ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated December 28, 2006, between Residential Funding
Company, LLC, a Delaware corporation ("RFC"), and Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company").
Recitals
A. RFC has entered into contracts ("Seller Contracts") with various seller/servicers, pursuant
to which such seller/servicers sell to RFC mortgage loans.
B. The Company wishes to purchase from RFC certain Mortgage Loans (as hereinafter defined)
sold to RFC pursuant to the Seller Contracts.
C. The Company, RFC, as master servicer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee
(the "Trustee"), are entering into a Series Supplement, dated as of December 1, 2006 (the "Series Supplement"),
and the Standard Terms of Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2006 (collectively, the
"Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), pursuant to which the Company proposes to issue Mortgage Asset-Backed
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-QS17 (the "Certificates") consisting of fifteen classes designated as
Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7, Class A-8, Class A-9, Class A-10,
Class A-11, Class A-P, Class A-V, Class R-I and Class R-II Certificates; and six classes designated as Class M-1,
Class M-2, Class M-3 (collectively the "Class M Certificates"), Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 Certificates
(collectively the "Class B Certificates") representing beneficial ownership interests in a trust fund consisting
primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans identified in Exhibit One to the Series Supplement (the "Mortgage Loans").
D. In connection with the purchase of the Mortgage Loans, the Company will assign to RFC the
Class A-P Certificates and Class A-V Certificates and a de minimis portion of each of the Class R-I and Class
R-II Certificates.
E. In connection with the purchase of the Mortgage Loans and the issuance of the Certificates,
RFC wishes to make certain representations and warranties to the Company.
F. The Company and RFC intend that the conveyance by RFC to the Company of all its right,
title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute a purchase and sale
and not a loan.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals and the mutual promises herein and other good
and valuable consideration, the parties agree as follows:
1. All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto
in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
2. Concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, RFC hereby assigns to the Company
without recourse all of its right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans, including all interest and
principal, and with respect to the Sharia Mortgage Loans, all amounts in respect of profit payments and
acquisition payments, received on or with respect to the Mortgage Loans after December 1, 2006 (other than
payments of principal and interest, and with respect to the Sharia Mortgage Loans, all amounts in respect of
profit payments and acquisition payments due on the Mortgage Loans on or before December 31, 2006). In
consideration of such assignment, RFC or its designee will receive from the Company in immediately available
funds an amount equal to $504,989,295.72, the Class A-P Certificates, the Class A-V Certificates and a de minimis
portion of each of the Class R-I and Class R-II Certificates. In connection with such assignment and at the
Company's direction, RFC has in respect of each Mortgage Loan endorsed the related Mortgage Note (other than any
Destroyed Mortgage Note) to the order of the Trustee and delivered an assignment of mortgage or security
instrument, as applicable, in recordable form to the Trustee or its agent.
RFC and the Company agree that the sale of each Pledged Asset Loan pursuant to this Agreement will also
constitute the assignment, sale, setting-over, transfer and conveyance to the Company, without recourse (but
subject to RFC's covenants, representations and warranties specifically provided herein), of all of RFC's
obligations and all of RFC's right, title and interest in, to and under, whether now existing or hereafter
acquired as owner of such Pledged Asset Loan with respect to any and all money, securities, security
entitlements, accounts, general intangibles, payment intangibles, instruments, documents, deposit accounts,
certificates of deposit, commodities contracts, and other investment property and other property of whatever kind
or description consisting of, arising from or related, (i) the Credit Support Pledge Agreement, the Funding and
Pledge Agreement among the Mortgagor or other Person pledging the related Pledged Assets (the "Customer"),
Combined Collateral LLC and National Financial Services Corporation, and the Additional Collateral Agreement
between GMAC Mortgage, LLC and the Customer (collectively, the "Assigned Contracts"), (ii) all rights, powers and
remedies of RFC as owner of such Pledged Asset Loan under or in connection with the Assigned Contracts, whether
arising under the terms of such Assigned Contracts, by statute, at law or in equity, or otherwise arising out of
any default by the Mortgagor under or in connection with the Assigned Contracts, including all rights to exercise
any election or option or to make any decision or determination or to give or receive any notice, consent,
approval or waiver thereunder, (iii) the Pledged Amounts and all money, securities, security entitlements,
accounts, general intangibles, payment intangibles, instruments, documents, deposit accounts, certificates of
deposit, commodities contracts, and other investment property and other property of whatever kind or description
and all cash and non-cash proceeds of the sale, exchange, or redemption of, and all stock or conversion rights,
rights to subscribe, liquidation dividends or preferences, stock dividends, rights to interest, dividends,
earnings, income, rents, issues, profits, interest payments or other distributions of cash or other property that
secures a Pledged Asset Loan, (iv) all documents, books and records concerning the foregoing (including all
computer programs, tapes, disks and related items containing any such information) and (v) all insurance proceeds
(including proceeds from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Securities Investor Protection
Corporation or any other insurance company) of any of the foregoing or replacements thereof or substitutions
therefor, proceeds of proceeds and the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of any thereof. The foregoing
transfer, sale, assignment and conveyance does not constitute and is not intended to result in the creation, or
an assumption by the Company, of any obligation of RFC, or any other Person in connection with the Pledged Assets
or under any agreement or instrument relating thereto, including any obligation to the Mortgagor, other than as
owner of the Pledged Asset Loan.
The Company and RFC intend that the conveyance by RFC to the Company of all its right, title and
interest in and to the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Section 2 shall be, and be construed as, a sale of the
Mortgage Loans by RFC to the Company. It is, further, not intended that such conveyance be deemed to be a pledge
of the Mortgage Loans by RFC to the Company to secure a debt or other obligation of RFC. Nonetheless, (a) this
Agreement is intended to be and hereby is a security agreement within the meaning of Articles 8 and 9 of the
Minnesota Uniform Commercial Code and the Uniform Commercial Code of any other applicable jurisdiction; (b) the
conveyance provided for in this Section shall be deemed to be, and hereby is, a grant by RFC to the Company of a
security interest in all of RFC's right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to
any and all general intangibles, payment intangibles, accounts, chattel paper, instruments, documents, money,
deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, goods, letters of credit, advices of credit and investment property
consisting of, arising from or relating to any of the following: (A) the Mortgage Loans, including (i) with
respect to each Cooperative Loan, the related Mortgage Note, Security Agreement, Assignment of Proprietary Lease,
Cooperative Stock Certificate, Cooperative Lease, any insurance policies and all other documents in the related
Mortgage File, (ii) with respect to each Sharia Mortgage Loan, the related Sharia Mortgage Loan Security
Instrument, Sharia Mortgage Loan Co-Ownership Agreement, Obligation to Pay, Assignment Agreement and Amendment of
Security Instrument, any insurance policies and all other documents in the related Mortgage File and (iii) with
respect to each Mortgage Loan other than a Cooperative Loan or a Sharia Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Note,
the Mortgage, any insurance policies and all other documents in the related Mortgage File, (B) all monies due or
to become due pursuant to the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms thereof and (C) all proceeds of the
conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of the foregoing into cash, instruments, securities or other property,
including without limitation all amounts from time to time held or invested in the Certificate Account or the
Custodial Account, whether in the form of cash, instruments, securities or other property; (c) the possession by
the Trustee, the Custodian or any other agent of the Trustee of Mortgage Notes or such other items of property as
constitute instruments, money, payment intangibles, negotiable documents, goods, deposit accounts, letters of
credit, advices of credit, investment property or chattel paper shall be deemed to be "possession by the secured
party," or possession by a purchaser or a person designated by such secured party, for purposes of perfecting the
security interest pursuant to the Minnesota Uniform Commercial Code and the Uniform Commercial Code of any other
applicable jurisdiction (including, without limitation, Sections 8-106, 9-313 and 9-106 thereof); and
(d) notifications to persons holding such property, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from persons
holding such property, shall be deemed notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from,
securities intermediaries, bailees or agents of, or persons holding for, (as applicable) the Trustee for the
purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law. RFC shall, to the extent consistent with this
Agreement, take such reasonable actions as may be necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were determined to
create a security interest in the Mortgage Loans and the other property described above, such security interest
would be determined to be a perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be
maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, RFC
shall prepare and deliver to the Company not less than 15 days prior to any filing date, and the Company shall
file, or shall cause to be filed, at the expense of RFC, all filings necessary to maintain the effectiveness of
any original filings necessary under the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any jurisdiction to perfect the
Company's security interest in or lien on the Mortgage Loans, including without limitation (x) continuation
statements, and (y) such other statements as may be occasioned by (1) any change of name of RFC or the Company,
(2) any change of location of the state of formation, place of business or the chief executive office of RFC, or
(3) any transfer of any interest of RFC in any Mortgage Loan.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Master Servicer shall retain all servicing rights
(including, without limitation, primary servicing and master servicing) relating to or arising out of the
Mortgage Loans, and all rights to receive servicing fees, servicing income and other payments made as
compensation for such servicing granted to it under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement pursuant to the terms and
conditions set forth therein (collectively, the "Servicing Rights") and (ii) the Servicing Rights are not
included in the collateral in which RFC grants a security interest pursuant to the immediately preceding
paragraph.
3. Concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, the Company hereby assigns to RFC
without recourse all of its right, title and interest in and to the Class A-P Certificates, the Class A-V
Certificates and a de minimis portion of each of the Class R-I and Class R-II Certificates as part of the
consideration payable to RFC by the Company pursuant to this Agreement.
4. RFC represents and warrants to the Company that on the date of execution hereof (or, if
otherwise specified below, as of the date so specified):
(a) The information set forth in Exhibit One to the Series Supplement with respect to each
Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loans, as the case may be, is true and correct in all material respects, at the
date or dates respecting which such information is furnished;
(b) Each Mortgage Loan is required to be covered by a standard hazard insurance policy.
Except in the case of approximately 0.2% of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans, each Mortgage
Loan with a Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination in excess of 80% will be insured by a Primary Insurance Policy
covering at least 35% of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan at origination if the Loan-to-Value Ratio is
between 100.00% and 95.01%, at least 30% of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan at origination if the
Loan-to-Value Ratio is between 95.00% and 90.01%, at least 25% of the balance if the Loan-to-Value Ratio is
between 90.00% and 85.01% and at least 12% of the balance if the Loan-to-Value Ratio is between 85.00% and
80.01%. To the best of the Company's knowledge, each such Primary Insurance Policy is in full force and effect
and the Trustee is entitled to the benefits thereunder;
(c) Each Primary Insurance Policy insures the named insured and its successors and
assigns, and the issuer of the Primary Insurance Policy is an insurance company whose claims-paying ability is
currently acceptable to the Rating Agencies;
(d) Immediately prior to the assignment of the Mortgage Loans to the Company, RFC had good
title to, and was the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan free and clear of any pledge, lien, encumbrance or
security interest (other than rights to servicing and related compensation and, with respect to certain Mortgage
Loans, the monthly payment due on the first Due Date following the Cut-off Date), and no action has been taken or
failed to be taken by RFC that would materially adversely affect the enforceability of any Mortgage Loan or the
interests therein of any holder of the Certificates;
(e) No Mortgage Loan was 30 or more days delinquent in payment of principal and interest
as of the Cut-off Date and no Mortgage Loan has been so delinquent more than once in the 12-month period prior to
the Cut-off Date;
(f) Subject to clause (e) above as respects delinquencies, there is no default, breach,
violation or event of acceleration existing under any Mortgage Note or Mortgage and no event which, with notice
and expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a default, breach, violation or event of
acceleration, and no such default, breach, violation or event of acceleration has been waived by the Seller or by
any other entity involved in originating or servicing a Mortgage Loan;
(g) There is no delinquent tax or assessment lien against any Mortgaged Property;
(h) No Mortgagor has any right of offset, defense or counterclaim as to the related
Mortgage Note or Mortgage except as may be provided under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, formerly known as
the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended, and except with respect to any buydown agreement
for a Buydown Mortgage Loan;
(i) There are no mechanics' liens or claims for work, labor or material affecting any
Mortgaged Property which are or may be a lien prior to, or equal with, the lien of the related Mortgage, except
such liens that are insured or indemnified against by a title insurance policy described under clause (aa) below;
(j) Each Mortgaged Property is free of damage and in good repair and no notice of
condemnation has been given with respect thereto and RFC knows of nothing involving any Mortgaged Property that
could reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the value or marketability of any Mortgaged Property;
(k) Each Mortgage Loan at the time it was made complied in all material respects with
applicable local, state, and federal laws, including, but not limited to, all applicable anti-predatory lending
laws;
(l) Each Mortgage contains customary and enforceable provisions which render the rights
and remedies of the holder adequate to realize the benefits of the security against the Mortgaged Property,
including (i) in the case of a Mortgage that is a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, (ii) by summary foreclosure,
if available under applicable law, and (iii) otherwise by foreclosure, and there is no homestead or other
exemption available to the Mortgagor that would interfere with such right to sell at a trustee's sale or right to
foreclosure, subject in each case to applicable federal and state laws and judicial precedents with respect to
bankruptcy and right of redemption;
(m) With respect to each Mortgage that is a deed of trust, a trustee duly qualified under
applicable law to serve as such is properly named, designated and serving, and except in connection with a
trustee's sale after default by a Mortgagor, no fees or expenses are payable by the Seller or RFC to the trustee
under any Mortgage that is a deed of trust;
(n) The Mortgage Loans are conventional, fixed rate, fully-amortizing, first mortgage
loans having terms to maturity of not more than 30 years from the date of origination or modification with
monthly payments due, with respect to a majority of the Mortgage Loans, on the first day of each month;
(o) No Mortgage Loan provides for deferred interest or negative amortization;
(p) If any of the Mortgage Loans are secured by a leasehold interest, with respect to each
leasehold interest: the use of leasehold estates for residential properties is an accepted practice in the area
where the related Mortgaged Property is located; residential property in such area consisting of leasehold
estates is readily marketable; the lease is recorded and no party is in any way in breach of any provision of
such lease; the leasehold is in full force and effect and is not subject to any prior lien or encumbrance by
which the leasehold could be terminated or subject to any charge or penalty; and the remaining term of the lease
does not terminate less than ten years after the maturity date of such Mortgage Loan;
(q) Each Assigned Contract relating to each Pledged Asset Loan is a valid, binding and
legally enforceable obligation of the parties thereto, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws affecting generally the enforcement of creditor's rights;
(r) The Assignor is the holder of all of the right, title and interest as owner of each
Pledged Asset Loan in and to each of the Assigned Contracts delivered and sold to the Company hereunder, and the
assignment hereof by RFC validly transfers such right, title and interest to the Company free and clear of any
pledge, lien, or security interest or other encumbrance of any Person;
(s) The full amount of the Pledged Amount with respect to such Pledged Asset Loan has been
deposited with the custodian under the Credit Support Pledge Agreement and is on deposit in the custodial account
held thereunder as of the date hereof;
(t) RFC is a member of MERS, in good standing, and current in payment of all fees and
assessments imposed by MERS, and has complied with all rules and procedures of MERS in connection with its
assignment to the Trustee as assignee of the Depositor of the Mortgage relating to each Mortgage Loan that is
registered with MERS, including, among other things, that RFC shall have confirmed the transfer to the Trustee,
as assignee of the Depositor, of the Mortgage on the MERS(R)System;
(u) No instrument of release or waiver has been executed in connection with the Mortgage
Loans, and no Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part from its obligations in connection with a Mortgage
Loan;
(v) With respect to each Mortgage Loan, either (i) the Mortgage Loan is assumable pursuant
to the terms of the Mortgage Note, or (ii) the Mortgage Loan contains a customary provision for the acceleration
of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in the event the related Mortgaged Property
is sold without the prior consent of the mortgagee thereunder;
(w) The proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed, there is no requirement
for future advances thereunder and any and all requirements as to completion of any on-site or off-site
improvements and as to disbursements of any escrow funds therefor (including any escrow funds held to make
Monthly Payments pending completion of such improvements) have been complied with. All costs, fees and expenses
incurred in making, closing or recording the Mortgage Loans were paid;
(x) Except with respect to approximately 1.8% of the Mortgage Loans, the appraisal was
made by an appraiser who meets the minimum qualifications for appraisers as specified in the Program Guide;
(y) To the best of RFC's knowledge, any escrow arrangements established with respect to
any Mortgage Loan are in compliance with all applicable local, state and federal laws and are in compliance with
the terms of the related Mortgage Note;
(z) Each Mortgage Loan was originated (1) by a savings and loan association, savings bank,
commercial bank, credit union, insurance company or similar institution that is supervised and examined by a
federal or state authority, (2) by a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of HUD pursuant to Sections 203 and 211
of the National Housing Act, as amended, or (3) by a mortgage broker or correspondent lender in a manner such
that the Certificates would qualify as "mortgage related securities" within the meaning of Section 3(a)(41) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
(aa) All improvements which were considered in determining the Appraised Value of the
Mortgaged Properties lie wholly within the boundaries and the building restriction lines of the Mortgaged
Properties, or the policy of title insurance affirmatively insures against loss or damage by reason of any
violation, variation, encroachment or adverse circumstance that either is disclosed or would have been disclosed
by an accurate survey;
(bb) Each Mortgage Note and Mortgage constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of
the borrower, or the consumer in the case of the Sharia Mortgage Loans, enforceable in accordance with its terms
except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws affecting generally the enforcement of
creditor's rights;
(cc) None of the Mortgage Loans are subject to the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act
of 1994;
(dd) None of the Mortgage Loans are loans that, under applicable state or local law in
effect at the time of origination of such loan, are referred to as (1) "high cost" or "covered" loans or (2) any
other similar designation if the law imposes greater restrictions or additional legal liability for residential
mortgage loans with high interest rates, points and/or fees;
(ee) None of the Mortgage Loans secured by a property located in the State of Georgia were
originated on or after October 1, 2002 and before March 7, 2003;
(ff) No Mortgage Loan is a High Cost Loan or Covered Loan, as applicable (as such terms are
defined in the then current Standard & Poor's LEVELS(R)Glossary which is now Version 5.7 Revised, Appendix E
(attached hereto as Exhibit A)); provided that no representation and warranty is made in this clause (ff) with
respect to 0.08% of the Mortgage Loans (by outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date) secured by
property located in the State of West Virginia [proviso relating to the State of Kansas intentionally omitted];
(gg) With respect to each Sharia Mortgage Loan, mortgage pass-through certificates or notes
representing interests in mortgage loans that are in all material respects of the same type as the Mortgage
Loans, and which are structured to be permissible under Islamic law utilizing a declining balance co-ownership
structure, have been, for a least one year prior to the date hereof, (a) held by investors other than employee
benefit plans, and (b) rated at least BBB- or Baa3, as applicable, by a Rating Agency; and
(hh) No fraud or misrepresentation has taken place in connection with the origination of
any Mortgage Loan.
RFC shall provide written notice to GMAC Mortgage, LLC of the sale of each Pledged Asset Loan
to the Company hereunder and by the Company to the Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and shall
maintain the Schedule of Additional Owner Mortgage Loans (as defined in the Credit Support Pledge Agreement),
showing the Trustee as the Additional Owner of each such Pledged Asset Loan, all in accordance with Section 7.1
of the Credit Support Pledge Agreement.
Upon discovery by RFC or upon notice from the Company or the Trustee of a breach of the foregoing
representations and warranties in respect of any Mortgage Loan which materially and adversely affects the
interests of any holders of the Certificates or of the Company in such Mortgage Loan or upon the occurrence of a
Repurchase Event (hereinafter defined), notice of which breach or occurrence shall be given to the Company by
RFC, if it discovers the same, RFC shall, within 90 days after the earlier of its discovery or receipt of notice
thereof, either cure such breach or Repurchase Event in all material respects or, either (i) purchase such
Mortgage Loan from the Trustee or the Company, as the case may be, at a price equal to the Purchase Price for
such Mortgage Loan or (ii) substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans for such Mortgage Loan in the
manner and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. If the
breach of representation and warranty that gave rise to the obligation to repurchase or substitute a Mortgage
Loan pursuant to this Section 4 was the representation and warranty set forth in clause (k) or (hh) of this
Section 4, then RFC shall pay to the Trust Fund, concurrently with and in addition to the remedies provided in
the preceding sentence, an amount equal to any liability, penalty or expense that was actually incurred and paid
out of or on behalf of the Trust Fund, and that directly resulted from such breach, or if incurred and paid by
the Trust Fund thereafter, concurrently with such payment.
5. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, a first lien repurchase event ("Repurchase Event")
shall have occurred if it is discovered that, as of the date thereof, the related Mortgage was not a valid first
lien on the related Mortgaged Property subject only to (i) the lien of real property taxes and assessments not
yet due and payable, (ii) covenants, conditions, and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of
public record as of the date of recording of such Mortgage and such permissible title exceptions as are listed in
the Program Guide and (iii) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject which do not materially
adversely affect the value, use, enjoyment or marketability of the Mortgaged Property. In addition, with respect
to any Mortgage Loan as to which the Company delivers to the Trustee or the Custodian an affidavit certifying
that the original Mortgage Note has been lost or destroyed, if such Mortgage Loan subsequently is in default and
the enforcement thereof or of the related Mortgage is materially adversely affected by the absence of the
original Mortgage Note, a Repurchase Event shall be deemed to have occurred and RFC will be obligated to
repurchase or substitute for such Mortgage Loan in the manner set forth in Section 4 above.
6. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and
their respective successors and assigns, and no other person shall have any right or obligation hereunder.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have entered into this Assignment and Assumption Agreement on
the date first written above.
RESIDENTIAL FUNDING COMPANY, LLC
By: /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxx
Name: Xxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Associate
RESIDENTIAL ACCREDIT LOANS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
EXHIBIT A
APPENDIX E OF THE STANDARD & POOR'S GLOSSARY FOR
FILE FORMAT FOR LEVELS(R)VERSION 5.7 REVISED
REVISED October 20, 0000
XXXXXXXX X - STANDARD & POOR'S PREDATORY LENDING CATEGORIES
Standard & Poor's has categorized loans governed by anti-predatory lending laws in the Jurisdictions listed below
into three categories based upon a combination of factors that include (a) the risk exposure associated with the
assignee liability and (b) the tests and thresholds set forth in those laws. Note that certain loans classified
by the relevant statute as Covered are included in Standard & Poor's High Cost Loan Category because they
included thresholds and tests that are typical of what is generally considered High Cost by the industry.
STANDARD & POOR'S HIGH COST LOAN CATEGORIZATION
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State/Jurisdiction Name of Anti-Predatory Lending Law/Effective Category under Applicable
Date Anti-Predatory Lending Law
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Arkansas Arkansas Home Loan Protection Act, Ark. Code High Cost Home Loan
Xxx.ss.ss.00-00-000 et seq.
Effective July 16, 2003
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Cleveland Heights, OH Ordinance No. 72-2003 (PSH), Mun. Xxxxxx.xx. Covered Loan
757.01 et seq.
Effective June 2, 2003
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Colorado Consumer Equity Protection, Colo. Stat. Xxx.xx.xx. Covered Loan
5-3.5-101 et seq.
Effective for covered loans offered or entered
into on or after January 1, 2003. Other
provisions of the Act took effect on June 7,
2002
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Connecticut Connecticut Abusive Home Loan Lending Practices High Cost Home Loan
Act, Conn. Gen. Stat.ss.ss.36a-746 et seq.
Effective October 1, 2001
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District of Columbia Home Loan Protection Act, D.C. Xxxxxx.xx. Covered Loan
26-1151.01 et seq.
Effective for loans closed on or after January
28, 2003
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Florida Fair Lending Act, Fla. Stat. Xxx.ss.ss.494.0078 High Cost Home Loan
et seq.
Effective October 2, 2002
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Georgia (Oct. 1, 2002 - Mar. 0, Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxx, Xx. Code Xxx.xx.xx. High Cost Home Loan
2003) 7-6A-1 et seq.
Effective October 1, 2002 - March 6, 2003
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Georgia as amended (Mar. 7, 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxx, Xx. Code Xxx.xx.xx. High Cost Home Loan
- current) 7-6A-1 et seq.
Effective for loans closed on or after March 7,
2003
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HOEPA Section 32 Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of High Cost Loan
1994, 15 U.S.C.ss.1639, 12 C.F.R.ss.ss.226.32 and
226.34
Effective October 1, 1995, amendments October
1, 2002
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Illinois High Risk Home Loan Act, Ill. Comp. Stat. tit. High Risk Home Loan
815,ss.ss.137/5 et seq.
Effective January 1, 2004 (prior to this date,
regulations under Residential Mortgage License
Act effective from May 14, 2001)
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Indiana Home Loan Practices Act, Ind. Code Xxx.
Indiana ss.ss.24-9-1-1 et seq. High Cost Home Loans
Effective January 1, 2005; amended by 2005 HB
1179, effective July 1, 2005
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Kansas Consumer Credit Code, Kan. Stat. Xxx.xx.xx. High Loan to Value Consumer
16a-1-101 et seq. Loan (id.ss.16a-3-207) and;
Sections 16a-1-301 and 16a-3-207 became
effective April 14, 1999; Section 16a-3-308a
became effective July 1, 1999
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High APR Consumer Loan (xx.xx.
16a-3-308a)
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Kentucky 2003 KY H.B. 000 - Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx Xxx, Xx. High Cost Home Loan
Rev. Stat.ss.ss.360.100 et seq.
Effective June 24, 2003
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Maine Truth in Lending, Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 9-A,xx.xx. High Rate High Fee Mortgage
8-101 et seq.
Effective September 29, 1995 and as amended
from time to time
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Massachusetts Part 40 and Part 32, 209 C.M.R.ss.ss.32.00 et High Cost Home Loan
seq. and 209 C.M.R.ss.ss.40.01 et seq.
Effective March 22, 2001 and amended from time
to time
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Nevada Assembly Xxxx No. 284, Nev. Rev. Xxxx.xx.xx. Home Loan
598D.010 et seq.
Effective October 1, 2003
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New Jersey New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002, High Cost Home Loan
N.J. Rev. Stat.ss.ss.46:10B-22 et seq.
Effective for loans closed on or after November
27, 2003
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New Mexico Home Loan Protection Act, N.M. Rev. Xxxx.xx.xx. High Cost Home Loan
58-21A-1 et seq.
Effective as of January 1, 2004; Revised as of
February 26, 2004
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New York N.Y. Banking Law Article 6-l High Cost Home Loan
Effective for applications made on or after
April 1, 2003
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North Carolina Restrictions and Limitations on High Cost Home High Cost Home Loan
Loans, N.C. Gen. Stat.ss.ss.24-1.1E et seq.
Effective July 1, 2000; amended October 1, 2003
(adding open-end lines of credit)
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Ohio H.B. 386 (codified in various sections of the Covered Loan
Ohio Code), Ohio Rev. Code Xxx.ss.ss.1349.25 et
seq.
Effective May 24, 2002
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Rhode Island Rhode Island Home Loan Protection Act, R.I. High Cost Home Loan
Gen. Lawsss.ss.34-25.2-1 et seq. Effective
December 31, 2006
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Oklahoma Consumer Credit Code (codified in various Subsection 10 Mortgage
sections of Title 14A)
Effective July 1, 2000; amended effective
January 1, 2004
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South Carolina South Carolina High Cost and Consumer Home High Cost Home Loan
Loans Act, S.C. Code Xxx.ss.ss.37-23-10 et seq.
Effective for loans taken on or after January
1, 2004
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Tennessee Tennessee Home Loan Protection Act, Tenn. Code High Cost Home Loan
Xxx.ss.ss.00-00-000 et seq. Effective January 1,
2007
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West Virginia West Virginia Residential Mortgage Lender, West Virginia Mortgage Loan
Broker and Servicer Act, W. Va. Code Xxx.xx.xx. Act Loan
31-17-1 et seq.
Effective June 5, 2002
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STANDARD & POOR'S COVERED LOAN CATEGORIZATION
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State/Jurisdiction Name of Anti-Predatory Lending Law/Effective Category under Applicable
Date Anti-Predatory Lending Law
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Georgia (Oct. 1, 2002 - Mar. 0, Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxx, Xx. Code Xxx.xx.xx. Covered Loan
2003) 7-6A-1 et seq.
Effective October 1, 2002 - March 6, 2003
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New Jersey New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002, Covered Home Loan
N.J. Rev. Stat.ss.ss.46:10B-22 et seq.
Effective November 27, 2003 - July 5, 2004
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STANDARD & POOR'S HOME LOAN CATEGORIZATION
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State/Jurisdiction Name of Anti-Predatory Lending Law/Effective Category under Applicable
Date Anti-Predatory Lending Law
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Georgia (Oct. 1, 2002 - Mar. 0, Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxx, Xx. Code Xxx.xx.xx. Home Loan
2003) 7-6A-1 et seq.
Effective October 1, 2002 - March 6, 2003
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New Jersey New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002, Home Loan
N.J. Rev. Stat.ss.ss.46:10B-22 et seq.
Effective for loans closed on or after November
27, 2003
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New Mexico Home Loan Protection Act, N.M. Rev. Xxxx.xx.xx. Home Loan
58-21A-1 et seq.
Effective as of January 1, 2004; Revised as of
February 26, 2004
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North Carolina Restrictions and Limitations on High Cost Home Consumer Home Loan
Loans, N.C. Gen. Stat.ss.ss.24-1.1E et seq.
Effective July 1, 2000; amended October 1, 2003
(adding open-end lines of credit)
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South Carolina South Carolina High Cost and Consumer Home Consumer Home Loan
Loans Act, S.C. Code Xxx.ss.ss.37-23-10 et seq.
Effective for loans taken on or after January
1, 2004
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