MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT among GREENWICH CAPITAL FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, INC. as Seller and GREENWICH CAPITAL ACCEPTANCE, INC. as Purchaser Dated as of August 1, 2006
EXECUTION
among
GREENWICH
CAPITAL FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, INC.
as
Seller
and
GREENWICH
CAPITAL ACCEPTANCE, INC.
as
Purchaser
Dated
as
of
August
1,
2006
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
I. DEFINITIONS AND SCHEDULES
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Section
1.01.
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Definitions
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ARTICLE
II. SALE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE
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Section
2.01.
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Sale
of Mortgage Loans
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Section
2.02.
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Obligations
of the Seller Upon Sale and Assignment
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Section
2.03.
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Payment
of Purchase Price for the Mortgage Loans
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ARTICLE
III. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; REMEDIES FOR BREACH
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Section
3.01.
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Seller
Representations and Warranties Relating to the Mortgage
Loans
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Section
3.02.
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Seller
Representations and Warranties
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Section
3.03.
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Remedies
for Breach of Representations and Warranties
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ARTICLE
IV. SELLER’S COVENANTS
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Section
4.01.
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Covenants
of the Seller
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ARTICLE
V. INDEMNIFICATION
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Section
5.01.
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Indemnification
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ARTICLE
VI. TERMINATION
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Section
6.01.
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Termination
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ARTICLE
VII. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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Section
7.01.
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Amendment
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Section
7.02.
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Governing
Law
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Section
7.03.
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Notices
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Section
7.04.
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Severability
of Provisions
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Section
7.05.
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Counterparts
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Section
7.06.
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Further
Agreements
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Section
7.07.
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Intention
of the Parties
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Section
7.08.
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Successors
and Assigns: Assignment of Purchase Agreement
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Section
7.09.
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Survival
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Schedule
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Mortgage
Loan Schedule
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Schedule
II
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Representations
and Warranties
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This
MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of August 1, 2006 (this “Agreement”),
by
and among GREENWICH CAPITAL FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, a New York corporation (the
“Seller”)
and
GREENWICH CAPITAL ACCEPTANCE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Purchaser”).
WHEREAS,
the Seller is the owner of the notes or other evidence of indebtedness (the
“Mortgage
Notes”)
so
indicated on Schedule I hereto, and the other documents or instruments
constituting the Mortgage File (collectively, the “Mortgage
Loans”);
and
WHEREAS,
the Seller, as of the date hereof, owns the mortgages or deeds of trust (the
“Mortgages”)
on the
properties (the “Mortgaged
Properties”)
securing such Mortgage Loans, including rights to (a) any property acquired
by
foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise and (b) the proceeds
of
any insurance policies covering the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgaged Properties
or the obligors on the Mortgage Loans; and
WHEREAS,
the parties hereto desire that the Seller sell the Mortgage Loans, including
the
Mortgages; and
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the terms of that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated
as
of August 1, 2006 (the “Pooling
and Servicing Agreement”)
among
Greenwich Capital Acceptance, Inc., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Greenwich
Capital Financial Products, Inc., as seller (the “Seller”), Xxxxx Fargo Bank,
N.A., as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”) and as
securities administrator (in such capacity, the “Securities Administrator”),
Xxxxxxx Fixed Income Services Inc., as credit risk manager (the “Credit Risk
Manager”) and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee and custodian
(the “Trustee”).
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I.
DEFINITIONS
AND SCHEDULES
Section
1.01. Definitions.
Any
capitalized term used but not defined herein and below shall have the meaning
assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the related
Prospectus Supplement dated September 11, 2006 (the “Prospectus
Supplement”) to
the
Prospectus dated August 10, 2006 (the “Prospectus”).
ARTICLE
II.
SALE
OF
MORTGAGE
LOANS;
PAYMENT
OF
PURCHASE
PRICE
Section
2.01. Sale
of Mortgage Loans.
The
Seller, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, does
hereby sell, assign, set over, and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without
recourse, all of its right, title and interest in, to and under (i) each
Mortgage Loan, including the related Cut-off Date Principal Balance, all
interest due thereon after the Cut-off Date and all collections in respect
of
interest and principal due after the Cut-off Date (and all principal received
before the Cut-off Date to the extent such principal relates to a Monthly
Payment due after the Cut-off Date); (ii) property which secured such Mortgage
Loan and which has been acquired by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure;
(iii) its interest in any insurance policies in respect of the Mortgage
Loans;
and
(iv)
all proceeds of any of the foregoing.
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Section
2.02. Obligations
of the Seller Upon Sale and Assignment.
In
connection with the transfer pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof, the Seller further
agrees, at its own expense, on or prior to the Closing Date, (a) to indicate
in
its books and records that the Mortgage Loans have been sold to the Purchaser
or
the Purchaser’s assignee pursuant to this Agreement and (b) to deliver to the
Purchaser or the Purchaser’s assignee and the Trustee a computer file containing
a true and complete list of all such Mortgage Loans specifying for each such
Mortgage Loan the information required to be set forth on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule, which forms a part of Schedule A to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, shall also be marked as Schedule I to this Agreement and is hereby
incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement.
In
connection with such conveyance by the Seller, the Seller shall on behalf of
the
Purchaser deliver to, and deposit with the Trustee, as assignee of the
Purchaser, on or before the Closing Date, the documents described in Section
2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as being required to be delivered
to
the Trustee, including, but not limited to, the Servicing
Agreement.
The
Seller hereby confirms to the Purchaser and the Trustee that it has made the
appropriate entries in its general accounting records, to indicate that the
Mortgage Loans have been transferred to the Trustee as assignee of the
Purchaser, or a custodian appointed pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement to act on behalf of the Trustee, and that the Mortgage Loans
constitute part of the Trust in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.
The
Purchaser hereby acknowledges its acceptance of all right, title and interest
in, to and under the Mortgage Loans and other property now existing or hereafter
created, conveyed to it pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof.
The
parties hereto intend that the transaction set forth herein be a non-recourse
sale by the Seller to the Purchaser of all of the Seller’s right, title and
interest in, to and under the Mortgage Loans and other property described in
Section 2.01. Nonetheless, in the event the transaction set forth herein is
deemed not to be a sale, the Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser and its
assignees a security interest in all of the Seller’s right, title and interest
in, to and under the Mortgage Loans and other property described in Section
2.01, whether now existing or hereafter created, to secure all of the Seller’s
obligations hereunder; and this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement
under applicable law. The Seller and the Purchaser shall, to the extent
consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be necessary to ensure
that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the
Mortgage Loans, such security interest would be deemed to be a perfected
security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained
as such throughout the term of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
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Section
2.03. Payment
of Purchase Price for the Mortgage Loans.
In
consideration of the sale of the Mortgage Loans from the Seller to the Purchaser
on the Closing Date, the Purchaser agrees to pay to the Seller on the Closing
Date by transfer of immediately available funds, an amount equal to
$1,247,590,209.37 (which amount includes accrued interest) and to transfer
to
the Seller or its designees on the Closing Date the Class R, Class C and
Class P Certificates (the “Purchase Price”). The Seller shall pay, and be
billed directly for, all reasonable expenses incurred by the Purchaser in
connection with the issuance of the Certificates, including, without limitation,
printing fees incurred in connection with the Prospectus Supplement relating
to
the Certificates, fees and expenses of Purchaser’s counsel, fees of the rating
agencies requested to rate the Certificates, accountant’s fees and expenses and
the fees and expenses of the Trustee and other out-of-pocket costs, if
any.
ARTICLE
III.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES; REMEDIES FOR BREACH
Section
3.01. Seller
Representations and Warranties Relating to the Mortgage Loans.
The
Seller hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth in Schedule
II
hereto applicable to the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the Issuing Entity
and
the Trustee, as of the Closing Date or, if applicable, such other date as may
be
specified therein.
Section
3.02. Seller’s
Representations and Warranties.
a)
The
Seller represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser as of the Closing
Date or as of such other date specifically provided herein:
(i) the
Seller is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing as a corporation
under the laws of the State of New York and is and will remain in compliance
with the laws of each state in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the
extent necessary to fulfill its obligations hereunder;
(ii) the
Seller has the power and authority to hold each Mortgage Loan and to sell each
Mortgage Loan. The Seller has the power and authority 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 except as the enforceability
thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or other
similar laws in relation to the rights of creditors generally;
(iii) the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Seller and the performance
of
and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not violate the Seller’s
articles of incorporation or by-laws, respectively, or constitute a default
under or result in a material breach or acceleration of, any material contract,
agreement or other instrument to which the Seller is a party or which may be
applicable to the Seller or its assets;
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(iv) the
Seller is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement
by the Seller and its respective performance and compliance with the terms
of
this Agreement will not constitute a violation with respect to, any order or
decree of any court or any order or regulation of any federal, state, municipal
or governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Seller or its assets, which
violation might have consequences that would materially and adversely affect
the
condition (financial or otherwise) or the operation of the Seller or its assets
or might have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the
performance of its obligations and duties hereunder;
(v) 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;
(vi) the
Seller has good, equitable and indefeasible title to the Mortgage Loans, free
and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any
nature encumbering the Mortgage Loans and upon the payment of the Purchase
Price
by the Purchaser, the Purchaser will have good and marketable title to the
Mortgage Notes and Mortgage Loans, free and clear of all liens or
encumbrances;
(vii) the
Mortgage Loans are not being transferred by the Seller with any intent to
hinder, delay or defraud any creditors of the Seller;
(viii) there
are
no actions or proceedings against, or investigations known to, the Seller before
any court, administrative or other tribunal (A) that might prohibit the seller
from entering into this Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent the sale of the
Mortgage Loans or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or (C) that might prohibit or materially and adversely affect the
performance by the Seller of its obligations under, or validity or
enforceability of, this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement;
(ix) 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 or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for such consents,
approvals, authorizations or orders, if any, that have been obtained;
(x) no
certificate of an officer, written statement or written report delivered
pursuant to the terms hereof of the Seller contains any untrue statement of
a
material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the
certificate, statement or repot not misleading;
(xi) the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are 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; and
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(xii) the
Seller is not insolvent, nor will the Seller be made insolvent by the transfer
of the Mortgage Loans to the Depositor, nor is the Seller aware of any pending
insolvency of the Seller.
(b) On
the
Closing Date, the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser a certificate of an
authorized officer of the Seller to the effect that, as of the Closing Date,
the
information set forth in the Prospectus Supplement, and the information set
forth in the Private Placement Memorandum dated September 11, 2006 (the “Private
Placement Memorandum”), does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not
misleading.
Section
3.03. Remedies
for Breach of Representations and Warranties.
It is
understood and agreed that (i) the representations and warranties set forth
in
Sections 3.01 and 3.02 shall survive the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the
Purchaser and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser, the Issuing Entity
and the Trustee, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement on
any
Mortgage Note or Assignment or the examination or lack of examination of any
Mortgage File and (ii) the remedies for the breach of such representations
and
warranties and for the failure to deliver the documents referred to in Section
2.02 hereof shall be as set forth in Section 3.03 of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
It
is
understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in
Section 3.01 and 3.02 hereof shall survive delivery of the respective Mortgage
Files to the Trustee on behalf of the Purchaser.
ARTICLE
IV.
SELLER’S
COVENANTS
Section
4.01. Covenants
of the Seller.
The
Seller hereby covenants that, except for the transfer hereunder, it will not
sell, pledge, assign or transfer to any other Person, or grant, create, incur,
assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any Mortgage Loan, or any interest
therein; it will notify the Trustee, as assignee of the Purchaser, of the
existence of any Lien on any Mortgage Loan immediately upon discovery thereof
and it will defend the right, title and interest of the Trust, an assignee
of
the Purchaser and the Trustee in, to and under the Mortgage Loans, against
all
claims of third parties claiming through or under the Seller; provided,
however,
that
nothing in this Section 4.01 shall prevent or be deemed to prohibit the Seller
from suffering to exist upon any of the Mortgage Loans any Liens for municipal
or other local taxes and other governmental charges if such taxes or
governmental charges shall not at the time be due and payable or if the Seller
shall currently be contesting the validity thereof in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect
thereto.
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ARTICLE
V.
INDEMNIFICATION
Section
5.01. Indemnification.
The
Seller agrees to indemnify and to hold each of the Purchaser, the Issuing
Entity, the Trustee and the Underwriters and each of the officers and directors
of each such entity and each person or entity who controls each such entity
or
person harmless against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines,
forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs,
fees
and expenses that the Purchaser, the Issuing Entity, the Trustee, the
Underwriters or any such person or entity may sustain in any way related to
a
breach by the Seller of the representations and warranties stated Section 2.04
of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Seller shall immediately notify
the
Purchaser, the Issuing Entity, the Trustee and the Underwriters if a claim
is
made under this provision. The Seller shall assume the defense of any such
claim
and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including reasonable counsel
fees,
and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be
entered against Purchaser, the Issuing Entity, the Trustee, the Underwriters
or
any such person or entity in respect of such claim.
ARTICLE
VI.
TERMINATION
Section
6.01. Termination.
The
respective obligations and responsibilities of the Seller and the Purchaser
created hereby shall terminate, except for the Seller’s indemnity obligations as
provided herein, upon the termination of the Trust as provided in Article X
of
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
ARTICLE
VII.
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
Section
7.01. Amendment.
This
Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Seller and the Purchaser
by
written agreement signed by the parties hereto.
Section
7.02. Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of New York, without reference to its conflict of law provisions (other
than Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations Law), and the obligations, rights
and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with
such laws.
Section
7.03. Notices.
All
demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall
be
deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by
registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
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if
to the
Seller:
Greenwich
Capital Financial Products, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Legal Department
or
such
other address as may hereafter be furnished to the Purchaser in writing by
the
Seller.
if
to the
Purchaser:
Greenwich
Capital Acceptance, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Legal Department
or
such
other address as may hereafter be furnished to the Seller in writing by the
Purchaser.
Section
7.04. Severability
of Provisions.
If any
one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions of terms of this Agreement
shall be held invalid for any reason whatsoever, then such covenants,
agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining
covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no
way
affect the validity of enforceability of the other provisions of this
Agreement.
Section
7.05. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and by the different
parties hereto on separate counterparts, which may be transmitted by telecopier
each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed to be an original and such
counterparts, together, shall constitute one and the same
agreement.
Section
7.06. Further
Agreements.
The
parties hereto each agree to execute and deliver to the other such additional
documents, instruments or agreements as may be necessary or reasonable and
appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement or in connection with
the issuance of the Certificates representing interest in the Trust Fund,
including the Mortgage Loans.
Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, as a further inducement for the
Purchaser to purchase the Mortgage Loans from the Seller, the Seller will
cooperate with the Purchaser in connection with the sale of the Certificates.
In
that connection, the Seller will provide to the Purchaser any and all
information and appropriate verification of information, whether through letters
of its auditors and counsel or otherwise, as the Purchaser shall reasonably
request and will provide to the Purchaser such additional representations and
warranties, covenants, opinions of counsel, letters from auditors, and
certificates of public officials or officers of the Seller as are reasonably
required in connection with the offering of the Certificates.
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Section
7.07. Intention
of the Parties.
It is
the intention of the parties that the Purchaser is purchasing, and the Seller
is
selling, the Mortgage Loans rather than pledging such Mortgage Loans to secure
a
loan by the Purchaser to the Seller. Accordingly, the parties hereto each intend
to treat the transaction as a sale by the Seller, and a purchase by the
Purchaser, of the Mortgage Loans. The Purchaser will have the right to review
the Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgage Files to determine the
characteristics of the Mortgage Loans which will affect the Federal income
tax
consequences of owning the Mortgage Loans and the Seller will cooperate with
all
reasonable requests made by the Purchaser in the course of such
review.
Section
7.08. Successors
and Assigns: Assignment of Purchase Agreement.
This
Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
Seller, the Purchaser, the Issuing Entity and the Trustee. The obligations
of
the Seller under this Agreement cannot be assigned or delegated to a third
party
without the consent of the Purchaser which consent shall be at the Purchaser’s
sole discretion, except that the Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the
Seller may assign its obligations hereunder to any Person into which the Seller
is merged or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which the Seller is a party or any Person succeeding to the
business of the Seller. The parties hereto acknowledge that the Purchaser is
acquiring the Mortgage Loans for the purpose of contributing them to a trust
that will issue the Certificates representing undivided interests in such
Mortgage Loans. As an inducement to the Purchaser to purchase the Mortgage
Loans, the Seller acknowledges and consents to the assignment by the Purchaser
to the Issuing Entity and by the Issuing Entity to the Trustee of all of the
Purchaser’s rights against the Seller pursuant to this Agreement insofar as such
rights relate to the Mortgage Loans and to the enforcement or exercise of any
right or remedy against the Seller pursuant to this Agreement by the Trustee.
Such enforcement of a right or remedy by the Trustee shall have the same force
and effect as if the right or remedy had been enforced or exercised by the
Purchaser directly.
Section
7.09. Survival.
The
representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 and the
provisions of Article V hereof shall survive the purchase of the Mortgage Loans
hereunder.
Section
7.10. Third-Party
Beneficiary.
Ambac
Assurance Corporation is an intended third-party beneficiary of this
Agreement.-
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their names to be signed hereto
by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above
written.
GREENWICH
CAPITAL FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, INC.,
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as
Seller
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
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Title:
Senior Vice President
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GREENWICH
CAPITAL ACCEPTANCE, INC.,
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as
Purchaser
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
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Title:
Senior Vice President
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SCHEDULE
I
MORTGAGE
LOAN SCHEDULE
[See
Schedule A to Pooling and Servicing Agreement]
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SCHEDULE
II
Representations
and warranties
(i) The
information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule hereto is true and correct
in all material respects and the information provided to the Rating Agencies,
including the Mortgage Loan level detail, is true and correct according to
the
Rating Agency requirements;
(ii) immediately
prior to the transfer to the Purchaser, the Seller was the sole owner of
beneficial title and holder of each Mortgage and Mortgage Note relating to
the
Mortgage Loans and is conveying the same to the Purchaser free and clear of
any
and all liens, claims, encumbrances, participation interests, equities, pledges,
charges or security interests of any nature and the Seller has full right and
authority to sell or assign the same pursuant to this Agreement;
(iii) each
Mortgage Loan at the time it was made complied in all material respects with
all
applicable laws and regulations, including, without limitation, usury, equal
credit opportunity, disclosure and recording laws and all predatory lending
laws; and each Mortgage Loan has been serviced in all material respects in
accordance with all applicable laws and regulations, including, without
limitation, usury, equal credit opportunity, disclosure and recording laws
and
all predatory lending laws and the terms of the related Mortgage Note, the
Mortgage and other loan documents;
(iv) there
is
no monetary default existing under any Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note
and
there is no material event which, with the passage of time or with notice and
the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a default, breach
or event of acceleration; and neither the Seller, any of its affiliates nor
any
servicer of any related Mortgage Loan has taken any action to waive any default,
breach or event of acceleration; no foreclosure action is threatened or has
been
commenced with respect to the Mortgage Loan;
(v) the
terms
of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered
or
modified in any respect, except by written instruments, (i) if required by
law
in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, or (ii) to protect
the interests of the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders;
(vi) no
selection procedure reasonably believed by the Seller to be adverse to the
interests of the Certificateholders was utilized in selecting the Mortgage
Loans;
(vii) each
Mortgage is a valid and enforceable first lien on the property securing the
related Mortgage Note and each Mortgaged Property is owned by the Mortgagor
in
fee simple (except with respect to common areas in the case of condominiums,
PUDs and de minimis
PUDs) or
by leasehold for a term longer than the term of the related Mortgage, subject
only to (i) the lien of current real property taxes and assessments, (ii)
covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other
matters of public record as of the date of recording of such Mortgage, such
exceptions being acceptable to mortgage lending institutions generally or
specifically reflected in the appraisal obtained in connection with the
origination of the related Mortgage Loan or referred to in the lender's title
insurance policy delivered to the originator of the related Mortgage Loan and
(iii) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject which do
not
materially interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided
by such Mortgage;
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(viii) there
is
no mechanics' lien or claim for work, labor or material affecting the premises
subject to any Mortgage which is or may be a lien prior to, or equal with,
the
lien of such Mortgage except those which are insured against by the title
insurance policy referred to in (xiii) below;
(ix) there
was
no delinquent tax or assessment lien against the property subject to any
Mortgage, except where such lien was being contested in good faith and a stay
had been granted against levying on the property;
(x) there
is
no valid offset, defense or counterclaim to any Mortgage Note or Mortgage,
including the obligation of the Mortgagor to pay the unpaid principal and
interest on such Mortgage Note;
(xi) to
the
best of the Seller’s knowledge, except to the extent insurance is in place which
will cover such damage, the physical property subject to any Mortgage is free
of
material damage and is in good repair and there is no proceeding pending or
threatened for the total or partial condemnation of any Mortgaged
Property;
(xii) the
Mortgaged Property and all improvements thereon comply with all requirements
of
any applicable zoning and subdivision laws and ordinances;
(xiii) a
lender's title insurance policy (on an ALTA or CLTA form) or binder, or other
assurance of title customary in the relevant jurisdiction therefor in a form
acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac, was issued on the date that each
Mortgage Loan was created by a title insurance company which was qualified
to do
business in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located,
insuring the Seller and its successors and assigns that the Mortgage is a first
priority lien on the related Mortgaged Property in the original principal amount
of the Mortgage Loan. The Seller is the sole insured under such lender's title
insurance policy, and such policy, binder or assurance is valid and remains
in
full force and effect, and each such policy, binder or assurance shall contain
all applicable endorsements including a negative amortization endorsement,
if
applicable;
(xiv) at
the
time of origination, each Mortgaged Property was the subject of an appraisal
which conformed to the underwriting requirements of the originator of the
Mortgage Loan;
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(xv) the
improvements on each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan are insured
(by
an insurer which is acceptable to the Seller) against loss by fire and such
hazards as are covered under a standard extended coverage endorsement in the
locale in which the Mortgaged Property is located, in an amount which is not
less than the lesser of the maximum insurable value of the improvements securing
such Mortgage Loan or the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan,
but in no event in an amount less than an amount that is required to prevent
the
Mortgagor from being deemed to be a co-insurer thereunder; if the improvement
on
the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit, it is included under the coverage
afforded by a blanket policy for the condominium project; if upon origination
of
the related Mortgage Loan, the improvements on the Mortgaged Property were
in an
area identified as a federally designated flood area, a flood insurance policy
is in effect in an amount representing coverage not less than the least of
(i)
the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) the restorable
cost
of improvements located on such Mortgaged Property or (iii) the maximum coverage
available under federal law; and each Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor
thereunder to maintain the insurance referred to above at the Mortgagor's cost
and expense;
(xvi) each
Mortgage Loan constitutes a "qualified mortgage" under Section 860G(a)(3)(A)
of
the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(1), (2), (4), (5), (6),
(7) and (9) without reliance on the provisions of Treasury Regulation Section
1.860G-2(a)(3) or Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) or any other
provision that would allow a Mortgage Loan to be treated as a “qualified
mortgage” notwithstanding its failure to meet the requirements of Section
860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-2(a)(1), (2),
(4), (5), (6), (7) and (9);
(xvii) each
Mortgage Loan was originated (a) by a savings and loan association,
savings bank, commercial bank, credit union, insurance company or similar
institution that is supervised and examined by a federal or state authority,
(b)
by a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of HUD pursuant to Sections 203 and
211
of the National Housing Act, as amended, or (c) by a mortgage broker or
correspondent lender in a manner such that the related Mortgage Loan would
be
regarded for purposes of Section 3(a)(41) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, as having been originated by an entity described in clauses
(a) or (b) above;
(xviii) none
of
the Mortgage Loans are (a) loans subject to 12 CFR Part 226.31, 12 CFR Part
226.32 or 12 CFR Part 226.34 of Regulation Z, the regulation implementing TILA,
which implements the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994, as
amended or (b) “high cost home,” “covered” (excluding home loans defined as
“covered home loans” in the New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002 that
were originated between November 26, 2003 and July 7, 2004), “high risk home” or
“predatory” loans under any 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);
(xix) no
Mortgage Loan (a) is a “high cost loan” or “covered loan” as applicable (as such
terms are defined in Standard & Poor’s LEVELS® Glossary, Version 5.6d,
Appendix E, attached hereto as Exhibit 6 or (b) was originated on or after
October 1, 2002 through March 6, 2003 and is governed by the Georgia Fair
Lending Act;
(xx) no
borrower under any Mortgage Loan obtained a prepaid single-premium credit-life,
credit disability, credit unemployment or credit property insurance policy
in
connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan;
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(xxi) no
Mortgage Loan originated on or after October 1, 2002 will impose a prepayment
premium for a term in excess of five years;
(xxii) the
servicer for each Mortgage Loan has 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;
(xxiii) for
any
Mortgage Loan originated on or after August 1, 2004, neither the related
Mortgage nor the related Mortgage Note requires the borrower to submit to
arbitration to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to
the
Mortgage Loan transaction;
(xxiv) the
information set forth under the heading “The Mortgage Loan Groups” in the
Prospectus Supplement with respect to the Mortgage Loans is true and correct
in
all material respects; and
(xxv)
no
error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence, fraud or similar occurrence
with
respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of any person, including
without limitation the mortgagor, any appraiser, any builder or developer,
or
any other party involved in the origination of the mortgage loan.
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