Exhibit 99.9(b)
EXECUTION COPY
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MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND WARRANTIES AGREEMENT
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XXXXXX XXXXXXX MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.,
Purchaser
GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.,
Seller
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Dated as of May 1, 2005
Conventional,
Fixed and Adjustable Rate
Residential Mortgage Loans
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS..................................................................................1
SECTION 2. AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE.......................................................................13
SECTION 3. MORTGAGE SCHEDULES..........................................................................13
SECTION 4. PURCHASE PRICE..............................................................................14
SECTION 5. EXAMINATION OF MORTGAGE FILES...............................................................14
SECTION 6. CONVEYANCE FROM SELLER TO PURCHASER.........................................................15
SECTION 7. SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS.............................................................18
SECTION 8. [RESERVED]..................................................................................18
SECTION 9. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE SELLER; REMEDIES FOR BREACH................18
SECTION 10. CLOSING.....................................................................................35
SECTION 11. CLOSING DOCUMENTS...........................................................................36
SECTION 12. COSTS.......................................................................................37
SECTION 13. THE SELLER..................................................................................37
SECTION 14. COOPERATION OF SELLER WITH A RECONSTITUTION.................................................39
SECTION 15. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS........................................................................41
SECTION 16. MANDATORY DELIVERY; GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST..............................................41
SECTION 17. NOTICES.....................................................................................42
SECTION 18. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.........................................................................43
SECTION 19. COUNTERPARTS................................................................................43
SECTION 20. INTENTION OF THE PARTIES....................................................................43
SECTION 21. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; ASSIGNMENT OF PURCHASE AGREEMENT....................................43
SECTION 22. WAIVERS.....................................................................................44
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SECTION 23. EXHIBITS....................................................................................44
SECTION 24. GENERAL INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES.............................................................44
SECTION 25. REPRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS...................................................................44
SECTION 26. FURTHER AGREEMENTS..........................................................................45
SECTION 27. RECORDATION OF ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE......................................................45
SECTION 28. NO SOLICITATION.............................................................................45
SECTION 29. WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY.....................................................................46
SECTION 30. GOVERNING LAW JURISDICTION; CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS...................................46
SECTION 31. AMENDMENT...................................................................................46
SECTION 32. CONFIDENTIALITY.............................................................................46
SECTION 33. ENTIRE AGREEMENT............................................................................47
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A-1 MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS
EXHIBIT A-2 CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
EXHIBIT B FORM OF INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT C FORM OF SELLER'S OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT D FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE SELLER
EXHIBIT E FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT F FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT G UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
EXHIBIT H FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
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MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND WARRANTIES AGREEMENT
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This MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND WARRANTIES AGREEMENT ("Agreement"),
dated as of May 1, 2005, by and between Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc.,
a New York corporation (the "Purchaser"), and GreenPoint Mortgage Funding,
Inc., a New York corporation (the "Seller").
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, the Seller desires to sell, from time to time, to the
Purchaser, and the Purchaser desires to purchase, from time to time, from the
Seller, certain conventional fixed and adjustable rate residential first-lien
mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") on a servicing released basis as
described herein, and which shall be delivered in pools of whole loans (each,
a "Mortgage Loan Package") on various dates as provided herein (each, a
"Closing Date");
WHEREAS, each Mortgage Loan is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust
or other security instrument creating a first lien on a residential dwelling
located in the jurisdiction indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule for the
related Mortgage Loan Package;
WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Seller wish to prescribe the manner of
the conveyance, servicing by the Interim Servicer and control of the Mortgage
Loans; and
WHEREAS, following its purchase of the Mortgage Loans from the
Seller, the Purchaser desires to sell some or all of the Mortgage Loans to one
or more purchasers as a whole loan transfer or a public or private, rated or
unrated mortgage pass-through transaction.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual
agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser
and the Seller agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions.
For purposes of this Agreement the following capitalized terms shall
have the respective meanings set forth below.
Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan,
those mortgage servicing practices which are in accordance with accepted
mortgage servicing practices of prudent mortgage lending institutions which
service mortgage loans of the same type as such Mortgage Loan in the
jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located.
Act: The National Housing Act, as amended from time to time.
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan purchased pursuant to
this Agreement, the Mortgage Interest Rate of which is adjusted from time to
time in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note.
Affiliate: With respect to any specified Person, any other Person
controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified
Person. For the purposes of this definition, "control" when used with respect
to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies
of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of
voting securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms "controlling" and
"controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
Agency Transfer: A Xxxxxx Mae Transfer or a Xxxxxxx Mac Transfer.
Agreement: This Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement
including all exhibits, schedules, amendments and supplements hereto.
ALTA: The American Land Title Association or any successor thereto.
Appraised Value: With respect to any Mortgaged Property, the lesser
of (i) the value thereof as determined by an appraisal made for the originator
of the Mortgage Loan at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan by a
Qualified Appraiser and (ii) the purchase price paid for the related Mortgaged
Property by the Mortgagor with the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan; provided,
however, that in the case of a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, such value of the
Mortgaged Property is based solely upon the value determined by an appraisal
made for the originator of such Refinanced Mortgage Loan at the time of
origination of such Refinanced Mortgage Loan by a Qualified Appraiser.
Assignment and Conveyance Agreement: As defined in Subsection 6.01.
Assignment of Mortgage: An individual assignment of the Mortgage,
notice of transfer or equivalent instrument in recordable form and in blank,
sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged
Property is located to give record notice of the sale of the Mortgage to the
Purchaser.
Business Day: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, (ii) a day
on which banking and savings and loan institutions, in the State of New York
or the State in which the Interim Servicer's servicing operations are located
or (iii) the state in which the Custodian's operations are located, are
authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
Cash-Out Refinance: A Refinanced Mortgage Loan in which the proceeds
received were in excess of the amount of funds required to repay the principal
balance of any existing first mortgage on the related Mortgaged Property, pay
related closing costs and satisfy any outstanding subordinate mortgages on the
related Mortgaged Property and which provided incidental cash to the related
Mortgagor of more than 1% of the original principal balance of such Mortgage
Loan.
Closing Date: The date or dates on which the Purchaser from time to
time shall purchase, and the Seller from time to time shall sell, the Mortgage
Loans listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the related
Mortgage Loan Package.
Closing Documents: The documents required to be delivered on each
Closing Date pursuant to Section 11.
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CLTA: The California Land Title Association.
Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor
statute thereto.
Condemnation Proceeds: All awards, compensation and settlements in
respect of a taking of all or part of a Mortgaged Property, whether permanent
or temporary, partial or entire, by exercise of the power of condemnation or
the right of eminent domain, to the extent not required to be released to a
Mortgagor in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents.
Co-op: A private, cooperative housing corporation, having only one
class of stock outstanding, which owns or leases land and all or part of a
building or buildings, including apartments, spaces used for commercial
purposes and common areas therein and whose board of directors authorizes the
sale of stock and the issuance of a Co-op Lease.
Co-op Lease: With respect to a Co-op Loan, the lease with respect to
a dwelling unit occupied by the Mortgagor and relating to the stock allocated
to the related dwelling unit.
Co-op Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by the pledge of stock allocated
to a dwelling unit in a residential cooperative housing corporation and a
collateral assignment of the related Co-op Lease.
Covered Loan: A Mortgage Loan categorized as Covered pursuant to
Appendix E of Standard & Poor's Glossary.
Custodial Account: The separate trust account created and maintained
pursuant to Subsection 2.04 of the Interim Servicing Agreement (with respect
to each Mortgage Loan, as specified therein).
Custodial Agreement: The agreement(s) governing the retention of the
originals of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Mortgage and other
Mortgage Loan Documents. If more than one Custodial Agreement is in effect at
any given time, all of the individual Custodial Agreements shall collectively
be referred to as the "Custodial Agreement."
Custodian: Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking
corporation, and its successors in interest, or any successor to the Custodian
under the Custodial Agreement as therein provided.
Cut-off Date: The date or dates designated as such on the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Package.
Deleted Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan that is repurchased or to be
repurchased or replaced or to be replaced with a Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loan by the Seller in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Determination Date: The date specified in the Interim Servicing
Agreement (with respect to each Mortgage Loan, for an interim period, as
specified therein).
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Due Date: The day of the month on which the Monthly Payment is due on
a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace.
Escrow Payments: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amounts
constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, 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 Mortgage or any other
document.
Xxxxxx Xxx: The Federal National Mortgage Association, or any
successor thereto.
Xxxxxx Mae Guides: The Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx' Guide and the Xxxxxx Mae
Servicers' Guide, as amended or restated from time to time.
Xxxxxx Xxx Transfer: As defined in Section 14.
FHA: The Federal Housing Administration, an agency within the United
States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any successor thereto
and including the Federal Housing Commissioner and the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development where appropriate under the FHA Regulations.
FIRREA: The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement
Act of 1989, as amended and in effect from time to time.
Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan: A fixed rate mortgage loan purchased
pursuant to this Agreement.
Xxxxxxx Mac: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any
successor thereto.
Xxxxxxx Mac Transfer: As defined in Section 14.
Gross Margin: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the
fixed percentage amount set forth in the related Mortgage Note which amount is
added to the Index in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note
to determine on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date the Mortgage Interest Rate
for such Mortgage Loan.
High Cost Loan: A Mortgage Loan (a) covered by the Home Ownership and
Equity Protection Act of 1994, (b) classified as a "high cost home,"
"threshold," "covered," "high risk home," "predatory" or similar loan under
any other applicable state, federal or local law (or a similarly classified
loan using different terminology under a law imposing heightened regulatory
scrutiny or additional legal liability for residential mortgage loans having
high interest rates, points and/or fees) or (c) a Mortgage Loan categorized as
High Cost pursuant to Appendix E of Standard & Poor's Glossary. For avoidance
of doubt, the parties agree that this definition shall apply to any law
regardless of whether such law is presently, or in the future becomes, the
subject of judicial review or litigation.
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Home Loan: A Mortgage Loan categorized as Home Loan pursuant to
Appendix E of Standard & Poor's Glossary.
HUD: The Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any federal
agency or official thereof which may from time to time succeed to the
functions thereof with regard to Mortgage Insurance issued by the FHA. The
term "HUD," for purposes of this Agreement, is also deemed to include
subdivisions thereof such as the FHA and Government National Mortgage
Association.
Index: The index indicated in the related Mortgage Note for each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan.
Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of
insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged
Property.
Interest Rate Adjustment Date: With respect to each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the date, specified in the related Mortgage Note and the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule, on which the Mortgage Interest Rate is
adjusted.
Interim Funder: With respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan,
the Person named on the MERS System as the interim funder pursuant to the MERS
Procedures Manual.
Interim Servicer: The servicer under the Interim Servicing Agreement,
or its successor in interest, or any successor to the Interim Servicer under
the Interim Servicing Agreement, as therein provided.
Interim Servicing Agreement: The agreement to be entered into by the
Purchaser and the Interim Servicer, providing for the Interim Servicer to
service the Mortgage Loans as specified by the Interim Servicing Agreement.
Investor: With respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan, the
Person named on the MERS System as the investor pursuant to the MERS
Procedures Manual.
Lifetime Rate Cap: The provision of each Mortgage Note related to an
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan which provides for an absolute maximum Mortgage
Interest Rate thereunder. The Mortgage Interest Rate during the terms of each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan shall not at any time exceed the Mortgage
Interest Rate at the time of origination of such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan
by more than the amount per annum set forth on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
Liquidation Proceeds: The proceeds received in connection with the
liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through the sale or
assignment of such Mortgage Loan, trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or
otherwise or the sale of the related Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged
Property is acquired in satisfaction of the Mortgage Loan, other than amounts
received following the acquisition of REO Property, Insurance Proceeds and
Condemnation Proceeds.
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Loan-to-Value Ratio: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, as of any
date of determination, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) the numerator of
which is the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the
related Cut-off Date (unless otherwise indicated), and the denominator of
which is the lesser of (a) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property at
origination and (b) if the Mortgage Loan was made to finance the acquisition
of the related Mortgaged Property, the purchase price of the Mortgaged
Property.
LPMI Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan which has an LPMI
Policy, the portion of the Mortgage Interest Rate as set forth on the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule (which shall be payable solely from the interest
portion of Monthly Payments, Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds or
Liquidation Proceeds), which, during such period prior to the required
cancellation of the LPMI Policy, shall be used to pay the premium due on the
related LPMI Policy.
LPMI Policy: A policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued
by an insurer acceptable under the Underwriting Guidelines and qualified to do
business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, pursuant
to which the related premium is to be paid by the Servicer of the related
Mortgage Loan from payments of interest made by the Mortgagor in an amount as
is set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
LTV: Loan-to-Value Ratio.
Manufactured Home: A single family residential unit that is
constructed in a factory in sections in accordance with the Federal
Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards adopted on June 15, 1976,
by the Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD Code"), as amended in
2000, which preempts state and local building codes. Each unit is identified
by the presence of a HUD Plate/Compliance Certificate label. The sections are
then transported to the site and joined together and affixed to a pre-built
permanent foundation (which satisfies the manufacturer's requirements and all
state, county, and local building codes and regulations). The manufactured
home is built on a non-removable, permanent frame chassis that supports the
complete unit of walls, floors, and roof. The underneath part of the home may
have running gear (wheels, axles, and brakes) that enable it to be transported
to the permanent site. The wheels and hitch are removed prior to anchoring the
unit to the permanent foundation. The manufactured home must be classified as
real estate and taxed accordingly. The permanent foundation may be on land
owned by the mortgager or may be on leased land.
MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and its successors in interest.
MERS Designated Mortgage Loan: Mortgage Loans for which (a) the
Seller has designated or will designate MERS as, and has taken or will take
such action as is necessary to cause MERS to be, the mortgagee of record, as
nominee for the Seller, in accordance with MERS Procedure Manual and (b) the
Seller has designated or will designate the Purchaser as the Investor on the
MERS(R) System.
MERS Procedure Manual: The MERS Procedures Manual, as it may be
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
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MERS Report: The report from the MERS System listing MERS Designated
Mortgage Loans and other information.
MERS(R) System: MERS mortgage electronic registry system, as more
particularly described in the MERS Procedures Manual.
Monthly Payment: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the scheduled
payment of principal and interest payable by a Mortgagor under the related
Mortgage Note on each Due Date.
Mortgage: With respect to a Mortgage Loan that is not a Co-op Loan,
the mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a Mortgage Note,
which creates a first lien on the Mortgaged Property. With respect to a Co-op
Loan, the Security Agreement.
Mortgage File: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan
Documents and the items listed in Exhibit A-2 hereto and any additional
documents required to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this
Agreement.
Mortgage Interest Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the
annual rate at which interest accrues on such Mortgage Loan from time to time
in accordance with the provisions of the related Mortgage Note.
Mortgage Interest Rate Cap: With respect to an Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the limit on each Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment as set
forth in the related Mortgage Note.
Mortgage Loan: Each mortgage loan sold, assigned and transferred
pursuant to this Agreement and identified on the applicable Mortgage Loan
Schedule, which Mortgage Loan includes, without limitation, the Mortgage File,
the Monthly Payments, Principal Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds,
Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, Servicing Rights and all other
rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising from or in connection with
such Mortgage Loan, excluding replaced or repurchased mortgage loans.
Mortgage Loan Documents: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the
documents required to be delivered to the Custodian pursuant to Subsection
6.03.
Mortgage Loan Package: Each pool of Mortgage Loans, which shall be
purchased by the Purchaser from the Seller from time to time on each Closing
Date.
Mortgage Loan Schedule: The schedule of Mortgage Loans setting forth
the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan in the related
Mortgage Loan Package: (1) the Seller's Mortgage Loan identifying number; (2)
the Mortgagor's name; (3) the street address of the Mortgaged Property
including the city, state and zip code; (4) a code indicating whether the
Mortgaged Property is owner-occupied, investment property or a second home;
(5) the number and type of residential units constituting the Mortgaged
Property (e.g. single family residence, a two- to four-family dwelling,
condominium, planned unit development or cooperative); (6) the original months
to maturity or the remaining months to maturity from the related Cut-off Date,
in any case based on the original amortization schedule and, if different, the
maturity expressed in the same manner but based on the actual amortization
schedule; (7) the
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Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination; (8) the Mortgage Interest Rate as of the
related Cut-off Date; (9) the date on which the first Monthly Payment was due
on the Mortgage Loan and, if such date is not consistent with the Due Date
currently in effect, the Due Date; (10) the stated maturity date; (11) the
amount of the Monthly Payment as of the related Cut-off Date; (12) the last
payment date on which a payment was actually applied to the outstanding
principal balance; (13) the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;
(14) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on
the related Cut-off Date, after deduction of payments of principal due and
collected on or before the related Cut-off Date; (15) with respect to
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, the Interest Rate Adjustment Date; (16) with
respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, the Gross Margin; (17) with respect
to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, the Lifetime Rate Cap; (18) with respect to
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, a code indicating the type of Index; (19) the
type of Mortgage Loan (i.e., Fixed Rate, Adjustable Rate); (20) a code
indicating the purpose of the loan (i.e., purchase, Rate/Term Refinance or
Cash-Out Refinance); (21) a code indicating the documentation style (i.e. no
documents, full, alternative, reduced, no income/no asset, stated income, no
ration, reduced or NIV); (22) the loan credit classification (as described in
the Underwriting Guidelines); (23) whether such Mortgage Loan provides for a
Prepayment Penalty; (24) the Prepayment Penalty period of such Mortgage Loan,
if applicable; (25) a description of the Prepayment Penalty, if applicable;
(26) the Mortgage Interest Rate as of origination; (27) the credit risk score
(FICO score); (28) the date of origination; (29) with respect to Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loans, the Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment period; (30) with
respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, the Mortgage Interest Rate
adjustment percentage; (31) with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans,
the Mortgage Interest Rate floor; (32) the Mortgage Interest Rate calculation
method (i.e., 30/360, simple interest, other); (33) with respect to Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loans, the Periodic Rate Cap as of the first Interest Rate
Adjustment Date; (34) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan by its
original terms or any modifications thereof provides for amortization beyond
its scheduled maturity date; (35) the original Monthly Payment due; (36) the
Appraised Value; (37) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is covered
by a PMI Policy and, if so, identifying the PMI Policy provider; (38) a code
indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is covered by an LPMI Policy and, if so,
identifying the LPMI Policy provider; (39) in connection with a condominium
unit, a code indicating whether the condominium project where such unit is
located is low-rise or high-rise; (40) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged
Property is a leasehold estate; (41) the MERS Identification Number, if
applicable; and (42) a field indicating whether such Mortgage Loan is a Home
Loan. With respect to the Mortgage Loans in the aggregate, the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth the following information, as of the
related Cut-off Date: (1) the number of Mortgage Loans; (2) the current
aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans; (3) the
weighted average Mortgage Interest Rate of the Mortgage Loans; (4) the
weighted average maturity of the Mortgage Loans; (5) the average principal
balance of the Mortgage Loans; (6) the applicable Cut-off Date; and (7) the
applicable Closing Date.
Mortgage Note: The original executed note or other evidence of the
Mortgage Loan indebtedness of a Mortgagor, including any riders or addenda
thereto.
Mortgaged Property: With respect to a Mortgage Loan that is not a
Co-op Loan, the Mortgagor's real property securing repayment of a related
Mortgage Note, consisting of an unsubordinated estate in fee simple or, with
respect to real property located in jurisdictions in which the use of
leasehold estates for residential properties is a widely-accepted practice, a
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leasehold estate, in a single parcel or multiple parcels of real property
improved by a Residential Dwelling. With respect to a Co-op Loan, the stock
allocated to a dwelling unit in the residential cooperative housing
corporation that was pledged to secure such Co-op Loan and the related Co-op
Lease.
Mortgagee: The mortgagee or beneficiary named in the Mortgage and the
successors and assigns of such mortgagee or beneficiary.
Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note, who is an owner of the
Mortgaged Property and the grantor or mortgagor named in the Mortgage and such
grantor's or mortgagor's successors in title to the Mortgaged Property.
Nonrecoverable Advance: Any advance previously made or proposed to be
made in respect of a Mortgage Loan which, in the good faith judgment of the
Interim Servicer, will not or, in the case of a proposed advance, would not,
be ultimately recoverable from related Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation
Proceeds or otherwise. The determination by the Interim Servicer that it has
made a Nonrecoverable Advance or that any proposed advance of principal and
interest, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance, shall be
evidenced by an Officers' Certificate delivered to the Purchaser.
Officer's Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the
Board or the Vice Chairman of the Board or a President or a Vice President and
by the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the Assistant Treasurers or
Assistant Secretaries of the Seller, and delivered to the Purchaser as
required by this Agreement.
Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel
for the Seller, reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser.
Periodic Rate Cap: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, the provision of each Mortgage Note which provides for an absolute
maximum amount by which the Mortgage Interest Rate therein may increase or
decrease on an Interest Rate Adjustment Date above or below the Mortgage
Interest Rate previously in effect.
Periodic Rate Floor: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, the provision of each Mortgage Note which provides for an absolute
maximum amount by which the Mortgage Interest Rate therein may decrease on an
Interest Rate Adjustment Date below the Mortgage Interest Rate previously in
effect.
Person: An individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
association, joint-stock company, limited liability company, trust,
unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political
subdivision thereof.
PMI Policy: A policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued by
an insurer acceptable under the Underwriting Guidelines and qualified to do
business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located.
Preliminary Mortgage Schedule: As defined in Section 3.
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Premium Percentage: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a percentage
equal to the excess of the Purchase Price Percentage over 100%.
Prepayment Penalty: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the penalty
if the Mortgagor prepays such Mortgage Loan as provided in the related
Mortgage Note or Mortgage.
Principal Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of principal on a
Mortgage Loan which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date,
including any prepayment penalty or premium thereon, which is not accompanied
by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or
dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment.
Purchase Price: The price paid on the related Closing Date by the
Purchaser to the Seller in exchange for the Mortgage Loans purchased on such
Closing Date as calculated in Section 4 of this Agreement.
Purchase Price and Terms Letter: Those certain agreements setting
forth the general terms and conditions of the transactions consummated herein
and identifying the Mortgage Loans to be purchased from time to time hereunder
and thereunder, between the Seller and the Purchaser.
Purchase Price Percentage: The percentage of par (expressed as
decimal) set forth in the related Purchase Price and Terms Letter.
Purchaser: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc., a New York
corporation, and its successors in interest and assigns, or any successor to
the Purchaser under this Agreement as herein provided.
Qualified Appraiser: An appraiser, duly appointed by the Seller, who
had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan
made on the security thereof, and whose compensation was not affected by the
approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and such appraiser and the
appraisal made by such appraiser both satisfied the requirements of Title XI
of FIRREA and the regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the
date the Mortgage Loan was originated.
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan: A mortgage loan eligible to be
substituted by the Seller for a Deleted Mortgage Loan which must, on the date
of such substitution, be approved by the Purchaser and (i) have an unpaid
principal balance, after deduction of all scheduled payments due in the month
of substitution (or in the case of a substitution of more than one mortgage
loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, an aggregate principal balance), not in
excess of the unpaid principal balance of the Deleted Mortgage Loan (the
amount of any shortfall will be deposited in the Custodial Account by the
Seller in the month of substitution); (ii) have a Mortgage Interest Rate not
less than and not more than one percent (1%) greater than the Mortgage
Interest Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iii) have a remaining term to
maturity not greater than and not more than one (1) year less than that of the
Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iv) be of the same type as the Deleted Mortgage Loan
(i.e., fixed rate or adjustable rate with same Mortgage Interest Rate Cap and
Index); (v) comply as of the date of substitution with each representation and
warranty set forth in Section 9 of this Agreement; (vi) be current in the
payment of principal and interest; (vii) be secured by a Mortgaged Property of
the same type and
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occupancy status as secured the Deleted Mortgage Loan; and (viii) have payment
terms that do not vary in any material respect from those of the Deleted
Mortgage Loan.
Rate/Term Refinance: A Refinanced Mortgage Loan, in which the
proceeds received were not in excess of the amount of funds required to repay
the principal balance of any existing first mortgage loan on the related
Mortgaged Property, pay related closing costs and satisfy any outstanding
subordinate mortgages on the related Mortgaged Property and did not provide
incidental cash to the related Mortgagor of more than one percent (1%) of the
original principal balance of such Mortgage Loan.
Reconstitution: A Whole Loan Transfer or a Securitization Transfer.
Reconstitution Agreements: The agreement or agreements entered into
by the Seller and the Purchaser and/or certain third parties on the
Reconstitution Date or Dates with respect to any or all of the Mortgage Loans
sold hereunder, in connection with a Whole Loan Transfer, Agency Transfer or a
Securitization Transfer pursuant to Section 14, including, but not limited to,
a seller's warranties and servicing agreement with respect to a Whole Loan
Transfer, and a pooling and servicing agreement and/or seller/servicer
agreements and related custodial/trust agreement and documents with respect to
a Securitization Transfer.
Reconstitution Date: As defined in Section 14.
Refinanced Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan the proceeds of which were
not used to purchase the related Mortgaged Property.
REMIC: A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" within the meaning
of Section 860D of the Code.
REMIC Provisions: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating
to a REMIC, which appear at Section 860A through 860G of Subchapter M of
Chapter 1, Subtitle A of the Code, and related provisions and regulations,
rulings or pronouncements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in
effect from time to time.
Remittance Date: The date specified in the Interim Servicing
Agreement (with respect to each Mortgage Loan, as specified therein).
REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Interim Servicer
through foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure.
Repurchase Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan for which a
breach of a representation or warranty from the Agreement or the Interim
Servicing Agreement is found, a price equal to the then outstanding principal
balance of the Mortgage Loan to be repurchased, plus accrued interest thereon
at the Mortgage Interest Rate from the date to which interest had last been
paid through the date of such repurchase, plus the amount of any outstanding
advances owed to any servicer, and plus all costs and expenses incurred by the
Purchaser or any servicer arising out of or based upon such breach, including
without limitation costs and expenses incurred in the enforcement of the
Seller's repurchase obligation hereunder, and plus, in the event a Mortgage
Loan is repurchased during the first twelve months following the related
Closing
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Date, an amount equal to the Premium Percentage multiplied by the
outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the date of such
repurchase.
Residential Dwelling: Any one of the following: (i) a detached
one-family dwelling, (ii) a detached two- to four-family dwelling, (iii) a
one-family dwelling unit in a condominium project or (iv) a one-family
dwelling in a planned unit development, none of which is a co-operative,
mobile or manufactured home.
RESPA: Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, as amended from time to
time.
Securitization Transfer: The sale or transfer of some or all of the
Mortgage Loans to a trust or other entity as part of a publicly-offered or
privately-placed, rated or unrated mortgage pass-through or other
mortgage-backed securities transaction.
Security Agreement: The agreement creating a security interest in the
stock allocated to a dwelling unit in the residential cooperative housing
corporation that was pledged to secure such Co-op Loan and the related Co-op
Lease.
Seller: As defined in the initial paragraph of this Agreement,
together with its successors in interest.
Servicing Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan subject to the
Interim Servicing Agreement, a fee payable monthly equal to the Servicing Fee
Rate per outstanding Mortgage Loan. The obligation of the Purchaser to pay the
Servicing Fee is limited to, and the Servicing Fee is payable solely from, the
interest portion of such Monthly Payment collected by the Interim Servicer, or
as otherwise provided under this Agreement.
Servicing Fee Rate: An amount per annum as set forth in the Interim
Servicing Agreement.
Servicing File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file retained
by the Interim Servicer consisting of originals of all documents in the
Mortgage File which are not delivered to the Purchaser or the Custodian and
copies of the Mortgage Loan Documents set forth in Section 2 of the Custodial
Agreement.
Servicing Rights: Any and all of the following: (a) any and all
rights to service the Mortgage Loans; (b) any payments to or monies received
by the Seller for servicing the Mortgage Loans; (c) any late fees, penalties
or similar payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans; (d) all agreements or
documents creating, defining or evidencing any such servicing rights to the
extent they relate to such servicing rights and all rights of the Seller
thereunder; (e) Escrow Payments or other similar payments with respect to the
Mortgage Loans and any amounts actually collected by the Seller with respect
thereto; (f) all accounts and other rights to payment related to any of the
property described in this paragraph; and (g) any and all documents, files,
records, servicing files, servicing documents, servicing records, data tapes,
computer records, or other information pertaining to the Mortgage Loans or
pertaining to the past, present or prospective servicing of the Mortgage
Loans.
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Standard & Poor's: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of
The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies Inc., and any successor thereto.
Standard & Poor's Glossary: The Standard & Poor's LEVELS(R) Glossary,
as may be in effect from time to time.
Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan on any date of
determination, (i) the principal balance of such Mortgage Loan at the related
Cut-off Date after giving effect to payments of principal due on or before
such date, to the extent actually received, minus (ii) all amounts previously
distributed to the Purchaser with respect to the related Mortgage Loan
representing payments or recoveries of principal on such Mortgage Loan.
Successor Servicer: Any servicer of one or more Mortgage Loans
designated by the Purchaser as being entitled to the benefits of the
indemnifications set forth in Subsections 9.03 and 13.01.
Transfer Date: In the event the Interim Servicer is terminated as
servicer of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Interim Servicing Agreement, the
date on which the Purchaser, or its designee, shall receive the transfer of
servicing responsibilities and begin to perform the servicing of such Mortgage
Loans, and the Interim Servicer shall cease all servicing responsibilities.
Underwriting Guidelines: The underwriting guidelines of the Seller, a
copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit G and a then-current copy of which
shall be attached as an exhibit to the related Assignment and Conveyance.
Whole Loan Transfer: The sale or transfer by the Purchaser of some or
all of the Mortgage Loans in a whole loan or participation format pursuant to
a Reconstitution Agreement.
SECTION 2. Agreement to Purchase.
The Seller agrees to sell from time to time, and the Purchaser agrees
to purchase from time to time, Mortgage Loans having an aggregate principal
balance on the related Cut-off Date in an amount as set forth in the related
Purchase Price and Terms Letter, or in such other amount as agreed by the
Purchaser and the Seller as evidenced by the actual aggregate principal
balance of the Mortgage Loans accepted by the Purchaser on each Closing Date,
together with the related Mortgage Files and all rights and obligations
arising under the documents contained therein.
SECTION 3. Mortgage Schedules.
The Seller from time to time shall provide the Purchaser with certain
information constituting a preliminary listing of the Mortgage Loans to be
purchased on each Closing Date in accordance with the related Purchase Price
and Terms Letter and this Agreement (each, a "Preliminary Mortgage Schedule").
The Seller shall deliver the related Mortgage Loan Schedule for the
Mortgage Loans to be purchased on a particular Closing Date to the Purchaser
at least five (5) Business
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Days prior to the related Closing Date. The related Mortgage Loan Schedule
shall be the related Preliminary Mortgage Schedule with those Mortgage Loans
which have not been funded prior to the related Closing Date deleted.
SECTION 4. Purchase Price.
Subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Purchaser shall pay
the Purchase Price plus accrued interest on the Stated Principal Balance of
each Mortgage Loan as of the applicable Cut-off Date at its Mortgage Loan
Remittance Rate from the related Cut-off Date through the day prior to the
related Closing Date, both inclusive, to the Seller on the related Closing
Date. Such payment shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available
funds to the account designated by the Seller.
The Purchaser shall be entitled to (1) all scheduled principal due
after the related Cut-off Date, (2) all other recoveries of principal
collected on or after the related Cut-off Date, and (3) all payments of
interest on the Mortgage Loans net of applicable Servicing Fees (minus that
portion of any such payment which is allocable to the period prior to the
related Cut-off Date). The outstanding principal balance of each Mortgage Loan
as of the related Cut-off Date is determined after application of payments of
principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date, to the extent actually
collected, together with any unscheduled principal prepayments collected prior
to such Cut-off Date; provided, however, that payments of scheduled principal
and interest paid prior to such Cut-off date, but to be applied on a Due Date
beyond the related Cut-off Date shall not be applied to the principal balance
as of the related Cut-off Date. Such prepaid amounts shall be the property of
the Purchaser. The Seller shall deposit any such prepaid amounts into the
Custodial Account, which account is established for the benefit of the
Purchaser for subsequent remittance by the Seller to the Purchaser.
SECTION 5. Examination of Mortgage Files.
At least ten (10) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date,
the Seller shall either (a) deliver to the Purchaser or its designee in
escrow, for examination with respect to each Mortgage Loan to be purchased,
the related Mortgage File, including a copy of the Assignment of Mortgage (for
Mortgage Loans that are not MERS Designated Mortgage Loans), pertaining to
each Mortgage Loan, or (b) make the related Mortgage File available to the
Purchaser for examination at such other location as shall otherwise be
acceptable to the Purchaser. Such examination of the Mortgage Files may be
made by the Purchaser or its designee at any reasonable time before or after
the related Closing Date. If the Purchaser makes such examination prior to the
related Closing Date and determines, in its sole discretion, that any Mortgage
Loans do not conform to any of the requirements set forth in the related
Purchase Price and Terms Letter, or as an Exhibit annexed thereto, the
Purchaser may delete such Mortgage Loans from the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule, and such Deleted Mortgage Loan (or Loans) may be replaced by a
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (or Loans) acceptable to the Purchaser. The
Purchaser may, at its option and without notice to the Seller, purchase some
or all of the Mortgage Loans without conducting any partial or complete
examination. The fact that the Purchaser or its designee has conducted or has
failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of the Mortgage Files
shall not impair in any way the Purchaser's (or any of its successor's) rights
to demand repurchase, substitution or other remedy as provided in this
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Agreement. In the event that the Seller fails to deliver the Mortgage File
with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall, upon the request of the
Purchaser, repurchase such Mortgage Loan as the price and in the manner
specified in Subsection 9.03. Upon the consent of the Purchaser, the Seller
shall make available to the Purchaser in digital format on compact disks or
DVDs, selected Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgage File which shall
include, without limitation, imaged documents required by the Purchaser to
conduct an examination of the Mortgage File.
SECTION 6. Conveyance from Seller to Purchaser.
Subsection 6.01. Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.
The Seller, simultaneously with the delivery of the Mortgage Loan
Schedule with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Package to be purchased on
each Closing Date, shall execute and deliver an Assignment and Conveyance
Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H (the "Assignment and
Conveyance Agreement"). The Seller shall ensure that the contents of each
Servicing File, which required to be retained by or delivered to the Interim
Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Interim Servicing
Agreement and thus not delivered to the Purchaser, or its designee, are and
shall be held in trust by the Interim Servicer for the benefit of the
Purchaser as the owner thereof. The Seller agrees that the Interim Servicer's
possession of any portion of each such Mortgage File is at the will of the
Purchaser for the sole purpose of facilitating servicing of the Mortgage Loans
pursuant to this Agreement, and such retention and possession by the Interim
Servicer shall be in a custodial capacity only. The ownership of each Mortgage
Note, each Mortgage and the contents of each Mortgage File is vested in the
Purchaser and the ownership of all records and documents with respect to the
related Mortgage Loan prepared by or which come into the possession of the
Interim Servicer shall immediately vest in the Purchaser and shall be retained
and maintained, in trust, by the Interim Servicer at the will of the Purchaser
in such custodial capacity only. The Seller shall cause the Servicing File
retained by the Interim Servicer pursuant to this Agreement to be
appropriately identified in the Seller's computer system and/or books and
records, as appropriate, to clearly reflect the sale of the related Mortgage
Loan to the Purchaser. The Seller shall cause the Interim Servicer to release
from its custody the contents of any Servicing File retained by it only in
accordance with this Agreement or the Interim Servicing Agreement, except when
such release is required in connection with a repurchase of any such Mortgage
Loan pursuant to Subsection 9.03 or if required under applicable law or court
order.
Subsection 6.02. Books and Records.
Record title to each Mortgage and the related Mortgage Note as of the
related Closing Date shall be in the name of the Seller, an Affiliate of the
Seller, the Purchaser or one or more designees of the Purchaser, as the
Purchaser shall select; provided, however, that if a Mortgage has been
recorded in the name of MERS or its designee, the Seller is shown as the owner
of the related Mortgage Loan on the records of MERS for purposes of the system
of recording transfers of beneficial ownership of mortgages maintained by
MERS. Notwithstanding the foregoing, ownership of each Mortgage and related
Mortgage Note shall be vested solely in the Purchaser or the appropriate
designee of the Purchaser, as the case may be. All rights arising out of the
Mortgage Loans including, but not limited to, all funds received by
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the Seller or the Interim Servicer after the related Cut-off Date on or in
connection with a Mortgage Loan shall be vested in the Purchaser or one or
more designees of the Purchaser; provided, however, that all funds received on
or in connection with a Mortgage Loan shall be received and held by the Seller
or the Interim Servicer in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser or the
appropriate designee of the Purchaser, as the case may be, as the owner of the
Mortgage Loans pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
The Seller shall be or shall cause the Interim Servicer to be
responsible for maintaining, and shall maintain, a complete set of books and
records for each Mortgage Loan which shall be marked clearly to reflect the
ownership of each Mortgage Loan by the Purchaser. In particular, the Seller
shall or shall cause the Interim Servicer to maintain in its possession,
available for inspection by the Purchaser, and shall deliver to the Purchaser
upon demand, evidence of compliance with all federal, state and local laws,
rules and regulations, and requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac,
including but not limited to documentation as to the method used in
determining the applicability of the provisions of the National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, to the Mortgaged Property, documentation
evidencing insurance coverage and periodic inspection reports, as required by
the Xxxxxx Mae Guides. To the extent that original documents are not required
for purposes of realization of Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds,
documents maintained by the Seller or the Interim Servicer may be in the form
of microfilm or microfiche so long as the Seller or the Interim Servicer
complies with the requirements of the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides.
It is the express intention of the parties that the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement be, and be construed as, a sale of the related
Mortgage Loans by the Seller and not a pledge of such Mortgage Loans by the
Seller to the Purchaser to secure a debt or other obligation of the Seller.
Consequently, the sale of each Mortgage Loan shall be reflected as a purchase
on the Purchaser's business records, tax returns and financial statements, and
as a sale of assets on the Seller's business records, tax returns and
financial statements.
Subsection 6.03. Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents.
The Seller shall deliver and release to the Custodian no later than
two (2) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date (or such other date as
may be specified on Exhibit A-1), those Mortgage Loan Documents set forth on
Exhibit A-1 hereto as required by the Custodial Agreement with respect to each
Mortgage Loan set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
In connection with the foregoing, the Seller shall indemnify the
Purchaser and its present and former directors, officers, employees and agents
and any Successor Servicer and its present and former directors, officers,
employees and agents, and hold such parties harmless against any losses,
damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related
costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses based on or grounded upon, or
resulting from, the fact that any Mortgage Loan is not covered by an ALTA or
CLTA lender's title insurance policy. For purposes of the previous sentence,
"Purchaser" shall mean the Person then acting as the Purchaser under this
Agreement and any and all Persons who previously were "Purchasers" under this
Agreement and "Successor Servicer" shall mean any Person designated as the
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Successor Servicer pursuant to this Agreement and any and all Persons who
previously were "Successor Servicers" pursuant to this Agreement.
The Custodian shall certify its receipt of all such Mortgage Loan
Documents required to be delivered pursuant to the Custodial Agreement for the
related Closing Date, as evidenced by the Initial Certification of the
Custodian in the form annexed to the Custodial Agreement. The Seller shall
comply with the terms of the Custodial Agreement and the Purchaser shall pay
all fees and expenses of the Custodian.
The Seller shall or shall cause the Interim Servicer to forward to
the Custodian, or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall designate in
writing, original documents evidencing an assumption, modification,
consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan entered into in accordance
with this Agreement within two (2) weeks after their execution, provided,
however, that the Seller shall provide the Custodian, or to such other Person
as the Purchaser shall designate in writing, with a certified true copy of any
such document submitted for recordation within two weeks of its execution, and
shall promptly provide the original of any document submitted for recordation
or a copy of such document certified by the appropriate public recording
office to be a true and complete copy of the original within two (2) weeks
following receipt of the original document by the Interim Servicer; provided,
however, that such original recorded document or certified copy thereof shall
be delivered to the Purchaser no later than 180 days following the related
Closing Date, unless there has been a delay at the applicable recording
office.
If the original or copy of any document submitted for recordation to
the appropriate public recording office is not delivered to the Purchaser or
its designee within 180 days following the related Closing Date, the related
Mortgage Loan shall, upon the request of the Purchaser, be repurchased by the
Seller at the price and in the manner specified in Subsection 9.03. The
foregoing repurchase obligation shall not apply if the Seller cannot cause the
Interim Servicer to deliver such original or copy of any document submitted
for recordation to the appropriate public recording office within the
specified period due to a delay caused by the recording office in the
applicable jurisdiction; provided that (i) the Seller shall instead deliver a
recording receipt of such recording office or, if such recording receipt is
not available, an officer's certificate of a servicing officer of the Seller,
confirming that such document has been accepted for recording, and (ii) such
document is delivered within twelve (12) months of the related Closing Date.
The Seller shall pay all initial recording fees, if any, for the
Assignments of Mortgage and any other fees or costs in transferring all
original documents to the Custodian or, upon written request of the Purchaser,
to the Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee. The Purchaser or the Purchaser's
designee shall be responsible for recording the Assignments of Mortgage and
shall be reimbursed by the Seller for the costs associated therewith pursuant
to the preceding sentence.
Subsection 6.04. Quality Control Procedures.
The Seller shall, or shall cause the Interim Servicer to, have an
internal quality control program that verifies, on a regular basis, the
existence and accuracy of the legal
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documents, credit documents, property appraisals, and underwriting decisions.
The program shall include evaluating and monitoring the overall quality of the
Seller loan production and the servicing activities of the Interim Servicer.
The program is to ensure that the Mortgage Loans are originated in accordance
with the Underwriting Guidelines; guard against dishonest, fraudulent, or
negligent acts; and guard against errors and omissions by officers, employees,
or other authorized persons.
Subsection 6.05. MERS Designated Loans.
With respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall,
on or prior to the related Closing Date, designate the Purchaser as the
Investor and the Custodian as custodian, and no Person shall be listed as
Interim Funder on the MERS System. In addition, on or prior to the related
Closing Date, Seller shall provide the Custodian and the Purchaser with a MERS
Report listing the Purchaser as the Investor, the Custodian as custodian and
no Person as Interim Funder with respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage
Loan.
SECTION 7. Servicing of the Mortgage Loans.
The Mortgage Loans have been sold by the Seller to the Purchaser on a
servicing released basis. Subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and the Interim Servicing Agreement (with respect to each Mortgage
Loan, for an interim period, as specified therein), the Seller hereby sells,
transfers, assigns, conveys and delivers to the Purchaser the Servicing
Rights.
The Purchaser shall retain the Interim Servicer as contract servicer
of the Mortgage Loans for an interim period pursuant to and in accordance with
the terms and conditions contained in the Interim Servicing Agreement (with
respect to each Mortgage Loan, for an interim period, as specified therein).
The Seller shall cause the Interim Servicer to execute the Interim Servicing
Agreement on the initial Closing Date.
The Seller shall cause the Interim Servicer to transfer the servicing
of the Mortgage Loans on each Transfer Date in accordance with the terms of
the Interim Servicing Agreement.
SECTION 8. [RESERVED].
SECTION 9. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Seller;
Remedies for Breach.
Subsection 9.01. Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual
Mortgage Loans.
The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser that, as
to each Mortgage Loan, as of the related Closing Date or such other date
specified herein:
(a) Mortgage Loans as Described. The information set forth in the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule is complete, true and correct;
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(b) Payments Current. All payments required to be made up to the
related Closing Date for the Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage
Note have been made and credited. No payment required under the Mortgage Loan
is 30 days or more delinquent nor has any payment under the Mortgage Loan been
30 days or more delinquent at any time since the origination of the Mortgage
Loan;
(c) No Outstanding Charges. There are no defaults in complying with
the terms of the Mortgage, 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. The Seller has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly
received any advance of funds by a party other than the Mortgagor, directly or
indirectly, for the payment of any amount required under the Mortgage Loan,
except for interest accruing from the date of the Mortgage Note or date of
disbursement of the Mortgage Loan proceeds, whichever is earlier, to the day
which precedes by one month the related Due Date of the first installment of
principal and interest;
(d) Original Terms Unmodified. The terms of the Mortgage 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 Purchaser, and which
has been delivered to the Custodian or to such other Person as the Purchaser
shall designate in writing, and the terms of which are reflected in the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule. The substance of any such waiver, alteration
or modification has been approved by the issuer of any related PMI Policy and
the title insurer, if any, to the extent required by the policy, and its terms
are reflected on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, if applicable. No
Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, except in connection with an
assumption agreement, approved by the issuer of any related PMI Policy and the
title insurer, to the extent required by the policy, and which assumption
agreement is part of the Mortgage Loan File delivered to the Custodian or to
such other Person as the Purchaser shall designate in writing and the terms of
which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(e) No Defenses. The Mortgage Loan is not subject to any right of
rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without limitation the
defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage
Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render either
the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part, or
subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense,
including without limitation the defense of usury, and no such right of
rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect
thereto;
(f) Hazard Insurance. Pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage, all
buildings or other improvements upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by a
generally acceptable insurer against loss by fire, hazards of extended
coverage and such other hazards as are provided for in the Underwriting
Guidelines. If required by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as
amended, each Mortgage Loan is covered by a flood insurance policy meeting the
requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration
as in effect which policy conforms with the Underwriting Guidelines. All
individual insurance policies contain a standard
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mortgagee clause naming the Seller and its successors and assigns as
mortgagee, and all premiums thereon have been paid. The Mortgage obligates the
Mortgagor thereunder to maintain the hazard insurance policy at the
Mortgagor's cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor's failure to do so,
authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to obtain and maintain such insurance at
such Mortgagor's cost and expense, and to seek reimbursement therefor from the
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, is in full force and effect, and
will be in full force and effect and inure to the benefit of the Purchaser
upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 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 or entity, 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, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit
protection, predatory and abusive lending, equal credit opportunity and
disclosure laws applicable to the Mortgage Loan, including, without
limitation, any provisions relating to a Prepayment Penalty 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 in its possession, available for the Purchaser's inspection, and
shall deliver to the Purchaser upon demand, 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. 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 Mortgage Loan to be in default, nor has
the Seller waived any default resulting from any action or inaction by the
Mortgagor;
(i) Type of Mortgaged Property. With respect to a Mortgage Loan that
is not a Co-op Loan and is not secured by an interest in a leasehold estate,
the Mortgaged Property is a fee simple estate that 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 residential condominium unit in
a condominium project, or an individual unit in a planned unit development, or
an individual unit in a residential cooperative housing corporation; provided,
however, that any condominium unit, planned unit development or residential
cooperative housing corporation shall conform with the Underwriting
Guidelines. No portion of the Mortgaged Property (or underlying Mortgaged
Property, in the case of a Co-op Loan) is used for commercial purposes, and
since the date of origination, no portion of the Mortgaged Property has
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been used for commercial purposes; provided, that Mortgaged Properties which
contain a home office shall not be considered as being used for commercial
purposes as long as the Mortgaged Property has not been altered for commercial
purposes and is not storing any chemicals or raw materials other than those
commonly used for homeowner repair, maintenance and/or household purposes.
None of the Mortgaged Properties are Manufactured Homes, log homes, mobile
homes, geodesic domes or other unique property types;
(j) Valid First Lien. The Mortgage is a valid, subsisting,
enforceable and perfected, first lien on the Mortgaged Property, including all
buildings and improvements 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. The lien of the
Mortgage is subject only to:
(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 prudent mortgage lending
institutions generally and specifically referred to in the
lender's title insurance policy delivered to the originator of
the Mortgage Loan and (a) specifically referred to or otherwise
considered in the appraisal made for the originator of the
Mortgage 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.
Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document
related to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and
creates a valid, subsisting, enforceable and perfected first lien and first
priority security interest on the property described therein and the Seller
has full right to sell and assign the same to the Purchaser.
With respect to any Co-op Loan, the related Mortgage is a valid,
subsisting and enforceable first priority security interest on the related
cooperative shares securing the Mortgage Note, subject only to (a) liens of
the related residential cooperative housing corporation for unpaid assessments
representing the Mortgagor's pro rata share of the related residential
cooperative housing corporation's payments for its blanket mortgage, current
and future real property taxes, insurance premiums, maintenance fees and other
assessments to which like collateral is commonly subject and (b) other matters
to which like collateral is commonly subject which do not materially interfere
with the benefits of the security interest intended to be provided by the
related Security Agreement;
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(k) Validity of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage and any other agreement executed and delivered by a Mortgagor in
connection with a Mortgage Loan are genuine, and each is the legal, valid and
binding obligation of the maker thereof enforceable in accordance with its
terms (including, without limitation, any provisions therein relating to
Prepayment Penalties). All parties to the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any
other such related agreement had legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage
Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any such
agreement, and the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any other such related
agreement have been duly and properly executed by other such related parties.
No fraud, error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence or similar occurrence
with respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of the Seller in
connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the application of
any insurance in relation to such Mortgage Loan. The documents, instruments
and agreements submitted for loan underwriting were not falsified and contain
no untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the information and statements
therein not misleading. No fraud, error, omission, misrepresentation,
negligence or similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken
place on the part of any Person, including without limitation, the Mortgagor,
any appraiser, any builder or developer, or any other party involved in the
origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the application for any insurance in
relation to such Mortgage 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 Mortgage Loan has been closed
and the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed and there is
no 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. All costs, fees and
expenses incurred in making or closing the Mortgage 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 Mortgage Note or Mortgage;
(m) Ownership. The Seller is the sole owner of record and holder of
the Mortgage Loan and the indebtedness evidenced by each Mortgage Note and
upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the Seller will retain
the Mortgage Files or any part thereof with respect thereto not delivered to
the Custodian, the Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee, in trust only for
the purpose of servicing and supervising the servicing of each Mortgage Loan.
The Mortgage Loan is not assigned or pledged, and the Seller has good,
indefeasible and marketable title thereto, and has full right to transfer and
sell the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser 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 sell and assign each
Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement and following the sale of each
Mortgage Loan, the Purchaser will own such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any
encumbrance, equity, participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or
security interest. The Seller intends to relinquish all rights to possess,
control and monitor the Mortgage Loan, except as may be required of the Seller
in its Mortgage capacity as Servicer of such Loan. After the related Closing
Date, the Seller will have no right to modify or alter the terms of the sale
of the Mortgage Loan and the Seller will have no obligation or right to
repurchase the Mortgage Loan or substitute another Mortgage Loan, except as
provided in this Agreement;
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(n) Doing Business. All parties which have had any interest in the
Mortgage Loan, whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or,
during the period in which they held and disposed of such interest, were) (1)
in compliance with any and all applicable licensing requirements of the laws
of the state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located, and (2) either (i)
organized under the laws of such state, or (ii) qualified to do business in
such state, or (iii) a federal savings and loan association, a savings bank or
a national bank having a principal office in such state, or (3) not doing
business in such state;
(o) LTV, PMI Policy. No Mortgage Loan has an LTV greater than 100%.
Any Mortgage Loan that had at the time of origination an LTV in excess of 80%
is insured as to payment defaults by a PMI Policy. Any PMI Policy in effect
covers the related Mortgage Loan for the life of such Mortgage Loan, subject
to applicable law. All provisions of such PMI Policy have been and are being
complied with, such policy is in full force and effect, and all premiums due
thereunder have been paid. No action, inaction, or event has occurred and no
state of facts exists that has, or will result in the exclusion from, denial
of, or defense to coverage. Any Mortgage Loan subject to a PMI Policy
obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain the PMI Policy and to pay all
premiums and charges in connection therewith. The Mortgage Interest Rate for
the Mortgage Loan as set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule is net of
any PMI Policy insurance premium or LPMI Fee;
(p) Title Insurance. With respect to a Mortgage Loan which is not a
Co-op Loan, the Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA lender's title insurance
policy or other generally acceptable form of policy or insurance acceptable
under the Underwriting Guidelines and each such title insurance policy is
issued by a title insurer acceptable under the Underwriting Guidelines 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 Mortgage
Loan (or to the extent a Mortgage Note provides for negative amortization, the
maximum amount of negative amortization in accordance with the Mortgage),
subject only to the exceptions contained in clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph
(j) of this Subsection 9.01, and in the case of Adjustable Rate Mortgage
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. 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
Seller, its successor 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
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 or entity, and no
such unlawful items have been received, retained or realized by the Seller;
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(q) No Defaults. Other than payments due but not yet 30 days or more
delinquent, there is no default, breach, violation or event which would permit
acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and no event
which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace
or cure period, would constitute a default, breach, violation or event which
would permit acceleration, and neither the Seller nor any of its affiliates
nor any of their respective predecessors, have waived any default, breach,
violation or event which would permit acceleration;
(r) No Mechanics' Liens. There are no mechanics' or similar liens or
claims which have been filed for work, labor or material (and no rights are
outstanding that under law could give rise to such liens) affecting the
related Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens prior to, or equal or
coordinate with, the lien of the related Mortgage;
(s) Location of Improvements; No Encroachments. All improvements
which were considered in determining the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged
Property lay 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 law or regulation;
(t) Origination; Payment Terms. The Mortgage Loan was originated by 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 other similar institution which is supervised and examined by a
federal or state authority. Principal payments on the Mortgage Loan commenced
no more than seventy days after funds were disbursed in connection with the
Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Interest Rate as well as, in the case of an
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Lifetime Rate Cap and the Periodic Rate Cap
and the Periodic Rate Floor are as set forth on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule. The Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted with respect to Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loans, on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date to equal the Index
plus the Gross Margin (rounded up or down to the nearest 0.125%), subject to
the Periodic Rate Cap. The Mortgage Note is payable in equal monthly
installments of principal and interest, which installments of interest, with
respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, are subject to change due to the
adjustments to the Mortgage Interest Rate on each Interest Rate Adjustment
Date, with interest calculated and payable in arrears, sufficient to amortize
the Mortgage Loan fully by the stated maturity date, over an original term of
not more than thirty (30) years from commencement of amortization. Unless
otherwise specified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Mortgage Loan
is payable on the first day of each month. The Mortgage Loan by its original
terms or any modification thereof, does not provide for amortization beyond
its scheduled maturity date;
(u) Customary Provisions. 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 Mortgage Loan and
foreclosure on, or trustee's sale of, the Mortgaged Property pursuant to the
proper procedures,
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the holder of the Mortgage 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,
subject to applicable federal and state laws and judicial precedent with
respect to bankruptcy and right of redemption or similar law;
(v) Conformance with Agency and Underwriting Guidelines. The Mortgage
Loan was underwritten in accordance with the Underwriting Guidelines (a copy
of which is attached to the related Assignment and Conveyance Agreement). The
Mortgage Note and Mortgage are on forms acceptable to Xxxxxxx Mac or Xxxxxx
Mae and no representations have been made to a Mortgagor that are inconsistent
with the mortgage instruments used;
(w) Occupancy of the Mortgaged Property. As of the related Closing
Date the Mortgaged Property is 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. Unless otherwise specified on
the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Mortgagor represented at the time of
origination of the Mortgage Loan that the Mortgagor would occupy the Mortgaged
Property as the Mortgagor's primary residence;
(x) No Additional Collateral. The Mortgage 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
Purchaser to the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a
trustee's sale after default by the Mortgagor;
(z) Acceptable Investment. There are no circumstances or conditions
with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor, the
Mortgage File or the Mortgagor's credit standing that can reasonably be
expected to cause private institutional investors who invest in prime mortgage
loans similar to the Mortgage Loan to regard the Mortgage Loan as an
unacceptable investment cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, or
adversely affect the value or marketability of the Mortgage Loan, or cause the
Mortgage Loan to prepay during any period materially faster or slower than the
mortgage loans originated by the Seller generally;
(aa) Delivery of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note, the Mortgage,
the Assignment of Mortgage and any other documents required to be delivered
under the Custodial Agreement for each Mortgage Loan have been delivered to
the Custodian. The Seller is in possession of a complete, true and accurate
Mortgage File in compliance with Exhibit A attached hereto, except for such
documents the originals of which have been delivered to the Custodian;
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(bb) Transfer of Mortgage Loans. The Assignment of Mortgage (except
with respect to any Mortgage that has been recorded in the name of MERS or its
designee) with respect to each Mortgage Loan is in recordable form and is
acceptable for recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the
Mortgaged Property is located;
(cc) Due-On-Sale. With respect to each Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan, the
Mortgage contains an enforceable provision for the acceleration of the payment
of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in the event that the
Mortgaged Property is sold or transferred without the prior written consent of
the Mortgagee thereunder;
(dd) Assumability. With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, the Mortgage Loan Documents provide that after the related first
Interest Rate Adjustment Date, a related Mortgage Loan may only be assumed if
the party assuming such Mortgage Loan meets certain credit requirements stated
in the Mortgage Loan Documents;
(ee) No Buydown Provisions; No Graduated Payments or Contingent
Interests. The Mortgage 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 Mortgage Loan is not a graduated payment mortgage loan and the
Mortgage Loan does not have a shared appreciation or other contingent interest
feature;
(ff) Consolidation of Future Advances. Any future advances made to
the Mortgagor prior to the applicable Cut-off Date have been consolidated with
the outstanding principal amount secured by the Mortgage, and the secured
principal amount, as consolidated, bears a single interest rate and single
repayment term. The 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 Mortgage Loan;
(gg) Mortgaged Property Undamaged; No Condemnation Proceedings. There
is no proceeding pending or threatened for the total or partial condemnation
of the Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property 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
Mortgage 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 in the future;
(hh) Collection Practices; Escrow Deposits; Interest Rate
Adjustments. The origination, servicing and collection practices used by the
Seller and the Interim Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been in
all 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 or the Interim Servicer and
there exist no deficiencies in
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connection therewith for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof
have not been made. All Escrow Payments have been collected in full compliance
with state and federal law and the provisions of the related Mortgage Note and
Mortgage. 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 Mortgage Note. All Mortgage Interest
Rate adjustments have been made in strict compliance with state and federal
law and the terms of the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note on the related
Interest Rate Adjustment Date. If, pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Note,
another index was selected for determining the Mortgage Interest Rate, the
same index was used with respect to each Mortgage Note which required a new
index to be selected, and such selection did not conflict with the terms of
the related Mortgage Note. The Seller or the Interim Servicer executed and
delivered any and all notices required under applicable law and the terms of
the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding the Mortgage Interest Rate
and the Monthly Payment adjustments. Any interest required to be paid pursuant
to state, federal and local law has been properly paid and credited;
(ii) Conversion to Fixed Interest Rate. The Mortgage Loan does not
contain a provision whereby the Mortgagor is permitted to convert the Mortgage
Interest Rate from an adjustable rate to a fixed rate;
(jj) Other Insurance Policies; No Defense to Coverage. No action,
inaction or event has occurred and no state of facts exists or has existed on
or prior to the Closing Date that has resulted or will result in the exclusion
from, denial of, or defense to coverage under any applicable hazard insurance
policy, PMI Policy, LPMI Policy or bankruptcy bond (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), irrespective of the cause of such
failure of coverage. The Seller has caused or will cause to be performed any
and all acts required to preserve the rights and remedies of the Purchaser in
any insurance policies applicable to the Mortgage Loans including, without
limitation, any necessary notifications of insurers, assignments of policies
or interests therein, and establishments of coinsured, joint loss payee and
mortgagee rights in favor of the Purchaser. 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;
(kk) No Violation of Environmental Laws. To the best of the Seller's
knowledge, there is no pending action or proceeding directly involving the
Mortgaged Property in which compliance with any environmental law, rule or
regulation is an issue; there is no violation of any environmental law, rule
or regulation with respect to the Mortgage Property; and nothing further
remains to be done to satisfy in full all requirements of each such law, rule
or regulation constituting a prerequisite to use and enjoyment of said
property;
(ll) 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 other similar
state statute;
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(mm) Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the
related Mortgaged Property signed prior to the approval of the Mortgage Loan
application by a Qualified Appraiser, duly appointed by the Seller, 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 Mortgage Loan, and the appraisal and appraiser both
satisfy the requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac and Title XI of FIRREA
and the regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the
Mortgage Loan was originated;
(nn) Disclosure Materials. The Mortgagor has executed a statement to
the effect that the Mortgagor has received all disclosure materials required
by, and the Seller has complied with, all applicable law with respect to the
making of the Mortgage Loans. The Seller shall maintain such statement in the
Mortgage File;
(oo) Construction or Rehabilitation of Mortgaged Property. No
Mortgage Loan was made in connection with the construction (other than a
"construct-to-perm" loan) or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property or
facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged Property;
(pp) Escrow Analysis. If applicable, with respect to each Mortgage
Loan, the Seller has within the last twelve months (unless such Mortgage was
originated within such twelve month period) analyzed the required Escrow
Payments for each Mortgage and adjusted the amount of such payments so that,
assuming all required payments are timely made, any deficiency will be
eliminated on or before the first anniversary of such analysis, or any overage
will be refunded to the Mortgagor, in accordance with RESPA and any other
applicable law;
(qq) Credit Information. As to each consumer report (as defined in
the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Public Law 91-508) or other credit information
furnished by the Seller to the Purchaser, that Seller has full right and
authority and is not precluded by law or contract from furnishing such
information to the Purchaser and the Purchaser is not precluded from
furnishing the same to any subsequent or prospective purchaser of such
Mortgage. The Seller has and shall in its capacity as servicer, for each
Mortgage Loan, fully furnished, in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting
Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and complete information (e.g.
favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian
and Trans Union Credit Information Company (three of the credit repositories),
on a monthly basis;
(rr) Leaseholds. If the Mortgage Loan is secured by a leasehold
estate, (1) the ground lease is assignable or transferable; (2) the ground
lease will not terminate earlier than five years after the maturity date of
the Mortgage Loan; (3) the ground lease does not provide for termination of
the lease in the event of lessee's default without the Mortgagee being
entitled to receive written notice of, and a reasonable opportunity to cure
the default; (4) the ground lease permits the mortgaging of the related
Mortgaged Property; (5) the ground lease protects the Mortgagee's interests in
the event of a property condemnation; (6) all ground lease rents, other
payments, or assessments that have become due have been paid; and (7) the use
of leasehold estates for residential properties is a widely accepted practice
in the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located;
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(ss) Prepayment Penalty. Each Mortgage Loan that is subject to a
Prepayment Penalty as provided in the related Mortgage Note is identified on
the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. With respect to Mortgage Loans originated
prior to October 1, 2002, no such Prepayment Penalty may be imposed for a term
in excess of five (5) years following origination. With respect to Mortgage
Loans originated on or after October 1, 2002, no such Prepayment Penalty may
be imposed for a term in excess of three (3) years following origination;
(tt) Predatory Lending Regulations. No Mortgage Loan is a High Cost
Loan or Covered Loan, as applicable. No Mortgage Loan is covered by the Home
Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 and no Mortgage Loan is in
violation of any comparable state or local law. The Mortgaged Property is not
located in a jurisdiction where a breach of this representation with respect
to the related Mortgage Loan may result in additional assignee liability to
the Purchaser, as determined by Purchaser in its reasonable discretion;
(uu) Single-premium credit life insurance policy. No Mortgagor was
required to purchase any single premium credit insurance policy (e.g., life,
disability, property, accident, unemployment or health insurance product) or
debt cancellation agreement as a condition of obtaining the extension of
credit. No Mortgagor obtained a prepaid single-premium credit insurance policy
(e.g., life, disability, property, accident, unemployment, mortgage or health
insurance) in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan. No
proceeds from any Mortgage Loan were used to purchase single premium credit
insurance policies as part of the origination of, or as a condition to
closing, such Mortgage Loan;
(vv) Qualified Mortgage. The Mortgage Loan is a qualified mortgage
under Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code;
(ww) Tax Service Contract. Each Mortgage Loan is covered by a paid in
full, life of loan, tax service contract issued by First American Real Estate
Tax Service, and such contract is transferable. If such a tax service contract
with First American Real Estate Tax Service is not in place then a placement
fee of seventy two dollars ($72.00) will apply for each such Mortgage Loan;
(xx) Origination. No predatory or deceptive lending practices,
including, without limitation, the extension of credit without regard to the
ability of the Mortgagor to repay and the extension of credit which has no
apparent benefit to the Mortgagor, were employed in the origination of the
Mortgage Loan;
(yy) Recordation. Each original Mortgage was recorded and all
subsequent assignments of the original Mortgage (other than the assignment to
the Purchaser) have been recorded in the appropriate jurisdictions wherein
such recordation is necessary to perfect the lien thereof as against creditors
of the Seller, or is in the process of being recorded;
(zz) Co-op Loans. With respect to a Mortgage Loan that is a Co-op
Loan, the stock that is pledged as security for the Mortgage Loan is held by a
person as a tenant-stockholder (as defined in Section 216 of the Code) in a
cooperative housing corporation (as defined in Section 216 of the Code);
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(aaa) Mortgagor Bankruptcy. On or prior to the date 60 days after the
related Closing Date, the Mortgagor has not filed and will not file a
bankruptcy petition or has not become the subject and will not become the
subject of involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or has not consented to or will
not consent to the filing of a bankruptcy proceeding against it or to a
receiver being appointed in respect of the related Mortgaged Property;
(bbb) No Prior Offer. The Mortgage Loan has not previously been
offered for sale;
(ccc) Georgia Fair Lending Act. There is no Mortgage Loan that was
originated on or after October 1, 2002 and before March 7, 2003 which is
secured by property located in the State of Georgia. There is no Mortgage Loan
that was originated on or after March 7, 2003 that is a "high cost home loan"
as defined under the Georgia Fair Lending Act;
(ddd) No Arbitration. No Mortgagor with respect to any Mortgage Loan
originated on or after August 1, 2004 agreed to submit to arbitration to
resolve any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the mortgage loan
transaction; and
(eee) Flood Service Contract. Each Mortgage Loan is covered by a paid
in full, life of loan, flood service contract issued by either First American
Flood Data Services or Fidelity, and such contract is transferable. If no such
flood service contract is in place, or if such flood service contract is
issued by an insurer other than First American Flood Data Services or
Fidelity, then on the related Closing Date, the Seller shall remit to the
Purchaser a placement fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for each such Mortgage Loan.
Subsection
9.02. Representations and Warranties Regarding the Seller.
The Seller represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser that
as of the date hereof and as of each Closing Date:
(a) Due Organization and Authority. The Seller is a New York, validly
existing, and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
incorporation or formation and has all licenses necessary to carry on its
business as now being conducted and is licensed, qualified and in good
standing in the states where the Mortgaged Property is located if the laws of
such state require licensing or qualification in order to conduct business of
the type conducted by the Seller. The Seller has corporate power and authority
to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations
hereunder; the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
(including all instruments of transfer to be delivered pursuant to this
Agreement) by the Seller and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby have been duly and validly authorized; this Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered and constitutes the valid, legal, binding and
enforceable obligation of the Seller, except as enforceability may be limited
by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, moratorium,
reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of the rights
of creditors and (ii) general principles of equity, whether enforcement is
sought in a proceeding in equity or at law. All requisite corporate action has
been taken by the Seller to make this Agreement valid and binding upon the
Seller in accordance with its terms;
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(b) No Consent Required. No consent, approval, authorization or order
is required for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement from any
court, governmental agency or body, or federal or state regulatory authority
having jurisdiction over the Seller is required or, if required, such consent,
approval, authorization or order has been or will, prior to the related
Closing Date, be obtained;
(c) Ordinary Course of Business. The consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of business of the
Seller, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and
the Mortgages by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement are not subject to the
bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable
jurisdiction;
(d) No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the acquisition or origination of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller,
the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, will conflict with or result in a
breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Seller's charter
or by-laws or any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which
the Seller is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or
result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the
violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the
Seller or its property is subject, or result in the creation or imposition of
any lien, charge or encumbrance that would have an adverse effect upon any of
its properties pursuant to the terms of any mortgage, contract, deed of trust
or other instrument, or impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize on the
Mortgage Loans, impair the value of the Mortgage Loans, or impair the ability
of the Purchaser to realize the full amount of any insurance benefits accruing
pursuant to this Agreement;
(e) No Litigation Pending. There is no action, suit, proceeding or
investigation pending or threatened against the Seller, before any court,
administrative agency or other tribunal asserting the invalidity of this
Agreement, seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or which, either in any one instance or in the
aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in the business,
operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the 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 this
Agreement or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be taken in
connection with the obligations of the Seller contemplated herein, or which
would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Seller to perform
under the terms of this Agreement;
(f) Ability to Perform; Solvency. The Seller does not believe, nor
does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and
every covenant contained in this Agreement. The Seller is solvent and the sale
of the Mortgage Loans will not cause the Seller to become insolvent. The sale
of the Mortgage Loans is not undertaken with the intent to hinder, delay or
defraud any of Seller's creditors;
(g) Seller's Origination. The Seller's decision to originate any
mortgage loan or to deny any mortgage loan application is an independent
decision based upon the Underwriting Guidelines, and is in no way made as a
result of Purchaser's decision to purchase,
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or not to purchase, or the price Purchaser may offer to pay for, any such
mortgage loan, if originated;
(h) 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"); the Seller has established an anti-money laundering
compliance program as required by the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, has
conducted the requisite due diligence in connection with the origination of
each Mortgage Loan for purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, including
with respect to the legitimacy of the applicable Mortgagor and the origin of
the assets used by the said Mortgagor to purchase the property in question,
and maintains, and will maintain, sufficient information to identify the
applicable Mortgagor for purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws;
(i) Selection Process. The Mortgage Loans were selected from among
the outstanding one- to four-family mortgage loans in the Seller's portfolio
at the related Closing Date as to which the criteria set forth in the related
Purchase Price and Terms Letter are satisfied and the representations and
warranties set forth in Subsection 9.01 could be made and such selection was
not made in a manner so as to affect adversely the interests of the Purchaser;
(j) Delivery to the Custodian. The Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the
Assignment of Mortgage and any other documents required to be delivered with
respect to each Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Custodial Agreement shall be
delivered to the Custodian all in compliance with the specific requirements of
the Custodial Agreement. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Seller will
be in possession of a complete Mortgage File in compliance with Exhibit A
hereto, except for such documents as will be delivered to the Custodian;
(k) Mortgage Loan Characteristics. The characteristics of the related
Mortgage Loan Package are as set forth on the description of the pool
characteristics for the applicable Mortgage Loan Package delivered pursuant to
Section 11 on the related Closing Date in the form attached as Exhibit B to
each related Assignment and Conveyance Agreement;
(l) No Untrue Information. Neither this Agreement nor any
information, statement, tape, diskette, report, form, or other document
furnished or to be furnished pursuant to this Agreement or any Reconstitution
Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby
(including any Securitization Transfer or Whole Loan Transfer) contains or
will contain any untrue statement of material fact or omits or will omit to
state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or
therein not misleading;
(m) No Brokers. The Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment
banker, agent or other person that may be entitled to any commission or
compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans;
(n) Sale Treatment. The Seller expects to be advised by its
independent certified public accountants that under generally accepted
accounting principles the transfer of the Mortgage Loans will be treated as a
sale on the books and records of the Seller and the Seller has determined that
the disposition of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement will be
afforded sale treatment for tax and accounting purposes; and
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(o) Reasonable Purchase Price. The consideration received by the
Seller upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement constitutes
fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value for the Mortgage Loans.
Subsection 9.03. Remedies for Breach of Representations and
Warranties.
It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties
set forth in Subsections 9.01 and 9.02 shall survive the sale of the Mortgage
Loans to the Purchaser and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser,
notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note
or Assignment of Mortgage or the examination or failure to examine any
Mortgage File. Upon discovery by either the Seller or the Purchaser of a
breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties, the party
discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other relevant
parties.
Within sixty (60) days after the earlier of either discovery by or
notice to the Seller of any breach of a representation or warranty, which
materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans or the
interest of the Purchaser therein (or which materially and adversely affects
the value of the applicable Mortgage Loan or the interest of the Purchaser
therein in the case of a representation and warranty relating to a particular
Mortgage Loan), the Seller shall use its best efforts promptly to cure such
breach in all material respects and, if such breach cannot be cured, the
Seller shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loans at the Repurchase
Price. Notwithstanding the above sentence, within sixty (60) days after the
earlier of either discovery by, or notice to, the Seller of any breach of the
representations or warranties set forth in clause (tt), (uu), (vv), (ww),
(ccc) or (ddd) of Subsection 9.01, the Seller shall repurchase such Mortgage
Loan at the Repurchase Price unless, in the case of clause (ww), such breach
was cured. However, the Seller may, at its option and assuming that Seller has
a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, rather than repurchase the Mortgage Loan
as provided above, remove such Mortgage Loan and substitute in its place a
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans;
provided, however, that any such substitution shall be effected not later than
ninety (90) days after the related Closing Date. If the Seller has no
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, it shall repurchase the deficient Mortgage
Loan at the Repurchase Price. Any repurchase of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to
the foregoing provisions of this Subsection 9.03 shall occur on a date
designated by the Purchaser, and acceptable to Seller, and shall be
accomplished by either (a) if the Interim Servicing Agreement has been entered
into and is in effect, deposit in the Custodial Account of the amount of the
Repurchase Price for distribution to the Purchaser on the next scheduled
Remittance Date, after deducting therefrom any amount received in respect of
such repurchased Mortgage Loan or Loans and being held in the Custodial
Account for future distribution or (b) if the Interim Servicing Agreement has
not been entered into or is no longer in effect, by direct remittance of the
Repurchase Price to the Purchaser or its designee in accordance with the
Purchaser's instructions.
At the time of repurchase of any deficient Mortgage Loan (or removal
of any Deleted Mortgage Loan), the Purchaser and the Seller shall arrange for
the reassignment of the repurchased Mortgage Loan (or Deleted Mortgage Loan)
to the Seller or its designee and the delivery to the Seller of any documents
held by the Custodian relating to the repurchased Mortgage Loan (or Deleted
Mortgage Loan). In the event of a repurchase or substitution, the Seller
shall, simultaneously with such reassignment, give written notice to the
Purchaser that
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such repurchase or substitution has taken place, amend the Mortgage Loan
Schedule to reflect the withdrawal of the Deleted Mortgage Loan from this
Agreement, and, in the case of substitution, identify a Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan and amend the related Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the
addition of such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan to this Agreement. In
connection with any such substitution, the Seller shall be deemed to have made
as to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan the representations and
warranties set forth in this Agreement except that all such representations
and warranties set forth in this Agreement shall be deemed made as of the date
of such substitution. The Seller shall effect such substitution by delivering
to the Custodian or to such other party as the Purchaser may designate in
writing for such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan the documents required by
Subsection 6.03 and the Custodial Agreement, with the Mortgage Note endorsed
as required by Subsection 6.03 and the Custodial Agreement. No substitution
will be made in any calendar month after the Determination Date for such
month. The Seller shall cause the Interim Servicer to remit directly to the
Purchaser, or its designee in accordance with the Purchaser's instructions the
Monthly Payment less the Servicing Fee due, if any, on such Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans in the month following the date of such
substitution. Monthly Payments due with respect to Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution shall be retained by the Seller.
For the month of substitution, distributions to the Purchaser shall include
the Monthly Payment due on any Deleted Mortgage Loan in the month of
substitution, and the Seller shall thereafter be entitled to retain all
amounts subsequently received by the Seller in respect of such Deleted
Mortgage Loan. The Seller shall give written notice to the Purchaser that such
substitution has taken place and shall amend the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule to reflect the removal of such Deleted Mortgage Loan from the terms
of this Agreement and the substitution of the Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loan. Upon such substitution, each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan shall be
subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects, and the Seller shall
be deemed to have made with respect to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loan, as of the date of substitution, the covenants, representations and
warranties set forth in Subsections 9.01 and 9.02.
For any month in which the Seller substitutes one or more Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the Seller
shall determine the amount (if any) by which the aggregate principal balance
of all such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans as of the date of substitution
is less than the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of all such Deleted
Mortgage Loans (after application of scheduled principal payments due in the
month of substitution). The amount of such shortfall shall be distributed by
the Seller directly to the Purchaser or its designee in accordance with the
Purchaser's instructions within two (2) Business Days of such substitution.
In addition to such repurchase or substitution obligation, the Seller
shall indemnify the Purchaser and its present and former directors, officers,
employees and agents and any Successor Servicer and its present and former
directors, officers, employees and agents and hold such parties harmless
against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and
expenses and related costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses resulting
from any claim, demand, defense or assertion based on or grounded upon, or
resulting from, a breach of the Seller representations and warranties
contained in this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement. It is understood
and agreed that the obligations of the Seller set forth in this Subsection
9.03 to cure, repurchase or substitute for a defective Mortgage Loan and to
indemnify
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the Purchaser and Successor Servicer as provided in this Subsection 9.03 and
in Subsection 13.01 constitute the sole remedies of the Purchaser and
Successor Servicer respecting a breach of the foregoing representations and
warranties. For purposes of this paragraph "Purchaser" shall mean the Person
then acting as the Purchaser under this Agreement and any and all Persons who
previously were "Purchasers" under this Agreement and "Successor Servicer"
shall mean any Person designated as the Successor Servicer pursuant to this
Agreement and any and all Persons who previously were "Successor Servicers"
pursuant to this Agreement.
Subsection 9.04. Repurchase of Mortgage Loans with First Payment
Defaults.
If the related Mortgagor is delinquent with respect to the Mortgage
Loan's first Monthly Payment either (i) after origination of such Mortgage
Loan, or (ii) after the related Closing Date, the Seller, at the Purchaser's
option, shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan from the Purchaser at a price
equal to the Repurchase Price. The Seller shall repurchase such delinquent
Mortgage Loan within thirty (30) days of such request.
Subsection 9.05. Premium Recapture.
With respect to any Mortgage Loan without prepayment penalties that
prepays in full on or prior to the related Closing Date or during the first
ninety (90) days following the related Closing Date, the Seller shall pay the
Purchaser, within thirty (30) Business Days after such prepayment in full or
repurchase, an amount equal to the excess of the Purchase Price Percentage for
such Mortgage Loan over par, multiplied by the outstanding principal balance
of such Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off Date.
SECTION 10. Closing
The closing for the purchase and sale of each Mortgage Loan Package
shall take place on the related Closing Date. At the Purchaser's option, each
Closing shall be either: by telephone, confirmed by letter or wire as the
parties shall agree, or conducted in person, at such place as the parties
shall agree.
The closing for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on each Closing
Date shall be subject to each of the following conditions:
(i) all of the representations and warranties of the Seller under
this Agreement and of the Interim Servicer under the Interim
Servicing Agreement (with respect to each Mortgage Loan for an
interim period, as specified therein) shall be true and correct
as of the related Closing Date and no event shall have occurred
which, with notice or the passage of time, would constitute a
default under this Agreement or an Event of Default under the
Interim Servicing Agreement;
(ii) the Purchaser shall have received, or the Purchaser's attorneys
shall have received in escrow, all Closing Documents as
specified in Section 11 of this Agreement, in such forms as are
agreed upon and acceptable to the
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Purchaser, duly executed by all signatories other than the
Purchaser as required pursuant to the terms hereof;
(iii) the Seller shall have delivered and released to the Custodian
all documents required pursuant to the Custodial Agreement; and
(iv) all other terms and conditions of this Agreement and the
related Purchase Price and Terms Letter shall have been
complied with.
Subject to the foregoing conditions, the Purchaser shall pay to the
Seller on the related Closing Date the Purchase Price, plus accrued interest
pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement, by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the account designated by the Seller.
SECTION 11. Closing Documents.
The Closing Documents for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on each
Closing Date shall consist of fully executed originals of the following
documents:
1. this Agreement (to be executed and delivered only for the
initial Closing Date);
2. with respect to the initial Closing Date, the Custodial
Agreement, dated as of the initial Cut-off Date;
3. the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, segregated by Mortgage Loan
Package (one copy to be attached to the Custodian's counterpart
of the Custodial Agreement in connection with the initial
Closing Date, and one copy to be attached to the related
Assignment and Conveyance as the Mortgage Loan Schedule
thereto);
4. a Custodian's Certification, as required under the Custodial
Agreement, in the form of Exhibit 2 to the Custodial Agreement;
5. with respect to the initial Closing Date, an Officer's
Certificate, in the form of Exhibit C hereto with respect to
the Seller, including all attachments thereto; with respect to
subsequent Closing Dates, an Officer's Certificate upon request
of the Purchaser;
6. with respect to the initial Closing Date, an Opinion of Counsel
of the Seller (who may be an employee of the Seller), generally
in the form of Exhibit D hereto ("Opinion of Counsel of the
Seller"); with respect to subsequent Closing Dates, an Opinion
of Counsel of the Seller upon request of the Purchaser;
7. with respect to the initial Closing Date, an Opinion of Counsel
of the Custodian (who may be an employee of the Custodian), in
the form of an exhibit to the Custodial Agreement(s), if
required;
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8. a Security Release Certification, in the form of Exhibit E or
F, as applicable, hereto executed by any person, as requested
by the Purchaser, if any of the Mortgage Loans have at any time
been subject to any security interest, pledge or hypothecation
for the benefit of such person;
9. a certificate or other evidence of merger or change of name,
signed or stamped by the applicable regulatory authority, if
any of the Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Seller by merger
or acquired or originated by the Seller while conducting
business under a name other than its present name, if
applicable;
10. with respect to the initial Closing Date, the Underwriting
Guidelines to be attached hereto as Exhibit G and with respect
to each subsequent Closing Date, the Underwriting Guidelines to
be attached to the related Assignment and Conveyance;
11. Assignment and Conveyance Agreement in the form of Exhibit H
hereto, and all exhibits thereto; and
12. a MERS Report reflecting the Purchaser as Investor, the
Custodian as custodian and no Person as Interim Funder for each
MERS Designated Mortgage Loan.
The Seller shall bear the risk of loss of the Closing Documents until
such time as they are received by the Purchaser or its attorneys.
SECTION 12.Costs.
The Purchaser shall pay any commissions due its salesmen and the
legal fees and expenses of its attorneys and custodial fees. All other costs
and expenses incurred in connection with the transfer and delivery of the
Mortgage Loans and the Servicing Rights including recording fees, fees for
title policy endorsements and continuations, fees for recording Assignments of
Mortgage, and the Seller's attorney's fees, shall be paid by the Seller.
SECTION 13. The Seller.
Subsection 13.01. Additional Indemnification by the Seller; Third
Party Claims.
(a) The Seller shall indemnify any Purchaser and its present and
former directors, officers, employees and agents and the Successor Servicer
and its present and former directors, officers, employees and agents, and hold
such parties harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties,
fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses (including legal fees and expenses
incurred in connection with the enforcement of the Seller's indemnification
obligation under this Subsection 13.01) and related costs, judgments, and any
other costs, fees and expenses that such parties may sustain in any way
related to the failure of the Seller to perform its duties and the Interim
Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with the terms of
this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement entered into pursuant to
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Section 14 or any breach of any of Seller's representations, warranties and
covenants set forth in this Agreement. For purposes of this clause "Purchaser"
shall mean the Person then acting as the Purchaser under this Agreement and
any and all Persons who previously were "Purchasers" under this Agreement and
"Successor Servicer" shall mean any Person designated as the Successor
Servicer pursuant to this Agreement and any and all Persons who previously
were "Successor Servicers" pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this
Subsection 13.01 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified
party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the
indemnifying party under this Subsection 13.01, notify the indemnifying party
in writing of the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the
indemnifying party will not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability
which it may have to any indemnified party under this Subsection 13.01, except
to the extent that it has been prejudiced in any material respect, or from any
liability which it may have, otherwise than under this Subsection 13.01. In
case any such action is brought against any indemnified party and it notifies
the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party
will be entitled to participate therein, and to the extent that it may elect
by written notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving
the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party, to assume the defense
thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party;
provided that if the defendants in any such action include both the
indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party or
parties shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses
available to it or them and/or other indemnified parties which are different
from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, the
indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel
to assert such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of
such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties. Upon receipt of
notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election
so to assume the defense of such action and approval by the indemnified party
of counsel, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified
party for expenses incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the
defense thereof unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed separate
counsel in connection with the assertion of legal defenses in accordance with
the proviso to the next preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that
the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one
separate counsel (together with one local counsel, if applicable)), (ii) the
indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to
the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable
time after notice of commencement of the action or (iii) the indemnifying
party has authorized in writing the employment of counsel for the indemnified
party at the expense of the indemnifying party; and except that, if clause (i)
or (iii) is applicable, such liability shall be only in respect of the counsel
referred to in such clause (i) or (iii).
Subsection 13.02. Merger or Consolidation of the Seller.
The Seller will keep in full effect its existence, rights and
franchises as a corporation under the laws of the state of its incorporation
except as permitted herein, and will obtain and preserve its qualification to
do business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and
enforceability of this Agreement, or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform
its duties under this Agreement.
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Any Person into which the Seller may be merged or consolidated, or
any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to
which the Seller shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of
the Seller, shall be the successor of the Seller hereunder, without the
execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the
parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided,
however, that the successor or surviving Person shall be an institution whose
deposits are insured by FDIC or a company whose business is the origination
and servicing of mortgage loans, unless otherwise consented to by the
Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, shall be
qualified to service mortgage loans on behalf of Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac.
SECTION 14. Cooperation of Seller with a Reconstitution.
The Seller and the Purchaser agree that with respect to some or all
of the Mortgage Loans, after the related Closing Date, on one or more dates
(each, a "Reconstitution Date") at the Purchaser's sole option, the Purchaser
may effect a sale (each, a "Reconstitution") of some or all of the Mortgage
Loans then subject to this Agreement, without recourse, to:
(i) Xxxxxx Mae under its Cash Purchase Program or MBS Program
(Special Servicing Option) (each, a "Xxxxxx Xxx Transfer"); or
(ii) Xxxxxxx Mac (the "Xxxxxxx Mac Transfer"); or
(iii) one or more third party purchasers in one or more Whole Loan
Transfers; or
(iv) one or more trusts or other entities to be formed as part of
one or more Securitization Transfers.
The Seller agrees to execute in connection with any Agency Transfer,
any and all reasonably acceptable pool purchase contracts, and/or agreements
among the Purchaser, the Seller, Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac (as the case may
be) and any servicer in connection with a Whole Loan Transfer, a seller's
warranties and servicing agreement or a participation and servicing agreement
in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties, and in connection
with a Securitization Transfer a pooling and servicing agreement in form and
substance reasonably acceptable to the parties (collectively, the agreements
referred to herein are designated the "Reconstitution Agreements"), together
with an opinion of counsel with respect to such Reconstitution Agreements.
With respect to each Whole Loan Transfer and each Securitization
Transfer entered into by the Purchaser, the Seller agrees (1) to cooperate
fully with the Purchaser and any prospective purchaser with respect to all
reasonable requests and due diligence procedures; (2) to execute, deliver and
perform all Reconstitution Agreements reasonably required by the Purchaser;
(3) to restate the representations and warranties set forth in Section 9.02 as
of the Reconstitution Date; (4) to restate the representations and warranties
set forth in Section 9.01 as of the Reconstitution Date, modified to the
extent necessary to accurately reflect the pool statistics of the Mortgage
Loans as of the Reconstitution Date and any event or circumstances existing
subsequent to the related Closing Date and (5) make the representations and
warranties set forth in the related selling/servicing guide of the servicer or
issuer, as the case may be, or
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such representations or warranties as may be required by any rating agency or
prospective purchaser of the related securities or such Mortgage Loans in
connection with such Reconstitution. The Seller shall provide to such servicer
or issuer, as the case may be, and any other participants or purchasers in
such Reconstitution: (i) any and all information and appropriate verification
of information which may be reasonably available to the Seller or its
affiliates, whether through letters of its auditors and counsel or otherwise,
as the Purchaser or any such other participant shall request; (ii) such
additional representations, warranties, covenants, opinions of counsel,
letters from auditors, and certificates of public officials or officers of the
Seller or the Interim Servicer as are reasonably believed necessary by the
Purchaser or any such other participant; and (iii) to execute, deliver and
satisfy all conditions set forth in any indemnity agreement required by the
Purchaser or any such participant, including, without limitation, an
Indemnification and Contribution Agreement in substantially the form attached
hereto as Exhibit B. Moreover, the Seller agrees to cooperate with all
reasonable requests made by the Purchaser to effect such Reconstitution
Agreements. The Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser, each affiliate of the
Purchaser participating in the Reconstitution and each Person who controls the
Purchaser or such affiliate and their respective present and former directors,
officers, employees and agents, and hold each of them harmless from and
against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and
expenses and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses
that each of them may sustain in any way related to any information provided
by or on behalf of the Seller regarding the Seller, the Mortgage Loans or the
Underwriting Guidelines set forth in any offering document prepared in
connection with any Reconstitution. For purposes of the previous sentence,
"Purchaser" shall mean the Person then acting as the Purchaser under this
Agreement and any and all Persons who previously were "Purchasers" under this
Agreement.
In the event the Purchaser has elected to have the Seller or the
Interim Servicer hold record title to the Mortgages, prior to the
Reconstitution Date, the Seller shall prepare an assignment of mortgage in
blank or to the prospective purchaser or trustee, as applicable, from the
Seller or the Interim Servicer, as applicable, acceptable to the prospective
purchaser or trustee, as applicable, for each Mortgage Loan that is part of
the Reconstitution and shall pay all preparation and recording costs
associated therewith. In connection with the Reconstitution, the Seller shall
execute or shall cause the Interim Servicer to execute each assignment of
mortgage, track such Assignments of Mortgage to ensure they have been recorded
and deliver them as required by the prospective purchaser or trustee, as
applicable, upon the Seller's receipt thereof. Additionally, the Seller shall
prepare and execute or shall cause the Interim Servicer to execute, at the
direction of the Purchaser, any note endorsement in connection with any and
all seller/servicer agreements.
All Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a
Reconstitution shall remain subject to this Agreement and, if the Interim
Servicing Agreement shall remain in effect with respect to the related
Mortgage Loan Package, shall continue to be serviced in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement and the Interim Servicing Agreement and with respect
thereto this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
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SECTION 15. Financial Statements.
The Seller understands that in connection with the Purchaser's
marketing of the Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser shall make available to
prospective purchasers audited financial statements of the Seller for the most
recently completed three fiscal years respecting which such statements are
available, as well as a Consolidated Statement of Condition of the Seller at
the end of the last two fiscal years covered by such Consolidated Statement of
Operations. The Seller shall also make available any comparable interim
statements to the extent any such statements have been prepared by the Seller
(and are available upon request to members or stockholders of the Seller or
the public at large). The Seller, if it has not already done so, agrees to
furnish promptly to the Purchaser copies of the statements specified above.
The Seller shall also make available information on its servicing performance
with respect to loans serviced for others, including delinquency ratios.
The Seller also agrees to allow reasonable access to a knowledgeable
financial or accounting officer for the purpose of answering questions asked
by any prospective purchaser regarding recent developments affecting the
Seller or the financial statements of the Seller.
SECTION 16. Mandatory Delivery; Grant of Security Interest.
The sale and delivery on the related Closing Date of the Mortgage
Loans described on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule is mandatory from and
after the date of the execution of the related Purchase Price and Terms
Letter, it being specifically understood and agreed that each Mortgage Loan is
unique and identifiable on the date hereof and that an award of money damages
would be insufficient to compensate the Purchaser for the losses and damages
incurred by the Purchaser (including damages to prospective purchasers of the
Mortgage Loans) in the event of the Seller's failure to deliver (i) each of
the related Mortgage Loans or (ii) one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loans or (iii) one or more Mortgage Loans otherwise acceptable to the
Purchaser on or before the related Closing Date. The Seller hereby grants to
the Purchaser a lien on and a continuing security interest in each Mortgage
Loan and each document and instrument evidencing each such Mortgage Loan to
secure the performance by the Seller of its obligations under the related
Purchase Price and Terms Letter, and the Seller agrees that it shall hold such
Mortgage Loans in custody for the Purchaser subject to the Purchaser's (a)
right to reject any Mortgage Loan (or Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan)
under the terms of this Agreement and to require another Mortgage Loan (or
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan) to be substituted therefor, and (b)
obligation to pay the Purchase Price for the Mortgage Loans. All rights and
remedies of the Purchaser under this Agreement are distinct from, and
cumulative with, any other rights or remedies under this Agreement or afforded
by law or equity and all such rights and remedies may be exercised
concurrently, independently or successively. Such lien and security interest
shall terminate upon the rejection of such Mortgage Loan by the Purchaser and
the failure of the Purchaser to complete the purchase of such Mortgage Loan
and the Seller's payment of the Repurchase Price with respect to such Mortgage
Loan under the terms of this Agreement and the related Purchase Price and
Terms Letter.
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SECTION 17. Notices.
All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed, by registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, or, if by other means, when received
by the other party at the address as follows:
(i) if to the Purchaser:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx - Whole Loan Operations Manager
Fax: 000-000-0000
Email: xxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
with copies to:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx - Servicing Oversight
0000 X-Xxx Xxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Fax: 000-000-0000
Email: xxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx - RFPG
1221 Avenue of the Xxxxxxxx 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Fax: 000-000-0000
Email: xxxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(ii) if to the Seller:
GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc.,
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxx - Secondary Marketing Division
Fax: 000-000-0000
Email: xxxxx.xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party by like
notice. Any such demand, notice or communication hereunder shall be deemed to
have been received on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the
addressee (as evidenced, in the case of registered or certified mail, by the
date noted on the return receipt).
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SECTION 18. Severability Clause.
Any part, provision representation or warranty of this Agreement
which is prohibited or unenforceable or is held to be void or unenforceable in
any jurisdiction shall be ineffective, as to such jurisdiction, to the extent
of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction as to any Mortgage Loan shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent
permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law
which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof. If the
invalidity of any part, provision, representation or warranty of this
Agreement shall deprive any party of the economic benefit intended to be
conferred by this Agreement, the parties shall negotiate, in good-faith, to
develop a structure the economic effect of which is nearly as possible the
same as the economic effect of this Agreement without regard to such
invalidity.
SECTION 19. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of
counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all such
counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
SECTION 20. Intention of the Parties.
It is the intention of the parties that the Purchaser is purchasing,
and the Seller is selling the Mortgage Loans and not a debt instrument of the
Seller or another security. Accordingly, the parties hereto each intend to
treat the transaction for federal income tax purposes as a sale by the Seller,
and a purchase by the Purchaser, of the Mortgage Loans. Moreover, the
arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans are held shall be consistent with
classification of such arrangement as a grantor trust in the event it is not
found to represent direct ownership of the Mortgage Loans. The Purchaser shall
have the right to review the Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgage Loan
Files to determine the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans which shall
affect the federal income tax consequences of owning the Mortgage Loans and
the Seller shall cooperate with all reasonable requests made by the Purchaser
in the course of such review.
SECTION 21. Successors and Assigns; Assignment of Purchase Agreement.
This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the Seller and the Purchaser and the respective permitted
successors and assigns of the Seller and the successors and assigns of the
Purchaser. This Agreement shall not be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by
the Seller to a third party without the prior written consent of the
Purchaser, which consent may be withheld by the Purchaser in its sole
discretion. This Agreement may be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the
Purchaser in whole or in part, and with respect to one or more of the Mortgage
Loans, without the consent of the Seller. There shall be no limitation on the
number of assignments or transfers allowable by the Purchaser with respect to
the Mortgage Loans and this Agreement. In the event the Purchaser assigns this
Agreement, and the assignee assumes any of the Purchaser's obligations
hereunder, the Seller acknowledges and agrees to look solely to such assignee,
and not to the Purchaser, for performance of the
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obligations so assumed and the Purchaser shall be relieved from any liability
to the Seller with respect thereto.
SECTION 22. Waivers.
No term or provision of this Agreement may be waived or modified
unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party
against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced.
SECTION 23. Exhibits.
The exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a
part hereof and are an integral part of this Agreement.
SECTION 24. General Interpretive Principles.
For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly
provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) the terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to
them in this Agreement and include the plural as well as the singular, and the
use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender;
(b) accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) references herein to "Articles," "Sections," "Subsections,"
"Paragraphs," and other subdivisions without reference to a document are to
designated Articles, Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions
of this Agreement;
(d) reference to a Subsection without further reference to a Section
is a reference to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in which
the reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other
subdivisions;
(e) the words "herein," "hereof," "hereunder" and other words of
similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
provision; and
(f) the terms "include" and "including" shall mean without limitation
by reason of enumeration.
SECTION 25. Reproduction of Documents.
This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without
limitation, (a) consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter be
executed, (b) documents received by any party at the closing, and (c)
financial statements, certificates and other information previously or
hereafter furnished, may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic,
microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The
parties agree that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as
the original itself in any
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judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in
existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the
regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further
reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.
SECTION 26. Further Agreements.
The Seller and the Purchaser each agree to execute and deliver to the
other such reasonable and appropriate additional documents, instruments or
agreements as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of
this Agreement.
SECTION 27. Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Assignments of
Mortgage is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real
property records in all the counties or their comparable jurisdictions in
which any or all of the Mortgaged Properties are situated, and in any other
appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be
effected at the Seller's expense in the event recordation is either necessary
under applicable law or requested by the Purchaser at its sole option.
SECTION 28. No Solicitation.
From and after the related Closing Date, the Seller agrees that it
will not take any action or permit or cause any action to be taken by any of
its agents or affiliates, or by any independent contractors on the Seller's
behalf, to personally, by telephone or mail (via electronic means or
otherwise), solicit a Mortgagor under any Mortgage Loan for the purpose of
refinancing a Mortgage Loan, in whole or in part, without the prior written
consent of the Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and
agreed that the Seller, or any of its respective affiliates:
(i) may advertise its availability for handling refinancings of
mortgages in its portfolio, including the promotion of terms it
has available for such refinancings, through the sending of
letters or promotional material, so long as it does not
specifically target Mortgagors and so long as such promotional
material either is sent to the mortgagors for all of the
mortgages in the servicing portfolio of the Seller and any of
its affiliates (those it owns as well as those serviced for
others); and
(ii) may provide pay-off information and otherwise cooperate with
individual mortgagors who contact it about prepaying their
mortgages by advising them of refinancing terms and streamlined
origination arrangements that are available.
Promotions undertaken by the Seller or by any affiliate of the Seller
which are directed to the general public at large (including, without
limitation, mass mailing based on commercially acquired mailing lists,
newspaper, radio and television advertisements), shall not constitute
solicitation under this Section 28.
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SECTION 29. Waiver of Trial by Jury.
THE SELLER AND THE PURCHASER EACH KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND
INTENTIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY
RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATING
TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
SECTION 30. Governing Law Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of
Process. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED IN EFFECT WHEN A FULLY EXECUTED
COUNTERPART THEREOF IS RECEIVED BY THE PURCHASER IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND
SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THIS AGREEMENT
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT
GIVING EFFECT TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW RULES AND PRINCIPLES. EACH OF THE PURCHASER
AND THE SELLER IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE
COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY ACTION OR
PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM IN ANY ACTION OR
PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT; (III) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY ACTION
OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN ANY
OTHER JURISDICTION BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY
LAW; AND (IV) CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON IT BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF
BY CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO IT AS PROVIDED FOR NOTICES HEREUNDER.
SECTION 31. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended from time to
time by the Purchaser and the Seller by written agreement signed by the
parties hereto.
SECTION 32. Confidentiality. Each of the Purchaser and the Seller
shall employ proper procedures and standards designed to maintain the
confidential nature of the terms of this Agreement, except to the extent: (a)
the disclosure of which is reasonably believed by such party to be required in
connection with regulatory requirements or other legal requirements relating
to its affairs; (b) disclosed to any one or more of such party's employees,
officers, directors, agents, attorneys or accountants who would have access to
the contents of this Agreement and such data and information in the normal
course of the performance of such Person's duties for such party, to the
extent such party has procedures in effect to inform such Person of the
confidential nature thereof; (c) that is disclosed in a prospectus, prospectus
supplement or private placement memorandum relating to a securitization of the
Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser (or an affiliate assignee thereof) or to any
Person in connection with the resale or proposed resale of all or a portion of
the Mortgage Loans by such party in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement; and (d) that is reasonably believed by such party to be necessary
for the enforcement of such party's rights under this Agreement.
Notwithstanding any other express or implied agreement to the
contrary, each of the Purchaser and the Seller agree and acknowledge that each
of them and each of their
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employees, representatives, and other agents 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 any of them relating to such tax treatment
and tax structure, except to the extent that confidentiality is reasonably
necessary to comply with U.S. federal or state securities laws. For purposes
of this paragraph, the terms "tax treatment" and "tax structure" have the
meanings specified in Treasury Regulation section 1.6011-4(c).
SECTION 33. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement and understanding relating to the subject matter hereof between the
parties hereto and any prior oral or written agreements between them shall be
deemed to have merged herewith.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller and the Purchaser have caused
their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized as of the date first above written.
XXXXXX XXXXXXX MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT A-1
MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Documents shall
include each of the following items, which shall be available for inspection
by the Purchaser and any prospective Purchaser, and which shall be delivered
to the Custodian, or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall designate in
writing, pursuant to Section 6 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties
Agreement to which this Exhibit is attached (the "Agreement"):
(a) the original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening endorsements,
endorsed "Pay to the order of _________, without recourse" and signed in the
name of the last endorsee (the "Last Endorsee") by an authorized officer. To
the extent that there is no room on the face of the Mortgage Notes for
endorsements, the endorsement may be contained on an allonge, if state law so
allows and the Custodian is so advised by the Seller that state law so allows.
If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Seller in a merger, the endorsement
must be by "[Last Endorsee], successor by merger to [name of predecessor]". If
the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Last Endorsee while doing
business under another name, the endorsement must be by "[Last Endorsee],
formerly known as [previous name]";
(b) the original of any guarantee executed in connection with the
Mortgage Note;
(c) with respect to Mortgage Loans that are not Co-op Loans, the
original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon. With respect to any
Co-op Loan, an original or copy of the Security Agreement. If in connection
with any Mortgage Loan, the Seller cannot deliver or cause to be delivered the
original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon on or prior to the
Closing Date because of a delay caused by the public recording office where
such Mortgage has been delivered for recordation or because such Mortgage has
been lost or because such public recording office retains the original
recorded Mortgage, the Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Custodian, a photocopy of such Mortgage, together with (i) in the case of a
delay caused by the public recording office, an Officer's Certificate of the
Seller (or certified by the title company, escrow agent, or closing attorney)
stating that such Mortgage has been dispatched to the appropriate public
recording office for recordation and that the original recorded Mortgage or a
copy of such Mortgage certified by such public recording office to be a true
and complete copy of the original recorded Mortgage will be promptly delivered
to the Custodian upon receipt thereof by the Seller; or (ii) in the case of a
Mortgage where a public recording office retains the original recorded
Mortgage or in the case where a Mortgage is lost after recordation in a public
recording office, a copy of such Mortgage certified by such public recording
office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded Mortgage;
(d) the originals of all assumption, modification, consolidation or
extension agreements, if any, with evidence of recording thereon;
(e) with respect to Mortgage Loans that are not Co-op Loans, the
original Assignment of Mortgage for each Mortgage Loan, in form and substance
acceptable for recording (except with respect to MERS Designated Loans). The
Assignment of Mortgage must
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be duly recorded only if recordation is either necessary under applicable law
or commonly required by private institutional mortgage investors in the area
where the Mortgaged Property is located or on direction of the Purchaser as
provided in this Agreement. If the Assignment of Mortgage is to be recorded,
the Mortgage shall be assigned to the Purchaser. If the Assignment of Mortgage
is not to be recorded, the Assignment of Mortgage shall be delivered in blank.
If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Seller in a merger, the Assignment of
Mortgage must be made by "[Seller], successor by merger to [name of
predecessor]". If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Seller
while doing business under another name, the Assignment of Mortgage must be by
"[Seller], formerly known as [previous name]";
(f) with respect to Mortgage Loans that are not Co-op Loans, the
originals of all intervening assignments of mortgage (if any) evidencing a
complete chain of assignment from the Seller to the Last Endorsee (or, in the
case of a MERS Designated Loan, MERS) with evidence of recording thereon, or
if any such intervening assignment has not been returned from the applicable
recording office or has been lost or if such public recording office retains
the original recorded assignments of mortgage, the Seller shall deliver or
cause to be delivered to the Custodian, a photocopy of such intervening
assignment, together with (i) in the case of a delay caused by the public
recording office, an Officer's Certificate of the Seller (or certified by the
title company, escrow agent, or closing attorney) stating that such
intervening assignment of mortgage has been dispatched to the appropriate
public recording office for recordation and that such original recorded
intervening assignment of mortgage or a copy of such intervening assignment of
mortgage certified by the appropriate public recording office to be a true and
complete copy of the original recorded intervening assignment of mortgage will
be promptly delivered to the Custodian upon receipt thereof by the Seller; or
(ii) in the case of an intervening assignment where a public recording office
retains the original recorded intervening assignment or in the case where an
intervening assignment is lost after recordation in a public recording office,
a copy of such intervening assignment certified by such public recording
office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded intervening
assignment;
(g) with respect to Mortgage Loans that are not Co-op Loans, the
original mortgagee policy of title insurance or, in the event such original
title policy is unavailable, a certified true copy of the related policy
binder or commitment for title certified to be true and complete by the title
insurance company shall be delivered within 180 days of the Closing Date;
(h) the original or, if unavailable, a copy of any security
agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document executed in connection with
the Mortgage;
(i) with respect to any Co-op Loan: (i) a copy of the Co-op Lease and
the assignment of such Co-op Lease, with all intervening assignments showing a
complete chain of title and an assignment thereof by Seller; (ii) the stock
certificate together with an undated stock power relating to such stock
certificate executed in blank; (iii) the recognition agreement of the
interests of the Mortgagee with respect to the Co-op Loan by the residential
cooperative housing corporation, the stock of which was pledged by the related
Mortgagor to the originator of such Co-op Loan; and (iv) copies of the
financial statement filed by the originator as secured party and, if
applicable, a filed UCC-3 assignment of the subject security interest showing
a complete chain of title, together with an executed UCC-3 assignment of such
security interest by the Seller in a form sufficient for filing; and
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(j) if any of the above documents has been executed by a person
holding a power of attorney, an original or photocopy of such power certified
by the Seller to be a true and correct copy of the original.
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CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include
each of the following items, unless otherwise disclosed to the Purchaser on
the data tape, which shall be available for inspection by the Purchaser and
which shall be retained by the Interim Servicer or delivered to the Purchaser:
(a) Copies of the Mortgage Loan Documents.
(b) Residential loan application.
(c) Mortgage Loan closing statement.
(d) Verification of employment and income, if required.
(e) Verification of acceptable evidence of source and amount of
downpayment.
(f) Credit report on Mortgagor, in a form acceptable to either Xxxxxx
Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac.
(g) Residential appraisal report.
(h) Photograph of the Mortgaged Property and photographs of
comparable properties.
(i) Survey of the Mortgaged Property, unless a survey is not required
by the title insurer.
(j) Copy of each instrument necessary to complete identification of
any exception set forth in the exception schedule in the title policy, i.e.,
map or plat, restrictions, easements, home owner association declarations,
etc.
(k) Copies of all required disclosure statements.
(l) If applicable, termite report, structural engineer's report,
water potability and septic certification.
(m) Sales Contract, if applicable.
(n) Copy of the owner's title insurance policy or attorney's opinion
of title and abstract of title, as applicable.
(o) Evidence of electronic notation of the hazard insurance policy,
and, if required by law, evidence of the flood insurance policy.
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
This INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT ("Agreement"), dated
as of [_______], 200_, among [________________] (the "Depositor"), a
[______________] corporation (the "Depositor"), Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage
Capital Inc., a New York corporation ("Xxxxxx") and GreenPoint Mortgage
Funding, Inc., a New York corporation (the "Seller").
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, the Depositor is acting as depositor and registrant with
respect to the Prospectus, dated [________________], and the Prospectus
Supplement to the Prospectus, [________________] (the "Prospectus
Supplement"), relating to [________________] Certificates (the "Certificates")
to be issued pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of
[________________] (the "P&S"), among the Depositor, as depositor,
[________________], as servicer (the "Servicer"), and [________________], as
trustee (the "Trustee");
WHEREAS, as an inducement to the Depositor to enter into the P&S, and
[____________________] (the "Underwriter[s]") to enter into the Underwriting
Agreement, dated [____________________] (the "Underwriting Agreement") between
the Depositor and the Underwriter[s], and [_______________] (the "Initial
Purchaser[s]") to enter into the Certificate Purchase Agreement, dated
[____________] (the "Certificate Purchase Agreement") between the Depositor
and the Initial Purchaser[s], Seller has agreed to provide for indemnification
and contribution on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;
WHEREAS, Xxxxxx purchased from Seller certain of the Mortgage Loans
underlying the Certificates (the "Mortgage Loans") pursuant to a Mortgage Loan
Purchase and Warranties Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2005 (the
"Purchase Agreement"), by and between Xxxxxx and Seller; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 14 of the Purchase Agreement, the Seller
has agreed to indemnify the Depositor, Xxxxxx, the Underwriter[s], the Initial
Purchaser[s] and their respective affiliates, present and former directors,
officers, employees and agents for certain information.
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NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements contained herein,
and other valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the Depositor, Xxxxxx and the Seller agree as follows:
1. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) The Seller agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor,
Xxxxxx, the Underwriter[s], the Initial Purchaser[s] and their respective
affiliates and their respective present and former directors, officers,
employees and agents and each person, if any, who controls the Depositor,
Xxxxxx, the Underwriter[s] , the Initial Purchaser[s] or such affiliate within
the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "1933 Act"), or Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "1934 Act"), against any and all losses, claims, damages or
liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject
under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or other federal or state statutory law or
regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are
based in whole or in part upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus Supplement, the
Offering Circular or in the Comp Materials or any omission or alleged omission
to state in the Prospectus Supplement, the Offering Circular or in the Comp
Materials a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made,
not misleading, or any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue
statement or alleged omission made in any amendment of or supplement to the
Prospectus Supplement, the Offering Circular or the Comp Materials and agrees
to reimburse the Depositor, Xxxxxx, the Underwriter[s], the Initial
Purchaser[s] or such affiliates and each such officer, director, employee,
agent and controlling person promptly upon demand for any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with investigating
or defending or preparing to defend against any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that
Seller shall be liable in any such case only to the extent that any such loss,
claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based upon, any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in
reliance upon and in conformity with the Seller Information. The foregoing
indemnity agreement is in addition to any liability which Seller may otherwise
have to the Depositor, Xxxxxx, the Underwriter[s], the Initial Purchaser[s]
their affiliates or any such director, officer, employee, agent or controlling
person of the Depositor, Xxxxxx, the Underwriter[s], the Initial Purchaser[s]
or their respective affiliates.
As used herein:
"Seller Information" means any information relating to Seller, the
Mortgage Loans and/or the underwriting guidelines relating to the Mortgage
Loans set forth in the Prospectus Supplement, the Offering Circular or the
Comp Materials.
The terms "Collateral Term Sheet" and "Structural Term Sheet" shall
have the respective meanings assigned to them in the February 13, 1995 letter
(the "PSA Letter") of Cleary, Gottlieb, Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxx on behalf of the
Public Securities Association (which letter, and the SEC staff's response
thereto, were publicly available February 17, 1995). The term "Collateral Term
Sheet" as used herein includes any subsequent Collateral Term Sheet that
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reflects a substantive change in the information presented. The term
"Computational Materials" has the meaning assigned to it in the May 17, 1994
letter (the "Xxxxxx letter" and, together with the PSA Letter, the "No-Action
Letters") of Xxxxx & Xxxx on behalf of Xxxxxx, Peabody & Co., Inc. (which
letter, and the SEC staff's response thereto, were publicly available May 20,
1994). The term "Comp Materials" as used herein means collectively Collateral
Term Sheets, Structural Term Sheet and Computational Materials relating to the
Certificates or the transaction contemplated by the Prospectus Supplement.
"Offering Circular" means the offering circular, dated [__________]
relating to the private offering of the [_______________] Certificates.
(b) Promptly after receipt by any indemnified party under this
Section 1 of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, such
indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against
any indemnifying party under this Section 1, notify the indemnifying party in
writing of the claim or the commencement of that action; provided, however,
that the failure to notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any
liability which it may have under this Section 1 except to the extent it has
been materially prejudiced by such failure; and provided, further, however,
that the failure to notify any indemnifying party shall not relieve it from
any liability which it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under
this Section 1.
If any such claim or action shall be brought against an indemnified
party, and it shall notify the indemnifying party thereof, the indemnifying
party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it
wishes, jointly with any other similarly notified indemnifying party, to
assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
indemnified party. After notice from the indemnifying party to the indemnified
party of its election to assume the defense of such claim or action, except as
provided in the following paragraph, the indemnifying party shall not be
liable to the indemnified party under this Section 1 for any legal or other
expenses subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the
defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation.
Any indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel
in any such action and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and
expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party
unless: (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the
indemnifying party in writing; (ii) such indemnified party shall have been
advised by such counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available
to it which are different from or additional to those available to the
indemnifying party and in the reasonable judgment of such counsel it is
necessary or appropriate for such indemnified party to employ separate
counsel; or (iii) the indemnifying party has failed to assume the defense of
such action and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified
party, in which case, if such indemnified party notifies the indemnifying
party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of
the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to
assume the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party, it
being understood, however, the indemnifying party shall not, in connection
with any one such action or separate but substantially similar or related
actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations
or circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than
one
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separate firm of attorneys (in addition to local counsel) at
any time for all such indemnified parties.
Each indemnified party, as a condition of the indemnity agreements
contained in this Section 1, shall cooperate with the indemnifying party in
the defense of any such action or claim. No indemnifying party shall be liable
for any settlement of any such action effected without its written consent
(which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), but if settled with its
written consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff in any such
action, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any
indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such
settlement or judgment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified
party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified
party for reasonable fees and expenses of counsel, the indemnifying party
agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected
without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than
30 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and
(ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party
in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement.
(c) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 1 is
unavailable to an indemnified party, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of
indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or
payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages
or liabilities, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, respectively, in
connection with the statements or omissions that result in such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. The relative fault of the indemnified party and indemnifying
party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the
untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or
alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by
such parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission and any other
equitable considerations.
(d) The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this
Section 1 and the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2 shall
remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any
termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by the Depositor,
Xxxxxx, the Underwriter[s], the Initial Purchaser[s] their respective
affiliates, directors, officers, employees or agents or any person controlling
the Depositor, Xxxxxx, the Underwriter[s], the Initial Purchaser[s] or any
such affiliate, and (iii) acceptance of and payment for any of the Offered
Certificates or the Private Certificates.
2. Representations and Warranties. Seller represents and warrants
that:
(i) Seller is validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of its jurisdiction of formation or incorporation, as
applicable, and has full power and authority to own its assets and to
transact the business in which it is currently engaged. Seller is
duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which the character of the business transacted by it
or any properties owned or leased by it requires
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such qualification and in which the failure so to qualify would have
a material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets or
condition (financial or otherwise) of Seller;
(ii) Seller is not required to obtain the consent of any
other person or any consent, license, approval or authorization from,
or registration or declaration with, any governmental authority,
bureau or agency in connection with the execution, delivery,
performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement;
(iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement by Seller will not violate any provision of any existing
law or regulation or any order decree of any court applicable to
Seller or any provision of the charter or bylaws of Seller, or
constitute a material breach of any mortgage, indenture, contract or
other agreement to which Seller is a party or by which it may be
bound;
(iv) (a) no proceeding of or before any court, tribunal or
governmental body is currently pending or, (b) to the knowledge of
Seller, threatened against Seller or any of its properties or with
respect to this Agreement or the Offered Certificates, in either
case, which would have a material adverse effect on the business,
properties, assets or condition (financial or otherwise) of Seller;
(v) Seller has full power and authority to make, execute,
deliver and perform this Agreement and all of the transactions
contemplated hereunder, and has taken all necessary corporate action
to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement. When executed and delivered, this Agreement will
constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of each of Seller
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement
may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights
generally, by the availability of equitable remedies, and by
limitations of public policy under applicable securities law as to
rights of indemnity and contribution thereunder; and
(vi) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
Seller.
3. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and
effective only on receipt, and, if sent to Seller, will be mailed, delivered
or faxed or emailed and confirmed by mail GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc.,
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: [__________]; if
sent to Xxxxxx, xxxx be mailed, delivered or faxed or emailed and confirmed by
mail to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc., 0000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx
Xxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx - Whole Loans Operations Manager, Fax:
[_______], Email: xxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx, with copies to (i)
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx - Legal Counsel, Securities, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx,
0000 Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Fax [_____], Email:
xxxxxxxx.xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx, and (ii) Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx -
SPG Finance, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, 0000 Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
00000, Fax [_____], Email: xxxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx; if to the
Depositor, will be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to
[____________________]; or if to the Underwriter[s], will be mailed, delivered
or telegraphed and confirmed to [_____________________]; or if to the Initial
Purchaser[s], will be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to
[_____________________].
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4. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to
the conflict of laws provisions thereof. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their successors and
assigns and the controlling persons referred to herein, and no other person
shall have any right or obligation hereunder. Neither this Agreement nor any
term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only
by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of
the change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought. This Agreement may be
executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall
be considered an original, and all such counterparts shall constitute one and
the same instrument. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have
the meanings provided in the P&S.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to
be duly executed by their respective officers hereunto duly authorized, this
__th day of [_____________].
[DEPOSITOR]
By: __________________________________
Name:
Title:
XXXXXX XXXXXXX MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.
By: __________________________________
Name:
Title:
GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
By: __________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF SELLER'S OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
I, ____________________, hereby certify that I am the duly elected
[Vice] President of GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc., a corporation organized
under the laws of the state of New York (the "Company") and further as
follows:
1. Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 is a true, correct and complete copy
of the charter of the Company which is in full force and effect on the
date hereof and which has been in effect without amendment, waiver,
rescission or modification since _____________.
2. Attached hereto as Exhibit 2 is a true, correct and complete copy
of the bylaws of the Company which are in effect on the date hereof and
which have been in effect without amendment, waiver, rescission or
modification since ___________.
3. Attached hereto as Exhibit 3 is an original certificate of good
standing of the Company issued within ten days of the date hereof, and no
event has occurred since the date thereof which would impair such
standing.
4. Attached hereto as Exhibit 4 is a true, correct and complete copy
of the corporate resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company
authorizing the Company to execute and deliver (a) the Mortgage Loan
Purchase and Warranties Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2005 (the "Purchase
Agreement"), by and between Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc. (the
"Purchaser") and the Company and (b) the Custodial Agreement, dated as of
_______ __, 200_ (the "Custodial Agreement"), by and among the Purchaser,
the Company, GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc. (the "Interim Servicer")
and [CUSTODIAN] (the "Custodian"), [and to endorse the Mortgage Notes and
execute the Assignments of Mortgages by original [or facsimile]
signature], and such resolutions are in effect on the date hereof and have
been in effect without amendment, waiver, rescission or modification since
____________.
5. Either (i) no consent, approval, authorization or order of any
court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution,
delivery and performance by the Company of or compliance by the Company
with the Purchase Agreement, the sale of the mortgage loans or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by the agreements; or (ii)
any required consent, approval, authorization or order has been obtained
by the Company.
6. Neither the consummation of the transactions contemplated by, nor
the fulfillment of the terms of the Purchase Agreement conflicts or will
conflict with or results or will result in a breach of or constitutes or
will constitute a default under the charter or by-laws of the Company, the
terms of any indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the
Company is a party or by which it is bound or to which it is subject, or
any statute or order, rule, regulations, writ, injunction or decree of any
court,
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governmental authority or regulatory body to which the Company is
subject or by which it is bound.
7. To the best of my knowledge, there is no action, suit, proceeding
or investigation pending or threatened against the Company which, in my
judgment, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, may result in
any material adverse change in the business, operations, financial
condition, properties or assets of the Company or in any material
impairment of the right or ability of the Company to carry on its business
substantially as now conducted or in any material liability on the part of
the Company or which would draw into question the validity of the Purchase
Agreement, or the mortgage loans or of any action taken or to be taken in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, or which would be
likely to impair materially the ability of the Company to perform under
the terms of the Purchase Agreement.
8. Each person listed on Exhibit 5 attached hereto who, as an officer
or representative of the Company, signed (a) the Purchase Agreement, and
(b) any other document delivered or on the date hereof in connection with
any purchase described in the agreements set forth above was, at the
respective times of such signing and delivery, and is now, a duly elected
or appointed, qualified and acting officer or representative of the
Company, who holds the office set forth opposite his or her name on
Exhibit 5, and the signatures of such persons appearing on such documents
are their genuine signatures.
9. The Company is duly authorized to engage in the transactions
described and contemplated in the Purchase Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the
seal of the Company.
Dated: ______________________________ By:________________________________
Name:
Title: [Vice] President
[Seal]
I, ________________________, an [Assistant] Secretary of GreenPoint
Mortgage Funding, Inc., hereby certify that ____________ is the duly elected,
qualified and acting [Vice] President of the Company and that the signature
appearing above is [her] [his] genuine signature.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name.
Dated: ______________________________ By:________________________________
Name:
Title: [Assistant] Secretary
[Seal]
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EXHIBIT 5 to
Company's Officer's Certificate
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE SELLER
(date)
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Dear Sirs:
You have requested [our] [my] opinion, as [Assistant] General Counsel
to GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc. (the "Company"), with respect to certain
matters in connection with the sale by the Company of the Mortgage Loans
pursuant to that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement by
and between the Company and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc. (the
"Purchaser"), dated as of May 1, 2005 (the "Purchase Agreement") which sale is
in the form of whole loans, delivered pursuant to a Custodial Agreement dated
as of _____ __, ____ among the Purchaser, the Company, GreenPoint Mortgage
Funding, Inc. (the "Interim Servicer") and ______________________[CUSTODIAN]
(the "Custodial Agreement", and collectively with the Purchase Agreement, the
"Agreements"). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the
meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
[We] [I] have examined the following documents:
1. the Purchase Agreement;
2. the Custodial Agreement;
3. the form of Assignment of Mortgage;
4. the form of endorsement of the Mortgage Notes; and
5. such other documents, records and papers as we have deemed
necessary and relevant as a basis for this opinion.
To the extent [we] [I] have deemed necessary and proper, [we] [I]
have relied upon the representations and warranties of the Company contained
in the Purchase Agreement. [We] [I] have assumed the authenticity of all
documents submitted to [us] [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:
1. The Company is a [type of entity] duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the [United
States] and is qualified to
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transact business in, and is in good standing under, the
laws of [the state of incorporation/formation].
2. The Company has the power to engage in the transactions
contemplated by the Agreements and all requisite power,
authority and legal right to execute and deliver the
Agreements and to perform and observe the terms and
conditions of the Agreements.
3. Each of the Agreements has been duly authorized, executed
and delivered by the Company, and is a legal, valid and
binding agreement enforceable in accordance with its
respective terms against the Company, 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 Purchaser's ownership of the Mortgage
Loans.
4. The Company has been duly authorized to allow any of its
officers to execute any and all documents by original
signature in order to complete the transactions contemplated
by the Agreements.
5. The Company has been duly authorized to allow any of its
officers to execute by original [or facsimile] signature the
endorsements to the Mortgage Notes and the Assignments of
Mortgages, and the original [or facsimile] signature of the
officer at the Company executing the endorsements to the
Mortgage Notes and the Assignments of Mortgages represents
the legal and valid signature of said officer of the
Company.
6. Either (i) no consent, approval, authorization or order of
any court or governmental agency or body is required for the
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of or
compliance by the Company with the Agreements and the sale
of the Mortgage Loans by the Company or the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by the Agreements or (ii) any
required consent, approval, authorization or order has been
obtained by the Company.
7. Neither the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by, nor the fulfillment of the terms of, the Agreements
conflicts or will conflict with or results or will result in
a breach of or constitutes or will constitute a default
under the charter or by-laws of the Company, the terms of
any indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the
Company is a party or by which it is bound or to which it is
subject, or violates any statute or order, rule,
regulations, writ, injunction or decree of any court,
governmental authority or regulatory body to which the
Company is subject or by which it is bound.
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8. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation
pending or, to the best of [our] [my] knowledge, threatened
against the Company which, in [our] [my] judgment, either in
any one instance or in the aggregate, may result in any
material adverse change in the business, operations,
financial condition, properties or assets of the Company or
in any material impairment of the right or ability of the
Company to carry on its business substantially as now
conducted or in any material liability on the part of the
Company or which would draw into question the validity of
the Agreements or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken
or to be taken in connection with the transactions
contemplated thereby, or which would be likely to impair
materially the ability of the Company to perform under the
terms of the Agreements.
9. The sale of each Mortgage Note and Mortgage as and in the
manner contemplated by the Agreements is sufficient to fully
transfer to the Purchaser all right, title and interest of
the Company thereto as noteholder and mortgagee.
10. The Mortgages have been duly assigned and the Mortgage Notes
have been duly endorsed as provided in the Custodial
Agreement. 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. The endorsement
of the Mortgage Notes, the delivery to the Purchaser, or its
designee, of the Assignments of Mortgage, and the delivery
of the original endorsed Mortgage Notes to the Purchaser, or
its designee, are sufficient to permit the Purchaser to
avail itself of all protection available under applicable
law against the claims of any present or future creditors of
the Company, and are sufficient to prevent any other sale,
transfer, assignment, pledge or hypothecation of the
Mortgages and the Mortgage Notes by the Company from being
enforceable.
This opinion is given to you for your sole benefit, and no other
person or entity is entitled to rely hereon except that the purchaser or
purchasers to which you initially and directly resell the Mortgage Loans may
rely on this opinion as if it were addressed to them as of the date of this
opinion.
Very truly yours,
___________________________________
[Name]
[Assistant] General Counsel
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EXHIBIT E
FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
___________________, 200__
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
Attention: _____________________________________
_____________________________________
Re: Notice of Sale and Release of Collateral
Dear Sirs:
This letter serves as notice that GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc. a
corporation, organized pursuant to the laws of the State of New York (the
"Company") has committed to sell to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc. under
a Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2005,
certain mortgage loans originated by the Company. The Company warrants that
the mortgage loans to be sold to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc. are in
addition to and beyond any collateral required to secure advances made by you
to the Company.
The Company acknowledges that the mortgage loans to be sold to Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc. shall not be used as additional or substitute
collateral for advances made by [__________]. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital
Inc. understands that the balance of the Company's mortgage loan portfolio may
be used as collateral or additional collateral for advances made by
[_________], and confirms that it has no interest therein.
Execution of this letter by [_________] shall constitute a full and
complete release of any security interest, claim, or lien which [_________]
may have against the mortgage loans to be sold to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage
Capital Inc.
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Very truly yours,
____________________________________________
By:_________________________________________
Name:_______________________________________
Title:______________________________________
Date:_______________________________________
Acknowledged and approved:
____________________________________________
By:__________________________________________________
Name:________________________________________________
Title:_______________________________________________
Date:________________________________________________
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EXHIBIT F
FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
I. Release of Security Interest
The financial institution named below hereby relinquishes any and all
right, title, interest, lien or claim of any kind it may have in all mortgage
loans described on the attached Schedule A (the "Mortgage Loans"), to be
purchased by Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc. from the company named on
the next page (the "Company") pursuant to that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase
and Warranties Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2005, and certifies that all
notes, mortgages, assignments and other documents in its possession relating
to such Mortgage Loans have been delivered and released to the Company or its
designees, as of the date and time of the sale of such Mortgage Loans to
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc. Such release shall be effective
automatically without any further action by any party upon payment in one or
more installments, in immediately available funds, of $_____________, in
accordance with the wire instructions set forth below.
Name, Address and Wire Instructions of Financial Institution
________________________________________________
(Name)
________________________________________________
(Address)
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
By: ____________________________________________
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II. Certification of Release
The Company named below hereby certifies to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage
Capital Inc. that, as of the date and time of the sale of the above-mentioned
Mortgage Loans to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc. the security interests
in the Mortgage Loans released by the above-named financial institution
comprise all security interests relating to or affecting any and all such
Mortgage Loans. The Company warrants that, as of such time, there are and will
be no other security interests affecting any or all of such Mortgage Loans.
__________________________________________
By:_______________________________________
Title:____________________________________
Date:_____________________________________
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EXHIBIT G
UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
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EXHIBIT H
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
On this ___ day of _______, 200_, GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc.
("Seller"), as the Seller under (i) that certain Purchase Price and Terms
Letter, dated as of _________, 200__ (the "PPTA"), and (ii) that certain
Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2005 (the
"Purchase Agreement"), does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and convey
to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital, Inc. ("Purchaser") as the Purchaser under
the Agreements (as defined below) without recourse, but subject to the terms
of the Agreements, all right, title and interest of, in and to the Mortgage
Loans listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A (the
"Mortgage Loans"), together with the Mortgage Files and the related Servicing
Rights and all rights and obligations arising under the documents contained
therein. Each Mortgage Loan subject to the Agreements was underwritten in
accordance with, and conforms to, the Underwriting Guidelines attached hereto
as Exhibit C. Pursuant to Section 6 of the Purchase Agreement, the Seller has
delivered to the Custodian the documents for each Mortgage Loan to be
purchased as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. The contents of each
Servicing File required to be retained by the Interim Servicer to service the
Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Interim Servicing Agreement and thus not
delivered to the Purchaser are and shall be held in trust by the Interim
Servicer in its capacity as Interim Servicer for the benefit of the Purchaser
as the owner thereof. The Interim Servicer's possession of any portion of the
Servicing File is at the will of the Purchaser for the sole purpose of
facilitating servicing of the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Interim
Servicing Agreement, and such retention and possession by the Interim Servicer
shall be in a custodial capacity only. The ownership of each Mortgage Note,
Mortgage and the contents of the Mortgage File and Servicing File is vested in
the Purchaser and the ownership of all records and documents with respect to
the related Mortgage Loan prepared by or which come into the possession of the
Seller shall immediately vest in the Purchaser and shall be retained and
maintained, in trust, by the Seller at the will of the Purchaser in a
custodial capacity only. The PPTA and the Purchase Agreement shall
collectively be referred to as the "Agreements" herein.
The Mortgage Loan Package characteristics of the Mortgage Loans
subject hereto are set forth on Exhibit B hereto.
In accordance with Section 6 of the Purchase Agreement, the Purchaser
accepts the Mortgage Loans listed on Exhibit A attached hereto.
Notwithstanding the foregoing the Purchaser does not waive any rights or
remedies it may have under the Agreements.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have
the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
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GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
By: _____________________________________
Name:
Title:
Accepted and Agreed:
XXXXXX XXXXXXX MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.
By: _________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT A
TO ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
THE MORTGAGE LOANS
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EXHIBIT B
TO ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE POOL
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CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH MORTGAGE LOAN PACKAGE
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Pool Characteristics of the Mortgage Loan Package as delivered on the related
Closing Date:
No Mortgage Loan has: (1) an outstanding principal balance less than $_____;
(2) an origination date earlier than __ months prior to the related Cut-off
Date; (3) an LTV of greater than ____%; (4) a FICO Score of less than ___; or
(5) a debt-to-income ratio of more than ___%. Each Mortgage Loan has a
Mortgage Interest Rate of at least ___% per annum and an outstanding principal
balance of less than $______. Each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan has an Index
of [______].
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EXHIBIT C
TO ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
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