Exhibit 99.4
ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of September 29, 2006 ("Assignment
Agreement"), among COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. ("Assignor"), THE BANK OF NEW
YORK ("Assignee"), as Corridor Contract Administrator for CWABS, Inc.
Asset-Backed Certificates Series 2006-15, pursuant to a Corridor Contract
Administration Agreement (the "Corridor Contract Administration Agreement")
dated as of September 29, 2006, and BEAR XXXXXXX FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC.
("Remaining Party").
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, effective as of September 29, 2006, Assignor desires to
assign all of its rights and delegate all of its duties and obligations to
Assignee under a certain Transaction (the "Assigned Transaction") as evidenced
by a certain confirmation with a Trade Date of August 21, 2006, whose BEAR
XXXXXXX FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC. reference number is XXXXX0000 (the
"Confirmation"), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit I;
WHEREAS, Assignor and Remaining Party executed and delivered the
Confirmation in connection with an ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency--Cross
Border) form (the "ISDA Form Master Agreement");
WHEREAS, Assignee desires to accept the assignment of rights and
assume the delegation of duties and obligations of the Assignor under the
Assigned Transaction and the Confirmation, including any modifications that
may be agreed to by Assignee and Remaining Party; and
WHEREAS, Assignor desires to obtain the written consent of Remaining
Party to the assignment, delegation, and assumption and Remaining Party
desires to grant such consent in accordance with the terms hereof;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual
agreements herein contained and for good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as
follows:
1. Assignment and Assumption. Effective as of and from September 29,
2006 (the "Effective Date"), Assignor hereby assigns all of its rights and
delegates all of its duties and obligations to Assignee and Assignee hereby
assumes all Assignor's rights, duties, and obligations under the Assigned
Transaction and the Confirmation arising on or after the Effective Date.
2. Release. Effective as of and from the Effective Date, Remaining
Party and Assignor hereby release one another from all duties and obligations
owed under and in respect of the Assigned Transaction and the Confirmation,
and Assignor hereby terminates its rights under and in respect of the Assigned
Transaction; provided, that such release shall not affect
Assignor's obligation to pay the Fixed Amount (Premium) in accordance with the
terms of the Assigned Transaction and the Confirmation.
3. Limitation on Liability. Assignor and Remaining Party agree to the
following: (a) The Bank of New York ("BNY") is entering into this Assignment
Agreement solely in its capacity as Corridor Contract Administrator under the
Corridor Contract Administration Agreement; and (b) in no case shall BNY (or
any person acting as successor Corridor Contract Administrator under the
Corridor Contract Administration Agreement) be personally liable for or on
account of any of the statements, representations, warranties, covenants or
obligations stated to be those of Assignee under the terms of the Assigned
Transaction, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by Assignor
and Remaining Party and any person claiming by, through or under either such
party.
4. Consent and Acknowledgment of Remaining Party. Remaining Party
hereby consents to the assignment and delegation by Assignor to Assignee of
all the rights, duties, and obligations of Assignor under the Assigned
Transaction pursuant to this Assignment Agreement.
5. Governing Agreement. The Assigned Transaction and the Confirmation
shall form a part of, and be subject to, the ISDA Form Master Agreement, as if
Assignee and Remaining Party had executed such agreement on the trade date of
the Transaction (the "Assignee Agreement"). The Confirmation, together with
all other documents referring to the ISDA Form Master Agreement confirming
transactions entered into between Assignee and Remaining Party, shall form a
part of, and be subject to, the Assignee Agreement. For the purposes of this
paragraph, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have
the meanings assigned in the ISDA Form Master Agreement.
6. Additional Provision. Each party hereby agrees that the
Confirmation and thus the Assigned Transaction is each hereby amended as
follows:
(a) The following additional provision shall be added as a new
Section 6:
"Regulation AB Compliance. BSFP and Counterparty agree that
the terms of the Item 1115 Agreement dated as of January 30,
2006 (the "Regulation AB Agreement"), between Countrywide
Home Loans, Inc., CWABS, INC., CWMBS, Inc., CWALT, Inc.,
CWHEQ, Inc. and Bear Xxxxxxx Financial Products Inc. shall
be incorporated by reference into this Agreement so that
Counterparty shall be an express third party beneficiary of
the Regulation AB Agreement. A copy of the Regulation AB
Agreement is attached hereto as Annex A."
7. Representations. Each party hereby represents and warrants to the
other parties as follows:
(a) It is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization or
incorporation;
(b) It has the power to execute and deliver this Assignment
Agreement; and
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(c) Its obligations under this Assignment Agreement constitute
its legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in
accordance with their respective terms.
As of the Effective Date, each of Assignor and Remaining Party
represents that no event or condition has occurred that constitutes an Event
of Default, a Potential Event of Default or, to the party's knowledge, a
Termination Event (as such terms are defined in the Confirmation and Assignee
Agreement), with respect to the party, and no such event would occur as a
result of the party's entering into or performing its obligations under this
Assignment Agreement.
8. Indemnity. Each of Assignor and Remaining Party hereby agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless Assignee with respect to any and all claims
arising under the Assigned Transaction prior to the Effective Date. Each of
Assignee and Remaining Party (subject to the limitations set forth in
paragraph 3 above) hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Assignor with
respect to any and all claims arising under the Assigned Transaction on or
after the Effective Date.
9. Governing Law. This Assignment Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
10. Notices. For the purposes of this Assignment Agreement and
Section 12(a) of the ISDA Form Master Agreement of the Assigned Transaction,
the addresses for notices or communications are as follows: (i) in the case of
Assignor, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xx., with a copy to the same
address, Attention: Legal Department, or such other address as may be
hereafter furnished in writing to Assignee and Remaining Party; (ii) in the
case of Assignee, The Bank of New York, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
00000, Attention: Corporate Trust MBS Administration, CWABS, Series 2006-15 or
such other address as may be hereafter furnished in writing to Assignor and
Remaining Party; and (iii) in the case of Remaining Party,
Address: 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: DPC Manager - 36th Floor
Telex No. 000-000-0000
copy to: Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000
Attention: Derivative Operations - 7th Floor
Telex No: 000-000-0000
such other address as may be hereafter furnished in writing to
Assignor and Assignee.
11. Payments. All payments (if any) remitted by Remaining Party under
the Assigned Transaction shall be made by wire transfer according to the
following instructions:
The Bank of New York
New York, NY
ABA # 000-000-000
GLA # 111-565
For Further Credit: TAS A/C 501335
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Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxx 000-000-0000
Fax: 000-000-0000
12. Counterparts. This Assignment Agreement may be executed and
delivered in counterparts (including by facsimile transmission), each of which
when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Assignment
Agreement as of the date first above written.
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xx.
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xx.
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Title: Senior Vice President
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS CORRIDOR
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR FOR CWABS, INC.
ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-15
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx
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Title: Vice President
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BEAR XXXXXXX FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title: Authorized Signatory
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