MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT Dated as of January 5, 2006 Among: NEW YORK MORTGAGE FUNDING, LLC, as Seller, THE NEW YORK MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC, as Seller, NEW YORK MORTGAGE TRUST, INC., as Seller and GREENWICH CAPITAL FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, INC., as Buyer
Dated
as of January 5, 2006
Among:
NEW
YORK MORTGAGE FUNDING, LLC,
as
Seller,
THE
NEW YORK MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC,
as
Seller,
NEW
YORK MORTGAGE TRUST, INC.,
as
Seller
and
GREENWICH
CAPITAL FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, INC.,
as
Buyer
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
1.
|
APPLICABILITY
|
1
|
2.
|
DEFINITIONS
AND ACCOUNTING MATTERS
|
1
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3.
|
THE
TRANSACTIONS
|
16
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4.
|
PAYMENT
AND TRANSFER
|
20
|
5.
|
TAXES;
TAX TREATMENT
|
20
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6.
|
MARGIN
MAINTENANCE
|
21
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7.
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INCOME
PAYMENTS
|
22
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8.
|
SECURITY
INTEREST; BUYER’S APPOINTMENT AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
|
22
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9.
|
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
|
25
|
10.
|
RELEASE
OF PURCHASED LOANS
|
28
|
11.
|
RELIANCE
|
29
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12.
|
REPRESENTATIONS
AND XXXXXXXXXX
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00
|
00.
|
COVENANTS
OF SELLER
|
33
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14.
|
REPURCHASE
DATE PAYMENTS
|
40
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15.
|
REPURCHASE
OF PURCHASED LOANS
|
40
|
16.
|
SUBSTITUTION
|
41
|
17.
|
ACCELERATION
OF REPURCHASE DATE
|
41
|
18.
|
EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
|
41
|
19.
|
REMEDIES
|
45
|
20.
|
DELAY
NOT WAIVER; REMEDIES ARE CUMULATIVE
|
47
|
21.
|
NOTICES
AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
|
47
|
22.
|
USE
OF EMPLOYEE PLAN ASSETS
|
47
|
23.
|
INDEMNIFICATION
AND EXPENSES.
|
47
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24.
|
WAIVER
OF REDEMPTION AND DEFICIENCY RIGHTS
|
49
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25.
|
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
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00
|
00.
|
FURTHER
ASSURANCES
|
49
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27.
|
TERMINATION
|
49
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28.
|
SEVERABILITY
|
49
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29.
|
BINDING
EFFECT; GOVERNING LAW
|
50
|
30.
|
AMENDMENTS
|
50
|
31.
|
SUCCESSORS
AND ASSIGNS
|
50
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32.
|
SURVIVAL
|
50
|
33.
|
CAPTIONS
|
50
|
34.
|
COUNTERPARTS
|
50
|
35.
|
SUBMISSION
TO JURISDICTION; WAIVERS
|
50
|
36.
|
WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL
|
51
|
37.
|
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
|
51
|
i
38.
|
HYPOTHECATION
OR PLEDGE OF PURCHASED ITEMS.
|
51
|
39.
|
ASSIGNMENTS;
PARTICIPATIONS.
|
52
|
40.
|
SINGLE
AGREEMENT
|
52
|
41.
|
INTENT
|
53
|
42.
|
CONFIDENTIALITY
|
53
|
43.
|
SERVICING
|
53
|
44.
|
PERIODIC
DUE DILIGENCE REVIEW
|
54
|
45.
|
SET-OFF
|
55
|
46.
|
ENTIRE
AGREEMENT
|
55
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SCHEDULES
|
|
SCHEDULE
1-A
|
Representations
and Warranties re: Residential Loans
|
SCHEDULE
1-B
|
Representations
and Warranties re: Small Balance Commercial Loans
|
SCHEDULE
2
|
Filing
Jurisdictions and Offices
|
SCHEDULE
3
|
Relevant
States
|
SCHEDULE
4
|
Subsidiaries
|
SCHEDULE
5
|
Litigation
|
EXHIBITS
|
|
EXHIBIT
A
|
Form
of Quarterly Certification
|
|
|
EXHIBIT
B
|
Form
of Custodial Agreement
|
EXHIBIT
C
|
Form
of Opinion of Counsel to the Seller
|
EXHIBIT
D
|
Form
of Notice of Transaction Notice
|
EXHIBIT
E
|
Underwriting
Guidelines
|
EXHIBIT
F
|
Required
Fields for Servicing Transmission
|
EXHIBIT
G
|
Required
Fields for Loan Data Transmission
|
EXHIBIT
H
|
Form
of Market Value Certificate
|
EXHIBIT
I
|
Form
of Confidentiality Agreement
|
EXHIBIT
J
|
Form
of Instruction Letter
|
EXHIBIT
K
|
Third
Party Underwriting Guidelines
|
ii
MASTER
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of January 5, 2006, among New York Mortgage
Funding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, The New York Mortgage
Company, LLC, a New York limited liability company and New York Mortgage Trust,
Inc., a Maryland corporation (each, a “Seller”,
and
jointly and severally, the “Sellers”)
and
Greenwich Capital Financial Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“Buyer”,
which
term shall include any “Principal”
as
defined and provided for in Annex I), or as agent pursuant hereto (“Agent”),
1. APPLICABILITY
Buyer
may, from time to time, upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, agree
to
enter into transactions in which a Seller transfers to Buyer Eligible Loans
against the transfer of funds by Buyer, with a simultaneous agreement by Buyer
to transfer to such Seller Purchased Loans at a date certain, against the
transfer of funds by such Seller. Each such transaction shall be referred to
herein as a “Transaction”,
and,
unless otherwise agreed in writing, shall be governed by this
Agreement.
2. DEFINITIONS
AND ACCOUNTING MATTERS
(a) Defined
Terms.
As used
herein, the following terms have the following meanings (all terms defined
in
this Section 2 or in other provisions of this Agreement in the singular to
have
the same meanings when used in the plural and vice versa):
“Accepted
Servicing Practices”
shall
mean with respect to any Loan, those accepted and prudent mortgage servicing
practices (including collection procedures) of prudent mortgage lending
institutions which service mortgage loans of the same type as the Loans in
the
jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located, and which are
in
accordance with Xxxxxx Xxx servicing practices and procedures for MBS pool
mortgages, as defined in the Xxxxxx Mae servicing guides including future
updates, and in a manner at least equal in quality to the servicing the
Subservicer or any Seller’s designee, as the case may be, provides to mortgage
loans which they own in their own portfolio.
“Additional
Purchased Loans”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 6(a) hereof.
“Adjustable
Rate Loan”
shall
mean a Loan which provides for the adjustment of the Mortgage Interest Rate
payable in respect thereto.
“Adjustment
Date”
shall
mean with respect to each Adjustable Rate Loan, the date set forth in the
related Note on which the Mortgage Interest Rate on the Loan is adjusted in
accordance with the terms of the Note.
“Affiliate”
shall
mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person which, directly or
indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such
Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (together with the
correlative meanings of “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power (a) to vote 10% or more of
the
securities (on a fully diluted basis) having ordinary voting power for the
directors or managing general partners (or their equivalent) of such Person,
or
(b) to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such
Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or
otherwise.
“Agent”
shall
mean Buyer or any successor.
“Agreement”
shall
mean this Master Repurchase Agreement (including all exhibits, schedules and
other addenda hereto or thereto), as
supplemented by the Pricing Side Letter, as it may be amended, further
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“ALTA”
shall
mean the American Land Title Association.
“AM
Funded Wet Loan”
shall
mean Wet Loans that will be funded before 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on
any
Business Day.
“Applicable
Margin”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Pricing Side Letter.
“Appraised
Value”
shall
mean the value set forth in an appraisal made in connection with the origination
of the related Loan as the value of the Mortgaged Property (or the related
Cooperative Unit in the case of a Cooperative Loan).
“Assignment
of Mortgage”
shall
mean, with respect to any Mortgage, an assignment of the 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
the assignment of the Mortgage to Buyer.
“Attorney
Bailee Letter”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the Custodial Agreement.
“Bankruptcy
Code”
shall
mean the United States Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended from time to
time.
“Best’s”
shall
mean Best’s Key Rating Guide, as the same shall be amended from time to
time.
“Breakage
Costs”
shall
have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3(h) herein.
“Business
Day”
shall
mean any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, (ii) a day on which the New
York Stock Exchange, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Custodian or
banking and savings and loan institutions in the State of New York, Connecticut
or the City of New York or the city or state in which the Custodian’s offices
are located are closed, or (iii) a day on which trading in securities on the
New
York Stock Exchange or any other major securities exchange in the United States
is not conducted.
“Capital
Lease Obligations”
shall
mean, for any Person, all obligations of such Person to pay rent or other
amounts under a lease of (or other agreement conveying the right to use)
Property to the extent such obligations are required to be classified and
accounted for as a capital lease on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP,
and, for purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations shall be
the
capitalized amount thereof, determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Cash
Equivalents”
shall
mean (a) securities with maturities of 90 days or less from the date of
acquisition issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States
Government or any agency thereof, (b) certificates of deposit and eurodollar
time deposits with maturities of 90 days or less from the date of acquisition
and overnight bank deposits of any commercial bank having capital and surplus
in
excess of $500,000,000, (c) repurchase obligations of any commercial bank
satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition, having a term
of
not more than seven days with respect to securities issued or fully guaranteed
or insured by the United States Government, (d) commercial paper of a domestic
issuer rated at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof by Standard and Poor’s
Ratings Group (“S&P”) or P-1 or the equivalent thereof by Xxxxx’x Investors
Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) and in either case maturing within 90 days after the
day of acquisition, (e) securities with maturities of 90 days or less from
the
date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or
territory of the United States, by any political subdivision or taxing authority
of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by any foreign government,
the
securities of which state, commonwealth, territory, political subdivision,
taxing authority or foreign government (as the case may be) are rated at least
A
by S&P or A by Moody’s, (f) securities with maturities of 90 days or less
from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by
any
commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition
or,
(g) shares of money market mutual or similar funds which invest exclusively
in
assets satisfying the requirements of clauses (a) through (f) of this
definition.
2
“Change
of Control”
shall
mean with respect to any Seller, the acquisition by any Person, or two or more
Persons acting in concert, of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule
13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended) of outstanding shares of voting stock of such Person
at
any time if after giving effect to such acquisition (i) such Person or Persons
owns twenty percent (20%) or more of such outstanding voting stock or (ii)
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx does not own more than fifty percent (50%) of such outstanding
voting stock.
“Code”
shall
mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time.
“Collection
Account”
shall
mean the following account established by the Sellers in accordance with Section
13(ii) for the benefit of Buyer, “Greenwich Capital Financial Products, Inc. -
P&I account - Account # ________”.
“Combined
Aggregate Purchase Price”
shall
mean $249,000,000.
“Commonly
Controlled Entity”
shall
mean an entity, whether or not incorporated, which is under common control
with
a Seller within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA or is part of a group
which
includes a Seller and which is treated as a single employer under Section 414
of
the Code.
“Confirmation”
shall
have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3(a) hereof.
“Contractual
Obligation”
shall
mean as to any Person, any material provision of any agreement, instrument
or
other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of
its
property is bound or any material provision of any security issued by such
Person.
“Cooperative
Corporation”
shall
mean 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
Loan”
shall
mean a Loan that is secured by a first lien on and 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”
shall
mean, 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”
shall
mean, 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 certificate.
“Cooperative
Unit”
shall
mean, with respect to a Cooperative Loan, a specific unit in a Cooperative
Project.
3
“Custodial
Agreement”
shall
mean the Amended and Restated Custodial Agreement, dated as of January 5, 2006,
among Sellers, Buyer, Custodian, and LaSalle Bank, National Association as
Disbursement Agent, as the same shall be modified and supplemented and in effect
from time to time.
“Custodian”
shall
mean LaSalle Bank, National Association, or its successors and permitted
assigns.
“Custodian
Loan Transmission”
shall
have the meaning assigned thereto in the Custodial Agreement.
“Default”
shall
mean an Event of Default or any event, that, with the giving of notice or the
passage of time or both, would become an Event of Default.
“Disbursement
Account”
shall
mean the account established by Buyer pursuant to which funds shall be disbursed
to fund any Wet Loan.
“Dollars”
or
“$”
shall
mean lawful money of the United States of America.
“Dry
Loan”
shall
mean a first lien Loan which is underwritten in accordance with the Underwriting
Guidelines and as to which the related Mortgage File contains all required
Loan
Documents.
“Due
Date”
shall
mean the day of the month on which the Monthly Payment is due on a Loan,
exclusive of any days of grace.
“Due
Diligence Review”
shall
mean the performance by Buyer of any or all of the reviews permitted under
Section 44 hereof with respect to any or all of the Loans or the Sellers or
related parties, as desired by Buyer from time to time.
“Effective
Date”
shall
mean the date upon which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 9(a)
have
been satisfied.
“Electronic
Tracking Agreement”
shall
mean the Second Amended and Restated Electronic Tracking Agreement, dated as
of
January 5, 2006 among Buyer, Sellers, MERSCORP, Inc. and MERS.
“Electronic
Transmission”
shall
mean the delivery of information in an electronic format acceptable to the
applicable recipient thereof. An Electronic Transmission shall be considered
written notice for all purposes hereof (except when a request or notice by
its
terms requires execution).
“Eligible
Loan”
shall
have the meaning assigned thereto in the Pricing Side Letter.
“ERISA”
shall
mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time
to time.
“ERISA
Affiliate”
shall
mean any corporation or trade or business that is a member of any group of
organizations (i) described in Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code of which a
Seller is a member and (ii) solely for purposes of potential liability under
Section 302(c)(11) of ERISA and Section 412(c)(11) of the Code and the lien
created under Section 302(f) of ERISA and Section 412(n) of the Code, described
in Section 414(m) or (o) of the Code of which a Seller is a member.
4
“Escrow
Letter”
shall
mean, with respect to any Wet Loan that becomes subject to a Transaction before
the end of the applicable rescission period, an escrow agreement or letter,
which is fully assignable to the Buyer, stating that in the event of a
Rescission or if for any other reason the Loan fails to fund on a given day,
the
party conducting the closing is holding all funds which would have been
disbursed on behalf of the Mortgagor as agent for and for the benefit of the
Buyer and such funds shall be returned to the related Seller not later than
one
Business Day after the date of Rescission or other failure of the Loan to fund
on a given day.
“Escrow
Payments”
shall
mean, with respect to any Loan, the amounts constituting ground rents, taxes,
assessments, water charges, sewer rents, municipal charges, mortgage insurance
premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums, condominium charges, and any
other
payments required to be escrowed by the Mortgagor with the Mortgagee pursuant
to
the terms of any Note or Mortgage or any other document.
“Event
of Default”
shall
have the meaning provided in Section 18 hereof.
“Exception”
shall
have the meaning assigned thereto in the Custodial Agreement.
“Exception
Report”
shall
mean the exception report prepared by the Custodian pursuant to the Custodial
Agreement.
“Xxxxxx
Xxx”
shall
mean Xxxxxx Mae, or any successor thereto.
“Xxxxxxx
Mac”
shall
mean Xxxxxxx Mac, or any successor thereto.
“GAAP”
shall
mean generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in
the
United States of America.
“Governmental
Authority”
shall
mean with respect to any Person, any nation or government, any state or other
political subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof, any entity exercising
executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of
or
pertaining to government and any court or arbitrator having jurisdiction over
such Person, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its properties.
“Gross
Margin”
shall
mean with respect to each Adjustable Rate Loan, the fixed percentage amount
set
forth in the related Note and the Loan Schedule that is added to the Index
on
each Adjustment Date in accordance with the terms of the related Note to
determine the new Mortgage Interest Rate for such Loan.
“Guarantee”
shall
mean, as to any Person, any obligation of such Person directly or indirectly
guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person or in any manner providing
for
the payment of any Indebtedness of any other Person or otherwise protecting
the
holder of such Indebtedness against loss (whether by virtue of partnership
arrangements, by agreement to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities
or services, or to take-or-pay or otherwise), provided that the term “Guarantee”
shall not include (i) endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary
course of business, (ii) obligations to make servicing advances for delinquent
taxes and insurance, or other obligations in respect of a Mortgaged Property,
to
the extent required by the Buyer, or (iii) liabilities held through joint and
several liability among any of the Sellers. The amount of any Guarantee of
a
Person shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable
amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee is made
or,
if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability
in
respect thereof as determined by such Person in good faith. The terms
“Guarantee” and “Guaranteed” used as verbs shall have correlative
meanings.
5
“Income”
shall
mean, with respect to any Purchased Loan at any time, any principal and/or
interest thereon and all dividends, sale proceeds (including, without
limitation, any proceeds from the securitization of such Purchased Loan or
other
disposition thereof) and other collections and distributions thereon (including,
without limitation, any proceeds received in respect of mortgage insurance),
but
not including any commitment fees, origination fees and/or servicing fees
accrued in respect of periods on or after the initial Purchase Date with respect
to such Purchased Loan.
“Indebtedness”
shall
mean, for any Person: (a) obligations created, issued or incurred by such Person
for borrowed money (whether by loan, the issuance and sale of debt securities
or
the sale of Property to another Person subject to an understanding or agreement,
contingent or otherwise, to repurchase such Property from such Person); (b)
obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase or acquisition price
of
Property or services, other than trade accounts payable (other than for borrowed
money) arising, and accrued expenses incurred, in the ordinary course of
business so long as such trade accounts payable are payable within 90 days
of
the date the respective goods are delivered or the respective services are
rendered; (c) indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on the Property of such
Person, whether or not the respective indebtedness so secured has been assumed
by such Person; (d) obligations (contingent or otherwise) of such Person in
respect of letters of credit or similar instruments issued or accepted by banks
and other financial institutions for account of such Person; (e) Capital Lease
Obligations of such Person; (f) obligations of such Person under repurchase
agreements or like arrangements; (g) indebtedness of others Guaranteed by such
Person; (h) all obligations of such Person incurred in connection with the
acquisition or carrying of fixed assets by such Person; (i) indebtedness of
general partnerships of which such Person is a general partner; and (j) any
other indebtedness of such Person by a note, bond, debenture or similar
instrument.
“Index”
shall
mean with respect to each Adjustable Rate Loan, the index identified on the
related Loan Schedule and set forth in the related Note for the purpose of
calculating the interest rate thereon.
“Instruction
Letter”
shall
mean a letter agreement between each related Seller and each Subservicer
substantially in the form of Exhibit J attached hereto, in which such Persons
acknowledge the Buyer’s ownership interest in the Loans, and agree to remit any
collections with respect to the Loans as Buyer may so direct from time to time,
which Instruction Letter may be delivered by Buyer to such Subservicer in its
sole discretion.
“Insurance
Proceeds”
shall
mean with respect to each Loan, proceeds of insurance policies insuring the
Loan
or the related Mortgaged Property.
“Insured
Closing Letter”
shall
mean, with respect to any Wet Loan that becomes subject to a Transaction before
the end of the applicable rescission period, a letter of indemnification from
an
Approved Title Insurance Company, in any jurisdiction where insured closing
letters are permitted under applicable law and regulation, addressed to the
related Seller, which is fully assignable to the Buyer, with coverage that
is
customarily acceptable to Persons engaged in the origination of mortgage loans,
identifying the Settlement Agent covered thereby, which may be in the form
of a
blanket letter.
“Interest
Period”
shall
mean, with respect to any Transaction, (i) initially, the period commencing
on
the related Purchase Date with respect to such Transaction and ending on the
calendar day prior to the next succeeding Repurchase Date, and (ii) thereafter,
each period commencing on the Repurchase Date of a month and ending on the
calendar day prior to the Repurchase Date of the next succeeding month.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Interest Period may end after the Termination
Date.
“Interest
Rate Adjustment Date”
means
with respect to each Adjustable Rate Loan, the date, specified in the related
Note and the Loan Schedule, on which the Mortgage Interest Rate is
adjusted.
6
“Interest
Rate Protection Agreement”
shall
mean with respect to any or all of the Purchased Loans, any interest rate swap,
cap or collar agreement or any other applicable hedging arrangements providing
for protection against fluctuations in interest rates or the exchange of nominal
interest obligations, either generally or under specific contingencies entered
into by a Seller and reasonably acceptable to Buyer.
“Investment
Company Act”
shall
mean the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, including all rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“LIBO
Base Rate”
shall
mean with respect to each day on which a Transaction is outstanding (or if
such
day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), the rate per
annum
equal to the rate published by Bloomberg or if such rate is not available,
the
rate appearing at page 3750 of the Telerate Screen, as one-month LIBOR on such
date, and if such rate shall not be so quoted, the rate per annum at which
the
Buyer is offered Dollar deposits at or about 11:00 A.M., New York City time,
on
such date by prime banks in the interbank eurodollar market where the eurodollar
and foreign currency and exchange operations in respect of its Transactions
are
then being conducted for delivery on such day for a period of one month and
in
an amount comparable to the amount of the Transactions to be outstanding on
such
day.
“LIBO
Rate”
shall
mean with respect to each Interest Period pertaining to a Transaction, a rate
(reset on a monthly basis) per annum determined by Buyer in its sole discretion
in accordance with the following formula (rounded upwards to the nearest l/100th
of one percent), which rate as determined by Buyer shall be conclusive absent
manifest error by Buyer:
LIBO
Base Rate
|
1.00
- LIBO Reserve Requirements
|
The
LIBO
Rate shall be calculated on each Purchase Date and Repurchase Date commencing
with the first Purchase Date.
“LIBO
Reserve Requirements”
shall
mean for any Interest Period for any Transaction, the aggregate (without
duplication) of the rates (expressed as a decimal fraction) of reserve
requirements applicable to the Buyer in effect on such day (including, without
limitation, basic, supplemental, marginal and emergency reserves under any
regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or other
Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto), dealing with
reserve requirements prescribed for eurocurrency funding (currently referred
to
as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of such Board) maintained by a
member bank of such Governmental Authority. As of the Effective Date, the LIBO
Reserve Requirements shall be deemed to be zero.
“Lien”
shall
mean any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or similar
encumbrance.
“Loan”
shall
mean a mortgage loan or a Cooperative Loan which the Custodian has been
instructed to hold for the Buyer pursuant to the Custodial Agreement, and which
loan includes, without limitation, (i) a Note, the related Mortgage and all
other Loan Documents and (ii) all right, title and interest of the related
Seller in and to the Mortgaged Property covered by such Mortgage.
“Loan
Data Transmission”
shall
mean a computer tape or other electronic medium generated by or on behalf of
the
related Seller and delivered or transmitted to the Buyer and Custodian which
provides information relating to the Purchased Loans, including the information
set forth in the Loan Schedule, in a format acceptable to the
Buyer.
“Loan
Documents”
shall
have the meaning assigned thereto in the Custodial Agreement.
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“Loan
List”
shall
mean the hard copy report provided by the related Seller which shall include
with respect to each Loan to be included in a Transaction: (i) the Loan number,
(ii) the Mortgagor’s name, (iii) the original principal amount of the Loan, (iv)
the current principal balance of the Loan and (v) whether the Loan is a MERS
Loan.
“Loan
Schedule”
shall
mean a hard copy or electronic format incorporating the fields identified on
Exhibit
G,
any
other information required by Buyer and any other additional information to
be
provided pursuant to the Custodial Agreement.
“Loan-to-Value
Ratio”
or
“LTV”
shall
mean with respect to any Loan, the ratio of the outstanding principal amount
of
such Loan at the time of origination to the lesser of (a) the Appraised Value
of
the related Mortgaged Property at origination of such Loan and (b) if the
related Mortgaged Property was purchased within twelve (12) months of the
origination of such Loan, the purchase price of the related Mortgaged
Property.
“Margin
Call”
shall
have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 6(a) hereof.
“Margin
Deficit”
shall
have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 6(a) hereof.
“Margin
Notice Deadline”
shall
mean the deadline set forth in the applicable Pricing Side Letter for giving
notice requiring same-day satisfaction of margin maintenance obligations as
provided in Section 6 hereof.
“Market
Value”
shall
mean the value, determined by the Buyer in its sole reasonable discretion,
of
the Loans if sold in their entirety to a single third-party purchaser. The
Buyer’s determination of Market Value shall be conclusive upon the parties,
absent manifest error on the part of the Buyer. The Buyer shall have the right
to xxxx to market the Loans on a daily basis which Market Value with respect
to
one or more of the Loans may be determined to be zero. The Sellers acknowledge
that the Buyer’s determination of Market Value is for the limited purpose of
determining the value of Purchased Loans which are subject to Transactions
hereunder without the ability to perform customary purchaser’s due diligence and
is not necessarily equivalent to a determination of the fair market value of
the
Loans achieved by obtaining competing bids in an orderly market in which the
originator/servicer is not in default under a revolving debt facility and the
bidders have adequate opportunity to perform customary loan and servicing due
diligence. The Market Value shall be deemed to be zero with respect to each
Loan
which is not an Eligible Loan.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
shall
mean a material adverse effect on (a) the property, business, operations,
financial condition or prospects of a Seller, (b) the ability of a Seller to
perform its obligations under any of the Program Documents to which it is a
party, (c) the validity or enforceability of any of the Program Documents,
(d)
the rights and remedies of the Buyer under any of the Program Documents, (e)
the
timely repurchase of the Purchased Loans or payment of other amounts payable
in
connection therewith or (f) the Purchased Items.
“Maximum
Aggregate Purchase Price”
shall
mean the sum of the Combined Aggregate Purchase Price and the NYMC Exclusive
Aggregate Purchase Price, which shall be $250,000,000.
“Maximum
Mortgage Interest Rate”
shall
mean with respect to each Adjustable Rate Loan, a rate that is set forth on
the
related Loan Schedule and in the related Note and is the maximum interest rate
to which the Mortgage Interest Rate on such Loan may be increased on any
Adjustment Date.
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“MERS”
shall
mean Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
or
any successor in interest thereto.
“MERS
Identification Number”
shall
mean the eighteen digit number permanently assigned to each MERS
Loan.
“MERS
Loan”
shall
mean any Loan as to which the related Mortgage or Assignment of Mortgage has
been recorded in the name of MERS, as agent for the holder from time to time
of
the Note, and which is identified as a MERS Loan on the related Loan
List.
“Mixed-Use
Loan”
shall
mean any first lien Loan secured by a mixed use property to a Mortgagor of
“A”
or “Alt-A” credit quality.
“Monthly
Payment”
shall
mean the scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest on a Loan as
adjusted in accordance with changes in the Mortgage Interest Rate pursuant
to
the provisions of the Note for an Adjustable Rate Loan.
“Mortgage”
shall
mean with respect to a Loan, the mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument,
which creates a first lien on either (i) with respect to a Loan other than
a
Cooperative Loan, the fee simple or leasehold estate in such real property
or
(ii) with respect to a Cooperative Loan, the Proprietary Lease and related
Cooperative Shares, which in either case secures the Note.
“Mortgage
File”
shall
have the meaning assigned thereto in the Custodial Agreement.
“Mortgage
Interest Rate”
means
the annual rate of interest borne on a Note, which shall be adjusted from time
to time with respect to Adjustable Rate Loans.
“Mortgaged
Property”
shall
mean the real property (including all improvements, buildings, fixtures,
building equipment and personal property thereon and all additions, alterations
and replacements made at any time with respect to the foregoing) and all other
collateral securing repayment of the debt evidenced by a Note.
“Mortgagee”
shall
mean the record holder of a Note secured by a Mortgage.
“Mortgagor”
shall
mean the obligor or obligors on a Note, including any person who has assumed
or
guaranteed the obligations of the obligor thereunder.
“Multiemployer
Plan”
shall
mean a multiemployer plan defined as such in Section 3(37) of ERISA to which
contributions have been or are required to be made by a Seller or any ERISA
Affiliate and that is covered by Title IV of ERISA.
“Multi-Family
Loan”
shall
mean any first lien Loan secured by a five-to-eight family residential property
to a Mortgagor of “A” or “Alt-A” credit quality.
“MV
Margin Amount”
means,
with respect to any Transaction, as of any date of determination, the amount
obtained by application of the MV Margin Percentage to the Repurchase Price
(reduced by the amount of any accrued and unpaid Price Differential) for such
Transaction as of such date.
“MV
Margin Percentage”
shall
have the meaning assigned thereto in the Pricing Side Letter.
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“Negative
Amortization”
shall
mean with respect to each Negative Amortization Loan, that portion of interest
accrued at the Mortgage Interest Rate in any month which exceeds the Monthly
Payment on the related Loan for such month and which, pursuant to the terms
of
the Note, is added to the principal balance of the Loan.
“Negative
Amortization Loan”
shall
mean each Loan that may be subject to Negative Amortization.
“Net
Income”
shall
mean, for any period, the net income of NYMT for such period as determined
in
accordance with GAAP.
“Net
Worth”
shall
mean, with respect to any Person, the excess of total assets of such Person,
over total liabilities of such Person, determined in accordance with
GAAP.
“Note”
shall
mean, with respect to any Loan, the related promissory note together with all
riders thereto and amendments thereof or other evidence of indebtedness of
the
related Mortgagor.
“NYMC”
shall
mean The New York Mortgage Company, LLC or any successor thereto.
“NYMF”
shall
mean New York Mortgage Funding, LLC or any successor thereto.
“NYMT”
shall
mean New York Mortgage Trust, Inc.
“NYMC
Exclusive Aggregate Purchase Price”
shall
mean $1,000,000.
“Obligations”
shall
mean (a) all of Sellers’ obligation to pay the Repurchase Price on the
Repurchase Date and other obligations and liabilities of Sellers to Buyer,
its
Affiliates, the Custodian or any other Person arising under, or in connection
with, the Program Documents or directly related to the Purchased Loans, whether
now existing or hereafter arising; (b) any and all sums paid by Buyer or on
behalf of Buyer pursuant to the Program Documents in order to preserve any
Purchased Loan or its interest therein; (c) in the event of any proceeding
for
the collection or enforcement of any of Sellers’ indebtedness, obligations or
liabilities referred to in clause (a), the reasonable expenses of retaking,
holding, collecting, preparing for sale, selling or otherwise disposing of
or
realizing on any Purchased Loan, or of any exercise by Buyer or any Affiliate
of
Buyer of its rights under the Program Documents, including without limitation,
reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements and court costs; and (d) all of
Sellers’ indemnity obligations to Buyer pursuant to the Program
Documents.
“Par
Margin Amount”
means,
with respect to any Transaction, as of any date of determination, the amount
obtained by application of the Par Margin Percentage to the Repurchase Price
(reduced by the amount of any accrued and unpaid Price Differential) for such
Transaction as of such date.
“Par
Margin Percentage”
shall
have the meaning assigned thereto in the Pricing Side Letter.
“Participants”
shall
have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 39 hereof.
“Payment
Adjustment Date”
With
respect to each Negative Amortization Loan, the date on which Monthly Payments
shall be adjusted. A Payment Adjustment Date with respect to a Negative
Amortization Loan shall occur on the dates specified on the Loan Data
Transmission.
“PBGC”
shall
mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any entity succeeding to any
or
all of its functions under ERISA.
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“Permitted
Exceptions”
shall
mean the following exceptions to lien priority: (i) the lien of current real
property taxes and assessments not yet due and payable; (ii) covenants,
conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of
the
public record as of the date of recording acceptable to mortgage lending
institutions generally and specifically referred to in the lender’s title
insurance policy delivered to the originator of the Loan and (A) referred to
or
otherwise considered in the appraisal (if any) made for the originator of the
Loan or (B) which do not adversely affect the appraised value of the Mortgaged
Property set forth in such appraisal; 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 the Mortgage or the use,
enjoyment, value or marketability of the related Mortgaged
Property.
“Person”
shall
mean any individual, corporation, company, voluntary association, partnership,
joint venture, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association
or
government (or any agency, instrumentality or political subdivision
thereof).
“Plan”
shall
mean an employee benefit or other plan established or maintained by either
any
Seller or any ERISA Affiliate and that is covered by Title IV of ERISA, other
than a Multiemployer Plan.
“PMI
Policy”
or
“Primary
Insurance Policy”
shall
mean a policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued by a Qualified
Insurer.
“PM
Funded Wet Loans”
shall
mean Wet Loans that will be funded after 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) but
on
or prior to 4:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day.
“Post-Default
Rate”
shall
mean, in respect of the Repurchase Price for any Transaction or any other amount
under this Agreement, or any other Program Document that is not paid when due
to
the Buyer (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or mandatory prepayment
or otherwise), a rate per annum during the period from and including the due
date to but excluding the date on which such amount is paid in full equal to
2%
per annum, plus (a)(i) the Pricing Rate otherwise applicable to such Loan or
other amount, or (ii) if no Pricing Rate is otherwise applicable, the LIBO
Rate
plus (b) the Applicable Margin.
“Price
Differential”
shall
mean, with respect to each Transaction as of any date of determination, the
aggregate amount obtained by daily application of the Pricing Rate (or during
the continuation of an Event of Default, by daily application of the
Post-Default Rate) for such Transaction to the Purchase Price for such
Transaction on a 360-day-per-year basis for the actual number of days elapsed
during the period commencing on (and including) the Purchase Date and ending
on
(but excluding) the date of determination (reduced by any amount of such Price
Differential in respect of such period previously paid by the related Seller
to
Buyer with respect to such Transaction).
“Pricing
Rate”
shall
mean the per annum percentage rate for determination of the Price Differential
as set forth in the Pricing Side Letter.
“Pricing
Side Letter”
shall
mean that certain Pricing Side Letter, dated as of January 5, 2006, among
Sellers and Buyer, as the same may be amended, supplemented or modified from
time to time.
“Principal”
shall
have the meaning assigned thereto in Annex I.
“Program
Documents”
shall
mean this Agreement, the Custodial Agreement, any Servicing Agreement, the
Pricing Side Letter, the Servicing Side Letter, any assignment of an Interest
Rate Protection Agreement, the Electronic Tracking Agreement, any Instruction
Letters and any other agreement entered into by a Seller, on the one hand,
and
the Buyer and/or any of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries (or Custodian on its
behalf) on the other, in connection herewith or therewith.
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“Property”
shall
mean any right or interest in or to property of any kind whatsoever, whether
real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible.
“Proprietary
Lease”
shall
mean the lease on a Cooperative Unit evidencing the possessory interest of
the
owner of the Cooperative Shares in such Cooperative Unit.
“Purchase
Date”
shall
mean, with respect to each Transaction, the date on which Purchased Loans are
sold by the related Seller to the Buyer hereunder.
“Purchase
Price”
shall
have the meaning assigned thereto in the Pricing Side Letter.
“Purchased
Items”
shall
have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8 hereof.
“Purchased
Loans”
shall
mean any of the following assets sold by a Seller to Buyer in a Transaction:
the
Loans, together with the related Records, Servicing Rights, such Seller’s rights
under any related Interest Rate Protection Agreement, such Seller’s rights under
any Escrow Letters and Insured Closing Letters with respect to the Loans. Such
Seller’s rights under any takeout commitment related to the Loans and other
Purchased Items, such other property, rights, titles or interest as are
specified on a related Transaction Notice, and all instruments, chattel paper,
and general intangibles comprising or relating to all of the foregoing. The
term
“Purchased Loans” with respect to any Transaction at any time shall also include
Additional Purchased Loans delivered pursuant to Section 6(a) hereof and
Substitute Loans delivered pursuant to Section 16 hereof.
“Qualified
Insurer”
shall
mean an insurance company duly qualified as such under the laws of each state
in
which any Mortgaged Property is located, duly authorized and licensed in each
such state to transact the applicable insurance business and to write the
insurance provided, and approved as an insurer by Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac
and
whose claims paying ability is rated in the two highest rating categories by
any
of the rating agencies with respect to primary mortgage insurance and in the
two
highest rating categories by Best’s with respect to hazard and flood
insurance.
“Qualified
Originator”
shall
mean (a) NYMC and (b) any other originator of Loans previously approved by
Buyer; provided,
that
Buyer shall have the right to reject an originator (in its sole discretion)
by
delivering written notice to Sellers fifteen (15) days prior to ceasing to
accept Loans originated by such person.
“Reacquired
Loans”
shall
have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 16.
“Regulations
T, U and X”
shall
mean Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System (or any successor), as the same may be modified and supplemented and
in
effect from time to time.
“REIT”
shall
mean a real estate investment trust, as defined in Section 856 of the
Code.
“Reportable
Event”
shall
mean any of the events set forth in Section 4043(b) of ERISA, other than those
events as to which the thirty day notice period is waived under subsections
.13,
.14, .16, .18, .19 or .20 of PBGC Reg. § 2615.
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“Repurchase
Date”
shall
mean the date occurring on (i) the seventh (7th)
day of
each month following the related Purchase Date (or if such date is not a
Business Day, the following Business Day), (ii) any other Business Day set
forth
in the related Transaction Notice and/or the related Confirmation, or (iii)
the
date determined by application of Section 19, as applicable.
“Repurchase
Price”
shall
mean the price at which Purchased Loans are to be transferred from Buyer to
the
related Seller upon termination of a Transaction, which will be determined
in
each case (including Transactions terminable upon demand) as the sum of the
outstanding Purchase Price for such Purchased Loans and the Price Differential
as of the date of such determination.
“Required
Documents”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Custodial Agreement.
“Requirement
of Law”
shall
mean as to any Person, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other
organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty,
rule
or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental
Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of
its
property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
“Rescission”
shall
mean the right of a Mortgagor to rescind the related Note and related documents
pursuant to applicable law.
“Responsible
Officer”
shall
mean, as to any Person, the chief executive officer or, with respect to
financial matters, the chief financial officer of such Person; provided, that
in
the event any such officer is unavailable at any time he or she is required
to
take any action hereunder, Responsible Officer shall mean any officer authorized
to act on such officer’s behalf as demonstrated by a certificate of corporate
resolution.
“Restricted
Payments”
shall
mean with respect to any Person, collectively, all dividends or other
distributions of any nature (cash, securities, assets or otherwise), and all
payments, by virtue of redemption or otherwise, on any class of equity
securities (including, without limitation, warrants, options or rights therefor)
issued by such Person, whether such securities are now or may hereafter be
authorized or outstanding and any distribution in respect of any of the
foregoing, whether directly or indirectly.
“Servicer”
shall
mean each related Seller, as applicable, in its capacity as servicer or master
servicer of the Loans.
“Servicing
Agreement”
shall
have the meaning provided in Section 43(c) hereof.
“Servicing
File”
shall
mean with respect to each Loan, the file retained by the related Seller (in
its
capacity as Servicer) or the Subservicer consisting of all documents that a
prudent originator and servicer would have, including copies of the Loan
Documents, all documents necessary to document and service the Loans and any
and
all documents required to be delivered pursuant to any of the Program
Documents.
“Servicing
Records”
shall
have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 43(b) hereof.
“Servicing
Rights”
shall
mean contractual, possessory or other rights of the related Seller or any other
Person, whether arising under the Servicing Agreement, the Custodial Agreement
or otherwise, to administer or service a Purchased Loan or to possess related
Servicing Records.
“Servicing
Side Letter”
shall
mean that certain Servicing Side Letter, dated as of January 5, 2006, among
Sellers, Servicer and Buyer, as the same may be amended, supplemented or
modified from time to time.
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“Servicing
Transmission”
shall
mean a computer-readable magnetic or other electronic format acceptable to
the
parties containing the information identified on Exhibit F.
“Settlement
Agent”
shall
have the meaning assigned thereto in the Custodial Agreement.
“Single
Employer Plan”
shall
mean any Plan which is covered by Title IV of ERISA, but which is not a
Multiemployer Plan.
“Small
Balance Commercial Loan”
means
any Loan that is a Multi-Family Loan, a Mixed-Use Loan or is otherwise secured
by a small commercial property.
“Subservicer”
shall
have the meaning provided in Section 43(c) hereof.
“Subsidiary”
shall
mean, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership or other entity
of which at least a majority of the securities or other ownership interests
having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the
board of directors or other persons performing similar functions of such
corporation, partnership or other entity (irrespective of whether or not at
the
time securities or other ownership interests of any other class or classes
of
such corporation, partnership or other entity shall have or might have voting
power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time directly
or
indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of
such Person or by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such
Person.
“Substitute
Loans”
has
the
meaning assigned thereto in Section 16.
“Takeout
Commitment”
shall
mean, with respect to any Loan, an irrevocable commitment issued by a Takeout
Investor in favor of the related Seller pursuant to which such Takeout Investor
agrees to purchase such Loan at a specific price on a forward delivery basis
acceptable to the Buyer in its sole discretion.
“Takeout
Investor”
shall
mean a third party, acceptable to Buyer, which has agreed to purchase Loans
pursuant to a Takeout Commitment.
“Tangible
Net Worth”
shall
mean, with respect to any Person, as of any date of determination, the
consolidated Net Worth of such Person and its Subsidiaries, less the
consolidated net book value of all assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries
(to the extent reflected as an asset in the balance sheet of such Person or
any
Subsidiary at such date) which will be treated as intangibles under GAAP,
including, without limitation, such items as deferred financing expenses,
deferred taxes, net leasehold improvements, good will, trademarks, trade names,
service marks, copyrights, patents, licenses and unamortized debt discount
and
expense; provided, that residual securities issued by such Person or its
Subsidiaries shall not be treated as intangibles for purposes of this
definition.
“Termination
Date”
shall
mean December 4, 2006, or such earlier date on which this Agreement shall
terminate in accordance with the provisions hereof or by operation of
law.
“Total
Indebtedness”
shall
mean with respect to any Person, for any period, the aggregate Indebtedness
of
such Person and its Subsidiaries during such period, less the amount of any
nonspecific consolidated balance sheet reserves maintained in accordance with
GAAP.
“Transaction”
has
the
meaning assigned thereto in Section 1.
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“Transaction
Notice”
shall
mean a written request by a Seller in the form of Exhibit
D
hereto,
to enter into a Transaction, in a form to be mutually agreed upon among Sellers
and Buyer, which is delivered to Buyer.
“Trust
Preferred Obligations”
shall
mean (i) the $25
million NYM Preferred Trust I securities with maturity on March 15, 2035, and
(ii) the $20 million NYM Preferred Trust II securities with maturity on October
30, 2035.
“Trust
Receipt”
shall
have the meaning provided in the Custodial Agreement.
“Underwriting
Guidelines”
shall
mean (i) the underwriting guidelines of the related Seller attached as
Exhibit
E
hereto
in effect as of the date of this Agreement, and (ii)
certain
acquisition guidelines of the third parties listed in Exhibit
K
hereof
in accordance with which NYMC acquires Loans,
as the
same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in
accordance with terms of this Agreement, and which have been approved in writing
by Buyer.
“Uniform
Commercial Code”
shall
mean 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 Purchased Items 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.
“USC”
shall
mean the United States Code, as amended.
“Wet
Loan”
shall
mean a wet-funded first lien Loan which is underwritten in accordance with
the
Underwriting Guidelines and does not contain all the required Loan Documents
in
the Mortgage File, which in order to be deemed an Eligible Loan shall have
the
following additional characteristics:
(a)
the
proceeds thereof have been funded (or, on the Purchase Date supported by a
Transaction Notice are being funded) by wire transfer or cashier’s check,
cleared check or draft or other form of immediately available funds to the
Settlement Agent for such Wet Loan;
(b)
the
related Seller expects such Wet Loan to close and become a valid lien securing
actual indebtedness by funding to the order of the Mortgagor
thereunder;
(c)
the
proceeds thereof have not been returned to the Buyer from the Settlement Agent
for such Wet Loan;
(d)
the
related Seller has not learned that such Wet Loan will not be closed and funded
to the order of the Mortgagor;
(e)
upon
recordation such Loan will constitute a first lien Loan on the premises
described therein; and
(f) the
related Seller has obtained an Escrow Letter and an Insured Closing Letter
with
respect to such Wet Loan.
(b) Accounting
Terms and Determinations.
Except
as otherwise expressly provided herein, all accounting terms used herein shall
be interpreted, and all financial statements and certificates and reports as
to
financial matters required to be delivered to the Buyer hereunder shall be
prepared, in accordance with GAAP.
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(c) Interpretation.
The
following rules of this subsection (c) apply unless the context requires
otherwise. A gender includes all genders. Where a word or phrase is defined,
its
other grammatical forms have a corresponding meaning. A reference to a
subsection, Section, Annex or Exhibit is, unless otherwise specified, a
reference to a Section of, or annex or exhibit to, this Agreement. A reference
to a party to this Agreement or another agreement or document includes the
party’s successors and permitted substitutes or assigns. A reference to an
agreement or document (including any Program Document) is to the agreement
or
document as amended, modified, novated, supplemented or replaced, except to
the
extent prohibited thereby or any Program Document and in effect from time to
time in accordance with the terms thereof. A reference to legislation or to
a
provision of legislation includes a modification or re-enactment of it, a
legislative provision substituted for it and a regulation or statutory
instrument issued under it. A reference to writing includes a facsimile
transmission and any means of reproducing words in a tangible and permanently
visible form. A reference to conduct includes, without limitation, an omission,
statement or undertaking, whether or not in writing. The words “hereof”,
“herein”, “hereunder” and similar words refer to this Agreement as a whole and
not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The term “including” is not
limiting and means “including without limitation”. In the computation of periods
of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means
“from and including”, the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding”,
and the word “through” means “to and including”.
Except
where otherwise provided in this Agreement, any determination, consent,
approval, statement or certificate made or confirmed in writing with notice
to
the related Seller by Buyer or an authorized officer of Buyer provided for
in
this Agreement is conclusive and binds the parties in the absence of manifest
error. A reference to an agreement includes a security interest, guarantee,
agreement or legally enforceable arrangement whether or not in writing related
to such agreement.
A
reference to a document includes an agreement (as so defined) in writing or
a
certificate, notice, instrument or document, or any information recorded in
computer disk form. Where a Seller is required to provide any document to Buyer
under the terms of this Agreement, the relevant document shall be provided
in
writing or printed form unless Buyer requests otherwise. At the request of
Buyer, the document shall be provided in computer disk form or both printed
and
computer disk form.
This
Agreement is the result of negotiations among, and has been reviewed by counsel
to, Buyer and Sellers, and is the product of all parties. In the interpretation
of this Agreement, no rule of construction shall apply to disadvantage one
party
on the ground that such party proposed or was involved in the preparation of
any
particular provision of this Agreement or this Agreement itself. Except where
otherwise expressly stated, Buyer may give or withhold, or give conditionally,
approvals and consents and may form opinions and make determinations at its
absolute discretion. Any requirement of good faith, discretion or judgment
by
Buyer shall not be construed to require Buyer to request or await receipt of
information or documentation not immediately available from or with respect
to
Sellers, a servicer of the Purchased Loans, any other Person or the Purchased
Loans themselves.
3. THE
TRANSACTIONS
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions of the Program Documents, Buyer may, from time
to
time in its sole discretion, enter into Transactions with an aggregate Purchase
Price for all Purchased Loans acquired by Buyer not to exceed the Maximum
Aggregate Purchase Price. Unless otherwise agreed, a Seller shall request that
Buyer enter into a Transaction by delivering (i) a Transaction Notice
substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto (a “Transaction
Notice”),
appropriately completed, and a Loan Data Transmission to Buyer and Custodian,
and (ii) the Mortgage File to Custodian for each Loan proposed to be included
in
such Transaction. In the case of Dry Loans, the Transaction Notice and the
Mortgage File must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time)
two
(2) Business Days prior to the requested Purchase Date, and the Loan Data
Transmission must be received no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time)
on
the requested Purchase Date. In the case of Wet Loans, the Transaction Notice
and the Loan Data Transmission must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. (New
York City time) one (1) Business Day prior to the requested Purchase Date,
in
the case of AM Funded Wet Loans, and no later than 3:00 p.m. (New York City
time) on the requested Purchase Date, in the case of PM Funded Wet Loans. Each
such Transaction Notice shall clearly indicate those Loans that are intended
to
be Wet Loans and Dry Loans and include a Loan List in respect of the Eligible
Loans that the related Seller proposes to include in the related Transaction,
and shall specify the proposed Purchase Date, Purchase Price, Pricing Rate
and
Repurchase Date. The related Seller agrees to immediately report to Custodian
and the Buyer by electronic transmission within one (1) Business Day of
discovery that any Wet Loans that were previously subject to a Transaction
do
not close for any reason including, but not limited to, a Rescission. In the
event that the parties hereto desire to enter into a Transaction, the Buyer
shall deliver to the related Seller, in electronic or other format, a
“Confirmation” specifying such terms prior to entering into such Transaction,
including, without limitation, the Purchase Date, the Purchase Price, the
Pricing Rate therefor and the Repurchase Date. Any such Confirmation and the
related Transaction Notice, together with this Agreement, shall constitute
conclusive evidence of the terms agreed to between Buyer and the related Seller
with respect to the Transaction to which the Confirmation relates. By entering
in to a Transaction with the Buyer, the related Seller consents to the terms
set
forth in the related Confirmation. In the event of any conflict between this
Agreement and a Confirmation, the terms of the Confirmation shall control with
respect to the related Transaction. It is acknowledged and agreed that,
notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the
facility provided under this Agreement is an uncommitted facility and the Buyer
shall have no obligation to enter into any Transactions hereunder. Buyer or
any
Seller may, at any time, terminate this Agreement by providing written notice
to
all other parties hereto. Within thirty (30) Business Days of receipt of such
notice, Sellers agree to repurchase any Loans subject to Transactions hereunder
and to pay all other Obligations then owing to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement
and any other Program Documents. Buyer shall have a right of first refusal,
with
a last look, prior to the sale of any Purchased Loan following receipt of such
notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Seller other than NYMC shall be
entitled to enter into any Transactions in respect of the NYMC Exclusive
Aggregate Purchase Price, and in no event shall the aggregate purchase price
of
Transactions outstanding with respect to NYMF and NYMT exceed the Combined
Aggregate Purchase Price.
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(b) Pursuant
to the Custodial Agreement, the Custodian shall review any Required Documents
delivered prior to 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day on the
same day. Not later than 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) on each Business Day,
the Custodian shall deliver to the Buyer, via Electronic Transmission acceptable
to the Buyer, the Custodian Loan Transmission and an Exception Report showing
the status of all Loans then held by the Custodian, including but not limited
to
the Wet Loans and Dry Loans which are subject to Exceptions, and the time the
related Loan Documents have been released pursuant to Sections 5(a) or 5(b)
of
the Custodial Agreement. In addition, the Custodian shall deliver to the Buyer
no later than 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) by facsimile transmission on each
Purchase Date, one or more Trust Receipts (as defined in the Custodial
Agreement) relating to either Wet Loans or Dry Loans. The original copies of
such Trust Receipts shall be delivered to JPMorgan Chase Bank at Four New York
Plaza, Ground Floor, Outsourcing Department, New York, New York 10004,
Attention: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx for the account of Greenwich Capital Markets, telephone
number (000) 000-0000), as agent for the Buyer by overnight delivery using
a
nationally recognized insured overnight delivery service.
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(c) Upon
a
Seller’s request to enter into a Transaction pursuant to Section 3(a), Buyer
shall, in its sole discretion, assuming all conditions precedent set forth
in
this Section 3 and in Sections 9(a) and (b) have been met, and provided no
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, not later than 5:00 p.m. (New
York City time) on the requested Purchase Date purchase the Eligible Loans
included in the related Transaction Notice by transferring, via wire transfer
(pursuant to wire transfer instructions provided by the related Seller on or
prior to such Purchase Date), the Purchase Price.
(d) Anything
herein to the contrary notwithstanding, if, on or prior to the determination
of
any LIBO Base Rate:
(i) the
Buyer
determines, which determination shall be conclusive, that quotations of interest
rates for the relevant deposits referred to in the definition of “LIBO Base
Rate” in Section 2 are not being provided in the relevant amounts or for the
relevant maturities for purposes of determining rates of interest for
Transactions as provided herein; or
(ii) the
Buyer
determines, which determination shall be conclusive, that the Applicable Margin
plus the relevant rate of interest referred to in the definition of “LIBO Base
Rate” in Section 2 upon the basis of which the rate of interest for Transactions
is to be determined is not likely adequately to cover the cost to the Buyer
of
purchasing and holding Loans hereunder; or
(iii) it
becomes unlawful for Buyer to enter into Transactions with a Pricing Rate based
on the LIBO Base Rate;
then
the
Buyer shall give the related Seller prompt notice thereof and, so long as such
condition remains in effect, the Buyer shall be under no obligation to purchase
Loans hereunder, and such Seller shall, at its option, either repurchase such
Loans or pay a Pricing Rate at a rate per annum as determined by the Buyer
taking into account the increased cost to the Buyer of purchasing and holding
the Loans.
(e) The
related Seller shall repurchase Purchased Loans from Buyer on each related
Repurchase Date. Each obligation to repurchase exists without regard to any
prior or intervening liquidation or foreclosure with respect to any Purchased
Loan. The related Seller is obligated to obtain the Purchased Loans from Buyer
or its designee (including the Custodian) at Sellers’ expense on (or after) the
related Repurchase Date.
(f) Provided
that the applicable conditions in Sections 9(a) and (b) have been satisfied,
a
Seller may request that a Purchased Loan that is repurchased by such Seller
on
the Repurchase Date become subject to a new Transaction by delivering notice
of
such request to Buyer with a copy to Custodian not later than 11:00 a.m. New
York City time at least two (2) Business Day prior to any such Repurchase Date.
Upon Buyer agreeing in its sole discretion to enter into such proposed
Transaction, Buyer shall purchase the related Eligible Loans pursuant to the
procedures set forth in Section 3(c). For each new Transaction, unless otherwise
agreed, (y) the accrued and unpaid Price Differential shall be settled in cash
on each related Repurchase Date, and (z) the Pricing Rate shall be as set forth
in the Pricing Side Letter.
(g) If
a
Seller intends to repurchase any Loans on any day which is not a Repurchase
Date, such Seller shall give two (2) Business Days’ prior written notice thereof
to the Buyer. If such notice is given, the Repurchase Price specified in such
notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein, together with
the
Price Differential to such date on the amount prepaid. Such early repurchases
shall be in an aggregate principal amount of at least $100,000.
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(h) If
a
Seller repurchases Purchased Loans on any day which is not a Repurchase Date
for
such Purchased Loans, such Seller shall indemnify Buyer and hold Buyer harmless
from any losses, costs and/or expenses which Buyer may sustain or incur arising
from (a) the re-employment of funds obtained by Buyer to perform hereunder
or
from (b) fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were
obtained (“Breakage
Costs”),
in
each case for the remainder of the applicable thirty (30) day period. Buyer
shall deliver to such Seller a statement setting forth the amount and basis
of
determination of any Breakage Costs in such detail as determined in good faith
by Buyer to be adequate, it being agreed that such statement and the method
of
its calculation shall be adequate and shall be conclusive and binding upon
such
Seller, absent manifest error. The provisions of this Section 3(h) shall survive
termination of this Agreement and the repurchase of all Purchased Loans subject
to Transactions hereunder.
(i) If
any
Requirement of Law (other than with respect to any amendment made to the Buyer’s
certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing
documents) or any change in the interpretation or application thereof or
compliance by the Buyer with any request or directive (whether or not having
the
force of law) from any central bank or other Governmental Authority made
subsequent to the date hereof:
(i) shall
subject the Buyer to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this
Agreement or any Loans purchased pursuant to it (excluding net income taxes)
or
change the basis of taxation of payments to the Buyer in respect
thereof;
(ii) shall
impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory
advance or similar requirement against assets held by deposits or other
liabilities in or for the account of Transactions or extensions of credit by,
or
any other acquisition of funds by any office of the Buyer which is not otherwise
included in the determination of the LIBO Base Rate hereunder;
(iii) shall
impose on the Buyer any other condition;
and
the
result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to the Buyer, by an
amount which the Buyer deems to be material, of effecting or maintaining
purchases hereunder, or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder in respect
thereof, then, in any such case, such Seller shall promptly pay the Buyer such
additional amount or amounts as will compensate the Buyer for such increased
cost or reduced amount receivable thereafter incurred.
If
the
Buyer shall have determined that the adoption of or any change in any
Requirement of Law (other than with respect to any amendment made to the Buyer’s
certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing
documents) regarding capital adequacy or in the interpretation or application
thereof or compliance by the Buyer or any corporation controlling the Buyer
with
any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having
the
force of law) from any Governmental Authority made subsequent to the date hereof
shall have the effect of reducing the rate of return on the Buyer’s or such
corporation’s capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder to a level
below that which the Buyer or such corporation (taking into consideration the
Buyer’s or such corporation’s policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an
amount deemed by the Buyer to be material, then from time to time, the Seller
shall promptly pay to the Buyer such additional amount or amounts as will
thereafter compensate the Buyer for such reduction.
If
the
Buyer becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this
subsection, it shall promptly notify the related Seller of the event by reason
of which it has become so entitled. A certificate as to any additional amounts
payable pursuant to this subsection submitted by the Buyer to the related Seller
shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
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4. PAYMENT
AND TRANSFER
(a) Payments.
Except
to the extent otherwise provided herein, all payments to be made by Sellers
under this Agreement shall be made in Dollars, in immediately available funds,
without deduction, set-off or counterclaim, to the Buyer at the following
account maintained by the Buyer at JPMorgan Chase Bank Account Number 140095961,
For the A/C of Greenwich Capital Financial Products, Inc., ABA# 000000000,
Attn:
Xxxxx Xxxxx, not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date on which
such payment shall become due (each such payment made after such time on such
due date to be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day).
The Sellers acknowledge that they have no rights of withdrawal from the
foregoing account.
(b) Computations.
The
Pricing Differential shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year for the
actual days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day)
occurring in the period for which payable.
5. TAXES;
TAX TREATMENT
(a) All
payments made by any Seller under this Agreement shall be made free and clear
of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any present
or
future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all
liabilities (including penalties, interest and additions to tax) with respect
thereto imposed by any Governmental Authority, excluding income taxes, branch
profits taxes, franchise taxes or any other tax imposed on the net income by
the
United States, a state or a foreign jurisdiction under the laws of which the
Buyer is organized or of its applicable lending office, or any political
subdivision thereof (collectively, “Taxes”),
all
of which shall be paid by such Seller for its own account not later than the
date when due. If any Seller is required by law or regulation to deduct or
withhold any Taxes from or in respect of any amount payable hereunder, it shall:
(a) make such deduction or withholding; (b) pay the amount so deducted or
withheld to the appropriate Governmental Authority not later than the date
when
due; (c) deliver to Buyer, promptly, original tax receipts and other evidence
satisfactory to Buyer of the payment when due of the full amount of such Taxes;
and (d) pay to the Buyer such additional amounts as may be necessary so that
such Buyer receives, free and clear of all Taxes, a net amount equal to the
amount it would have received under this Agreement, as if no such deduction
or
withholding had been made.
(b) In
addition, the Sellers agree to pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in
accordance with applicable law any current or future stamp or documentary taxes
or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies (including,
without limitation, mortgage recording taxes, transfer taxes and similar fees)
imposed by the United States or any taxing authority thereof or therein that
arise from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or
registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement (“Other
Taxes”).
(c) The
Sellers agree to indemnify the Buyer for the full amount of Taxes (including
additional amounts with respect thereto) and Other Taxes, and the full amount
of
Taxes of any kind imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this
Section 5, and any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses)
arising therefrom or with respect thereto, provided that the Buyer shall have
provided the Sellers with evidence, reasonably satisfactory to the Sellers,
of
payment of Taxes or Other Taxes, as the case may be.
(d) Any
Buyer
that
is not
incorporated under the laws of the United States, any State thereof, or the
District of Columbia
(a
“Foreign
Buyer”)
shall
provide the Sellers with properly completed United States Internal Revenue
Service (“IRS”)
Form
W-8BEN or W-8ECI or any successor form prescribed by the IRS, certifying that
such Foreign Buyer is entitled to benefits under an income tax treaty to which
the United States is a party which reduces the rate of withholding tax on
payments of interest or certifying that the income receivable pursuant to this
Agreement is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business
in
the United States on or prior to the date upon which each such Foreign Buyer
becomes a Buyer. Each Foreign Buyer will resubmit the appropriate form on the
earliest of (A) the third anniversary of the prior submission or (B) on or
before the expiration of thirty (30) days after there is a “change in
circumstances” with respect to such Foreign Buyer as defined in Treas. Reg.
Section 1.1441(e)(4)(ii)(D). For any period with respect to which a Foreign
Buyer has failed to provide the Sellers with the appropriate form or other
relevant document pursuant to this Section 5(d) (unless such failure is due
to a
change in treaty, law, or regulation occurring subsequent to the date on which
a
form originally was required to be provided), such Foreign Buyer shall not
be
entitled to any “gross-up” of Taxes or indemnification under Section 5(c) with
respect to Taxes imposed by the United States; provided,
however,
that
should a Foreign Buyer, which is otherwise exempt from a withholding tax, become
subject to Taxes because of its failure to deliver a form required hereunder,
the Sellers shall take such steps as such Foreign Buyer shall reasonably request
to assist such Foreign Buyer to recover such Taxes.
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(e) Without
prejudice to the survival or any other agreement of Sellers hereunder, the
agreements and obligations of Sellers contained in this Section 5 shall survive
the termination of this Agreement. Nothing contained in this Section 5 shall
require Buyer to make available any of its tax returns or other information
that
it deems to be confidential or proprietary.
(f) Each
party to this Agreement acknowledges that it is its intent for purposes of
U.S.
federal, state and local income and franchise taxes to treat each Transaction
as
indebtedness of the related Seller that is secured by the Purchased Loans and
that the Purchased Loans are owned by the related Seller in the absence of
an
Event of Default by such Seller. All parties to this Agreement agree to such
treatment and agree to take no action inconsistent with this treatment, unless
required by law.
6. MARGIN
MAINTENANCE
(a) If
at any
time either (i) the aggregate Market Value of all Purchased Loans subject to
all
Transactions is less than the aggregate MV Margin Amount for all such
Transactions, or (ii) the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Purchased
Loans for all Transactions is less than the aggregate Par Margin Amount for
all
such Transactions (either such event, a “Margin
Deficit”),
then
the Buyer may, by notice to the related Seller, require such Seller in such
Transactions to transfer to the Buyer cash or, at the Buyer’s option (and
provided such Seller has additional Eligible Loans), additional Eligible Loans
(“Additional
Purchased Loans”)
within
one (1) Business Day of such notice by Buyer, so that both (x) the cash and
aggregate Market Value of the Purchased Loans, including any such Additional
Purchased Loans, will thereupon equal or exceed such aggregate MV Margin Amount,
and (y) the cash and unpaid principal balance of such Purchased Loans, including
any such Additional Purchased Loans and Purchased Loans, will therefore equal
or
exceed such aggregate Par Margin Amount (either requirement, a “Margin
Call”
);
provided
that if
such Seller transfers cash, Buyer shall deposit such cash into a non-interest
bearing account until the next succeeding Repurchase Date.
(b) Notice
required pursuant to Section 6(a) may be given by any means provided in
Section 21 hereof. Any notice given on a Business Day preceding the Margin
Notice Deadline shall be met, and the related Margin Call satisfied, no later
than 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the same Business Day. Any notice given
on
a Business Day following the Margin Notice Deadline shall be met, and the
related Margin Call satisfied, no later than 5:00 p.m. New York City time on
the
following Business Day. The failure of Buyer, on any one or more occasions,
to
exercise its rights under this Section 6, shall not change or alter the terms
and conditions to which this Agreement is subject or limit the right of Buyer
to
do so at a later date. Sellers and Buyer each agree that a failure or delay
by
Buyer to exercise its rights hereunder shall not limit or waive Buyer’s rights
under this Agreement or otherwise existing by law or in any way create
additional rights for any Seller.
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7. INCOME
PAYMENTS
Where
a
particular term of a Transaction extends over the date on which Income is paid
in respect of any Purchased Loan subject to that Transaction, such Income shall
be the property of Buyer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and provided no Default
has occurred and is continuing, Buyer agrees that the related Seller shall
be
entitled to receive an amount equal to all Income received in respect of the
Purchased Loans, whether by Buyer, Custodian or any servicer or any other
Person, which is not otherwise received by such Seller, to the full extent
it
would be so entitled if the Purchased Loans had not been sold to Buyer;
provided
that any
Income received by Such Seller while the related Transaction is outstanding
shall be deemed to be held by such Seller solely in trust for Buyer pending
the
repurchase on the related Repurchase Date; provided further
that
such Seller shall hold all such Income in the Collection Account. Provided
no
Default has occurred, Buyer shall, as the parties may agree with respect to
any
Transaction (or, in the absence of any such agreement, as Buyer shall reasonably
determine in its sole discretion), on the Repurchase Date following the date
any
Income is received by Buyer (or a servicer on its behalf) either (i) transfer
(or permit the servicer to transfer) to the related Seller such Income with
respect to any Purchased Loans subject to such Transaction, or (ii) if a Margin
Deficit then exists, apply the Income payment to reduce the amount, if any,
to
be transferred to Buyer by such Seller upon termination of such Transaction.
Buyer shall not be obligated to take any action pursuant to the preceding
sentences (A) to the extent that such action would result in the creation of
a
Margin Deficit, unless prior thereto or simultaneously therewith the related
Seller transfers to Buyer cash or Additional Purchased Loans sufficient to
eliminate such Margin Deficit, or (B) if an Event of Default with respect to
such Seller has occurred and is then continuing at the time such Income is
paid.
8. SECURITY
INTEREST; BUYER’S APPOINTMENT AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
(a) Sellers
and Buyer intend that the Transactions hereunder be sales to Buyer of the
Purchased Loans and not loans from Buyer to Sellers secured by the Purchased
Loans. However, in order to preserve Buyer’s rights under this Agreement in the
event that a court or other forum recharacterizes the Transactions hereunder
as
other than sales, and as security for Sellers’ performance of all of the
Obligations, each Seller hereby grants Buyer a fully perfected first priority
security interest in the following property, whether now existing or hereafter
acquired: (i) all Loans identified on a Transaction Notice delivered by such
Seller to the Buyer and the Custodian from time to time, (ii) all related Loan
Documents, including without limitation all promissory notes, and all Records,
and any other collateral pledged or otherwise relating to any such Loans,
together with all files, material documents, instruments, surveys (if
available), certificates, correspondence, appraisals, computer records, computer
storage media, Loan accounting records and other books and records relating
thereto, (iii) all mortgage guaranties and insurance (issued by governmental
agencies or otherwise) and any mortgage insurance certificate or other document
evidencing such mortgage guaranties or insurance relating to any Loans and
all
claims and payments thereunder, (iv) all other insurance policies and insurance
proceeds relating to any Loans or the related Mortgaged Property, (v) all
Interest Rate Protection Agreements relating to any or all of the foregoing,
(vi) any purchase agreements or other agreements or contracts relating to or
constituting any or all of the foregoing, (vii) all purchase commitments or
Take-Out Commitments relating to or constituting any or all of the foregoing,
(viii) all “accounts”, “chattel paper”, “commercial tort claims”, “deposit
accounts”, “documents,” “equivalent”, “general intangibles”, “goods”,
“instruments”, “inventory”, “investment property”, “letter of credit rights”,
and “securities’ accounts” as each of those terms is defined in the Uniform
Commercial Code and all cash and Cash Equivalents and all products and proceeds
relating to or constituting any or all of the foregoing, (ix) such Seller’s
interests under any Escrow Letters and Insured Closing Letters with respect
to
any Purchased Loans, (x) all interests in real property owned by each Seller
or
collateralizing any such Loans, and (xi) any and all replacements,
substitutions, distributions on or proceeds of any or all of the foregoing
(collectively the “Purchased
Items”).
Each
Seller acknowledges and agrees that its rights with respect to the Purchased
Items (including without limitation, any security interest such Seller may
have
in the Purchased Loans and any other collateral granted to such Seller pursuant
to any other agreement) are and shall continue to be at all times junior and
subordinate to the rights of Buyer hereunder.
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(b) At
any
time and from time to time, upon the written request of the Buyer, and at the
sole expense of the Sellers, the Sellers will promptly and duly execute and
deliver, or will promptly cause to be executed and delivered, such further
instruments and documents and take such further action as the Buyer may
reasonably request for the purpose of obtaining or preserving the full benefits
of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted, including,
without limitation, the filing of any financing or continuation statements
under
the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in any jurisdiction with respect to the
Purchased Items and the liens created hereby. The Sellers also hereby authorize
the Buyer to file any such financing or continuation statement without the
signature of the Sellers to the extent permitted by applicable law. A carbon,
photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement shall be sufficient as
a
financing statement for filing in any jurisdiction. This Agreement shall
constitute a security agreement under applicable law.
(c) No
Seller
shall (i) change the location of its chief executive office/chief place of
business from that specified in Section 12(m) hereof, (ii) change its name,
identity or corporate structure (or the equivalent) or change the location
where
it maintains its records with respect to the Purchased Items, or (iii)
reincorporate or reorganize under the laws of another jurisdiction unless it
shall have given the Buyer at least 30 days prior written notice thereof and
shall have delivered to the Buyer all Uniform Commercial Code financing
statements and amendments thereto as the Buyer shall request and taken all
other
actions deemed reasonably necessary by the Buyer to continue its perfected
status in the Purchased Items with the same or better priority.
(d) Sellers
hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint Buyer and any officer or agent
thereof, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful
attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and
stead of each Seller and in the name of each Seller or in its own name, from
time to time in Buyer’s discretion, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of
this Agreement, including without limitation, protecting, preserving and
realizing upon the Purchased Items, to take any and all appropriate action
and
to execute any and all documents and instruments which may be necessary or
desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including without
limitation, to protect, preserve and realize upon the Purchased Items, to file
such financing statement or statements relating to the Purchased Loans and
the
Purchased Items without such Seller’s signature thereon as Buyer at its option
may deem appropriate, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
such Seller hereby gives Buyer the power and right, on behalf of such Seller,
without assent by, but with notice to, such Seller, if an Event of Default
shall
have occurred and be continuing, to do the following:
(i) in
the
name of such Seller, or in its own name, or otherwise, to take possession of
and
endorse and collect any checks, drafts, notes, acceptances or other instruments
for the payment of moneys due with respect to any Purchased Loans and to file
any claim or to take any other action or proceeding in any court of law or
equity or otherwise deemed appropriate by Buyer for the purpose of collecting
any and all such moneys due with respect to any Purchased Loans whenever
payable;
(ii) to
pay or
discharge taxes and Liens levied or placed on or threatened against the
Purchased Loans;
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(iii) (A)
to
direct any party liable for any payment under any Purchased Loans to make
payment of any and all moneys due or to become due thereunder directly to Buyer
or as Buyer shall direct; (B) to ask or demand for, collect, receive payment
of
and receipt for, any and all moneys, claims and other amounts due or to become
due at any time in respect of or arising out of any Purchased Loans; (C) to
sign
and endorse any invoices, assignments, verifications, notices and other
documents in connection with any Purchased Loans; (D) to commence and prosecute
any suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent
jurisdiction to collect the Purchased Loans or any proceeds thereof and to
enforce any other right in respect of any Purchased Loans; (E) to defend any
suit, action or proceeding brought against Seller with respect to any Purchased
Loans; (F) to settle, compromise or adjust any suit, action or proceeding
described in clause (E) above and, in connection therewith, to give such
discharges or releases as Buyer may deem appropriate; and (G) generally, to
sell, transfer, pledge and make any agreement with respect to or otherwise
deal
with any Purchased Loans as fully and completely as though Buyer were the
absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and to do, at Buyer’s option and
Sellers’ joint and several expense, at any time, and from time to time, all acts
and things which Buyer deems necessary to protect, preserve or realize upon
the
Purchased Loans and the Purchased Items and Buyer’s Liens thereon and to effect
the intent of this Agreement, all as fully and effectively as Sellers might
do.
Each
Seller hereby ratifies all that said attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to
be
done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is a power coupled with an
interest and shall be irrevocable.
Each
Seller also authorizes Buyer, if an Event of Default shall have occurred, from
time to time, to execute, in connection with any sale provided for in Section
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hereof, any endorsements, assignments or other instruments of conveyance or
transfer with respect to the Purchased Loans.
(e) The
powers conferred on Buyer hereunder are solely to protect Buyer’s interests in
the Purchased Loans and shall not impose any duty upon it to exercise any such
powers. Buyer shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives
as
a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither it nor any of its officers,
directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to any Seller for any act
or
failure to act hereunder, except for its or their own gross negligence or
willful misconduct.
(f) If
any
Seller fails to perform or comply with any of its agreements contained in the
Program Documents and the Buyer may itself perform or comply, or otherwise
cause
performance or compliance, with such agreement, the reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses of the Buyer incurred in connection with such performance or
compliance, together with interest thereon at a rate per annum equal to the
Post-Default Rate, shall be payable by the Sellers to the Buyer on demand and
shall constitute Obligations.
(g) The
Buyer’s duty with respect to the custody, safekeeping and physical preservation
of the Purchased Items in its possession, under Section 9-207 of the Uniform
Commercial Code or otherwise, shall be to deal with it in the same manner as
the
Buyer deals with similar property for its own account. Neither the Buyer nor
any
of its directors, officers or employees shall be liable for failure to demand,
collect or realize upon all or any part of the Purchased Items or for any delay
in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of
any
Purchased Items upon the request of the related Seller or
otherwise.
(h) All
authorizations and agencies herein contained with respect to the Purchased
Items
are irrevocable and powers coupled with an interest.
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9. CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
(a) As
conditions precedent to the initial Transaction, Buyer shall have received
on or
before the date on which such initial Transaction is consummated the following,
in form and substance satisfactory to Buyer and duly executed by each party
thereto (as applicable):
(i) Program
Documents.
The
Program Documents duly executed and delivered by each party thereto and being
in
full force and effect, free of any modification, breach or waiver.
(ii) Organizational
Documents.
A good
standing certificate and certified copies of the charter and by-laws (or
equivalent documents) of each Seller, in each case dated as of a recent date,
but in no event more than ten (10) days prior to the date of such initial
Transaction and of all corporate or other authority for each Seller with respect
to the execution, delivery and performance of the Program Documents and each
other document to be delivered by such Seller from time to time in connection
herewith (and the Buyer may conclusively rely on such certificate until it
receives notice in writing from such Seller to the contrary).
(iii) Incumbency
Certificate.
An
incumbency certificate of the secretary of each Seller certifying the names,
true signatures and titles of such Seller’s representatives duly authorized to
request Transactions hereunder and to execute the Program Documents and the
other documents to be delivered thereunder.
(iv) Legal
Opinion.
A legal
opinion of counsel to the Sellers, substantially in the form attached hereto
as
Exhibit C.
(v) Filings,
Registrations, Recordings.
(i) Any
documents (including, without limitation, financing statements) required to
be
filed, registered or recorded in order to create, in favor of the Buyer, a
perfected, first-priority security interest in the Purchased Items, subject
to
no Liens other than those created hereunder, shall have been properly prepared
and executed for filing (including the applicable county(ies) if the Buyer
determines such filings are necessary in its reasonable discretion),
registration or recording in each office in each jurisdiction in which such
filings, registrations and recordations are required to perfect such
first-priority security interest; and (ii) UCC lien searches, dated as of a
recent date, in no event more than fourteen (14) days prior to the date of
such
initial Transaction, in such jurisdictions as shall be applicable to the Sellers
and the Purchased Items, the results of which shall be satisfactory to the
Buyer.
(vi) Fees
and Expenses.
The
Buyer shall have received all fees and expenses required to be paid by the
Sellers on or prior to the initial Purchase Date, which fees and expenses may
be
netted out of any purchase proceeds paid by the Buyer hereunder.
(vii) Financial
Statements.
The
Buyer shall have received the financial statements referenced in Section
12(b).
(viii) Underwriting
Guidelines.
The
Buyer and the Sellers shall have agreed upon the Sellers’ current Underwriting
Guidelines for Loans and the Buyer shall have received a copy thereof certified
by a Responsible Officer of each Seller.
(ix) Consents,
Licenses, Approvals, etc.
The
Buyer shall have received copies certified by the Sellers of all consents,
licenses and approvals, if any, required in connection with the execution,
delivery and performance by each Seller of, and the validity and enforceability
of, the Loan Documents, which consents, licenses and approvals shall be in
full
force and effect.
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(x) Insurance.
The
Buyer shall have received evidence in form and substance satisfactory to the
Buyer showing compliance by the Sellers as of such initial Purchase Date with
Section 13(v) hereof.
(xi) Collection
Account.
Evidence of the establishment of the Collection Account.
(xii) Other
Documents.
The
Buyer shall have received such other documents as the Buyer or its counsel
may
reasonably request.
(b) Each
Transaction pursuant to this Agreement (including the initial Transaction)
is
subject to the following further conditions precedent, both immediately prior
to
any Transaction and also after giving effect thereto and to the intended use
thereof:
(i) No
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(ii) Both
immediately prior to entering into such Transaction and also after giving effect
thereto and to the intended use of the proceeds thereof, the representations
and
warranties made by the Sellers in Section 12 and in Schedule
1-A
or
Schedule
1-B
hereof,
as applicable, and in each of the other Program Documents, shall be true and
complete on and as of the Purchase Date in all material respects (in the case
of
the representations and warranties in Section 12(w), 12(x) and Schedule
1-A
or
Schedule
1-B,
as
applicable, solely with respect to Loans which have not been repurchased by
Sellers) with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date (or,
if any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made
as
of a specific date, as of such specific date). At the request of the Buyer,
the
Buyer shall have received an officer’s certificate signed by a Responsible
Officer of the Seller certifying as to the truth and accuracy of the above,
which certificate shall specifically include a statement that such Seller is
in
compliance with all governmental licenses and authorizations and is qualified
to
do business and in good standing in all required jurisdictions.
(iii) The
then
aggregate outstanding Purchase Price for all Purchased Loans, when added to
the
Purchase Price for the requested Transaction, shall not exceed the Maximum
Aggregate Purchase Price.
(iv) Subject
to the Buyer’s right to perform one or more Due Diligence Reviews pursuant to
Section 44 hereof, the Buyer shall have completed its Due Diligence Review
of
the Loan Documents for each Purchase and such other documents, records,
agreements, instruments, Mortgaged Properties or information relating to such
Purchases as the Buyer in its reasonable discretion deems appropriate to review
and such review shall be satisfactory to the Buyer in its reasonable
discretion.
(v) Buyer
or
its designee shall have received on or before the day of a Transaction with
respect to any Purchased Loans (unless otherwise specified in this Agreement)
the following, in form and substance satisfactory to Buyer and (if applicable)
duly executed:
(A)
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The
Transaction Notice and Loan Data Transmission with respect to such
Purchased Loans, delivered pursuant to Section
3(a);
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(B)
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The
Trust Receipt with respect to such Purchased Loans, with the Loan
Data
Transmission attached; and
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(C)
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Such
certificates, customary opinions of counsel or other documents as
Buyer
may reasonably request, provided that such opinions of counsel shall
not
be required routinely in connection with each Transaction but shall
only
be required from time to time as deemed necessary by Buyer in its
commercially reasonable judgment.
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(vi) In
the
event that the Loans to be purchased would cause the aggregate outstanding
principal balance of Purchased Loans secured by Mortgaged Property from any
state to exceed 10% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of Loans
pledged hereunder, then the Sellers shall, upon request by the Buyer, deliver
an
opinion of counsel acceptable to the Buyer in such state, substantially in
the
form of items number 11 and 12 of Exhibit
C;
provided that no such opinion shall be required if the Loans in such state
are
originated on forms that are acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx
Mac.
(vii) With
respect to any Loan that was funded in the name of or acquired by a Qualified
Originator which is an Affiliate of the Sellers, the Buyer may, in its sole
discretion, require the Sellers to provide evidence sufficient to satisfy the
Buyer that such Loan was acquired in a legal sale, including without limitation,
an opinion, in form and substance and from an attorney, in both cases,
acceptable to the Buyer in its sole discretion, that such Loan was acquired
in a
legal sale.
(viii) None
of
the following shall have occurred and/or be continuing:
(i) an
event
or events resulting in the inability of the Buyer to finance its purchases
of
assets with traditional counterparties at rates which would have been reasonable
prior to the occurrence of such event or events or a material adverse change
in
the financial condition of the Buyer which affects (or can reasonably be
expected to affect) materially and adversely the ability of the Buyer to fund
its obligations under or otherwise comply with the terms of this Agreement;
or
(ii) any
other
event beyond the control of the Buyer which the Buyer reasonably determines
may
result in the Buyer’s inability to perform its obligations under this Agreement
including, without limitation, acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts
of
war or terrorism, epidemics, nationalization, expropriation, currency
restrictions, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power
failures, earthquakes, or other disasters of a similar nature to the
foregoing.
(ix) If
any
Loans to be purchased hereunder were acquired by a Seller, such Loans shall
conform to such Seller’s Underwriting Guidelines or the Buyer shall have
received Underwriting Guidelines for such Loans acceptable to the Buyer in
its
discretion.
(x) The
Buyer
shall have received all information requested from the Sellers relating to
Interest Rate Protection Agreements pursuant to Section 13(y), and the Buyer
shall have determined that such Interest Rate Protection Agreements adequately
protect the Sellers from interest rate fluctuations.
(xi) If
the
Subservicer is other than Cenlar FSB, the Buyer shall have received, (1) in
the
case of Dry Loans, no later than 10:00 a.m. three (3) Business Days prior to
the
requested Purchase Date, (2) in the case of AM Funded Wet Loans, no later than
5:00 p.m. one (1) Business Day prior to the requested Purchase Date, or (3)
in
the case of PM Funded Wet Loans, no later than 3 p.m. on the requested Purchase
Date, an Instruction Letter, executed by the Sellers, with the related Servicing
Agreement attached thereto, which such Servicing Agreement shall be in form
and
substance acceptable to Buyer.
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(xii)
In no
event shall Buyer be required to enter into (A) more than one (1) Transaction
with respect to Dry Loans, or two (2) Transactions with respect to Wet Loans
in
any one (1) Business Day, nor (B) any Transaction for which the Purchase Price
would be less than $1,000,000, or such lesser amount otherwise approved by
Buyer
on a case-by-case basis.
(xiii) Buyer
shall have determined that all actions necessary or, in the opinion of Buyer,
desirable to maintain the Buyer’s perfected interest in the Purchased Loans and
other Purchased Items have been taken, including, without limitation, duly
executed and filed Uniform Commercial Code financing statements on Form
UCC-1.
(xiv) Sellers
shall have paid to Buyer all fees and expenses owed to Buyer in accordance
with
this Agreement and any other Program Document.
(xv) Buyer
or
its designee shall have received any other documents reasonably requested by
Buyer.
(xvi) There
is
no Margin Deficit at the time immediately prior to entering into a new
Transaction.
(xvii) Each
secured party (including any party that has a precautionary security interest
in
a Loan) has released all of its right, title and interest in, to and under
such
Loan (including, without limitation, any security interest that such secured
party or secured party’s agent may have by virtue of its possession, custody or
control thereof) and has filed Uniform Commercial Code termination statements
in
respect of any Uniform Commercial Code filings made in respect of such Loan,
and
each such release and Uniform Commercial Code termination statement has been
delivered to the Buyer prior to each Transaction and to the Custodian as part
of
the Mortgage File.
10. RELEASE
OF PURCHASED LOANS
Upon
timely payment in full of the Repurchase Price and all other Obligations (if
any) then owing with respect to a Purchased Loan, unless a Default or Event
of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, then (a) Buyer shall be deemed
to
have terminated any security interest that Buyer may have in such Purchased
Loan
and any Purchased Items solely related to such Purchased Loan and (b) with
respect to such Purchased Loan, Buyer shall direct Custodian to release such
Purchased Loan and any Purchased Items solely related to such Purchased Loan
to
the applicable Seller unless such release and termination would give rise to
or
perpetuate a Margin Deficit. Except as set forth in Section 16, a Seller shall
give at least two (2) Business Days prior written notice to Buyer if such
repurchase shall occur on any date other than the Repurchase Date in Section
3(h).
If
such
release and termination gives rise to or perpetuates a Margin Deficit, Buyer
shall notify Sellers of the amount thereof and Sellers shall thereupon satisfy
the Margin Call in the manner specified in Section 6.
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11. RELIANCE
With
respect to any Transaction, Buyer may conclusively rely upon, and shall incur
no
liability to Sellers in acting upon, any request or other communication that
Buyer reasonably believes to have been given or made by a person authorized
to
enter into a Transaction on Sellers’ behalf.
12. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
Each
Seller represents and warrants to the Buyer that throughout the term of this
Agreement:
(a) Existence.
Each
Seller, (a) is a corporation or limited liability company, as applicable, duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state
of
its organization (b) has all requisite corporate or other power, and has all
governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals, necessary to
own
its assets and carry on its business as now being or as proposed to be
conducted, except where the lack of such licenses, authorizations, consents
and
approvals would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect,
(c)
is qualified to do business and is in good standing in all other jurisdictions
in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification
necessary, except where failure so to qualify would not be reasonably likely
(either individually or in the aggregate) to have a Material Adverse Effect,
and
(d) is in compliance in all material respects with all Requirements of
Law.
(b) Financial
Condition.
The
Seller has heretofore furnished to the Buyer a copy of its audited consolidated
balance sheets and the audited consolidated balance sheets of its consolidated
Subsidiaries, each as at December 31, 2004 with the opinion thereon of Deloitte
& Touche LLP, a copy of which has been provided to Buyer. The Seller has
also heretofore furnished to the Buyer the related consolidated statements
of
income and retained earnings and of cash flows for the Seller and its
consolidated Subsidiaries for the one year period ending December 31, 2004,
setting forth comparative form the figures for the previous year. All such
financial statements are complete and correct in all material respects and
fairly present the consolidated financial condition of the Seller and its
Subsidiaries and the consolidated results of their operations for the fiscal
year ended on said date, all in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent
basis. Since December 31, 2004 there has been no development or event nor any
prospective development or event which has had or should reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Litigation.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
5
attached
hereto, there are no actions, suits, arbitrations, investigations or proceedings
pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against the Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries or Affiliates or affecting any of the property thereof before
any
Governmental Authority, (i) as to which individually or in the aggregate there
is a reasonable likelihood of an adverse decision which would be reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) which questions the validity
or
enforceability of any of the Program Documents or any action to be taken in
connection with the transactions contemplated thereby and there is a reasonable
likelihood of a Material Adverse Effect or adverse decision.
(d) No
Breach.
Neither
(a) the execution and delivery of the Program Documents, or (b) the consummation
of the transactions therein contemplated in compliance with the terms and
provisions thereof will conflict with or result in a breach of the charter
or
by-laws of the Seller, or any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any order,
writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority, or other material
agreement or instrument to which the Seller, or any of its Subsidiaries, is
a
party or by which any of them or any of their property is bound or to which
any
of them or their property is subject, or constitute a default under any such
material agreement or instrument, or (except for the Liens created pursuant
to
this Agreement) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any
property of the Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, pursuant to the terms of
any
such agreement or instrument.
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(e) Action.
The
Seller has all necessary corporate or other power, authority and legal right
to
execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each of the Program Documents
to which it is a party; the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller
of
each of the Program Documents to which it is a party has been duly authorized
by
all necessary corporate or other action on its part; and each Program Document
has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Seller and constitutes
a
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable against the
Seller in accordance with its terms.
(f) Approvals.
No
authorizations, approvals or consents of, and no filings or registrations with,
any Governmental Authority, or any other Person, are necessary for the
execution, delivery or performance by the Seller of the Program Documents to
which it is a party or for the legality, validity or enforceability thereof,
except for filings and recordings in respect of the Liens created pursuant
to
this Agreement.
(g) Margin
Regulations.
Neither
the Sale of any Loan pursuant to a Transaction hereunder, nor the use of the
proceeds thereof, will violate or be inconsistent with the provisions of
Regulation T, U or X.
(h) Taxes.
The
Seller and its Subsidiaries have filed all Federal income tax returns and all
other material tax returns that are required to be filed by them and have paid
all taxes due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessment received
by
any of them, except for any such taxes, if any, that are being appropriately
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and
with
respect to which adequate reserves have been provided. The charges, accruals
and
reserves on the books of the Seller and its Subsidiaries in respect of taxes
and
other governmental charges are, in the opinion of the Seller, adequate. Any
taxes, fees and other governmental charges payable by Seller in connection
with
a Transaction and the execution and delivery of the Program Documents have
been
paid.
(i) Investment
Company Act.
Neither
the Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company”, or a company
“controlled” by an “investment company”, within the meaning of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Seller is not subject to any Federal or
state statute or regulation which limits its ability to incur
indebtedness.
(j) No
Legal Bar.
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the other Program
Documents, the sales hereunder and the use of the proceeds thereof will not
violate any Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation of the Seller or of
any
of its Subsidiaries and will not result in, or require, the creation or
imposition of any Lien (other than the Liens created hereunder) on any of its
or
their respective properties or revenues pursuant to any such Requirement of
Law
or Contractual Obligation.
(k) Compliance
with Law.
No
practice, procedure or policy employed or proposed to be employed by Seller
in
the conduct of its business violates any law, regulation, judgment, agreement,
regulatory consent, order or decree applicable to it which, if enforced, would
result in either a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Seller.
(l) No
Default.
Neither
the Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default under or with respect
to
any of its Contractual Obligations in any respect which should reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default or Event of Default
has
occurred and is continuing.
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(m) Chief
Executive Office; Chief Operating Office.
The
Seller’s chief executive office and chief operating office on the Effective Date
is located at 1301 Avenue of the Xxxxxxxx, 0xx
Xxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000.
(n) Location
of Books and Records.
The
location where the Seller keeps its books and records including all computer
tapes and records relating to the Purchased Items is its chief executive office
or chief operating office or the offices of the Custodian.
(o) True
and Complete Disclosure.
The
information, reports, financial statements, exhibits and schedules furnished
in
writing by or on behalf of the Seller or any of its Subsidiaries to the Buyer
in
connection with the negotiation, preparation or delivery of this Agreement
and
the other Program Documents or included herein or therein or delivered pursuant
hereto or thereto, when taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement
of
material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the
statements herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading. All written information furnished after the date
hereof by or on behalf of the Seller or any of its Subsidiaries to the Buyer
in
connection with this Agreement and the other Program Documents and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will be true, complete and accurate
in every material respect, or (in the case of projections) based on reasonable
estimates, on the date as of which such information is stated or certified.
There is no fact known to a Responsible Officer that, after due inquiry, could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect that has not been
disclosed herein, in the other Program Documents or in a report, financial
statement, exhibit, schedule, disclosure letter or other writing furnished
to
the Buyer for use in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby.
(p) Tangible
Net Worth; Liquidity.
NYMT’s
Tangible Net Worth (increased for purposes of determining such amount by the
outstanding principal amount of the Trust Preferred Obligations) is not less
than $100,000,000, or such higher amount provided under any other repurchase,
financing, credit or other similar facility entered into by the Sellers. NYMT
has at all times Cash Equivalents in an amount not less than $5,000,000. The
ratio of NYMT’s Total Indebtedness to Tangible Net Worth is not greater than
20:1. The Sellers shall at all times have cash, Cash Equivalents and unused
borrowing capacity on unencumbered assets that could be drawn against (taking
into account required haircuts) under committed warehouse and repurchase
facilities in an amount equal to not less than $10,000,000. NYMT shall have
after-tax Net Income of at least $1.00 for each fiscal quarter.
(q) ERISA.
Each
Plan to which the Seller or its Subsidiaries make direct contributions, and,
to
the knowledge of the Seller, each other Plan and each Multiemployer Plan, is
in
compliance in all material respects with, and has been administered in all
material respects in compliance with, the applicable provisions of ERISA, the
Code and any other Federal or State law. No event or condition has occurred
and
is continuing as to which the Seller would be under an obligation to furnish
a
report to the Buyer under Section 13(a)(v) hereof.
(r) Licenses.
The
Buyer will not be required as a result of purchasing the Loans to be licensed,
registered or approved or to obtain permits or otherwise qualify (i) to do
business in any state in which it currently so required or (ii) under any state
or other jurisdiction’s consumer lending, fair debt collection or other
applicable state or other jurisdiction’s statute or regulation.
(s) Relevant
States.
Schedule
3
sets
forth all of the states or other jurisdictions (the “Relevant
States”)
in
which the Seller originates Loans in its own name or through brokers on the
date
of this Agreement.
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(t) True
Sales.
Any and
all interest of a Qualified Originator in, to and under any Mortgage funded
in
the name of or acquired by such Qualified Originator or seller which is an
Affiliate of the Seller has been sold, transferred, conveyed and assigned to
the
Seller pursuant to a legal sale and such Qualified Originator retains no
interest in such Loan, and if so requested by the Buyer, such sale is covered
by
an opinion of counsel to that effect in form and substance acceptable to the
Buyer.
(u) No
Burdensome Restrictions.
No
Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation of the Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries has a Material Adverse Effect.
(v) Subsidiaries.
All of
the Subsidiaries of the Seller at the date hereof are listed on Schedule
4
to this
Agreement.
(w) Origination
and Acquisition of Loans.
The
Loans were originated or acquired by the Seller, and the origination and
collection practices used by the Seller or Qualified Originator, as applicable,
with respect to the Loans have been, in all material respects legal, proper,
prudent and customary in the residential mortgage loan origination and servicing
business, and in accordance with the Underwriting Guidelines. With respect
to
Loans acquired by the Seller, all such Loans are in conformity with the
Underwriting Guidelines. Each of the Loans complies with the representations
and
warranties listed in Schedule
1-A
or
Schedule
1-B
hereto,
as applicable.
(x) No
Adverse Selection.
The
Seller used no selection procedures that identified the Loans as being less
desirable or valuable than other comparable Loans owned by the
Seller.
(y) Seller
Solvent; Fraudulent Conveyance.
As of
the date hereof and immediately after giving effect to each Transaction, the
fair value of the assets of the Seller is greater than the fair value of the
liabilities (including, without limitation, contingent liabilities if and to
the
extent required to be recorded as a liability on the financial statements of
the
Seller in accordance with GAAP) of the Seller and the Seller is and will be
solvent, is and will be able to pay its debts as they mature and does not and
will not have an unreasonably small capital to engage in the business in which
it is engaged and proposes to engage. Seller does not intend to incur, or
believe that it has incurred, debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as
they
mature. Seller is not contemplating the commencement of insolvency, bankruptcy,
liquidation or consolidation proceedings or the appointment of a receiver,
liquidator, conservator, trustee or similar official in respect of Seller or
any
of its assets. Seller is not transferring any Loans with any intent to hinder,
delay or defraud any of its creditors.
(z) No
Broker.
Seller
has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent, or other person, except
for Buyer, who may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection
with the sale of Purchased Loans pursuant to this Agreement; provided,
that if
Seller has dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent, or other person,
except for Buyer, who may be entitled to any commission or compensation in
connection with the sale of Purchased Loans pursuant to this Agreement, such
commission or compensation shall have been paid in full by Seller.
(aa) MERS.
The
Seller is a member
of
MERS in good standing.
(bb) Insured
Closing Letter.
As of
the date hereof and as of the date of each delivery of a Wet Loan, the
Settlement Agent has obtained an Insured Closing Letter, closing protection
letter or similar authorization letter from a nationally recognized title
insurance company approved by the Buyer, copies of which shall be delivered
by
the Seller to the Custodian prior to the Purchase Date.
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(cc) Escrow
Agreement.
As of
the date hereof and as of the date of each delivery of a Wet Loan, the
Settlement Agent has executed an escrow agreement or letter stating that in
the
event of a Rescission of or if for any reason the Loan fails to fund on a given
day, the party conducting the closing is holding all funds which would have
been
disbursed on behalf of the Mortgagor as agent for the benefit of the Buyer
and
such funds shall be redeposited in the Disbursement Account for benefit of
the
Buyer not later than one Business Day after the date of Rescission or other
failure of the Loan to fund on a given day.
13. COVENANTS
OF SELLER
Each
Seller covenants and agrees with Buyer that during the term of this
Agreement:
(a) Financial
Statements and Other Information; Financial Covenants.
Seller
shall deliver to the Buyer:
(i) As
soon
as available and in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of
each
of the first three quarterly fiscal periods of each fiscal year of NYMT, a
certification in the form of Exhibit
A,
duly
executed by NYMT, together with the consolidated balance sheets of NYMT as
at
the end of such period, setting forth in comparative form the figures for the
previous year, accompanied by a certificate of a Responsible Officer of NYMT,
which certificate shall state that said consolidated financial statements fairly
present the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of NYMT
in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, as at the end of, and for, such
period (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments);
(ii) From
time
to time such other information regarding the financial condition, operations,
or
business of the Seller as the Buyer may reasonably request; and
(iii) As
soon
as reasonably possible, and in any event within thirty (30) days after a
Responsible Officer knows, or with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan
to
which the Seller, or any Subsidiaries of the Seller makes direct contributions,
has reason to believe, that any of the events or conditions specified below
with
respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan has occurred or exists, a statement
signed by a senior financial officer of the Seller setting forth details
respecting such event or condition and the action, if any, that the Seller
or
its ERISA Affiliate proposes to take with respect thereto (and a copy of any
report or notice required to be filed with or given to PBGC by the Seller or
an
ERISA Affiliate with respect to such event or condition):
a. any
reportable event, as defined in Section 4043(b) of ERISA and the regulations
issued thereunder, with respect to a Plan, as to which PBGC has not by
regulation or otherwise waived the requirement of Section 4043(a) of ERISA
that
it be notified within thirty (30) days of the occurrence of such event (provided
that a failure to meet the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Code
or Section 302 of ERISA, including, without limitation, the failure to make
on
or before its due date a required installment under Section 412(m) of the Code
or Section 302(e) of ERISA, shall be a reportable event regardless of the
issuance of any waivers in accordance with Section 412(d) of the Code); and
any
request for a waiver under Section 412(d) of the Code for any Plan;
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b. the
distribution under Section 4041(c) of ERISA of a notice of intent to terminate
any Plan or any action taken by the Seller or an ERISA Affiliate to terminate
any Plan;
c. the
institution by PBGC of proceedings under Section 4042 of ERISA for the
termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan, or
the
receipt by the Seller or any ERISA Affiliate of a notice from a Multiemployer
Plan that such action has been taken by PBGC with respect to such Multiemployer
Plan;
d. the
complete or partial withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan by the Seller or any
ERISA Affiliate that results in liability under Section 4201 or 4204 of ERISA
(including the obligation to satisfy secondary liability as a result of a
purchaser default) or the receipt by the Seller or any ERISA Affiliate of notice
from a Multiemployer Plan that it is in reorganization or insolvency pursuant
to
Section 4241 or 4245 of ERISA or that it intends to terminate or has terminated
under Section 4041A of ERISA;
e. the
institution of a proceeding by a fiduciary of any Multiemployer Plan against
the
Seller or any ERISA Affiliate to enforce Section 515 of ERISA, which proceeding
is not dismissed within 30 days; and
f. the
adoption of an amendment to any Plan that, pursuant to Section 401(a)(29) of
the
Code or Section 307 of ERISA, would result in the loss of tax-exempt status
of
the trust of which such Plan is a part if the Seller or an ERISA Affiliate
fails
to timely provide security to such Plan in accordance with the provisions of
said Sections.
The
Seller will furnish to the Buyer, at the time it furnishes each set of financial
statements pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) above, a certificate of a
Responsible Officer of the Seller to the effect that, to the best of such
Responsible Officer’s knowledge, the Seller during such fiscal period or year
has observed or performed all of its covenants and other agreements, and
satisfied every material condition, contained in this Agreement and the other
Program Documents to be observed, performed or satisfied by it, and that such
Responsible Officer has obtained no knowledge of any Default or Event of Default
except as specified in such certificate (and, if any Default or Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing, describing the same in reasonable detail and
describing the action the Seller has taken or proposes to take with respect
thereto).
(b) Litigation.
The
Seller will promptly, and in any event within seven (7) calendar days after
service process on any of the following, give to the Buyer notice of all legal
or arbitrable proceedings affecting the Seller or any of its Subsidiaries that
questions or challenges the validity or enforceability of any of the Program
Documents or as to which there is a reasonable likelihood of an adverse
determination would result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Existence,
Etc.
Each of
the Seller and its Subsidiaries will:
(i) preserve
and maintain its legal existence and all of its material rights, privileges,
licenses and franchises;
(ii) comply
with the requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders
of
Governmental Authorities (including, without limitation, truth in lending,
real
estate settlement procedures and all environmental laws) if failure to comply
with such requirements would be reasonably likely (either individually or in
the
aggregate) to have a Material Adverse Effect;
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(iii) keep
adequate records and books of account, in which complete entries will be made
in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied;
(iv) not
move
its chief executive office or chief operating office from the addresses referred
to in Section 12(m) unless it shall have provided the Buyer 30 days prior
written notice of such change;
(v) pay
and
discharge all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed
on
it or on its income or profits or on any of its Property prior to the date
on
which penalties attach thereto, except for any such tax, assessment, charge
or
levy the payment of which is being contested in good faith and by proper
proceedings and against which adequate reserves are being maintained;
and
(vi) permit
representatives of the Buyer, during normal business hours upon three (3)
Business Days’ prior written notice at a mutually desirable time or at any time
during the continuance of an Event of Default, to examine, copy and make
extracts from its books and records, to inspect any of its Properties, and
to
discuss its business and affairs with its officers, all to the extent reasonably
requested by the Buyer.
(d) Prohibition
of Fundamental Changes.
Seller
shall not at any time, directly or indirectly, (i) enter into any transaction
of
merger or consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve
itself (or suffer any liquidation, winding up or dissolution) or sell all or
substantially all of its assets, provided, that Borrower may merge or
consolidate with (a) any wholly owned subsidiary of the Borrower, or (b) any
other Person if the Borrower is the surviving corporation; and provided further,
that if after giving effect thereto, no default would exist hereunder without
Buyer’s prior consent; or (ii) form or enter into any partnership, joint
venture, syndicate or other combination which would have a Material Adverse
Effect with respect to Seller; provided, that the Seller may merge or
consolidate with (a) any wholly owned subsidiary of the Seller, or (b) any
other
person if the Seller is the surviving corporation; and provided further, that
if
after giving effect to such merger or consolidation, no default would exist
hereunder;
(e) Margin
Deficit.
If at
any time there exists a Margin Deficit, the Seller shall cure the same in
accordance with Section 6 hereof.
(f) Notices.
Seller
shall give notice to Buyer promptly in writing of any of the
following:
(i) Upon
the
Seller becoming aware of, and in any event within one (1) Business Day after
the
occurrence of any Default, Event of Default or any event of default or default
under any Program Document or other material agreement of the
Seller;
(ii) upon,
and
in any event within three (3) Business Days after, service of process on the
Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, or any agent thereof for service of process,
in respect of any legal or arbitrable proceedings affecting the Seller or any
of
its Subsidiaries (i) that questions or challenges the validity or enforceability
of any of the Program Documents or (ii) in which the amount in controversy
exceeds $1,000,000;
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(iii) upon
the
Seller becoming aware of any default related to any Purchased Items, any
Material Adverse Effect and any event or change in circumstances which should
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) upon
the
Seller becoming aware during the normal course of its business that the
Mortgaged Property in respect of any Loan or Loans with an aggregate unpaid
principal balance of at least $1,000,000 has been damaged by waste, fire,
earthquake or earth movement, windstorm, flood, tornado or other casualty,
or
otherwise damaged so as to materially and adversely affect the value of such
Loan;
(v) upon
the
entry of a judgment or decree against the Seller or any of its Subsidiaries
in
an amount in excess of $1,000,000;
(vi) any
material change in the insurance coverage required of Seller or any other Person
pursuant to any Program Document, with copy of evidence of same
attached;
(vii) any
material dispute, licensing issue, litigation, investigation, proceeding or
suspension between Seller or its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any
Governmental Authority or any other Person; and
(viii) any
material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices of
Seller or its Subsidiaries.
Each
notice pursuant to this Section 13(f) (other than (vi) above) shall be
accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Seller, setting
forth
details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Seller
has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto.
(g) Servicing.
Except
as provided in Section 43, the Seller shall not permit any Person other than
the
Seller to service Loans without the prior written consent of the Buyer, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(h) Underwriting
Guidelines.
Seller
shall not permit any material modifications to be made to the Underwriting
Guidelines that will impact either the Buyer or the Purchased Loans without
the
prior consent of Buyer (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld). Seller
agrees to deliver to Buyer copies of the Underwriting Guidelines in the event
that any changes are made to the Underwriting Guidelines following the Closing
Date; provided that Seller may deliver such copies by Electronic
Transmission.
(i) Lines
of Business.
Seller
shall not engage to any substantial extent in any line or lines of business
activity other than the businesses generally carried on by it as of the
Effective Date.
(j) Transactions
with Affiliates.
The
Seller will not (i) enter into any transaction, including, without limitation,
any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of property or the rendering of any
service, with any Affiliate unless such transaction is (a) otherwise permitted
under this Agreement, (b) in the ordinary course of the Seller’s business and
(c) upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to the Seller than it
would
obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person which is not an
Affiliate, or (ii) make a payment that is not otherwise permitted by this
Section 13(j) to any Affiliate.
(k) Defense
of Title.
Seller
warrants and will defend the right, title and interest of Buyer in and to all
Purchased Items against all adverse claims and demands of all Persons
whomsoever.
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(l) Preservation
of Purchased Items.
Seller
shall do all things necessary to preserve the Purchased Items so that such
Purchased Items remain subject to a first priority perfected security interest
hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, Seller will comply with all
applicable laws, rules and regulations of any Governmental Authority applicable
to Seller or relating to the Purchased Items and cause the Purchased Items
to
comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations of any such Governmental
Authority. Seller will not allow any default to occur for which Seller is
responsible under any Purchased Items or any Program Documents and Seller shall
fully perform or cause to be performed when due all of its obligations under
any
Purchased Items or the Program Documents.
(m) No
Assignment.
Except
as permitted herein, Seller shall not sell, assign, transfer or otherwise
dispose of, or grant any option with respect to, or pledge, hypothecate or
grant
a security interest in or lien on or otherwise encumber (except pursuant to
the
Program Documents), any of the Purchased Loans or any interest therein,
provided
that
this Section 13(m) shall not prevent any contribution, assignment, transfer
or
conveyance of Purchased Loans in accordance with the Program
Documents.
(n) Limitation
on Sale of Assets.
Seller
shall not convey, sell, lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of
(collectively, “Transfer”), all or substantially all of its Property, business
or assets (including, without limitation, receivables and leasehold interests)
whether now owned or hereafter acquired or allow any Subsidiary to Transfer
substantially all of its assets to any Person; provided, that the Seller may
after prior written notice to the Buyer allow such action with respect to any
Subsidiary which is not a material part of the Seller’s overall business
operations.
(o) Limitation
on Distributions.
Without
the Buyer’s consent, the Seller shall not make any payment on account of, or set
apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for the purchase, redemption,
defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of, any stock or senior or
subordinate debt of the Seller, whether now or hereafter outstanding, or make
any other distribution in respect thereof, either directly or indirectly,
whether in cash or property or in obligations of the Seller; provided that,
prior to the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default, NYMT shall be
permitted to (i) make distributions that are required to be made pursuant to
the
Code in order to maintain its status as a REIT, and (ii) make distributions
in
connection with Trust Preferred Obligations.
(p) Maintenance
of Liquidity.
The
Seller shall insure that, at all times, NYMT has Cash Equivalents in an amount
of not less than $5,000,000. The Seller shall insure that it has Cash
Equivalents and unused borrowing capacity on unencumbered assets that could
be
drawn against (taking into account required haircuts) under committed warehouse
and repurchase facilities in an amount equal to not less than
$10,000,000.
(q) Maintenance
of Tangible Net Worth.
The
Seller shall not permit NYMT’s Tangible Net Worth (increased for purposes of
determining such amount by the outstanding principal amount of the Trust
Preferred Obligations) at any time to be less than $100,000,000, or such higher
amount provided under any other repurchase, financing, credit or other similar
facility entered into by Seller.
(r) Maintenance
of Ratio of Total Indebtedness to Tangible Net Worth.
The
Seller shall not permit the ratio of NYMT’s Total Indebtedness to Tangible Net
Worth at any time to be greater than 20:1; and NYMT shall have after-tax Net
Income of at least $1.00 for each fiscal quarter.
(s) Restricted
Payments.
The
Seller shall not make any Restricted Payments following an Event of
Default.
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(t) Servicing
Transmission.
The
Seller shall provide to the Buyer on a monthly basis no later than 11:00 a.m.
New York City time two (2) Business Days prior to each Repurchase Date (or
such
other day requested by Buyer) (i) the Servicing Transmission, on a loan-by-loan
basis and in the aggregate, with respect to the Loans serviced hereunder by
the
Seller which were funded prior to the first day of the current month,
summarizing the Seller’s delinquency and loss experience with respect to Loans
serviced by the Seller (including, in the case of the Loans, the following
categories: current, 30-59, 60-89, 90-119, 120-149 and 150+) and (ii) any other
information reasonably requested by the Buyer with respect to the
Loans.
(u) No
Amendment or Compromise.
Without
Buyer’s prior written consent, none of Seller or those acting on Seller’s behalf
shall amend or modify, or waive any term or condition of, or settle or
compromise any claim in respect of, any item of the Purchased Loans, any related
rights or any of the Program Documents, provided that Seller may amend or modify
a Loan if such amendment or modification does not affect the amount or timing
of
any payment of principal or interest, extend its scheduled maturity date, modify
its interest rate, or constitute a cancellation or discharge of its outstanding
principal balance and does not materially and adversely affect the security
afforded by the real property, furnishings, fixtures, or equipment securing
the
Loan.
(v) Maintenance
of Property; Insurance.
The
Seller shall keep all property useful and necessary in its business in good
working order and condition. The Seller shall maintain errors and omissions
insurance and/or mortgage impairment insurance and blanket bond coverage in
such
amounts as are in effect on the Effective Date (as disclosed to Buyer in
writing) and shall not reduce such coverage without the written consent of
the
Buyer, and shall also maintain such other insurance with financially sound
and
reputable insurance companies, and with respect to property and risks of a
character usually maintained by entities engaged in the same or similar business
similarly situated, against loss, damage and liability of the kinds and in
the
amounts customarily maintained by such entities.
(w) Further
Identification of Purchased Items.
The
Seller will furnish to the Buyer from time to time statements and schedules
further identifying and describing the Purchased Items and such other reports
in
connection with the Purchased Items as the Buyer may reasonably request, all
in
reasonable detail.
(x) Loan
Determined to be Defective.
Upon
discovery by Seller or the Buyer of any breach of any representation or warranty
listed on Schedule
1-A
or
Schedule
1-B
hereto
applicable to any Loan, the party discovering such breach shall promptly give
notice of such discovery to the other.
(y) Interest
Rate Protection Agreements.
Upon
the Buyer’s request, the Seller shall deliver to the Buyer any and all
information relating to Interest Rate Protection Agreements.
(z) Certificate
of a Responsible Officer of the Seller.
At the
time that the Seller delivers financial statements to the Buyer in accordance
with Section 13(a) hereof, the Seller shall forward to the Buyer a certificate
of a Responsible Officer of the Seller which demonstrates that the Seller is
in
compliance with the covenants set forth in Sections 13(p), (q), (r) and
(aa).
(aa) Alternative
Purchase or Collateral.
The
Seller shall not cause any Eligible Loan which is at any time purchased
hereunder to be subsequently purchased or used as collateral pursuant to any
other financing, note purchase, loan warehouse, repurchase or similar facility
maintained by the Seller with any third party without the express written
consent of the Buyer, unless such Loan is no longer an Eligible
Loan.
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(bb) Maintenance
of Papers, Records and Files.
Seller
shall acquire, and Seller shall build, maintain and have available, a complete
file in accordance with lending industry custom and practice for each Purchased
Loan. Seller will maintain all such Records not in the possession of Custodian
in good and complete condition in accordance with industry practices and
preserve them against loss or destruction.
(i) Seller
shall collect and maintain or cause to be collected and maintained all Records
relating to the Purchased Loans in accordance with industry custom and practice,
including those maintained pursuant to the preceding subsection, and all such
Records shall be in Custodian’s possession unless Buyer otherwise approves.
Seller will not cause or authorize any such papers, records or files that are
an
original or an only copy to leave Custodian’s possession, except for individual
items removed in connection with servicing a specific Loan, in which event
Seller will obtain or cause to be obtained a receipt from the Custodian for
any
such paper, record or file.
(ii) For
so
long as Buyer has an interest in or lien on any Purchased Loan, Seller will
hold
or cause to be held all related Records in trust for Buyer. Seller shall notify,
or cause to be notified, every other party holding any such Records of the
interests and liens granted hereby.
(iii) Upon
reasonable advance notice from Custodian or Buyer, Seller shall (x) make any
and
all such Records available to Custodian or Buyer to examine any such Records,
either by its own officers or employees, or by agents or contractors, or both,
and make copies of all or any portion thereof, (y) permit Buyer or its
authorized agents to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of Seller with
its respective chief operating officer and chief financial officer and to
discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of Seller with its independent
certified public accountants.
(cc) Maintenance
of Licenses.
Seller
shall (i) maintain all licenses, permits or other approvals necessary for Seller
to conduct its business and to perform its obligations under the Program
Documents, (ii) remain in good standing under the laws of each state in which
it
conducts business or any Mortgage Property is located, and (iii) shall conduct
its business strictly in accordance with applicable law.
(dd) Taxes,
Etc.
The
Seller shall pay and discharge or cause to be paid and discharged, when due,
all
taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon the Seller
or
upon its income and profits or upon any of its property, real, personal or
mixed
(including without limitation, the Purchased Loans) or upon any part thereof,
as
well as any other lawful claims which, if unpaid, might become a Lien upon
such
properties or any part thereof, except for any such taxes, assessments and
governmental charges, levies or claims as are appropriately contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and with respect to which
adequate reserves are provided. The Seller shall file on a timely basis all
federal, and material state and local tax and information returns, reports
and
any other information statements or schedules required to be filed by or in
respect of it.
(ee) Use
of
Custodian.
Without
the prior written consent of Buyer, Seller shall use no third party custodian
as
document custodian other than the Custodian with respect to third party
purchasers, prospective third party purchasers, lenders and prospective third
party lenders with respect to loans of the same type as the Purchased
Loans.
(ff) Change
of Fiscal Year.
Seller
will not at any time, directly or indirectly, except upon ninety (90) days’
prior written notice to Buyer, change the date on which Seller’s fiscal year
begins from Seller’s current fiscal year beginning date.
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(gg) Delivery
of Servicing Rights.
With
respect to the Servicing Rights of each related Loan, Seller shall deliver
such
Servicing Rights to Buyer on the related Purchase Date. With
respect to the Servicing Records and the physical servicing of the Purchased
Loans, the Seller shall deliver such items to the designee of Buyer, within
(75)
days of a Purchase Date, unless otherwise stated in writing by Buyer; provided
that on each Repurchase Date that is subject to a new Transaction, such delivery
requirement is deemed restated for such new Transaction (and the immediately
preceding delivery requirement is deemed to be rescinded) in the absence of
directions to the contrary from Buyer, and a new 75-day period is deemed to
commence as of such Repurchase Date. Seller’s transfer of the Servicing Rights
and Servicing Records under this Section shall be in accordance with customary
standards in the industry.
(hh) Establishment
of Collection Account.
Prior
to the initial Purchase Date, Seller shall establish the Collection Account
for
the sole and exclusive benefit of the Buyer. The Seller shall segregate all
amounts collected on account of the Purchased Loans, to be held in trust for
the
benefit of the Buyer, and shall remit such collections in accordance with the
Buyer’s written instructions. No amounts deposited into such account shall be
removed without the Buyer’s prior written consent. The Seller shall follow the
instructions of Buyer with respect to the Purchased Loans and deliver to Buyer
any information with respect to the Purchased Loans reasonably requested by
Buyer. Seller shall deposit or credit to the Collection Account all items to
be
deposited or credited thereto irrespective of any right of setoff or
counterclaim arising in favor of it (or any third party claiming through it)
under any other agreement or arrangement.
(ii) MERS.
Seller
will comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS
in
connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans for as long as such Purchased
Loans are registered with MERS.
14. REPURCHASE
DATE PAYMENTS
On
each
Repurchase Date, Sellers shall remit or shall cause to be remitted to Buyer
the
Repurchase Price together with any other Obligations then due and
payable.
15. REPURCHASE
OF PURCHASED LOANS
Upon
discovery by a Seller of a breach of any of the representations and warranties
set forth on Schedule
1-A
or
Schedule
1-B
to this
Agreement, as applicable, Sellers
shall give prompt written notice thereof to Buyer. Upon any such discovery
by
Buyer, Buyer will notify Sellers. It is understood and agreed that the
representations and warranties set forth in Schedule
1-A
and
Schedule
1-B
with
respect to the Purchased Loans shall survive delivery of the respective Mortgage
Files to the Custodian and shall inure to the benefit of Buyer. The fact that
Buyer has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete due
diligence investigation in connection with its purchase of any Purchased Loan
shall not affect Buyer’s right to demand repurchase as provided under this
Agreement. Sellers shall, within two (2) Business Days of the earlier of a
Seller’s discovery or a Seller receiving notice with respect to any Purchased
Loan of (i) any breach of a representation or warranty contained in Schedule
1-A
or
Schedule
1-B,
as
applicable, or (ii) any failure to deliver any of the items required to be
delivered as part of the Mortgage File within the time period required for
delivery pursuant to the Custodial Agreement, promptly cure such breach or
delivery failure in all material respects. If within two (2) Business Days
after
the earlier of a Seller’s discovery of such breach or delivery failure or a
Seller receiving notice thereof that such breach or delivery failure has not
been remedied by Sellers, Sellers shall promptly upon receipt of written
instructions from Buyer, at Buyer’s option, either (i) repurchase such Purchased
Loan at a purchase price equal to the Repurchase Price with respect to such
Purchased Loan by wire transfer to the account designated by Buyer, or (ii)
transfer comparable Substitute Loans to Buyer, as provided in Section 16
hereof.
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16. SUBSTITUTION
Sellers
may, subject to agreement with and acceptance by Buyer upon one (1) Business
Day’s notice, substitute other assets which are substantially the same as the
Purchased Loans (the “Substitute
Loans”)
for
any Purchased Loans. Such substitution shall be made by transfer to Buyer of
such Substitute Loans and transfer to Sellers of such Purchased Loans (the
“Reacquired
Loans”)
along
with the other information to be provided with respect to the applicable
Substitute Loan as described in the form of Transaction Notice. Upon
substitution, the Substitute Loans shall be deemed to be Purchased Loans, the
Reacquired Loans shall no longer be deemed Purchased Loans, Buyer shall be
deemed to have terminated any security interest that Buyer may have had in
the
Reacquired Loans and any Purchased Items solely related to such Reacquired
Loans
to Sellers unless such termination and release would give rise to or perpetuate
a Margin Deficit. Concurrently with any termination and release described in
this Section 16, Buyer shall execute and deliver to Sellers upon request and
Buyer hereby authorizes Sellers to file and record such documents as Sellers
may
reasonably deem necessary or advisable in order to evidence such termination
and
release.
17. ACCELERATION
OF REPURCHASE DATE
The
Buyer
may, at any time, terminate this Agreement by providing written notice to the
Sellers. Within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of such notice, the Sellers
agree to repurchase all Purchased Loans at the Repurchase Price and to satisfy
all of its Obligations hereunder.
18. EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
Each
of
the following events shall constitute an Event of Default (an “Event of
Default”) hereunder:
(a) Sellers
fail to transfer the Purchased Loans to Buyer on the applicable Purchase Date
(provided Buyer has tendered the related Purchase Price);
(b) Sellers
either fail to repurchase the Purchased Loans on the applicable Repurchase
Date
or fail to perform its obligations under Section 6;
(c) Sellers
shall default in the payment of any other amount payable by it hereunder or
under any other Program Document after notification by the Buyer of such
default, and such default shall have continued unremedied for three Business
Days.
(d) any
representation, warranty or certification made or deemed made herein or in
any
other Program Document by a Seller or any certificate furnished to the Buyer
pursuant to the provisions thereof, shall prove to have been false or misleading
in any material respect as of the time made or furnished (other than the
representations and warranties set forth in Schedule
1-A
or
Schedule
1-B,
which
shall be considered solely for the purpose of determining the Market Value
of
the Loans; unless (i) such Seller shall have made any such representations
and
warranties with knowledge that they were materially false or misleading at
the
time made or (ii) any such representations and warranties have been determined
by the Buyer in its sole discretion to be materially false or misleading on
a
regular basis).
(e) the
Sellers shall fail to comply with the requirements of Section 13(c)(i),
Section 13(d), Section 13(f)(i) or (iii), Sections 13(k) through
13(r) or Section 13(v) hereof; or the Sellers shall default in the
performance of its obligations under Section 13(e) hereof, and such default
shall continue unremedied for a period of one (1) Business Day; or the Sellers
shall otherwise fail to observe or perform any other agreement contained in
this
Agreement or any other Program Document and such failure to observe or perform
shall continue unremedied for a period of five (5) Business Days.
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(f) any
final, judgment or judgments or order or orders for the payment of money in
excess of $2,000,000 in the aggregate (to the extent that it is, in the
reasonable determination of Buyer, uninsured and provided that any insurance
or
other credit posted in connection with an appeal shall not be deemed insurance
for these purposes) shall be rendered against any Seller or any of Seller’s
Subsidiaries by one or more courts, administrative tribunals or other bodies
having jurisdiction over them and the same shall not be discharged (or
provisions shall not be made for such discharge), satisfied, or bonded, or
a
stay of execution thereof shall not be procured, within sixty (60) days from
the
date of entry thereof and neither Seller nor any of Sellers’ Subsidiaries, as
applicable, shall not, within said period of sixty (60) days, appeal therefrom
and cause the execution thereof to be stayed during such appeal;
(g) any
Seller shall admit in writing its inability to, or intention not to, perform
any
of such Seller’s Obligations, or Buyer shall have determined in good faith that
a Seller is unable to meet its commitments;
(h) any
Seller or any of Sellers’ Subsidiaries files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy,
seeks relief under any provision of any bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium,
delinquency, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or
liquidation law of any jurisdiction whether now or subsequently in effect;
or
consents to the filing of any petition against it under any such law; or
consents to the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver,
conservator, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official for any
Seller or any of Sellers’ Subsidiaries, or of all or any part of any Seller’s or
such Sellers’ Subsidiaries’ Property; or makes an assignment for the benefit of
any Seller or Sellers’ Subsidiaries’ creditors;
(i) A
custodian, receiver, conservator, liquidator, trustee, sequestrator or similar
official for any Seller, or any of Sellers’ Subsidiaries, or of any of Sellers’
or any of Sellers’ Subsidiaries’ respective Property (as a debtor or creditor
protection procedure), is appointed or takes possession of such Property; or
a
Seller or any of Sellers’ Subsidiaries generally fails to pay Sellers’ or
Sellers’ Subsidiaries’ debts as they become due; or any Seller or any of
Sellers’ Subsidiaries is adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent; or an order for
relief is entered under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, or any successor or similar
applicable statute, or any administrative insolvency scheme, against any Seller
or any of Sellers’ Subsidiaries; or any of Sellers’ or Sellers’ Subsidiaries’
Property is sequestered by court or administrative order; or a petition is
filed
against any Seller or any of Sellers’ Subsidiaries under any bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution,
moratorium, delinquency or liquidation law of any jurisdiction, whether now
or
subsequently in effect;
(j) Any
Governmental Authority or any person, agency or entity acting or purporting
to
act under governmental authority shall have taken any action to condemn, seize
or appropriate, or to assume custody or control of, all or any substantial
part
of the Property of any Seller or any of Sellers’ Subsidiaries or shall have
taken any action to displace the management of any Seller or any of Sellers’
Subsidiaries or to curtail its authority in the conduct of the business of
any
Seller or any of Sellers’ Subsidiaries, or takes any action in the nature of
enforcement to remove, limit or restrict the approval of any Seller or any
of
Sellers’ Subsidiaries as an issuer, buyer or a seller/servicer of Loans or
securities backed thereby, and such action provided for in this subsection
(j)
shall not have been discontinued or stayed within thirty (30) days;
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(k) Any
Program Document shall for whatever reason (including an event of default
thereunder) be terminated, this Agreement shall for any reason cease to create
a
valid, first priority security interest or ownership interest upon transfer
in
any of the Purchased Loans or Purchased Items purported to be covered hereby
or
any of any Seller’s material obligations (including Sellers’ Obligations
hereunder shall cease to be in full force and effect, or the enforceability
thereof shall be contested by the Sellers;
(l) Any
Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred, in each case as determined by
Buyer
in its sole discretion, or the existence of any other condition which, in
Buyer’s sole discretion, constitutes a material impairment of any Seller’s
ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any other Program
Document;
(m) (i)
any
Person shall engage in any “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 406
of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) involving any Plan, (ii) any material
“accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA), whether
or not waived, shall exist with respect to any Plan or any Lien in favor of
the
PBGC or a Plan shall arise on the assets of the Buyer or any Commonly Controlled
Entity, (iii) a Reportable Event shall occur with respect to, or proceedings
shall commence to have a trustee appointed, or a trustee shall be appointed,
to
administer or to terminate, any Single Employer Plan, which Reportable Event
or
commencement of proceedings or appointment of a trustee is, in the reasonable
opinion of the Buyer, likely to result in the termination of such Plan for
purposes of Title IV of ERISA, (iv) any Single Employer Plan shall terminate
for
purposes of Title IV of ERISA, (v) the Seller or any Commonly Controlled Entity
shall, or in the reasonable opinion of the Buyer is likely to, incur any
liability in connection with a withdrawal from, or the insolvency or
reorganization of, a Multiemployer Plan or (vi) any other event or condition
shall occur or exist with respect to a Plan; and in each case in clauses (i)
through (vi) above, such event or condition, together with all other such events
or conditions, if any, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect;
(n) A
Change
of Control of any Seller shall have occurred without the prior consent of the
Buyer or a material change in the management of any Seller shall have occurred
which has not been approved by Buyer;
(o) Any
Seller shall grant, or suffer to exist, any Lien on any Purchased Items except
the Liens contemplated hereby; or the Liens contemplated hereby shall cease
to
be first priority perfected Liens on the Purchased Items in favor of the Buyer
or shall be Liens in favor of any Person other than Buyer;
(p) Buyer
shall reasonably request, specifying the reasons for such request, reasonable
information, and/or written responses to such requests, regarding the financial
well-being of Seller and such reasonable information and/or responses shall
not
have been provided within three (3) Business Days of such request;
(q) Any
Seller or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of a Seller shall default under, or fail
to perform as required under, or shall otherwise breach the terms of any
instrument, agreement or contract between a Seller or such other entity, on
the
one hand, and the Buyer or any of the Buyer’s Affiliates on the other; or any
Seller or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of any Seller shall default under, or
fail
to perform as requested under, the terms of any repurchase agreement, loan
and
security agreement or similar credit facility or agreement for borrowed funds
entered into by the Seller or such other entity and any third party, which
default or failure entitles any party to require acceleration or prepayment
of
any indebtedness thereunder;
(r) NYMC’s
membership in MERS is terminated for any reason;
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(s) The
Subservicer shall default under the related Servicing Agreement and such default
shall have a Material Adverse Effect on the collectability, enforceability
or
payment performance on any of the Loans and the Sellers shall have failed to
transfer servicing of the affected Loans to another servicer within thirty
(30)
days of the date of such default;
(t) The
failure of NYMT to continue to be (i) qualified as a REIT as defined in Section
856 of the Code and (ii) entitled to a dividend paid deduction under Section
857
of the Code with respect to dividends paid by it with respect to each taxable
year for which it claims a deduction on its Form 1120 - REIT filed with the
United States Internal Revenue Service for such year, or the entering into
by
NYMT of any material “prohibited transactions” as defined in Sections 857(b) and
856(c) of the Code; or
(u) The
failure of NYMT to satisfy any of the following asset or income tests and the
Buyer has delivered notice of an Event of Default to the Seller with respect
thereto:
(i) At
the
close of each taxable year, at least 75 percent of gross income consists of
(A)
“rents from real property” within the meaning of Section 856(c)(3)(A) of the
Code, (B) interest on obligations secured by mortgages on real property or
on
interests in real property, within the meaning of Section 856(c)(3)(B) of the
Code, (C) gain from the sale or other disposition of real property (including
interests in real property and interests in mortgages on real property) which
is
not property described in Section 1221(a)(1) of the Code, within the meaning
of
Section 856(c)(3)(C) of the Code, (D) dividends or other distributions on,
and
gain (other than gain from “prohibited transactions” within the meaning of
Section 857(b)(6)(B)(iii) of the Code) from the sale or other disposition of,
transferable shares (or transferable certificates of beneficial interest) in
other qualifying REITs within the meaning of Section 856(d)(3)(D) of the Code,
and (E) amounts described in Sections 856(c)(3)(E) through 856(c)(3)(I) of
the
Code;
(ii) At
the
close of each taxable year, at least 95 percent of NYMT’s gross income consists
of (A) the items of income described in paragraph 1 hereof (other than those
described in Section 856(c)(3)(I) of the Code), (B) gain realized from the
sale
or other disposition of stock or securities which are not property described
in
Section 1221(a)(1) of the Code, (C) interest, (D) dividends, in each case within
the meaning of Section 856(c)(2) of the Code;
(iii) At
the
close of each quarter of NYMT’s taxable year, at least 75 percent of the value
of NYMT’s total assets (as determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations
Section 1.856-2(d)) has consisted of and will consist of real estate assets
within the meaning of Sections 856(c)(4) and 856(c)(5)(B) of the Code, cash
and
cash items (including receivables which arise in the ordinary course of NYMT’s
operations, but not including receivables purchased from another person), and
Government Securities; or
(iv) At
the
close of each quarter of each of NYMT’s taxable years, (A) not more than 25
percent of NYMT’s total asset value will be represented by securities (other
than those described in paragraph 3), (B) not more than 20 percent of NYMT’s
total asset value will be represented by securities of one or more taxable
REIT
subsidiaries, and (C) (1) not more than 5 percent of the value of NYMT’s total
assets will be represented by securities of any one issuer (other than
Government Securities and securities of taxable REIT subsidiaries), and (2)
NYMT
will not hold securities possessing more than 10 percent of the total voting
power or value of the outstanding securities of any one issuer (other than
Government Securities, securities of taxable REIT subsidiaries, and securities
of a qualified REIT subsidiary within the meaning of Section 856(i) of the
Code).
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19. REMEDIES
Upon
the
occurrence of an Event of Default, Buyer, at its option (which option shall
be
deemed to have been exercised immediately upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default pursuant to Section 18(g), (h), (i) or (j) hereof), shall have the
right
to exercise any or all of the following rights and remedies:
(a) a) The
Repurchase Date for each Transaction hereunder shall, if it has not already
occurred, be deemed immediately to occur (provided that, in the event that
the
Purchase Date for any Transaction has not yet occurred as of the date of such
exercise or deemed exercise, such Transaction shall be deemed immediately
canceled). Sellers’ obligations hereunder to repurchase all Purchased Loans at
the Repurchase Price therefor on the Repurchase Date in such Transactions shall
thereupon become immediately due and payable; all Income then on deposit in
the
Collection Account and all Income paid after such exercise or deemed exercise
shall be remitted to and retained by Buyer and applied to the aggregate
Repurchase Price and any other amounts owing by Sellers hereunder; Sellers
shall
immediately deliver to Buyer or its designee any and all original papers,
Servicing Records and files relating to the Purchased Loans subject to such
Transaction then in Sellers’ possession and/or control; and all right, title and
interest in and entitlement to such Purchased Loans and Servicing Rights thereon
shall be deemed transferred to Buyer or its designee.
(ii) Buyer
shall have the right to (A) sell, on or following the Business Day following
the
date on which the Repurchase Price became due and payable pursuant to Section
19(a)(i) without notice or demand of any kind, at a public or private sale
and
at such price or prices as Buyer may reasonably deem satisfactory any or all
Purchased Loans and/or (B) in its sole discretion elect, in lieu of selling
all
or a portion of such Purchased Loans, to give Sellers credit for such Purchased
Loans in an amount equal to the Market Value of the Purchased Loans against
the
aggregate unpaid Repurchase Price and any other amounts owing by Sellers
hereunder. Sellers shall remain liable to Buyer for any amounts that remain
owing to Buyer following a sale and/or credit under the preceding sentence.
The
proceeds of any disposition of Purchased Loans shall be applied first
to the
reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Buyer in connection with or as a
result of an Event of Default; second
to
Breakage Costs, costs of cover and/or related hedging transactions; third
to the
aggregate Repurchase Prices; and fourth
to all
other Obligations.
(iii) Buyer
shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and declare all obligations
of
Sellers to be immediately due and payable, by a notice in accordance with
Section 21 hereof.
(iv) The
parties recognize that it may not be possible to purchase or sell all of the
Purchased Loans on a particular Business Day, or in a transaction with the
same
purchaser, or in the same manner because the market for such Purchased Loans
may
not be liquid. In view of the nature of the Purchased Loans, the parties agree
that liquidation of a Transaction or the underlying Purchased Loans does not
require a public purchase or sale and that a good faith private purchase or
sale
shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner.
Accordingly, Buyer may elect the time and manner of liquidating any Purchased
Loan and nothing contained herein shall obligate Buyer to liquidate any
Purchased Loan on the occurrence of an Event of Default or to liquidate all
Purchased Loans in the same manner or on the same Business Day or constitute
a
waiver of any right or remedy of Buyer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
parties to this Agreement agree that the Transactions have been entered into
in
consideration of and in reliance upon the fact that all Transactions hereunder
constitute a single business and contractual obligation and that each
Transaction has been entered into in consideration of the other
Transactions.
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(v) To
the
extent permitted by applicable law, the Sellers waive all claims, damages and
demands they may acquire against the Buyer arising out of the exercise by the
Buyer of any of its rights hereunder, other than those claims, damages and
demands arising from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Buyer.
If
any notice of a proposed sale or other disposition of Purchased Items shall
be
required by law, such notice shall be deemed reasonable and proper if given
at
least 10 days before such sale or other disposition.
(b) Sellers
hereby acknowledge, admit and agree that Sellers’ obligations under this
Agreement are recourse obligations of Sellers to which Sellers pledge their
full
faith and credit. In addition to its rights hereunder, Buyer shall have the
right to proceed against any of Seller’s assets which may be in the possession
of Buyer, any of Buyer’s Affiliates or their respective designees (including the
Custodian), including the right to liquidate such assets and to set-off the
proceeds against monies owed by Sellers to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement.
Buyer may set off cash, the proceeds of the liquidation of the Purchased Loans
and Additional Purchased Loans, any other Purchased Items and their proceeds
and
all other sums or obligations owed by Buyer to Sellers against all of Sellers’
obligations to Buyer, whether under this Agreement, under a Transaction, or
under any other agreement between the parties, or otherwise, whether or not
such
obligations are then due, without prejudice to Buyer’s right to recover any
deficiency.
(c) Buyer
shall have the right to obtain physical possession of the Servicing Records
and
all other files of Sellers relating to the Purchased Loans and all documents
relating to the Purchased Loans which are then or may thereafter come into
the
possession of Sellers or any third party acting for Sellers and Sellers shall
deliver to Buyer such assignments as Buyer shall request.
(d) Buyer
shall have the right to direct all Persons servicing the Purchased Loans to
take
such action with respect to the Purchased Loans as Buyer determines
appropriate.
(e) Buyer
shall, without regard to the adequacy of the security for the Obligations,
be
entitled to the appointment of a receiver by any court having jurisdiction,
without notice, to take possession of and protect, collect, manage, liquidate,
and sell the Purchased Loans and any other Purchased Items or any portion
thereof, collect the payments due with respect to the Purchased Loans and any
other Purchased Items or any portion thereof, and do anything that Buyer is
authorized hereunder or by law to do. Sellers shall pay all costs and expenses
incurred by Buyer in connection with the appointment and activities of such
receiver.
(f) Buyer
may, at its option, enter into one or more Interest Rate Protection Agreements
covering all or a portion of the Purchased Loans, and the Sellers shall be
responsible for all damages, judgments, costs and expenses of any kind which
may
be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Buyer relating to or arising
out of such Interest Rate Protection Agreements; including without limitation
any losses resulting from such Interest Rate Protection Agreements.
(g) In
addition to all the rights and remedies specifically provided herein, Buyer
shall have all other rights and remedies provided by applicable federal, state,
foreign, and local laws, whether existing at law, in equity or by statute,
including, without limitation, all rights and remedies available to a purchaser
or a secured party, as applicable, under the Uniform Commercial
Code.
Except
as
otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, Buyer shall have the right
to
exercise any of its rights and/or remedies without presentment, demand, protest
or further notice of any kind other than as expressly set forth herein, all
of
which are hereby expressly waived by Sellers.
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Buyer
may
enforce its rights and remedies hereunder without prior judicial process or
hearing, and Sellers hereby expressly waive, to the extent permitted by law,
any
right Sellers might otherwise have to require Buyer to enforce its rights by
judicial process. Sellers also waive, to the extent permitted by law, any
defense Sellers might otherwise have to the Obligations, arising from use of
nonjudicial process, enforcement and sale of all or any portion of the Purchased
Loans and any other Purchased Items or from any other election of remedies.
Sellers recognize that nonjudicial remedies are consistent with the usages
of
the trade, are responsive to commercial necessity and are the result of a
bargain at arm’s length.
Sellers
shall cause all sums received by it with respect to the Purchased Loans to
be
deposited with such Person as Buyer may direct after receipt thereof. Sellers
shall be liable to Buyer for the amount of all expenses (plus interest thereon
at a rate equal to the Post-Default Rate), and Breakage Costs including, without
limitation, all costs and expenses incurred within thirty (30) days of the
Event
of Default in connection with hedging or covering transactions related to the
Purchased Loans, conduit advances and payments for mortgage
insurance.
20. DELAY
NOT WAIVER; REMEDIES ARE CUMULATIVE
No
failure on the part of Buyer to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right,
power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any
single or partial exercise by Buyer of any right, power or remedy hereunder
preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right, power or remedy. All rights and remedies of Buyer provided for herein
are
cumulative and in addition to any and all other rights and remedies provided
by
law, the Program Documents and the other instruments and agreements contemplated
hereby and thereby, and are not conditional or contingent on any attempt by
Buyer to exercise any of its rights under any other related document. Buyer
may
exercise at any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default one or more
remedies, as they so desire, and may thereafter at any time and from time to
time exercise any other remedy or remedies.
21. NOTICES
AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
Except
as
otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement, all notices, requests and
other
communications provided for herein and under the Custodial Agreement (including,
without limitation, any modifications of, or waivers, requests or consents
under, this Agreement) shall be given or made in writing (including, without
limitation, by telex or telecopy) delivered to the intended recipient at the
“Address for Notices” specified below its name on the signature pages hereof);
or, as to any party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party
in a written notice to each other party. Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement and except for notices given by the Sellers under Section 3(a)
(which shall be effective only on receipt), all such communications shall be
deemed to have been duly given when transmitted by telex or telecopier or
personally delivered or, in the case of a mailed notice, upon receipt, in each
case given or addressed as aforesaid.
22. USE
OF EMPLOYEE PLAN ASSETS
No
assets
of an employee benefit plan subject to any provision of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)
shall
be used by either party hereto in a Transaction.
23. INDEMNIFICATION
AND EXPENSES.
(a) The
Sellers agree to, on a joint and several basis, hold the Buyer, and its
Affiliates and their officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors (each
an “Indemnified Party”) harmless from and indemnify any Indemnified Party
against all liabilities, losses, damages, judgments, costs and expenses of
any
kind which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Indemnified
Party (collectively, the “Costs”) relating to or arising out of this Agreement,
any other Program Document or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby,
or
any amendment, supplement or modification of, or any waiver or consent under
or
in respect of, this Agreement, any other Program Document or any transaction
contemplated hereby or thereby, that, in each case, results from anything other
than any Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Sellers agree to hold any
Indemnified Party harmless from and indemnify such Indemnified Party against
all
Costs with respect to all Loans relating to or arising out of any violation
or
alleged violation of any environmental law, rule or regulation or any consumer
credit laws, including without limitation laws with respect to unfair or
deceptive lending practices and predatory lending practices, the Truth in
Lending Act and/or the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, that, in each
case, results from anything other than such Indemnified Party’s gross negligence
or willful misconduct. In any suit, proceeding or action brought by an
Indemnified Party in connection with any Loan for any sum owing thereunder,
or
to enforce any provisions of any Loan, the Sellers will save, indemnify and
hold
such Indemnified Party harmless from and against all expense, loss or damage
suffered by reason of any defense, set-off, counterclaim, recoupment or
reduction of liability whatsoever of the account debtor or obligor thereunder,
arising out of a breach by any Seller of any obligation thereunder or arising
out of any other agreement, indebtedness or liability at any time owing to
or in
favor of such account debtor or obligor or its successors from the Sellers.
The
Sellers also agree to reimburse an Indemnified Party as and when billed by
such
Indemnified Party for all such Indemnified Party’s costs and expenses incurred
in connection with the enforcement or the preservation of such Indemnified
Party’s rights under this Agreement, any other Program Document or any
transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, including without limitation the
reasonable fees and disbursements of its counsel. The Sellers hereby acknowledge
that, the obligations of the Sellers under this Agreement are joint and several
recourse obligations of the Sellers.
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(b) The
Sellers agree, on a joint and several basis, to pay as and when billed by the
Buyer all of the out-of pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Buyer in
connection with the development, preparation and execution of, and any
amendment, supplement or modification to, this Agreement, any other Program
Document or any other documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith,
including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of Buyer’s counsel which
will be independent from and not included in the aggregate limitation specified
in subclause (i) of this subsection. The Sellers agree to pay as and when billed
by the Buyer all of the out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection
with the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby including, without limitation, (i) all the reasonable fees,
disbursements and expenses of counsel to the Buyer, but limited to no greater
than $10,000 in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement and (ii) all
the
due diligence, inspection, testing and review costs and expenses incurred by
the
Buyer with respect to Purchased Items under this Agreement, including, but
not
limited to, those costs and expenses incurred by the Buyer pursuant to Sections
23, 39 and 44 hereof. Sellers also agree not to assert any claim against Buyer
or any of its Affiliates, or any of their respective officers, directors,
employees, attorneys and agents, on any theory of liability, for special,
indirect, consequential or punitive damages arising out of or otherwise relating
to the Program Documents, the actual or proposed use of the proceeds of the
Transactions, this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby
or
thereby. THE FOREGOING INDEMNITY AND AGREEMENT NOT TO ASSERT CLAIMS EXPRESSLY
APPLIES, WITHOUT LIMITATION, TO THE NEGLIGENCE (BUT NOT GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR
WILLFUL MISCONDUCT) OF THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES.
(c) If
Sellers fail to pay when due any costs, expenses or other amounts payable under
this Agreement, including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses
of
counsel and indemnities, such amount may be paid on behalf of Sellers by Buyer,
in its sole discretion and Sellers shall remain liable for any such payments
by
Buyer. No such payment by Buyer shall be deemed a waiver of any of Buyer’s
rights under the Program Documents.
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(d) Without
prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of Sellers hereunder, the
covenants and obligations of Sellers contained in this Section 23 shall survive
the payment in full of the Repurchase Price and all other amounts payable
hereunder and delivery of the Purchased Loans by Buyer against full payment
therefor.
24. WAIVER
OF REDEMPTION AND DEFICIENCY RIGHTS
Sellers
hereby expressly waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, every statute
of
limitation on a deficiency judgment, any reduction in the proceeds of any
Purchased Items as a result of restrictions upon Buyer or Custodian contained
in
the Program Documents or any other instrument delivered in connection therewith,
and any right that it may have to direct the order in which any of the Purchased
Items shall be disposed of in the event of any disposition pursuant
hereto.
25. REIMBURSEMENT
All
sums
reasonably expended by Buyer in connection with the exercise of any right or
remedy provided for herein shall be and remain Sellers’ obligation (unless and
to the extent that any Seller is the prevailing party in any dispute, claim
or
action relating thereto). Sellers agree to pay, with interest at the
Post-Default Rate to the extent that an Event of Default has occurred, the
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by
Buyer and/or Custodian in connection with the preparation, negotiation,
enforcement (including any waivers), administration and amendment of the Program
Documents (regardless of whether a Transaction is entered into hereunder),
the
taking of any action, including legal action, required or permitted to be taken
by Buyer (without duplication to Buyer) and/or Custodian pursuant thereto,
any
“due diligence” or loan agent reviews conducted by Buyer or on its behalf or by
refinancing or restructuring in the nature of a “workout.”
26. FURTHER
ASSURANCES
Sellers
agree to do such further acts and things and to execute and deliver to Buyer
such additional assignments, acknowledgments, agreements, powers and instruments
as are reasonably required by Buyer to carry into effect the intent and purposes
of this Agreement and the other Program Documents, to perfect the interests
of
Buyer in the Purchased Items or to better assure and confirm unto Buyer its
rights, powers and remedies hereunder and thereunder.
27. TERMINATION
This
Agreement shall remain in effect until the Termination Date. However, no such
termination shall affect Sellers’ outstanding obligations to Buyer at the time
of such termination. Sellers’ obligations under Section 3(h), 3(i) Section 5,
Section 12 and Section 23 and any other reimbursement or indemnity obligation
of
Sellers to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement or any other Program Documents
shall
survive the termination hereof.
28. SEVERABILITY
If
any
provision of any Program Document is declared invalid by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect any other provision of the
Program Documents, and each Program Document shall be enforced to the fullest
extent permitted by law.
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29. BINDING
EFFECT; GOVERNING LAW
This
Agreement shall be binding and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and
their respective successors and assigns, except that Sellers may not assign
or
transfer any of its respective rights or obligations under this Agreement or
any
other Program Document without the prior written consent of Buyer. THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS
OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES
THEREOF (EXCEPT FOR SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
LAW).
30. AMENDMENTS
Except
as
otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, any provision of this Agreement
may be modified or supplemented only by an instrument in writing signed by
the
Sellers and the Buyer and any provision of this Agreement may be waived by
the
Buyer.
31. SUCCESSORS
AND ASSIGNS
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto
and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
32. SURVIVAL
The
obligations of the Sellers under Sections 3(h), 3(i), 5, 23 and 25 hereof and
any other reimbursement or indemnity obligation of Sellers to Buyer pursuant
to
this Agreement or any other Program Document shall survive the repurchase of
the
Loans hereunder and the termination of this Agreement. In addition, each
representation and warranty made, or deemed to be made by a request for a
purchase, herein or pursuant hereto shall survive the making of such
representation and warranty, and the Buyer shall not be deemed to have waived,
by reason of purchasing any Loan, any Default that may arise by reason of such
representation or warranty proving to have been false or misleading,
notwithstanding that the Buyer may have had notice or knowledge or reason to
believe that such representation or warranty was false or misleading at the
time
such purchase was made.
33. CAPTIONS
The
table
of contents and captions and section headings appearing herein are included
solely for convenience of reference and are not intended to affect the
interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.
34. COUNTERPARTS
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same instrument, and any of the parties
hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart.
35. SUBMISSION
TO JURISDICTION; WAIVERS
EACH
PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY:
(A)
SUBMITS
FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT AND/OR ANY OTHER PROGRAM DOCUMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT
OF ANY JUDGMENT IN RESPECT THEREOF, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION
OF
THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES
OF
AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY
THEREOF;
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(B)
CONSENTS
THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN SUCH COURTS AND, TO THE
EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER
HAVE
TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH
ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT AND AGREES NOT TO
PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME;
(C)
AGREES
THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE EFFECTED BY
MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY
SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, TO ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH UNDER ITS
SIGNATURE BELOW OR AT SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH THE BUYER SHALL HAVE BEEN
NOTIFIED; AND
(D)
AGREES
THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO EFFECT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN
ANY
OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT TO XXX IN ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION.
36. WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL
EACH
OF THE SELLERS AND THE BUYER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL
PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT
OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
37. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The
Sellers hereby acknowledges that:
(a) it
has
been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the other Program Documents to which it is a party;
(b) the
Buyer
has no fiduciary relationship to the Sellers; and
(c) no
joint
venture exists among or between the Buyer and the Sellers.
38. HYPOTHECATION
OR PLEDGE OF PURCHASED ITEMS.
The
Buyer
shall have free and unrestricted use of all Loans and Purchased Items and
nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Buyer from engaging in repurchase
transactions with the Loans and Purchased Items or otherwise pledging,
repledging, transferring, hypothecating, or rehypothecating the Loans and
Purchased Items. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall obligate the Buyer
to
segregate any Loans or Purchased Items delivered to the Buyer by the
Sellers.
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39. ASSIGNMENTS;
PARTICIPATIONS.
(a) The
Sellers may assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder only with the
prior written consent of the Buyer. The Buyer may assign or transfer to any
bank
or other financial institution that makes or invests in repurchase agreements
or
loans or any Affiliate of the Buyer all or any of its rights under this
Agreement and the other Program Documents.
(b) The
Buyer
may, in accordance with applicable law, at any time sell to one or more Buyers
or other entities (“Participants”) participating interests in this Agreement,
its agreement to purchase Loans, or any other interest of the Buyer hereunder
and under the other Program Documents. In the event of any such sale by the
Buyer of participating interests to a Participant, the Buyer’s obligations under
this Agreement to the Sellers shall remain unchanged, the Buyer shall remain
solely responsible for the performance thereof and the Sellers shall continue
to
deal solely and directly with the Buyer in connection with the Buyer’s rights
and obligations under this Agreement and the other Program Documents. The
Sellers agree that if amounts outstanding under this Agreement are due or
unpaid, or shall have been declared or shall have become due and payable upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default, each Participant shall be deemed to
have
the right of set-off in respect of its participating interest in amounts owing
under this Agreement to the same extent as if the amount of its participating
interest were owing directly to it as a Buyer under this Agreement; provided,
that such Participant shall only be entitled to such right of set-off if it
shall have agreed in the agreement pursuant to which it shall have acquired
its
participating interest to share with the Buyer the proceeds thereof. The Buyer
also agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections
3(h), 3(i) and 23 with respect to its participation in the Loans and Purchased
Items outstanding from time to time; provided, that the Buyer and all
Participants shall be entitled to receive no greater amount in the aggregate
pursuant to such Sections than the Buyer would have been entitled to receive
had
no such transfer occurred.
(c) The
Buyer
may furnish any information concerning the Sellers or any of its Subsidiaries
in
the possession of Buyer from time to time to assignees and Participants
(including prospective assignees and Participants) only after notifying the
Sellers in writing and securing signed confidentiality statements (a form of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit I) and only for the sole purpose of
evaluating assignments or participations and for no other purpose.
(d) The
Sellers agree to cooperate with the Buyer in connection with any such assignment
and/or participation, to execute and deliver replacement notes, and to enter
into such restatements of, and amendments, supplements and other modifications
to, this Agreement and the other Program Documents in order to give effect
to
such assignment and/or participation. The Sellers further agrees to furnish
to
any Participant identified by the Buyer to the Sellers copies of all reports
and
certificates to be delivered by the Sellers to the Buyer hereunder, as and
when
delivered to the Buyer.
40. SINGLE
AGREEMENT
Sellers
and Buyer acknowledge that, and have entered hereinto and will enter into each
Transaction hereunder in consideration of and in reliance upon the fact that,
all Transactions hereunder constitute a single business and contractual
relationship and have been made in consideration of each other. Accordingly,
each Seller and Buyer each agree (i) to perform all of its obligations in
respect of each Transaction hereunder, and that a default in the performance
of
any such obligations shall constitute a default by it in respect of all
Transactions hereunder, and (ii) that payments, deliveries and other transfers
made by any of them in respect of any Transaction shall be deemed to have been
made in consideration of payments, deliveries and other transfers in respect
of
any other Transaction hereunder, and the obligations to make any such payments,
deliveries and other transfers may be applied against each other and
netted.
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41. INTENT
Each
Seller and Buyer recognize that each Transaction is a “repurchase agreement” as
that term is defined in Section 101 of Title 11 of the USC, and a “securities
contract” as that term is defined in Section 741 of Title 11 of the
USC.
It
is
understood that Buyer’s right to liquidate the Purchased Loans delivered to it
in connection with the Transactions hereunder or to accelerate or terminate
this
Agreement or otherwise exercise any other remedies pursuant to Section 19 hereof
is a contractual right to liquidate, accelerate or terminate such Transaction
as
described in Sections 555 and 559 of Title 11 of the USC.
42. CONFIDENTIALITY
The
Program Documents and their respective terms, provisions, supplements and
amendments, and transactions and notices thereunder, are proprietary to Buyer
and shall be held by Sellers in strict confidence and shall not be disclosed
to
any third party without the consent of Buyer except for (i) disclosure to a
Seller’s direct and indirect parent companies, directors, attorneys, agents or
accountants, provided that such attorneys or accountants likewise agree to
be
bound by this covenant of confidentiality, or are otherwise subject to
confidentiality restrictions or (ii) upon prior written notice to Buyer,
disclosure required by law, rule, regulation or order of a court or other
regulatory body or (iii) upon prior written notice to Buyer, disclosure to
any
approved hedge counterparty to the extent necessary to obtain any Interest
Rate
Protection Agreement hereunder or (iv) any disclosures or filing required under
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
or
state securities’ laws; provided
that in
the case of (ii), (iii) and (iv), Sellers shall take reasonable actions to
provide Buyer with prior written notice; provided further
that in
the case of (iv), the Sellers shall not file any of the Program Documents other
than the Agreement with the SEC or state securities office unless Sellers shall
have provided at least thirty (30) days (or such lesser time as may be demanded
by the SEC or state securities office) prior written notice of such filing
to
Buyer; provided further
that
notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no party shall file or
otherwise disclose the Pricing Side Letter. Notwithstanding anything herein
to
the contrary, each party (and each employee, representative, or other agent
of
each party) may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any
kind,
the tax treatment and tax structure of the transaction and all materials of
any
kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to it relating
to such tax treatment and tax structure. For this purpose, tax treatment and
tax
structure shall not include (i) the identity of any existing or future party
(or
any Affiliate of such party) to this Agreement or (ii) any specific pricing
information or other commercial terms, including the amount of any fees,
expenses, rates or payments arising in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
43. SERVICING
(a)
The
Sellers covenant to maintain or cause the servicing of the Loans to be
maintained in conformity with Accepted Servicing Practices. In the event that
the preceding language is interpreted as constituting one or more servicing
contracts, each such servicing contract shall terminate automatically upon
the
earliest of (i) an Event of Default, or (ii) the date on which all the
Obligations have been paid in full, or (iii) the transfer of servicing to any
entity approved by the Buyer and the assumption thereof by such
entity.
(b) During
the period any Seller is servicing the Loans, (i) such Seller agrees that Buyer
is the owner of all servicing records, including but not limited to any and
all
servicing agreements, files, documents, records, data bases, computer tapes,
copies of computer tapes, proof of insurance coverage, insurance policies,
appraisals, other closing documentation, payment history records, and any other
records relating to or evidencing the servicing of such Loans (the “Servicing
Records”), and (ii) such Seller grants the Buyer a security interest in all
servicing fees and rights relating to the Loans and all Servicing Records to
secure the obligation of such Seller or its designee to service in conformity
with this Section 43 and any other obligation of such Seller to the Buyer.
Each
Seller covenants to and shall cause any Subservicer to safeguard such Servicing
Records and to deliver them promptly to the Buyer or its designee (including
the
Custodian) at the Buyer’s request. It is understood and agreed by the parties
that prior to an Event of Default, the related Seller or any Subservicer, as
applicable, shall retain the servicing fees with respect to the
Loans.
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(c) If
the
Loans are serviced by any third party servicer (such third party servicer,
the
“Subservicer”)
other
than Cenlar FSB, the Sellers shall provide a copy of the related servicing
agreement with a properly executed Instruction Letter to the Buyer at least
three (3) Business Days prior to the applicable Purchase Date or the date on
which the Subservicer shall begin subservicing the Loans, which shall be in
the
form and substance acceptable to Buyer (the “Servicing
Agreement”)
and
shall have obtained the written consent of the Buyer for such Subservicer to
subservice the Loans. Initially, the Subservicer shall be Cenlar
FSB.
(d) The
Sellers agrees that, in the event any Seller is servicing the Loans, upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default, the Buyer may terminate such Seller in its
capacity as servicer and terminate any Servicing Agreement and transfer such
servicing to the Buyer or its designee, at no cost or expense to the Buyer.
In
addition, the Sellers shall provide to the Buyer an Instruction Letter from
the
Seller to the effect that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Buyer
may cause the Seller to terminate any Subservicer or Servicing Agreement and
direct that collections with respect to the Loans be remitted in accordance
with
the Buyer’s instructions. The Sellers agrees to cooperate with the Buyer in
connection with the transfer of servicing.
(e) After
the
Purchase Date, until the Repurchase Date, the Sellers will have no right to
modify or alter the terms of the Loan or consent to the modification or
alteration of the terms of any Loan, and the Seller will have no obligation
or
right to repossess any Loan or substitute another Loan, except as provided
in
any Custodial Agreement.
(f) The
Sellers shall permit the Buyer to inspect upon reasonable prior written notice
at a mutually convenient time, the Sellers’ or their Affiliate’s servicing
facilities, as the case may be, for the purpose of satisfying the Buyer that
the
Sellers or their Affiliate, as the case may be, has the ability to service
the
Loans as provided in this Agreement. In addition, with respect to any
Subservicer which is not an Affiliate of the Seller, the Seller shall use its
best efforts to enable the Buyer to inspect the servicing facilities of such
Subservicer.
44. PERIODIC
DUE DILIGENCE REVIEW
The
Sellers acknowledge that the Buyer has the right to perform continuing due
diligence reviews with respect to the Loans, for purposes of verifying
compliance with the representations, warranties, covenants and specifications
made hereunder or under any other Program Document, or otherwise, and the Seller
agrees that upon reasonable (but no less than one (1) Business Day’s) prior
notice to the Seller, the Buyer or its authorized representatives will be
permitted during normal business hours to examine, inspect, make copies of,
and
make extracts of, the Mortgage Files, the Servicing Records and any and all
documents, records, agreements, instruments or information relating to such
Loans in the possession, or under the control, of the Seller and/or the
Custodian. The Sellers also shall make available to the Buyer a knowledgeable
financial or accounting officer for the purpose of answering questions
respecting the Mortgage Files and the Loans. Without limiting the generality
of
the foregoing, the Sellers acknowledge that the Buyer shall purchase Loans
from
the Sellers based solely upon the information provided by the Sellers to the
Buyer in the Loan Data Transmission and the representations, warranties and
covenants contained herein, and that the Buyer, at its option, has the right,
at
any time to conduct a partial or complete due diligence review on some or all
of
the Purchased Loans, including, without limitation, ordering new credit reports,
new appraisals on the related Mortgaged Properties and otherwise re-generating
the information used to originate such Loan. The Buyer may underwrite such
Loans
itself or engage a third party underwriter to perform such underwriting. The
Sellers agree to cooperate with the Buyer and any third party underwriter in
connection with such underwriting, including, but not limited to, providing
the
Buyer and any third party underwriter with access to any and all documents,
records, agreements, instruments or information relating to such Loans in the
possession, or under the control, of the Sellers. In addition, the Buyer has
the
right to perform continuing Due Diligence Reviews of the Sellers, their
Affiliates, directors, and their respective Subsidiaries and the officers,
employees and significant shareholders thereof. The Sellers and Buyer further
agree that all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Buyer in
connection with the Buyer’s activities pursuant to this Section 44 shall be paid
by the Sellers.
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45. SET-OFF
In
addition to any rights and remedies of the Buyer provided by this Agreement
and
by law, the Buyer shall have the right, without prior notice to the Sellers,
any
such notice being expressly waived by the Sellers to the extent permitted by
applicable law, upon any amount becoming due and payable by the Sellers
hereunder (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) to
set-off and appropriate and apply against such amount any and all Property
and
deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any
currency, and any other collateral, credits, indebtedness or claims, in each
case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured,
at any time held or owing by the Buyer or any Affiliate thereof to or for the
credit or the account of the Sellers or any Affiliate of Sellers. The Buyer
may
set-off cash, the proceeds of the liquidation of any Purchased Items and all
other sums or obligations owed by the Buyer or its Affiliates to Sellers or
any
of Sellers’ Affiliates against all of Sellers’ obligations or any of Seller’s
Affiliates’ obligations to the Buyer or its Affiliates, whether under this
Agreement or under any other agreement between the parties or between Seller
and
any Affiliate of the Buyer, or otherwise, whether or not such obligations are
then due, without prejudice to the Buyer’s or its Affiliate’s right to recover
any deficiency. The Buyer agrees promptly to notify the Sellers after any such
set-off and application made by the Buyer; provided that the failure to give
such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and
application.
46. JOINT
AND SEVERAL LIABILITY; CROSS-DEFAULT
The
Sellers hereby acknowledge and agree that they are jointly and severally liable
to the Buyer for all representations, warranties, covenants, obligations and
liabilities of each of the Sellers hereunder and under the Program Documents.
The Sellers further acknowledge and agree that any Default, Event of Default
or
breach of a representation, warranty or covenant by any Seller under this
Agreement is hereby considered a Default, Event of Default or breach by each
Seller.
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47. ENTIRE
AGREEMENT
This
Agreement and the other Program Documents embody the entire agreement and
understanding of the parties hereto and thereto and supersede any and all prior
agreements, arrangements and understandings relating to the matters provided
for
herein and therein. No alteration, waiver, amendments, or change or supplement
hereto shall be binding or effective unless the same is set forth in writing
by
a duly authorized representative of each party hereto.
[SIGNATURE
PAGE FOLLOWS]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.
NEW
YORK MORTGAGE FUNDING, LLC,
a
Delaware limited liability company,
as
Seller
By: /s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Title: Chief
Operating Officer
Address
for Notices:
1301
Avenue of the Xxxxxxxx, 0xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, CEO
Telecopier
No: (000) 000-0000
Telephone
No: (000) 000-0000
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THE
NEW YORK MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC,
a
New York limited liability company,
as
Seller
By: /s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Title: Chief
Operating Officer
Address
for Notices:
1301
Avenue of the Xxxxxxxx, 0xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, CEO
Telecopier
No: (000) 000-0000
Telephone
No: (000) 000-0000
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GREENWICH
CAPITAL FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, INC.,
a
Delaware corporation, as Buyer and Agent, as applicable
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Managing
Director
Address
for Notices:
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Telecopier
No:
Telephone
No.:
With
a copy to:
Attention:
General Counsel
Telecopier
No.: (000) 000-0000
Telephone
No.: (000) 000-0000
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NEW
YORK MORTGAGE TRUST, INC.,
a Maryland corporation,as Seller
By:
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
Name: Xxxxx
X. Xxxx
Title: Vice
Chairman/Co-Chief Executive Officer
Address
for Notices:
1301
Avenue of the Xxxxxxxx, 0xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxx, CEO
Telecopier
No: (000) 000-0000
Telephone
No: (000) 000-0000
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[Signature
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ANNEX
I
BUYER
ACTING AS AGENT
This
Annex I forms a part of the Master Repurchase Agreement dated as of January
5,
2006, (the “Agreement”)
among
The New York Mortgage Company, LLC, New York Mortgage Funding, LLC, New York
Mortgage Trust, Inc., and Greenwich Capital Financial Products, Inc. This Annex
I sets forth the terms and conditions governing all transactions in which the
Buyer selling assets or buying assets, as the case may be (“Agent”),
in a
Transaction is acting as agent for one or more third parties (each, a
“Principal”).
Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Annex I shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Agreement.
2.
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Identification
of Principals.
Agent agrees (a) to provide the other party, prior to the date on
which
the parties agree to enter into any Transaction under the Agreement,
with
a written list of Principals for which it intends to act as Agent
(which
list may be amended in writing from time to time with the consent
of the
other party) and (b) to provide the other party, before the close
of
business on the next business day after orally agreeing to enter
into a
Transaction, with notice of the specific Principal or Principals
for whom
it is acting in connection with such Transaction. If (i) Agent fails
to
identify such Principal or Principals prior to the close of business
on
such next business day or (ii) the other party shall determine in
its sole
discretion any Principal or Principals identified by Agent are not
acceptable to it, the other party may reject and rescind any Transaction
with such Principal or Principals, return to Agent any Purchased
Loans or
portion of the Purchase Price, as the case may be, previously transferred
to the other party and refuse any further performance under such
Transaction, and Agent shall immediately return to the other party
any
portion of the Purchase Price or Purchased Loans, as the case may
be,
previously transferred to Agent in connection with such Transaction;
provided, however, that (A) the other party shall promptly (and in
any
event within one business day) notify Agent of its determination
to reject
and rescind such Transaction and (B) to the extent that any performance
was rendered by any party under any Transaction rejected by the other
party, and such party shall remain entitled to any Price Differential
or
other amounts that would have been payable to it with respect to
such
performance if such Transaction had not been rejected. The other
party
acknowledges that Agent shall not have any obligation to provide
it with
confidential information regarding the financial status of its Principals;
Agent agrees, however, that it will assist the other party in obtaining
from Agent’s Principals such Information regarding the financial status of
such Principals as the other party may reasonably
request.
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3.
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Limitation
of Agent’s Liability.
The parties expressly acknowledge that if the representations of
Agent
under the Agreement, including this Annex I, are true and correct
in all
material respects during the term of any Transaction and Agent otherwise
complies with the provisions of this Annex I, then (a) Agent’s obligations
under the Agreement shall not include a guarantee of performance
by its
Principal or Principals; provided that Agent shall remain liable
for
performance pursuant to Section 10 of the Agreement, and (b) the
other
party’s remedies shall not include a right of setoff in respect of rights
or obligations, if any, of Agent arising in other transactions in
which
Agent is acting as principal.
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4.
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Multiple
Principals.
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(a)
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In
the event that Agent proposes to act for more than one Principal
hereunder, Agent and the other party shall elect whether (i) to treat
Transactions under the Agreement as transactions entered into on
behalf of
separate Principals or (ii) to aggregate such Transactions as if
they were
transactions by a single Principal. Failure to make such an election
in
writing shall be deemed an election to treat Transactions under the
Agreement as transactions on behalf of a single
Principal.
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In
the event that Agent and the other party elect (or are deemed to
elect) to
treat Transactions under the Agreement as transactions on behalf
of
separate Principals, the parties agree that (i) Agent will provide
the
other party, together with the notice described in Section 2(b) of
this
Annex I, notice specifying the portion of each Transaction allocable
to
the account of each of the Principals for which it is acting (to
the
extent that any such Transaction is allocable to the account of more
than
one Principal); (ii) the portion of any individual Transaction allocable
to each Principal shall be deemed a separate Transaction under the
Agreement; (iii) the margin maintenance obligations of Seller under
Section 6(a) of the Agreement shall be determined on a
Transaction-by-Transaction basis (unless the parties agree to determine
such obligations on a Principal-by-Principal basis); and (iv) Buyer’s
remedies under the Agreement upon the occurrence of an Event of Default
shall be determined as if Agent had entered into a separate Agreement
with
the other party on behalf of each of its
Principals.
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(c)
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In
the event that Agent and the other party elect to treat Transactions
under
the Agreement as if they were transactions by a single Principal,
the
parties agree that (i) Agent’s notice under Section 2(b) of this Annex I
need only identify the names of its Principals but not the portion
of each
Transaction allocable to each Principal’s account; (ii) the margin
maintenance obligations of Seller under Section 6(a) of the Agreement
shall, subject to any greater requirement imposed by applicable law,
be
determined on an aggregate basis for all Transactions entered into
by
Agent on behalf of any Principal; and (iii) Buyer’s remedies upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default shall be determined as if all Principals
were a single Buyer.
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(d)
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Notwithstanding
any other provision of the Agreement (including, without limitation,
this
Annex I), the parties agree that any Transactions by Agent on behalf
of an
employee benefit plan under ERISA shall be treated as Transactions
on
behalf of separate Principals in accordance with Section 4(b) of
this
Annex I (and all margin maintenance obligations of the parties shall
be
determined on a Transaction-by-Transaction
basis).
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5.
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Interpretation
of Terms.
All references to “Buyer” in the Agreement shall, subject to the
provisions of this Annex I (including, among other provisions, the
limitations on Agent’s liability in Section 3 of this Annex 1), be
construed to reflect that (i) each Principal shall have, in connection
with any Transaction or Transactions entered into by Agent on its
behalf,
the rights, responsibilities, privileges and obligations of a “Buyer”,
directly entering into such Transaction or Transactions with the
other
party under the Agreement, and (ii) Agent’s Principal or Principals have
designated Agent as their sole agent for performance of Buyer’s
obligations to Seller, and for receipt of performance by Seller of
its
obligations to Buyer, in connection with any Transaction or Transactions
under the Agreement (including, among other things, as Agent for
each
Principal in connection with transfers of Loans, securities, cash
or other
property and as agent for giving and receiving all notices under
the
Agreement). Both Agent and its Principal or Principals shall be deemed
“parties” to the Agreement and all references to a “party” or “either
party” in the Agreement shall be deemed revised
accordingly.
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Schedule
1-A
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES RE: RESIDENTIAL LOANS
Eligible
Loans
As
to
each Purchased Loan that is secured by residential property and is subject
to a
Transaction hereunder (and the related Mortgage, Note, Assignment of Mortgage
and Mortgaged Property), the related Seller shall be deemed to make the
following representations and warranties to Buyer as of the Purchase Date and
as
of each date such Loan is subject to a Transaction:
(a) Loans
as Described.
The
information set forth in the Loan Schedule with respect to the Loan is complete,
true and correct in all material respects.
(b) Payments
Current.
The
first Monthly Payment shall have been made prior to the second scheduled Monthly
Payment becoming due.
(c) No
Outstanding Charges.
There
are no defaults in complying with the terms of the Mortgage securing the Loan,
and all taxes, governmental assessments, insurance premiums, water, sewer and
municipal charges, leasehold payments or ground rents which previously became
due and owing have been paid, or an escrow of funds has been established in
an
amount sufficient to pay for every such item which remains unpaid and which
has
been assessed but is not yet due and payable. Neither any Seller nor the
Qualified Originator from which the related Seller acquired the Loan has
advanced funds (provided that any Loan which is a Negative Amortization Loan
shall not be deemed to have funds), or induced, solicited or knowingly received
any advance of funds by a party other than the Mortgagor, directly or
indirectly, for the payment of any amount required under the Loan, except for
interest accruing from the date of the Note or date of disbursement of the
proceeds of the Loan, whichever is more recent, to the day which precedes by
one
month the Due Date of the first installment of principal and interest
thereunder.
(d) Original
Terms Unmodified.
The
terms of the Note and Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or
modified in any respect, from the date of origination; except by a written
instrument which has been recorded, if necessary to protect the interests of
the
Buyer, and which has been delivered to the Custodian and the terms of which
are
reflected in the Loan Schedule. The substance of any such waiver, alteration
or
modification has been approved by the title insurer, to the extent required
by
the title insurance policy, and its terms are reflected on the Loan Schedule.
No
Mortgagor in respect of the Loan has been released, in whole or in part, except
in connection with an assumption agreement approved by the title insurer, to
the
extent required by such policy, and which assumption agreement is part of the
Mortgage File delivered to the Custodian and the terms of which are reflected
in
the Loan Schedule.
(e) No
Defenses.
The
Loan is not subject to any right of rescission, setoff, counterclaim or defense,
including without limitation the defense of usury, nor will the operation of
any
of the terms of the Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right
thereunder, render either the Note or the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole
or in
part and no such right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has
been
asserted with respect thereto, and no Mortgagor in respect of the Loan was
a
debtor in any state or Federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding at the time
the Loan was originated.
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(f) Hazard
Insurance.
The
Mortgaged Property is insured by a fire and extended perils insurance policy,
issued by a Qualified Insurer, and such other hazards as are customary in the
area where the Mortgaged Property is located, and to the extent required by
the
Seller as of the date of origination consistent with the Underwriting
Guidelines, against earthquake and other risks insured against by Persons
operating like properties in the locality of the Mortgaged Property, in an
amount not less than the greatest of (i) 100% of the replacement cost of all
improvements to the Mortgaged Property, (ii) the outstanding principal balance
of the Loan with respect to each first lien Loan, (iii) the amount necessary
to
avoid the operation of any co-insurance provisions with respect to the Mortgaged
Property, and consistent with the amount that would have been required as of
the
date of origination in accordance with the Underwriting Guidelines or (iv)
the
amount necessary to fully compensate for any damage or loss to the improvements
that are a part of such property on a replacement cost basis. If any portion
of
the Mortgaged Property is in an area identified by any federal Governmental
Authority as having special flood hazards, and flood insurance is available,
a
flood insurance policy meeting the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance
Administration is in effect with a generally acceptable insurance carrier,
in an
amount representing coverage not less than the least of (1) the outstanding
principal balance of the Loan, (2) the full insurable value of the Mortgaged
Property, and (3) the maximum amount of insurance available under the Flood
Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended. All such insurance policies
(collectively, the “hazard insurance policy”) contain a standard mortgagee
clause naming the Seller, its successors and assigns (including without
limitation, subsequent owners of the Loan), as mortgagee, and may not be
reduced, terminated or canceled without 30 days’ prior written notice to the
mortgagee. No such notice has been received by the Seller. All premiums due
and
owing on such insurance policy have been paid. The related Mortgage obligates
the Mortgagor to maintain all such insurance and, at such Mortgagor’s failure to
do so, authorizes the mortgagee to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s
cost and expense and to seek reimbursement therefor from such Mortgagor. Where
required by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been given an opportunity
to choose the carrier of the required hazard insurance, provided the policy
is
not a “master” or “blanket” hazard insurance policy covering a condominium, or
any hazard insurance policy covering the common facilities of a planned unit
development. The hazard insurance policy is the valid and binding obligation
of
the insurer and is in full force and effect. The Seller has not engaged in,
and
has no knowledge of the Mortgagor’s 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 has been or will be received, retained or
realized by any attorney, firm or other Person, and no such unlawful items
have
been received, retained or realized by the Seller.
(g) Compliance
with Applicable Laws.
Any and
all requirements of any federal, state or local law including, without
limitation, usury, truth-in-lending, all applicable predatory and abusive
lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection, equal
credit opportunity or disclosure laws applicable to the origination and
servicing of such Loan have been complied with, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not involve the violation of any such
laws
or regulations, and the Seller shall maintain or shall cause its agent to
maintain in its possession, available for the inspection of the Buyer, and
shall
deliver to the Buyer, upon two Business Days’ request, evidence of compliance
with all such requirements.
(h) No
Satisfaction of Mortgage.
The
Mortgage has not been satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded, in whole
or in part, and the Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien
of
the Mortgage, in whole-or in part, nor has any instrument been executed that
would effect any such release, cancellation, subordination or rescission other
than in the case of a release of a portion of the land comprising a Mortgaged
Property or a release of a blanket Mortgage which release will not cause the
Loan to fail to satisfy the Underwriting Guidelines. The Seller has not waived
the performance by the Mortgagor of any action, if the Mortgagor’s failure to
perform such action would cause the Loan to be in default, nor has the Seller
waived any default resulting from any action or inaction by the
Mortgagor.
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(i) Location
and Type of Mortgaged Property.
The
Mortgaged Property is located in the state identified in the 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 condominium project, or an individual unit in a planned
unit development or a de minimis planned unit development, provided, however,
that any condominium unit or planned unit development shall conform with the
applicable Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac requirements regarding such dwellings,
that a de minimus percentage of the Loans may be Cooperative Loans and that
no
residence or dwelling is a mobile home or a manufactured dwelling. Except for
Mixed Use Loans, no portion of the Mortgaged Property is used for commercial
purposes.
(j) Valid
Lien.
The
Mortgage (including any Negative Amortization which may arise thereunder) is
a
valid, subsisting, enforceable and perfected first lien and first priority
security interest with respect to each Loan on the real property included in
the
Mortgaged Property, including all buildings on the Mortgaged Property and all
installations and mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning
systems located in or annexed to such buildings, and all additions, alterations
and replacements made at any time with respect to the foregoing and with respect
to Cooperative Loans, including the Proprietary Lease and the Cooperative
Shares. The lien of the Mortgage is subject only to:
(1) the
lien
of current real property taxes and assessments not yet due and
payable;
(2) covenants,
conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of
the
public record as of the date of recording acceptable to prudent mortgage lending
institutions generally and specifically referred to in the lender’s title
insurance policy delivered to the originator of the Loan and (a) referred to
or
otherwise considered in the appraisal made for the originator of the Loan or
(b)
which do not adversely affect the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged
Property set forth in such appraisal; and
(3) 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 the
Mortgage or the use, enjoyment, value or marketability of the related Mortgaged
Property.
Any
security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and
delivered in connection with the Loan establishes and creates a valid,
subsisting and enforceable first lien and first priority security interest
on
the property described therein and the Seller has full right to pledge and
assign the same to the Buyer. The Mortgaged Property was not, as of the date
of
origination of the Loan, subject to a mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure
debt or other security instrument creating a lien subordinate to the lien of
the
Mortgage.
(k) Validity
of Mortgage Documents.
The
Note and the Mortgage and any other agreement executed and delivered by a
Mortgagor or guarantor, if applicable, in connection with a Loan are genuine,
and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker thereof
enforceable in accordance with its terms. All parties to the Note, the Mortgage
and any other such related agreement had legal capacity to enter into the Loan
and to execute and deliver the Note, the Mortgage and any such agreement, and
the Note, the Mortgage and any other such related agreement have been duly
and
properly executed by such related parties. No fraud, error, omission,
misrepresentation, negligence or similar occurrence with respect to a 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 Loan. The Seller has reviewed all of the documents
constituting the Servicing File and has made such inquiries as it deems
necessary to make and confirm the accuracy of the representations set forth
herein.
(l) Full
Disbursement of Proceeds.
The
proceeds of the Loan have been fully disbursed and there is no further
requirement for future advances thereunder, and any and all requirements as
to
completion of any on-site or off-site improvement and as to disbursements of
any
escrow funds therefor have been complied with; provided that a de minimus
percentage of the Loans may have escrow holdbacks, as indicated on the related
Loan Schedule. All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making or closing the
Loan and the recording of the Mortgage were paid, and the Mortgagor is not
entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due under the Note or
Mortgage.
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(m) Ownership.
The
Seller is the sole owner and holder of the Loan. All Loans acquired by the
Seller from third parties (including affiliates) were acquired in a true and
legal sale pursuant to which such third party sold, transferred, conveyed and
assigned to the Seller all of its right, title and interest in, to and under
such Loan and retained no interest in such Loan. In connection with such sale,
such third party received reasonably equivalent value and fair consideration
and, in accordance with GAAP and for federal income tax purposes, reported
the
sale of such Loan to the Seller as a sale of its interests in such Loan. The
Loan is not assigned or pledged, and the Seller has good, indefeasible and
marketable title thereto, and has full right to transfer, pledge and assign
the
Loan to the Buyer free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, participation
interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest, and has full right
and authority subject to no interest or participation of, or agreement with,
any
other party, to assign, transfer and pledge each Loan pursuant to this Agreement
and following the pledge of each Loan, the Buyer will hold such Loan free and
clear of any encumbrance, equity, participation interest, lien, pledge, charge,
claim or security interest except any such security interest created pursuant
to
the terms of this Agreement.
(n) Doing
Business.
All
parties which have had any interest in the Loan, whether as mortgagee, assignee,
pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the period in which they held and disposed
of such interest, were) (i) in compliance with any and all applicable licensing
requirements of the laws of the state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located,
and (ii) either (A) organized under the laws of such state, (B) qualified to
do
business in such state, (C) a federal savings and loan association, a savings
bank or a national bank having a principal office in such state or (D) not
doing
business in such state.
(o) LTV.
As of
the date of origination of the Loan, the LTV and is as identified on the Loan
Schedule.
(p) Title
Insurance.
The
Loan is covered by either (i) an attorney’s opinion of title and abstract of
title, the form and substance of which is acceptable to prudent mortgage lending
institutions making mortgage loans in the area wherein the Mortgaged Property
is
located or (ii) an ALTA lender’s title insurance policy or other generally
acceptable form of policy or insurance acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx
Mac
and each such title insurance policy is issued by a title insurer acceptable
to
Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction
where
the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring the Seller, its successors and
assigns, as to the first priority lien of the Mortgage in the original principal
amount of the Loan (including, to the extent a Note provides for Negative
Amortization, the maximum amount of Negative Amortization in accordance with
the
Mortgage), subject only to the exceptions contained in clauses (1), (2) and
(3)
of paragraph (j) of this Part I of Schedule 1-A, and in the case of Adjustable
Rate Loans, against any loss by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability
of
the lien resulting from the provisions of the Mortgage providing for adjustment
to the Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment and Negative Amortization.
Where required by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been given the
opportunity to choose the carrier of the required mortgage title insurance.
Additionally, such lender’s title insurance policy affirmatively insures ingress
and egress and against encroachments by or upon the Mortgaged Property or any
interest therein. The title policy does not contain any special exceptions
(other than the standard exclusions) for zoning and uses and has been marked
to
delete the standard survey exception or to replace the standard survey exception
with a specific survey reading. The Seller, its successors and assigns, are
the
sole insureds of such lender’s title insurance policy, and such lender’s title
insurance policy is valid and remains in full force and effect and will be
in
force and effect upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement. No claims have been made under such lender’s title insurance policy,
and no prior holder or servicer of the related Mortgage, including the Seller,
has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of such
lender’s title insurance policy, including, without limitation, no unlawful fee,
commission, kickback or other unlawful compensation or value of any kind has
been or will be received, retained or realized by any attorney, firm or other
Person, and no such unlawful items have been received, retained or realized
by
the Seller.
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(q) No
Defaults.
There
is no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the
Mortgage or the Note and no event has occurred 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, and neither the Seller
nor its predecessors have waived any default, breach, violation or event of
acceleration.
(r) No
Mechanics’ Liens.
At
origination, there were no mechanics’ or similar liens or claims which have been
filed for work, labor or material (and no rights are outstanding that under
the
law could give rise to such liens) affecting the Mortgaged Property which are
or
may be liens prior to, or equal or coordinate with the lien of the
Mortgage.
(s) Location
of Improvements; No Encroachments.
All
improvements which were considered in determining the Appraised Value of the
Mortgaged Property lie wholly within the boundaries and building restriction
lines of the Mortgaged Property, and no improvements on adjoining properties
encroach upon the Mortgaged Property. No improvement located on or being part
of
the Mortgaged Property is in violation of any applicable zoning and building
law, ordinance or regulation.
(t) Origination;
Payment Terms.
The
Loan was originated by or in conjunction with a mortgagee approved by the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to Sections 203 and 211
of
the National Housing Act, a savings and loan association, a savings bank, a
commercial bank, credit union, insurance company or similar banking institution
which is supervised and examined by a federal or state authority. Principal
payments on the Loan commenced no more than sixty (60) days after funds were
disbursed in connection with the Loan. The Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted,
with respect to Adjustable Rate Loans, on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date
to
equal the Index plus the Gross Margin (rounded up or down to the nearest .125
%), subject to the Mortgage Interest Rate Cap. With respect to each Negative
Amortization Loan, the related Note requires a Monthly Payment which is
sufficient during the period following each Payment Adjustment Date, to fully
amortize the outstanding principal balance as of the first day of such period
(including any Negative Amortization) over the then remaining term of such
Note
and to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate; provided, that the
Monthly Payment shall not increase to an amount that exceeds 107.5% of the
amount of the Monthly Payment that was due immediately prior to the Payment
Adjustment Date; provided, further, that the payment adjustment cap shall not
be
applicable with respect to the adjustment made to the Monthly Payment that
occurs in a year in which the Loan has been outstanding for a multiple of five
(5) years and in any such year the Monthly Payment shall be adjusted to fully
amortize the Loan over the remaining term. The Due Date of the first payment
under the Note is no more than 60 days from the date of the Note.
(u) Customary
Provisions.
The
Note has a stated maturity. The Mortgage contains customary and enforceable
provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof
adequate for the realization against the Mortgaged Property of the benefits
of
the security provided thereby, including, (i) in the case of a Mortgage
designated as a deed of trust, by trustee’s sale, and (ii) otherwise by judicial
foreclosure. Upon default by a Mortgagor on a Loan and foreclosure on, or
trustee’s sale of, the Mortgaged Property pursuant to the proper procedures, the
holder of the Loan will be able to deliver good and merchantable title to the
Mortgaged Property. There is no homestead or other exemption available to a
Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to sell the Mortgaged Property
at
a trustee’s sale or the right to foreclose the Mortgage.
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(v) Conformance
with Underwriting Guidelines and Agency Standards.
The
Loan was underwritten in accordance with the applicable Underwriting Guidelines.
The Note and Mortgage are on forms similar to those used by Xxxxxxx Mac or
Xxxxxx Mae and the Seller has not made any representations to a Mortgagor that
are inconsistent with the mortgage instruments used.
(w) Occupancy
of the Mortgaged Property.
As of
the Purchase Date the Mortgaged Property is either vacant or lawfully occupied
under applicable law. All inspections, licenses and certificates required to
be
made or issued with respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property
and, with respect to the use and occupancy of the same, including but not
limited to certificates of occupancy and fire underwriting certificates, have
been made or obtained from the appropriate authorities. The Seller has not
received written notification from any governmental authority that the Mortgaged
Property is in material non-compliance with such laws or regulations, is being
used, operated or occupied unlawfully or has failed to have or obtain such
inspection, licenses or certificates, as the case may be. The Seller has not
received notice of any violation or failure to conform with any such law,
ordinance, regulation, standard, license or certificate. Except as otherwise
set
forth in the Loan Schedule, the Mortgagor represented at the time of origination
of the Loan that the Mortgagor would occupy the Mortgaged Property as the
Mortgagor’s primary residence.
(x) No
Additional Collateral.
The
Note is not and has not been secured by any collateral except the lien of the
corresponding Mortgage and the security interest of any applicable security
agreement or chattel mortgage referred to in clause (j) above.
(y) Deeds
of Trust.
In the
event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, a trustee, authorized and duly
qualified under applicable law to serve as such, has been properly designated
and currently so serves and is named in the Mortgage, and no fees or expenses
are or will become payable by the Custodian or the Buyer to the trustee under
the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee’s sale after default by
the Mortgagor.
(z) Delivery
of Mortgage Documents.
If the
Loan is a Dry Loan, the Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment of Mortgage (other
than for a MERS Loan) and any other documents required to be delivered under
the
Custodial Agreement for each Loan have been delivered to the Custodian. The
Seller or its agent is in possession of a complete, true and materially accurate
Mortgage File in compliance with the Custodial Agreement, except for such
documents the originals of which have been delivered to the
Custodian.
(aa) Transfer
of 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.
(bb) Due-On-Sale.
The
Mortgage contains an enforceable provision for the acceleration of the payment
of the unpaid principal balance of the Loan in the event that the Mortgaged
Property is sold or transferred without the prior written consent of the
mortgagee thereunder.
(cc) No
Buydown Provisions; No Graduated Payments or Contingent
Interests.
The
Loan does not contain provisions pursuant to which Monthly Payments are paid
or
partially paid with funds deposited in any separate account established by
the
Seller, the Mortgagor, or anyone on behalf of the Mortgagor, or paid by any
source other than the Mortgagor nor does it contain any other similar provisions
which may constitute a “buydown” provision. The Loan is not a graduated payment
mortgage loan and the Loan does not have a shared appreciation or other
contingent interest feature.
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(dd) Consolidation
of Future Advances.
Any
future advances made to the Mortgagor prior to the origination of the Loan
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 lien of the Mortgage securing the consolidated
principal amount is expressly insured as having first lien priority by a title
insurance policy, an endorsement to the policy insuring the mortgagee’s
consolidated interest or by other title evidence acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx and
Xxxxxxx Mac. The consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original
principal amount of the Loan plus any Negative Amortization.
(ee) Mortgaged
Property Undamaged.
The
Mortgaged Property (and with respect to any Cooperative Loan, the Cooperative
Unit) is undamaged by waste, fire, earthquake or earth movement, windstorm,
flood, tornado or other casualty so as to affect adversely the value of the
Mortgaged Property as security for the Loan or the use for which the premises
were intended and each Mortgaged Property is in good repair. There have not
been
any condemnation proceedings with respect to the Mortgaged Property and the
Seller has no knowledge of any such proceedings.
(ff) Collection
Practices; Escrow Deposits: Interest Rate Adjustments.
The
origination and collection practices used by the originator, each servicer
of
the Loan and the Seller with respect to the Loan have been in all material
respects in compliance with Accepted Servicing Practices, applicable laws and
regulations, and have been in all respects legal and proper. With respect to
escrow deposits and Escrow Payments, all such payments are in the possession
of,
or under the control of, the Seller 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. An escrow of funds is not prohibited by applicable law
and has been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every item that
remains unpaid and has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. No escrow
deposits or Escrow Payments or other charges or payments due the Seller have
been capitalized under the Mortgage or the Note. All Mortgage Interest Rate
adjustments have been made in strict compliance with state and federal law
and
the terms of the related Note. Any interest required to be paid pursuant to
state, federal and local law has been properly paid and credited.
(gg) Conversion
to Fixed Interest Rate.
With
respect to Adjustable Rate Loans, the Loan is not convertible to a fixed
interest rate Loan unless otherwise disclosed to Buyer on the related Loan
Schedule.
(hh) Other
Insurance Policies.
No
action, inaction or event has occurred and no state of facts exists or has
existed that has resulted or will result in the exclusion from, denial of,
or
defense to coverage under any applicable special hazard insurance policy, PMI
Policy or bankruptcy bond, irrespective of the cause of such failure of
coverage. In connection with the placement of any such insurance, no commission,
fee, or other compensation has been or will be received by the Seller or by
any
officer, director, or employee of the Seller or any designee of the Seller
or
any corporation in which the Seller or any officer, director, or employee had
a
financial interest at the time of placement of such insurance.
(ii) Servicepersons’
Civil Relief Act.
The
Mortgagor has not notified the Seller, and the Seller has no knowledge, of
any
relief requested or allowed to the Mortgagor under the Servicepersons’ Civil
Relief Act.
(jj) Appraisal.
The
Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property signed
prior to the approval of the Loan application by a qualified appraiser, duly
appointed by the Seller or the Qualified Originator, who had no interest, direct
or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the security
thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval
of the Loan, and the appraisal and appraiser both satisfy the requirements
of
Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac and Title XI of the Federal Institutions Reform,
Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 as amended and the regulations promulgated
thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Loan was originated.
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(kk) Disclosure
Materials.
The
Mortgagor has executed a statement to the effect that the Mortgagor has received
all disclosure materials required by applicable law with respect to the making
of adjustable rate mortgage loans, and the Seller maintains such statement
in
the Mortgage File.
(ll) Construction
or Rehabilitation of Mortgaged Property.
No Loan
was made in connection with the construction or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged
Property or facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged
Property.
(mm) No
Defense to Insurance Coverage.
No
action has been taken or failed to be taken, no event has occurred and no state
of facts exists or has existed on or prior to the Purchase Date (whether or
not
known to the Seller on or prior to such date) which has resulted or will result
in an exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage under any private
mortgage insurance (including, without limitation, any exclusions, denials
or
defenses which would limit or reduce the availability of the timely payment
of
the full amount of the loss otherwise due thereunder to the insured) whether
arising out of actions, representations, errors, omissions, negligence, or
fraud
of the Seller, the related Mortgagor or any party involved in the application
for such coverage, including the appraisal, plans and specifications and other
exhibits or documents submitted therewith to the insurer under such insurance
policy, or for any other reason under such coverage, but not including the
failure of such insurer to pay by reason of such insurer’s breach of such
insurance policy or such insurer’s financial inability to pay.
(nn) Capitalization
of Interest.
The
Note does not by its terms provide for the capitalization or forbearance of
interest.
(oo) No
Equity Participation.
No
document relating to the Loan provides for any contingent or additional interest
in the form of participation in the cash flow of the Mortgaged Property or
a
sharing in the appreciation of the value of the Mortgaged Property. The
indebtedness evidenced by the Note is not convertible to an ownership interest
in the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor and the Seller has not financed
nor
does it own directly or indirectly, any equity of any form in the Mortgaged
Property or the Mortgagor.
(pp) Withdrawn
Loans.
If the
Loan has been released to the Seller pursuant to a Request for Release as
permitted under Section 5 of the Custodial Agreement, then the promissory note
relating to the Loan was returned to the Custodian within 10 days (or if such
tenth day was not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business
Day).
(qq) No
Exception.
Other
than as noted by the Custodian on the Exception Report; no Exception exists
(as
defined in the Custodial Agreement) with respect to the Loan which would
materially adversely affect the Loan or the Buyer’s security interest, granted
by the Seller, in the Loan as determined by the Buyer in its sole
discretion.
(rr) Qualified
Originator.
The
Loan has been originated by, and, if applicable, purchased by the Seller from,
a
Qualified Originator.
(ss) Mortgage
Submitted for Recordation.
The
Mortgage (other than for a MERS Loan) has been submitted for recordation in
the
appropriate governmental recording office of the jurisdiction where the
Mortgaged Property is located.
(tt) Reserved.
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(uu) Acceptable
Investment.
No
specific circumstances or conditions exist with respect to the Mortgage, the
Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or the Mortgagor’s credit standing that should
reasonably be expected to (i) cause private institutional investors which invest
in Loans similar to the Loan to regard the Loan as an unacceptable investment,
(ii) cause the Loan to be more likely to become past due in comparison to
similar Loans, or (iii) adversely affect the value or marketability of the
Loan
in comparison to similar Loans;
(vv) Environmental
Matters.
The
Mortgaged Property is free from any and all toxic or hazardous substances and
there exists no violation of any local, state or federal environmental law,
rule
or regulation;
(ww) Ground
Leases.
With
respect to each ground lease to which the Mortgaged Property is subject (a
“Ground Lease”): (i) the Mortgagor is the owner of a valid and subsisting
interest as tenant under the Ground Lease; (ii) the Ground Lease is in full
force and effect, unmodified and not supplemented by any writing or otherwise;
(iii) all rent, additional rent and other charges reserved therein have been
paid to the extent they are payable to the date hereof; (iv) the Mortgagor
enjoys the quiet and peaceful possession of the estate demised thereby, subject
to any sublease; (v) the Mortgagor is not in default under any of the terms
thereof and there are no circumstances which, with the passage of time or the
giving of notice or both, would constitute an event of default thereunder;
(vi)
the lessor under the Ground Lease is not in default under any of the terms
or
provisions thereof on the part of the lessor to be observed or performed; (vii)
the lessor under the Ground Lease has satisfied all of its repair or
construction obligations, if any, to date pursuant to the terms of the Ground
Lease; (viii) the remaining term of the Ground Lease extends not less than
ten
(10) years following the maturity date of such Loan; and (ix) the execution,
delivery and performance of the Mortgage do not require the 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, the Ground
Lease;
(xx) Value
of Mortgaged Property.
The
Seller has no knowledge of any circumstances existing that should reasonably
be
expected to adversely affect the value or the marketability of the Mortgaged
Property or the Loan or to cause the Loan to prepay during any period materially
faster or slower than the Loans originated by the Seller generally;
(yy) HOEPA.
No Loan
is (a) subject to the provisions of the Homeownership and Equity Protection
Act
of 1994 as amended (“HOEPA”), (b) a “high cost” mortgage loan, “covered”
mortgage loan, “high risk home” mortgage loan, or “predatory” mortgage loan or
any other comparable term, no matter how defined under any federal, state or
local law, (c) subject to any comparable federal, state or local statutes or
regulations, or any other statute or regulation providing for heightened
regulatory scrutiny or assignee liability to holders of such mortgage loans,
or
(d) a High Cost Loan or Covered Loan, as applicable (as such terms are defined
in the current Standard & Poor’s LEVELS® Glossary Revised, Appendix
E);
(zz) No
Predatory Lending.
No
predatory, abusive or deceptive lending practices, including but not limited
to,
the extension of credit to a mortgagor without regard for the mortgagor’s
ability to repay the Loan and the extension of credit to a mortgagor which
has
no tangible net benefit to the mortgagor, were employed in connection with
the
origination of the Loan;
(aaa) Georgia
Mortgage Loans.
No Loan
which is secured by a Mortgaged Property which is located in the state of
Georgia was originated prior to March 7, 2004; and
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(bbb) Cooperative
Loans.
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 Seller or its
designee establishes in the Seller a valid and subsisting perfected first lien
on and security interest in the Mortgaged Property described therein, and the
Seller has full right to sell and assign the same.
(ccc) MERS
Loans.
With
respect to each MERS Loan, a Mortgage Identification Number has been assigned
by
MERS and such Mortgage Identification Number is accurately provided on the
Loan
Schedule. The related Assignment of Mortgage to MERS has been duly and properly
recorded. With respect to each MERS Loan, Seller has not received any notice
of
liens or legal actions with respect to such Loan and no such notices have been
electronically posted by MERS.
(ddd) Eligibility
Criteria.
The
Loan is an Eligible Loan and complies with all other eligibility requirements
set forth in the Pricing Side Letter.
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Schedule
1-A
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES RE: SMALL
BALANCE COMMERCIAL LOANS
Eligible
Loans
As
to
each Purchased Loan that is a Small Balance Commercial Loan and is subject
to a
Transaction hereunder (and the related Mortgage, Note, Assignment of Mortgage
and Mortgaged Property), the related Seller shall be deemed to make the
following representations and warranties to Buyer as of the Purchase Date and
as
of each date such Loan is subject to a Transaction:
(a) Loan
Schedule.
The
information set forth in the Loan Schedule is complete, true and correct in
all
material respects as of the date set forth therein.
(b) Whole
Loan; Ownership of Loans.
Each
Loan is a whole loan and not a participation interest in a mortgage loan.
Immediately prior to the transfer to the Buyer, the Seller has good title to,
and is the sole owner of, each Loan and has full right, power and authority
to
sell, transfer, pledge and assign each of the Loans to the Buyer free and clear
of any and all pledges, liens, charges, security interests and/or other
encumbrances. The Seller and each prior holder of the Loan, if any, was
qualified and appropriately licensed (or was exempt from such qualification
or
license) to transact business in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged
Property is located at the time such entity had possession of the Note except
where the failure to be qualified or licensed would not have a material adverse
effect on the Loans. The sale of the Loans to the Buyer does not require the
Seller to obtain any governmental or regulatory approval or consent that has
not
been obtained. None of the Mortgage Loan Documents restricts the Seller’s right
to transfer the Loan to the Buyer.
(c) Lien;
Valid Assignment.
No Loan
is a second lien Loan. The Mortgage related to and delivered in connection
with
each Loan constitutes a valid and, subject to the exceptions set forth below,
enforceable first priority lien upon the related Mortgaged Property, prior
to
all other liens and encumbrances, except for (i) the lien for current real
estate taxes and assessments not yet past due and payable, (ii) covenants,
conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters that
are
of public record and/or are referred to in the related lender’s title insurance
policy, (iii) exceptions and exclusions specifically referred to in such
lender’s title insurance policy, and (iv) other matters to which like properties
are commonly subject, none of which matters referred to in clauses (ii), (iii)
or (iv), individually or in the aggregate, materially interferes with the
security intended to be provided by such Mortgage, the value or current use
or
operation of the Mortgaged Property or the current ability of the Mortgaged
Property to generate operating income sufficient to service the Loan debt (the
foregoing items (i) through (iv) being herein referred to as the “Permitted
Encumbrances”).
The
related Assignment of Mortgage executed and delivered to the Custodian in blank,
is otherwise in recordable form and constitutes a legal, valid and binding
assignment, and, assuming that the assignee has the capacity to acquire such
Mortgage, sufficient to convey to the assignee named therein all of the
assignor’s right, title and interest in, to and under such Mortgage.
Notwithstanding the fact that the Seller shall not be required to file Uniform
Commercial Code financing statements or continuation statements, such Mortgage,
together with any separate security agreements, chattel mortgages or equivalent
instruments, establishes and creates a valid and, subject to the exceptions
set
forth in this paragraph (c) above, enforceable security interest in favor of
the
holder thereof in all of the related Mortgagor’s personal property used in the
operation of the related Mortgaged Property.
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(d) Assignment
of Leases and Rents.
The
assignment of leases, rents and profits or similar document or instrument in
connection with each Loan and executed by the related Mortgagor, assigning
to
the mortgagee all of the income, rents and profits derived from the ownership,
operation leasing or disposition of all or a portion of each Mortgaged Property,
in the form which was duly executed, acknowledged and delivered, and as amended,
modified, renewed or extended through the date hereof and from time to time
hereafter (each an “Assignment of Leases and Rents” ) establishes
and creates a valid and, subject to the exceptions set forth in paragraph (c)
above, enforceable first priority collateral assignment in the related
Mortgagor’s interest in all leases, sub-leases, licenses or other agreements
pursuant to which any person is entitled to occupy, use or possess all or any
portion of the real property subject to the related Mortgage, subject to legal
limitations of general applicability to mortgage loans similar to the Loans,
and
the Mortgagor and each assignor of such Assignment of Leases and Rents to the
Seller have the full right to assign the same. Other than with respect to MERS
Loans, the related assignment of any Assignment of Leases and Rents not included
in a Mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or similar document that
secures, in whole or in part, the related Mortgaged property and creates a
Mortgage, has been executed and delivered to the Custodian in blank, is
otherwise in recordable form and constitutes a legal, valid and binding
assignment, sufficient to convey to the assignee named therein (assuming that
the assignee has the capacity to acquire such Assignment of Leases and Rents)
all of the assignor’s right, title and interest in, to and under such Assignment
of Leases and Rents.
(e) Mortgage
Status; Waivers and Modifications.
No
Mortgage has been satisfied, cancelled, rescinded or (except for Permitted
Encumbrances) subordinated in whole or in part, 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
satisfaction, cancellation, subordination (except for Permitted Encumbrances),
rescission or release, in any manner that, in each case, materially and
adversely affects the value of the related Mortgaged Property except for any
partial reconveyances of real property that are included in the related Mortgage
File. None of the terms of any Note, Mortgage or Assignment of Leases and Rents
has been impaired, waived, altered or modified, in each case in any material
respect. Any non-material waivers, alterations or modifications with respect
to
any Loan are evidenced by written instruments, all of which are included in
the
related Mortgage File.
(f) Condition
of Property; Condemnation.
The
Mortgaged Property for each Loan is in good repair and condition and free of
any
structural deficiencies or deferred maintenance that would influence the
originator’s decision to originate any such Loan or the Buyer’s decision to
purchase such Loan.
As
of the
date of its origination, there was no proceeding pending for the total or
partial condemnation of any related Mortgaged Property that materially affects
the value thereof, there is no pending proceeding for the total or partial
condemnation of the related Mortgaged Property that materially affects the
value
thereof. To the best of Seller’s knowledge (based on surveys and/or title
insurance obtained in connection with the origination of the Loans), as of
the
date of the origination of each Loan, all of the material improvements on the
related Mortgaged Property that were considered in determining the value of
the
Mortgaged Property lay wholly within the boundaries of such property, except
for
encroachments that are insured against by the lender’s title insurance policy
referred to herein or that do not materially and adversely affect the value
or
marketability of such Mortgaged Property, and no improvements on adjoining
properties materially encroached upon such Mortgaged Property so as to
materially and adversely affect the value or marketability of such Mortgaged
Property, except those encroachments that are insured against by the Title
Policy referred to herein.
(g) Title
Insurance.
Each
Mortgaged Property is covered by an American Land Title Association (or an
equivalent form of) lender’s title insurance policy or
pro
forma policy (the
“Title
Policy”)
in the
original principal amount of the related Loan after all advances of principal.
Each Title Policy insures the Seller and its successors and assigns that the
related Mortgage is a valid first priority lien on such Mortgaged Property,
subject only to the Permitted Encumbrances stated therein (or a marked up title
insurance commitment or pro forma policy marked as binding and counter-signed
by
the title insurer or its authorized agent on which the required premium has
been
paid exists which evidences that such Title Policy will be issued). Each Title
Policy (or, if it has yet to be issued, the coverage to be provided thereby)
is
in full force and effect, all premiums thereon have been paid, no material
claims have been made thereunder and no claims have been paid thereunder.
Neither the Seller nor any prior holder under the related Mortgage has done,
by
act or omission, anything that would materially impair the coverage under such
Title Policy. The insurer issuing such Title Policy is qualified to do business
in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located. Such
Title Policy contains no exclusions for or affirmatively insures (other than
in
jurisdictions where affirmative insurance is unavailable), (i) access to public
roads, and (ii) against material losses due to encroachments of any part of
the
building thereon over easements.
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(h) No
Holdbacks.
The
proceeds of each Loan have been fully disbursed and there is no obligation
for
future advances with respect thereto. With respect to each Loan, any and all
requirements as to completion of any on-site or off-site improvement and as
to
disbursements of any funds escrowed for such purpose that were to have been
complied with on or before the related Purchase Date have been complied with,
or
any such funds so escrowed have not been released. All costs, fees and expenses
incurred in making or closing the Loan and the recording of the Mortgage have
been paid, and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund or any amounts paid
or due to the Mortgagee pursuant to the Note or Mortgage.
(i) Mortgage
Provisions.
The
Note or Mortgage for each Loan, together with applicable state law, contains
customary and enforceable provisions (subject to the exceptions set forth in
paragraph (c) above), including foreclosure, such as to render the rights and
remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the practical realization against
the related Mortgaged Property of the principal benefits of the security
intended to be provided thereby. The related Mortgage Loan Documents provide
for
the appointment of a receiver of rents following an event of default under
such
Mortgage Loan Documents, to the extent available under applicable
law.
(j) Trustee
under Deed of Trust.
If any
Mortgage is a deed of trust, (a) a trustee, duly qualified under applicable
law
to serve as such, is properly designated and serving under such Mortgage, and
(b) no fees or expenses are payable to such trustee by the Seller, the Buyer
or
any transferee thereof except in connection with a trustee’s sale after default
by the related Mortgagor or in connection with any full or partial release
of
the related Mortgaged Property or related security for the related
Loan.
(k) Environmental
Conditions.
Each
Loan will be covered by an environmental insurance policy issued by Zurich
American Insurance Company or a comparable insurance company acceptable to
the
Buyer in its reasonable discretion. Such insurance policy shall cover losses
resulting from an environmental condition on a Mortgaged Property after the
default of the related Mortgagor and the insured amount under each such
insurance policy, in the aggregate, will be at least equal to 125% of the
aggregate principal balance of all Loans financed by the Buyer pursuant to
this
Agreement. In the event that the originator has obtained an environmental site
assessment meeting ASTM standards and assessing all hazards generally assessed
for similar properties (as of the date of such assessment), including type,
use
and tenants for such similar properties (“Environmental
Report”)
or a
Phase I and/or Phase II environmental report with respect to any Mortgaged
Property in connection with the origination of any Loan, the Seller shall
provide such reports to the Buyer.
With
respect to each Mortgaged Property for which an Environmental Report was
prepared, other than as disclosed in such Environmental Report, to the best
of
Seller’s knowledge, (X) no Hazardous Material is present on such Mortgaged
Property, such that (1) the value, use or operations of such Mortgaged Property
is materially and adversely affected, or (2) under applicable federal, state
or
local law and regulations, (i) such Hazardous Material could be required to
be
eliminated, remediated or otherwise responded to at a cost or in a manner
materially and adversely affecting the value, use or operations of the Mortgaged
Property before such Mortgaged Property could be altered, renovated, demolished
or transferred or (ii) the presence of such Hazardous Material could (upon
action by the appropriate governmental authorities) subject the owner of such
Mortgaged Property, or the holders of a security interest therein, to liability
for the cost of eliminating, remediating or otherwise responding to such
Hazardous Material or the hazard created thereby at a cost or in a manner
materially and adversely affecting the value, use or operations of the Mortgaged
Property, and (Y) such Mortgaged Property is in material compliance with all
applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations pertaining to Hazardous
Materials or environmental hazards, any noncompliance with such laws or
regulations does not have a material adverse effect on the value, use or
operations of such Mortgaged Property and neither the Seller nor, to the best
of
the Seller’s knowledge, the related Mortgagor or any current tenant thereon, has
received any notice of any violation or potential violation of any such law
or
regulation. With respect to any condition disclosed in the Environmental Report,
which condition constituted a violation of applicable laws or regulations or
would materially and adversely affect the value, use or operations of the
related Mortgaged Property if not remedied, such condition has either been
satisfactorily remedied, consistent with prudent multi-family, commercial or
mixed-use mortgage lending practices (as applicable), or the applicable loan
documents contain provisions which address such condition to the satisfaction
of
the Seller, consistent with prudent multi-family, commercial and or mixed-use
mortgage lending practices (as applicable), and adequate funding or resources,
consistent with prudent multi-family, commercial or mixed-use mortgage lending
practices (as applicable), were available to remedy or otherwise respond to
such
condition.
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Each
Mortgage requires the related Mortgagor to comply with all applicable federal,
state and local environmental laws and regulations.
“Hazardous
Materials”
means
gasoline, petroleum products, explosives, radioactive materials, polychlorinated
biphenyls or related or similar materials, and any other substance, material
or
waste as may be defined as a hazardous or toxic substance, material or waste
by
a federal, state or local environmental law, ordinance, rule, regulation or
order, including without limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (42 U.S.C. §§ 9601
et
seq.),
the
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended (49 U.S.C. §§ 1801
et
seq.),
the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. §§ 6901
et
seq.),
the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et
seq.),
the
Clean Air Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq.), and any regulations
promulgated pursuant thereto.
(l) Loan
Document Status.
Each
Note, Mortgage and other agreement that evidences or secures such Loan and
that
was executed by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor is the legal, valid and
binding obligation of the maker thereof (subject to any non-recourse provisions
contained in any of the foregoing agreements and any applicable state
anti-deficiency or market value limit deficiency legislation), enforceable
in
accordance with its terms, except with respect to provisions relating to default
interest, yield maintenance charges and prepayment premiums and as such
enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by
general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and, to the best of Seller’s
knowledge, there is no valid defense, counterclaim or right of offset or
rescission available to the related Mortgagor with respect to such Note,
Mortgage or other agreements.
(m) Insurance.
Each
Mortgaged Property is required (or the holder of the Mortgage can require)
pursuant to the related Mortgage to be, and at origination the originator
received evidence that such Mortgaged Property was, insured by (i) a fire and
extended perils insurance policy providing coverage against loss or damage
sustained by reason of fire, lightning, hail, windstorm (except with respect
to
the Loans set forth in a written notice to the Buyer upon the Buyer’s request),
explosion, riot, riot attending a strike, civil commotion, aircraft, vehicles
and smoke, and, to the extent required as of the date of origination by the
originator of such Loan consistent with its normal multi-family, commercial
or
mixed use mortgage lending practices (as applicable), against other risks
insured against by persons operating like properties in the locality of the
Mortgaged Property, in an amount not less than the lesser of the principal
balance of the related Loan and the replacement cost of the improvements on
the
Mortgaged Property, and with no provisions for a deduction for depreciation
in
respect of awards for the reconstruction of the improvements, and not less
than
the amount necessary to avoid the operation of any co-insurance provisions
with
respect to the Mortgaged Property; and (ii) a flood insurance policy (if any
portion of buildings or other structures (excluding parking) on the Mortgaged
Property are located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (“FEMA”)
as a
special flood hazard area (which “special flood hazard area” does not include
areas designated by FEMA as Zones B, C or X)). With respect to each Mortgaged
Property, such Mortgaged Property is required pursuant to the related Mortgage
to be (or the holder of the Mortgage can require that the Mortgaged Property
be), and at origination the originator received evidence that such Mortgaged
Property was, insured by a multi-family, commercial or mixed use general
liability insurance policy (as applicable) in amounts as are generally required
by multi-family, commercial or mixed use mortgage lenders (as applicable) for
similar properties, and in any event not less than $1 million per occurrence.
Under such insurance policies either (i) the originator and
its
successors and assigns is
named
as mortgagee under a standard mortgagee clause or (ii) the originator
and
its
successors and assigns
is named
as an additional insured, and is entitled to receive prior notice as the holder
of the Mortgage of termination or cancellation. No such notice has been
received, including any notice of nonpayment of premiums, that has not been
cured. Each Mortgage obligates the related Mortgagor to maintain or cause to
be
maintained all such insurance and, upon such Mortgagor’s failure to do so,
authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to maintain or to cause to be maintained
such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to seek reimbursement
therefor from such Mortgagor. Each Loan provides that casualty insurance
proceeds will be applied either to the restoration or repair of the related
Mortgaged Property or to the reduction of the principal amount of the Loan.
Each
Mortgage provides that any related insurance proceeds, other than for a total
loss or taking, will be applied either to the repair or restoration of all
or
part of the related Mortgaged Property, with the mortgagee or a trustee
appointed by the mortgagee having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds
as the repair or restoration progresses (except in such cases where a provision
entitling another party to hold and disburse such proceeds would not be viewed
as commercially unreasonable by a prudent multi-family, commercial or mixed-use
mortgage lender(as applicable)), or to the payment of the outstanding principal
balance of the Loan together with any accrued interest thereon, and any
insurance proceeds in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking
may be applied either to payment of outstanding principal and interest on the
Loan (except as otherwise provided by law) or to rebuilding of the Mortgaged
Property.
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(n) Taxes
and Assessments and Ground Lease Rents.
There
are no delinquent taxes, assessments or other outstanding charges affecting
any
Mortgaged Property that are or may become a lien of priority equal to or higher
than the lien of the related Mortgage. For purposes of this representation
and
warranty, real property taxes and assessments shall be considered delinquent
commencing from the date on which interest or penalties would be first payable
thereon. There are no delinquent rents on any ground leases for any Mortgaged
Property.
(o) Mortgagor
Bankruptcy.
No
Mortgagor is a debtor in any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency
proceeding and no Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof is subject to a
plan
in any such proceeding.
(p) Leasehold
Estate.
Each
Mortgaged Property consists of the related Mortgagor’s fee simple estate in real
estate (the “Fee
Interest”)
or the
related Loan is secured in whole or in part by the interest of the related
Mortgagor as a lessee under a ground lease of the Mortgaged Property (a
“Ground
Lease”),
and
if secured in whole or in part by a Ground Lease, either (1) the ground lessor’s
fee interest is subordinated to the lien of the Mortgage and the Mortgage will
not be subject to any lien or encumbrances on the ground lessor’s fee interest,
other than Permitted Encumbrances, and the holder of the Mortgage is permitted
to foreclose the ground lessor’s fee interest within a commercially reasonable
time period or (2) the following apply to such Ground Lease:
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1. Such
Ground Lease or a memorandum thereof has been or will be duly recorded; such
Ground Lease (or the related estoppel letter or lender protection agreement
between the originator and related lessor) permits the interest of the lessee
thereunder to be encumbered by the related Mortgage; does not restrict the
use
of the related Mortgaged Property by the lessee or its permitted successors
and
assigns in a manner that would materially and adversely affect the security
provided by the related Mortgage; and there has been no material change in
the
payment terms of such Ground Lease since the origination of the related Loan,
with the exception of material changes reflected in written instruments that
are
a part of the related Mortgage File;
2. The
lessee’s interest in such Ground Lease is not subject to any liens or
encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the related Mortgage,
other
than the ground lessor’s related fee interest and Permitted
Encumbrances;
3. The
Mortgagor’s interest in such Ground Lease is assignable to the Buyer and its
successors and assigns upon notice to, but (except in the case where such
consent cannot be unreasonably withheld) without the consent of, the lessor
thereunder (or, if such consent is required, it has been obtained prior to
the
related Purchase Date) and, in the event that it is so assigned, is further
assignable by the Buyer and its successors and assigns upon notice to, but
without the need to obtain the consent of, such lessor (except in the case
where
such consent cannot be unreasonably withheld);
4. Such
Ground Lease is in full force and effect, and the Seller has received no notice
that an event of default has occurred thereunder, and, to the best of Seller’s
knowledge, there exists no condition that, but for the passage of time or the
giving of notice, or both, would result in an event of default under the terms
of such Ground Lease;
5. Such
Ground Lease, or an estoppel letter or other agreement, requires the lessor
under such Ground Lease to give notice of any material default by the lessee
to
the mortgagee (concurrent with notice given to the lessee), provided that the
mortgagee has provided the lessor with notice of its lien in accordance with
the
provisions of such Ground Lease, and such Ground Lease, or an estoppel letter
or
other agreement, further provides that no notice of termination given under
such
Ground Lease is effective against the mortgagee unless a copy has been delivered
to the mortgagee. The Seller has provided the lessor under the Ground Lease
with
notice of the Seller’s lien on the Mortgaged Property in accordance with the
provisions of such Ground Lease;
6. A
mortgagee is permitted a reasonable opportunity (including, where necessary,
sufficient time to gain possession of the interest of the lessee under such
Ground Lease) to cure any default under such Ground Lease, which is curable
after the receipt of notice of any such default, before the lessor thereunder
may terminate such Ground Lease by reason of such default;
7. Such
Ground Lease has an original term, along with any extensions set forth in such
Ground Lease, not less than 10 years beyond the full amortization term of the
Loan;
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8. Under
the
terms of such Ground Lease and the related Mortgage, taken together, any related
insurance proceeds, other than for a total loss or taking, will be applied
either to the repair or restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged
Property, with the mortgagee or a trustee appointed by the mortgagee having
the
right to hold and disburse such proceeds as the repair or restoration progresses
(except in such cases where a provision entitling another party to hold and
disburse such proceeds would not be viewed as commercially unreasonable by
a
prudent multi-family, commercial or mixed-use mortgage lender (as applicable)),
or to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Loan together
with
any accrued interest thereon, and any insurance proceeds in respect of a total
or substantially total loss or taking may be applied either to payment of
outstanding principal and interest on the Loan (except as otherwise provided
by
law) or to rebuilding of the Mortgaged Property;
9. Such
Ground Lease does not impose any restrictions on subletting which would be
viewed, as of the date of origination of the related Loan, as commercially
unreasonable by the Seller; and such Ground Lease contains a covenant that
the
lessor thereunder is not permitted, in the absence of an uncured default, to
disturb the possession, interest or quiet enjoyment of any subtenant of the
lessee, or in any manner, which would materially and adversely affect the
security provided by the related Mortgage;
10. Such
Ground Lease or an estoppel or other agreement requires the lessor to enter
into
a new lease with the Seller or its successors or assigns under terms which
do
not materially vary from the economic terms of the Ground Lease, in the event
of
a termination of the Ground Lease by reason of a default by the Mortgagor under
the Ground Lease, including rejection of the Ground Lease in a bankruptcy
proceeding; and
11. Such
Ground Lease may not be materially amended, modified or, except in the case
of a
default, cancelled or terminated without the prior written consent of the holder
of the Loan, and any such action without such consent is not binding on such
holder, including any increase in the amount of rent payable by the lessee
thereunder during the term of the Loan.
(q) Escrow
Deposits.
All
escrow deposits and payments relating to each Loan that are required to be
deposited or paid have been so deposited or paid, and those escrow deposits
and
payments are under control of the Seller or its agents.
(r) No
Fraud.
In the
origination and servicing of the Loan, neither the Seller nor any Affiliate
thereof participated in any fraud or intentional material misrepresentation
with
respect to the Loan. No Mortgagor is guilty of defrauding or making a material
misrepresentation to the Seller with respect to the origination of the
Loan.
(s) Advancement
of Funds by the Seller.
The
Seller has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received
any
advance of funds from a party other than the owner of the related Mortgaged
Property (or any tenant required to make its lease payments directly to the
holder of the related Loan), directly or indirectly, for the payment of any
amount required by such Loan.
(t) No
Mechanics’ Liens.
As of
the date the Loan was originated and as of the related Purchase Date, each
Mortgaged Property is free and clear of any and all mechanics’ and materialmen’s
liens that are prior or equal to the lien of the related Mortgage and no rights
are outstanding that under law could give rise to any such lien that would
be
prior or equal to the lien of the related Mortgage except, in each case, for
liens insured against by the Title Policy referred to herein, or, if any such
liens existing as of the related Purchase Date are not insured against by the
Title Policy referred to herein, such liens will not have a material adverse
effect on the value of the related Mortgaged Property.
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(u) Compliance
With Laws.
On the
date of its origination, each Loan complied in all material respects with,
or
was exempt from, all requirements of federal, state or local law relating to
the
origination, funding and servicing of such Loan and assuming the Mortgage
Interest Rate effective on the date of origination remains constant throughout
the life of the Loan, the Loan complied with, or is exempt from, applicable
state or federal laws, regulations or other requirements pertaining to usury.
(v) Cross-collateralization.
No Loan
is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted with any loan other than one or
more
other Loans.
(w) Releases
of Mortgaged Property.
No Note
or Mortgage requires the mortgagee to release all or any material portion of
the
related Mortgaged Property that was included in the valuation for such Mortgaged
Property, and/or generates income, from the lien of the related Mortgage except
upon payment in full of all amounts due under the related Loan, or upon
satisfaction of the defeasance provisions of such Loan, other than the Loans
that require the mortgagee to grant a release of a portion of the related
Mortgaged Property upon (i) the satisfaction of certain legal and underwriting
requirements where the portion of the related Mortgaged Property permitted
to be
released was not considered by the originator to be material in underwriting
the
Loan or, in the case of a substitution, where the Mortgagor is entitled to
substitute a replacement parcel at its unilateral option upon the satisfaction
of specified conditions, and/or (ii) the payment of a release price and
prepayment consideration in connection therewith, consistent with the Seller’s
normal multi-family, commercial or mixed-use mortgage lending practices (as
applicable) (and in both (i) and (ii), any release of the Mortgaged Property
has
been reflected in the Loan Schedule). Except as described in the prior sentence
(other than with respect to defeasance and substitution), no Loan permits the
full or partial release or substitution of collateral unless (i) the mortgagor
is entitled to substitute a replacement parcel at its unilateral option upon
satisfaction of specified conditions, and (ii) the mortgagee or servicer can
require the Mortgagor to provide an opinion of tax counsel to the effect that
such release or substitution of collateral (x) would not constitute a
“significant modification” of such Loan within the meaning of Treas. Reg.
§1.1001-3 and (y) would not cause such Loan to fail to be a “qualified mortgage”
within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code. The loan documents
with
respect to each Loan that permits the full or partial release or substitution
of
collateral require the related Mortgagor to bear the cost of such
opinion.
(x) No
Equity Participation or Contingent Interest.
No Loan
is a negative amortization mortgage loan, contains any equity participation
or
provides for any contingent or additional interest in the form of participation
in the cash flow of the related Mortgaged Property. Neither the Seller
nor any
Affiliate thereof has any obligation to make any capital contribution to the
Mortgagor under the Loan or otherwise.
(y) No
Material Default.
Other
than payments due but not yet 60 or more days delinquent (and only to the extent
past due Loans are permitted in the definition of Eligible Loan), there exists
no material default, breach, violation or event giving the lender the right
to
accelerate the Loan (and, to the best of
Seller’s
knowledge, no event has occurred which, with the passage of time or the giving
of notice, or both, would constitute any of the foregoing) under the documents
evidencing or securing the Loan, in any such case to the extent the same
materially and adversely affects the value of the Loan and the related Mortgaged
Property. The Seller
has not
waived any material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration under
any of such documents and under the terms of each Loan, each related Note,
each
related Mortgage and the other Mortgage Loan Documents, no person or party
other
than the mortgagee may declare an event of default or accelerate the related
indebtedness under such Loan, Mortgage Note or Mortgage.
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(z) Local
Law Compliance.
To the
best of Seller’s knowledge, based on due diligence performed by the originator
at origination that would be considered reasonable by prudent multi-family,
commercial or mixed-use mortgage lenders (as applicable) in the lending area
where the Mortgaged Property is located, the improvements located on or forming
part of each Mortgaged Property comply with applicable zoning laws and
ordinances, or constitute a legal non-conforming use or structure or, if any
such improvement does not so comply, such non-compliance does not materially
and
adversely affect the value of the related Mortgaged Property, such value as
determined by the appraisal or internal or external market study performed
at
origination. The Mortgaged Property is lawfully occupied under applicable law;
all inspections, licenses and certificates required in connection with the
origination of any Loan with respect to the occupancy of the same, including
but
not limited to certificates of occupancy and fire underwriting certificates,
have been made or obtained from the appropriate authorities.
(aa) Junior
Liens.
Except
as otherwise approved by the prior written consent of the Buyer, none of the
Mortgage Loans permits the related Mortgaged Property to be encumbered by any
lien (other than a Permitted Encumbrance) junior to or of equal priority with
the lien of the related Mortgage.
(bb) Actions
Concerning Loans.
To the
best of Seller’s knowledge, there are no actions, suits or proceedings before
any court, administrative agency or arbitrator concerning any Loan, Mortgagor
or
related Mortgaged Property that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect
title to the Mortgaged Property or the validity or enforceability of the related
Mortgage or that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect
the value of the Mortgaged Property as security for the Loan or the use for
which the premises were intended and no such actions, suites or proceedings
are
pending before any court, and/or agency or arbitrator.
(cc) Servicing.
The
servicing and collection practices used by the Servicer or any prior holder
or
servicer of each Loan have been in all material respects legal, proper and
prudent and have met customary industry standards utilized by multi-family,
commercial or mixed-use mortgage lending institutions (as applicable) in the
area where the related Mortgaged Property is located. The servicer of such
Loan
has not assessed the Mortgagor any delinquent payment fees that are not
specifically prescribed in the Mortgage or Note, including but not limited
to
demand letter charges, or assessed the Mortgagor interest on any advances made
by the servicer.
(dd) Licenses
and Permits.
To the
best of Seller’s knowledge, based on due diligence that the originator
customarily performs in the origination of comparable mortgage loans, as of
the
date of origination of each Loan, and to the best of Seller’s knowledge, based
on servicing procedures customarily performed in the Servicer’s servicing of the
Loans, the related Mortgagor was in possession of all material licenses, permits
and franchises required by applicable law for the ownership and operation of
the
related Mortgaged Property as it was then operated.
(ee) Collateral
in Trust.
The
Note for each Loan is not secured by a pledge of any collateral that has not
been assigned to the Buyer.
(ff) Due
on
Sale/Due on Encumbrance.
Each
Loan contains a “due on sale” clause, which provides for the acceleration of the
payment of the unpaid principal balance of the Loan if, without prior written
consent of the holder of the Mortgage, the property subject to the Mortgage
or
any material portion thereof, is transferred, sold or encumbered by a junior
mortgage or deed of trust; provided, however, that certain Loans provide a
mechanism for the assumption of the loan by a third party upon the Mortgagor’s
satisfaction of certain conditions precedent, and upon payment of a transfer
fee, if any, or transfer of interests in the Mortgagor or constituent entities
of the Mortgagor to a third party or parties related to the Mortgagor upon
the
Mortgagor’s satisfaction of certain conditions precedent.
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(gg) Recourse.
Subject
to the requirements and restrictions of governing law, each Loan with an
original principal balance less than $1,000,000 provides for full recourse
to
the Mortgagor or the related guarantor. Each Loan with an original principal
balance greater than $1,000,000 provides for recourse to the Mortgagor or the
related guarantor of $1,000,000. Either the Mortgagor or a guarantor with
respect to each Loan is a natural person.
(hh) Underwriting
Policies.
Each
Loan was either originated, purchased, acquired or arranged by the originator
thereof, and each such origination, purchase, acquisition or arrangement of
such
Loan substantially complied in all material respects with the Loan Underwriting
Guidelines in effect as of such Loan’s origination date.
(ii) REMIC
Eligibility.
Each
Loan is a “qualified mortgage” as such term is defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of
the Code (without regard to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2), which
treats certain defective mortgage loans as qualified mortgages). Each Mortgaged
Property will qualify as foreclosure property within the meaning of Section
856(e) of the Code if obtained by foreclosure or deed in lieu of
foreclosure.
(jj) Property
Appraisal.
Each
Loan will contain an appraisal, which appraisal is signed by an appraiser,
who,
to the best of the Seller’s knowledge, had no interest, direct or indirect, in
the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor or in any loan made or the security
thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval
of the Loan. Each appraisal of the Loan was made in accordance with the relevant
provisions of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act
of
1989. Such appraisal conforms to Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal
Practice guidelines. For each Loan with an original principal balance greater
than $1,000,000, the Seller has provided a full self-contained report written
in
summary format including three valuation approaches and for each Loan with
an
original principal balance less than $1,000,000, the Seller has provided either
a full self-contained report written in summary format including three valuation
approaches or a report in summary form prepared in the standard Xxxxxxx Mac
format (FHLMC Form 71(B)) or form UCIAR-EP 7/90.
(kk) Yield
Maintenance Premium.
Subject
to the requirements and restrictions of governing law, each yield maintenance
premium is consistent with that charged by the Seller in its customary lending
practices with respect to mortgage loans of the size and character of the
Loans.
(ll) Loan
Provisions.
No Loan
contains a provision that by its terms would automatically or at the unilateral
option of the Mortgagor cause such Loan not be a “qualified mortgage” as such
term is defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code.
(mm) Defeasance
and Assumption Costs.
If the
related Mortgage Loan Documents provide for defeasance, such documents provide
that the related Mortgagor is responsible for the payment of all reasonable
costs and expenses of Buyer incurred in connection with the defeasance of such
Loan and the release of the related Mortgaged Property. The related Mortgage
Loan Documents require the related Mortgagor to pay all reasonable costs and
expenses of Buyer associated with the approval of an assumption of such
Loan.
(nn) Defeasance.
No Loan
provides that it can be defeased prior to the date that is two years after
the
related origination date.
(oo) Confidentiality.
There
are no provisions in any Note, Mortgage or related loan documents with respect
to any Loan, nor any other agreements or enforceable understandings with any
Mortgagor, Mortgagor principal or guarantor, which restrict the dissemination
of
information regarding any Mortgagor, Mortgagor principal, guarantor or Mortgaged
Property by the owner or holder of the Loan or requires such owner or holder
to
treat any information regarding any Mortgagor, Mortgagor principal, guarantor
or
Mortgaged Property as confidential; provided, however that state ad federal
laws
may specifically limit the use and/or dissemination of such
information.
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(pp) Separate
Tax Lots.
Each
Mortgaged Property contains one or more separate tax lots (or will constitute
separate tax lots when the next tax maps are issued) or is subject to an
endorsement under the related Title Policy.
(qq) Status
of Mortgage.
The
Mortgage has not been satisfied, cancelled, subordinated or rescinded, in whole
or in part, and the Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien
of he
Mortgage, in whole or in part, nor has any instrument been executed that would
effect any such satisfaction, cancellation, subordination, rescission or
release.
(rr) Assignment
of Mortgage.
Other
than with respect to MERS Loans, the related Assignment of Mortgage executed
and
delivered to the Custodian in blank, is otherwise in recordable form and
constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment, and, assuming that the
assignee has the capacity to acquire such Mortgage, sufficient to convey to
the
assignee named therein all of the assignor’s right, title and interest in, to
and under such Mortgage. The endorsement of the Note is valid, legal and
enforceable under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property
is located.
(ss) Servicemembers’
Civil Relief Act.
The
Mortgagor has not notified the Seller and the Seller has no knowledge of any
relief requested or allowed to the Mortgagor under the Servicemembers’ Civil
Relief Act or similar state laws.
(tt) No
Construction or Rehabilitation Loans.
No 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.
(uu) No
Predatory or High Cost Loans.
No Loan
is (a) subject to the provisions of the Homeownership and Equity Protection
Act
of 1994 as amended, (b) a “high cost” mortgage loan, “covered” mortgage loan,
“high risk home” mortgage loan or “predatory” mortgage loan or any other
comparable term, no matter how defined under any federal, state or local law,
(c) subject to any comparable federal, state or local statutes or regulations,
or any other statute or regulation providing for heightened regulatory scrutiny
or assignee liability to holders of such mortgage loans, or (d) a High Cost
Loan
or Covered Loan, as applicable (as such terms are defined in the current
Standard & Poor’s LEVELS® Glossary Revised, Appendix E).
(vv) Compliance
with Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
The
Seller has 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”) if any, to the extent required
by such Anti-Money Laundering Laws; the Seller has established an anti-money
laundering compliance program. No Loan is subject to nullification pursuant
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.
(ww) Eligibility
Criteria.
The
Loan is an Eligible Loan and complies with all other eligibility requirements
set forth in the Pricing Side Letter.
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(xx) Wet
Loans.
With
respect to each Wet Loan, the Seller has obtained an Escrow Letter and an
Insured Closing Letter, and will provide a copy of such Escrow Letter and
Insured Closing Letter to Buyer promptly upon request.
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Schedule
2
Filing
Jurisdictions and Offices
New
York Mortgage Funding, LLC
|
Delaware
|
The
New York Mortgage Company, LLC
|
New
York
|
New
York Mortgage Trust, Inc.
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Maryland
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Schedule
3
Relevant
States
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District
of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New
Hampshire
New
Jersey
New
Mexico
New
York
North
Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode
Island
South
Carolina
South
Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
West
Virginia
Wyoming
Schedule
4
Subsidiaries
Schedule
5
Litigation
Xxxxx
v. The New York Mortgage Company, LLC,
No.:
05-C-4774 (United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois).
Plaintiff
has filed this purported class action against The New York Mortgage Company,
LLC
(“NYMC”) alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681
et
seq.
(“FCRA”). Plaintiff asserts that an NYMC mailing sent to him offering an FHA
streamline refinance loan violated FCRA in two respects. First, plaintiff
contends that the mailing failed to constitute a “firm offer of credit” under
section 1681b of FCRA because it did not contain specific terms. Second,
plaintiff asserts that the mailing did not contain the “clear and conspicuous”
disclosures mandated by section 1681m of FCRA regarding a consumer’s ability to
prohibit the use of credit information in a transaction not initiated by the
consumer.
NYMC
has
moved to dismiss plaintiff’s Complaint on the ground that there is no longer a
private right of action under section 1681m of FCRA that requires “clear and
conspicuous” disclosures. As to the section 1681b claim that NYMC’s offer was
not a “firm offer of credit,” given the specialized type of loan product
involved, New York Mortgage asserts that the offer letter was sufficiently
detailed for purposes of FCRA. NYMC has retained the Washington, DC law firm
of
Weiner Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx PC, experts in the areas of regulatory compliance
and consumer class action defense, to handle this litigation. The motion to
dismiss has been fully briefed and is currently pending before the Court.
Because this case is still in its early stages, we are unable to predict the
outcome of the lawsuit or estimate the potential financial exposure to NYMC,
if
any.
It
is not
possible for the Sellers to determine with certainty whether the legal
proceedings listed above are or will be material to the Sellers. By disclosing
these legal proceedings on this Schedule, the Sellers do not intend to imply,
and are not admitting, that the legal proceedings are in fact material legal
proceedings within the meaning of Item 103 of Regulation S-K under the federal
securities laws or SEC Staff Accounting Release 99.
EXHIBIT
A
QUARTERLY
CERTIFICATION
I,
_______________________, _______________________ of NEW YORK MORTGAGE TRUST,
INC. (“NYMT”),
do
hereby certify that
(i)
|
each
of New York Mortgage Funding, LLC, The New York Mortgage Company,
LLC, and
NYMT is in compliance with all provisions and terms of the Master
Repurchase Agreement, dated as of January 5, 2006 by and among Greenwich
Capital Financial Products, Inc., New York Mortgage Funding, LLC,
The New
York Mortgage Company, LLC, and New York Mortgage Trust,
Inc.;
|
(ii)
|
no
Default has occurred thereunder;
|
(iii)
|
there
have not been any modifications to the Underwriting Guidelines that
have
not been approved by Buyer;
|
(iv)
|
all
additional modifications to the Underwriting Guidelines since the
date of
the most recent disclosure to Buyer of any modification to the
Underwriting Guidelines are set forth herewith;
|
(v)
|
NYMT’s
Tangible Net Worth (increased for purposes of determining such amount
by
the outstanding principal amount of the Trust Preferred Obligations)
is
not less than $100,000,000, or such higher amount provided under
any other
repurchase, financing, credit or other similar facility entered into
by
the Sellers. NYMT has at all times Cash Equivalents in an amount
not less
than $5,000,000. The ratio of NYMT’s Total Indebtedness to Tangible Net
Worth is not greater than 20:1. The Sellers has cash, Cash Equivalents
and
unused borrowing capacity on unencumbered assets that could be drawn
against (taking into account required haircuts) under committed warehouse
and repurchase facilities in an amount equal to not less than $10,000,000;
and
|
(vi)
|
NYMT
had after-tax Net Income of at least $1.00 for the preceding fiscal
quarter.
|
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this certificate.
Date: ____________, 200__ |
NEW
YORK MORTGAGE TRUST, INC.
Name:
Title:
|
A-1-1
EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT
A-1-2
EXHIBIT
C
FORM
OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE SELLERS
(date) |
Greenwich
Capital Financial Products, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Dear
Sirs
and Mesdames:
You
have
requested [our] [my] opinion, as counsel to New York Mortgage Funding, LLC,
a
Delaware limited liability company, The New York Mortgage Company, LLC, a New
York limited liability company and New York Mortgage Trust, Inc., a Maryland
corporation (collectively, the “Sellers”), with respect to certain matters in
connection with that certain Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of January
5,
2006 (the “Agreement”), by and among the Sellers and Greenwich Capital Financial
Products, Inc. (the “Buyer”), being executed contemporaneously with a Custodial
Agreement, dated as of January 5, 2006 (the “Custodial Agreement”), by and among
the Sellers, LaSalle Bank, National Association (the “Custodian”), and the
Buyer. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set
forth in the Agreement.
[We]
[I]
have examined the following documents:
1.
the
Agreement;
2.
Custodial
Agreement;
3.
Pricing
Side Letter;
4.
the
Amended and Restated Electronic Tracking Agreement;
5.
the
Servicing Agreement;
6. the
Servicing Side Letter [insert other agreements]; and
7.
such
other documents, records and papers as we have deemed necessary and relevant
as
a basis for this opinion.
Documents
1 through [6] above shall hereinafter be referred to as the “Program Documents”.
To the extent [we] [I] have deemed necessary and proper, [we] [I] have relied
upon the representations and warranties of the Seller contained in the
Agreement. [We] [I] have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted
to
me as originals, the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of
natural persons and the conformity to the originals of all
documents.
Based
upon the foregoing, it is [our] [my] opinion that:
[Opinions
to be rendered for each Seller]
12. The
Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the state of [state] and is qualified to transact business
in,
duly licensed and is in good standing under, the laws of each state in which
any
Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to ensure the
enforceability of each Loan and the servicing of each Loan pursuant to the
Agreement.
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13. The
Seller has the corporate power to engage in the transactions contemplated by
each of the Program Documents and the Custodial Agreement and all requisite
corporate power, authority and legal right to execute and deliver each of the
Program Documents and observe the terms and conditions of such instruments.
The
Seller has all requisite corporate power to enter into Transactions under the
Agreement and to grant a security interest in the Purchased Items pursuant
to
the Agreement.
14. The
execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of each of the Program
Documents, and the sale by the Seller of the Purchased Items under the Agreement
have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of
the
Seller. Each of the Program Documents have been executed and delivered by the
Seller and are legal, valid and binding agreements enforceable in accordance
with their respective terms against the Seller, subject to bankruptcy laws
and
other similar laws of general application affecting rights of creditors and
subject to the application of the rules of equity, including those respecting
the availability of specific performance, none of which will materially
interfere with the realization of the benefits provided thereunder or with
the
Buyer’s security interest in the Loans.
15. No
consent, approval, authorization or order of, and no filing or registration
with, any court or governmental agency or regulatory body is required on the
part of the Seller for the execution, delivery or performance by the Seller
of
any of the Program Documents or for the borrowings by the Seller under the
Agreement or the granting of a security interest to the Buyer in the Purchased
Items, pursuant to the Agreement.
16. The
execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of, and the consummation
of
the transactions contemplated by each of the Program Documents do not and will
not (a) violate any provision of the Seller’s charter or by-laws, (b) violate
any applicable law, rule or regulation, (c) violate any order, writ, injunction
or decree of any court or governmental authority or agency or any arbitral
award
applicable to the Seller of which I have knowledge (after due inquiry) or (d)
result in a breach of, constitute a default under, require any consent under,
or
result in the acceleration or required prepayment of any indebtedness pursuant
to the terms of, any agreement or instrument of which I have knowledge (after
due inquiry) to which the Seller is a party or by which it is bound or to which
it is subject, or (except for the Liens created pursuant to the Repurchase
Agreement) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any Property
of
the Seller pursuant to the terms of any such agreement or
instrument.
17. There
is
no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best of [our]
[my] knowledge, threatened against the Seller which, in [our] [my] judgment,
either in any one instance or in the aggregate, would be reasonably likely
to
result in any material adverse change in the properties, business or financial
condition, or prospects of the Seller or in any material impairment of the
right
or ability of the Seller to carry on its business substantially as now conducted
or in any material liability on the part of the Seller or which would draw
into
question the validity of any of the Program Documents or the Loans or of any
action taken or to be taken in connection with the transactions contemplated
thereby, or which would be reasonably likely to impair materially the ability
of
the Seller to perform under the terms of any of the Program Documents or the
Loans.
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18. The
Agreement is effective to create, in favor of the Buyer, a valid security
interest under the Uniform Commercial Code in all of the right, title and
interest of the Seller in, to and under the Purchased Items as collateral
security for the payment of the Secured Obligations (as defined in the
Agreement), except that (a) such security interests will continue in the
Purchased Items after their sale, exchange or other disposition only to the
extent provided in Section 9-306 of the Uniform Commercial Code, (b) the
security interests in Purchased Items in which the Seller acquires rights after
the commencement of a case under the Bankruptcy Code in respect of the Seller
may be limited by Section 552 of the Bankruptcy Code.
19. When
the
Notes are delivered to the Custodian, endorsed in blank by a duly authorized
officer of the Seller, the security interest referred to in paragraph 7 above
in
the Notes will constitute a fully perfected first priority security interest
in
all right, title and interest of the Seller therein, in the Loan evidenced
thereby and in the Seller’s interest in the related Mortgaged
Property.
(a) Upon
the
filing of financing statements on Form UCC-1 naming the Buyer as “Secured Party”
and the Seller as “Debtor”, and describing the Purchased Items, in the
jurisdictions and recording offices listed on Schedule 1 attached hereto, the
security interests referred to in paragraph 8 above will constitute fully
perfected security interests under the Uniform Commercial Code in all right,
title and interest of the Seller in, to and under such Purchased Items, which
can be perfected by filing under the Uniform Commercial Code.
(b)
The
UCC
Search Report sets forth the proper filing offices and the proper debtors
necessary to identify those Persons who have on file in the jurisdictions listed
on Schedule 1 financing statements covering the Filing Collateral as of the
dates and times specified on Schedule 2. Except for the matters listed on
Schedule 2, the UCC Search Report identifies no Person who has filed in any
Filing Office a financing statement describing the Filing Collateral prior
to
the effective dates of the UCC Search Report.
20. Neither
the Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company”, or a company
“controlled” by an “investment company”, within the meaning of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Seller is not subject to any Federal or
state statute or regulation which limits its ability to incur
indebtedness.
21. The
Assignments of Mortgage are in recordable form, except for the insertion of
the
name of the assignee, and upon the name of the assignee being inserted, are
acceptable for recording under the laws of the state where each related
Mortgaged Property is located.
22. The
Seller is duly registered as a [____________] in each state in which Loans
were
originated to the extent such registration is required by applicable law, and
has obtained all other licenses and governmental approvals in each jurisdiction
to the extent that the failure to obtain such licenses and approvals would
render any Loan unenforceable or would materially and adversely affect the
ability of the Seller to perform any of its obligations under, or the
enforceability of, the Program Documents.
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23. Assuming
that all other elements necessary to render a Loan legal, valid, binding and
enforceable were present in connection with the execution, delivery and
performance of each Loan (including completion of the entire Loan fully,
accurately and in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations)
and assuming further that no action was taken in connection with the execution,
delivery and performance of each Loan (including in connection with the sale
of
the related Mortgaged Property) that would give rise to a defense to the
legality, validity, binding effect and enforceability of such Loan, nothing
in
the forms of such Loans, as attached hereto as Exhibit A, would render such
Loans other than legal, valid, binding and enforceable.
24. Assuming
their validity, binding effect and enforceability in all other respects
(including completion of the entire Loan fully, accurately and in compliance
with all applicable laws, rules and regulations), the forms of Loans attached
hereto as Exhibit A are in sufficient compliance with ________ law and Federal
consumer protection laws so as not to be rendered void or voidable at the
election of the Mortgagor thereunder.
25. The
Agreement is a “repurchase agreement” and a “securities contract” within the
meaning of Bankruptcy Code Sections 101(47) and 741(7), and the rights of the
Buyer contained in Section 9 thereof to setoff mutual debts and claims, and
in
Section 35 thereof to liquidate, terminate and accelerate the Agreement, in
the
event of the bankruptcy of the Seller will not be stayed, avoided, or otherwise
limited by operation of any provision of the Bankruptcy Code or by order of
a
court or administrative agency in any proceeding thereunder, including without
limitation the automatic stay provisions of Bankruptcy Code Section 362(a)
pursuant to Sections 362(b)[(6) and] (7) thereof.
Very truly yours, |
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EXHIBIT
D
FORM
OF
TRANSACTION NOTICE
[insert date] |
Greenwich
Capital Financial Products, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
_______________________
Transaction
Notice No.:_____________________
Ladies/Gentlemen:
Reference
is made to the Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of January 5, 2006 (the
“Repurchase Agreement”; capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meaning given them in the Repurchase Agreement), among New York
Mortgage Funding, LLC, The New York Mortgage Company, LLC, New York Mortgage
Trust, Inc. (each, and jointly and severally, the “Seller”) and Greenwich
Capital Financial Products, Inc. (the “Buyer”).
In
accordance with Section 3(a) of the Repurchase Agreement, the undersigned Seller
hereby requests that you, the Buyer, agree to enter into a Transaction with
us
in connection with our delivery of Loans on ____________________ [insert
requested Purchase Date, which in the case of Dry Loans must be at least two
(2)
Business Days following the date of the request] (the “Purchase Date”), in
connection with which we shall sell to you the Loans set forth on the Loan
Schedule attached hereto. The Purchase Price shall be ______ [insert applicable
Purchase Price pursuant to the terms of the Pricing Side Letter], the Pricing
Rate shall be _____ [insert applicable Pricing Rate pursuant to the terms of
the
Pricing Side Letter], and the Seller agrees to repurchase such Loans on
_________ [insert requested Repurchase Date] at the Repurchase
Price.
The
Seller hereby certifies, as of such Purchase Date, that:
1.
no
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date hereof
nor will occur after giving effect to such Transaction as a result of such
Transaction;
2.
each
of
the representations and warranties made by the Seller in or pursuant to the
Program Documents is true and correct in all material respects on and as of
such
date (in the case of the representations and warranties in respect of Loans,
solely with respect to Loans being purchased on the Purchase Date) as if made
on
and as of the date hereof (or, if any such representation or warranty is
expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, as of such specific
date);
3.
the
Seller is in compliance with all governmental licenses and authorizations and
is
qualified to do business and is in good standing in all required jurisdictions;
and
4.
the
Seller has satisfied all conditions precedent in Sections 9(a) and (b) of the
Repurchase Agreement and all other requirements of the Program
Documents.
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The
undersigned duly authorized officer of Seller further represents and warrants
that (1) the documents constituting the Custodial File (as defined in the
Custodial Agreement) with respect to the Loans that are the subject of the
Transaction requested herein and more specifically identified on the mortgage
loan schedule or computer readable magnetic transmission delivered to both
the
Buyer and the Custodian in connection herewith (the “Receipted Loans”) [with
respect to Dry Loans: have been or are hereby submitted] [with respect to Wet
Loans: shall be delivered, within _____ (__) days of the date of the execution
of this Transaction Notice] to Custodian and such Required Documents are to
be
held by the Custodian for the Buyer, (2) all other documents related to such
Receipted Loans (including, but not limited to, mortgages, insurance policies,
loan applications and appraisals) have been or will be created and held by
Seller in trust for Buyer, (3) all documents related to such Receipted Loans
withdrawn from Custodian shall be held in trust by Seller for Buyer, and (4)
upon Buyer’s wiring of the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 3(c) of the
Repurchase Agreement, Buyer will have agreed to the terms of the Transaction
as
set forth herein and purchased the Receipted Loans from Seller.
Seller
hereby represents and warrants that (x) the Receipted Loans have an unpaid
principal balance as of the date hereof of $__________ and (y) the number of
Receipted Loans is ______.
Very
truly yours,
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT
E
UNDERWRITING
GUIDELINES
[Underwriting
guidelines to be attached]
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EXHIBIT
F
REQUIRED
FIELDS FOR SERVICING TRANSMISSION
As
agreed
to among Buyer and Sellers
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EXHIBIT
G
REQUIRED
FIELDS FOR LOAN DATA TRANSMISSION
As
agreed
to among Buyer and Sellers
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EXHIBIT
H
FORM
OF MARKET VALUE CERTIFICATION
As
agreed
to among Buyer and Sellers
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EXHIBIT
I
FORM
OF CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
In
connection with your consideration of a possible or actual acquisition of a
participating interest (the “Transaction”) in an advance, note or commitment of
Greenwich Capital Financial Products, Inc. (“Buyer”) pursuant to a Master
Repurchase Agreement between Buyer and The New York Mortgage Company, LLC,
New
York Mortgage Funding, LLC, New York Mortgage Trust (the “Seller”) dated January
5, 2006, you have requested the right to review certain non-public information
regarding the Seller that is in the possession of Buyer. In consideration of,
and as a condition to, furnishing you with such information and any other
information (whether communicated in writing or communicated orally) delivered
to you by Buyer or its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, advisors,
agents or “controlling persons” (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) (such affiliates and other persons
being herein referred to collectively as Buyer “Representatives”) in connection
with the consideration of a Transaction (such information being herein referred
to as “Evaluation Material”), Buyer hereby requests your agreement as
follows:
1. The
Evaluation Material will be used solely for the purpose of evaluating a possible
Transaction with Buyer involving you or your affiliates, and unless and until
you have completed such Transaction pursuant to a definitive agreement between
you or any such affiliate and Buyer, such Evaluation Material will be kept
strictly confidential by you and your affiliates, directors, officers,
employees, advisors, agents or controlling persons (such affiliates and other
persons being herein referred to collectively as “your Representatives”), except
that the Evaluation Material or portions thereof may be disclosed to those
of
your Representatives who need to know such information for the purpose of
evaluating a possible Transaction with Buyer (it being understood that prior
to
such disclosure your Representatives will be informed of the confidential nature
of the Evaluation Material and shall agree to be bound by this Agreement).
You
agree to be responsible for any breach of this Agreement by your
Representatives.
2. The
term
“Evaluation Material” does not include any information which (i) at the time of
disclosure or thereafter is generally known by the public (other than as a
result of its disclosure by you or your Representatives) or (ii) was or becomes
available to you on a nonconfidential basis from a person not otherwise bound
by
a confidential agreement with Buyer or its Representatives or is not otherwise
prohibited from transmitting the information to you. As used in this Agreement,
the term “person” shall be broadly interpreted to include, without limitation,
any corporation, company, joint venture, partnership or individual.
3. In
the
event that you receive a request to disclose all or any part of the information
contained in the Evaluation Material under the terms of a valid and effective
subpoena or order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, you agree to
(i)
immediately notify Buyer and the Seller of the existence, terms and
circumstances surrounding such a request, (ii) consult with the Seller on the
advisability of taking legally available steps to resist or narrow such request,
and (iii) if disclosure of such information is required, exercise your best
efforts to obtain an order or other reliable assurance that confidential
treatment will be accorded to such information.
4. Unless
otherwise required by law in the opinion of your counsel, neither you nor your
Representative will, without our prior written consent, disclose to any person
the fact that the Evaluation Material has been made available to
you.
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5. You
agree
not to initiate or maintain contact (except for those contacts made in the
ordinary course of business) with any officer, director or employee of the
Seller regarding the business, operations, prospects or finances of the Seller
or the employment of such officer, director or employee, except with the express
written permission of the Seller.
6. You
understand and acknowledge that the Seller is not making any representation
or
warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the
Evaluation Material or any other information provided to you by Buyer. The
Seller, its respective affiliates or Representatives, nor any of its respective
officers, directors, employees, agents or controlling persons (within the
meaning of the 0000 Xxx) shall have any liability to you or any other person
(including, without limitation, any of your Representatives) resulting from
your
use of the Evaluation Material.
7. You
agree
that neither Buyer or the Seller has not granted you any license, copyright,
or
similar right with respect to any of the Evaluation Material or any other
information provided to you by Buyer.
8. If
you
determine that you do not wish to proceed with the Transaction, you will
promptly deliver to Buyer all of the Evaluation Material, including all copies
and reproductions thereof in your possession or in the possession of any of
your
Representatives.
9. Without
prejudice to the rights and remedies otherwise available to the Seller, the
Seller shall be entitled to equitable relief by way of injunction if you or
any
of your Representatives breach or threaten to breach any of the provisions
of
this Agreement. You agree to waive, and to cause your Representatives to waive,
any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with
such
remedy.
10. The
validity and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York
applicable to agreements made and to be fully performed therein (excluding
the
conflicts of law rules). You submit to the jurisdiction of any court of the
State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District
of the State of New York for the purpose of any suit, action, or other
proceeding arising out of this Agreement.
11. The
benefits of this Agreement shall inure to the respective successors and assigns
of the parties hereto, and the obligations and liabilities assumed in this
Agreement by the parties hereto shall be binding upon the respective successors
and assigns.
12. If
it is
found in a final judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction (not subject
to
further appeal) that any term or provision hereof is invalid or unenforceable,
(i) the remaining terms and provisions hereof shall be unimpaired and shall
remain in full force and effect and (ii) the invalid or unenforceable provision
or term shall be replaced by a term or provision that is valid and enforceable
and that comes closest to expressing the intention of such invalid or
unenforceable term or provision.
13. This
Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto
and supersedes any and all prior agreements, arrangements and understandings
relating to the matters provided for herein. No alteration, waiver, amendments,
or change or supplement hereto shall be binding or effective unless the same
is
set forth in writing by a duly authorized representative of each party and
may
be modified or waived only by a separate letter executed by the Seller and
you
expressly so modifying or waiving such Agreement.
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14. For
the
convenience of the parties, any number of counterparts of this Agreement may
be
executed by the parties hereto. Each such counterpart shall be, and shall be
deemed to be, an original instrument, but all such counterparts taken together
shall constitute one and the same Agreement.
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Kindly
execute and return one copy of this letter which will constitute our Agreement
with respect to the subject matter of this letter.
GREENWICH
CAPITAL FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, INC.
By:
|
Confirmed
and agreed to
this
_____ day of _____________, 200_.
By:____________________________________
Name
Title:
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EXHIBIT
J
FORM
OF INSTRUCTION LETTER
[Required
fields to be provided by Buyer]
__________
__, 2006
___________________,
as [Servicer/Subservicer]
____________________
____________________
Attention:
_______________
Re: |
Master
Repurchase Agreement, dated as of December 30, by and among Greenwich
Capital Financial Products, Inc., (“Buyer”),
New York Mortgage Funding, LLC, The New York Mortgage Company, LLC
and New
York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (each, and jointly and severally, the
“Seller”)
|
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Pursuant
to the Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of January 5, 2006 (the
“Repurchase
Agreement”),
between the Buyer and the Seller, you are hereby notified that: (i) the
undersigned Seller has sold to the Buyer the assets described on Schedule
1
hereto
(the “Eligible
Assets”),
(ii)
each of the Eligible Assets is subject to a security interest in favor of the
Buyer, and (iii) effective as of the delivery of this letter to the Servicer,
unless otherwise notified by the Buyer in writing, any payments or distributions
made with respect to such Eligible Assets shall be remitted immediately by
the
Servicer in accordance with the Buyer’s wiring instructions provided
below:
Account
No.: [____________________]
ABA
No.: [____________________]
Reference:
[____________________]
The
Subservicer also acknowledges its consent to terminate such Servicing Agreement
upon notification by the Buyer of an occurrence of an Event of
Default.
Please
acknowledge receipt of this instruction letter by signing in the signature
block
below and forwarding an executed copy to the Buyer promptly upon receipt. Any
notices to the Buyer should be delivered to the following address: ___________
Attention: _________, Telephone: ________, Facsimile: ________.
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Very
truly yours,
[SELLER]
By:
Name:
Title:
|
ACKNOWLEDGED:
___________________________________,
as [Servicer]
By:
Name:
Title:
Telephone:
Facsimile:
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EXHIBIT
K
THIRD
PARTY UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
PRIME
Agency
(FNMA/FHLMC)
xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx/
Chase
Correspondent (03):
xxxx://xxx.xxxxxx0x.xxx/xxxxxxx/xxxxxx/xxxx/Xxxxxxxxxxxxx/XxXxxxXxxxxxXxxxx.xxxx
Ohio
Savings (04)
xxxxx://xxx0.xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx/XxxXxxx/xxxxxxxx/xxxxxx/xxxxx/xxxx_xxxxxx.xxx
Xxxxxxxxx
(05)
xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx/XXXx/XXXXXXX%00XXXXX%00Xxxxxxx%000000.xxx
Citimortgage
(10)
xxxxx://xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx/Xxxxxxxxxxxxx/XxxXxxxxx.xx
Aurora
(11)
xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx/Xxxxxxx/XX/XXX/XxxxxxxXxxxx/XXX.xxxx
Xxxxx
Fargo (12)
xxxxx://xxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx/xxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/xxxxx.xxx
Astoria
Federal (15)
xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx/xxxxxxxx_xxxxxxxxxx/xxxxx.xxx
Countrywide
(33)
xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx/xxx/
Indymac
(43)
xxxxx://xxx-x-xxxx.xxxxxxxx0x.xxx/xXXXX/Xxxxxx.xxx
CSFB
(49)
xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx/XXXxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Bayview
Financial (51) - mixed use/mult-family
xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx/xxxxxx_xxxxxxxx.xxx
FHA
xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx
Connecticut
Bond - CHFA
xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xxx
Delaware
Bond - DSHA
xxxx://xxx0.xxxxx.xx.xx/xxxx/xxxxxxxx_xxxxx.xxx
New
Hampshire Bond - NHHFA
xxxx://xxx.xxxxx.xxx/
K-1
Pennsylvania
Bond - PHFA
xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xxx/
Rhode
Island Bond
xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxx/
SUB-PRIME
Countrywide
Sub-prime (S-1)
xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx/xxx/
New
Century (S-4)
xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx/xxxxxxxXxxxx/xxxxx.xxx
WMC
(S-5)
xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxx/xxxxxxx.xxx
Deutsche
Bank (S-6)
xxxxx://xxx.xx.xxx/xxxxx/xxxxxxxx/xxxx.xxxx
Impac
Sub-prime (S-9)
xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx/XxxxxxXxxxx0000/xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Novastar
(S-11)
xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx/xxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxx_xxxxxxx.xxx
Option
One (S-12)
xxxx://xxxx.xxx/xxxxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxxxx_xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Decision
One (S-13)
xxxxx://xxx.x0xxxxxx.xxx/xxxxxxx/x0_xxxx_xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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BULK INVESTORS
Impac
(9)
Citigroup
(10A)
Nomura
(16)
Indymac
(43)
Bear
Xxxxxxx (44)
Wintergroup
(45)
UBS
Warburg (46)
Greenwich
Capital (47)
CSFB
(49)
Countrywide
Securities (52)
US
Bank (54)
Greenpoint
Correspondent (55)
Xxxxxx
Brothers Sec (56)
RFC
(58)
WAMU
Securities (59)
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx (60)
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx (62)
K-2
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx (63)
WMC
(S-5)
Deutsche
Bank (S-6)
Option
One (S-12)
Xxxxx
Fargo Sub-prime (12SP)
BB&T
FNMA
XX
Xxxxxx
Opteum
Funding
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Wachovia
Bank
of America
Sovereign
Securities
CDC
C-Bass
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