissions therein;
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(7) No
Change in Business.
There
has been no change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties
or assets of the applicable Seller since (i) in the case of PHH, the date
of its financial statements and (ii) in the case of the Trust, the date of
delivery of the Trust Financials, that would have a material adverse effect
on
the ability of the applicable Seller to perform its obligations under this
Agreement;
(8) No
Litigation Pending.
There
is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best of
the
Seller’s knowledge, threatened, against the Seller, which, either in any one
instance or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Seller would
adversely affect the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser or the
execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement or result in any
material liability of the Seller, or draw into question the validity of this
Agreement, or have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of
the
Seller;
(9) No
Consent Required.
No
consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency
or
body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller
of or
compliance by the Seller with this Agreement, the delivery of the Mortgage
Files
to the Purchaser, the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or, if required,
such approval has been obtained prior to the Funding Date;
(10) Ordinary
Course of Business.
The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is in the
ordinary course of business of the Seller, and 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 applicable jurisdiction;
(11) No
Broker.
The
Seller has not dealt with any broker or agent or anyone else who might be
entitled to a fee or commission in connection with this transaction;
and
(12) No
Untrue Information.
Neither
this Agreement nor any statement, report or other agreement, document or
instrument furnished or to be furnished pursuant to this Agreement contains
or
will contain any materially untrue statement of fact or omits or will omit
to
state a fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not
misleading;
(13) Non-solicitation.
The
Seller agrees that it shall not solicit any Mortgagors (in writing or otherwise)
to refinance any of the Mortgage Loans; provided
that
mass advertising or mailings (such as placing advertisements on television,
on
radio, in magazines or in newspapers or including messages in billing
statements) that are not exclusively directed towards the Mortgagors shall
not
constitute solicitation and shall not violate this covenant;
and
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(14) Privacy.
The
Seller agrees and acknowledges that as to all nonpublic personal information
received or obtained by it with respect to any Mortgagor: (a) such
information is and shall be held by Seller in accordance with all applicable
law, including but not limited to the privacy provisions of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx
Bliley Act; (b) such information is in connection with a proposed or actual
secondary market sale related to a transaction of the Mortgagor for purposes
of
16 C.F.R.§313.14(a)(3); and (c) Seller is hereby prohibited from disclosing
or using any such information other than to carry out the express provisions
of
this Agreement, or as otherwise permitted by applicable law.
(15) Servicing
Fee.
It
acknowledges and agrees that the Servicing Fee shall be treated by the Servicer,
for accounting and tax purposes, as compensation for the servicing and
administration of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement;
(16) Sale
Treatment.
It has
determined that the disposition of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement
will be afforded sale treatment for accounting and tax purposes;
and
(17) Fair
Consideration.
The
consideration received by it upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans under this
Agreement constitutes fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value
for the
Mortgage Loans.
Section
3.02 Representations
and Warranties of the Servicer.
The
Servicer represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser that as of the
Funding Date or as of such date specifically provided herein:
(1) Ability
to Service.
The
Servicer is an approved seller/servicer for FNMA and FHLMC in good standing
and
is a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
pursuant to Section 203 of the National Housing Act, with facilities,
procedures and experienced personnel necessary for the servicing of mortgage
loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans. No event has occurred that
would
make the Servicer unable to comply with FNMA or FHLMC eligibility requirements
or that would require notification to either FNMA or FHLMC;
(2) No
Litigation Pending.
There
is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best of
the
Servicer’s knowledge, threatened, against the Servicer which, either in any one
instance or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Servicer would
adversely affect the ability of the Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans
hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof or have a material adverse
effect
on the financial condition of the Servicer;
(3) Collection
Practices.
The
collection practices used by the Servicer with respect to each Mortgage Note
and
Mortgage have been in all respects legal, proper and prudent in the mortgage
servicing business; and
(4) MERS.
The
Servicer is a member of MERS in good standing, and will comply in all material
respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing
of the MERS Mortgage Loans for as long as such Mortgage Loans are registered
with MERS.
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Section
3.03 Representations
and Warranties as to Individual Mortgage Loans.
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the applicable Seller hereby makes the following
representations and warranties to the Purchaser on which the Purchaser
specifically relies in purchasing such Mortgage Loan. Such representations
and
warranties speak as of the Funding Date unless otherwise indicated, but shall
survive any subsequent transfer, assignment or conveyance of such Mortgage
Loans:
(1) Mortgage
Loan as Described.
Such
Mortgage Loan complies with the terms and conditions set forth herein, and
all
of the information set forth with respect thereto on the Mortgage Loan Schedule
is true and correct in all material respects.
(2) Complete
Mortgage Files.
The
instruments and documents specified in Section 2.02 with
respect to such Mortgage Loan have been delivered to the Purchaser in compliance
with the requirements of Article II.
The
Seller is in possession of a Mortgage File respecting such Mortgage Loan,
except
for such documents as have been previously delivered to the
Purchaser.
(3) Owner
of Record.
The
Mortgage relating to such Mortgage Loan has been duly recorded in the
appropriate recording office, and the applicable Seller or Servicer is the
owner
of record of such Mortgage Loan and the indebtedness evidenced by the related
Mortgage Note. The Mortgage Loans, including the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage,
were not assigned or pledged by the applicable Seller and the applicable
Seller
had good and marketable title thereto, and the applicable Seller had full
right
to transfer and sell the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser free and clear of
any
encumbrance, participation interest, lien, equity, pledge, claim or security
interest and had full right and authority subject to no interest or
participation in, or agreement with any other party to sell or otherwise
transfer the Mortgage Loans. Following the sale of the Mortgage Loan, the
Purchaser will own such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any encumbrance,
equity,
participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest.
The
applicable Seller intends to relinquish all rights to monitor, possess and
control the Mortgage Loan except in connection with the servicing of the
Mortgage Loan and by the Servicer as set forth in this Agreement. After the
Funding Date, neither the applicable Seller nor the Servicer will have any
right
to modify or alter the terms of the sale of the Mortgage Loan and neither
the
applicable Seller nor the Servicer will have any obligation or right to
repurchase the Mortgage Loan, except as provided in this Agreement or as
otherwise agreed to by the applicable Seller, the Servicer and the
Purchaser.
(4) Payments
Current.
All
payments required to be made up to and including the Funding Date for such
Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note have been made, such that
such Mortgage Loan is not delinquent 30 days or more on the Funding Date.
Unless otherwise disclosed in the Offering Materials or the Mortgage Loan
Schedule, there has been no delinquency, exclusive of any period of grace,
in
any payment by the Mortgagor thereunder during the twelve months preceding
the
Funding Date; and, if the Mortgage Loan is a Cooperative Loan, no foreclosure
action or private or public sale under the Uniform Commercial Code has ever
been
threatened or commenced with respect to the Cooperative Loan.
(5) No
Outstanding Charges.
There
are no delinquent taxes, insurance premiums, assessments, including assessments
payable in future installments, or other outstanding charges affecting the
Mortgaged Property related to such Mortgage Loan. None of the Seller, the
Servicer or any prior originator or servicer has advanced funds, or induced,
solicited or knowingly received any advance from any party other than the
Mortgagor, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount due under
the
Mortgage Loan.
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(6) Original
Terms Unmodified.
The
terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan
(and
the Proprietary Lease and the Pledge Instruments with respect to each
Cooperative Loan,) have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in
any
material respect, except by written instruments which (a) have been
recorded in the applicable public recording office if required by law or
if
necessary to maintain the lien priority of the Mortgage, and (b) which have
been delivered to the Purchaser; the substance of any such waiver, alteration
or
modification has been approved by the insurer under the Primary Mortgage
Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy, if any, and by the title insurer, to the
extent
required by the related policy, and is reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
No other instrument of waiver, alteration or modification has been executed,
and
no Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, except in connection
with
an assumption agreement approved by the insurer under the Primary Mortgage
Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy, if any, and by the title insurer, to the
extent
required by the policy, and which assumption agreement is a part of the Mortgage
File and is reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
(7) No
Defenses.
The
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan (and the Acceptance
of Assignment and Assumption of Lease Agreement related to each Cooperative
Loan) are not subject to any right of rescission, set-off or defense, including
the defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of such
Mortgage Note and such Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder,
render
such Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right
of
rescission, set-off or defense, including the defense of usury and no such
right
of rescission, set-off or defense has been asserted with respect thereto,
and
the Mortgagor was not a debtor in any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency
proceeding at the time the Mortgage Loan was originated. The Mortgagor has
not
filed for protection under, or has been a debtor under, applicable bankruptcy
laws.
(8) Hazard
Insurance.
(a) All buildings or other customarily insured improvements upon the
Mortgaged Property related to such Mortgage Loan are insured by a Qualified
Mortgage Insurer against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and such
other hazards as are customary in the area where such Mortgaged Property
is
located, pursuant to insurance policies conforming to the requirements of
either
Section 5.10
or
Section 5.11.
All
such insurance policies (collectively, the “hazard
insurance policy”)
contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the originator of such Mortgage
Loan,
its successors and assigns, as mortgagee. Such policies are the valid and
binding obligations of the insurer, and all premiums thereon due to date
have
been paid. The related Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain
all such insurance at such Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and on such Mortgagor’s
failure to do so, authorizes the holder of such Mortgage to maintain such
insurance at such Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to seek reimbursement
therefor from such Mortgagor; or (b) in the case of a condominium or unit
in a planned unit development (“PUD”)
project that is not covered by an individual policy, the condominium or PUD
project is covered by a “master” or “blanket” policy and there exists and is in
the Servicer’s Mortgage File a certificate of insurance showing that the
individual unit that secures the first mortgage is covered under such
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policy.
The insurance policy contains a standard mortgagee clause naming the originator
of such Mortgage Loan (and its successors and assigns), as insured mortgagee.
Such policies are the valid and binding obligations of the insurer, and all
premiums thereon have been paid. The insurance policy provides for advance
notice to the Seller or Servicer if the policy is canceled or not renewed,
or if
any other change that adversely affects the Seller’s interests is made; the
certificate includes the types and amounts of coverage provided, describes
any
endorsements that are part of the “master” policy and would be acceptable
pursuant to the FNMA Guide. The Seller has not engaged in, and has no knowledge
of the Mortgagor, any subservicer or any prior servicer having engaged in,
any
act or omission which would impair the coverage of any such policy, the benefits
of the endorsement provided for herein, or the validity and binding effect
of
either, including, without limitation, no unlawful fee, commission, kickback
or
other unlawful compensation or value of any kind had been or will be received,
retained or realized by any attorney, firm or other person or entity, and
no
such unlawful items have been received, retained or realized by the
Seller.
(9) Compliance
With Applicable Laws.
All
requirements of any federal, state or local law (including usury, truth in
lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection,
predatory and abusive lending laws, equal credit opportunity, or disclosure
laws
or unfair and deceptive practices) applicable to the origination and servicing
of such Mortgage Loan including, without limitation, any provisions relating
to
prepayment penalties, have been complied with, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not involve the violation of any such
laws
or regulations. Each Mortgage Loan at the time it was made complied in all
material respects with applicable local, state, and federal laws, including,
but
not limited to, all applicable predatory and abusive lending laws.
(10) No
Fraud.
No
error or omission, misrepresentation, negligence or fraud in respect of such
Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of any Person in connection with
the
origination and servicing of such Mortgage Loan or in the application of
any
insurance in relation to such Mortgage Loan. These documents, instruments
and
agreements submitted for loan underwriting were not falsified and contain
no
untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required
to
be stated therein or necessary to make the information and statements therein
misleading. The Seller has reviewed all of the documents constituting the
Servicer’s Mortgage File and has made such inquiries as it deems necessary to
make and confirm the accuracy of the representations set forth
herein.
(11) No
Satisfaction of Mortgage.
The
Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan has not been satisfied, canceled or
subordinated, in whole or in part, or rescinded, and the related Mortgaged
Property has not been released from the lien of such Mortgage, in whole or
in
part, nor has any instrument been executed that would effect any such release,
cancellation, subordination or rescission. Neither the Seller nor the Servicer
has waived the performance by the Mortgagor of any action, if the Mortgagor’s
failure to perform such action would cause the Mortgage Loan to be in default,
and neither the Seller nor the Servicer has waived any default.
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(12) Valid
First or Second Lien.
The
Mortgage including any Negative Amortization, related to such Mortgage Loan
is a
valid, subsisting and enforceable perfected first lien or second lien on
the
related Mortgaged Property, including all improvements on the related Mortgaged
Property, which Mortgaged Property is free and clear of any encumbrances
and
liens having priority over the first lien or second lien of the Mortgage
subject
only to (a) the lien of current real estate taxes and special assessments
not yet due and payable, (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights
of way, easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of
recording of such Mortgage which are acceptable to mortgage lending institutions
generally, are referred to in the lender’s title insurance policy and do not
adversely affect the market value or intended use of the related Mortgaged
Property, (c) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject
which do not individually or in the aggregate materially interfere with the
benefits of the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the
use,
enjoyment, or market value of the related Mortgaged Property or (d) with
respect
to each Second Lien Mortgage Loan, a Superior Lien on the Mortgaged Property;
with respect to each Cooperative Loan, each Acceptance of Assignment and
Assumption of Lease Agreement creates a valid, enforceable and subsisting
first
security or second security interest in the collateral securing the related
Mortgage Note subject only to (a) the lien of the related Cooperative
Corporation for unpaid assessments representing the obligor’s pro rata share of
the Cooperative Corporation’s payments for its blanket mortgage, current and
future real property taxes, insurance premiums, maintenance fees and other
assessments to which like collateral is commonly subject and (b) other
matters to which like collateral is commonly subject which do not materially
interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided by the
Acceptance of Assignment and Assumption of Lease Agreement; provided, however,
that the appurtenant Proprietary Lease may be subordinated or otherwise subject
to the lien of any mortgage on the Cooperative Project.
(13) Validity
of Documents.
The
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan (and the Acceptance
of Assignment and Assumption of Lease Agreement with respect to each Cooperative
Loan) are genuine and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of
the
maker thereof, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such
enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and
general equitable principles (regardless whether such enforcement is considered
in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(14) Valid
Execution of Documents.
All
parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan
had
legal capacity to enter into such Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver
the
related Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage and the related Mortgage Note
and
the related Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such parties;
with
respect to each Cooperative Loan, all parties to the Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage Loan had legal capacity to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note,
the
Acceptance of Assignment and Assumption of Lease Agreement, the Proprietary
Lease, the Stock Power, the Recognition Agreement, the Financing Statement
and
the Assignment of Proprietary Lease and such documents have been duly and
properly executed by such parties; each Stock Power (i) has all signatures
guaranteed or (ii) if all signatures are not guaranteed, then such
Cooperative Shares will be transferred by the stock transfer agent of the
Cooperative Corporation if the Seller undertakes to convert the ownership
of the
collateral securing the related Cooperative Loan.
(15) Full
Disbursement of Proceeds.
Such
Mortgage Loan has closed and the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan have been
fully
disbursed prior to the Funding Date; provided
that,
with respect to any Mortgage Loan originated within the previous 120 days,
alterations and repairs with respect to the related Mortgaged Property or
any
part thereof may have required an escrow of funds in an amount sufficient
to pay
for all outstanding work within 120 days of the origination of such Mortgage
Loan, and, if so, such funds are held in escrow by the Seller, a title company
or other escrow agent. All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making or
closing the Mortgage Loan and the recording of the Mortgage have been paid,
and
the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due to
the
Mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage Note or Mortgage.
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(16) Ownership.
The
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan have not been
assigned, pledged or otherwise transferred by the applicable Seller, in whole
or
in part, and the Seller has good and marketable title thereto, and the Seller
is
the sole owner thereof (and with respect to any Cooperative Loan, the sole
owner
of the related Acceptance of Assignment and Assumption of Lease Agreement)and
has full right and authority to transfer and sell such Mortgage Loan, and
is
transferring such Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser free and clear of any
encumbrance, equity, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security
interest.
(17) Doing
Business.
All
parties that have had any interest in such Mortgage Loan, 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 related Mortgaged
Property is located.
(18) Title
Insurance.
(a) Such Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA lender’s title insurance
policy or short form title policy acceptable to FNMA and FHLMC (or, in
jurisdictions where ALTA policies are not generally approved for use, a lender’s
title insurance policy acceptable to FNMA and FHLMC), issued by a title insurer
acceptable to FNMA and FHLMC and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction
where the related Mortgaged Property is located, insuring (subject to the
exceptions contained in clauses (12)(a), (b) and (c) above, and with respect
to
each Second Lien Mortgage Loan, clause 12(d) above) the Seller or Servicer,
its
successors and assigns as to the first priority lien or the second priority
lien
of the related Mortgage in the original principal amount of such Mortgage
Loan
including any Negative Amortization and in the case of ARM Loans, against
any
loss by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting
from
the provisions of such Mortgage providing for adjustment to the applicable
Note
Rate and Monthly Payment. Additionally, either such lender’s title insurance
policy affirmatively insures that there is ingress and egress to and from
the
Mortgaged Property or the Seller warrants that there is ingress and egress
to
and from the Mortgaged Property and the lender’ s title insurance policy
affirmatively insures against encroachments by or upon the related Mortgaged
Property or any interest therein or any other adverse circumstance that either
is disclosed or would have been disclosed by an accurate survey. The Seller
or
Servicer is the sole insured of such lender’s title insurance policy, and such
lender’s title insurance policy is in full force and effect and will be in full
force and effect upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement and will inure to the benefit of the Purchaser without any further
act. No claims have been made under such lender’s title insurance policy,
neither the Seller, nor to the best of Seller’s knowledge, any prior holder of
the related Mortgage has done, by act or omission, anything that would impair
the coverage of such lender’s insurance policy, and there is no act, omission,
condition, or information that would impair the coverage of such lender’s
insurance policy; (b) The mortgage title insurance policy covering each
unit mortgage in a condominium or PUD project related to such Mortgage Loan
meets all requirements of FNMA and FHLMC.
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(19) No
Defaults.
(a) There is no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration
existing under the Mortgage, the Mortgage Note, or any other agreements,
documents, or instruments related to such Mortgage Loan; (b) to the best of
the Seller’s knowledge, there is no event that, with the lapse of time, the
giving of notice, or both, would constitute such a default, breach, violation
or
event of acceleration; (c) the Mortgagor(s) with respect to such Mortgage
Loan is (1) not in default under any other Mortgage Loan or (2) the
subject of an Insolvency Proceeding; (d) no event of acceleration has
previously occurred, and no notice of default has been sent, with respect
to
such Mortgage Loan; (e) in no event has the Seller waived any of its rights
or remedies in respect of any default, breach, violation or event of
acceleration under the Mortgage, the Mortgage Note, or any other agreements,
documents, or instruments related to such Mortgage Loan; and (f) with
respect to each Cooperative Loan, there is no default in complying with the
terms of the Mortgage Note, the Acceptance of Assignment and Assumption of
Lease
Agreement and the Proprietary Lease and all maintenance charges and assessments
(including assessments payable in the future installments, which previously
became due and owing) have been paid, and the Seller has the right under
the
terms of the Mortgage Note, Acceptance of Assignment and Assumption of Lease
Agreement and Recognition Agreement to pay any maintenance charges or
assessments owed by the Mortgagor. With respect to each Second Lien Mortgage
Loan owned by or serviced by the Seller or its affiliates or to the best
of the
Seller’s knowledge with respect to each Second Lien Mortgage Loan which is not
owned by or serviced by the Seller or its affiliates, (i) the prior mortgage
is
in full force and effect, (ii) there is no default, breach, violation or
event
of acceleration existing under such prior mortgage or the related mortgage
note,
(iii) no event which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration
of any grace or cure period, would constitute a default, breach, violation
or
event of acceleration thereunder, and either (A) the prior mortgage contains
a
provision which allows or (B) applicable law requires, the mortgagee under
the
Second Lien Mortgage Loan to receive notice of, and affords such mortgagee
an
opportunity to cure any default by payment in full or otherwise under the
prior
mortgage.
(20) No
Mechanics’ Liens.
As of
the date of origination of such Mortgage Loan, there were no mechanics’ or
similar liens, except such liens as are expressly insured against by a title
insurance policy, or claims that have been filed for work, labor or material
(and no rights are outstanding that under law could give rise to such lien)
affecting the related Mortgaged Property that are or may be liens prior to,
or
equal or coordinate with, the lien of the related Mortgage.
(21) Location
of Improvements; No Encroachments.
As of
the date of origination of such Mortgage Loan, all improvements that were
considered in determining the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property
lay wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of such
Mortgaged Property, and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach
upon
such Mortgaged Property except as permitted under the terms of the FNMA Guide
and the FHLMC Selling Guide; to the best of the Seller’s knowledge, no
improvement located on or part of any Mortgaged Property is in violation
of any
applicable zoning law or regulation, and all inspections, licenses and
certificates required to be made or issued with respect to all occupied portions
of such Mortgaged Property, and with respect to the use and occupancy of
the
same, including certificates of occupancy, have been made or obtained from
the
appropriate authorities.
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(22) Origination;
Payment Terms.
Except
with respect to Interest-Only Mortgage Loans, principal payments on such
Mortgage Loan commenced or will commence no more than 60 days after funds
were disbursed in connection with such Mortgage Loan. If the interest rate
on
the related Mortgage Note is adjustable, the adjustment is based on the Index
set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. The related Mortgage Note
is
payable on the first day of each month in arrears, in accordance with the
payment terms described on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. The Mortgage
Note
does not permit negative amortization. No ARM Loan is convertible to a fixed
rate mortgage loan. With respect to each Mortgage Loan identified on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule as an Interest-Only Mortgage Loan, the interest-only
period shall not exceed ten (10) years (or such other period specified on
the
Mortgage Loan Schedule) and following the expiration of such interest-only
period, the remaining Monthly Payments shall be sufficient to fully amortize
the
original principal balance over the remaining term of the Mortgage
Loan.
(23) Due
On
Sale.
Except
as noted otherwise on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, the related Mortgage contains
the usual and customary “due-on-sale” clause or other similar provision for the
acceleration of the payment of the Unpaid Principal Balance of such Mortgage
Loan if the related Mortgaged Property or any interest therein is sold or
transferred without the prior consent of the mortgagee thereunder.
(24) Prepayment
Penalty.
Except
as noted otherwise on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, such Mortgage Loan is not
subject to any Prepayment Penalty. With respect to each Mortgage Loan that
has a
Prepayment Penalty, each such Prepayment Penalty is enforceable and will
be
enforced by the Sellers, and each Prepayment Penalty is permitted pursuant
to
federal, state and local law. With respect to Mortgage Loans originated prior
to
October 1, 2002, no such Prepayment Penalty may be imposed for a term in
excess
of five (5) years following origination. With respect to Mortgage Loans
originated on or after October 1, 2002, no such Prepayment Penalty may be
imposed for a term in excess of three (3) years following origination. Except
as
otherwise set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, with respect to each Mortgage
Loan that contains a Prepayment Penalty, such Prepayment Penalty is at least
equal to the lesser of (A) the maximum amount permitted under applicable
law and
(B) six months interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate on the amount
prepaid in excess of 20% of the original principal balance of such Mortgage
Loan.
(25) Mortgaged
Property Undamaged; No Condemnation.
The
related Mortgaged Property (and with respect to a Cooperative Loan, the related
Cooperative Project and Cooperative Unit) is free of material damage and
waste
and there is no proceeding pending for the total or partial condemnation
thereof.
(26) Customary
Provisions.
The
related Mortgage contains customary and enforceable provisions that render
the
rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the realization against
the related Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the security provided thereby,
including, (a) in the case of a Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by
trustee’s sale, and (b) in the case of a Mortgage, otherwise by judicial
foreclosure.
(27) Conformance
With Underwriting Standards.
Such
Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the PHH
Guide.
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(28) Appraisal.
The
Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property on
forms
and with riders approved by FNMA and FHLMC, signed prior to the approval
of such
Mortgage Loan application by an appraiser, duly appointed by the originator
of
such Mortgage Loan, whose compensation is not affected by the approval or
disapproval of such Mortgage Loan and who met the minimum qualifications
of FNMA
and FHLMC for appraisers. Each appraisal of the Mortgage Loan was made in
accordance with the relevant provisions of the Financial Institutions Reform,
Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989. In accordance with specified programs
Seller may utilize a approved AVM in lieu of an appraisal.
(29) Deeds
of Trust.
If the
related Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, then 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 such deed of
trust,
except in connection with a trustee’s sale after default by the related
Mortgagor.
(30) LTV;
Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy.
Except
with respect to Additional Collateral Mortgage Loans (as defined in Exhibit 11
hereto)
and such Mortgage Loans listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as not required
to
have Primary Mortgage Insurance pursuant to the PHH Guide, if such Mortgage
Loan
had a Loan-to-Value Ratio of more than 80% at origination, such Mortgage
Loan is
and will be subject to a Primary Insurance Policy issued by a Qualified Mortgage
Insurer, which insures the Seller or Servicer, its successors and assigns
and
insureds in the amount set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule; provided
that, a
Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy will not be required for any Cooperative
Loan
if (i) the proceeds of such Cooperative Loan were used to purchase a
Cooperative Unit at the “insider’s price” when the building was converted to a
Cooperative Corporation, (ii) the value of the Cooperative Unit for
purposes of establishing the LTV at origination was such “insider’s price”,
(iii) the principal amount of the Cooperative Loan at origination was not
more than 100% of such “insider’s price” and (iv) the LTV at origination,
as calculated using the Appraised Value at origination, was less than or
equal
to 80%. All provisions of such Primary Insurance Policy have been and are
being
complied with, such policy is in full force and effect, and all premiums
due
thereunder have been paid. Any related Mortgage subject to any such Primary
Insurance Policy (other than a “lender-paid” Primary Insurance Policy) obligates
the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain such insurance for the time period required
by law and to pay all premiums and charges in connection therewith. As of
the
date of origination, the Loan-to-Value Ratio of such Mortgage Loan is as
specified in the applicable Mortgage Loan Schedule. As of the date of
origination, no Mortgage Loan has a CLTV greater than 100%.
(31) Occupancy.
As of
the date of origination of such Mortgage Loan, to the best of the Seller’s
knowledge, the related Mortgaged Property (or with respect to a Cooperative
Loan, the related Cooperative Unit) is lawfully occupied under applicable
law
and all inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or issued
with respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property (or with
respect
to a Cooperative Loan, the related Cooperative Unit) 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.
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(32) Supervision
and Examination by a Federal or State Authority.
Each
Mortgage Loan either was (a) closed in the name of the PHH, or
(b) closed in the name of another entity that is either a savings and loan
association, a savings bank, a commercial bank, credit union, insurance company
or an institution which is supervised and examined by a federal or state
authority, or a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development pursuant to Sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act (a
“HUD
Approved Mortgagee”),
and
was so at the time such Mortgage Loan was originated (PHH or such other entity,
the “Originator”)
or
(c) closed in the name of a loan broker under the circumstances described
in the following sentence. If such Mortgage Loan was originated through a
loan
broker, such Mortgage Loan met the Originator’s underwriting criteria at the
time of origination and was originated in accordance with the Originator’s
policies and procedures and the Originator acquired such Mortgage Loan from
the
loan broker contemporaneously with the origination thereof. The Mortgage
Loans
that the Trust is selling to Purchaser were originated by or on behalf of
PHH
and subsequently assigned to the Trust.
(33) Adjustments.
All of
the terms of the related Mortgage Note pertaining to interest rate adjustments,
payment adjustments and adjustments of the outstanding principal balance,
if
any, are enforceable and such adjustments will not affect the priority of
the
lien of the related Mortgage; all such adjustments on such Mortgage Loan
have
been made properly and in accordance with the provisions of such Mortgage
Loan.
(34) Insolvency
Proceedings; Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
To the
best of the Seller’s knowledge, the related Mortgagor (1) is not the
subject of any Insolvency Proceeding; and (2) has not requested any relief
allowed to such Mortgagor under the Servicemembers Civil Relief
Act;
(35) FNMA/FHLMC
Documents.
Such
Mortgage Loan was closed on standard FNMA or FHLMC documents or on such
documents otherwise acceptable to them.
(36) No
Buydown Provisions; No Graduated Payments or Contingent
Interests.
Unless
otherwise disclosed in the Offering Materials or the Mortgage Loan Schedule,
no
Mortgage Loan contains provisions pursuant to which Monthly Payments are
(a) paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any separate account
established by the Seller, the Mortgagor, or anyone on behalf of the Mortgagor,
(b) paid by any source other than the Mortgagor or (c) contains any
other similar provisions which may constitute a “buydown” provision. The
Mortgage Loan is not a graduated payment mortgage loan and the Mortgage Loan
does not have a shared appreciation or other contingent interest
feature.
(37) Transfer
of Mortgage Loans. The
Assignment of Mortgage is in recordable form and is acceptable for recording
under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located
(except with respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan as identified with a MIN
number
on the Mortgage Loan Schedule). Each original Mortgage was recorded and,
except
for those Mortgage Loans subject to the MERS identification system, all
subsequent assignments of the original Mortgage (other than the assignment
to
the Purchaser) have been recorded in the appropriate jurisdictions wherein
such
recordation is necessary to perfect the lien thereof as against creditors
of the
Seller, or is in the process of being recorded. No later than 30 days following
the related Funding Date, Seller shall provide the Custodian and the Purchaser
with a MERS MIN number for each applicable loan on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
On or prior to the Funding Date, the Servicer with respect to each MERS Mortgage
Loan will cause the MERS identification system to be updated to reflect the
Purchaser as the owner of such Mortgage Loans.
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(38) Consolidation
of Future Advances.
Any
principal advances made to the Mortgagor 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. The consolidated principal amount does not exceed
the
original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan.
(39) Balloon
Mortgage Loans.
Unless
otherwise disclosed in the Offering Materials or the Mortgage Loan Schedule,
no
Mortgage Loan has a balloon payment feature. With respect to any Mortgage
Loan
with a balloon payment feature, the Mortgage Note is payable in Monthly Payments
based on a thirty year amortization schedule and has a final Monthly Payment
substantially greater than the proceeding Monthly Payment which is sufficient
to
amortize the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan.
(40) Condominiums.
If the
residential dwelling on the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit or a
unit
in a planned unit development (other than a de minimis planned unit development)
such condominium or planned unit development project meets the eligibility
requirements of the PHH Guide.
(41) No
Construction Loans.
Unless
otherwise disclosed in the Offering Materials or the Mortgage Loan Schedule,
no
Mortgage Loan was made in connection with (a) the construction or
rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property or (b) facilitating the trade-in or
exchange of a Mortgaged Property.
(42) Unacceptable
Investment.
Neither
the applicable Seller nor the Servicer has any knowledge of any circumstances
or
condition with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgage Property (or with respect
to a Cooperative Loan, the Acceptance of Assignment and Assumption of Lease
Agreement, the Cooperative Unit or the Cooperative Project), the Mortgagor
or
the Mortgagor’s credit standing that can reasonably be expected to cause the
Mortgage Loan to be an unacceptable investment, cause the Mortgage Loan to
become delinquent, or adversely affect the value or marketability of the
Mortgage Loan.
(43) Payment
Terms.
Interest on each Mortgage Loan is calculated on the basis of a 360-day year
consisting of twelve 30-day months.
(44) Environmental
Matters.
To the
best of Seller’s knowledge, the Mortgaged Property is in material compliance
with all applicable environmental laws pertaining to environmental hazards
including, without limitation, asbestos, and neither the Seller nor, to the
Seller’s knowledge, the related Mortgagor, has received any notice of any
violation or potential violation of such law.
(45) Cooperative
Lien Search.
With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, a Cooperative Lien Search has been made
by a
company competent to make the same which company is acceptable to FNMA and
qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Cooperative Unit is
located.
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(46) Cooperative
Proprietary Lease.
With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, (i) the terms of the related Proprietary
Lease is longer than the terms of the Cooperative Loan, (ii) there is no
provision in any Proprietary Lease which requires the Mortgagor to offer
for
sale the Cooperative Shares owned by such Mortgagor first to the Cooperative
Corporation, (iii) there is no prohibition in any Proprietary Lease against
pledging the Cooperative Shares or assigning the Proprietary Lease and
(iv) the Recognition Agreement is on a form of agreement published by the
Aztech Document Systems, Inc. or includes provisions which are no less favorable
to the lender than those contained in such agreement.
(47) Cooperative
Loan Perfection.
With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, each original UCC financing statement,
continuation statement or other governmental filing or recordation necessary
to
create or preserve the perfection and priority of the first priority lien
and
security interest in the Cooperative Shares and Proprietary Lease has been
timely and properly made. Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent
document related to the Cooperative Loan and delivered to the Mortgagor or
its
designee establishes in the Mortgagor a valid and subsisting perfected first
lien on and security interest in the Mortgaged Property described therein,
and
the Mortgagor has full right to sell and assign the same.
(48) Cooperative
Acceptance of Assignment and Assumption.
With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, each Acceptance of Assignment and Assumption
of Lease Agreement contains enforceable provisions such as to render the
rights
and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the realization of the benefits
of the security provided thereby. The Acceptance of Assignment and Assumption
of
Lease Agreement contains an enforceable provision for the acceleration of
the
payment of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Note in the event
the
Cooperative Unit is transferred or sold without the consent of the holder
thereof.
(49) Disclosure
and Rescission Materials.
The
Mortgagor has received all disclosure materials required by applicable law
with
respect to the making of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage
Loan
and rescission materials required by applicable law if the Mortgage Loan
is a
Refinanced Mortgage Loan and has acknowledged receipt of such materials to
the
extent required by applicable law and such documents will remain in the Mortgage
File.
(50) Adverse
Selection.
The
Seller used no adverse selection procedures in selecting the Mortgage Loan
from
among the outstanding first-lien or second lien, residential mortgage loans
owned by it which were available for inclusion in the Mortgage
Loans.
(51) Origination
Practices.
The
origination practices used by the Seller and the collection and servicing
practices used by the Servicer with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been
in
all respects legal and customary in the mortgage origination and servicing
industry and the collection and servicing practices used by the Servicer
have
been consistent with this Agreement.
(52) Ground
Lease.
With
respect to any ground lease to which a Mortgaged Property may be subject:
(A) the Mortgagor is the owner of a valid and subsisting leasehold interest
under such ground lease: (B) such ground is in full force and effect,
unmodified and not supplemented by any writing or otherwise; (C) all rent,
additional rent and other charges reserved therein have been fully paid to
the
extent payable as of the Funding Date; (D) the Mortgagor enjoys the quiet
and peaceful possession of the leasehold estate: (E) the Mortgagor is not
in default under any of the terms of such ground lease, and there are no
circumstances which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or
both,
would result in a default under such ground lease: (F) the lessor under
such ground lease is not in default under any of the terms or provisions
of such
ground lease on the part of the lessor to be observed or performed; (G) the
lessor under such ground lease has satisfied any repair or construction
obligations due as of the Funding Date pursuant to the terms of such ground
lease; (H) the execution, delivery and performance of the Mortgage do not
require consent (other than those consents which have been obtained and are
in
full force and effect) under, and will not contravene any provision of or
cause
a default under, such ground lease; and (I) the term of such lease does not
terminate earlier than the maturity date of the Mortgage Note.
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(53) Escrow
Payments.
With
respect to escrow deposits and payments that the Servicer is entitled to
collect
(other than with respect to Second Lien Mortgage Loans for which the mortgagee
under the Superior Lien is collecting Escrow Payments), all such payments
are in
the possession of, or under the control of the Servicer, and there exist
no
deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary arrangements for
repayment thereof have not been made. All escrow payments have been collected
in
full compliance with state and federal law and the provisions of the related
Mortgage Note and Mortgage. As to any Mortgage Loan that is the subject of
an
escrow, escrow of funds is not prohibited by applicable law and has been
established in an amount sufficient to pay for every escrowed item that remains
unpaid and has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. No escrow deposits
or other charges or payments due under the Mortgage Note have been capitalized
under any Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note.
(54) High
Cost Loans.
None of
the Mortgage Loans are classified as (a) ”high cost” loans under the Home
Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 or (b) ”high cost,” “high cost
home”, “high risk home”, “threshold,” “covered,” or “predatory” loans under any
other applicable state, federal or local law (or a similarly classified loan
using different terminology under a law imposing heightened regulatory scrutiny
or additional legal liability for residential mortgage loans having high
interest rates, points and/or fees); any breach of this representation shall
be
deemed to materially and adversely affect the value of the Mortgage Loan
and
shall require a repurchase of the affected Mortgage Loan. No predatory or
deceptive lending practices, including, without limitation, the extension
of
credit without regard to the ability of the Mortgagor to repay and the extension
of credit which has no apparent benefit to the Mortgagor, were employed in
the
origination of the Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan is in compliance with
the
anti-predatory lending eligibility for purchase requirements of the Xxxxxx
Xxx
Guides. No Mortgage Loan is a High Cost Loan or Covered Loan, as applicable
(as
such terms are defined in the then current Standard & Poor’s LEVELS®
Glossary).
(55) Regarding
the Mortgagor.
The
Mortgagor is one or more natural persons and/or trustees for an Illinois
land
trust or a trustee under a “living trust” and such “living trust” is in
compliance with Xxxxxx Mae guidelines for such trusts. Either the Mortgagor
is a
natural person or the related co-borrower or guarantor is a natural
person.
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(56) Single
Premium Credit Insurance Policies.
No
Mortgagor was required to purchase any single premium credit insurance policy
(e.g., life, mortgage, disability, accident, unemployment, or health insurance
product) or debt cancellation agreement as a condition of obtaining the
extension of credit. No Mortgagor obtained a prepaid single premium credit
insurance policy (e.g., life, mortgage, disability, accident, unemployment,
or
health insurance product) in connection with the origination of the Mortgage
Loan. No proceeds from any Mortgage Loan were used to purchase single premium
credit insurance policies or debt cancellation agreements as part of the
origination of, or as a condition to closing, such Mortgage Loan; any breach
of
this representation shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the
value
of the Mortgage Loan and shall require a repurchase of the affected Mortgage
Loan.
(57) Credit
Reporting.
The
Sellers have caused to be fully furnished, in accordance with the Fair Credit
Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and complete
information (i.e., favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower credit files
to
Equifax, Experian, and Trans Union Credit Information Company (three of the
credit repositories), on a monthly basis.
(58) Anti-Money
Laundering Laws.
The
Sellers have complied with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and
regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001
(collectively, the “Anti-Money
Laundering Laws”);
the
Sellers have established an anti-money laundering compliance program as required
by the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, has conducted (or the originator of the
Mortgage Loan has conducted) the requisite due diligence in connection with
the
origination of each Mortgage Loan required by the Anti-Money Laundering Laws,
and has obtained and will maintain information identifying the applicable
Mortgagor as required by the Anti-Money Laundering Laws. No Mortgage Loan
is
subject to Executive Order 13224 (the “Executive
Order”)
or the
regulations promulgated by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United
States Department of the Treasury (the “OFAC
Regulations”)
or in
violation of the Executive Order or the OFAC Regulations, and no Mortgagor
is
subject to the provisions of such Executive Order or the OFAC Regulations
nor
listed as a “blocked person” for purposes of the OFAC Regulations.
(59) Mortgage
File.
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Seller is in possession of a Mortgage
File
except for the documents which have been delivered to the Purchaser or the
Custodian or which have been submitted for recording and not yet
returned.
(60) Qualified
Mortgage.
Each
Mortgage Loan is a “qualified mortgage” within Section 860G(a)(3) of the
Code.
(61) Arbitration.
No
Mortgagor agreed to submit to arbitration to resolve any dispute arising
out of
or relating in any way to the Mortgage Loan transaction.
(62) Tax
Service Contract; Flood Certification Contract.
The
Sellers have obtained a Tax Service Contract with an Approved Tax Service
Contract Provider on each Mortgage Loan and such contract is assignable to
the
Purchaser. The Sellers have obtained a life of loan, transferable flood
certification contract for each Mortgage Loan and such contract is assignable
to
the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s designee.
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(63) Location
and Type of Mortgaged Property.
The
Mortgaged Property is a fee simple property located in the state identified
in
the related Mortgage Loan Schedule and consists of a single parcel of real
property with a detached single family residence erected thereon, or a two-
to
four-family dwelling, or an individual condominium unit in a low-rise
condominium project, or an individual unit in a planned unit development,
provided, however, that any condominium unit or planned unit development
shall
conform with the applicable Xxxxxx Xxx requirements regarding such dwellings
and
that no residence or dwelling is a mobile home or a manufactured dwelling.
No
portion of the Mortgaged Property is used for commercial purposes.
(64) Georgia
Fair Lending Act.
There
is no Mortgage Loan that was originated on or after October 1, 2002 and on
or
prior to March 7, 2003, which is secured by property located in the State
of
Georgia. There is no Mortgage Loan that was originated after March 7, 2003,
which is a “high-cost home loan” as defined under the Georgia Fair Lending
Act.
(65) Consent.
Either
(a) no consent for the Second Lien Mortgage Loan is required by the holder
of
the related first lien or (b) such consent has been obtained and is contained
in
the Mortgage File.
Section
3.04 Repurchase
and Substitution.
It is
understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in
Sections 3.01,
3.02
and
3.03
shall
survive the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser and shall inure to
the
benefit of the Purchaser, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified
endorsement on any Mortgage Note or Assignment or the examination of any
Mortgage File.
Upon
discovery by either of the Sellers or the Purchaser of a breach of any of
the
representations and warranties contained in Sections 3.01,
3.02
or
3.03
that
materially and adversely affects the interest of the Purchaser (or that
materially and adversely affects the interests of the Purchaser in the related
Mortgage Loan, in the case of a representation or warranty relating to a
particular Mortgage Loan), the party discovering such breach shall give prompt
written notice to the other.
Unless
permitted a greater period of time to cure as set forth in Section 2.04,
the
applicable Seller shall have a period of 60 days from the earlier of either
discovery by or receipt of written notice from the Purchaser to the Seller
of
any breach of any of the representations and warranties contained in
Sections 3.01,
3.02
or
3.03
that
materially and adversely affects the interest of the Purchaser (or that
materially and adversely affects the interests of the Purchaser in the related
Mortgage Loan, in the case of a representation or warranty relating to a
particular Mortgage Loan) (a “Defective
Mortgage Loan”;
provided
that
“Defective Mortgage Loan” shall also include (a) any Mortgage Loan treated
or designated as such in accordance with Section 2.04
and
(b) any Mortgage Loan regarding which the Mortgagor fails to make the first
regularly scheduled payment of principal and interest) within which to correct
or cure such breach. If such breach can ultimately be cured but is not
reasonably expected to be cured within the 60-day period, then the applicable
Seller shall have such additional time, if any, as is reasonably determined
by
the Purchaser to cure such breach provided that the Seller has commenced
curing
or correcting such breach and is diligently pursuing same. Each Seller hereby
covenants and agrees with respect to each Mortgage Loan conveyed by it that,
if
any
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breach
relating thereto cannot be corrected or cured within the applicable cure
period
or such additional time, if any, as is reasonably determined by the Purchaser,
then such Seller shall, at the direction of the Purchaser, repurchase the
Defective Mortgage Loan at the applicable Repurchase Price. Notwithstanding
the
above sentence, within 30 days of the earlier of either discovery by, or
notice
to, the Sellers of any breach of the representations or warranties set forth
in
clauses (24), (54), (56), (57), (60), (61) and (64) of Section 3.03,
the
Sellers shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price, together
with all expenses incurred by the Purchaser as a result of such repurchase.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the first
regularly scheduled payment of principal and interest due under any Mortgage
Loan has been delinquent more than 30 days, the Purchaser may, by written
notice
to the applicable Seller, require that the Seller repurchase the related
Mortgage Loan. However, if the Seller provides written evidence that the
delinquency was due to a servicing setup error, no repurchase shall be required.
Within 10 Business Days following the delivery of any such written notice
from
the Purchaser, the applicable Seller shall repurchase the specified Mortgage
Loan by paying the Repurchase Price therefor by wire transfer of immediately
available funds directly to the Purchaser’s Account.
Notwithstanding
the previous paragraph, the applicable Seller may, at its option and assuming
that such Seller has a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, rather
than
repurchase the Mortgage Loan as provided above, remove such Mortgage Loan
(“Deleted
Mortgage Loan”)
and
substitute in its place a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans. If
the
applicable Seller has no Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, it shall repurchase
the Defective Mortgage Loan.
As
to any
Deleted Mortgage Loan for which the applicable Seller substitutes a Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, the applicable Seller shall effect such
substitution by delivering to the Purchaser or its designee for such Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans the Legal Documents as are required by
Section 2.
Upon
such substitution, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans shall
be
subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects, and the applicable
Seller shall be deemed to have made with respect to such Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan or Loans, as of the date of substitution, the covenants,
representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.01,
3.02
and
3.03.
For
any
month in which the applicable Seller substitutes one or more Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the applicable
Seller will determine the amount (if any) by which the aggregate principal
balance of all such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans as of the date of
substitution (after application of scheduled principal payments due in the
month
of substitution which have been received or as to which an advance has been
made) is less than the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all such
Deleted Mortgage Loans. The amount of such shortfall shall be paid by the
applicable Seller on the date of such substitution) by wire transfer of
immediately available funds directly to the Purchaser’s Account.
Any
repurchase of a Defective Mortgage Loan required hereunder shall be accomplished
by payment of the applicable Repurchase Price within 3 Business Days of
expiration of the applicable time period referred to above in paragraph 3.04
by
wire transfer of immediately available funds directly to the Purchaser’s
Account. It is understood and agreed that the obligations of a Seller
(a) set forth in this Section 3.04
to cure
any breach of such Seller’s representations and warranties contained in
Sections 3.01,
3.02
and
3.03
or to
repurchase the Defective Mortgage Loan(s) and (b) set forth in Section 9.01
to
indemnify the Purchaser in connection with any breach of a Seller’s
representations and warranties contained in Sections 3.01,
3.02
and
3.03
shall
constitute the sole remedies of the Purchaser respecting a breach of such
representations and warranties.
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The
parties further agree that, in recognition of the Trust’s rights against PHH
Mortgage with respect to the Mortgage Loans acquired by it from PHH Mortgage
and
conveyed to the Purchaser hereunder, the Purchaser shall have the right to
cause
PHH Mortgage to repurchase directly any Defective Mortgage Loan (other than
as a
result of a breach by the Trust of Section 3.03 (3)
or
3.03(15)
hereof,
in which case the Purchaser shall have the right to cause the Trust to
repurchase directly the Defective Mortgage Loan) acquired hereunder by the
Purchaser from the Trust.
Section
3.05 Certain
Covenants of each Seller and the Servicer.
Without
incurring undue effort or any cost except the Seller’s overhead or employees’
salaries, each Seller shall take reasonable steps to assist the Purchaser,
if
the Purchaser so requests by 30 days’ advance written notice to the related
Seller or Sellers (it is agreed that electronic mail shall be considered
valid
notification if followed by verbal communication by the Purchaser to the
related
Seller or Sellers), in re-selling the Mortgage Loans in a whole loan sale
or in
securitizing the Mortgage Loans and selling undivided interests in such Mortgage
Loans in a public offering or private placement or selling participating
interests in such Mortgage Loans, which steps may include, (a) providing
any information relating to the Mortgage Loans reasonably necessary to assist
in
the preparation of any disclosure documents, (b) providing information
relating to delinquencies and defaults with respect to the Servicer’s servicing
portfolio (or such portion thereof as is similar to the Mortgage Loans),
(c) entering into any other servicing, custodial or other similar
agreements, that are consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, and
which
contain such provisions as are customary in securitizations rated “AAA”
(including a securitization involving a REMIC) (a “Securitization”)
and
(d) provide such opinions of counsel as are customary in such transactions,
provided, however, that any opinion of outside counsel shall be provided
at
Purchaser’s expense, and (e) to restate the representations and warranties
set forth in this Agreement, except for the following which will be restated
as
of the applicable Funding Date, in Section 3.03(4)
Payments
Current, (20)
Mechanic’s Liens, (21)
Location of Improvements: No Encroachments, (25)
Mortgage Property Undamaged; No Condemnation, (31)
Occupancy and (54)
regarding “high cost” loans, as of the settlement or closing date in connection
with such sale or securitization (each, a “Reconstitution
Date”)
or
make the representations and warranties set forth in the related
selling/servicing guide of the issuer, or such representations and warranties
as
may be required by any Rating Agency or prospective purchaser of the related
securities or such Mortgage Loans, in connection with such sale or
securitization. In connection with such a Securitization, the Purchaser may
be
required to engage a master servicer or trustee to determine the allocation
of
payments to and make remittances to the certificate holders, at the Purchaser’s
sole cost and expense. In the event that a master servicer or trustee is
requested by the Purchaser to determine the allocation of payments and to
make
remittances to the certificateholders, the Servicer agrees to service the
Mortgage Loans in accordance with the reasonable and customary requirements
of
such Securitization, which may include the Servicer’s acting as a subservicer in
a master servicing arrangement. With respect to the then owners of the Mortgage
Loans, the Servicer shall thereafter deal solely with such master servicer
or
trustee, as the case may be with respect to such Mortgage Loans which are
subject to the Securitization and shall not be required to deal with any
other
party with respect to such Mortgage Loans. The cost of such securitization
shall
be borne by the Purchaser, other than the Seller’s overhead or employees’
salaries.
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In
the
event of a Securitization the applicable Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser,
and each Affiliate designated by the Purchaser and each Person who controls
the
Purchaser, or such Affiliate and hold each of them harmless from and against
any
losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary
legal
fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses
that
each of them may sustain in any way related to any information provided by
or on
behalf of the Seller regarding the Seller, the Seller’s servicing practices or
performance, the Mortgage Loans or the Underwriting Guidelines set forth
in any
offering document prepared in connection with any Reconstitution. For purposes
of the previous sentence, “Purchaser” shall mean the Person then acting as the
Purchaser under this Agreement and any and all Persons who were previously
the
“Purchasers” under this Agreement.
Section
3.06 Early
Payment Default.
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, if the related Mortgagor fails to make
(a) the Mortgage Loan’s first Monthly Payment after origination on or prior
to the date which is thirty days after the related Due Date or (b) the
first Monthly Payment due to the Initial Purchaser after the related Funding
Date on or prior to the date which is thirty days after the related Due Date,
the related Seller shall, upon receipt of notice from the Initial Purchaser,
promptly repurchase such Mortgage Loan from the Purchaser in accordance with
Section 3.04
hereof.
In
the
event that any such Mortgage Loan prepays in full during the period between
the
Cut-off Date and the Funding Date, the Seller shall either (i) substitute
a
Mortgage Loan for the Mortgage Loan that prepaid in full, (ii) shall consent
to
a readjustment of the Purchase Price, or (iii) pay the Initial Purchaser,
within
thirty (30) days of receipt of notice of such prepayment in full, the difference
between the Purchase Price (as adjusted) for such Mortgage Loan and the
outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off
Date.
ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER AND CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO
FUNDING
Section
4.01 Representations
and Warranties.
The
Purchaser represents, warrants and covenants to the Seller that as of each
Funding Date or as of such date specifically provided herein:
(1) Due
Organization.
The
Purchaser is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and has all licenses
necessary to carry on its business now being conducted and is licensed,
qualified and in good standing under the laws of each state where a Mortgaged
Property is located or is otherwise exempt under applicable law from such
qualification or is otherwise not required under applicable law to effect
such
qualification; no demand for such qualification has been made upon the Purchaser
by any state having jurisdiction and in any event the Purchaser is or will
be in
compliance with the laws of any such state to the extent necessary to enforce
each Mortgage Loan.
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(2) Due
Authority.
The
Purchaser had the full power and authority and legal right to acquire the
Mortgage Loans that it acquired. The Purchaser has the full power and authority
to hold each Mortgage Loan, to sell each Mortgage Loan and to execute, deliver
and perform, and to enter into and consummate, all transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement. The Purchaser has duly authorized the execution, delivery
and
performance of this Agreement, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement,
and this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by
the
Seller, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, insolvency,
moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally
or the rights of creditors of banks and to the general principles of equity
(whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law);
(3) No
Conflict.
None of
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the acquisition or origination,
as
applicable, of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser, the purchase of the Mortgage
Loans, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or the
fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
will conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions
or
provisions of the Purchaser’s organizational documents and bylaws or any legal
restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Purchaser is now
a party
or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration
under any of the foregoing, or result in the violation of any law, rule,
regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Purchaser or its property
is
subject, or impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage
Loans, or impair the value of the Mortgage Loans;
(4) Ability
to Perform.
The
Purchaser does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe,
that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this
Agreement;
(5) No
Material Default.
The
Purchaser is not in material default under any agreement, contract, instrument
or indenture of any nature whatsoever to which the Purchaser is a party or
by
which it (or any of its assets) is bound, which default would have a material
adverse effect on the ability of the Purchaser to perform under this Agreement,
nor, to the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, has any event occurred which,
with notice, lapse of time or both would constitute a default under any such
agreement, contract, instrument or indenture and have a material adverse
effect
on the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this
Agreement;
(6) Litigation
Pending.
There
is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best of
the
Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened, against the Purchaser, which, either in any
one instance or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Purchaser
would
adversely affect the purchase of the Mortgage Loans or the execution, delivery
or enforceability of this Agreement or result in any material liability of
the
Purchaser, or draw into question the validity of this Agreement, or the Mortgage
Loans or have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the
Purchaser;
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(7) Broker.
The
Purchaser has not dealt with any broker or agent or anyone else who might
be
entitled to a fee or commission in connection with this
transaction.
(8) No
Consent Required.
No
consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency
or
body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser
of
or compliance by the Purchaser with this Agreement, the purchase of the Mortgage
Loans from the Seller or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement or, if required, such approval has been obtained prior to
the
Funding Date;
(9) Ordinary
Course of Business.
The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is in the
ordinary course of business of the Purchaser;
(10) Non-Petition
Agreement.
The
Purchaser covenants and agrees that it shall not, prior to the date which
is one
year and one day (or if longer, the applicable preference period then in
effect)
after the payment in full of all rated obligations of Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential
Mortgage Trust, acquiesce, petition or otherwise, directly or indirectly,
invoke
or cause Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust to invoke the process of any
governmental authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case
against Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust under any federal or state
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or appointing a receiver, liquidator,
assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, or other similar official of
Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust. This covenant and agreement shall be
binding upon the Purchaser and any assignee or transferee of the Purchaser.
The
exercise and/or enforcement by the Purchaser of the obligations of Xxxxxx’x Gate
Residential Mortgage Trust (as set forth in this Agreement) to
(a) repurchase or substitute for Mortgage Loans or (b) indemnify the
Purchaser, in each case, shall not constitute violations of the foregoing
covenant;
(11) No
Untrue Information.
Neither
this Agreement nor any statement, report or other agreement, document or
instrument furnished or to be furnished pursuant to this Agreement contains
or
will contain any materially untrue statement of fact or omits or will omit
to
state a fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not
misleading;
(12) Non-solicitation.
The
Purchaser agrees that it shall not solicit any Mortgagors (in writing or
otherwise) to refinance any of the Mortgage Loans; provided
that
mass advertising or mailings (such as placing advertisements on television,
on
radio, in magazines or in newspapers or including messages in billing
statements) that are not exclusively directed towards the Mortgagors shall
not
constitute solicitation and shall not violate this covenant; and
(13) Privacy.
Purchaser agrees and acknowledges that as to all nonpublic personal information
received or obtained by it with respect to any Mortgagor: (a) such
information is and shall be held by Purchaser in accordance with all applicable
law, including but not limited to the privacy provisions of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Act; (b) such information is in connection with a proposed or actual
secondary market sale related to a transaction of the Mortgagor for purposes
of
16 C.F.R. § 313.14(a)(3); and (c) Purchaser is hereby
prohibited from disclosing or using any such information other than to carry
out
the express provisions of this Agreement, or as otherwise permitted by
applicable law.
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(14) MERS.
The Purchaser is a member of MERS in good standing, and will comply in all
material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with
the
Purchaser’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement with respect to
the Mortgage Loans, for as long as such Mortgage Loans are registered with
MERS.
Section
4.02 Conditions
Precedent to Closing.
Each
purchase of Mortgage Loans hereunder shall be subject to each of the following
conditions:
(a) All
of
the representations and warranties of Seller under the PHH Guide, and of
Seller
and Purchaser under this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the Funding
Date, and no event shall have occurred which, with notice or the passage
of
time, would constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement or under
the PHH
Guide;
(b) Purchaser
shall have received, or Purchaser’s attorneys shall have received in escrow, all
closing documents as specified herein, in such forms as are agreed upon and
acceptable to Purchaser, duly executed by all signatories other than Purchaser
as required pursuant to the respective terms thereof;
(c) All
other
terms and conditions of this Agreement shall have been complied
with.
Subject
to the foregoing conditions, Purchaser shall pay to Seller on each Funding
Date
the applicable Purchase Price as provided herein.
ARTICLE
V
ADMINISTRATION
AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Section
5.01 PHH
to
Act as Servicer; Servicing Standards; Additional Documents; Consent of the
Purchaser.(1) The
Servicer, as independent contract servicer, shall service and administer
the
Mortgage Loans and REO Property from and after each Funding Date in accordance
with the terms and provisions of the Mortgage Loans, applicable law and the
terms and provisions of this Agreement for and on behalf of, and in the best
interests of, the Purchaser (without taking into account any relationship
the
Servicer may have with any Mortgagor or other Person, the participation,
if any,
of the Servicer in any financing provided in connection with the sale of
any
Mortgaged Property, or the Servicer’s obligation to advance any expenses or
incur any costs in the performance of its duties hereunder) in accordance
with a
standard that is not less than the higher of (a) the same care, skill,
prudence and diligence with which it services similar assets held for its
own or
its Affiliates’ account and (b) the same care, skill, prudence and
diligence with which it services similar assets for third party institutional
investors, in each case giving due consideration to customary and usual
standards of practice of prudent institutional mortgage loan servicers utilized
with respect to mortgage loans comparable to the Mortgage Loans. Subject
to the
foregoing standards, in connection with such servicing and administration,
the
Servicer shall seek to maximize the timely recovery of principal and interest
on
the Mortgage Notes; provided
that
nothing contained herein shall be construed as an express or implied guarantee
by the Servicer of the collectibility of payments on the Mortgage Loans or
shall
be construed as impairing or adversely affecting any rights or benefits
specifically provided by this Agreement to the Seller, including with respect
to
Servicing Fees.
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In
the
event that any of the Mortgage Loans included on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule for a particular Funding Date are Additional Collateral Mortgage
Loans (as defined in Exhibit 11 hereto), Seller and Purchaser shall enter
into an Additional Collateral Assignment and Servicing Agreement, substantially
in the form of Exhibit 11 hereto, and such Additional Collateral Mortgage
Loans will be serviced in accordance with the terms of the related Additional
Collateral Assignment and Servicing Agreement and the terms of this
Agreement.
(2) To
the
extent consistent with Section 5.01(1)
and
further subject to any express limitations set forth in this Agreement, the
Servicer (acting alone or, solely in the circumstances permitted hereunder,
acting through a subservicer) shall have full power and authority to do or
cause
to be done any and all things that it may deem necessary or desirable in
connection with such servicing and administration, including the power and
authority (a) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Purchaser, customary
consents or waivers and other instruments and documents (including estoppel
certificates), (b) to consent to transfers of any Mortgaged Property and
assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages, (c) to submit
claims to collect any Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds, (d) to
consent to the application of any Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds
to
the restoration of the applicable Mortgaged Property or otherwise, (e) to
bring an action in a court of law, including an unlawful detainer action,
to
enforce rights of the Purchaser with respect to any Mortgaged Property,
(f) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Purchaser, documents relating
to the management, operation, maintenance, repair, leasing, marketing and
sale
of any Mortgaged Property or any REO Property, and (g) to effectuate
foreclosure or other conversion of the ownership of the Mortgaged Property
securing any Mortgage Loan; provided
that the
Servicer shall not take any action not provided for in this Agreement that
is
materially inconsistent with or materially prejudices the interest of the
Purchaser in any Mortgage Loan or under this Agreement. The Purchaser shall
furnish the Servicer with a power of attorney in the form of Exhibit 5.01
and
other documents reasonably necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer
to
service and administer the Mortgage Loans and the REO Properties, including
documents relating to the foreclosure, receivership, management, operation,
maintenance, repair, leasing, marketing and sale (in foreclosure or otherwise)
of any Mortgaged Property or any REO Property. Nothing contained in this
Agreement shall limit the ability of the Servicer to lend money to (whether
on a
secured or unsecured basis), and otherwise generally engage in any kind of
business or dealings with, any Mortgagor as though the Servicer were not
a party
to this Agreement or to the transactions contemplated hereby.
(3) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein:
(a) the
Servicer acknowledges that the Purchaser will retain title to, and ownership
of,
the Mortgage Loans and the REO Properties and that the Servicer does not
hereby
acquire any title to, security interest in, or other rights of any kind in
or to
any Mortgage Loan or REO Property or any portion thereof;
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(b) the
Servicer shall not file any lien or any other encumbrance on, exercise any
right
of setoff against, or attach or assert any claim in or on any Mortgage Loan
or
REO Property, unless authorized pursuant to a judicial or administrative
proceeding or a court order;
(c) the
Servicer shall, in servicing the Mortgage Loans, follow and comply with the
servicing guidelines established by FNMA, provided
that the
Servicer shall specifically notify the Purchaser in writing and obtain the
Purchaser’s written consent prior to the Servicer taking any of the following
actions: (1) modifying, amending or waiving any of the financial terms of,
or making any other material modifications to, a Mortgage Loan, except the
Servicer may, upon the Mortgagor’s request, accept a principal prepayment and
re-amortize the then remaining principal balance over the then remaining
term of
the loan (resulting in a lower scheduled monthly payment but no change in
the
maturity date); (2) selling any Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan;
(3) making, with respect to any Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or REO
Property, Servicing Advances provided
that the
Servicer shall not be required to so advise the Purchaser to the extent that
each related Servicing Advance as to the related Mortgaged Property or REO
Property is in the best interests of the Purchaser or other owner of the
Mortgage Loan and that are deemed to be recoverable by the Servicer;
(4) forgiving principal or interest on, or permitting to be satisfied at a
discount, any Mortgage Loan, except for any Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans
which have become subject to a securitization; (5) accepting substitute or
additional collateral, or releasing any collateral, except for Pledged Assets
released in accordance with the PHH Guide, for a Mortgage Loan. If the Purchaser
has not approved or rejected in writing any proposed action(s) recommended
by
the Servicer to be taken hereunder within 20 Business Days of the date such
recommendation is made, then the Purchaser shall be deemed to have rejected
such
recommended action(s) and the Servicer shall not take any such
action(s);
(d) the
Servicer shall notify the Purchaser of any modification, waiver or amendment
of
any term of any Mortgage Loan and the date thereof and shall deliver to the
Purchaser, for deposit in the related Mortgage File, an original counterpart
of
the agreement relating to such modification, waiver or amendment promptly
following the execution thereof;
(e) the
Servicer shall remain primarily liable for the full performance of its
obligations hereunder notwithstanding any appointment by the Servicer of
a
subservicer or subservicers hereunder; and
(f) the
Purchaser may at any time and from time to time, in its sole discretion,
upon 10
Business Days written notice to the Servicer, terminate the Servicer’s servicing
obligations hereunder with respect to any REO Property. Upon the effectiveness
of any such termination of the Servicer’s servicing obligations with respect to
any such REO Property or Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall deliver all
agreements, documents, and instruments related thereto to the Purchaser,
in
accordance with applicable law. The Purchaser shall reimburse the Servicer
for
all advances and take the necessary steps to assume the servicing of such
loans.
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(g) In
connection with a foreclosure or acceptance of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure,
if
the Servicer has reasonable cause to believe that a Mortgaged Property is
contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, or if the Purchaser
otherwise requests an environmental inspection or review of such Mortgaged
Property, such an inspection or review is to be conducted by a qualified
inspector at the Purchaser’s expense. Upon completion of the inspection, the
Servicer shall promptly provide the Purchaser with a written report of the
environmental inspection. After reviewing the inspection, the Purchaser shall
determine how the Servicer shall proceed with respect to the Mortgaged
Property.
Section
5.02 Collection
of Mortgage Loan Payments.
Continuously from the date hereof until the principal and interest on all
Mortgage Loans are paid in full, the Servicer will proceed diligently to
collect
all payments due under each Mortgage Loan when the same shall become due
and
payable and shall, to the extent such procedures shall be consistent with
this
Agreement and the terms and provisions of any related Primary Insurance Policy,
follow such collection procedures as it follows with respect to mortgage
loans
comparable to the Mortgage Loans, which procedures shall in any event comply
with the servicing standards set forth in Section 5.01.
Furthermore, the Servicer shall ascertain and estimate annual ground rents,
taxes, assessments, fire and hazard insurance premiums, mortgage insurance
premiums, and all other charges that, as provided in the Mortgages, will
become
due and payable to the end that the installments payable by the Mortgagors
will
be sufficient to pay such charges as and when they become due and
payable.
Section
5.03 Reports
for Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans and Foreclosure Sales.
The
Servicer shall, within five (5) business days following each Record Date,
deliver to the Purchaser monthly reports (substantially in the form of
Exhibit 5.03(a)
and
Exhibit 5.03(b)
attached
hereto) or make such reports available on the Servicer’s website. The Servicer
shall, within one (1) Business Day following the occurrence of any foreclosure
sale with respect to any Mortgaged Property, deliver to the Purchaser a notice
of foreclosure sale substantially in the form of Exhibit 5.03
(c)
attached
hereto.
Section
5.04 Establishment
of Collection Account; Deposits in Collection Account.
The
Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant
to
each Mortgage Loan separate and apart from any of its own funds and general
assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Collection Accounts,
in the
form of time deposit or demand accounts. The creation of any Collection Account
shall be evidenced by a letter agreement in the form of Exhibit 5.04
attached
hereto. A copy of such letter agreement shall be furnished to the Purchaser.
The
Collection Account shall be insured by the FDIC in a manner which shall provide
maximum available insurance thereunder and which may be drawn on by the
Servicer.
The
Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account on a daily basis, within
two
Business Days after receipt (or as otherwise required pursuant to this Agreement
in the case of clauses (8), (9) and (10) of this Section 5.04)
and
retain therein the following payments and collections received or made by
it
subsequent to each Funding Date, or received by it prior to the Funding Date
but
allocable to a period subsequent thereto, other than in respect of principal
and
interest on the Mortgage Loans due on or before the Funding
Date:
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(1) all
payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments, on the
Mortgage Loans;
(2) all
payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans;
(3) all
Liquidation Proceeds;
(4) (i) funds
collected and received in connection with the operation and/or disposition
of
each REO Property; provided that the Servicer shall remit to the Purchaser,
in
accordance with Section 6.01,
any
proceeds from such REO Disposition in the Collection Account following the
payment of all expenses and Servicing Advances relating to the subject REO
Property; and
(ii) with
respect to each Principal Prepayment, an amount (to be paid by the Servicer
out
of its own funds) which, when added to all amounts allocable to interest
received in connection with the Principal Prepayment, equals one month’s
interest on the amount of principal so prepaid for the month of prepayment
at
the applicable Remittance Rate; provided, however, that the Servicer’s aggregate
obligations under this paragraph for any month shall be limited to the total
amount of Servicing Fees actually received with respect to the Mortgage Loans
by
the Servicer during such month;
(5) all
Insurance Proceeds, including amounts required to be deposited pursuant to
Sections 5.10
and
5.11,
other
than proceeds to be held in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration
or
repair of the Mortgaged Properties or released to the applicable Mortgagors
in
accordance with the Servicer’s normal servicing procedures, the related
Mortgages or applicable law;
(6) all
Condemnation Proceeds affecting any Mortgaged Property which are not released
to
a Mortgagor in accordance with the Servicer’s normal servicing procedures, the
related Mortgage or applicable law;
(7) any
Monthly Advances in accordance with Section 6.05;
(8) any
amounts required to be deposited by the Servicer pursuant to Section 5.11
in
connection with the deductible clause in any blanket hazard insurance policy,
such deposit to be made from the Servicer’s own funds without reimbursement
therefor;
(9) any
amounts required to be deposited by the Servicer pursuant to Section 5.16
in
connection with any losses on Permitted Investments; and
(10) any
amounts required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to
Sections 7.01
or
7.02
or
otherwise pursuant to the terms hereof.
The
foregoing requirements for deposit in the Collection Account shall be exclusive,
it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, payments in the nature of late payment charges and assumption
fees,
to the extent permitted by Section 7.01,
need
not be deposited by the Servicer in the Collection Account and shall be retained
by the Servicer as additional compensation.
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Section
5.05 Permitted
Withdrawals from the Collection Account.
The
Servicer may, from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof,
withdraw amounts from the Collection Account for the following purposes (without
duplication):
(1) to
reimburse itself for unreimbursed Monthly Advances and Servicing Advances
that
the Servicer has determined to be Non-Recoverable Advances as provided in
Section 6.06;
(2) to
make
payments to the Purchaser in the amounts, at the times and in the manner
provided for in Section 6.01;
(3) to
reimburse itself for Monthly Advances, the Servicer’s right to reimburse itself
pursuant to this Subsection (3)
being
limited to amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent
late
payments of principal and/or interest with respect to which any such Monthly
Advance was made;
(4) to
reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances and for unreimbursed
Monthly Advances, the Servicer’s right to reimburse itself pursuant to this
Subsection (4)
with
respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to related Liquidation Proceeds,
Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and such other amounts as may be
collected by the Servicer from the Mortgagor or otherwise relating to the
Mortgage Loan, it being understood that, in the case of such reimbursement,
the
Servicer’s right thereto shall be prior to the rights of the Purchaser, except
that, where a Seller or the Servicer is required to repurchase (or substitute
a
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan for) a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Sections 2.04,
3.04
and/or
7.02,
the
Servicer’s right to such reimbursement shall be subsequent and subordinate to
the payment to the Purchaser of the applicable Repurchase Price (or delivery
of
a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan) and all other amounts required to be
paid
to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loan;
(5) to
pay to
itself, solely out of the interest portion of the Monthly Payment actually
received with respect to a Mortgage Loan during the period ending on the
most
recent Determination Date, the Servicing Fee with respect to such Mortgage
Loan;
(6) to
pay to
itself as additional servicing compensation any interest earned on funds
in the
Collection Account (all such interest to be withdrawn monthly not later than
each Remittance Date provided
that no
such amounts shall be payable as servicing compensation to the extent they
relate to a Mortgage Loan with respect to which a default, breach, violation,
or
event of acceleration exists or would exist but for the lapse of time, the
giving of notice, or both;
(7) to
pay
LPMI Fees with respect to Mortgage Loans with LPMI Policies;
(8) to
pay to
itself with respect to each Mortgage Loan that has been repurchased pursuant
to
Sections 2.04,
3.04
and/or
7.02
all
amounts received thereon and not distributed as of the date on which the
related
Repurchase Price is determined (except to the extent that such amounts
constitute part of the Repurchase Price to be remitted to the
Purchaser);
(9) to
remove
any amounts deposited into the Collection Account in error; and
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(10) to
clear
and terminate the Collection Account upon the termination of this Agreement,
with any funds contained therein to be distributed in accordance with the
terms
of this Agreement.
The
Servicer shall keep and maintain a separate, detailed accounting, on a Mortgage
Loan-by-Mortgage Loan basis, for the purpose of justifying any withdrawal
from
the Collection Account pursuant to this Section.
Section
5.06 Establishment
of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow.
The
Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant
to
each Mortgage Loan which constitute Escrow Payments separate and apart from
any
of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one
or more
Escrow Accounts, in the form of time deposit or demand accounts. The creation
of
any Escrow Account shall be evidenced by a letter agreement in the form shown
on
Exhibit 5.06
attached
hereto. A copy of such letter agreement shall be furnished to the
Purchaser.
The
Servicer shall deposit in each Escrow Account on a daily basis and within
two (2) business days of receipt, and retain therein, (i) all Escrow
Payments collected on account of the related Mortgage Loans for the purpose
of
effecting timely payment of any such items as required under the terms of
this
Agreement, and (ii) all Insurance Proceeds which are to be applied to the
restoration or repair of any Mortgaged Property. The Servicer shall make
withdrawals therefrom only to effect such payments as are required under
Sections 5.07
and/or
5.08.
The
Servicer shall be entitled to retain any interest paid on funds deposited
in the
Escrow Account by the depository institution other than interest on escrowed
funds required by law to be paid to the Mortgagor and, to the extent required
by
law, the Servicer shall pay interest on escrowed funds to the Mortgagor
notwithstanding that the Escrow Account is non-interest bearing or that interest
paid thereon is insufficient for such purposes, without any right of
reimbursement therefor.
Section
5.07 Permitted
Withdrawals From Escrow Accounts.
Withdrawals from any Escrow Account may be made by the Servicer only (i) to
effect timely payments of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates,
hazard
insurance premiums, Primary Insurance Policy premiums, if applicable, and
comparable items constituting Escrow Payments for the related Mortgage,
(ii) to reimburse the Servicer for any Servicing Advance made by the
Servicer with respect to a related Mortgage Loan but only from amounts received
on the related Mortgage Loan that represent late payments or collections
of
Escrow Payments thereunder, (iii) to refund to the Mortgagor any funds as
may be determined to be overages, (iv) if permitted by applicable law, for
transfer to the Collection Account in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, (v) for application to the restoration or repair of the
Mortgaged Property in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan,
(vi) to pay to the Servicer, or to the Mortgagor to the extent required by
law, any interest paid on the funds deposited in the Escrow Account,
(vii) to reimburse a Mortgagor in connection with the making of the Payoff
of the related Mortgage Loan or the termination of all or part of the escrow
requirement in connection with the Mortgage Loan, (viii) to remove any
amounts deposited into the Escrow Account in error; or (ix) to clear and
terminate the Escrow Account on the termination of this
Agreement.
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Section
5.08 Payment
of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Maintenance of Primary Insurance
Policies; Collections Thereunder.
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall maintain accurate records
reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates and
other
charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property and the
status of Primary Insurance Policy premiums and fire and hazard insurance
coverage and shall obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of
such
charges, including renewal premiums, and shall effect payment thereof prior
to
the applicable penalty or termination date and at a time appropriate for
securing maximum discounts allowable, employing for such purpose deposits
of the
Mortgagor in the Escrow Account which shall have been estimated and accumulated
by the Servicer in amounts sufficient for such purposes, as allowed under
the
terms of the Mortgage and applicable law. If a Mortgage does not provide
for
Escrow Payments, then the Servicer shall require that any such payments be
made
by the Mortgagor at the time they first become due. The 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 but shall be entitled
to
reimbursement thereof in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
The
Servicer shall maintain in full force and effect a Primary Insurance Policy,
conforming in all respects to the description set forth in Section 3.03(30),
issued
by an insurer described in that Section, with respect to each Mortgage Loan
for
which such coverage is required. Such coverage will be maintained until the
Loan-to-Value Ratio of the related Mortgage Loan is reduced to 75% or less
in
the case of a Mortgage Loan having a Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination in
excess of 80% or until such time, if any, as such insurance is required to
be
released in accordance with the provisions of applicable law including, but
not
limited to, the Homeowners Protection Act of 1998. The Servicer shall assure
that all premiums due under any Primary Insurance Policy are paid in a timely
manner, but, shall be entitled to reimbursement pursuant to the terms of
this
Agreement for premiums paid by the Servicer on behalf of any Mortgagor who
is
obligated to pay such premiums but fails to do so. The Servicer shall not
cancel
or refuse to renew any Primary Insurance Policy in effect on the Funding
Date
that is required to be kept in force under this Agreement unless a replacement
Primary Insurance Policy for such canceled or nonrenewed policy is obtained
from
and maintained with an insurer that satisfies the standards set forth in
Section 3.03(30).
The
Servicer shall not take any action which would result in noncoverage under
any
applicable Primary Insurance Policy of any loss which, but for the actions
of
the Servicer, would have been covered thereunder. In connection with any
assumption or substitution agreement entered into or to be entered into pursuant
to Section 7.01,
the
Servicer shall promptly notify the insurer under the related Primary Insurance
Policy, if any, of such assumption or substitution of liability in accordance
with the terms of such policy and shall take all actions which may be required
by such insurer as a condition to the continuation of coverage under the
Primary
Insurance Policy. If such Primary Insurance Policy is terminated as a result
of
such assumption or substitution of liability, then the Servicer shall obtain,
and, except as otherwise provided above, maintain, a replacement Primary
Insurance Policy as provided above.
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With
respect to each Mortgage Loan with an LTV greater than 80% not covered by
a PMI
Policy, the Servicer shall maintain in full force and effect any LPMI Policy,
and from time to time, withdraw the LPMI Fee with respect to such Mortgage
Loans
from the Custodial Account in order to pay the LPMI Fee thereon on a timely
basis. In the event that the interest payments made with respect to the Mortgage
Loan are less than the LPMI Fee with respect to the LPMI Policy, the Servicer
shall advance from its own funds the amount of any such shortfall in the
LPMI
Fee, in payment of such LPMI Fee. Any such advance shall be a Servicing Advance
subject to reimbursement. In the event that such LPMI Policy shall be
terminated, the Servicer shall obtain from another Qualified Insurer a
comparable replacement policy, with a total coverage equal to the remaining
coverage of such terminated LPMI Policy, at substantially the same fee level.
If
the insurer shall cease to be a Qualified Insurer, the Servicer shall determine
whether recoveries under the LPMI Policy are jeopardized for reasons related
to
the financial condition of such insurer, it being understood that the Servicer
shall in no event have any responsibility or liability for any failure to
recover under the LPMI Policy for such reason. If the Servicer determines
that
recoveries are so jeopardized, it shall notify the Purchaser and the Mortgagor,
if required, and obtain from another Qualified Insurer a replacement insurance
policy. The Servicer shall not take any action which would result in noncoverage
under any applicable LPMI Policy of any loss which, but for the actions of
the
Servicer would have been covered thereunder. In connection with any assumption
or substitution agreement entered into or to be entered into pursuant to
Section
7.01, the Servicer shall promptly notify the insurer under the related LPMI
Policy, if any, of such assumption or substitution of liability in accordance
with the terms of such LPMI Policy and shall take all actions which may be
required by such insurer as a condition to the continuation of coverage under
such LPMI Policy. If such LPMI Policy is terminated as a result of such
assumption or substitution of liability, the Servicer shall obtain a replacement
LPMI Policy as provided above.
Initial
Purchaser, in its sole discretion, at any time, may (i) either obtain an
additional LPMI Policy on any Mortgage Loan which already has an LPMI Policy
in
place, or (ii) obtain an LPMI Policy for any Mortgage Loan which does not
already have an LPMI Policy in place. In any event, the Servicer agrees to
administer such LPMI Policies in accordance with this Agreement or any
Reconstitution Agreement.
In
connection with its activities as servicer, the Servicer agrees to prepare
and
present, on behalf of itself and the Purchaser, claims to the insurer under
any
Primary Insurance Policy and LPMI Policy in a timely fashion in accordance
with
the terms of such policies and, in this regard, to take such action as shall
be
necessary to permit recovery under any Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy
respecting a defaulted Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to Section 5.04,
any
amounts collected by the Servicer under any Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI
Policy shall be deposited in the Collection Account, subject to withdrawal
in
accordance with Section 5.05.
Section
5.09 Transfer
of Accounts.
The
Servicer may transfer the Collection Account or any Escrow Account to a
different depository institution from time to time; provided
that
(i) no such transfer shall be made unless all certifications or letter
agreements required under Section 5.04
have
been executed and delivered by the parties thereto; and (ii) prior to any
such transfer, the Servicer shall give written notice thereof to the Purchaser.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Collection
Account and each Escrow Account shall at all times constitute Eligible
Accounts.
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Section
5.10 Maintenance
of Hazard Insurance.
The
Servicer shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan fire and hazard
insurance with extended coverage as is customary in the area where the Mortgaged
Property is located in an amount that is at least equal to the lesser of
(a) the maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage
Loan and (b) the greater of (1) the Unpaid Principal Balance of such
Mortgage Loan or (2) an amount such that the proceeds thereof shall be
sufficient to prevent the Mortgagor and/or the loss payee from becoming a
co-insurer.
If
any
Mortgaged Property is in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency as having special flood hazards and such flood insurance has been
made
available, then the Servicer will cause to be maintained a flood insurance
policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal
Insurance Administration with a generally acceptable insurance carrier, in
an
amount representing coverage not less than the lesser of (a) the minimum
amount required, under the terms of coverage, to compensate for any damage
or
loss on a replacement cost basis (or the outstanding principal balance of
the
related Mortgage Loan if replacement cost coverage is not available for the
type
of building insured) or (b) the maximum amount of insurance which is
available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended (assuming
that the area in which such Mortgaged Property is located is participating
in
such program).
The
Servicer shall also maintain on each REO Property fire, hazard and liability
insurance, and to the extent required and available under the Flood Disaster
Protection Act of 1973, as amended, flood insurance with extended coverage
in an
amount which is at least equal to the lesser of (a) the maximum insurable
value of the improvements which are a part of such property and (b) the
outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan at the time it
became
an REO Property plus accrued interest at the Note Rate and related Servicing
Advances.
All
such
policies shall be endorsed with standard mortgagee clauses with loss payable
to
the Servicer, or upon request to the Purchaser, and shall provide for at
least
30 days prior written notice of any cancellation, reduction in the amount
of, or
material change in, coverage to the Servicer. The Servicer shall not interfere
with the Mortgagor’s freedom of choice in selecting either his insurance carrier
or agent, provided
that the
Servicer shall not accept any such insurance policies from insurance companies
unless such companies (a) currently reflect (1) a general
policyholder’s rating of B+ or better and a financial size category of III or
better in Best’s Key Rating Guide, or (2) a general policyholder’s rating
of “A” or “A-“ or better in Best’s Key Rating Guide, and (b) are licensed
to do business in the state wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer may accept a policy underwritten
by
Lloyd’s of London or, if it is the only coverage available, coverage under a
state’s Fair Access to Insurance Requirement (FAIR) Plan. If a hazard policy
becomes in danger of being terminated, or the insurer ceases to have the
ratings
noted above, the Servicer shall notify the Purchaser and the related Mortgagor,
and shall use its best efforts, as permitted by applicable law, to obtain
from
another qualified insurer a replacement hazard insurance policy substantially
and materially similar in all respects to the original policy. In no event,
however, shall a Mortgage Loan be without a hazard insurance policy at any
time,
subject only to Section 5.11.
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Pursuant
to Section 5.04,
any
amounts collected by the Servicer under any such policies other than amounts
to
be deposited in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair
of
the Mortgaged Property or REO Property, or released to the Mortgagor in
accordance with the Servicer’s normal servicing procedures, shall be deposited
in the Collection Account within two Business Days after receipt, subject
to
withdrawal in accordance with Section 5.05.
Any
cost incurred by the Servicer in maintaining any such insurance shall not,
for
the purpose of calculating remittances to the Purchaser, 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 need
be
required by the Servicer of the Mortgagor or maintained on property acquired
in
respect of the Mortgage Loan, other than pursuant to such applicable laws
and
regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall require such
additional insurance.
Section
5.11 Maintenance
of Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy.
If the
Servicer obtains and maintains a blanket policy issued by an issuer that
has a
Best’s Key rating of A+:V insuring against hazard losses on all of the Mortgage
Loans, then, to the extent such policy provides coverage in an amount equal
to
the amount required pursuant to Section 5.10
and
otherwise complies with all other requirements of Section 5.10,
it
shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligations as set forth
in
Section 5.10,
it
being understood and agreed that such policy may contain a deductible clause,
in
which case the Servicer shall, if there shall not have been maintained on
the
related Mortgaged Property or REO Property a policy complying with Section 5.10
and
there shall have been one or more losses which would have been covered by
such
policy, deposit in the Collection Account the amount not otherwise payable
under
the blanket policy because of such deductible clause; provided
that the
Servicer shall not be entitled to obtain reimbursement therefor. In connection
with its activities as servicer of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer agrees
to
prepare and present, on behalf of the Purchaser, claims under any such blanket
policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such policy. Upon
request of the Purchaser, the Servicer shall cause to be delivered to the
Purchaser a certified true copy of such policy and a statement from the insurer
thereunder that such policy shall in no event be terminated or materially
modified without 30 days’ prior written notice to the Purchaser.
Section
5.12 Fidelity
Bond; Errors and Omissions Insurance.
The
Servicer shall maintain, at its own expense, a blanket fidelity bond and
an
errors and omissions insurance policy, with broad coverage with responsible
companies that would meet the requirements of FNMA and FHLMC on all officers,
employees or other Persons acting in any capacity with regard to the Mortgage
Loan to handle funds, money, documents and papers relating to the Mortgage
Loans. The Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance shall be in the
form
of the “Mortgage Banker’s Blanket Bond” and shall protect and insure the
Servicer against losses, including losses arising by virtue of any Mortgage
Loan
not being satisfied in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 7.02
and/or
losses resulting from or arising in connection with forgery, theft,
embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions and negligent acts of or by such
Persons. Such Fidelity Bond shall also protect and insure the Servicer against
losses in connection with the failure to maintain any insurance policies
required pursuant to this Agreement and the release or satisfaction of a
Mortgage Loan without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness
secured thereby. No provision of this Section 5.12
requiring the Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance shall diminish
or
relieve the Servicer from its duties and obligations as set forth in this
Agreement. The minimum coverage under any such bond and insurance policy
shall
be at least equal to the corresponding amounts required by FNMA in the FNMA
Guide and by FHLMC in the FHLMC Servicing Guide. The Servicer shall cause
to be
delivered to the Purchaser on or before the Funding Date or otherwise upon
request: (i) a certified true copy of the Fidelity Bond and insurance
policy; (ii) a written statement from the surety and the insurer that such
Fidelity Bond or insurance policy shall in no event be terminated or materially
modified without 30 days’ prior written notice to the Purchaser; and
(iii) written evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser that such
Fidelity Bond or insurance policy provides that the Purchaser is a beneficiary
or loss payee thereunder.
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Section
5.13 Management
of REO Properties.
If title
to any Mortgaged Property is acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of
foreclosure (each, an “REO
Property”),
the
deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of the Purchaser or
the
Person (which may be the Servicer for the benefit of the Purchaser) designated
by the Purchaser, or in the event the Purchaser notifies the Servicer that
the
Purchaser or such Person is not authorized or permitted to hold title to
real
property in the state where the REO Property is located, or would be adversely
affected under the “doing business” or tax laws of such state by so holding
title, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of such
Person
or Persons as shall be consistent with an opinion of counsel obtained by
the
Purchaser from an attorney duly licensed to practice law in the state where
the
REO Property is located.
The
Purchaser by giving notice to the Servicer, may elect to manage and dispose
of
all REO Property acquired pursuant to this Agreement by itself. If the Purchaser
so elects, the Purchaser shall assume control of the REO Property at the
time of
its acquisition and the Servicer shall forward the related Mortgage File
to the
Purchaser as soon as is practicable. Promptly upon assumption of control
of any
REO Property, the Purchaser shall reimburse any related Servicing Advances
or
other expenses incurred by the Servicer with respect to that REO Property
and
take such other steps as may be necessary to assume control of the REO
Property.
The
Servicer (acting alone or through a subservicer), on behalf of the Purchaser,
shall, subject to Section 5.01(3)(c),
dispose
of any REO Property pursuant to Section 5.14.
Unless
an appraisal prepared by an MAI Appraiser who is Independent in accordance
with
the provisions of 12 C.F.R. 225.65 shall have been obtained in connection
with
the acquisition of such REO Property, promptly following any acquisition
by the
Purchaser (through the Servicer) of an REO Property, the Servicer shall obtain
a
narrative appraisal thereof (at the expense of the Purchaser) in order to
determine the fair market value of such REO Property. The Servicer shall
make
the results of such appraisal available upon request by the Purchaser. The
Servicer shall also cause each REO Property to be inspected promptly upon
the
acquisition of title thereto and shall cause each REO Property to be inspected
at least annually thereafter, and Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed
for expenses in connection therewith in accordance with this Agreement. The
Servicer shall make or cause to be made a written report of each such
inspection. Such reports shall be retained in the Servicer’s Mortgage File and
copies thereof shall be forwarded by the Servicer to the Purchaser. The Servicer
shall also furnish to the Purchaser the applicable reports required under
Section 8.01.
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Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, if a REMIC election has been or
is to
be made with respect to the arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans and
the
REO Properties are held, then the Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect
and
operate each REO Property in a manner that does not cause such REO Property
to
fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of
Section 86OG(a)(8) of the Code or result in the receipt by such REMIC of
any “income from non-permitted assets” within the meaning of
Section 86OF(a)(2)(B) or any “net income from foreclosure property” within
the meaning of Section 86OG(c)(2) of the Code (or comparable provisions of
any successor or similar legislation).
The
Servicer shall deposit and hold all revenues and funds collected and received
in
connection with the operation of each REO Property in the Collection Account,
and the Servicer shall account separately for revenues and funds received
or
expended with respect to each REO Property.
The
Servicer shall have full power and authority, subject only to the specific
requirements and prohibitions of this Agreement (and, in particular,
Section 5.01(3)(c)),
to do
any and all things in connection with any REO Property as are consistent
with
the servicing standards set forth in Section 5.01.
In
connection therewith, the Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited
within
two (2) business days in the Collection Account all revenues and
collections received or collected by it with respect to each REO Property,
including all proceeds of any REO Disposition. Subject to Section 5.15,
the
Servicer shall withdraw (without duplication) from the Collection Account,
but
solely from the revenues and collections received or collected by it with
respect to a specific REO Property, such funds necessary for the proper
operation, management and maintenance of such REO Property, including the
following:
(1) all
insurance premiums due and payable in respect of such REO Property;
(2) all
real
estate taxes and assessments in respect of such REO Property that may result
in
the imposition of a lien thereon;
(3) all
customary and reasonable costs and expenses necessary to maintain, repair,
appraise, evaluate, manage or operate such REO Property (including the customary
and reasonable costs incurred by any “managing agent” retained by the Servicer
in connection with the maintenance, management or operation of such REO
Property);
(4) all
reasonable costs and expenses of restoration improvements, deferred maintenance
and tenant improvements; and
(5) all
other
reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, that the
Servicer may suffer or incur in connection with its performance of its
obligations under this Section (other than costs and expenses that the
Servicer is expressly obligated to bear pursuant to this
Agreement).
To
the
extent that amounts on deposit in the Collection Account are insufficient
for
the purposes set forth in clauses (1) through (5) above, the Servicer shall,
subject to Section 6.06,
advance
the amount of funds required to cover the shortfall with respect
thereto.
The
Servicer shall either itself or through an agent selected by the Servicer,
manage, conserve, protect and operate the REO Property in the same manner
in
which it manages, conserves, protects and operates other foreclosed property
for
its own account, and in the same manner that similar property in the same
locality as the REO Property is managed. The Servicer shall xxxx the Purchaser
for such costs upon the sale of the REO Property and shall not withdraw funds
to
cover such costs from the Custodial Account.
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Following
the consummation of an REO Disposition, the Servicer shall remit to the
Purchaser, in accordance with Section 6.01,
any
proceeds from such REO Disposition in the Collection Account following the
payment of all expenses and Servicing Advances relating to the subject REO
Property.
Section
5.14 Sale
of Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans and REO Properties.
Subject
to Section 5.01
(and,
specifically, Section 5.01(3)(c))
and
Section 5.15,
the
Servicer shall offer to sell any REO Property in the manner that is in the
best
interests of the Purchaser or other owner of the REO, but no later than the
time
determined by the Servicer to be sufficient to result in the sale of such
REO
Property on or prior to the time specified in Section 5.15.
In
accordance with the servicing standards set forth in Section 5.01,
the
Servicer or designated agent of the Servicer shall solicit bids and offers
from
Persons for the purchase of any Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or REO
Property. To the extent that such loans are not subject to a securitization,
the
Servicer shall upon receipt thereof, promptly (but in any event within 3
Business Days) present such bids and offers to the Purchaser and shall not
accept any bid or offer for any Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or REO Property
except in compliance with Section 5.01(3)(c).
The
Purchaser may reject any bid or offer the Purchaser determines the rejection
of
such bid or offer would be in the best interests of the Purchaser. The Purchaser
shall notify the Servicer of such determination within three (3) Business
Days
of notice of any such bids from the Servicer. If the Purchaser rejects any
bid
or offer, the Servicer shall, if appropriate, seek an extension of the 3
year
period referred to in Section 5.15.
Subject
to Section 5.01
and
Section 5.15,
the
Servicer shall act on behalf of the Purchaser in negotiating and taking any
other action necessary or appropriate in connection with the sale of any
Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or REO Property, including the collection
of
all amounts payable in connection therewith. To the extent that such Mortgage
Loans are not subject to a securitization, the terms of sale of any Specially
Serviced Mortgage Loan or REO Property shall be in the sole discretion of
the
Purchaser. Any sale of a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or any REO Disposition
shall be without recourse to, or representation or warranty by, the Purchaser
or
the Servicer, and, if consummated in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, then the Servicer shall have no liability to the Purchaser with
respect to the purchase price therefor accepted by the Purchaser. The proceeds
of any sale after deduction of the expenses of such sale incurred in connection
therewith shall be promptly deposited in (a) if such sale is an REO
Disposition, in the Collection Account in accordance with Section 5.13
and
(b) in any other circumstance, the Collection Account in accordance with
Section 5.04.
Section
5.15 Realization
Upon Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans and REO Properties.
Subject
to Section 5.01(3)(c),
the
Servicer shall foreclose upon or otherwise comparably convert the ownership
of
properties securing such of the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans as come
into
and continue in default and as to which (a) in the reasonable judgment of
the Servicer, no satisfactory arrangements can, in accordance with prudent
lending practices, be made for collection of delinquent payments pursuant
to
Section 5.01
and
(b) such foreclosure or other conversion is otherwise in accordance with
Section 5.01.
The
Servicer shall not be required to expend its own funds in connection with
any
foreclosure or towards the restoration, repair, protection or maintenance
of any
property unless it shall determine that such expenses will be recoverable
to it
as Servicing Advances either through Liquidation Proceeds or through Insurance
Proceeds (in accordance with Section 5.05)
or from
any other source relating to the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan. The Servicer
shall be required to advance funds for all other costs and expenses incurred
by
it in any such foreclosure proceedings; provided
that it
shall be entitled to reimbursement thereof from the proceeds of liquidation
of
the related Mortgaged Property, as contemplated by Section 5.05.
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Upon
any
Mortgaged Property becoming an REO Property, the Servicer shall promptly
notify
the Purchaser thereof, specifying the date on which such Mortgaged Property
became an REO Property. Pursuant to its efforts to sell such REO Property,
the
Servicer shall, either itself or through an agent selected by it, protect
and
conserve such REO Property in accordance with the servicing standards set
forth
in Section 5.01
and
incident to its conservation and protection of the interests of the Purchaser,
rent the same, or any part thereof, for the period to the sale of such REO
Property.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the Purchaser shall not, and the
Servicer shall not on the Purchaser’s behalf, acquire any real property (or
personal property incident to such real property) except in connection with
a
default or a default that is imminent on a Mortgage Loan. If the Purchaser
acquires any real property (or personal property incident to such real property)
in connection with such a default, then such property shall be disposed of
by
the Servicer in accordance with this Section and Section 5.14
as soon
as possible but in no event later than 3 years after its acquisition by the
Servicer on behalf of the Purchaser, unless the Servicer obtains, at the
expense
of the Purchaser, in a timely fashion an extension from the Internal Revenue
Service for an additional specified period.
Any
recommendation of the Servicer to foreclose on a defaulted Mortgage Loan
shall
be subject to a determination by the Servicer that the proceeds of such
foreclosure would exceed the costs and expenses of bringing such a proceeding.
The income earned from the management of any REO Property, net of reimbursement
to the Servicer for Servicing Advances and fees for work-out compensation
in
accordance with the FHLMC Servicing Guide, incurred with respect to such
REO
Property under Section 5.13,
shall
be applied to the payment of the costs and expenses set forth in Section 5.13(4),
with
any remaining amounts to be promptly deposited in the Collection Account
in
accordance with Section 5.13.
If,
in
the exercise of its servicing obligations with respect to any Mortgaged Property
hereunder, the Servicer deems it is necessary or advisable to obtain an
Environmental Assessment, then the Servicer shall so obtain an Environmental
Assessment, it being understood that all reasonable costs and expenses incurred
by the Servicer in connection with any such Environmental Assessment (including
the cost thereof) shall be deemed to be Servicing Advances recoverable by
the
Servicer pursuant to Section 5.13(4).
Such
Environmental Assessment shall (a) assess whether (1) such Mortgaged
Property is in material violation of applicable Environmental Laws or
(2) after consultation with an environmental expert, taking the actions
necessary to comply with applicable Environmental Laws is reasonably likely
to
produce a greater recovery on a net present value basis than not taking such
actions, and (b) identify whether (1) any circumstances are present at
such Mortgaged Property relating to the use, management or disposal of any
hazardous materials for which investigation, testing, monitoring, containment,
clean-up or re mediation could be required under any federal, state or local
law
or regulation, or (2) if such circumstances exist, after consultation with
an environmental expert, taking such actions is reasonably likely to produce
a
greater recovery on a present value basis than not taking such actions. (The
conditions described in the immediately preceding clauses (a) and (b) shall
be
referred to herein as “Environmental
Conditions Precedent to Foreclosure.”)
If any
such Environmental Assessment so warrants, the Servicer is hereby authorized
to
and shall perform such additional environmental testing as it deems necessary
and prudent to establish the satisfaction of the foregoing Environmental
Conditions Precedent to Foreclosure or to proceed as set forth below (such
additional testing thereafter being included in the term “Environmental
Assessment”).
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If
an
Environmental Assessment deemed necessary or advisable by the Servicer in
accordance with this Section 5.15
establishes that any of the Environmental Conditions Precedent to Foreclosure
is
not satisfied with respect to any Mortgaged Property, but the Servicer in
good
faith reasonably believes that it is in the best economic interest of the
Purchaser to proceed against such Mortgaged Property and, if title thereto
is
acquired, to take such remedial, corrective or other action with respect
to the
unsatisfied condition or conditions as may be prescribed by applicable law
to
satisfy such condition or conditions, then the Servicer shall so notify the
Purchaser. If, pursuant to Section 5.01(3)(c),
the
Purchaser has notified the Servicer in writing to proceed against such Mortgaged
Property, then the Servicer shall so proceed. The cost of any remedial,
corrective or other action contemplated by the preceding sentence in respect
of
any of the Environmental Conditions Precedent to Foreclosure that is not
satisfied shall not be an expense of the Servicer and the Servicer shall
not be
required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial
liability in connection with any such action.
If
an
Environmental Assessment deemed necessary or advisable by the Servicer in
accordance with this Section 5.15
establishes that any of the Environmental Conditions Precedent to Foreclosure
is
not satisfied with respect to any Mortgaged Property and, in accordance with
Section 5.01(3)(c),
the
Purchaser elects or is deemed to have elected not to proceed against such
Mortgaged Property, then the Servicer shall, subject to Section 5.01(3)(c),
take
such action as it deems to be in the best economic interest of the Purchaser
(other than proceeding against the Mortgaged Property or directly or indirectly
becoming the owner or operator thereof) as determined in accordance with
the
servicing standard set forth in Section 5.01
and is
hereby authorized at such time as it deems appropriate to release such Mortgaged
Property from the lien of the related Mortgage.
Prior
to
the Servicer taking any action with respect to the use, management or disposal
of any hazardous materials on any Mortgaged Property, the Servicer shall
request
the approval of the Purchaser in accordance with Section 5.01(3)(c)
and, if
such action is approved by the Purchaser, (a) keep the Purchaser apprised
of the progress of such action; and (b) take such action in compliance with
all applicable Environmental Laws.
Section
5.16 Investment
of Funds in the Collection Account.
The
Servicer may direct any depository institution which holds the Collection
Account to invest the funds in the Collection Account in one or more Permitted
Investments bearing interest. All such Permitted Investments shall be held
to
maturity, unless payable on demand. In the event amounts on deposit in the
Collection Account are at any time invested in a Permitted Investment payable
on
demand, the Servicer shall:
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(a) 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
(b) demand
payment of all amounts due thereunder promptly upon determination by the
Servicer or notice from the Purchaser that such Permitted Investment would
not
constitute a Permitted Investment in respect of funds thereafter on deposit
in
the Collection Account.
All
income and gain realized from investment of funds deposited in the Collection
Account shall be for the benefit of the Servicer and shall be subject to
its
withdrawal in accordance with Section 5.05.
The
Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account the amount of any loss incurred
in respect of any Permitted Investment immediately upon realization of such
loss.
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 Purchaser
may elect to take such action, or instruct the Servicer to take such action,
as
may be appropriate to enforce such payment or performance, including the
institution and prosecution of appropriate proceedings, at the expense of
the
Servicer.
Section
5.17 MERS.
In the
case of each MERS Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall, as soon as practicable
after the Purchaser’s request (but in no event more than 30 days thereafter with
respect to each Mortgage Loan that was a MERS Mortgage Loan as of the Funding
Date, or 90 days thereafter with respect to each Mortgage Loan that was a
MERS
Eligible Mortgage Loan as of the Funding Date and subsequent to the Funding
Date
becomes a MERS Mortgage Loan), the Servicer shall take such actions as are
necessary to cause the Purchaser to be clearly identified as the owner of
each
MERS Mortgage Loan on the records of MERS for purposes of the system of
recording transfers of beneficial ownership of mortgages maintained by MERS.
Each of the Purchaser and the Servicer shall maintain in good standing its
membership in MERS. In addition, Each of the Purchaser and the Servicer shall
comply with all rules, policies and procedures of MERS, including the Rules
of
Membership, as amended, and the MERS Procedures Manual, as amended. With
respect
to all MERS Mortgage Loans serviced hereunder, the Servicer shall promptly
notify MERS as to any transfer of beneficial ownership or release of any
security interest in such Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall cooperate with
the
Purchaser and any successor owner or successor servicer to the extent necessary
to ensure that any transfer of ownership or servicing is appropriately reflected
on the MERS system.
Section
5.18 Restoration
of Mortgaged Property.
The
Servicer need not obtain the approval of the Purchaser prior to releasing
any
Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds to the Mortgagor to be applied
to
the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property if such release is in
accordance with Customary Servicing Practices. At a minimum, the Servicer
shall
comply with the following conditions in connection with any such release
of
Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds:
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(a) the
Servicer shall receive satisfactory independent verification of completion
of
repairs and issuance of any required approvals with respect
thereto;
(b) the
Servicer shall take all steps necessary to preserve the priority of the lien
of
the Mortgage, including, but not limited to requiring waivers with respect
to
mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens:
(c) the
Servicer shall verify that the Mortgage Loan is not in default; and
(d) pending
repairs or restoration, the Servicer shall place the Insurance Proceeds or
Condemnation Proceeds in the Escrow Account.
If
the
Purchaser is named as an additional loss payee, the Servicer is hereby empowered
to endorse any loss draft issued in respect of such a claim in the name of
the
Purchaser.
ARTICLE
VI
REPORTS;
REMITTANCES; ADVANCES
Section
6.01 Remittances. (1) On
each Remittance Date, the Servicer shall remit to the Purchaser (a) all
amounts credited to the Collection Account as of the close of business on
the
last day of the related Due Period, net of charges against or withdrawals
from
the Collection Account in accordance with Section 5.05,
which
charges against or withdrawals from the Collection Account the Servicer shall
make solely on such Remittance Date, plus (b) all Monthly Advances, if any,
which the Servicer is obligated to remit pursuant to Section 6.05;
provided that the Servicer shall not be required to remit, until such Remittance
Date as provided under Section 6.05,
any
amounts attributable to Monthly Payments collected but due on a Due Date
or
Dates subsequent to the related Due Period.
(2) All
remittances made to the Purchaser on each Remittance Date will be made to
the
Purchaser by wire transfer of immediately available funds accordingly to
the
instructions that will be provided by Purchaser to the Servicer.
(3) With
respect to any remittance received by the Purchaser after the Business Day
on
which such payment was due, the Servicer shall pay to the Purchaser interest
on
any such late payment at an annual rate equal to One-month LIBOR (as published
in the Wall Street Journal) plus 200 basis points, but in no event greater
than
the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. Such interest shall be paid
by
the Servicer to the Purchaser on the date such late payment is made and shall
cover the period commencing with the Business Day on which such payment was
due
and ending with the Business Day on which such payment is made, both inclusive.
Such interest shall be remitted along with such late payment. Neither the
payment by the Servicer nor the acceptance by the Purchaser of any such interest
shall be deemed an extension of time for payment or a waiver by the Purchaser
of
any Event of Default.
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Section
6.02 Reporting.
On or
before the fifth Business Day after the end of the related Due Period during
the
term hereof, the Servicer shall deliver to the Purchaser monthly accounting
reports in the forms set forth on Exhibit 6.02 attached hereto (or such other
data as is mutually agreed upon by the Servicer and the Purchaser,) with
respect
to the most recently ended Monthly Period, or the Servicer shall provide
training and passwords to the Purchaser to have access to view such reports
via
the Servicer’s website. Such monthly accounting reports shall include
information as to the aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance of all Mortgage
Loans,
the scheduled amortization of all Mortgage Loans, any delinquencies and the
amount of any Principal Prepayments as of the most recently ended Record
Date.
The
Servicer shall provide the Purchaser with such information concerning the
Mortgage Loans as is necessary for the Purchaser to prepare its federal income
tax return as the Purchaser may reasonably request from time to
time.
Section
6.03 Additional
Monthly Reporting Requirements.
(a) In
connection with any Securitization Transfer, the Servicer shall provide to
the
Master Servicer prompt notice of the occurrence of any of the following:
any
event of default under the terms of this Agreement, any merger, consolidation
or
sale of substantially all of the assets of the Servicer, the Servicer’s
engagement of any Subservicer or Subcontractor, to perform or assist in the
performance of any of the Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement, any
material litigation involving the Servicer, and any affiliation or other
significant relationship between the Servicer and other transaction parties
(as
such parties are identified to the Servicer by the Initial Purchaser or any
Depositor in writing in advance of such Securitization Transfer).
(b) No
later
than ten days prior to the deadline for the filing of any Distribution Report
on
Form 10-D in respect of any Securitization Transfer that includes any of
the
Mortgage Loans serviced by the Servicer, the Servicer shall provide to the
Master Servicer notice of the occurrence of any of the following events along
with all information, data, and materials related thereto as may be required
to
be included in the related Distribution Report on Form 10-D (as specified
in the
provisions of Regulation AB referenced below):
(i) any
material modifications, extensions or waivers of pool asset terms, fees,
penalties or payments during the distribution period or that have cumulatively
become material over time (Item 1121(a)(11) of Regulation AB);
(ii) material
breaches of pool asset representations or warranties or transaction covenants
(Item 1121(a)(12) of Regulation AB); and
(iii) information
regarding new asset-backed securities issuances backed by the same pool assets,
any pool asset changes (such as additions, substitutions or repurchases),
and
any material changes in origination, underwriting or other criteria for
acquisition or selection of pool assets (Item 1121(a)(14) of Regulation
AB).
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Section
6.04 Additional
Information. The Servicer shall provide to the Master Servicer such
additional information that is reasonably obtainable by the Servicer as the
Master Servicer may reasonably request, including evidence of the authorization
of the person signing any certification or statement, financial information
and
reports, and such other information related to the Servicer or its performance
hereunder. Any reasonable expenses incurred by the Servicer in providing
such
additional information shall be at the expense of the Purchaser.
Section
6.05 Monthly
Advances by the Servicer. (1) Not
later than the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding
each
Remittance Date, the Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account an
amount
equal to all Monthly Payments not previously advanced by the Servicer (with
interest adjusted to the Remittance Rate) that were due on a Mortgage Loan
and
delinquent at the close of business on the related Determination Date. The
Servicer may reduce the total amount to be deposited in the Collection Account
as required by the foregoing sentence by the amount of funds in the Collection
Account which represent Prepaid Monthly Payments.
(2) The
Servicer’s obligations to make Monthly Advances as to any Mortgage Loan will
continue through the last Monthly Payment due prior to the payment in full
of
the Mortgage Loan, or through the Remittance Date prior to the Remittance
Date
for the remittance of all Liquidation Proceeds and other payments or recoveries
(including Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds) with respect to the
Mortgage Loan; provided
that
such obligation shall cease if the Servicer furnishes to the Purchaser an
Officers’ Certificate evidencing the determination by the Servicer in accordance
with Section 6.06
that an
advance with respect to such Mortgage Loan would constitute a Non-recoverable
Advance.
Section
6.06 Non-recoverable
Advances.
The
determination by the Servicer that it has made a Non-recoverable Advance
or that
any Monthly Advance or Servicing Advance, if made, would constitute a
Non-recoverable Advance shall be evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate delivered
to the Purchaser detailing the reasons for such determination.
Section
6.07 Itemization
of Servicing Advances.
The
Servicer shall provide the Purchaser with an itemization of all Servicing
Advances incurred or made by the Servicer hereunder as the Purchaser may
from
time to time reasonably request.
Section
6.08 Officer’s
Certificate.
The
Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser an Officer’s Certificate in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit 9
on the
Initial Funding Date and upon Purchaser’s reasonable request
thereafter.
Section
6.09 Credit
Reporting.
The
Servicer will fully furnish, in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting
Act,
and its implementing regulations, accurate and complete information (i.e.,
favorable and unfavorable) on its Mortgagor credit files to Equifax, Experian
and Trans Union Credit Information Company on a monthly basis.
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ARTICLE
VII
GENERAL
SERVICING PROCEDURE
Section
7.01 Enforcement
of Due-on-Sale Clauses, Assumption Agreements.(1) The
Servicer will, to the extent it has knowledge of any conveyance or prospective
conveyance by any Mortgagor of the Mortgaged Property (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 any “due-on-sale”
clause applicable thereto; provided
that the
Servicer shall not exercise any such rights if prohibited by law from doing
so
or if the exercise of such rights would impair or threaten to impair any
recovery under the related Primary Insurance Policy, if any.
(2) If
the
Servicer is prohibited from enforcing such “due-on-sale” clause, then the
Servicer will enter into an assumption agreement with the Person to whom
the
Mortgaged 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.
(For
purposes of this Section 7.01,
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.) If any Mortgage Loan is to be assumed, then the
Servicer shall inquire into the creditworthiness of the proposed transferee
and
shall use the same underwriting criteria for approving the credit of the
proposed transferee that are used with respect to underwriting mortgage loans
of
the same type as the Mortgage Loans. Where an assumption is allowed, the
Servicer, with the prior written consent of the primary mortgage insurer,
if
any, and subject to the conditions of Section 7.01(3),
shall,
and is hereby authorized to, enter into a substitution of liability agreement
with the Person to whom the Mortgaged Property is proposed to be conveyed
pursuant to which the original mortgagor is released from liability and such
Person is substituted as mortgagor and becomes liable under the related Mortgage
Note. Any such substitution of liability agreement shall be in lieu of an
assumption agreement. In no event shall the Note Rate, the amount of the
Monthly
Payment or the final maturity date be changed. The Servicer shall notify
the
Purchaser that any such substitution of liability or assumption agreement
has
been completed by forwarding to the Purchaser the original of any such
substitution of liability or assumption agreement, which document shall be
added
to the related Purchaser’s Mortgage File and shall, for all purposes, be
considered a part of such Purchaser’s Mortgage File to the same extent as all
other documents and instruments constituting a part thereof. Any fee collected
by the Servicer for entering into an assumption or substitution of liability
agreement shall be retained by the Servicer as additional compensation for
servicing the Mortgage Loans.
(3) If
the
credit of the proposed transferee does not meet such underwriting criteria,
then
the Servicer shall, to the extent permitted by the Mortgage or the Mortgage
Note
and by applicable law, accelerate the maturity of the Mortgage
Loan.
Section
7.02 Satisfaction
of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files.
Upon the
payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer will immediately notify
the
Purchaser by a certification of a Servicing Officer, 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 5.04
have
been or will be so deposited and shall request delivery to it of the Purchaser’s
Mortgage File held by the Purchaser. Upon receipt of such certification and
request, the Purchaser shall promptly release the related mortgage documents
to
the Servicer and the Servicer shall promptly prepare and process any
satisfaction or release. No expense incurred in connection with any instrument
of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be chargeable to the Collection
Account.
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If
the
Servicer satisfies or releases a Mortgage without having obtained payment
in
full of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage, or should it otherwise
take
such action which results in a reduction of the coverage under the Primary
Insurance Policy, if any, then the Servicer shall promptly give written notice
thereof to the Purchaser, and, within 10 Business Days following written
demand
therefor from the Purchaser to the Servicer, the Servicer shall repurchase
the
related Mortgage Loan by paying to the Purchaser the Repurchase Price therefor
by wire transfer of immediately available funds directly to the Purchaser’s
Account.
From
time
to time and as appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure of the Mortgage
Loan, including for this purpose collection under any Primary Insurance Policy,
the Purchaser shall, upon request of the Servicer and delivery to the Purchaser
of a servicing receipt signed by a Servicing Officer, release the Purchaser’s
Mortgage File held by the Purchaser to the Servicer. Such servicing receipt
shall obligate the Servicer to return the related mortgage documents to the
Purchaser when the need therefor by the 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 Purchaser’s
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 nonjudicially, and the Servicer has
delivered to the Purchaser a certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying
as to
the name and address of the Person to which such Purchaser’s 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 the Liquidation Proceeds were deposited in the Collection
Account, the servicing receipt shall be released by the Purchaser to the
Servicer.
Section
7.03 Servicing
Compensation.
As
compensation for its services hereunder, the Servicer shall be entitled to
retain from interest payments on the Mortgage Loans the amounts provided
for as
the Servicing Fee. The Servicing Fee in respect of a Mortgage Loan for a
particular month shall become payable only upon the receipt by the Servicer
from
the Mortgagor of the full Monthly Payment in respect of such Mortgage Loan.
Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, as provided
in
Section 7.01,
late
payment charges and other servicer compensation, as provided in Section 5.15,
for
modifications, short sales, and other shall be retained by the Servicer to
the
extent not required to be deposited in the Collection Account. The Servicer
shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its
servicing activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement
therefor except as specifically provided for herein.
Section
7.04 Annual
Statement as to Compliance. The
Servicer will deliver to the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s designee on or before
March 1, 2006, an Officers’ Certificate in the form of Exhibit 13
stating
that (i) a review of the activities of the Servicer during the preceding
calendar year and of performance under this Agreement has been made under
such
officers’ supervision, (ii) the Servicer has fully complied with the
provisions of this Agreement and (iii) to the best of such officers’
knowledge, based on such review, the 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 and (b) on or
before March 1 of each year thereafter, beginning March 1, 2007, the
Servicer’s compliance statement required by Item 1123 of Regulation AB, which as
of the date hereof requires a statement to the effect that (i) a review of
the Servicer’s activities during the prior calendar year and of its performance
under this Agreement has been made under such officer’s supervision, and
(ii) to the best of such officers’ knowledge, based on such review, the
Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement in all
material respects throughout the period covered by the prior calendar year
or,
if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material
respect, a statement of such failure known to such officer and the nature
and
the status thereof.
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With
respect to any Mortgage Loans that are subject to Securitization Transfer
or
other securitization transaction, to the extent that either of the Purchaser,
any master servicer which is master servicing loans in connection with such
transaction (a “Master
Servicer”),
or
any Depositor
is
required under the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 (the “Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act”)
to
prepare and file a certification pursuant to Section 302 of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act, on or before March 1, 2006, an officer of Servicer
shall, execute and deliver an Officer’s Certificate, in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit 13,
and on
or before March 1, 2007, and by March 1 of each calendar year thereafter,
execute and deliver an Officer’s Certificate in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit
14,
to such
Purchaser, Master Servicer, or Depositor, as the case may be, for the benefit
of
such entity. For the purposes of this Section 7.04
only,
the Master Servicer or the Depositor, as the case may be, shall be deemed
a
third party beneficiary of this Section and shall be entitled to enforce
the
provisions of this Section 7.04.
In
the
event that the Purchaser sells certain Mortgage Loans into Securitization
Transfers, the related Seller agrees to deliver to Purchaser and any prospective
purchaser within five (5) Business Days after request by Purchaser or
prospective purchaser, information, in form and substance satisfactory to
Purchaser and such prospective purchaser, with respect to each originator
of the
Mortgage Loans (x) reasonably requested by the Purchaser or (y) required
by Item
1110 of Regulation AB, which as of the date hereof requires the following
information: (a) the originator’s form of organization; and (b) a description of
the originator’s origination program and how long the originator has been
engaged in originating residential mortgage loans, which description must
include a discussion of the originator’s experience in originating mortgage
loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans and information regarding the
size
and composition of the originator’s origination portfolio as well as information
that may be material, in the good faith judgment of the Purchaser, to an
analysis of the performance of the Mortgage Loans, such as the originators’
credit-granting or underwriting criteria for mortgage loans of the same type
as
the Mortgage Loans; and to deliver to the Purchaser and any prospective
purchaser within five (5) Business Days after request by Purchaser, Static
Pool
Information with respect to those mortgage loans that were originated by
the
originator of the Mortgage Loans and which are of the same type as the Mortgage
Loans. Such Static Pool Information shall be prepared by the related Seller
(or
third party originator) on the basis of its reasonable good faith interpretation
of the requirements of Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) of Regulation AB. The content
of such
Static Pool Information may be in the form customarily provided by the related
Seller, and need not be customized for the Purchaser or any Depositor. Such
Static Pool Information shall be for the prior five years or for so long
as the
originator has been originating (in the case of data by vintage origination
year) or securitizing (in the case of data by prior securitized pools) such
mortgage loans, if originating for less than five years. The Static Pool
Information for each vintage origination year or prior securitized pool,
as
applicable, shall be presented in either monthly or quarterly increments
over
the life of the mortgage loans included in the vintage origination year or
prior
securitized pool.
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The
Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Master Servicer, the Depositor,
the Purchaser (and if this Agreement has been assigned in whole or in part
by
the Purchaser, any and all Persons previously acting as “Purchaser” hereunder),
and their respective officers, directors, agents and affiliates, and such
affiliates’ officers, directors, agents and affiliates, and such affiliates’,
officers, directors and agents (any such person, an “Indemnified
Third-Party”)
from
and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable
legal
fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out
of or
based upon (a) a breach by the Servicer or any of its officers, directors,
agents or affiliates of its obligations under this Section 7.04,
Section
7.05,
Section
7.07,
or
Section
7.08,
(b) any
misstatement or omission in any information, data or materials provided by
the
Servicer under Sections
6.03,
6.04,
7.04,
7.05,
,7.07
or
7.08
hereof,
or (c) the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Servicer in
connection therewith. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable
or insufficient to hold harmless any Indemnified Third-Party, then the Servicer
agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified
Third-Party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of
the
Indemnified Third-Party in such proportion as it appropriate to reflect the
relative fault of the Indemnified Third-Party of the one hand and the Servicer
in the other in connection with a breach of the Servicer’s obligations under
such Section, or the Servicer’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in
connection therewith.
In
connection with any Securitization Transfer for which the Servicer will be
servicing at least 20% of the pool of Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall,
if
requested by the Purchaser or its designee, deliver to the Purchaser or its
designee within five (5) Business Days after such request information, in
form
and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser or such designee, with respect
to
such Servicer information reasonably requested by the Purchaser or its designee
and the information set forth under Item 1108(b) and 1108(c) of Regulation
AB
(collectively, the “Servicer Information”), which as of the date hereof
includes:
(i) a
description of the Servicer’s form of organization;
(ii) a
description of how long the Servicer has been servicing residential mortgage
loans; a general discussion of the Servicer’s experience in servicing assets of
any type as well as a more detailed discussion of the Servicer’s experience in,
and procedures for the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement
and any Reconstitution Agreements; material information regarding the size,
composition and growth of the Servicer’s portfolio of mortgage loans of the type
similar to the Mortgage Loans and information on factors related to the Servicer
that may be material, in the good faith judgment of the Purchaser, to any
analysis of the servicing of the Mortgage Loans or the related asset backed
securities, as applicable (including, without limitation, whether any prior
securitizations of mortgage loans of the type similar to the Mortgage Loans
involving the Servicer have defaulted or experienced an early amortization
or
other performance triggering event because of servicing, the extent of
outsourcing the Servicer utilizes or if there has been previous disclosure
of
noncompliance with Servicing Criteria with respect to other securitizations
involving the Servicer);
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(iii) a
description of any material changes to the Servicer’s policies or procedures in
the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement and any
Reconstitution Agreements for mortgage loans of the type similar to the Mortgage
Loans during the past three years;
(iv) information
regarding the Servicer’s financial condition to the extent that there is a risk
that the effect on one or more aspects of servicing resulting from such
financial condition could have an impact on the performance of the securities
issued in the Securitization Transfer, or on servicing of mortgage loans
of the
same asset type as the Mortgage Loans;
(v) information
regarding advances made by the Servicer on the Mortgage Loans and the Servicer’s
overall servicing portfolio of residential mortgage loans for the three-year
period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transfer, which may
be
limited to a statement by an authorized officer of the Servicer to the effect
that the Servicer has made all advances required to be made on residential
mortgage loans serviced by it during such period, or, if such statement would
not be accurate, information regarding the percentage and type of advances
not
made as required, and the reasons for such failure to advance;
(vi) the
Servicer’s process for handling delinquencies, losses, bankruptcies and
recoveries, such as through liquidation of REO Properties, sale of the Mortgage
Loans or workouts; and
(vii) the
Servicer’s processes and procedures designed to address any special or unique
factors involved in servicing loans of the same type as the Mortgage
Loans.
The
Servicer shall indemnify the Purchaser, each affiliate of the Purchaser and
each
underwriter as placement agent participating in the Reconstitution and each
Person who controls the Purchaser or such affiliate and their respective
present
and former directors, officers, employees and agents, and hold each of them
harmless from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures,
legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments, and any other costs,
fees
and expenses that each of them may sustain arising out of or based upon any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained
in the
information provided by or on behalf of the Servicer regarding the Servicer,
the
Servicer’s servicing practices or the performance of the Mortgage Loans set
forth in any offering document prepared in connection with any Reconstitution.
For purposes of the previous sentence, “Purchaser” shall mean the Person then
acting as the Purchaser under this Agreement and any and all Persons who
previously were “Purchasers” under this Agreement.
Section
7.05 Annual
Independent Certified Public Accountants’ Servicing Report or
Attestation.
(a) On or before March 1, 2006, the Servicer at its expense
shall cause a firm of independent public accountants which is a member of
the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a statement
to the
Purchaser to the effect that such firm has examined certain documents and
records relating to the servicing of mortgage loans by the Servicer generally
that include a sampling of the Mortgage Loans, the provisions of Article VI
have
been complied with and, on the basis of such an examination conducted
substantially in accordance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for
Mortgage Bankers, such servicing has been conducted in compliance with this
Agreement, except for (i) such exceptions as such firm shall believe to be
immaterial, and (ii) such other exceptions as shall be set forth in such
statement, and (b) on or before March 1 of each year thereafter
beginning March 1, 2007, the Servicer shall furnish to the Purchaser a
report by a registered public accounting firm that attests to, and reports
on,
the assessment made by the Servicer pursuant to Section 7.07, as required
by
Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Securities Exchange Act and Item 1122(b) of
Regulation AB, which attestation shall be in accordance with Rule 1-02(a)(3)
and
Rule 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Securities
Exchange Act.
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Section
7.06 Purchaser’s
Right to Examine Servicer Records.
The
Purchaser shall have the right to examine and audit, during business hours
or at
such other times as are reasonable under applicable circumstances, upon ten
days
advance notice any and all of (i) the credit and other loan files relating
to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgagors, (ii) any and all books, records,
documentation or other information of the Servicer (whether held by the Servicer
or by another) relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans and
(iii) any and all books, records, documentation or other information of the
Servicer (whether held by the Servicer or by another) that are relevant to
the
performance or observance by the Servicer of the terms, covenants or conditions
of this Agreement. The Servicer shall be obligated to make the foregoing
information available to the Purchaser at the site where such information
is
stored; provided
that the
Purchaser shall be required to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred
by
the Servicer in making such information available.
Section
7.07 Assessment
of Servicing Compliance.
The
Servicer shall deliver to the Purchaser or its designee on or before
March 1 of each year, beginning March 1, 2007, a report reasonably
satisfactory to the Purchaser regarding the Servicer’s assessment of compliance
with each of the Servicing Criteria identified as the Servicer’s responsibility
on Exhibit 15 hereto, as required by Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Securities
Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB, which as of the date hereof
require
a report by the Servicer that contains the following:
(a) A
statement of its responsibility of assessing the Servicing Criteria applicable
to the Servicer;
(b) A
statement that it used the Servicing Criteria to assess compliance with the
Servicing Criteria applicable to the Servicer;
(c) A
statement of the Servicer’s compliance with the applicable Servicing Criteria as
of the immediately preceding December 31 and for the period covered by the
preceding calendar year and disclosure of any material instance of noncompliance
with respect thereto;
(d) A
statement that a registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation
report on the Servicer’s compliance with the applicable Servicing Criteria as of
the immediately preceding December 31, and for the period covered by the
preceding calendar year; and
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(e) A
statement as to which of the Servicing Criteria, if any, are not applicable
to
the Servicer (which statement shall be based on the activities it performs
with
respect to asset-backed securities transactions taken as a whole involving
the
Servicer that are backed by the same asset type as the Mortgage
Loans).
Section
7.08 Subservicing.
The
Servicer shall not hire or otherwise utilize a subservicer hereunder without
prior written notice to the Purchaser and its designee; provided that the
Servicer shall cause such subservicer to agree in writing to comply with
provisions of Sections 7.04,
7.05
and
7.07
of this
Agreement to the same extent as if such subservicer were the Servicer, and
with
this Section 7.08
of this
Agreement and to provide such information relating to such subservicer as
the
Purchaser or its designee may request from time to time in order to permit
the
Purchaser or its designee to comply with Regulation AB in connection with
any
Securitization Transfer.
Section
7.09 Superior
Liens. With respect to each Second Lien Mortgage Loan, the Sellers shall,
prior to the related Funding Date, for the protection of the Purchaser’s
interest, file (or cause to be filed) of record a request for notice of any
action by a superior lienholder where permitted by local law and whenever
applicable state law does not require that a junior lienholder be named as
a
party defendant in foreclosure proceedings in order to foreclose such junior
lienholder’s equity of redemption. The Sellers shall also, prior to the related
Funding Date, notify any superior lienholder in writing of the existence
of the
Second Lien Mortgage Loan and request notification of any action (as described
below) to be taken against the Mortgagor or the Mortgaged Property by the
superior lienholder.
If
the
Sellers are notified that any superior lienholder has accelerated or intends
to
accelerate the obligations secured by the superior lien, or has declared
or
intends to declare a default under the superior mortgage or the promissory
note
secured thereby, or has filed or intends to file an election to have the
Mortgaged Property sold or foreclosed, the Sellers shall take whatever actions
are necessary to protect the interests of the Purchaser, and/or to preserve
the
security of the related Mortgage Loan, subject to any requirements applicable
to
real estate mortgage investment conduits pursuant to the Code. The Servicer
shall make a Servicing Advance of the funds necessary to cure the default
or
reinstate the Superior Lien if the Servicer determines that such Servicing
Advance is in the best interests of the Purchaser. The Servicer shall not
make
such a Servicing Advance except to the extent that it determines in its
reasonable good faith judgment that such Servicing Advance will be recoverable
from Liquidation Proceeds on the related Mortgage Loan. The Servicer shall
thereafter take such action as is necessary to recover the amount so
advanced.
ARTICLE
VIII
REPORTS
TO BE PREPARED BY THE SERVICER
Section
8.01 The
Servicer’s Reporting Requirements.
(a) Electronic
Format.
If
requested by the Purchaser, the Servicer shall supply any and all information
regarding the Mortgage Loans and the REO Properties, including all reports
required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.03,
Section 6.02
and this
Section 8.01,
to the
Purchaser in electronic format reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, unless
otherwise limited by the servicing system utilized by the
Servicer.
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(b) Additional
Reports; Further Assurances.
On or
before the 3rd
Business
Day preceding each Determination Date, the Servicer shall deliver to the
Purchaser (i) a report, acceptable to the Purchaser, describing in
reasonable detail all Mortgage Loans that are 90 days or more delinquent
and the
Servicer’s activities in connection with such delinquencies and (ii) a
report (substantially in the form of Exhibit 8.01
attached
hereto) with respect to delinquent Mortgage Loans. Utilizing resources
reasonably available to the Servicer without incurring any cost except the
Servicer’s overhead and employees’ salaries, the Servicer shall furnish to the
Purchaser during the term of this Agreement such periodic, special or other
reports, information or documentation, whether or not provided for herein,
as
shall be reasonably requested by the Purchaser with respect to Mortgage Loans
or
REO Properties (provided the Purchaser shall have given the Servicer reasonable
notice and opportunity to prepare such reports, information or documentation),
including any reports, information or documentation reasonably required to
comply with any regulations of any governmental agency or body having
jurisdiction over the Purchaser, all such reports or information to be as
provided by and in accordance with such applicable instructions and directions
as the Purchaser may reasonably request. If any of such reports are not
customarily prepared by the Servicer or require that the Servicer program
data
processing systems to create the reports, then the Purchaser shall pay to
the
Servicer a fee mutually agreed to by the Purchaser and the Servicer taking
into
account the Servicer’s actual time and cost in preparing such reports. The
Servicer agrees to execute and deliver all such instruments and take all
such
action as the Purchaser, from time to time, may reasonably request in order
to
effectuate the purposes and to carry out the terms of this
Agreement.
Section
8.02 Financial
Statements.
The
Servicer understands that, in connection with marketing the Mortgage Loans,
the
Purchaser may make available to any prospective purchaser of the Mortgage
Loans
the Servicer’s audited financial statements for its fiscal year 2003 and its
audited financial statements for fiscal year 2004, together with any additional
statements provided pursuant to the next sentence. During the term hereof,
the
Servicer will deliver to the Purchaser audited financial statements for each
of
its fiscal years following the Funding Date and all other financial statements
prepared following the Funding Date to the extent any such statements are
available upon request to the public at large.
The
Servicer also agrees to make available upon reasonable notice and during
normal
business hours to any prospective purchasers of the Mortgage Loans a
knowledgeable financial or accounting officer for the purpose of answering
questions respecting recent developments affecting the Servicer or the financial
statements of the Servicer which may affect, in any material respect, the
Servicer’s ability to comply with its obligations under this Agreement, and to
permit any prospective purchasers upon reasonable notice and during normal
business hours to inspect the Servicer’s servicing facilities for the purpose of
satisfying such prospective purchasers that the Servicer has the ability
to
service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement.
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ARTICLE
IX
THE
SELLERS
Section
9.01 Indemnification;
Third Party Claims.
Each
Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser, its directors, officers,
agents, employees, and assignees (each, an “Indemnified
Party”)
from
and against any costs, damages, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees
and costs, irrespective of whether or not incurred in connection with the
defense of any actual or threatened action, proceeding, or claim), fines,
forfeitures, injuries, liabilities or losses (“Losses”)
suffered or sustained in any way by any such Person, no matter how or when
arising (including Losses incurred or sustained in connection with any judgment,
award, or settlement), in connection with or relating to (i) a breach by
such Seller of any of its representations and warranties contained in
Article III
or
(ii) a breach by such Seller of any of its covenants and other obligations
contained herein including any failure to service the Mortgage Loans in
compliance with the terms hereof and in accordance with the standard of care
in
Section 9.03.
The
applicable Seller shall immediately (i) notify the Purchaser if a claim is
made by a third party with respect to this Agreement, any Mortgage Loan and/or
any REO Property (ii) assume (with the prior written consent of the
Purchaser) the defense of any such claim and pay all expenses in connection
therewith, including attorneys’ fees, and (iii) promptly pay, discharge and
satisfy any judgment, award, or decree that may be entered against it or
the
Purchaser in respect of such claim. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit
the
Purchaser, at its expense, from retaining its own counsel to assist in any
such
proceedings or to observe such proceedings; provided
that
neither Seller shall be obligated to pay or comply with any settlement to
which
it has not consented. The Servicer shall be reimbursed from amounts on deposit
in the Collection Account for all amounts advanced by it pursuant to the
second
preceding sentence except when the claim in any way relates to the Servicer’s
indemnification pursuant to this Section 9.01.
Section
9.02 Merger
or Consolidation of the Seller.
Each
Seller will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a
corporation or a Delaware business trust, as applicable, under the laws of
the
state of its organization and will obtain and preserve its qualification
to do
business as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which such qualification
is
or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this
Agreement or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its duties under this
Agreement.
Any
Person into which a Seller may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation
resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation (including by means
of
the sale of all or substantially all of such Seller’s assets to such Person) to
which the Seller shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business
of
the Seller, shall be the successor of the Seller 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
that,
unless otherwise consented to by the Purchaser, the successor or surviving
Person, in the case of a merger or consolidation, etc. of the Servicer, shall
be
an institution qualified to service mortgage loans on behalf of FNMA and
FHLMC
in accordance with the requirements of Section 3.02(1),
shall
not cause a rating on any security backed by a Mortgage Loan to be downgraded
and shall satisfy the requirements of Section 12.01
with
respect to the qualifications of a successor to such Seller.
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Section
9.03 Limitation
on Liability of the Sellers and Others.
Neither
the Sellers nor any of the officers, employees or agents of the Sellers shall
be
under any liability to the Purchaser for any action taken or for refraining
from
the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement or pursuant
to
the express written instructions of the Purchaser, or for errors in judgment
made in good faith; provided
that
this provision shall not protect the Sellers or any such Person against any
breach of warranties or representations made herein, or failure to perform
its
obligations in compliance with any standard of care set forth in this Agreement,
or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reasons of willful
misfeasance, bad faith, negligence or any breach in the performance of the
obligations and duties hereunder. The Sellers and any officer, employee or
agent
of the Sellers may rely in good faith on any document of any kind reasonably
believed by the Sellers or such Person to be genuine and prima facie properly
executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising
hereunder.
The
Sellers shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend
any
legal action that is not incidental to their duties hereunder and which in
their
opinion may involve them in any expense or liability; provided
that the
Sellers may in their discretion undertake any such action that it may deem
necessary or desirable in respect of this Agreement and the rights and duties
of
the parties hereto. In such event, the legal expenses and costs of such action
and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities
for which the Sellers shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor out of
the
Collection Account. This indemnity shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.
Section
9.04 Servicer
Not to Resign.
With
respect to the retention by PHH of the servicing of the Mortgage Loans and
the
REO Properties hereunder, PHH acknowledges that the Purchaser has acted in
reliance upon PHH’s Independent status, the adequacy of its servicing
facilities, plan, personnel, records and procedures, its integrity, reputation
and financial standing and the continuance thereof. Consequently, PHH shall
not
assign the servicing rights retained by it hereunder to any third party nor
resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except (i) with
the approval of the Purchaser, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld,
or
(ii) 3 Business Days following any determination that its duties hereunder
are no longer permissible under applicable law and such incapacity cannot
be
cured by PHH. Any determination permitting the transfer of the servicing
rights
or the resignation of PHH under Subsection (ii)
hereof
shall be evidenced by an opinion of counsel to such effect delivered to the
Purchaser, which opinion of counsel shall be in form and substance reasonably
acceptable to the Purchaser. No such resignation or assignment shall become
effective until a successor has assumed the Servicer’s responsibilities and
obligations hereunder in accordance with Subsection 12.01.
ARTICLE
X
DEFAULT
Section
10.01 Events
of Default.
In case
one or more of the following events shall occur and be continuing:
(1) any
failure by the Servicer to remit to the Purchaser any payment required to
be
made under the terms of this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period
of 3 Business Days unless such failure to remit is due to a cause beyond
the
Servicer’s control, including an act of God, act of civil, military or
governmental authority, fire, epidemic, flood, blizzard, earthquake, riot,
war,
or sabotage, provided
that the
Servicer gives the Purchaser notice of such cause promptly and uses its
reasonable efforts to correct such failure to remit and does so remit within
2
Business Days following the end of the duration of the cause of such failure
to
remit;
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(2) any
failure on the part of a Seller/Servicer duly to observe or perform in any
material respect any of the covenants or agreements on the part of such
Seller/Servicer set forth in this Agreement which continues unremedied for
a
period of 30 days (or, in the case of (i) the annual statement of
compliance required under Section 7.04,
(ii) the annual independent public accountants’ servicing report or
attestation required under Section 7.05,
(iii) the annual assessment of servicing compliance required under
Section 7.07,
or (iv)
the documents required by Section
7.08,
ten
days) after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the
same
to be remedied, shall have been given to the Servicer by the Purchaser) after
the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be
remedied, shall have been given to the applicable Seller/Servicer by the
Purchaser; provided
that
such 30-day period shall not begin with respect to any failure to cure,
repurchase or substitute in accordance with Sections 2.04
and/or
3.04
until
the expiration of the cure periods provided for in Sections 2.04
and/or
3.04,
as
applicable; and provided further,
that
for purposes of this provision, the failure on the part of the Servicer to
comply with Section 7.04,
7.05,
7.07
or
7.08
shall be
deemed material;
(3) any
filing of an Insolvency Proceeding by or on behalf of a Seller/Servicer,
any
consent by or on behalf of a Seller/Servicer to the filing of an Insolvency
Proceeding against a Seller/Servicer, or any admission by or on behalf of
a
Seller/Servicer of its inability to pay its debts generally as the same become
due;
(4) any
filing of an Insolvency Proceeding against a Seller/Servicer that remains
undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 days after the filing
thereof;
(5) any
issuance of any attachment or execution against, or any appointment of a
conservator, receiver or liquidator with respect to, all or substantially
all of
the assets of a Seller/Servicer;
(6) any
failure or inability of PHH to be eligible to service Mortgage Loans for
FNMA or
FHLMC;
(7) any
sale,
transfer, assignment, or other disposition by a Seller/Servicer of all or
substantially all of its property or assets to a Person who does not meet
the
qualifications enumerated or incorporated by reference into Section 9.02,
any
assignment by a Seller/Servicer of this Agreement or any of a
Seller’s/Servicer’s rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with
Section 9.04,
or any
action taken or omitted to be taken by a Seller/Servicer in contemplation
or in
furtherance of any of the foregoing, without the consent of the Purchaser;
or
(8) any
failure by the Seller to be in compliance with applicable “doing business” or
licensing laws of any jurisdiction where Mortgaged Property is
located;
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then,
and
in each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall not have
been
remedied, the Purchaser, by notice in writing to the Sellers may, in addition
to
whatever rights the Purchaser may have at law or in equity to damages, including
injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and
obligations of the Sellers under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage
Loans
and the proceeds thereof subject to Section 12.01,
without
the Purchaser’s incurring any penalty or fee of any kind whatsoever in
connection therewith; provided
that,
upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under Subsection (3),
(4)
or
(5)
of this
Section 10.01,
this
Agreement and all authority and power of the Sellers hereunder (whether with
respect to the Mortgage Loans, the REO Properties or otherwise) shall
automatically cease. On or after the receipt by the Sellers of such written
notice, all authority and power of the Sellers under this Agreement (whether
with respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise) shall cease. Notwithstanding
the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Sellers or the Servicer, as
applicable, shall be entitled to all amounts due to such party and remaining
unpaid on such date of termination.
ARTICLE
XI
TERMINATION
Section
11.01 Term
and
Termination. v) The
servicing obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement may be terminated
as
provided in Section 10.01
hereof.
(2) In
any
case other than as provided under Subsection (1)
hereof,
the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Sellers hereunder
shall
terminate upon: (a) the later of the final payment or other liquidation (or
any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan or the disposition
of all REO Property and the remittance of all funds due hereunder; or
(b) the mutual written consent of the Sellers and the
Purchaser.
(3) Upon
any
termination of this Agreement or the servicing obligations of the Servicer
hereunder, then the Servicer shall prepare, execute and deliver all agreements,
documents and instruments, including all Servicer Mortgage Files, and do
or
accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect such
termination, all at the Servicer’s sole expense. In any such event, the Servicer
agrees to cooperate with the Purchaser in effecting the termination of the
Servicer’s servicing responsibilities hereunder, including the transfer to the
Purchaser or its designee for administration by it of all cash amounts which
shall at the time be contained in, or credited by the Servicer to, the
Collection Account and/or the Escrow Account or thereafter received with
respect
to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property.
Section
11.02 Survival.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the representations
and warranties of the parties contained herein and in any certificate or
other
instrument delivered pursuant hereto, as well as the other covenants hereof
(including those set forth in Section 9.01)
that,
by their terms, require performance after the termination by this Agreement,
shall survive the delivery and payment for the Mortgage Loans on each Funding
Date as well as the termination of this Agreement and shall inure to the
benefit
of the parties, their successors and assigns. Sellers further agree that
the
representations, warranties and covenants made by Sellers herein and in any
certificate or other instrument delivered pursuant hereto shall be deemed
to be
relied upon by Purchaser notwithstanding any investigation heretofore made
by
Purchaser or on Purchaser’s behalf.
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ARTICLE
XII
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Section
12.01 Successor
to the Servicer.
Upon the
termination of the Servicer’s servicing responsibilities and duties under this
Agreement pursuant to Section 9.04,
10.01,
or
11.01,
the
Purchaser shall (i) succeed to and assume all of the Servicer ‘s
responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations under this Agreement or
(ii) appoint a successor servicer which shall succeed to all rights and
assume all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Servicer
under
this Agreement prior to the termination of the Servicer’s responsibilities,
duties and liabilities under this Agreement. If the Servicer’s duties,
responsibilities and liabilities under this Agreement should be terminated
pursuant to the aforementioned sections, then the Servicer shall continue
to
discharge such duties and responsibilities during the period from the date
it
acquires knowledge of such termination until the effective date thereof (if
applicable) all on the terms and conditions contained herein and shall take
no
action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or financial
condition of its successor. The termination of the Servicer’s servicing
responsibilities pursuant to any of the aforementioned Sections shall not,
among
other things, relieve the Servicer of its obligations pursuant to Section 2.04
and/or
7.02,
the
representations and warranties or other obligations set forth in Sections 2.04,
3.01,
3.02
and
3.03
and the
remedies available to the Purchaser under the various provisions of this
Agreement. In addition, such termination shall not affect any claims that
the
Purchaser may have against the Servicer arising prior to any such
termination.
The
Servicer shall promptly deliver to the successor the funds in the Custodial
Account and the Escrow Account and the Mortgage Files and related documents
and
statements held by it hereunder and the Servicer shall account for all funds.
The Servicer shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other
things
all as may reasonably be required to more fully and definitely vest and confirm
in the successor all such rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations
and liability of the Servicer. The successor shall make such arrangements
as it
may deem appropriate to reimburse the Servicer for unrecovered Servicing
Advances which the successor retains hereunder and which could otherwise
have
been recovered by the Servicer pursuant to this Agreement but for the
appointment of the successor Servicer.
Section
12.02 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement is to be governed by, and construed in accordance with the internal
laws of the State of New York without giving effect to principals of conflicts
of laws. The obligations, rights, and remedies of the parties hereunder shall
be
determined in accordance with such laws.
Section
12.03 Notices.
Any
notices or other communications permitted or required hereunder shall be
in
writing and shall be deemed conclusively to have been given if personally
delivered, sent by courier with delivery against signature therefor, mailed
by
registered mail, postage prepaid, and return receipt requested or transmitted
by
telex, telegraph or telecopier and confirmed by a similar writing mailed
or sent
by courier as provided above, to (i) in the case of the Purchaser, X. X.
Xxxxxx Mortgage Acquisition Corp., 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000,
Attention: General Counsel’s Office, (ii) in the case of the PHH, PHH
Mortgage Corporation, 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xx. Xxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Vice President, Secondary Marketing, and (iii) in the case
of the Trust, c/o Cendant Mortgage Corporation, as Administrator, 0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xx. Xxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Vice
President, Secondary Marketing, or such other address as may hereafter be
furnished to the Purchaser in writing by the applicable Seller. Electronic
mail
shall not be considered a permitted form of notice under this
Agreement.
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Section
12.04 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, the invalidity of any such
covenant, agreement, provision or term of this Agreement shall in no way
affect
the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this
Agreement.
Section
12.05 Schedules and
Exhibits.
The
schedules and Exhibits that are attached to this Agreement are hereby
incorporated herein and made a part hereof by this reference.
Section
12.06 General
Interpretive Principles.
For
purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless
the
context otherwise requires:
(1) the
terms
defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in this Agreement
and include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender
herein
shall be deemed to include the other gender;
(2) any
reference in this Agreement to this Agreement or any other agreement, document,
or instrument shall be a reference to this Agreement or any other such
agreement, document, or instrument as the same has been amended, modified,
or
supplemented in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof (as
applicable);
(3) accounting
terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(4) references
herein to “Articles,” “Sections,” “Subsections,” “Paragraphs, “ and other
subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated articles,
sections, subsections, paragraphs and other subdivisions of this Agreement,
unless the context shall otherwise require;
(5) a
reference to a subsection without further reference to a Section is a
reference to such subsection as contained in the same Section in which
the reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other
subdivisions;
(6) a
reference to a “day” shall be a reference to a calendar day;
(7) the
words
“herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this
Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision; and
(8) the
terms
“include” and “including” shall mean without limitation by reason of
enumeration.
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Section
12.07 Waivers
and Amendments, Noncontractual Remedies; Preservation of
Remedies.
This
Agreement may be amended, superseded, canceled, renewed or extended and the
terms hereof may be waived, only by a written instrument signed by authorized
representatives of the parties or, in the case of a waiver, by an authorized
representative of the party waiving compliance. No such written instrument
shall
be effective unless it expressly recites that it is intended to amend,
supersede, cancel, renew or extend this Agreement or to waive compliance
with
one or more of the terms hereof, as the case may be. No delay on the part
of any
party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate
as a
waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver on the part of any party of any such
right,
power or privilege, or any single or partial exercise of any such right,
power
or privilege, preclude any further exercise thereof or the exercise of any
other
such right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided are
cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that any party
may
otherwise have at law or in equity.
Section
12.08 Captions.
All
Section titles or captions contained in this Agreement or in any schedule
or
Exhibit annexed hereto or referred to herein, and the table of contents to
this
Agreement, are for convenience only, shall not be deemed a part of this
Agreement and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement.
Section
12.09 Counterparts;
Effectiveness.
This
Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts,
each
of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such
counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. This
Agreement shall become effective as of the date first set forth herein upon
the
due execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of the parties
hereto.
Section
12.10 Entire
Agreement; Amendment.
This
Agreement (including the schedules and Exhibits annexed hereto or referred
to
herein), together with the PHH Guide, contains the entire agreement between
the
parties hereto with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and
supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto. No
amendment, modification or alteration of the terms or provisions of this
Agreement shall be binding unless the same shall be in writing and duly executed
by the authorized representatives of the parties hereto.
Section
12.11 Further
Assurances.
Each
party hereto shall take such additional action as may be reasonably necessary
to
effectuate this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Sellers
will promptly and duly execute and deliver to the Purchaser such documents
and
assurances and take such further action as the Purchaser may from time to
time
reasonably request in order to carry out more effectively the intent and
purpose
of this Agreement and to establish and protect the rights and remedies created
or intended to be created in favor of the Purchaser.
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Section
12.12 Intention
of the Seller.
Each
Seller intends that the conveyance of such Seller’s right, title and interest in
and to the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser shall constitute a sale and not
a
pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is deemed to be a pledge
of
security for a loan, however, the applicable Seller intends that the rights
and
obligations of the parties to such loan shall be established pursuant to
the
terms of this Agreement. Each Seller also intends and agrees that, in such
event, (i) the applicable Seller shall be deemed to have granted to the
Purchaser and its assigns a first priority security interest in such Seller’s
entire right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans, all principal
and
interest received or receivable with respect to the Mortgage Loans, all amounts
held from time to time in the accounts mentioned pursuant to this Agreement
and
all reinvestment earnings on such amounts, together with all of the applicable
Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the proceeds of any title, hazard
or other insurance policies related to such Mortgage Loans and (ii) this
Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law. 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.
Section
12.13 Confidentiality.
Each of
the Purchaser, the Seller, and the Servicer shall employ proper procedures
and
standards designed to maintain the confidential nature of the terms of this
Agreement, except to the extent (a) the disclosure of which is reasonably
believed by such party to be required in connection with regulatory requirements
or other legal requirements relating to its affairs; (b) disclosed to any
one or more of such party’s employees, officers, directors, agents, attorneys or
accountants who would have access to the contents of this Agreement and such
data and information in the normal course of the performance of such person’s
duties for such party, to the extent
such party has procedures in effect to inform such person of the confidential
nature thereof; (c) that is disclosed in a prospectus, prospectus
supplement or private placement memorandum relating to a securitization of
the
Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser (or an affiliate assignee thereof) or to
any
ratings agency or other person in connection with the resale or proposed
resale
of all or a portion of the Mortgage Loans by such party in accordance with
the
terms of this Agreement; and (d) that is reasonably believed by such party
to be necessary for the enforcement of such party’s rights under this
Agreement.
[Remainder
of Page Intentionally Blank]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Sellers and the Purchaser have caused their names to
be
signed hereto by their respective officers as of the date first written
above.
XX
XXXXXX
MORTGAGE ACQUISITION CORP.
By: /s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title:
President
PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
By: /s/
Crissy Judge
Name:
Crissy Judge
Title:
Assistant Vice President
XXXXXX’X
GATE RESIDENTIAL
MORTGAGE
TRUST (formerly known as
CENDANT
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRUST)
By: PHH
Mortgage Corporation, as Administrator
By: /s/
Crissy Judge
Name:
Crissy Judge
Title:
Assistant Vice President
SCHEDULE
B-1
CONTENTS
OF PURCHASER'S MORTGAGE FILE
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Purchaser's Mortgage File shall include
each
of the following items, which shall be available for inspection by the
Purchaser, and which shall be retained by the applicable Seller or delivered
to
the Purchaser pursuant to the provisions of the Sellers' Warranties and
Servicing Agreement.
To
be Delivered 5 days prior to Closing Date:
1.
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The
original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening endorsements, endorsed,
at
the direction of the Purchaser either (1) "Pay to the order of
”-------“, without recourse," or (2) in blank and signed via
facsimile or original signature in the name of the applicable Seller
by an
authorized officer. To the extent that there is no space on the
face of
the Mortgage Notes for endorsements, the endorsement may be contained
on
an allonge, if state law so allows and the Purchaser is so advised
by the
Seller that state law so allows. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired
by the
Seller in a merger, the endorsement must be by "[Seller], successor
by
merger to [name of predecessor]." If the Mortgage Loan was acquired
or
originated by the Seller while doing business under another name,
the
endorsement must be by "[Seller], formerly known as [previous name];"
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2.
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If
the Mortgage Loan is not a MERS Mortgage Loan, the original Assignment
of
Mortgage for each Mortgage Loan, in form and substance acceptable
for
recording. The Mortgage shall be assigned, at the direction of
the
Purchaser either (1) to "---------" or (2) with assignee's name
left blank. The Assignment of Mortgage must be duly recorded only
on the
direction of the Purchaser. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by
the
applicable Seller in a merger, the Assignment of Mortgage must
be made by
"Cendant Mortgage Corporation, successor by merger to [name of
predecessor]." If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated
by the
Company while doing business under another name or under an assumed
name,
the Assignment must be by "Cendant Mortgage Corporation formerly
known as
[previous name] or [Cendant Mortgage Corporation dba ______________,
]
respectively
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3.
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With
respect to each Additional Collateral Mortgage Loan, a copy of
the related
Mortgage 100K Pledge Agreement or Parent Power® Agreement, as the case may
be.
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4.
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With
respect to each Additional Collateral Mortgage Loan, a copy of
the UCC-1,
to the extent MLCC was required to deliver such UCC-1 to Servicer,
and an
original form UCC-3, if applicable, to the extent MLCC was required
to
deliver such UCC-3 to Servicer, together with a copy of the applicable
notice of assignment to and acknowledgment by Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce,
Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated.
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5.
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In
connection with a Parent Power® Mortgage Loan supported by a Parent Power®
Guaranty Agreement for Real Estate, a copy of the related Equity
Access®
Mortgage.
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6.
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With
respect to each Co-op Mortgage Loan, the original Stock Certificate
and
related Stock Power, in blank, executed by the Mortgagor with such
signature guaranteed and original Stock Power, in blank executed
by the
Seller
provided, that if the Seller delivers a certified copy, the Seller
shall
deliver the original Stock Certificate and Stock Powers to the
Custodian
on or prior to the date which is 120 days after the related Closing
Date;
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To
be delivered within 120 days after
the related Closing
Date:
1.
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the
original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon. If in connection
with any Mortgage Loan, the applicable Seller cannot deliver or
cause to
be delivered the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon
on
or prior to the Closing Date because of a delay caused by the public
recording office where such Mortgage has been delivered for recordation
or
because such Mortgage has been lost or because such public recording
office retains the original recorded Mortgage, the applicable Seller
shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Custodian, a photocopy
of such
Mortgage, together with (i) in the case of a delay caused by the
public
recording office, an Officer’s Certificate of the applicable Seller (or
certified by the title company, escrow agent, or closing attorney)
stating
that such Mortgage has been dispatched to the appropriate public
recording
office for recordation and that the original recorded Mortgage
or a copy
of such Mortgage certified by such public recording office to be
a true
and complete copy of the original recorded Mortgage will be promptly
delivered to the Custodian upon receipt thereof by the applicable
Seller;
or (ii) in the case of a Mortgage where a public recording office
retains
the original recorded Mortgage or in the case where a Mortgage
is lost
after recordation in a public recording office, a copy of such
Mortgage
certified by such public recording office to be a true and complete
copy
of the original recorded Mortgage;
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2.
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To
the extent applicable, the original of each power of attorney,
surety
agreement or guaranty agreement with respect to such Mortgage
Loan;
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3.
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Originals
of any executed intervening assignments of the Mortgage, with evidence
of
recording thereon or, if the original intervening assignment has
not yet
been returned from the recording office, a copy of such assignment
certified by the applicable Seller to be a true copy of the original
of
the assignment which has been sent for recording in the appropriate
jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is
located.
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4.
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Originals
of all assumption, modification and substitution agreements, if
any, or,
if the originals of any such assumption, modification and substitution
agreements have not yet been returned from the recording office,
a copy of
such instruments certified by the applicable Seller to be a true
copy of
the original of such instruments which have been sent for recording
in the
appropriate jurisdictions in which the Mortgaged Properties are
located.
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5.
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The
original mortgagee policy of title insurance or, in the event such
original title policy is unavailable, a certified true copy of
the related
policy binder or commitment for title certified to be true and
complete by
the title insurance company, in each case, including an Environmental
Protection Agency Endorsement and an adjustable-rate
endorsement.
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6.
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With
respect to each Co-op Mortgage Loan, the original Recognition Agreement
and the original Assignment of Recognition Agreement;
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7.
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With
respect to each Co-op Mortgage Loan, an Estoppel Letter and/or
Consent;
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8.
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With
respect to each Co-op Mortgage Loan, the Cooperative Lien
Search;
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9.
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With
respect to each Co-op Mortgage Loan, the guaranty of the Mortgage
Note and
Cooperative Loan, if any; and
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10.
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With
respect to each Co-op Mortgage Loan, the original of any security
agreement or similar document executed in connection with the Cooperative
Loan.
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11.
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With
respect to each Co-op Mortgage Loan, the original Proprietary Lease
and
the Assignment of Proprietary Lease executed by the Mortgagor in
blank or
if the Proprietary Lease has been assigned by the Mortgagor to
the Seller,
then the Seller must execute an assignment of the Assignment of
Proprietary Lease in blank;
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12.
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With
respect to each Co-op Mortgage Loan, the recorded state and county
Financing Statements and Financing Statement
Changes;
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From
time
to time, the Sellers shall forward to the Custodian additional original
documents pursuant to the Agreement or additional documents evidencing an
assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of a Mortgage Loan approved
by the Sellers, in accordance with the Agreement. All such mortgage documents
held by the Custodian as to each Mortgage Loan shall constitute the
“Custodial
File”.
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EXHIBIT 2.05
FORM
OF
ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
THIS
ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT (this “Assignment”),
dated
of _____________, 2006, is entered into among [_________________], a
___________________ (the “Assignee”),
X.X.
Xxxxxx Mortgage Acquisition Corp (the “Assignor”),
[PHH
Mortgage Corporation] [Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust] (the
“Seller”),
with
PHH Mortgage Corporation, as the servicer (the “Servicer”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS
the Assignor, the Seller and [PHH Mortgage Corporation] [Xxxxxx’x Gate
Residential Mortgage Trust] have entered into a certain Amended and Restated
Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale & Servicing Agreement, dated as of
January 1, 2006 (as amended or modified to the date hereof, the
“Agreement”),
pursuant to which the Assignor has acquired certain Mortgage Loans pursuant
to
the terms of the Agreement and Servicer has agreed to service such Mortgage
Loans; and
WHEREAS
the Assignee has agreed, on the terms and conditions contained herein, to
purchase from the Assignor [certain] [all] of the Mortgage Loans (the
“Specified
Mortgage Loans”)
which
are subject to the provisions of the Agreement and are listed on the mortgage
loan schedule attached as Exhibit I
hereto
(the “Specified
Mortgage Loan Schedule”);
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein and other
good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby
acknowledged), the parties agree as follows:
1. Assignment
and Assumption
(a) On
and of
the date hereof, the Assignor hereby sells, assigns and transfers to the
Assignee all of its right, title and interest in the Specified Mortgage Loans
and all rights related thereto as provided under the Agreement to the extent
relating to the Specified Mortgage Loans, the Assignee hereby accepts such
assignment from the Assignor, and the Seller hereby acknowledges such assignment
and assumption.
(b) On
and as
of the date hereof, the Assignor represents and warrants to the Assignee
that
the Assignor has not taken any action that would serve to impair or encumber
the
Assignee’s ownership interests in the Specified Mortgage Loans since the date of
the Assignor’s acquisition of the Specified Mortgage Loans.
2. Recognition
of Purchaser
From
and
after the date hereof, both the Assignee and the Seller shall note the transfer
of the Specified Mortgage Loans to the Assignee in their respective books
and
records and shall recognize the Assignee as the owner of the Specified Mortgage
Loans, and Servicer shall service the Specified Mortgage Loans for the benefit
of the Assignee pursuant to the Agreement, the terms of which are incorporated
herein by reference. It is the intention of the Seller, the Servicer, the
Assignee and the Assignor that the Assignment shall be binding upon and inure
to
the benefit of the Assignee and the Assignor and their successors and
assigns.
Exh.
2.05-1
3. Representations
and Warranties
(a) The
Assignee represents and warrants that it is a sophisticated investor able
to
evaluate the risks and merits of the transactions contemplated hereby, and
that
it has not relied in connection therewith upon any statements or representations
of the Seller or the Assignor other than those contained in the Agreement
or
this Assignment.
(b) Each
of
the parties hereto represents and warrants that it is duly and legally
authorized to enter into this Assignment.
(c) Each
of
the parties hereto represents and warrants that this Assignment has been
duly
authorized, executed and delivered by it and (assuming due authorization,
execution and delivery thereof by each of the other parties hereto) constitutes
its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement
of
creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of
whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law).
4. The
Servicer hereby acknowledges that Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association
has
been appointed as the Master Servicer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the
pooling and servicing agreement for mortgage pass-through certificates (the
“Pooling
and Servicing Agreement”)
and,
therefore, has the right to enforce all obligations of the Servicer under
the
Agreement. Such rights will include, without limitation, the right to terminate
the Servicer under the Agreement upon the occurrence of an event of default
thereunder, the right to receive all remittances required to be made by the
Servicer under the Agreement, the right to receive all monthly reports, other
data, certifications and other reports required to be delivered by the Servicer
under the Agreement, the right to examine the books and records of the Servicer,
indemnification rights and the right to exercise certain rights of consent
and
approval relating to actions taken by the Assignor. The Servicer shall make
all
distributions under the Agreement to the Master Servicer by wire transfer
of
immediately available funds to:
(I)
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Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association
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ABA
Number: 000-000-000
Account
Name: SAS Clearing
Account
number: 0000000000
For
further credit to: Account Number ___________
The
Company shall deliver all reports required to be delivered under the Agreement
to the Master Servicer at the following address:
Exh.
2.05-2
(II)
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Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A.
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0000
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Client Manager-
Telecopier:
(000) 000-0000
5. Indemnification
The
Master Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Servicer and its
affiliates, and in each case, its officers, directors and agents from and
against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal
fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out
of or
based upon a breach by the Master Servicer or any of its officers, directors,
agents or affiliates of its obligations in connection with the preparation,
filing and certification of any Form 10-K pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement or the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Master
Servicer in connection therewith. In addition, the Master Servicer shall
indemnify and hold harmless the Servicer and its affiliates, and in each
case,
its officers, directors and agents from and against any losses, damages,
penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs,
judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon a breach
by
any Servicer (as defined in Pooling and Servicing Agreement), other than
the
Servicer (as defined herein), of its obligations in connection with any back-up
certification (or any other back-up documents) to any certification of any
Form
10-K required to be provided by the Master Servicer, but solely to the extent
the Master Servicer receives amounts from such Servicer in connection with
any
indemnification provided by such Servicer (in each case as defined in the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement) to the Master Servicer.
6. Continuing
Effect
Except
as
contemplated hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect
in
accordance with its terms.
7. Governing
Law
This
Assignment and the rights and obligations hereunder shall be governed by
and
construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New
York.
8. Notices
Any
notices or other communications permitted or required under the Agreement
to be
made to the Assignee shall be made in accordance with the terms of the Agreement
and shall be sent to the Assignee as follows:
Exh.
2.05-3
(III)
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In
the case of the Assignor:
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X.X.
Xxxxxx Mortgage Acquisition Corp.
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
(IV)
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With
a copy to:
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JPMorgan
Chase & Co.
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
General Counsel’s Office
(V)
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In
the case of the Assignee:
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_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
(VI)
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In
the case of the Seller:
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in
the
case of PHH Mortgage:
PHH
Mortgage Corporation
0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xx.
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Vice President, Secondary Marketing
in
the
case of the Trust: c/o Cendant Mortgage Corporation, as
Administrator
0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xx.
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Vice President, Secondary Marketing
(VII)
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In
the case of the Servicer
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PHH
Mortgage Corporation
0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xx.
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Vice President, Secondary Marketing
or
to
such other address as may hereafter be furnished by the Assignee to the parties
in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement.
Exh.
2.05-4
9. Counterparts
This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed
shall
be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
10. Definitions
Any
capitalized term used but not defined in this Agreement has the same meaning
as
in the Agreement.
[SIGNATURE
PAGE FOLLOWS]
Exh.
2.05-5
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Assignment the day
and
year first above written.
XX
XXXXXX
MORTGAGE ACQUISITION CORP.
By: ____________________________________
Name:
Title:
[PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION]
[XXXXXX’X
GATE RESIDENTIAL
MORTGAGE
TRUST]
By: ____________________________________
Name:
Title:
ASSIGNEE:
By: ____________________________________
Name:
Title:
PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
By: ____________________________________
Name:
Title:
Acknowledged
and Agreed:
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:___________________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT 5.01
Prepared
by and Return To:
Record
and Return To:
PHH
MORTGAGE Corp. - MAIL STOP SVO3
0000
XXXXXXXXXX XXXX
XX.
XXXXXX, XX 00000
I. LIMITED
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW
ALL
MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that X.X. Xxxxxx Mortgage Acquisition Corp., a (enter
state) corporation, having its principal place of business at (Client’s Full
Address), hereby constitutes and appoints PHH Mortgage Corporation d/b/a
PHH
Mortgage Services (“PHH”), a New Jersey corporation, having offices at 0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xx. Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000, by and through its officers,
its
true and lawful Attorney-in-Fact, in its name, place and stead and for its
benefit, in connection with mortgage loans originated, serviced and/or
subserviced by PHH on behalf of X.X. Xxxxxx Mortgage Acquisition Corp. pursuant
to that certain Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan _____ Purchase, Sale and
Servicing Agreement dated as of January 1, 2006 (the “Servicing Agreement”), for
the purpose of performing all acts and executing all documents in the name
of
X.X. Xxxxxx Mortgage Acquisition Corp. necessary and incidental to the
origination, servicing and/or subservicing of said loans, including but not
limited to:
(1)
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Servicing
residential loans and the preparation of related loan documentation
in
connection therewith, and other security instruments and any ancillary
documentation related thereto;
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(2)
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Foreclosing
delinquent loans or discontinuing such foreclosure proceedings,
including,
but not limited to, the execution of notices of default, notices
of sale,
assignments of bids, and assignments of deficiency judgements,
and
appearing in the prosecuting bankruptcy
proceedings;
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(3)
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Selling,
transferring or otherwise disposing of real property acquired through
foreclosure or otherwise, including, but not limited to, executing
all
contracts, agreements, deeds, assignments or other instruments
necessary
to effect such sale, transfer or disposition, and receiving proceeds
and
endorsing checks made payable to the order of X.X. Xxxxxx Mortgage
Acquisition Corp. from such
proceedings;
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(4)
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Preparing,
executing, and delivering satisfactions, cancellations, discharges,
list
note instruments, or full or partial releases of lien, subordination
agreements, modification agreements, assumption agreements, substitutions
of trustees under deeds of trust, and UCC-3 Continuation
Statements;
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(5)
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Endorsing
promissory notes and executing assignments of mortgages, deeds
of trust,
deeds to secure debt, and other security instruments securing said
promissory notes in connection with loans for which PHH has received
full
payment of all outstanding amounts due on behalf of X.X. Xxxxxx
Mortgage
Acquisition Corp.;
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Exh.
5.01-1
(6)
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Endorsing
insurance proceeds checks and mortgage payment checks to the order
of X.X.
Xxxxxx Mortgage Acquisition Corp.;
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(7)
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Preparing,
executing, and delivering assignments of mortgages and any such
similar
agreement and any ancillary agreement related thereto for mortgage
loans
transferred by X.X. Xxxxxx Mortgage Acquisition Corp. to
PHH;
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(8)
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Any
and all such other acts of any kind and nature whatsoever that
are
necessary and prudent to originate, service and/or subservice the
loans.
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X.X.
Xxxxxx Mortgage Acquisition Corp. further grants to PHH full power and authority
to do and perform all acts necessary for PHH to carry into effect the power
or
powers granted by or under this Limited Power of Attorney as fully as X.X.
Xxxxxx Mortgage Acquisition Corp. might or could do with the same validity
as if
all and every such act had been herein particularly stated, expressed and
especially provided for, and hereby ratifies and confirms all that PHH shall
lawfully do by virtue of the powers and authority granted and contemplated
hereby. This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until (Date) unless sooner revoked or terminated by X.X. Xxxxxx Mortgage
Acquisition Corp.
Third
parties without actual notice may rely upon the exercise of the power granted
under this Limited Power of Attorney, and may be satisfied that this Limited
Power of Attorney has not been revoked by X.X. Xxxxxx Mortgage Acquisition
Corp.
Witnesses:
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X.X.
Xxxxxx Mortgage Acquisition Corp.
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(Witness
name)
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(Witness
name)
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By:
(Client
witness name)
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ATTEST:
Name:
Title:
Assistant Secretary
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(Corporate
Seal)
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Xxx.
0.00-0
XXXXX
XX
(xxxxxx xxxxx)
ss.:
COUNTY
OF
(insert county)
On
this
______ day of ,
before
me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said county and state,
personally appeared___________ and ___________, personally known to me to
be the
persons who executed the within instrument as Vice President and Assistant
Secretary, respectively, on the behalf of the corporation therein named,
and
they duly severally acknowledged that said instrument is the act and deed
of
said corporation, and that they, being authorized to do so, executed and
delivered said instrument and affixed the corporate seal thereto for the
purposes therein contained.
Witness
by hand and official seal.
Exh.
5.01-3
EXHIBIT 5.03(a)
REPORT
P-4DL
5.03(a)
EXHIBIT 5.03(b)
REPORT
S-5L2
5.03(b)
EXHIBIT 5.03(c)
FORM
OF
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE
5.03(c)
EXHIBIT
5.04
FORM
OF
COLLECTION ACCOUNT AGREEMENT
5.04-2
EXHIBIT
5.06
FORM
OF
ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
5.06-2
EXHIBIT
6.02(a)
REPORT
P-139
MONTHLY
STATEMENT OF MORTGAGE ACCOUNTS
Exh.
6.02(a)
EXHIBIT
6.02(b)
REPORT
S-50Y
PRIVATE
POOL DETAIL REPORT
6.02(b)
EXHIBIT
6.02(c)
REPORT
S-213
SUMMARY
OF CURTAILMENTS MADE REMITTANCE REPORT
6.02(c)
EXHIBIT
6.02(d)
REPORT
S-214
SUMMARY
OF PAID IN FULL REMITTANCE REPORT
Ex.
6.02(d)
EXHIBIT
6.02(e)
REPORT
S-215
CONSOLIDATION
OF REMITTANCE REPORT
Ex.
6.02(e)
EXHIBIT
6.02(f)
REPORT
T-62C
MONTHLY
ACCOUNTING REPORT
Ex.
6.02(f)
EXHIBIT
6.02(g)
REPORT
T-62E
LIQUIDATION
REPORT
Ex.
6.02(g)
EXHIBIT
6.02(h)
MONTHLY
REMITTANCE REPORT DATA FIELDS
Column
Name
|
Description
|
Decimal
|
Format
Comment
|
Max
Size
|
SER_INVESTOR_NBR
|
A
value assigned by the Servicer to define a group of loans.
|
|
Text
up to 10 digits
|
20
|
LOAN_NBR
|
A
unique identifier assigned to each loan by the investor
|
|
Text
up to 10 digits
|
10
|
SERVICER_LOAN_NBR
|
A
unique number assigned to a loan by the Servicer. This may be different
than the LOAN_NBR.
|
|
Text
up to 10 digits
|
10
|
BORROWER_NAME
|
The
borrower name as received in the file. It is not separated by first
and
last name.
|
|
Max
length of 30 - (Last, First)
|
30
|
SCHED_PAY_AMT
|
Scheduled
monthly principal and scheduled interest payment that a borrower
is
expected to pay, P&I constant
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
NOTE_INT_RATE
|
The
loan interest rate as reported by the Servicer
|
4
|
Max
length of 6
|
6
|
NET_INT_RATE
|
The
loan gross Interest rate less the service fee rate as reported
by the
Servicer
|
4
|
Max
length of 6
|
6
|
SERV_FEE_RATE
|
The
servicer's fee rate as reported by the Servicer for a loan
|
4
|
Max
length of 6
|
6
|
SERV_FEE_AMT
|
The
servicer's fee rate as reported by the Servicer for a loan
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
NEW_PAY_AMT
|
The
new loan payment amount as reported by the Servicer
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
NEW_LOAN_RATE
|
The
new loan rate as reported by the Servicer
|
4
|
Max
length of 6
|
6
|
ARM_INDEX_RATE
|
The
index the Servicer is using to calculate a forecasted
rate.
|
4
|
Max
length of 6
|
6
|
ACTL_BEG_PRIN_BAL
|
The
borrower's actual principal balance at the beginning of the processing
cycle
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
ACTL_END_PRIN_BAL
|
The
borrower's actual principal balance at the end of the processing
cycle
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
BORR_NEXT_PAY_DUE_DATE
|
The
date that the borrower's next payment is due to the Servicer at
the end of
processing cycle, as reported by Servicer.
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
SERV_CURT_AMT_1
|
First
curtailment amount to be applied
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SERV_CURT_DATE_1
|
Curtailment
date associated with the first curtailment amount
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
CURT_ADJ_
AMT_1
|
Curtailment
Interest on the first curtailment amount if applicable
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SERV_CURT_AMT_2
|
Second
curtailment amount to be applied
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SERV_CURT_DATE_2
|
Curtailment
date associated with the second curtailment amount
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
CURT_ADJ_
AMT_2
|
Curtailment
Interest on the second curtailment amount if applicable
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SERV_CURT_AMT_3
|
Third
curtailment amount to be applied
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SERV_CURT_DATE_3
|
Curtailment
date associated with the third curtailment amount
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
Ex.
6.02(g)
Column
Name
|
Description
|
Decimal
|
Format
Comment
|
Max
Size
|
CURT_ADJ_AMT_3
|
Curtailment
Interest on the third curtailment amount if applicable
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
PIF_AMT
|
The
loan "paid in full" amount as reported by the Servicer
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
PIF_DATE
|
The
paid in full date as reported by the Servicer
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
ACTION_CODE
|
The
standard FNMA numeric code used to indicate the default/delinquent
status
of a particular loan
|
|
Action
Code Key: 15=Bankruptcy, 00xXxxxxxxxxxx, , 00xXXX, 63=Substitution,
65=Repurchase,70=REO ; Max length of 2
|
2
|
INT_ADJ_AMT
|
The
amount of the interest adjustment as reported by the
Servicer
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SOLDIER_SAILOR_ADJ_AMT
|
Soldier
and Sailor Adjustment amount, if applicable
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
NON_ADV_LOAN_AMT
|
Non
Recoverable Loan Amount, if applicable
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
LOAN_LOSS_AMT
|
The
amount the Servicer is passing as a loss, if applicable.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SCHED_BEG_PRIN_BAL
|
The
scheduled outstanding principal amount due at the beginning of
the cycle
date to be passed through to the investors
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SCHED_END_PRIN_BAL
|
The
scheduled principal balance due to the investors at the end of
a
processing cycle
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SCHED_PRIN_AMT
|
The
scheduled principal amount as reported by the Servicer for the
current
cycle. Only applicable for Scheduled/Scheduled Loans.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SCHED_NET_INT
|
The
scheduled gross interest amount less the service fee amount for
the
current cycle as reported by the Servicer. Only applicable for
Scheduled/Scheduled Loans.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
ACTL_PRIN_AMT
|
The
actual principal amount collected by the Servicer for the current
reporting cycle. Only applicable for Actual/Actual Loans.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
ACTL_NET_INT
|
The
actual gross interest amount less the service fee amount for the
current
reporting cycle as reported by the Servicer. Only applicable for
Actual/Actual Loans.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
PREPAY_PENALTY_
AMT
|
The
penalty amount received when a borrower prepays on their loan as
reported
by the Servicer
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
PREPAY_PENALTY_
WAIVED
|
The
prepayment penalty amount waived by the servicer for the
loan
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
MOD_DATE
|
Effective
Payment Date of the Modification for the loan
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
MOD_TYPE
|
Modification
Type
|
|
Varchar
- value can be alpha or numeric
|
30
|
DELINQ_P&I_ADVANCE_AMT
|
Current
outstanding principal and interest advances made by
Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
Ex.
6.02(g)
Supplemental
REG AB File
Column
Name
|
Description
|
Decimal
|
Format
Comment
|
Max
Size
|
SER_INVESTOR_NBR
|
A
value assigned by the Servicer to define a group of loans.
|
|
Text
up to 10 digits
|
20
|
LOAN_NBR
|
A
unique identifier assigned to each loan by the investor
|
|
Text
up to 10 digits
|
10
|
SERVICER_LOAN_NBR
|
A
unique number assigned to a loan by the Servicer. This may be different
than the LOAN_NBR.
|
|
Text
up to 10 digits
|
10
|
PREPAY_PENALTY_
AMT
|
The
penalty amount received when a borrower prepays on their loan as
reported
by the Servicer
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
PREPAY_PENALTY_
WAIVED
|
The
prepayment penalty amount waived by the servicer for the
loan
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
MOD_DATE
|
Effective
Payment Date of the Modification for the loan
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
MOD_TYPE
|
Modification
Type
|
|
Varchar
- value can be alpha and/or numeric
|
30
|
DELINQ_P&I_ADVANCE_AMT
|
Current
outstanding principal and interest advances made by
Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
Ex.
6.02(g)
EXHIBIT 9
FORM
OF
OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE
Exh.
9
EXHIBIT 10
FORM
OF
WARRANTY XXXX OF SALE
On
this
[__]th day of [____________] PHH Mortgage Corporation and Xxxxxx’x Gate
Residential Mortgage Trust (“Seller”)
as the
Seller under that certain Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase,
Sale
& Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1 , 2006 (the “Agreement”)
does
hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and convey to X.X. Xxxxxx Mortgage
Acquisition Corp as Purchaser under the Agreement, without recourse, but
subject
to the terms of the Agreement, all rights, title and interest of the Seller
in
and to the Mortgage Loans listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto,
together with the related Mortgage Files and all rights and obligations arising
under the documents contained therein. Pursuant to Section 2.01 of the
Agreement, the Seller has delivered to the Purchaser or its custodian the
Legal
Documents for each Mortgage Loan to be purchased as set forth in the Agreement.
The contents of each related Servicer’s Mortgage File required to be retained by
PHH Mortgage Corporation (“PHH”)
to
service the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Agreement and thus not delivered
to
the Purchaser are and shall be held in trust by PHH for the benefit of the
Purchaser as the owner thereof. PHH’s possession of any portion of each such
Servicer’s Mortgage File is at the will of the Purchaser for the sole purpose of
facilitating servicing of the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Agreement,
and such retention and possession by PHH shall be in a custodial capacity
only.
The ownership of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage, and the contents of the Mortgage
File and Servicer’s 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 which come into the possession of PHH shall immediately vest in the
Purchaser and shall be retained and maintained, in trust, by PHH at the will
of
the Purchaser in such custodial capacity only.
The
Seller confirms to the Purchaser that the representations and warranties
set
forth in Sections 3.01, 3.02 and 3.03 of the Agreement are true and correct
as of the date hereof, and that all statements made in the Sellers’ Officer’s
Certificate and all attachments thereto remain complete, true and correct
in all
respects as of the date hereof.
Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth
in
the Agreement.
PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION XXXXXX’X GATE RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRUST
(Seller)
By:
____________________________________
Name:
Title:
Exh.
10
EXHIBIT
11
FORM
OF
ADDITIONAL COLLATERAL ASSIGNMENT AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
Exh.
11
EXHIBIT
12
FORM
OF
OPINION OF COUNSEL
Exh.
12
EXHIBIT 13
ANNUAL
CERTIFICATION
Re:
|
[_______________]
(the “Trust”),
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series [_____], issued pursuant
to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of [_____], 200_ (the
“Pooling
and Servicing Agreement”),
among [_____], as depositor (the “Depositor”),
[_____], as trustee (the “Trustee”),
[_____], as servicer (the “Servicer”),
and [_____], as responsible party
|
I,
[identify the certifying individual], certify to the Depositor and the Trustee,
and their officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and
intent
that they will rely upon this certification, that:
1. Based
on
my knowledge, the servicing information required to be provided to the Trustee
by the Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement has been so
provided;
2. I
am
responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Servicer under
the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement and based upon my knowledge and the review
conducted in preparing the Annual Statement of Compliance required under
the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and except as disclosed in the Annual Statement
of Compliance, the Annual Independent Public Accountant’s Servicing Report and
[the Assessment of Servicing Compliance commencing for certifications to
be
delivered in March 2007 and thereafter] required to be delivered to the
Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
(which has been so delivered to the Trustee), the Servicer has fulfilled
its
obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
4. The
report on assessment of compliance with Servicing Criteria and its related
accountant’s attestation report required to be delivered by us under the
[Pooling and Servicing Agreement] [the Servicing Agreement] have been delivered
to the Trustee and complied with the requirements thereunder and any material
instance of non-compliance with the Servicing Criteria has been disclosed
on
such reports.
By:
___________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT
14
ANNUAL
CERTIFICATION
I
am the
[title/office] of [Item 1122 Responsible Party] (the [“Company” or “Servicer”])
and, in such capacity, the officer in charge of the [Company’s/Servicer’s]
performance of the servicing criteria identified as the [Company’s/Servicer’s]
responsibility on Schedule
1122
to the
[Pooling and Servicing Agreement/Servicing Agreement] (the “Agreement”). I
hereby certify as follows (capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined
herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement) to the [Purchaser], [the
Depositor], the Master Servicer, [the Securities Administrator], [Trustee],
and
their officers, with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this
certification :
1. I
have
reviewed the (a) servicer compliance statement of the Company provided in
accordance with Item 1123 of Regulation AB (the “Compliance Statement”) of the
[Company/Servicer], (b) report on assessment of the Company’s compliance with
the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB (the
“Servicing Criteria”), provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and Item 1122
of Regulation AB (the “Servicing Assessment”), (c) the registered public
accounting firm’s attestation report provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18
and 15d-18 under the Exchange Act and Section 1122(b) of Regulation AB (the
“Attestation Report”), and (d) all servicing
reports, officer’s certificates and other information provided to [Xxxxx Fargo]
during the preceding calendar year relating to the performance of the
[Company/Servicer] under the terms of the Agreement (collectively,
the “[Company/ Servicer] Information”);
2. Based
on
my knowledge, the [Company/Servicer] Information, taken as a whole, does
not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact
necessary to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances
under
which such statements were made, not misleading as of the period covered
by the
[Company/Servicer] Information;
3. Based
on
my knowledge, all of the [Company/Servicer] Information required to be provided
by the [Company/Servicer] under the Agreement has been provided to [Xxxxx
Fargo];
4. I
am
responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the [Company/Servicer]
as
servicer under the Agreement, and based on my knowledge and the compliance
review conducted in preparing the Compliance Statement, and except as disclosed
in the Compliance Statement, the Assessment of Compliance or the Attestation
Report, the Company has fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement in
all
material respects; and
Xxx.
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0. Xxx
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, the Assessment of Compliance and the Attestation Report
required to be provided by the [Company/Servicer] and by any Subcontractor
pursuant to the Agreement have been provided to [Xxxxx Fargo]. Any material
instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed
to
[Xxxxx Fargo]. Any material instance of noncompliance with the Servicing
Criteria has been disclosed in such reports.
Date:
___________________________
____________________________________
Name:_______________________________
Title: _______________________________
Title: _______________________________
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EXHIBIT
15
Assessments
of Compliance and Attestation Reports Servicing Criteria 1
Reg.
AB Item 1122(d) Servicing Criteria
|
Servicer
|
GENERAL
SERVICING CONSIDERATIONS
|
|
(i)
monitoring performance or other triggers and events of
default
|
X
|
(ii)
monitoring performance of vendors of activities outsourced
|
X
|
(iii)
maintenance of back-up servicer for pool assets
|
|
(iv)
fidelity bond and E&O policies in effect
|
X
|
CASH
COLLECTION AND ADMINISTRATION
|
|
(i)
timing of deposits to custodial account
|
X
|
(ii)
wire transfers to investors by authorized personnel
|
X
|
(iii)
advances or guarantees made, reviewed and approved as
required
|
X
|
(iv)
accounts maintained as required
|
X
|
(v)
accounts at federally insured depository institutions
|
X
|
(vi)
unissued checks safeguarded
|
X
|
(vii)
monthly reconciliations of accounts
|
X
|
INVESTOR
REMITTANCES AND REPORTING
|
|
(i)
investor reports
|
X
|
(ii)
remittances
|
X
|
(iii)
proper posting of distributions
|
X
|
Reg.
AB Item 1122(d) Servicing Criteria
|
Servicer
|
(iv)
reconciliation of remittances and payment statements
|
X
|
1
The
descriptions of the Item 1122(d) servicing criteria use key words and
phrases
and are not verbatim recitations of the servicing criteria. Refer to
Regulation
AB, Item 1122(d) for a full description of servicing
criteria.
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Xxx.
XX Item 1122(d) Servicing Criteria
|
Servicer
|
POOL
ASSET ADMINISTRATION
|
|
(i)
maintenance of pool collateral
|
X
|
(ii)
safeguarding of pool assets/documents
|
X
|
(iii)
additions, removals and substitutions of pool assets
|
X
|
(iv)
posting and allocation of pool asset payments to pool
assets
|
X
|
(v)reconciliation
of servicer records
|
X
|
(vi)
modifications or other changes to terms of pool assets
|
X
|
(vii)
loss mitigation and recovery actions
|
X
|
(viii)
records regarding collection efforts
|
X
|
(ix)
adjustments to variable interest rates on pool assets
|
X
|
(x)
matters relating to funds held in trust for obligors
|
X
|
(xi)
payments made on behalf of obligors (such as for taxes or
insurance)
|
X
|
(xii)
late payment penalties with respect to payments made on behalf
of
obligors
|
X
|
(xiii)
records with respect to payments made on behalf of
obligors
|
X
|
(xiv)
recognition and recording of delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible
accounts
|
X
|
(xv)
maintenance of external credit enhancement or other
support
|
[X]
[Depends on transaction documents]
|
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EXECUTION
COPY
RECONSTITUTED
SERVICING AGREEMENT
THIS
RECONSTITUTED SERVICING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of January 1,
2006, is entered into by and among XXXXXXXXX MORTGAGE HOME LOANS, INC., a
Delaware corporation (“Xxxxxxxxx”), PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION, (formerly known as
Cendant Mortgage Corporation) as servicer (“PHH” or the “Servicer”), XXXXXX’X
GATE RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRUST (formerly known as Cendant Residential Mortgage
Trust) (together with PHH, the “Sellers” and, individually, each a “Seller”) and
XXXXXXXXX MORTGAGE SECURITIES TRUST 2006-1 (the “Trust”), and acknowledged by
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as master servicer, or any successor acting in the
capacity of master servicer (the “Master Servicer”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
Xxxxxxxxx has conveyed certain mortgage loans identified on Schedule I hereto
(the “Specified Mortgage Loans”) to Greenwich Capital Acceptance, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“GCA”), which in turn has conveyed the Mortgage Loans to
the Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage Securities Trust 2006-1 (the “Trust”), under a pooling
and servicing agreement dated as of January 1, 2006 (the “Pooling and Servicing
Agreement”), among LaSalle Bank National Association as Trustee (the “Trustee”),
the Master Servicer, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as securities administrator,
GCA,
as depositor (referred to herein as the “Depositor”), Wilmington Trust Company,
as Delaware trustee, and Xxxxxxxxx; and
WHEREAS,
the Specified Mortgage Loans were purchased by X.X. Xxxxxx Mortgage
Acquisition Corp. (“X.X. Xxxxxx”) from the Sellers and are being serviced by the
Servicer pursuant to an Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase,
Sale
& Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006 (the “Purchase
Agreement”), attached hereto as Exhibit C, and a certain Additional Collateral
Assignment and Servicing Agreement dated as of April 29, 2003 between the
Servicer and X.X. Xxxxxx (the “Additional Collateral Agreement”), attached
hereto as Exhibit D (collectively the “Servicing Agreements”); and
WHEREAS,
Xxxxxxxxx, X.X. Xxxxxx, the Sellers and the Servicer have entered into an
Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement dated
January 30, 2006 (the “AAR”), pursuant to which, among other things,
Xxxxxxxxx purchased the Specified Mortgage Loans from X.X. Xxxxxx and the
Servicer agreed to service and administer the Specified Mortgage Loans in
accordance with the terms of the Servicing Agreements, as modified by the
AAR, a
copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit E. For purposes hereof, the term
Servicing Agreements shall include the AAR; and
WHEREAS,
Xxxxxxxxx desires that the Servicer continue to service the Specified Mortgage
Loans, and the Servicer has agreed to do so, in accordance with the Servicing
Agreements, as modified in the attached Exhibit A;
WHEREAS,
the Master Servicer and any successor master servicer shall be obligated,
among
other things, to supervise the servicing of the Specified Mortgage Loans
on
behalf of the Trust, and shall have the right, under certain circumstances,
to
terminate the rights and obligations of the Servicer upon the occurrence
and
continuance of an Event of Default, as provided in Section 10.01 of the Purchase
Agreement, by the Servicer under this Agreement;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein and other
good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby
acknowledged), the parties agree as follows:
1. Assignment
and Assumption.
The
Sellers and the Servicer hereby acknowledge the assignment and assumption
of the
Specified Mortgage Loans and all rights related thereto as provided under
the
Servicing Agreements, to GCA and subsequently to the Trust. Pursuant to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trustee on behalf of the Trust hereby
accepts such assignment.
2. Recognition
of the Trust.
From
and after the date hereof, Xxxxxxxxx, the Sellers and the Servicer shall
note
the transfer of the Specified Mortgage Loans to the Trust in their respective
books and records and shall recognize the Trust as the owner of the Specified
Mortgage Loans, and the Servicer shall service the Specified Mortgage Loans
for
the benefit of the Trust pursuant to the Servicing Agreements, the terms
of
which are incorporated herein by reference. It is the intention of Xxxxxxxxx,
the Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust, and GCA that this Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Trust and Xxxxxxxxx and their
successors and assigns.
The
Servicer hereby acknowledges and agrees that from and after the date hereof
(i)
the Trust will be the owner of the Mortgage Loans, (ii) the Servicer shall
look
solely to the Trust for performance of any obligation of Xxxxxxxxx insofar
as
they relate to the enforcement of the representations, warranties and covenants
with respect to the Specified Mortgage Loans, (iii) the Trust (including
the
Trustee and, with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans, the Master
Servicer acting on the Trust’s behalf) shall have all the rights and remedies
available to Xxxxxxxxx, insofar as they relate to the servicing of the Specified
Mortgage Loans, under the Servicing Agreements and shall be entitled to enforce
all of the obligations of the Servicer thereunder insofar as they relate
to the
servicing of the Specified Mortgage Loans, and (iv) all references to the
Purchaser (insofar as they related to the rights, title and interest and,
with
respect to obligations of the Purchaser, only insofar as they relate to the
enforcement of the representations, warranties and covenants of the Servicer)
under the Servicing Agreements insofar as they relate to the servicing of
the
Specified Mortgage Loans, shall be deemed to refer to the Trust. Neither
the
Servicer nor Xxxxxxxxx shall amend or agree to amend, modify, waive, or
otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions of the Servicing Agreements
which
amendment, modification, waiver or other alteration would in any way affect
the
Specified Mortgage Loans or the Servicer’s performance under the Servicing
Agreements with respect to the Specified Mortgage Loans without the prior
written consent of the Trustee and the Master Servicer.
3. Representations
and Warranties.
a. Each
of
the parties hereto represents and warrants that it is duly and legally
authorized to enter into this Agreement.
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b. Each
of
the parties hereto represents and warrants that this Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by it and (assuming due authorization,
execution and delivery thereof by each of the other parties hereto) constitutes
its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement
of
creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of
whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law).
4. Continuing
Effect.
Except
as otherwise contemplated herein and in Exhibits A and B attached hereto,
the
Purchase Agreement and the Additional Collateral Agreement, respectively,
shall
remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. The Servicer
agrees, with respect to the Specified Mortgage Loans, to perform and observe
the
duties, responsibilities and obligations that are to be performed and observed
under the provisions of the Purchase Agreement and the Additional Collateral
Agreement, to the extent applicable, except as otherwise provided herein
and on
Exhibits A and B, and that the provisions of the Purchase Agreement and the
Additional Collateral Agreement, as so modified, and as modified in the AAR,
are
and shall be a part of this Agreement to the same extent as if set forth
herein
in full.
5. Master
Servicing; Termination of Servicer.
The
Servicer hereby acknowledges that the Master Servicer has been appointed
as the
master servicer of the Specified Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement and, therefore, has the right to enforce all obligations
of
the Servicer under the Servicing Agreements. Such rights will include, without
limitation, the right to terminate the Servicer under the Servicing Agreements,
the right to receive all monthly reports and other data required to be delivered
by the Servicer under the Servicing Agreements, the right to examine the
books
and records of the Servicer, indemnification rights and the right to exercise
certain rights of consent and approval relating to actions taken by Xxxxxxxxx.
Further, all assessments, reports and certifications required to be delivered
by
the Servicer under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreements shall include
the
Master Servicer as an addressee, and the Master Servicer shall be entitled
to
rely on all such assessments, reports and certifications. Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Master Servicer assume
any of the obligations of the Purchaser under the Servicing Agreements. The
Trustee, acting on behalf of the Trust, the owner of the Mortgage Loans,
shall
have the same rights as the Purchaser under the Additional Collateral Agreement
to enforce the obligations of the Servicer under the Additional Collateral
Agreement and the term “Purchaser” as used in the Additional Collateral
Agreement in connection with any rights of the Purchaser shall refer to the
Trustee, acting on behalf of the Trust. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, Xxxxxxxxx shall retain all rights to indemnification set forth in
the
Servicing Agreements.
6. Representations.
The
Servicer shall not be obligated or required to make any further representations
and warranties regarding the characteristics of the Specified Mortgage Loans.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the representations set forth in
Section 3.03 of the Purchase Agreement and Section 2 of the Additional
Collateral Agreement shall remain in full force and effect as of the date
of the
Purchase Agreement and the Additional Collateral Agreement, respectively.
The
representations made in Section 3.01 and 3.02 of the Purchase Agreement shall
be
deemed to be made by the Sellers and the Servicer, respectively, as of the
date
of this Agreement.
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7. Governing
Law.
This
Agreement and the rights and obligations hereunder shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New
York.
8. Notices.
All
notices, consents, certificates and other communications required to be
delivered between or among the parties hereto (including any third party
beneficiary thereof) or required to be provided to the Trustee shall be in
writing, may be in the form of facsimile or electronic transmission, and
shall
be deemed received or given when mailed first-class mail, postage prepaid,
addressed to each other party at its address specified below or, if sent
by
facsimile or electronic mail, when facsimile or electronic confirmation of
receipt by the recipient is received by the sender of such notice. Each party
may designate to the other parties in writing, from time to time, other
addresses to which notices and communications hereunder shall be sent. All
notices and other written information required to be delivered to the Master
Servicer under this Agreement shall be delivered to the Master Servicer at
the
following address:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A.
0000
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 0000-0
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Telecopier:
(000) 000-0000
All
remittances required to be made to the Master Servicer under this Agreement
shall be made to the following wire account:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A.
San
Francisco, CA
ABA#
000-000-000
Account
No. 0000000000
Account
Name: Corporate Trust Clearing
FFC:
50890300, Xxxxxxxxx 2006-1
All
notices and
other
written information
required
to be delivered to the Trustee hereunder shall be delivered to the Trustee
at
the following address:
LaSalle
Bank National Association
000
Xxxxx
XxXxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxxxx 2006-1
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
All
notices and
other
written information
required
to be delivered to Xxxxxxxxx
hereunder
shall be delivered to it at the following address:
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Xxxxxxxxx
Mortgage Home Loans, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx
Xx,
Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx (Xxxxxxxxx 2006-1)
Telephone:
(000)
000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
All
notices and written information required to be delivered to the Servicer
hereunder shall be delivered to the Servicer at the following
address:
PHH
Mortgage Corporation
0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xx.
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Vice President, Secondary Marketing
Facsimile:
(000)-000-0000
9. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed
shall
be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
10. Definitions.
Any
capitalized term used but not defined in this Agreement shall have the same
meaning ascribed to such term in the Purchase Agreement and the Additional
Collateral Agreement, respectively, as amended hereby.
11. Limitation
of Liability.
It is
expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) this Agreement
is
executed and delivered by LaSalle Bank National Association (“LaSalle Bank”),
not individually or personally but solely as the Trustee of the Trust, in
the
exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it, (b) the
representations, warranties, covenants, undertakings and agreements herein
made
on the part of the Trustee are made and intended not as personal
representations, undertakings and agreements by LaSalle Bank but are made
and
intended for the purpose of binding only the Trust, (c) nothing herein contained
shall be construed as creating any liability on LaSalle Bank, individually
or
personally, to perform any covenant either expressly or implied contained
herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties
who
are signatories to this Agreement and by any person claiming by, through
or
under such parties and (d) under no circumstances shall LaSalle Bank be
personally liable for payment of any indemnity, indebtedness, fees or expenses
of the Trust or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation,
representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Trust under
this
Agreement.
[Agreement
continues with signature page]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement
the day
and year first above written.
XXXXXXXXX
MORTGAGE HOME LOANS, INC.
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx
Title: Vice
President
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XXXXXX’X
GATE RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRUST (formerly known as Cendant Residential
Mortgage Trust), as Seller
By:
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice
President
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PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
(formerly
known as Cendant Mortgage Corporation), as Seller
By:
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice
President
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PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
(formerly
known as Cendant Mortgage Corporation), as Servicer
By:
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice
President
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XXXXXXXXX
MORTGAGE SECURITIES TRUST 2006-1
BY: LASALLE
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not
in its individual capacity,
but solely as Trustee on behalf of
the Trust
By:
/s/ Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Title: Assistant Vice President |
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ACKNOWLEDGED
BY:
MASTER
SERVICER:
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, N.A.
By:
/s/ Xxx Xxxxx
Name:
Xxx Xxxxx
Title:
Vice President
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EXHIBIT
A
MODIFICATIONS
TO THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
1. The
definition of “Business Day” in Section 1.01 is hereby amended as
follows:
“Business
Day”: Any day other than (a) a Saturday or Sunday or (b) a day on which banking
and savings and loan institutions in the States of California, Delaware,
New
Jersey, New York, Maryland, Minnesota or Illinois are authorized or obligated
by
law or executive order to be closed.
2. The
definition of “Collection Account” in Section 1.01 is hereby amended as
follows:
“Collection
Account”: The separate trust account or accounts created and maintained pursuant
to Section
5.04
which shall be entitled “PHH Mortgage Corporation, as Servicer, in trust for
Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage Securities Trust 2006-1.”
3. The
definition of “Cut-off Date” in Section 1.01 is hereby amended as
follows:
“Cut-off
Date”: January 1, 2006.
4. The
definition of “Escrow Account” in Section 1.01 is hereby amended as
follows:
“Escrow
Account”: The separate trust account or accounts created and maintained pursuant
to Section
5.06
which shall be entitled “PHH Mortgage Corporation, as Servicer, in trust for
Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage Securities Trust 2006-1.”
5. The
definition of “Liquidation Proceeds” in Section 1.01 is hereby amended as
follows:
“Liquidation
Proceeds”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amount (other than amounts
received in respect of the rental of any REO Property prior to REO Disposition)
received by the Servicer as proceeds from the liquidation of such Mortgage
Loan,
as determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement;
provided
that
with respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property and, if applicable, any
related marketable securities or other assets required to be provided as
additional collateral for a Mortgage Loan, “Liquidation Proceeds” shall also
include amounts realized in connection with the repurchase, substitution
or sale
thereof.
6. The
definition of “Permitted Investments” is deleted and replaced with the following
language:
Permitted
Investments:
Any one
or more of the following obligations or securities:
(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;
(ii) (A)
demand and time deposits in, certificates of deposit of, bankers’ acceptances
issued by or federal funds sold by any depository institution of trust company
incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state
thereof
and subject to supervision and examination by federal and/or state authorities,
so long as, at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing
for such investment, such depository institution or trust company or its
ultimate parent has a short-term uninsured debt rating in one of the two
highest
available rating categories of each Rating Agency and (B) any other demand
or
time deposit or deposit which is fully insured by the FDIC;
(iii) repurchase
obligations with respect to any security described in clause (i) above and
entered into with a depository institution or trust company (acting as
principal) rated A or higher by the Rating Agencies;
(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, the District
of
Columbia or any State 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 each investment;
(v) commercial
paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations and
interest-bearing obligations) 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 (which may be 12b-1 funds, as contemplated by the Commission
under the Investment Company Act of 1940) registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 including funds managed or advised by the Trustee, the
Master Servicer or an affiliate thereof having the highest applicable rating
from each Rating Agency; and
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(vii) 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 each Rating Agency in writing as a permitted investment of
funds
backing securities having ratings equivalent to the highest initial rating
of
the senior certificates in any securitization transaction;
provided,
however, that no such instrument shall be a Permitted Investment if such
instrument evidences either (a) a right to receive only interest payments
with
respect to the obligations underlying such instrument or (b) both principal
and
interest payments derived from obligations underlying such instrument where
the
principal and interest payments with respect to such instrument provide a
yield
to maturity exceeding 120% of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying
obligation; and provided, further, that upon any Pass-Through Transfer rated
by
any Rating Agency, each Permitted Investment shall satisfy the criteria of
such
Rating Agency necessary in order to achieve the desired ratings of the
securities issued in connection with such Pass-Through Transfer.
7. The
definition of “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan” in Section 1.01 is hereby
amended by the addition of the following language at the end of the first
sentence thereof:
and
(xv)
qualify as a Substitute Mortgage Loan under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
dated as of January 1, 2006, by and among the Trustee, Xxxxx Fargo
Bank, N.A., as master servicer and securities administrator, Greenwich Capital
Acceptance, Inc., as depositor, Wilmington Trust Company, as Delaware trustee,
and Xxxxxxxxx.
8. The
definition of “Rating Agency” in Section 1.01 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
S&P
and Xxxxx’x Investors Services, Inc., and any of their respective successors
thereto. If S&P, Xxxxx’x Investors Services, Inc. or their respective
successors shall no longer be in existence, “Rating Agency” shall include such
nationally recognized statistical rating agency, or other comparable Person,
as
shall have been notified to the Servicer by the Master Servicer.
9. Section
3.04 (Repurchase and Substitution) is hereby amended by:
a. replacing
the first use of the word “Purchaser’s” in the last sentence of the sixth
paragraph with the word “Collection”, and
b. replacing
the first use of the word “Purchaser’s” in the first sentence of the seventh
paragraph with the word “Collection.”
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10. Section
5.13 (Management of REO Properties) is hereby amended by:
a. deleting
the language “Purchaser or the Person (which may be the Servicer for the benefit
of the Purchaser) designated by the Purchaser” in the first sentence of the
first paragraph and replacing it with the language “Servicer as nominee for the
Trust”,
b. deleting
the words “the Purchaser notifies” and the words “that the Purchaser or such
Person” in the fourth and fifth lines of the first paragraph,
11. Section
6.03 (Monthly Advances by the Servicer) is hereby amended by adding the words
“,
REO Disposition Proceeds” after the words “Liquidation Proceeds” in the fourth
line of subsection (2) thereof.
12. Section
7.04 (Annual Statement of Compliance) and Section 7.07 (Assessment of Servicing
Compliance) are modified to delete the phrase “Purchaser” and replace it with
the phrase “Purchaser and the Depositor” in each instance.
13. Section
12.01 (Successor to the Servicer) is hereby amended by:
adding
the following sentences after the first sentence of the first
paragraph:
Any
successor to the Servicer shall be subject to the approval of the Master
Servicer, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, and each Rating
Agency, as evidenced by a letter from such Rating Agency delivered to the
Trustee that the transfer of servicing will not result in a qualification,
withdrawal or downgrade of the then-current rating of any of the Certificates,
as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In connection with such
appointment and assumption, the Master Servicer 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 Servicer under this Agreement.
14. Section
12.13 (Third Party) is amended by adding the following paragraph at the end
of
Section 12.13:
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For
purposes of this Agreement, the Master Servicer shall be considered a third
party beneficiary to this Agreement entitled to all the rights and benefits
accruing to any Master Servicer herein as if it were a direct party to this
Agreement. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the parties
to
this Agreement agree that it is appropriate, in furtherance of the intent
of
such parties as set forth herein, that the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust
receive the benefit of the provisions of this Agreement as intended third
party
beneficiary of this Agreement to the extent of such provisions. The Servicer
shall have the same obligations to the Trustee as if it were a party to this
Agreement, and the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, shall have the same rights
and remedies to enforce the provisions of this Agreement as if it were a
party
to this Agreement. The Servicer shall only take direction from the Master
Servicer (if direction by the Master Servicer is required under this Agreement)
unless otherwise directed by this Agreement. The Servicer acknowledges and
agrees that the Master Servicer shall have the right to enforce the
Seller/Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement for the benefit of the Trust
and Trustee including the right to exercise, on behalf of the Trust and/or
Trustee, any and all of the remedies set forth in this Agreement as well
as any
remedies available at law or in equity; and as a consequence of the foregoing,
shall have the same benefit of the indemnification provided to the Trust
and
Trustee hereunder. All such rights of the Master Servicer (other than its
rights
to indemnification) shall terminate upon the termination of this Agreement
in
accordance with its terms.
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EXHIBIT
B
MODIFICATIONS
TO THE ADDITIONAL COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
1. Section
3
(Assignment of Security Interest) of the Additional Collateral Agreement
shall
be inapplicable to this Agreement.
EXHIBIT
C
PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
D
ADDITIONAL
COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
E
ASSIGNMENT,
ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
SCHEDULE
I
SPECIFIED
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
(delivered
to the Trustee in electronic format)
EXECUTION
COPY
ASSIGNMENT,
ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
THIS
ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT (this “Assignment”),
dated
of January 30, 2006, is entered into among Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage Home Loans,
Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (the “Assignee”),
X.X.
Xxxxxx Mortgage Acquisition Corp (the “Assignor”),
PHH
Mortgage Corporation (formerly known as Cendant Mortgage Corporation)
and
Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust (formerly known as Cendant Residential
Mortgage Trust) (the “Sellers”),
with
PHH Mortgage Corporation, as the servicer (the “Servicer”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS
the Assignor and the Sellers have entered into a certain Amended and
Restated
Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale & Servicing Agreement, dated as of January
1, 2006 (the “Purchase
and Servicing Agreement”)
and
that Additional Collateral Assignment and Servicing Agreement dated as
of April
29, 2003 between the Servicer and the Assignor (the “Additional
Collateral Agreement”)
(collectively, the Purchase and Servicing Agreement and the Additional
Collateral Agreement, the “Agreements”),
pursuant to which the Assignor has acquired certain Mortgage Loans pursuant
to
the terms of the Agreements which Agreements are attached hereto as Exhibit
A;
and
WHEREAS
the Assignee has agreed, on the terms and conditions contained herein,
to
purchase from the Assignor certain of the Mortgage Loans (the “Specified
Mortgage Loans”)
which
are subject to the provisions of the Agreement and are listed on the
mortgage
loan schedule attached as Exhibit B hereto; and
WHEREAS,
the Servicer has agreed to service the Specified Mortgage Loans in accordance
with the terms of the Purchase and Servicing Agreement and the Additional
Collateral Agreement, as modified herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein and
other
good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby
acknowledged), the parties agree as follows:
1. Assignment
and Assumption
(a) On
and as
of the date hereof, the Assignor hereby sells, assigns and transfers
to the
Assignee all of its right, title and interest in the Specified Mortgage
Loans
and all rights related thereto as provided under the Agreement to the
extent
relating to the Specified Mortgage Loans, the Assignee hereby accepts
such
assignment from the Assignor, and the Sellers hereby acknowledge such
assignment
and assumption.
(b) On
and as
of the date hereof, the Assignor represents and warrants to the Assignee
that
the Assignor has not taken any action that would serve to impair or encumber
the
Assignee’s ownership interests in the Specified Mortgage Loans since the date
of
the Assignor’s acquisition of the Specified Mortgage Loans.
2. Recognition
of Assignee
From
and
after the date hereof, both the Assignee and the Sellers shall note the
transfer
of the Specified Mortgage Loans to the Assignee in their respective books
and
records and shall recognize the Assignee as the owner of the Specified
Mortgage
Loans, and, Servicer shall service the Specified Mortgage Loans for the
benefit
of the Assignee pursuant to the terms of the Purchase and Servicing Agreement
and the Additional Collateral Agreement, both as modified herein, the
terms of
which are incorporated herein by reference. With respect to all other
provisions
of the Agreements, the Assignee shall be entitled to all rights, benefits
and
obligations, arising after the date hereof, thereunder as if it were
the
Purchaser thereunder. It is the intention of the Sellers, the Servicer,
the
Assignee and the Assignor that this Assignment shall be binding upon
and inure
to the benefit of the Assignee and the Assignor and their successors
and
assigns.
3. Amendment
to Agreements
(a) The
Assignee and the Sellers hereby agree that, notwithstanding anything
set forth
in the Agreements, in the event that a Specified Mortgage Loans is repurchased
by the Sellers pursuant to the terms of the Agreements, the related repurchase
price shall be equal to (x) the outstanding principal balance of such
affected Specified Mortgage Loan as of the date of such repurchase, plus
(y) accrued and unpaid interest at the Remittance Rate on such affected
Specified Mortgage Loan to but not including the date of such repurchase,
plus
any cost and/or damages incurred in connection with the violation of
any
predatory lending law, less amounts received in respect of such repurchased
Specified Mortgage Loan for distribution in connection with such Specified
Mortgage Loan.
(b) The
Purchase and Servicing Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(i) Article
I
of the Agreement is hereby amended to add the following
definitions:
“Qualified
Correspondent:
Any
Person from which either Seller purchased Mortgage Loans, provided that
the
following conditions are satisfied: (i) such Mortgage Loans were originated
pursuant to an agreement between the related Seller and such Person that
contemplated that such Person would underwrite mortgage loans from time
to time,
for sale to the related Seller, in accordance with underwriting guidelines
designated by the related Seller (“Designated
Guidelines”)
or
guidelines that do not vary materially from such Designated Guidelines;
(ii) such Mortgage Loans were in fact underwritten as described in
clause (i) above and were acquired by the related Seller within 180 days
after origination; (iii) either (x) the Designated Guidelines were, at
the time such Mortgage Loans were originated, used by the related Seller
in
origination of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans
for the
related Seller’s own account or (y) the Designated Guidelines were, at the
time such Mortgage Loans were underwritten, designated by the related
Seller on
a consistent basis for use by lenders in originating mortgage loans to
be
purchased by the related Seller; and (iv) the related Seller employed, at
the time such Mortgage Loans were acquired by the related Seller, pre-purchase
or post-purchase quality assurance procedures (which may involve, among
other
things, review of a sample of mortgage loans purchased during a particular
time
period or through particular channels) designed to ensure that Persons
from
which it purchased mortgage loans properly applied the underwriting criteria
designated by the related Seller.”
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“Third-Party
Originator:
Each
Person, other than a Qualified Correspondent, that originated Mortgage
Loans
acquired by a Seller.”
“Whole
Loan Transfer:
Any
sale or transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans, other than a
Securitization Transfer.”
Further,
the definition of “Custodian” is modified to read as follows: LaSalle National
Association or any other person who acts as custodian for the benefit
of the
Purchaser. The definition of “Regulation
AB” is modified to add the following language: “and subject to such
clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission
in the
adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release No.
33-8518,
70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005) or by the Staff of the Commission
or as
may be provided from time to time.
(ii) Section 2.04
of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety by adding the following
at
the end of the paragraph:
“The
Seller shall provide the applicable MIN Numbers for the Mortgage Loans
to the
Purchaser no later than seven (7) Business Days following the related
Closing
Date.”
(iii) Section 5.01(3)(c)
shall be amended by adding the following at the end of the first
sentence:
“and
(6) converting to a fixed rate, deferring any payments or increasing any
principal balance.”
(iv) The
third
paragraph in Section 7.04 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting it
in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
“The
Servicer shall be deemed to represent to the Purchaser and to any Depositor,
as
of the date on which information is first provided to the Purchaser or
any
Depositor under Section 7.04 that, except as disclosed in writing to the
Purchaser or such Depositor prior to such date: (i) the Servicer is not
aware and has not received notice that any default, early amortization
or other
performance triggering event has occurred as to any other securitization
due to
any act or failure to act of the Servicer; (ii) the Servicer has not been
terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage loan securitization,
either due
to a servicing default or to application of a servicing performance test
or
trigger; (iii) no material noncompliance with the applicable servicing
criteria with respect to other securitizations of residential mortgage
loans
involving the Servicer as servicer has been disclosed or reported by
the
Servicer; (iv) no material changes to the Servicer’s policies or procedures
with respect to the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement
and
any Reconstitution Agreement for mortgage loans of a type similar to
the
Mortgage Loans have occurred during the three-year period immediately
preceding
the related Securitization Transfer; (v) there are no aspects of the
Servicer’s financial condition that could have a material adverse effect on the
performance by the Servicer of its servicing obligations under this Agreement
or
any Reconstitution Agreement; (vi) there are no material legal or
governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against
the
Servicer, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator; and (vii) there
are no affiliations, relationships or transactions relating to the Servicer,
any
Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator with respect to any Securitization
Transfer and any party thereto identified by the related Depositor of
a type
described in Item 1119 of Regulation AB.
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If
so
requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor on any date following the
date on
which information is first provided to the Purchaser or any Depositor
under
Section 7.04, the Servicer shall, within five Business Days following such
request, confirm in writing the accuracy of the representations and warranties
set forth in the preceding paragraph of this Section or, if any such
representation and warranty is not accurate as of the date of such request,
provide reasonably adequate disclosure of the pertinent facts, in writing,
to
the requesting party.
In
the
event that the Purchaser sells certain Mortgage Loans into Securitization
Transfers, the related Seller agrees to deliver to the Purchaser and
any
prospective purchaser within five (5) Business Days after request by
the
Purchaser or prospective purchaser including any Depositor, information,
in form
and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser and such prospective purchaser
including any Depositor, with respect to each originator of the Mortgage
Loans
(including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified Correspondent),
each Third Party Originator and, as applicable, each Servicer, as is
requested
for compliance with Items 1103(a)(i), 1105, 1110, 1117 and 1119 of
Regulation AB (x) reasonably requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor or
(y) required by Item 1110 of Regulation AB, which as of the date
hereof requires the following information: (a) the originator’s form of
organization; (b) a description of the originator’s origination program and
how long the originator has been engaged in originating residential mortgage
loans, which description must include a discussion of the originator’s
experience in originating mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage
Loans
and information regarding the size and composition of the originator’s
origination portfolio as well as information that may be material, in
the good
faith judgment of the Purchaser, to an analysis of the performance of
the
Mortgage Loans, such as the originators’ credit-granting or underwriting
criteria for mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans; (c) a
description of any material legal or governmental proceedings pending
(or known
to be contemplated) against the Servicer, each Third-Party Originator
and each
Subservicer; (d) a description of any affiliation or relationship between
the Servicer, each Third-Party Originator, each Subservicer and any of
the
following parties to a Securitization Transfer, as such parties are identified
to the Servicer by the Purchaser or any Depositor in writing in advance
of such
Securitization Transfer: (1) the sponsor; (2) the depositor;
(3) the issuing entity; (4) any servicer; (5) any trustee;
(6) any originator; (7) any significant obligor; (8) any
enhancement or support provider; and (9) any other material transaction
party; and to deliver to the Purchaser and any prospective purchaser
including
any Depositor within five (5) Business Days after request by Purchaser
or any
Depositor, Static Pool Information with respect to those mortgage loans
that
were originated by the originator of the Mortgage Loans (including as
an
acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified Correspondent) and which
are of the
same type as the Mortgage Loans.
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Such
Static Pool Information shall be prepared by the related Seller (or Third
Party
Originator) on the basis of its reasonable good faith interpretation
of the
requirements of Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) of Regulation AB. To the extent
that there is reasonably available to the Servicer (or Third-Party Originator)
Static Pool Information with respect to more than one mortgage loan type,
the
Purchaser or any Depositor shall be entitled to specify whether some
or all of
such information shall be provided pursuant to this paragraph. The content
of
such Static Pool Information may be in the form customarily provided
by the
related Seller, and need not be customized for the Purchaser or any Depositor.
Such Static Pool Information shall be for the prior five years or for
so long as
the originator has been originating (in the case of data by vintage origination
year) or securitizing (in the case of data by prior securitized pools)
such
mortgage loans, if originating for less than five years. The Static Pool
Information for each vintage origination year or prior securitized pool,
as
applicable, shall be presented in either monthly or quarterly increments
over
the life of the mortgage loans included in the vintage origination year
or prior
securitized pool.
The
most
recent periodic increment must be as of a date no later than 135 days
prior to
the date of the prospectus or other offering document in which the Static
Pool
Information is to be included or incorporated by reference. The Static
Pool
Information shall be provided in an electronic format that provides a
permanent
record of the information provided, such as a portable document format
(pdf)
file, or other such electronic format reasonably required by the Purchaser
or
the Depositor, as applicable.
Promptly
following notice or discovery of a material error in Static Pool Information
provided pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph (including an
omission
to include therein information required to be provided pursuant to such
paragraph), the Servicer shall provide corrected Static Pool Information
to the
Purchaser or any Depositor, as applicable, in the same format in which
Static
Pool Information was previously provided to such party by the
Servicer.
If
so
requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Servicer shall provide
(or, as
applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide), at the expense
of the
requesting party (to the extent of any additional incremental expense
associated
with delivery pursuant to this Agreement), such agreed-upon procedures
letters
of certified public accountants reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser
or
Depositor, as applicable, pertaining to Static Pool Information relating
to
prior securitized pools for securitizations closed on or after January 1,
2006 or, in the case of Static Pool Information with respect to the Servicer’s
or Third-Party Originator’s originations or purchases, to calendar months
commencing January 1, 2006, as the Purchaser or such Depositor shall
reasonably request. Such letters shall be addressed to and be for the
benefit of
such parties as the Purchaser or such Depositor shall designate, which
may
include, by way of example, any Sponsor, any Depositor and any broker
dealer
acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser with respect
to a
Securitization Transfer. Any such statement or letter may take the form
of a
standard, generally applicable document accompanied by a reliance letter
authorizing reliance by the addressees designated by the Purchaser or
such
Depositor.”
(v) clause (ii)
of the eleventh paragraph (including the paragraphs added by this amendment)
of
Section 7.04 of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety by adding
the following at the end of the parenthetical:
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“whether
the Servicer has been terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage
loan
securitization, either due to a servicing default or to application of
a
servicing performance test or trigger; and
such
other information as the Purchaser or any Depositor may reasonably request
for
the purpose of compliance with Item 1108(b)(2) of Regulation AB;”
(vi) clause (vii)
of the eleventh of the paragraph (including the paragraphs added by this
amendment) of Section 7.04 of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the
following at the end of the paragraph:
“(viii) information
as to how the Servicer defines or determines delinquencies and charge-offs,
including the effect of any grace period, re-aging, restructuring, partial
payments considered current or other practices with respect to delinquency
and
loss experience.
If
so
requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor for the purpose of satisfying
its
reporting obligation under the Exchange Act with respect to any class
of
asset-backed securities, the Servicer shall (or shall cause each Subservicer
and
Third-Party Originator to) (i) notify the Purchaser and any Depositor in
writing of (A) any material litigation or governmental proceedings pending
against the Servicer, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator and
(B) any affiliations or relationships that develop following the closing
date of a Securitization Transfer between the Servicer, any Subservicer
or any
Third-Party Originator and any of the parties specified in clause (vii) of
the third paragraph of this Section (and any other parties identified
in writing
by the requesting party) with respect to such Securitization Transfer;
and
(ii) provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor a description of such
proceedings, affiliations or relationships.
As
a
condition to the succession to the Seller/Servicer or any Subservicer
as
servicer or subservicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement
by
any person (i) into which the Seller/Servicer or such Subservicer may be
merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to
the Seller/Servicer or any Subservicer, the Seller/Servicer shall provide
to the
Purchaser and any Depositor, at least 15 calendar days prior to the effective
date of such succession or appointment, (x) written notice to the Purchaser
and any Depositor of such succession or appointment and (y) in writing and
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and such
Depositor, all information reasonably requested by the Purchaser or any
Depositor in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02
of Form 8-K with respect to any class of asset-backed
securities.
In
addition to such information as the Seller/Servicer, as servicer, is
obligated
to provide pursuant to other provisions of this Agreement, if so requested
by
the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Seller/Servicer shall provide such
information regarding the performance or servicing of the Mortgage Loans
as is
reasonably required to facilitate preparation of distribution reports
in
accordance with Item 1121 of Regulation AB. Such information shall be
provided concurrently with the monthly reports otherwise required to
be
delivered by the servicer under this Agreement, commencing with the first
such
report due not less than ten Business Days following such
request.”
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(vii) Section
9.02 of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following at the
end
thereof:
“,
and
shall have a minimum net worth of $20,000,000.”
4. Representations
and Warranties
(a) The
Assignee represents and warrants that it is a sophisticated investor
able to
evaluate the risks and merits of the transactions contemplated hereby,
and that
it has not relied in connection therewith upon any statements or representations
of the Sellers or the Assignor other than those contained in the Agreements
or
this Assignment.
(b) Each
of
the parties hereto represents and warrants that it is duly and legally
authorized to enter into this Assignment.
(c) Each
of
the parties hereto represents and warrants that this Assignment has been
duly
authorized, executed and delivered by it and (assuming due authorization,
execution and delivery thereof by each of the other parties hereto) constitutes
its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement
of
creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of
whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law).
(d) The
Assignor warrants and represents to the Assignee that with respect to
each of
the Specified Mortgage Loans, each representation and warranty set forth
in
Section 3.03 of the Purchase and Servicing Agreement and Section 2 of
the Additional Collateral Agreement is deemed to be made as of the related
Closing Date and is true and correct with respect to the period of time
(the
“Holding
Period”)
following the date on which the Assignor purchased the Mortgage Loans
from the
applicable Seller (the “Company
Closing Date”)
up to
and including the related Closing Date. For the avoidance of doubt, to
the
extent that there is a breach of a representation or warranty under
Section 3.03 of the Purchase and Servicing Agreement and Section 2 of
the Additional Collateral Agreement as of the Company Closing Date, the
Assignee
and each Seller hereby agrees that the Assignee will look solely to the
Sellers
for remedies under the Agreements. In addition to the foregoing representations
and warranties, the Assignor represents and warrants to the Assignee,
as of the
date of this Agreement, as follows: (a) Attached hereto as Exhibit A are
true and accurate copies of the Purchase and Servicing Agreement and
the
Additional Collateral Agreement, which agreements are in full force and
effect
as of the related Closing Date and the provisions of which have not been
waived,
amended or modified in any material respect, nor has any notice of termination
been given thereunder; (b) The Assignor is the lawful owner of the
Specified Mortgage Loans with full right to transfer the Specified Mortgage
Loans and any and all of its interests, rights and obligations under
the
Agreement as they relate to the Specified Mortgage Loans, free and clear
from
any and all claims and encumbrances; and upon the transfer of the Specified
Mortgage Loans to the Assignee as contemplated therein, Assignee shall
have good
title to each and every Specified Mortgage Loan, as well as any and all
of the
Assignor’s interests, rights and obligations under the Purchase and Servicing
Agreement and the Additional Collateral Agreement, except as otherwise
set forth
herein, as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, free and clear of any and
all
liens, claims and
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encumbrances;
(c) There are no known offsets, counterclaims or other defenses available
to the Sellers or the Servicer with respect to the Specified Mortgage
Loans, the
Purchase and Servicing Agreement or the Additional Collateral Agreement;
(d) The Assignor has received from the Sellers and the Servicer, and has
delivered to the Assignee, all documents required to be delivered to
the
Assignor by the Sellers or the Servicer prior to the date hereof pursuant
to the
Purchase and Servicing Agreement and the Additional Collateral Agreement
with
respect to the Specified Mortgage Loans and has not received, and has
not
requested from the Sellers or the Servicer any additional documents;
(e) The Mortgagor has not notified the Sellers or the Servicer, and neither
the Sellers nor the Servicer has any knowledge of any relief requested
or
allowed to the Mortgagor under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, (f) The
Mortgage Loan is not a “High Cost Loan” or “Covered Loan” as applicable, as such
terms are defined in the current Standard & Poor’s Levels® Glossary; and
(g) Exhibit B is complete, true and correct. In the event that the
Assignee or the Assignor discovers a breach of a representation or warranty
contained in this Assignment or in the Agreement with respect to a Specified
Mortgage Loan arising during the Holding Period, which materially and
adversely
affects the value of such Mortgage Loan or the interest of the Assignee
therein,
the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to
the other
parties hereto, and the Assignor shall have 90 days following the discovery
or
receipt of notice of such breach in which to cure such breach or repurchase
the
affected Specified Mortgage Loan. If the Assignor is unable to cure such
breach
within such 90 day period, then the Assignor shall within thirty (30)
days
repurchase each affected Specified Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price
(as
defined below). For
purposes of making certain representations and warranties contemplated
in this
section, each reference in Section 3.03
of
the Purchase and
Servicing Agreement
or
Section 2
of the
Additional Collateral Agreement (i) to
the
“Cut-off Date” shall be deemed to be a reference to January 1,
2006,
(ii) to
the
“Mortgage Loan Schedule” shall be deemed to be a reference to
Schedule I
attached hereto and (iii) to
the
“Funding Date” shall be deemed to be a reference to the related Closing
Date.
(e) The
“Repurchase
Price”
with
respect to any affected Specified Mortgage Loan repurchased by the Assignor
shall be an amount equal to (i) on or prior to January 30, 2007, with
respect to any Specified Mortgage Loan which is not subject to a securitization
transaction, (A) the Purchase Price Percentage, multiplied by the
outstanding principal balance of such affected Specified Mortgage Loan
as of the
date of such repurchase, plus (B) accrued and unpaid interest at the
Remittance Rate on such affected Specified Mortgage Loan to but not including
the date of such repurchase, less amounts received in respect of such
repurchased Mortgage Loan for distribution in connection with such Specified
Mortgage Loan, and (ii) with respect to any other Specified Mortgage Loan,
(A) the outstanding principal balance of such affected Specified Mortgage
Loan as of the date of such repurchase, plus (B) accrued and unpaid
interest at the Remittance Rate on such affected Specified Mortgage Loan
to but
not including the date of such repurchase, less amounts received in respect
of
such repurchased Specified Mortgage Loan for distribution in connection
with
such Specified Mortgage Loan.
The
Repurchase Price shall be paid by the Assignor by wire transfer to the
Assignee
to an account designated by the Purchaser. The “Purchase
Price Percentage”
shall
be the applicable purchase price percentage set forth in that certain
Purchase
Price and Terms Letter dated as of January 13, 2006 between the Assignor
and the Assignee (the “PPTL”),
subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms therein. In the event
that a
Specified Mortgage Loan is repurchased by the Sellers pursuant to the
Agreements
on or prior to January 30, 2007, the Assignor shall pay to the Assignee
an
amount equal to the difference between the Repurchase Price as set forth
in this
paragraph and the outstanding principal balance of the related Specified
Mortgage Loan as of the date of repurchase.
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(f) Contemporaneously
with the Assignor’s repurchase of any affected Specified Mortgage Loan (each, a
“Repurchased
Mortgage Loan”)
from
the Assignee pursuant to subparagraphs (d) and (e) above, the Assignee
shall reconvey such Repurchased Mortgage Loan to the Assignor by delivering
to
the Assignor or the Assignor’s designee, the mortgage note endorsed in blank,
the mortgage, the assignment of mortgage in blank and such other documents
delivered to the Assignee in connection with the Assignee’s purchase thereof,
and by executing a mutually acceptable assignment and assumption agreement,
conveying the Assignee’s rights to such Repurchased Mortgage Loan and any
related rights under the Agreements to which such Mortgage Loan is subject
and
under this Assignment. In the event of a repurchase, the Sellers shall
service
such Repurchased Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of the Agreements
from the date of the repurchase. In such event, the Assignee hereby reassigns
the Agreement to the Assignor with respect to such Repurchased Mortgage
Loan and
the Assignor shall succeed to the rights of the Assignee to enforce the
obligations of the Sellers, as applicable, to cure such breach or repurchase
such Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Agreement with respect to such
Repurchased Mortgage Loan; provided that the related Seller shall only
be
required to cure such breach or repurchase such Repurchased Mortgage
Loan to the
extent such breach existed as of the related Company Closing Date.
(g) The
Servicer hereby acknowledges that the representations and warranties
in Section
3.02 of the Purchase and Servicing Agreement are hereby made to the Assignee
as
of the date hereof.
(h) The
Servicer has executed and delivered to the Assignee on or prior to the
date
hereof a Servicing Control Agreement in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit D.
(i) The
Servicer represents and warrants to the Assignee that the historical
delinquency
information attached hereto as Exhibit C is true and correct.
5. Continuing
Effect
Except
as
contemplated hereby, the Assignment shall remain in full force and effect
in
accordance with its terms.
6. Governing
Law
This
Assignment and the rights and obligations hereunder shall be governed
by and
construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New
York.
7. Notices
Any
notices or other communications permitted or required under the Agreement
to be
made to the Assignee shall be made in accordance with the terms of the
Agreement
and shall be sent to the Assignee as follows: Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage Home
Loans,
Inc., 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxx Xx, XX 00000; Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, or to such other address as may hereafter be furnished
by the
Assignee to the parties in accordance with the provisions of the
Agreements.
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8. Counterparts
This
Assignment may be executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed
shall
be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
9. Definitions
Any
capitalized term used but not defined in this Assignment has the same
meaning as
in the Agreements.
[Assignment
continues with signature page]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Assignment the
day and
year first above written.
ASSIGNOR:
X.X.
XXXXXX MORTGAGE ACQUISITION CORP
By:
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
SELLERS:
PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
(formerly known as CENDANT MORTGAGE CORPORATION)
(formerly known as CENDANT MORTGAGE CORPORATION)
By:
/s/ Crissy Judge
Name:
Crissy Judge
Title:
Assistant Vice President
XXXXXX’X
GATE RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRUST
(formerly known as CENDANT RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRUST)
(formerly known as CENDANT RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRUST)
By:
/s/ Crissy Judge
Name:
Crissy Judge
Title:
Assistant Vice President
ASSIGNEE:
XXXXXXXXX
MORTGAGE HOME LOANS, INC.
By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title:
Vice President
SERVICER:
PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
(formerly known as CENDANT MORTGAGE CORPORATION)
(formerly known as CENDANT MORTGAGE CORPORATION)
By:
/s/ Crissy Judge
Name:
Crissy Judge
Title:
Assistant Vice President
EXHIBIT
A
AGREEMENTS
(See
Attached)
Exh.
A-1
EXHIBIT
B
MORTGAGE
LOAN SCHEDULE
(See
Attached)
Exh.
B-1
EXHIBIT
C
HISTORICAL
DELINQUENCY INFORMATION
(See
Attached)
Exh.
C-1
EXHIBIT
D
SERVICING
CONTROL AGREEMENT
(See
Attached)
Xxx.
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