CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC. Depositor CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Master Servicer and Trust Administrator CITIBANK, N.A. Paying Agent, Certificate Registrar and Authenticating Agent and Trustee POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT Dated as of May 1, 2007...
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC.
Depositor
CITIMORTGAGE,
INC.
Master
Servicer and Trust Administrator
CITIBANK,
N.A.
Paying
Agent, Certificate Registrar and Authenticating Agent
and
U.S.
BANK
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Trustee
_________________________________________
Dated
as
of May 1, 2007
_________________________________________
Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates
Series
2007-AR7
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE
I DEFINITIONS
|
|
SECTION
1.01
|
Defined
Terms.
|
SECTION
1.02
|
Allocation
of Certain Interest Shortfalls.
|
ARTICLE
II CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF
CERTIFICATES
|
|
SECTION
2.01
|
Conveyance
of Mortgage Loans.
|
SECTION
2.02
|
Acceptance
of the Trust Fund by the Trustee.
|
SECTION
2.03
|
Repurchase
or Substitution of Mortgage Loans by the Seller or the
Depositor.
|
SECTION
2.04
|
Reserved.
|
SECTION
2.05
|
Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of the Master Servicer.
|
SECTION
2.06
|
Issuance
of the Certificates.
|
SECTION
2.07
|
Conveyance
of the REMIC Regular Interests; Acceptance of the Trust REMICs by
the
Trustee.
|
SECTION
2.08
|
Reserved.
|
ARTICLE
III ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS
|
|
SECTION
3.01
|
Master
Servicer to Act as Master Servicer.
|
SECTION
3.02
|
Sub-Servicing
Agreements Between the Master Servicer and
Sub-Servicers.
|
SECTION
3.03
|
Successor
Sub-Servicers.
|
SECTION
3.04
|
Liability
of the Master Servicer.
|
SECTION
3.05
|
No
Contractual Relationship Between Sub-Servicers and Trustee, Trust
Administrator or Certificateholders.
|
SECTION
3.06
|
Assumption
or Termination of Sub-Servicing Agreements by Trustee.
|
SECTION
3.07
|
Collection
of Certain Mortgage Loan Payments.
|
SECTION
3.08
|
Sub-Servicing
Accounts.
|
SECTION
3.09
|
Collection
of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Servicing
Accounts.
|
SECTION
3.10
|
Collection
Account and Distribution Account.
|
SECTION
3.11
|
Withdrawals
from the Collection Account and Distribution Account.
|
SECTION
3.12
|
Investment
of Funds in the Collection Account and the Distribution
Account.
|
SECTION
3.13
|
Maintenance
of the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies; Collections
Thereunder.
|
SECTION
3.14
|
Maintenance
of Hazard Insurance and Errors and Omissions and Fidelity
Coverage.
|
SECTION
3.15
|
Enforcement
of Due-On-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements.
|
SECTION
3.16
|
Realization
Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.
|
SECTION
3.17
|
Trustee
to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files.
|
SECTION
3.18
|
Servicing
Compensation.
|
SECTION
3.19
|
Reports
to the Trust Administrator; Collection Account
Statements.
|
SECTION
3.20
|
Statement
as to Compliance.
|
SECTION
3.21
|
Assessments
of Compliance and Attestation Reports.
|
SECTION
3.22
|
Access
to Certain Documentation.
|
SECTION
3.23
|
Title,
Management and Disposition of REO Property.
|
SECTION
3.24
|
Obligations
of the Master Servicer in Respect of Prepayment Interest
Shortfalls.
|
SECTION
3.25
|
Obligations
of the Master Servicer in Respect of Monthly Payments.
|
SECTION
3.26
|
Reserved.
|
SECTION
3.27
|
Reserved.
|
SECTION
3.28
|
Administration
of Buydown Funds.
|
ARTICLE
IV PAYMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
|
|
SECTION
4.01
|
Distributions.
|
SECTION
4.02
|
Statements
to Certificateholders.
|
SECTION
4.03
|
Remittance
Reports; P&I Advances.
|
SECTION
4.04
|
Allocation
of Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses and Realized
Losses.
|
SECTION
4.05
|
Compliance
with Withholding Requirements.
|
SECTION
4.06
|
Commission
Reporting.
|
SECTION
4.07
|
Distributions
and Allocations of Realized Losses on the REMIC Regular
Interests.
|
SECTION
4.08
|
Reserved.
|
SECTION
4.09
|
Reserved.
|
ARTICLE
V THE CERTIFICATES
|
|
SECTION
5.01
|
The
Certificates.
|
SECTION
5.02
|
Registration
of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates.
|
SECTION
5.03
|
Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates.
|
SECTION
5.04
|
Persons
Deemed Owners.
|
SECTION
5.05
|
Certain
Available Information.
|
ARTICLE
VI THE DEPOSITOR AND THE MASTER SERVICER
|
|
SECTION
6.01
|
Liability
of the Depositor and the Master Servicer.
|
SECTION
6.02
|
Merger
or Consolidation of the Depositor or the Master
Servicer.
|
SECTION
6.03
|
Limitation
on Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer and
Others.
|
SECTION
6.04
|
Limitation
on Resignation of the Master Servicer.
|
SECTION
6.05
|
Rights
of the Depositor in Respect of the Master Servicer.
|
SECTION
6.06
|
Reserved.
|
SECTION
6.07
|
Reserved.
|
SECTION
6.08
|
Reserved.
|
ARTICLE
VII DEFAULT
|
|
SECTION
7.01
|
Master
Servicer Events of Default.
|
SECTION
7.02
|
Trustee
to Act; Appointment of Successor.
|
SECTION
7.03
|
Notification
to Certificateholders.
|
SECTION
7.04
|
Waiver
of Master Servicer Events of Default.
|
SECTION
7.05
|
Reserved.
|
ARTICLE
VIII CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE, THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR, THE PAYING
AGENT, THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR AND THE AUTHENTICATING AGENT
|
|
SECTION
8.01
|
Duties
of Trustee, Trust Administrator and Others.
|
SECTION
8.02
|
Certain
Matters Affecting the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and
Others.
|
SECTION
8.03
|
Trustee,
Trust Administrator and Others not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage
Loans.
|
SECTION
8.04
|
Trustee,
Trust Administrator and Others May Own Certificates.
|
SECTION
8.05
|
Trustee’s,
Trust Administrator’s, Paying Agent’s, Authenticating Agent’s, Certificate
Registrar’s and Custodian’s Fees and Expenses.
|
SECTION
8.06
|
Eligibility
Requirements for Trustee and Trust Administrator.
|
SECTION
8.07
|
Resignation
and Removal of the Trustee and the Trust Administrator.
|
SECTION
8.08
|
Successor
Trustee or Trust Administrator.
|
SECTION
8.09
|
Merger
or Consolidation of Trustee or Trust Administrator.
|
SECTION
8.10
|
Appointment
of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee.
|
SECTION
8.11
|
[intentionally
omitted]
|
SECTION
8.12
|
Appointment
of Office or Agency.
|
SECTION
8.13
|
Representations
and Warranties.
|
SECTION
8.14
|
Appointment
and Removal of Paying Agent, Authenticating Agent and Certificate
Registrar.
|
SECTION
8.15
|
No
Trustee Liability for Actions or Inactions of
Custodians.
|
ARTICLE
IX TERMINATION
|
|
SECTION
9.01
|
Termination
Upon Repurchase or Liquidation of the Mortgage Loans.
|
SECTION
9.02
|
Additional
Termination Requirements.
|
ARTICLE
X REMIC PROVISIONS
|
|
SECTION
10.01
|
REMIC
Administration.
|
SECTION
10.02
|
Prohibited
Transactions and Activities.
|
SECTION
10.03
|
Master
Servicer and Trust Administrator Indemnification.
|
ARTICLE
XI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
|
|
SECTION
11.01
|
Amendment.
|
SECTION
11.02
|
Recordation
of Agreement; Counterparts.
|
SECTION
11.03
|
Limitation
on Rights of Certificateholders.
|
SECTION
11.04
|
Governing
Law.
|
SECTION
11.05
|
Notices.
|
SECTION
11.06
|
Severability
of Provisions.
|
SECTION
11.07
|
Notice
to Rating Agencies.
|
SECTION
11.08
|
Article
and Section References.
|
SECTION
11.09
|
Grant
of Security Interest.
|
SECTION
11.10
|
Intention
of the Parties and Interpretation.
|
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
A-1
|
Form
of Class A1A Certificate
|
Exhibit
A-2
|
Form
of Class A2A Certificate
|
Exhibit
A-3
|
Form
of Class A2B Certificate
|
Exhibit
A-4
|
Form
of Class A3A Certificate
|
Exhibit
A-5
|
Form
of Class 31O Certificate
|
Exhibit
A-6
|
Form
of Class A4A Certificate
|
Exhibit
A-7
|
Form
of Class 4IO Certificate
|
Exhibit
A-8
|
Form
of Class A134B Certificate
|
Exhibit
A-9
|
Form
of Class A5A Certificate
|
Exhibit
A-10
|
Form
of Class A5B Certificate
|
Exhibit
A-11
|
Form
of Class B1 Certificate
|
Exhibit
A-12
|
Form
of Class B2 Certificate
|
Exhibit
A-13
|
Form
of Class B3 Certificate
|
Exhibit
A-14
|
Form
of Class B4 Certificate
|
Exhibit
A-15
|
Form
of Class B5 Certificate
|
Exhibit
A-16
|
Form
of Class B6 Certificate
|
Exhibit
A-17
|
Form
of Class P Certificate
|
Exhibit
A-18
|
Form
of Class R Certificate
|
Exhibit
B
|
Form
10-D, Form 8-K and Form 10-K Reporting Responsibility
|
Exhibit
C
|
Servicing
Criteria to be Addressed in Assessment of Compliance
|
Exhibit
D
|
Form
of Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement
|
Exhibit
E
|
Request
for Release
|
Exhibit
F-1
|
Form
of Transferor Representation Letter and Form of Transferee Representation
Letter in Connection with Transfer of the Private Certificates Pursuant
to
Rule 144A Under the 1933 Act
|
Exhibit
F-2
|
Form
of Transfer Affidavit and Agreement and Form of Transferor Affidavit
in
Connection with Transfer of Residual Certificates
|
Exhibit
G
|
Form
of Certification with respect to ERISA and the Code
|
Exhibit
H
|
Form
of Master Servicer Certification
|
Exhibit
I
|
Form
of Back-up Certification
|
Schedule
1
|
Mortgage
Loan Schedule
|
|
This
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, is dated and effective as of May 1, 2007,
among
CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., as Depositor, CITIMORTGAGE, INC., as Master
Servicer and Trust Administrator, CITIBANK, N.A. as Paying Agent, Certificate
Registrar and Authenticating Agent and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as
Trustee.
PRELIMINARY
STATEMENT:
The
Depositor intends to sell pass-through certificates to be issued hereunder
in
multiple classes, which in the aggregate will evidence the entire beneficial
ownership interest in each REMIC (as defined herein) created hereunder. The
Trust Fund will consist of a segregated pool of assets comprised of the Mortgage
Loans and certain other related assets subject to this Agreement.
REMIC
A
As
provided herein, the Trust Administrator will elect to treat the segregated
pool
of assets consisting of the Mortgage Loans and certain other related assets
subject to this Agreement as a REMIC (as defined herein) for federal income
tax
purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as “REMIC A”.
The Class R-A Residual Interest will be the sole class of “residual interests”
in REMIC A for purposes of the REMIC Provisions (as defined herein). The
following table irrevocably sets forth the designation, the REMIC A Remittance
Rate, the initial Uncertificated Balance and, for purposes of satisfying
Treasury regulation Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), the “latest possible maturity
date” for each of the REMIC A Regular Interests (as defined herein). None of the
REMIC A Regular Interests will be certificated.
Designation
|
REMIC
A
Remittance
Rate(2)
|
Initial
Uncertificated Balance
|
Latest
Possible Maturity Date(1)
|
||||
LT-1A
|
Variable
|
$
|
1,750,711.48
|
June
2037
|
|||
LT-1B
|
Variable
|
$
|
21,882,911.48
|
June
2037
|
|||
LT-2A
|
Variable
|
$
|
1,084,117.43
|
June
2037
|
|||
LT-2B
|
Variable
|
$
|
13,550,917.43
|
June
2037
|
|||
LT-3A
|
Variable
|
$
|
2,449,858.75
|
June
2037
|
|||
LT-3B
|
Variable
|
$
|
30,622,778.80
|
June
2037
|
|||
LT-4A
|
Variable
|
$
|
580,411.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
LT-4B
|
Variable
|
$
|
7,254,511.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
LT-5A
|
Variable
|
$
|
939,949.45
|
June
2037
|
|||
LT-5B
|
Variable
|
$
|
11,748,749.45
|
June
2037
|
|||
LT-ZZ
|
Variable
|
$
|
758,733,564.75
|
June
0000
|
|||
XX-X
|
Variable
|
$
|
100.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
LT-R
|
Variable
|
$
|
100.52
|
June
2037
|
(1)
|
For
purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury regulations,
the
Distribution Date immediately following the maturity date for the
Mortgage
Loan with the latest maturity date has been designated as the “latest
possible maturity date” for each REMIC A Regular
Interest.
|
(2)
|
Calculated
in accordance with the definition of “REMIC A Remittance Rate”
herein.
|
REMIC
B
As
provided herein, the Trust Administrator will elect to treat the segregated
pool
of assets consisting of the REMIC A Regular Interests subject to this Agreement
as a REMIC (as defined herein) for federal income tax purposes, and such
segregated pool of assets will be designated as “REMIC B”. The Class R-B
Residual Interest will be the sole class of “residual interests” in REMIC B for
purposes of the REMIC Provisions (as defined herein). The following table
irrevocably sets forth the designation, the REMIC B Remittance Rate, the initial
Uncertificated Balance and, for purposes of satisfying Treasury regulation
Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), the “latest possible maturity date” for each of the
REMIC B Regular Interests (as defined herein). None of the REMIC B Regular
Interests will be certificated.
Designation
|
REMIC
B Remittance Rate(2)
|
Initial
Uncertificated Balance
|
Latest
Possible Maturity Date(1)
|
||||
LT-A1A
|
Variable
|
$
|
183,815,000.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
LT-A1B
|
Variable
|
$
|
17,507,000.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
LT-A2A
|
Variable
|
$
|
117,893,000.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
LT-A2B
|
Variable
|
$
|
6,775,000.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
LT-A3A
|
Variable
|
$
|
257,230,000.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
LT-A3B
|
Variable
|
$
|
24,499,000.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
LT-A4A
|
Variable
|
$
|
60,937,000.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
LT-A4B
|
Variable
|
$
|
5,804,000.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
LT-A5A
|
Variable
|
$
|
98,688,000.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
LT-A5B
|
Variable
|
$
|
9,400,000.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
LT-R
|
Variable
|
$
|
100.52
|
June
0000
|
|||
XX-X
|
Variable
|
$
|
100.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
LT-B1
|
Variable
|
$
|
21,267,000.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
LT-B2
|
Variable
|
$
|
15,736,000.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
LT-B3
|
Variable
|
$
|
12,334,000.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
LT-B4
|
Variable
|
$
|
9,356,000.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
LT-B5
|
Variable
|
$
|
5,104,000.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
LT-B6
|
Variable
|
$
|
4,253,481.00
|
June
2037
|
1)
|
For
purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury regulations,
the
Distribution Date immediately following the maturity date for the
Mortgage
Loan with the latest maturity date has been designated as the “latest
possible maturity date” for each Class of
Certificates.
|
(2)
|
Calculated
in accordance with the definition of “REMIC B Remittance Rate”
herein.
|
REMIC
C
As
provided herein, the Trust Administrator will elect to treat the segregated
pool
of assets consisting of the REMIC B Regular Interests subject to this Agreement
as a REMIC (as defined herein) for federal income tax purposes, and such
segregated pool of assets will be designated as “REMIC C”. The Class R-C
Residual Interest will be the sole class of “residual interests” in REMIC C for
purposes of the REMIC Provisions (as defined herein). The following table
irrevocably sets forth the designation, the Pass-Through Rate, the Initial
Certificate Principal Balance and, for purposes of satisfying Treasury
regulation Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), the “latest possible maturity date” for
each of the Classes of Certificates or Components thereof that evidence the
“regular interests” or “residual interest” in REMIC C.
Designation
|
Pass-Through
Rate(2)
|
Initial
Aggregate
Certificate
Principal Balance
|
Latest
Possible
Maturity
Date(1)
|
Class
A1A
|
Variable
|
$
|
183,815,000.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
Class
A2A
|
Variable
|
$
|
117,893,000.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
Class
A2B
|
Variable
|
$
|
6,775,000.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
Class
A3A
|
Variable
|
$
|
257,230,000.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
Class
3IO
|
(4)
|
$
|
N/A
(4)
|
June
2037
|
|||
Class
A4A
|
Variable
|
$
|
60,937,000.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
Class
A134B
|
(2)
|
$
|
47,810,000.00(3)
|
June
2037
|
|||
Class
4IO
|
(4)
|
$
|
N/A
(4)
|
June
2037
|
|||
Class
A5A
|
Variable
|
$
|
98,688,000.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
Class
A5B
|
Variable
|
$
|
9,400,000.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
Class
R
|
Variable
|
$
|
100.52
|
June
2037
|
|||
Class
P
|
Variable
|
$
|
100.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
Class
B1
|
Variable
|
$
|
21,267,000.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
Class
B2
|
Variable
|
$
|
15,736,000.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
Class
B3
|
Variable
|
$
|
12,334,000.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
Class
B4
|
Variable
|
$
|
9,356,000.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
Class
B5
|
Variable
|
$
|
5,104,000.00
|
June
2037
|
|||
Class
B6
|
Variable
|
$
|
June
2037
|
(1)
|
For
purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury regulations,
the
Distribution Date immediately following the maturity date for the
Mortgage
Loan with the latest maturity date has been designated as the “latest
possible maturity date” for each Class of
Certificates.
|
(2)
|
Calculated
in accordance with the definition of “Pass-Through Rate”
herein.
|
(3)
|
The
A1B Component, the A3B Component and the A4B Component shall be
uncertificated. The Class A134B Certificates shall represent
ownership of the A1B Component, the A3B Component and the A4B Component,
and the initial Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A134B
Certificates shall equal $47,810,000, which is the sum of the Component
Principal Balances of the A1B Component, the A3B Component and the
A4B
Component.
|
(4)
|
The
Class 3IO Certificates and the
Class 4IO Certificates will not have a Certificate Principal Balance,
but
will accrue interest at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class on the
Notional Amount thereof, as the case may be, determined as set forth
herein.
|
As
of the
Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loans had an aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance
equal to $850,598,681.52. As of the Cut-off Date, the Group 1 Mortgage Loans
had
an aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance equal to $218,829,114.75. As
of the Cut-off Date, the Group 2 Mortgage Loans had an aggregate Scheduled
Principal Balance equal to $135,509,174.27. As of the Cut-off Date,
the Group 3 Mortgage Loans had an aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance equal
to
$306,227,788.00. As of the Cut-off Date, the Group 4 Mortgage Loans
had an aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance equal to
$72,545,109.99. As of the Cut-off Date, the Group 5 Mortgage Loans
had an aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance equal to
$117,487,494.51.
In
consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Authenticating
Agent, the Certificate Registrar and the Trustee agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION
1.01
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Defined
Terms.
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Whenever
used in this Agreement, including, without limitation, in the Preliminary
Statement hereto, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise
requires, shall have the meanings specified in this Article. Unless otherwise
specified, all calculations described herein shall be made on the basis of
a
360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.
“Adjustable-Rate
Mortgage Loan”: Each Mortgage Loan.
“Adjustment
Amount”: With respect to each anniversary of the Cut-off Date, an amount equal
to the greatest of (i) 1.00% multiplied by the aggregate outstanding principal
balance of the related Mortgage Loans, (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal
balance of the related Mortgage Loans secured by Mortgaged Properties located
in
the California postal zip code area in which the highest percentage of related
Mortgage Loans based on outstanding principal balance are located and (iii)
two
times the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan having
the
largest outstanding principal balance, in each case as of such anniversary
of
the Cut-off Date.
“Adjustment
Date”: With respect to each Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loan, the first day of the
month in which the Mortgage Rate of a Mortgage Loan changes pursuant to the
related Mortgage Note. The first Adjustment Date following the Cut-off Date
as
to each Mortgage Loan is set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
“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.
“Aggregate
Senior Percentage”: With respect to any Distribution Date and the
Senior Certificates, the lesser of (a) 100% and (b) a fraction, expressed as
a
percentage, the numerator of which is the aggregate Certificate Principal
Balance of the Senior Certificates for such Distribution Date and the
denominator of which is the sum of (i) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance
of the Mortgage Loans as of the first day of the related Due Period, plus (ii)
the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the REO Properties.
“Aggregate
Subordinate Percentage”: With respect to any Distribution Date and
the Subordinate Certificates, 100% minus the Aggregate Senior Percentage for
such Distribution Date.
“Agreement”:
This Pooling and Servicing Agreement and all amendments hereof and supplements
hereto.
“American
Home”: American Home Mortgage Corp., or its successor in interest.
“American
Home Mortgage Loans”: The Mortgage Loans originated by American Home and
serviced by Xxxxx Fargo pursuant to the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement to
which
it is a party.
“American
Mortgage”: American Mortgage Ex., or its successors in interest.
“American
Mortgage Mortgage Loans”: The Mortgage Loans originated by American Mortgage and
serviced by CitiMortgage pursuant to the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement to
which it is a party.
“Assignment”:
An assignment of Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument, in
recordable form, which is sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein
the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect the record of sale of
the
Mortgage.
“Available
Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date and any Loan Group,
an amount equal to the excess of (i) the sum attributable to the related
Mortgage Loans of (a) the aggregate of the Monthly Payments due on or before
the
Due Date relating to such Distribution Date and received by the Master Servicer
(or a Sub-Servicer on its behalf) on or prior to the related Determination
Date,
after deduction of the applicable Servicing Fee and any applicable lender-paid
primary mortgage insurance premium (b) Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds,
Principal Prepayments, proceeds from repurchases of and substitutions for the
related Mortgage Loans, Subsequent Recoveries and other unscheduled collections
of principal and interest in respect of the related Mortgage Loans or REO
Properties received by the Master Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer, on its behalf)
during the related Prepayment Period (exclusive of any prepayment charges,
penalties or premiums), (c) the aggregate of any amounts on deposit in the
Distribution Account representing Compensating Interest Payment paid by the
Master Servicer in respect of related Prepayment Interest Shortfalls relating
to
Principal Prepayments that occurred during the related Prepayment Period and
(d)
the aggregate of any P&I Advances made by the Master Servicer for such
Distribution Date over (ii) the sum attributable to or allocable to the related
Mortgage Loans of (a) amounts reimbursable to the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, Citibank or a Custodian pursuant
to Section 6.03 or Section 8.05 or otherwise payable in respect of Extraordinary
Trust Fund Expenses, (b) amounts in respect of the items set forth in clauses
(i)(a) through (i)(d) above deposited in the Collection Account or the
Distribution Account in respect of the items set forth in clauses (i)(a) through
(i)(d) above in error, (c) without duplication, any amounts in respect of the
items set forth in clauses (i)(a) and (i)(b) permitted hereunder to be retained
by the Master Servicer or to be withdrawn by the Master Servicer from the
Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.18.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Available Distribution Amount for any Distribution Date
shall
be increased (in the case of an Undercollateralized Loan Group) or decreased
(in
the case of an Overcollateralized Loan Group) by any applicable Diverted
Interest Amount or Class A Principal Adjustment Amount, in each case for such
Distribution Date.
Provided,
that, on any Distribution Date on which there are Class A Certificates (or
Senior Support Components thereof) relating to only one Loan Group remaining
outstanding, the Available Distribution Amount for that Distribution Date will
be calculated on an aggregate basis, without regard to the related Loan Group.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in the event that the amount received during a Due Period in
connection with the foreclosure of a Mortgage Loan exceeds the outstanding
principal balance of such Mortgage Loan, such amounts shall be included in
the
related Available Distribution Amount only to the extent of Realized Losses
incurred during the related Due Period with respect to Mortgage Loans and the
remainder will be held in a reserve fund established by or on behalf of the
Trust Administrator in order to offset any future Realized Losses incurred.
Prepayment premiums or charges collected in respect of certain of the Mortgage
Loans will be retained by the Master Servicer or the related Sub-Servicer or
distributed to the holders of the Class P Certificates and will not be included
in the Available Distribution Amount.
“Authenticating
Agent”: Citibank, or its successor in interest, or any successor authenticating
agent appointed as herein provided.
“Back-up
Certification”: If the Master Servicer is not an affiliate of the
Trust Administrator, a written certification, substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit I, signed by an officer of the Trust
Administrator.
“Bankruptcy
Amount”: As of any date of determination, an amount equal to the excess, if any,
of (A) $150,000 over (B) the aggregate amount of Bankruptcy Losses allocated
solely to the Subordinate Certificates in accordance with Section
4.04.
“Bankruptcy
Code”: The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (Title 11 of the United States Code),
as amended.
“Bankruptcy
Loss”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a Realized Loss resulting from a
Deficient Valuation or Debt Service Reduction.
“Book-Entry
Certificate”: Any Certificate registered in the name of the Depository or its
nominee. Initially, the Book-Entry Certificates will be all Classes of the
Certificates other than the Class P Certificates and the Residual
Certificates.
“Book-Entry
Custodian”: The custodian appointed pursuant to Section 5.01.
“Buydown
Account”: The custodial account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to
Section 3.28.
“Buydown
Agreement”: An agreement between the applicable originator and a Mortgagor, or
an agreement among such originator, a Mortgagor and an employer of a relocated
Mortgagor which, in each case, provides for the application of Buydown
Funds.
“Buydown
Funds”: In respect of any Buydown Mortgage Loan, any amount contributed by the
related originator or the employer of a relocated borrower in order to enable
the Mortgagor to reduce the payments required to be made from the Mortgagor’s
funds during the Buydown Period. The Buydown Funds are not part of the Trust
Fund prior to deposit into the Collection Account or the Distribution
Account.
“Buydown
Mortgage Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan in respect of which, pursuant to a Buydown
Agreement, (i) the Mortgagor pays less than the full monthly payment specified
in the Mortgage Note during the Buydown Period and (ii) the difference between
the payments required under such Buydown Agreement and the Mortgage Note is
paid
from the related Buydown Funds.
“Buydown
Period”: The period during which Buydown Funds are required to be applied to the
related Buydown Mortgage Loans as provided in Section 3.28.
“Business
Day”: Any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking or
savings and loan institutions in the State of New York, each state in which
any
Initial Sub-Servicer conducts its business, the State of Missouri, the State
of
Texas or the city in which the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee or the
Corporate Trust Office of the Paying Agent is located are authorized or
obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
“Cash-out
Refinancing”: A Refinanced Mortgage Loan the proceeds of which were in excess of
the principal balance of any existing first mortgage on the related Mortgaged
Property and related closing costs, and were used to pay any such existing
first
mortgage, related closing costs and subordinate mortgages on the related
Mortgaged Property.
“Cenlar”:
Cenlar FSB, or its successor in interest.
“Certificate”:
Any one of the Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 2007-AR7, issued under this Agreement.
“Certificate
Factor”: With respect to any Class of Certificates as of any Distribution Date,
a fraction, expressed as a decimal carried to six places, the numerator of
which
is the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance or Notional Amount of such Class
of Certificates on such Distribution Date (after giving effect to any
distributions of principal and allocations of Realized Losses and Extraordinary
Trust Fund Expenses in reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance or
Notional Amount of such Class of Certificates to be made on such Distribution
Date), and the denominator of which is the initial aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance or Notional Amount of such Class of Certificates as of the
Closing Date.
“Certificateholder”
or “Holder”: The Person in whose name a Certificate is registered in the
Certificate Register, except that a Disqualified Organization or a Non-United
States Person shall not be a Holder of a Residual Certificate for any purposes
hereof and, solely for the purposes of giving any consent pursuant to this
Agreement, any Certificate registered in the name of the Depositor or the Master
Servicer or any Affiliate thereof shall be deemed not to be outstanding and
the
Voting Rights to which it is entitled shall not be taken into account in
determining whether the requisite percentage of Voting Rights necessary to
effect any such consent has been obtained, except as otherwise provided in
Section 11.01. The Trustee and the Trust Administrator may conclusively rely
upon a certificate of the Depositor or the Master Servicer in determining
whether a Certificate is held by an Affiliate thereof. All references herein
to
“Holders” or “Certificateholders” shall reflect the rights of Certificate Owners
as they may indirectly exercise such rights through the Depository and
participating members thereof, except as otherwise specified herein; provided,
however, that the Trustee and the Trust Administrator shall be required to
recognize as a “Holder” or “Certificateholder” only the Person in whose name a
Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register. Where the
context requires, “Holder” or “Certificateholder,” when used in reference to a
Component, means the holder of the Class of Certificates of which such Component
is a Component.
“Certificate
Owner”: With respect to a Book-Entry Certificate, the Person who is the
beneficial owner of such Certificate as reflected on the books of the Depository
or on the books of a Depository Participant or on the books of an indirect
participating brokerage firm for which a Depository Participant acts as
agent.
“Certificate
Principal Balance”: With respect to any Certificate (other than an Interest Only
Certificate) as of any date of determination, the Certificate Principal Balance
of such Certificate on the Distribution Date immediately prior to such date
of
determination plus any Subsequent Recoveries added to the Certificate Principal
Balance of such Certificate pursuant to Section 4.01, reduced by the aggregate
of (a) all distributions of principal made thereon on such immediately prior
Distribution Date and (b) without duplication of amounts described in clause
(a)
above, reductions in the Certificate Principal Balance thereof in connection
with allocations thereto of Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans and
Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses on such immediately prior Distribution Date
(or, in the case of any date of determination up to and including the initial
Distribution Date, the initial Certificate Principal Balance of such
Certificate, as stated on the face thereof). The Certificate Principal Balance
of any Class of Certificates (other than any Class of Interest Only
Certificates) as of any date of determination is equal to the aggregate of
the
Certificate Principal Balances of the Certificates of such Class.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the Certificate Principal Balance of
a
Subordinate Certificate outstanding with the highest numerical designation
at
any given time shall not be greater than the Percentage Interest evidenced
by
such Certificate multiplied by the excess, if any, of (A) the then aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans over (B) the then aggregate
Certificate Principal Balances of all other Classes of Certificates (other
than
any Class of Interest Only Certificates) then outstanding.
References
herein to the “Certificate Principal Balance of the related Senior Support
Certificates or Component Principal Balance of the related Senior Support
Component, as applicable” shall mean, with respect to the Group 1 Mortgage
Loans, the Component Principal Balance of the A1B Component; with respect to
the
Group 3 Mortgage Loans, the Component Principal Balance of the A3B Component;
with respect to the Group 4 Mortgage Loans, the Component Principal Balance
of
the A4B Component; with respect to the Group 1 Mortgage Loans, the Certificate
Principal Balance of the A134B Certificates; with respect to the
Group 3 Mortgage Loans, the Certificate Principal Balance of the A134B
Certificates; and with respect to the Group 4 Mortgage Loans, the Certificate
Principal Balance of the A134B Certificates.
“Certificate
Register”: The register maintained pursuant to Section 5.02.
“Certificate
Registrar”: Citibank, or its successor in interest, or any successor certificate
registrar appointed as herein provided.
“Citibank”:
Citibank, N.A.
“CitiMortgage”:
CitiMortgage, Inc. in its capacities as an Initial Sub-Servicer and Originator
with respect to the CitiMortgage Mortgage Loans.
“CitiMortgage
Mortgage Loans”: The Mortgage Loans originated by CitiMortgage and
serviced by CitiMortgage pursuant to the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement to
which it is a party.
“Class”:
Collectively, all of the Certificates bearing the same class
designation.
“Class
A1A Certificate”: Any one of the Class A1A Certificates executed by the Paying
Agent and authenticated and delivered by the Authenticating Agent, substantially
in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-1 and evidencing a Regular Interest
in
REMIC C for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.
“Class
A2A Certificate”: Any one of the Class A2A Certificates executed by the Paying
Agent and authenticated and delivered by the Authenticating Agent, substantially
in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-2 and evidencing a Regular Interest
in
REMIC C for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.
“Class
A2B Certificate”: Any one of the Class A2B Certificates executed by the Paying
Agent and authenticated and delivered by the Authenticating Agent, substantially
in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-3 and evidencing a Regular Interest
in
REMIC C for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.
“Class
A3A Certificate”: Any one of the Class A3A Certificates executed by the Paying
Agent and authenticated and delivered by the Authenticating Agent, substantially
in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-4 and evidencing a Regular Interest
in
REMIC C for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.
“Class
3IO Certificate”: Any one of the Class 3IO Certificates executed by the Paying
Agent and authenticated and delivered by the Authenticating Agent, substantially
in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-5 and evidencing a Regular Interest
in
REMIC C for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.
“Class
A4A Certificate”: Any one of the Class A4A Certificates executed by the Paying
Agent and authenticated and delivered by the Authenticating Agent, substantially
in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-6 and evidencing a Regular Interest
in
REMIC C for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.
“Class
4IO Certificate”: Any one of the Class 4IO Certificates executed by the Paying
Agent and authenticated and delivered by the Authenticating Agent, substantially
in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-7 and evidencing a Regular Interest
in
REMIC C for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.
“Class
A134B Certificate”: Any one of the Class A134B Certificates executed by the
Paying Agent and authenticated and delivered by the Authenticating Agent,
substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-8 and evidencing three
Regular Interests in REMIC C for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.
“Class
A5A Certificate”: Any one of the Class A5A Certificates executed by the Paying
Agent and authenticated and delivered by the Authenticating Agent, substantially
in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-9 and evidencing a Regular Interest
in
REMIC C for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.
“Class
A5B Certificate”: Any one of the Class A5B Certificates executed by the Paying
Agent and authenticated and delivered by the Authenticating Agent, substantially
in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-10 and evidencing a Regular Interest
in
REMIC C for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.
“Class
B1 Certificate”: Any one of the Class B1 Certificates executed by the Paying
Agent and authenticated and delivered by the Authenticating Agent, substantially
in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-11 and evidencing a Regular Interest
in
REMIC C for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.
“Class
B1
Percentage”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a fraction, expressed as a
percentage, the numerator of which is the excess, if any, of the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B1 Certificates immediately prior
to
such date over the aggregate amount, if any, payable to the Holders of the
Class
B1 Certificates on such date pursuant to Section 4.01(b)(i)(Z), and the
denominator of which is the excess, if any, of the aggregate of the Certificate
Principal Balances of the Subordinate Certificates immediately prior to such
date over the aggregate amount, if any, payable to the Holders of the
Subordinate Certificates on such date pursuant to Section
4.01(b)(i)(Z).
“Class
B2
Certificate”: Any one of the Class B2 Certificates executed by the Paying Agent
and authenticated and delivered by the Authenticating Agent, substantially
in
the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-12 and evidencing a
Regular Interest in REMIC C for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.
“Class
B2
Percentage”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a fraction, expressed as a
percentage, the numerator of which is the excess, if any, of the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B2 Certificates immediately prior
to
such date over the aggregate amount, if any, payable to the Holders of the
Class
B2 Certificates on such date pursuant to Section 4.01(b)(i)(Z), and the
denominator of which is the excess, if any, of the aggregate of the Certificate
Principal Balances of the Subordinate Certificates immediately prior to such
date over the aggregate amount, if any, payable to the Holders of the
Subordinate Certificates on such date pursuant to Section
4.01(b)(i)(Z).
“Class
B3
Certificate”: Any one of the Class B3 Certificates executed by the Paying Agent
and authenticated and delivered by the Authenticating Agent, substantially
in
the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-13 and evidencing a Regular Interest in
REMIC C for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.
“Class
B3
Percentage”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a fraction, expressed as a
percentage, the numerator of which is the excess, if any, of the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B3 Certificates immediately prior
to
such date over the aggregate amount, if any, payable to the Holders of the
Class
B3 Certificates on such date pursuant to Section 4.01(b)(i)(Z), and the
denominator of which is the excess, if any, of the aggregate of the Certificate
Principal Balances of the Subordinate Certificates immediately prior to such
date over the aggregate amount, if any, payable to the Holders of the
Subordinate Certificates on such date pursuant to Section
4.01(b)(i)(Z).
“Class
B4
Certificate”: Any one of the Class B4 Certificates executed by the Paying Agent
and authenticated and delivered by the Authenticating Agent, substantially
in
the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-14 and evidencing a Regular Interest in
REMIC C for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.
“Class
B4
Percentage”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a fraction, expressed as a
percentage, the numerator of which is the excess, if any, of the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B4 Certificates immediately prior
to
such date over the aggregate amount, if any, payable to the Holders of the
Class
B4 Certificates on such date pursuant to Section 4.01(b)(i)(Z), and the
denominator of which is the excess, if any, of the aggregate of the Certificate
Principal Balances of the Subordinate Certificates immediately prior to such
date over the aggregate amount, if any, payable to the Holders of the
Subordinate Certificates on such date pursuant to Section
4.01(b)(i)(Z).
“Class
B5
Certificate”: Any one of the Class B5 Certificates executed by the Paying Agent
and authenticated and delivered by the Authenticating Agent, substantially
in
the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-15 and evidencing a Regular Interest in
REMIC C for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.
“Class
B5
Percentage”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a fraction, expressed as a
percentage, the numerator of which is the excess, if any, of the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B5 Certificates immediately prior
to
such date over the aggregate amount, if any, payable to the Holders of the
Class
B5 Certificates on such date pursuant to Section 4.01(b)(i)(Z), and the
denominator of which is the excess, if any, of the aggregate of the Certificate
Principal Balances of the Subordinate Certificates immediately prior to such
date over the aggregate amount, if any, payable to the Holders of the
Subordinate Certificates on such date pursuant to Section
4.01(b)(i)(Z).
“Class
B6
Certificate”: Any one of the Class B6 Certificates executed by the Paying Agent
and authenticated and delivered by the Authenticating Agent, substantially
in
the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-16 and evidencing a Regular Interest in
REMIC C for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.
“Class
B6
Percentage”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a fraction, expressed as a
percentage, the numerator of which is the excess, if any, of the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B6 Certificates immediately prior
to
such date over the aggregate amount, if any, payable to the Holders of the
Class
B6 Certificates on such date pursuant to Section 4.01(b)(i)(Z), and the
denominator of which is the excess, if any, of the aggregate of the Certificate
Principal Balances of the Subordinate Certificates immediately prior to such
date over the aggregate amount, if any, payable to the Holders of the
Subordinate Certificates on such date pursuant to Section
4.01(b)(i)(Z).
“Class
P
Certificate”: Any one of the Class P Certificates executed by the Paying Agent
and authenticated and delivered by the Authenticating Agent, substantially
in
the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-17 and evidencing a Regular Interest in
REMIC C for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.
“Class
R Certificate”: Any one of the Class R Certificates executed by the Paying Agent
and authenticated and delivered by the Authenticating Agent, substantially
in
the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-18 and evidencing the ownership of the
Class R-A Residual Interest, the Class R-B Residual Interest and the Class
R-C
Residual Interest.
“Class
A
Certificates”: The Class A1A Certificates, Class A2A Certificates, Class A2B
Certificates, Class A3A Certificates, Class A4A Certificates, Class A134B
Certificates, Class A5A Certificates and Class A5B Certificates.
“Class
A
Principal Adjustment Amount": With respect to any Distribution Date, if the
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates relating to a Loan
Group have been reduced to zero, the sum of (i) any remaining Principal
Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds or other unscheduled payments of principal
collected in respect of the related Mortgage Loans in such Loan Group and (ii)
with respect to any Distribution Date on which the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Subordinate Certificates has been reduced to zero,
any
remaining scheduled payments of principal collected in respect of the Mortgage
Loans in such Loan Group.
“Class
B Percentage”: Any one of the Class B1 Percentage, the Class B2 Percentage, the
Class B3 Percentage, the Class B4 Percentage, the Class B5 Percentage and the
Class B6 Percentage.
“Class
R-A Residual Interest”: The uncertificated Residual Interest in REMIC
A.
“Class
R-B Residual Interest”: The uncertificated Residual Interest in REMIC
B.
“Class
R-C Residual Interest”: The uncertificated Residual Interest in REMIC
C.
“Closing
Date”: May 31, 2007.
“Code”: The
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collection
Account”: The account or accounts created and maintained by the Master Servicer
pursuant to Section 3.10(a), which shall be entitled, “CitiMortgage, Inc., as
Master Servicer for U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, in trust for
the
registered holders of Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 2007-AR7.” The Collection Account must be an Eligible
Account.
“Commission”:
The Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Compensating
Interest Payment”: With respect to any CitiMortgage, Mortgage IT
Mortgage Loans, Quicken Mortgage Loans, PMC Mortgage Loans, Provident Mortgage
Loans and Silver State Mortgage Loans and any prepayments in full or in part,
CitiMortgage is required to cover any shortfalls in interest collections in
an
aggregate amount for each month up to the lesser of (i) an amount which, when
added to all amounts allocable to interest received in connection with such
prepayment equals one month’s interest on the amount of principal so prepaid at
the related mortgage rate net of the related Servicing Fee and (ii) the
aggregate amount of servicing compensation with respect to such mortgage loans
received by it for the applicable calendar month.
With
respect to any OFS Mortgage Loans and any prepayments in full or in part, OFS
is
required to cover any shortfalls in interest collections that are attributable
to prepayments in full or in part on the Mortgage Loans in the Trust and
serviced by it, but only to the extent of the monthly Servicing Fee payable
thereto.
With
respect to any Countrywide Mortgage Loans and any prepayments in full or in
part, Countrywide Servicing is required to cover any shortfall in interest
collections that is attributable to prepayments in full or in part on the
Mortgage Loans included in the Trust and serviced by it, but only in an
aggregate amount each month for such mortgage loans up to the lesser of one
half
of (a) one-twelfth of the product of (i) the weighted average Servicing Fee
Rate
for such mortgage loans and (ii) the stated principal balance of such mortgage
loans in and (b) the aggregate Servicing Fee actually received for the
applicable month for the Mortgage Loans serviced by it.
With
respect to any National City Mortgage Loans and any prepayments in full or
in
part, National City is required to cover any shortfall in interest collections
that are attributable to prepayments in full or in part on the related Mortgage
Loans, but only in an amount equal to the amount of interest (net of the related
Servicing Fee Rate) that would have accrued on the amount of the principal
prepayment during the period commencing on the date as of which such principal
prepayment was applied to the related Mortgage Loans and ending on the day
immediately preceding the applicable due date for the next scheduled monthly
payment.
With
respect to any SunTrust Mortgage Loans and any prepayments in full or in part,
SunTrust is required to cover any shortfalls in interest collections that are
attributable to prepayments in full or in part on the Mortgage Loans included
in
the trust and serviced by it, but only to the extent of the monthly Servicing
Fee payable thereto.
With
respect to any American Home Mortgage Loans, HomeBank Mortgage Loans, Xxxxxx
Xxxx Mortgage Loans, Weichert Mortgage Loans and Xxxxx Fargo Mortgage Loans
and
any prepayments in full or in part, Xxxxx Fargo is required to cover any
shortfalls in interest collections that are attributable to prepayments in
full
or in part on the Mortgage Loans included in the trust and serviced by it,
but
only in an aggregate amount for each month which, when added to all amounts
allocable to interest received in connection with such prepayment, equals one
month’s interest on the amount of principal so prepaid at the related mortgage
rate net of the related servicing fee rate, but not more than the aggregate
amount of the Servicing Fees collected for the related Due Period with respect to the
Mortgage Loans serviced by it.
“Component”: The
A1B Component, the A3B Component, and the A4B Component.
“Component
Principal Balance”: With respect to any Senior Support Component as of any date
of determination, the Component Principal Balance of such Senior Support
Component on the Distribution Date immediately prior to such date of
determination plus any Subsequent Recoveries added to the Component Principal
Balance of such Senior Support Component pursuant to Section 4.01, reduced
by
the aggregate of (a) all distributions of principal made thereon on such
immediately prior Distribution Date and (b) without duplication of amounts
described in clause (a) above, reductions in the Component Principal Balance
thereof in connection with allocations thereto of Realized Losses on the
Mortgage Loans and Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses on such immediately prior
Distribution Date (or, in the case of any date of determination up to and
including the initial Distribution Date, the initial Component Principal Balance
of such Senior Support Component), and increased by (c) the amount of any
Subsequent Recoveries added to such Component Principal Balance.
The
initial Component Principal Balances of the Senior Support Components are as
set
forth in the Preliminary Statement.
References
herein to the Component Principal Balance of the related Senior Support
Component shall mean, with respect to the Group 1 Mortgage Loans, the Component
Principal Balance of the A1B Component, with respect to the Group 3 Mortgage
Loans, the Component Principal Balance of the A3B Component and with respect
to
the Group 4 Mortgage Loans, the Component Principal Balance of the A4B
Component.
“Corporate
Trust Office”: The principal corporate trust office of the Trustee,
the Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar or the Authenticating Agent, as
the
case may be, at which at any particular time its corporate trust business in
connection with this Agreement shall be administered, which office at the date
of the execution of this instrument is located at (i) with respect to the
Trustee, U.S. Bank National Association, Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx,
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Corporate Trust Services, or at such other
address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the
Certificateholders, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Paying Agent, the
Certificate Registrar, the Authenticating Agent and the Trust Administrator
and
(ii) with respect to the Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar and the
Authenticating Agent, Citibank, N.A., as Paying Agent, as Certificate Registrar
or as Authenticating Agent, as the case may be, 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000, or at such other address as the Paying Agent, the
Certificate Registrar and the Authenticating Agent may designate from time
to
time by notice to the Certificateholders, the Depositor, the Master Servicer,
the Trust Administrator and the Trustee.
“Corresponding
Certificate”: With respect to each REMIC B Regular Interest, as
follows:
REMIC
B Regular Interest
|
Class
|
REMIC
B Regular Interest LT-A1A
|
A1A
|
REMIC
B Regular Interest LT-A2A
|
A2A
|
REMIC
B Regular Interest LT- A2B
|
A2B
|
REMIC
B Regular Interest LT-A3A
|
A3A
|
REMIC
B Regular Interest LT- A4A
|
A4A
|
REMIC
B Regular Interest LT-A1B
|
A134B
|
REMIC
B Regular Interest LT-A3B
|
A134B
|
REMIC
B Regular Interest LT-A4B
|
A134B
|
REMIC
B Regular Interest LT-A5A
|
A5A
|
REMIC
B Regular Interest LT-A5B
|
A5B
|
REMIC
B Regular Interest LT-R
|
R
|
REMIC
B Regular Interest LT- P
|
P
|
REMIC
B Regular Interest LT-I-B1
|
B1
|
REMIC
B Regular Interest LT-I-B2
|
B2
|
REMIC
B Regular Interest LT-I-B3
|
B3
|
REMIC
B Regular Interest LT-I-B4
|
B4
|
REMIC
B Regular Interest LT-I-B5
|
B5
|
REMIC
B Regular Interest LT-I-B6
|
B6
|
“Countrywide”: Countrywide
Home Loans, Inc., or its successor in interest.
“Countrywide
Mortgage Loans”: The Mortgage Loans originated by Countrywide and serviced by
Countrywide Servicing pursuant to the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement to which
it is a party.
“Countrywide
Servicing”: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, or its successor in
interest.
“Cross-Collateralization
Date”: Any Distribution Date on which there are one or more
Undercollateralized Loan Groups and one or more Overcollateralized Loan
Groups.
“Custodian”:
A document custodian appointed by the Trustee to perform (or in the case of
the
initial Custodians otherwise engaged to perform) custodial duties with respect
to the Mortgage Files. The initial Custodian is Citibank, N.A. a
national banking association. A Custodian may be the Trustee, any Affiliate
of
the Trustee or an independent entity.
“Custodial
Agreement”: An agreement pursuant to which a Custodian
performs custodial duties with respect to the Mortgage Files. With
respect to the initial Custodian, the agreement pursuant to which such initial
Custodian performs its custodial duties with respect to the Mortgage
Files.
“Cut-off
Date”: With respect to each Original Mortgage Loan, May 1, 2007. With respect to
all Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans, their respective dates of substitution.
References herein to the “Cut-off Date,” when used with respect to more than one
Mortgage Loan, shall be to the respective Cut-off Dates for such Mortgage
Loans.
“Debt
Service Reduction”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a reduction in the
scheduled Monthly Payment for such Mortgage Loan by a court of competent
jurisdiction in a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code, except such a reduction
resulting from a Deficient Valuation.
“Deficient
Valuation”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a valuation of the related
Mortgaged Property by a court of competent jurisdiction in an amount less than
the then outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, which valuation
results from a proceeding initiated under the Bankruptcy Code.
“Definitive
Certificates”: As defined in Section 5.01(b).
“Deleted
Mortgage Loan”: A Mortgage Loan replaced or to be replaced by a Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan.
“Depositor”:
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc., a Delaware corporation, or its successor
in
interest.
“Depository”:
The Depository Trust Company or any successor Depository hereafter named. The
nominee of the initial Depository, for purposes of registering those
Certificates that are to be Book-Entry Certificates, is Cede & Co. The
Depository shall at all times be a “clearing corporation” as defined in Section
8-102(3) of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York and a “clearing
agency” registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Depository
Institution”: Any depository institution or trust company, including the Trustee
and the Trust Administrator, that (a) is incorporated under the laws of the
United States of America or any State thereof, (b) is subject to supervision
and
examination by federal or state banking authorities and (c) has, or is a
subsidiary of a holding company that has, an outstanding unsecured commercial
paper or other short-term unsecured debt obligations that are rated in the
highest rating category by at least two of the Rating Agencies (or a comparable
rating if S&P and Fitch are not the Rating Agencies).
“Depository
Participant”: A broker, dealer, bank or other financial institution or other
Person for whom from time to time a Depository effects book-entry transfers
and
pledges of securities deposited with the Depository.
“Determination
Date”: With respect to each Distribution Date, the 18th day of the calendar
month in which such Distribution Date occurs or, if such 18th day is not a
Business Day, the Business Day immediately following such 18th day; provided,
however, that with respect to each Distribution Date and any Mortgage Loans
subject to an Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement, the Determination Date shall
be
the date, relating to such Distribution Date, after which any Monthly Payments
received are not reported by the related Sub-Servicer as having been received
for inclusion in the amounts remitted by such Sub-Servicer on the related
remittance date under the applicable Sub-Servicing Agreement in respect of
Monthly Payments on the related Mortgage Loans.
“Directly
Operate”: With respect to any REO Property, the furnishing or rendering of
services to the tenants thereof, the management or operation of such REO
Property, the holding of such REO Property primarily for sale to customers,
the
performance of any construction work thereon or any use of such REO Property
in
a trade or business conducted by REMIC A, other than through an Independent
Contractor; provided, however, that the Trustee (or the Master Servicer on
behalf of the Trustee) shall not be considered to Directly Operate an REO
Property solely because the Trustee (or the Master Servicer on behalf of the
Trustee) establishes rental terms, chooses tenants, enters into or renews
leases, deals with taxes and insurance, or makes decisions as to repairs or
capital expenditures with respect to such REO Property.
“Disqualified
Organization”: Any of the following: (i) the United States, any State or
political subdivision thereof, any possession of the United States, or any
agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an instrumentality
which is a corporation if all of its activities are subject to tax and, except
for Xxxxxxx Mac, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by such
governmental unit), (ii) any foreign government, any international organization,
or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, (iii) any organization
(other than certain farmers’ cooperatives described in Section 521 of the Code)
which is exempt from the tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the
tax
imposed by Section 511 of the Code on unrelated business taxable income), (iv)
rural electric and telephone cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C)
of
the Code, (v) an “electing large partnership” within the meaning of Section 775
of the Code and (vi) any other Person so designated by the Trustee based upon
an
Opinion of Counsel that the holding of an Ownership Interest in a Residual
Certificate by such Person may cause any REMIC or any Person having an Ownership
Interest in any Class of Certificates (other than such Person) to incur a
liability for any federal tax imposed under the Code that would not otherwise
be
imposed but for the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate
to such Person. The terms “United States,” “State” and “international
organization” shall have the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or
successor provisions.
“Distribution
Account”: The trust account or accounts created and maintained by the Paying
Agent pursuant to Section 3.10(b) which shall be entitled “Citibank, N.A., as
Paying Agent, in trust for the registered holders of Citigroup Mortgage Loan
Trust Inc., Mortgage Pass- Through Certificates, Series 2007-AR7.” The
Distribution Account must be an Eligible Account.
“Distribution
Date”: The 25th day of any month, or if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following such 25th day, commencing in June
2007.
“Diverted
Interest Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, one month’s
interest accrued during the related Interest Accrual Period on the
Overcollateralized Amount at the Pass-Through Rate(s) for the Super Senior
Certificates and Senior Support Certificates or Senior Support Components,
as
applicable, related to the Undercollateralized Loan Group(s) and any other
unpaid interest shortfalls on the Super Senior Certificates and Senior Support
Certificates or Senior Support Components, as applicable, related to such
Undercollateralized Loan Group(s), to the extent available (with
overcollateralization and undercollateralization calculated, for purposes of
this definition only, as of the prior Distribution Date after taking into
account all distributions and Realized Loss allocations that occurred on such
prior Distribution Date). On any Distribution Date, any Diverted Interest Amount
shall be included in the Available Distribution Amounts of any
Undercollateralized Loan Group(s)s on a pro rata basis based on their
respective Undercollateralized Amounts. On any Distribution Date, any
Diverted Interest Amount shall reduce the Available Distribution Amounts of
any
Overcollateralized Loan Group(s) on a pro rata basis based on their
respective Overcollateralized Amounts
“DOL”:
The United States Department of Labor or any successor in interest.
“DOL
Regulations”: The regulations promulgated by the DOL at 29
C.F.R.ss.2510.3-101.
“Due
Date”: With respect to each Distribution Date, the first day of the calendar
month in which such Distribution Date occurs, which is the day of the month
on
which the Monthly Payment is due on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days
of
grace.
“Due
Period”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the period commencing on the
second day of the calendar month preceding the calendar month in which such
Distribution Date occurs and ending on the related Due Date.
“Eligible
Account”: Any of (i) an account or accounts maintained with a Depository
Institution, (ii) an account or accounts the deposits in which are fully insured
by the FDIC or (iii) a trust account or accounts maintained with the corporate
trust department of a federal or state chartered depository institution or
trust
company acting in its fiduciary capacity. Eligible Accounts may bear
interest.
“ERISA”:
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“Estate
in Real Property”: A fee simple estate in a parcel of land.
“Excess
Bankruptcy Loss”: Any Bankruptcy Loss, or portion thereof, which exceeds the
then applicable Bankruptcy Amount.
“Excess
Fraud Loss”: Any Fraud Loss, or portion thereof, which exceeds the then
applicable Fraud Loss Amount.
“Excess
Loss”: Any Excess Bankruptcy Loss, Excess Special Hazard Loss, Excess Fraud Loss
or Extraordinary Loss.
“Excess
Special Hazard Loss”: Any Special Hazard Loss, or portion thereof, that exceeds
the then applicable Special Hazard Amount.
“Exchange
Act”: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Expense
Adjusted Mortgage Rate”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (or the
related REO Property) as of any date of determination, a per annum rate of
interest equal to the then applicable Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage Loan
minus
the applicable Servicing Fee Rate and, if such Mortgage Loan has lender-paid
primary mortgage insurance, the applicable premium rate.
“Extraordinary
Loss”: Any Realized Loss or portion thereof caused by or resulting
from:
(i) nuclear
or chemical reaction or nuclear radiation or radioactive or chemical
contamination, all whether controlled or uncontrolled and whether such loss
be
direct or indirect, proximate or remote or be in whole or in part caused by,
contributed to or aggravated by a peril covered by the definition of the term
“Special Hazard Loss”;
(ii) hostile
or warlike action in time of peace or war, including action in hindering,
combating or defending against an actual, impending or expected attack by
any government or sovereign power, de jure or de
facto, or by any authority maintaining or using military, naval or air
forces, or by military, naval or air forces, or by an agent of any such
government, power, authority or forces;
(iii) any
weapon of war employing atomic fission or radioactive forces whether in time
of
peace or war, and
(iv) insurrection,
rebellion, revolution, civil war, usurped power or action taken by governmental
authority in hindering, combating or defending against such an occurrence,
seizure or destruction under quarantine or customs regulations, confiscation
by
order of any government or public authority, or risks of contraband or illegal
transactions or trade.
“Extraordinary
Trust Fund Expenses”: Any amounts reimbursable to the Master Servicer or the
Depositor pursuant to Section 6.03, any amounts payable from the Distribution
Account in respect of taxes pursuant to Section 10.01(g)(iii), any amounts
reimbursable to the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, Citibank or a Custodian
from the Trust Fund pursuant to Section 2.01 or Section 8.05 and any other
costs, expenses, liabilities and losses borne by the Trust Fund (exclusive
of
any cost, expense, liability or loss that is specific to a particular Mortgage
Loan or REO Property and is taken into account in calculating a Realized Loss
in
respect thereof) for which the Trust Fund has not and, in the reasonable good
faith judgment of the Trust Administrator, shall not, obtain reimbursement
or
indemnification from any other Person.
“Xxxxxx
Xxx”: Xxxxxx Xxx, formerly known as the Federal National Mortgage Association,
or any successor thereto.
“FDIC”:
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor thereto.
“Final
Recovery Determination”: With respect to any defaulted Mortgage Loan or any REO
Property (other than a Mortgage Loan or REO Property purchased by the Seller,
the Depositor or the Master Servicer pursuant to or as contemplated by Section
2.03, Section 3.16(c) or Section 9.01), a determination made by the Master
Servicer that all Liquidation Proceeds have been recovered. The Master Servicer
shall maintain records of each Final Recovery Determination made
thereby.
“Fitch”: Fitch
Ratings, or its successor in interest.
“Fraud
Loss”: Any Realized Loss or portion thereof sustained by reason of a default
arising from intentional fraud, dishonesty or misrepresentation in connection
with the related Mortgage Loan, including by reason of the denial of coverage
under any related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy because of fraud, dishonesty
or misrepresentation.
“Fraud
Loss Amount”: As of any date of determination after the Cut-off Date, an amount
equal to: (V) initially, 3.00% of the aggregate principal balance of the
Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date; (W) prior to the first anniversary of
the
Cut-off Date an amount equal to 3.00% of the aggregate principal balance of
the
Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date minus the aggregate amounts allocated
through subordination with respect to Fraud Losses on the related Mortgage
Loans
up to the related date of determination; (X) on or after the first anniversary
and prior to the second anniversary of the Cut-off Date an amount equal to
2.00%
of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off
Date
minus the aggregate amounts allocated through subordination with respect to
Fraud Losses on the related Mortgage Loans up to the related date of
determination; (Y) on or after the second anniversary and prior to the fifth
anniversary of the Cut-off Date an amount equal to 1.00% of the aggregate
principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date minus the
aggregate amounts allocated through subordination with respect to Fraud Losses
on the related mortgage loans up to the related date of determination; and
(Z)
on and after the fifth anniversary of the Cut-off Date, the Fraud Loss Amount
shall be zero.
“Xxxxxxx
Mac”: Xxxxxxx Mac, formally known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,
or any successor thereto.
“Gross
Margin”: With respect to each Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loan, the fixed
percentage set forth in the related Mortgage Note that is added to the Index
on
each Adjustment Date in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note
used to determine the Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage Loan.
“Group
1 Mortgage Loans”: Each Loan identified as such on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
“Group
2
Mortgage Loans”: Each Loan identified as such on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
“Group
3
Mortgage Loans”: Each Loan identified as such on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
“Group
4
Mortgage Loans”: Each Loan identified as such on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
“Group
5 Mortgage Loans”: Each Loan identified as such on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
“HomeBanc”:
HomeBanc Mortgage Corporation, or its successors in interest.
“HomeBanc
Mortgage Loans”: The Mortgage Loans originated by HomeBanc and serviced by Xxxxx
Fargo pursuant to the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement to which it is a
party.
“Independent”:
When used with respect to any specified Person, any such Person who (a) is
in
fact independent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer and their respective
Affiliates, (b) does not have any direct financial interest in or any material
indirect financial interest in the Depositor, the Master Servicer or any
Affiliate thereof, and (c) is not connected with the Depositor, the Master
Servicer or any Affiliate thereof as an officer, employee, promoter,
underwriter, trustee, partner, director or Person performing similar functions;
provided, however, that a Person shall not fail to be Independent of the
Depositor, the Master Servicer or any Affiliate thereof merely because such
Person is the beneficial owner of 1% or less of any class of securities issued
by the Depositor or the Master Servicer or any Affiliate thereof, as the case
may be.
“Independent
Contractor”: Either (i) any Person (other than the Master Servicer) that would
be an “independent contractor” with respect to any REMIC within the meaning of
Section 856(d)(3) of the Code if any REMIC were a real estate investment trust
(except that the ownership tests set forth in that section shall be considered
to be met by any Person that owns, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of any
Class of Certificates), so long as any REMIC does not receive or derive any
income from such Person and provided that the relationship between such Person
and any REMIC is at arm’s length, all within the meaning of Treasury Regulation
Section 1.856-4(b)(5), or (ii) any other Person (including the Master Servicer)
if the Trust Administrator has received an Opinion of Counsel for the
benefit of the Trustee and the Trust Administrator to the effect that the taking
of any action in respect of any REO Property by such Person, subject to any
conditions therein specified, that is otherwise herein contemplated to be taken
by an Independent Contractor will not cause such REO Property to cease to
qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of
the Code (determined without regard to the exception applicable for purposes
of
Section 860D(a) of the Code), or cause any income realized in respect of such
REO Property to fail to qualify as Rents from Real Property.
“Index”:
With respect to any Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loan, the index for the adjustment
of the Mortgage Rate set forth as such on the related Mortgage
Note.
“Initial
Sub-Servicer”: Each of CitiMortgage, Countrywide Servicing, National
City Mortgage Co., OFS, SunTrust and Xxxxx Fargo.
“Initial
Sub-Servicing Agreement”: With respect to the Mortgage Loans, (i) the Master
Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2006,
between Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp. as Initial Purchaser and Opteum
Financial Services, LLC as Seller and Servicer, (ii) the Master Mortgage Loan
Purchase and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2005, and as amended
on December 28, 2005, between Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp. as Initial
Purchaser and CitiMortgage, Inc. as Seller and Servicer, (iii) the Amended
and
Restated Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement, dated as of
December 15, 2003, and as amended on February 28, 2006, between Countrywide
Servicing and the Seller, as amended; (iv) the Amended and Restated Master
Seller’s
Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2003, as amended
and restated to and including May 1, 2005, and as amended on April 5,
2006, between National City
Mortgage Co. and the Seller, (v) the Amended and Restated Master Mortgage
Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2005, as amended
on
February 22, 2006 and as further amended on March 16, 2007, between Citigroup
Global Markets Realty Corp. as Initial Purchaser and SunTrust Mortgage, Inc.
as
Seller and Servicer and (vi) the Amended and Restated Master Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2006, between Xxxxx Fargo and the
Seller, as amended; each as
modified as of the date hereof.
“Insurance
Proceeds”: Proceeds of any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, title policy,
hazard policy or other insurance policy covering a Mortgage Loan, to the extent
such proceeds are not to be applied to the restoration of the related Mortgaged
Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the procedures that
the
Master Servicer would follow in servicing mortgage loans held for its own
account, subject to the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage Note and
Mortgage.
“Interest
Accrual Period”: With respect to any Distribution Date and any Class of
Certificates, the calendar month preceding the month in which the Distribution
Date occurs, and each such Interest Accrual Period shall be deemed to be 30
days
regardless of its actual length. All distributions of interest on the
Certificates will be based on a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day
Interest Accrual Periods.
“Interest
Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Class of Certificates or Component for
any Distribution Date, an amount equal to one month’s interest accrued during
the most recently ended Interest Accrual Period at the applicable Pass-Through
Rate on the Certificate Principal Balance or Component Principal Balance or
Notional Amount or Component Notional Amount of such Class of Certificates
or
Component, as the case may be, immediately prior to such Distribution
Date. The Interest Distribution Amount for any such Class of
Certificates or Component, as the case may be, (a) will also include, in the
case of any Distribution Date subsequent to the initial Distribution Date,
the
excess, if any, of the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class
or
Component, as the case may be, for the immediately preceding Distribution Date,
over the aggregate distributions of interest made in respect of such Class
or
Component, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(1) on such
immediately preceding Distribution Date and (b) will be reduced, in the case
of
any Distribution Date, by the amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls
(to
the extent not covered by Compensating Interest Payments paid by related Initial
Sub-Servicer or by the Master Servicer) and Relief Act Interest Shortfalls
that
were allocated to such Class or Component on such Distribution Date pursuant
to
Section 1.02. The Interest Distribution Amount for any Class of Certificates
or
Component, as the case may be, will be based on a 360 day year consisting of
twelve 30-day Interest Accrual Periods.
“Interest
Only Certificates”: The Class 3IO Certificates and Class 4IO
Certificates.
“Late
Collections”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, all amounts received subsequent
to the Determination Date immediately following any Due Period, whether as
late
payments of Monthly Payments or as Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds
or
otherwise, which represent late payments or collections of principal and/or
interest due (without regard to any acceleration of payments under the related
Mortgage and Mortgage Note) but delinquent for such Due Period and not
previously recovered.
“Liquidation
Event”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any of the following events: (i) such
Mortgage Loan is paid in full; (ii) a Final Recovery Determination is made
as to
such Mortgage Loan; or (iii) such Mortgage Loan is removed from the applicable
Trust REMIC by reason of its being purchased, sold or replaced pursuant to
or as
contemplated by Section 2.03 or Section 3.16(c). With respect to any REO
Property, either of the following events: (i) a Final Recovery Determination
is
made as to such REO Property; or (ii) such REO Property is removed from the
applicable Trust REMIC by reason of its being purchased pursuant to Section
9.01.
“Liquidation
Proceeds”: The amount (including any Insurance Proceeds or amounts received in
respect of the rental of any REO Property prior to REO Disposition) received
by
the Master Servicer in connection with (i) the taking of all or a part of a
Mortgaged Property by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation,
(ii) the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan through a trustee’s sale,
foreclosure sale or otherwise, or (iii) the repurchase, substitution or sale
of
a Mortgage Loan or an REO Property pursuant to or as contemplated by Section
2.03, Section 3.16(c), Section 3.23 or Section 9.01.
“Loan
Group”: Any of Loan Group 1, Loan Group 2, Loan Group 3, Loan Group 4 and Loan
Group 5.
“Loan
Group 1”: The Loan Group consisting of the Group 1 Mortgage Loans.
“Loan
Group 2”: The Loan Group consisting of the Group 2 Mortgage Loans.
“Loan
Group 3”: The Loan Group consisting of the Group 3 Mortgage Loans.
“Loan
Group 4”: The Loan Group consisting of the Group 4 Mortgage Loans.
“Loan
Group 5”: The Loan Group consisting of the Group 5 Mortgage
Loans.
“Loan-to-Value
Ratio”: As of any date of determination, the fraction, expressed as a
percentage, the numerator of which is the principal balance of the related
Mortgage Loan at such date and the denominator of which is the Value of the
related Mortgaged Property.
“Master
Servicer”: CitiMortgage, Inc. or any successor master servicer appointed as
herein provided, in its capacity as Master Servicer hereunder.
“Master
Servicer Certification”: A written certification, substantially in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit H, signed by an officer of the Master
Servicer.
“Master
Servicer Event of Default”: One or more of the events described in Section
7.01.
“Master
Servicer Remittance Date”: With respect to any Distribution Date, 12:00 p.m. New
York time on the Business Day preceding the Distribution Date or if the
Collection Account is held at Citibank (for so long as Citibank is the Paying
Agent), 12:00 p.m. New York time on the Distribution Date.
“Maximum
Mortgage Rate”: With respect to each Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loan, the
percentage set forth in the related Mortgage Note as the maximum Mortgage Rate
thereunder.
“MERS”: Mortgage
Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Delaware, or any successor thereto.
“MERS
System”: The system of recording transfers of Mortgages
electronically maintained by MERS.
“MIN”:
The Mortgage Identification Number for Mortgage Loans registered with MERS
on
the MERS System.
“Minimum
Mortgage Rate”: With respect to each Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loan, the
percentage set forth in the related Mortgage Note as the minimum Mortgage Rate
thereunder.
“MOM
Loan”: With respect to any Mortgage Loans registered with MERS on the MERS®
System, MERS acting as the mortgagee of such Mortgage Loan, solely as nominee
for the originator of such Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns, at
the
origination thereof.
“Monthly
Payment”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the scheduled monthly payment of
principal and interest on such Mortgage Loan which is payable by the related
Mortgagor from time to time under the related Mortgage Note, determined: (a)
after giving effect to (i) any Deficient Valuation and/or Debt Service Reduction
with respect to such Mortgage Loan and (ii) any reduction in the amount of
interest collectible from the related Mortgagor pursuant to the Relief Act;
(b)
without giving effect to any extension granted or agreed to by the Master
Servicer pursuant to Section 3.07; and (c) on the assumption that all other
amounts, if any, due under such Mortgage Loan are paid when due.
“Moody’s”:
Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc., or its successor in interest.
“Mortgage”:
The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument creating a first lien on, or
first priority security interest in, a Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage
Note.
“Mortgage
Loans”: The Mortgage Loans identified as such on the attached Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
“Mortgage
File”: The mortgage documents listed in Section 2.01 pertaining to a particular
Mortgage Loan and any additional documents required to be added to the Mortgage
File pursuant to this Agreement.
“Mortgage
Loan”: Each mortgage loan transferred and assigned to the Trustee pursuant to
Section 2.01 or Section 2.03 of this Agreement, as from time to time held as
a
part of REMIC A the Mortgage Loans so held being identified in the Mortgage
Loan
Schedule.
“Mortgage
Loan Purchase Agreement”: The agreement between the Depositor and the Seller
regarding the transfer of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller to or at the
direction of the Depositor, substantially in the form of Exhibit D annexed
hereto.
“Mortgage
Loan Remittance Rate”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property, as of
any date of determination, the then applicable Expense Adjusted Mortgage Rate
in
respect thereof.
“Mortgage
Loan Schedule”: As of any date, the list of Mortgage Loans included in REMIC A
on such date, attached hereto as Schedule 1. The Mortgage Loan Schedule shall
set forth, but is not limited to, the following information with respect to
each
Mortgage Loan:
(i) the
Master Servicer’s Mortgage Loan identifying number;
(ii) a
code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is owner-occupied;
(iii) the
type of Residential Dwelling constituting the Mortgaged Property;
(iv) the
original months to maturity;
(v) the
original date of the mortgage;
(vi) the
Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination;
(vii) the
Mortgage Rate in effect immediately following the Cut-off Date;
(viii) the
date on which the first Monthly Payment was due on the Mortgage
Loan;
(ix) the
stated maturity date;
(x) the
amount of the Monthly Payment at origination;
(xi) the
amount of the Monthly Payment as of the Cut-off Date;
(xii) the
last Due Date on which a Monthly Payment was actually applied to the unpaid
Stated Principal Balance;
(xiii) the
original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;
(xiv) the
Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the close of business
on
the Cut-off Date;
(xv) a
code indicating the purpose of the Mortgage Loan (i.e., purchase financing,
Rate/Term Refinancing, Cash-Out Refinancing);
(xvi) a
code indicating the documentation style (i.e., full, alternative or
reduced);
(xvii) a
code indicating if the Mortgage Loan is subject to a Primary Mortgage Insurance
Policy;
(xviii) the
Value of the Mortgaged Property;
(xix) the
sale price of the Mortgaged Property, if applicable;
(xx)
the actual unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the
Cut-off Date;
(xxi) the
Servicing Fee Rate and whether the Servicing Fee Rate steps up on the initial
Adjustment Date;
(xxii) if
such Mortgage Loan is an Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loan, the Maximum Mortgage
Rate, Minimum Mortgage Rate, Gross Margin, Index and Periodic Rate
Cap;
(xxiii) whether
such Mortgage Loan has an interest-only period, and if so, the first Due Date
on
which Monthly Payments are scheduled to include principal
amortization;
(xxiv) the
Loan Group in which such Mortgage Loan shall reside;
(xxv)
the originator of such Mortgage Loan and the Initial Sub-Servicer of such
Mortgage Loan;
(xxvi)
whether the Mortgage Loan is a Buydown Mortgage Loan; and
(xxvii) a
code indicating if such Mortgage Loan is covered by lender-paid mortgage
insurance.
The
Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth the following information with respect
to
the Mortgage Loans in the aggregate as of the Cut-off Date: (1) the number
of
Mortgage Loans; (2) the current principal balance of the Mortgage Loans; (3)
the
weighted average Mortgage Rate of the Mortgage Loans; (4) the weighted average
maturity of the Mortgage Loans; (5) the Scheduled Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans as of the close of business on the Cut-off Date (not taking
into
account any Principal Prepayments received on the Cut-off Date); and (6) the
amount of the Monthly Payment as of the Cut-off Date. The Mortgage Loan Schedule
shall be amended from time to time by the Depositor in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement. With respect to any Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loan, Cut-off Date shall refer to the related Cut-off Date for such Mortgage
Loan, determined in accordance with the definition of Cut-off Date
herein.
“Mortgage
Note”: The original executed note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a
Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan.
“Mortgage
Pool”: The pool of Mortgage Loans, identified on Schedule 1 from time to time,
and any REO Properties acquired in respect thereof.
“Mortgage
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, without regard to any reduction thereof
as a result of a Debt Service Reduction or operation of the Relief Act. With
respect to each Mortgage Loan that becomes an REO Property, as of any date
of
determination, the annual rate determined in accordance with the immediately
preceding sentence as of the date such Mortgage Loan became an REO
Property.
“Mortgaged
Property”: The underlying property securing a Mortgage Loan, including any REO
Property, consisting of an Estate in Real Property improved by a Residential
Dwelling.
“MortgageIT”:
MortgageIT, Inc., or its successors in interest.
“MortgageIT
Mortgage Loans”: The Mortgage Loans originated by MortgageIT and serviced by
CitiMortgage pursuant to the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement to which it is
a
party.
“Mortgagor”: The
obligor on a Mortgage Note.
“National
City Mortgage Co.”: National City Mortgage Co., or its successors in
interest.
“National
City Mortgage Inc.”: National City Mortgage Inc., or its successors in
interest.
“National
City Mortgage Inc. Mortgage Loans”: The Mortgage Loans originated by National
City Mortgage Inc. and serviced by National City Mortgage Co. pursuant to the
Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement to which it is a party.
“Net
WAC Rate”: The Net WAC Rate for any Distribution Date and any subset
of the Mortgage Loans is a rate per annum equal to the weighted average of
the
Expense Adjusted Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage Loans in that subset, weighted
based on their principal balances as of the first day of the related Due
Period.
“New
Lease”: Any lease of REO Property entered into on behalf of REMIC A, including
any lease renewed or extended on behalf of REMIC A, if REMIC A has the right
to
renegotiate the terms of such lease.
“Nonrecoverable
P&I Advance”: Any P&I Advance previously made or proposed to be made in
respect of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property that, in the good faith business
judgment of the Master Servicer, will not or, in the case of a proposed P&I
Advance, would not be ultimately recoverable from related late payments,
Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds on such Mortgage Loan or REO Property
as provided herein.
“Non-United
States Person”: Any Person other than a United States
Person.
“Notional
Amount": With respect to the Class 3IO Certificates at any time, the
sum of the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A3A Certificates and
the
Component Principal Balance of the A3B Component. With respect to the
Class 4IO Certificates at any time, the sum of the Certificate Principal Balance
of the Class A4A Certificates and the Component Principal Balance of the A4B
Component.
“Officers’
Certificate”: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the Vice
Chairman of the Board, the President or a vice president (however denominated),
and by the Treasurer, the Secretary, or one of the assistant treasurers or
assistant secretaries of the Seller or the Depositor, as applicable; with
respect to the Master Servicer, any officer who is authorized to act for the
Master Servicer in matters relating to this Agreement, and whose action is
binding upon the Master Servicer, initially including those individuals whose
names appear on the list of authorized officers delivered at the
closing.
“Opinion
of Counsel”: A written opinion of counsel, who may, without limitation, be
salaried counsel for the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Trust
Administrator acceptable to the Trustee, if such opinion is delivered to the
Trustee, or reasonably acceptable to the Trust Administrator, if such opinion
is
delivered to the Trust Administrator, except that any opinion of counsel
relating to (a) the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or (b)
compliance with the REMIC Provisions must be an opinion of Independent
counsel.
“OFS”:
Opteum Financial Services, LLC, or its successors in interest.
“OFS
Mortgage Loans”: The Mortgage Loans originated by OFS and serviced by Cenlar as
a subservicer for OFS pursuant to the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement to which
it is a party.
“Original
Mortgage Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan included in the Trust Fund as of the Closing
Date.
“Originator”:
American Home, CitiMortgage, Countrywide, HomeBanc, MortgageIT, National City
Mortgage Inc., OFS, Quicken, PMC, Provident, SilverState, SunTrust, Taylor,
Bean, Weichert and Xxxxx
Fargo.
“Overcollateralized
Amount”: As to any Distribution, an amount equal to the sum of the
Undercollateralized Amounts.
“Overcollateralized
Loan Group”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the Loan Group or Loan
Groups for which there is no Undercollateralized Amount.
“Ownership
Interest”: As to any Certificate, any ownership or security interest in such
Certificate, including any interest in such Certificate as the Holder thereof
and any other interest therein, whether direct or indirect, legal or beneficial,
as owner or as pledgee.
“Pass-Through
Rate”:
The
Pass-Through Rate for each Class of Certificates and each Distribution Date
will
be as follows:
Class
A1A:
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For
any distribution date, a per annum rate equal to the Net WAC Rate
of the
Group 1 Mortgage Loans.
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Class
A2A and Class A2B:
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For
any distribution date, a per annum rate equal to the Net WAC Rate
of the
Group 2 Mortgage Loans.
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Class
A3A:
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For
each distribution date commencing on the first distribution date
to and
including the 58th distribution date, a per annum rate equal to the
Net
WAC Rate of the Group 3 Mortgage Loans minus 0.89772%. For each
distribution date after the 58th distribution date, a per annum rate
equal
to the Net WAC Rate of the Group 3 Mortgage Loans minus
0.500%.
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Class
3IO:
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For
each distribution date commencing on the first distribution date
to and
including the 58th distribution date, 0.89772% per annum. For each
distribution date after the 58th distribution date, 0.500% per
annum.
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Class
A4A:
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For
each distribution date commencing on the first distribution date
to and
including the 57th distribution date, a per annum rate equal to the
Net
WAC Rate of the Group 4 Mortgage Loans minus 0.89096%. For each
distribution date after the 57th distribution date, a per annum rate
equal
to the Net WAC Rate of the Group 4 Mortgage Loans minus
0.500%.
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Class
4IO:
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For
each distribution date commencing on the first distribution date
to and
including the 57th distribution date, 0.89096% per annum. For each
distribution date after the 57th distribution date, 0.500% per
annum.
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Class
A134B:
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For
any distribution date, a per annum rate equal to the weighted average
of
the pass-through rate for the A1B Component, the pass-through rate
for the
A3B Component and the pass-through rate for the Class A4B Component,
weighted on the basis of the Component Principal Balances of the
A1B
Component, the A3B Component and the A4B Component,
respectively.
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Class
A5A and Class A5B:
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For
any distribution date, a per annum rate equal to the Net WAC Rate
of the
Group 5 Mortgage Loans.
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Subordinate
Certificates:
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For
any distribution date, the Subordinate Net WAC Rate for the Subordinate
Certificates and that distribution date.
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Class
R:
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For
any distribution date, a per annum rate equal to the Net WAC Rate
of the
Group 3 Mortgage Loans.
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The
Pass-Through Rate for each Component and each Distribution Date will be as
follows:
A1B
Component:
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For
any distribution date, a per annum rate equal to the Net WAC Rate
of the
Group 1 Mortgage Loans.
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A3B
Component:
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For
each distribution date commencing on the first distribution date
to and
including the 58th distribution date, a per annum rate equal to the
Net
WAC Rate of the Group 3 Mortgage Loans minus 0.89772%. For each
distribution date after the 58th distribution date, a per annum rate
equal
to the Net WAC Rate of the Group 3 Mortgage Loans minus
0.500%.
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A4B
Component:
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For
each distribution date commencing on the first distribution date
to and
including the 57th
distribution
date, a per annum rate equal to the Net WAC Rate of the Group 4 Mortgage
Loans minus 0.89096%. For each distribution date after the 57th
distribution
date, a per annum rate equal to the Net WAC Rate of the Group 4 Mortgage
Loans minus 0.500%.
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“Paying
Agent”: Citibank, or its successor in interest, or any successor
paying agent appointed as herein provided.
“Periodic
Rate Cap”: With respect to each Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loan and any Adjustment
Date therefor, the fixed percentage set forth in the related Mortgage Note,
which is the maximum amount by which the Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage Loan
may increase or decrease (without regard to the Maximum Mortgage Rate or the
Minimum Mortgage Rate) on such Adjustment Date from the Mortgage Rate in effect
immediately prior to such Adjustment Date.
“Percentage
Interest”: With respect to any Class of Certificates, the portion of the
respective Class evidenced by such Certificate, expressed as a percentage,
the
numerator of which is the initial Certificate Principal Balance or Notional
Amount represented by such Certificate, and the denominator of which is the
initial aggregate Certificate Principal Balance or Notional Amount of all of
the
Certificates of such Class. The Book-Entry Certificates are issuable only in
Percentage Interests corresponding to initial Certificate Principal Balances
or
Notional Amounts of $100,000 and integral multiples of $1.00 in excess
thereof. The Residual Certificates and the Class P Certificates are
issuable only in Percentage Interests of 20% and multiples thereof.
“Permitted
Investments”: Any one or more of the following obligations or securities
acquired at a purchase price of not greater than par, regardless of whether
issued by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent,
the
Authenticating Agent, the Certificate Registrar, the Trust Administrator or
any
of their respective Affiliates:
(i) direct
obligations of, or obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment of
principal and interest by, the United States or any agency or instrumentality
thereof, provided such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit
of
the United States;
(ii) demand
and time deposits in, certificates of deposit of, or bankers’ acceptances (which
shall each have an original maturity of not more than 90 days and, in the case
of bankers’ acceptances, shall in no event have an original maturity of more
than 365 days or a remaining maturity of more than 30 days) denominated in
United States dollars and issued by, any Depository Institution;
(iii) repurchase
obligations with respect to any security described in clause (i) above entered
into with a Depository Institution (acting as principal);
(iv) securities
bearing interest or sold at a discount that are issued by any corporation
incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof
and that are rated by the Rating Agencies in its highest long-term unsecured
rating category at the time of such investment or contractual commitment
providing for such investment;
(v) commercial
paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations and
interest-bearing obligations payable on demand or on a specified date not more
than 30 days after the date of acquisition thereof) that is rated by the Rating
Agencies in its highest short-term unsecured debt rating available at the time
of such investment;
(vi) units
of money market funds, including money market funds advised by the Trustee,
the
Trust Administrator or an Affiliate of either of them, that have been rated
“AAA” by S&P and in the highest rating category by Fitch if rated by Fitch;
and
(vii) if
previously confirmed in writing to the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the
Trust Administrator, any other demand, money market or time deposit, or any
other obligation, security or investment, as may be acceptable to the Rating
Agencies as a permitted investment of funds backing securities having ratings
equivalent to its highest initial rating of the Senior
Certificates;
provided,
however, that no instrument described hereunder shall evidence either the right
to receive (a) only interest with respect to the obligations underlying such
instrument or (b) both principal and interest payments derived from obligations
underlying such instrument and the interest and principal payments with respect
to such instrument provide a yield to maturity at par greater than 120% of
the
yield to maturity at par of the underlying obligations.
“Permitted
Transferee”: Any Transferee of a Residual Certificate other than a Disqualified
Organization or Non-United States Person.
“Person”:
Any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint
venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization
or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
“P&I
Advance”: As to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property, any advance made by the
Master Servicer in respect of any Distribution Date pursuant to Section
4.03.
“Plan”:
Any employee benefit plan or certain other retirement plans and arrangements,
including individual retirement accounts and annuities, Xxxxx plans and bank
collective investment funds and insurance company general or separate accounts
in which such plans, accounts or arrangements are invested, that are subject
to
ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.
“PMC”:
PMC Mortgage Corporation, or its successor in interest.
“PMC
Mortgage Loans”: The Mortgage Loans originated by PMC and serviced by
CitiMortgage pursuant to the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement to which it is
a
party.
“Prepayment
Assumption”: A prepayment rate for the Mortgage Loans of 25% CPR. The
Prepayment Assumption is used solely for determining the accrual of original
issue discount on the Certificates for federal income tax purposes. A
CPR (Constant Prepayment Rate) represents an annualized constant assumed rate
of
prepayment each month of a pool of mortgage loans relative to its outstanding
principal balance for the life of such pool.
“Prepayment
Charge Mortgage Loans”: The Class P Certificates will be entitled to all
prepayment premiums or charges received in respect of certain of the Mortgage
Loans.
“Prepayment
Interest Shortfall”: With respect to any Distribution Date, for each
Mortgage Loan that was during the related Prepayment Period the subject of
a
Principal Prepayment in full or in part occurring between the first day of
the
related Prepayment Period and the last day of the calendar month preceding
the
calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to
interest at the applicable Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the amount of such
Principal Prepayment for the number of days commencing on the date on which
the
prepayment is applied and ending on the last day of the calendar month preceding
the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs. The obligations
of
the Master Servicer in respect of any Prepayment Interest Shortfall are set
forth in Section 3.24.
“Prepayment
Period”: With respect to any Mortgage Loans serviced by Countrywide Servicing
and any Distribution Date, the period that commences on the second day of the
month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs
and
ends on the first day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs.
With
respect to any Mortgage Loans serviced by CitiMortgage, National City or
SunTrust and any Distribution Date, the calendar month immediately preceding
the
month in which such Distribution Date occurs. With respect to
Mortgage Loans servicing by OFS and subserviced by Cenlar and any Distribution
Date, (i) with respect to any prepayments in full, liquidations and other
unscheduled collections (other than prepayments in part), the period commencing
on the 14th day of the calendar month preceding the calendar month in which
such
Distribution Date occurs (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date,
commencing on May 1, 2007) and ending on the 13th day of the calendar month
in
which such Distribution Date occurs and (ii) with respect to any prepayments
in
part, the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such
Distribution Date occurs. With respect to Mortgage Loans serviced by
Xxxxx Fargo but originated by an originator other than Xxxxx Fargo and any
Distribution Date is, (i) with respect to any prepayments in full, liquidations
and other unscheduled collections (other than prepayments in part) on the
mortgage loans serviced by Xxxxx Fargo, the period commencing on the 14th day
of
the calendar month preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution
Date
occurs (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, commencing on May 1,
2007) and ending on the 13th day of the calendar month in which such
Distribution Date occurs and (ii) with respect to any prepayments in part,
the
calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date
occurs. With respect to Mortgage Loans originated by Xxxxx Fargo and any
Distribution Date is, with respect to any prepayments in full, prepayments
in
part, liquidations and other unscheduled collections on the mortgage loans
serviced by Xxxxx Fargo, the calendar month immediately preceding the month
in
which such Distribution Date occurs.
“Primary
Mortgage Insurance Policy”: Each primary policy of mortgage guaranty insurance
in effect as represented in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and as so
indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, or any replacement policy therefor
obtained by the Master Servicer or any Sub-Servicer pursuant to Section
3.13.
“Prime
Rate”: The lesser of (i) the per annum rate of interest, publicly announced from
time to time by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. at its principal office in the City
of
New York, as its prime or base lending rate (any change in such rate of interest
to be effective on the date such change is announced by JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A.) and (ii) the maximum rate permissible under applicable usury or similar
laws limiting interest rates.
“Principal
Prepayment”: Any payment of principal made by the Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan
which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date and which is not
accompanied by an amount of interest representing the full amount of scheduled
interest due on any Due Date in any month or months subsequent to the month
of
prepayment.
“Private
Certificates”: The Class B4 Certificates, Class B5 Certificates, Class B6
Certificates and the Class P Certificates.
“Provident”:
Provident Mortgage Corporation., or its successor in interest.
“Provident
Mortgage Loans”: The Mortgage Loans originated by Provident and serviced by
CitiMortgage pursuant to the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement to which it is
a
party.
“Purchase
Price”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property to be purchased
pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03, Section 3.16(c) or Section
9.01,
and as confirmed by an Officers’ Certificate from the Master Servicer to the
Trustee and the Trust Administrator, an amount equal to the sum of: (i) 100%
of
the Stated Principal Balance thereof as of the date of purchase (or such other
price as provided in Section 9.01), (ii) in the case of (x) a Mortgage Loan,
accrued interest on such Stated Principal Balance at the applicable Mortgage
Loan Remittance Rate in effect from time to time from the Due Date as to which
interest was last covered by a payment by the Mortgagor or an advance by the
Master Servicer, which payment or advance had as of the date of purchase been
distributed pursuant to Section 4.01, through the end of the calendar month
in
which the purchase is to be effected, and (y) an REO Property, the sum of (1)
accrued interest on such Stated Principal Balance at the applicable Mortgage
Loan Remittance Rate in effect from time to time from the Due Date as to which
interest was last covered by a payment by the Mortgagor or an advance by the
Master Servicer through the end of the calendar month immediately preceding
the
calendar month in which such REO Property was acquired, plus (2) REO Imputed
Interest for such REO Property for each calendar month commencing with the
calendar month in which such REO Property was acquired and ending with the
calendar month in which such purchase is to be effected, minus the total of
all
net rental income, Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and P&I Advances
that as of the date of purchase had been distributed as or to cover REO Imputed
Interest pursuant to Section 4.01, (iii) any unreimbursed Servicing Advances
and
P&I Advances and any unpaid Servicing Fees allocable to such Mortgage Loan
or REO Property; (iv) any amounts previously withdrawn from the Collection
Account in respect of such Mortgage Loan or REO Property pursuant to Sections
3.11(a)(ix) and Section 3.16(b), and (v) in the case of a Mortgage Loan required
to be purchased pursuant to Section 2.03, expenses incurred or to be incurred
by
the Trust Fund in respect of the breach or defect giving rise to the purchase
obligation including any costs and damages incurred by the Trust Fund in
connection with any violation of any predatory or abusive lending law with
respect to the related Mortgage Loan.
“Qualified
Insurer”: Any insurer which meets the requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx
Mac.
“Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan”: A mortgage loan substituted for a Deleted Mortgage
Loan pursuant to the terms of this Agreement which must, on the date of such
substitution, (i) have an outstanding principal balance, after application
of
all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during or prior to the
month of substitution, not in excess of the Scheduled Principal Balance of
the
Deleted Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date in the calendar month during which
the
substitution occurs, (ii) have a Mortgage Rate not less than (and not more
than
one percentage point in excess of) the Mortgage Rate of the Deleted Mortgage
Loan, (iii) have a Maximum Mortgage Rate not less than the Maximum Mortgage
Rate
on the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iv) have a Minimum Mortgage Rate not less than
the Minimum Mortgage Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (v) have a Gross Margin
equal to the Gross Margin of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (vi) have a next
Adjustment Date not more than two months later than the next Adjustment Date
on
the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (vii) be covered under a Primary Mortgage Insurance
Policy if such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan has a Loan-to-Value Ratio
in
excess of 80% and the Deleted Mortgage Loan was covered by a Primary Mortgage
Insurance Policy, (viii) have a remaining term to maturity not greater than
(and
not more than one year less than) that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (ix) have
the same Due Date as the Due Date on the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (x) have a
Loan-to-Value Ratio as of the date of substitution equal to or lower than the
Loan-to-Value Ratio of the Deleted Mortgage Loan as of such date, (xi)
[intentionally omitted]; and (xii) conform to each representation and warranty
set forth in Section 6 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement applicable to
the
Deleted Mortgage Loan. In the event that one or more mortgage loans are
substituted for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the amounts described in
clause (i) hereof shall be determined on the basis of aggregate principal
balances, the Mortgage Rates described in clause (ii) hereof shall be determined
on the basis of weighted average Mortgage Rates, the terms described in clause
(viii) shall be determined on the basis of weighted average remaining terms
to
maturity, the Loan-to-Value Ratios described in clause (x) hereof shall be
satisfied as to each such mortgage loan and, except to the extent otherwise
provided in this sentence, the representations and warranties described in
clause (xii) hereof must be satisfied as to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loan or in the aggregate, as the case may be.
“Quicken”:
Quicken Loans, Inc., or its successors in interest.
“Quicken
Mortgage Loans”: The Mortgage Loans originated by Quicken and serviced by
CitiMortgage pursuant to the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement to which it is
a
party.
“Rate/Term
Refinancing”: A Refinanced Mortgage Loan, the proceeds of which are not in
excess of the existing first mortgage loan on the related Mortgaged Property
and
related closing costs, and were used exclusively to satisfy the then existing
first mortgage loan of the Mortgagor on the related Mortgaged Property and
to
pay related closing costs.
“Rating
Agencies”: S&P, Xxxxx’x and Fitch or their successors. If such
agencies or their successors are no longer in existence, the “Rating Agencies”
shall be such nationally recognized statistical rating agencies, or other
comparable Persons, designated by the Depositor, written notice of which
designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying
Agent, the Authenticating Agent, the Certificate Registrar and the Master
Servicer.
“Realized
Loss”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan as to which a Final Recovery
Determination has been made, an amount (not less than zero) equal to (i) the
unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the commencement of the
calendar month in which the Final Recovery Determination was made, plus (ii)
accrued interest from the Due Date as to which interest was last paid by the
Mortgagor through the end of the calendar month in which such Final Recovery
Determination was made, calculated in the case of each calendar month during
such period (A) at an annual rate equal to the annual rate at which interest
was
then accruing on such Mortgage Loan and (B) on a principal amount equal to
the
Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the close of business
on
the Distribution Date during such calendar month, plus (iii) any amounts
previously withdrawn from the Collection Account in respect of such Mortgage
Loan pursuant to Section 3.11(a)(ix) and Section 3.16(b), minus (iv) the
proceeds, if any, received in respect of such Mortgage Loan prior to the date
such Final Recovery Determination was made, net of amounts that are payable
therefrom to the Master Servicer with respect to such Mortgage Loan pursuant
to
Section 3.11(a)(iii).
With
respect to any REO Property as to which a Final Recovery Determination has
been
made an amount (not less than zero) equal to (i) the unpaid principal balance
of
the related Mortgage Loan as of the date of acquisition of such REO Property
on
behalf of any REMIC, plus (ii) accrued interest from the Due Date as to which
interest was last paid by the Mortgagor in respect of the related Mortgage
Loan
through the end of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month
in which such REO Property was acquired, calculated in the case of each calendar
month during such period (A) at an annual rate equal to the annual rate at
which
interest was then accruing on the related Mortgage Loan and (B) on a principal
amount equal to the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan as
of
the close of business on the Distribution Date during such calendar month,
plus
(iii) REO Imputed Interest for such REO Property for each calendar month
commencing with the calendar month in which such REO Property was acquired
and
ending with the calendar month that occurs during the Prepayment Period in
which
such Final Recovery Determination was made, plus (iv) any amounts previously
withdrawn from the Collection Account in respect of the related Mortgage Loan
pursuant to Section 3.11(a)(ix) and Section 3.16(b), minus (v) the aggregate
of
all Servicing Advances made by the Master Servicer in respect of such REO
Property or the related Mortgage Loan (without duplication of amounts netted
out
of the rental income, Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds described
in
clause (vi) below) and any unpaid Servicing Fees for which the Master Servicer
has been or, in connection with such Final Recovery Determination, will be
reimbursed pursuant to Section 3.11(a)(iii) or Section 3.23 out of rental
income, Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds received in respect of
such
REO Property, minus (v) the total of all net rental income, Insurance Proceeds
and Liquidation Proceeds received in respect of such REO Property that has
been,
or in connection with such Final Recovery Determination, will be transferred
to
the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.23.
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan which has become the subject of a Deficient
Valuation, the difference between the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan
outstanding immediately prior to such Deficient Valuation and the principal
balance of the Mortgage Loan as reduced by the Deficient Valuation.
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan which has become the subject of a Debt Service
Reduction, the portion, if any, of the reduction in each affected Monthly
Payment attributable to a reduction in the Mortgage Rate imposed by a court
of
competent jurisdiction. Each such Realized Loss shall be deemed to have been
incurred on the Due Date for each affected Monthly Payment.
“Record
Date”: With respect to each Distribution Date and any Certificate, the last
Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such
Distribution Date occurs.
“Refinanced
Mortgage Loan”: A Mortgage Loan the proceeds of which were not used to purchase
the related Mortgaged Property.
“Regular
Certificate”: Any Senior Certificate or Subordinate Certificate.
“Regular
Interest”: A “regular interest” in a REMIC within the meaning of Section
860G(a)(1) of the Code.
“Relief
Act”: The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, as amended.
“Relief
Act Interest Shortfall”: With respect to any Distribution Date and any Mortgage
Loan, any reduction in the amount of interest collectible on such Mortgage
Loan
for the most recently ended calendar month as a result of the application of
the
Relief Act.
“REMIC”:
A “real estate mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of Section 860D
of the Code.
“REMIC
A”: As defined in the Preliminary Statement.
“REMIC
A
Regular Interests”: The REMIC A Regular Interests, as set forth in the
Preliminary Statement.
“REMIC
A
Remittance Rate”: With respect to REMIC A Regular Interest LT-1A, REMIC A
Regular Interest LT-2A, REMIC A Regular Interest LT-3A, REMIC A Regular Interest
LT-4A, REMIC A Regular Interest LT-5A, REMIC A Regular Interest LT-ZZ, REMIC
A
Regular Interest LT-P and REMIC A Regular Interest LT-R, the weighted average
of
the Net WAC Rate for the Group 1 Mortgage Loans, the Group 2 Mortgage Loans,
the
Group 3 Mortgage Loans, the Group 4 Mortgage Loans and the Group 5 Mortgage
Loans for such Distribution Date. With respect to REMIC A Regular Interest
LT-1B, the Net WAC Rate for the Group 1 Mortgage Loans for such Distribution
Date. With respect to REMIC A Regular Interest LT-2B, the Net WAC Rate for
the
Group 2 Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date. With respect to REMIC A
Regular Interest LT-3B, the Net WAC Rate for the Group 3 Mortgage Loans for
such
Distribution Date. With respect to REMIC A Regular Interest LT-4B, the Net
WAC
Rate for the Group 4 Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date. With
respect to REMIC A Regular Interest LT-5B, the Net WAC Rate for the Group 5
Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date.
“REMIC
A Subordinated Balance Ratio”: The ratio among the Uncertificated Balances of
each REMIC A Regular Interest ending with the designation “A”, equal to the
ratio between, with respect to each such REMIC A Regular Interest, the excess
of
(x) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in the related
Loan Group over (y) the current Certificate Principal Balance of Senior
Certificates or Components relating to such Loan Group.
“REMIC
B
Regular Interests”: The REMIC B Regular Interests, as set forth in the
Preliminary Statement.
“REMIC
B
Remittance Rate”: With respect to REMIC B Regular Interest LT-A1A and REMIC B
Regular Interest LT-A1B, the REMIC A Remittance Rate on REMIC A Regular Interest
LT-1B. With respect to REMIC B Regular Interest LT-A2A and REMIC B Regular
Interest LT-A2B, the REMIC A Remittance Rate on REMIC A Regular Interest LT-2B.
With respect to REMIC B Regular Interest LT-A3A, REMIC B Regular Interest
LT-A3B, REMIC B Regular Interest LT-R and REMIC B Regular Interest LT-P, the
REMIC A Remittance Rate on REMIC A Regular Interest LT-3B. With respect to
REMIC
B Regular Interest LT-A4A and REMIC B Regular Interest LT-A4B, the REMIC A
Remittance Rate on REMIC A Regular Interest LT-4B. With respect to
REMIC B Regular Interest LT-A5A and REMIC B Regular Interest LT-A5B, the REMIC
A
Remittance Rate on REMIC A Regular Interest LT-5B. With respect to REMIC B
Regular Interest LT-B1, REMIC B Regular Interest LT-B2, REMIC B Regular Interest
LT-B3, REMIC B Regular Interest LT-B4, REMIC B Regular Interest LT-B5 and REMIC
B Regular Interest LT-B6, the weighted average of the REMIC A Remittance Rates
on REMIC A Regular Interest LT-1A, REMIC A Regular Interest LT-2A, REMIC A
Regular Interest LT-3A, REMIC A Regular Interest LT-4A and REMIC A Regular
Interest LT-5A (subject to a cap and a floor equal to the REMIC A Remittance
Rates on REMIC A Regular Interest LT-1B, REMIC A Regular Interest LT-2B, REMIC
A
Regular Interest LT-3B, REMIC A Regular Interest LT-4B and REMIC A Regular
Interest LT-5B, respectively) weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated
Balances of REMIC A Regular Interest LT-1A, REMIC A Regular Interest LT-2A,
REMIC A Regular Interest LT-3A, REMIC A Regular Interest LT-4A and REMIC A
Regular Interest LT-5A.
“REMIC
C”: As defined in the Preliminary Statement.
“Remittance
Report”: A report in form and substance acceptable to the Trust Administrator
and the Trustee prepared by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 4.03 with
such additions, deletions and modifications as agreed to by the Trustee, the
Trust Administrator and the Master Servicer.
“Rents
from Real Property”: With respect to any REO Property, gross income of the
character described in Section 856(d) of the Code as being included in the
term
“rents from real property.”
“REO
Account”: The account or accounts maintained by the Master Servicer in respect
of an REO Property pursuant to Section 3.23.
“REO
Disposition”: The sale or other disposition of an REO Property on behalf of any
Trust REMIC.
“REO
Imputed Interest”: As to any REO Property, for any calendar month during which
such REO Property was at any time part of REMIC A, one month’s interest at the
applicable Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the Stated Principal Balance of
such
REO Property (or, in the case of the first such calendar month, of the related
Mortgage Loan if appropriate) as of the close of business on the Distribution
Date in such calendar month.
“REO
Property”: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Master Servicer on behalf of the
Trust Fund through foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, as described
in
Section 3.23.
“Request
for Release”: A release signed by a Servicing Officer, in the form of Exhibit E
attached hereto.
“Reserve
Interest Rate”: With respect to any Interest Determination Date, the rate per
annum that the Trustee determines to be either (i) the arithmetic mean (rounded
upwards if necessary to the nearest whole multiple of 1/16%) of the one-month
U.S. dollar lending rates which New York City banks selected by the Trustee
are
quoting on the relevant Interest Determination Date to the principal London
offices of leading banks in the London interbank market or (ii) in the event
that the Trustee can determine no such arithmetic mean, the lowest one-month
U.S. dollar lending rate which New York City banks selected by the Trustee
are
quoting on such Interest Determination Date to leading European
banks.
“Residential
Dwelling”: Any one of the following: (i) an attached or detached one- family
dwelling, (ii) a detached two- to four-family dwelling, (iii) a one-family
dwelling unit in a Xxxxxx Xxx eligible condominium project, or (iv) a detached
one-family dwelling in a planned unit development, none of which is a
co-operative, mobile or manufactured home (as defined in 00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Code,
Section 5402(6)).
“Residual
Certificate”: Any one of the Class R Certificates.
“Residual
Interest”: The sole class of “residual interests” in a REMIC within the meaning
of Section 860G(a)(2) of the Code.
“Responsible
Officer”: When used with respect to the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent,
the Certificate Registrar or the Authenticating Agent, the President, any vice
president, any assistant vice president, the Secretary, any assistant secretary,
the Treasurer, any assistant treasurer, any trust officer or assistant trust
officer, the Controller and any assistant controller or any other officer
thereof customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any
of
the above designated officers and, with respect to a particular matter relating
to this Agreement, to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s
knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject. When used with respect
to the Trustee, any officer of the Trustee with direct responsibility for the
administration of this Agreement and, with respect to a particular matter
relating to this Agreement, to whom such matter is referred because of such
officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
“Scheduled
Principal Balance”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan: (a) as of the Cut-off
Date, the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of such date,
net of the principal portion of all unpaid Monthly Payments, if any, due on
or
before such date; (b) as of any Due Date subsequent to the Cut-off Date up
to
and including the Due Date in the calendar month in which a Liquidation Event
occurs with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the Scheduled Principal Balance
of
such Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date, minus the sum of (i) the principal
portion of each Monthly Payment due on or before such Due Date but subsequent
to
the Cut-off Date, whether or not received, (ii) all Principal Prepayments
received before such Due Date but after the Cut-off Date, (iii) the principal
portion of all Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds received before
such
Due Date but after the Cut-off Date, net of any portion thereof that represents
principal due (without regard to any acceleration of payments under the related
Mortgage and Mortgage Note) on a Due Date occurring on or before the date on
which such proceeds were received and (iv) any Realized Loss incurred with
respect thereto as a result of a Deficient Valuation occurring before such
Due
Date, but only to the extent such Realized Loss represents a reduction in the
portion of principal of such Mortgage Loan not yet due (without regard to any
acceleration of payments under the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note) as of
the
date of such Deficient Valuation; and (c) as of any Due Date subsequent to
the
occurrence of a Liquidation Event with respect to such Mortgage Loan, zero.
With
respect to any REO Property: (a) as of any Due Date subsequent to the date
of
its acquisition on behalf of the Trust Fund up to and including the Due Date
in
the calendar month in which a Liquidation Event occurs with respect to such
REO
Property, an amount (not less than zero) equal to the Scheduled Principal
Balance of the related Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date in the calendar month
in
which such REO Property was acquired minus the principal portion of each Monthly
Payment that would have become due on such related Mortgage Loan after such
REO
Property was acquired if such Mortgage Loan had not been converted to an REO
Property; and (b) as of any Due Date subsequent to the occurrence of a
Liquidation Event with respect to such REO Property, zero.
“Seller”:
Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp. or its successor in interest, in its
capacity as seller under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.
“Senior
Certificates”: The Class A Certificates, Interest Only Certificates and the
Class R Certificates.
“Senior
Interest Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date
and any Loan Group, an amount equal to the aggregate of the Interest
Distribution Amounts for that Distribution Date for the related Super Senior
Certificates, the related Senior Support Component or the related Senior Support
Certificates, as applicable and related Senior Interest Only Certificates or
the
related Senior Interest Only Component, as applicable and, in the case of the
first Distribution Date, for the Residual Certificates, if
applicable.
“Senior
Interest Only Components”: The 3IO Component and the 4IO
Component.
“Senior
Percentage”: With respect to any Distribution Date and any Loan Group, the
lesser of (a) 100% and (b) a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator
of which is the excess, if any, of the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance
of the related Class A Certificates, for such Distribution Date and, on the
first Distribution Date, the Class R Certificates, if applicable, over the
aggregate amount, if any, payable to the Holders of the related Class A
Certificates on such date pursuant to clause (d) of the definition of “Senior
Principal Distribution Amount,” and the denominator of which is the sum of (i)
the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans, plus (ii)
the
aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the REO Properties in the related
Loan
Group, in each case before reduction for any Realized Losses on such
Distribution Date.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, on any Cross-Collateralization Date on which (x) the sum of
(i)
the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans, plus (ii)
the
aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the REO Properties in the related
Loan
Group, in each case before reduction for any Realized Losses on such
Distribution Date exceeds (y) the excess, if any, of the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class A Certificates for such Distribution Date over the
aggregate amount, if any, payable to the Holders of the Class A Certificates
on
such date pursuant to clause (d) of the definition of “Senior Principal
Distribution Amount,” the Senior Percentage will equal the lesser of (a) 100%
and (b) fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the
sum
of (i) the excess, if any, of the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class
A
Certificates for such Distribution Date over the aggregate amount, if any,
payable to the Holders of the related Certificates on such date pursuant to
clause (d) of the definition of “Senior Principal Distribution Amount,” plus
(ii) that portion of the Overcollateralized Amount that is subtracted from
the
related Available Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date, and the
denominator of which is the sum of (i) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance
of the Mortgage Loans, plus (ii) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance
of
the REO Properties in the related Loan Group, in each case before reduction
for
any Realized Losses on such Distribution Date. On any Distribution Date after
the reduction of the Certificate Principal Balances of the related Certificates
relating to all but one Loan Group to zero, the Senior Percentage for that
remaining Loan Group will be the lesser of (a) 100% and (b) a fraction,
expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the excess, if any, of
the
Certificate Principal Balance of the related Certificates for such Distribution
Date over the aggregate amount, if any, payable to the Holders of the related
Certificates on such date pursuant to clause (d) of the definition of “Senior
Principal Distribution Amount,” and the denominator of which is the sum of (i)
the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans, plus (ii)
the
aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the REO Properties, in each case before
reduction for any Realized Losses on such Distribution Date.
“Senior
Prepayment Percentage”: With respect to any Distribution Date and any Loan Group
within the range indicated below, the percentage as indicated
below:
Distribution
Date
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Group
1 Senior Prepayment Percentage
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June
2007 through May 2014
|
100%
|
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June
2014 through May 2015
|
related
Group 1 Senior Percentage, plus 70% of the related Group 1 Subordinate
Percentage
|
|
June
2015 through May 2016
|
related
Group 1 Senior Percentage, plus 60% of the related Group 1 Subordinate
Percentage
|
|
June
2016 through May 2017
|
related
Group 1 Senior Percentage, plus 40% of the related Group 1 Subordinate
Percentage
|
|
June
2017 through May 2018
|
related
Group 1 Senior Percentage, plus 20% of the related Group 1 Subordinate
Percentage
|
|
June
2018 and thereafter
|
related
Group 1 Senior Percentage
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provided,
however, no reduction to a Senior Prepayment Percentage described above
shall be made as of any Distribution Date unless (i) the outstanding principal
balance of the Mortgage Loans delinquent 60 days or more (including REO
Properties and Mortgage Loans in foreclosure) averaged over the last six months
(or such fewer number of months as have elapsed from the Cut-Off Date through
the end of the related Prepayment Period) does not exceed 50% of the sum of
the
then current Certificate Principal Balances of the Subordinate Certificates
and
(ii) Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans to date are less than the then
applicable Trigger Amount.
On
any
Distribution Date on which Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans to date are
greater than the then applicable Trigger Amount, the Senior Prepayment
Percentage for each Loan Group will be the greater of (x) the related Senior
Prepayment Percentage for such Distribution Date or (y) the related Senior
Prepayment Percentage for the immediately preceding Distribution
Date.
Notwithstanding
the above, if on any Distribution Date (a) the Aggregate Subordinate Percentage,
prior to giving effect to any distributions on such Distribution Date, equals
or
exceeds two times the initial Aggregate Subordinate Percentage as of the Cut-Off
Date, (b) the provisions of clause (i) of the second preceding paragraph are
met
and (c) (i) on or prior to the Distribution Date occurring in May 2010,
cumulative Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans as of the end of the related
Prepayment Period do not exceed 20% of the initial aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Subordinate Certificates and (ii) after the
Distribution Date occurring in May 2010, cumulative Realized Losses on the
Mortgage Loans as of the end of the Prepayment Period do not exceed 30% of
the
initial aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Subordinate Certificates,
then the Senior Prepayment Percentage for such Distribution Date and each Loan
Group will equal the related Senior Percentage plus 50% of the Subordinate
Percentage for such Distribution Date, if such Distribution Date is prior to
June 2010, and will equal the related Senior Percentage for such Distribution
Date, if such Distribution Date occurs on or after June 2010.
On
any
Distribution Date on which the Aggregate Senior Percentage exceeds the initial
Aggregate Senior Percentage, the Group 1 Senior Prepayment Percentage for each
Loan Group shall be 100%.
Upon
reduction of the Certificate Principal Balances of the related Class A
Certificates to zero, the Senior Prepayment Percentage for the related Loan
Group shall be 0%.
“Senior
Principal Distribution Amount”: For any Distribution Date and the Super Senior
Certificates and Senior Support Certificates or Senior Support Component, as
applicable, and the Class R Certificates, if applicable, relating to any Loan
Group, an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the applicable Available
Distribution Amount remaining after distribution of the related Senior Interest
Distribution Amount and (ii) the sum of:
(a) the
product of (x) the then-applicable related Senior Percentage and (y) the sum
of
the following:
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(i)
|
the
aggregate of the principal portions of all Monthly Payments due during
the
related Due Period in respect of the related Mortgage Loans, whether
or
not received;
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(ii)
|
the
principal portion of all Insurance Proceeds, Subsequent Recoveries
and
Liquidation Proceeds (other than amounts described in clause (c)
below)
received in respect of the related Mortgage Loans during the related
Prepayment Period (other than any related Mortgage Loan that was
purchased, sold or replaced pursuant to or as contemplated by Section
2.03, Section 3.16(c) or Section 9.01 during the related Prepayment
Period), net of any portion thereof that represents a recovery of
principal for which an advance was made by the Master Servicer pursuant
to
Section 4.03 in respect of a preceding Distribution
Date;
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(iii)
|
the
Stated Principal Balance (calculated immediately prior to such
Distribution Date) of each related Mortgage Loan that was purchased,
sold
or replaced pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03, Section
3.16(c) or Section 9.01 during the related Prepayment
Period;
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(iv)
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[reserved];
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(v)
|
in
connection with the substitution of one or more Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans in the related
Loan
Group pursuant to Section 2.03 during the related Prepayment Period,
the
excess, if any, of (A) the aggregate of the Stated Principal Balances
(calculated as of the respective dates of substitution) of such Deleted
Mortgage Loans, net of the aggregate of the principal portions of
the
Monthly Payments due during the related Prepayment Period (to the
extent
received from the related Mortgagor or advanced by the related Servicer
and distributed pursuant to Section 4.01 on the Distribution Date
in the
related Prepayment Period) in respect of each such Deleted Mortgage
Loan
that was replaced prior to the Distribution Date in the related Prepayment
Period, over (B) the aggregate of the Stated Principal Balances
(calculated as of the respective dates of substitution) of such Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loans;
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(b) the
product of (x) the then-applicable related Senior Prepayment Percentage and
(y)
all Principal Prepayments received in respect of the related Mortgage Loans
during the related Prepayment Period;
(c) with
respect to any related Mortgage Loan which was the subject of a Final Recovery
Determination in the related Prepayment Period, the lesser of (a) the
then-applicable related Senior Prepayment Percentage multiplied by the net
Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds allocable to principal in respect
of
such Mortgage Loan; and (b) the then-applicable related Senior Percentage
multiplied by the Scheduled Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan
at
the time of such Final Recovery Determination;
(d) in
the case of any Distribution Date subsequent to the initial Distribution Date,
an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the amounts calculated pursuant to
clauses (a), (b) and (c) above for the immediately preceding Distribution Date,
over the aggregate distributions of principal made in respect of the related
Classes or Components of Senior Certificates on such immediately preceding
Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01 to the extent that any such amounts
are not attributable to Realized Losses which were allocated to the Subordinate
Certificates pursuant to Section 4.04; and
(e) that
portion of any Class A Principal Adjustment Amount included in the Available
Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date and such Loan Group, if (i)
the
Subordination Test with respect to the Subordinate Certificates has not been
met
with respect to such Distribution Date or (ii) no Subordinate Certificates
remain outstanding; and
(f) if
the Subordination Test has been met and at least one class of the Subordinate
Certificates remains outstanding, the product of (x) the then applicable related
Senior Percentage and (y) that portion of any Class A Principal Adjustment
Amount included in the Available Distribution Amount for such Loan Group and
Distribution Date.
“Senior
Support Certificates”: The Class A134B Certificates, Class A2B
Certificates and Class A5B Certificates. The Class A134B
Certificates are comprised of the A1B Component, the A3B Component and the
A4B
Component.
“Senior
Support Components”: The A1B Component, the A3B Component and the A4B
Component.
“Servicing
Account”: The account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section
3.09.
“Servicing
Advances”: The reasonable “out-of-pocket” costs and expenses incurred by the
Master Servicer in connection with a default, delinquency or other unanticipated
event by the Master Servicer in the performance of its servicing obligations,
including, but not limited to, the cost of (i) the preservation, restoration
and
protection of a Mortgaged Property, (ii) any enforcement or judicial
proceedings, including foreclosures, in respect of a particular Mortgage Loan,
including any expenses incurred in relation to any such proceedings that result
from the Mortgage Loan being registered on the MERS System, (iii) the management
(including reasonable fees in connection therewith) and liquidation of any
REO
Property, and (iv) the performance of its obligations under Section 3.01,
Section 3.09, Section 3.13, Section 3.14, Section 3.16 and Section 3.23. The
Master Servicer shall not be required to make any Servicing Advance in respect
of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property that, in the good faith business judgment
of
the Master Servicer, would not be ultimately recoverable from related Insurance
Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds on such Mortgage Loan or REO Property as
provided herein.
“Servicing
Fee”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and for any calendar month, an amount
equal to one month’s interest (or in the event of any payment of interest which
accompanies a Principal Prepayment in full made by the Mortgagor during such
calendar month, interest for the number of days covered by such payment of
interest) at the applicable Servicing Fee Rate on the same principal amount
on
which interest on such Mortgage Loan accrues for such calendar month. A portion
of such Servicing Fee may be retained by any Sub-Servicer as its servicing
compensation.
“Servicing
Fee Rate”: The Servicing Fee Rate
on the Mortgage Loans will range from 0.2000% per annum to 0.3750% per
annum; and the Servicing Fee Rate on certain of the Mortgage Loans serviced
by
Countrywide Servicing will step-up from 0.2000% to 0.3750% per annum on the
initial Adjustment Date.
“Servicing
Officer”: Any employee of the Master Servicer involved in, or responsible for,
the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans, whose name appear on
a
list of Servicing Officers furnished by the Master Servicer to the Trustee,
the
Trust Administrator and the Depositor on the Closing Date, as such list may
from
time to time be amended.
“SilverState”:
SilverState Mortgage, or its successors in interest.
“SilverState
Mortgage Loans”: The Mortgage Loans originated by SilverState and serviced by
CitiMortgage pursuant to the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement to which it is
a
party.
“Single
Certificate”: With respect to any Class of Certificates (other than any Class of
Residual Certificates), a hypothetical Certificate of such Class evidencing
a
Percentage Interest for such Class corresponding to an initial Certificate
Principal Balance or initial Notional Amount, as applicable, of $1,000. With
respect to the Residual Certificates, a hypothetical Certificate of such Class
evidencing a 20% Percentage Interest in such Class.
“Special
Hazard Amount”: Initially an amount equal to
$8,505,986.82. As of each anniversary of the Cut-off Date, the
Special Hazard Amount shall equal the lesser of (i) the Special Hazard Amount
on
the immediately preceding anniversary of the Cut-off Date less the sum of all
amounts allocated to the Subordinate Certificates in respect of Special Hazard
Losses on the related Mortgage Loans during such year and (ii) the related
Adjustment Amount for such anniversary. After the Certificate
Principal Balances of the Subordinate Certificates are reduced to zero, the
Special Hazard Amount will be zero.
“Special
Hazard Loss”: Any Realized Loss or portion thereof not in excess of the lesser
of the cost of repair or replacement of a Mortgaged Property suffered by such
Mortgaged Property by reason of damage caused by certain hazards (including
earthquakes, mudflows, and, to a limited extent, floods) not insured against
under the hazard insurance policies or fire or flood insurance policies required
to be maintained in respect of such Mortgaged Property pursuant to Section
3.14,
or by reason of the application of any co-insurance provision. Special Hazard
Losses shall not include any Extraordinary Loss or any of the
following:
(i) wear
and tear, deterioration, rust or corrosion, mold, wet or dry rot; inherent
vice
or latent defect; animals, birds, vermin, insects;
(ii) smog,
smoke, vapor, liquid or dust discharge from agricultural or industrial
operations; pollution; contamination;
(iii) settling,
subsidence, cracking, shrinkage, bulging or expansion of pavements, foundations,
walls, floors, roofs or ceilings; and
(iv) errors
in design, faulty workmanship or faulty materials, unless the collapse of the
property or a part thereof ensues and then only for the ensuing
loss.
“Sponsor”:
Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp., or its successor in
interest.
“S&P”:
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of the XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies,
Inc., or its successor in interest.
“Startup
Day”: With respect to any Trust REMIC, the day designated as such pursuant to
Section 10.01(b) hereof.
“Stated
Principal Balance”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan: (a) as of any date of
determination up to but not including the Distribution Date on which the
proceeds, if any, of a Liquidation Event with respect to such Mortgage Loan
would be distributed, the Scheduled Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan
as
of the Cut-off Date, as shown in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, minus the sum
of
(i) the principal portion of each Monthly Payment due on a Due Date subsequent
to the Cut-off Date, to the extent received from the Mortgagor or advanced
by
the Master Servicer and distributed pursuant to Section 4.01 on or before such
date of determination, (ii) all Principal Prepayments received after the Cut-off
Date, to the extent distributed pursuant to Section 4.01 on or before such
date
of determination, (iii) all Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds applied
by the Master Servicer as recoveries of principal in accordance with the
provisions of Section 3.16, to the extent distributed pursuant to Section 4.01
on or before such date of determination, and (iv) any Realized Loss incurred
with respect thereto as a result of a Deficient Valuation made during or prior
to the Prepayment Period for the most recent Distribution Date coinciding with
or preceding such date of determination; and (b) as of any date of determination
coinciding with or subsequent to the Distribution Date on which the proceeds,
if
any, of a Liquidation Event with respect to such Mortgage Loan would be
distributed, zero. With respect to any REO Property: (a) as of any date of
determination up to but not including the Distribution Date on which the
proceeds, if any, of a Liquidation Event with respect to such REO Property
would
be distributed, an amount (not less than zero) equal to the Stated Principal
Balance of the related Mortgage Loan as of the date on which such REO Property
was acquired on behalf of the Trust Fund, minus, the principal portion of
Monthly Payments that would have become due on such related Mortgage Loan after
such REO Property was acquired if such Mortgage Loan had not been converted
to
an REO Property, to the extent advanced by the Master Servicer and distributed
pursuant to Section 4.01 on or before such date of determination; and (b) as
of
any date of determination coinciding with or subsequent to the Distribution
Date
on which the proceeds, if any, of a Liquidation Event with respect to such
REO
Property would be distributed, zero.
“Stayed
Funds”: If the Master Servicer is the subject of a proceeding under the federal
Bankruptcy Code and the making of a any payment required to be made under the
terms of the Certificates and this Agreement is prohibited by Section 362 of
the
federal Bankruptcy Code, funds which are in the custody of the Master Servicer,
a trustee in bankruptcy or a federal bankruptcy court and should have been
the
subject of such Remittance absent such prohibition.
“Subordinate
Certificates”: The Class B1 Certificates, the Class B2 Certificates, the Class
B3 Certificates, the Class B4 Certificates, the Class B5 Certificates and the
Class B6 Certificates.
“Subordinate
Net WAC Rate”: For any Distribution Date and the
Subordinate Certificates, a per annum rate equal to the weighted average
(weighted in proportion to the results of subtracting, from the aggregate
Scheduled Principal Balance, as of the first day of the related Due Period,
the
principal balance of the Mortgage Loans in each of Loan Group 1, Loan Group
2,
Loan Group 3, Loan Group 4 and Loan Group 5, the Certificate Principal Balance
of the Super Senior Certificates and the Certificate Principal Balance of the
Senior Support Certificates or the Component Principal Balance of the Senior
Support Component, as applicable and from the aggregate principal balance of
the
mortgage loans in Loan Group 3, the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class
R
Certificates) of the Net WAC Rate of the Group 1 Mortgage Loans, the Net WAC
Rate of the Group 2 Mortgage Loans, the Net WAC Rate of the Group 3 Mortgage
Loans, the Net WAC Rate of the Group 4 Mortgage Loans and the Net WAC Rate
of
the Group 5 Mortgage Loans. For federal income tax purposes, the
equivalent of the foregoing shall be expressed as the weighted average of the
REMIC B Remittance Rates on REMIC B Regular Interest LT-B1, REMIC B Regular
Interest LT-B2, REMIC B Regular Interest LT-B3, REMIC B Regular Interest LT-B4,
REMIC B Regular Interest LT-B5 and REMIC B Regular Interest LT-B6, weighted
on
the basis of the Uncertificated Balance of each such REMIC B Regular
Interest.
“Subordinate
Percentage”: With respect to any Loan Group and any Distribution Date,
100% minus the related Senior Percentage for that Loan Group and Distribution
Date.
“Subordinate
Prepayment Percentage”: With respect to any Loan Group and a Distribution
Date, 100% minus the related Senior Prepayment Percentage for that Loan Group
and Distribution Date.
“Subordinate
Principal Distribution Amount”: For any Distribution Date, an amount equal to
the lesser of (i) the Available Distribution Amounts, remaining after
distribution of the Interest Distribution Amounts and Senior Principal
Distribution Amounts to the Classes of Senior Certificates and the Interest
Distribution Amounts to the Classes of Subordinate Certificates, and (ii) the
aggregate of the sum of:
(a) for
each Loan Group, the product of (x) the then-applicable Subordinate
Percentage and (y) the sum of the following:
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(i)
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the
aggregate of the principal portions of all Monthly Payments due during
the
related Due Period in respect of the related Mortgage Loans, whether
or
not received;
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(ii)
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the
principal portion of all Insurance Proceeds, Subsequent Recoveries
and
Liquidation Proceeds (other than amounts described in clause (c)
below)
received in respect of the Mortgage Loans during the related Prepayment
Period (other than any Mortgage Loan that was purchased, sold or
replaced
pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03, Section 3.16(c) or
Section
9.01 during the related Prepayment Period), net of any portion thereof
that represents a recovery of principal for which an advance was
made by
the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 4.03 in respect of a preceding
Distribution Date;
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(iii)
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the
Stated Principal Balance (calculated immediately prior to such
Distribution Date) of each Mortgage Loan that was purchased, sold
or
replaced pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03, Section
3.16(c)
or Section 9.01 during the related Prepayment
Period;
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(iv)
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[reserved];
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(v)
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in
connection with the substitution of one or more Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans pursuant to
Section
2.03 during the related Prepayment Period, the excess, if any, of
(A) the
aggregate of the Stated Principal Balances (calculated as of the
respective dates of substitution) of such Deleted Mortgage Loans,
net of
the aggregate of the related principal portions of the Monthly Payments
due during the related Prepayment Period (to the extent received
from the
related Mortgagor or advanced by the related Servicer and distributed
pursuant to Section 4.01 on the Distribution Date in the related
Prepayment Period) in respect of each such Deleted Mortgage Loan
that was
replaced prior to the Distribution Date in the related Prepayment
Period,
over (B) the aggregate of the Stated Principal Balances (calculated
as of
the respective dates of substitution) of such Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loans;
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(b) for
each Loan Group the product of (x) the then-applicable Subordinate
Prepayment Percentage and (y) the Principal Prepayments received in respect
of
the Mortgage Loans during the related Prepayment Period;
(c) for
each related Loan Group with respect to any Mortgage Loans which were the
subject of a Final Recovery Determination in the related Prepayment Period,
the
amount, if any, by which the net Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds
allocable to principal in respect of such Mortgage Loans exceed the amount
distributable to the related Senior Certificates;
(d) in
the
case of any Distribution Date subsequent to the initial Distribution Date,
an
amount equal to the excess, if any, of the amounts calculated pursuant to
clauses (a), (b) and (c) above for the immediately preceding Distribution Date,
over the aggregate distributions of principal made in respect of the Subordinate
Certificates on such immediately preceding Distribution Date pursuant to Section
4.01 to the extent that any such amounts are not attributable to Realized Losses
that were allocated to the Subordinate Certificates pursuant to Section 4.04;
and
(e) for
each related Loan Group the product of (x) the then applicable
Subordinate Percentage of any Class A Principal Adjustment Amount included
in
the Available Distribution Amount for such Loan Group, if the Subordination
Test
with respect to the Subordinate Certificates has been met with respect to such
Distribution Date.
“Subordination
Test”: The Subordination Test will be met if the Aggregate Subordinate
Percentage is equal to or greater than two times the initial Aggregate
Subordinate Percentage on the Closing Date.
“Sub-Servicer”:
Any Person (i) with which the Master Servicer has entered into a Sub-Servicing
Agreement and which meets the qualifications of a Sub-Servicer pursuant to
Section 3.02 or (ii) in the case of each Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement, the
related servicer thereunder.
“Sub-Servicing
Account”: An account established by a Sub-Servicer which meets the requirements
set forth in Section 3.08 and is otherwise acceptable to the Master
Servicer.
“Sub-Servicing
Agreement”: Either (i) the written contract between the Master Servicer and a
Sub-Servicer relating to servicing and administration of certain Mortgage Loans
as provided in Section 3.02 or (ii) any Initial Sub Servicing
Agreement.
“Subsequent
Recoveries”: As of any Distribution Date, amounts received by the Trust Fund
(net of any related expenses permitted to be reimbursed to the related
Sub-Servicer or the Master Servicer from such amounts under the related
Sub-Servicing Agreement or hereunder) specifically related to a Mortgage Loan
that was the subject of a liquidation or an REO Disposition prior to the related
Prepayment Period that resulted in a Realized Loss.
“Substitution
Shortfall Amount”: As defined in Section 2.03 hereof.
“SunTrust”:
SunTrust Mortgage, Inc., or its successors in interest.
“SunTrust
Mortgage Loans”: The Mortgage Loans originated by SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. and
serviced by SunTrust pursuant to the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement to which
it
is a party.
“Super
Senior Certificates”: The Class A1A Certificates,
Class A2A
Certificates, Class A3A Certificates, Class A4A Certificates and Class A5A
Certificates.
“Xxxxxx,
Bean”: Xxxxxx, Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx Mortgage Corp, or its successors in
interest.
“Xxxxxx,
Bean Mortgage Loans”: The Mortgage Loans originated by Xxxxxx Xxxx and serviced
by Xxxxx Fargo pursuant to the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement to which it
is a
party.
“Tax
Returns”: The federal income tax return on Internal Revenue Service Form 1066,
U.S. Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Income Tax Return, including
Schedule Q thereto, Quarterly Notice to Residual Interest Holders of REMIC
Taxable Income or Net Loss Allocation, or any successor forms, to be filed
on
behalf of any Trust REMIC due to its classification as a REMIC under the REMIC
Provisions, together with any and all other information reports or returns
that
may be required to be furnished to the Certificateholders or filed with the
Internal Revenue Service or any other governmental taxing authority under any
applicable provisions of federal, state or local tax laws.
“Termination
Price”: As defined in Section 9.01.
“Terminator”:
With respect to the termination of REMIC A the Seller (provided that the Seller
may at any time sell, assign or otherwise dispose of its right to be Terminator
of REMIC A).
“Transfer”:
Any direct or indirect transfer, sale, pledge, hypothecation, or other form
of
assignment of any Ownership Interest in a Certificate.
“Transferee”:
Any Person who is acquiring by Transfer any Ownership Interest in a
Certificate.
“Transferor”:
Any Person who is disposing by Transfer of any Ownership Interest in a
Certificate.
“Trigger
Amount”: The Trigger Amount for any Distribution Date occurring after
the first seven years from the Closing Date will be as follows: for any
Distribution Date on or after the seventh and prior to the eighth anniversary
of
the first Distribution Date, 30% of the initial sum of the Certificate Principal
Balances of the Subordinate Certificates; for any Distribution Date on or after
the eighth and prior to the ninth anniversary of the first Distribution Date,
35% of the initial sum of the Certificate Principal Balances of the Subordinate
Certificates; for any Distribution Date on or after the ninth and prior to
the
tenth anniversary of the first Distribution Date, 40% of the initial sum of
the
Certificate Principal Balances of the Subordinate Certificates; for any
Distribution Date on or after the tenth and prior to the eleventh anniversary
of
the first Distribution Date, 45% of the initial sum of the Certificate Principal
Balances of the Subordinate Certificates; and for any Distribution Date on
or
after the eleventh anniversary of the first Distribution Date, 50% of the
initial sum of the Certificate Principal Balances of the Subordinate
Certificates.
“Trust
Administrator”: CitiMortgage, Inc., or its successor in interest, or any
successor trust administrator appointed as herein provided.
“Trust
Fund”: Collectively, all of the assets of REMIC A, REMIC B and REMIC
C.
“Trustee”:
U.S. Bank National Association, or its successor in interest, or any successor
trustee appointed as herein provided.
“Trust
REMIC”: Each of REMIC A, REMIC B and REMIC C.
“Uncertificated
Balance”: The principal amount of any uncertificated Regular Interest
outstanding as of any date of determination. As of the Closing Date, the
Uncertificated Balance of each such Regular Interest shall equal the amount
set
forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto as its initial Uncertificated Balance.
On each Distribution Date, the Uncertificated Balance of each such Regular
Interest shall be reduced by all distributions of principal made on such Regular
Interest on such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.08 and, if and to
the
extent necessary and appropriate, shall be further reduced on such Distribution
Date by Realized Losses as provided in Section 4.04.
“Undercollateralized
Amount”: As to any Distribution Date and any Loan Group, the excess, if any, of
the Certificate Principal Balance of the related Super Senior Certificates
and
the related Senior Support Certificates or the Component Principal Balance
of
the related Senior Support Component, as applicable, immediately prior to such
Distribution Date over the sum of (i) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance
of the related Mortgage Loans plus (ii) the aggregate Scheduled Principal
Balance of the REO Properties in the related Loan Group, in each case before
reduction for any Realized Losses on such Distribution Date.
“Undercollateralized
Loan Group”: As to any Distribution Date, any Loan Group for which an
Undercollateralized Amount greater than zero is calculated.
“Uninsured
Cause”: Any cause of damage to a Mortgaged Property such that the complete
restoration of such property is not fully reimbursable by the hazard insurance
policies required to be maintained pursuant to Section 3.14.
“United
States Person”: A citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation,
partnership or other entity created or organized in, or under the laws of,
the
United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia (except, in the
case of a partnership, to the extent provided in regulations); provided that,
for purposes solely of the restrictions on the transfer of the Class R
Certificates, no partnership or other entity treated as a partnership for United
States federal income tax purposes shall be treated as a United States Person
unless all persons that own an interest in such partnership either directly
or
through any entity that is not a corporation for United States federal income
tax purposes are required by the applicable operative agreement to be United
States Persons, or an estate whose income is subject to United States federal
income tax regardless of its source, or a trust if a court within the United
States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the
trust and one or more United States Persons have the authority to control all
substantial decisions of the trust. To the extent prescribed in regulations
by
the Secretary of the Treasury, a trust which was in existence on August 20,
1996
(other than a trust treated as owned by the grantor under subpart E of part
I of
subchapter J of chapter 1 of the Code), and which was treated as a United States
person on August 20, 1996 may elect to continue to be treated as a United States
person notwithstanding the previous sentence. The term “United States” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 7701 of the Code.
“Value”:
With respect to any Mortgaged Property, 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 or such other value assigned to such Mortgaged
Property by the originator at the time of origination of the Mortgage
Loan.
“Voting
Rights”: The portion of the voting rights of all of the Certificates
which is allocated to any Certificate. At all times during the term of
this Agreement, (i) 98% of all voting rights shall be allocated among the
holders of the related certificates (other than the Residual Certificates and
the Interest Only Certificates) in proportion to the then outstanding
Certificate Principal Balances of their respective certificates, (ii) 1% of
all voting rights shall be allocated among the holders of the Interest Only
Certificates in proportion to the then outstanding Notional Amounts of the
then
respective certificates and (iii) 1% of all voting rights shall be
allocated among the holders of the related Residual Certificates, in each case
in proportion to the percentage interests in such Classes evidenced by
their respective Certificates.
“Weichert”:
Weichert Financial Services, or its successors in interest.
“Weichert
Mortgage Loans”: The Mortgage Loans originated by Weichert and serviced by Xxxxx
Fargo pursuant to the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement to which it is a
party.
“Xxxxx
Fargo”: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., or its successor in interest.
“Xxxxx
Fargo Mortgage Loans”: The Mortgage Loans originated by Xxxxx Fargo and serviced
by Xxxxx Fargo pursuant to the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement to which it
is a
party.
SECTION
1.02
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Allocation
of Certain Interest Shortfalls.
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The
aggregate amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls (to the extent not
covered by payments by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.24) and any
Relief Act Interest Shortfalls incurred in respect of the Mortgage Loans for
any
Distribution Date shall be allocated among the Certificates pro rata in
accordance with, and to the extent of one month’s interest at the Pass Through
Rate on the respective Certificate Principal Balance or Notional Amount of
such
Certificate immediately prior to such Distribution Date.
The
aggregate amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls (to the extent not
covered by payments by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.24) and any
Relief Act Interest Shortfalls incurred in respect of the Mortgage Loans for
any
Distribution Date shall be allocated to Uncertificated Interest payable to each
REMIC A Regular Interest, pro rata, based on, and to the extent of, one
month’s interest at the then applicable respective REMIC A Remittance Rate on
the respective Uncertificated Balance of each such REMIC A Regular
Interest.
The
aggregate amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls (to the extent not
covered by payments by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.24) and any
Relief Act Interest Shortfalls incurred in respect of the Mortgage Loans for
any
Distribution Date shall be allocated in the same manner and priority as such
amounts are allocated to the Corresponding Certificates.
ARTICLE
II
CONVEYANCE
OF MORTGAGE LOANS;
ORIGINAL
ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES
SECTION
2.01
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Conveyance
of Mortgage Loans.
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The
Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, does hereby
transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to the Trustee without recourse
for the benefit of the Certificateholders all the right, title and interest
of
the Depositor, including any security interest therein for the benefit of the
Depositor, in and to the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule, the rights of the Depositor under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement
(except Section 18 thereof), and all other assets included or to be included
in
REMIC A. Such assignment includes all interest and principal received by the
Depositor or the Master Servicer on or with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other
than payments of principal and interest due on such Mortgage Loans on or before
the Cut-off Date). The Depositor herewith delivers to the Trustee an
executed copy of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, and the Trustee, on
behalf of the Certificateholders, acknowledges receipt of the same.
In
connection with such transfer and assignment, the Depositor does hereby deliver
to, and deposit with, the Trustee or a Custodian on its behalf, the following
documents or instruments (a “Mortgage File”) with respect to each Mortgage Loan
so transferred and assigned:
(i) The
Mortgage Note, endorsed by manual or facsimile signature without recourse by
the
Originator or an Affiliate of the Originator in blank or to the Trustee showing
a complete chain of endorsements from the named payee to the Trustee or from
the
named payee to the Affiliate of the Originator and from such Affiliate to the
Trustee;
(ii) The
original recorded Mortgage, noting the presence of the MIN of the Mortgage
Loan
and language indicating that the Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan if the Mortgage
Loan is a MOM Loan, with evidence of recording thereon or a copy of the Mortgage
certified by the public recording office in those jurisdictions where the public
recording office retains the original;
(iii) Unless
the Mortgage Loan is registered on the MERS® System, an assignment to the
Trustee in recordable form of the Mortgage which may be included, where
permitted by local law, in a blanket assignment or assignments of the Mortgage
to the Trustee, including any intervening assignments and showing a complete
chain of title from the original mortgagee named under the Mortgage to the
Person assigning the Mortgage Loan to the Trustee (or to MERS, noting the
presence of the MIN, if the Mortgage Loan is registered on the MERS®
System);
(iv) Any
original assumption, modification, buydown or conversion-to- fixed-interest-rate
agreement applicable to the Mortgage Loan;
(v) With
respect to any Mortgage Loan listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as subject
to
a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, the original Primary Mortgage Insurance
Policy or certificate or a copy thereof;
(vi) The
original or a copy of the title insurance policy (which may be a certificate
or
a short form policy relating to a master policy of title insurance) pertaining
to the Mortgaged Property, or in the event such original title policy is
unavailable, a copy of the preliminary title report and the lender’s recording
instructions, with the original to be delivered within 180 days of the Closing
Date or an attorney’s opinion of title in jurisdictions where such is the
customary evidence of title; and
(vii) If
such
Mortgage Loan is a Buydown Mortgage Loan (as shown in the Mortgage Loan
Schedule), the original Buydown Agreement or a copy thereof.
In
instances where an original recorded Mortgage cannot be delivered by the
Depositor to the Trustee (or a Custodian on behalf of the Trustee) prior to
or
concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, due to a delay
in connection with the recording of such Mortgage, the Depositor may, (a) in
lieu of delivering such original recorded Mortgage referred to in clause (ii)
above, deliver to the Trustee (or a Custodian on behalf of the Trustee) a copy
thereof, provided that the Depositor certifies that the original Mortgage has
been delivered to a title insurance company for recordation after receipt of
its
policy of title insurance or binder therefor (which may be a certificate
relating to a master policy of title insurance), and (b) in lieu of delivering
the completed assignment in recordable form referred to in clause (iii) above
to
the Trustee (or a Custodian on behalf of the Trustee), deliver such assignment
to the Trustee (or a Custodian on behalf of the Trustee) completed except for
recording information. In all such instances, the Depositor will deliver the
original recorded Mortgage and completed assignment (if applicable) to the
Trustee (or a Custodian on behalf of the Trustee) promptly upon receipt of
such
Mortgage. In instances where an original recorded Mortgage has been lost or
misplaced, the Depositor or the related title insurance company may deliver,
in
lieu of such Mortgage, a copy of such Mortgage bearing recordation information
and certified as true and correct by the office in which recordation thereof
was
made. In instances where the original or a copy of the title insurance policy
referred to in clause (vi) above (which may be a certificate relating to a
master policy of title insurance) pertaining to the Mortgaged Property relating
to a Mortgage Loan cannot be delivered by the Depositor to the Trustee (or
a
Custodian on behalf of the Trustee) prior to or concurrently with the execution
and delivery of this Agreement because such policy is not yet available, the
Depositor may, in lieu of delivering the original or a copy of such title
insurance referred to in clause (vi) above, deliver to the Trustee (or a
Custodian on behalf of the Trustee) a binder with respect to such policy (which
may be a certificate relating to a master policy of title insurance) and deliver
the original or a copy of such policy (which may be a certificate relating
to a
master policy of title insurance) to the Trustee (or a Custodian on behalf
of
the Trustee) within 180 days of the Closing Date, in instances where an original
assumption, modification, buydown or conversion-to-fixed-interest-rate agreement
cannot be delivered by the Depositor to the Trustee (or a Custodian on behalf
of
the Trustee) prior to or concurrently with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Depositor may, in lieu of delivering the original of such
agreement referred to in clause (iv) above, deliver a certified copy
thereof.
To
the
extent not already recorded, except with respect to any Mortgage Loan for which
MERS is identified on the Mortgage or on a properly recorded assignment of
the
Mortgage as the mortgagee of record, the Master Servicer, at the expense of
the
Seller shall promptly (and in no event later than five Business Days following
the later of the Closing Date and the date of receipt by the Master Servicer
of
the recording information for a Mortgage) submit or cause to be submitted for
recording, at no expense to any Trust REMIC, in the appropriate public office
for real property records, each Assignment delivered to it pursuant to (iii)
above. In the event that any such Assignment is lost or returned unrecorded
because of a defect therein, the Master Servicer, at the expense of the Seller,
shall promptly prepare or cause to be prepared a substitute Assignment or cure
or cause to be cured such defect, as the case may be, and thereafter cause
each
such Assignment to be duly recorded. Notwithstanding the foregoing, but without
limiting the requirement that such Assignments be in recordable form, neither
the Master Servicer nor the Trustee shall be required to submit or cause to
be
submitted for recording any Assignment delivered to it or a Custodian pursuant
to (iii) above if such recordation shall not, as of the Closing Date, be
required by the Rating Agencies, as a condition to their assignment on the
Closing Date of their initial ratings to the Certificates, as evidenced by
the
delivery by the Rating Agencies of their ratings letters on the Closing Date;
provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Master Servicer shall
submit each Assignment for recording, at no expense to the Trust Fund or the
Master Servicer, upon the earliest to occur of: (A) reasonable direction by
Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights, (B)
the
occurrence of a Master Servicer Event of Termination, (C) the occurrence of
a
bankruptcy, insolvency or foreclosure relating to the Seller, (D) the occurrence
of a servicing transfer as described in Section 7.02 of this Agreement and
(E)
with respect to any one Assignment the occurrence of a foreclosure relating
to
the Mortgagor under the related Mortgage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
the
Seller fails to pay the cost of recording the Assignments, such expense will
be
paid by the Master Servicer and the Master Servicer shall be reimbursed for
such
expenses by the Trust as set forth herein.
In
connection with the assignment of any Mortgage Loan registered on the MERS
System, the Depositor further agrees that it will cause, within 30 Business
Days
after the Closing Date, the MERS System to indicate that such Mortgage Loans
have been assigned by the Depositor to the Trustee in accordance with this
Agreement for the benefit of the Certificateholders by including in such
computer files (a) the code in the field which identifies the specific Trustee
and (b) the code in the field “Pool Field” which identifies the
series of the Certificates issued in connection with such Mortgage Loans. The
Depositor further agrees that it will not, and will not permit the
Master Servicer to, and the Master Servicer agrees that it will not and will
not
permit a Sub-Servicer to, alter the codes referenced in this paragraph with
respect to any Mortgage Loan during the term of this Agreement unless and until
such Mortgage Loan is repurchased in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
With
respect to a maximum of 5.00% of the Original Mortgage Loans, by outstanding
principal balance of the Original Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, if
any
original Mortgage Note referred to in (i) above cannot be located, the
obligations of the Depositor to deliver such documents shall be deemed to be
satisfied upon delivery to the Trustee (or a Custodian on behalf of the Trustee)
of a photocopy of such Mortgage Note, if available, with a lost note affidavit.
If any of the original Mortgage Notes for which a lost note affidavit was
delivered to the Trustee (or a Custodian on behalf of the Trustee) is
subsequently located, such original Mortgage Note shall be delivered to the
Trustee (or a Custodian on behalf of the Trustee) within three Business
Days.
The
Depositor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee (or a Custodian
on behalf of the Trustee) promptly upon receipt thereof any other original
documents constituting a part of a Mortgage File received with respect to any
Mortgage Loan, including, but not limited to, any original documents evidencing
an assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of any Mortgage
Loan.
All
original documents relating to the Mortgage Loans that are not delivered to
the
Trustee (or a Custodian on behalf of the Trustee) are and shall be held by
or on
behalf of the Seller, the Depositor or the Master Servicer, as the case may
be,
in trust for the benefit of the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders.
In
the event that any such original document is required pursuant to the terms
of
this Section to be a part of a Mortgage File, such document shall be delivered
promptly to the Trustee (or a Custodian on behalf of the Trustee). Any such
original document delivered to or held by the Depositor that is not required
pursuant to the terms of this Section to be a part of a Mortgage File, shall
be
delivered promptly to the Master Servicer.
Wherever
it is provided in this Section 2.01 that any document, evidence or information
relating to a Mortgage Loan be delivered or supplied to the Trustee, the
Depositor shall do so by delivery thereof to the Trustee or Custodian on behalf
of the Trustee.
It
is
agreed and understood by the parties hereto that it is not intended that any
Mortgage Loan to be included in the Trust Fund be (i) a “High-Cost Home Loan” as
defined in the New Jersey Home Ownership Act effective November 27, 2003, (ii)
a
“High-Cost Home Loan” as defined in the New Mexico Home Loan Protection Act
effective January 1, 2004, (iii) a “High-Cost Home Mortgage Loan” as defined in
the Massachusetts Predatory Home Loan Practices Act effective November 7, 2004
or (iv) a “High Cost Home Loan” as defined in the Indiana Home Loan Practices
Act effective January 1, 2005. It is agreed and understood by the
parties hereto that it is not intended that any Mortgage Loan to be included
in
the Trust Fund not comply in all material respects with applicable local, state
and federal laws, including, but not limited to, all applicable predatory and
abusive lending laws.
SECTION
2.02
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Acceptance
of the Trust Fund by the Trustee.
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Subject
to the provisions of Section 2.01 and subject to any exceptions noted on an
exception report delivered by or on behalf of the Trustee, the Trustee
acknowledges receipt of the documents referred to in Section 2.01 (other than
such documents described in Section 2.01(iv)) and all other assets included
in
the definition of “Trust Fund” and declares that it holds and will hold such
documents and the other documents delivered to it constituting the Mortgage
File, and that it holds or will hold all such assets and such other assets
included in the definition of “Trust Fund” in trust for the exclusive use and
benefit of all present and future Certificateholders.
The
Trustee, by execution and delivery hereof, acknowledges receipt, subject to
the
review described in the succeeding sentence, of the documents and other property
referred to in Section 2.01 and declares that the Trustee (or a Custodian on
behalf of the Trustee) holds and will hold such documents and other property,
including property yet to be received in the Trust Fund, in trust, upon the
trusts herein set forth, for the benefit of all present and future
Certificateholders. The Trustee or a Custodian on its behalf shall, for the
benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders, review each Mortgage File
within 90 days after execution and delivery of this Agreement, to ascertain
that
all required documents have been executed, received and recorded, if applicable,
and that such documents relate to the Mortgage Loans. If in the course of such
review the Trustee or a Custodian on its behalf finds a document or documents
constituting a part of a Mortgage File to be defective in any material respect,
the Trustee or a Custodian on its behalf shall promptly so notify the Depositor,
the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Seller, the Master Servicer
and,
if such notice is from a Custodian on the Trustee’s behalf, the Trustee. In
addition, upon the discovery by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, the Paying Agent or the Trustee of a breach of any of the
representations and warranties made by the Seller in the Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement in respect of any Mortgage Loan which materially adversely affects
such Mortgage Loan or the interests of the related Certificateholders in such
Mortgage Loan, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written
notice to the other parties.
The
Depositor and the Trustee intend that the assignment and transfer herein
contemplated constitute a sale of the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgage
Notes
and the related documents, conveying good title thereto free and clear of any
liens and encumbrances, from the Depositor to the Trustee in trust for the
benefit of the Certificateholders and that such property not be part of the
Depositor’s estate or property of the Depositor in the event of any insolvency
by the Depositor. In the event that such conveyance is deemed to be, or to
be
made as security for, a loan, the parties intend that the Depositor shall be
deemed to have granted and does hereby grant to the Trustee a first priority
perfected security interest in all of the Depositor’s right, title and interest
in and to the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgage Notes and the related
documents, and that this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under
applicable law.
The
Trustee may, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof or at any
time
thereafter, enter into a custodial agreement with a Custodian pursuant to which
the Trustee appoints a Custodian to hold the Mortgage Files on behalf of the
Trustee for the benefit of the Trustee and all present and future
Certificateholders, which may provide that the Custodian shall, on behalf of
the
Trustee, conduct the review of each Mortgage File required under the first
paragraph of this Section 2.02. Initially, Citibank, N.A. is appointed as
Custodian with respect to the Mortgage Files of the Mortgage Loans and,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, it is understood that such
initial Custodian shall be responsible for the review contemplated in the second
paragraph of this Section 2.02 and for all other functions relating to the
receipt, review, reporting and certification provided for herein with respect
to
the Mortgage Files (other than ownership thereof for the benefit of the
Certificateholders and related duties and obligations set forth
herein).
SECTION
2.03
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Repurchase
or Substitution of Mortgage Loans by the Seller or the
Depositor.
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(a) Upon
discovery or receipt of notice by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator or the Trustee of any materially defective document in, or that
a
document is missing from, a Mortgage File or of the breach by the Seller of
any
representation, warranty or covenant under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement
in respect of any Mortgage Loan which materially adversely affects the value
of
such Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Certificateholders, the party
so discovering or receiving notice shall promptly notify the other parties
to
this Agreement, and the Trustee thereupon shall promptly notify the Seller
of
such defect, missing document or breach and request that the Seller deliver
such
missing document or cure such defect or breach within 90 days from the date
the
Seller was notified of such missing document, defect or breach, and if the
Seller does not deliver such missing document or cure such defect or breach
in
all material respects during such period, the Trustee shall enforce the
obligations of the Seller under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (i) to
repurchase such Mortgage Loan from REMIC A at the Purchase Price within 90
days
after the date on which the Seller was notified (subject to Section 2.03(e))
of
such missing document, defect or breach, and (ii) to indemnify the Trust Fund
in
respect of such missing document, defect or breach, in the case of each of
(i)
and (ii), if and to the extent that the Seller is obligated to do so
under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. The Purchase Price for the
repurchased Mortgage Loan and any indemnification shall be remitted by the
Seller to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, and
the
Trust Administrator, upon receipt of written notice from the Master Servicer
of
such deposit, shall give written notice to the Trustee that such deposit has
taken place and the Trustee shall release (or cause a Custodian to release
on
its behalf) to the Seller the related Mortgage File, and the Trustee and the
Trust Administrator shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer
or
assignment, in each case without recourse, as the Seller shall furnish to it
and
as shall be necessary to vest in the Seller any Mortgage Loan released pursuant
hereto, and the Trustee and the Trust Administrator shall have no further
responsibility with regard to such Mortgage File. In furtherance of the
foregoing, if the Seller is not a member of MERS and repurchases a Mortgage
Loan
which is registered on the MERS System, the Seller pursuant to the Mortgage
Loan
Purchase Agreement at its own expense and without any right of reimbursement,
shall cause MERS to execute and deliver an assignment of the Mortgage in
recordable form to transfer the Mortgage from MERS to the Seller and shall
cause
such Mortgage to be removed from registration on the MERS System in accordance
with MERS rules and regulations. In lieu of repurchasing any such Mortgage
Loan
as provided above, if so provided in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement the
Seller may cause such Mortgage Loan to be removed from REMIC A (in which case
it
shall become a Deleted Mortgage Loan) and substitute one or more Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loans in the manner and subject to the limitations set
forth
in Section 2.03(d). It is understood and agreed that the obligation of the
Seller to cure or to repurchase (or to substitute for) any Mortgage Loan as
to
which a document is missing, a material defect in a constituent document exists
or as to which such a breach has occurred and is continuing, and if and to
the
extent provided in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to perform any
applicable indemnification obligations with respect to any such omission, defect
or breach, as provided in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, shall constitute
the only remedies respecting such omission, defect or breach available to the
Trustee or the Trust Administrator on behalf of the
Certificateholders.
(b) Reserved.
(c) Within
90
days of the earlier of discovery by the Master Servicer or receipt of notice
by
the Master Servicer of the breach of any representation, warranty or covenant
of
the Master Servicer set forth in Section 2.05 which materially and adversely
affects the interests of the Certificateholders in any Mortgage Loan, the Master
Servicer shall cure such breach in all material respects.
(d) Any
substitution of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for Deleted Mortgage Loans
made pursuant to Section 2.03(a) must be effected prior to the date which is
two
years after the Startup Day for REMIC A.
As
to any
Deleted Mortgage Loan for which the Seller substitutes a Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan or Loans, such substitution shall be effected by the Seller
delivering to the Trustee (or to a Custodian on behalf of the Trustee, as
applicable), for such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, the Mortgage
Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment in blank or to the Trustee, and such other
documents and agreements, with all necessary endorsements thereon, as are
required by Section 2.01, together with an Officers’ Certificate providing that
each such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan satisfies the definition thereof
and specifying the Substitution Shortfall Amount (as described below), if any,
in connection with such substitution. A Custodian on its behalf and on behalf
of
the Trustee shall, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, review each
Mortgage File within 90 days after execution and delivery of this Agreement,
to
ascertain that all required documents have been executed, received and recorded,
if applicable, and that such documents relate to the Mortgage Loans. If in
the
course of such review the Trustee or a Custodian on its behalf finds a document
or documents constituting a part of a Mortgage File to be defective in any
material respect, the Trustee or a Custodian on its behalf shall promptly so
notify the Depositor, the Trust Administrator, the Seller and the Master
Servicer. Monthly Payments due with respect to Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loans in the month of substitution are not part of the Trust Fund and will
be
retained by the Seller. For the month of substitution, distributions to
Certificateholders will reflect the Monthly Payment due on such Deleted Mortgage
Loan on or before the Due Date in the month of substitution, and the Seller
shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received in
respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. The Trust Administrator shall give or
cause to be given written notice to the Trustee and the Certificateholders
that
such substitution has taken place, and the Trust Administrator shall amend
or
cause the Custodian to amend the 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 or Loans and, upon
receipt thereof, shall deliver a copy of such amended Mortgage Loan Schedule
to
the Master Servicer. Upon such substitution, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loan or Loans shall constitute part of the Mortgage Pool and shall be subject
in
all respects to the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement (including all applicable representations and warranties thereof
included in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement), in each case as of the date
of substitution.
For
any
month in which the Seller substitutes one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the Master Servicer will determine
the amount (the “Substitution Shortfall Amount”), if any, by which the aggregate
Purchase Price of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans exceeds the aggregate of,
as
to each such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Scheduled Principal Balance
thereof as of the date of substitution, together with one month’s interest on
such Scheduled Principal Balance at the applicable Mortgage Loan Remittance
Rate. On the date of such substitution, the Trustee will monitor the obligation
of the Seller to deliver or cause to be delivered, and shall request that such
delivery be to the Master Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account, an
amount equal to the Substitution Shortfall Amount, if any, and the Trustee
(or a
Custodian on behalf of the Trustee, as applicable), upon receipt of the related
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans and written notice given by the
Master Servicer of such deposit, shall release to the Seller the related
Mortgage File or Files and the Trustee and the Trust Administrator shall execute
and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without
recourse, as the Seller shall deliver to it and as shall be necessary to vest
therein any Deleted Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto.
In
addition, the Seller shall obtain at its own expense and deliver to the Trustee
and the Trust Administrator an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such
substitution will not cause (a) any federal tax to be imposed on any Trust
REMIC, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on “prohibited
transactions” under Section 860F(a)(1) of the Code or on “contributions after
the startup date” under Section 860G(d)(1) of the Code, or (b) any Trust REMIC
to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is
outstanding.
(e) Upon
discovery by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator or
the
Trustee that any Mortgage Loan does not constitute a “qualified mortgage” within
the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, the party discovering such fact
shall within two Business Days give written notice thereof to the other parties
to this Agreement, and the Trustee shall give written notice thereof to the
Seller. In connection therewith, the Seller pursuant to the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement or the Depositor pursuant to this Agreement shall repurchase
or, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.03(d), substitute one
or
more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for the affected Mortgage Loan within
90 days of the earlier of discovery or receipt of such notice with respect
to
such affected Mortgage Loan. Such repurchase or substitution shall be made
by
(i) the Seller if the affected Mortgage Loan’s status as a non-qualified
mortgage is or results from a breach of any representation, warranty or covenant
made by the Seller under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or (ii) the
Depositor, if the affected Mortgage Loan’s status as a non-qualified mortgage is
a breach of no representation or warranty. Any such repurchase or substitution
shall be made in the same manner as set forth in Sections 2.03(a) and 2.03(d).
The Trustee shall reconvey to the Depositor or the Seller, as the case may
be,
the Mortgage Loan to be released pursuant hereto in the same manner, and on
the
same terms and conditions, as it would a Mortgage Loan repurchased by the Seller
for breach of a representation or warranty.
SECTION
2.04
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Reserved.
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SECTION
2.05
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Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of the Master
Servicer.
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The
Master Servicer hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Trust
Administrator and the Trustee, for the benefit of each of the Trustee, the
Trust
Administrator, the Certificateholders and to the Depositor that as of the
Closing Date or as of such date specifically provided herein:
(i) The
Master Servicer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of New York and is duly authorized and
qualified to transact any and all business contemplated by this Agreement to
be
conducted by the Master Servicer in any state in which a Mortgaged Property
is
located or is otherwise not required under applicable law to effect such
qualification and, in any event, is in compliance with the doing business laws
of any such State, to the extent necessary to ensure its ability to enforce
each
Mortgage Loan and to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms
of
this Agreement;
(ii) The
Master Servicer has the full corporate power and authority to service each
Mortgage Loan, and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and has duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Master Servicer
the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; and this Agreement,
assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the other
parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Master
Servicer, enforceable against the Master Servicer in accordance with its terms,
except to the extent that (a) the enforceability thereof may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating
to creditors’ rights generally and (b) the remedy of specific performance and
injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable
defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor
may be brought;
(iii) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Master Servicer, the servicing
of the Mortgage Loans by the Master Servicer hereunder, the consummation of
any
other of the transactions herein contemplated, and the fulfillment of or
compliance with the terms hereof are in the ordinary course of business of
the
Master Servicer and will not (A) result in a breach of any term or provision
of
the charter or by-laws of the Master Servicer or (B) conflict with, result
in a
breach, violation or acceleration of, or result in a default under, the terms
of
any other material agreement or instrument to which the Master Servicer is
a
party or by which it may be bound, or any statute, order or regulation
applicable to the Master Servicer of any court, regulatory body, administrative
agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Master Servicer; and
the Master Servicer is not a party to, bound by, or in breach or violation
of
any indenture or other agreement or instrument, or subject to or in violation
of
any statute, order or regulation of any court, regulatory body, administrative
agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over it, which materially and
adversely affects or, to the Master Servicer’s knowledge, would in the future
materially and adversely affect, (x) the ability of the Master Servicer to
perform its obligations under this Agreement or (y) the business, operations,
financial condition, properties or assets of the Master Servicer taken as a
whole;
(iv) The
Master Servicer is an approved seller/servicer for Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac
in
good standing and is a HUD approved mortgagee pursuant to Section 203 of the
National Housing Act;
(v) No
litigation is pending against the Master Servicer that would materially and
adversely affect the execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement
or
the ability of the Master Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans or to perform
any of its other obligations hereunder in accordance with the terms
hereof;
(vi) No
consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency
or
body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Master
Servicer of, or compliance by the Master Servicer with, this Agreement or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for
such
consents, approvals, authorizations or orders, if any, that have been obtained
prior to the Closing Date;
(vii) The
Master Servicer covenants that its computer and other systems used in servicing
the Mortgage Loans operate in a manner such that the Master Servicer can service
the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
and
(viii) The
Master Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer servicing the Mortgage Loans on its behalf)
is a member of MERS in good standing, and will comply in all material respects
with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the
Mortgage Loans that are registered with MERS.
It
is
understood and agreed that the representations, warranties and covenants set
forth in this Section 2.05 shall survive delivery of the Mortgage Files to
the
Trustee or to a Custodian on its behalf and shall inure to the benefit of the
Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Depositor and the Certificateholders.
Upon
discovery by any of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator
or the Trustee of a breach of any of the foregoing representations, warranties
and covenants which materially and adversely affects the value of any Mortgage
Loan or the interests therein of the Certificateholders, the party discovering
such breach shall give prompt written notice (but in no event later than two
Business Days following such discovery) to the Trustee. Subject to Section
7.01,
the obligation of the Master Servicer set forth in Section 2.03(c) to cure
breaches shall constitute the sole remedies against the Master Servicer
available to the Certificateholders, the Depositor, the Trust Administrator
or
the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders respecting a breach of the
representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Section
2.05.
SECTION
2.06
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Issuance
of the Certificates.
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The
Trustee acknowledges the assignment to it of the Mortgage Loans and the delivery
to it or to a Custodian on its behalf, of the Mortgage Files, subject to the
provisions of Section 2.01 and Section 2.02, together with the assignment to
it
of all other assets included in REMIC A delivered on the date hereof, receipt
of
which is hereby acknowledged. Concurrently with such assignment and delivery
of
such assets delivered on the date hereof and in exchange therefor, the Paying
Agent, pursuant to the written request of the Depositor executed by an officer
of the Depositor, has executed, and the Authenticating Agent has authenticated
and delivered, to or upon the order of the Depositor, the Certificates in
authorized denominations. The interests evidenced by the Certificates constitute
the entire beneficial ownership interest in REMIC C.
SECTION
2.07
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Conveyance
of the REMIC Regular Interests; Acceptance of the Trust REMICs by
the
Trustee.
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The
Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, does hereby
transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to the Trustee, without recourse
all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the REMIC A Regular
Interests for the benefit of the Class R Certificateholders (as holder of the
Class R-A Residual Interest) and REMIC B (as holder of the REMIC A Regular
Interests). The Trustee acknowledges receipt of the REMIC A Regular Interests
and declares that it holds and will hold the same in trust for the exclusive
use
and benefit of all present and future Class R Certificateholders (as holder
of
the Class R-A Residual Interest) and REMIC B (as holder of the REMIC A Regular
Interests). The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and
delivery hereof, does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey
to
the Trustee, without recourse all the right, title and interest of the Depositor
in and to the REMIC B Regular Interests for the benefit of the Class R
Certificateholders (as holder of the Class R-B Residual Interest) and REMIC
C
(as holder of the REMIC B Regular Interests). The Trustee acknowledges receipt
of the REMIC B Regular Interests and declares that it holds and will hold the
same in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of all present and future Class
R Certificateholders (as holder of the Class R-B Residual Interest) and REMIC
C
(as holder of the REMIC B Regular Interests). The rights of the Class
R Certificateholders (as holder of the Class R-A Residual Interest) and of
REMIC
B (as holder of the REMIC A Regular Interests) to receive distributions from
the
proceeds of REMIC A, the rights of the Class R Certificateholders (as holder
of
the Class R-B Interest) and of REMIC C (as holder of the REMIC B Regular
Interests) to receive distributions from the proceeds of REMIC B, and all
ownership interests evidenced or constituted by the Class R Certificates and
the
Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) evidencing interests in
REMIC
C, shall be as set forth in this Agreement.
SECTION
2.08
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Reserved.
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ARTICLE
III
ADMINISTRATION
AND SERVICING
OF
THE
MORTGAGE LOANS
SECTION
3.01
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Master
Servicer to Act as Master Servicer.
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The
Master Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of
the
Trustee and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the
Certificateholders (as determined by the Master Servicer in its reasonable
judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective
Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner
in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own
portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice
of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage
loans but without regard to:
(i) any
relationship that the Master Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of
the
Master Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related
Mortgagor;
(ii) the
ownership of any Certificate by the Master Servicer or any Affiliate of the
Master Servicer;
(iii) the
Master Servicer’s obligation to make P&I Advances or Servicing Advances;
or
(iv) the
Master Servicer’s or any Sub-Servicer’s right to receive compensation for its
services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction.
To
the
extent consistent with the foregoing, the Master Servicer shall also seek to
maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the
Mortgage Notes. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and
the
terms of this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Master
Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through
Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and
all
things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem
necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Master Servicer in its own name or in the name of a Sub-Servicer is hereby
authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Master Servicer believes it
appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the servicing standards
set
forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and
the
Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction
or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other
comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged
Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu
of
foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold
or
cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and
Certificateholders. The Master Servicer shall service and administer the
Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall
provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby.
The Master Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement
with
all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under each Primary
Mortgage Insurance Policy and any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject
to
Section 3.17, the Trustee shall execute, at the written request of the Master
Servicer, and furnish to the Master Servicer and any Sub-Servicer such documents
as are necessary or appropriate to enable the Master Servicer or any
Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder,
and the Trustee hereby grants to the Master Servicer a power of attorney to
carry out such duties. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions of the
Master Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney.
In
accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Master Servicer
shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of
effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged
Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the
first
instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09,
and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Master
Servicer or by Sub- Servicers in effecting the timely payment of taxes and
assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating
distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balance
of
the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage
Loan
so permit.
The
Master Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf
of
the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the
Sub-Servicer, when the Master Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may
be,
believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan
on
the MERS System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage
Loan
on the MERS System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the
Certificateholders or any of them, any and all instruments of assignment and
other comparable instruments with respect to such assignment or re-recording
of
a Mortgage in the name of MERS, solely as nominee for the Trustee and its
successors and assigns. Any reasonable expenses (i) incurred as a result of
MERS
discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with
the
MERS System or (ii) if the affected Mortgage Loan is in default or, in the
judgment of the Master Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable,
incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence,
shall be subject to withdrawal by the Master Servicer from the Collection
Account.
Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Master Servicer may not make
any
future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section
4.03) and the Master Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect
to any Mortgage Loan (except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is in default
or, in the judgment of the Master Servicer, such default is reasonably
foreseeable) that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the
principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of
principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan or (ii)
permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan
that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan
under
Section 1001 of the Code (or final, temporary or proposed Treasury regulations
promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as
a
REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on “prohibited transactions”
or “contributions after the startup date” under the REMIC
Provisions.
The
Master Servicer may delegate its responsibilities under this Agreement;
provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the Master Servicer
from the responsibilities or liabilities arising under this
Agreement.
The
Master Servicer shall accurately and fully report (or cause each Sub-Servicer
to
accurately and fully report), its borrower credit files to each of the credit
repositories in a timely manner.
SECTION
3.02
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Sub-Servicing
Agreements Between the Master Servicer and
Sub-Servicers.
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(a) The
Master Servicer may enter into Sub-Servicing Agreements (provided that such
agreements would not result in a withdrawal or a downgrading by the Rating
Agencies of the rating on any Class of Certificates) with Sub-Servicers, for
the
servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans. As of the Cut-Off
Date, Cenlar is the Sub-Servicer with respect to the OFS Mortgage Loans and
in
such capacity Cenlar will be primarily responsible for the servicing of such
Mortgage Loans. As of the Cut-Off Date, CitiMortgage is the
Sub-Servicer with respect to the American Mortgage Mortgage Loans, CitiMortgage
Mortgage Loans, MortgageIT
Mortgage Loans, PMC Mortgage Loans, Provident Mortgage Loans, Quicken Mortgage
Loans and SilverState Mortgage Loans and in such capacity CitiMortgage
will be primarily responsible for the servicing of such Mortgage
Loans. As of the Cut-Off Date, Countrywide Servicing is the
Sub-Servicer with respect to the Countrywide Mortgage Loans and in such capacity
Countrywide Servicing will be primarily responsible for the servicing of such
Mortgage Loans. As of the Cut-Off Date, National City Mortgage
Co. is the Sub-Servicer with respect to the National City Mortgage Inc. Mortgage
Loans and in such capacity National City Mortgage Co. will be primarily
responsible for the servicing of such Mortgage Loans. As of the
Cut-Off Date, SunTrust is the Sub-Servicer with respect to the SunTrust Mortgage
Loans and in such capacity SunTrust will be primarily responsible for the
servicing of such Mortgage Loans. As of the Cut-Off Date, Xxxxx Fargo
is the Sub-Servicer with respect to the American Home Mortgage Loans, the
HomeBank Mortgage Loans, the Xxxxxx, Bean Mortgage Loans, the Weichert Mortgage
Loans and the Xxxxx Fargo Mortgage Loans and in such capacity Xxxxx Fargo will
be primarily responsible for the servicing of such Mortgage Loans.
(b) Each
Sub-Servicer shall be (i) authorized to transact business in the state or states
in which the related Mortgaged Properties it is to service are situated, if
and
to the extent required by applicable law to enable the Sub-Servicer to perform
its obligations hereunder and under the Sub-Servicing Agreement, (ii) an
institution approved as a mortgage loan originator by the Federal Housing
Administration or an institution the deposit accounts of which are insured
by
the FDIC and (iii) a Xxxxxxx Mac or Xxxxxx Mae approved mortgage servicer.
Each
Sub-Servicing Agreement must impose on the Sub-Servicer requirements conforming
to the provisions set forth in Section 3.08 and provide for servicing of the
Mortgage Loans consistent with the terms of this Agreement. The Master Servicer
will examine each Sub-Servicing Agreement and will be familiar with the terms
thereof. The terms of any Sub-Servicing Agreement will not be inconsistent
with
any of the provisions of this Agreement. The Master Servicer and the
Sub-Servicers may enter into and make amendments to the Sub-Servicing Agreements
or enter into different forms of Sub-Servicing Agreements; provided, however,
that any such amendments or different forms shall be consistent with and not
violate the provisions of this Agreement, and that no such amendment or
different form shall be made or entered into which could be reasonably expected
to be materially adverse to the interests of the Certificateholders, without
the
consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting
Rights. Any variation without the consent of the Holders of Certificates
entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights from the provisions set forth
in
Section 3.08 relating to insurance or priority requirements of Sub-Servicing
Accounts, or credits and charges to the Sub- Servicing Accounts or the timing
and amount of remittances by the Sub-Servicers to the Master Servicer, are
conclusively deemed to be inconsistent with this Agreement and therefore
prohibited. The Master Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee and the Trust
Administrator copies of all Sub-Servicing Agreements, and any amendments or
modifications thereof, promptly upon the Master Servicer’s execution and
delivery of such instruments.
(c) As
part
of its servicing activities hereunder, the Master Servicer (except as otherwise
provided in the last sentence of this paragraph), for the benefit of the Trustee
and the Certificateholders, shall enforce the obligations of each Sub-Servicer
under the related Sub-Servicing Agreement and of the Seller under the Mortgage
Loan Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, any obligation to make
advances in respect of delinquent payments as required by a Sub- Servicing
Agreement, or to purchase a Mortgage Loan on account of missing or defective
documentation or on account of a breach of a representation, warranty or
covenant, as described in Section 2.03(a). Such enforcement, including, without
limitation, the legal prosecution of claims, termination of Sub-Servicing
Agreements, and the pursuit of other appropriate remedies, shall be in such
form
and carried out to such an extent and at such time as the Master Servicer,
in
its good faith business judgment, would require were it the owner of the related
Mortgage Loans. The Master Servicer shall pay the costs of such enforcement
at
its own expense, and shall be reimbursed therefor only (i) from a general
recovery resulting from such enforcement, to the extent, if any, that such
recovery exceeds all amounts due in respect of the related Mortgage Loans,
or
(ii) from a specific recovery of costs, expenses or attorneys’ fees against the
party against whom such enforcement is directed.
SECTION
3.03
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Successor
Sub-Servicers.
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The
Master Servicer shall be entitled to terminate any Sub-Servicing Agreement
and
the rights and obligations of any Sub-Servicer pursuant to any Sub-Servicing
Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions of such Sub-Servicing
Agreement. In the event of termination of any Sub-Servicer, all servicing
obligations of such Sub-Servicer shall be assumed simultaneously by the Master
Servicer without any act or deed on the part of such Sub-Servicer or the Master
Servicer, and the Master Servicer either shall service directly the related
Mortgage Loans or shall enter into a Sub-Servicing Agreement with a successor
Sub-Servicer which qualifies under Section 3.02.
Any
Sub-Servicing Agreement (other than any Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement) shall
include the provision that such agreement may be immediately terminated by
the
Trustee or the Trust Administrator without fee, in accordance with the terms
of
this Agreement, in the event that the Master Servicer shall, for any reason,
no
longer be the Master Servicer (including termination due to a Master Servicer
Event of Default).
SECTION
3.04
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Liability
of the Master Servicer.
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Notwithstanding
any Sub-Servicing Agreement, any of the provisions of this Agreement relating
to
agreements or arrangements between the Master Servicer and a Sub-Servicer or
reference to actions taken through a Sub-Servicer or otherwise, the Master
Servicer shall remain obligated and primarily liable to the Trustee and the
Certificateholders for the servicing and administering of the Mortgage Loans
in
accordance with the provisions of Section 3.01 without diminution of such
obligation or liability by virtue of such Sub-Servicing Agreements or
arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from the Sub-Servicer and to the
same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Master Servicer
alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans. The Master Servicer
shall be entitled to enter into any agreement with a Sub- Servicer for
indemnification of the Master Servicer by such Sub-Servicer and nothing
contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such
indemnification.
SECTION
3.05
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No
Contractual Relationship Between Sub-Servicers and Trustee, Trust
Administrator or
Certificateholders.
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Any
Sub-Servicing Agreement that may be entered into and any transactions or
services relating to the Mortgage Loans involving a Sub-Servicer in its capacity
as such shall be deemed to be between the Sub-Servicer and the Master Servicer
alone, and the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and the Certificateholders
shall
not be deemed parties thereto and shall have no claims, rights, obligations,
duties or liabilities with respect to the Sub-Servicer except as set forth
in
Section 3.06. The Master Servicer shall be solely liable for all fees owed
by it
to any Sub-Servicer, irrespective of whether the Master Servicer’s compensation
pursuant to this Agreement is sufficient to pay such fees.
SECTION
3.06
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Assumption
or Termination of Sub-Servicing Agreements by
Trustee.
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In
the
event the Master Servicer shall for any reason no longer be the master servicer
(including by reason of the occurrence of a Master Servicer Event of Default),
the Trustee or its designee shall thereupon assume all of the rights and
obligations of the Master Servicer under each Sub-Servicing Agreement that
the
Master Servicer may have entered into, unless the Trustee elects to terminate
any Sub-Servicing Agreement in accordance with its terms as provided in Section
3.03. Upon such assumption, the Trustee, its designee or the successor servicer
for the Trustee appointed pursuant to Section 7.02 shall be deemed, subject
to
Section 3.03, to have assumed all of the Master Servicer’s interest therein and
to have replaced the Master Servicer as a party to each Sub-Servicing Agreement
to the same extent as if each Sub-Servicing Agreement had been assigned to
the
assuming party, except that (i) the Master Servicer shall not thereby be
relieved of any liability or obligations under any Sub-Servicing Agreement
and
(ii) none of the Trustee, its designee or any successor Master Servicer shall
be
deemed to have assumed any liability or obligation of the Master Servicer that
arose before it ceased to be the Master Servicer.
The
Master Servicer at its expense shall, upon request of the Trustee, deliver
to
the assuming party all documents and records relating to each Sub-Servicing
Agreement and the Mortgage Loans then being serviced and an accounting of
amounts collected and held by or on behalf of it, and otherwise use its best
efforts to effect the orderly and efficient transfer of the Sub- Servicing
Agreements to the assuming party.
SECTION
3.07
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Collection
of Certain Mortgage Loan Payments.
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The
Master Servicer shall make reasonable efforts to collect all payments called
for
under the terms and provisions of the Mortgage Loans, and shall, to the extent
such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement and the terms and
provisions of any related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy and any other
applicable insurance policies, follow such collection procedures as it would
follow with respect to mortgage loans comparable to the Mortgage Loans and
held
for its own account. Consistent with the foregoing and the servicing standards
set forth in Section 3.01, the Master Servicer may in its discretion (i) waive
any late payment charge or, if applicable, penalty interest, only upon
determining that the coverage of such Mortgage Loan by the related Primary
Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any, will not be affected, or (ii) extend the
due
dates for Monthly Payments due on a Mortgage Note for a period of not greater
than 180 days; provided that any extension pursuant to clause (ii) above shall
not affect the amortization schedule of any Mortgage Loan for purposes of any
computation hereunder, except as provided below. In the event of any such
arrangement pursuant to clause (ii) above, the Master Servicer shall make timely
advances on such Mortgage Loan during such extension pursuant to Section 4.03
and in accordance with the amortization schedule of such Mortgage Loan without
modification thereof by reason of such arrangements. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the event that any Mortgage Loan is in default or, in the judgment
of the Master Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable, the Master
Servicer, consistent with the standards set forth in Section 3.01,
may waive, modify or vary any term of such Mortgage Loan (including
modifications that change the Mortgage Rate, forgive the payment of principal
or
interest or extend the final maturity date of such Mortgage Loan), accept
payment from the related Mortgagor of an amount less than the Stated Principal
Balance in final satisfaction of such Mortgage Loan (such payment, a “Short
Pay-off”) or consent to the postponement of strict compliance with any such term
or otherwise grant indulgence to any Mortgagor, if in the Master Servicer’s
determination such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence is not
materially adverse to the interests of the Certificateholders (taking into
account any estimated Realized Loss that might result absent such
action).
SECTION
3.08
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Sub-Servicing
Accounts.
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In
those
cases where a Sub-Servicer is servicing a Mortgage Loan pursuant to a
Sub-Servicing Agreement, the Sub-Servicer will be required to establish and
maintain one or more accounts (collectively, the “Sub-Servicing Account”). The
Sub-Servicing Account shall be an Eligible Account and shall comply with all
requirements of this Agreement relating to the Collection Account (provided,
however, that in the case of each Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement, the
applicable Sub-Servicing Account shall comply with all requirements of the
Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement relating to the custodial account provided
for
therein). The Sub-Servicer shall deposit in the clearing account (which account
must be an Eligible Account) in which it customarily deposits payments and
collections on mortgage loans in connection with its mortgage loan servicing
activities on a daily basis, and in no event more than two Business Days after
the Sub-Servicer’s receipt thereof, all proceeds of Mortgage Loans received by
the Sub-Servicer less its servicing compensation to the extent permitted by
the
Sub-Servicing Agreement, and shall thereafter deposit such amounts in the
Sub-Servicing Account, in no event more than one Business Day after the deposit
of such funds into the clearing account. The Sub-Servicer shall thereafter
remit
such proceeds to the Master Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account
not
later than two Business Days after the deposit of such amounts in the
Sub-Servicing Account (or, in the case of the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement,
at such time as is required pursuant to the terms of the Initial Sub-Servicing
Agreement). For purposes of this Agreement, the Master Servicer shall be deemed
to have received payments on the Mortgage Loans when the Sub-Servicer receives
such payments.
SECTION
3.09
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Collection
of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Servicing
Accounts.
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The
Master Servicer shall establish and maintain (or cause a Sub-Servicer to
establish and maintain) one or more accounts (the “Servicing Accounts”), into
which all collections from the Mortgagors (or related advances from
Sub-Servicers) for the payment of ground rents, taxes, assessments, fire and
hazard insurance premiums, Primary Mortgage Insurance Premiums, water charges,
sewer rents and comparable items for the account of the Mortgagors (“Escrow
Payments”) shall be deposited and retained. Servicing Accounts shall be Eligible
Accounts. The Master Servicer (or the applicable Sub-Servicer) shall deposit
in
the clearing account (which account must be an Eligible Account) in which it
customarily deposits payments and collections on mortgage loans in connection
with its mortgage loan servicing activities on a daily basis, and in no event
more than two Business Days after the Master Servicer’s (or the applicable
Sub-Servicer’s) receipt thereof, all Escrow Payments collected on account of the
Mortgage Loans and shall thereafter deposit such Escrow Payments in the
Servicing Accounts, in no event more than one Business Day after the deposit
of
such funds in the clearing account, for the purpose of effecting the payment
of
any such items as required under the terms of this Agreement. Withdrawals of
amounts from a Servicing Account may be made only to (i) effect payment of
Escrow Payments; (ii) reimburse the Master Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer to the
extent provided in the related Sub-Servicing Agreement) out of related
collections for any advances made pursuant to Section 3.01 (with respect to
taxes and assessments) and Section 3.14 (with respect to hazard insurance);
(iii) refund to Mortgagors any sums as may be determined to be overages; (iv)
pay interest, if required and as described below, to Mortgagors on balances
in
the Servicing Account; (v) clear and terminate the Servicing Account at the
termination of the Master Servicer’s obligations and responsibilities in respect
of the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement in accordance with Article IX; or
(vi) recover amounts deposited in error. As part of its servicing duties, the
Master Servicer or Sub-Servicers shall pay to the Mortgagors interest on funds
in Servicing Accounts, to the extent required by law and, to the extent that
interest earned on funds in the Servicing Accounts is insufficient, to pay
such
interest from its or their own funds, without any reimbursement therefor. To
the
extent that a Mortgage does not provide for Escrow Payments, the Master Servicer
shall determine whether any such payments are made by the Mortgagor in a manner
and at a time that avoids the loss of the Mortgaged Property due to a tax sale
or the foreclosure of a tax lien. The Master Servicer assumes full
responsibility for the payment of all such bills and shall effect payments
of
all such bills irrespective of the Mortgagor’s faithful performance in the
payment of same or the making of the Escrow Payments and shall make advances
from its own funds to effect such payments.
SECTION
3.10
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Collection
Account and Distribution Account.
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(a) On
behalf
of the Trust Fund, the Master Servicer shall establish and maintain one or
more
separate, segregated trust accounts (such account or accounts, the “Collection
Account”), held in trust for the benefit of the Trustee and the
Certificateholders. On behalf of the Trust Fund, the Master Servicer shall
deposit or cause to be deposited in the clearing account (which account must
be
an Eligible Account) in which it customarily deposits payments and collections
on mortgage loans in connection with its mortgage loan servicing activities
on a
daily basis, and in no event more than two Business Days after the Master
Servicer’s receipt thereof, and shall thereafter deposit in the Collection
Account, in no event more than one Business Day after the deposit of such funds
into the clearing account, as and when received or as otherwise required
hereunder, the following payments and collections received or made by it from
and after the Cut-off Date (other than in respect of principal or interest
on
the related Mortgage Loans due on or before the Cut-off Date), or payments
(other than Principal Prepayments) received by it on or prior to the Cut-off
Date but allocable to a Due Period subsequent thereto:
(i) all
payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments, on the
Mortgage Loans;
(ii) all
payments on account of interest (net of the related Servicing Fee) on each
Mortgage Loan;
(iii) all
Insurance Proceeds, Subsequent Recoveries and Liquidation Proceeds (other than
proceeds collected in respect of any particular REO Property and amounts paid
by
the Master Servicer in connection with a purchase of Mortgage Loans and REO
Properties pursuant to Section 9.01);
(iv) any
amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.12 in connection with
any
losses realized on Permitted Investments with respect to funds held in the
Collection Account;
(v) any
amounts required to be deposited by the Master Servicer pursuant to the second
paragraph of Section 3.14(a) in respect of any blanket policy
deductibles;
(vi) all
proceeds of any Mortgage Loan repurchased or purchased in accordance with
Section 2.03 or Section 9.01;
(vii) all
amounts required to be deposited in connection with shortfalls in principal
amount of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section
2.03;
(viii) any
amounts required to be transferred from any Buydown Account pursuant to Section
3.29; and
(ix) [reserved].
For
purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, the Cut-off Date with respect
to
any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan shall be deemed to be the date of
substitution.
The
foregoing requirements for deposit in the Collection Accounts shall be
exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, payments in the nature of late payment charges or assumption
fees need not be deposited by the Master Servicer in the Collection Account.
In
the event the Master Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account any amount
not required to be deposited therein, it may at any time withdraw such amount
from the Collection Account, any provision herein to the contrary
notwithstanding.
(b) On
behalf
of the Trust Fund, the Paying Agent on behalf of the Trust Administrator shall
establish and maintain one or more separate, segregated trust accounts (such
account or accounts, the “Distribution Account”), held in trust for the benefit
of the Certificateholders. On behalf of the Trust Fund, the Master Servicer
shall deliver to the Paying Agent in immediately available funds for deposit
in
the Distribution Account on or before 12:00 p.m. New York time (i) on the Master
Servicer Remittance Date, that portion of the Available Distribution Amount
for
each Loan Group or Subgroup (calculated without regard to the subtraction
therefrom of any amounts described in clause (ii)(a) of the definition thereof)
for the related Distribution Date then on deposit in the Collection Account
and
(ii) on each Business Day as of the commencement of which the balance on deposit
in the Collection Account exceeds $75,000 following any withdrawals pursuant
to
the next succeeding sentence, the amount of such excess, but only if the
Collection Account constitutes an Eligible Account solely pursuant to clause
(ii) of the definition of “Eligible Account.” If the balance on deposit in the
Collection Account exceeds $75,000 as of the commencement of business on any
Business Day and the Collection Account constitutes an Eligible Account solely
pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition of “Eligible Account,” the Master
Servicer shall, on or before 12:00 p.m. New York time on such Business Day,
withdraw from the Collection Account any and all amounts payable or reimbursable
to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator,
the
Seller or any Sub-Servicer pursuant to Section 3.11 and shall pay such amounts
to the Persons entitled thereto.
(c) Funds
in
the Collection Account and the Distribution Account may be invested in Permitted
Investments in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 3.12. The
Master Servicer shall give notice to the Trustee, the Trust Administrator,
the
Paying Agent and the Depositor of the location of the Collection Account
maintained by it when established and prior to any change thereof. The Paying
Agent shall give notice to the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, the
Paying Agent and the Depositor of the location of the Distribution Account
when
established and prior to any change thereof.
(d) Funds
held in the Collection Account at any time may be delivered by the Master
Servicer to the Paying Agent on behalf of the Trust Administrator for deposit
in
an account (which may be the Distribution Account and must satisfy the standards
for the Distribution Account as set forth in the definition thereof) and for
all
purposes of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a part of the Collection
Account; provided, however, that the Paying Agent shall have the sole authority
to withdraw any funds held pursuant to this subsection (d). In the event the
Master Servicer shall deliver to the Paying Agent for deposit in the
Distribution Account any amount not required to be deposited therein, it may
at
any time request that the Paying Agent withdraw such amount from the
Distribution Account and remit to it any such amount, any provision herein
to
the contrary notwithstanding. In addition, the Master Servicer shall deliver
to
the Paying Agent from time to time for deposit, and upon written notification
from the Master Servicer, the Paying Agent shall so deposit, in the Distribution
Account:
(i) any
P&I Advances, as required pursuant to Section 4.03;
(ii) any
amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.23(d) or (f) in
connection with any REO Property;
(iii) any
amounts to be paid by the Master Servicer in connection with a purchase of
Mortgage Loans and REO Properties pursuant to Section 9.01;
(iv) any
amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.24 in connection with
any
Prepayment Interest Shortfalls; and
(v) any
Stayed Funds, as soon as permitted by the federal bankruptcy court having
jurisdiction in such matters.
(e) Promptly
upon receipt of any Stayed Funds, whether from the Master Servicer, a trustee
in
bankruptcy, or federal bankruptcy court or other source, the Paying Agent shall
deposit such funds in the Distribution Account, subject to withdrawal thereof
as
permitted hereunder.
(f) The
Master Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account any amounts required
to
be deposited pursuant to Section 3.12(b) in connection with losses realized
on
Permitted Investments with respect to funds held in the Collection
Account.
SECTION
3.11
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Withdrawals
from the Collection Account and Distribution
Account.
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(a) The
Master Servicer shall, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Collection
Account for any of the following purposes or as described in Section
4.03:
(i) to
remit
to the Paying Agent for deposit in the Distribution Account the amounts required
to be so remitted pursuant to Section 3.10(b) or permitted to be so remitted
pursuant to the first sentence of Section 3.10(d);
(ii) subject
to Section 3.16(d), to reimburse the Master Servicer for P&I Advances, but
only to the extent of amounts received which represent Late Collections (net
of
the related Servicing Fees) of Monthly Payments on Mortgage Loans with respect
to which such P&I Advances were made in accordance with the provisions of
Section 4.03;
(iii) subject
to Section 3.16(d), to pay the Master Servicer or any Sub- Servicer (A) any
unpaid Servicing Fees, (B) any unreimbursed Servicing Advances with respect
to
each Mortgage Loan, but only to the extent of any Liquidation Proceeds,
Insurance Proceeds or other amounts as may be collected by the Master Servicer
from a Mortgagor, or otherwise received with respect to such Mortgage Loan
and
(C) any nonrecoverable Servicing Advances following the final liquidation of
a
Mortgage Loan, but only to the extent that Late Collections,
Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds received with respect to
such Mortgage Loan are insufficient to reimburse the Master Servicer or any
Sub-Servicer for such Servicing Advances;
(iv) to
pay to
the Master Servicer as servicing compensation (in addition to the Servicing
Fee)
on the Master Servicer Remittance Date any interest or investment income earned
on funds deposited in the Collection Account;
(v) to
pay to
the Master Servicer, the Depositor or the Seller, as the case may be, with
respect to each Mortgage Loan that has previously been purchased or replaced
pursuant to Section 2.03 all amounts received thereon subsequent to the date
of
purchase or substitution, as the case may be;
(vi) to
reimburse the Master Servicer for any P&I Advance previously made which the
Master Servicer has determined to be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance in
accordance with the provisions of Section 4.03;
(vii) to
reimburse the Master Servicer or the Depositor for expenses incurred by or
reimbursable to the Master Servicer or the Depositor, as the case may be,
pursuant to Section 6.03;
(viii) to
reimburse the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator or the Trustee, as the
case may be, for expenses reasonably incurred in respect of the breach or defect
giving rise to the purchase obligation under Section 2.03 or Section 2.04 of
this Agreement that were included in the Purchase Price of the Mortgage Loan,
including any expenses arising out of the enforcement of the purchase
obligation;
(ix) to
pay,
or to reimburse the Master Servicer for advances in respect of expenses incurred
in connection with any Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.16(b);
(x) [reserved];
and
(xi) to
clear
and terminate the Collection Account pursuant to Section 9.01.
The
Master Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting, on a Mortgage
Loan
by Mortgage Loan basis, for the purpose of justifying any withdrawal from the
Collection Account, to the extent held by or on behalf of it, pursuant to
subclauses (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (viii) and (ix) above. The Master
Servicer shall provide written notification to the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the Paying Agent, on or prior to the next succeeding Master
Servicer Remittance Date, upon making any withdrawals from the Collection
Account pursuant to subclause (vii) above.
(b) The
Paying Agent shall, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Distribution
Account, for any of the following purposes, without priority:
(i) to
make
distributions to Certificateholders in accordance with Section
4.01;
(ii) to
pay to
itself any interest income earned on funds deposited in the Distribution Account
pursuant to Section 3.12(c);
(iii) to
reimburse the Trust Administrator or the Trustee pursuant to Section
7.02;
(iv) to
pay
any amounts in respect of taxes pursuant to 10.01(g)(iii);
(v) to
pay
any Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses;
(vi) to
reimburse the Paying Agent or the Trustee for any P&I Advance made by it
under Section 7.01 (if not reimbursed by the Master Servicer) to the same extent
the Master Servicer would be entitled to reimbursement under Section 3.11(a);
and
(vii) to
clear
and terminate the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 9.01.
SECTION
3.12
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Investment
of Funds in the Collection Account and the Distribution
Account.
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(a) The
Master Servicer may direct any depository institution maintaining the Collection
Account (for purposes of this Section 3.12, an “Investment Account”), and the
Paying Agent may direct any depository institution maintaining the Distribution
Account (for purposes of this Section 3.12, also an “Investment Account”), to
hold the funds in such Investment Account uninvested or to invest the funds
in
such Investment Account in one or more Permitted Investments specified in such
instruction bearing interest or sold at a discount, and maturing, unless payable
on demand, (i) no later than the Business Day immediately preceding the date
on
which such funds are required to be withdrawn from such account pursuant to
this
Agreement, if a Person other than the Paying Agent is the obligor thereon,
and
(ii) no later than the date on which such funds are required to be withdrawn
from such account pursuant to this Agreement, if the Paying Agent is the obligor
thereon. All such Permitted Investments shall be held to maturity, unless
payable on demand. Any investment of funds in an Investment Account shall be
made in the name of the Trust Administrator (in its capacity as such) or in
the
name of a nominee of the Trust Administrator. The Trust Administrator shall
be
entitled to sole possession (except with respect to investment direction of
funds held in the Collection Account and the Distribution Account and any income
and gain realized thereon) over each such investment, and any certificate or
other instrument evidencing any such investment shall be delivered directly
to
the Trust Administrator or its agent, together with any document of transfer
necessary to transfer title to such investment to the Trust Administrator or
its
nominee. In the event amounts on deposit in an Investment Account are at any
time invested in a Permitted Investment payable on demand, the Trust
Administrator shall:
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(x)
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consistent
with any notice required to be given thereunder, demand that payment
thereon be made on the last day such Permitted Investment may otherwise
mature hereunder in an amount equal to the lesser of (1) all amounts
then
payable thereunder and (2) the amount required to be withdrawn on
such
date; and
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(y)
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demand
payment of all amounts due thereunder promptly upon determination
by a
Responsible Officer of the Trust Administrator that such Permitted
Investment would not constitute a Permitted Investment in respect
of funds
thereafter on deposit in the Investment
Account.
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(b) All
income and gain realized from the investment of funds deposited in the
Collection Account held by or on behalf of the Master Servicer, shall be for
the
benefit of the Master Servicer and shall be subject to its withdrawal in
accordance with Section 3.11. The Master Servicer shall deposit in the
Collection Account the amount of any loss of principal incurred in respect
of
any such Permitted Investment made with funds in such accounts immediately
upon
realization of such loss.
(c) All
income and gain realized from the investment of funds deposited in the
Distribution Account held by or on behalf of the Paying Agent, shall be for
the
benefit of the Paying Agent and shall be subject to its withdrawal at any time.
The Paying Agent shall deposit in the Distribution Account the amount of any
loss of principal incurred in respect of any such Permitted Investment made
with
funds in such accounts immediately upon realization of such loss.
(d) Except
as
otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, if any default occurs in the
making of a payment due under any Permitted Investment, or if a default occurs
in any other performance required under any Permitted Investment, the Trustee
may and, subject to Section 8.01 and Section 8.02(a)(v), upon the request of
the
Holders of Certificates representing more than 50% of the Voting Rights
allocated to any Class of Certificates, shall take such action as may be
appropriate to enforce such payment or performance, including the institution
and prosecution of appropriate proceedings.
SECTION
3.13
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Maintenance
of the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies; Collections
Thereunder.
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The
Master Servicer will maintain or cause the related Sub-Servicer, if any, to
maintain in full force and effect, if required under the Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement and to the extent available, a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy
with
respect to each Mortgage Loan so insured as of the Closing Date (or, in the
case
of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, on the date of substitution). Such
coverage will be maintained with respect to each such Mortgage Loan for so
long
as it is outstanding, subject to any applicable laws or until the related
Loan-to-Value Ratio is reduced to less than or equal to 80% based on Mortgagor
payments. The Master Servicer shall cause the premium for each Primary Mortgage
Insurance Policy to be paid on a timely basis and shall pay such premium out
of
its own funds if it is not otherwise paid. The Master Servicer or the related
Sub-Servicer, if any, will not cancel or refuse to renew any such Primary
Mortgage Insurance Policy in effect on the Closing Date (or, in the case of
a
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, on the date of substitution) that is
required to be kept in force under this Agreement unless a replacement Primary
Mortgage Insurance Policy for such canceled or non-renewed policy is obtained
from and maintained with a Qualified Insurer.
The
Master Servicer shall not take, or permit any Sub-Servicer to take, any action
which would result in non-coverage under any applicable Primary Mortgage
Insurance Policy of any loss which, but for the actions of the Master Servicer
or Sub-Servicer, would have been covered thereunder. The Master Servicer will
comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and
requirements of each insurer under each Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy.
In
connection with any assumption and modification agreement or substitution of
liability agreement entered into or to be entered into pursuant to Section
3.15,
the Master Servicer shall promptly notify the insurer under the related Primary
Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any, of such assumption in accordance with the
terms of such policies and shall take all actions which may be required by
such
insurer as a condition to the continuation of coverage under the Primary
Mortgage Insurance Policy. If any such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy is
terminated as a result of such assumption, the Master Servicer or the related
Sub-Servicer shall obtain a replacement Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy as
provided above.
In
connection with its activities as administrator and servicer of the Mortgage
Loans, the Master Servicer agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself,
the Trustee and the Certificateholders, claims to the insurer under any Primary
Mortgage Insurance Policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms
of
such policies and, in this regard, to take such action as shall be necessary
to
permit recovery under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy respecting a
defaulted Mortgage Loan. Any amounts collected by the Master Servicer under
any
Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy shall be deposited in the Collection Account,
subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.11; and any amounts collected by
the
Master Servicer under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy in respect of any
REO Property shall be deposited in the Collection Account, subject to withdrawal
pursuant to Section 3.23. In those cases in which a Mortgage Loan is serviced
by
a Sub-Servicer, the Sub-Servicer, on behalf of itself, the Trustee, and the
Certificateholders, will present claims to the insurer under any Primary
Mortgage Insurance Policy and all collections thereunder shall be deposited
initially in the Sub-Servicing Account.
SECTION
3.14
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Maintenance
of Hazard Insurance and Errors and Omissions and Fidelity
Coverage.
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(a) The
Master Servicer shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan fire
insurance with extended coverage on the related Mortgaged Property in an amount
which is at least equal to the least of (i) the current principal balance of
such Mortgage Loan, (ii) the amount necessary to fully compensate for any damage
or loss to the improvements that are a part of such property on a replacement
cost basis and (iii) the maximum insurable value of the improvements which
are a
part of such Mortgaged Property, in each case in an amount not less than such
amount as is necessary to avoid the application of any coinsurance clause
contained in the related hazard insurance policy. The Master Servicer shall
also
cause to be maintained fire insurance with extended coverage on each REO
Property in an amount which is at least equal to the lesser of (i) the maximum
insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such property and (ii)
the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan at the time
it
became an REO Property, plus accrued interest at the Mortgage Rate and related
Servicing Advances. The Master Servicer will comply in the performance of this
Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under
any
such hazard policies. Any amounts to be collected by the Master Servicer under
any such policies (other than amounts to be applied to the restoration or repair
of the property subject to the related Mortgage or amounts to be released to
the
Mortgagor in accordance with the procedures that the Master Servicer would
follow in servicing loans held for its own account, subject to the terms and
conditions of the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note) shall be deposited in
the
Collection Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.11, if received
in respect of a Mortgage Loan, or in the REO Account, subject to withdrawal
pursuant to Section 3.23, if received in respect of an REO Property. Any cost
incurred by the Master Servicer in maintaining any such insurance shall not,
for
the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to
the
unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that
the
terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. It is understood and agreed that no
earthquake or other additional insurance is to be required of any Mortgagor
other than pursuant to such applicable laws and regulations as shall at any
time
be in force and as shall require such additional insurance. If the Mortgaged
Property or REO Property is at any time in an area identified in the Federal
Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood
hazards, the Master Servicer will cause to be maintained a flood insurance
policy in respect thereof. Such flood insurance shall be in an amount equal
to
the lesser of (i) the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan
and
(ii) the maximum amount of such insurance available for the related Mortgaged
Property under the national flood insurance program (assuming that the area
in
which such Mortgaged Property is located is participating in such
program).
In
the
event that the Master Servicer shall obtain and maintain a blanket policy with
an insurer having a General Policy Rating of A:X or better in Best’s Key Rating
Guide (or such other rating that is comparable to such rating) insuring against
hazard losses on all of the Mortgage Loans, it shall conclusively be deemed
to
have satisfied its obligations as set forth in the first two sentences of this
Section 3.14, it being understood and agreed that such policy may contain a
deductible clause, in which case the Master Servicer shall, in the event that
there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO
Property a policy complying with the first two sentences of this Section 3.14,
and there shall have been one or more losses which would have been covered
by
such policy, deposit to the Collection Account from its own funds the amount
not
otherwise payable under the blanket policy because of such deductible clause.
In
connection with its activities as administrator and servicer of the Mortgage
Loans, the Master Servicer agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself,
the Trustee and the Certificateholders, claims under any such blanket policy
in
a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such policy.
(b) The
Master Servicer shall keep in force during the term of this Agreement a policy
or policies of insurance covering errors and omissions for failure in the
performance of the Master Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement, which
policy or policies shall be in such form and amount that would meet the
requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac if it were the purchaser of the
Mortgage Loans, unless the Master Servicer has obtained a waiver of such
requirements from Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac. The Master Servicer shall also
maintain a fidelity bond in the form and amount that would meet the requirements
of Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac, unless the Master Servicer has obtained a waiver
of such requirements from Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac. The Master Servicer shall
provide the Trustee and the Paying Agent (upon the Trustee’s or Paying Agent’s
reasonable request) with copies of any such insurance policies and fidelity
bond. The Master Servicer shall be deemed to have complied with this provision
if an Affiliate of the Master Servicer has such errors and omissions and
fidelity bond coverage and, by the terms of such insurance policy or fidelity
bond, the coverage afforded thereunder extends to the Master Servicer. Any
such
errors and omissions policy and fidelity bond shall by its terms not be
cancelable without thirty days’ prior written notice to the Trustee. The Master
Servicer shall also cause each Sub-Servicer to maintain a policy of insurance
covering errors and omissions and a fidelity bond which would meet such
requirements.
SECTION
3.15
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Enforcement
of Due-On-Sale Clauses; Assumption
Agreements.
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The
Master Servicer will, to the extent it has knowledge of any conveyance or
prospective conveyance of any Mortgaged Property by any Mortgagor (whether
by
absolute conveyance or by contract of sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor
remains or is to remain liable under the Mortgage Note and/or the Mortgage),
exercise its rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under
the
“due-on-sale” clause, if any, applicable thereto; provided, however, that the
Master Servicer shall not exercise any such rights if prohibited by law from
doing so or if the exercise of such rights would impair or threaten to impair
any recovery under the related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any. If
the
Master Servicer reasonably believes it is unable under applicable law to enforce
such “due-on-sale” clause, or if any of the other conditions set forth in the
proviso to the preceding sentence apply, the Master Servicer will enter into
an
assumption and modification agreement from or with the person to whom such
property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed, pursuant to which
such
person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note and, to the extent permitted
by
applicable state law, the Mortgagor remains liable thereon. The Master Servicer
is also authorized to enter into a substitution of liability agreement with
such
person, pursuant to which the original Mortgagor is released from liability
and
such person is substituted as the Mortgagor and becomes liable under the
Mortgage Note, provided that no such substitution shall be effective unless
such
person satisfies the underwriting criteria of the Master Servicer. In connection
with any assumption or substitution, the Master Servicer shall apply such
underwriting standards and follow such practices and procedures as shall be
normal and usual in its general mortgage servicing activities and as it applies
to other mortgage loans owned solely by it. The Master Servicer shall not take
or enter into any assumption and modification agreement, however, unless (to
the
extent practicable in the circumstances) it shall have received confirmation,
in
writing, of the continued effectiveness of any applicable Primary Mortgage
Insurance Policy or hazard insurance policy, or a new policy meeting the
requirements of this Section is obtained. Any fee collected by the Master
Servicer in respect of an assumption or substitution of liability agreement
will
be retained by the Master Servicer as additional servicing compensation. In
connection with any such assumption, no material term of the Mortgage Note
(including but not limited to the related Mortgage Rate and the amount of the
Monthly Payment) may be amended or modified, except as otherwise required
pursuant to the terms thereof. The Master Servicer shall notify the Trustee
that
any such substitution or assumption agreement has been completed by forwarding
to the Custodian (with a copy to the Trustee) the executed original of such
substitution or assumption agreement, which document shall be added to the
related Mortgage File and shall, for all purposes, be considered a part of
such
Mortgage File to the same extent as all other documents and instruments
constituting a part thereof.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing paragraph or any other provision of this Agreement, the Master
Servicer shall not be deemed to be in default, breach or any other violation
of
its obligations hereunder by reason of any assumption of a Mortgage Loan by
operation of law or by the terms of the Mortgage Note or any assumption which
the Master Servicer may be restricted by law from preventing, for any reason
whatever. For purposes of this Section 3.15, the term “assumption” is deemed to
also include a sale (of the Mortgaged Property) subject to the Mortgage that
is
not accompanied by an assumption or substitution of liability
agreement.
SECTION
3.16
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Realization
Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.
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(a) The
Master Servicer shall, consistent with the servicing standard set forth in
Section 3.01, foreclose upon or otherwise comparably convert the ownership
of
properties securing such of the Mortgage Loans as come into and continue in
default and as to which no satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection
of delinquent payments pursuant to Section 3.07. The Master Servicer shall
be
responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by it in any such proceedings;
provided, however, that such costs and expenses will be recoverable as Servicing
Advances by the Master Servicer as contemplated in Section 3.11 and Section
3.23. The foregoing is subject to the provision that, in any case in which
Mortgaged Property shall have suffered damage from an Uninsured Cause, the
Master Servicer shall not be required to expend its own funds toward the
restoration of such property unless it shall determine in its discretion that
such restoration will increase the proceeds of liquidation of the related
Mortgage Loan after reimbursement to itself for such expenses.
(b) Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.16 or any other provision of this
Agreement, with respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which the Master Servicer
has
received actual notice of, or has actual knowledge of, the presence of any
toxic
or hazardous substance on the related Mortgaged Property, the Master Servicer
shall not, on behalf of the Trustee, either (i) obtain title to such Mortgaged
Property as a result of or in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, or (ii)
otherwise acquire possession of, or take any other action with respect to,
such
Mortgaged Property, if, as a result of any such action, the Trustee, the Trust
Fund, the Trust Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Certificateholders
would be considered to hold title to, to be a “mortgagee-in- possession” of, or
to be an “owner” or “operator” of such Mortgaged Property within the meaning of
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of
1980, as amended from time to time, or any comparable law, unless the Master
Servicer has also previously determined, based on its reasonable judgment and
a
report prepared by a Person who regularly conducts environmental audits using
customary industry standards, that:
(1) such
Mortgaged Property is in compliance with applicable environmental laws or,
if
not, that it would be in the best economic interest of the Trust Fund to take
such actions as are necessary to bring the Mortgaged Property into compliance
therewith; and
(2) there
are
no circumstances present at such Mortgaged Property relating to the use,
management or disposal of any hazardous substances, hazardous materials,
hazardous wastes, or petroleum-based materials for which investigation, testing,
monitoring, containment, clean-up or remediation could be required under any
federal, state or local law or regulation, or that if any such materials are
present for which such action could be required, that it would be in the best
economic interest of the Trust Fund to take such actions with respect to the
affected Mortgaged Property.
The
cost
of the environmental audit report contemplated by this Section 3.23 shall be
advanced by the Master Servicer, subject to the Master Servicer’s right to be
reimbursed therefor from the Collection Account as provided in Section
3.11(a)(ix), such right of reimbursement being prior to the rights of
Certificateholders to receive any amount in the Collection Account received
in
respect of the affected Mortgage Loan or other Mortgage Loans.
If
the
Master Servicer determines, as described above, that it is in the best economic
interest of the Trust Fund to take such actions as are necessary to bring any
such Mortgaged Property into compliance with applicable environmental laws,
or
to take such action with respect to the containment, clean-up or remediation
of
hazardous substances, hazardous materials, hazardous wastes or petroleum-based
materials affecting any such Mortgaged Property, then the Master Servicer shall
take such action as it deems to be in the best economic interest of the Trust
Fund. The cost of any such compliance, containment, cleanup or remediation
shall
be advanced by the Master Servicer, subject to the Master Servicer’s right to be
reimbursed therefor from the Collection Account as provided in Section
3.11(a)(ix), such right of reimbursement being prior to the rights of
Certificateholders to receive any amount in the Collection Account received
in
respect of the affected Mortgage Loan or other Mortgage Loans.
(c) The
Master Servicer shall have the right to purchase from the Trust Fund any
defaulted Mortgage Loan that is 90 days or more delinquent, which the Master
Servicer determines in good faith will otherwise become subject to foreclosure
proceedings (evidence of such determination to be delivered in writing to the
Trustee and the Trust Administrator, in form and substance satisfactory to
the
Trustee and the Trust Administrator prior to purchase), at a price equal to
the
Purchase Price. The Purchase Price for any Mortgage Loan purchased hereunder
shall be deposited in the Collection Account, and the Trustee (or a Custodian
on
behalf of the Trustee), upon receipt of written certification from the Master
Servicer of such deposit, shall release or cause to be released to the Master
Servicer the related Mortgage File and the Trustee (or a Custodian on behalf
of
the Trustee), upon receipt of written certification from the Master Servicer
of
such deposit, shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or
assignment, in each case without recourse, as the Master Servicer shall furnish
and as shall be necessary to vest in the Master Servicer title to any Mortgage
Loan released pursuant hereto.
(d) Proceeds
received in connection with any Final Recovery Determination, as well as any
recovery resulting from a partial collection of Insurance Proceeds or
Liquidation Proceeds, in respect of any Mortgage Loan, will be applied in the
following order of priority: first, to reimburse the Master Servicer or any
Sub-Servicer for any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances and P&I
Advances, pursuant to Section 3.11(a)(ii) or (a)(iii)(B); second, to accrued
and
unpaid interest on the Mortgage Loan, to the date of the Final Recovery
Determination, or to the Due Date prior to the Distribution Date on which such
amounts are to be distributed if not in connection with a Final Recovery
Determination; and third, as a recovery of principal of the Mortgage Loan.
If
the amount of the recovery so allocated to interest is less than the full amount
of accrued and unpaid interest due on such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such
recovery will be allocated by the Master Servicer as follows: first, to unpaid
Servicing Fees; and second, to the balance of the interest then due and owing.
The portion of the recovery so allocated to unpaid Servicing Fees shall be
reimbursed to the Master Servicer or any Sub-Servicer pursuant to Section
3.11(a)(iii)(A).
SECTION
3.17
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Trustee
to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage
Files.
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(a) Upon
the
payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the Master Servicer
of a
notification that payment in full shall be escrowed in a manner customary for
such purposes, the Master Servicer will immediately notify the Custodian, on
behalf of the Trustee, by a certification in the form of Exhibit E (which
certification shall include a statement to the effect that all amounts received
or to be received in connection with such payment which are required to be
deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.10 have been or will
be so deposited) of a Servicing Officer and shall request that the Custodian,
on
behalf of the Trustee, deliver to it the Mortgage File. Upon receipt of such
certification and request, the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, shall
promptly release the related Mortgage File to the Master Servicer, and the
Master Servicer is authorized to cause the removal from the registration on
the
MERS® System of any such Mortgage, if applicable, and to execute and deliver, on
behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, any and all
instruments of satisfaction or cancellation or of partial or full release.
No
expenses incurred in connection with any instrument of satisfaction or deed
of
reconveyance shall be chargeable to the Collection Account or the Distribution
Account.
The
Trustee (or a Custodian on its behalf) shall, at the written request and expense
of any Certificateholder, provide a written report to such Certificateholder
of
all Mortgage Files released to the Master Servicer for servicing
purposes.
(b) From
time
to time and as appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure of any Mortgage
Loan, including, for this purpose, collection under any Primary Mortgage
Insurance Policy or any other insurance policy relating to the Mortgage Loans,
the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, shall, upon request of the Master
Servicer and delivery to the Custodian and the Trustee of a Request for Release
in the form of Exhibit E-l, release the related Mortgage File to the Master
Servicer, and the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, shall, at the direction
of the Master Servicer, execute such documents as shall be necessary to the
prosecution of any such proceedings. Such Request for Release shall obligate
the
Master Servicer to return each and every document previously requested from
the
Mortgage File to the Custodian when the need therefor by the Master Servicer
no
longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated and the Liquidation
Proceeds relating to the Mortgage Loan have been deposited in the Collection
Account or the Mortgage File or such document has been delivered to an attorney,
or to a public trustee or other public official as required by law, for purposes
of initiating or pursuing legal action or other proceedings for the foreclosure
of the Mortgaged Property either judicially or non-judicially, and the Master
Servicer has delivered to the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, a certificate
of a Servicing Officer certifying as to the name and address of the Person
to
which such Mortgage File or such document was delivered and the purpose or
purposes of such delivery. Upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer
stating that such Mortgage Loan was liquidated and that all amounts received
or
to be received in connection with such liquidation that are required to be
deposited into the Collection Account have been so deposited, or that such
Mortgage Loan has become an REO Property, a copy of the Request for Release
shall be released by the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, to the Master
Servicer.
(c) Upon
written certification of a Servicing Officer, the Trustee shall execute and
deliver to the Master Servicer any court pleadings, requests for trustee’s sale
or other documents reasonably necessary to the foreclosure or trustee’s sale in
respect of a Mortgaged Property or to any legal action brought to obtain
judgment against any Mortgagor on the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or to obtain
a
deficiency judgment, or to enforce any other remedies or rights provided by
the
Mortgage Note or Mortgage or otherwise available at law or in equity. Each
such
certification shall include a request that such pleadings or documents be
executed by the Trustee and a statement as to the reason such documents or
pleadings are required and that the execution and delivery thereof by the
Trustee will not invalidate or otherwise affect the lien of the Mortgage, except
for the termination of such a lien upon completion of the foreclosure or
trustee’s sale.
SECTION
3.18
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Servicing
Compensation.
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As
compensation for the activities of the Master Servicer hereunder, the Master
Servicer shall be entitled to the Servicing Fee and Buydown Funds with respect
to each Mortgage Loan payable solely from payments of interest in respect of
such Mortgage Loan, subject to Section 3.24. In addition, the Master Servicer
shall be entitled to recover unpaid Servicing Fees out of Insurance Proceeds
or
Liquidation Proceeds to the extent permitted by Section 3.11(a)(iii)(A) and
out
of amounts derived from the operation and sale of an REO Property to the extent
permitted by Section 3.23. The right to receive the Servicing Fee may not be
transferred in whole or in part except in connection with the transfer of all
of
the Master Servicer’s responsibilities and obligations under this
Agreement.
Additional
servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, late payment charges
and
other similar fees and charges shall be retained by the Master Servicer (subject
to Section 3.24) only to the extent such fees or charges are received by the
Master Servicer. The Master Servicer shall also be entitled pursuant to Section
3.11(a)(iv) to withdraw from the Collection Account, and pursuant to Section
3.23(b) to withdraw from any REO Account, as additional servicing compensation,
interest or other income earned on deposits therein, subject to Section 3.12
and
Section 3.24. The Master Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses incurred
by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder (including premiums
due under any Primary Insurance Policies, if applicable, premiums for the
insurance required by Section 3.14, to the extent such premiums are not paid
by
the related Mortgagors or by a Sub-Servicer, servicing compensation of each
Sub-Servicer, and to the extent provided herein in Section 8.05, the fees and
expenses of the Trustee and the Trust Administrator) and shall not be entitled
to reimbursement therefor except as specifically provided herein.
SECTION
3.19
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Reports
to the Trust Administrator; Collection Account
Statements.
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Not
later
than fifteen days after each Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall
forward to the Trust Administrator and the Trustee, upon the request of the
Trust Administrator or the Trustee, a statement prepared by the Master Servicer
setting forth the status of the Collection Account as of the close of business
on the last day of the calendar month relating to such Distribution Date and
showing, for the period covered by such statement, the aggregate amount of
deposits into and withdrawals from the Collection Account of each category
of
deposit specified in Section 3.10(a) and each category of withdrawal specified
in Section 3.11. Such statement may be in the form of the then current Xxxxxx
Xxx Monthly Accounting Report for its Guaranteed Mortgage Pass-Through Program
with appropriate additions and changes, and shall also include information
as to
the aggregate of the outstanding principal balances of all of the Mortgage
Loans
as of the last day of the calendar month immediately preceding such Distribution
Date. Copies of such statement shall be provided by the Trust Administrator
to
the Certificates Registrar, and the Certificate Registrar shall provide the
same
to any Certificateholder and to any Person identified to the Certificate
Registrar as a prospective transferee of a Certificate, upon the request and
at
the expense of the requesting party, provided such statement is delivered by
the
Master Servicer to the Trust Administrator and by the Trust Administrator to
the
Certificate Registrar.
SECTION
3.20
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Statement
as to Compliance.
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The
Master Servicer shall deliver to the Depositor and the Trust Administrator,
on
or before March 15th of each
calendar
year beginning in 2008, an Officers’ Certificate (an “Annual Statement of
Compliance”) stating, as to each signatory thereof, that (i) a review of the
activities of the Master Servicer during the preceding calendar year
and of performance under this Agreement has been made under such officers’
supervision and (ii) to the best of such officers’ knowledge, based on such
review, the Master Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under this
Agreement in all material respects throughout such year, or, if there has been
a
failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying
each
such failure known to such officer and the nature and status of cure provisions
thereof. The Master Servicer shall deliver, or cause any Sub-Servicer
to deliver, a similar Annual Statement of Compliance by any Sub-Servicer to
which any servicing responsibilities have been delegated with respect to the
Mortgage Loans, to the Depositor and the Trust Administrator as described above
as and when required with respect to the Master Servicer.
If
the
Master Servicer cannot deliver the related Annual Statement of Compliance by
March 15th of
such year, the Trustee, at the direction of the Depositor, may permit a cure
period for the Master Servicer to deliver such Annual Statement of Compliance,
but in no event later than March 18th of such
year.
Failure
of the Master Servicer to comply with this Section 3.20 shall be deemed a Master
Servicer Event of Default and the Trustee at the direction of the Depositor
shall, in addition to whatever rights the Trustee may have under this Agreement
and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific
performance, upon notice immediately terminate all of the rights and obligations
of the Master Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans
and
the proceeds thereof without compensating the Master Servicer for the
same. This paragraph shall supersede any other provision in this
Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary.
The
Master Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and its
officers, directors and Affiliates from and against any actual losses, damages,
penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related
costs, judgments and other costs and expenses that such Person may sustain
based
upon a breach of the Master Servicer’s obligations under this Section
3.20.
SECTION
3.21
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Assessments
of Compliance and Attestation
Reports.
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(a) The
Master Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance
with all applicable requirements of the Servicing Criteria (as set forth in
Exhibit C hereto). The Master Servicer shall deliver to the Depositor
and the Trust Administrator or cause to be delivered to the Depositor and the
Trust Administrator, on or before March 1st of each
calendar
year beginning in 2008, the following:
(i) a
report
(an “Assessment of Compliance”) regarding the Master Servicer’s assessment of
compliance with the Servicing Criteria during the immediately preceding calendar
year, as required under Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item
1122 of Regulation AB. Such report shall be signed by an authorized
officer of the Master Servicer, and shall address each of the Servicing Criteria
set forth in Exhibit C hereto;
(ii) a
report
(an “Attestation Report”) of a registered public accounting firm reasonably
acceptable to the Depositor that attests to, and reports on, the assessment
of
compliance made by the Master Servicer and delivered pursuant to the preceding
paragraph. Such attestation shall be in accordance with Rules
1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act;
(iii) from
each
Sub-Servicer, and each subcontractor determined by the Master Servicer to be
“participating in the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of
Regulation AB, an Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report as and when
provided in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section 3.21(a); and
(iv) a
statement as to which of the Servicing Criteria, if any, are not applicable
to
the Master Servicer, which statement shall be based on the activities it
performs with respect to asset-backed securities transactions taken as a whole
involving the Master Servicer, that are backed by the same asset type as the
Mortgage Loans.
(b) As
provided in 3.21(a)(iii) above, the Master Servicer shall, or shall cause any
Sub-Servicer and each subcontractor determined by the Master Servicer to be
“participating in the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of
Regulation AB to, deliver to the Trust Administrator and the Depositor an
Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report as and when provided
above.
Such
Assessment of Compliance, as to any Sub-Servicer, shall at a minimum address
each of the Servicing Criteria specified on Exhibit C hereto which are indicated
as applicable to any “primary servicer.” Notwithstanding the
foregoing, as to any subcontractor, an Assessment of Compliance is not required
to be delivered unless it is required as part of a Form 10-K with respect to
the
Trust Fund.
If
the
Master Servicer cannot deliver any Assessment of Compliance or Attestation
Report by March 1st of such
year, the
Trustee, at the direction of the Depositor, may permit a cure period for the
Master Servicer to deliver such Assessment of Compliance or Attestation Report,
but in no event later than March 15th of such
year.
Failure
of the Master Servicer to timely comply with this Section 3.21 shall be deemed
a
Master Servicer Event of Default, and upon the receipt of written notice from
the Trustee of such Event of Default, the Trustee at the direction of the
Depositor may, in addition to whatever rights the Trustee may have under this
Agreement and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and
specific performance, upon notice immediately terminate all the rights and
obligations of the Master Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the
Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Master Servicer
for the same. This paragraph shall supersede any other provision in
this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary.
The
Trust
Administrator shall also provide an Assessment of Compliance and Attestation
Report, as and when provided above, which shall at a minimum address each of
the
Servicing Criteria specified on Exhibit C hereto which are indicated as
applicable to the Trust Administrator. The Paying Agent, Certificate
Registrar and Authenticating Agent shall also provide an Assessment of
Compliance and Attestation Report, as and when provided above, which shall
at a
minimum address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on Exhibit C hereto
which are indicated as applicable to the Paying Agent, Certificate Registrar
and
Authenticating Agent. The Master Servicer shall on behalf of the
Trustee enforce the obligations of the Custodian under the Custodial Agreement
to provide an Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report, as, when and
to
the extent set forth in the Custodial Agreement.
The
Master Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and its
officers, directors and Affiliates from and against any actual losses, damages,
penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related
costs, judgments and other costs and expenses that such Person may sustain
based
upon a breach of the Master Servicer’s obligations, as applicable, under this
Section 3.21. The Trust Administrator shall indemnify and hold
harmless the Depositor and its officers, directors and Affiliates from and
against any actual losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable
and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and
expenses that such Person may sustain based upon any failure of the Trust
Administrator to deliver when required its Assessment of Compliance and
Attestation Report. The Paying Agent, Certificate Registrar and
Authenticating Agent shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and its
officers, directors and Affiliates from and against any actual losses, damages,
penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related
costs, judgments and other costs and expenses that such Person may sustain
based
upon any failure of the Paying Agent, Certificate Registrar and Authenticating
Agent to deliver when required its Assessment of Compliance.
SECTION
3.22
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Access
to Certain Documentation.
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The
Master Servicer shall provide to the Office of the Controller of the Currency,
the Office of Thrift Supervision, the FDIC, and any other federal or state
banking or insurance regulatory authority that may exercise authority over
any
Certificateholder, access to the documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans
required by applicable laws and regulations. Such access shall be afforded
without charge, but only upon reasonable request and during normal business
hours at the offices of the Master Servicer designated by it. In addition,
access to the documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans required by applicable
laws and regulations will be provided to such Certificateholder, the Trustee,
the Trust Administrator and to any Person identified to the Master Servicer
as a
prospective transferee of a Certificate, upon reasonable request during normal
business hours at the offices of the Master Servicer designated by it at the
expense of the Person requesting such access.
SECTION
3.23
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Title,
Management and Disposition of REO
Property.
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(a) The
deed
or certificate of sale of any REO Property shall be taken in the name of the
Trustee, or its nominee, in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders.
The
Master Servicer, on behalf of the Trust Fund, shall either sell any REO Property
before the close of the third taxable year following the year the Trust Fund
acquires ownership of such REO Property for purposes of Section 860G(a)(8)
of
the Code or request from the Internal Revenue Service, no later than 60 days
before the day on which the above three-year grace period would otherwise
expire, an extension of the above three-year grace period, unless the Master
Servicer shall have delivered to the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and the
Depositor an Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the Depositor, to the effect that the holding by the Trust
Fund of such REO Property subsequent to the close of the third taxable year
after its acquisition will not result in the imposition on the Trust Fund of
taxes on “prohibited transactions” thereof, as defined in Section 860F of the
Code, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under Federal
law
at any time that any Certificates are outstanding. The Master Servicer shall
manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property for the
Certificateholders solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition and sale
in
a manner which does not cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as
“foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or
result in the receipt by any Trust REMIC of any “income from non-permitted
assets” within the meaning of Section 860F(a)(2)(B) of the Code, or any “net
income from foreclosure property” which is subject to taxation under the REMIC
Provisions.
(b) The
Master Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received in
connection with the operation of any REO Property separate and apart from its
own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain with respect
to
REO Properties an account held in trust for the Trustee for the benefit of
the
Certificateholders (the “REO Account”), which shall be an Eligible Account. The
Master Servicer shall be permitted to allow the Collection Account to serve
as
the REO Account, subject to separate ledgers for each REO Property. The Master
Servicer shall be entitled to retain or withdraw any interest income paid on
funds deposited in the REO Account.
(c) The
Master Servicer shall have full power and authority, subject only to the
specific requirements and prohibitions of this Agreement, to do any and all
things in connection with any REO Property as are consistent with the manner
in
which the Master Servicer manages and operates similar property owned by the
Master Servicer or any of its Affiliates, all on such terms and for such period
as the Master Servicer deems to be in the best interests of Certificateholders.
In connection therewith, the Master Servicer shall deposit, or cause to be
deposited in the clearing account (which account must be an Eligible Account)
in
which it customarily deposits payments and collections on mortgage loans in
connection with its mortgage loan servicing activities on a daily basis, and
in
no event more than two Business Days after the Master Servicer’s receipt
thereof, and shall thereafter deposit in the REO Account, in no event more
than
one Business Day after the deposit of such funds into the clearing account,
all
revenues received by it with respect to an REO Property and shall withdraw
therefrom funds necessary for the proper operation, management and maintenance
of such REO Property including, without limitation:
(i) all
insurance premiums due and payable in respect of such REO Property;
(ii) all
real
estate taxes and assessments in respect of such REO Property that may result
in
the imposition of a lien thereon; and
(iii) all
costs
and expenses necessary to maintain such REO Property.
To
the
extent that amounts on deposit in the REO Account with respect to an REO
Property are insufficient for the purposes set forth in clauses (i) through
(iii) above with respect to such REO Property, the Master Servicer shall advance
from its own funds such amount as is necessary for such purposes if, but only
if, the Master Servicer would make such advances if the Master Servicer owned
the REO Property and if in the Master Servicer’s judgment, the payment of such
amounts will be recoverable from the rental or sale of the REO
Property.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, none of the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator or the
Trustee shall:
(i) authorize
the Trust Fund to enter into, renew or extend any New Lease with respect to
any
REO Property, if the New Lease by its terms will give rise to any income that
does not constitute Rents from Real Property;
(ii) authorize
any amount to be received or accrued under any New Lease other than amounts
that
will constitute Rents from Real Property;
(iii) authorize
any construction on any REO Property, other than the completion of a building
or
other improvement thereon, and then only if more than ten percent of the
construction of such building or other improvement was completed before default
on the related Mortgage Loan became imminent, all within the meaning of Section
856(e)(4)(B) of the Code; or
(iv) authorize
any Person to Directly Operate any REO Property on any date more than 90 days
after its date of acquisition by the Trust Fund;
unless,
in any such case, the Master Servicer has obtained an Opinion of Counsel,
provided to the Trust Administrator and the Trustee, to the effect that such
action will not cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure
property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code at any time that
it is held by the Trust Fund, in which case the Master Servicer may take such
actions as are specified in such Opinion of Counsel.
The
Master Servicer may contract with any Independent Contractor for the operation
and management of any REO Property, provided that:
(i) the
terms
and conditions of any such contract shall not be inconsistent
herewith;
(ii) any
such
contract shall require, or shall be administered to require, that the
Independent Contractor pay all costs and expenses incurred in connection with
the operation and management of such REO Property, including those listed above
and remit all related revenues (net of such costs and expenses) to the Master
Servicer as soon as practicable, but in no event later than thirty days
following the receipt thereof by such Independent Contractor;
(iii) none
of
the provisions of this Section 3.23(c) relating to any such contract or to
actions taken through any such Independent Contractor shall be deemed to relieve
the Master Servicer of any of its duties and obligations to the Trustee
on behalf of the Certificateholders with respect to the operation and
management of any such REO Property; and
(iv) the
Master Servicer shall be obligated with respect thereto to the same extent
as if
it alone were performing all duties and obligations in connection with the
operation and management of such REO Property.
The
Master Servicer shall be entitled to enter into any agreement with any
Independent Contractor performing services for it related to its duties and
obligations hereunder for indemnification of the Master Servicer by such
Independent Contractor, and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit
or modify such indemnification. The Master Servicer shall be solely liable
for
all fees owed by it to any such Independent Contractor, irrespective of whether
the Master Servicer’s compensation pursuant to Section 3.18 is sufficient to pay
such fees.
(d) In
addition to the withdrawals permitted under Section 3.23(c), the Master Servicer
may from time to time make withdrawals from the REO Account for any REO
Property: (i) to pay itself or any Sub-Servicer unpaid Servicing Fees in respect
of the related Mortgage Loan; and (ii) to reimburse itself or any Sub-Servicer
for unreimbursed Servicing Advances and P&I Advances made in respect of such
REO Property or the related Mortgage Loan. Any income from the related REO
Property received during any calendar months prior to a Final Recovery
Determination, net of any withdrawals made pursuant to Section 3.23(c) or this
Section 3.23(d), shall be withdrawn by the Master Servicer from each REO Account
maintained by it and remitted to the Paying Agent for deposit into the
Distribution Account in accordance with Section 3.10(d)(ii) on the Master
Servicer Remittance Date relating to a Final Recovery Determination with respect
to such Mortgage Loan, for distribution on the related Distribution Date in
accordance with Section 4.01.
(e) Subject
to the time constraints set forth in Section 3.23(a), and further subject to
obtaining the approval of the insurer under any related Primary Mortgage
Insurance Policy (if and to the extent that such approvals are necessary to
make
claims under such policies in respect of the affected REO Property), each REO
Disposition shall be carried out by the Master Servicer at such price and upon
such terms and conditions as the Master Servicer shall deem necessary or
advisable, as shall be normal and usual in its general servicing activities
for
similar properties.
(f) The
proceeds from the REO Disposition, net of any amount required by law to be
remitted to the Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan and net of any payment
or reimbursement to the Master Servicer or any Sub-Servicer as provided above,
shall be remitted to the Paying Agent for deposit in the Distribution Account
in
accordance with Section 3.10(d)(ii) on the Master Servicer Remittance Date
in
the month following the receipt thereof for distribution on the related
Distribution Date in accordance with Section 4.01. Any REO Disposition shall
be
for cash only (unless changes in the REMIC Provisions made subsequent to the
Startup Day allow a sale for other consideration).
(g) The
Master Servicer shall file information returns with respect to the receipt
of
mortgage interest received in a trade or business, reports of foreclosures
and
abandonments of any Mortgaged Property and cancellation of indebtedness income
with respect to any Mortgaged Property as required by Sections 6050H, 6050J
and
6050P of the Code, respectively. Such reports shall be in form and substance
sufficient to meet the reporting requirements imposed by such Sections 6050H,
6050J and 6050P of the Code.
SECTION
3.24
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Obligations
of the Master Servicer in Respect of Prepayment Interest
Shortfalls.
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The
Master Servicer shall deliver to the Paying Agent for deposit into the
Distribution Account on or before 12:00 p.m. New York time on the Master
Servicer Remittance Date from its own funds (or from a Sub-Servicer’s own funds
received by the Master Servicer in respect of Compensating Interest) an amount
equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate of the Prepayment Interest Shortfalls
for the related Distribution Date resulting from full or partial Principal
Prepayments during the related Prepayment Period and (ii) the applicable
Compensating Interest Payment.
SECTION
3.25
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Obligations
of the Master Servicer in Respect of Monthly
Payments.
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In
the
event that a shortfall in any collection on or liability with respect to any
Mortgage Loan results from or is attributable to adjustments to Stated Principal
Balances that were made by the Master Servicer in a manner not consistent with
the terms of the related Mortgage Note and this Agreement, the Master Servicer,
upon discovery or receipt of notice thereof, immediately shall deliver to the
Paying Agent for deposit in the Distribution Account from its own funds the
amount of any such shortfall and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust
Fund, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Depositor and any successor
master servicer in respect of any such liability. Such indemnities shall survive
the termination or discharge of this Agreement. If amounts paid by the Master
Servicer with respect to any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 3.25 are
subsequently recovered from the related Mortgagor, the Master Servicer shall
be
permitted to reimburse itself for such amounts paid by it pursuant to this
Section 3.25 from such recoveries.
SECTION
3.26
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Reserved.
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SECTION
3.27
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Reserved.
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SECTION
3.28
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Administration
of Buydown Funds.
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The
Buydown Account established and maintained by the Master Servicer with respect
to each Buydown Mortgage Loan shall be an Eligible Account. Upon receipt from
the Mortgagor of the amount due on a Due Date for each Buydown Mortgage Loan,
the Master Servicer will withdraw from the related Buydown Account the
predetermined amount that, when added to the amount due on such date from the
Mortgagor, equals the Monthly Payment and will deposit that amount together
with
the related payment made by the Mortgagor in the Collection Account. The Buydown
Account shall not be an asset of any REMIC and for federal income tax purposes
shall be owned by the Master Servicer or the applicable
Sub-Servicer.
If
any
Mortgagor on a Buydown Mortgage Loan prepays such Mortgage Loan in its entirety
during the Buydown Period, when Buydown Funds are required to be applied to
such
Buydown Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer will withdraw from the related
Buydown Account and remit to such Mortgagor or any other Person in accordance
with the related Buydown Agreement any Buydown Funds remaining in the Buydown
Account. If a Principal Prepayment by a Mortgagor during the Buydown Period,
together with any Buydown Funds in the related Buydown Account, will result
in a
Principal Prepayment in full, the Master Servicer will withdraw from the related
Buydown Account for deposit in the Collection Account the Buydown Funds, which
together with such Principal Prepayment, will result in a Principal Prepayment
in Full. If a Mortgagor defaults during the Buydown Period with respect to
a
Buydown Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property is sold at foreclosure or
title
thereto is acquired on behalf of the Certificateholders, the Master Servicer
will withdraw from the Buydown Account the Buydown Funds (which shall thereupon
constitute “Liquidation Proceeds” for purposes of this Agreement) for deposit in
the Collection Account.
ARTICLE
IV
PAYMENTS
TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
SECTION
4.01
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Distributions.
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(a) (1) On
each Distribution Date, the Paying Agent, in accordance with calculations and
determinations made by the Trust Administrator as reflected in the statement
to
Certificateholders prepared by the Trust Administrator pursuant to Section
4.02,
shall withdraw from the Distribution Account an amount equal to the related
Available Distribution Amount for each Loan Group. Distributions on
each Distribution Date with respect to the Certificates will be made to the
Holders of the applicable Certificates in the following amounts and order of
priority, from the related Available Distribution Amount or related Available
Distribution Amounts:
I. From
the Available Distribution Amount related to the Group 1 Mortgage
Loans:
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(i)
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concurrently,
to the Holders of the Class A1A Certificates and the A1B Component,
the
Interest Distribution Amount for each such Class or Component, as
the case
may be, and such Distribution Date, on a pro rata basis based on
their respective entitlements to interest pursuant to this
clause;
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(ii)
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the
Senior Principal Distribution Amount for Loan Group 1 and such
Distribution Date, concurrently, to the Class A1A Certificates and
the A1B
Component, on a pro rata basis based on the Certificate Principal
Balance of each such Class or Component, as the case may be, in each
case
until the Certificate Principal Balance or Component Principal Balance
thereof has been reduced to zero;
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II.
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From
the Available Distribution Amount related to the Group 2 Mortgage
Loans:
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(i)
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concurrently,
to the Holders of the Class A2A Certificates and the Class A2B
Certificates, the Interest Distribution Amount for each such Class
and
such Distribution Date, on a pro rata basis based on their
respective entitlements to interest pursuant to this
clause;
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(ii)
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the
Senior Principal Distribution Amount for Loan Group 2 and such
Distribution Date, to the Class A2A Certificates and the Class A2B
Certificates, in the order described
below;
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Any
amounts distributable on any Distribution Date to the Class A2A Certificates
and
the Class A2B Certificates pursuant to clause II(ii) above shall be
distributed concurrently, to the Class A2A Certificates and the Class A2B
Certificates, on a pro rata basis based on the Certificate Principal
Balance of each such class, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof
has
been reduced to zero; provided, however, if a Group 2 Sequential Trigger Event
is in effect for such Distribution Date, then any amounts distributable on
such
Distribution Date to the Class A2A Certificates and the Class A2B Certificates
pursuant to clause II(ii) above shall be distributed first to the Class A2A
Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced
to
zero and then to the Class A2B Certificates until the Certificate Principal
Balance thereof has been reduced to zero.
A
“Group
2 Sequential Trigger Event” will be in effect for any Distribution Date if (i)
cumulative Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans as of the end of the related
Prepayment Period exceed .75% of the of the initial aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of all of the Certificates or (ii) the percentage (by
aggregate Stated Principal Balance as of the last day of the related Due Period
after taking into account unscheduled principal collections received during
the
related Prepayment Period) of Mortgage Loans delinquent 60 days or more as
of the last day of the related Due Period, including REO
properties, Mortgage Loans in foreclosure and Mortgage Loans in bankruptcy,
averaged over the three most recently ended Due Periods, exceeds 50% of the
Aggregate Subordinate Percentage for such Distribution Date.
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III.
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From
the Available Distribution Amount related to the Group 3 Mortgage
Loans:
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(i)
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concurrently,
to the Holders of the Class A3A Certificates, the A3B Component,
the Class
3IO Certificates and the Class R Certificates, the Interest Distribution
Amount for each such Class or Component, as the case may be, and
such
Distribution Date, on a pro rata basis based on their respective
entitlements to interest pursuant to this
clause;
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(ii)
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the
Senior Principal Distribution Amount for Loan Group 3 and such
Distribution Date, first to the Class R Certificates until the Certificate
Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero and then concurrently,
to the Class A3A Certificates and A3B Component, on a pro rata
basis based on the Certificate Principal Balance or Component Principal
Balance of each such Class or Component, as the case may be, in each
case
until the Certificate Principal Balance or Component Principal Balance
thereof has been reduced to zero;
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IV.
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From
the Available Distribution Amount related to the Group 4 Mortgage
Loans:
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(i)
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concurrently,
to the Class A4A Certificates, the A4B Component and the Class 4IO
Certificates, the Interest Distribution Amount for each such Class
or
Component, as the case may be, and such Distribution Date, on a pro
rata basis based on their respective entitlements to interest
pursuant to this clause;
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(ii)
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the
Senior Principal Distribution Amount for Loan Group 4 and such
Distribution Date, concurrently, to the Class A4A Certificates and
the A4B
Component, on a pro rata basis based on the Certificate Principal
Balance or Component Principal Balance of each such Class or Component,
as
the case may be, in each case until the Certificate Principal Balance
or
Component Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to
zero;
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V.
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From
the Available Distribution Amount related to the Group 5 Mortgage
Loans:
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(i)
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concurrently,
to the Holders of the Class A5A Certificates and the Class A5B
Certificates, the Interest Distribution Amount for each such Class
and
such Distribution Date, on a pro rata basis based on their
respective entitlements to interest pursuant to this
clause;
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(ii)
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the
Senior Principal Distribution Amount for Loan Group 5 and such
Distribution Date, concurrently, to the Holders of the Class A5A
Certificates and the Class A5B Certificates, on a pro rata basis
based on the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class, in
each
case until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced
to
zero;
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VI.
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From
the sum of the Available Distribution Amounts remaining after the
above
distributions have been made:
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(i)
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to
the Holders of the Subordinate Certificates, the Interest Distribution
Amount for each such Class and such Distribution Date in the following
order of priority: first, to the Class B1 Certificates; second, to
the
Class B2 Certificates; third, to the Class B3 Certificates; fourth,
to the
Class B4 Certificates; fifth, to the Class B5 Certificates; and sixth,
to
the Class B6 Certificates, in each case to the extent of the remaining
Available Distribution Amounts and in each case to the extent of
the
Interest Distribution Amount for such Class for such Distribution
Date;
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(ii)
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to
the Subordinate Certificates, each class’s allocable share of the
Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount for each Loan Group (calculated
in accordance with Section 4.01(b)(i) below, in the following order
of
priority: first, to the holders of the Class B1 Certificates; second,
to
the holders of the Class B2 Certificates; third, to the holders of
the
Class B3 Certificates; fourth, to the holders of the Class B4
Certificates; fifth, to the holders of the Class B5 Certificates;
and
sixth, to the holders of the Class B6 Certificates, in each case
to the
extent of the remaining Available Distribution Amounts and in each
case to
the extent of such class’s allocable share of principal for such
Distribution Date until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof
has been
reduced to zero; and
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(iii)
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to
the Class R Certificates, any remainder (which is expected to be
zero);
provided, however, that on the Distribution Date that follows the
expiration of the term of the latest prepayment charge provision
applicable to any Group 3 Mortgage Loan, any such remainder will
be
distributed first, to the Class P Certificates, until the Certificate
Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero, and then to the
Class
R Certificates.
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(2) Reserved.
(3) Reserved.
(4) Immediately
prior to the distributions to the Holders of the Certificates on each
Distribution Date, any adjustments to the Certificate Principal Balances or
Component Principal Balance of the Certificates or Components, as applicable,
as
required by this paragraph shall be made. An amount equal to the lesser of
(x)
the amount of related Subsequent Recoveries included in the available funds
for
such Distribution Date and (y) the aggregate amount of Realized Losses, other
than Excess Bankruptcy Losses, Excess Fraud Losses, Excess Special Hazard Losses
and Extraordinary Losses, previously allocated to the Class of Certificates
or
Components, as the case may be, and that remain “outstanding” as set forth below
shall be applied as follows: first, to increase the Certificate Principal
Balances or Component Principal Balance of the related Class of Certificates
or
Components, as the case may be, with the highest payment priority to which
such
Realized Losses were previously allocated, to the extent of any such Realized
Losses previously allocated to such Class of Certificates or Components, as
the
case may be, and remaining “outstanding”; second, to increase the Certificate
Principal Balances or Component Principal Balance of the related Class of
Certificates or Components, as the case may be, with the next highest payment
priority to which such Realized Losses were previously allocated, to the extent
of any such Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class of Certificates
or Components, as the case may be, and remaining “outstanding”; and so forth.
For purposes of the foregoing, with respect to any Class of Certificates or
Components, as the case may be, the amount of previously allocated Realized
Losses that have been offset by an increase in Certificate Principal Balances
or
Component Principal Balance as provided above shall be deemed no longer
“outstanding” but not by more than the amount of Realized Losses previously
allocated to that Class of Certificates or Components, as the case may be,
pursuant to Section 4.04. Holders of any Class of Certificates or Components,
as
the case may be, with respect to which there shall have been a Certificate
Principal Balances or Component Principal Balance increase pursuant to this
paragraph will not be entitled to any distribution in respect of interest on
the
amount of such increase for any Interest Accrual Period preceding the
Distribution Date on which such increase occurs. Any such increases shall be
applied to the Certificate Principal Balances or Component Principal Balance
of
each Class of Certificates or Components, as the case may be, in accordance
with
its respective Percentage Interest.
All
references above to the Certificate Principal Balances or Component Principal
Balance of any Class of Certificates or Components, as the case may be, shall
be
to the Certificate Principal Balances or Component Principal Balance of such
Class of Certificates or Components, as the case may be, prior to the allocation
of Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses and Realized Losses, in each case allocated
to such Class of Certificates or Components, as the case may be, on such
Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.04.
(b) (i) On
each Distribution Date, the aggregate distributions of principal made on such
date in respect of the Subordinate Certificates pursuant to Section
4.01(a)(1)(V)(ii) shall be applied among the various Classes thereof, in the
order of priority from the Class of Subordinate Certificates with the lowest
numerical designation to the Class of Subordinate Certificates with the highest
numerical designation, in each case to the extent of remaining available funds
up to the amount allocable to such Class for such Distribution Date and in
each
case until the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class is
reduced to zero, in an amount with respect to each such Class equal to the
sum
of the following with respect to each Loan Group: (X) the related Class B
Percentage of the amounts described in clauses (i) through (v) of clause (ii)
(a) of the definition of Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount, (Y) the
portion of the amounts described in clauses (ii) (b), (c) and (e) of the
definition of Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount allocable to such Class
pursuant to Section 4.01(b)(ii) below and (Z) the excess, if any, of the amount
required to be distributed to such Class pursuant to this Section 4.01(b)(i)
for
the immediately preceding Distribution Date, over the aggregate distributions
of
principal made in respect of such Class of Certificates on such immediately
preceding Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01 to the extent that any
such
excess is not attributable to Realized Losses which were allocated to
Subordinate Certificates with a lower priority pursuant to Section
4.04.
(ii) On
any
Distribution Date, the amounts with respect to each Loan Group described in
clauses (ii) (b), (c), and (e) of the definition of Subordinate Principal
Distribution Amount, will be allocated on a pro rata basis among the
following Classes of Subordinate Certificates (each, an “Eligible Class”) in
proportion to the respective outstanding Certificate Principal Balances thereof:
(i) the Class B1 Certificates, (ii) the Class B2 Certificates, if on such
Distribution Date the aggregate percentage interest evidenced by the Class
B2
Certificates, the Class B3 Certificates, the Class B4 Certificates, the Class
B5
Certificates and the Class B6 Certificates equals or exceeds 5.50% before giving
effect to distributions on such Distribution Date, (iii) the Class B3
Certificates, if on such Distribution Date the aggregate percentage interest
evidenced by the Class B3 Certificates, the Class B4 Certificates, the Class
B5
Certificates and the Class B6 Certificates equals or exceeds 3.65% before giving
effect to distributions on such Distribution Date, (iv) the Class B4
Certificates, if on such Distribution Date the aggregate percentage
interest evidenced by the Class B4 Certificates, the Class B5 Certificates
and
the Class B6 Certificates equals or exceeds 2.20% before giving effect to
distributions on such Distribution Date, (v) the Class B5 Certificates, if
on
such Distribution Date the aggregate percentage interest evidenced by the Class
B5 Certificates and the Class B6 Certificates equals or exceeds 1.10% before
giving effect to distributions on such Distribution Date and (vi) the Class
B6
Certificates, if on such Distribution Date the percentage interest evidenced
by
the Class B6 Certificates equals or exceeds 0.50% before giving effect to
distributions on such Distribution Date. If any of the foregoing Certificates
is
not an Eligible Class, any amounts allocable to principal and distributable
pursuant to this Section 4.01(b)(ii) will be distributed among the Certificates
that are Eligible Classes in the manner set forth above.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if the application of the foregoing on any Distribution Date
as
provided in Section 4.01 would result in a distribution in respect of principal
to any Class or Classes of Subordinate Certificates in an amount greater than
the remaining Certificate Principal Balance thereof (any such Class,
a “Maturing Class”) then: (a) the amount to be allocated to each Maturing Class
shall be reduced to a level that, when applied as described above, would exactly
reduce the Certificate Principal Balance of such Class to zero and (b) the
total
amount of the reduction in the amount to be allocated to the Maturing Class
or
Classes shall be allocated among the remaining related Eligible Classes on
a
pro rata basis in proportion to the respective outstanding Certificate
Principal Balances thereof prior to the allocation thereto of any of the amounts
described in the preceding sentence.
(c) All
distributions made with respect to each Class of Certificates on each
Distribution Date shall be allocated pro rata among the outstanding
Certificates in such Class based on their respective Percentage Interests.
Payments in respect of each Class of Certificates on each Distribution Date
will
be made to the Holders of the respective Class of record on the related Record
Date (except as otherwise provided in Section 4.01(e) or Section 9.01 respecting
the final distribution on such Class), based on the aggregate Percentage
Interest represented by their respective Certificates, and shall be made by
wire
transfer of immediately available funds to the account of any such Holder at
a
bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Holder
shall have so notified the Certificate Registrar in writing at least five
Business Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution
Date and with respect to any Class of Certificates other than the Residual
Certificates is the registered owner of Certificates having an initial aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance that is in excess of the lesser of (i) $5,000,000
or (ii) two-thirds of the initial Certificate Principal Balance of such Class
of
Certificates, or otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address
of
such Holder appearing in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on
each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and
surrender of such Certificate at the Corporate Trust Office of the Certificate
Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders
of such final distribution.
Each
distribution with respect to a Book-Entry Certificate shall be paid to the
Depository, as Holder thereof, and the Depository shall be responsible for
crediting the amount of such distribution to the accounts of its Depository
Participants in accordance with its normal procedures. Each Depository
Participant shall be responsible for disbursing such distribution to the
Certificate Owners that it represents and to each indirect participating
brokerage firm (a “brokerage firm” or “indirect participating firm”) for which
it acts as agent. Each brokerage firm shall be responsible for disbursing funds
to the Certificate Owners that it represents. None of the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar, the Authenticating
Agent, the Depositor or the Master Servicer shall have any responsibility
therefor except as otherwise provided by this Agreement or applicable
law.
(d) The
rights of the Certificateholders to receive distributions in respect of the
Certificates, and all interests of the Certificateholders in such distributions,
shall be as set forth in this Agreement. None of the Holders of any Class of
Certificates, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the
Authenticating Agent, the Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar or the Master
Servicer shall in any way be responsible or liable to the Holders of any other
Class of Certificates in respect of amounts properly previously distributed
on
the Certificates.
(e) Except
as
otherwise provided in Section 9.01, whenever the Trust Administrator expects
that the final distribution with respect to any Class of Certificates will
be
made on the next Distribution Date, the Trust Administrator shall so timely
advise the Paying Agent and the Paying Agent shall, no later than five days
after the latest related Determination Date, mail on such date to each Holder
of
such Class of Certificates a notice to the effect that:
(i) the
Paying Agent expects that the final distribution with respect to such Class
of
Certificates will be made on such Distribution Date, but only upon presentation
and surrender of such Certificates at the office of the Certificate Registrar
therein specified,
(ii) no
interest shall accrue on such Certificates from and after the end of the related
Interest Accrual Period, and
(iii) any
funds
not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such
Distribution Date because of the failure of such Holder or Holders to tender
their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held in trust by the
Paying Agent and credited to the account of the appropriate non-tendering Holder
or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant
to
this Section 4.01(e) shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within
six
months after the time specified in such notice, the Paying Agent shall mail
a
second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender
their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution
with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such
Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Paying Agent
shall, directly or through an agent, mail a final notice to remaining
non-tendering Certificateholders concerning surrender of their Certificates
and
shall continue to hold any remaining funds for the benefit of non-tendering
Certificateholders. The costs and expenses of maintaining the funds in trust
and
of contacting such Certificateholders shall be paid out of the assets remaining
in such trust fund. If within one year after the final notice any such
Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Paying Agent
shall pay to the Citigroup Global Markets Inc. all such amounts, and all rights
of non-tendering Certificateholders in or to such amounts shall thereupon cease.
No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount
held in trust by the Paying Agent as a result of such Certificateholder’s
failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance
with this Section 4.01(e).
(5) On
each Distribution Date, all amounts representing prepayment charges, penalties
or premiums in respect of the related Prepayment Charge Mortgage Loans received
during the related Prepayment Period will be withdrawn from the Distribution
Account and distributed by the Paying Agent to the Holders of the related Class
P Certificates and shall not be available for distribution to the Holders of
any
other Class of Certificates. The Class P Certificates shall be entitled to
all
prepayment premiums or charges received in respect of the Mortgage
Loans.
SECTION
4.02
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Statements
to Certificateholders.
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On
each
Distribution Date, the Trust Administrator shall prepare and make available
to
the Paying Agent, and the Paying Agent shall make available on its website
to
each Holder of the Regular Certificates, a statement as to the distributions
made on such Distribution Date setting forth:
(i) the
amount of the distribution made on such Distribution Date to the Holders of
Certificates of each such Class allocable to principal;
(ii) the
amount of the distribution made on such Distribution Date to the Holders of
Certificates of each such Class allocable to interest;
(iii) the
aggregate amount of servicing compensation received by the Master Servicer
for
the related Due Period and such other customary information as the Trust
Administrator deems necessary or desirable, or which a Certificateholder
reasonably requests, to enable Certificateholders to prepare their tax
returns;
(iv) the
aggregate amount of P&I Advances for such Distribution Date;
(v) the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any related REO
Properties at the close of business on such Distribution Date;
(vi) the
number, aggregate principal balance, weighted average remaining term to maturity
and weighted average Mortgage Rate of the related Mortgage Loans as of the
related Due Date;
(vii) the
number and aggregate unpaid principal balance of related Mortgage Loans that
are
(a) delinquent 30 to 59 days, (b) delinquent 60 to 89 days, (c) delinquent
90 or
more days in each case, as of the last day of the preceding calendar month,
(d)
as to which foreclosure proceedings have been commenced and (e) with
respect to which the related Mortgagor has filed for protection under applicable
bankruptcy laws, with respect to whom bankruptcy proceedings are pending or
with
respect to whom bankruptcy protection is in force (such delinquencies for all
purposes in this Agreement as calculated using the MBA method);
(viii) for
any
related Mortgage Loan that became an REO Property during the preceding calendar
month, the unpaid principal balance and the Stated Principal Balance of such
Mortgage Loan as of the date it became an REO Property;
(ix) the
book
value and the Stated Principal Balance of any related REO Property as of the
close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month preceding
the
Distribution Date;
(x) the
aggregate amount of Principal Prepayments made during the related Prepayment
Period;
(xi) the
aggregate amount of Realized Losses incurred during the related Prepayment
Period (or, in the case of Bankruptcy Losses allocable to interest, during
the
related Due Period), the aggregate amount of Realized Losses incurred since
the
Cut-off Date and the aggregate amount of Subsequent Recoveries received during
the Prepayment Period and the cumulative amount of Subsequent Recoveries
received since the Cut-off Date, in each case separately identifying whether
such Realized Losses constituted Fraud Losses, Special Hazard Losses or
Bankruptcy Losses;
(xii) the
aggregate amount of Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses withdrawn from the
Collection Account or the Distribution Account for such Distribution Date and
to
whom such Extraordinary Trust Expenses were paid and for what
purpose;
(xiii) the
aggregate Certificate Principal Balance or Notional Amount of each such Class
of
Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date and after giving effect
to the distributions, and allocations of Realized Losses and Extraordinary
Trust
Fund Expenses made on such Distribution Date, separately identifying any
reduction thereof due to allocations of Realized Losses and Extraordinary Trust
Fund Expenses;
(xiv) the
aggregate Servicing Fees accrued with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage
Loans during such calendar month;
(xv) the
Pass-Through Rate Amount in respect of each such Class of Certificates (other
than the Class P Certificates and the Class R Certificates) for such
Distribution Date and the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of each such
Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date and the respective portions
thereof, if any, remaining unpaid following the distributions made in respect
of
such Certificates on such Distribution Date;
(xvi) the
aggregate amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls for such Distribution
Date, to the extent not covered by payments by the Master Servicer pursuant
to
Section 3.24;
(xvii) the
aggregate amount of Relief Act Interest Shortfalls for such Distribution
Date;
(xviii) the
then-applicable Bankruptcy Amount, Fraud Loss Amount, and Special Hazard
Amount;
(xix) the
applicable Record Date for each Class for such Distribution Date;
(xx) for
any
related Mortgage Loan as to which foreclosure proceedings have been concluded,
the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the date of such
conclusion of foreclosure proceedings;
(xxi) for
related Mortgage Loans as to which a Final Liquidation has occurred, the number
of Mortgage Loans, the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loans as of
the
date of such Final Liquidation and the amount of proceeds (including Liquidation
Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds) collected in respect of such Mortgage
Loans;
(xxii) if
applicable, material modifications, extensions or waivers to mortgage loan
terms, fees, penalties or payments during the preceding calendar month or that
have become material over time;
(xxiii) whether
Realized Losses or delinquencies are at levels such as to prevent scheduled
declines in any of the Senior Prepayment Percentages;
(xxiv) whether
any material breaches of loan-level representations and warranties made by
the
Seller under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement have been discovered by or
reported to the Master Servicer, and the dollar amount of any repurchases or
substitutions in connection with any such breaches;
(xxv) deposits,
if any, made into and payments, if any, made from, the Net WAC Rate Carryover
Reserve Account and the amount distributed to the Offered Certificates from
such
payments from each such account; or
(xxvi) whether
a
Group 2 Sequential Trigger Event is in effect.
In
the
case of information furnished pursuant to subclauses (i) through (iii) above,
the amounts shall also be expressed as a dollar amount per Single Certificate
of
the relevant Class.
Within
a
reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year, the Paying Agent
shall forward to each Person (with a copy to the Trust Administrator and the
Trustee) who at any time during the calendar year was a Holder of a Regular
Certificate a statement containing the information set forth in subclauses
(i)
through (iii) above, aggregated for such calendar year or applicable portion
thereof during which such person was a Certificateholder. Such obligation of
the
Paying Agent shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that
substantially comparable information shall be prepared by the Trust
Administrator and provided by the Paying Agent pursuant to any requirements
of
the Code as from time to time are in force.
On
each
Distribution Date, the Paying Agent shall make available to the Depositor,
each
Holder of a Residual Certificate, the Trust Administrator and the Master
Servicer, a copy of the reports forwarded to the Regular Certificateholders
on
such Distribution Date and a statement setting forth the amounts, if any,
actually distributed with respect to the Residual Certificates, respectively,
on
such Distribution Date.
Within
a
reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year, the Paying Agent
shall forward to each Person upon its written request (with a copy to the Trust
Administrator and the Trustee) who at any time during the calendar year was
a
Holder of a Residual Certificate a statement setting forth the amount, if any,
actually distributed with respect to the Residual Certificates, as appropriate,
aggregated for such calendar year or applicable portion thereof during which
such Person was a Certificateholder. Such obligation of the Paying Agent shall
be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable
information shall be prepared by the Trust Administrator and furnished by the
Paying Agent to such Holders pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Code
as are in force from time to time.
Upon
request, the Paying Agent shall forward to each Certificateholder, during the
term of this Agreement, such periodic, special, or other reports or information,
whether or not provided for herein, as shall be reasonable with respect to
the
Certificateholder, or otherwise with respect to the purposes of this Agreement,
all such reports or information to be provided at the expense of the
Certificateholder in accordance with such reasonable and explicit instructions
and directions as the Certificateholder may provide. For purposes of this
Section 4.02, the Paying Agent’s duties are limited to the extent that the
Paying Agent receives timely reports as required from the Trust Administrator
and the Master Servicer and that the Trust Administrator receives timely reports
as required from the Master Servicer.
On
each
Distribution Date, the Trust Administrator shall provide Bloomberg Financial
Markets, L.P. (“Bloomberg”) (1) CUSIP level factors for each class of
Certificates as of such Distribution Date and (2) the number and aggregate
unpaid principal balance of Mortgage Loans that are (a) delinquent 30 to 59
days, (b) delinquent 60 to 89 days, (c) delinquent 90 or more days in each
case,
as of the last day of the preceding calendar month, (d) as to which
foreclosure proceedings have been commenced and (e) with respect to which the
related Mortgagor has filed for protection under applicable bankruptcy laws,
with respect to whom bankruptcy proceedings are pending or with respect to
whom
bankruptcy protection is in force, in each case using a format and media
mutually acceptable to the Trust Administrator and Bloomberg.
SECTION
4.03
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Remittance
Reports; P&I Advances.
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(a) On
the
second Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date, the Master Servicer
shall deliver to the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent and the Trustee
by
telecopy (or by such other means as the Master Servicer, the Paying Agent and
the Trust Administrator and the Trustee may agree from time to time) a
Remittance Report with respect to the related Distribution Date. Such Remittance
Report will include (i) the amount of P&I Advances to be made by the Master
Servicer in respect of the related Distribution Date, the aggregate amount
of
P&I Advances outstanding after giving effect to such P&I Advances, and
the aggregate amount of Nonrecoverable P&I Advances in respect of such
Distribution Date and (ii) such other information with respect to the Mortgage
Loans as the Trust Administrator or the Paying Agent may reasonably require
to
perform the calculations necessary for the Paying Agent to make the
distributions contemplated by Section 4.01 and for the Trust Administrator
to
prepare the statements to Certificateholders contemplated by Section 4.02;
provided, however, that if the Master Servicer is not the Trust Administrator,
the Master Servicer will forward to the successor Trust Administrator the
information set forth in clause (i) above on the next Business Day following
the
latest related Determination Date and the information set forth in clause (ii)
above on the fifth Business Day following the last day of the related calendar
month. Neither the Trustee, the Paying Agent nor the Trust Administrator shall
be responsible to recompute, recalculate or verify any information provided
to
it by the Master Servicer.
(b) The
amount of P&I Advances to be made by the Master Servicer for any
Distribution Date shall equal, subject to Section 4.03(d), the sum of (i) the
aggregate amount of Monthly Payments (with each interest portion thereof net
of
the related Servicing Fee), due on the related Due Date in respect of the
Mortgage Loans, which Monthly Payments were delinquent as of the close of
business on the related Determination Date and (ii) with respect to each REO
Property, which REO Property was acquired during or prior to the related
Prepayment Period and as to which such REO Property an REO Disposition did
not
occur during the related Prepayment Period, an amount equal to the Monthly
Payments (with each interest portion thereof net of the related Servicing Fee)
that would have been due on the related Due Date in respect of the related
Mortgage Loans.
On
or
before 12:00 p.m. New York time on the Master Servicer Remittance Date, the
Master Servicer shall remit in immediately available funds to the Paying Agent
for deposit in the Distribution Account an amount equal to the aggregate amount
of P&I Advances, if any, to be made in respect of the Mortgage Loans and REO
Properties for the related Distribution Date either (i) from its own funds
or,
if received from a Sub-Servicer, from funds remitted by a Sub-Servicer in
payment of required P&I Advances or (ii) from the Collection Account, to the
extent of funds held therein for future distribution (in which case, it will
cause to be made an appropriate entry in the records of Collection Account
that
amounts held for future distribution have been, as permitted by this Section
4.03, used by the Master Servicer in discharge of any such P&I Advance) or
(iii) in the form of any combination of (i) and (ii) aggregating the total
amount of P&I Advances to be made by the Master Servicer with respect to the
Mortgage Loans and REO Properties. Any amounts held for future distribution
and
so used shall be appropriately reflected in the Master Servicer’s records and
replaced by the Master Servicer by deposit in the Collection Account on or
before any future Master Servicer Remittance Date to the extent that the
Available Distribution Amount for the related Distribution Date (determined
without regard to P&I Advances to be made on the Master Servicer Remittance
Date) shall be less than the total amount that would be distributed to the
Classes of Certificateholders pursuant to Section 4.01 on such Distribution
Date
if such amounts held for future distributions had not been so used to make
P&I Advances. The Trust Administrator will provide notice to the Master
Servicer by telecopy by the close of business on the Master Servicer Remittance
Date in the event that the amount remitted by the Master Servicer to the Trust
Administrator on such Master Servicer Remittance Date is less than the P&I
Advances required to be made by the Master Servicer for the related Distribution
Date.
(c) The
obligation of the Master Servicer to make such P&I Advances is mandatory,
notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement but subject to (d) below,
and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property, shall continue until
a
Final Recovery Determination in connection therewith or the removal thereof
from
REMIC A pursuant to any applicable provision of this Agreement, except as
otherwise provided in this Section.
(d) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, no P&I Advance shall be required to be made
hereunder by the Master Servicer if such P&I Advance would, if made,
constitute a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance. The determination by the Master
Servicer that it has made a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or that any proposed
P&I Advance, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance,
shall be evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate of the Master Servicer delivered
to the Depositor, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent and the
Trustee.
(e) If
the
Master Servicer shall fail to make any P&I Advance on any Master Servicer
Remittance Date required to be made from its own funds pursuant to this Section
4.03, then the Paying Agent, by not later than 1:00 p.m. on the related
Distribution Date, shall make such P&I advance from its own funds by
depositing the amount of such advance into the Distribution Account, and the
Trust Administrator and the Paying Agent shall include the amount so advanced
by
the Paying Agent in the Available Distribution Amount distributed on such
Distribution Date.
SECTION
4.04
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Allocation
of Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses and Realized
Losses.
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(a) Prior
to
each Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall determine as to each Mortgage
Loan and REO Property: (i) the total amount of Realized Losses, if any, incurred
in connection with any Final Recovery Determinations made during the related
Prepayment Period; (ii) whether and the extent to which such Realized Losses
constituted Fraud Losses or Special Hazard Losses; and (iii) the respective
portions of such Realized Losses allocable to interest and allocable to
principal. Prior to each Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall also
determine as to each Mortgage Loan: (A) the total amount of Realized Losses,
if
any, incurred in connection with any Deficient Valuations made during the
related Prepayment Period; and (B) the total amount of Realized Losses, if
any,
incurred in connection with Debt Service Reductions in respect of Monthly
Payments due during the related Due Period. The information described in the
two
preceding sentences that is to be supplied by the Master Servicer shall be
evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trust Administrator, the
Paying Agent and the Trustee by the Master Servicer prior to the Determination
Date immediately following the end of (x) in the case of Bankruptcy Losses
allocable to interest, the Due Period during which any such Realized Loss was
incurred, and (y) in the case of all other Realized Losses, the Prepayment
Period during which any such Realized Loss was incurred.
(b) Following
all distributions to be made pursuant to Section 4.01 on a Distribution Date,
all Realized Losses determined by the Master Servicer as described in (a) above
on the Mortgage Loans (other than Excess Losses) shall be allocated on each
Distribution Date in reverse sequential order to the Subordinate Certificates,
in each case until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced
to
zero.
Thereafter,
upon the reduction of the Certificate Principal Balances of the Subordinate
Certificates to zero, such Realized Losses, other than Excess Losses, will
be
allocated on any Distribution Date to the Class A1A Certificates and the Class
A134B Certificates as described below (if the Realized Loss is on a Group 1
Mortgage Loan), to the Class A2A Certificates and the Class A2B Certificates
as
described below (if the Realized Loss is on a Group 2 Mortgage Loan), to the
Class A3A Certificates and the Class A134B Certificates as described below
(if
the Realized Loss is on a Group 3 Mortgage Loan), to the Class A4A Certificates
and the Class A134B Certificates as described below (if the Realized Loss is
on
a Group 4 Mortgage Loan) or to the Class A5A Certificates and the Class A5B
Certificates as described below (if the Realized Loss is on a Group 5 Mortgage
Loan).
Excess
Losses on the Mortgage Loans will be allocated on any Distribution Date by
allocating (i) the related Senior Percentage of the Excess Loss to the Class
A1A
Certificates and Class A134B Certificates as described below (if the
Excess Loss is on a Group 1 Mortgage Loan), to the Class A2A Certificates and
Class A2B Certificates as described below (if the Excess Loss is on a Group
2
Mortgage Loan), to the Class A3A Certificates and Class A134B Certificates
as
described below (if the Excess Loss is on a Group 3 Mortgage Loan), to the
Class
A4A Certificates and the Class A134B Certificates as described below (if the
Realized Loss is on a Group 4 Mortgage Loan) or to the Class A5A Certificates
and the Class A5B Certificates as described below (if the Realized Loss is
on a
Group 5 Mortgage Loan), and (ii) the Subordinate Percentage (related to the
loan
group in which the mortgage loan that suffered the Excess Loss is included)
of
the Excess Loss to the Subordinate Certificates on a pro rata basis
based on their respective Certificate Principal Balances.
Any
Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses will be allocated on any Distribution Date
as
follows: first, to the Class B6 Certificates; second, to the Class B5
Certificates; third, to the Class B4 Certificates; fourth, to the Class B3
Certificates; fifth, to the Class B2 Certificates; and sixth, to the Class
B1
Certificates, in each case until the Certificate Principal Balance of such
Class
has been reduced to zero. Thereafter, any Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses
will
be allocated on any Distribution Date among the Class A Certificates on a
pro rata basis based on their respective Certificate Principal
Balance.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any Realized Loss
(including any Excess Loss) or any Extraordinary Trust Fund Expense that is
allocated to the Class A1A Certificates and Class A134B Certificates
will be allocated between
such
classes on a pro
rata basis (based on
the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A1A Certificates
and the
Component Principal Balance of the A1B Component); provided that
any
Realized Losses (other than any Excess Losses) so allocated to the Class
A1A Certificates and Class A134B Certificates will be allocated first to the
Class
A134B Certificates to the extent of the Component Principal Balance of the
A1B
Component until the Component Principal Balance of the A1B Component has been reduced to
zero and then to
the Class A1A Certificates. Any Realized Loss (including any Excess
Loss) or any Extraordinary Trust Fund Expense that is allocated to the
Class A2A Certificates and Class A2B Certificates will be allocated between
such classes
on a pro
rata basis (based on
the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A2A Certificates
and the
Class A2B Certificates); provided
that any Realized Losses (other than any Excess Losses) so allocated to the
Class A2A Certificates and Class A2B Certificates will be allocated first
to the Class A2B
Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance
thereof has been
reduced to zero and then to the Class A2A Certificates. Any Realized
Loss (including any Excess Loss) or any Extraordinary Trust Fund Expense that
is
allocated to the Class A3A Certificates and Class A134B Certificates
will be allocated between
such
classes on a pro
rata basis (based on
the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A3A Certificates
and the
Component Principal Balance of the A3B Component); provided that
any
Realized Losses (other than any Excess Losses) so allocated to the Class
A3A Certificates and Class A134B Certificates will be allocated first to the
Class
A134B Certificates to the extent of the Component Principal Balance of the
A3B
Component until the Component Principal Balance of the A3B Component has been reduced to
zero and then to
the Class A3A Certificates. Any Realized Loss (including any Excess
Loss) or any Extraordinary Trust Fund Expense that is allocated to the
Class A4A Certificates and Class A134B Certificates will be allocated between
such classes
on a pro
rata basis (based on
the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A4A Certificates
and the
Component Principal Balance of the A4B Component); provided that
any
Realized Losses (other than any Excess Losses) so allocated to the Class
A4A Certificates and Class A134B Certificates will be allocated first to the
Class
A134B Certificates to the extent of the Component Principal Balance of the
A4B
Component until the Component Principal Balance of the A4B Component has been reduced to
zero and then to
the Class A4A Certificates. Any Realized Loss (including any Excess
Loss) or any Extraordinary Trust Fund Expense that is allocated to the
Class A5A Certificates and Class A5B Certificates will be allocated between
such classes
on a pro
rata basis; provided
that any Realized Losses (other than any Excess Losses) so allocated to the
Class A5A Certificates and Class A5B Certificates will be allocated first
to the Class A5B
Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance
thereof has been
reduced to zero and then to the Class A5A Certificates.
Notwithstanding
the method of allocation of Realized Losses and Extraordinary Fund Expenses
above, if any overcollateralization exists when Realized Losses or Extraordinary
Trust Fund Expenses are to be allocated, such Realized Losses or Extraordinary
Trust Fund Expenses will be allocated first to the overcollateralization, until
the overcollateralization is reduced to zero, prior to allocating such Realized
Losses or Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses to the Certificates in accordance
with the priorities set forth above.
As
used
herein, an allocation of a Realized Loss or Extraordinary Trust Fund Expense
on
a “pro rata basis” among two or more specified Classes of Certificates
means an allocation on a pro rata basis, among the various Classes so
specified, to each such Class of Certificates on the basis of their then
outstanding Certificate Principal Balances prior to giving effect to
distributions to be made on such Distribution Date. All Realized Losses and
all
other losses allocated to a Class of Certificates hereunder will be allocated
among the Certificates of such Class in proportion to the Percentage Interests
evidenced thereby. Any allocation of a Realized Loss of Extraordinary Trust
Fund
Expense to a Certificate shall be made by reducing the Certificate Principal
Balance thereof by the amount so allocated as of the Distribution Date following
the Prepayment Period in which such Realized Loss was incurred.
(c) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall the Certificate Principal
Balance of a Class A Certificate be reduced more than once in respect of any
particular amount both (i) allocable to such Certificate in respect of Realized
Losses or Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses pursuant to Section 4.04 and (ii)
payable to the Holder of such Certificate pursuant to Section 4.01(a) as a
portion of the Senior Principal Distribution Amount.
SECTION
4.05
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Compliance
with Withholding Requirements.
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Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, the Paying Agent shall comply with all
federal withholding requirements respecting payments to Certificateholders
of
interest or original issue discount that the Paying Agent reasonably believes
are applicable under the Code. The consent of Certificateholders shall not
be
required for such withholding. In the event the Paying Agent does withhold
any
amount from interest or original issue discount payments or advances thereof
to
any Certificateholder pursuant to federal withholding requirements, the Paying
Agent shall indicate the amount withheld to such
Certificateholders.
SECTION
4.06
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Commission
Reporting.
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(a) (i) Within
15 calendar days after each Distribution Date, the Trust Administrator shall,
in
accordance with industry standards, file with the Commission via the Electronic
Data Gathering and Retrieval System (“XXXXX”), a distribution report on Form
10-D, signed by the Master Servicer, with a copy of the monthly statement to
be
furnished by the Trust Administrator to the Certificateholders for such
Distribution Date. Any disclosure in addition to the monthly
statement required to be included on the Form 10-D (“Additional Form 10-D
Disclosure”) shall be determined and prepared by the entity that is indicated in
Exhibit B as the responsible party for providing that information, and shall
be
reported by such entity to the Depositor and the Trust Administrator and
approved by the Depositor. The Trust Administrator shall have no duty
or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Additional
Form 10-D Disclosure absent such reporting (other than in the case where the
Trust Administrator is the reporting party as set forth in Exhibit B) and
approval, and the Trust Administrator will have no duty or liability to verify
the accuracy or sufficiency of any such Additional Form 10-D Disclosure (except
in any case where the Trust Administrator is the responsible party for providing
that information pursuant to Exhibit B).
Within
5
calendar days after the related Distribution Date (or if not a Business Day,
the
immediately preceding Business Day), each entity that is indicated in Exhibit
B
as the responsible party for providing Additional Form 10-D Disclosure shall
be
required to provide to the Trust Administrator and the Depositor, to the extent
known, in XXXXX-compatible format, or in such other form as otherwise agreed
upon by the Trust Administrator and the Depositor and such party, and clearly
identifying which item of Form 10-D the information relates to, any Additional
Form 10-D Disclosure, if applicable. The Trust Administrator shall
compile the information provided to it, prepare the Form 10-D and forward the
Form 10-D to the Depositor. The Depositor will approve, as to form
and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the Additional Form 10-D
Disclosure.
After
preparing the Form 10-D, the Trust Administrator shall forward electronically
a
copy of the Form 10-D to the Depositor (in every case where the Form 10-D
includes Additional 10-D Disclosure and otherwise if requested by the Depositor)
and the Master Servicer for review. Within two Business Days after
receipt of such copy, but no later than the 12th calendar day after the
Distribution Date (provided that, the Trust Administrator shall have forwarded
a
copy of the Form 10-D no later than the 10th calendar after the Distribution
Date), the Depositor shall notify the Trust Administrator in writing (which
may
be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form
10-D. In the absence of receipt of any written changes or approval,
the Trust Administrator shall be entitled to assume that such Form 10-D is
in
final form and the Trust Administrator may proceed with arrangements for the
execution of, and filing of, the Form 10-D. No later than 2 Business
Days prior to the 15th calendar day after the related Distribution Date, a
duly
authorized officer of the Master Servicer shall sign the Form 10-D and return
an
electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 10-D (with an original executed
hard
copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Trust Administrator. If a
Form 10-D cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 10-D needs
to be
amended, the Trust Administrator shall follow the procedures set forth in
Section 4.06(a)(v). Once the Form 10-D has been filed with the Commission it
will be available through XXXXX at xxx.xxx.xxx. The Trust
Administrator will provide copies of the report to investors, free of charge,
upon request. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the
performance by the Master Servicer and the Trust Administrator of their
respective duties under Sections 4.06(a)(i) and (v) related to the timely
preparation, execution and filing of Form 10-D is contingent upon such parties
strictly observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties
under such Sections. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Trust
Administrator shall have any liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim
arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, execute
and/or timely file such Form 10-D, where such failure results from the Master
Servicer’s or the Trust Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a
timely basis, any information from any other party hereto needed to prepare,
arrange for execution or file such Form 10-D, not resulting from its own
negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.
(ii) Within
4
Business Days after the occurrence of an event requiring disclosure on Form
8-K
(each such event, a “Reportable Event”), the Trust Administrator shall prepare
and file, at the direction of the Depositor, on behalf of the Trust, any Form
8-K, as required by the Exchange Act; provided that, the Depositor shall file
the initial Form 8-K in connection with the issuance of the
Certificates. Any disclosure or information related to a Reportable
Event or that is otherwise required to be included on Form 8-K (“Form 8-K
Disclosure Information”) shall be, pursuant to the paragraph immediately below,
reported by the responsible parties set forth on Exhibit B to the Trust
Administrator and the Depositor and approved by the Depositor, and the Trust
Administrator will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to
determine or prepare any Form 8-K absent such reporting (other than in the
case
where the Trust Administrator is the reporting party as set forth in Exhibit
B)
and approval.
For
so
long as the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements, no
later than 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the 2nd Business Day after the
occurrence of a Reportable Event (i) the responsible parties set forth in
Exhibit B shall be required pursuant to Section 4.06(a)(iv) below to provide
to
the Trust Administrator and the Depositor, to the extent known by a responsible
officer thereof, in XXXXX-compatible format, or in such other form as otherwise
agreed upon by the Trust Administrator and the Depositor and such party, the
form and substance of any Form 8-K Disclosure Information, if applicable, and
(ii) the Depositor shall approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove,
as
the case may be, the inclusion of the Form 8-K Disclosure Information on Form
8-K.
After
preparing the Form 8-K, the Trust Administrator shall forward electronically
a
copy of the Form 8-K to the Depositor and the Master Servicer for
review. No later than the close of business New York City time on the
3rd Business Day after the Reportable Event, an officer of the Master Servicer
shall sign the Form 8-K and, return an electronic or fax copy of such signed
Form 8-K (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail)
to
the Trust Administrator. Promptly, but no later than the close of
business on the 3rd Business Day after the Reportable Event (provided that,
the
Trust Administrator shall have forwarded a copy of the Form 8-K no later than
the 2nd Business Day after the Reportable Event), the Depositor shall notify
the
Trust Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any
changes to or approval of such Form 8-K. In the absence of receipt of
any written changes or approval, the Trust Administrator shall be entitled
to
assume that such Form 8-K is in final form and the Trust Administrator may
proceed with arrangements for the execution of, and filing of, the Form
8-K. If a Form 8-K cannot be filed on time or if a previously
filed Form 8-K needs to be amended, the Trust Administrator shall follow the
procedures set forth in Section 4.06(a)(v). Once the Form 8-K has
been filed with the Commission it will be available through XXXXX at
xxx.xxx.xxx. The Trust Administrator will provide copies of the
report to investors, free of charge, upon request. The parties to
this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by Master Servicer and the
Trust
Administrator of their respective duties under this Section 4.06(a)(ii) related
to the timely preparation, execution and filing of Form 8-K is contingent upon
such parties strictly observing all applicable deadlines in the performance
of
their duties under this Section 4.06(a)(ii). Neither the Master
Servicer nor the Trust Administrator shall have any liability for any loss,
expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly
prepare, execute and/or timely file such Form 8-K, where such failure results
from the Master Servicer’s or the Trust Administrator’s inability or failure to
receive, on a timely basis, any information from any other party hereto needed
to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 8-K, not resulting from
its
own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.
(iii) Within
90
days after the end of each fiscal year of the Trust or such earlier date as
may
be required by the Exchange Act (the “10-K Filing Deadline”) (it being
understood that the fiscal year for the Trust ends on December 31st of each
year), commencing in March 2008, the Trust Administrator shall prepare and
file
on behalf of the Trust a Form 10-K, in form and substance as required by the
Exchange Act. Each such Form 10-K shall include the following items,
in each case to the extent they have been delivered to the Trust Administrator
within the applicable time frames set forth in this Agreement, (I) an Annual
Statement of Compliance for the Master Servicer and any Sub-servicer, as
provided under Section 3.20, (II)(A) the Assessments of Compliance for the
Master Servicer, each Sub-servicer and subcontractor participating in the
servicing function, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent and the Custodian,
as provided under Section 3.21, and (B) if the Master Servicer’s, any
Sub-servicer’s or subcontractor’s participating in the servicing function, the
Trust Administrator’s, the Paying Agent’s or the Custodian’s Assessments of
Compliance identifies any material instance of noncompliance, disclosure
identifying such instance of noncompliance, or if the Master Servicer’s, any
Sub-servicer’s or subcontractor’s participating in the servicing function, the
Trust Administrator’s, the Paying Agent’s or the Custodian’s Assessments of
Compliance is not included as an exhibit to such Form 10-K, disclosure that
such
report is not included and an explanation why such report is not included,
(III)(A) the Attestation Report for the Master Servicer, each Sub-servicer
and
subcontractor participating in the servicing function, the Trust Administrator,
the Paying Agent and the Custodian, as provided under Section 3.21, and (B)
if
any Attestation Report rendered as contemplated under Section 3.21 identifies
any material instance of noncompliance, disclosure identifying such instance
of
noncompliance, or if any such Attestation Report is not included as an exhibit
to such Form 10-K, disclosure that such report is not included and an
explanation why such report is not included, and (IV) a Master Servicer
Certification in the form prescribed by Exhibit H (provided, however, that
the
Trust Administrator, at its discretion, may omit from the Form 10-K any annual
compliance statement, assessment of compliance or attestation report that is
not
required to be filed with such Form 10-K pursuant to Regulation AB). Any
disclosure or information in addition to (I) through (IV) above that is required
to be included on Form 10-K (“Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”) shall be,
pursuant to the paragraph immediately below, reported by the responsible parties
set forth on Exhibit B to the Trust Administrator and the Depositor and approved
by the Depositor, and the Trust Administrator will have no duty or liability
for
any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Additional Form 10-K
Disclosure absent such reporting (other than in the case where the Trust
Administrator is the reporting party as set forth in Exhibit B) and
approval.
No
later
than March 15th of each year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act
reporting requirements, commencing in 2008, (A) the responsible parties set
forth in Exhibit B shall be required to provide pursuant to Section 4.06(a)(iv)
below to the Trust Administrator and the Depositor, to the extent known by
a
responsible officer thereof, in XXXXX-compatible format, or in such other form
as otherwise agreed upon by the Trust Administrator and the Depositor and such
party, the form and substance of any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, if
applicable, and (ii) the Depositor will approve, as to form and substance,
or
disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Additional Form 10-K
Disclosure on Form 10-K.
After
preparing the Form 10-K, the Trust Administrator shall forward electronically
a
copy of the Form 10-K to the Depositor and the Master Servicer for
review. Within 3 Business Days after receipt of such copy, but no
later than March 25th (provided that, the Trust Administrator forwards a copy
of
the Form 10-K no later than the 3rd Business Day prior to March 25th), the
Depositor shall notify the Trust Administrator in writing (which may be
furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form
10-K. In the absence of receipt of any written changes or approval,
the Trust Administrator shall be entitled to assume that such Form 10-K is
in
final form and the Trust Administrator may proceed with the execution and filing
of the Form 10-K. No later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard time on
the 4th Business Day prior to the 10-K Filing Deadline, an officer of the Master
Servicer in charge of the master servicing function shall sign the Form 10-K
and
return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 10-K (with an original
executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Trust
Administrator. If a Form 10-K cannot be filed on time or if a
previously filed Form 10-K needs to be amended, the Trust Administrator will
follow the procedures set forth in Section 4.06(a)(v). Once the Form
10-K has been filed with the Commission it will be available through XXXXX
at
xxx.xxx.xxx. The Trust Administrator will provide copies of the
report to investors, free of charge, upon request. The parties to
this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Master Servicer and
the
Trust Administrator of their respective duties under Sections
4.06(a)(iii) through (v) related to the timely preparation, execution
and filing of Form 10-K is contingent upon such parties strictly observing
all
applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under such Sections
and
under Section 3.20 and Section 3.21. Neither the Master Servicer nor
the Trust Administrator shall have any liability for any loss, expense, damage,
claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, execute
and/or timely file such Form 10-K, where such failure results from the Master
Servicer’s or the Trust Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a
timely basis, any information from any other party hereto needed to prepare,
arrange for execution or file such Form 10-K, not resulting from its own
negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.
The
Master Servicer shall deliver the Master Servicer Certification, executed by
an
officer of the Master Servicer in charge of the master servicing function,
to
the Trust Administrator not later than March 15th of each year in which the
Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange
Act. (b)In connection with the filing of any 10-K hereunder, in
the case where the Master Servicer and Trust Administrator are not affiliated,
the Trust Administrator shall sign a Back-Up Certification substantially in
the
form of Exhibit I; provided, however, that the Trust Administrator shall not
be
required to undertake an analysis of any accountant’s report attached as an
exhibit to the Form 10-K.
(iv) With
respect to any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure
or any Form 8-K Disclosure Information (collectively, the “Additional
Disclosure”) relating to the Trust Fund, the Trust Administrator’s obligation to
include such Additional Disclosure in the applicable Exchange Act report is
subject to receipt from the entity that is indicated in Exhibit B as the
responsible party for providing that information, if other than the Trust
Administrator, as and when required as described in Section 4.06(a)(i) through
(iii) above. Each of the Master Servicer, Sponsor, Trust
Administrator and Depositor hereby agrees to notify and provide to the extent
known to the Master Servicer, the Sponsor, the Trust Administrator and the
Depositor all Additional Disclosure relating to the Trust Fund, with respect
to
which such party is indicated in Exhibit B as the responsible party for
providing that information.
So
long
as the Depositor is subject to the filing requirements of the Exchange Act
with
respect to the Trust Fund, the Trustee shall notify the Trust Administrator
and
the Depositor of any bankruptcy or receivership with respect to the Trustee
or
of any proceedings of the type described under Item 1117 of Regulation AB that
have occurred as of the related Due Period, together with a description thereof,
no later than the date on which such information is required of other parties
hereto as set forth under this Section 4.06. In addition, the Trustee
shall notify the Trust Administrator and the Depositor of any affiliations
or
relationships that develop after the Closing Date between the Trustee and the
Depositor, the Sponsor, the Trust Administrator, the Master Servicer, the
Servicer or the Custodian of the type described under Item 1119 of Regulation
AB, together with a description thereof, no later than the date on which such
information is required of other parties hereto as set forth under this Section
4.06.
The
Master Servicer shall be responsible for determining the pool concentration
applicable to any Sub-Servicer to which any of the Master Servicer’s
responsibilities with respect to the Mortgage Loans have been delegated at
any
time, for purposes of disclosure as required by Items 1117 and 1119 of
Regulation AB. The Trust Administrator will provide electronic or
paper copies of all Form 10-D, 8-K and 10-K filings free of charge to any
Certificateholder upon written request. Any expenses incurred by the
Trust Administrator in connection with the previous sentence shall be
reimbursable to the Trust Administrator out of the Trust Fund.
(v) (A) On
or prior to January 30th of the first year in which the Trust Administrator
is
able to do so under applicable law, the Trust Administrator shall prepare and
file a Form 15 relating to the automatic suspension of reporting in respect
of
the Trust under the Exchange Act.
(B) In
the event that the Trust Administrator is unable to timely file with the
Commission all or any required portion of any Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K required
to
be filed by this Agreement because required disclosure information was either
not delivered to it or delivered to it after the delivery deadlines set forth
in
this Agreement or for any other reason, the Trust Administrator shall promptly
notify the Depositor and the Master Servicer. In the case of Form
10-D and 10-K, the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Trust Administrator
shall cooperate to prepare and file a Form 12b-25 and a 10-DA and 10-KA as
applicable, pursuant to Rule 12b-25 of the Exchange Act. In the case
of Form 8-K, the Trust Administrator will, upon receipt of all required Form
8-K
Disclosure Information and upon the approval and direction of the Depositor,
include such disclosure information on the next Form 10-D. In the
event that any previously filed Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K needs to be amended,
and
such amendment relates to any Additional Disclosure, the Trust Administrator
shall notify the Depositor and the parties affected thereby and such parties
will cooperate to prepare any necessary Form 8-KA, 10-DA or
10-KA. Any Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendment to Form 8-K, 10-D or
10-K shall be signed by a duly authorized officer of the Master
Servicer. The parties hereto acknowledge that the performance by the
Master Servicer and the Trust Administrator of their respective duties under
this Section 4.06(a)(v) related to the timely preparation, execution and filing
of Form 15, a Form 12b-25 or any amendment to Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K is
contingent upon the Master Servicer and the Depositor timely performing their
duties under this Section. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Trust
Administrator shall have any liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim
arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, execute
and/or timely file any such Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendments to Form
8-K,
10-D or 10-K, where such failure results from the Master Servicer’s or the Trust
Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any
information from any other party hereto needed to prepare, arrange for execution
or file such Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendments to Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K,
not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful
misconduct.
The
Depositor agrees to promptly furnish to the Trust Administrator, from time
to
time upon request, such further information, reports and financial statements
within its control related to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans as the Trust
Administrator reasonably deems appropriate to prepare and file all necessary
reports with the Commission. The Trust Administrator shall have no
responsibility to file any items other than those specified in this Section
4.06; provided, however, the Trust Administrator shall cooperate with the
Depositor in connection with any additional filings with respect to the Trust
Fund as the Depositor deems necessary under the Exchange Act. Fees
and expenses incurred by the Trust Administrator in connection with this Section
4.06 shall not be reimbursable from the Trust Fund.
(b) Without
limiting any other indemnification provided pursuant to any other Section of
this Agreement, the Trust Administrator shall indemnify and hold harmless,
the
Depositor and the Master Servicer and each of their respective officers,
directors and affiliates from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines,
forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments
and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon a breach of the Trust
Administrator’s obligations under Sections 3.21 or 4.06 or the Trust
Administrator’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection
therewith. In addition, the Trust Administrator shall indemnify and hold
harmless the Depositor and each of its officers, directors and affiliates and
the Master Servicer from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines,
forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments
and other costs and expenses that (i) arise out of or are based upon any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any
Back-Up Certification, the Assessment of Compliance, any Additional Disclosure
or other information provided by the Trust Administrator pursuant to Section
3.21 or 4.06 (the “Trust Administrator Information”), or (ii) arise out of or
are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein 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; provided,
by
way of clarification, that clause (ii) of this paragraph shall be construed
solely by reference to the Trust Administrator Information and not to any other
information communicated in connection with the Certificates, without regard
to
whether the Trust Administrator Information or any portion thereof is presented
together with or separately from such other information.
Without
limiting any other indemnification provided pursuant to any other Section of
this Agreement, the Master Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust
Administrator and the Depositor and each of its respective officers, directors
and affiliates from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines,
forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments
and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon a breach of the
obligations of the Master Servicer under Sections 3.20, 3.21 and 4.06 or the
Master Servicer’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection
therewith In addition, the Master Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless
the
Depositor and each of its officers, directors and affiliates from and against
any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary
legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising
out
of or based upon (i) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Master Servicer
Certification, the Annual Statement of Compliance, the Assessment of Compliance,
any Additional Disclosure or other information provided by the Master Servicer
pursuant to Section 3.20, 3.21 or 4.06 (the “Master Servicer Information”), or
(ii) arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state
therein 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; provided, by way of clarification, that clause (ii) of this
paragraph shall be construed solely by reference to the Master Servicer
Information and not to any other information communicated in connection with
the
Certificates, without regard to whether the Master Servicer Information or
any
portion thereof is presented together with or separately from such other
information.
In
addition, without limiting any other indemnification provided pursuant to any
other Section of this Agreement, the Paying Agent shall indemnify and hold
harmless the Depositor and its officers, directors and Affiliates from and
against any actual losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable
and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and
expenses arising out of third party claims based upon a breach of the Paying
Agent’s obligations under Section 4.06. If the indemnification
provided for under this paragraph is unavailable or insufficient to hold
harmless the Depositor, then the Paying Agent agrees that it shall contribute
to
the amount paid or payable by the Depositor as a result of the losses, claims,
damages or liabilities of the Depositor in such proportion as is appropriate
to
reflect the relative fault of the Depositor on the one hand and the Paying
Agent
on the other. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Paying Agent
be liable under this paragraph for any consequential, indirect or punitive
damages.
SECTION
4.07
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Distributions
and Allocations of Realized Losses on the REMIC Regular
Interests.
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REMIC
A
(a) Interest
shall be payable to the REMIC A Regular Interests at the REMIC A Remittance
Rate
for each such REMIC A Regular Interest on the related Uncertificated
Balance;
(b) Distributions
of principal shall be deemed to be made from amounts received on the Mortgage
Loans to the REMIC A Regular Interests, first, so as to keep the Uncertificated
Balance of each REMIC A Regular Interest ending with the designation “B” equal
to 1.00% of the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans
in
the related Loan Group; second, to each REMIC A Regular Interest ending with
the
designation “A,” so that the Uncertificated Balance of each such REMIC A Regular
Interest is equal to 1.00% of the excess of (x) the aggregate Scheduled
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in the related Loan Group over (y)
the
Certificate Principal Balance of the related Senior Certificates or Component
(except that if any such excess is a larger number than in the preceding
distribution period, the least amount of principal shall be distributed to
such
REMIC A Regular Interests such that the REMIC A Subordinated Balance Ratio
is
maintained); and third, any remaining principal to REMIC A Regular Interest
LT-ZZ; and
(c)
Any
remaining amount to the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class R-A
Interest).
(d) Realized
Losses on the Mortgage Loans shall be applied after all distributions have
been
made on each Distribution Date first, so as to keep the Uncertificated Balance
of each REMIC A Regular Interest ending with the designation “B” equal to 1.00%
of the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in the
related Loan Group; second, to each REMIC A Regular Interest ending with the
designation “A,” so that the Uncertificated Principal Balance of each such REMIC
A Regular Interest is equal to 1.00% of the excess of (x) the aggregate
Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in the related Loan Group
over
(y) the Certificate Principal Balance of the related Senior Certificates or
Components (except that if any such excess is a larger number than in the
preceding distribution period, the least amount of Realized Losses shall be
applied to such REMIC A Regular Interests such that the REMIC A Subordinated
Balance Ratio is maintained); and third, any remaining Realized Losses on the
Mortgage Loans shall be allocated to REMIC A Regular Interest LT-ZZ. Interest
shall be payable to the REMIC A Regular Interests at the REMIC A Remittance
Rate
for each such REMIC A Regular Interest on the related Uncertificated
Balance.
REMIC
B
(a) Interest
shall be payable to the REMIC B Regular Interests at the REMIC B Remittance
Rate
for each such REMIC B Regular Interest on the related Uncertificated
Balance;
(b) Distributions
of principal shall be deemed to be made to the REMIC B Regular Interests in
the
same manner and priority as such distributions are made to the Corresponding
Certificates; and
(c)
Any
remaining amount to the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class R-B
Interest).
(d) Realized
Losses on the Mortgage Loans shall be applied to the REMIC B Regular Interests
in the same manner and priority as such Realized Losses are applied to the
Corresponding Certificates.
SECTION
4.08
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Reserved.
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SECTION
4.09
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Reserved.
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ARTICLE
V
THE
CERTIFICATES
SECTION
5.01
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The
Certificates.
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(a) The
Certificates in the aggregate will represent the entire beneficial ownership
interest in the Mortgage Loans and all other assets included in the Trust Fund.
At the Closing Date, the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the
Certificates will equal the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage
Loans.
The
Certificates will be substantially in the forms annexed hereto as Exhibits
A-1
through A-17. The Certificates of each Class will be issuable in registered
form
only, in denominations of authorized Percentage Interests as described in the
definition thereof. Each Certificate will share ratably in all rights of the
related Class.
Upon
original issue, the Certificates shall be executed by the Paying Agent and
delivered by the Authenticating Agent to or upon the order of the Depositor.
The
Certificates shall be executed and attested by manual or facsimile signature
on
behalf of the Paying Agent by an authorized signatory. Certificates bearing
the
manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time the proper
officers of the Paying Agent shall bind the Paying Agent,
notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such
offices prior to the execution, authentication and delivery of such Certificates
or did not hold such offices at the date of such Certificates. No Certificate
shall be entitled to any benefit under this Agreement or be valid for any
purpose, unless there appears on such Certificate a certificate of
authentication substantially in the form provided herein executed by the
Authenticating Agent by manual signature, and such certificate of authentication
shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Certificate
has
been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. All Certificates shall be
dated
the date of their authentication.
(b) The
Book-Entry Certificates shall initially be issued as one or more Certificates
held by Book-Entry Custodian or, if appointed to hold such Certificates as
provided below, the Depository and registered in the name of the Depository
or
its nominee and, except as provided below, registration of such Certificates
may
not be transferred by the Certificate Registrar except to another Depository
that agrees to hold such Certificates for the respective Certificate Owners
with
Ownership Interests therein. The Certificate Owners shall hold their respective
Ownership Interests in and to such Certificates through the book-entry
facilities of the Depository and, except as provided below, shall not be
entitled to definitive, fully registered Certificates (“Definitive
Certificates”) in respect of such Ownership Interests. All transfers by
Certificate Owners of their respective Ownership Interests in the Book- Entry
Certificates shall be made in accordance with the procedures established by
the
Depository Participant or brokerage firm representing such Certificate Owner.
Each Depository Participant shall only transfer the Ownership Interests in
the
Book-Entry Certificates of Certificate Owners it represents or of brokerage
firms for which it acts as agent in accordance with the Depository’s normal
procedures. The Paying Agent is hereby initially appointed as the Book-Entry
Custodian and hereby agrees to act as such in accordance herewith and in
accordance with the agreement that it has with the Depository authorizing it
to
act as such. The Book-Entry Custodian may, and if it is no longer qualified
to
act as such, the Book-Entry Custodian shall, appoint, by a written instrument
delivered to the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Trust Administrator
and
any other transfer agent (including the Depository or any successor Depository)
to act as Book-Entry Custodian under such conditions as the predecessor
Book-Entry Custodian and the Depository or any successor Depository may
prescribe, provided that the predecessor Book-Entry Custodian shall not be
relieved of any of its duties or responsibilities by reason of any such
appointment of other than the Depository. If the Paying Agent resigns or is
removed in accordance with the terms hereof, the successor Paying Agent or,
if
it so elects, the Depository shall immediately succeed to its predecessor’s
duties as Book-Entry Custodian. The Depositor shall have the right to inspect,
and to obtain copies of, any Certificates held as Book-Entry Certificates by
the
Book-Entry Custodian.
The
Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Paying Agent, the
Authenticating Agent, the Certificate Registrar and the Depositor may for all
purposes (including the making of payments due on the Book-Entry Certificates)
deal with the Depository as the authorized representative of the Certificate
Owners with respect to the Book-Entry Certificates for the purposes of
exercising the rights of Certificateholders hereunder. The rights of Certificate
Owners with respect to the Book-Entry Certificates shall be limited to those
established by law and agreements between such Certificate Owners and the
Depository Participants and brokerage firms representing such Certificate
Owners. Multiple requests and directions from, and votes of, the Depository
as
Holder of the Book-Entry Certificates with respect to any particular matter
shall not be deemed inconsistent if they are made with respect to different
Certificate Owners. The Paying Agent may establish a reasonable record date
in
connection with solicitations of consents from or voting by Certificateholders
and shall give notice to the Depository of such record date.
If
(i)(A)
the Depositor advises the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent and the
Certificate Registrar in writing that the Depository is no longer willing or
able to properly discharge its responsibilities as Depository, and (B) the
Depositor is unable to locate a qualified successor or (ii) after the occurrence
of a Master Servicer Event of Default, Certificate Owners representing in the
aggregate not less than 51% of the Ownership Interests of the Book-Entry
Certificates advise the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent and the
Certificate Registrar through the Depository, in writing, that the continuation
of a book-entry system through the Depository is no longer in the best interests
of the Certificate Owners, the Certificate Registrar shall notify all
Certificate Owners, through the Depository, of the occurrence of any such event
and of the availability of Definitive Certificates to Certificate Owners
requesting the same. Upon surrender to the Certificate Registrar of the Book-
Entry Certificates by the Book-Entry Custodian or the Depository, as applicable,
accompanied by registration instructions from the Depository for registration
of
transfer, the Paying Agent shall issue the Definitive Certificates. Such
Definitive Certificates will be issued in minimum denominations of $100,000,
except that any beneficial ownership that was represented by a Book-Entry
Certificate in an amount less than $100,000 immediately prior to the issuance
of
a Definitive Certificate shall be issued in a minimum denomination equal to
the
amount represented by such Book-Entry Certificate. None of the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, the Authenticating Agent, the Paying
Agent, the Certificate Registrar nor the Trustee shall be liable for any delay
in the delivery of such instructions and may conclusively rely on, and shall
be
protected in relying on, such instructions. Upon the issuance of Definitive
Certificates all references herein to obligations imposed upon or to be
performed by the Depository shall be deemed to be imposed upon and performed
by
the Certificate Registrar and the Paying Agent, to the extent applicable with
respect to such Definitive Certificates, and the Certificate Registrar and
the
Paying Agent shall recognize the Holders of the Definitive Certificates as
Certificateholders hereunder.
SECTION
5.02
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Registration
of Transfer and Exchange of
Certificates.
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(a) The
Certificate Registrar shall cause to be kept at one of the offices or agencies
to be appointed by the Trust Administrator in accordance with the provisions
of
Section 8.12 a Certificate Register for the Certificates in which, subject
to
such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Certificate Registrar
shall
provide for the registration of Certificates and of transfers and exchanges
of
Certificates as herein provided.
(b) No
transfer of any Private Certificate or Ownership Interest therein shall be
made
unless that transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and an effective
registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is
made
in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification.
In
the event that such a transfer of a Private Certificate is to be made without
registration or qualification (other than in connection with the initial
transfer of any such Certificate by the Depositor to an affiliate of the
Depositor), the Certificate Registrar shall require, receipt of written
certifications from the Certificateholder desiring to effect the transfer and
from such Certificateholder’s prospective transferee, substantially in the forms
attached hereto as Exhibit F-1, or in the case of any Definitive Certificate,
an
opinion of Counsel satisfactory to it that such transfer may be made without
such registration (which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the
Trust
Fund or of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the
Certificate Registrar, the Authenticating Agent , the Paying Agent, the Master
Servicer in its capacity as such or any Sub-Servicer), together with copies
of
the written certification(s) of the Certificateholder desiring to effect the
transfer and/or such Certificateholder’s prospective transferee upon which such
Opinion of Counsel is based, if any. In the event of any such
transfer of any Ownership Interest in any Private Certificate that is a
Book-Entry Certificate, except with respect to the initial transfer of any
such
Certificate by the Depositor, such transfer shall be required to be made in
reliance upon Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, and the transferor will be deemed
to
have made each of the representations and warranties set forth on Exhibit F-1
hereto in respect of such interest as if it was evidenced by a Definitive
Certificate and the transferee will be deemed to have made each of the
representations and warranties set forth on Exhibit F-1 hereto in respect of
such interest as if it was evidenced by a Definitive
Certificate. None of the Depositor or the Trustee is obligated to
register or qualify any such Certificates under the 1933 Act or any other
securities laws or to take any action not otherwise required under this
Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates without registration
or
qualification. Any Certificateholder desiring to effect the transfer of any
such
Certificate or Ownership Interest therein shall, and does hereby agree to,
indemnify the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Certificate Registrar,
the
Paying Agent, the Authenticating Agent, the Master Servicer and the Depositor
against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is
not
made in accordance with such federal and state laws.
(c) (i) No
transfer of a Class P or Residual Certificate or any interest therein shall
be
made to any Plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, any Person
acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such Plan or any Person
acquiring such Certificates with “Plan Assets” of a Plan within the meaning of
the DOL Regulations, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA (“Plan Assets”) as
certified by such transferee in the form of Exhibit G, unless the Certificate
Registrar is provided with an Opinion of Counsel on which the Certificate
Registrar, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying
Agent, the Authenticating Agent and the Master Servicer may rely, to the effect
that the purchase and holding of such Certificates will be permissible under
applicable law, ERISA and the Code, will not constitute or result in any
non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and
will not subject the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Authenticating Agent, the Certificate
Registrar or the Trust Fund to any obligation or liability (including
obligations or liabilities under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) in addition
to those undertaken in this Agreement, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be
an
expense of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Authenticating Agent, the Certificate
Registrar or the Trust Fund. In lieu of such Opinion of Counsel, any prospective
Transferee of such Certificates may provide a certification in the form of
Exhibit G to this Agreement (or other form acceptable to the Depositor, the
Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, the Paying Agent,
the Authenticating Agent and the Master Servicer), which the Certificate
Registrar may rely upon without further inquiry or investigation. Neither a
certification nor an Opinion of Counsel will be required in connection with
the
initial transfer of any such Certificate by the Depositor to an Affiliate of
the
Depositor (in which case, the Depositor or any Affiliate thereof shall have
been
deemed to have represented that such Affiliate is not a Plan or a Person
investing Plan Assets) and the Certificate Registrar shall be entitled to
conclusively rely upon a representation (which, upon the request of the
Certificate Registrar, shall be a written representation) from the Depositor
of
the status of such transferee as an affiliate of the Depositor.
(ii) Each
beneficial owner of a Subordinate Certificate or any interest therein shall
be
deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition and holding of such
Certificate or interest therein, that either (A) it is not a Plan or investing
with Plan Assets, (B) other than with respect to a Class B4 Certificate, Class
B5 Certificate or Class B6 Certificate, it has acquired and is holding such
Certificate in reliance on the Underwriter’s Exemption granted by the Department
of Labor on April 18, 1991 as Prohibited Transaction Exemption (“PTE”) 91-23 at
56 F.R. 15936 and amended by XXX 00-00, XXX 0000-00, XXX 0000-00 and further
amended on March 20, 2007 by PTE 2007-05 at 72 Fed. Reg. 13130, (“Underwriter’s
Exemption”), and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the
availability of the Underwriter’s Exemption, including that the certificate must
be rated, at the time of purchase, not lower than “BBB-” (or its equivalent) by
Fitch, Moody’s, Dominion Bond Rating Service, Limited (known as DBRS Limited),
Dominion Bond Rating Service, Inc. (known as DBRS, Inc.) or S&P and it will
represent that it is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of
Regulation D under the Securities Act and will obtain a representation from
any
transferee that such transferee is an accredited investor so long as it is
required to obtain a representation regarding compliance with the Securities
Act, or (C) (i) it is an insurance company, (ii) the source of funds used to
acquire or hold the Certificate or interest therein is an “insurance company
general account,” as defined in Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption (“PTCE”)
95-60, and (iii) the conditions in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been
satisfied.
(iii) If
any
Certificate or any interest therein is acquired or held in violation of the
provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, the next preceding permitted
beneficial owner will be treated as the beneficial owner of that Certificate
retroactive to the date of transfer to the purported beneficial owner. Any
purported beneficial owner whose acquisition or holding of any such Certificate
or interest therein was effected in violation of the provisions of the preceding
two paragraphs shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Certificate Registrar,
the
Paying Agent, the Authenticating Agent and the Trust Fund from and against
any
and all liabilities, claims, costs or expenses incurred by those parties as
a
result of that acquisition or holding.
(d) (i) Each
Person who has or who acquires any Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate
shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such Ownership Interest
to
have agreed to be bound by the following provisions and to have irrevocably
authorized the Paying Agent or its designee under clause (iii)(A) below to
deliver payments to a Person other than such Person and to negotiate the terms
of any mandatory sale under clause (iii)(B) below and to execute all instruments
of Transfer and to do all other things necessary in connection with any such
sale. The rights of each Person acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Residual
Certificate are expressly subject to the following provisions:
(A) Each
Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate
shall be a Permitted Transferee and shall promptly notify the Certificate
Registrar of any change or impending change in its status as a Permitted
Transferee.
(B) In
connection with any proposed Transfer of any Ownership Interest in a Residual
Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall require delivery to it and shall
not register the Transfer of any Residual Certificate until its receipt of
an
affidavit and agreement (a “Transfer Affidavit and Agreement”), in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit F-2, from the proposed Transferee, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar, representing and
warranting, among other things, that such Transferee is a Permitted Transferee,
that it is not acquiring its Ownership Interest in the Residual Certificate
that
is the subject of the proposed Transfer as a nominee, trustee or agent for
any
Person that is not a Permitted Transferee, that for so long as it retains its
Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate, it will endeavor to
remain a Permitted Transferee, and that it has reviewed the provisions of this
Section 5.02(d) and agrees to be bound by them.
(C) Notwithstanding
the delivery of a Transfer Affidavit and Agreement by a proposed Transferee
under clause (B) above, if a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Registrar
who is assigned to this transaction has actual knowledge that the proposed
Transferee is not a Permitted Transferee, no Transfer of an Ownership Interest
in a Residual Certificate to such proposed Transferee shall be
effected.
(D) Each
Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate
shall agree (x) to require a Transfer Affidavit and Agreement from any other
Person to whom such Person attempts to transfer its Ownership Interest in a
Residual Certificate and (y) not to transfer its Ownership Interest unless
it
provides a transferor affidavit (a “Transferor Affidavit”), in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit F-2, to the Certificate Registrar stating that, among other
things, it has no actual knowledge that such other Person is not a
Permitted Transferee.
(E) Each
Person holding or acquiring an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate,
by
purchasing an Ownership Interest in such Certificate, agrees to
give the Certificate Registrar written notice that it is a
“pass-through interest holder” within the meaning of temporary Treasury
regulation Section 1.67- 3T(a)(2)(i)(A) immediately upon acquiring an Ownership
Interest in a Residual Certificate, if it is, or is holding an Ownership
Interest in a Residual Certificate on behalf of, a “pass-through interest
holder.”
(ii) The
Certificate Registrar will register the Transfer of any Residual Certificate
only if it shall have received the Transfer Affidavit and Agreement and all
of
such other documents as shall have been reasonably required by the Certificate
Registrar as a condition to such registration. In addition, no Transfer of
a
Residual Certificate shall be made unless the Certificate Registrar shall have
received a representation letter from the Transferee of such Certificate to
the
effect that such Transferee is a Permitted Transferee.
(iii)
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(A) If any purported Transferee shall become a Holder of
a Residual Certificate in violation of the provisions of this Section
5.02(d), then the last preceding Permitted Transferee shall be restored,
to the extent permitted by law, to all rights as Holder thereof
retroactive to the date of registration of such Transfer of such
Residual
Certificate. The Certificate Registrar shall be under no liability
to any
Person for any registration of Transfer of a Residual Certificate
that is
in fact not permitted by this Section 5.02(d) or for making any payments
due on such Certificate to the Holder thereof or for taking any other
action with respect to such Holder under the provisions of this
Agreement.
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(B) If
any
purported Transferee shall become a Holder of a Residual Certificate in
violation of the restrictions in this Section 5.02(d) and to the extent that
the
retroactive restoration of the rights of the Holder of such Residual Certificate
as described in clause (iii)(A) above shall be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, then the Certificate Registrar shall have the right, without
notice to the Holder or any prior Holder of such Residual Certificate, to sell
such Residual Certificate to a purchaser selected by the Certificate Registrar
on such terms as the Certificate Registrar may choose. Such purported Transferee
shall promptly endorse and deliver each Residual Certificate in accordance
with
the instructions of the Certificate Registrar. Such purchaser may be the
Certificate Registrar itself or any Affiliate of the Certificate Registrar.
The
proceeds of such sale, net of the commissions (which may
include commissions payable to the Certificate Registrar or its
Affiliates), expenses and taxes due, if any, will be remitted by the Certificate
Registrar to such purported Transferee. The terms and conditions of any sale
under this clause (iii)(B) shall be determined in the sole discretion of the
Certificate Registrar, and the Certificate Registrar shall not be liable to
any
Person having an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate as a result of
its
exercise of such discretion.
(iv) The
Trust
Administrator and the Certificate Registrar shall make available to the Internal
Revenue Service and those Persons specified by the REMIC Provisions all
information necessary to compute any tax imposed (A) as a result of the Transfer
of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate to any Person who is a
Disqualified Organization, including the information described in Treasury
regulations sections 1.860D-1(b)(5) and 1.860E-2(a)(5) with respect to the
“excess inclusions” of such Residual Certificate and (B) as a result of any
regulated investment company, real estate investment trust, common trust fund,
partnership, trust, estate or organization described in Section 1381 of the
Code
that holds an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate having as among
its
record holders at any time any Person which is a Disqualified Organization.
Reasonable compensation for providing such information may be accepted by the
Trust Administrator and the Certificate Registrar.
(v) The
provisions of this Section 5.02(d) set forth prior to this subsection (v) may
be
modified, added to or eliminated, provided that there shall have been delivered
to the Trust Administrator and the Certificate Registrar at the expense of
the
party seeking to modify, add to or eliminate any such provision the
following:
(A) written
notification from the Rating Agencies to the effect that the modification,
addition to or elimination of such provisions will not cause the
Rating Agencies to downgrade its then-current ratings of any Class of
Certificates; and
(B) an
Opinion of Counsel, in form and substance satisfactory to the Certificate
Registrar and the Trust Administrator, to the effect that such modification
of,
addition to or elimination of such provisions will not cause any Trust REMIC
to
cease to qualify as a REMIC and will not cause (x) any Trust REMIC to be subject
to an entity-level tax caused by the Transfer of any Residual Certificate to
a
Person that is not a Permitted Transferee or (y) a Person other than the
prospective transferee to be subject to a REMIC-tax caused by the Transfer
of a
Residual Certificate to a Person that is not a Permitted
Transferee.
(e) Subject
to the preceding subsections, upon surrender for registration of transfer of
any
Certificate at any office or agency of the Certificate Registrar maintained
for
such purpose pursuant to Section 8.12, the Certificate Registrar shall give
notice of such surrender to the Paying Agent and the Authenticating Agent.
Upon
receipt of such notice, the Paying Agent shall execute and the Authenticating
Agent shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated Transferee
or Transferees, one or more new Certificates of the same Class of a like
aggregate Percentage Interest.
(f) At
the
option of the Holder thereof, any Certificate may be exchanged for other
Certificates of the same Class with authorized denominations and a like
aggregate Percentage Interest, upon surrender of such Certificate to be
exchanged at any office or agency of the Certificate Registrar maintained for
such purpose pursuant to Section 8.12. Whenever any Certificates are so
surrendered for exchange, upon notice from the Certificate Registrar, the Paying
Agent shall execute, and the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate and
deliver, the Certificates which the Certificateholder making the exchange is
entitled to receive. Every Certificate presented or surrendered for transfer
or
exchange shall (if so required by the Certificate Registrar) be duly endorsed
by, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in the form
satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar duly executed by, the Holder thereof
or his attorney duly authorized in writing.
(g) No
service charge to the Certificateholders shall be made for any transfer or
exchange of Certificates, but the Certificate Registrar may require payment
of a
sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed
in
connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
(h) All
Certificates surrendered for transfer and exchange shall be canceled and
destroyed by the Certificate Registrar in accordance with its customary
procedures.
SECTION
5.03
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Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost or Stolen
Certificates.
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If
(i)
any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Certificate Registrar, or the
Certificate Registrar receive evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction,
loss or theft of any Certificate, and (ii) there is delivered to the Certificate
Registrar, the Trustee and the Trust Administrator such security or indemnity
as
may be required by them to save each of them harmless, then, in the absence
of
actual knowledge by the Certificate Registrar that such Certificate has been
acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Paying Agent shall execute, and the
Authenticating Agent shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in
lieu
of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate
of the same Class and of like denomination and Percentage Interest. Upon the
issuance of any new Certificate under this Section, the Certificate Registrar
may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other
expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Certificate Registrar)
connected therewith. Any replacement Certificate issued pursuant to this Section
shall constitute complete and indefeasible evidence of ownership in the
applicable REMIC created hereunder, as if originally issued, whether or not
the
lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any time.
SECTION
5.04
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Persons
Deemed Owners.
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The
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the
Certificate Registrar, the Authenticating Agent, the Paying Agent and any agent
of any of them may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered
as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions
pursuant to Section 4.01 and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of
the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, the Authenticating Agent,
the Paying Agent or any agent of any of them shall be affected by notice to
the
contrary.
SECTION
5.05
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Certain
Available Information.
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The
Paying Agent shall maintain at its Corporate Trust Office and shall make
available free of charge during normal business hours for review by any Holder
of a Certificate or any Person identified to the Paying Agent as a prospective
transferee of a Certificate, originals or copies of the following items: (A)
this Agreement and any amendments hereof entered into pursuant to Section 11.01,
(B) all monthly statements required to be delivered to Certificateholders of
the
relevant Class pursuant to Section 4.02 since the Closing Date, and all other
notices, reports, statements and written communications delivered to the
Certificateholders of the relevant Class pursuant to this Agreement since the
Closing Date, (C) all certifications delivered by a Responsible Officer of
the
Trust Administrator since the Closing Date pursuant to Section 10.01(h), (D)
any
and all Officers’ Certificates delivered to the Trust Administrator or the
Paying Agent by the Master Servicer since the Closing Date to evidence the
Master Servicer’s determination that any P&I Advance was, or if made, would
be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance and (E) any and all Officers’ Certificates
delivered to the Trust Administrator or the Paying Agent by the Master Servicer
since the Closing Date pursuant to Section 4.04(a). Copies and mailing of any
and all of the foregoing items will be available from the Paying Agent upon
request at the expense of the person requesting the same.
ARTICLE
VI
THE
DEPOSITOR AND THE MASTER SERVICER
SECTION
6.01
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Liability
of the Depositor and the Master
Servicer.
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The
Depositor and the Master Servicer each shall be liable in accordance herewith
only to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed by this Agreement
and
undertaken hereunder by the Depositor and the Master Servicer
herein.
SECTION
6.02
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Merger
or Consolidation of the Depositor or the Master
Servicer.
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Subject
to the following paragraph, the Depositor will keep in full effect its
existence, rights and franchises as a corporation under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation. Subject to the following paragraph, the
Master Servicer will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises
as
a corporation under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and its
qualification as an approved conventional seller/servicer for Xxxxxx Xxx or
Xxxxxxx Mac in good standing. The Depositor and the Master Servicer each 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, the Certificates
or
any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its respective duties under this
Agreement.
The
Depositor or the Master Servicer may be merged or consolidated with or into
any
Person, or transfer all or substantially all of its assets to any Person, in
which case any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the
Depositor or the Master Servicer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding
to
the business of the Depositor or the Master Servicer, shall be the successor
of
the Depositor or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, 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 to the Master Servicer shall
be
qualified to service mortgage loans on behalf of Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac;
and
provided further that the Rating Agencies’ ratings of the Certificates rated
thereby and in effect immediately prior to such merger or consolidation will
not
be qualified, reduced or withdrawn as a result thereof (as evidenced by a letter
to such effect from the Rating Agencies).
SECTION
6.03
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Limitation
on Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer and
Others.
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None
of
the Depositor, the Master Servicer or any of the directors, officers, employees
or agents of the Depositor or the Master Servicer shall be under any liability
to the Trust Fund or the Certificateholders for any action taken or for
refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this
Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision
shall not protect the Depositor, the Master Servicer or any such person against
any breach of warranties, representations or covenants made herein, or against
any specific liability imposed on the Master Servicer pursuant hereto, or
against any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful
misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties or by reason
of reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder. The Depositor, the
Master Servicer and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Depositor
or
the Master Servicer may rely in good faith on any document of any kind which,
PRIMA FACIE, is properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any
matters arising hereunder. The Depositor, the Master Servicer and any director,
officer, employee or agent of the Depositor or the Master Servicer shall be
indemnified and held harmless by the Trust Fund against any loss, liability
or
expense incurred in connection with any legal action relating to this Agreement
or the Certificates, other than any loss, liability or expense to any specific
Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loans (except as any such loss, liability or expense
shall be otherwise reimbursable pursuant to this Agreement) or any loss,
liability or expense incurred by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or
negligence in the performance of duties hereunder or by reason of reckless
disregard of obligations and duties hereunder. Neither the Depositor nor the
Master Servicer shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend
any legal action unless such action is related to its respective duties under
this Agreement and, in its opinion, does not involve it in any expense or
liability; provided, however, that each of the Depositor and the Master Servicer
may in its discretion undertake any such action which it may deem necessary
or
desirable with respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the
parties hereto and the interests of the Certificateholders hereunder. In such
event, unless the Depositor or the Master Servicer acts without the consent
of
Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 51% of the Voting Rights (which
consent shall not be necessary in the case of litigation or other legal action
by either to enforce their respective rights or defend themselves hereunder),
the legal expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting
therefrom (except any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of willful
misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties hereunder
or
by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder) shall
be
expenses, costs and liabilities of the Trust Fund, and the Depositor (subject
to
the limitations set forth above) and the Master Servicer shall be entitled
to be
reimbursed therefor from the Collection Account as and to the extent provided
in
Section 3.11, any such right of reimbursement being prior to the rights of
the
Certificateholders to receive any amount in the Collection Account.
SECTION
6.04
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Limitation
on Resignation of the Master
Servicer.
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The
Master Servicer shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed
on it except (i) upon determination that its duties hereunder are no longer
permissible under applicable law or (ii) with the written consent of the Trustee
and the Trust Administrator, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld,
with written confirmation from the Rating Agencies (which confirmation shall
be
furnished to the Depositor, the Trustee and the Trust Administrator) that such
resignation will not cause the Rating Agencies to reduce the then current rating
of the Class A Certificates and provided that a qualified successor has agreed
to assume the duties and obligations of the Master Servicer hereunder. Any
such
determination pursuant to clause (i) of the preceding sentence permitting the
resignation of the Master Servicer shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel
to such effect obtained at the expense of the Master Servicer and delivered
to
the Trustee and the Trust Administrator. No resignation of the Master Servicer
shall become effective until the Trustee or a successor servicer shall have
assumed the Master Servicer’s responsibilities, duties, liabilities (other than
those liabilities arising prior to the appointment of such successor) and
obligations under this Agreement.
Except
as
expressly provided herein, the Master Servicer shall not assign nor transfer
any
of its rights, benefits or privileges hereunder to any other Person, nor
delegate to or subcontract with, nor authorize or appoint any other Person
to
perform any of the duties, covenants or obligations to be performed by the
Master Servicer hereunder. If, pursuant to any provision hereof, the duties
of
the Master Servicer are transferred to a successor master servicer, the entire
amount of the Servicing Fee and other compensation payable to the Master
Servicer pursuant hereto shall thereafter be payable to such successor master
servicer.
SECTION
6.05
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Rights
of the Depositor in Respect of the Master
Servicer.
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The
Master Servicer shall afford (and any Sub-Servicing Agreement shall provide
that
each Sub-Servicer shall afford) the Depositor, the Trustee and the Trust
Administrator, upon reasonable notice, during normal business hours, access
to
all records maintained by the Master Servicer (and any such Sub-Servicer) in
respect of the Master Servicer’s rights and obligations hereunder and access to
officers of the Master Servicer (and those of any such Sub-Servicer) responsible
for such obligations. Upon request, the Master Servicer shall furnish to the
Depositor, the Trustee and the Trust Administrator its (and any such
Sub-Servicer’s) most recent financial statements of the parent company of the
Master Servicer and such other information relating to the Master Servicer’s
capacity to perform its obligations under this Agreement that it possesses.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of each Initial Sub-Servicer, such
access and information described in the preceding two sentences shall be
required to be provided only to the extent provided in the Sub-Servicing
Agreement. To the extent such information is not otherwise available to the
public, the Depositor, the Trustee and the Trust Administrator shall not
disseminate any information obtained pursuant to the preceding two sentences
without the Master Servicer’s written consent, except as required pursuant to
this Agreement or to the extent that it is appropriate to do so (i) in working
with legal counsel, auditors, taxing authorities or other governmental agencies,
rating agencies or reinsurers or (ii) pursuant to any law, rule, regulation,
order, judgment, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental
authority having jurisdiction over the Depositor, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator or the Trust Fund, and in either case, the Depositor, the Trustee
or the Trust Administrator, as the case may be, shall use its best efforts
to
assure the confidentiality of any such disseminated non-public information.
The
Depositor may, but is not obligated to, enforce the obligations of the Master
Servicer under this Agreement and may, but is not obligated to, perform, or
cause a designee to perform, any defaulted obligation of the Master Servicer
under this Agreement or exercise the rights of the Master Servicer under this
Agreement; provided that the Master Servicer shall not be relieved of any of
its
obligations under this Agreement by virtue of such performance by the Depositor
or its designee. The Depositor shall not have any responsibility or liability
for any action or failure to act by the Master Servicer and is not obligated
to
supervise the performance of the Master Servicer under this Agreement or
otherwise.
SECTION
6.06
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Reserved.
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SECTION
6.07
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Reserved.
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SECTION
6.08
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Reserved.
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ARTICLE
VII
DEFAULT
SECTION
7.01
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Master
Servicer Events of Default.
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“Master
Servicer Event of Default,” wherever used herein, means any one of the following
events:
(i) (A) any
failure by the Master Servicer to remit to the Paying Agent for distribution
to
the Certificateholders any payment (other than a P&I Advance required to be
made from its own funds on any Master Servicer Remittance Date pursuant to
Section 4.03) required to be made under the terms of the Certificates and this
Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of one Business Day
after the date upon which written notice of such failure, requiring the same
to
be remedied, shall have been given to the Master Servicer (with a copy to the
Paying Agent ) by the Depositor, the Trust Administrator or the Trustee (in
which case notice shall be provided by telecopy), or to the Master Servicer,
the
Depositor, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent and the Trustee by the
Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights; or (B)
any deemed Master Servicer Event of Default caused by a failure by the Master
Servicer to timely comply with its obligations under Section 3.19 or Section
3.20 or Section 4.06, taking into account any cure period allowed by the Trustee
at the direction of the Depositor that may be provided under such sections;
or
(ii) any
failure on the part of the Master Servicer duly to observe or perform in any
material respect any of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Master
Servicer contained in the Certificates or in this Agreement which continues
unremedied for a period of 30 days after the earlier of (i) the date on which
written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have
been given to the Master Servicer by the Depositor, the Trust Administrator
or
the Trustee, or to the Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Trust
Administrator and the Trustee by the Holders of Certificates entitled to at
least 25% of the Voting Rights and (ii) actual knowledge of such failure by
a
Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer; or
(iii) a
decree
or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having
jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future
federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or the appointment of
a
conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment
of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceeding, or for
the
winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the
Master Servicer and if such proceeding is being contested by the Master Servicer
in good faith such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged
or
unstayed for a period of 60 consecutive days or results in the entry of an
order
for relief or any such adjudication or appointment; or
(iv) the
Master Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver
or
liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and
liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Master Servicer or
of
or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or
(v) the
Master Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally
as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable
insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of
its
creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or
(vi) any
failure of the Master Servicer to make, or of the Paying Agent to make on behalf
of the Master Servicer, any P&I Advance on any Master Servicer Remittance
Date required to be made from its own funds pursuant to Section
4.03.
If
a
Master Servicer Event of Default described in clauses (i) through (v) of this
Section shall occur, then, and in each and every such case, so long as such
Master Servicer Event of Default shall not have been remedied, the Depositor
or
the Trustee may, and at the written direction of the Holders of Certificates
entitled to at least 51% of Voting Rights, the Trustee shall, by notice in
writing to the Master Servicer (and to the Depositor if given by the Trustee
or
to the Trustee if given by the Depositor), terminate all of the rights and
obligations of the Master Servicer in its capacity as a Master Servicer under
this Agreement, to the extent permitted by law, and in and to the Mortgage
Loans
and the proceeds thereof. If a Master Servicer Event of Default described in
clause (vi) hereof shall occur and shall not have been remedied by 1:00 p.m.
on
the related Distribution Date, the Paying Agent shall notify the Trustee of
the
same, and the Trustee shall be obligated to make such P&I Advance and, then
so long as such Master Servicer Event of Default shall not have been remedied
during the applicable time period set forth in clause (vi) above (including
the
reimbursement to the Trustee by the Master Servicer, with interest thereon
at
the Prime Rate, for any P&I Advance made), the Trustee shall, by notice in
writing to the Master Servicer and the Depositor, terminate all of the rights
and obligations of the Master Servicer in its capacity as a Master Servicer
under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof.
On or after the receipt by the Master Servicer of such written notice, all
authority and power of the Master Servicer under this Agreement, whether with
respect to the Certificates (other than as a Holder of any Certificate) or
the
Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the Trustee pursuant
to and under this Section and, without limitation, the Trustee is hereby
authorized and empowered, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, to execute and
deliver on behalf of and at the expense of the Master Servicer, any and all
documents and other instruments and to do or accomplish all other acts or things
necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination,
whether to complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage
Loans and related documents, or otherwise. The Master Servicer agrees, at its
sole cost and expense, promptly (and in any event no later than ten Business
Days subsequent to such notice) to provide the Trustee with all documents and
records requested by it to enable it to assume the Master Servicer’s functions
under this Agreement, and to cooperate with the Trustee in effecting the
termination of the Master Servicer’s responsibilities and rights under this
Agreement, including, without limitation, the transfer within one Business
Day
to the Trustee for administration by it of all cash amounts which at the time
shall be or should have been credited by the Master Servicer to the Collection
Account held by or on behalf of the Master Servicer, the Distribution Account
or
any REO Account or Servicing Account held by or on behalf of the Master Servicer
or thereafter be received with respect to the Mortgage Loans or any REO Property
serviced by the Master Servicer (provided, however, that the Master Servicer
shall continue to be entitled to receive all amounts accrued or owing to it
under this Agreement on or prior to the date of such termination, whether in
respect of P&I Advances or otherwise, and shall continue to be entitled to
the benefits of Section 6.03, notwithstanding any such termination, with respect
to events occurring prior to such termination). For purposes of this Section
7.01, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of a Master Servicer
Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee assigned to and
working in the Trustee’s Corporate Trust Office has actual knowledge thereof or
unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a Master Servicer
Event
of Default is received by the Trustee and such notice references the
Certificates, the Trust Fund or this Agreement.
SECTION
7.02
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Trustee
to Act; Appointment of Successor.
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(a) On
and
after the time the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination, the Trustee
shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer in its capacity
as
Master Servicer under this Agreement, the Master Servicer shall not have the
right to withdraw any funds from the Collection Account without the consent
of
the Trustee and the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall
be
subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto
and
arising thereafter placed on the Master Servicer (except for any representations
or warranties of the Master Servicer under this Agreement, the responsibilities,
duties and liabilities contained in Section 2.03(c) and its obligation to
deposit amounts in respect of losses pursuant to Section 3.12) by the terms
and
provisions hereof including, without limitation, the Master Servicer’s
obligations to make P&I Advances pursuant to Section 4.03; provided,
however, that if the Trustee is prohibited by law or regulation from obligating
itself to make advances regarding delinquent mortgage loans, then the Trustee
shall not be obligated to make P&I Advances pursuant to Section 4.03; and
provided further, that any failure to perform such duties or responsibilities
caused by the Master Servicer’s failure to provide information required by
Section 7.01 shall not be considered a default by the Trustee as successor
to
the Master Servicer hereunder. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall
be
entitled to the Servicing Fees and all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans
to
which the Master Servicer would have been entitled if it had continued to act
hereunder (other than amounts which were due or would become due to the Master
Servicer prior to its termination or resignation). Notwithstanding the above,
the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to so act, or shall, if it is unable
to so act or if it is prohibited by law from making advances regarding
delinquent mortgage loans, or if the Holders of Certificates entitled to at
least 51% of the Voting Rights so request in writing to the Trustee, promptly
appoint or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, an established
mortgage loan servicing institution acceptable to the Rating Agencies and having
a net worth of not less than $15,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer
under this Agreement in the assumption of all or any part of the
responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer under this
Agreement. No appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer under this
Agreement shall be effective until the assumption by the successor of all of
the
Master Servicer’s responsibilities, duties and liabilities hereunder. In
connection with such appointment and assumption described herein, the Trustee
may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of
payments on Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided,
however, that no such compensation shall be in excess of that permitted the
Master Servicer as such hereunder. The Depositor, the Trustee and such successor
shall take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary
to
effectuate any such succession. Pending appointment of a successor to the Master
Servicer under this Agreement, the Trustee shall act in such capacity as
hereinabove provided.
(b) In
connection with the termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder,
either (i) the successor servicer, including the Trustee, if the Trustee is
acting as successor Master Servicer, shall represent and warrant that
it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all
material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with
the
servicing of the Mortgage Loans that are registered with MERS, in which case
the
predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer
in causing MERS to revise its records to reflect the transfer of servicing
to
the successor Master Servicer as necessary under MERS’ rules and regulations, or
(ii) the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master
Servicer in causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment of Mortgage in
recordable form to transfer the Mortgage from MERS to the Trustee and to execute
and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be
necessary or desirable to effect a transfer of such Mortgage Loan or servicing
of such Mortgage Loan on the MERS® System to the successor Master Servicer. The
predecessor Master Servicer shall file or cause to be filed any such assignment
in the appropriate recording office. The predecessor Master Servicer shall
bear
any and all fees of MERS, costs of preparing any assignments of Mortgage, and
fees and costs of filing any assignments of Mortgage that may be required under
this Section 7.02(b).
SECTION
7.03
|
Notification
to Certificateholders.
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(a) Upon
any
termination of the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01 above or any
appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02
above, the Trustee shall give prompt written notice thereof to
Certificateholders at their respective addresses appearing in the Certificate
Register.
(b) Not
later
than the later of 60 days after the occurrence of any event, which constitutes
or which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a Master
Servicer Event of Default or five days after a Responsible Officer of the
Trustee becomes aware of the occurrence of such an event, the Trustee shall
transmit by mail to all Holders of Certificates notice of each such occurrence,
unless such default or Master Servicer Event of Default shall have been cured
or
waived.
SECTION
7.04
|
Waiver
of Master Servicer Events of
Default.
|
Subject
to Section 11.09(d), the Holders representing at least 66% of the Voting Rights
evidenced by all Classes of Certificates affected by any default or Master
Servicer Event of Default hereunder may waive such default or Master Servicer
Event of Default; provided, however, that a default or Master Servicer Event
of
Default under clause (i) or (vi) of Section 7.01 may be waived only by all
of
the Holders of the Regular Certificates. Upon any such waiver of a default
or
Master Servicer Event of Default, such default or Master Servicer Event of
Default shall cease to exist and shall be deemed to have been remedied for
every
purpose hereunder. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other
default or Master Servicer Event of Default or impair any right consequent
thereon except to the extent expressly so waived.
SECTION
7.05
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Reserved.
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ARTICLE
VIII
CONCERNING
THE TRUSTEE, THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR, THE PAYING AGENT, THE CERTIFICATE
REGISTRAR AND THE AUTHENTICATING AGENT
SECTION
8.01
|
Duties
of Trustee, Trust Administrator and
Others.
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The
Trustee, prior to the occurrence of a Master Servicer Event of Default and
after
the curing of all Master Servicer Events of Default which may have occurred,
and
each of the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar
and
the Authenticating Agent, at all times, undertakes to perform such duties and
only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement. During a
Master Servicer Event of Default, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights
and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and use the same degree of care
and
skill in their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the
circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs. Any permissive right
of the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate
Registrar or the Authenticating Agent enumerated in this Agreement shall not
be
construed as a duty.
Each
of
the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate
Registrar and the Authenticating Agent, upon receipt of all resolutions,
certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other
instruments furnished to it, which are specifically required to be furnished
pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, shall examine them to determine
whether they conform to the requirements of this Agreement; provided, however,
that none of the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the
Certificate Registrar or the Authenticating Agent will be responsible for the
accuracy or content of any such resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions,
reports, documents or other instruments. If any such instrument is found not
to
conform to the requirements of this Agreement in a material manner, it shall
take such action as it deems appropriate to have the instrument corrected,
and
if the instrument is not corrected to its satisfaction, it will provide notice
thereof to the Certificateholders.
No
provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Trustee, the
Trust
Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar or the Authenticating
Agent from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure
to
act or its own misconduct; provided, however, that:
(i) With
respect to the Trustee, prior to the occurrence of a Master Servicer Event
of
Default, and after the curing of all such Master Servicer Events of Default
which may have occurred, and with respect to the Trust Administrator, the Paying
Agent, the Certificate Registrar and the Authenticating Agent, at all times,
the
duties and obligations of each of the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the
Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar and the Authenticating Agent, shall
be
determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement, none of the
Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar
or
the Authenticating Agent shall be liable except for the performance of such
duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, no
implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against
the
Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar
or
the Authenticating Agent and, in the absence of bad faith on the part of the
Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar
or
the Authenticating Agent, as applicable, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator,
the Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar or the Authenticating Agent, as
the
case may be, may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the
correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions
furnished to the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the
Certificate Registrar or the Authenticating Agent, as the case may be, that
conform to the requirements of this Agreement;
(ii) None
of
the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate
Registrar or the Authenticating Agent shall be personally liable for any error
of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers
of it unless it shall be proved that it was negligent in ascertaining the
pertinent facts;
(iii) None
of
the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate
Registrar or the Authenticating Agent shall be personally liable with respect
to
any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in
accordance with the direction of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at
least 25% of the Voting Rights relating to the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the it or exercising
any
trust or power conferred upon it, under this Agreement; and
(iv) The
Trustee shall not be required to take notice or be deemed to have notice or
knowledge of any default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall
have
received written notice thereof or a Responsible Officer shall have actual
knowledge thereof. In the absence of receipt of such notice or actual knowledge,
the Trustee may conclusively assume there is no default.
None
of
the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate
Registrar or the Authenticating Agent shall be required to expend or risk its
own funds or otherwise incur financial liability in the performance of any
of
its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, in
each
case not including expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by
the
Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar
or
the Authenticating Agent, as applicable, including the compensation and the
expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel, in the ordinary course
of
the Trustee’s, the Trust Administrator’s the Paying Agent’s, the Certificate
Registrar’s or the Authenticating Agent’s, as the case may be, performance in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, if there is reasonable ground
for believing that the repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against
such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. With respect to the
Trustee, none of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall in any event
require the Trustee to perform, or be responsible for the manner of performance
of, any of the obligations of the Master Servicer under this Agreement, except
during such time, if any, as the Trustee shall be the successor to, and be
vested with the rights, duties, powers and privileges of, the Master Servicer
in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
SECTION
8.02
|
Certain
Matters Affecting the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and
Others.
|
(a) Except
as
otherwise provided in Section 8.01:
(i) Each
of
the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate
Registrar and the Authenticating Agent and any director, officer, employee
or
agent of the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate
Registrar or the Authenticating Agent, as the case may be, may request and
conclusively rely upon and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining
from
acting upon any resolution, Officers’ Certificate, certificate of auditors or
any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
consent, order, appraisal, bond or other paper or document reasonably believed
by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party
or
parties;
(ii) Each
of
the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate
Registrar and the Authenticating Agent may consult with counsel of its selection
and any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and
protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder
in good faith and in accordance with such Opinion of Counsel;
(iii) None
of
the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate
Registrar or the Authenticating Agent shall be under any obligation to exercise
any of the trusts or powers vested in it by this Agreement or to institute,
conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request,
order or direction of any of the Certificateholders, pursuant to the provisions
of this Agreement, unless such Certificateholders shall have offered to the
Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar
or
the Authenticating Agent, as applicable, security or indemnity satisfactory
to
it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein
or
thereby; the right of the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent,
the Certificate Registrar or the Authenticating Agent to perform any
discretionary act enumerated in this Agreement shall not be construed as a
duty,
and none of the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the
Certificate Registrar or the Authenticating Agent shall be answerable for other
than its negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of any such act;
nothing contained herein shall, however, relieve the Trustee of the obligation,
upon the occurrence of a Master Servicer Event of Default (which has not been
cured or waived), to exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by
this
Agreement, and to use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as
a
prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct
of
such person’s own affairs;
(iv) None
of
the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate
Registrar or the Authenticating Agent shall be personally liable for any action
taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be
authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by
this Agreement;
(v) With
respect to the Trustee, prior to the occurrence of a Master Servicer Event
of
Default hereunder, and after the curing of all Master Servicer Events of Default
which may have occurred, and with respect to the Trust Administrator, the Paying
Agent, the Certificate Registrar or the Authenticating Agent, at all times,
none
of the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate
Registrar or the Authenticating Agent shall be bound to make any investigation
into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement,
instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond
or
other paper or document, unless requested in writing to do so by the Holders
of
Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights; provided, however,
that if the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar or the Authenticating
Agent, as applicable, of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be
incurred by it in the making of such investigation is, in the opinion of the
Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar
or
the Authenticating Agent, as applicable, not reasonably assured to the Trustee,
the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar or the
Authenticating Agent, as applicable, by such Certificateholders, the Trustee,
the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar or the
Authenticating Agent, as applicable, may require indemnity satisfactory to
it
against such cost, expense, or liability from such Certificateholders as a
condition to taking any such action;
(vi) Each
of
the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate
Registrar and the Authenticating Agent may execute any of the trusts or powers
hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through
agents or attorneys and none of the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying
Agent, the Certificate Registrar or the Authenticating Agent shall be
responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or
attorney appointed with due care;
(vii) None
of
the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate
Registrar or the Authenticating Agent shall be personally liable for any loss
resulting from the investment of funds held in the Collection Account at the
direction of the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.12; and
(viii) Any
request or direction of the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the
Certificateholders mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced in
writing.
(b) All
rights of action under this Agreement or under any of the Certificates,
enforceable by the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the
Certificate Registrar or the Authenticating Agent, may be enforced by it without
the possession of any of the Certificates, or the production thereof at the
trial or other proceeding relating thereto, and any such suit, action or
proceeding instituted by the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent,
the Certificate Registrar or the Authenticating Agent shall be brought in its
name for the benefit of all the Holders of such Certificates, subject to the
provisions of this Agreement.
SECTION
8.03
|
Trustee,
Trust Administrator and Others not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage
Loans.
|
The
recitals contained herein and in the Certificates (other than the signatures
of
the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and Citibank hereto, the signature of
the
Paying Agent and the authentication of the Authenticating Agent on the
Certificates, the acknowledgments of the Trustee and the Trust Administrator
contained in Article II and the representations and warranties of the Trustee,
the Trust Administrator and Citibank in Section 8.12) shall be taken as the
statements of the Depositor and none of the Trustee, the Trust Administrator,
the Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar or the Authenticating Agent assumes
any responsibility for their correctness. None of the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar or the Authenticating
Agent makes any representations or warranties as to the validity or sufficiency
of this Agreement (other than as specifically set forth in Section 8.12) or
of
the Certificates (other than the signature of the Paying Agent and
authentication of the Authenticating Agent on the Certificates) or of any
Mortgage Loan or related document or of MERS or the MERS System. None of the
Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar
or
the Authenticating Agent shall be accountable for the use or application by
the
Depositor of any of the Certificates or of the proceeds of such Certificates,
or
for the use or application of any funds paid to the Depositor or the Master
Servicer in respect of the Mortgage Loans or deposited in or withdrawn from
the
Collection Account by the Master Servicer.
SECTION
8.04
|
Trustee,
Trust Administrator and Others May Own
Certificates.
|
Each
of
the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate
Registrar and the Authenticating Agent in its individual capacity or any other
capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates with the same rights
it
would have if it were not the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying
Agent, the Certificate Registrar or the Authenticating Agent, as
applicable.
SECTION
8.05
|
Trustee’s,
Trust Administrator’s, Paying Agent’s, Authenticating Agent’s, Certificate
Registrar’s and Custodian’s Fees and
Expenses.
|
(a) The
compensation to be paid to the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying
Agent, the Authenticating Agent and the Certificate Registrar in respect of
each
of its obligations under this Agreement or of a Custodian’s obligations under
the Custodial Agreement will be the amounts paid by the Master Servicer from
its
own funds or from a portion of the compensation paid to the Master Servicer
hereunder pursuant to letter agreements between the Master Servicer and the
Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Authenticating Agent,
the Certificate Registrar and the Custodian (which compensation shall not be
limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee
of an
express trust) and no such compensation shall be paid from the assets of the
Trust. Each of the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the
Certificate Registrar, the Authenticating Agent, a Custodian and any director,
officer, employee or agent of any of them, as applicable, shall be indemnified
by the Trust Fund and held harmless against any loss, liability or expense
(not
including expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee,
the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar, the
Authenticating Agent or a Custodian, as applicable, including the compensation
and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel, in the ordinary
course of the Trustee’s, the Trust Administrator’s the Paying Agent’s, the
Certificate Registrar’s, the Authenticating Agent’s or a Custodian’s, as the
case may be, performance in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement)
incurred by the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the
Certificate Registrar, the Authenticating Agent or a Custodian, as applicable,
in connection with any claim or legal action or any pending or threatened claim
or legal action arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or
administration of its obligations and duties under this Agreement (or, in the
case of a Custodian, under the Custodial Agreement), other than any loss,
liability or expense (i) resulting from any breach of the Master Servicer’s (and
in the case of the Trustee, the Trust Administrator’s or the Paying Agent’s; in
the case of the Trust Administrator, the Trustee’s or the Paying Agent’s; or in
the case of the Paying Agent, the Trustee’s or the Trust Administrator’s)
obligations in connection with this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans, (ii)
that
constitutes a specific liability of the Trustee, the Trust Administrator or
the
Paying Agent, as applicable, pursuant to Section 10.01(g) or (iii) any loss,
liability or expense incurred by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or
negligence in the performance of duties hereunder or by reason of reckless
disregard of obligations and duties hereunder (or, in the case of a Custodian,
under the Custodial Agreement) or as a result of a breach of the Trustee’s, the
Trust Administrator’s or the Paying Agent’s obligations under Article X hereof
(or, in the case of a Custodian, as a result of a breach of such Custodian’s
obligations under the related Custodial Agreement). Any amounts payable to
the
Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar
or
the Authenticating Agent, a Custodian, or any director, officer, employee or
agent of any of them in respect of the indemnification provided by this
paragraph (a), or pursuant to any other right of reimbursement from the Trust
Fund that the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent, the
Certificate Registrar, the Authenticating Agent, a Custodian or any director,
officer, employee or agent of any of them may have hereunder in its capacity
as
such, may be withdrawn by the Paying Agent for payment to the applicable
indemnified Person from the Distribution Account at any time.
(b) The
Master Servicer agrees to indemnify the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the
Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar, the Authenticating Agent and any
Custodian from, and hold each harmless against, any loss, liability or expense
resulting from a breach of the Master Servicer’s obligations and duties under
this Agreement. Such indemnity shall survive the termination or discharge of
this Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar, the Authenticating
Agent or the Custodian, as the case may be. Any payment hereunder made by the
Master Servicer to the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent,
the
Certificate Registrar, the Authenticating Agent or Custodian shall be from
the
Master Servicer’s own funds, without reimbursement from the Trust Fund
therefor.
SECTION
8.06
|
Eligibility
Requirements for Trustee and Trust
Administrator.
|
Each
of
the Trustee and the Trust Administrator hereunder shall at all times be a
corporation or an association organized and doing business under the laws of
any
state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise
corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least
$50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state
authority. In case at any time the Trustee or the Trust Administrator shall
cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the
Trustee or the Trust Administrator, as the case may be, shall resign immediately
in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 8.07.
SECTION
8.07
|
Resignation
and Removal of the Trustee and the Trust
Administrator.
|
Either
of
the Trustee or the Trust Administrator may at any time resign and be discharged
from the trust hereby created by giving written notice thereof to the Depositor,
the Master Servicer and the Certificateholders and, if the Trustee is resigning,
to the Trust Administrator, or, if the Trust Administrator is resigning, to
the
Trustee. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Depositor shall promptly
appoint a successor trustee or trust administrator (which may be the same Person
in the event the Trust Administrator resigns or is removed) by written
instrument, in duplicate, which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning
Trustee or Trust Administrator and to the successor trustee or trust
administrator, as applicable. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered
to
the Certificateholders, the Trustee or Trust Administrator, as applicable,
and
the Master Servicer by the Depositor. If no successor trustee or trust
administrator shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within
30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee
or
Trust Administrator, as applicable, may petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee or trust administrator,
as applicable.
If
at any
time the Trustee or the Trust Administrator shall cease to be eligible in
accordance with the provisions of Section 8.06 and shall fail to resign after
written request therefor by the Depositor (or in the case of the Trust
Administrator, the Trustee), or if at any time the Trustee or the Trust
Administrator shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged bankrupt
or
insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or the Trust Administrator or of its
property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control
of the Trustee or the Trust Administrator or of its property or affairs for
the
purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then the Depositor
(or
in the case of the Trust Administrator, the Trustee) may remove the Trustee
or
the Trust Administrator, as applicable, and appoint a successor trustee or
trust
administrator (which may be the same Person in the event the Trust Administrator
resigns or is removed) by written instrument, in duplicate, which instrument
shall be delivered to the Trustee or Trust Administrator so removed and to
the
successor trustee or trust administrator. A copy of such instrument shall be
delivered to the Certificateholders, the Trustee or the Trust Administrator,
as
applicable, and the Master Servicer by the Depositor.
The
Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 51% of the Voting Rights may at
any
time remove the Trustee or the Trust Administrator and appoint a successor
trustee or trust administrator by written instrument or instruments, in
triplicate, signed by such Holders or their attorneys-in-fact duly authorized,
one complete set of which instruments shall be delivered to the Depositor,
one
complete set to the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, as the case may be,
so
removed and one complete set to the successor so appointed. A copy of such
instrument shall be delivered to the Certificateholders and the Master Servicer
by the Depositor.
If
no
successor Trust Administrator shall have been appointed and shall have accepted
appointment within 60 days after the Trust Administrator ceases to be the Trust
Administrator pursuant to this Section 8.07, then the Trustee shall perform
the
duties of the Trust Administrator pursuant to this Agreement. The Trustee shall
notify the Rating Agencies of any change of Trust Administrator.
Any
resignation or removal of the Trustee or the Trust Administrator and appointment
of a successor trustee or trust administrator, as the case may be, pursuant
to
any of the provisions of this Section shall not become effective until
acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or trust administrator as
provided in Section 8.08. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Trust
Administrator advises the Trustee that it is unable to continue to perform
its
obligations pursuant to the terms of this Agreement prior to the appointment
of
a successor, the Trustee shall be obligated to perform such obligations until
a
new trust administrator is appointed. Such performance shall be without
prejudice to any claim by a party hereto or beneficiary hereof resulting from
the Trust Administrator’s breach of its obligations hereunder. As compensation
therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all fees the Trust Administrator
would have been entitled to if it had continued to act hereunder.
SECTION
8.08
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Successor
Trustee or Trust Administrator.
|
Any
successor trustee or trust administrator appointed as provided in Section 8.07
shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor, the Trustee or the
Trust Administrator, as applicable, and to its predecessor trustee or trust
administrator an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon
the resignation or removal of the predecessor trustee or trust administrator
shall become effective and such successor trustee or trust administrator,
without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested with
all
the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with
the like effect as if originally named as trustee or trust administrator herein.
The predecessor trustee or trust administrator shall deliver to the successor
trustee or trust administrator all Mortgage Files and related documents and
statements, as well as all moneys, held by it hereunder and the Depositor and
the predecessor trustee or trust administrator shall execute and deliver such
instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required for more
fully and certainly vesting and confirming in the successor trustee or trust
administrator all such rights, powers, duties and obligations.
No
successor trustee or trust administrator shall accept appointment as provided
in
this Section unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee or
trust administrator shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.06
and
the appointment of such successor trustee or trust administrator shall not
result in a downgrading of any Class of Certificates by the Rating Agencies,
as
evidenced by a letter from the Rating Agencies.
Upon
acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee or trust administrator as
provided in this Section, the Depositor shall mail notice of the succession
of
such trustee or trust administrator hereunder to all Holders of Certificates
at
their addresses as shown in the Certificate Register. If the Depositor fails
to
mail such notice within 10 days after acceptance of appointment by the successor
trustee or trust administrator, the successor trustee or trust administrator
shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of the
Depositor.
SECTION
8.09
|
Merger
or Consolidation of Trustee or Trust
Administrator.
|
Any
corporation or association into which either the Trustee or the Trust
Administrator may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated
or
any corporation or association resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, as the case
may
be, shall be a party, or any corporation or association succeeding to the
business of the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, as applicable, shall be
the
successor of the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, as the case may be,
hereunder, provided such corporation or association shall be eligible under
the
provisions of Section 8.06, 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.
SECTION
8.10
|
Appointment
of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee.
|
Notwithstanding
any other provisions hereof, at any time, for the purpose of meeting any legal
requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part of REMIC A or property
securing the same may at the time be located, the Master Servicer and the
Trustee acting jointly shall have the power and shall execute and deliver all
instruments to appoint one or more Persons approved by the Trustee to act as
co-trustee or co-trustees, jointly with the Trustee, or separate trustee or
separate trustees, of all or any part of REMIC A, and to vest in such Person
or
Persons, in such capacity, such title to REMIC A, or any part thereof, and,
subject to the other provisions of this Section 8.10, such powers, duties,
obligations, rights and trusts as the Master Servicer and the Trustee may
consider necessary or desirable. If the Master Servicer shall not have joined
in
such appointment within 15 days after the receipt by it of a request to do
so,
or in case a Master Servicer Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, the Trustee alone shall have the power to make such appointment.
No
co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder shall be required to meet the terms
of
eligibility as a successor trustee under Section 8.06 hereunder and no notice
to
Holders of Certificates of the appointment of co-trustee(s) or separate
trustee(s) shall be required under Section 8.08 hereof.
In
the
case of any appointment of a co-trustee or separate trustee pursuant to this
Section 8.10 all rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed
upon the Trustee shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed
by the Trustee and such separate trustee or co-trustee jointly, except to the
extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or
acts are to be performed by the Trustee (whether as Trustee hereunder or as
successor to the Master Servicer hereunder), the Trustee shall be incompetent
or
unqualified to perform such act or acts, in which event such rights, powers,
duties and obligations (including the holding of title to REMIC A or any portion
thereof in any such jurisdiction) shall be exercised and performed by such
separate trustee or co-trustee at the direction of the Trustee.
Any
notice, request or other writing given to the Trustee shall be deemed to have
been given to each of the then separate trustees and co-trustees, as effectively
as if given to each of them. Every instrument appointing any separate trustee
or
co-trustee shall refer to this Agreement and the conditions of this Article
VIII. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its acceptance of the trust
conferred, shall be vested with the estates or property specified in its
instrument of appointment, either jointly with the Trustee or separately, as
may
be provided therein, subject to all the provisions of this Agreement,
specifically including every provision of this Agreement relating to the conduct
of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee. Every
such instrument shall be filed with the Trustee.
Any
separate trustee or co-trustee may, at any time, constitute the Trustee, its
agent or attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority, to the extent not
prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under or in respect of this Agreement
on
its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee shall die,
become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its estates,
properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the
Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or
successor trustee.
SECTION
8.11
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[intentionally
omitted]
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SECTION
8.12
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Appointment
of Office or Agency.
|
The
Trust
Administrator or the Paying Agent on its behalf will appoint an office or agency
in the City of New York where the Certificates may be surrendered for
registration of transfer or exchange, and presented for final distribution,
and
where notices and demands to or upon the Certificate Registrar, the Paying
Agent
or the Trust Administrator in respect of the Certificates and this Agreement
may
be served.
SECTION
8.13
|
Representations
and Warranties.
|
Each
of
the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and Citibank hereby represents and warrants
to the Master Servicer, the Depositor and the Trustee, the Trust Administrator
and Citibank, as applicable, as of the Closing Date, that:
(i) It
is
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of New York, in the case of the Trust Administrator, and the laws of
the
United States, in the case of the Trustee and Citibank.
(ii) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by it, and the performance and
compliance with the terms of this Agreement by it, will not violate its articles
of association or bylaws or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice
or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in
the
breach of, any material agreement or other instrument to which it is a party
or
which is applicable to it or any of its assets.
(iii) It
has
the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery
and
performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this
Agreement.
(iv) This
Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other
parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of it,
enforceable against it in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A)
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization, moratorium
and
other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B)
general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(v) It
is not
in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its
performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute
a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any
order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or
regulatory authority, which violation, in its good faith and reasonable
judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely either the ability of
the
it to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition
of
it.
(vi) No
litigation is pending or, to the best of its knowledge, threatened against
it
which would prohibit it from entering into this Agreement or, in its good faith
reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the
ability of it to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial
condition of it.
SECTION
8.14
|
Appointment
and Removal of Paying Agent, Authenticating Agent and Certificate
Registrar.
|
(a) The
Trust
Administrator hereby appoints Citibank as Paying Agent and Citibank hereby
accepts such appointment. The Paying Agent shall hold all amounts deposited
with
it by the Trust Administrator or the Master Servicer for payment on the
Certificates in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders until the
amounts are paid to the Certificateholders or otherwise disposed of in
accordance with this Agreement.
Any
corporation or national banking association into which the Paying Agent may
be
merged in or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation
or national banking association resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which such Paying Agent shall be a party, or any corporation
or
national banking association succeeding to the corporate agency or corporate
trust business of the Paying Agent, shall continue to be the Paying Agent,
provided such corporation or national banking association shall be otherwise
eligible under this section 8.14(a), without the execution or filing of any
paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee, the Trust Administrator
or
the Paying Agent.
The
Paying Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the
Trustee and the Trust Administrator. The Trust Administrator may at any time
terminate the Paying Agent by giving written notice thereof to the Paying Agent
and to the Trustee. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such
a
termination, or in case at any time such Paying Agent shall cease to be eligible
in accordance with the provisions of this section 8.14(a), the Trust
Administrator shall appoint a successor and shall mail written notice of such
appointment by first-class mail, postage prepaid to all Certificateholders
as
their names and addresses appear in the Certificate Register and to the Rating
Agencies. Following the termination or resignation of the Paying Agent and
prior
to the appointment of a successor Paying Agent, the Trust Administrator shall
act as Paying Agent hereunder. Any successor Paying Agent upon acceptance of
its
appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties
of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as the
Paying Agent herein. No successor Paying Agent shall be appointed unless
eligible under the provisions of this section 8.14(a).
The
Paying Agent and any successor Paying Agent (i) may not be an Originator, the
Master Servicer, a subservicer, the Depositor or an affiliate of the Depositor
unless the Paying Agent is an institutional trust department, (ii) must be
authorized to exercise corporate trust powers under the laws of its jurisdiction
of organization, and (iii) must at all times be rated at least “A1” by S&P
if S&P is a Rating Agency and at least “A/F1” by Fitch if Fitch is a rating
agency and the equivalent rating by Moody’s, if Xxxxx’x is a Rating
Agency.
The
Trust
Administrator shall pay to the Paying Agent from its own funds reasonable
compensation for its services hereunder, and such expense of the Trust
Administrator shall not be payable from the Trust Fund and shall not be
recoverable by the Trust Administrator from the assets of the Trust Fund
pursuant to section 8.05 or any other provision of this Agreement.
(b) The
Trust
Administrator hereby appoints Citibank as Authenticating Agent and
Citibank hereby accepts such appointment. The Authenticating Agent shall be
authorized to authenticate the Certificates, and Certificates so authenticated
shall be entitled to the benefit of this Agreement.
The
Authenticating Agent shall at all times remain a corporation or national banking
association organized and doing business under the laws of the United States
of
America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such
laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus
of
not less than $15,000,000, authorized under such laws to conduct a trust
business and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state
authority. If the Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least
annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or
examining authority, then for the purposes of this section 8.14(b), the combined
capital and surplus of the Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its
combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition
so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible
in accordance with the provisions of this section 8.14(b), such Authenticating
Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified
in
this section 8.14(b).
Any
corporation or national banking association into which the Authenticating Agent
may be merged in or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any
corporation or national banking association resulting from any merger,
conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party,
or any corporation or national banking association succeeding to the corporate
agency or corporate trust business of the Authenticating Agent, shall continue
to be the Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation or national banking
association shall be otherwise eligible under this section 8.14(b), without
the
execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee,
the Trust Administrator or the Authenticating Agent.
The
Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof
to
the Trustee and the Trust Administrator. The Trust Administrator may at any
time
terminate the Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to the
Authenticating Agent and to the Trustee. Upon receiving such a notice of
resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such
Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the
provisions of this section 8.14(b), the Trust Administrator shall appoint a
successor and shall mail written notice of such appointment by first-class
mail,
postage prepaid to all Certificateholders as their names and addresses appear
in
the Certificate Register. Following the termination or resignation of the
Authenticating Agent and prior to the appointment of a successor Authenticating
Agent, the Trust Administrator shall act as Authenticating Agent hereunder.
Any
successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder
shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor
hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as the Authenticating Agent
herein. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible
under the provisions of this section 8.14(b).
The
Trust
Administrator shall pay to the Authenticating Agent from its own funds
reasonable compensation for its services hereunder, and such expense of the
Trust Administrator shall not be payable from the Trust Fund and shall not
be
recoverable by the Trust Administrator from the assets of the Trust Fund
pursuant to section 8.05 or any other provision of this Agreement.
(c) The
Trust
Administrator hereby appoints Citibank as Certificate Registrar and Citibank
hereby accepts such appointment.
Any
corporation or national banking association into which the Certificate Registrar
may be merged in or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any
corporation or national banking association resulting from any merger,
conversion or consolidation to which such Certificate Registrar shall be a
party, or any corporation or national banking association succeeding to the
corporate agency or corporate trust business of the Certificate Registrar,
shall
continue to be the Certificate Registrar, provided such corporation or national
banking association shall be otherwise eligible under this section 8.14(c),
without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part
of
the Trustee, the Trust Administrator or the Certificate Registrar.
The
Certificate Registrar may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof
to
the Trustee and the Trust Administrator. The Trust Administrator may at any
time
terminate the Certificate Registrar by giving written notice thereof to the
Certificate Registrar and to the Trustee.
Upon
receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case
at
any time such Certificate Registrar shall cease to be eligible in accordance
with the provisions of this section 8.14(c), the Trust Administrator shall
appoint a successor and shall mail written notice of such appointment by
first-class mail, postage prepaid to all Certificateholders as their names
and
addresses appear in the Certificate Register. Following the termination or
resignation of the Certificate Registrar and prior to the appointment of a
successor Certificate Registrar, the Trust Administrator shall act as
Certificate Registrar hereunder. Any successor Certificate Registrar upon
acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights,
powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if
originally named as the Certificate Registrar herein. No successor Certificate
Registrar shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this
section 8.14(c).
The
Trust
Administrator shall pay to the Certificate Registrar from its own funds
reasonable compensation for its services hereunder, and such expense of the
Trust Administrator shall not be payable from the Trust Fund and shall not
be
recoverable by the Trust Administrator from the assets of the Trust Fund
pursuant to section 8.05 or any other provision of this Agreement.
(d) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall the Trustee be liable to
any
party hereto or to any third party for the performance of any custody-related
functions with respect to which the Custodian shall fail to take action on
behalf of the Trustee or, with respect to which the performance of
custody-related functions pursuant to the terms of the custodial agreement
with
the Custodian shall fail to satisfy all the related requirements under this
Agreement.
SECTION
8.15
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No
Trustee Liability for Actions or Inactions of
Custodians.
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Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall the Trustee be liable to
any
party hereto or to any third party for the performance of any custody-related
functions with respect to which the Custodian shall fail to take action on
behalf of the Trustee or, with respect to which the performance of
custody-related functions pursuant to the terms of the custodial agreement
with
the Custodian shall fail to satisfy all the related requirements under this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
IX
TERMINATION
SECTION
9.01
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Termination
Upon Repurchase or Liquidation of the Mortgage
Loans.
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(a) Subject
to Section 9.02, the respective obligations and responsibilities under this
Agreement of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent,
the Certificate Registrar, the Authenticating Agent and the Trust Administrator
with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than the obligations of the Master
Servicer to the Trustee and the Trust Administrator pursuant to Section 8.05
and
of the Master Servicer and the Trust Administrator to provide for and the Paying
Agent to make payments to the Holders of the Group 1 Certificates as hereinafter
set forth) shall terminate upon payment to the Holders of the Group 1
Certificates and the deposit of all amounts held by or on behalf of the Trustee
or the Trust Administrator and required hereunder to be so paid or deposited
on
the Distribution Date coinciding with or following the earlier to occur of
(i)
the purchase by the applicable Terminator of all Mortgage Loans and each related
REO Property remaining in REMIC A and (ii) the final payment or other
liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan
or
related REO Property remaining in REMIC A. The purchase by the applicable
Terminator of all Mortgage Loans and each related REO Property remaining in
REMIC A shall be at a price (the “Group 1 Termination Price”) equal to the
Purchase Price of the Mortgage Loans included in REMIC A, plus the appraised
value of each related REO Property, if any, included in REMIC A, such appraisal
to be conducted by an appraiser mutually agreed upon by the Master Servicer
and
the Trustee in their reasonable discretion (as determined by the Master
Servicer, with the consent of the Trustee, as of the close of business on the
third Business Day next preceding the date upon which notice of any such
termination is furnished to Holders of the Group 1 Certificates pursuant to
Section 9.01(e)).
(b) [Reserved].
(c) [Reserved].
(d) The
Terminator shall have the right to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans and each
REO Property remaining in REMIC A pursuant to Section 9.01(a)(i), no later
than
the Determination Date in the month immediately preceding the Distribution
Date
on which the Certificates will be retired; provided, however, that the
Terminator, as provided above, may elect to purchase (i) all of the Mortgage
Loans and each REO Property remaining in REMIC A pursuant to Section 9.01(a)(i)
only if the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and each
REO Property remaining in REMIC A at the time of such election is reduced to
less than 10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans
at
the Cut-off Date. For federal income tax purposes, the purchase by the
Terminator of the Mortgage Loans and the REO Properties underlying the
Certificates is intended to facilitate a redemption of such Certificates
pursuant to a “cleanup call” within the meaning of Treasury regulation section
1.860G-2(j). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the applicable Terminator shall
have
the right to transfer, sell or assign its rights to purchase the Mortgage Loans
and each REO Property remaining in REMIC A.
(e) Notice
of
the liquidation of any Certificates shall be given promptly by the Paying Agent
by letter to the related Certificateholders (with a copy to the Trustee and
the
Trust Administrator mailed (a) in the event such notice is given in connection
with the purchase of the Mortgage Loans and each related REO Property remaining
in REMIC A by the Terminator, not earlier than the 15th day and not later than
the 25th day of the month next preceding the month of the final distribution
on
the related Certificates or (b) otherwise during the month of such final
distribution on or before the Determination Date in such month, in each case
specifying (i) the Distribution Date upon which REMIC A will terminate and
final
payment of the Certificates will be made upon presentation and surrender of
the
Certificates at the office of the Certificate Registrar therein designated,
(ii)
the amount of any such final payment, (iii) that no interest shall accrue in
respect of the Certificates from and after the Interest Accrual Period relating
to the final Distribution Date therefor and (iv) that the Record Date otherwise
applicable to such Distribution Date is not applicable, payments being made
only
upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the office of the
Certificate Registrar. In the event such notice is given in connection with
the
purchase of all of the Mortgage Loans and each related REO Property remaining
in
REMIC A by the Terminator, the Terminator shall deliver to the Paying Agent
for
deposit in the Distribution Account (with notice to the Trustee and the Trust
Administrator) not later than the last Business Day of the month next preceding
the month in which such distribution will be made an amount in immediately
available funds equal to the Termination Price. Upon certification to the
Trustee by a Servicing Officer of the making of such final deposit, the Trustee
shall promptly release or cause to be released to the Terminator the Mortgage
Files for the remaining Mortgage Loans and the Trustee shall execute all
assignments, endorsements and other instruments delivered to it which are
necessary to effectuate such transfer.
(f) Upon
receipt of notice by the Paying Agent of the presentation of the Certificates
by
the Certificateholders on the related final Distribution Date to the Certificate
Registrar, the Paying Agent shall distribute to each Certificateholder so
presenting and surrendering its Certificates the amount otherwise distributable
on such Distribution Date in accordance with Section 4.01 in respect of the
Certificates so presented and surrendered. Any funds not distributed to any
Holder or Holders of Certificates being retired on such Distribution Date
because of the failure of such Holder or Holders to tender their Certificates
shall, on such date, be set aside and held in trust by the Paying Agent and
credited to the account of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders.
If
any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to this Section
9.01
shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the
time specified in such notice, the Paying Agent shall mail a second notice
to
the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates
for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect
thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall
not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Paying Agent shall, directly
or
through an agent, mail a final notice to remaining related non-tendering
Certificateholders concerning surrender of their Certificates. The costs and
expenses of maintaining the funds in trust and of contacting such
Certificateholders shall be paid out of the assets remaining in the trust funds.
If within one year after the final notice any such Certificates shall not have
been surrendered for cancellation, the Paying Agent shall pay to Citigroup
Global Markets Inc. all such amounts, and all rights of non-tendering
Certificateholders in or to such amounts shall thereupon cease. No interest
shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust
by the Paying Agent as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender
its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with this Section
9.01.
Immediately
following the deposit of funds in trust hereunder in respect of each of the
Certificates, the Trust Fund shall terminate. In no event shall the trust
created hereby continue beyond the earlier of (a) the Latest Possible Maturity
Date and (b) expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of
the
descendants of Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, the late ambassador of the United States
to
the Court of St. Xxxxx, living on the date hereof.
SECTION
9.02
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Additional
Termination Requirements.
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(a) In
the
event that the Terminator purchases all the Mortgage Loans and each related
REO
Property, REMIC A shall be terminated, in each case in accordance
with the following additional requirements (or in connection with the final
payment on or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan or related REO
Property remaining in REMIC A, the additional requirement specified in clause
(i) below):
(i) The
Trust
Administrator shall specify the first day in the 90-day liquidation period
in a
statement attached to REMIC A’s final Tax Return pursuant to Treasury regulation
Section 1.860F-1, and such termination shall satisfy all requirements of a
qualified liquidation under Section 860F of the Code and any regulations
thereunder, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel obtained at the expense of
the
Master Servicer;
(ii) During
such 90-day liquidation period, and at or prior to the time of making of the
final payment on the Certificates, the Trust Administrator on behalf of the
Trustee shall sell all of the assets of REMIC A to the Terminator for cash;
and
(iii) At
the
time of the making of the final payment on the related Certificates, the Paying
Agent shall distribute or credit, or cause to be distributed or credited, to
the
Holders of the Class R Certificates all cash on hand in REMIC A (other than
cash
retained to meet claims), and REMIC A shall terminate at that time.
(b) At
the
expense of the Terminator (or in the event of termination under Section
9.01(a)(ii) or Section 9.01(b)(ii), at the expense of the Trust Administrator),
the Trust Administrator shall prepare or cause to be prepared the documentation
required in connection with the adoption of a plan of liquidation of each REMIC,
as applicable, pursuant to this Section 9.02.
(c) By
their
acceptance of Certificates, the Holders thereof hereby agree to authorize the
Trust Administrator to specify the 90-day liquidation period for each REMIC,
as
applicable, which authorization shall be binding upon all successor
Certificateholders.
ARTICLE
X
REMIC
PROVISIONS
SECTION
10.01
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REMIC
Administration.
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(a) The
Trustee shall elect to treat each REMIC created hereunder as a REMIC under
the
Code and, if necessary, under applicable state law. Such election will be made
by the Trust Administrator on behalf of the Trustee on Form 1066 or other
appropriate federal tax or information return or any appropriate state return
for the taxable year ending on the last day of the calendar year in which the
Certificates are issued. For the purposes of the REMIC election in respect
of
REMIC A, the REMIC A Regular Interests shall be designated as the Regular
Interests in REMIC A and the Class R-A Residual Interest shall be designated
as
the Residual Interests in REMIC A. For the purposes of the REMIC
election in respect of REMIC B, the REMIC B Regular Interests shall be
designated as the Regular Interests in REMIC B and the Class R-B Residual
Interest shall be designated as the Residual Interests in REMIC
B. For the purposes of the REMIC election in respect of REMIC C, the
Certificates or Components thereof (other than the Class R Certificates), shall
be designated as the Regular Interests in REMIC C and the Class R-C Residual
Interest shall be designated as the Residual Interest in REMIC
C. Neither the Trustee nor the Trust Administrator shall permit the
creation of any “interests” in REMIC A, REMIC B or REMIC C (within the meaning
of Section 860G of the Code) other than the REMIC A Regular Interests, REMIC
B
Regular Interests and the Certificates. The Trustee shall elect to
treat each REMIC created hereunder as a REMIC under the Code and, if necessary,
under applicable state law. Such election will be made by the Trust
Administrator on behalf of the Trustee on Form 1066 or other appropriate federal
tax or information return or any appropriate state return for the taxable year
ending on the last day of the calendar year in which the Certificates are
issued.
(b) The
Closing Date is hereby designated as the “Startup Day” of each REMIC created
hereunder within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(9) of the Code.
(c) The
Trust
Administrator shall pay any and all expenses relating to any tax audit of the
Trust Fund (including, but not limited to, any professional fees or any
administrative or judicial proceedings with respect to any Trust REMIC that
involve the Internal Revenue Service or state tax authorities), and shall be
entitled to reimbursement from the Trust therefor to the extent permitted under
Section 8.05. The Trust Administrator, as agent for any Trust REMIC’s tax
matters person, shall (i) act on behalf of the Trust Fund in relation to any
tax
matter or controversy involving any Trust REMIC and (ii) represent the Trust
Fund in any administrative or judicial proceeding relating to an examination
or
audit by any governmental taxing authority with respect thereto. The Holder
of
the largest Percentage Interest of the Residual Certificates shall be
designated, in the manner provided under Treasury regulations section
1.860F-4(d) and Treasury regulations section 301.6231(a)(7)-1, as the tax
matters person of the REMIC created hereunder. By its acceptance thereof, the
Holder of the largest Percentage Interest of the Residual Certificates hereby
agrees to irrevocably appoint the Trust Administrator or an Affiliate as its
agent to perform all of the duties of the tax matters person for the Trust
Fund.
(d) The
Trust
Administrator shall prepare and the Trustee at the direction of the Trust
Administrator shall sign and the Trust Administrator shall file all of the
Tax
Returns in respect of the REMIC created hereunder. The expenses of preparing
and
filing such returns shall be borne by the Trust Administrator without any right
of reimbursement therefor. The Master Servicer shall provide on a timely basis
to the Trust Administrator or its designee such information with respect to
the
assets of the Trust Fund as is in its possession and reasonably required by
the
Trust Administrator to enable it to perform its obligations under this
Article.
(e) The
Trust
Administrator shall perform on behalf of any Trust REMIC all reporting and
other
tax compliance duties that are the responsibility of the REMIC under the Code,
the REMIC Provisions or other compliance guidance issued by the Internal Revenue
Service or any state or local taxing authority including the filing of Form
8811
with the Internal Revenue Service within 30 days following the Closing Date.
Among its other duties, as required by the Code, the REMIC Provisions or other
such compliance guidance, the Trust Administrator shall provide (i) to any
Transferor of a Residual Certificate such information as is necessary for the
application of any tax relating to the transfer of a Residual Certificate to
any
Person who is not a Permitted Transferee, (ii) to the Certificateholders such
information or reports as are required by the Code or the REMIC Provisions
including reports relating to interest, original issue discount and market
discount or premium (using the Prepayment Assumption as required) and (iii)
to
the Internal Revenue Service the name, title, address and telephone number
of
the person who will serve as the representative of any Trust REMIC. The Master
Servicer shall provide on a timely basis to the Trust Administrator such
information with respect to the assets of the Trust Fund, including, without
limitation, the Mortgage Loans, as is in its possession and reasonably required
by the Trust Administrator to enable it to perform its obligations under this
subsection. In addition, the Depositor shall provide or cause to be provided
to
the Trust Administrator, within ten (10) days after the Closing Date, all
information or data that the Trust Administrator reasonably determines to be
relevant for tax purposes as to the valuations and issue prices of the
Certificates, including, without limitation, the price, yield, Prepayment
Assumption and projected cash flow of the Certificates.
(f) The
Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Administrator shall take such action
and shall cause any Trust REMIC to take such action as shall be necessary to
create or maintain the status thereof as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions.
The
Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Administrator shall not take any
action, cause the Trust Fund to take any action or fail to take (or fail to
cause to be taken) any action that, under the REMIC Provisions, if taken or
not
taken, as the case may be, could (i) endanger the status of any Trust REMIC
as a
REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon the Trust Fund (including
but not limited to the tax on prohibited transactions as defined in Section
860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on contributions to a REMIC set forth in
Section 860G(d) of the Code) (either such event, an “Adverse REMIC Event”)
unless the Trustee and the Trust Administrator have received an Opinion of
Counsel, addressed to the Trustee and the Trust Administrator (at the expense
of
the party seeking to take such action but in no event at the expense of the
Trust Administrator or the Trustee) to the effect that the contemplated action
will not, with respect to any Trust REMIC, endanger such status or result in
the
imposition of such a tax, nor shall the Master Servicer take or fail to take
any
action (whether or not authorized hereunder) as to which the Trustee or the
Trust Administrator has advised it in writing that it has received an Opinion
of
Counsel to the effect that an Adverse REMIC Event could occur with respect
to
such action. In addition, prior to taking any action with respect to any Trust
REMIC or its assets, or causing any Trust REMIC to take any action, which is
not
contemplated under the terms of this Agreement, the Master Servicer will consult
with the Trustee and the Trust Administrator or their designee, in writing,
with
respect to whether such action could cause an Adverse REMIC Event to occur
with
respect to any Trust REMIC, and the Master Servicer shall not take any such
action or cause any Trust REMIC to take any such action as to which the Trustee
or the Trust Administrator has advised it in writing that an Adverse REMIC
Event
could occur. The Trust Administrator and the Trustee may consult with counsel
to
make such written advice, and the cost of same shall be borne by the party
seeking to take the action not permitted by this Agreement, but in no event
shall such cost be an expense of the Trustee or the Trust Administrator. At
all
times as may be required by the Code, the Trust Administrator, the Trustee
or
the Master Servicer will ensure that substantially all of the assets of any
Trust REMIC will consist of “qualified mortgages” as defined in Section
860G(a)(3) of the Code and “permitted investments” as defined in Section
860G(a)(5) of the Code.
(g) In
the
event that any tax is imposed on “prohibited transactions” of the REMIC created
hereunder as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code, on the “net income from
foreclosure property” of the REMIC as defined in Section 860G(c) of the Code, on
any contributions to the REMIC after the Startup Day therefor pursuant to
Section 860G(d) of the Code, or any other tax is imposed by the Code or any
applicable provisions of state or local tax laws, such tax shall be charged
(i)
to the Trust Administrator pursuant to Section 10.03 hereof, if such tax arises
out of or results from a breach by the Trust Administrator of any of its
obligations under this Article X, (ii) to the Trustee pursuant to Section 10.03
hereof, if such tax arises out of or results from a breach by the Trustee of
any
of its obligations under this Article X, (iii) to the Master Servicer pursuant
to Section 10.03 hereof, if such tax arises out of or results from a breach
by
the Master Servicer of any of its obligations under Article III or this Article
X, (iv) to the Paying Agent pursuant to Section 10.03 hereof, if such tax arises
out of or results from a breach by the Paying Agent of any of its obligations
under this Article X, or otherwise (v) against amounts on deposit in the
Distribution Account and shall be paid by withdrawal therefrom.
(h) [Reserved].
(i) The
Trust
Administrator shall, for federal income tax purposes, maintain books and records
with respect to any Trust REMIC on a calendar year and on an accrual
basis.
(j) Following
the Startup Day, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Administrator
shall not accept any contributions of assets to any Trust REMIC other than
in
connection with any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan delivered in accordance
with Section 2.03 unless it shall have received an Opinion of Counsel to the
effect that the inclusion of such assets in the Trust Fund will not cause the
REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificates are
outstanding or subject the REMIC to any tax under the REMIC Provisions or other
applicable provisions of federal, state and local law or
ordinances.
(k) None
of
the Trustee, the Trust Administrator or the Master Servicer shall enter into
any
arrangement by which any Trust REMIC will receive a fee or other compensation
for services nor permit either such REMIC to receive any income from assets
other than “qualified mortgages” as defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code or
“permitted investments” as defined in Section 860G(a)(5) of the
Code.
SECTION
10.02
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Prohibited
Transactions and Activities.
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None
of
the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, the Paying Agent
or
the Trustee shall sell, dispose of or substitute for any of the Mortgage Loans
(except in connection with (i) the foreclosure of a Mortgage Loan, including
but
not limited to, the acquisition or sale of a Mortgaged Property acquired by
deed
in lieu of foreclosure, (ii) the bankruptcy of any Trust REMIC, (iii) the
termination of any Trust REMIC pursuant to Article IX of this Agreement, (iv)
a
substitution pursuant to Article II of this Agreement or (v) a purchase of
Mortgage Loans pursuant to Article II or III of this Agreement), nor acquire
any
assets for any Trust REMIC (other than REO Property acquired in respect of
a
defaulted Mortgage Loan), nor sell or dispose of any investments in the
Collection Account or the Distribution Account for gain, nor accept any
contributions to any Trust REMIC after the Closing Date (other than a Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan delivered in accordance with Section 2.03), unless
it
has received an Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the Trustee and the Trust
Administrator (at the expense of the party seeking to cause such sale,
disposition, substitution, acquisition or contribution but in no event at the
expense of the Trustee or the Trust Administrator) that such sale, disposition,
substitution, acquisition or contribution will not (a) affect adversely the
status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or (b) cause any Trust REMIC to be subject
to a tax on “prohibited transactions” or “contributions” pursuant to the REMIC
Provisions.
SECTION
10.03
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Master
Servicer and Trust Administrator
Indemnification.
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(a) The
Trust
Administrator agrees to indemnify the Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Master
Servicer and the Trustee for any taxes and costs including, without limitation,
any reasonable attorneys fees imposed on or incurred by the Trust Fund, the
Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Trustee as a result of a breach of the
Trust Administrator’s covenants set forth in this Article X.
(b) The
Master Servicer agrees to indemnify the Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Trust
Administrator and the Trustee for any taxes and costs including, without
limitation, any reasonable attorneys’ fees imposed on or incurred by the Trust
Fund, the Depositor, the Trust Administrator or the Trustee, as a result of
a
breach of the Master Servicer’s covenants set forth in Article III or this
Article X.
ARTICLE
XI
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
SECTION
11.01
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Amendment.
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This
Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar, the
Authenticating Agent and the Trust Administrator without the consent of any
of
the Certificateholders, (i) to cure any ambiguity or defect, (ii) to correct,
modify or supplement any provisions herein (including to give effect to the
expectations of Certificateholders) or (iii) to make any other provisions with
respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement which shall not
be
inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, provided that such action
shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Trustee and
the Trust Administrator, adversely affect in any material respect the interests
of any Certificateholder. No amendment shall be deemed to adversely affect
in
any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder who shall have
consented thereto, and no Opinion of Counsel shall be required to address the
effect of any such amendment on any such consenting
Certificateholder.
This
Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar, the
Authenticating Agent and the Trust Administrator with the consent of the Holders
of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights for the purpose
of
adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the
provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the
Holders of Certificates; provided, however, that no such amendment shall (i)
reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received
on
Mortgage Loans which are required to be distributed on any Certificate without
the consent of the Holder of such Certificate, (ii) adversely affect in any
material respect the interests of the Holders of any Class of Certificates
in a
manner, other than as described in (i), without the consent of the Holders
of
Certificates of such Class evidencing at least 66% of the Voting Rights
allocated to such Class, or (iii) modify the consents required by the
immediately preceding clauses (i) and (ii) without the consent of the Holders
of
all Certificates then outstanding. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, for purposes of the giving or withholding of consents pursuant to
this Section 11.01, Certificates registered in the name of the Depositor or
the
Master Servicer or any Affiliate thereof shall be entitled to Voting Rights
with
respect to matters affecting such Certificates.
Notwithstanding
any contrary provision of this Agreement, the Trust Administrator shall not
consent to any amendment to this Agreement unless it shall have first received
an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such amendment will not result in
the
imposition of any tax on any Trust REMIC pursuant to the REMIC Provisions or
cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any
Certificates are outstanding.
Prior
to
executing any amendment pursuant to this Section, the Trust Administrator shall
be entitled to receive an Opinion of Counsel (provided by the Person requesting
such amendment) to the effect that such amendment is authorized or permitted
by
this Agreement.
Promptly
after the execution of any such amendment the Trust Administrator shall furnish
a copy of such amendment to each Certificateholder.
It
shall
not be necessary for the consent of Certificateholders under this Section 11.01
to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be
sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner
of
obtaining such consents and of evidencing the authorization of the execution
thereof by Certificateholders shall be subject to such reasonable regulations
as
the Trust Administrator may prescribe.
The
cost
of any Opinion of Counsel to be delivered pursuant to this Section 11.01 shall
be borne by the Person seeking the related amendment, but in no event shall
such
Opinion of Counsel be an expense of the Trustee or the Trust
Administrator.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, each of the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar,
the Authenticating Agent and Trust Administrator may, but shall not be obligated
to enter into any amendment pursuant to this Section that affects its rights,
duties and immunities under this Agreement or otherwise.
SECTION
11.02
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Recordation
of Agreement; Counterparts.
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To
the
extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement is subject to recordation
in
all appropriate public offices for real property records in all the counties
or
other comparable jurisdictions in which any or all of the properties subject
to
the Mortgages are situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office
or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by the Master Servicer at the
expense of the Certificateholders, but only upon direction of Certificateholders
accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such recordation
materially and beneficially affects the interests of the
Certificateholders.
For
the
purpose of facilitating the recordation of this Agreement as herein provided
and
for other purposes, this Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number
of counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed to be an original,
and such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same
instrument.
SECTION
11.03
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Limitation
on Rights of Certificateholders.
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The
death
or incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not operate to terminate this
Agreement or the Trust Fund, nor entitle such Certificateholder’s legal
representatives or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or
proceeding in any court for a partition or winding up of the Trust Fund, nor
otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto
or any of them.
No
Certificateholder shall have any right to vote (except as expressly provided
for
herein) or in any manner otherwise control the operation and management of
the
Trust Fund, or the obligations of the parties hereto, nor shall anything herein
set forth, or contained in the terms of any of the Certificates, be construed
so
as to constitute the Certificateholders from time to time as partners or members
of an association; nor shall any Certificateholder be under any liability to
any
third person by reason of any action taken by the parties to this Agreement
pursuant to any provision hereof.
No
Certificateholder shall have any right by virtue of any provision of this
Agreement to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon
or under or with respect to this Agreement, unless (i) such Holder previously
shall have given to the Trustee a written notice of default and of the
continuance thereof, as hereinbefore provided, and (ii) the Holders of
Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights shall have made
written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding
in
its own name as Trustee hereunder and shall have offered to the Trustee such
indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to
be
incurred therein or thereby, and the Trustee, for 15 days after its receipt
of
such notice, request and offer of indemnity, shall have neglected or refused
to
institute any such action, suit or proceeding. It is understood and intended,
and expressly covenanted by each Certificateholder with every other
Certificateholder and the Trustee, that no one or more Holders of Certificates
shall have any right in any manner whatsoever by virtue of any provision of
this
Agreement to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the Holders of any
other
of such Certificates, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference
to any other such Holder, or to enforce any right under this Agreement, except
in the manner herein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit
of
all Certificateholders. For the protection and enforcement of the provisions
of
this Section, each and every Certificateholder and the Trustee shall be entitled
to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.
SECTION
11.04
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Governing
Law.
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This
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New
York and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall
be
determined in accordance with such laws.
SECTION
11.05
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Notices.
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All
directions, demands and notices hereunder shall be sent (i) via facsimile (with
confirmation of receipt) or (ii) in writing and shall be deemed to have been
duly given when received if personally delivered at or mailed by first class
mail, postage prepaid, or by express delivery service or delivered in any other
manner specified herein, to (a) in the case of the Depositor, 000 Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Mortgage Finance Group (telecopy
number (000) 000-0000), or such other address or telecopy number as may
hereafter be furnished to the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, the
Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar, the Authenticating Agent and the
Trustee in writing by the Depositor, (b) in the case of the Master Servicer,
Master Servicing Division - MC: N3B-355M, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxxx, XX 00000
(Attention: Compliance Manager), facsimile no.: (000) 000-0000 (with a copy
to,
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, X’Xxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Chief Legal Counsel
(facsimile no.: (000) 000-0000)), or such other address or facsimile number
as
may hereafter be furnished to the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Paying
Agent, the Certificate Registrar, the Authenticating Agent and the Depositor
in
writing by the Master Servicer, (c) in the case of the Trust Administrator,
1000
Technology Drive, M.S. 337, O’Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention:
Mortgage Finance (telecopy number (000) 000-0000), or such other address or
telecopy number as may hereafter be furnished to the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar, the Authenticating
Agent and the Depositor in writing by the Master Servicer (d) in the case of
the
Paying Agent, the Authenticating Agent and the Certificate Registrar, 000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Citibank Agency & Trust, CMLTI 2007-AR7,
(telephone number (000) 000-0000), or such other address or telecopy number
as
may hereafter be furnished to the Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Trust
Administrator and the Trustee in writing by the Paying Agent, the Certificate
Registrar or the Authenticating Agent and (e) in the case of the Trustee, U.S.
Bank National Association, Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx,
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Corporate Trust Services (telecopy
number (000) 000-0000), or such other address or telecopy number as may
hereafter be furnished to the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, the
Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar, the Authenticating Agent and the
Depositor in writing by the Trustee. Any notice required or permitted to be
given to a Certificateholder shall be given by first class mail, postage
prepaid, at the address of such Holder as shown in the Certificate Register.
Any
notice so mailed within the time prescribed in this Agreement shall be
conclusively presumed to have been duly given when mailed, whether or not the
Certificateholder receives such notice. A copy of any notice required to be
telecopied hereunder also shall be mailed to the appropriate party in the manner
set forth above.
SECTION
11.06
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Severability
of Provisions.
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If
any
one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement
shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants,
agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining
covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no
way
affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement
or of the Certificates or the rights of the Holders thereof.
SECTION
11.07
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Notice
to Rating Agencies.
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The
Trust
Administrator shall use its best efforts promptly to provide notice to the
Rating Agencies, and each of the Master Servicer and the Paying Agent shall
use
its best efforts promptly to provide notice to the Trust Administrator, with
respect to each of the following of which the Trust Administrator, the Master
Servicer or the Paying Agent, as applicable, has actual
knowledge:
1. Any
material change or amendment to this Agreement;
2. The
occurrence of any Master Servicer Event of Default that has not been cured
or
waived;
3. The
resignation or termination of the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator,
the
Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar, the Authenticating Agent or the
Trustee;
4. The
repurchase or substitution of Mortgage Loans pursuant to or as contemplated
by
Section 2.03;
5. The
final payment to the Holders of any Class of Certificates;
6. Any
change in the location of the Collection Account or the Distribution
Account;
7. Any
event that would result in the inability of the Trustee, were it to succeed
as
Master Servicer, to make advances regarding delinquent Mortgage Loans;
and
8. The
filing of any claim under the Master Servicer’s blanket bond and errors and
omissions insurance policy required by Section 3.14 or the cancellation or
material modification of coverage under any such instrument.
In
addition, the Trust Administrator shall make available to the Rating Agencies
copies of each report to Certificateholders described in Section 4.02 and the
Master Servicer shall promptly furnish to the Rating Agencies copies of the
following:
1. Each
Annual Statement of Compliance described in Section 3.20; and
2. Each
Compliance Assessment and Attestation Report described in Section
3.21.
Any
such
notice pursuant to this Section 11.07 shall be in writing and shall be deemed
to
have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by first class mail,
postage prepaid, or by express delivery service to Standard & Poor’s Ratings
Services, a division of the XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc., 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000; and to Fitch Ratings, Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000, or such other addresses as the Rating Agencies may designate
in
writing to the parties hereto.
SECTION
11.08
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Article
and Section References.
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All
article and section references used in this Agreement, unless otherwise
provided, are to articles and sections in this Agreement.
SECTION
11.09
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Grant
of Security Interest.
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It
is the
express intent of the parties hereto that the conveyance of the Mortgage Loans
by the Depositor to the Trustee be, and be construed as, a sale of the Mortgage
Loans by the Depositor and not a pledge of the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor
to secure a debt or other obligation of the Depositor. However, in the event
that, notwithstanding the aforementioned intent of the parties, the Mortgage
Loans are held to be property of the Depositor, then, (a) it is the express
intent of the parties that such conveyance be deemed a pledge of the Mortgage
Loans by the Depositor to the Trustee to secure a debt or other obligation
of
the Depositor and (b)(1) this Agreement shall also be deemed to be a security
agreement within the meaning of Articles 8 and 9 of the Uniform Commercial
Code
as in effect from time to time in the State of New York; (2) the conveyance
provided for in Section 2.01 hereof shall be deemed to be a grant by the
Depositor to the Trustee of a security interest in all of the Depositor’s right,
title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans and all amounts payable to
the
holders of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms thereof and all
proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of the foregoing into
cash, instruments, securities or other property, including without limitation
all amounts, other than investment earnings, from time to time held or invested
in the Collection Account and the Distribution Account, whether in the form
of
cash, instruments, securities or other property; (3) the obligations secured
by
such security agreement shall be deemed to be all of the Depositor’s obligations
under this Agreement, including the obligation to provide to the
Certificateholders the benefits of this Agreement relating to the Mortgage
Loans
and the Trust Fund; and (4) 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, financial intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Trustee
for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law.
Accordingly, the Depositor hereby grants to the Trustee a security interest
in
the Mortgage Loans and all other property described in clause (2) of the
preceding sentence, for the purpose of securing to the Trustee the performance
by the Depositor of the obligations described in clause (3) of the preceding
sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties hereto intend the
conveyance pursuant to Section 2.01 to be a true, absolute and unconditional
sale of the Mortgage Loans and assets constituting the Trust Fund by the
Depositor to the Trustee.
SECTION
11.10
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Intention
of the Parties and Interpretation.
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Each
of
the parties acknowledges and agrees that the purpose of Sections 3.20, 3.21
and 4.06 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the
Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB promulgated by the Commission
under the 1934 Act (17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100 - 229.1123), as such may be amended
from time to time and subject to clarification and interpretive advice as may
be
issued by the staff of the Commission from time to time. Therefore,
each of the parties agrees that (a) the obligations of the parties hereunder
shall be interpreted in such a manner as to accomplish that purpose, (b) the
parties’ obligations hereunder will be supplemented and modified as necessary to
be consistent with any such amendments, interpretive advice or guidance,
convention or consensus among active participants in the asset-backed securities
markets, opinion of counsel, or otherwise in respect of the requirements of
Regulation AB, (c) the parties shall comply with requests made by the Depositor
for delivery of additional or different information, to the extent that such
information is available or reasonably attainable, as the Depositor may
determine in good faith is necessary to comply with the provisions of Regulation
AB, and (d) no amendment of this Agreement shall be required to effect any
such
changes in the parties’ obligations as are necessary to accommodate evolving
interpretations of the provisions of Regulation AB; provided, however, that
any
such changes shall require the consent of each of the parties
hereto.
All
percentages of Voting Rights referred to herein shall be deemed, with respect
to
matters affecting the related Certificates, to mean percentages of the Voting
Rights with respect to such related Certificates.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator,
the Paying Agent, the Authenticating Agent, the Certificate Registrar and the
Trustee have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers
thereunto duly authorized, in each case as of the day and year first above
written.
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC.,
as
Depositor
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
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Title:
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Vice
President
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CITIMORTGAGE,
INC.,
as
Master Servicer and Trust Administrator
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Title:
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Senior
Vice President
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CITIBANK,
N.A.,
as
Paying Agent, Certificate Registrar and Authenticating
Agent
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxxx XxXxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxxxx
XxXxxxx
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Title:
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Vice
President
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U.S.
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity but solely
as
Trustee
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx X. X’Xxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx
X. X’Xxxxx
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Title:
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Vice
President
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STATE
OF NEW YORK
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)
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)
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ss.:
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COUNTY
OF NEW YORK
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)
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On
the
____ day of May 2007, before me, a notary public in and for said State,
personally appeared _____________________, known to me to be an
_____________________ of Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc., one of the
corporations that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be
the
person who executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me
that such corporation executed the within instrument.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the
day and year in this certificate first above written.
Notary
Public
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[Notarial
Seal]
STATE
OF_____________
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)
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)
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ss.:
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COUNTY
OF___________
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)
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On
the
____ day of May 2007, before me, a notary public in and for said State,
personally appeared _____________________, known to me to be a
_____________________ of CitiMortgage, Inc., one of the corporations that
executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who
executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such
corporation executed the within instrument.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the
day and year in this certificate first above written.
Notary
Public
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[Notarial
Seal]
STATE
OF NEW YORK
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)
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)
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ss.:
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COUNTY
OF NEW YORK
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)
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On
the
____ day of May 2007, before me, a notary public in and for said State,
personally appeared _____________________, known to me to be an
_____________________ of Citibank, N.A., one of the entities that executed
the
within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on
behalf of said entity, and acknowledged to me that such corporation executed
the
within instrument.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official the day
and
year in this certificate first above written.
Notary
Public
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[Notarial
Seal]
STATE
OF_____________
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)
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)
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ss.:
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COUNTY
OF___________
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)
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On
the
____ day of May 2007, before me, a notary public in and for said State,
personally appeared _____________________, known to me to be a
_____________________ of U.S. Bank National Association, one of the entities
that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person
who
executed it on behalf of said entity, and acknowledged to me that such entity
executed the within instrument.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the
day and year in this certificate first above written.
Notary
Public
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[Notarial
Seal]
EXHIBIT
A-1
FORM
OF
CLASS A1A CERTIFICATE
UNLESS
THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED
IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED
BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE &
CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF
DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR
TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO.,
HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
SOLELY
FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A “REGULAR INTEREST”
IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED,
RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986
(THE “CODE”).
Series
2007-AR7
Pass-Through
Rate: Variable
Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and
Servicing Agreement: May 1, 2007
First
Distribution Date: June 25, 2007
No.
1
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Aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A1A Certificates as of
the
Issue Date: $ $183,815,000.00
Denomination:
$183,815,000.00
Master
Servicer: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Trust
Administrator: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Certificate
Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent: Citibank,
N.A.
Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
Issue
Date: May 31, 2007
CUSIP:
17312Y AA0
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DISTRIBUTIONS
IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE
MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE
PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE
AS
THE DENOMINATION OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATE
evidencing
a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”)
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family,
adjustable-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and
sold by
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC.
THIS
CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR,
CITIBANK, N.A., THE TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS
CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY
OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This
certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest
(obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A1A Certificates as of the Issue
Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class
A1A Certificates in the Trust Fund created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among Citigroup Mortgage
Loan Trust Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any
successor entity under the Agreement), the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the
pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent
not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned
in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to
the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the
Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by
which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of
each month
or, if such 25th day is
not a
Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”),
commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in
whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount
equal
to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and
the
amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class A1A Certificates
on
such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All
distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the Agreement will be
made
or caused to be made by the Paying Agent by wire transfer in immediately
available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if such Person
shall have so notified the Paying Agent in writing at least five Business Days
prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Paying Agent of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at
the
office or agency appointed by the Paying Agent for that purpose as provided
in
the Agreement.
This
Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on the face hereof
(herein called the “Certificates”) and representing the Percentage Interest
specified above in the Class of Certificates to which this Certificate
belongs.
The
Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain collections and
recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth
herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement, withdrawals from
the
Collection Account and the Distribution Account may be made from time to time
for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes
including reimbursement of advances made, or certain expenses incurred, with
respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The
Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment
thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor,
the
Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the Trustee and the
rights of the Certificateholders, under the Agreement at any time by the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and
the
Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least
66%
of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall
be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent
is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof,
in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of
the
Certificates.
As
provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth,
the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate Register
upon
surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or
agencies appointed by the Certificate Registrar as provided in the Agreement,
duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar
duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized
in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest
will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The
Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in
Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the
Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of
the
same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage
Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No
service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of
Certificates, but the Certificate Registrar may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed
in
connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the
Trustee and any agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose
name
this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none
of
the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A.,
the
Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
The
obligations created by the Agreement
and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the
Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Trustee and required to be paid
to
them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment
or
other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage
Loan and REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund and (ii) the purchase by
the
party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement from the Trust Fund of all the Mortgage
Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement
permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase
from the Trust Fund all the Mortgage Loans relating to this Certificate and
all
property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early
retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject
to
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of
purchase being less than 1% of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage
Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
The
recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Depositor, and
the
Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless
the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating
Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Paying Agent has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed.
Dated:
May ___, 2007
CITIBANK,
N.A., not in its individual
capacity,
but solely as Paying Agent
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By:
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Authorized
Officer
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CERTIFICATE
OF AUTHENTICATION
This
is
one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
INC.,
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 0000-XX0
XXXXXXXX,
N.A., not in its individual
capacity,
but solely as Authenticating Agent
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By:
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|||||||||||||
Authorized
Officer
|
ABBREVIATIONS
The
following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN
COM -
|
as
tenants in common
|
UNIF
GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
|
|
TEN
ENT
-
|
as
tenants by the entireties
|
(Cust)
(Minor) under
Uniform
Gifts to Minors Act
|
|
JT
TEN -
|
as
joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in
common
|
State
|
Additional
abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto
(Please
print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____%
evidenced by the within Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I
(we)
further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like Percentage
Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate
to
the following address:
.
|
Dated:
Signature
by or on behalf of assignor
|
|
Signature
Guaranteed
|
DISTRIBUTION
INSTRUCTIONS
The
assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions
shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available
funds
to
|
,
|
for
the account of
|
,
|
account
number___________, or, if mailed by check, to
|
,
|
Applicable
statements should be mailed to
|
,
|
.
|
This
information is provided by
|
,
|
the
assignee named above, or
|
,
|
as
its agent.
|
EXHIBIT
A-2
FORM
OF
CLASS A2A CERTIFICATE
UNLESS
THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED
IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED
BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE &
CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF
DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR
TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO.,
HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
SOLELY
FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A “REGULAR INTEREST”
IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED,
RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986
(THE “CODE”).
Series
2007-AR7
Pass-Through
Rate: Variable
Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and
Servicing Agreement: May 1, 2007
First
Distribution Date: June 25, 2007
No.
1
|
Aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A2A Certificates as of
the
Issue Date: $117,893,000.00
Denomination:
$117,893,000.00
Master
Servicer: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Trust
Administrator: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Certificate
Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent: Citibank,
N.A.
Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
Issue
Date: May 31, 2007
CUSIP:
17312Y AB8
|
DISTRIBUTIONS
IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE
MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE
PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE
AS
THE DENOMINATION OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATE
evidencing
a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”)
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family,
adjustable-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and
sold by
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC.
THIS
CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR,
CITIBANK, N.A., THE TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS
CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY
OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This
certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest
(obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A2A Certificates as of the Issue
Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class
A2A Certificates in the Trust Fund created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among Citigroup Mortgage
Loan Trust Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any
successor entity under the Agreement), the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the
pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent
not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned
in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to
the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the
Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by
which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of
each month
or, if such 25th day is
not a
Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”),
commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in
whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount
equal
to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and
the
amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class A2A Certificates
on
such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All
distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the Agreement will be
made
or caused to be made by the Paying Agent by wire transfer in immediately
available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if such Person
shall have so notified the Paying Agent in writing at least five Business Days
prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Paying Agent of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at
the
office or agency appointed by the Paying Agent for that purpose as provided
in
the Agreement.
This
Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on the face hereof
(herein called the “Certificates”) and representing the Percentage Interest
specified above in the Class of Certificates to which this Certificate
belongs.
The
Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain collections and
recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth
herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement, withdrawals from
the
Collection Account and the Distribution Account may be made from time to time
for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes
including reimbursement of advances made, or certain expenses incurred, with
respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The
Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment
thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor,
the
Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the Trustee and the
rights of the Certificateholders, under the Agreement at any time by the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and
the
Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least
66%
of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall
be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent
is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof,
in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of
the
Certificates.
As
provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth,
the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate Register
upon
surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or
agencies appointed by the Certificate Registrar as provided in the Agreement,
duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar
duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized
in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest
will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The
Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in
Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the
Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of
the
same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage
Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No
service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of
Certificates, but the Certificate Registrar may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed
in
connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the
Trustee and any agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose
name
this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none
of
the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A.,
the
Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
The
obligations created by the Agreement
and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the
Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Trustee and required to be paid
to
them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment
or
other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage
Loan and REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund and (ii) the purchase by
the
party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement from the Trust Fund of all the Mortgage
Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement
permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase
from the Trust Fund all the Mortgage Loans relating to this Certificate and
all
property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early
retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject
to
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of
purchase being less than 1% of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage
Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
The
recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Depositor, and
the
Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless
the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating
Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Paying Agent has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed.
Dated:
May ___, 2007
CITIBANK,
N.A., not in its individual
capacity,
but solely as Paying Agent
|
|||||||||||||
By:
|
|||||||||||||
Authorized
Officer
|
CERTIFICATE
OF AUTHENTICATION
This
is
one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
INC.,
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 0000-XX0
XXXXXXXX,
N.A., not in its individual
capacity,
but solely as Authenticating Agent
|
|||||||||||||
By:
|
|||||||||||||
Authorized
Officer
|
ABBREVIATIONS
The
following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN
COM
-
|
as
tenants in common
|
UNIF
GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
|
|
TEN
ENT
-
|
as
tenants by the entireties
|
(Cust)
(Minor) under
Uniform
Gifts to Minors Act
|
|
JT
TEN -
|
as
joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in
common
|
State
|
Additional
abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto
(Please
print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____%
evidenced by the within Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I
(we)
further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like Percentage
Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate
to
the following address:
.
|
Dated:
Signature
by or on behalf of assignor
|
|
Signature
Guaranteed
|
DISTRIBUTION
INSTRUCTIONS
The
assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions
shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds
to
|
,
|
for
the account of
|
,
|
account
number___________, or, if mailed by check, to
|
,
|
Applicable
statements should be mailed to
|
,
|
.
|
This
information is provided by
|
,
|
the
assignee named above, or
|
,
|
as
its agent.
|
EXHIBIT
A-3
FORM
OF
CLASS A2B CERTIFICATE
UNLESS
THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED
IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED
BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE &
CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF
DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR
TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO.,
HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
SOLELY
FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A “REGULAR INTEREST”
IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED,
RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986
(THE “CODE”).
Series
2007-AR7
Pass-Through
Rate: Variable
Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and
Servicing Agreement: May 1, 2007
First
Distribution Date: June 25, 2007
No.
1
|
Aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A2B Certificates as of
the
Issue Date: $6,775,000.00
Denomination:
$6,775,000.00
Master
Servicer: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Trust
Administrator: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Certificate
Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent: Citibank,
N.A.
Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
Issue
Date: May 31, 2007
CUSIP:
17312Y AC6
|
DISTRIBUTIONS
IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE
MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE
PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE
AS
THE DENOMINATION OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATE
evidencing
a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”)
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family,
adjustable-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and
sold by
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC.
THIS
CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR,
CITIBANK, N.A., THE TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS
CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY
OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This
certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest
(obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A2B Certificates as of the Issue
Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class
A2B Certificates in the Trust Fund created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among Citigroup Mortgage
Loan Trust Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any
successor entity under the Agreement), the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the
pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent
not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned
in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to
the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the
Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by
which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of
each month
or, if such 25th day is
not a
Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”),
commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in
whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount
equal
to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and
the
amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class A2B Certificates
on
such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All
distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the Agreement will be
made
or caused to be made by the Paying Agent by wire transfer in immediately
available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if such Person
shall have so notified the Paying Agent in writing at least five Business Days
prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Paying Agent of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at
the
office or agency appointed by the Paying Agent for that purpose as provided
in
the Agreement.
This
Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on the face hereof
(herein called the “Certificates”) and representing the Percentage Interest
specified above in the Class of Certificates to which this Certificate
belongs.
The
Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain collections and
recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth
herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement, withdrawals from
the
Collection Account and the Distribution Account may be made from time to time
for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes
including reimbursement of advances made, or certain expenses incurred, with
respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The
Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment
thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor,
the
Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the Trustee and the
rights of the Certificateholders, under the Agreement at any time by the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and
the
Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least
66%
of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall
be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent
is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof,
in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of
the
Certificates.
As
provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth,
the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate Register
upon
surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or
agencies appointed by the Certificate Registrar as provided in the Agreement,
duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar
duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized
in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest
will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The
Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in
Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the
Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of
the
same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage
Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No
service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of
Certificates, but the Certificate Registrar may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed
in
connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the
Trustee and any agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose
name
this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none
of
the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A.,
the
Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
The
obligations created by the Agreement
and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the
Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Trustee and required to be paid
to
them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment
or
other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage
Loan and REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund and (ii) the purchase by
the
party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement from the Trust Fund of all the Mortgage
Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement
permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase
from the Trust Fund all the Mortgage Loans relating to this Certificate and
all
property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early
retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject
to
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of
purchase being less than 1% of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage
Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
The
recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Depositor, and
the
Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless
the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating
Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Paying Agent has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed.
Dated:
May ___, 2007
CITIBANK,
N.A., not in its individual
capacity,
but solely as Paying Agent
|
|||||||||||||
By:
|
|||||||||||||
Authorized
Officer
|
CERTIFICATE
OF AUTHENTICATION
This
is
one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
INC.,
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 0000-XX0
XXXXXXXX,
N.A., not in its individual
capacity,
but solely as Authenticating Agent
|
|||||||||||||
By:
|
|||||||||||||
Authorized
Officer
|
ABBREVIATIONS
The
following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN
COM -
|
as
tenants in common
|
UNIF
GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
|
|
TEN
ENT
-
|
as
tenants by the entireties
|
(Cust)
(Minor) under
Uniform
Gifts to Minors Act
|
|
JT
TEN -
|
as
joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in
common
|
State
|
Additional
abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto
(Please
print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____%
evidenced by the within Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I
(we)
further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like Percentage
Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate
to
the following address:
.
|
Dated:
Signature
by or on behalf of assignor
|
|
Signature
Guaranteed
|
DISTRIBUTION
INSTRUCTIONS
The
assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions
shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds
to
|
,
|
for
the account of
|
,
|
account
number___________, or, if mailed by check, to
|
,
|
Applicable
statements should be mailed to
|
,
|
.
|
This
information is provided by
|
,
|
the
assignee named above, or
|
,
|
as
its agent.
|
EXHIBIT
A-4
FORM
OF
CLASS A3A CERTIFICATE
UNLESS
THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED
IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED
BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE &
CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF
DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR
TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO.,
HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
SOLELY
FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A “REGULAR INTEREST”
IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED,
RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986
(THE “CODE”).
Series
2007-AR7
Pass-Through
Rate: Variable
Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and
Servicing Agreement: May 1, 2007
First
Distribution Date: June 25, 2007
No.
1
|
Aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A3A Certificates as of
the
Issue Date: $257,230,000.00
Denomination:
$257,230,000.00
Master
Servicer: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Trust
Administrator: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Certificate
Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent: Citibank,
N.A.
Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
Issue
Date: May 31, 2007
CUSIP:
17312Y AD4
|
DISTRIBUTIONS
IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE
MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE
PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE
AS
THE DENOMINATION OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATE
evidencing
a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”)
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family,
adjustable-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and
sold by
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC.
THIS
CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR,
CITIBANK, N.A., THE TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS
CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY
OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This
certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest
(obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A3A Certificates as of the Issue
Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class
A3A Certificates in the Trust Fund created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among Citigroup Mortgage
Loan Trust Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any
successor entity under the Agreement), the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the
pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent
not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned
in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to
the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the
Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by
which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of
each month
or, if such 25th day is
not a
Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”),
commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in
whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount
equal
to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and
the
amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class A3A Certificates
on
such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All
distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the Agreement will be
made
or caused to be made by the Paying Agent by wire transfer in immediately
available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if such Person
shall have so notified the Paying Agent in writing at least five Business Days
prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Paying Agent of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at
the
office or agency appointed by the Paying Agent for that purpose as provided
in
the Agreement.
This
Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on the face hereof
(herein called the “Certificates”) and representing the Percentage Interest
specified above in the Class of Certificates to which this Certificate
belongs.
The
Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain collections and
recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth
herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement, withdrawals from
the
Collection Account and the Distribution Account may be made from time to time
for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes
including reimbursement of advances made, or certain expenses incurred, with
respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The
Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment
thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor,
the
Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the Trustee and the
rights of the Certificateholders, under the Agreement at any time by the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and
the
Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least
66%
of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall
be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent
is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof,
in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of
the
Certificates.
As
provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth,
the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate Register
upon
surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or
agencies appointed by the Certificate Registrar as provided in the Agreement,
duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar
duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized
in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest
will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The
Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in
Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the
Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of
the
same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage
Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No
service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of
Certificates, but the Certificate Registrar may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed
in
connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the
Trustee and any agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose
name
this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none
of
the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A.,
the
Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
The
obligations created by the Agreement
and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the
Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Trustee and required to be paid
to
them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment
or
other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage
Loan and REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund and (ii) the purchase by
the
party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement from the Trust Fund of all the Mortgage
Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement
permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase
from the Trust Fund all the Mortgage Loans relating to this Certificate and
all
property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early
retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject
to
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of
purchase being less than 1% of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage
Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
The
recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Depositor, and
the
Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless
the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating
Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Paying Agent has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed.
Dated:
May ___, 2007
CITIBANK,
N.A., not in its individual
capacity,
but solely as Paying Agent
|
|||||||||||||
By:
|
|||||||||||||
Authorized
Officer
|
CERTIFICATE
OF AUTHENTICATION
This
is
one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
INC.,
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 0000-XX0
XXXXXXXX,
N.A., not in its individual
capacity,
but solely as Authenticating Agent
|
|||||||||||||
By:
|
|||||||||||||
Authorized
Officer
|
ABBREVIATIONS
The
following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN
COM -
|
as
tenants in common
|
UNIF
GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
|
|
TEN
ENT -
|
as
tenants by the entireties
|
(Cust)
(Minor) under
Uniform
Gifts to Minors Act
|
|
JT
TEN -
|
as
joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in
common
|
State
|
Additional
abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto
(Please
print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____%
evidenced by the within Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I
(we)
further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like Percentage
Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate
to
the following address:
.
|
Dated:
Signature
by or on behalf of assignor
|
|
Signature
Guaranteed
|
DISTRIBUTION
INSTRUCTIONS
The
assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions
shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds
to
|
,
|
for
the account of
|
,
|
account
number___________, or, if mailed by check, to
|
,
|
Applicable
statements should be mailed to
|
,
|
.
|
This
information is provided by
|
,
|
the
assignee named above, or
|
,
|
as
its agent.
|
EXHIBIT
A-5
FORM
OF
CLASS 3IO CERTIFICATE
UNLESS
THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED
IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED
BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE &
CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF
DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR
TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO.,
HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
SOLELY
FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A “REGULAR INTEREST”
IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED,
RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986
(THE “CODE”).
Series
2007-AR7
Pass-Through
Rate: 0.89772% per annum for the first 58 Distribution Dates, then
0.500%
per annum for each Distribution Date after the 58th Distribution
Date
Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and
Servicing Agreement: May 1, 2007
First
Distribution Date: June 25, 2007
No.
1
|
Aggregate
Notional Amount of the Class 3IO Certificates as of the Issue Date:
$281,729,000.00
Denomination:
$281,729,000.00
Master
Servicer: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Trust
Administrator: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Certificate
Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent: Citibank,
N.A.
Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
Issue
Date: May 31, 2007
CUSIP:
17312Y AE2
|
THE
NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL DECLINE
MONTHLY. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING NOTIONAL AMOUNT HEREOF AT ANY
TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION OF THIS
CERTIFICATE.
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATE
evidencing
a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”)
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family,
adjustable-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and
sold by
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC.
THIS
CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR,
CITIBANK, N.A., THE TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS
CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY
OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This
certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest
(obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate
Notional Amount of the Class 3IO Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that
certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class 3IO
Certificates in the Trust Fund created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among Citigroup Mortgage
Loan Trust Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any
successor entity under the Agreement), the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the
pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent
not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned
in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to
the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the
Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by
which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of
each month
or, if such 25th day is
not a
Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”),
commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in
whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount
equal
to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and
the
amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class 3IO Certificates
on
such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All
distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the Agreement will be
made
or caused to be made by the Paying Agent by wire transfer in immediately
available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if such Person
shall have so notified the Paying Agent in writing at least five Business Days
prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Paying Agent of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at
the
office or agency appointed by the Paying Agent for that purpose as provided
in
the Agreement.
This
Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on the face hereof
(herein called the “Certificates”) and representing the Percentage Interest
specified above in the Class of Certificates to which this Certificate
belongs.
The
Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain collections and
recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth
herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement, withdrawals from
the
Collection Account and the Distribution Account may be made from time to time
for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes
including reimbursement of advances made, or certain expenses incurred, with
respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The
Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment
thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor,
the
Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the Trustee and the
rights of the Certificateholders, under the Agreement at any time by the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and
the
Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least
66%
of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall
be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent
is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof,
in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of
the
Certificates.
As
provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth,
the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate Register
upon
surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or
agencies appointed by the Certificate Registrar as provided in the Agreement,
duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar
duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized
in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest
will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The
Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in
Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the
Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of
the
same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage
Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No
service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of
Certificates, but the Certificate Registrar may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed
in
connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the
Trustee and any agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose
name
this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none
of
the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A.,
the
Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
The
obligations created by the Agreement
and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the
Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Trustee and required to be paid
to
them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment
or
other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage
Loan and REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund and (ii) the purchase by
the
party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement from the Trust Fund of all the Mortgage
Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement
permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase
from the Trust Fund all the Mortgage Loans relating to this Certificate and
all
property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early
retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject
to
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of
purchase being less than 1% of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage
Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
The
recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Depositor, and
the
Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless
the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating
Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Paying Agent has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed.
Dated:
May ___, 2007
CITIBANK,
N.A., not in its individual
capacity,
but solely as Paying Agent
|
|||||||||||||
By:
|
|||||||||||||
Authorized
Officer
|
CERTIFICATE
OF AUTHENTICATION
This
is
one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
INC.,
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 0000-XX0
XXXXXXXX,
N.A., not in its individual
capacity,
but solely as Authenticating Agent
|
|||||||||||||
By:
|
|||||||||||||
Authorized
Officer
|
ABBREVIATIONS
The
following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN
COM -
|
as
tenants in common
|
UNIF
GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
|
|
TEN
ENT
-
|
as
tenants by the entireties
|
(Cust)
(Minor) under
Uniform
Gifts to Minors Act
|
|
JT
TEN
-
|
as
joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in
common
|
State
|
Additional
abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto
(Please
print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____%
evidenced by the within Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I
(we)
further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like Percentage
Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate
to
the following address:
.
|
Dated:
Signature
by or on behalf of assignor
|
|
Signature
Guaranteed
|
DISTRIBUTION
INSTRUCTIONS
The
assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions
shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds
to
|
,
|
for
the account of
|
,
|
account
number___________, or, if mailed by check, to
|
,
|
Applicable
statements should be mailed to
|
,
|
.
|
This
information is provided by
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,
|
the
assignee named above, or
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,
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as
its agent.
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EXHIBIT
A-6
FORM
OF
CLASS A4A CERTIFICATE
UNLESS
THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED
IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED
BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE &
CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF
DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR
TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO.,
HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
SOLELY
FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A “REGULAR INTEREST”
IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED,
RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986
(THE “CODE”).
Series
2007-AR7
Pass-Through
Rate: Variable
Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and
Servicing Agreement: May 1, 2007
First
Distribution Date: June 25, 2007
No.
1
|
Aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A4A Certificates as of
the
Issue Date: $60,937,000.00
Denomination:
$60,937,000.00
Master
Servicer: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Trust
Administrator: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Certificate
Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent: Citibank,
N.A.
Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
Issue
Date: May 31, 2007
CUSIP:
17312Y AF9
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DISTRIBUTIONS
IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE
MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE
PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE
AS
THE DENOMINATION OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATE
evidencing
a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”)
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family,
adjustable-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and
sold by
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC.
THIS
CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR,
CITIBANK, N.A., THE TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS
CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY
OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This
certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest
(obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A4A Certificates as of the Issue
Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class
A4A Certificates in the Trust Fund created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among Citigroup Mortgage
Loan Trust Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any
successor entity under the Agreement), the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the
pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent
not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned
in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to
the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the
Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by
which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of
each month
or, if such 25th day is
not a
Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”),
commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in
whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount
equal
to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and
the
amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class A4A Certificates
on
such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All
distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the Agreement will be
made
or caused to be made by the Paying Agent by wire transfer in immediately
available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if such Person
shall have so notified the Paying Agent in writing at least five Business Days
prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Paying Agent of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at
the
office or agency appointed by the Paying Agent for that purpose as provided
in
the Agreement.
This
Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on the face hereof
(herein called the “Certificates”) and representing the Percentage Interest
specified above in the Class of Certificates to which this Certificate
belongs.
The
Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain collections and
recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth
herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement, withdrawals from
the
Collection Account and the Distribution Account may be made from time to time
for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes
including reimbursement of advances made, or certain expenses incurred, with
respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The
Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment
thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor,
the
Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the Trustee and the
rights of the Certificateholders, under the Agreement at any time by the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and
the
Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least
66%
of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall
be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent
is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof,
in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of
the
Certificates.
As
provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth,
the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate Register
upon
surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or
agencies appointed by the Certificate Registrar as provided in the Agreement,
duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar
duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized
in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest
will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The
Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in
Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the
Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of
the
same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage
Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No
service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of
Certificates, but the Certificate Registrar may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed
in
connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the
Trustee and any agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose
name
this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none
of
the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A.,
the
Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
The
obligations created by the Agreement
and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the
Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Trustee and required to be paid
to
them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment
or
other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage
Loan and REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund and (ii) the purchase by
the
party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement from the Trust Fund of all the Mortgage
Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement
permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase
from the Trust Fund all the Mortgage Loans relating to this Certificate and
all
property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early
retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject
to
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of
purchase being less than 1% of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage
Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
The
recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Depositor, and
the
Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless
the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating
Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Paying Agent has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed.
Dated:
May ___, 2007
CITIBANK,
N.A., not in its individual
capacity,
but solely as Paying Agent
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By:
|
|||||||||||||
Authorized
Officer
|
CERTIFICATE
OF AUTHENTICATION
This
is
one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
INC.,
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 0000-XX0
XXXXXXXX,
N.A., not in its individual
capacity,
but solely as Authenticating Agent
|
|||||||||||||
By:
|
|||||||||||||
Authorized
Officer
|
ABBREVIATIONS
The
following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN
COM -
|
as
tenants in common
|
UNIF
GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
|
|
TEN
ENT
-
|
as
tenants by the entireties
|
(Cust)
(Minor) under
Uniform
Gifts to Minors Act
|
|
JT
TEN -
|
as
joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in
common
|
State
|
Additional
abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto
(Please
print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____%
evidenced by the within Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I
(we)
further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like Percentage
Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate
to
the following address:
.
|
Dated:
Signature
by or on behalf of assignor
|
|
Signature
Guaranteed
|
DISTRIBUTION
INSTRUCTIONS
The
assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions
shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds
to
|
,
|
for
the account of
|
,
|
account
number___________, or, if mailed by check, to
|
,
|
Applicable
statements should be mailed to
|
,
|
.
|
This
information is provided by
|
,
|
the
assignee named above, or
|
,
|
as
its agent.
|
EXHIBIT
A-7
FORM
OF
CLASS 4IO CERTIFICATE
UNLESS
THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED
IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED
BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE &
CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF
DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR
TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO.,
HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
SOLELY
FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A “REGULAR INTEREST”
IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED,
RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986
(THE “CODE”).
Series
2007-AR7
Pass-Through
Rate: 0.89096% per annum for the first 57 Distribution Dates, then
0.500%
per annum for each Distribution Date after the 57th Distribution
Date
Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and
Servicing Agreement: May 1, 2007
First
Distribution Date: June 25, 2007
No.
1
|
Aggregate
Notional Amount of the Class 4IO Certificates as of the Issue Date:
$66,741,000.00
Denomination:
$66,741,000.00
Master
Servicer: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Trust
Administrator: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Certificate
Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent: Citibank,
N.A.
Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
Issue
Date: May 31, 2007
CUSIP:
17312Y AG7
|
THE
NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL DECLINE
MONTHLY. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING NOTIONAL AMOUNT HEREOF AT ANY
TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION OF THIS
CERTIFICATE.
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATE
evidencing
a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”)
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family,
adjustable-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and
sold by
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC.
THIS
CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR,
CITIBANK, N.A., THE TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS
CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY
OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This
certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest
(obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate
Notional Amount of the Class 4IO Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that
certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class 4IO
Certificates in the Trust Fund created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among Citigroup Mortgage
Loan Trust Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any
successor entity under the Agreement), the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the
pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent
not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned
in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to
the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the
Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by
which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of
each month
or, if such 25th day is
not a
Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”),
commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in
whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount
equal
to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and
the
amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class 4IO Certificates
on
such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All
distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the Agreement will be
made
or caused to be made by the Paying Agent by wire transfer in immediately
available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if such Person
shall have so notified the Paying Agent in writing at least five Business Days
prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Paying Agent of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at
the
office or agency appointed by the Paying Agent for that purpose as provided
in
the Agreement.
This
Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on the face hereof
(herein called the “Certificates”) and representing the Percentage Interest
specified above in the Class of Certificates to which this Certificate
belongs.
The
Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain collections and
recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth
herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement, withdrawals from
the
Collection Account and the Distribution Account may be made from time to time
for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes
including reimbursement of advances made, or certain expenses incurred, with
respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The
Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment
thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor,
the
Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the Trustee and the
rights of the Certificateholders, under the Agreement at any time by the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and
the
Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least
66%
of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall
be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent
is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof,
in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of
the
Certificates.
As
provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth,
the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate Register
upon
surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or
agencies appointed by the Certificate Registrar as provided in the Agreement,
duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar
duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized
in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest
will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The
Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in
Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the
Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of
the
same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage
Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No
service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of
Certificates, but the Certificate Registrar may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed
in
connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the
Trustee and any agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose
name
this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none
of
the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A.,
the
Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
The
obligations created by the Agreement
and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the
Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Trustee and required to be paid
to
them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment
or
other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage
Loan and REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund and (ii) the purchase by
the
party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement from the Trust Fund of all the Mortgage
Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement
permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase
from the Trust Fund all the Mortgage Loans relating to this Certificate and
all
property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early
retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject
to
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of
purchase being less than 1% of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage
Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
The
recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Depositor, and
the
Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless
the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating
Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Paying Agent has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed.
Dated:
May ___, 2007
CITIBANK,
N.A., not in its individual
capacity,
but solely as Paying Agent
|
|||||||||||||
By:
|
|||||||||||||
Authorized
Officer
|
CERTIFICATE
OF AUTHENTICATION
This
is
one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
INC.,
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 0000-XX0
XXXXXXXX,
N.A., not in its individual
capacity,
but solely as Authenticating Agent
|
|||||||||||||
By:
|
|||||||||||||
Authorized
Officer
|
ABBREVIATIONS
The
following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN
COM -
|
as
tenants in common
|
UNIF
GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
|
|
TEN
ENT
-
|
as
tenants by the entireties
|
(Cust)
(Minor) under
Uniform
Gifts to Minors Act
|
|
JT
TEN -
|
as
joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in
common
|
State
|
Additional
abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto
(Please
print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____%
evidenced by the within Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I
(we)
further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like Percentage
Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate
to
the following address:
.
|
Dated:
Signature
by or on behalf of assignor
|
|
Signature
Guaranteed
|
DISTRIBUTION
INSTRUCTIONS
The
assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions
shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds
to
|
,
|
for
the account of
|
,
|
account
number___________, or, if mailed by check, to
|
,
|
Applicable
statements should be mailed to
|
,
|
.
|
This
information is provided by
|
,
|
the
assignee named above, or
|
,
|
as
its agent.
|
EXHIBIT
A-8
FORM
OF
CLASS A134B CERTIFICATE
UNLESS
THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED
IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED
BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE &
CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF
DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR
TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO.,
HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
SOLELY
FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A “REGULAR INTEREST”
IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED,
RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986
(THE “CODE”).
Series
2007-AR7
Pass-Through
Rate: Variable
Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and
Servicing Agreement: May 1, 2007
First
Distribution Date: June 25, 2007
No.
1
|
Aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A134B Certificates as
of the
Issue Date: $47,810,000.00
Denomination:
$47,810,000.00
Master
Servicer: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Trust
Administrator: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Certificate
Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent: Citibank,
N.A.
Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
Issue
Date: May 31, 2007
CUSIP:
17312Y AH5
|
DISTRIBUTIONS
IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE
MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE
PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE
AS
THE DENOMINATION OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATE
evidencing
a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”)
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family,
adjustable-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and
sold by
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC.
THIS
CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR,
CITIBANK, N.A., THE TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS
CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY
OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This
certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest
(obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A134B Certificates as of the Issue
Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class
A134B Certificates in the Trust Fund created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among Citigroup Mortgage
Loan Trust Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any
successor entity under the Agreement), the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the
pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent
not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned
in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to
the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the
Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by
which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of
each month
or, if such 25th day is
not a
Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”),
commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in
whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount
equal
to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and
the
amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class A134B Certificates
on
such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All
distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the Agreement will be
made
or caused to be made by the Paying Agent by wire transfer in immediately
available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if such Person
shall have so notified the Paying Agent in writing at least five Business Days
prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Paying Agent of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at
the
office or agency appointed by the Paying Agent for that purpose as provided
in
the Agreement.
This
Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on the face hereof
(herein called the “Certificates”) and representing the Percentage Interest
specified above in the Class of Certificates to which this Certificate
belongs.
The
Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain collections and
recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth
herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement, withdrawals from
the
Collection Account and the Distribution Account may be made from time to time
for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes
including reimbursement of advances made, or certain expenses incurred, with
respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The
Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment
thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor,
the
Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the Trustee and the
rights of the Certificateholders, under the Agreement at any time by the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and
the
Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least
66%
of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall
be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent
is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof,
in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of
the
Certificates.
As
provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth,
the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate Register
upon
surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or
agencies appointed by the Certificate Registrar as provided in the Agreement,
duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar
duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized
in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest
will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The
Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in
Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the
Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of
the
same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage
Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No
service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of
Certificates, but the Certificate Registrar may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed
in
connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the
Trustee and any agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose
name
this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none
of
the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A.,
the
Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
The
obligations created by the Agreement
and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the
Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Trustee and required to be paid
to
them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment
or
other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage
Loan and REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund and (ii) the purchase by
the
party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement from the Trust Fund of all the Mortgage
Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement
permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase
from the Trust Fund all the Mortgage Loans relating to this Certificate and
all
property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early
retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject
to
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of
purchase being less than 1% of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage
Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
The
recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Depositor, and
the
Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless
the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating
Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Paying Agent has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed.
Dated:
May ___, 2007
CITIBANK,
N.A., not in its individual
capacity,
but solely as Paying Agent
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By:
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|||||||||||||
Authorized
Officer
|
CERTIFICATE
OF AUTHENTICATION
This
is
one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
INC.,
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 0000-XX0
XXXXXXXX,
N.A., not in its individual
capacity,
but solely as Authenticating Agent
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|||||||||||||
By:
|
|||||||||||||
Authorized
Officer
|
ABBREVIATIONS
The
following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN
COM -
|
as
tenants in common
|
UNIF
GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
|
|
TEN
ENT
-
|
as
tenants by the entireties
|
(Cust)
(Minor) under
Uniform
Gifts to Minors Act
|
|
JT
TEN -
|
as
joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in
common
|
State
|
Additional
abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto
(Please
print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____%
evidenced by the within Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I
(we)
further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like Percentage
Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate
to
the following address:
.
|
Dated:
Signature
by or on behalf of assignor
|
|
Signature
Guaranteed
|
DISTRIBUTION
INSTRUCTIONS
The
assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions
shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds
to
|
,
|
for
the account of
|
,
|
account
number___________, or, if mailed by check, to
|
,
|
Applicable
statements should be mailed to
|
,
|
.
|
This
information is provided by
|
,
|
the
assignee named above, or
|
,
|
as
its agent.
|
EXHIBIT
A-9
FORM
OF
CLASS A5A CERTIFICATE
UNLESS
THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED
IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED
BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE &
CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF
DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR
TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO.,
HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
SOLELY
FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A “REGULAR INTEREST”
IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED,
RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986
(THE “CODE”).
Series
2007-AR7
Pass-Through
Rate: Variable
Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and
Servicing Agreement: May 1, 2007
First
Distribution Date: June 25, 2007
No.
1
|
Aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A5A Certificates as of
the
Issue Date: $98,688,000.00
Denomination:
$98,688,000.00
Master
Servicer: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Trust
Administrator: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Certificate
Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent: Citibank,
N.A.
Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
Issue
Date: May 31, 2007
CUSIP:
00000X XX0
|
DISTRIBUTIONS
IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE
MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE
PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE
AS
THE DENOMINATION OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATE
evidencing
a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”)
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family,
adjustable-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and
sold by
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC.
THIS
CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR,
CITIBANK, N.A., THE TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS
CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY
OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This
certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest
(obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A5A Certificates as of the Issue
Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class
A5A Certificates in the Trust Fund created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among Citigroup Mortgage
Loan Trust Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any
successor entity under the Agreement), the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the
pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent
not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned
in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to
the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the
Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by
which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of
each month
or, if such 25th day is
not a
Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”),
commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in
whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount
equal
to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and
the
amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class A5A Certificates
on
such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All
distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the Agreement will be
made
or caused to be made by the Paying Agent by wire transfer in immediately
available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if such Person
shall have so notified the Paying Agent in writing at least five Business Days
prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Paying Agent of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at
the
office or agency appointed by the Paying Agent for that purpose as provided
in
the Agreement.
This
Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on the face hereof
(herein called the “Certificates”) and representing the Percentage Interest
specified above in the Class of Certificates to which this Certificate
belongs.
The
Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain collections and
recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth
herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement, withdrawals from
the
Collection Account and the Distribution Account may be made from time to time
for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes
including reimbursement of advances made, or certain expenses incurred, with
respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The
Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment
thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor,
the
Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the Trustee and the
rights of the Certificateholders, under the Agreement at any time by the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and
the
Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least
66%
of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall
be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent
is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof,
in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of
the
Certificates.
As
provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth,
the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate Register
upon
surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or
agencies appointed by the Certificate Registrar as provided in the Agreement,
duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar
duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized
in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest
will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The
Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in
Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the
Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of
the
same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage
Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No
service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of
Certificates, but the Certificate Registrar may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed
in
connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the
Trustee and any agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose
name
this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none
of
the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A.,
the
Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
The
obligations created by the Agreement
and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the
Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Trustee and required to be paid
to
them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment
or
other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage
Loan and REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund and (ii) the purchase by
the
party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement from the Trust Fund of all the Mortgage
Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement
permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase
from the Trust Fund all the Mortgage Loans relating to this Certificate and
all
property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early
retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject
to
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of
purchase being less than 1% of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage
Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
The
recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Depositor, and
the
Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless
the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating
Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Paying Agent has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed.
Dated:
May ___, 2007
CITIBANK,
N.A., not in its individual
capacity,
but solely as Paying Agent
|
|||||||||||||
By:
|
|||||||||||||
Authorized
Officer
|
CERTIFICATE
OF AUTHENTICATION
This
is
one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
INC.,
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 0000-XX0
XXXXXXXX,
N.A., not in its individual
capacity,
but solely as Authenticating Agent
|
|||||||||||||
By:
|
|||||||||||||
Authorized
Officer
|
ABBREVIATIONS
The
following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN
COM -
|
as
tenants in common
|
UNIF
GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
|
|
TEN
ENT
-
|
as
tenants by the entireties
|
(Cust)
(Minor) under
Uniform
Gifts to Minors Act
|
|
JT
TEN -
|
as
joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in
common
|
State
|
Additional
abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto
(Please
print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____%
evidenced by the within Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I
(we)
further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like Percentage
Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate
to
the following address:
.
|
Dated:
Signature
by or on behalf of assignor
|
|
Signature
Guaranteed
|
DISTRIBUTION
INSTRUCTIONS
The
assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions
shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds
to
|
,
|
for
the account of
|
,
|
account
number___________, or, if mailed by check, to
|
,
|
Applicable
statements should be mailed to
|
,
|
.
|
This
information is provided by
|
,
|
the
assignee named above, or
|
,
|
as
its agent.
|
EXHIBIT
A-10
FORM
OF
CLASS A5B CERTIFICATE
UNLESS
THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED
IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED
BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE &
CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF
DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR
TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO.,
HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
SOLELY
FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A “REGULAR INTEREST”
IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED,
RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986
(THE “CODE”).
Series
2007-AR7
Pass-Through
Rate: Variable
Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and
Servicing Agreement: May 1, 2007
First
Distribution Date: June 25, 2007
No.
1
|
Aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A5B Certificates as of
the
Issue Date: $9,400,000.00
Denomination:
$9,400,000.00
Master
Servicer: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Trust
Administrator: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Certificate
Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent: Citibank,
N.A.
Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
Issue
Date: May 31, 2007
CUSIP:
17312Y AK8
|
DISTRIBUTIONS
IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE
MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE
PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE
AS
THE DENOMINATION OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATE
evidencing
a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”)
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family,
adjustable-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and
sold by
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC.
THIS
CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR,
CITIBANK, N.A., THE TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS
CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY
OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This
certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest
(obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A5B Certificates as of the Issue
Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class
A5B Certificates in the Trust Fund created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among Citigroup Mortgage
Loan Trust Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any
successor entity under the Agreement), the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the
pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent
not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned
in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to
the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the
Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by
which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of
each month
or, if such 25th day is
not a
Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”),
commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in
whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount
equal
to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and
the
amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class A5B Certificates
on
such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All
distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the Agreement will be
made
or caused to be made by the Paying Agent by wire transfer in immediately
available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if such Person
shall have so notified the Paying Agent in writing at least five Business Days
prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Paying Agent of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at
the
office or agency appointed by the Paying Agent for that purpose as provided
in
the Agreement.
This
Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on the face hereof
(herein called the “Certificates”) and representing the Percentage Interest
specified above in the Class of Certificates to which this Certificate
belongs.
The
Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain collections and
recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth
herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement, withdrawals from
the
Collection Account and the Distribution Account may be made from time to time
for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes
including reimbursement of advances made, or certain expenses incurred, with
respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The
Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment
thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor,
the
Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the Trustee and the
rights of the Certificateholders, under the Agreement at any time by the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and
the
Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least
66%
of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall
be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent
is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof,
in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of
the
Certificates.
As
provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth,
the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate Register
upon
surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or
agencies appointed by the Certificate Registrar as provided in the Agreement,
duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar
duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized
in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest
will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The
Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in
Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the
Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of
the
same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage
Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No
service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of
Certificates, but the Certificate Registrar may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed
in
connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the
Trustee and any agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose
name
this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none
of
the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A.,
the
Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
The
obligations created by the Agreement
and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the
Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Trustee and required to be paid
to
them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment
or
other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage
Loan and REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund and (ii) the purchase by
the
party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement from the Trust Fund of all the Mortgage
Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement
permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase
from the Trust Fund all the Mortgage Loans relating to this Certificate and
all
property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early
retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject
to
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of
purchase being less than 1% of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage
Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
The
recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Depositor, and
the
Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless
the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating
Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Paying Agent has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed.
Dated:
May ___, 2007
CITIBANK,
N.A., not in its individual
capacity,
but solely as Paying Agent
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|||||||||||||
By:
|
|||||||||||||
Authorized
Officer
|
CERTIFICATE
OF AUTHENTICATION
This
is
one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
INC.,
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 0000-XX0
XXXXXXXX,
N.A., not in its individual
capacity,
but solely as Authenticating Agent
|
|||||||||||||
By:
|
|||||||||||||
Authorized
Officer
|
ABBREVIATIONS
The
following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN
COM -
|
as
tenants in common
|
UNIF
GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
|
|
TEN
ENT
-
|
as
tenants by the entireties
|
(Cust)
(Minor) under
Uniform
Gifts to Minors Act
|
|
JT
TEN -
|
as
joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in
common
|
State
|
Additional
abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto
(Please
print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____%
evidenced by the within Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I
(we)
further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like Percentage
Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate
to
the following address:
.
|
Dated:
Signature
by or on behalf of assignor
|
|
Signature
Guaranteed
|
DISTRIBUTION
INSTRUCTIONS
The
assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions
shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds
to
|
,
|
for
the account of
|
,
|
account
number___________, or, if mailed by check, to
|
,
|
Applicable
statements should be mailed to
|
,
|
.
|
This
information is provided by
|
,
|
the
assignee named above, or
|
,
|
as
its agent.
|
EXHIBIT
A-11
FORM
OF
CLASS B1 CERTIFICATE
UNLESS
THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED
IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED
BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE &
CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF
DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR
TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO.,
HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
SOLELY
FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A “REGULAR INTEREST”
IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED,
RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986
(THE “CODE”).
ANY
TRANSFEREE OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL MAKE OR SHALL BE DEEMED TO MAKE THE
REPRESENTATIONS IN SECTION 5.02(C) OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
REFERRED TO HEREIN.
THIS
CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE SENIOR CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED
IN
THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
Series
2007-AR7
Pass-Through
Rate: Variable
Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and
Servicing Agreement: May 1, 2007
First
Distribution Date: June 25, 2007
No.
1
|
Aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B1 Certificates as of
the Issue
Date: $21,267,000.00
Denomination:
$21,267,000.00
Master
Servicer: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Trust
Administrator: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Certificate
Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent: Citibank,
N.A.
Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
Issue
Date: May 31, 2007
CUSIP:
17312Y AL6
|
DISTRIBUTIONS
IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE
MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE
PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE
AS
THE DENOMINATION OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATE
evidencing
a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”)
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family,
adjustable-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and
sold by
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC.
THIS
CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR,
CITIBANK, N.A., THE TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS
CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY
OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This
certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest
(obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B1 Certificates as of the Issue
Date)
in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class B1
Certificates in the Trust Fund created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among Citigroup Mortgage
Loan Trust Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any
successor entity under the Agreement), the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the
pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent
not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned
in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to
the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the
Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by
which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of
each month
or, if such 25th day is
not a
Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”),
commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in
whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount
equal
to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and
the
amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class B1 Certificates on
such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All
distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the Agreement will be
made
or caused to be made by the Paying Agent by wire transfer in immediately
available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if such Person
shall have so notified the Paying Agent in writing at least five Business Days
prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Paying Agent of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at
the
office or agency appointed by the Paying Agent for that purpose as provided
in
the Agreement.
This
Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on the face hereof
(herein called the “Certificates”) and representing the Percentage Interest
specified above in the Class of Certificates to which this Certificate
belongs.
The
Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain collections and
recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth
herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement, withdrawals from
the
Collection Account and the Distribution Account may be made from time to time
for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes
including reimbursement of advances made, or certain expenses incurred, with
respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The
Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment
thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor,
the
Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the Trustee and the
rights of the Certificateholders, under the Agreement at any time by the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and
the
Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least
66%
of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall
be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent
is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof,
in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of
the
Certificates.
As
provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth,
the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate Register
upon
surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or
agencies appointed by the Certificate Registrar as provided in the Agreement,
duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar
duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized
in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest
will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
Any
transfer of this Certificate to a Plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of
the
Code, any Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such Plan
or
any Person using “Plan Assets” (within the meaning of Department of Labor
Regulation 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA)
to acquire this Certificate shall be made in accordance with Section 5.02(c)
of
the Agreement.
The
Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in
Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the
Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of
the
same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage
Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No
service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of
Certificates, but the Certificate Registrar may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed
in
connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the
Trustee and any agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose
name
this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none
of
the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A.,
the
Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
The
obligations created by the Agreement
and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the
Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Trustee and required to be paid
to
them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment
or
other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage
Loan and REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund and (ii) the purchase by
the
party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement from the Trust Fund of all the Mortgage
Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement
permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase
from the Trust Fund all the Mortgage Loans relating to this Certificate and
all
property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early
retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject
to
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of
purchase being less than 1% of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage
Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
The
recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Depositor, and
the
Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless
the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating
Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Paying Agent has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed.
Dated:
May ___, 2007
CITIBANK,
N.A., not in its individual
capacity,
but solely as Paying Agent
|
|||||||||||||
By:
|
|||||||||||||
Authorized
Officer
|
CERTIFICATE
OF AUTHENTICATION
This
is
one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
INC.,
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 0000-XX0
XXXXXXXX,
N.A., not in its individual
capacity,
but solely as Authenticating Agent
|
|||||||||||||
By:
|
|||||||||||||
Authorized
Officer
|
ABBREVIATIONS
The
following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN
COM -
|
as
tenants in common
|
UNIF
GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
|
|
TEN
ENT
-
|
as
tenants by the entireties
|
(Cust)
(Minor) under
Uniform
Gifts to Minors Act
|
|
JT
TEN
-
|
as
joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in
common
|
State
|
Additional
abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto
(Please
print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____%
evidenced by the within Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I
(we)
further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like Percentage
Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate
to
the following address:
.
|
Dated:
Signature
by or on behalf of assignor
|
|
Signature
Guaranteed
|
DISTRIBUTION
INSTRUCTIONS
The
assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions
shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds
to
|
,
|
for
the account of
|
,
|
account
number___________, or, if mailed by check, to
|
,
|
Applicable
statements should be mailed to
|
,
|
.
|
This
information is provided by
|
,
|
the
assignee named above, or
|
,
|
as
its agent.
|
EXHIBIT
A-12
FORM
OF
CLASS B2 CERTIFICATE
UNLESS
THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED
IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED
BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE &
CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF
DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR
TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO.,
HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
SOLELY
FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A “REGULAR INTEREST”
IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED,
RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986
(THE “CODE”).
ANY
TRANSFEREE OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL MAKE OR SHALL BE DEEMED TO MAKE THE
REPRESENTATIONS IN SECTION 5.02(C) OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
REFERRED TO HEREIN.
THIS
CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE SENIOR CERTIFICATES AND THE CLASS B1
CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
REFERRED TO HEREIN.
Series
2007-AR7
Pass-Through
Rate: Variable
Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and
Servicing Agreement: May 1, 2007
First
Distribution Date: June 25, 2007
No.
1
|
Aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B2 Certificates as of
the Issue
Date: $15,736,000.00
Denomination:
15,736,000.00
Master
Servicer: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Trust
Administrator: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Certificate
Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent: Citibank,
N.A.
Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
Issue
Date: May 31, 2007
CUSIP: 17312Y
AM4
|
DISTRIBUTIONS
IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE
MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE
PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE
AS
THE DENOMINATION OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATE
evidencing
a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”)
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family,
adjustable-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and
sold by
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC.
THIS
CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR,
CITIBANK, N.A., THE TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS
CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY
OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This
certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest
(obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B2 Certificates as of the Issue
Date)
in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class B2
Certificates in the Trust Fund created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among Citigroup Mortgage
Loan Trust Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any
successor entity under the Agreement), the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the
pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent
not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned
in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to
the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the
Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by
which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of
each month
or, if such 25th day is
not a
Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”),
commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in
whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount
equal
to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and
the
amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class B2 Certificates on
such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All
distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the Agreement will be
made
or caused to be made by the Paying Agent by wire transfer in immediately
available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if such Person
shall have so notified the Paying Agent in writing at least five Business Days
prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Paying Agent of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at
the
office or agency appointed by the Paying Agent for that purpose as provided
in
the Agreement.
This
Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on the face hereof
(herein called the “Certificates”) and representing the Percentage Interest
specified above in the Class of Certificates to which this Certificate
belongs.
The
Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain collections and
recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth
herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement, withdrawals from
the
Collection Account and the Distribution Account may be made from time to time
for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes
including reimbursement of advances made, or certain expenses incurred, with
respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The
Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment
thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor,
the
Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the Trustee and the
rights of the Certificateholders, under the Agreement at any time by the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and
the
Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least
66%
of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall
be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent
is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof,
in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of
the
Certificates.
As
provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth,
the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate Register
upon
surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or
agencies appointed by the Certificate Registrar as provided in the Agreement,
duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar
duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized
in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest
will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
Any
transfer of this Certificate to a Plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of
the
Code, any Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such Plan
or
any Person using “Plan Assets” (within the meaning of Department of Labor
Regulation 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA)
to acquire this Certificate shall be made in accordance with Section 5.02(c)
of
the Agreement.
The
Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in
Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the
Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of
the
same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage
Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No
service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of
Certificates, but the Certificate Registrar may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed
in
connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the
Trustee and any agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose
name
this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none
of
the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A.,
the
Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
The
obligations created by the Agreement
and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the
Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Trustee and required to be paid
to
them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment
or
other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage
Loan and REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund and (ii) the purchase by
the
party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement from the Trust Fund of all the Mortgage
Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement
permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase
from the Trust Fund all the Mortgage Loans relating to this Certificate and
all
property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early
retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject
to
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of
purchase being less than 1% of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage
Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
The
recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Depositor, and
the
Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless
the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating
Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Paying Agent has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed.
Dated:
May ___, 2007
CITIBANK,
N.A., not in its individual
capacity,
but solely as Paying Agent
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|||||||||||||
By:
|
|||||||||||||
Authorized
Officer
|
CERTIFICATE
OF AUTHENTICATION
This
is
one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
INC.,
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 0000-XX0
XXXXXXXX,
N.A., not in its individual
capacity,
but solely as Authenticating Agent
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|||||||||||||
By:
|
|||||||||||||
Authorized
Officer
|
ABBREVIATIONS
The
following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN
COM -
|
as
tenants in common
|
UNIF
GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
|
|
TEN
ENT
-
|
as
tenants by the entireties
|
(Cust)
(Minor) under
Uniform
Gifts to Minors Act
|
|
JT
TEN -
|
as
joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in
common
|
State
|
Additional
abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto
(Please
print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____%
evidenced by the within Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I
(we)
further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like Percentage
Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate
to
the following address:
.
|
Dated:
Signature
by or on behalf of assignor
|
|
Signature
Guaranteed
|
DISTRIBUTION
INSTRUCTIONS
The
assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions
shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds
to
|
,
|
for
the account of
|
,
|
account
number___________, or, if mailed by check, to
|
,
|
Applicable
statements should be mailed to
|
,
|
.
|
This
information is provided by
|
,
|
the
assignee named above, or
|
,
|
as
its agent.
|
EXHIBIT
A-13
FORM
OF
CLASS B3 CERTIFICATE
UNLESS
THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED
IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED
BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE &
CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF
DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR
TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO.,
HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
SOLELY
FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A “REGULAR INTEREST”
IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED,
RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986
(THE “CODE”).
ANY
TRANSFEREE OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL MAKE OR SHALL BE DEEMED TO MAKE THE
REPRESENTATIONS IN SECTION 5.02(C) OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
REFERRED TO HEREIN.
THIS
CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE SENIOR CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS B1 CERTIFICATES
AND THE CLASS B2 CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND
SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
Series
2007-AR7
Pass-Through
Rate: Variable
Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and
Servicing Agreement: May 1, 2007
First
Distribution Date: June 25, 2007
No.1
|
Aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B3 Certificates as of
the Issue
Date: $12,334,000.00
Denomination:
$12,334,000.00
Master
Servicer: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Trust
Administrator: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Certificate
Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent: Citibank,
N.A.
Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
Issue
Date: May 31, 2007
CUSIP:
17312Y AN2
|
DISTRIBUTIONS
IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE
MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE
PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE
AS
THE DENOMINATION OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
MORTGAGE
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing
a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”)
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family,
adjustable-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and
sold by
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC.
THIS
CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR,
CITIBANK, N.A., THE TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS
CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY
OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This
certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest
(obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B3 Certificates as of the Issue
Date)
in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class B3
Certificates in the Trust Fund created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among Citigroup Mortgage
Loan Trust Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any
successor entity under the Agreement), the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the
pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent
not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned
in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to
the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the
Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by
which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of
each month
or, if such 25th day is
not a
Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”),
commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in
whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount
equal
to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and
the
amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class B3 Certificates on
such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All
distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the Agreement will be
made
or caused to be made by the Paying Agent by wire transfer in immediately
available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if such Person
shall have so notified the Paying Agent in writing at least five Business Days
prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Paying Agent of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at
the
office or agency appointed by the Paying Agent for that purpose as provided
in
the Agreement.
This
Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on the face hereof
(herein called the “Certificates”) and representing the Percentage Interest
specified above in the Class of Certificates to which this Certificate
belongs.
The
Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain collections and
recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth
herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement, withdrawals from
the
Collection Account and the Distribution Account may be made from time to time
for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes
including reimbursement of advances made, or certain expenses incurred, with
respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The
Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment
thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor,
the
Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the Trustee and the
rights of the Certificateholders, under the Agreement at any time by the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and
the
Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least
66%
of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall
be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent
is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof,
in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of
the
Certificates.
As
provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth,
the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate Register
upon
surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or
agencies appointed by the Certificate Registrar as provided in the Agreement,
duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar
duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized
in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest
will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
Any
transfer of this Certificate to a Plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of
the
Code, any Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such Plan
or
any Person using “Plan Assets” (within the meaning of Department of Labor
Regulation 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA)
to acquire this Certificate shall be made in accordance with Section 5.02(c)
of
the Agreement.
The
Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in
Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the
Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of
the
same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage
Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No
service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of
Certificates, but the Certificate Registrar may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed
in
connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the
Trustee and any agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose
name
this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none
of
the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A.,
the
Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
The
obligations created by the Agreement
and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the
Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Trustee and required to be paid
to
them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment
or
other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage
Loan and REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund and (ii) the purchase by
the
party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement from the Trust Fund of all the Mortgage
Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement
permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase
from the Trust Fund all the Mortgage Loans relating to this Certificate and
all
property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early
retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject
to
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of
purchase being less than 1% of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage
Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
The
recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Depositor, and
the
Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless
the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating
Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Paying Agent has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed.
Dated:
May ___, 2007
CITIBANK,
N.A., not in its individual capacity, but solely as Paying
Agent
|
|||||||||||||
By:
|
|||||||||||||
Authorized
Officer
|
CERTIFICATE
OF AUTHENTICATION
This
is
one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES
0000-XX0
XXXXXXXX,
N.A., not in its individual capacity, but solely as Authenticating
Agent
|
|||||||||||||
By:
|
|||||||||||||
Authorized
Officer
|
ABBREVIATIONS
The
following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN
COM
-
|
as
tenants in common
|
UNIF
GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
|
|
TEN
ENT
-
|
as
tenants by the entireties
|
(Cust)
(Minor) under
Uniform
Gifts to Minors Act
|
|
JT
TEN
-
|
as
joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in
common
|
_________________
State
|
Additional
abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto
(Please
print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____%
evidenced by the within Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I
(we)
further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like Percentage
Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate
to
the following address:
.
|
Dated:
Signature
by or on behalf of assignor
|
|
Signature
Guaranteed
|
DISTRIBUTION
INSTRUCTIONS
The
assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions
shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds
to
|
,
|
for
the account of
|
,
|
account
number___________, or, if mailed by check, to
|
,
|
Applicable
statements should be mailed to
|
,
|
.
|
This
information is provided by
|
,
|
the
assignee named above, or
|
,
|
as
its agent.
|
EXHIBIT
A-14
FORM
OF
CLASS B4 CERTIFICATE
UNLESS
THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED
IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED
BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE &
CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF
DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR
TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO.,
HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
THIS
CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF
1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE RESOLD
OR
TRANSFERRED UNLESS IT IS REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SUCH ACT AND LAWS OR IS SOLD
OR
TRANSFERRED IN TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT
AND
UNDER APPLICABLE STATE LAW AND IS TRANSFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
OF SECTION 5.02 OF THE AGREEMENT.
SOLELY
FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A “REGULAR INTEREST”
IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED,
RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986
(THE “CODE”).
NO
TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE MADE TO ANY PLAN OR PERSON USING “PLAN
ASSETS” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REGULATION 29 C.F.R. SECTION
2150.3-101, AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA) EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 5.02(C) OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO
HEREIN.
THIS
CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE SENIOR CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS B1
CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS B2 CERTIFICATES AND THE CLASS B3 CERTIFICATES TO THE
EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO
HEREIN.
Series
2007-AR7
Pass-Through
Rate: Variable
Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and
Servicing Agreement: May 1, 2007
First
Distribution Date: June 25, 2007
No.1
|
Aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B4 Certificates as of
the Issue
Date: $9,356,000.00
Denomination:
$9,356,000.00
Master
Servicer: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Trust
Administrator: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Certificate
Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent: Citibank,
N.A.
Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
Issue
Date: May 31, 2007
CUSIP:
17312Y AQ5
|
DISTRIBUTIONS
IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE
MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE
PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE
AS
THE DENOMINATION OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATE
evidencing
a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”)
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family,
adjustable-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and
sold by
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC.
THIS
CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR,
CITIBANK, N.A., THE TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS
CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY
OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This
certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest
(obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B4 Certificates as of the Issue
Date)
in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class B4
Certificates in the Trust Fund created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among Citigroup Mortgage
Loan Trust Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any
successor entity under the Agreement), the Master Servicer, Trust Administrator,
Citibank, N.A. and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions
of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein,
the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the
Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the
terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder
of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which
such
Holder is bound.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of
each month
or, if such 25th day is
not a
Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”),
commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in
whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount
equal
to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and
the
amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class B4 Certificates on
such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All
distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the Agreement will be
made
or caused to be made by the Paying Agent by wire transfer in immediately
available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if such Person
shall have so notified the Paying Agent in writing at least five Business Days
prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Paying Agent of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at
the
office or agency appointed by the Paying Agent for that purpose as provided
in
the Agreement.
This
Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on the face hereof
(herein called the “Certificates”) and representing the Percentage Interest
specified above in the Class of Certificates to which this Certificate
belongs.
The
Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain collections and
recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth
herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement, withdrawals from
the
Collection Account and the Distribution Account may be made from time to time
for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes
including reimbursement of advances made, or certain expenses incurred, with
respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The
Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment
thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor,
the
Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the Trustee and the
rights of the Certificateholders, under the Agreement at any time by the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and
the
Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least
66%
of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall
be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent
is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof,
in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of
the
Certificates.
As
provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth,
the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate Register
upon
surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or
agencies appointed by the Certificate Registrar as provided in the Agreement,
duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar
duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized
in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest
will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
Any
transfer of this Certificate to a Plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of
the
Code, any Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such Plan
or
any Person using “Plan Assets” (within the meaning of Department of Labor
Regulation 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA)
to acquire this Certificate shall be made in accordance with Section 5.02(c)
of
the Agreement.
The
Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in
Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the
Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of
the
same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage
Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No
service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of
Certificates, but the Certificate Registrar may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed
in
connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the
Trustee and any agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose
name
this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none
of
the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A.,
the
Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
The
obligations created by the Agreement
and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the
Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Trustee and required to be paid
to
them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment
or
other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage
Loan and REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund and (ii) the purchase by
the
party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement from the Trust Fund of all the Mortgage
Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement
permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase
from the Trust Fund all the Mortgage Loans relating to this Certificate and
all
property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early
retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject
to
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of
purchase being less than 1% of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage
Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
No
transfer of this Certificate shall be made unless the transfer is made to a
“qualified institutional buyer” as defined under Rule 144A under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), in a transaction that is exempt from
the registration requirements of the 1933 Act and that does not require
registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws. In the
event that a transfer of this Certificate is to be made, the Certificate
Registrar shall require receipt of written certifications from the Holder of
the
Certificate desiring to effect the transfer, and from such Holder's prospective
transferee, substantially in the forms attached to the Agreement as Exhibit
F-1. None of the Depositor or the Trustee is obligated to register or
qualify the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof under the 1933
Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required
under the Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates without
registration or qualification. Any Holder desiring to effect a transfer of
this
Certificate shall be required to indemnify the Trustee, the Depositor, the
Trust
Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, the Paying Agent, the Authenticating
Agent and the Master Servicer against any liability that may result if the
transfer is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with such federal and
state laws.
The
recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Depositor, and
the
Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless
the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating
Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Paying Agent has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed.
Dated:
May ___, 2007
CITIBANK,
N.A., not in its individual capacity, but solely as Paying
Agent
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|||||||||||||
By:
|
|||||||||||||
Authorized
Officer
|
CERTIFICATE
OF AUTHENTICATION
This
is
one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES
0000-XX0
XXXXXXXX,
N.A., not in its individual capacity, but solely as Authenticating
Agent
|
|||||||||||||
By:
|
|||||||||||||
Authorized
Officer
|
ABBREVIATIONS
The
following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN
COM -
|
as
tenants in common
|
UNIF
GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
|
|
TEN
ENT
-
|
as
tenants by the entireties
|
(Cust)
(Minor) under
Uniform
Gifts to Minors Act
|
|
JT
TEN
-
|
as
joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in
common
|
_________________
State
|
Additional
abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto
(Please
print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____%
evidenced by the within Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I
(we)
further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like Percentage
Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate
to
the following address:
.
|
Dated:
Signature
by or on behalf of assignor
|
|
Signature
Guaranteed
|
DISTRIBUTION
INSTRUCTIONS
The
assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions
shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds
to
|
,
|
for
the account of
|
,
|
account
number___________, or, if mailed by check, to
|
,
|
Applicable
statements should be mailed to
|
,
|
.
|
This
information is provided by
|
,
|
the
assignee named above, or
|
,
|
as
its agent.
|
EXHIBIT
A-15
FORM
OF
CLASS B5 CERTIFICATE
UNLESS
THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED
IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED
BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE &
CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF
DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR
TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO.,
HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
THIS
CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF
1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE RESOLD
OR
TRANSFERRED UNLESS IT IS REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SUCH ACT AND LAWS OR IS SOLD
OR
TRANSFERRED IN TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT
AND
UNDER APPLICABLE STATE LAW AND IS TRANSFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
OF SECTION 5.02 OF THE AGREEMENT.
SOLELY
FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A “REGULAR INTEREST”
IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED,
RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986
(THE “CODE”).
NO
TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE MADE TO ANY PLAN OR PERSON USING “PLAN
ASSETS” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REGULATION 29 C.F.R. SECTION
2510.3-101, AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA) EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 5.02(C) OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO
HEREIN.
THIS
CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE SENIOR CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS B1
CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS B2 CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS B3 CERTIFICATES AND THE
CLASS
B4 CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
REFERRED TO HEREIN.
Series
2007-AR7
Pass-Through
Rate: Variable
Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and
Servicing Agreement: May 1, 2007
First
Distribution Date: June 25, 2007
No.1
|
Aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B5 Certificates as of
the Issue
Date: $5,104,000.00
Denomination:
$5,104,000.00
Master
Servicer: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Trust
Administrator: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Certificate
Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent: Citibank,
N.A.
Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
Issue
Date: May 31, 2007
CUSIP:
17312Y AR3
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DISTRIBUTIONS
IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE
MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE
PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE
AS
THE DENOMINATION OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATE
evidencing
a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”)
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family,
adjustable-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and
sold by
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC.
THIS
CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR,
CITIBANK, N.A., THE TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS
CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY
OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This
certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest
(obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B5 Certificates as of the Issue
Date)
in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class B5
Certificates in the Trust Fund created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among Citigroup Mortgage
Loan Trust Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any
successor entity under the Agreement), the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the
pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent
not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned
in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to
the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the
Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by
which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of
each month
or, if such 25th day is
not a
Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”),
commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in
whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount
equal
to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and
the
amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class B5 Certificates on
such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All
distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the Agreement will be
made
or caused to be made by the Paying Agent by wire transfer in immediately
available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if such Person
shall have so notified the Paying Agent in writing at least five Business Days
prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Paying Agent of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at
the
office or agency appointed by the Paying Agent for that purpose as provided
in
the Agreement.
This
Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on the face hereof
(herein called the “Certificates”) and representing the Percentage Interest
specified above in the Class of Certificates to which this Certificate
belongs.
The
Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain collections and
recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth
herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement, withdrawals from
the
Collection Account and the Distribution Account may be made from time to time
for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes
including reimbursement of advances made, or certain expenses incurred, with
respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The
Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment
thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor,
the
Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the Trustee and the
rights of the Certificateholders, under the Agreement at any time by the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and
the
Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least
66%
of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall
be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent
is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof,
in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of
the
Certificates.
As
provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth,
the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate Register
upon
surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or
agencies appointed by the Certificate Registrar as provided in the Agreement,
duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar
duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized
in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest
will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
Any
transfer of this Certificate to a Plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of
the
Code, any Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such Plan
or
any Person using “Plan Assets” (within the meaning of Department of Labor
Regulation 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA)
to acquire this Certificate shall be made in accordance with Section 5.02(c)
of
the Agreement.
The
Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in
Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the
Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of
the
same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage
Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No
service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of
Certificates, but the Certificate Registrar may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed
in
connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the
Trustee and any agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose
name
this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none
of
the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A.,
the
Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
The
obligations created by the Agreement
and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the
Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Trustee and required to be paid
to
them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment
or
other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage
Loan and REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund and (ii) the purchase by
the
party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement from the Trust Fund of all the Mortgage
Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement
permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase
from the Trust Fund all the Mortgage Loans relating to this Certificate and
all
property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early
retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject
to
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of
purchase being less than 1% of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage
Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
No
transfer of this Certificate shall be made unless the transfer is made to a
“qualified institutional buyer” as defined under Rule 144A under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), in a transaction that is exempt from
the registration requirements of the 1933 Act and that does not require
registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws. In the
event that a transfer of this Certificate is to be made, the Certificate
Registrar shall require receipt of written certifications from the Holder of
the
Certificate desiring to effect the transfer, and from such Holder's prospective
transferee, substantially in the forms attached to the Agreement as Exhibit
F-1. None of the Depositor or the Trustee is obligated to register or
qualify the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof under the 1933
Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required
under the Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates without
registration or qualification. Any Holder desiring to effect a transfer of
this
Certificate shall be required to indemnify the Trustee, the Depositor, the
Trust
Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, the Paying Agent, the Authenticating
Agent and the Master Servicer against any liability that may result if the
transfer is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with such federal and
state laws.
The
recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Depositor, and
the
Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless
the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating
Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Paying Agent has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed.
Dated:
May ___, 2007
CITIBANK,
N.A., not in its individual capacity, but solely as Paying
Agent
|
|||||||||||||
By:
|
|||||||||||||
Authorized
Officer
|
CERTIFICATE
OF AUTHENTICATION
This
is
one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES
0000-XX0
XXXXXXXX,
N.A., not in its individual capacity, but solely as Authenticating
Agent
|
|||||||||||||
By:
|
|||||||||||||
Authorized
Officer
|
ABBREVIATIONS
The
following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN
COM -
|
as
tenants in common
|
UNIF
GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
|
|
TEN
ENT
-
|
as
tenants by the entireties
|
(Cust)
(Minor) under
Uniform
Gifts to Minors Act
|
|
JT
TEN -
|
as
joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in
common
|
_________________
State
|
Additional
abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto
(Please
print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____%
evidenced by the within Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I
(we)
further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like Percentage
Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate
to
the following address:
.
|
Dated:
Signature
by or on behalf of assignor
|
|
Signature
Guaranteed
|
DISTRIBUTION
INSTRUCTIONS
The
assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions
shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds
to
|
,
|
for
the account of
|
,
|
account
number___________, or, if mailed by check, to
|
,
|
Applicable
statements should be mailed to
|
,
|
.
|
This
information is provided by
|
,
|
the
assignee named above, or
|
,
|
as
its agent.
|
EXHIBIT
A-16
FORM
OF CLASS B6 CERTIFICATE
UNLESS
THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED
IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED
BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE &
CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF
DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR
TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO.,
HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
THIS
CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF
1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE RESOLD
OR
TRANSFERRED UNLESS IT IS REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SUCH ACT AND LAWS OR IS SOLD
OR
TRANSFERRED IN TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT
AND
UNDER APPLICABLE STATE LAW AND IS TRANSFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
OF SECTION 5.02 OF THE AGREEMENT.
SOLELY
FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A “REGULAR INTEREST”
IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED,
RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986
(THE “CODE”).
NO
TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE MADE TO ANY PLAN OR PERSON USING “PLAN
ASSETS” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REGULATION 29 C.F.R. SECTION
2510.3-101, AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA) EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 5.02(C) OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO
HEREIN.
THIS
CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE SENIOR CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS B1
CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS B2 CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS B3 CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS
B4
CERTIFICATES AND THE CLASS B5 CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE
POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
Series
2007-AR7
Pass-Through
Rate: Variable
Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and
Servicing Agreement: May 1, 2007
First
Distribution Date: June 25, 2007
No.
1
|
Aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B6 Certificates as of
the Issue
Date: $4,253,481.00
Denomination:
$4,253,481.00
Master
Servicer: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Trust
Administrator: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Certificate
Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent: Citibank,
N.A.
Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
Issue
Date: May 31, 2007
CUSIP:
17312Y AS1
|
DISTRIBUTIONS
IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE
MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE
PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE
AS
THE DENOMINATION OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATE
evidencing
a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”)
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family,
adjustable-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and
sold by
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC.
THIS
CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR,
CITIBANK, N.A., THE TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS
CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY
OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This
certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest
(obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B6 Certificates as of the Issue
Date)
in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class B6
Certificates in the Trust Fund created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among Citigroup Mortgage
Loan Trust Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any
successor entity under the Agreement), the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the
pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent
not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned
in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to
the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the
Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by
which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of
each month
or, if such 25th day is
not a
Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”),
commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in
whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount
equal
to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and
the
amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class B6 Certificates on
such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All
distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the Agreement will be
made
or caused to be made by the Paying Agent by wire transfer in immediately
available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if such Person
shall have so notified the Paying Agent in writing at least five Business Days
prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this
Certificate will be made after due notice by the Paying Agent of the pendency
of
such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate
at the office or agency appointed by the Paying Agent for that purpose as
provided in the Agreement.
This
Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on the face hereof
(herein called the “Certificates”) and representing the Percentage Interest
specified above in the Class of Certificates to which this Certificate
belongs.
The
Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain collections and
recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth
herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement, withdrawals from
the
Collection Account and the Distribution Account may be made from time to time
for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes
including reimbursement of advances made, or certain expenses incurred, with
respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The
Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment
thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor,
the
Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the Trustee, and
the
rights of the Certificateholders, under the Agreement at any time by the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and
the
Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least
66%
of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall
be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent
is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof,
in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of
the
Certificates.
As
provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth,
the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate Register
upon
surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or
agencies appointed by the Certificate Registrar as provided in the Agreement,
duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar
duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized
in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest
will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
Any
transfer of this Certificate to a Plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of
the
Code, any Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such Plan
or
any Person using “Plan Assets” (within the meaning of Department of Labor
Regulation 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA)
to acquire this Certificate shall be made in accordance with Section 5.02(c)
of
the Agreement.
The
Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in
Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the
Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of
the
same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage
Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No
service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of
Certificates, but the Certificate Registrar may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed
in
connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the
Trustee and any agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose
name
this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none
of
the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A.,
the
Trustee, nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
The
obligations created by the Agreement
and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the
Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Trustee and required to be paid
to
them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment
or
other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage
Loan and REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund and (ii) the purchase by
the
party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement from the Trust Fund of all the Mortgage
Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement
permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase
from the Trust Fund all the Mortgage Loans relating to this Certificate and
all
property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early
retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject
to
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of
purchase being less than 1% of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage
Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
No
transfer of this Certificate shall be made unless the transfer is made to a
“qualified institutional buyer” as defined under Rule 144A under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), in a transaction that is exempt from
the registration requirements of the 1933 Act and that does not require
registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws. In the
event that a transfer of this Certificate is to be made, the Certificate
Registrar shall require receipt of written certifications from the Holder of
the
Certificate desiring to effect the transfer, and from such Holder's prospective
transferee, substantially in the forms attached to the Agreement as Exhibit
F-1. None of the Depositor or the Trustee is obligated to register or
qualify the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof under the 1933
Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required
under the Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates without
registration or qualification. Any Holder desiring to effect a transfer of
this
Certificate shall be required to indemnify the Trustee, the Depositor, the
Trust
Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, the Paying Agent, the Authenticating
Agent and the Master Servicer against any liability that may result if the
transfer is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with such federal and
state laws.
The
recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Depositor, and
the
Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless
the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating
Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Paying Agent has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed.
Dated:
May ___, 2007
CITIBANK,
N.A., not in its individual capacity, but solely as Paying
Agent
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By:
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Authorized
Officer
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CERTIFICATE
OF AUTHENTICATION
This
is
one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES
0000-XX0
XXXXXXXX,
N.A., not in its individual capacity, but solely as Authenticating
Agent
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By:
|
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Authorized
Officer
|
ABBREVIATIONS
The
following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN
COM -
|
as
tenants in common
|
UNIF
GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
|
|
TEN
ENT
-
|
as
tenants by the entireties
|
(Cust)
(Minor) under
Uniform
Gifts to Minors Act
|
|
JT
TEN -
|
as
joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in
common
|
_________________
State
|
Additional
abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto
(Please
print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____%
evidenced by the within Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I
(we)
further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like Percentage
Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate
to
the following address:
.
|
Dated:
Signature
by or on behalf of assignor
|
|
Signature
Guaranteed
|
DISTRIBUTION
INSTRUCTIONS
The
assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions
shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds
to
|
,
|
for
the account of
|
,
|
account
number___________, or, if mailed by check, to
|
,
|
Applicable
statements should be mailed to
|
,
|
.
|
This
information is provided by
|
,
|
the
assignee named above, or
|
,
|
as
its agent.
|
EXHIBIT
A-17
FORM
OF
CLASS P CERTIFICATE
SOLELY
FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A “REGULAR INTEREST”
IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED,
RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986
(THE “CODE”).
THIS
CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF
1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE RESOLD
OR
TRANSFERRED UNLESS IT IS REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SUCH ACT AND LAWS OR IS SOLD
OR
TRANSFERRED IN TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT
AND
UNDER APPLICABLE STATE LAW AND IS TRANSFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
OF SECTION 5.02 OF THE AGREEMENT.
NO
TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER RETIREMENT
ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974,
AS
AMENDED, OR THE CODE WILL BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES
DESCRIBED HEREIN.
Series:
0000-XX0
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Xxxxxxxxx
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class P Certificates as of the
Issue
Date: $100.00
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Cut-off
Date and date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement: May 1, 2007
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Denomination:
$100.00
|
First
Distribution Date: June 25, 2007
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Master
Servicer: CitiMortgage, Inc.
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No.
1
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Trust
Administrator: CitiMortgage, Inc.
|
Certificate
Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent: Citibank,
N.A.
|
|
Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
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DISTRIBUTIONS
IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE
MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE
PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE
AS
THE DENOMINATION OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
ASSET
BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing
a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting
primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family, adjustable-rate, first
lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC.
THIS
CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., THE SERVICER, THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR, THE TRUSTEE
OR
ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING
MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED
STATES.
This
certifies that Citigroup Global Markets Inc. is the registered owner of a
Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate
by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class P Certificates
as of
the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by
all
the Class P Certificates in the Trust Fund created pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among Citigroup
Mortgage Loan Trust Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term
includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Master Servicer, the
Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and the Trustee, a summary of certain of
the
pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent
not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned
in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to
the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the
Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by
which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of
each month
or, if such 25th day is
not a
Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”),
commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in
whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount
equal
to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and
the
amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class P Certificates on
such
Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All
distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the Agreement will be
made
or caused to be made by the Paying Agent by wire transfer in immediately
available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if such Person
shall have so notified the Paying Agent in writing at least five Business Days
prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this
Certificate will be made after due notice by the Paying Agent of the pendency
of
such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate
at the office or agency appointed by the Paying Agent for that purpose as
provided in the Agreement.
This
Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as
Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on the face
hereof (herein called the “Certificates”) and representing the Percentage
Interest specified above in the Class of Certificates to which the Certificate
belongs.
The
Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain collections and
recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth
herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement, withdrawals from
the
Collection Account and the Distribution Account may be made from time to time
for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes
including reimbursement of advances made, or certain expenses incurred, with
respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The
Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment
thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor,
the
Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the Trustee, and
the
rights of the Certificateholders, under the Agreement at any time by the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and
the
Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least
66%
of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall
be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent
is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof,
in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of
the
Certificates.
As
provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth,
the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate Register
upon
surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or
agencies appointed by the Certificate Registrar as provided in the Agreement,
duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar
duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized
in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest
will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
No
transfer of this Certificate shall be made unless the transfer is made pursuant
to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “1933 Act”), and an effective registration or qualification under
applicable state securities laws, or is made in a transaction that does not
require such registration or qualification. In the event that such a transfer
of
this Certificate is to be made without registration or qualification, the Trust
Administrator shall require receipt of (i) if such transfer is purportedly
being
made in reliance upon Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, written certifications
from
the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer, and from such
Holder’s prospective transferee, substantially in the forms attached to the
Agreement as Exhibit F-1, and (ii) in all other cases, an Opinion of Counsel
satisfactory to it that such transfer may be made without such registration
or
qualification (which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trust
Fund or of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator or the Servicer
in their respective capacities as such), together with copies of the written
certification(s) of the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the
transfer and/or such Holder’s prospective transferee upon which such Opinion of
Counsel is based. None of the Depositor or the Trustee is obligated to register
or qualify the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof under the
1933
Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required
under the Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates without
registration or qualification. Any Holder desiring to effect a transfer of
this
Certificate shall be required to indemnify the Trustee, the Trust Administrator,
the Depositor, the Master Servicer, Citibank, N.A. and any Sub-Servicer against
any liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not made
in
accordance with such federal and state laws.
No
transfer of this Certificate to a Plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of
the
Code, any Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such Plan
or
any Person using “Plan Assets” (within the meaning of Department of Labor
Regulation 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA)
to acquire this Certificate shall be made except in accordance with Section
5.02(c) of the Agreement.
The
Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in
Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the
Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of
the
same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage
Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No
service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of
Certificates, but the Certificate Registrar may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed
in
connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the
Trustee and any agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose
name
this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none
of
the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A.,
the
Trustee, nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
The
obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby shall
terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts held by the
Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following
the
earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with
respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan and REO Property remaining in the
Trust Fund and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the Agreement at
a
price determined as provided in the Agreement from the Trust Fund of
all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage
Loans. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in
the
Agreement to purchase from the Trust Fund all the Mortgage Loans relating to
this Certificate and all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan
at a
price determined as provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will
effect early retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase
is
subject to the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at
the
time of purchase being less than 1% of the aggregate principal balance of the
Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
The
recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Depositor and
the
Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless
the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating
Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Paying Agent has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed.
Dated:
May ___, 2007
CITIBANK,
N.A., not in its individual capacity, but solely as Paying
Agent
|
|||||||||||||
By:
|
|||||||||||||
Authorized
Officer
|
CERTIFICATE
OF AUTHENTICATION
This
is
one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES
0000-XX0
XXXXXXXX,
N.A., not in its individual capacity, but solely as Authenticating
Agent
|
|||||||||||||
By:
|
|||||||||||||
Authorized
Officer
|
ABBREVIATIONS
The
following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN
COM - as tenants in common
|
UNIF
GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
|
TEN
ENT - as tenants by the entireties
|
(Cust)
(Minor) under
Uniform
Gifts to Minors Act
|
JT
TEN - as joint tenants with right
if
survivorship and not as
tenants
in common
|
_______________
(State)
|
Additional
abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto
________________________________________________________________
(Please
print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____%
evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I
(we)
further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like Percentage
Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate
to
the following address:
.
|
Dated:
|
|
Signature
by or on behalf of assignor
|
|
Signature
Guaranteed
|
DISTRIBUTION
INSTRUCTIONS
The
assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions
shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds
to
___________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________ for the account
of _______________________________, account number
______________________________, or, if mailed by check,
to_________________________________________________________
.
|
Applicable
statements should be mailed
to___________________________________________
.
|
This
information is provided by ___________________________________________, the
assignee named above, or ________________________________________, as its
agent.
EXHIBIT
A-18
FORM
OF
CLASS R CERTIFICATE
THIS
CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED TO A NON-UNITED STATES PERSON.
SOLELY
FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A “RESIDUAL INTEREST”
IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT” (“REMIC”), AS THOSE TERMS ARE
DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
OF
1986 (THE “CODE”).
ANY
RESALE, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE ONLY
IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5.02 OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING
AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
NO
TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER RETIREMENT
ARRANGEMENT (EACH A “PLAN”) SUBJECT TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY
ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR THE CODE WILL BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED HEREIN.
ANY
RESALE, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE ONLY
IF
THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE PROVIDES (I) AN AFFIDAVIT TO THE TRUSTEE THAT (A) SUCH
TRANSFEREE IS NOT (1) THE UNITED STATES OR ANY POSSESSION THEREOF, ANY STATE
OR
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF, ANY FOREIGN GOVERNMENT, ANY INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATION, OR ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING, (2)
ANY
ORGANIZATION (OTHER THAN A COOPERATIVE DESCRIBED IN SECTION 521 OF THE CODE)
THAT IS EXEMPT FROM THE TAX IMPOSED BY CHAPTER 1 OF THE CODE UNLESS SUCH
ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO THE TAX IMPOSED BY SECTION 511 OF THE CODE, (3)
ANY
ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1381(A)(2)(C) OF THE CODE (ANY SUCH PERSON
DESCRIBED IN THE FOREGOING CLAUSES (1), (2) OR (3) SHALL HEREINAFTER BE REFERRED
TO AS A “DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION”) OR (4) AN AGENT OF A DISQUALIFIED
ORGANIZATION AND (B) NO PURPOSE OF SUCH TRANSFER IS TO IMPEDE THE ASSESSMENT
OR
COLLECTION OF TAX, AND (II) SUCH TRANSFEREE SATISFIES CERTAIN ADDITIONAL
CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE REGISTRATION IN THE CERTIFICATE REGISTER OF ANY TRANSFER,
SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION
OR
AN AGENT OF A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION, SUCH REGISTRATION SHALL BE DEEMED
TO BE
OF NO LEGAL FORCE OR EFFECT WHATSOEVER AND SUCH PERSON SHALL NOT BE DEEMED
TO BE
A CERTIFICATEHOLDER FOR ANY PURPOSE HEREUNDER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
THE RECEIPT OF DISTRIBUTIONS ON THIS CERTIFICATE. EACH HOLDER OF THIS
CERTIFICATE BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE CONSENTED TO THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH AND THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5.02(C) OF THE
POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN. ANY PERSON THAT IS A
DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION IS PROHIBITED FROM ACQUIRING BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
OF
THIS CERTIFICATE.
Series
2007-AR7
Pass-Through
Rate: Variable
Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and
Servicing Agreement: May 1, 2007
First
Distribution Date: June 25, 2007
No.1
|
Aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class R Certificates as of the
Issue
Date: $100.52
Denomination:
$100.52
Master
Servicer: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Trust
Administrator: CitiMortgage, Inc.
Certificate
Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent: Citibank,
N.A.
Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
Issue
Date: May 31, 2007
|
MORTGAGE
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing
a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting
primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family, adjustable-rate, first
lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC.
THIS
CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE TRUST
ADMINISTRATOR, CITIBANK, N.A. OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY
OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This
certifies that Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. is the registered owner of the
Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate specified above in that
certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class R Certificates
in the Trust Fund created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated
as specified above (the “Agreement”), among Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc.
(hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any successor entity
under the Agreement), the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank,
N.A. and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which
is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the
capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the
Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the
terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder
of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which
such
Holder is bound.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of
each month
or, if such 25th day is
not a
Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”),
commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in
whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount
equal
to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and
the
amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class R Certificates on
such
Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All
distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the Agreement will be
made
or caused to be made by the Paying Agent by wire transfer in immediately
available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if such Person
shall have so notified the Paying Agent in writing at least five Business Days
prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Paying Agent of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at
the
office or agency appointed by the Paying Agent for that purpose as provided
in
the Agreement.
This
Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on the face hereof
(herein called the “Certificates”) and representing the Percentage Interest
specified above in the Class of Certificates to which this Certificate
belongs.
The
Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain collections and
recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth
herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement, withdrawals from
the
Collection Account and the Distribution Account may be made from time to time
for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes
including reimbursement of advances made, or certain expenses incurred, with
respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The
Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment
thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor,
the
Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and the Trustee and
the
rights of the Certificateholders, under the Agreement at any time by the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A. and
the
Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least
66%
of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall
be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent
is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof,
in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of
the
Certificates.
As
provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth,
the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate Register
upon
surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or
agencies appointed by the Certificate Registrar as provided in the Agreement,
duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar
duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized
in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest
will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
Any
transfer of this Certificate to a Plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of
the
Code, any Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such Plan
or
any Person using “Plan Assets” (within the meaning of Department of Labor
Regulation 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA)
to acquire this Certificate shall be made in accordance with Section 5.02(c)
of
the Agreement.
The
Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in
Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the
Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of
the
same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage
Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No
service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of
Certificates, but the Certificate Registrar may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed
in
connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
Prior
to
registration of any transfer, sale or other disposition of this Certificate,
the
proposed transferee shall provide to the Certificate Registrar (i) an affidavit
to the effect that such transferee is any Person other than a Disqualified
Organization or the agent (including a broker, nominee or middleman) of a
Disqualified Organization, and (ii) a certificate that acknowledges that (A)
the
Class R Certificates have been designated as a residual interest in a REMIC,
(B)
it will include in its income a pro rata share of the net income of the
Trust Fund and that such income may be an “excess inclusion,” as defined in the
Code, that, with certain exceptions, cannot be offset by other losses or
benefits from any tax exemption, and (C) it expects to have the financial means
to satisfy all of its tax obligations including those relating to holding the
Class R Certificates. Notwithstanding the registration in the Certificate
Register of any transfer, sale or other disposition of this Certificate to
a
Disqualified Organization or an agent (including a broker, nominee or middleman)
of a Disqualified Organization, such registration shall be deemed to be of
no
legal force or effect whatsoever and such Person shall not be deemed to be
a
Certificateholder for any purpose, including, but not limited to, the receipt
of
distributions in respect of this Certificate.
The
Holder of this Certificate, by its acceptance hereof, shall be deemed to have
consented to the provisions of Section 5.02 of the Agreement and to any
amendment of the Agreement deemed necessary by counsel of the Depositor to
ensure that the transfer of this Certificate to any Person other than a
Permitted Transferee or any other Person will not cause any Trust Fund to cease
to qualify as a REMIC or cause the imposition of a tax upon the
REMIC.
The
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A., the
Trustee and any agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, Citibank, N.A. or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose
name
this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none
of
the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, Citibank, N.A.,
the
Trustee, nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
The
obligations created by the Agreement
and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the
Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Trustee and required to be paid
to
them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment
or
other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage
Loan and REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund and (ii) the purchase by
the
party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement from the Trust Fund of all the Mortgage
Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement
permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase
from the Trust Fund all the Mortgage Loans relating to this Certificate and
all
property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early
retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject
to
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of
purchase being less than 1% of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage
Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
The
recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Depositor, and
the
Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless
the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating
Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Paying Agent has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed.
Dated:
May ___, 2007
CITIBANK,
N.A., not in its individual capacity, but solely as Paying
Agent
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By:
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Authorized
Officer
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CERTIFICATE
OF AUTHENTICATION
This
is
one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES
0000-XX0
XXXXXXXX,
N.A., not in its individual capacity, but solely as Authenticating
Agent
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By:
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Authorized
Officer
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ABBREVIATIONS
The
following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN
COM -
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as
tenants in common
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UNIF
GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
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TEN
ENT
-
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as
tenants by the entireties
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(Cust)
(Minor) under
Uniform
Gifts to Minors Act
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JT
TEN -
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as
joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in
common
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_________________
State
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Additional
abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto
(Please
print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____%
evidenced by the within Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I
(we)
further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like Percentage
Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate
to
the following address:
.
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Dated:
Signature
by or on behalf of assignor
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Signature
Guaranteed
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DISTRIBUTION
INSTRUCTIONS
The
assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions
shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available
funds
to
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,
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for
the account of
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,
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account
number___________, or, if mailed by check, to
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,
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Applicable
statements should be mailed to
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,
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.
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This
information is provided by
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,
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the
assignee named above, or
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,
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as
its agent.
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EXHIBIT B
FORM
10-D, FORM 8-K AND FORM 10-K
REPORTING
RESPONSIBILITY
As
to
each item described below, the entity indicated as the Responsible Party shall
be primarily responsible for reporting the information to the party identified
as responsible for preparing the Securities Exchange Act Reports pursuant to
Section 3.19.
Under
Item 1 of Form 10-D: a) items marked “6.07 statement” are required to be
included in the periodic Payment Date statement under Section 6.07, provided
by
the Trust Administrator based on information received from the Master Servicer;
and b) items marked “Form 10-D report” are required to be in the Form 10-D
report but not the 6.07 statement, provided by the party
indicated. Information under all other Items of Form 10-D is to be
included in the Form 10-D report. All such information and any other
Items on Form 8-K and Form 10-D set forth in this Exhibit shall be sent to
the
Trust Administrator and the Depositor.
Form
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Item
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Description
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Servicer(s)
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Master
Servicer
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Trust
Administrator
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Custodian
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Trustee
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Depositor
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Sponsor
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10-D
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Must
be filed within 15 days of the payment date for the asset-backed
securities.
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(nominal)
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1
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Distribution
and Pool Performance Information
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Item
1121(a) – Distribution and Pool Performance Information
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(1)
Any applicable record dates, accrual dates, determination dates for
calculating distributions and actual distribution dates for the
distribution period.
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X
(6.07
Statement)
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(2)
Cash flows received and the sources thereof for distributions, fees
and
expenses.
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X
(6.07
Statement)
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(3)
Calculated amounts and distribution of the flow of funds for the
period
itemized by type and priority of payment, including:
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X
(6.07
Statement)
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||||||||
(i)
Fees or expenses accrued and paid, with an identification of the
general
purpose of such fees and the party receiving such fees or
expenses.
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X
(6.07
Statement)
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(ii)
Payments accrued or paid with respect to enhancement or other support
identified in Item 1114 of Regulation AB (such as insurance premiums
or
other enhancement maintenance fees), with an identification of the
general
purpose of such payments and the party receiving such
payments.
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X
(6.07
Statement)
|
||||||||
(iii)
Principal, interest and other distributions accrued and paid on the
asset-backed securities by type and by class or series and any principal
or interest shortfalls or carryovers.
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X
(6.07
Statement)
|
||||||||
(iv)
The amount of excess cash flow or excess spread and the disposition
of
excess cash flow.
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X
(6.07
Statement)
|
||||||||
(4)
Beginning and ending principal balances of the asset-backed
securities.
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X
(6.07
Statement)
|
||||||||
(5)
Interest rates applicable to the pool assets and the asset-backed
securities, as applicable. Consider providing interest rate information
for pool assets in appropriate distributional groups or incremental
ranges.
|
X
(6.07
Statement)
|
||||||||
(6)
Beginning and ending balances of transaction accounts, such as reserve
accounts, and material account activity during the period.
|
X
(6.07
Statement)
|
||||||||
(7)
Any amounts drawn on any credit enhancement or other support identified
in
Item 1114 of Regulation AB, as applicable, and the amount of coverage
remaining under any such enhancement, if known and
applicable.
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X
(6.07
Statement)
|
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(8)
Number and amount of pool assets at the beginning and ending of each
period, and updated pool composition information, such as weighted
average
coupon, weighted average remaining term, pool factors and prepayment
amounts.
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X
(6.07
Statement)
|
Updated
pool composition information fields to be as specified by Depositor
from
time to time
|
|||||||
(9)
Delinquency and loss information for the period.
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X
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X
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X
(6.07
Statement)
|
||||||
In
addition, describe any material changes to the information specified
in
Item 1100(b)(5) of Regulation AB regarding the pool assets.
(methodology)
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X
|
||||||||
(10)
Information on the amount, terms and general purpose of any advances
made
or reimbursed during the period, including the general use of funds
advanced and the general source of funds for reimbursements.
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X
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X
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X
(6.07
Statement)
|
||||||
(11)
Any material modifications, extensions or waivers to pool asset terms,
fees, penalties or payments during the distribution period or that
have
cumulatively become material over time.
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X
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X
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X
(6.07
Statement)
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||||||
(12)
Material breaches of pool asset representations or warranties or
transaction covenants.
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X
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X
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X
(if
agreed upon by the parties)
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X
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(13)
Information on ratio, coverage or other tests used for determining
any
early amortization, liquidation or other performance trigger and
whether
the trigger was met.
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X
(6.07
Statement)
|
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(14)
Information regarding any new issuance of asset-backed securities
backed
by the same asset pool,
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X
|
||||||||
information
regarding any pool asset changes (other than in connection with a
pool
asset converting into cash in accordance with its terms), such as
additions or removals in connection with a prefunding or revolving
period
and pool asset substitutions and repurchases (and purchase rates,
if
applicable), and cash flows available for future purchases, such
as the
balances of any prefunding or revolving accounts, if
applicable.
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X
|
X
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X
|
X
|
|||||
Disclose
any material changes in the solicitation, credit-granting, underwriting,
origination, acquisition or pool selection criteria or procedures,
as
applicable, used to originate, acquire or select the new pool
assets.
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X
|
X
|
|||||||
Item
1121(b) – Pre-Funding or Revolving Period Information
Updated
pool information as required under Item 1121(b).
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X
|
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2
|
Legal
Proceedings
|
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Item
1117 – Legal proceedings pending against the following entities, or their
respective property, that is material to Certificateholders, including
proceedings known to be contemplated by governmental
authorities:
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Sponsor
(Seller)
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X
|
||||||||
Depositor
|
X
|
||||||||
Trustee
|
X
|
||||||||
Issuing
entity
|
X
|
||||||||
Master
Servicer, affiliated Servicer, other Servicer servicing 20% or more
of
pool assets at time of report, other material servicers
|
X
|
X
|
|||||||
Trust
Administrator
|
X
|
||||||||
Originator
of 20% or more of pool assets as of the Cut-off Date
|
X
|
||||||||
Custodian
|
X
|
||||||||
3
|
Sales
of Securities and Use of Proceeds
|
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Information
from Item 2(a) of Part II of Form 10-Q:
With
respect to any sale of securities by the sponsor, depositor or issuing
entity, that are backed by the same asset pool or are otherwise issued
by
the issuing entity, whether or not registered, provide the sales
and use
of proceeds information in Item 701 of Regulation S-K. Pricing
information can be omitted if securities were not registered.
|
X
|
||||||||
4
|
Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
|
||||||||
Information
from Item 3 of Part II of Form 10-Q:
Report
the occurrence of any Event of Default (after expiration of any grace
period and provision of any required notice)
|
X
|
||||||||
5
|
Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
|
||||||||
Information
from Item 4 of Part II of Form 10-Q
|
X
|
||||||||
6
|
Significant
Obligors of Pool Assets
|
||||||||
Item
1112(b) –Significant Obligor Financial
Information*
|
X
|
||||||||
*This
information need only be reported on the Form 10-D for the distribution
period in which updated information is required pursuant to the
Item.
|
|||||||||
7
|
Significant
Enhancement Provider Information
|
||||||||
Item
1114(b)(2) – Credit Enhancement Provider Financial
Information*
|
|||||||||
Determining
applicable disclosure threshold
|
X
|
||||||||
Requesting
required financial information or effecting incorporation by
reference
|
X
|
||||||||
Item
1115(b) – Derivative Counterparty Financial Information*
|
|||||||||
Determining
current maximum probable exposure
|
X
|
||||||||
Determining
current significance percentage
|
X
|
||||||||
Requesting
required financial information or effecting incorporation by
reference
|
X
|
||||||||
*This
information need only be reported on the Form 10-D for the distribution
period in which updated information is required pursuant to the
Items.
|
|||||||||
8
|
Other
Information
|
||||||||
Disclose
any information required to be reported on Form 8-K during the period
covered by the Form 10-D but not reported
|
The
Responsible Party for the applicable Form 8-K item as indicated
below.
|
||||||||
9
|
Exhibits
|
||||||||
Distribution
report
|
X
|
||||||||
Exhibits
required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K, such as material
agreements
|
X
|
||||||||
8-K
|
Must
be filed within four business days of an event reportable on Form
8-K.
|
||||||||
1.01
|
Entry
into a Material Definitive Agreement
|
||||||||
Disclosure
is required regarding entry into or amendment of any definitive agreement
that is material to the securitization, even if depositor is not
a
party.
Examples:
servicing agreement, custodial agreement.
Note:
disclosure not required as to definitive agreements that are fully
disclosed in the prospectus
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
||||
1.02
|
Termination
of a Material Definitive Agreement
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|||
Disclosure
is required regarding termination of any definitive agreement
that is material to the securitization (other than expiration in
accordance with its terms), even if depositor is not a party.
Examples:
servicing agreement, custodial agreement.
|
|||||||||
1.03
|
Bankruptcy
or Receivership
|
||||||||
Disclosure
is required regarding the bankruptcy or receivership, if known to
the
Master Servicer, with respect to any of the following:
Sponsor
(Seller), Depositor, Master Servicer, affiliated Servicer, other
Servicer
servicing 20% or more of pool assets at time of report, other material
servicers, Certificate Administrator, Trustee, significant obligor,
credit
enhancer (10% or more), derivatives counterparty, Custodian
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|||
2.04
|
Triggering
Events that Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation
or an
Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement
|
||||||||
Includes
an early amortization, performance trigger or other event, including
event
of default, that would materially alter the payment priority/distribution
of cash flows/amortization schedule.
Disclosure
will be made of events other than waterfall triggers which are disclosed
in the 6.07 statement
|
X
|
X
|
|||||||
3.03
|
Material
Modification to Rights of Security Holders
|
||||||||
Disclosure
is required of any material modification to documents defining the
rights
of Certificateholders, including the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement
|
X
|
X
|
|||||||
5.03
|
Amendments
to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year
|
||||||||
Disclosure
is required of any amendment “to the governing documents of the issuing
entity”
|
X
|
||||||||
5.06
|
Change
in Shell Company Status
|
||||||||
[Not
applicable to ABS issuers]
|
X
|
||||||||
6.01
|
· ABS
Informational and Computational Material
|
||||||||
[Not
included in reports to be filed under Section 3.18]
|
X
|
||||||||
6.02
|
Change
of Servicer or Trustee
|
||||||||
Requires
disclosure of any removal, replacement, substitution or addition
of any
master servicer, affiliated servicer, other servicer servicing 10%
or more
of pool assets at time of report, other material servicers, certificate
administrator or trustee.
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|||||
Reg
AB disclosure about any new servicer is also required.
|
X
|
||||||||
Reg
AB disclosure about any new trustee is also required.
|
X
(to the extent required by successor trustee
|
||||||||
Reg
AB disclosure about any new Trust Administrator is also
required.
|
X
|
||||||||
6.03
|
Change
in Credit Enhancement or Other External Support
|
||||||||
Covers
termination of any enhancement in manner other than by its terms,
the
addition of an enhancement, or a material change in the enhancement
provided. Applies to external credit enhancements as well as
derivatives.
|
X
|
X
|
|||||||
Reg
AB disclosure about any new enhancement provider is also
required.
|
X
|
X
|
|||||||
6.04
|
Failure
to Make a Required Distribution
|
X
|
|||||||
6.05
|
Securities
Act Updating Disclosure
|
||||||||
If
any material pool characteristic differs by 5% or more at the time
of
issuance of the securities from the description in the final prospectus,
provide updated Reg AB disclosure about the actual asset
pool.
|
X
|
||||||||
If
there are any new servicers or originators required to be disclosed
under
Regulation AB as a result of the foregoing, provide the information
called
for in Items 1108 and 1110 respectively.
|
X
|
||||||||
7.01
|
Regulation
FD Disclosure
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|||
8.01
|
Other
Events
|
||||||||
Any
event, with respect to which information is not otherwise called
for in
Form 8-K, that the registrant deems of importance to security
holders.
|
X
|
||||||||
9.01
|
Financial
Statements and Exhibits
|
The
Responsible Party applicable to reportable event.
|
|||||||
10-K
|
Must
be filed within 90 days of the fiscal year end for the
registrant.
|
||||||||
9B
|
Other
Information
|
||||||||
Disclose
any information required to be reported on Form 8-K during the fourth
quarter covered by the Form 10-K but not reported
|
The
Responsible Party for the applicable Form 8-K item as indicated
above.
|
||||||||
15
|
Exhibits
and Financial Statement Schedules
|
||||||||
Item
1112(b) –Significant Obligor Financial
Information
|
X
|
||||||||
Item
1114(b)(2) – Credit Enhancement Provider Financial
Information
|
|||||||||
Determining
applicable disclosure threshold
|
X
|
||||||||
Requesting
required financial information or effecting incorporation by
reference
|
X
|
||||||||
Item
1115(b) – Derivative Counterparty Financial Information
|
|||||||||
Determining
current maximum probable exposure
|
X
|
||||||||
Determining
current significance percentage
|
X
|
||||||||
Requesting
required financial information or effecting incorporation by
reference
|
X
|
||||||||
Item
1117 – Legal proceedings pending against the following entities, or their
respective property, that is material to Certificateholders, including
proceedings known to be contemplated by governmental
authorities:
|
|||||||||
Sponsor
(Seller)
|
X
|
||||||||
Depositor
|
X
|
||||||||
Trustee
|
|||||||||
Issuing
entity
|
X
|
||||||||
Master
Servicer, affiliated Servicer, other Servicer servicing 20% or more
of
pool assets at time of report, other material servicers
|
X
|
X
|
|||||||
Trust
Administrator
|
X
|
||||||||
Originator
of 20% or more of pool assets as of the Cut-off Date
|
X
|
||||||||
Custodian
|
X
|
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Item
1119 – Affiliations and relationships between the following entities, or
their respective affiliates, that are material to
Certificateholders:
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Sponsor
(Seller)
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X
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Depositor
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Trustee
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X
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Master
Servicer, affiliated Servicer, other Servicer servicing 20% or more
of
pool assets at time of report, other material servicers
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X
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X
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Trust
Administrator
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X
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Originator
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X
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Custodian
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X
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Credit
Enhancer/Support Provider
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X
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Significant
Obligor
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X
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Item
1122 – Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Item
1123 – Servicer Compliance Statement
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X
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X
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EXHIBIT
C
SERVICING
CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN
ASSESSMENT
OF COMPLIANCE
Definitions
Primary
Servicer – transaction party having borrower contact
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Master
Servicer – aggregator of pool
assets
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Trust
Administrator – waterfall calculator (may be the Trustee, or may be the Master
Servicer)
Back-up
Servicer – named in the transaction (in the event a Back up Servicer becomes the
Primary Servicer, follow Primary Servicer obligations)
Custodian
– safe keeper of pool assets
Paying
Agent – distributor of funds to ultimate investor
Trustee
–
fiduciary of the transaction
Note: The
definitions above describe the essential function that the party performs,
rather than the party’s title. So, for example, in a particular
transaction, the trustee may perform the “paying agent” and “trust
administrator” functions, while in another transaction, the trust administrator
may perform these functions.
Where
there are multiple checks for criteria the attesting party will identify in
their management assertion that they are attesting only to the portion of the
distribution chain they are responsible for in the related transaction
agreements.
Key:
X
- obligation
Reg
AB Reference
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Servicing
Criteria
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Primary
Servicer
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Master
Servicer
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Trust
Administrator
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Paying
Agent
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General
Servicing Considerations
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1122(d)(1)(i)
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Policies
and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other
triggers
and events of default in accordance with the transaction
agreements.
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X
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X
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1122(d)(1)(ii)
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If
any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties,
policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s
performance and compliance with such servicing activities.
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X
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X
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1122(d)(1)(iii)
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Any
requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up
servicer
for the Pool Assets are maintained.
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1122(d)(1)(iv)
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A
fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the
party
participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting
period in
the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with
the
terms of the transaction agreements.
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X
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X
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Cash
Collection and Administration
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1122(d)(2)(i)
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Payments
on pool assets are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank
accounts
and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days
following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the
transaction agreements.
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X
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X
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1122(d)(2)(ii)
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Disbursements
made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor
are made
only by authorized personnel.
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X
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X
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X
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1122(d)(2)(iii)
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Advances
of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions,
and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made,
reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction
agreements.
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X
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X
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1122(d)(2)(iv)
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The
related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts
or
accounts established as a form of over collateralization, are separately
maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth
in the
transaction agreements.
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X
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X
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1122(d)(2)(v)
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Each
custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository
institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes
of
this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to
a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution
that
meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange
Act.
*
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X
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X
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X
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X
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1122(d)(2)(vi)
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Unissued
checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized
access.
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X
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1122(d)(2)(vii)
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Reconciliations
are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related
bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing
accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate;
(B)
prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff
date, or
such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements;
(C)
reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared
the
reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items.
These
reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original
identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
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X
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X
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X
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Investor
Remittances and Reporting
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1122(d)(3)(i)
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Reports
to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are
maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable
Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared
in
accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with
the
terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with
the
Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree
with
investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal
balance and number of Pool Assets serviced by the
Servicer.
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X
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X
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X
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1122(d)(3)(ii)
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Amounts
due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes,
distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements.
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X
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X
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X
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X
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1122(d)(3)(iii)
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Disbursements
made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer’s
investor records, or such other number of days specified in the
transaction agreements.
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X
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X
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X
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1122(d)(3)(iv)
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Amounts
remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled
checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank
statements.
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X
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X
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X
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Pool
Asset Administration
|
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1122(d)(4)(i)
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Collateral
or security on pool assets is maintained as required by the transaction
agreements or related pool asset documents.
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X
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X
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1122(d)(4)(ii)
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Pool
assets and related documents are safeguarded as required by the
transaction agreements
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X
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X
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1122(d)(4)(iii)
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Any
additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made,
reviewed
and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in
the
transaction agreements.
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X
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X
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1122(d)(4)(iv)
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Payments
on pool assets, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the
related
pool asset documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor records
maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such
other
number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated
to
principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with
the
related pool asset documents.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(v)
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The
Servicer’s records regarding the pool assets agree with the Servicer’s
records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal
balance.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(vi)
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Changes
with respect to the terms or status of an obligor's pool assets (e.g.,
loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved
by
authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements
and
related pool asset documents.
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X
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X
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1122(d)(4)(vii)
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Loss
mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications
and
deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as
applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance
with the
timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction
agreements.
|
X
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X
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1122(d)(4)(viii)
|
Records
documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a
pool
asset is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements.
Such
records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other
period
specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s
activities in monitoring delinquent pool assets including, for example,
phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where
delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or
unemployment).
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X
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1122(d)(4)(ix)
|
Adjustments
to interest rates or rates of return for pool assets with variable
rates
are computed based on the related pool asset documents.
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X
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X
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1122(d)(4)(x)
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Regarding
any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts):
(A) such
funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s pool asset documents,
on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the
transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited,
to obligors in accordance with applicable pool asset documents and
state
laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar
days of full repayment of the related pool assets, or such other
number of
days specified in the transaction agreements.
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X
|
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1122(d)(4)(xi)
|
Payments
made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments)
are made
on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated
on the
appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such
support
has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior
to these
dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xii)
|
Any
late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made
on behalf
of an obligor are paid from the Servicer’s funds and not charged to the
obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or
omission.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xiii)
|
Disbursements
made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days
to the
obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days
specified in the transaction agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xiv)
|
Delinquencies,
charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded
in
accordance with the transaction agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xv)
|
Any
external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1)
through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth
in
the transaction agreements.
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X
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_____________________
EXHIBIT
D
FORM
OF
MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT
MORTGAGE
LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
is a
Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated May 30, 2007 between
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Purchaser”) and
Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp., a New York corporation (the
“Seller”).
Preliminary
Statement
The
Seller intends to sell the Mortgage Loans (as hereinafter defined) to the
Purchaser on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement. The Purchaser intends to deposit the Mortgage Loans into a mortgage
pool comprising the trust fund. The trust fund will be evidenced by a single
series of mortgage pass-through certificates designated as Series 2007-AR7
(the
“Certificates”). The Certificates will consist of twenty-three classes of
certificates. The Certificates will be issued pursuant to a Pooling
and Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2007 (the “Pooling and Servicing
Agreement”), among the Purchaser as depositor, CitiMortgage, Inc. as master
servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”) and as trust administrator
(in such capacity, the “Trust Administrator”) Citibank, N.A. as paying agent,
certificate registrar and authenticating agent and U.S. Bank Trust National
Association as trustee (the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms used but not defined
herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
The
parties hereto agree as follows:
Section
1. Agreement
to Purchase. The Seller agrees to sell, and the Purchaser agrees to
purchase, on or before May 31, 2007 (the “Closing Date”), certain conventional,
one- to four-family, adjustable-rate mortgage loans secured by first liens
on
residential real properties (the “Mortgage Loans”) originated by American Home
Mortgage Corp. (“American Home”), CitiMortgage, Inc. (“CitiMortgage”),
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. (“Countrywide”), HomeBanc Mortgage Corporation
(“HomeBanc”), MortgageIT, Inc. (“MortgageIT”), National City Mortgage Co.
(“National City”), Opteum Financial Services, LLC (“Opteum”), PMC Mortgage
Corporation (“PMC”), Provident Mortgage Corporation (“Provident”), Quicken
Loans, Inc. (“Quicken”), Silver State Mortgage (“Silver State”),
SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. (“SunTrust”), Xxxxxx, Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx Mortgage Corp.
(“Xxxxxx Xxxx”), Weichert Financial Services (“Weichert”) and Xxxxx Fargo Bank,
N.A. (“Xxxxx Fargo”, each an “Originator”, and together, the “Originators”),
having an aggregate principal balance as of the close of business on May 1,
2007
(the “Cut-off Date”) of approximately $850,598,682 (the “Closing Balance”),
after giving effect to all payments due on the Mortgage Loans on or before
the
Cut-off Date, whether or not received.
Notwithstanding
any of the foregoing, the Seller shall retain its rights against each Originator
relating to remedies for breaches of loan-level representations and warranties
and remedies with respect to early payment defaults, if any.
Section
2. Mortgage
Loan Schedule. The Purchaser and the Seller have agreed upon which of the
mortgage loans owned by the Seller are to be purchased by the Purchaser pursuant
to this Agreement and the Seller will prepare or cause to be prepared on or
prior to the Closing Date a final schedule (the “Closing Schedule”) that
together shall describe such Mortgage Loans and set forth all of the Mortgage
Loans to be purchased under this Agreement. The Closing Schedule will conform
to
the requirements set forth in this Agreement and to the definition of “Mortgage
Loan Schedule” under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Closing Schedule
shall be used as the Mortgage Loan Schedule under the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement and shall be prepared by the Seller based on information provided
by
the Originators.
Section
3. Consideration.
(a) In
consideration for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased hereunder, the Purchaser
shall, as described in Section 7, pay to or upon the order of the Seller in
immediately available funds an amount (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Price”) equal
to the net sale proceeds of the Certificates, plus accrued
interest.
(b) The
Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser shall be
entitled to all scheduled payments of principal due after the Cut-off Date,
all
other payments of principal due and collected after the Cut-off Date, and all
payments of interest on the Mortgage Loans allocable to the period after the
Cut-off Date. All scheduled payments of principal and interest due on or before
the Cut-off Date and collected after the Cut-off Date shall belong to the
Seller.
(c) Pursuant
to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Purchaser will assign all of its
right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans, together with its rights
under this Agreement, to the Trustee for the benefit of the related
Certificateholders.
Section
4. Transfer
of the Mortgage Loans.
(a) Possession
of Mortgage Files. The Seller does hereby sell, transfer, assign,
set over and convey to the Purchaser, without recourse but subject to the terms
of this Agreement, all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the
Mortgage Loans. The contents of each Mortgage File not delivered to the
Purchaser or to any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser on or
prior to the Closing Date are and shall be held in trust by the Seller for
the
benefit of the Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or designee of the
Purchaser. Upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans, the ownership of each Mortgage
Note, the related Mortgage and the other contents of the related Mortgage File
is vested in the Purchaser and the ownership of all records and documents with
respect to each related Mortgage Loan prepared by or that come into the
possession of the Seller on or after the Closing Date shall immediately vest
in
the Purchaser and shall be delivered immediately to the Purchaser or as
otherwise directed by the Purchaser.
(b) Delivery
of Mortgage Loan Documents. The Seller will, on or prior to the
Closing Date, deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser or any assignee,
transferee or designee of the Purchaser each of the following documents for
each
Mortgage Loan:
(i) the
original Mortgage Note, endorsed in one of the following forms: (1) in the
name
of the Trustee or (2) in blank, in each case, with all prior and intervening
endorsements showing a complete chain
of endorsement
from the originator to the Person so endorsing to the Trustee;
(ii) the
original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon;
(iii) an
original Assignment of the Mortgage in recordable form in blank or to the
Trustee;
(iv) the
original recorded Assignment or Assignments of the Mortgage showing a complete
chain of assignment from the originator to the Person assigning the Mortgage
in
blank or to the Trustee as contemplated by the immediately preceding clause
(iii);
(v) the
original of or a copy of each related assumption, modification, consolidation
or
extension agreement, with evidence of recording thereon, if any;
(vi) with
respect to any Mortgage Loan listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule
as subject to a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, the original
Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy or certificate;
(vii) the
original mortgagee title insurance policy or an attorney’s opinion of title
where customary; and
(viii) any
of
the following that are in the possession of the Seller or a document custodian
on its behalf: (A) the original of or a copy of any security agreement, chattel
mortgage or equivalent document executed in connection with the Mortgage or
(B)
the original of or a copy of any power of attorney, if applicable.
With
respect to a maximum of approximately 5.00% of the original Mortgage Loans,
by
outstanding principal balance of the original Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off
Date, if any original Mortgage Note referred to in Section 4(b)(i) above cannot
be located, the obligations of the Seller to deliver such documents shall be
deemed to be satisfied upon delivery to the Trust Administrator (as designee
of
the Purchaser) of a photocopy of such Mortgage Note, if available, with a lost
note affidavit. If any of the original Mortgage Notes for which a lost note
affidavit was delivered to the Trust Administrator is subsequently located,
such
original Mortgage Note shall be delivered to the Trust Administrator within
three Business Days.
If
any of
the documents referred to in Sections 4(b)(ii), (iii) or (iv) above has as
of
the Closing Date been submitted for recording but either (x) has not been
returned from the applicable public recording office or (y) has been lost or
such public recording office has retained the original of such document, the
obligations of the Seller to deliver such documents shall be deemed to be
satisfied upon (1) delivery to the Trust Administrator of a copy of each such
document certified by the Originator in the case of (x) above or the applicable
public recording office in the case of (y) above to be a true and complete
copy
of the original that was submitted for recording and (2) if such copy is
certified by the Originator, delivery to the Trust Administrator promptly upon
receipt thereof of either the original or a copy of such document certified
by
the applicable public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the
original.
To
the
extent not already recorded, the Trust Administrator, at the expense of the
Seller shall pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement promptly (and
in no
event later than three months following the later of the Closing Date and the
date of receipt by the Trust Administrator of the recording information for
a
Mortgage) submit or cause to be submitted for recording, at no expense to the
Trust Estate or the Trust Administrator, in the appropriate public office for
real property records, each Assignment delivered to it pursuant to Sections
4(b)(iii) and (iv) above. In the event that any such Assignment is lost or
returned unrecorded because of a defect therein, the Trust Administrator, at
the
expense of the Seller, shall promptly prepare or cause to be prepared a
substitute Assignment or cure or cause to be cured such defect, as the case
may
be, and thereafter cause each such Assignment to be duly
recorded. Notwithstanding the foregoing, but without limiting the
requirement that such Assignments be in recordable form, neither the Trust
Administrator nor the Trustee shall be required to submit or cause to be
submitted for recording each Assignment delivered to it pursuant to Sections
4(b)(iii) and (iv) if such recordation shall not, as of the Closing Date, be
required by the Rating Agencies, as a condition to their assignment on the
Closing Date of their initial ratings to the Certificates, as evidenced by
the
delivery by the Rating Agencies of their ratings letters on the Closing
Date.
The
Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trust Administrator
promptly upon receipt thereof any other original documents constituting a part
of a Mortgage File received with respect to any Mortgage Loan, including, but
not limited to, any original documents evidencing an assumption, modification,
consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan.
All
original documents relating to the Mortgage Loans that are not delivered to
the
Trust Administrator are and shall be held by or on behalf of the Seller, the
Servicer, the Purchaser or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, in trust
for
the benefit of the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders. In
the event that any such original document is required pursuant to the terms
of
this Section to be a part of a Mortgage File, such document shall be delivered
promptly to the Trust Administrator. Any such original document delivered to
or
held by the Seller or the Purchaser that is not required pursuant to the terms
of this Section to be a part of a Mortgage File, shall be delivered promptly
to
the related Servicer.
(c) Acceptance
of Mortgage Loans. The documents delivered pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof
shall be reviewed by the Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or designee
of
the Purchaser at any time before or after the Closing Date (and with respect
to
each document permitted to be delivered after the Closing Date within seven
days
of its delivery) to ascertain that all required documents have been executed
and
received and that such documents relate to the Mortgage Loans identified on
the
Mortgage Loan Schedule.
(d) Transfer
of Interest in Agreements. The Purchaser has the right to assign its
interest under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to the Trustee, as may
be
required to effect the purposes of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without
the consent of the Seller, and the assignee shall succeed to the rights and
obligations hereunder of the Purchaser. Any expense reasonably incurred by
or on
behalf of the Purchaser or the Trustee in connection with enforcing any
obligations of the Seller under this Agreement will be promptly reimbursed
by
the Seller.
(e) Examination
of Mortgage Files. Prior to the Closing Date, the Seller shall either (i)
deliver in escrow to the Purchaser or to any assignee, transferee or designee
of
the Purchaser, for examination, the Mortgage File pertaining to each Mortgage
Loan, or (ii) make such Mortgage Files available to the Purchaser or to any
assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser for examination. Such
examination may be made by the Purchaser or the Trustee, and their respective
designees, upon reasonable notice to the Seller during normal business hours
before the Closing Date and within 60 days after the Closing Date. If any such
person makes such examination prior to the Closing Date and identifies any
Mortgage Loans that do not conform to the requirements of the Purchaser as
described in this Agreement, such Mortgage Loans shall be deleted from the
Closing Schedule. The Purchaser may, at its option and without notice to the
Seller, purchase all or part of the Mortgage Loans without conducting any
partial or complete examination. The fact that the Purchaser or any person
has
conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of the
Mortgage Files shall not affect the rights of the Purchaser or any assignee,
transferee or designee of the Purchaser to demand repurchase or other relief
as
provided herein or under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
Section
5. Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of the Seller.
The
Seller and the Purchaser understand, acknowledge and agree that, the
representations and warranties set forth in this Section 5 are made as of the
Closing Date or as of the date specifically provided herein.
As
permitted under:
(i) the
Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September
1,
2005, and as amended on March 30, 2006, among American Home, American Home
Mortgage Servicing, Inc. and the Seller (the “American Home Purchase
Agreement”),
(ii) the
Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February
1,
2005, between CitiMortgage, Inc. and the Seller, and as amended December 28,
2005, between CitiMortgage, Inc. and the Seller (the “CitiMortgage Purchase
Agreement”),
(iii) the
Amended and Restated Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement,
dated as of December 15, 2003, and as amended on February 28, 2006, between
Countrywide and the Seller (the “Countrywide Purchase Agreement”)
(iv) the
Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1,
2006,
between HomeBanc and the Seller (the “HomeBanc Purchase
Agreement”),
(v) the
Amended and Restated Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing
Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2005, and as amended and restated November
1,
2005, between MortgageIT and the Seller (the “MortgageIT Purchase
Agreement”),
(vi) the
Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September
1,
2003, and as amended and restated on May 1, 2005, between National City Mortgage
Co. and the Seller (the “National City Purchase Agreement”),
(vii) the
Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement, dated September 1, 2006,
between Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp. and Opteum Financial Services,
LLC, as amended February 8, 2007 and April 23, 2007 (the “Opteum Purchase
Agreement”),
(viii) The
Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of
November 1, 2004, between Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp. and Quicken
Loans Inc. (the “Quicken Purchase Agreement”),
(ix) the
Amended and Restated Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement,
dated as of July 1, 2005, amended February 22, 2006 and March 16, 2007, between
SunTrust and the Seller (the “SunTrust Purchase Agreement”),
(x) the
Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of
April
1, 2006, between Xxxxxx Xxxx and the Seller (the “Xxxxxx Xxxx Purchase
Agreement”),
(xi) the
Amended and Restated Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement,
dated as of August 1, 2005 as amended and restated to and including March 1,
2006, between the Seller and Mortgage Access Corp. d/b/a Weichert Financial
Services (the “Weichert Purchase Agreement”) and
(xii) the
Amended and Restated Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of March
1, 2006, and as amended October 26, 2006, between Xxxxx Fargo and the Seller
(the “Xxxxx Fargo Purchase Agreement”; and together with the American Home
Purchase Agreement, the CitiMortgage Purchase Agreement, the Countrywide
Purchase Agreement, the HomeBanc Purchase Agreement, the MortgageIT Purchase
Agreement, the National City Purchase Agreement, the Opteum Purchase Agreement,
the Quicken Purchase Agreement, the SunTrust Purchase Agreement and the Xxxxxx
Xxxx Purchase Agreement, the “Purchase Agreements”),
the
Seller hereby assigns to the Purchaser all of its right, title and interest
under the Purchase Agreements to the extent of the Mortgage Loans set forth
on
the Mortgage Loan Schedule, including, but not limited to, any representations
and warranties of the Originators concerning the Mortgage Loans.
(a) The
Seller hereby represents and warrants, as to each Mortgage Loan, to the
Purchaser, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, and covenants,
that:
(i) 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 predatory and abusive lending laws.
(ii) None
of
the mortgage loans are (i) “High Cost” as such term is defined in the Home
Ownership Protection Act of 1994 (“HOEPA”) or (ii) a reasonably equivalent
provision as defined by the applicable predatory and abusive lending
laws.
(iii) An
appraisal form 1004 or Form 2055 with an interior inspection for first lien
mortgage loans has been obtained.
(iv) No
Mortgage Loan is a high cost loan or a covered loan, as applicable (as such
terms are defined in the current version of Standard & Poor's LEVELS®
Glossary Revised, Appendix E).
(v) There
is
no mortgage loan in the trust 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.
(vi) No
Group
2 Mortgage Loan is a condominium unit that is part of a condominium development
that operates as, or holds itself out to be, a condominium hotel
(“condotel”).
(b) [Reserved].
(c) The
Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser, as of the date hereof
and as of the Closing Date, and covenants, that:
(i) The
Seller is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing as a corporation
under the laws of the State of New York with full corporate power and authority
to conduct its business as presently conducted by it to the extent material
to
the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein. The Seller has the
full corporate power and authority to own the Mortgage Loans and to transfer
and
convey the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser and has the full corporate power
and
authority to execute and deliver, engage in the transactions contemplated by,
and perform and observe the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(ii) The
Seller has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement,
assuming due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the Purchaser,
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable
against it in accordance with its terms except as the enforceability thereof
may
be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or by general principles
of equity.
(iii) The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Seller (x) does
not
conflict and will not conflict with, does not breach and will not result in
a
breach of and does not constitute and will not constitute a default (or an
event, which with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default)
under (A) any terms or provisions of the articles of incorporation or by-laws
of
the Seller, (B) any term or provision of any material agreement, contract,
instrument or indenture, to which the Seller is a party or by which the Seller
or any of its property is bound or (C) any law, rule, regulation, order,
judgment, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental authority
having jurisdiction over the Seller or any of its property and (y) does not
create or impose and will not result in the creation or imposition of any lien,
charge or encumbrance which would have a material adverse effect upon the
Mortgage Loans or any documents or instruments evidencing or securing the
Mortgage Loans.
(iv) No
consent, approval, authorization or order of, registration or filing with,
or
notice on behalf of the Seller to any governmental authority or court is
required, under federal laws or the laws of the State of New York, for the
execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of, or compliance by the
Seller with, this Agreement or the consummation by the Seller of any other
transaction contemplated hereby and by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
provided, however, that the Seller makes no representation or warranty regarding
federal or state securities laws in connection with the sale or distribution
of
the Certificates.
(v) This
Agreement does not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein not
misleading. The written statements, reports and other documents
prepared and furnished or to be prepared and furnished by the Seller pursuant
to
this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby taken
in the aggregate do not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit
to
state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not
misleading.
(vi) The
Seller is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement
by the Seller and its performance and compliance with the terms of this
Agreement will not constitute a violation with respect to, any order or decree
of any court or any order or regulation of any federal, state, municipal or
governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Seller or its assets, which
violation might have consequences that would materially and adversely affect
the
condition (financial or otherwise) or the operation of the Seller or its assets
or might have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the
performance of its obligations and duties hereunder.
(vii) 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.
(viii) Immediately
prior to the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as herein contemplated,
the Seller will be the owner of the related Mortgage and the indebtedness
evidenced by the related Mortgage Note, and, upon the payment to the Seller
of
the Purchase Price, in the event that the Seller retains or has retained record
title, the Seller shall retain such record title to each Mortgage, each related
Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage Files with respect thereto in trust
for
the Purchaser as the owner thereof from and after the date hereof.
(ix) There
are
no actions or proceedings against, or investigations known to it of, the Seller
before any court, administrative or other tribunal (A) that might prohibit
its
entering into this Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent the sale of the Mortgage
Loans by the Seller or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement or (C) that might prohibit or materially and adversely affect the
performance by the Seller of its obligations under, or validity or
enforceability of, this Agreement.
(x) 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 are not subject
to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions.
(xi) The
Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person,
except for the Purchaser or any of its affiliates, that may be entitled to
any
commission or compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage
Loans.
(xii) There
is
no litigation currently pending or, to the best of the Seller’s knowledge
without independent investigation, threatened against the Seller that would
reasonably be expected to adversely affect the transfer of the Mortgage Loans,
the issuance of the Certificates or the execution, delivery, performance or
enforceability of this Agreement, or that would result in a material adverse
change in the financial condition of the Seller.
(xiii) The
Seller is solvent and will not be rendered insolvent by the consummation of
the
transactions contemplated hereby. The Seller is not transferring any
Mortgage loan with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of its
creditors.
(d) With
respect to the American Home Mortgage Loans, the Seller hereby represents and
warrants, for the benefit of the Purchaser, that the representations and
warranties set forth on Exhibit A hereto are true and correct as of the date
hereof and as of the Closing Date;
(e) With
respect to the CitiMortgage Mortgage Loans, the PMC Mortgage Loans, the
Provident Mortgage Loans and the Silver State Mortgage Loans, the Seller hereby
represents and warrants, for the benefit of the Purchaser, that the
representations and warranties set forth on Exhibit B hereto are true and
correct as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date;
(f) With
respect to the Countrywide Mortgage Loans, the Seller hereby represents and
warrants, for the benefit of the Purchaser, that the representations and
warranties set forth on Exhibit C hereto are true and correct as of the date
hereof and as of the Closing Date;
(g) With
respect to the HomeBanc Mortgage Loans, the Seller hereby represents and
warrants, for the benefit of the Purchaser, that the representations and
warranties set forth on Exhibit D hereto are true and correct as of the date
hereof and as of the Closing Date;
(h) With
respect to the MortgageIT Mortgage Loans, the Seller hereby represents and
warrants, for the benefit of the Purchaser, that the representations and
warranties set forth on Exhibit E hereto are true and correct as of the date
hereof and as of the Closing Date;
(i) With
respect to the National City Mortgage Loans, the Seller hereby represents and
warrants, for the benefit of the Purchaser, that the representations and
warranties set forth on Exhibit F hereto are true and correct as of the date
hereof and as of the Closing Date;
(j) With
respect to the Opteum Mortgage Loans, the Seller hereby represents and warrants,
for the benefit of the Purchaser, that the representations and warranties set
forth on Exhibit G hereto are true and correct as of the date hereof and as
of
the Closing Date;
(k) With
respect to the Quicken Mortgage Loans, the Seller hereby represents and
warrants, for the benefit of the Purchaser, that the representations and
warranties set forth on Exhibit H hereto are true and correct as of the date
hereof and as of the Closing Date;
(l) With
respect to the SunTrust Mortgage Loans, the Seller hereby represents and
warrants, for the benefit of the Purchaser, that the representations and
warranties set forth on Exhibit I hereto are true and correct as of the date
hereof and as of the Closing Date;
(m) With
respect to the Xxxxxx Xxxx Mortgage Loans, the Seller hereby represents and
warrants, for the benefit of the Purchaser, that the representations and
warranties set forth on Exhibit J hereto are true and correct as of the date
hereof and as of the Closing Date;
(n) With
respect to the Xxxxx Fargo Mortgage Loans, the Seller hereby represents and
warrants, for the benefit of the Purchaser, that the representations and
warranties set forth on Exhibit K hereto are true and correct as of the date
hereof and as of the Closing Date.
Section
6.
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Repurchase
Obligation for Defective Documentation and for Breach of Representation
and Warranty.
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It
is
understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in
Section 5 shall survive the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser and
shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser and any assignee, transferee or
designee of the Purchaser, including the Trustee for the benefit of holders
of
the Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates evidencing an interest in all or a
portion of the Mortgage Loans, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified
endorsement on any Mortgage Note or Assignment or the examination or lack of
examination of any Mortgage File. With respect to the representations
and warranties contained herein that are made to the knowledge or the best
knowledge of the Seller, or as to which the Seller has no knowledge, if it
is
discovered that the substance of any such representation and warranty is
inaccurate and the inaccuracy materially and adversely affects the value of
the
related Mortgage Loan, or the interest therein of the Purchaser or the
Purchaser’s assignee, designee or transferee, then notwithstanding the Seller’s
lack of knowledge with respect to the substance of such representation and
warranty being inaccurate at the time the representation and warranty was made,
such inaccuracy shall be deemed a breach of the applicable representation and
warranty and the Seller shall take such action described in the following
paragraphs of this Section 6 in respect of such Mortgage Loan. Upon
discovery by either the Seller or the Purchaser of a breach of any of the
foregoing representations and warranties made by the Seller that materially
and
adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans or the interest of the
Purchaser (or which materially and adversely affects the interests of the
Purchaser in the related Mortgage Loan in the case of a representation and
warranty relating to a particular Mortgage Loan), the party discovering such
breach shall give prompt written notice to the other.
Within
90
days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the Seller of any breach
of a representation or warranty made by the Seller that materially and adversely
affects the value of a Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loans or the interest
therein of the Purchaser, 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, at the Purchaser’s option, repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the
Purchase Price. The Seller may, at the request of the Purchaser and assuming
the
Seller has a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, rather than repurchase a
deficient Mortgage Loan as provided above, remove such Mortgage Loan and
substitute in its place a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans. If the
Seller does not provide a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, it shall
repurchase the deficient Mortgage Loan. Any repurchase of a Mortgage Loan(s)
pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 6 shall occur on a date
designated by the Purchaser and shall be accomplished by deposit in accordance
with Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Any repurchase or
substitution required by this Section shall be made in a manner consistent
with
Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
At
the
time of substitution or repurchase by the Seller of any deficient Mortgage
Loan,
the Purchaser and the Seller shall arrange for the reassignment of the
repurchased or substituted Mortgage Loan to the Seller and the delivery to
the
Seller of any documents held by the Trustee relating to the deficient or
repurchased Mortgage Loan. In the event the Purchase Price is deposited in
the
Collection Account. The Seller shall, simultaneously with such deposit, give
written notice to the Purchaser that such deposit has taken place. Upon such
repurchase, the Mortgage Loan Schedule shall be amended to reflect the
withdrawal of the repurchased Mortgage Loan from this Agreement.
As
to any
Deleted Mortgage Loan for which the Seller substitutes a Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan or Loans, the Seller shall effect such substitution by delivering
to the Purchaser or its designee for such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan
or
Loans the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment and such other documents
and agreements as are required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with
the
Mortgage Note endorsed as required therein. The Seller shall remit for deposit
in the Collection Account the Monthly Payment due 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 will be retained by the Seller. For the month of
substitution, distributions to the Purchaser will include the Monthly Payment
due on such 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. Upon such substitution, the
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans 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 or Loans as of the date
of
substitution, the covenants, representations and warranties set forth in Section
5.
It
is
understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in
Section 5 shall survive delivery of the respective Mortgage Files to the Trustee
on behalf of the Purchaser.
It
is
understood and agreed that (i) the obligations of the Seller set forth in this
Section 6 to cure, repurchase and substitute for a defective Mortgage Loan
and
(ii) the obligations of the Seller as provided in the next sentence constitute
the sole remedies of the Purchaser respecting a missing or defective document
or
a breach of the representations and warranties contained in Section
5. The Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser and hold it
harmless against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable
and necessary legal fees 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 representations and warranties
contained in Sections 5(a), (c), (d) and (e) this Agreement.
Section
7. Closing;
Payment for the Mortgage Loans. The closing of the purchase and sale of the
Mortgage Loans shall be held at the New York City office of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
& Xxxx llp at 10:00 AM New York City time on the Closing Date.
The
closing shall be subject to each of the following conditions:
(a) All
of
the representations and warranties of the Seller under this Agreement shall
be
true and correct in all material respects as of the date as of which they are
made and no event shall have occurred which, with notice or the passage of
time,
would constitute a default under this Agreement;
(b) The
Purchaser shall have received, or the attorneys of the Purchaser shall have
received in escrow (to be released from escrow at the time of closing), all
Closing Documents as specified in Section 8 of this Agreement, in such forms
as
are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, duly executed by all
signatories other than the Purchaser as required pursuant to the respective
terms thereof;
(c) The
Seller shall have delivered or caused to be delivered and released to the
Purchaser or to its designee, all documents (including without limitation,
the
Mortgage Loans) required to be so delivered by the Purchaser; and
(d) All
other
terms and conditions of this Agreement shall have been complied
with.
Subject
to the foregoing conditions, the Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Seller on the Closing Date, against delivery and release by
the
Seller to the Trustee of all documents required pursuant to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, the consideration for the Mortgage Loans as specified
in
Section 3 of this Agreement, by delivery to the Seller of the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Price.
Section
8. Closing
Documents. Without limiting the generality of Section 7 hereof, the closing
shall be subject to delivery of each of the following documents:
(a) An
Officers’ Certificate of the Seller, dated the Closing Date, upon which the
Purchaser and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (the “Underwriter”) may rely, in a
form acceptable to the Purchaser;
(b) A
Secretary’s Certificate of the Seller, dated the Closing Date, upon which the
Purchaser and the Underwriter may rely, in a form acceptable to the Purchaser,
and attached thereto copies of the certificate of incorporation, by-laws and
certificate of good standing of the Seller;
(c) An
Opinion of Counsel of the Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the
Purchaser and the Underwriter, in a form acceptable to the
Purchaser;
(d) An
Officers’ Certificate of each Originator who originated 20% or more of the
Mortgage Loans, dated the Closing Date, upon which the Purchaser and the
Underwriter may rely, in a form acceptable to the Purchaser;
(e) A
Secretary’s Certificate of each Originator who originated 20% or more of the
Mortgage Loans, dated the Closing Date, upon which the Purchaser and the
Underwriter may rely, in a form acceptable to the Purchaser, and attached
thereto copies of the certificate of incorporation, by-laws and certificate
of
good standing of the Originator;
(f) Such
opinions of counsel as the Rating Agencies or the Trustee may request in
connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller to the Purchaser
or
the Seller’s execution and delivery of, or performance under, this
Agreement;
(g) A
letter
from Deloitte & Touche L.L.P., certified public accountants, dated the date
hereof and to the effect that they have performed certain specified procedures
as a result of which they determined that certain information of an accounting,
financial or statistical nature set forth in the Purchaser’s Prospectus
Supplement, dated May 30, 2007 and the Purchaser’s Private Placement Memorandum,
dated May 31, 2007, agrees with the records of the Seller;
(h) Letters
from certified public accountants for each Originator who originated more than
20% of the Mortgage Loans, dated the date hereof and to the effect that they
have performed certain specified procedures as a result of which they determined
that certain information of an accounting, financial or statistical nature
set
forth in the Purchaser’s Prospectus Supplement, dated May 30, 2007 under the
subheading “The Originators” agrees with the records of each Originator;
and
(i) Such
further information, certificates, opinions and documents as the Purchaser
or
the Underwriter may reasonably request.
Section
9. Costs.
The Seller shall pay (or shall reimburse the Purchaser or any other Person
to
the extent that the Purchaser or such other Person shall pay) all necessary
and
reasonable costs and expenses incurred directly in delivering this Agreement,
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificates, the prospectus,
prospectus supplement and private placement memorandum relating to the
Certificates and other related documents, the initial fees, costs and expenses
of the Trust Administrator and the Trustee set forth in an engagement letter
delivered to the Seller by the Trust Administrator, the fees and expenses of
the
Purchaser’s counsel in connection with the preparation of all documents relating
to the securitization of the Mortgage Loans, the filing fee charged by the
Securities and Exchange Commission for registration of the Certificates, the
fees charged by any rating agency to rate the Certificates and the ongoing
expenses of the Rating Agencies. All other costs and expenses in connection
with
the transactions contemplated hereunder shall be borne by the party incurring
such expense.
Section
10. [Reserved].
Section
11. Mandatory
Delivery; Grant of Security Interest. The sale and delivery on the Closing
Date of the Mortgage Loans described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule in accordance
with the terms and conditions of this Agreement is mandatory. It is 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
in
the event of the Seller’s failure to deliver the Mortgage Loans on or before the
Closing Date. The Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser a lien on and a
continuing security interest in the Seller’s interest in each Mortgage Loan and
each document and instrument evidencing each such Mortgage Loan to secure the
performance by the Seller of its obligation hereunder, and the Seller agrees
that it holds such Mortgage Loans in custody for the Purchaser, subject to
the
Purchaser’s (i) right, prior to the Closing Date, to reject any Mortgage Loan to
the extent permitted by this Agreement and (ii) obligation to deliver or cause
to be delivered the consideration for the Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section
7
hereof. Any Mortgage Loans rejected by the Purchaser shall concurrently
therewith be released from the security interest created hereby. The Seller
agrees that, upon acceptance of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser or its
designee and delivery of payment to the Seller, that its security interest
in
the Mortgage Loans shall be released. 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.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if on the Closing Date, each of the conditions set forth in
Section 7 hereof shall have been satisfied and the Purchaser shall not have
paid
or caused to be paid the Mortgage Loan Purchase Price, or any such condition
shall not have been waived or satisfied and the Purchaser determines not to
pay
or cause to be paid the Mortgage Loan Purchase Price, the Purchaser shall
immediately effect the redelivery of the Mortgage Loans, if delivery to the
Purchaser has occurred and the security interest created by this Section 11
shall be deemed to have been released.
Section
12. Notices.
All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall
be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered to or mailed by
registered mail, postage prepaid, or transmitted by telex or telegraph and
confirmed by a similar mailed writing, if to the Purchaser, addressed to the
Purchaser at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000,
Attention: Mortgage Finance Group, or such other address as may hereafter be
furnished to the Seller in writing by the Purchaser, and if to the Seller,
addressed to the Seller at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
00000, Attention: Mortgage Finance Group, or such other address as may hereafter
be furnished to the Purchaser in writing by the Seller.
Section
13. Severability
of Provisions. Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this
Agreement which is prohibited or which is held to be void or unenforceable
shall
be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without
invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. 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,
as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective 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.
Section
14. Agreement
of Parties. The Seller and the Purchaser each agree to execute and deliver
such instruments and take such actions as either of the others may, from time
to
time, reasonably request in order to effectuate the purpose and to carry out
the
terms of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
Section
15. Survival.
The Seller agrees that the representations, warranties and agreements made
by it
herein and in any certificate or other instrument delivered pursuant hereto
shall be deemed to be relied upon by the Purchaser, notwithstanding any
investigation heretofore or hereafter made by the Purchaser or on its behalf,
and that the representations, warranties and agreements made by the Seller
herein or in any such certificate or other instrument shall survive the delivery
of and payment for the Mortgage Loans and shall continue in full force and
effect, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement on the Mortgage
Notes and notwithstanding subsequent termination of this Agreement, the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement or the Trust Fund.
Section
16. GOVERNING
LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS, DUTIES, OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE
LAWS (INCLUDING THE CHOICE OF LAW PROVISIONS) AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF
NEW
YORK. THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5-1401 OF THE
NEW
YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS AGREEMENT.
Section
17. Miscellaneous.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which when
so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings relating to the subject matter hereof. 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. The headings in this
Agreement are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise
affect the meaning hereof.
It
is the
express intent of the parties hereto that the conveyance of the Mortgage Loans
by the Seller to the Purchaser as provided in Section 4 hereof be, and be
construed as, a sale of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller to the Purchaser and
not as a pledge of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller to the Purchaser to secure
a
debt or other obligation of the Seller. However, in the event that,
notwithstanding the aforementioned intent of the parties, the Mortgage Loans
are
held to be property of the Seller, then, (a) it is the express intent of the
parties that such conveyance be deemed a pledge of the Mortgage Loans by the
Seller to the Purchaser to secure a debt or other obligation of the Seller
and
(b) (1) this Agreement shall also be deemed to be a security agreement within
the meaning of Articles 8 and 9 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code; (2)
the
conveyance provided for in Section 4 hereof shall be deemed to be a grant by
the
Seller to the Purchaser of a security interest in all of the Seller’s right,
title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans and all amounts payable to
the
holders of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms thereof and all
proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of the foregoing into
cash, instruments, securities or other property, including without limitation
all amounts, other than investment earnings, from time to time held or invested
in the Collection Account whether in the form of cash, instruments, securities
or other property; (3) the possession by the Purchaser or its agent of Mortgage
Notes, the related Mortgages and such other items of property that constitute
instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be deemed to
be
“possession by the secured party” for purposes of perfecting the security
interest pursuant to Section 9-305 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code;
and
(4) 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, financial
intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Purchaser for the
purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law. Any
assignment of the interest of the Purchaser pursuant to Section 4(d) hereof
shall also be deemed to be an assignment of any security interest created
hereby. The Seller and the Purchaser shall, to the extent consistent with this
Agreement, take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that, if this
Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the Mortgage Loans,
such
security interest would be deemed to be a perfected security interest of first
priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout the
term
of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
Section
18. Indemnification.
The Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless each of (i) the Purchaser, (ii)
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and (iii) each person, if any, who controls the
Purchaser within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “1933 Act”) ((i) through (iii) collectively, the “Indemnified
Party”) against any and all losses, claims, expenses, damages or liabilities to
which the Indemnified Party may become subject, under the 1933 Act or otherwise,
insofar as such losses, claims, expenses, damages or liabilities (or actions
in
respect thereof) arise out of, are based upon, or result from, a breach by
the
Seller of any of the representations and warranties made by the
Seller herein, it being understood that the Purchaser has relied upon such
representations and warranties.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser and the Seller have caused their names to be
signed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date
first above written.
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MORTGAGE LOAN
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EXHIBIT
A
Representation
and Warranties with Respect to the American Home Loans
Except
for “Mortgage Loans”, which shall mean the American Home Mortgage Loans sold by
the Seller to the Purchaser, all capitalized terms in this Exhibit A shall
have
the meanings ascribed to them in the American Home Purchase
Agreement.
(i) The
information set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule and the Mortgage
Loan data delivered to the Purchaser in the Data File is complete, true and
correct;
(ii) All
payments required to be made up to the close of business on the Closing Date
for
such Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note have been made; neither
the Seller nor the Servicer has advanced funds, or induced, solicited or
knowingly received any advance of funds from a party other than the owner of
the
related Mortgaged Property, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any
amount required by the Mortgage Note or Mortgage. There has been no
delinquency, exclusive of any period of grace, in any payment by the Mortgagor
thereunder since the origination of the Mortgage Loan;
(iii) There
are
no delinquent taxes, ground rents, water charges, sewer rents, assessments,
insurance premiums, leasehold payments, including assessments payable in future
installments or other outstanding charges affecting the related Mortgaged
Property;
(iv) The
Mortgaged Property is located in the state identified in the related Mortgage
Loan Schedule and is improved by a Residential Dwelling;
(v) The
terms
of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered
or
modified in any respect, except by written instruments, recorded in the
applicable public recording office or registered with the MERS System if
necessary to maintain the lien priority of the Mortgage, and which have been
delivered to the Purchaser; the substance of any such waiver, alteration or
modification has been approved by the insurer under the Primary Insurance Policy
or LPMI Policy, if any, and the title insurer, to the extent required by the
related policy, and is reflected on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. No
instrument of waiver, alteration or modification has been executed, and no
Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, except in connection with
an
assumption agreement approved by the insurer under the Primary Insurance Policy
or LPMI Policy, if any, the title insurer, to the extent required by the policy,
and which assumption agreement has been delivered to the Purchaser and the
terms
of which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(vi) The
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are not subject to any right of rescission,
set
off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury, nor will the
operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage Note and/or the Mortgage, or
the
exercise of any right thereunder, render the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole
or
in part, or subject to any right of rescission, set off, counterclaim or
defense, including the defense of usury and no such right of rescission, set
off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect
thereto;
(vii) The
Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the Underwriting Guidelines
of
the Seller in effect at the time the Mortgage Loan was originated; and the
Mortgage Note and Mortgage are on forms acceptable to FNMA and
FHLMC;
(viii) All
buildings upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by an insurer acceptable
to
FNMA and FHLMC against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and such
other
hazards as are customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located,
in
an amount not less than the least of (i) 100% of the replacement cost of all
improvements to the Mortgaged Property, (ii) either (A) the outstanding
principal balance of the Mortgage Loan with respect to each first lien Mortgage
Loan or (B) with respect to each second lien Mortgage Loan, the sum of the
outstanding principal balance of the related first lien mortgage loan and the
outstanding principal balance of the second lien Mortgage Loan or (iii) the
amount necessary to fully compensate for any damage or loss to the improvements
that are a part of such property on a replacement cost basis; provided, however,
in no event shall the amount of insurance be less than the amount necessary
to
avoid the operation of any co-insurance provisions with respect to the Mortgaged
Property. All such insurance policies contain a standard mortgagee clause naming
the Seller, its successors and assigns as mortgagee and all premiums thereon
have been paid. If the Mortgaged Property is in an area identified on
a Flood Hazard Map or Flood Insurance Rate Map issued by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency as having special flood hazards (and such flood insurance
has
been made available) a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the
current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration is in effect which
policy conforms to the requirements of FNMA and FHLMC. The Mortgage
obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all such insurance at the
Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor’s failure to do so,
authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to maintain such insurance at the
Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to seek reimbursement therefor from the
Mortgagor;
(ix) 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, equal credit opportunity, fair housing, disclosure laws
or
all predatory and abusive lending laws applicable to the origination and
servicing of the Mortgage Loans have been complied with and the consummation
of
the transactions contemplated hereby will not involve the violation of any
such
laws;
(x) The
Mortgage has not been satisfied, cancelled, subordinated or rescinded, in whole
or in part, and the Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien
of
the Mortgage, in whole or in part, nor has any instrument been executed that
would effect any such satisfaction, cancellation, subordination, rescission
or
release;
(xi) The
related Mortgage is properly recorded in the appropriate jurisdiction(s) wherein
such recordation is necessary to perfect the lien thereof, and is a valid,
existing and enforceable (A) first lien and first priority security interest
with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a
First Lien (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), or (B) second lien
and
second priority security interest with respect to each Mortgage Loan which
is
indicated by the Seller to be a Second Lien (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule), in either case, on the Mortgaged Property, including all improvements
on the Mortgaged Property subject only to (a) the lien of current real property
taxes and assessments not yet due and payable, (b) covenants, conditions and
restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of the public record
as
of the date of recording being acceptable to mortgage lending institutions
generally and specifically referred to in the lender’s title insurance policy
delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan and which do not adversely
affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property, (c) 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 and (d)
with
respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a Second
Lien Mortgage Loan (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule) a First Lien
on
the 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, existing and enforceable (A) first lien
and first priority security interest with respect to each Mortgage Loan which
is
indicated by the Seller to be a First Lien (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule) or (B) second lien and second priority security interest with respect
to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a Second Lien
Mortgage Loan (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), in either case,
on
the property described therein and the Seller has full right to sell and assign
the same to the Purchaser. The Mortgaged Property was not, as of the
date of origination of the Mortgage Loan, subject to a mortgage, deed of trust,
deed to secure debt or other security instrument creating a lien subordinate
to
the lien of the Mortgage;
(xii) The
Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage are genuine and each is the legal, valid
and binding obligation of the maker thereof, enforceable in accordance with
its
terms;
(xiii) All
parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had legal capacity to enter into
the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage,
and the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have been duly and properly executed
by
such parties. The Mortgagor is a natural person;
(xiv) The
proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed to or for the account
of
the Mortgagor and there is no obligation for the Mortgagee to advance additional
funds 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 have been paid,
and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due
to
the Mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage Note or Mortgage;
(xv) The
Seller is the sole legal, beneficial and equitable owner of the Mortgage Note
and the Mortgage. The Seller has full right and authority under all
governmental and regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over such Seller, subject
to no interest or participation of, or agreement with, any party, to transfer
and sell the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement free
and
clear of any encumbrance or right of others, equity, lien, pledge, charge,
mortgage, claim, participation interest or security interest of any nature
(collectively, a “Lien”); and immediately upon the transfers and assignments
herein contemplated, the Seller shall have transferred and sold all of its
right, title and interest in and to each Mortgage Loan and the Purchaser will
hold good, marketable and indefeasible title to, and be the owner of, each
Mortgage Loan subject to no Lien;
(xvi) All
parties which have had any legal or contractual interest in the Mortgage Loan,
whether as originator, mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or,
during the period in which they held and disposed of such interest, were):
(A)
organized under the laws of such state, or (B) qualified to do business in
such
state, or (C) federal savings and loan associations or national banks having
principal offices in such state, or (D) not doing business in such state so
as
to require qualification or licensing, or (E) not otherwise required to be
licensed in such state. All parties which have had any legal or
contractual interest in the Mortgage Loan were in compliance with any and all
applicable “doing business” and licensing requirements of the laws of the state
wherein the Mortgaged Property is located or were not required to be licensed
in
such state;
(xvii) The
Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title Association (“ALTA”) ALTA
lender’s title insurance policy acceptable to FNMA and FHLMC (which, in the case
of an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan has an adjustable rate mortgage endorsement
in the form of ALTA 6.0 or 6.1), issued by a title insurer acceptable to FNMA
and FHLMC and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged
Property is located, insuring (subject to the exceptions contained above in
(xi)(a) and (b) and, with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated
by
the Seller to be a Second Lien Mortgage Loan (as reflected on the Mortgage
Loan
Schedule) clause (d)) the Seller, its successors and assigns as to the first
priority lien of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage
Loan and, with respect to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, against any loss
by
reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting from the
provisions of the Mortgage providing for adjustment in the Mortgage Interest
Rate and Monthly Payment. Additionally, such lender’s title insurance
policy affirmatively insures ingress and egress to and from the Mortgaged
Property, and against encroachments by or upon the Mortgaged Property or any
interest therein. The Seller is the sole insured of such lender’s
title insurance policy, and such lender’s title insurance policy is in full
force and effect and will be in full 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;
(xviii) Other
than payments due but not yet 30 days or more delinquent, there is no default,
breach, violation or event of 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 of acceleration, and the Seller has not waived any default,
breach, violation or event of acceleration. With respect to each
Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a Second Lien Mortgage
Loan
(as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule) (i) the First Lien is in full
force
and effect, (ii) there is no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration
existing under such First Lien mortgage or the related mortgage note, (iii)
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
of
acceleration thereunder, and either (A) the First Lien mortgage contains a
provision which allows or (B) applicable law requires, the mortgagee under
the
Second Lien Mortgage Loan to receive notice of, and affords such mortgagee
an
opportunity to cure any default by payment in full or otherwise under the First
Lien mortgage;
(xix) 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 lien) affecting the related Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens
prior to, or equal or coordinate with, the lien of the related
Mortgage;
(xx) The
Mortgage Loan was originated by the Seller or by a savings and loan association,
a savings bank, a commercial bank or similar banking institution which is
supervised and examined by a federal or state authority, or by a mortgagee
approved as such by the Secretary of HUD;
(xxi) Payments
on the Mortgage Loan shall commence (with respect to any newly originated
Mortgage Loans) or commenced no more than sixty days after the proceeds of
the
Mortgage Loan were disbursed. The Mortgage Loan bears interest at the
Mortgage Interest Rate. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the
Mortgage Note is payable on the first day of each month in Monthly Payments,
which, (A) in the case of a Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan, are sufficient to fully
amortize the original principal balance over the original term thereof (other
than with respect to a Mortgage Loan identified on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule as an interest-only Mortgage Loan during the interest-only period)
and
to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate, and (B) in the case
of an
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, are changed on each Adjustment Date, and in
any
case, are sufficient to fully amortize the original principal balance over
the
original term thereof and to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest
Rate. The Index for each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan is as defined
in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. With respect to each Mortgage
Loan identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as an interest-only Mortgage
Loan,
the interest-only period shall not exceed the period specified on the Mortgage
Loan Schedule and following the expiration of such interest-only period, the
remaining Monthly Payments shall be sufficient to fully amortize the original
principal balance over the remaining term of the Mortgage Loan. The
Mortgage Note does not permit negative amortization. No Mortgage Loan
is a Convertible Mortgage Loan;
(xxii) The
origination practices used by the Seller and the servicing and collection
practices used by the Servicer with respect to each Mortgage Note and Mortgage,
including without limitation the establishment, maintenance and servicing of
the
Escrow Accounts and Escrow Payments, if any, since origination have been in
all
respects legal, proper, prudent and customary in the mortgage origination and
servicing industry. The Mortgage Loan has been serviced by the
Servicer and any predecessor servicer in accordance with all applicable laws,
rules and regulations, the terms of the Mortgage Note and Mortgage, and the
FNMA
and FHLMC servicing guides. With respect to escrow deposits and
Escrow Payments (other than with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is
indicated by the Seller to be a Second Lien Mortgage Loan and for which the
mortgagee under the First Lien is collecting Escrow Payments (as reflected
on
the Mortgage Loan Schedule)), if any, all such payments are in the possession
of, or under the control of, the Servicer and there exist no deficiencies in
connection therewith for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof
have
not been made. No escrow deposits or Escrow Payments or other charges
or payments due the Seller have been capitalized under any Mortgage or the
related Mortgage Note and no such escrow deposits or Escrow Payments are being
held by the Seller or the Servicer for any work on a Mortgaged Property which
has not been completed;
(xxiii) The
Mortgaged Property is free of damage and waste and is in good repair, and there
is no proceeding pending or, to the best of the Seller’s knowledge, threatened
for the total or partial condemnation thereof nor is such a proceeding currently
occurring;
(xxiv) The
Mortgage and related Mortgage Note contain 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, (a) in the case of a Mortgage designated as a
deed
of trust, by trustee’s sale, and (b) otherwise by judicial
foreclosure. The Mortgaged Property has not been subject to any
bankruptcy proceeding or foreclosure proceeding and the Mortgagor has not filed
for protection under applicable bankruptcy laws. There is no
homestead or other exemption available to the Mortgagor which would interfere
with the right to sell the Mortgaged Property at a trustee’s sale or the right
to foreclose the Mortgage; The Mortgagor has not notified the Seller
or the Servicer and neither the Seller nor the Servicer has knowledge of any
relief requested or allowed to the Mortgagor under the Servicemembers Civil
Relief Act;
(xxv) Unless
otherwise indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Mortgage File contains
an
appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property which, (a) with respect to First
Lien Mortgage Loans, was on appraisal form 1004 or form 2055 with an interior
inspection, or (b) with respect to Second Lien Mortgage Loans, was on appraisal
form 704, 2065 or 2055 with an exterior only inspection, and (c) with respect
to
(a) or (b) above, was made and 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, whose compensation is not affected by the approval
or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan and who met the minimum qualifications
of
FNMA and FHLMC. Each appraisal of the Mortgage Loan was made in
accordance with the relevant provisions of the Financial Institutions Reform,
Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 as in effect on the date the Mortgage
Loan
was originated;
(xxvi) In
the
event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, a trustee, 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;
(xxvii) No
Mortgage Loan was made in connection with (a) the construction or rehabilitation
of a Mortgaged Property or (b) facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a
Mortgaged Property;
(xxviii) The
Loan-to-Value Ratio of any Mortgage Loan at origination was not more than 95%
and the CLTV of any Mortgage Loan at origination was not more than
100%; Each Mortgage Loan with an original Loan-to-Value Ratio at
origination greater than 80% is and will be subject to a Primary Insurance
Policy, issued by a Qualified Insurer, which insures that portion of the
Mortgage Loan in excess of the portion of the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged
Property as required by FNMA. All provisions of such Primary
Insurance Policy have been and are being complied with, such policy is in full
force and effect, and all premiums due thereunder have been paid. Any
Mortgage subject to any such Primary Insurance Policy obligates the Mortgagor
thereunder to maintain such insurance and to pay all premiums and charges in
connection therewith. The Mortgage Interest Rate for the Mortgage
Loan does not include any such insurance premium. If a Mortgage Loan
is identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as subject to a Lender Paid Mortgage
Insurance Policy, such policy insures that portion of the Mortgage Loan set
forth in the LPMI Policy. All provisions of any such LPMI Policy have
been and are being complied with, such policy is in full force and effect,
and
all premiums due thereunder have been paid. The Mortgage Interest
Rate for the Mortgage Loan does not include the insurance premium for any LPMI
Policy;
(xxix) 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. No improvement located on or being part of
any Mortgaged Property is in violation of any applicable zoning and subdivision
law, ordinance or regulation;
(xxx) No
error,
omission, misrepresentation, negligence, fraud or similar occurrence with
respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of any person, including
without limitation the Mortgagor, any appraiser, any builder or developer,
or
any other party involved in the origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the
application of any insurance in relation to such Mortgage Loan;
(xxxi) Any
principal advances made to the Mortgagor prior to the 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 reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. The
lien of the Mortgage securing the consolidated principal amount is expressly
insured as having (A) first lien priority with respect to each Mortgage Loan
which is indicated by the Seller to be a First Lien (as reflected on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule), or (B) second lien priority with respect to each
Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a Second Lien Mortgage
Loan
(as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), in either case, by a title
insurance policy, an endorsement to the policy insuring the mortgagee’s
consolidated interest or by other title evidence acceptable to FNMA and
FHLMC. The consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original
principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;
(xxxii) Interest
on each Mortgage Loan is calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting
of
twelve 30-day months;
(xxxiii) The
Mortgaged Property is in material compliance with all applicable environmental
laws pertaining to environmental hazards including, without limitation,
asbestos, and neither the Seller nor, to the Seller’s knowledge, the related
Mortgagor, has received any notice of any violation or potential violation
of
such law;
(xxxiv) No
Mortgage Loan is (a) subject to the provisions of the Homeownership and Equity
Protection Act of 1994, as amended (“HOEPA”), (b) a “high cost”, “covered”,
“abusive”, “predatory”, “home loan”, “Section 10” or “high risk” mortgage loan
(or a similarly designated loan using different terminology) under any federal,
state or local law, or any other statute or regulation providing assignee
liability to holders of such mortgage loans, or (c) subject to or in violation
of any such or comparable federal, state or local statutes or
regulations. No Mortgage Loan is a high cost loan or a covered loan,
as applicable (as such terms are defined in the Standard & Poor’s LEVELS
Version 5.7 Glossary Revised, Appendix E as of the related Closing
Date);
(xxxv) No
Mortgage Loan had an original term to maturity of more than thirty (30)
years;
(xxxvi) Each
Mortgage contains an enforceable provision for the acceleration of the payment
of the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan in the event the
related Mortgaged Property is sold or transferred without the prior consent
of
the mortgagee thereunder;
(xxxvii) With
respect to each Mortgage Loan which is a Second Lien, (i) the related First
Lien
does not provide for negative amortization, and (ii) either no consent for
the
Mortgage Loan is required by the holder of the First Lien or such consent has
been obtained and is contained in the Mortgage File;
(xxxviii) The
Mortgage Loan Documents with respect to each Mortgage Loan subject to Prepayment
Charges specifically authorizes such Prepayment Charges to be collected, such
Prepayment Charges are permissible and enforceable in accordance with the terms
of the related Mortgage Loan Documents and all applicable federal, state and
local laws (except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited
by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws
relating to creditors’ rights generally or the collectability thereof may be
limited due to acceleration in connection with a foreclosure) and each
Prepayment Charge was originated in compliance with all applicable federal,
state and local laws;
(xxxix) 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; no Mortgage Loan is subject to nullification pursuant to
Executive Order 13224 (the “Executive Order”) or the regulations promulgated by
the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the
Treasury (the “OFAC Regulations”) or in violation of the Executive Order or the
OFAC Regulations, and no Mortgagor is subject to the provisions of such
Executive Order or the OFAC Regulations nor listed as a “blocked person” for
purposes of the OFAC Regulations;
(xl) With
respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan, a MIN has been assigned by MERS and such
MIN
is accurately provided on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. The related
Assignment of Mortgage to MERS has been duly and properly recorded or has been
delivered for recording to the applicable recording office;
(xli) With
respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan, neither the Seller nor the Servicer has
received any notice of liens or legal actions with respect to such Mortgage
Loan
and no such notices have been electronically posted by MERS;
(xlii) The
sale
or transfer of the Mortgage Loan by the Seller complies with all applicable
federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations governing such sale
or
transfer, including, without limitation, the Fair and Accurate Credit
Transactions Act (“FACT Act”) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act, each as may be
amended from time to time, and the Seller has not received any actual or
constructive notice of any identity theft, fraud, or other misrepresentation
in
connection with such Mortgage Loan or any party thereto.
(xliii) The
Mortgage Loan is in compliance with all requirements set forth in the related
Confirmation, and the characteristics of the related Mortgage Loan Package
as
set forth in the related Confirmation are true and correct in all material
respects;
(xliv) Each
Mortgage Loan constitutes a “qualified mortgage” under Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of
the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-2(a)(1);
(xlv) If
the
Residential Dwelling on the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit or a unit
in a planned unit development (other than a de minimis planned unit development)
such condominium or planned unit development project meets the eligibility
requirements of FNMA and FHLMC;
(xlvi) All
improvements which were considered in determining the Appraised Value of the
related 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;
(xlvii) The
Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by any collateral except the
lien
of the corresponding Mortgage on the Mortgaged Property and the security
interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage referred
to in
(xi) above;
(xlviii) No
Mortgage Loan contains provisions pursuant to which Monthly Payments are (a)
paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any separate account established
by the Seller, the Mortgagor, or anyone on behalf of the Mortgagor, (b) paid
by
any source other than the Mortgagor or (c) contains any other similar provisions
which may constitute a “buydown” provision;
(xlix) The
Mortgage Loan is not a graduated payment mortgage loan or a balloon Mortgage
Loan, and the Mortgage Loan does not have a shared appreciation or other
contingent interest feature;
(l) The
Mortgagor has executed a statement to the effect that the Mortgagor has received
all disclosure materials required by applicable law with respect to the making
of fixed rate mortgage loans in the case of Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans, and
adjustable rate mortgage loans in the case of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans
and
rescission materials with respect to Refinanced Mortgage Loans, and such
statement is and will remain in the Mortgage File;
(li) Each
original Mortgage was recorded and all subsequent assignments of the original
Mortgage (other than the assignment to the Purchaser) have been recorded, or
are
in the process of being recorded, in the appropriate jurisdictions wherein
such
recordation is necessary to perfect the lien thereof as against creditors of
the
Seller. As to any Mortgage Loan which is not a MERS Mortgage Loan, the
Assignment of Mortgage is in recordable form (except for the name of the
assignee which is blank) and is acceptable for recording under the laws of
the
jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located;
(lii) Each
Mortgage Loan originated in the state of Texas pursuant to Article XVI, Section
50(a)(6) of the Texas Constitution (a “Texas Refinance Loan”) has been
originated in compliance with the provisions of Article XVI, Section 50(a)(6)
of
the Texas Constitution, Texas Civil Statutes and the Texas Finance
Code. With respect to each Texas Refinance Loan that is a Cash Out
Refinancing, the related Mortgage Loan Documents state that the Mortgagor may
prepay such Texas Refinance Loan in whole or in part without incurring a
Prepayment Charge. The Seller does not collect any such Prepayment
Charges in connection with any such Texas Refinance Loan;
(liii) Unless
set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, the source of the down payment with
respect to each Mortgage Loan has been fully verified by the
Seller;
(liv) The
Seller shall, at its own expense, cause each Mortgage Loan to be covered by
a
“life of loan” Tax Service Contract which is assignable to the Purchaser or its
designee at no cost to the Purchaser or its designee or will reimburse the
Purchaser for all costs and expenses incurred by the Purchaser in connection
with the purchase of any such Tax Service Contract;
(lv) Each
Mortgage Loan is covered by a “life of loan” Flood Zone Service Contract which
is assignable to the Purchaser or its designee at no cost to the Purchaser
or
its designee or, for each Mortgage Loan not covered by such Flood Zone Service
Contract, the Seller agrees to purchase such Flood Zone Service
Contract;
(lvi) No
Mortgage Loan is secured by cooperative housing, commercial property or mixed
use property;
(lvii) No
selection procedures were used by the Seller that identified the Mortgage Loans
as being less desirable or valuable than other comparable mortgage loans in
the
Seller’s portfolio;
(lviii) Each
Mortgage Loan has a valid and original Credit Score, with a minimum Credit
Score
as set forth in the related Confirmation;
(lix) No
Mortgage Loan originated or modified on or after October 1, 2002 and prior
to
March 7, 2003 is secured by a Mortgaged Property located in the State of
Georgia;
(lx) No
Mortgage Loan is a “manufactured housing loan” pursuant to the NJ Act, and one
hundred percent of the amount financed of any purchase money Second Lien
Mortgage Loan subject to the NJ Act was used for the purchase of the related
Mortgaged Property;
(lxi) With
respect to any Mortgage Loan for which a mortgage loan application was submitted
by the Mortgagor after April 1, 2004, no such Mortgage Loan secured by a
Mortgage Property located in the State of Illinois is in violation of the
provisions of the Illinois Interest Act, including Section 4.1a which provides
that no such Mortgage Loan with a Mortgage Interest Rate in excess of 8.0%
per
annum has lender-imposed fees (or other charges) in excess of 3.0% of the
original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan;
(lxii) No
Mortgage Loan is secured in whole or in part by the interest of the Mortgagor
as
a lessee under a ground lease of the related Mortgaged Property;
(lxiii) No
Mortgage Loan secured by a Mortgaged Property located in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts was made to pay off or refinance an existing loan or other debt
of
the related borrower (as the term “borrower” is defined in the regulations
promulgated by the Massachusetts Secretary of State in connection with
Massachusetts House Xxxx 4880 (2004)) unless either (1) (a) the related Mortgage
Interest Rate (that would be effective once the introductory rate expires,
with
respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans) did or would not exceed by more
than
2.25% the yield on United States Treasury securities having comparable periods
of maturity to the maturity of the related Mortgage Loan as of the fifteenth
day
of the month immediately preceding the month in which the application for the
extension of credit was received by the related lender or (b) the Mortgage
Loan
is an “open-end home loan” (as such term is used in the Massachusetts House Xxxx
4880 (2004)) and the related Mortgage Note provides that the related Mortgage
Interest Rate may not exceed at any time the Prime rate index as published
in
The Wall Street Journal plus a margin of one percent, or (2) such Mortgage
Loan
is in the "borrower's interest," as documented by a "borrower's interest
worksheet" for the particular Mortgage Loan, which worksheet incorporates the
factors set forth in Massachusetts House Xxxx 4880 (2004) and the regulations
promulgated thereunder for determining "borrower's interest," and otherwise
complies in all material respects with the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts;
(lxiv) The
Seller has no knowledge of any circumstances or condition with respect to the
Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or the Mortgagor’s credit
standing that can reasonably be expected to cause the Mortgage Loan to be an
unacceptable investment, cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, cause
the
Mortgage Loan to not be paid in full when due, or adversely affect the value
of
the Mortgage Loan;
(lxv) The
Mortgage Loan was not prepaid in full prior to the Closing Date and the Seller
has not received notification from a Mortgagor that a prepayment in full shall
be made after the Closing Date;
(lxvi) No
Mortgagor is the obligor on more than two Mortgage Notes;
(lxvii) With
respect to any Mortgage Loan that contains a provision permitting imposition
of
a Prepayment Charge upon a Principal Prepayment prior to maturity: (i) prior
to
the Mortgage Loan’s origination, the Mortgagor agreed to such Prepayment Charge
in exchange for a monetary benefit, including but not limited to a Mortgage
Interest Rate or fee reduction, (ii) prior to the Mortgage Loan’s origination,
the Mortgagor was offered the option of obtaining a Mortgage Loan that did
not
require payment of a Prepayment Charge, (iii) the Prepayment Charge is disclosed
to the Mortgagor in the Mortgage Loan Documents pursuant to applicable state
and
federal law, (iv) for Mortgage Loans originated on or after September 1, 2004,
the duration of the prepayment period shall not exceed three (3) years from
the
date of the Mortgage Note, unless the Mortgage Loan was modified to reduce
the
prepayment period to no more than three years from the date of the Mortgage
Note
and the Mortgagor was notified in writing of such reduction in the prepayment
period, (v) no Mortgage Loan originated prior to October 1, 2002 has a
Prepayment Charge longer than five years (vi) notwithstanding any state or
federal law to the contrary, the Seller shall not impose such
Prepayment Charge in any instance when the Mortgage debt is accelerated as
the
result of the Mortgagor’s default in making the Monthly Payments;
(lxviii) No
predatory, abusive or deceptive lending practices, including but not limited
to,
the extension of credit to a Mortgagor without regard for the Mortgagor’s
ability to repay the Mortgage Loan and the extension of credit to a Mortgagor
which has no tangible net benefit to the Mortgagor, were employed in connection
with the origination of the Mortgage Loan. Each Mortgage Loan is in
compliance with the anti-predatory lending eligibility for purchase requirements
of FNMA’s Selling Guide. No Mortgagor was encouraged or required to select a
Mortgage Loan product offered by the Mortgage Loan’s originator which is a
higher cost product designed for less creditworthy borrowers, unless at the
time
of the Mortgage Loan’s origination, such Mortgagor did not qualify taking into
account credit history and debt to income ratios for a lower cost credit product
then offered by the Mortgage Loan’s originator or any affiliate of the Mortgage
Loan’s originator. If, at the time of the related loan application,
the Mortgagor may have qualified for a lower cost credit product then offered
by
any mortgage lending affiliate of the Mortgage Loan’s originator, the Mortgage
Loan’s originator referred the Mortgagor’s application to such affiliate for
underwriting consideration;
(lxix) The
methodology used in underwriting the extension of credit for each Mortgage
Loan
employs objective mathematical principles which relate the Mortgagor’s income,
assets and liabilities to the proposed payment and such underwriting methodology
does not rely on the extent of the Mortgagor’s equity in the collateral as the
principal determining factor in approving such credit extension. Such
underwriting methodology confirmed that at the time of origination
(application/approval) the Mortgagor had a reasonable ability to make timely
payments on the Mortgage Loan;
(lxx) All
points, fees and charges, including finance charges (whether or not financed,
assessed, collected or to be collected), in connection with the origination
and
servicing of each Mortgage Loan were disclosed in writing to the related
Mortgagor in accordance with applicable state and federal law and
regulation. Except in the case of a Mortgage Loan in an original
principal amount of less than $60,000 which would have resulted in an
unprofitable origination, no related Mortgagor was charged “points and fees”
(whether or not financed) in an amount greater than 5% of the principal amount
of such loan, such 5% limitation is calculated in accordance with FNMA’s
anti-predatory lending requirements as set forth in the FNMA Selling
Guide;
(lxxi) No
Mortgagor was required to purchase any credit life, disability, accident 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 life, disability, accident or health insurance policy
in
connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, and no proceeds from
any
Mortgage Loan were used to finance single-premium credit insurance policies
or
debt cancellation agreements as part of the origination of, or as a condition
to
closing, such Mortgage Loan;
(lxxii) The
Servicer and any predecessor servicer has 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; and the Servicer will fully
furnish, 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 Credit Information
Company (three of the credit repositories), on a monthly basis; and
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan,
neither the related Mortgage nor the related Mortgage Note requires the
Mortgagor to submit to arbitration to resolve any dispute arising out of or
relating in any way to the Mortgage Loan transaction; No Mortgagor
agreed to submit to arbitration to resolve any dispute arising out of or
relating in any way to the Mortgage Loan transaction.
EXHIBIT
B
Representation
and Warranties with Respect to the CitiMortgage Mortgage Loans, the PMC Mortgage
Loans, the Provident Mortgage Loans and the Silver State Mortgage
Loans
Except
for “Mortgage Loans”, which
shall mean the CitiMortgage Mortgage Loans, PMC Mortgage Loans, the Provident
Mortgage Loans and the Silver State Mortgage Loans sold by the Seller to the
Purchaser, all capitalized terms in this Exhibit B shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the CitiMortgage Purchase Agreement.
Seller
hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser that, as to each Mortgage Loan,
as
of the applicable Closing Date (or such other date as may be specified
herein):
i) The
information set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule and the magnetic tape or
diskette delivered to Purchaser by Seller is complete, true and
correct;
ii) The
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have not been assigned or pledged, and Seller
has
good and marketable title thereto, and Seller is the sole owner and holder
of
the Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, claims, encumbrances,
participation interests, equities, pledges, charges or security interests of
any
nature and has full right and authority, subject to no interest or
participation of, or agreement with, any other party, to sell and assign the
same pursuant to this Agreement;
iii) The
Mortgage is a valid, enforceable and subsisting first lien on the property
therein described, and the Mortgaged Property is free and clear of any and
all
adverse claims, encumbrances and liens having priority over the first lien
of
the Mortgage except for (i) liens for current real estate taxes and special
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 being acceptable to mortgage lending institutions
generally and specifically referred to in the lender's title insurance policy
delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan and which do not adversely
affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property, 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 the Mortgage Loan and delivered to Purchaser establishes
in
Seller a valid, enforceable and subsisting first lien and first priority
security interest with respect to each first lien Mortgage Loan on the property
described therein, and Seller has full right to sell and assign the same to
Purchaser. The Mortgaged Property was not, as of the date of
origination of the Mortgage Loan, subject to a mortgage, deed of trust, deed
to
secure debt or other security instrument creating a lien subordinate to the
lien
of the Mortgage;
iv) Except
to
the extent of a discharge Chapter 7, the terms of the Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect,
except by a written instrument which has been recorded in the appropriate public
recording office, if required by law, or, if necessary, to protect the interest
of Purchaser and which have been delivered to Purchaser. The
substance of any such alteration or modification is reflected on the Mortgage
Loan Schedule and has been approved by the issuer of any related Primary
Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any, and the title insurer, to the extent required
by the related policy;
v) Except
to
the extent of a discharge Chapter 7, no instrument of release, alteration,
modification or waiver has been executed in connection with the Mortgage Loan,
and no Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, except in connection
with an assumption agreement which has been approved by the issuer of any
Private Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any, and the title insurer, to the extent
required by the related policy, and except such Mortgage Loan which contains
in
the related Mortgage File, as set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule,
evidence of a release or waiver or an assumption agreement discharging the
original borrower from all of the debt obligations in connection with the
related Mortgage Loan and providing for the assumption of all such debt
obligations by the party assuming the obligations under the Mortgage Loan and,
in each case, terms of which are reflected in the Mortgage Loan
Schedule;
vi) 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 and except as permitted in clause (l),
there are no defaults in complying with the terms of the
Mortgage. 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 by the Mortgage
Note or Mortgage, except for interest accruing from the date of the Mortgage
Note or date of disbursement of the Mortgage proceeds, whichever is greater,
to
the day which precedes by one month the Due Date of the first installment of
principal and interest;
vii) The
Mortgaged Property is free of material damage and waste and there is no
proceeding pending or threatened for the total or partial condemnation of the
Mortgaged Property, nor is such a proceeding currently occurring, and such
property is undamaged by waste, fire, earthquake or earth movement, windstorm,
flood, tornado or other casualty, so as to affect materially and adversely
the
value of the Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan or the use
for
which the premises were intended;
viii) 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 lien) affecting the Mortgaged Property which are, or may be, liens prior
or
equal to, or coordinate with, the lien of the related Mortgage unless such
lien
is insured under the related title insurance policy;
ix) All
improvements which were included for the purpose of determining the Appraised
Value of the Mortgaged Property lie wholly within the boundaries and building
restriction lines of the Mortgaged Property and, to Seller's knowledge, no
improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon the Mortgaged Property (other
than minor encroachments (i) which do not affect the value of the Mortgage
Loan
or the Purchaser’s interest therein and (ii) to which properties similar to the
Mortgaged Property within the same jurisdiction are commonly subject and which
do not interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided
by
the related Mortgage or the use, enjoyment, value or marketability of the
related Mortgaged Property). Each appraisal has been performed in
accordance with the provisions of Title XI of FIRREA and the regulations
promulgated thereunder;
x) No
improvement located on or being part of the Mortgaged Property is in violation
of any applicable zoning law or regulation and 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 and the Mortgaged Property is lawfully occupied under applicable
law;
xi) 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) (i) in compliance with any and all
applicable licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein the Mortgaged
Property is located, and (ii) either (1) organized under the laws of such state,
or (2) qualified to do business in such state, or (3) federal savings and loan
associations, federal savings banks or national banks having authorized offices
in such state, or (4) not doing business in such state;
xii) Unless
otherwise disclosed in the Commitment Letter, all Monthly Payments due prior
to
the related Cut-off Date for such Mortgage Loan have been made by the related
Closing Date and no Monthly Payment due under any Mortgage Loan has been more
than thirty (30) days due past the related Due Date, exclusive of any grace
period, within the prior twelve months prior to the Cut-off Date. The
Seller has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received
any
advance of funds from a party other than the owner of the related Mortgaged
Property, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount required by
the
Mortgage Note or Mortgage;
xiii) 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 satisfaction, release, cancellation, subordination or
rescission, except in connection with an assumption agreement which has been
delivered to the Purchaser; and any such release is reflected on the Mortgage
Loan Schedule;
xiv) The
Mortgage File contains each of the documents and instruments specified to be
included therein duly executed and in due and proper form, and each such
document or instrument is in form acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac,
and
each Mortgage Note, Mortgage, and appraisal are on forms acceptable to Xxxxxx
Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac;
xv) The
Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage are genuine, and each is the legal,
valid
and binding obligation of the maker thereof, enforceable in accordance with
its
terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws relating to or affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights and by general principles of
equity. All parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had
legal capacity to execute the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage, and each Mortgage
Note and Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such
parties;
xvi) 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
or
disclosure laws applicable to the originating or servicing of the Mortgage
Loans have been complied with and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby will not involve the violation of any such
laws;
xvii) The
proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed to or for the account
of
the Mortgagor, 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 have been
complied with. All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making or
closing Mortgage Loans 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;
xviii) Any
future advances made prior to the 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 reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. 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 Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac. The consolidated principal amount
does
not exceed the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;
xix) All
improvements upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by a Qualified Insurer
against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and such other hazards as
are
customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located, pursuant to
insurance policies conforming to the requirements of Section 10.15
hereof. All individual insurance policies (collectively, the "hazard
insurance policy") are in full force and effect and are the valid and binding
obligation of the insurer and contain a standard mortgagee clause naming Seller,
its successors and assigns, as mortgagee. All premiums thereon have
been paid. If the Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the
Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special
flood hazards (and such flood insurance has been made available) Seller will
cause to be maintained a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of
the
current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration with an
insurance carrier acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac, in an amount
representing coverage not less than the least of (i) the outstanding
principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) the full insurable value of the
Mortgaged Property, or (iii) the maximum amount of insurance available under
the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended. The Mortgage
obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all such insurance at the
Mortgagor's cost and expense, and upon the Mortgagor's failure to do so,
authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to obtain and maintain such insurance
at
the Mortgagor's cost and expense and to seek reimbursement therefor from the
Mortgagor;
xx) There
is
no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the
Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note and, to Seller's knowledge, 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 of
acceleration; and Seller has not waived any default, breach, violation or event
of acceleration;
xxi) The
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are 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 the defense of
usury, and no such right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has
been asserted with respect thereto; and unless otherwise disclosed in the
Commitment Letter, the Mortgagor is not and was not at the time the
Mortgage Loan was originated, a debtor in any state or federal bankruptcy or
insolvency proceeding;
xxii) No
Mortgage Loan has an LTV greater than 100%. If a Mortgage Loan has an
LTV greater than 80%, the excess of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan
over 75% of the Appraised Value, with respect to a Refinanced Mortgage Loan,
or
the lesser of the Appraised Value or the purchase price of the Mortgaged
Property, with respect to a purchase money Mortgage Loan, is insured as to
payment defaults by a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy issued by a Qualified
Insurer. All provisions of such Primary Mortgage Insurance 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 Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy obligates the Mortgagor
thereunder to maintain the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy and to pay all
premiums and charges in connection therewith until such time as applicable
law
allows the termination of such insurance. The mortgage interest rate for the
Mortgage Loan as set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule is net of any such
insurance premium;
xxiii) The
Mortgage Note is not secured by any collateral, pledged account or other
security except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage and the security interest
of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage referred to in Section
6.01(c);
xxiv) The
Mortgage and related Mortgage Note contain customary and enforceable provisions
which 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, subject
only to rights of redemption, seizure and other laws that would not materially
interfere with the ultimate realization of the benefits of the
security. 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;
xxv) No
fraud,
error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence or similar occurrence with
respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of Seller or the
Mortgagor or, to the best of Seller’s knowledge, any other party involved in the
origination of the Mortgage Loan;
xxvi) As
to
Mortgage Loans that are not Co-op Loans, the Mortgaged Property is located
in
the state identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule and consists of a single
parcel of real property with a detached single family residence erected thereon,
or a townhouse, or a two-to four-family dwelling, or an individual condominium
unit in a condominium project, or an individual unit in a planned unit
development or a de minimis planned unit development, provided, however, that
no
residence or dwelling is a single parcel of real property with a cooperative
housing corporation erected thereon, or a mobile home. As of the date
of origination, no portion of the Mortgaged Property was used for commercial
purposes, and since the date of origination no portion of the Mortgaged Property
has been used for commercial purposes. If the Mortgaged Property is a
condominium unit or a planned unit development (other than a de minimis planned
unit development), or stock in a cooperative housing corporation, such
condominium, cooperative or planned unit development project meets the Seller’s
eligibility requirements as set forth in the Underwriting Standards or as may
otherwise be set forth and agreed to in the related Commitment
Letter;
xxvii) There
exist no deficiencies with respect to escrow deposits and payments, if such
are
required, for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been
made, and, to Seller's knowledge, no escrow deposits or payments of other
charges or payments due Seller have been capitalized under the Mortgage or
the related Mortgage Note;
xxviii) The
origination, collection and servicing practices used by Seller with respect
to
the Mortgage Note and Mortgage have been in all respects legal and customary
in
the mortgage servicing business;
xxix) Each
Mortgage Loan that is not Co-op Loan is covered by an ALTA or CLTA mortgage
title insurance policy acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac, or such other
generally acceptable form of policy or insurance, issued by and the valid and
binding obligation of a Qualified Insurer, insuring Seller, its successors
and
assigns, as to the first priority lien of the Mortgage in the original principal
amount of the Mortgage Loan and against any loss by reason of the invalidity
or
unenforceability of the lien resulting from the provisions of the
Mortgage. Such mortgage title insurance policy insures Seller, its
successors and assigns as mortgagee and the assignment to Purchaser of Seller's
interest in such mortgage title insurance policy does not require the consent
of
or notification to the insurer, such mortgage title insurance policy is in
full
force and effect and will be in full force and effect and inure to the benefit
of Purchaser upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. No claims have been made under such mortgage title
insurance policy and, to Seller's knowledge, no prior holder of the related
Mortgage, including Seller, has done, by act or omission, anything which would
impair the coverage of such mortgage title insurance policy;
xxx) Except
with respect to Interest Only Mortgage Loans, principal payments on the Mortgage
Loan commenced no more than sixty (60) days after the proceeds of the Mortgage
Loan were disbursed. The Mortgage Loan bears interest at the Mortgage
Interest Rate. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Note
has an original term of not more than thirty (30) years and is payable on the
first day of each month; provided, however, in the case of a balloon Mortgage
Loan, the Mortgage Loan matures at least five (5) years after the first payment
date thereby requiring a final payment of the outstanding principal balance
prior to the full amortization of the Mortgage Loan. Except with
respect to Interest Only Mortgage Loans, the Monthly Payments will fully
amortize the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan over its remaining
term at the Mortgage Interest Rate. The Mortgage Note does not permit
negative amortization. The Monthly Payment on each Interest Only
Mortgage Loan during the related interest-only period is equal to the product
of
the related Mortgage Interest Rate and the principal balance of such Mortgage
Loan on the first day of each month and after such interest-only period, except
with respect to Interest Only Mortgage Loans that are Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loans, such Mortgage Loan is payable in equal monthly installments of principal
and interest;
xxxi) No
Mortgage Loan is classified as a “high cost” mortgage loan under the Home
Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994, as amended, nor is any Mortgage
Loan a “high cost home,” “covered,” “high risk home” or “predatory” loan under
any applicable state, federal or local law (or a similarly classified loan
using
different terminology under an applicable law imposing heightened regulatory
scrutiny or additional legal liability for residential mortgage loans having
high interest rates, points and/or fees);
xxxii) Each
Mortgage Loan is a “qualified mortgage” within Section 860G(a)(3) of the
Code;
xxxiii) With
respect to each Mortgage Loan for which the Underwriting Standards require
an
appraisal to be performed in connection with the origination thereof, the
Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property made
and
signed, prior to the approval of the Mortgage Loan application, by a Qualified
Appraiser;
xxxiv) If
the
Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, a trustee, authorized and duly qualified
if required under applicable law to act as such, has been properly designated
and currently so serves and is named in the Mortgage, and no fees or expenses,
except as may be required by local law, are or will become payable by the
Purchaser to the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with
a
trustee’s sale or attempted sale after default by the Mortgagor;
xxxv) No
Mortgage Loan contains “graduated payment,” “shared appreciation” or other
contingent interest features; to the extent any Mortgage Loan (as identified
on
the Mortgage Loan Schedule) contains any buydown provision, such buydown funds
have been maintained and administered in accordance with, and such Mortgage
Loan
otherwise complies with, Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac requirements relating to
buydown loans;
xxxvi) The
Mortgagor has received all disclosure materials required by applicable law
with
respect to the making of such mortgage loans;
xxxvii) No
Mortgage Loan was made for the purpose of (a) the construction or rehabilitation
of a Mortgaged Property or (b) facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a
Mortgaged Property;
xxxviii) All
information supplied by, on behalf of, or concerning the Mortgagor is true,
accurate and complete and does not contain any statement that is or will be
inaccurate or misleading in any material respect;
xxxix) The
Assignment of Mortgage is in recordable form and is acceptable for recording
under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is
located;
xl) With
respect to each Mortgage Loan that contains a Prepayment Penalty, such
Prepayment Penalty is enforceable and will be enforced by Seller, and such
Prepayment Penalty is permitted pursuant to federal, state and local
law. No Mortgage Loan
originated on or after October 1, 2002 imposes a Prepayment Penalty
for a term in excess of three years,
and no Mortgage Loan originated prior to October 1, 2002 imposes a Prepayment
Penalty
in excess of five years; Except as otherwise
set forth
on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, with respect to each Mortgage Loan that contains
a Prepayment Penalty, such Prepayment Penalty is at least equal to the lesser
of
(A) the maximum amount permitted under applicable law and (B) six months
interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate on the amount prepaid in excess
of 20% of the original principal balance of such Mortgage Loan;
xli) Any
principal advances made to the Mortgagor prior to the 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 Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac. The consolidated principal amount does
not exceed the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;
xlii) No
Mortgagor was required to purchase
any credit life, disability, accident or health insurance product as
a condition of obtaining the extension of credit. No Mortgagor
obtained a prepaid single premium credit life, disability, accident or health
insurance policy or debt
cancellation agreement as a condition of obtaining the extension of credit
or in
connection the 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;
xliii) Each
Mortgage Loan has been serviced in all material respects in compliance with
Customary Servicing Procedures;
xliv) With
respect to each Co-op Loan, the related Mortgage is a valid, enforceable and
subsisting first security interest on the related cooperative shares securing
the related cooperative note, subject only to (a) liens of the cooperative
for
unpaid assessments representing the Mortgagor’s pro rata share of the
cooperative’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 intended to be provided by the Security
Agreement. There are no liens against or security interest in the
cooperative shares relating to each Co-op Loan (except for unpaid maintenance,
assessments and other amounts owed to the related cooperative which individually
or in the aggregate will not have a material adverse effect on such Co-op Loan),
which have priority over Seller’s security interest in such cooperative
shares;
xlv) With
respect to each Co-op Loan, a search for filings of financing statements has
been made by a company competent to make the same, which company is acceptable
to Xxxxxx Mae and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the
cooperative unit is located, and such search has not found anything which would
materially and adversely affect the Co-op Loan;
xlvi) With
respect to each Co-op Loan, the related cooperative corporation that owns title
to the related cooperative apartment building is a “cooperative housing
corporation” within the meaning of Section 216 of the Code, and is in material
compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws which, if not complied
with, could have a material adverse effect on the Mortgaged
Property;
xlvii) With
respect to each Co-op Loan, there is no prohibition against pledging the shares
of the cooperative corporation or assigning the Co-op Lease;
xlviii) The
Mortgage Loan was originated by a Mortgagee approved by the Secretary of HUD
pursuant to sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act, a savings and
loan
association, a savings bank, a commercial bank, credit union, insurance company
or similar institution which is supervised and examined by a federal or state
authority;
xlix) With
respect to any ground lease to which a Mortgaged Property may be subject: (i)
a
true, correct and complete copy of the ground lease and all amendments,
modifications and supplements thereto is included in the Mortgage File, and
the
Mortgagor is the owner of a valid and subsisting leasehold interest under such
ground lease; (ii) such ground lease is in full force and effect, unmodified
and
not supplemented by any writing or otherwise except as contained in the Mortgage
File; (iii) all rent, additional rent and other charges reserved therein have
been fully paid to the extent payable as of the Closing Date; (iv) the Mortgagor
enjoys the quiet and peaceful possession of the leasehold estate, subject to
any
sublease; (v) the Mortgagor is not in default under any of the terms of such
ground lease, and there are no circumstances which, with the passage of time
or
the giving of notice, or both, would result in a default under such ground
lease; (vi) the lessor under such ground lease is not in default under any
of
the terms or provisions of such ground lease on the part of the lessor to be
observed or performed; (vii) the lessor under such ground lease has satisfied
any repair or construction obligations due as of the Closing Date pursuant
to
the terms of such ground lease; (viii) the execution, delivery and performance
of the Mortgage do not require the consent (other than those consents which
have
been obtained and are in full force and effect) under, and will not contravene
any provision of or cause a default under, such ground lease; (ix) the ground
lease term exceeds, or is automatically renewable, for at least five years
beyond the maturity date of the related Mortgage Loan; and (x) the Purchaser
has
the right to cure defaults on the ground lease;
l) With
respect to any broker fees collected and paid on any of the Mortgage Loans,
all
broker fees have been properly assessed to the borrower and no claims will
arise
as to broker fees that are double charged and for which the borrower would
be
entitled to reimbursement;
li) With
respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which an affidavit has been delivered to
the
Purchaser certifying that the original Mortgage Note has been lost or destroyed
and not been replaced, if such Mortgage Loan is subsequently in default, the
enforcement of such Mortgage Loan will not be materially adversely affected
by
the absence of the original Mortgage Note;
lii) 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 Mortgaged Property; and Seller has not received
any notice of any environmental hazard on the Mortgaged 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;
liii) With
respect to any Mortgage Loan which is a Texas Home Equity Loan, any and all
requirements of Section 50, Article XVI of the Texas Constitution applicable
to
Texas Home Equity Loans which were in effect at the time of the origination
of
the Mortgage Loan have been complied with;
liv) No
Mortgage Loan is secured by real property or secured by a
manufactured home located in the state of Georgia unless (x) such Mortgage
Loan
was originated prior to October 1, 2002 or after March 6, 2003, or (y) the
property securing the Mortgage Loan is not, nor will be, occupied by the
Mortgagor as the Mortgagor’s principal dwelling. No Mortgage Loan is
a “High Cost Home Loan” as defined in the Georgia Fair Lending Act, as amended
(the “Georgia Act”). Each Mortgage Loan that is a “Home Loan”
under the Georgia Act complies with all applicable provisions of the Georgia
Act. No Mortgage Loan secured by owner occupied real property or an owner
occupied manufactured home located in the State of Georgia was originated (or
modified) on or after October 1, 2002 through and including March 6,
2003;
lv) No
Mortgage Loan is a “High Cost Loan” or “Covered Loan”, as applicable, as such
terms are defined in Appendix E of the then-current Standard & Poor’s
Levelsâ
Glossary;
lvi) No
Mortgage Loan is a Convertible Mortgage Loan;
lvii) For
each
Mortgage Loan, the servicer has fully furnished, in accordance with the Fair
Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and complete
information (i.e. favorable and unfavorable) on its borrowers’ credit
files to Equifax, Experian and Trans Union Credit Information Company (three
of
the credit repositories) on a monthly basis;
lviii) With
respect to each MOM Loan, a MIN has been assigned by MERS and such MIN is
accurately provided on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. The related
Assignment of Mortgage to MERS has been duly and properly recorded, or has
been
delivered for recording to the applicable recording office;
lix) With
respect to each MOM Loan, Seller has not received any notice of liens or legal
actions with respect to such Mortgage Loan and no such notices have been
electronically posted by MERS;
lx) No
Mortgage or Mortgage Note in connection with any Mortgage Loan originated on
or
after August 1, 2004 requires the Mortgagor to submit to arbitration to resolve
any dispute arising out of or relating in any ay to the Mortgage Loan;
and
lxi) [Reserved]
lxii) Each
Mortgage Loan is in compliance with the anti-predatory lending eligibility
for
purchase requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac; and
lxiii) With
respect to each Buydown Mortgage Loan:
a.
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On
or before the date of origination of such Mortgage Loan, the Seller
and
the Mortgagor, or the Seller, the Mortgagor and the seller of the
Mortgaged Property or a third party entered into a Buydown
Agreement. The Buydown Agreement provides that the seller of
the Mortgaged Property (or third party) shall deliver to the Seller
temporary Buydown Funds in an amount equal to the aggregate undiscounted
amount of payments that, when added to the amount the Mortgagor on
such
Mortgage Loan is obligated to pay on each Due Date in accordance
with the
terms of the Buydown Agreement, is equal to the full scheduled Monthly
Payment due on such Mortgage Loan. The Buydown Period shall not exceed
thirty-six months and increases shall take place in 12 month
intervals. The total annual increase may not exceed
1%
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b.
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The
Mortgage and Mortgage Note reflect the permanent payment terms rather
than
the payment terms of the Buydown Agreement. The Buydown
Agreement provides for the payment by the Mortgagor of the full amount
of
the Monthly Payment on any Due Date that the Buydown Funds are not
available. The Buydown Funds were not used to reduce the
original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or to increase the
Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property when calculating the
Loan-to-Value Ratios for purposes of this Agreement and, if the Buydown
Funds were provided by the Seller and if required under the Underwriting
Standards, the terms of the Buydown Agreement were disclosed to the
appraiser of the Mortgaged Property;
and
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c.
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As
of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan, the provisions of
the
related Buydown Agreement complied with the requirements of the Seller
as
set forth in the Underwriting Standards regarding buydown
agreements.
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EXHIBIT
C
Representation
and Warranties with Respect to the Countrywide Mortgage
Loans
Except
for “Mortgage Loans”, which
shall mean the Countrywide Mortgage Loans sold by the Seller to the Purchaser,
all capitalized terms in this Exhibit C shall have the meanings ascribed to
them
in the Countrywide Purchase Agreement.
(a) Mortgage
Loan Schedule. The information contained in the Mortgage Loan
Schedule is complete, true and correct in all material respects;
(b) No
Delinquencies or Advances. All payments required to be made prior
to the related Cut-off Date for such Mortgage Loan under the terms of the
Mortgage Note have been made; Countrywide has not advanced funds, or induced,
solicited or knowingly received any advance of funds from a party other than
the
owner of the Mortgaged Property subject to the Mortgage, directly or indirectly,
for the payment of any amount required by the Mortgage Loan; and there has
been
no delinquency of more than thirty (30) days in any payment by the Mortgagor
thereunder during the last twelve (12) months;
(c) Taxes,
Assessments, Insurance Premiums and Other Charges. There are no
delinquent taxes, ground rents, or insurance premiums, and Countrywide has
no
knowledge of any delinquent water charges, sewer rents, assessments, leasehold
payments, including assessments payable in future installments or other
outstanding charges affecting the related Mortgaged Property;
(d) No
Modifications. The terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage
have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect, except
by
written instruments that have been or will be recorded or registered with the
MERS System, if necessary to protect the interests of the Purchaser, and that
have been or will be delivered to the Purchaser, all in accordance with this
Agreement. The substance of any such waiver, alteration or
modification has been approved by the primary mortgage guaranty insurer, if
any,
and by the title insurer, to the extent required by the related policy and
its
terms are reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. No Mortgagor has
been released, in whole or in part, except in connection with an assumption
agreement approved by the primary mortgage insurer, if any, and the title
insurer, to the extent required by the policy, and which assumption agreement
is
part of the Collateral File and the terms of which are reflected in the Mortgage
Loan Schedule if executed prior to the Closing Date;
(e) No
Defenses. The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are not subject to
any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense
of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage Note and
the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render the Mortgage
unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission,
set-off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury, and no such
right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with
respect thereto;
(f) Hazard
and Flood Insurance. All buildings upon the Mortgaged Property
are insured by an insurer acceptable to an Agency against loss by fire, hazards
of extended coverage and such other hazards as are customary in the area where
the Mortgaged Property is located, and such insurer is licensed to do business
in the state where the Mortgaged Property is located. All such
insurance policies contain a standard mortgagee clause naming Countrywide,
its
successors and assigns as mortgagee, and all premiums thereon have been
paid. If, upon the origination of the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgaged
Property was, or was subsequently deemed to be, in an area identified in the
Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special
flood hazards (and such flood insurance has been made available), a flood
insurance policy that meets the requirements of the current guidelines of the
Federal Insurance Administration (or any successor thereto) and conforms to
the
requirements of an Agency is in effect. The Mortgage obligates the
Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all such insurance at the Mortgagor’s expense
and, upon the failure of the Mortgagor to do so, the holder of the Mortgage
is
authorized to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s expense and to seek
reimbursement herefore from the Mortgagor;
(g) Compliance
with Applicable Law. Each Mortgage Loan, including any Prepayment
Charge or penalty in connection therewith, at the time of origination complied
in all material respects with applicable local, state and federal laws, and
any
applicable ordinances, including truth in lending, real estate settlement
procedures, consumer credit protection, equal credit opportunity, predatory
and
abusive lending and disclosure laws applicable to the Mortgage
Loan;
(h) No
Release 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;
(i) Enforceability
of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage
are genuine and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker
thereof, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability
thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar
laws;
(j) Valid
First or Second Lien. Each related Mortgage is a valid,
subsisting and enforceable First Lien (with respect to a First Lien Mortgage
Loan) or Second Lien (with respect to a Second Lien Mortgage Loan) on the
related Mortgaged Property, including all improvements on the Mortgaged
Property. 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
public record as of the date of recording that are acceptable to mortgage
lending institutions generally and specifically referred to in the lender’s
title insurance policy delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan and
that
do not adversely affect the Appraised Value (as evidenced by an appraisal
referred to in such definition) of the Mortgaged Property set forth in such
appraisal;
(iii) with
respect to a Second Lien Mortgage Loan only, the lien of the first mortgage
on
the Mortgaged Property; and
(iv) 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;
(k) Disbursements
of Proceeds. 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 therefore have been complied
with. All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making or closing the
Mortgage Loan and recording 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;
(l) Sole
Owner. Countrywide is the sole owner and holder of the Mortgage
Loan. The Mortgage Loan is not assigned or pledged, and Countrywide
has good 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,
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 the terms of
this
Agreement;
(m) Title
Insurance. Each Mortgage Loan that is a First Lien Mortgage Loan
and each Mortgage Loan that is a Second Lien Mortgage Loan with an original
principal balance greater than $100,000, in either case, is covered by a
lender’s title insurance policy acceptable to an Agency, issued by a title
insurer acceptable to an Agency and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction
where the related Mortgaged Property is located, insuring (subject to the
exceptions contained in Section 3.02(j)(i), (ii) and (iii) above) Countrywide,
its successors and assigns as to the first or second priority lien of the
Mortgage, as applicable. 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. With respect to
any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, such title insurance policy insures against
any loss by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting
from the provisions of the Mortgage Note providing for adjustment of the
Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment. Countrywide is the sole
insured of such lender’s title insurance policy, and such lender’s title
insurance policy is in full force and effect and will be in full 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
Countrywide, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the
coverage of such lender’s title insurance policy;
(n) No
Default. There is no default, breach, violation or event of
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 of
acceleration, and Countrywide has not waived any default, breach, violation
or
event of acceleration, and with respect to any Second Lien Mortgage Loan,
Countrywide has not received a written notice of default of any senior mortgage
loan related to the Mortgaged Property which has not been cured;
(o) 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 lien) affecting the related
Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens prior to, or equal or coordinate
with, the lien of the related Mortgage;
(p) Origination,
Servicing and Collection Practices. The origination, servicing
and collection practices used by Countrywide with respect to each Mortgage
Note
and Mortgage have been in all respects legal, proper, prudent and customary
in
the mortgage origination and servicing business. With respect to
escrow deposits and Escrow Payments, if any, all such payments are in the
possession of, or under the control of, Countrywide and there exist no
deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary arrangements for
repayment thereof have not been made. No escrow deposits or Escrow
Payments or other charges or payments due Countrywide have been capitalized
under any Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note. With respect to
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, all Mortgage Interest Rate adjustments have
been
made in strict compliance with state and federal law and the terms of the
related Mortgage Note. Any interest required to be paid pursuant to
state and local law has been properly paid and credited;
(q) No
Condemnation or Damage. The Mortgaged Property is free of
material damage and waste and there is no proceeding pending for the total
or
partial condemnation thereof;
(r) Customary
and Enforceable 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 (a) in the case of a
Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee’s sale, and (b) otherwise by
judicial foreclosure;
(s) Collateral. The
Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by any collateral except the
lien
of the corresponding Mortgage;
(t) Appraisal. Unless
the Mortgage Loan was underwritten pursuant to one of Countrywide’s streamline
documentation programs, the Credit File contains an appraisal of the related
Mortgaged Property signed prior to the approval of the Mortgage Loan application
by an appraiser who meets the minimum requisite qualifications of an Agency
for
appraisers, duly appointed by the originator, that had no interest, direct
or
indirect in the Mortgaged Property, and whose compensation is not affected
by
the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan; the appraisal is in a form
acceptable to an Agency, with such riders as are acceptable to such
Agency. All improvements which were considered in determining the
Appraised Value of the related 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.
Each
appraisal of the Mortgage Loan was made in accordance with the relevant
provisions of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement
Act
of 1989;
(u) Trustee
for Deed of Trust. In the event the Mortgage constitutes a deed
of trust, a trustee, 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;
(v) Private
Mortgage Insurance, FHA Insurance and VA Guarantees. Each
Mortgage Loan, except a Second Lien Mortgage Loan or a Mortgage Loan
underwritten in accordance with sub-prime credit underwriting guidelines (as
any
such Mortgage Loans may be identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule), with
an
LTV at origination in excess of eighty percent (80%) is and will be subject
to a
PMI Policy, which insures that portion of the Mortgage Loan over seventy-five
percent (75%) of the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged
Property. 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. Any Mortgage subject to any such PMI
Policy obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain such insurance and to
pay
all premiums and charges in connection therewith or, in the case of a lender
paid mortgage insurance policy, the premiums and charges are included in the
Mortgage Interest Rate for the Mortgage Loan. Each Government
Mortgage Loan either has, or will have in due course, a valid and enforceable
MIC or LGC, as applicable and, in each case, all premiums due thereunder have
been paid;
(w) Lawfully
Occupied. At origination, to the best of Countrywide’s knowledge
as of the 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
certificates of occupancy, have been made or obtained from the appropriate
authorities;
(x) Assignment
of Mortgage. Except for the absence of recording information, the
Assignment of Mortgage is in recordable form and is acceptable for recording
under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is
located. The original Mortgage was or is being recorded and, unless
the Mortgage Loan is subject to the MERS System, all subsequent assignments
of
the original Mortgage (other than the assignment to Purchaser) have been
recorded in the appropriate jurisdiction wherein such recordation is necessary
to perfect the lien thereof against creditors of Countrywide, or is in the
process of being recorded;
(y) Consolidation
of Future Advances. Any future advances made to the Mortgagor
prior to the 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
consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original principal amount
of
the Mortgage Loan;
(z) Form
of Mortgage Note and Mortgage. The Mortgage Note and Mortgage are
on forms acceptable to an Agency;
(aa) Section
32 Loans. No Mortgage Loan is (a) subject to the provisions of
the Homeownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 as amended (“HOEPA”), (b) a
“high cost” mortgage loan, “high risk” mortgage loan; “covered” mortgage loan or
“predatory” mortgage loan or a similarly classified mortgage 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, no matter how defined, under any federal, state
or
local law or ordinance, including, without limitation, Section 6-L of the New
York Banking Law or (c) subject to any comparable federal, state or local
statutes or regulations, including, without limitation, the provisions of the
Georgia Fair Lending Act or any other statute or regulation providing assignee
liability to holders of such mortgage loans;
(bb) Originator
Supervision. The Mortgage Loan was originated by Countrywide or
by a savings bank, a commercial bank or similar banking institution which is
supervised and examined by a federal or state authority, or by a mortgagee
approved as such by the Secretary of HUD;
(cc) Foreclosure;
Bankruptcy. The Mortgaged Property has not been subject to any
bankruptcy proceeding or foreclosure proceeding and the Mortgagor has not filed
for protection under applicable bankruptcy laws. There is no
homestead or other exemption available to the Mortgagor which would interfere
with the right to sell the Mortgaged Property at a trustee’s sale or the right
to foreclose the Mortgage. Countrywide has no knowledge of any relief
requested or allowed to the Mortgagor under the Soldiers and Sailors Civil
Relief Act of 1940;
(dd) Payment
Source; Buydown. No Mortgage contains provisions pursuant to
which Monthly Payments are (a) paid or partially paid with funds deposited
in
any separate account established by the Seller, the Mortgagor, or anyone on
behalf of the Mortgagor, (b) paid by any source other than the Mortgagor or
(c)
contains 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;
(ee) Construction;
Exchange. No Mortgage Loan was made solely in connection with (a)
the construction or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property or (b) facilitating
the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged Property.
(ff) Investment. Countrywide
has no knowledge of any circumstances or condition with respect to the Mortgage,
the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor, or the Mortgagor’s credit standing that
can reasonably be expected to cause the Mortgage Loan to be an unacceptable
investment, cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, or materially and
adversely affect the value of the Mortgage Loan.
(gg) Accrual
Method. Interest on each Mortgage Loan is calculated on the basis
of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months; and
(hh) Lending
Practices. No predatory, abusive or deceptive lending practices,
including, but not limited to, the extension of credit to the Mortgagor without
regard for the Mortgagor’s ability to repay the Mortgage Loan and the extension
of credit to the Mortgagor which has no apparent benefit to the Mortgagor,
were
employed by the originator of the Mortgage Loan in connection with the
origination of the Mortgage Loan;
(ii) Prepayment
Charges. Each Prepayment Charge or penalty with respect to any
Mortgage Loan is permissible, enforceable and collectible under applicable
federal, state and local law;
(jj) No
Adverse Selection. The Mortgage Loans were not selected from the
outstanding one to four-family mortgage loans in Countrywide’s portfolio at the
related Closing Date as to which the representations and warranties set forth
in
this Agreement could be made in a manner so as to affect adversely the interests
of the Purchaser;
(kk) Due
on
Sale. 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;
(ll) Legal
Capacity. To the best of Countrywide’s knowledge, all parties to
the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage
Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage, and the
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such
parties. The Mortgagor is a natural person;
(mm) Doing
Business. Countrywide is, and to the best of Countrywide’s
knowledge, all parties which have had any interest in the Mortgage Loan, whether
as mortgagee, assignee, heref or otherwise, are (or, during the period in which
they held and disposed of such interest, were) in compliance with any and all
applicable “doing business” and licensing requirements of the laws of the state
wherein the Mortgaged Property is located;
(nn) Interest
Rates; Amortization. Except for a Mortgage Loan, the Monthly
Payment of which consists of interest only for a specified period of time (and
which Mortgage Loan is identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), principal
payments on the Mortgage Loan commenced no more than sixty days after the
proceeds of the Mortgage Loan were disbursed. The Mortgage Loan bears
interest at the Mortgage Interest Rate. With respect to each Mortgage
Loan other than an interest-only Mortgage Loan or Balloon Mortgage Loan, the
Mortgage Note is payable on the first day of each month in Monthly Payments,
which, in the case of a Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan, is sufficient to fully
amortize the original principal balance over the original term thereof and
to
pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate, and, in the case of an
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, is changed on each Adjustment Date and is
sufficient to fully amortize the original principal balance over the original
term thereof and to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate. With
respect to each Mortgage Loan identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as an
interest-only Mortgage Loan, the interest-only period shall not exceed the
period specified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule and, following the expiration
of
such interest-only period, the remaining Monthly Payments shall be sufficient
to
fully amortize the original principal balance over the remaining term of the
Mortgage Loan. With respect to each Balloon Mortgage Loan, the
Mortgage Note requires Monthly Payments sufficient to fully amortize the
original principal balance over the original term thereof and to pay interest
at
the related Mortgage Interest Rate but requires a final Monthly Payment which
is
substantially greater than the penultimate Monthly Payment and sufficient to
repay the remaining unpaid principal balance of the Balloon Mortgage Loan on
the
Due Date of such final Monthly Payment;
(oo) Underwriting
Standards. The Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with
the underwriting standards of Countrywide in effect at the time the Mortgage
Loan was originated;
(pp) Disclosures. The
Mortgagor has received all disclosure materials required by applicable law
with
respect to the making of fixed rate mortgage loans in the case of Fixed Rate
Mortgage Loans, and adjustable rate mortgage loans in the case of Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loans and rescission materials with respect to Refinanced Mortgage
Loans, and such statement is and will remain in the Mortgage File;
(qq) No
Fraud. No error, omission, misrepresentation, fraud or similar
occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of
Countrywide or, to the best of Countrywide’s knowledge, any other 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 of any insurance in relation to such Mortgage
Loan;
(rr) Condominiums;
Planned Unit Developments. If the Residential Dwelling on the
Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit or a unit in a planned unit development
(other than a de minimis planned unit development) such condominium or planned
unit development project meets the eligibility requirements of FNMA and
FHLMC;
(ss) No
Credit Life. No Mortgagor was required to purchase any credit
life, disability, accident or health insurance product as a condition of
obtaining the extension of credit. No proceeds from any Mortgage Loan
were used to purchase single premium credit insurance policies as a condition
to
closing such Mortgage Loan;
(tt) Disclosure
of Fees and Charges. All fees and charges (including finance
charges), whether or not financed, assessed, collected or to be collected in
connection with the origination and servicing of a Mortgage Loan, have been
disclosed in writing to the Mortgagor in accordance with applicable state and
federal law and regulation;
(uu) Compliance
with Consumer Credit Statutes. The Mortgage Loan complies with
all applicable consumer credit statutes and regulations, including, without
limitation, the respective Uniform Consumer Credit Code laws in effect in
Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah
and Wyoming, has been originated by a properly licensed entity, and in all
other
respects, complies with all of the material requirements of any such applicable
laws;
(vv) No
Coops, Commercial Property or Mobile Homes. No Mortgage Loan is
secured by cooperative housing, commercial property or mixed use property,
and
no Mortgage Loan is a manufactured or mobile home;
(ww) Fair
Credit Reporting. Countrywide has fully furnished and will
continue to furnish, in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its
implementing regulations (the “FCRA”), accurate and complete information (i.e.,
favorable and unfavorable) on its Mortgagor credit files to Equifax, Experian,
and Trans Union Credit Information Company (three of the credit repositories),
on a monthly basis, and will fully furnish, in accordance with the FCRA,
accurate and complete information (i.e., favorable and unfavorable) on its
mortgagor credit files to Equifax, Experian, and Trans Union Credit Information
Company, on a monthly basis;
(xx) Privacy. With
regard to each Mortgagor, Countrywide shall at all times comply with all laws
and regulations regarding use, disclosure and safeguarding of any and all
customer information, including without limitation the Gramm Xxxxx Xxxxxx Act,
the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Regulation P. Countrywide has
implemented or will implement appropriate measures designed to meet the
objectives of the Interagency Guidelines Establishing Standards for Safeguarding
Customer Information, 12 CFR Part 30 Appendix B, and has been and continues
to
be engaged in reviewing its information security program, training of staff,
and
testing of controls, systems and procedures as required by those
guidelines;
(yy) Anti-Money
Laundering Laws. Countrywide 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”);
Countrywide 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;
(zz) OFAC. No
Mortgage Loan is subject to nullification pursuant to Executive Order 13224,
an
no Mortgagor is subject to the provisions of such Executive Order;
(aaa) MOM
Loans; Assignments. With respect to each MOM Loan, a MIN has been
assigned by MERS and such MIN is accurately provided on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule. The related Assignment of Mortgage to MERS has been duly
and properly recorded, or has been delivered for recording to the applicable
recording office;
(bbb) MOM
Loans; No Notices of Liens. With respect to each MOM Loan,
Countrywide has not received any notice of liens or legal actions with respect
to such Mortgage Loan and no such notices have been electronically posted by
MERS;
(ccc) The
Mortgage Note (or lost note affidavit with market standard indemnification),
the
Mortgage, the assignment of Mortgage and any other documents required to be
delivered with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been delivered to the
Purchaser all in compliance with the specific requirements of this Agreement.
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, Countrywide is in possession of a complete
Credit File except for such documents as have been delivered to the Purchaser
or
as otherwise permitted under this Agreement. No more than 2% of the
related Mortgage Loan Package may consist of lost note affidavits in lieu of
Mortgage Notes; and
(ddd) Immediately
prior to the payment of the Purchase Price for each Mortgage Loan, Countrywide
was the owner of the related Mortgage and the indebtedness evidenced by the
related Mortgage Note and upon the payment of the Purchase Price by the
Purchaser, in the event that Countrywide or one of its affiliates retains record
title, Countrywide or such affiliate shall retain such record title to each
Mortgage, each related Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage Files with respect
thereto in trust for the Purchaser as the owner thereof and only for the purpose
of servicing and supervising or facilitating the servicing of each Mortgage
Loan.
EXHIBIT
D
Representation
and Warranties with Respect to the HomeBanc Mortgage Loans
Except
for “Mortgage Loans”, which shall mean the HomeBanc Mortgage Loans sold by the
Seller to the Purchaser, all capitalized terms in this Exhibit D shall have
the
meanings ascribed to them in the HomeBanc Purchase Agreement.
The
Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser that, as to each Mortgage
Loan, as of the related Closing Date for such Mortgage Loan:
i) Mortgage
Loans as Described. The information set forth in the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule and the Mortgage Loan data delivered to the Purchaser
in
the Data File is complete, true and correct. The Mortgage Loan is in compliance
with all requirements set forth in the related Confirmation, and the
characteristics of the related Mortgage Loan Package as set forth in the related
Confirmation are true and correct;
ii) Payments
Current. All payments required to be made up to the close of business on the
Closing Date for such Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note have
been made; unless a Mortgage Loan is a Buydown Mortgage Loan, the Seller has
not
advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any advance of
funds
from a party other than the owner of the related Mortgaged Property, directly
or
indirectly, for the payment of any amount required by the Mortgage Note or
Mortgage. Unless otherwise set forth in the related Commitment Letter
and Mortgage Loan Schedule, there has been no delinquency, exclusive of any
period of grace, in any payment by the Mortgagor thereunder since the
origination of the Mortgage Loan;
iii) No
Outstanding Charges. There are no delinquent taxes, ground rents, water
charges, sewer rents, assessments, insurance premiums, leasehold payments,
including assessments payable in future installments or other outstanding
charges affecting the related Mortgaged Property;
iv) Location
and Type of Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property is located in the
state identified in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule and is improved by a
Residential Dwelling;
v) Original
Terms Unmodified. The terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have not
been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect, except by written
instruments, recorded in the applicable public recording office if necessary
to
maintain the lien priority of the Mortgage, and which have been delivered to
the
Purchaser; the substance of any such waiver, alteration or modification has
been
approved by the insurer under the Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy,
if
any, and the title insurer, to the extent required by the related policy, and
is
reflected on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. No instrument of waiver,
alteration or modification has been executed, and no Mortgagor has been
released, in whole or in part, except in connection with an assumption agreement
approved by the insurer under the Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy,
if
any, the title insurer, to the extent required by the policy, and which
assumption agreement has been delivered to the Purchaser and the terms of which
are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule;
vi) No
Defenses. The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are not subject to
any right of rescission, set off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense
of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage Note and/or
the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render the Mortgage
unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission,
set
off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury and no such right
of rescission, set off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect
thereto;
vii) Conformance
with Underwriting Guidelines and Agency Standards. The Mortgage Loan was
underwritten in accordance with the Underwriting Guidelines of the Seller in
effect at the time the Mortgage Loan was originated; and the Mortgage Note
and
Mortgage are on forms acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac;
viii) Hazard
Insurance. All buildings upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by a
Qualified Insurer acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac against loss by
fire,
hazards of extended coverage and such other hazards as are customary in the
area
where the Mortgaged Property is located, in an amount not less than the lesser
of (i) 100% of the replacement cost of all improvements to the Mortgaged
Property and (ii) either (A) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage
Loan with respect to each first lien Mortgage Loan or (B) with respect to each
Second Lien Mortgage Loan, the sum of the outstanding principal balance of
the
related first lien mortgage loan and the outstanding principal balance of the
Second Lien Mortgage Loan; provided, however, in no event shall the amount
of
insurance be less than the amount necessary to avoid the operation of any
co-insurance provisions with respect to the Mortgaged Property. All such
insurance policies contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the Seller, its
successors and assigns as mortgagee and all premiums thereon have been
paid. If the Mortgaged Property is in an area identified on a Flood
Hazard Map or Flood Insurance Rate Map issued by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency as having special flood hazards (and such flood insurance
has
been made available) a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the
current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration is in effect which
policy conforms to the requirements of Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx
Mac. The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all
such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor’s
failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to maintain such
insurance at Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to seek reimbursement therefor
from the Mortgagor;
ix) 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, equal credit opportunity,
fair housing, disclosure laws and all predatory, abusive and fair lending laws
applicable to the origination and servicing of mortgage loans of a type similar
to the Mortgage Loans have been complied with and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not involve the violation of any such
laws, and the Seller shall maintain in its possession, available for the
inspection of the Purchaser or its designee, and shall deliver to the Purchaser
or its designee, upon two Business Days’ request, evidence of compliance with
such requirements;
x) No
Satisfaction of Mortgage. Subject to representation and warranty (xi) below,
the Mortgage has not been satisfied, cancelled, subordinated or rescinded,
in
whole or in part, and the Mortgaged Property has not been released from the
lien
of the Mortgage, in whole or in part, nor has any instrument been executed
that
would effect any such satisfaction, cancellation, subordination, rescission
or
release;
xi) Valid
Lien. The related Mortgage is properly recorded and is a valid, existing and
enforceable (A) first lien and first priority security interest with respect
to
each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a First Lien (as
reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), or (B) second lien and second priority
security interest with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by
the
Seller to be a Second Lien (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), in
either case, on the Mortgaged Property, including all improvements on the
Mortgaged Property subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes
and assessments not yet due and payable, (b) covenants, conditions and
restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of the public record
as
of the date of recording being acceptable to mortgage lending institutions
generally and specifically referred to in the lender’s title insurance policy
delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan and which do not adversely
affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property, (c) 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 and (d)
with
respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a Second
Lien Mortgage Loan (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule) a First Lien
on
the 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, existing and enforceable (A) first lien
and first priority security interest with respect to each Mortgage Loan which
is
indicated by the Seller to be a First Lien (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule) or (B) second lien and second priority security interest with respect
to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a Second Lien
Mortgage Loan (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), in either case,
on
the property described therein and the Seller has full right to sell and assign
the same to the Purchaser. The Mortgaged Property was not, as of the
date of origination of the Mortgage Loan, subject to a mortgage, deed of trust,
deed to secure debt or other security instrument creating a lien subordinate
to
the lien of the Mortgage;
xii) Validity
of Mortgage Loan Documents. The Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage are
genuine and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker
thereof, enforceable in accordance with its terms;
xiii) Legal
Capacity. All parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had legal
capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage
Note and the Mortgage, and the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have been duly
and
properly executed by such parties. The Mortgagor is a natural
person;
xiv) Full
Disbursement of Proceeds. Except with respect to de minimis completion
escrows, the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed to or
for
the account of the Mortgagor and there is no obligation for the Mortgagee to
advance additional funds 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 have been paid, and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund
of
any amounts paid or due to the Mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage Note or
Mortgage;
xv) Ownership.
The Seller is the sole legal, beneficial and equitable owner of the Mortgage
Note and the Mortgage. The Seller has full right and authority under
all governmental and regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over such Seller,
subject to no interest or participation of, or agreement with, any party, to
transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement
free and clear of any encumbrance or right of others, equity, lien, pledge,
charge, mortgage, claim, participation interest or security interest of any
nature (collectively, a “Lien”); and immediately upon the transfers and
assignments herein contemplated, the Seller shall have transferred and sold
all
of its right, title and interest in and to each Mortgage Loan and the Purchaser
will hold good, marketable and indefeasible title to, and be the owner of,
each
Mortgage Loan subject to no Lien;
xvi) Doing
Business. All parties which have had any interest in the Mortgage Loan,
whether as originator, mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or,
during the period in which they held and disposed of such interest, were):
(A)
organized under the laws of such state, or (B) qualified to do business in
such
state, or (C) federal savings and loan associations or national banks having
principal offices in such state, or (D) not doing business in such state so
as
to require qualification or licensing, or (E) not otherwise required to be
licensed in such state. All parties which have had any interest in
the Mortgage Loan were in compliance with any and all applicable “doing
business” and licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein the
Mortgaged Property is located or were not required to be licensed in such
state;
xvii) Title
Insurance. The Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title
Association (“ALTA”) ALTA lender’s title insurance policy acceptable to Xxxxxx
Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac (which, in the case of an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan
has
an adjustable rate mortgage endorsement in the form of ALTA 6.0 or 6.1), issued
by a title insurer acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac and qualified to
do
business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring
(subject to the exceptions contained above in (xi)(a) and (b) and, with respect
to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a Second Lien
Mortgage Loan (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule) clause (d)) the
Seller, its successors and assigns as to the first priority lien of the Mortgage
in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and, with respect to
any
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, against any loss by reason of the invalidity
or
unenforceability of the lien resulting from the provisions of the Mortgage
providing for adjustment in the Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly
Payment. Additionally, such lender’s title insurance policy
affirmatively insures ingress and egress to and from the Mortgaged Property,
and
against encroachments by or upon the Mortgaged Property or any interest
therein. The Seller is the sole insured of such lender’s title
insurance policy, and such lender’s title insurance policy is in full force and
effect and will be in full 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;
xviii) No
Defaults. There is no default, breach, violation or event of 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 of acceleration, and
the
Seller has not waived any default, breach, violation or event of
acceleration. With respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated
by the Seller to be a Second Lien Mortgage Loan (as reflected on the Mortgage
Loan Schedule) (i) the First Lien is in full force and effect, (ii) there is
no
default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under such First
Lien mortgage or the related mortgage note, (iii) 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 of acceleration
thereunder, and either (A) the First Lien mortgage contains a provision which
allows or (B) applicable law requires, the mortgagee under the Second Lien
Mortgage Loan to receive notice of, and affords such mortgagee an opportunity
to
cure any default by payment in full or otherwise under the First Lien
mortgage;
xix) 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 lien) affecting the related Mortgaged Property
which are or may be liens prior to, or equal or coordinate with, the lien of
the
related Mortgage;
xx) Origination.
The Mortgage Loan was originated by the Seller or by a savings and loan
association, a savings bank, a commercial bank or similar banking institution
which is supervised and examined by a federal or state authority, or by a
mortgagee approved as such by the Secretary of HUD;
xxi) Payment
Terms. Payments on the Mortgage Loan shall commence (with respect to any
newly originated Mortgage Loans) or commenced no more than sixty days after
the
proceeds of the Mortgage Loan were disbursed. The Mortgage Loan bears
interest at the Mortgage Interest Rate. With respect to each Mortgage
Loan, the Mortgage Note is payable on the first day of each month in Monthly
Payments, which, (A) in the case of a Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan, are sufficient
to fully amortize the original principal balance over the original term thereof
(other than with respect to a Mortgage Loan identified on the related Mortgage
Loan Schedule as an interest-only Mortgage Loan during the interest-only period
or a Mortgage Loan which is identified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule
as
a Balloon Mortgage Loan) and to pay interest at the related Mortgage
Interest Rate, and (B) in the case of an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, are
changed on each Adjustment Date, and in any case, are sufficient to fully
amortize the original principal balance over the original term thereof (other
than with respect to a Mortgage Loan identified on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule as an interest-only Mortgage Loan during the interest-only period
or a
Mortgage Loan which is identified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule as
a
Balloon Mortgage Loan) and to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest
Rate. The Index for each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan is as defined
in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. With respect to each Mortgage
Loan identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as an interest-only Mortgage
Loan,
the interest-only period shall not exceed the period specified on the Mortgage
Loan Schedule and following the expiration of such interest-only period, the
remaining Monthly Payments shall be sufficient to fully amortize the original
principal balance over the remaining term of the Mortgage Loan. With
respect to each Balloon Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Note requires a monthly
payment which is sufficient to fully amortize the original principal balance
over the original term thereof and to pay interest at the related Mortgage
Interest Rate and requires a final Monthly Payment substantially greater than
the preceding monthly payment which is sufficient to repay the remaining unpaid
principal balance of the Balloon Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date of such
Monthly Payment. No Balloon Mortgage Loan has an original stated
maturity of less than seven (7) years. The Mortgage Note does not permit
negative amortization. No Mortgage Loan had an original term to
maturity of more than thirty (30) years;
xxii) Origination
and Collection Practices; Escrow Deposits. The origination, servicing and
collection practices used by the Seller with respect to each Mortgage Note
and
Mortgage, including without limitation the establishment, maintenance and
servicing of the Escrow Accounts and Escrow Payments, if any, since origination
have been in all respects legal, proper, prudent and customary in the mortgage
origination and servicing industry. The Mortgage Loan has been
serviced by the Seller and any predecessor servicer in accordance with all
applicable laws, rules and regulations, the terms of the Mortgage Note and
Mortgage, and the Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac servicing guides. With
respect to escrow deposits and Escrow Payments (other than with respect to
each
Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a Second Lien Mortgage
Loan
and for which the mortgagee under the First Lien is collecting Escrow Payments
(as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule)), if any, all such payments are
in
the possession of, or under the control of, the Seller and there exist no
deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary arrangements for
repayment thereof have not been made. No escrow deposits or Escrow
Payments or other charges or payments due the Seller have been capitalized
under
any Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note and, except with respect to de minimis
completion escrows, no such escrow deposits or Escrow Payments are being held
by
the Seller for any work on a Mortgaged Property which has not been
completed;
xxiii) Mortgaged
Property Undamaged. The Mortgaged Property is free of damage and waste and
is in good repair, and there is no proceeding pending or, to the best of
Seller’s knowledge, threatened for the total or partial condemnation thereof nor
is such a proceeding currently occurring;
xxiv) Customary
Provisions. The Mortgage and related Mortgage Note contain 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, (a) in the case of a
Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee’s sale, and (b) otherwise by
judicial foreclosure. The Mortgaged Property has not been subject to
any bankruptcy proceeding or foreclosure proceeding and the Mortgagor has not
filed for protection under applicable bankruptcy laws. There is no
homestead or other exemption available to the Mortgagor which would interfere
with the right to sell the Mortgaged Property at a trustee’s sale or the right
to foreclose the Mortgage; 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;
xxv) Appraisal.
Unless otherwise set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Mortgage File
contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property which, (a) with respect
to First Lien Mortgage Loans, was on appraisal form 1004 or form 2055 with
an
interior inspection, or (b) with respect to Second Lien Mortgage Loans, was
on
appraisal form 704, 2065 or 2055 with an exterior only inspection, and (c)
with
respect to (a) or (b) above, was made and signed, prior to the approval of
the
Mortgage Loan application, by 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, whose compensation is not affected by the approval
or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan and who met the minimum qualifications
of
Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac. Each appraisal of the Mortgage Loan was
made in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Financial Institutions
Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989;
xxvi) Deeds
of Trust. In the event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, a trustee,
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;
xxvii) Construction
or Rehabilitation of Mortgaged Property. No Mortgage Loan was made in
connection with (a) the construction or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property
other than construction-to-permanent mortgage loans which have been converted
to
“permanent” mortgage loans or (b) facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a
Mortgaged Property;
xxviii) LTV;
CLTV. The Loan-to-Value Ratio of any Mortgage Loan at origination was not
more than 100% and the CLTV of any Mortgage Loan at origination was not more
than 100%; Each Mortgage Loan (other than any Mortgage Loan
underwritten pursuant to the Seller’s Subprime Underwriting Guidelines) with an
original Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination greater than 80% is and will be
subject to a Primary Insurance Policy, issued by a Qualified Insurer, which
insures that portion of the Mortgage Loan in excess of the portion of the
Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property as required by Xxxxxx
Mae. All provisions of such Primary Insurance Policy have been and
are being complied with, such policy is in full force and effect, and all
premiums due thereunder have been paid. Any Mortgage subject to any
such Primary Insurance Policy that is not an LPMI Policy obligates the Mortgagor
thereunder to maintain such insurance and to pay all premiums and charges in
connection therewith and the Mortgage Interest Rate for the Mortgage Loan does
not include any such insurance premium. If a Mortgage Loan is
identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as subject to a Lender Paid Mortgage
Insurance Policy, such policy insures that portion of the Mortgage Loan set
forth in the LPMI Policy. All provisions of any such LPMI Policy have
been and are being complied with, such policy is in full force and effect,
and
all premiums due thereunder have been paid;
xxix) Occupancy
of the Mortgaged Property. 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. No improvement located on
or being part of any Mortgaged Property is in violation of any applicable zoning
and subdivision law, ordinance or regulation;
xxx) No
Error, Omission, Fraud etc. No error, omission, misrepresentation,
negligence, fraud or similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan has
taken place on the part of any person, including without limitation the
Mortgagor, any appraiser, any builder or developer, or any other party involved
in the origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the application of any insurance
in relation to such Mortgage Loan;
xxxi) Consolidation
of Advances; Lien Priority. Any principal advances made to the Mortgagor
prior to the 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 reflected
on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. The lien of the Mortgage securing the
consolidated principal amount is expressly insured as having (A) first lien
priority with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller
to
be a First Lien (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), or (B) second
lien
priority with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller
to
be a Second Lien Mortgage Loan (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule),
in
either case, 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;
xxxii) Environmental
Matters. The Mortgaged Property is in material compliance with all
applicable environmental laws pertaining to environmental hazards including,
without limitation, asbestos, and neither the Seller nor, to the Seller’s
knowledge, the related Mortgagor, has received any notice of any violation
or
potential violation of such law;
xxxiii) HOEPA.
No Mortgage Loan is (a) subject to the provisions of the Homeownership and
Equity Protection Act of 1994 as amended (“HOEPA”), or has an “annual percentage
rate” or “total points and fees” payable by the borrower (as each such term is
defined under HOEPA) that equal or exceed the applicable thresholds defined
under HOEPA (Section 32 of Regulation Z, 12 C.F.R. Section 226.32(a)(1)(i)
and
(ii)), (b) a “high cost” mortgage loan, “covered” mortgage loan (excluding home
loans defined as “covered home loans” in the New Jersey Home Ownership Security
Act of 2002 that were originated between November 26, 2003 and July 7, 2004),
“high risk home” mortgage loan, or “predatory” mortgage loan or any other
comparable term, no matter how defined under any federal, state or local law,
(c) subject to any comparable federal, state or local statutes or regulations,
or any other statute or regulation providing for heightened regulatory scrutiny,
assignee liability to holders of such mortgage loans or additional legal
liability for mortgage loans having high interest rates, points and/or fees,
or
(d) a High Cost Loan or Covered Loan, as applicable (as such terms are defined
in the current Standard & Poor’s LEVELS® Glossary Revised, Appendix
E);
xxxiv) Due-On-Sale.
Each Mortgage contains an enforceable provision for the acceleration of the
payment of the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan in the
event the related Mortgaged Property is sold or transferred without the prior
consent of the mortgagee thereunder;
xxxv) Second
Liens. With respect to each Mortgage Loan which is a Second Lien, (i) the
related First Lien does not provide for negative amortization, (ii) either
no
consent for the Mortgage Loan is required by the holder of the First Lien or
such consent has been obtained and is contained in the Mortgage File and (iii)
such Second Lien is on a Residential Dwelling that is (or will be) the principal
residence of the Mortgagor upon origination of the Second Lien;
xxxvi) Prepayment
Charges in Mortgage Loan Documents. The Mortgage Loan Documents with respect
to each Mortgage Loan subject to Prepayment Charges specifically authorizes
such
Prepayment Charges to be collected, such Prepayment Charges are permissible
and
enforceable in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents
and all applicable federal, state and local laws (except to the extent that
the
enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium,
receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally or
the collectability thereof may be limited due to acceleration in connection
with
a foreclosure) and each Prepayment Charge was originated in compliance with
all
applicable federal, state and local laws;
xxxvii) Compliance
with Patriot Act. The Seller has complied with all applicable anti-money
laundering laws and regulations (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering
Laws”). If required by 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; no Mortgage Loan is subject to nullification pursuant to
Executive Order 13224 (the “Executive Order”) or the regulations promulgated by
the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the
Treasury (the “OFAC Regulations”) or in violation of the Executive Order or the
OFAC Regulations, and no Mortgagor is subject to the provisions of such
Executive Order or the OFAC Regulations nor listed as a “blocked person” for
purposes of the OFAC Regulations.;
xxxviii) MERS
Mortgage Loans. No Mortgage Loan is a MERS Mortgage Loan;
xxxix) FACT
Act. The sale or transfer of the Mortgage Loan by the Seller
complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and
regulations governing such sale or transfer, including, without limitation,
the
Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (“FACT Act”) and the Fair Credit
Reporting Act, each as may be amended from time to time, and the Seller has
not
received any actual or constructive notice of any identity theft, fraud, or
other misrepresentation in connection with such Mortgage Loan or any party
thereto.
xl) Qualified
Mortgage. Each Mortgage Loan constitutes a “qualified mortgage” under
Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section
1.860G-2(a)(1);
xli) Condos
and PUDs. If the Residential Dwelling on the Mortgaged Property is a
condominium unit or a unit in a planned unit development (other than a de
minimis planned unit development) such condominium or planned unit development
project meets the eligibility requirements of the Seller;
xlii) Appraised
Value. All improvements which were considered in determining the
Appraised Value of the related 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 unless
otherwise affirmatively insured under an ALTA lender’s title insurance policy
issued in conformance with subsection (xvii) hereof;
xliii) No
Additional Collateral. The Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by
any collateral except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage on the Mortgaged
Property and the security interest of any applicable security agreement or
chattel mortgage referred to in (xi) above;
xliv) Buydown
Mortgage Loans. With respect to each Buydown Mortgage Loan:
xlv) (a) On
or before the date of origination of such Mortgage Loan, the Seller and the
Mortgagor, or the Seller, the Mortgagor and the seller of the Mortgaged Property
or a third party entered into a Buydown Agreement. The Buydown
Agreement provides that the seller of the Mortgaged Property (or third party)
shall deliver to the Seller temporary Buydown Funds in an amount equal to the
aggregate undiscounted amount of payments that, when added to the amount the
Mortgagor on such Mortgage Loan is obligated to pay on each Due Date in
accordance with the terms of the Buydown Agreement, is equal to the full
scheduled Monthly Payment due on such Mortgage Loan. The temporary Buydown
Funds
enable the Mortgagor to qualify for the Buydown Mortgage Loan for the first
two
years of the term of such Mortgage Loan at an interest rate of not more than
2.0% less per annum than the Mortgage Interest Rate. The effective
interest rate will increase in the seventh month of the Buydown Mortgage Loan
so
that the effective interest rate will be equal to the interest rate as set
forth
in the related Mortgage Note.
xlvi) (b) The
Mortgage and Mortgage Note reflect the permanent payment terms rather than
the
payment terms of the Buydown Agreement. The Buydown Agreement
provides for the payment by the Mortgagor of the full amount of the Monthly
Payment on any Due Date that the Buydown Funds are not available. The
Buydown Funds were not used to reduce the original principal balance of the
Mortgage Loan or to increase the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property
when
calculating the Loan-to-Value Ratios for purposes of this Agreement and, if
the
Buydown Funds were provided by the Seller and if required under Agency
Guidelines, the terms of the Buydown Agreement were disclosed to the appraiser
of the Mortgaged Property;
xlvii) (c) The
Buydown Funds may not be refunded to the Mortgagor unless the Mortgagor makes
a
principal payment for the outstanding balance of the Mortgage Loan;
xlviii) (d) As
of the Cut-off Date, the Buydown Mortgage Loans are 5% or less of the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans; and
xlix) (e) As
of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan, the provisions of the related
Buydown Agreement complied with the requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx
Mac
regarding buydown agreements;
l) No
Convertible Mortgage Loans; No Graduated Payments or Contingent Interests.
No Mortgage Loan is a Convertible Mortgage Loan. 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;
li) Disclosure
Materials. The Mortgagor has executed a statement to the effect that the
Mortgagor has received all disclosure materials required by applicable law
with
respect to the making of fixed rate mortgage loans in the case of Fixed Rate
Mortgage Loans, and adjustable rate mortgage loans in the case of Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loans and rescission materials with respect to Refinanced Mortgage
Loans, and such statement is and will remain in the Mortgage File;
lii) Recordation
of Mortgages. Each original Mortgage was recorded, or is in the process of
being recorded, and all subsequent assignments of the original Mortgage (other
than the assignment to the Purchaser) have been recorded, or are in the process
of being recorded, in the appropriate jurisdictions wherein such recordation
is
necessary to perfect the lien thereof as against creditors of the Seller. With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Assignment of Mortgage is in recordable
form
(except for the name of the assignee which is blank) and is acceptable for
recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property
is
located;
liii) Texas
Refinance Loans. Each Mortgage Loan originated in the state of Texas
pursuant to Article XVI, Section 50(a)(6) of the Texas Constitution (a “Texas
Refinance Loan”) has been originated in compliance with the provisions of
Article XVI, Section 50(a)(6) of the Texas Constitution, Texas Civil Statutes
and the Texas Finance Code. With respect to each Texas Refinance Loan
that is a Cash Out Refinancing, the related Mortgage Loan Documents state that
the Mortgagor may prepay such Texas Refinance Loan in whole or in part without
incurring a Prepayment Charge. The Seller does not collect any such
Prepayment Charges in connection with any such Texas Refinance
Loan;
liv) Verification
of Down Payment. Unless otherwise set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule,
the source of the down payment with respect to each Mortgage Loan has been
fully
verified by the Seller;
lv) Tax
Service Contracts. The Seller shall, at its own expense, cause each Mortgage
Loan to be covered by a “life of loan” Tax Service Contract;
lvi) Flood
Zone Service Contracts. Each Mortgage Loan is covered by a “life of loan”
Flood Zone Service Contract which is assignable to the Purchaser or its
designee
at no cost to the Purchaser or its designee or, for each Mortgage Loan not
covered by such Flood Zone Service Contract, the Seller agrees to purchase
such
Flood Zone Service Contract;
lvii) No
Cooperatives; No Commercial Property; No Mixed Use Property, No Manufactured
Housing. No Mortgage Loan is secured by cooperative housing, commercial
property, manufactured housing, a mobile home or mixed use
property;
lviii) Secondary
Market Sales. Each Mortgage Loan is eligible for sale in the secondary
market or for inclusion in a Securitization Transaction without unreasonable
credit enhancement as determined by the Purchaser in its sole reasonable
discretion;
lix) No
Adverse Selection. No selection procedures were used by the Seller that
identified the Mortgage Loans as being less desirable or valuable than other
comparable mortgage loans in the Seller’s portfolio;
lx) Georgia.
No Mortgage Loan originated or modified on or after October 1, 2002 and prior
to
March 7, 2003 is secured by a Mortgaged Property located in the State of
Georgia. No Mortgage Loan originated on or after March 7, 2003 is a
“high cost home loan” as defined under the Georgia Fair Lending
Act.
lxi) New
Jersey Manufactured Housing Loans. No Mortgage Loan is a “manufactured
housing loan” pursuant to the NJ Act, and one hundred percent of the amount
financed of any purchase money Second Lien Mortgage Loan subject to the NJ
Act
was used for the purchase of the related Mortgaged Property;
lxii) Reserved;
lxiii) Ground
Leases. With respect to each Mortgage Loan that is secured in whole or in
part by the interest of the Mortgagor as a lessee under a ground lease of the
related Mortgaged Property (a “Ground Lease”) and not by a fee interest in such
Mortgaged Property:
(a) The
Mortgagor is the owner of a valid and subsisting interest as tenant under the
Ground Lease;
(b) The
Ground Lease is in full force and effect, unmodified and not supplemented by
any
writing or otherwise;
(c) The
Mortgagor is not in default under any of the terms thereof and there are no
circumstances which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both,
would constitute an event of default thereunder;
(d) The
lessor under the Ground Lease is not in default under any of the terms or
provisions thereof on the part of the lessor to be observed or
performed;
(e) The
term of the Ground Lease exceeds the maturity date of the related Mortgage
Loan
by at least five years;
(f) The
Ground Lease or a memorandum thereof has been recorded and by its terms permits
the leasehold estate to be mortgaged. The Ground Lease grants any
leasehold mortgagee standard protection necessary to protect the security of
a
leasehold mortgagee;
(g) The
Ground Lease does not contain any default provisions that could give rise to
forfeiture or termination of the Ground Lease except for the non-payment of
the
Ground Lease rents;
(h) The
execution, delivery and performance of the Mortgage do not require the consent
(other than those consents which have been obtained and are in full force and
effect) under, and will not contravene any provision of or cause a default
under, the Ground Lease;
(i) The
Ground Lease provides that the leasehold can be transferred, mortgaged and
sublet an unlimited number of times either without restriction or on payment
of
a reasonable fee and delivery of reasonable documentation to the
lessor;
(j) The
Mortgagor has not commenced any action or given or received any notice for
the
purpose of terminating the Ground Lease;
(k) No
lessor, as debtor in possession or by a trustee for such lessor has give any
notice of, and the Mortgagor has not consented to, any attempt to transfer
the
related Mortgaged Property free and clear of such Ground Lease under section
363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code; and
(l) No
lessor is subject to any voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy, reorganization
or
insolvency proceeding and no Mortgaged Property is an asset in any voluntary
or
involuntary bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency proceeding.
lxiv) Massachusetts
Refinanced Mortgage Loans. No Mortgage Loan secured by a
Mortgaged Property located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts was made to
pay
off or refinance an existing loan or other debt of the related borrower (as
the
term “borrower” is defined in the regulations promulgated by the Massachusetts
Secretary of State in connection with Massachusetts House Xxxx 4880 (2004))
unless either (1) (a) the related Mortgage Interest Rate (that would be
effective once the introductory rate expires, with respect to Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loans) did or would not exceed by more than 2.25% the yield on United
States Treasury securities having comparable periods of maturity to the maturity
of the related Mortgage Loan as of the fifteenth day of the month immediately
preceding the month in which the application for the extension of credit was
received by the related lender or (b) the Mortgage Loan is an “open-end home
loan” (as such term is used in the Massachusetts House Xxxx 4880 (2004)) and the
related Mortgage Note provides that the related Mortgage Interest Rate may
not
exceed at any time the Prime rate index as published in The Wall Street Journal
plus a margin of one percent, or (2) such Mortgage Loan is in the "borrower's
interest," as documented by a "borrower's interest worksheet" for the particular
Mortgage Loan, which worksheet incorporates the factors set forth in
Massachusetts House Xxxx 4880 (2004) and the regulations promulgated thereunder
for determining "borrower's interest," and otherwise complies in all material
respects with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts;
lxv) Broker
Fees. The Mortgagor has not made or caused to be made any payment in the
nature of an “average” or “yield spread premium” to a mortgage broker or a like
Person which has not been fully disclosed to the Mortgagor;
lxvi) Acceptable
Investment. The Seller has no knowledge of any circumstances or condition
with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or the
Mortgagor’s credit standing that can reasonably be expected to cause the
Mortgage Loan to be an unacceptable investment, cause the Mortgage Loan to
become delinquent, cause the Mortgage Loan to not be paid in full when due,
or
adversely affect the value of the Mortgage Loan;
lxvii) No
Notification of Prepayments in Full. The Mortgage Loan was not prepaid in
full prior to the Closing Date and the Seller has not received notification
from
a Mortgagor that a prepayment in full shall be made after the Closing
Date;
lxviii) Prepayment
Charges. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that contains a provision
permitting imposition of a Prepayment Charge upon a Principal Prepayment prior
to maturity: (i) prior to the Mortgage Loan’s origination, the Mortgagor agreed
to such Prepayment Charge in exchange for a monetary benefit, including but
not
limited to a Mortgage Interest Rate or fee reduction, (ii) prior to the Mortgage
Loan’s origination, the Mortgagor was offered the option of obtaining a Mortgage
Loan that did not require payment of a Prepayment Charge and the originator
of
the Mortgage Loan had a written policy of offering borrowers, or requiring
third-party brokers to offer borrowers, the option of obtaining a mortgage
loan
that did not require the payment of a Prepayment Charge, (iii) the Prepayment
Charge is disclosed to the Mortgagor in the Mortgage Loan Documents pursuant
to
state and federal law applicable to the Mortgage Loan, (iv) for Mortgage Loans
originated on or after October 1, 2002, the duration of the prepayment period
shall not exceed three (3) years from the date of the Mortgage Note, unless
the
Mortgage Loan was modified to reduce the prepayment period to no more than
three
years from the date of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgagor was notified in
writing of such reduction in the prepayment period, (v) no Mortgage Loan
originated prior to October 1, 2002 has a Prepayment Charge longer than five
years and (vi) notwithstanding any state or federal law to the contrary, the
Seller shall not impose such Prepayment Charge in any instance when the Mortgage
Loan is accelerated or paid off in connection with the workout of a delinquent
mortgage or due to the Mortgagor’s default. Each Prepayment Charge is
permissible, collectable and enforceable.
lxix) No
Predatory Lending. No predatory, abusive or deceptive lending practices,
including but not limited to, the extension of credit to a Mortgagor without
regard for the Mortgagor’s ability to repay the Mortgage Loan and the extension
of credit to a Mortgagor which has no tangible net benefit to the Mortgagor,
were employed in connection with the origination of the Mortgage
Loan. Each Mortgage Loan is in compliance with the anti-predatory
lending eligibility for purchase requirements of Xxxxxx Mae’s Selling Guide. No
Mortgagor was encouraged or required to select a Mortgage Loan product offered
by the Mortgage Loan’s originator which is a higher cost product designed for
less creditworthy borrowers, unless at the time of the Mortgage Loan’s
origination, such Mortgagor did not qualify taking into account credit history
and debt to income ratios for a lower cost credit product then offered by the
Mortgage Loan’s originator or any affiliate of the Mortgage Loan’s
originator. If, at the time of the related loan application, the
Mortgagor may have qualified for a lower cost credit product then offered by
any
mortgage lending affiliate of the Mortgage Loan’s originator, the Mortgage
Loan’s originator referred the Mortgagor’s application to such affiliate for
underwriting consideration;
lxx) Underwriting
Methodology. The methodology used in underwriting the extension of credit
for each Mortgage Loan employs objective mathematical principles which relate
the Mortgagor’s income, credit history, assets and liabilities to the proposed
payment and such underwriting methodology did and does not rely on the extent
of
the Mortgagor’s equity in the collateral as the principal determining factor in
approving such credit extension. Such underwriting methodology
confirmed that at the time of origination (application/approval) the Mortgagor
had a reasonable ability to make timely payments on the Mortgage
Loan.
lxxi) Points
and Fees Disclosed. All points and fees related to each Mortgage Loan were
disclosed in writing to the related Borrower in accordance with applicable
state
and federal laws and regulations. No Borrower was charged “points and
fees” (whether or not financed) in an amount greater than (a) $1,000 or (b) 5%
of the principal amount of such Mortgage Loan, whichever is greater, such 5%
limitation is calculated in accordance with Xxxxxx Mae’s anti-predatory lending
requirements as set forth in the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides. For purposes of
this representation, “points and fees” (x) include origination, underwriting,
broker and finder’s fees and charges that the lender imposed as a condition of
making the Mortgage Loan, whether they are paid to the lender or a third party,
and (y) exclude bona fide discount points, fees paid for actual services
rendered in connection with the origination of the mortgage (such as attorneys’
fees, notaries fees and fees paid for property appraisals, credit reports,
surveys, title examinations and extracts, flood and tax certifications, and
home
inspections); the cost of mortgage insurance or credit-risk price adjustments;
the costs of title, hazard, and flood insurance policies; state and local
transfer taxes or fees; escrow deposits for the future payment of taxes and
insurance premiums; and other miscellaneous fees and charges that, in total,
do
not exceed 0.25 percent of the loan amount. All fees and charges
(including finance charges), whether or not financed, assessed, collected or
to
be collected in connection with the origination and servicing of each Mortgage
Loan were disclosed in writing to the related Mortgagor in
accordance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations;
lxxii) Full
File Credit Reporting (Xxxxxx Mae). The Seller will transmit full-file
credit reporting data for each Mortgage Loan pursuant to Xxxxxx Xxx Guide
Announcement 95-19 and for each Mortgage Loan, Seller agrees it shall report
one
of the following statuses each month as follows: new origination, current,
delinquent (30-, 60-, 90-days, etc.), foreclosed, or charged-off;
lxxiii) No
Credit Life Policies. No Mortgagor was required to purchase any single
premium credit insurance policy (e.g. life, mortgage, disability, accident,
unemployment, property 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,
mortgage, disability, accident, unemployment, property or health insurance
product) in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, and no
proceeds from any Mortgage Loan were used to purchase single-premium credit
insurance policies or debt cancellation agreements as part of the origination
of, or as a condition to closing, such Mortgage Loan;
lxxiv) Full
File Credit Reporting (Past Practice; Future Practice). The Seller and any
predecessor servicer has 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; and the Seller will fully furnish,
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 Credit Information Company
(three of the credit repositories), on a monthly basis; and
lxxv) No
Arbitration. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, neither the related
Mortgage nor the related Mortgage Note requires the Mortgagor to submit to
arbitration to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to
the
Mortgage Loan; No Mortgagor agreed to submit to arbitration to
resolve any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Mortgage
Loan.
EXHIBIT
E
Representation
and Warranties with Respect to the MortgageIT Mortgage
Loans
Except
for “Mortgage Loans”, which shall mean the MortgageIT Mortgage Loans sold by the
Seller to the Purchaser, all capitalized terms in this Exhibit E shall have
the
meanings ascribed to them in the MortgageIT Purchase Agreement.
(i) The
information set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule is complete, true
and correct;
(ii) The
Mortgage Loan is in compliance with all requirements set forth in the related
Confirmation, and the characteristics of the related Mortgage Loan Package
as
set forth in the related Confirmation are true and correct;
(iii) All
payments required to be made up to the close of business on the Closing Date
for
such Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note have been
made. The Seller has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or
knowingly received any advance of funds from a party other than the owner of
the
related Mortgaged Property, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any
amount required by the Mortgage Note or Mortgage; and there has been no
delinquency, exclusive of any period of grace, in any payment by the Mortgagor
thereunder since the origination of the Mortgage Loan;
(iv) There
are no delinquent taxes, ground rents, water charges, sewer rents, assessments,
insurance premiums, leasehold payments, including assessments payable in future
installments or other outstanding charges affecting the related Mortgaged
Property;
(v) The
terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have not been impaired, waived,
altered or modified in any respect, except by written instruments, recorded
in
the applicable public recording office or registered with the MERS
System if necessary to maintain the lien priority of the Mortgage, and which
have been delivered to the Purchaser or its designee; the substance of any
such
waiver, alteration or modification has been approved by the insurer under the
Primary Insurance Policy, if applicable, and the title insurer, to the extent
required by the related policy, and is reflected on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule. No instrument of waiver, alteration or modification has been executed,
and no Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, except in connection
with an assumption agreement approved by the insurer under the Primary Insurance
Policy, if applicable, and the title insurer, to the extent required by the
policy, and which assumption agreement has been delivered to the Purchaser
or
its designee and the terms of which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule;
(vi) The
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are not subject to any right of rescission,
set-off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury, nor will
the
operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage, or the
exercise of any right thereunder, render the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole
or
in part, or subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or
defense, including the defense of usury and no such right of rescission,
set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect
thereto. Each Prepayment Charge or penalty with respect to any
Mortgage Loan is permissible, enforceable and collectible under applicable
federal, state and local law;
(vii) All
buildings upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by an insurer acceptable
to
FNMA and FHLMC against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and such
other
hazards as are customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located,
pursuant to insurance policies conforming to the requirements of FNMA and FHLMC.
All such insurance policies contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the
Seller, its successors and assigns as mortgagee and all premiums thereon have
been paid. If the Mortgaged Property is in an area identified on a
Flood Hazard Map or Flood Insurance Rate Map issued by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency as having special flood hazards (and such flood insurance
has
been made available) a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the
current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration is in effect which
policy conforms to the requirements of FNMA and FHLMC. The Mortgage obligates
the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost
and expense, and on the Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the holder of
the Mortgage to maintain such insurance at Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to
seek reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor;
(viii) Any
and
all requirements of any federal, state or local law including, without
limitation, usury, truth in lending, real estate settlement procedures,
predatory and abusive lending, consumer credit protection, equal credit
opportunity, fair housing or disclosure laws applicable to the origination
and
servicing of mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans have been
complied with;
(ix) The
Mortgage has not been satisfied, cancelled, subordinated or rescinded, in whole
or in part, and the Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien
of
the Mortgage, in whole or in part, nor has any instrument been executed that
would effect any such satisfaction, cancellation, subordination, rescission
or
release;
(x) The
Mortgage is a valid, existing and enforceable first or second (as indicated
on
the Mortgage Loan Schedule) lien on the Mortgaged Property, including all
improvements on the Mortgaged Property subject only to (a) the lien of current
real property taxes and assessments not yet due and payable, (b) covenants,
conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of
the
public record as of the date of recording being acceptable to mortgage lending
institutions generally and specifically referred to in the lender’s title
insurance policy delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan and which
do
not adversely affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property, (c) to
the
extent the Mortgage Loan is a second lien Mortgage Loan, the related first
lien
on the Mortgaged Property; and (d) 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, existing and enforceable first
or
second (as indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule) lien and first or second
(as
indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule) priority security interest on the
property described therein and the Seller has full right to sell and assign
the
same to the Purchaser. The Mortgaged Property was not, as of the date of
origination of the Mortgage Loan, subject to a mortgage, deed of trust, deed
to
secure debt or other security instrument creating a lien subordinate to the
lien
of the Mortgage;
(xi) The
Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage are genuine and each is the legal, valid
and binding obligation of the maker thereof, enforceable in accordance with
its
terms except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy;
(xii) All
parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had legal capacity to enter into
the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage,
and the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have been duly and properly executed
by
such parties. The Mortgagor is a natural person;
(xiii) The
proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed to or for the account
of
the Mortgagor and there is no obligation for the Mortgagee to advance additional
funds 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 have been paid, and the
Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due to the
Mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage Note or Mortgage;
(xiv) The
Seller is the sole legal, beneficial and equitable owner of the Mortgage Note
and the Mortgage and has full right to transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan
to
the Purchaser free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, lien, pledge, charge,
claim or security interest;
(xv) 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) in material compliance with any and all
applicable “doing business” and licensing requirements of the laws of the state
wherein the Mortgaged Property is located (or were otherwise exempt from such
requirements under applicable law);
(xvi) The
Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title Association (“ALTA”) lender’s
title insurance policy (which, in the case of an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan
has an adjustable rate mortgage endorsement in the form of ALTA 6.0 or 6.1)
acceptable to FNMA and FHLMC, issued by a title insurer acceptable to FNMA
and
FHLMC and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged
Property is located, insuring (subject to the exceptions contained in (x)(a)
and
(b) above) the Seller, its successors and assigns as to the first or second
(as
indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule) priority lien of the Mortgage in the
original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and, with respect to any
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, against any loss by reason of the invalidity
or
unenforceability of the lien resulting from the provisions of the Mortgage
providing for adjustment in the Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly
Payment. Additionally, such lender’s title insurance policy
affirmatively insures ingress and egress to and from the Mortgaged Property,
and
against encroachments by or upon the Mortgaged Property or any interest therein.
The Seller is the sole insured of such lender’s title insurance policy, and such
lender’s title insurance policy is in full force and effect and will be in full
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;
(xvii) There
is
no default, breach, violation or event of 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 of acceleration, and the Seller has not
waived any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration. With
respect to each second lien mortgage loan (i) the first lien mortgage loan
is in
full force and effect, (ii) to the best of Seller’s knowledge, there is no
default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under such first
lien mortgage or the related mortgage note, (iii) 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 of acceleration
thereunder, and either (A) the first lien mortgage contains a provision which
allows or (B) applicable law requires, the mortgagee under the second lien
Mortgage Loan to receive notice of, and affords such mortgagee an opportunity
to
cure any default by payment in full or otherwise under the first lien
mortgage;
(xviii) 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 lien) affecting the related Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens
prior to, or equal or coordinate with, the lien of the related
Mortgage;
(xix) All
improvements which were considered in determining the Appraised Value of the
related 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;
(xx) As
of the
origination of the Mortgage Loan, no improvement located on the Mortgaged
Property was in violation of any applicable zoning or subdivision laws or
ordinances;
(xxi) The
Mortgage Loan was originated by the Seller or by a savings and loan association,
a savings bank, a commercial bank, credit union, insurance company or similar
banking institution which is supervised and examined by a federal or state
authority, or by a mortgagee approved as such by the Secretary of HUD pursuant
to Section 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act;
(xxii) Principal
payments on the Mortgage Loan commenced no more than sixty days after the
proceeds of the Mortgage Loan were disbursed. The Mortgage Loan bears
interest at the Mortgage Interest Rate. With respect to each Mortgage
Loan, the Mortgage Note is payable on the first day of each month in Monthly
Payments, which, other than with respect to a Balloon Mortgage Loan, in the
case
of a Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans, are sufficient to fully amortize the original
principal balance over the original term thereof and to pay interest at the
related Mortgage Interest Rate, and, in the case of an Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, are changed on each Adjustment Date, and in any case, are sufficient
to
fully amortize the original principal balance over the original term thereof
and
to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate. The Index for
each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan is as defined in the related
Confirmation. With respect to each Balloon Mortgage Loan, the
Mortgage Note requires a monthly payment which is sufficient to fully amortize
the original principal balance over the original term thereof and to pay
interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate and requires a final Monthly
Payment substantially greater than the preceding monthly payment which is
sufficient to repay the remained unpaid principal balance of the Balloon
Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date of such monthly payment. The
Mortgage Note does not permit negative amortization. No Mortgage Loan
is a Convertible Mortgage Loan;
(xxiii) The
origination and collection practices used by the Seller with respect to each
Mortgage Note and Mortgage have been in all respects legal, proper, prudent
and
customary in the mortgage origination and servicing industry. The
Mortgage Loan has been serviced by the Seller and any predecessor servicer
in
accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Note. With respect to
escrow deposits and Escrow Payments, if any, all such payments are in the
possession of, or under the control of, the Seller and there exist no
deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary arrangements for
repayment thereof have not been made. No escrow deposits or Escrow Payments
or
other charges or payments due the Seller have been capitalized under any
Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note and no such escrow deposits or Escrow
Payments are being held by the Seller for any work on a Mortgaged Property
which
has not been completed;
(xxiv) The
Mortgaged Property is in good repair and is free of material damage and waste
and there is no proceeding pending for the total or partial condemnation
thereof;
(xxv) The
Mortgage and related Mortgage Note contain 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, (a) in the case of a Mortgage designated as a
deed
of trust, by trustee’s sale, and (b) otherwise by judicial
foreclosure. The Mortgaged Property has not been subject to any
bankruptcy proceeding or foreclosure proceeding and the Mortgagor has not filed
for protection under applicable bankruptcy laws. There is no homestead or other
exemption available to the Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to
sell the Mortgaged Property at a trustee’s sale or the right to foreclose the
Mortgage. 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;
(xxvi) The
Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the underwriting standards
of
the Seller in effect at the time the Mortgage Loan was originated, which
underwriting standards satisfy the standards of FNMA and FHLMC; and the Mortgage
Note and Mortgage are on forms acceptable to FNMA and FHLMC;
(xxvii) The
Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by any collateral except the
lien
of the corresponding Mortgage on the Mortgaged Property and the security
interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage referred
to in
(x) above;
(xxviii) The
Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property which
satisfied the standards of FNMA and FHLMC, was on appraisal form 1004 or form
2055 with an interior inspection, and was made and 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, whose compensation is not affected
by
the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan and who met the minimum
qualifications of FNMA and FHLMC. Each appraisal of the Mortgage Loan
was made in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Financial
Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989;
(xxix) In
the
event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, a trustee, 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;
(xxx) No
Mortgage Loan contains provisions pursuant to which Monthly Payments are (a)
paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any separate account established
by the Seller, the Mortgagor, or anyone on behalf of the Mortgagor, (b) paid
by
any source other than the Mortgagor or (c) contains 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;
(xxxi) The
Mortgagor has executed a statement to the effect that the Mortgagor has received
all disclosure materials required by applicable law with respect to the making
of fixed rate mortgage loans in the case of Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans, and
adjustable rate mortgage loans in the case of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans
and
rescission materials with respect to Refinanced Mortgage Loans, and such
statement is and will remain in the Mortgage File;
(xxxii) No
Mortgage Loan was made in connection with (a) the construction or rehabilitation
of a Mortgaged Property or (b) facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a
Mortgaged Property;
(xxxiii) The
Seller has no knowledge of any circumstances or condition with respect to the
Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or the Mortgagor’s credit
standing that can reasonably be expected to cause the Mortgage Loan to be an
unacceptable investment, cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, or
adversely affect the value of the Mortgage Loan;
(xxxiv) No
Mortgage Loan had an LTV or a CLTV at origination in excess of 100%. Each
Prime/Alt-A Mortgage Loan with an LTV or CLTV at origination in excess of 80%
is
and will be subject to a Primary Insurance Policy, issued by a Qualified
Insurer, which insures that portion of the Mortgage Loan in excess of the
portion of the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property required by FNMA.
All
provisions of such Primary Insurance Policy have been and are being complied
with, such policy is in full force and effect, and all premiums due thereunder
have been paid. Any Mortgage subject to any such Primary Insurance Policy
obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain such insurance and to pay all
premiums and charges in connection therewith. The Mortgage Interest Rate for
the
Prime/Alt-A Mortgage Loan does not include any such insurance
premium;
(xxxv) The
Mortgaged Property is, to the best of the Seller’s knowledge, 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, have been made or obtained from the
appropriate authorities;
(xxxvi) No
error,
omission, misrepresentation, negligence, fraud or similar occurrence with
respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of the Mortgagor, the
Seller, or to the best of Seller’s knowledge, any appraiser, any builder or
developer, or any other party involved in the origination of the Mortgage Loan
or in the application of any insurance in relation to such Mortgage
Loan;
(xxxvii) For
each
Mortgage Loan that is not a MOM Loan, the Assignment of Mortgage is in
recordable form except for the name of the assignee that is blank and is
acceptable for recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the
Mortgaged Property is located. The original Mortgage was or is being
recorded and, unless the Mortgage Loan is subject to the MERS System, all
subsequent assignments of the original Mortgage (other than the assignment
to
Purchaser) have been recorded in the appropriate jurisdiction wherein such
recordation is necessary to perfect the lien thereof against creditors of
Seller, or is in the process of being recorded.
(xxxviii) Any
principal advances made to the Mortgagor prior to the 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 or second lien priority
by
a title insurance policy or an endorsement to the policy insuring the
mortgagee’s consolidated interest. The consolidated principal amount does not
exceed the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;
(xxxix) Unless
otherwise set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, no Mortgage Loan
has
a balloon payment feature;
(xl) If
the Residential Dwelling on the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit or
a
unit in a planned unit development (other than a de minimis planned unit
development) such condominium or planned unit development project meets the
eligibility requirements of FNMA and FHLMC;
(xli) The
source of the down payment with respect to each Mortgage Loan has been fully
verified by the Seller;
(xlii) Interest
on each Mortgage Loan is calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting
of
twelve 30-day months;
(xliii) The
Mortgaged Property is in material compliance with all applicable environmental
laws pertaining to environmental hazards including, without limitation,
asbestos, and neither the Seller nor, to the Seller’s knowledge, the related
Mortgagor, has received any notice of any violation or potential violation
of
such law;
(xliv) Seller
shall, at its own expense, cause each Mortgage Loan to be covered by a Tax
Service Contract which is assignable to the Purchaser or its designee; provided
however, that if the Seller fails to purchase such Tax Service Contract, the
Seller shall be required to reimburse the Purchaser for all costs and expenses
incurred by the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of any such Tax
Service Contract;
(xlv) Each
Mortgage Loan is covered by a Flood Zone Service Contract which is assignable
to
the Purchaser or its designee or, for each Mortgage Loan not covered by such
Flood Zone Service Contract, the Seller agrees to purchase such Flood Zone
Service Contract;
(xlvi) No
Mortgage Loan is (a) subject to the provisions of the Homeownership and Equity
Protection Act of 1994 as amended (“HOEPA”), (b) a “high cost” mortgage loan,
“covered” mortgage loan, “high risk home” mortgage loan or “predatory” mortgage
loan or any other comparable term, no matter how defined under any federal,
state or local law, (c) subject to any comparable federal, state or local
statutes or regulations, or any other statute or regulation providing for
heightened regulatory scrutiny or assignee liability to holders of such mortgage
loans, or (d) a High Cost Loan or Covered Loan, as applicable (as such terms
are
defined in the current Standard & Poor’s LEVELS® Glossary Revised, Appendix
E);
(xlvii) No
predatory or deceptive lending practices, including but not limited to, the
extension of credit to a mortgagor without regard for the mortgagor’s ability to
repay the Mortgage Loan and the extension of credit to a mortgagor which has
no
apparent benefit to the mortgagor, were employed in connection with the
origination of the Mortgage Loan. Each Mortgage Loan is in compliance
with the anti-predatory lending eligibility for purchase requirements of the
FNMA Guides;
(xlviii) Not
more
than one percent (1%) of the Mortgage Loans purchased on the related Closing
Date, measured by the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loans
as of the related Cut-off Date, include a Mortgage Note for which a lost note
affidavit with indemnification has been delivered;
(xlix) No
Mortgagor was required to purchase any single premium credit insurance policy
(e.g., life, disability, 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, 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 or debt cancellation agreements as part of the origination
of, or as a condition to closing, such Mortgage Loan;
(l) The
Mortgage Loans were not selected from the outstanding one to four-family
mortgage loans in the Seller’s portfolio at the related Closing Date as to which
the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement could be made
in
a manner so as to affect adversely the interests of the Purchaser;
(li) 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;
(lii) The
Mortgage Loan complies with all applicable consumer credit statutes and
regulations, including, without limitation, the respective Uniform Consumer
Credit Code laws in effect in Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine,
Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah and Wyoming (to the extent that the related
Mortgaged Property is located in such state), has been originated by a properly
licensed entity, and in all other respects, complies with all of the material
requirements of any such applicable laws;
(liii) The
information set forth in the Prepayment Charge Schedule is complete, true and
correct in all material respects and each Prepayment Charge is permissible,
enforceable and collectable under applicable federal and state law;
(liv) The
Mortgage Loan was not prepaid in full prior to the Closing Date and the Seller
has not received notification from a Mortgagor that a prepayment in full shall
be made after the Closing Date;
(lv) No
Mortgage Loan is secured by cooperative housing, commercial property, mobile
homes, manufactured housing or mixed use property;
(lvi) Except
as
set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, none of the Mortgage Loans
are
subject to a Prepayment Charge. For any Mortgage Loan originated
prior to October 1, 2002 that is subject to a Prepayment Charge, such Prepayment
Charge does not extend beyond five years after the date of
origination. For any Mortgage Loan originated on or following October
1, 2002 that is subject to a Prepayment Charge, such Prepayment Charge does
not
extend beyond three years after the date of origination. With respect
to any Mortgage Loan that contains a provision permitting imposition of a
Prepayment Charge upon a prepayment prior to maturity: (i) prior to the Mortgage
Loan’s origination, the Mortgagor agreed to such Prepayment Charge in exchange
for a monetary benefit, including but not limited to a rate or fee reduction,
(ii) prior to the Mortgage Loan’s origination, the Mortgagor was offered the
option of obtaining a Mortgage Loan that did not require payment of such a
Prepayment Charge, (iii) the Prepayment Charge is disclosed to the Mortgagor
in
the loan documents pursuant to applicable state and federal law, (iv) for
Mortgage Loans originated on or after September 1, 2004, the duration of the
prepayment period shall not exceed three (3) years from the date of the Mortgage
Note, unless the Mortgage Loan was modified to reduce the prepayment period
to
no more than three years from the date of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgagor
was notified in writing of such reduction in prepayment period, and (v)
notwithstanding any state or federal law to the contrary, the Seller shall
not
impose such Prepayment Charge in any instance when the mortgage debt is
accelerated as the result of the Mortgagor’s default in making the loan
payments;
(lvii) 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. No Mortgage Loan is subject to nullification pursuant to
Executive Order 13224 (the “Executive Order”) or the regulations promulgated by
the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the
Treasury (the “OFAC Regulations”) or in violation of the Executive Order or the
OFAC Regulations, and no Mortgagor is subject to the provisions of such
Executive Order or the OFAC Regulations nor listed as a “blocked person” for
purposes of the OFAC Regulations;
(lviii) No
Mortgage Loan is secured by real property or secured by a
manufactured home located in the state of Georgia unless (x) such Mortgage
Loan
was originated prior to October 1, 2002 or after March 6, 2003, or (y) the
property securing the Mortgage Loan is not, nor will be, occupied by the
Mortgagor as the Mortgagor’s principal dwelling. No Mortgage Loan is
a “High Cost Home Loan” as defined in the Georgia Fair Lending Act, as amended
(the “Georgia Act”) or the New York Banking Law 6-1. Each
Mortgage Loan that is a “Home Loan” under the Georgia Act complies with all
applicable provisions of the Georgia Act. No Mortgage Loan secured by owner
occupied real property or an owner occupied manufactured home located in the
State of Georgia was originated (or modified) on or after October 1, 2002
through and including March 6, 2003;
(lix) No
Mortgagor was encouraged or required to select a Mortgage Loan product offered
by the Mortgage Loan’s originator which is a higher cost product designed for
less creditworthy borrowers, unless at the time of the Mortgage Loan’s
origination, such Mortgagor did not qualify taking into account credit history
and debt to income ratios for a lower cost credit product then offered by the
Mortgage Loan’s originator or any affiliate of the Mortgage Loan’s
originator. If, at the time of loan application, the Mortgagor may
have qualified for a for a lower cost credit product then offered by any
mortgage lending affiliate of the Mortgage Loan’s originator, the Mortgage
Loan’s originator referred the Mortgagor’s application to such affiliate for
underwriting consideration;
(lx) The
methodology used in underwriting the extension of credit for each Mortgage
Loan
employs objective mathematical principles which relate the Mortgagor’s income,
assets and liabilities to the proposed payment and such underwriting methodology
does not rely on the extent of the Mortgagor’s equity in the collateral as the
principal determining factor in approving such credit extension. Such
underwriting methodology confirmed that at the time of origination
(application/approval) the Mortgagor had a reasonable ability to make timely
payments on the Mortgage Loan;
(lxi) With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Seller has fully and accurately furnished
complete information on the related borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian
and Trans Union Credit Information Company, in accordance with the Fair Credit
Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, on a monthly basis and the
Seller for each Loan will furnish, in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting
Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and complete information on
its
borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian, and Trans Union
Credit Information Company, on a monthly basis;
(lxii) All
points and fees related to each Mortgage Loan were disclosed in writing to
the
related Borrower in accordance with applicable state and federal law and
regulation. Except in the case of a Mortgage Loan in an original
principal amount of less than $60,000 which would have resulted in an
unprofitable origination, no related Borrower was charged “points and fees”
(whether or not financed) in an amount greater than 5% of the principal amount
of such loan, such 5% limitation is calculated in accordance with Xxxxxx Mae’s
anti-predatory lending requirements as set forth in the Xxxxxx Mae Selling
Guide;
(lxiii) All
fees
and charges (including finance charges) and whether or not financed, assessed,
collected or to be collected in connection with the origination and servicing
of
each Mortgage Loan has been disclosed in writing to the Mortgagor in accordance
with applicable state and federal law and regulation;
(lxiv) The
Seller will transmit full-file credit reporting data for each Mortgage Loan
pursuant to Xxxxxx Xxx Guide Announcement 95-19 and for each Mortgage Loan,
Seller agrees it shall report one of the following statuses each month as
follows: new origination, current, delinquent (30-, 60-, 90-days, etc.),
foreclosed, or charged-off;
(lxv) No
Mortgage Loan is a “High Cost Home Loan” as defined in the Arkansas Home Loan
Protection Act effective October 16, 2003 (Act 1340 or 2003);
(lxvi) No
Mortgage Loan is a “High Cost Home Loan” as defined in the Kentucky high-cost
loan statute effective June 24, 2003 (Ky. Rev. Stat. Section
360.100);
(lxvii) No
Mortgage Loan secured by property located in the State of Nevada is a “home
loan” as defined in the Nevada Assembly Xxxx No. 284;
(lxviii) No
Mortgage Loan is a “manufactured housing loan” or “home improvement home loan”
pursuant to the New Jersey Home Ownership Act. No Mortgage Loan is a
“High-Cost Home Loan” or a refinanced “Covered Home Loan,” in each case, as
defined in the New Jersey Home Ownership Act effective November 27, 2003
(N.J.S.A. 46;10B-22 et seq.);
(lxix) Each
Mortgage Loan constitutes a “qualified mortgage” under Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of
the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-2(a)(1);
(lxx) No
Mortgage Loan is a subsection 10 mortgage under the Oklahoma Home Ownership
and
Equity protection Act;
(lxxi) No
Mortgage Loan is a “High-Cost Home Loan” as defined in the New Mexico Home Loan
Protection Act effective January 1, 2004 (N.M. Stat. Xxx. §§ 58-21A-1 et
seq.);
(lxxii) No
Mortgage Loan is a “High-Risk Home Loan” as defined in the Illinois High-Risk
Home Loan Act effective January 1, 2004 (815 Ill. Comp. Stat. 137/1 et
seq.);
(lxxiii) No
Mortgage Loan originated in the City of Los Angeles is subject to the City
of
Los Angeles California Ordinance 175008 as a “home loan”;
(lxxiv) No
Mortgage Loan originated in the City of Oakland is subject to the City of
Oakland, California Ordinance 12361 as a “home loan”;
(lxxv) No
Mortgage Loan is a “High-Cost Home Loan” as defined under the Maine House Xxxx
383 X.X. 494, effective as of September 13, 2003;
(lxxvi) No
Mortgage Loan is a “High-Cost Home Mortgage Loan” as defined in the
Massachusetts Predatory Home Loan Practices Act, effective November 7, 2004
(Mass. Xxx. Laws Ch. 183C);
(lxxvii) With
respect to any Mortgage Loan for which a mortgage loan application was submitted
by the Mortgagor after April 1, 2004, no such Mortgage Loan secured by Mortgaged
Property in the State of Illinois which has a Mortgage Interest Rate in excess
of 8.0% per annum has lender-imposed fees (or other charges) in excess of 3.0%
of the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan;
(lxxviii) With
respect to each MOM Loan, a MIN has been assigned by MERS and such MIN is
accurately provided on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. The related
Assignment of Mortgage to MERS has been duly and properly recorded, or has
been
delivered for recording to the applicable recording office;
(lxxix) With
respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan, Seller has not received any notice of liens
or legal actions with respect to such Mortgage Loan and no such notices have
been electronically posted by MERS;
(lxxx) No
Mortgagor agreed to submit to arbitration to resolve any dispute arising out
of
or relating in any way to the Mortgage Loan transaction, and with respect to
any
Mortgage Loan originated on or after August 1, 2004, neither the Mortgage nor
the Mortgage Note requires the Mortgagor to submit to arbitration to resolve
any
dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the origination of the Mortgage
Loan;
(lxxxi) No
Loan
is a “High Cost Home Loan” governed by the Indiana Home Loan Practices Act, Ind.
Code Xxx. §§ 24-9-1-1 et seq.;
(lxxxii) With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, (i) if the related first lien provides for
negative amortization, the CLTV was calculated at the maximum principal balance
of such first lien that could result upon application of such negative
amortization feature, and (ii) either no consent for the Mortgage Loan is
required by the holder of the first lien or such consent has been obtained
and
is contained in the Mortgage File;
(lxxxiii) The
Mortgagee has not made or caused to be made any payment in the nature of an
“average” or “yield spread premium” to a mortgage broker or a like Person which
has not been fully disclosed to the Mortgagor;
(lxxxiv) No
Mortgage Loan secured by a Mortgaged Property located in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts was made to pay off or refinance an existing loan or other debt
of
the related borrower (as the term “borrower” is defined in the regulations
promulgated by the Massachusetts Secretary of State in connection with
Massachusetts House Xxxx 4880 (2004)) unless (a) the related Mortgage Interest
Rate (that would be effective once the introductory rate expires, with respect
to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans) did or would not exceed by more than 2.25%
the yield on United States Treasury securities having comparable periods of
maturity to the maturity of the related Mortgage Loan as of the fifteenth day
of
the month immediately preceding the month in which the application for the
extension of credit was received by the related lender or (b) the Mortgage
Loan
is an “open-end home loan” (as such term is used in the Massachusetts House Xxxx
4880 (2004)) and the related Mortgage Note provides that the related Mortgage
Interest Rate may not exceed at any time the Prime rate index as published
in
The Wall Street Journal plus a margin of one percent;
(lxxxv) With
respect to each Mortgage Loan that is secured in whole or in part by the
interest of the Mortgagor as a lessee under a ground lease of the related
Mortgaged Property (a “Ground Lease”) and not by a fee interest in such
Mortgaged Property:
(a) The
Mortgagor is the owner of a valid and subsisting interest as tenant under the
Ground Lease;
(b) The
Ground Lease is in full force and effect, unmodified and not supplemented by
any
writing or otherwise;
(c) The
Mortgagor is not in default under any of the terms thereof and there are no
circumstances which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both,
would constitute an event of default thereunder;
(d) The
lessor under the Ground Lease is not in default under any of the terms or
provisions thereof on the part of the lessor to be observed or
performed;
(e) The
term of the Ground Lease exceeds the maturity date of the related Mortgage
Loan
by at least ten years;
(f) The
Ground Lease or a memorandum thereof has been recorded and by its terms permits
the leasehold estate to be mortgaged. The Ground Lease grants any
leasehold mortgagee standard protection necessary to protect the security of
a
leasehold mortgagee;
(g) The
Ground Lease does not contain any default provisions that could give rise to
forfeiture or termination of the Ground Lease except for the non-payment of
the
Ground Lease rents;
(h) The
execution, delivery and performance of the Mortgage do not require the consent
(other than those consents which have been obtained and are in full force and
effect) under, and will not contravene any provision of or cause a default
under, the Ground Lease;
(i) The
Ground Lease provides that the leasehold can be transferred, mortgaged and
sublet an unlimited number of times either without restriction or on payment
of
a reasonable fee and delivery of reasonable documentation to the
lessor;
(j) The
Mortgagor has not commenced any action or given or received any notice for
the
purpose of terminating the Ground Lease;
(k) No
lessor, as debtor in possession or by a trustee for such lessor has give any
notice of, and the Mortgagor has not consented to, any attempt to transfer
the
related Mortgaged Property free and clear of such Ground Lease under section
363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code; and
(l) No
lessor is subject to any voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy, reorganization
or
insolvency proceeding and no Mortgaged Property is an asset in any voluntary
or
involuntary bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency proceeding.
(lxxxvi) No
Mortgage Loan is a balloon mortgage loan that has an original stated maturity
of
less than seven (7) years;
(lxxxvii) No
Mortgage Loan is subject to mandatory arbitration except when the terms of
the
arbitration also contain a waiver provision that provides that in the event
of a
sale or transfer of the Mortgage Loan or interest in the Mortgage Loan to Xxxxxx
Xxx, the terms of the arbitration are null and void. The Seller
hereby covenants that the Seller or the servicer of the Mortgage Loan, as
applicable, will notify the Mortgagor in writing within 60 days of the sale
or
transfer of the Mortgage Loan to Xxxxxx Mae that the terms of the arbitration
are null and void; and
(lxxxviii) Each
Mortgage Loan is eligible for sale in the secondary market or for inclusion
in a
Pass-Through Transfer without unreasonable credit enhancement.
EXHIBIT
F
Representation
and Warranties with Respect to the National City Mortgage
Loans
Except
for “Mortgage Loans”, which shall mean the National City Mortgage Loans sold by
the Seller to the Purchaser, all capitalized terms in this Exhibit F shall
have
the meanings ascribed to them in the National City Purchase
Agreement.
As
to
each Mortgage Loan, the Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser
that as of the related Closing Date:
(i) Mortgage
Loans as Described. The information set forth in the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule is complete, true and correct;
(ii) 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 has been
30
or more days delinquent at any time in the past 12 months preceding the related
Closing Date. The first two Monthly Payments shall be made with respect to
the
Mortgage Loan within the month in which it is due, all in accordance with the
terms of the related Mortgage Note;
(iii) No
Outstanding Charges. There are no defaults in complying with the
terms of the Mortgages, and all taxes, governmental assessments, insurance
premiums, ground rents, leasehold payments, 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 Company 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
greater, to the day which precedes by one month the Due Date of the first
installment of principal and interest;
(iv) Original
Terms Unmodified. The terms of the Mortgage Note and Mortgage
have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect, 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. The
substance of any such waiver, alteration or modification has been approved
by
the issuer of any related PMI Policy and the title insurer, to the extent
required by the policy, and its terms are reflected on the related Mortgage
Loan
Schedule. No instrument of waiver, alteration or modification has been executed,
and 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 and the terms of which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule;
(v) 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, and no Mortgagor
was a debtor in any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding at
the
time the Mortgage Loan was originated;
(vi) Hazard
Insurance. 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 customary in the
area
where the Mortgaged Property is located pursuant to insurance policies
conforming to the requirements of Section 4.10. If the Mortgaged Property is
in
an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency as having special flood hazards (and such flood insurance has been made
available) a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current
guidelines of the Federal Flood Insurance Administration is in effect which
policy conforms to the requirements of Section 4.10. All individual insurance
policies contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the Company 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 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 Company has not engaged in, and has no knowledge of the
Mortgagor, any Subservicer or any prior originator or subservicer 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, unlawful
commission, unlawful 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 Company;
(vii) Compliance
with Applicable Laws. Any and all requirements of any federal,
state or local law including, without limitation, usury, truth-in-lending,
predatory and abusive lending laws, real estate settlement procedures, consumer
credit protection, equal credit opportunity or disclosure laws applicable to
the
origination and servicing of the Mortgage Loan have been complied with, and
the
Company 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;
(viii) 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 Company 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
Company waived any default resulting from any action or inaction by the
Mortgagor;
(ix) Location
and Type of Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property is a fee
simple or leasehold property located in the state identified in the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule and consists of a parcel of real property with a detached
single family residence erected thereon, or a two- to four-family dwelling,
or
an individual condominium unit in a low-rise condominium project, or an
individual unit in a planned unit development, provided, however, that any
condominium project or planned unit development shall conform with the Company’s
Underwriting Guidelines regarding such dwellings, and no residence or dwelling
is a mobile home or a manufactured dwelling. No portion of the Mortgaged
Property is used for commercial purposes;
(x) 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 additions, alterations and
replacements made at any time with respect to the foregoing. The lien of the
Mortgage is subject only to:
(1) the
lien of current real property taxes and assessments not yet due and
payable;
(2) covenants,
conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of
the
public record as of the date of recording acceptable to mortgage lending
institutions generally and specifically referred to in the lender’s title
insurance policy delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan and (i)
referred to or to otherwise considered in the appraisal made for the originator
of the Mortgage Loan or (ii) which do not adversely affect the Appraised Value
of the Mortgaged Property set forth in such appraisal; and
(3) other
matters to which like properties are commonly subject which do not materially
interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided by the
mortgage or the use, enjoyment, value or marketability of the related Mortgaged
Property.
Any
security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and
delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid,
subsisting and enforceable first lien and first priority security interest
on
the property described therein and the Company has full right to sell and assign
the same to the Purchaser. The Mortgaged Property was not, as of the date of
origination of the Mortgage Loan, subject to a mortgage, deed of trust, deed
to
secured debt or other security instrument creating a lien subordinate to the
lien of the Mortgage;
(xi) Validity
of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are
genuine, and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker
thereof enforceable in accordance with its terms. All parties to the Mortgage
Note and the Mortgage and any other related agreement had legal capacity to
enter into the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note and
the Mortgage and any other related agreement, and the Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such parties. 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 was committed in connection with
the
origination of the Mortgage Loan. The Company 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;
No
misrepresentation, negligence, fraud or similar occurrence with respect to
a
Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of any person, including without
limitation the Mortgagor, any appraiser, any builder or developer, or any other
party involved in the origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the application
of
any insurance in relation to such Mortgage Loan.
(xii) Full
Disbursement of Proceeds. The Mortgage Loan has been closed and
the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed to or for the
account of the Mortgagor 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;
(xiii) Ownership. The
Company is the sole owner of record and holder of the Mortgage Loan. The
Mortgage Loan is not assigned or pledged, and the Company has good and
marketable title thereto, and has full right to transfer and sell the Mortgage
Loan therein 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;
(xiv) 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 doing business’ and licensing requirements of the
laws of the state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located, and (2) (a)
organized under the laws of such state, (b) qualified to do business in such
state, (c) federal savings and loan associations or national banks having
principal offices in such state, or (d) not doing business in such
state;
(xv) LTV,
PMI Policy. No Mortgage Loan has a LTV equal to or greater than
95%. The original LTV of the Mortgage Loan either was not more than 80% or
(i)
the excess over 75% is and will be insured as to payment defaults by a PMI
Policy until the LTV of such Mortgage Loan is reduced to 80%, or (ii) is subject
to an LPMI Policy, which will stay in effect for the life of the Mortgage
Loan. 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; provided, that, with respect to LPMI Loans,
the
related Servicer is obligated thereunder to maintain the LPMI 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 such insurance premium;
(xvi) Title
Insurance. The Mortgage Loan is covered by either (i) an
attorney’s opinion of title and abstract of title the form and substance of
which is acceptable to mortgage lending institutions making mortgage loans
in
the area where the Mortgaged Property is located or (ii) an ALTA lender’s title
insurance policy or other generally acceptable form of policy of insurance
acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac, issued by a title insurer acceptable
to
Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction
where
the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring the Company, 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 that 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 (1),
(2)
and (3) of paragraph (j) of this Section 3.02. 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
Company is the sole insured of such lender’s title insurance policy, and such
lender’s title insurance policy is 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 Mortgage, including the Company, 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
Company;
(xvii) No
Defaults. There is no default, breach, violation or event of
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 of
acceleration, and neither the Company nor its predecessors have waived any
default, breach, violation or event of acceleration;
(xviii) 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 the 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;
(xix) 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;
(xx) Origination:
Payment Terms. Such Mortgage Loan was originated by a savings and loan
association, savings bank, commercial bank, credit union, insurance company,
or
similar institution which is supervised and examined by a federal or state
authority, or by a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development pursuant to sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act. The
Mortgage Interest Rate is the interest rate set forth in the Mortgage
Note. The Mortgage Note is payable each month in equal monthly
installments of principal and interest, 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 years from commencement
of
amortization. There is no negative amortization;
(xxi) Customary
Provisions. The Mortgage and the related Mortgage Note 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, 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;
(xxii) Conformance
with Underwriting Guidelines. The Mortgage Loan was underwritten
in accordance with the Company’s Underwriting Guidelines in effect at the time
the Mortgage Loan was originated. The Mortgage Loan is in conformity with the
standards of Xxxxxxx Mac or Xxxxxx Mae under one of their respective home
mortgage purchase programs (except that the principal balance of certain
Mortgage Loans may have exceeded the limits of Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac)
and
the Mortgage Note and Mortgage are on forms acceptable to Xxxxxxx Mac or Xxxxxx
Xxx;
(xxiii) 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. Except as otherwise stated on the 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;
(xxiv) 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 (j) above;
(xxv) Deeds
of Trust. In the event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust,
a trustee, 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;
(xxvi) Acceptable
Investment. The Company has no knowledge of any circumstances or
conditions with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor
or the Mortgagor’s credit standing that can reasonably be expected to cause
private institutional investors 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;
(xxvii) Delivery
of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the
Assignment of Mortgage and any other documents required to be delivered for
the
Mortgage Loan by the Company under this Agreement as set forth in Exhibit
C attached hereto have been delivered to the Custodian. The Company is in
possession of a complete, true and accurate Mortgage File in compliance with
Exhibit B, except for such documents the originals of which have been
delivered to the Custodian;
(xxviii) Condominiums/Planned
Unit Developments. If the dwelling on the Mortgaged Property is a
condominium unit or a planned unit development (other than a de minimis planned
unit development) such condominium or planned unit development project meets
Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac eligibility requirements.
(xxix) Transfer
of Mortgage Loans. The Assignment of Mortgage is in recordable
form and is acceptable for recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in
which
the Mortgaged Property is located;
(xxx) Due
on
Sale. 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 Mortgagor thereunder;
(xxxi) Consolidation
of Future Advances. Any future advances made prior to the related
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 Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac. The consolidated principal amount does not exceed
the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;
(xxxii) Mortgaged
Property Undamaged. There is no proceeding pending or, to the
best of the Company’s knowledge, 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
(xxxiii) Collection
Practices; Escrow Deposits. The origination, servicing and
collection practices used with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been in
accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, and have been in all respects
in
compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. The Mortgage Loan has
been
serviced by the Company and any predecessor servicer in accordance with the
terms of the Mortgage Note. With respect to escrow deposits and
Escrow Payments, all such payments are in the possession of the Company and
there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary
arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made. All Escrow Payments
have
been collected in full compliance with state and federal law. An escrow of
funds
is not prohibited by applicable law and has been established in an amount
sufficient to pay for every item which remains unpaid and which has been
assessed but is not yet due and payable. No escrow deposits or Escrow Payments
or other charges or payments due the Company have been capitalized under the
Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and no such escrow deposits or Escrow Payments
are
being held by the Company for any work on a Mortgaged Property which has not
been completed;
(xxxiv) Appraisal. The
Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgage Property signed
prior to the approval of the Mortgage Loan application by a qualified appraiser,
duly appointed by the Company, 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
Title XI of the Federal Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act
of 1989 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the
date
the Mortgage Loan was originated;
(xxxv) Soldiers’
and
Sailors’ Relief
Act. The Mortgagor has not notified the Company, and the Company
has no knowledge of any relief requested or allowed to the Mortgagor under
the
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended;
(xxxvi) Environmental
Matters. The Mortgaged Property is free from any and all toxic or
hazardous substances and there exists no violation of any local, state or
federal environmental law, rule or regulation. To the best of the Company’s
knowledge, there is no pending action or proceeding directly involving any
Mortgaged Property of which the Company is aware in which compliance with any
environmental law, rule or regulation is an issue; and to the best of the
Company’s knowledge, nothing further remains to be done to satisfy in full all
requirements of each such law, rule or regulation consisting a prerequisite
to
use and enjoyment of said property;
(xxxvii) Insurance. The
Company 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; No action, inaction, or event has occurred and no
state of fact exists or has existed that has resulted or will result in the
exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage under any applicable pool
insurance policy, special hazard insurance policy, PMI Policy or bankruptcy
bond, irrespective of the cause of such failure of coverage. In connection
with
the placement of any such insurance, no commission, fee, or other compensation
has been or will be received by the Company or any designee of the Company
or
any corporation in which the Company or any officer, director, or employee
had a
financial interest at the time of placement of such insurance;
(xxxviii) Regarding
the Mortgagor. The Mortgagor is one or more natural persons
and/or trustees for an Illinois land trust or a trustee under a “living trust”
and such “living trust” is in compliance with Xxxxxx Mae guidelines for such
trusts;
(xxxix) High
Cost Loans. No Mortgage Loan is (a) subject to the provisions of
the Homeownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 as amended (“HOEPA”), (b) a
“high cost” mortgage loan, “covered” mortgage loan or “predatory” or
“abusive” mortgage loan or any other comparable term, no matter how
defined, under any federal, state or local law including, without limitation,
Section 6-L of the New York Banking Law or (c) subject to any comparable
federal, state or local statutes or regulations, including, without limitation,
the provisions of the Georgia Fair Lending Act, the City of Oakland, California
Anti-Predatory Lending Ordinance No. 12361 or any other statute or regulation
providing assignee liability or enhanced regulatory scrutiny to holders of
such
mortgage loans. The total combined points and fees charged in
connection wit the origination of the Mortgage Loan does not exceed 5% of the
original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan;
(xl) Simple
Interest Mortgage Loans. None of the Mortgage Loans are simple
interest Mortgage Loans;
(xli) Single
Premium Credit Life Insurance. None of the proceeds of the
Mortgage Loan were used to finance single-premium credit life insurance
policies;
(xlii) Tax
Service Contract The Company has obtained a life of loan, transferable real
estate Tax Service Contract on each Mortgage Loan with an Approved Tax Servicer
Contract Provider and such contract is assignable without penalty, premium
or
cost to the Purchaser;
(xliii) Flood
Certification Contract. The Company has obtained a life of loan,
transferable flood certification contract with an Approved Flood Policy Insurer
acceptable to Purchaser in its sole discretion for each Mortgage Loan and such
contract is assignable without penalty, premium or cost to the
Purchaser;
(xliv) FICO
Scores. Each Mortgage Loan
has a non-zero FICO score;
(xlv) [Reserved]
(xlvi) 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 Company, or is in the process of being
recorded;
(xlvii) Leaseholds. If
the Mortgage Loan is secured by a long-term residential lease, (1) the lessor
under the lease holds a fee simple interest in the land; (2) the terms of such
lease expressly permit the mortgaging of the leasehold estate, the assignment
of
the lease without the lessor’s consent and the acquisition by the holder of the
Mortgage of the rights of the lessee upon foreclosure or assignment in lieu
of
foreclosure or provide the holder of the Mortgage with substantially similar
protections; (3) the terms of such lease do not (a) allow the termination
thereof upon the lessee’s default without the holder of the Mortgage being
entitled to receive written notice of, and opportunity to cure, such default,
(b) allow the termination of the lease in the event of damage or destruction
as
long as the Mortgage is in existence, (c) prohibit the holder of the Mortgage
from being insured (or receiving proceeds of insurance) under the hazard
insurance policy or policies relating to the Mortgaged Property or (d) permit
any increase in rent other than pre-established increases set forth in the
lease; (4) the original term of such lease is not less than 15 years; (5) the
term of such lease does not terminate earlier than five years after the maturity
date of the Mortgage Note; and (6) the Mortgaged Property is located in a
jurisdiction in which the use of leasehold estates in transferring ownership
in
residential properties is a widely accepted practice;
(xlviii) Payment
in Full: No Mortgage Loan will be paid in full on or prior to the
related Closing Date;
(xlix) Delinquency
information. The information delivered by the Seller to the
Purchaser with respect to the Seller’s loan loss, foreclosure and delinquency
experience for the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the Initial Closing
Date on mortgage loans underwritten to the same standards as the Mortgage Loans
and covering mortgaged properties similar to the Mortgaged Properties, is true
and correct in all material respects;
(xx) The
Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment of Mortgage and any other documents
required to be delivered with respect to each Mortgage Loan pursuant; have
been
delivered in compliance with the specific requirements hereof. With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Company is in possession of a complete
Mortgage File in compliance with Exhibit B, except for such documents as have
been delivered to the Custodian;
(yy) Interest
Rate. Interest on each Mortgage Loan is calculated on the basis of a
360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months;
(zz) Advances:
No Buydowns; No Graduated Payments. No Mortgage Loan contains
provisions pursuant to which Monthly payments are (a) paid or partially paid
with funds deposited in any separate account established by the Company, the
Mortgagor or (c) contains 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. No Mortgage Loan has a balloon payment
feature. No Mortgage Loan has a balloon payment feature;
(aaa) Construction
Loan. No Mortgage Loan was made in connection with (a) the
construction or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property or (b) facilitating
the
trade in or exchange of a Mortgaged Property;
(bbb) No
predatory, abusive or deceptive lending practices, including but not limited
to,
the extension of credit to a mortgagor without regard for the mortgagor’s
ability to repay the Mortgage Loan and the extension of credit to a mortgagor
which has no apparent benefit to the mortgagor, were employed in connection
with
the origination of the Mortgage Loan;
(ccc) No
Mortgagor was required to purchase any credit life, disability, accident or
health insurance product as a condition of obtaining the extension of
credit. No Mortgagor obtained a prepaid single premium credit life,
disability, accident or health insurance policy 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;
(ddd) If
applicable to the Company or any subsequent Owner, the Mortgage Loan complies
with all applicable consumer credit statutes and regulations, including, without
limitation, the respective Uniform Consumer Credit Code laws in effect in
Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah
and Wyoming, has been originated by a properly licensed entity, and in all
other
respects, complies with all of the material requirements of any such applicable
laws;
(eee) [Reserved];
(fff) If
applicable to the Company or any subsequent Owner, eexcept as set forth on
the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule, none of the Mortgage Loans are subject to a
prepayment penalty. For any Mortgage Loan originated prior to October
1, 2002 that is subject to a prepayment penalty, such prepayment penalty does
not extend beyond five years after the date of origination. For any
Mortgage Loan originated on or following October 1, 2002 that is subject to
a
prepayment penalty, such prepayment penalty does not extend beyond three years
after the date of origination. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that
contains a provision permitting imposition of a premium upon a prepayment prior
to maturity: (i) prior to the Mortgage Loan's origination, the Mortgagor agreed
to such premium in exchange for a monetary benefit, including but not limited
to
a rate or fee reduction, (ii) prior to the Mortgage Loan's origination, the
Mortgagor was offered the option of obtaining a Mortgage Loan that did not
require payment of such a premium, (iii) the prepayment premium is disclosed
to
the Mortgagor in the loan documents pursuant to applicable state and federal
law, and (iv) notwithstanding any state or federal law to the contrary, the
Seller shall not impose such prepayment premium in any instance when the
mortgage debt is accelerated as the result of the Mortgagor's default in making
the loan payments;
(ggg) 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;
(hhh) No
Mortgage Loan is secured by real property or secured by a
manufactured home located in the state of Georgia unless (x) such Mortgage
Loan
was originated prior to October 1, 2002 or after March 6, 2003, or (y) the
property securing the Mortgage Loan is not, nor will be, occupied by the
Mortgagor as the Mortgagor's principal dwelling. No Mortgage Loan is
a “High Cost Home Loan” as defined in the Georgia Fair Lending Act, as amended
(the “Georgia Act”). Each Mortgage Loan that is a “Home Loan”
under the Georgia Act complies with all applicable provisions of the Georgia
Act. No Mortgage Loan secured by owner occupied real property or an owner
occupied manufactured home located in the State of Georgia was originated (or
modified) on or after October 1, 2002 through and including March 6, 2003,
if
applicable to the Company or any subsequent Owner;
(iii) If
applicable to the Company or any subsequent Owner, n o Mortgagor was encouraged
or required to select a Mortgage Loan product offered by the Mortgage Loan's
originator which is a higher cost product designed for less creditworthy
borrowers, unless at the time of the Mortgage Loan's origination, such Mortgagor
did not qualify taking into account credit history and debt to income ratios
for
a lower cost credit product then offered by the Mortgage Loan's originator
or
any affiliate of the Mortgage Loan's originator. If, at the time of
loan application, the Mortgagor may have qualified for a for a lower cost credit
product then offered by any mortgage lending affiliate of the Mortgage Loan's
originator, the Mortgage Loan's originator referred the Mortgagor's application
to such affiliate for underwriting consideration;
(jjj) The
methodology used in underwriting the extension of credit for each Mortgage
Loan
employs objective mathematical principles which relate the Mortgagor's income,
assets and liabilities to the proposed payment and such underwriting methodology
does not rely on the extent of the Mortgagor's equity in the collateral as
the
principal determining factor in approving such credit extension. Such
underwriting methodology confirmed that at the time of origination
(application/approval) the Mortgagor had a reasonable ability to make timely
payments on the Mortgage Loan;
(kkk) All
fees
and charges (including finance charges) and whether or not financed, assessed,
collected or to be collected in connection with the origination and servicing
of
each Mortgage Loan have been disclosed in writing to the Mortgagor in accordance
with applicable state and federal law and regulation;
(lll) With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, neither the related Mortgage nor the related
Mortgage Note requires the Mortgagor to submit to arbitration to resolve any
dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Mortgage Loan
transaction;
(mmm) With
respect to any Mortgage Loan for which a mortgage loan application was submitted
by the Mortgagor after April 1, 2004, no such Mortgage Loan secured by a
Mortgage Property located in the State of Illinois is in violation of the
provisions of the Illinois Interest Act, including Section 4.1a which provides
that no such Mortgage Loan with a Mortgage Interest Rate in excess of 8.0%
per
annum has lender-imposed fees (or other charges) in excess of 3.0% of the
original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan; and
(nnn) No
Mortgage Loan originated on or after November 7, 2004 secured by a Mortgaged
Property located in the State of Massachusetts is a Refinanced Mortgage
Loan.
EXHIBIT
G
Representation
and Warranties with respect to the Opteum Mortgage Loans
Except
for “Mortgage Loans”, which shall mean the Opteum Mortgage Loans sold by the
Seller to the Purchaser, and “Originator”, which shall mean Opteum, all
capitalized terms in this Exhibit G shall have the meanings ascribed to them
in
the Opteum Purchase Agreement.
As
to
each Mortgage Loan, the Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser
that as of the related Closing Date:
(i) Mortgage
Loans as Described. The information set forth in the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule and the Mortgage Loan data delivered to the Purchaser
in
the Data File is complete, true and correct. The Mortgage Loan is in compliance
with all requirements set forth in the related Confirmation, and the
characteristics of the related Mortgage Loan Package as set forth in the related
Confirmation are true and correct;
(ii) Payments
Current. All payments required to be made up to the close of business on the
Closing Date for such Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note have
been made; the Seller has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly
received any advance of funds from a party other than the owner of the related
Mortgaged Property, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount
required by the Mortgage Note or Mortgage. There has been no
delinquency, exclusive of any period of grace, in any payment by the Mortgagor
thereunder since the origination of the Mortgage Loan;
(iii) No
Outstanding Charges. There are no delinquent taxes, ground rents, water
charges, sewer rents, assessments, insurance premiums, leasehold payments,
including assessments payable in future installments or other outstanding
charges affecting the related Mortgaged Property;
(iv) Location
and Type of Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property is located in the
state identified in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule and is improved by a
Residential Dwelling;
(v) Original
Terms Unmodified. The terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have not
been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect, except by written
instruments, recorded in the applicable public recording office or registered
with the MERS System if necessary to maintain the lien priority of the Mortgage,
and which have been delivered to the Purchaser; the substance of any such
waiver, alteration or modification has been approved by the insurer under the
Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy, if any, and the title insurer, to
the
extent required by the related policy, and is reflected on the related Mortgage
Loan Schedule. No instrument of waiver, alteration or modification has been
executed, and no Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, except in
connection with an assumption agreement approved by the insurer under the
Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy, if any, the title insurer, to the
extent required by the policy, and which assumption agreement has been delivered
to the Purchaser and the terms of which are reflected in the related Mortgage
Loan Schedule;
(vi) No
Defenses. The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are not subject to
any right of rescission, set off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense
of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage Note and/or
the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render the Mortgage
unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission,
set
off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury and no such right
of rescission, set off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect
thereto, and there is no basis for the Mortgage Loan to be modified or reformed
without the consent of the Mortgagor under applicable law;
(vii) Conformance
with Underwriting Guidelines and Agency Standards. The Mortgage Loan was
underwritten in accordance with the Underwriting Guidelines of the Seller in
effect at the time the Mortgage Loan was originated; and the Mortgage Note
and
Mortgage are on forms acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac;
(viii) Hazard
Insurance. All buildings upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by a
Qualified Insurer acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac against loss by
fire,
hazards of extended coverage and such other hazards as are customary in the
area
where the Mortgaged Property is located, in an amount not less than the lesser
of (i) 100% of the replacement cost of all improvements to the Mortgaged
Property and (ii) either (A) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage
Loan with respect to each first lien Mortgage Loan or (B) with respect to each
Second Lien Mortgage Loan, the sum of the outstanding principal balance of
the
related first lien mortgage loan and the outstanding principal balance of the
Second Lien Mortgage Loan; provided, however, in no event shall the amount
of
insurance be less than the amount necessary to avoid the operation of any
co-insurance provisions with respect to the Mortgaged Property. All such
insurance policies contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the Seller, its
successors and assigns as mortgagee and all premiums thereon have been
paid. If the Mortgaged Property is in an area identified on a Flood
Hazard Map or Flood Insurance Rate Map issued by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency as having special flood hazards (and such flood insurance
has
been made available) a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the
current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration is in effect which
policy conforms to the requirements of Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx
Mac. The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all
such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor’s
failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to maintain such
insurance at Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to seek reimbursement therefor
from the Mortgagor;
(ix) Compliance
with 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, equal credit opportunity, fair housing,
disclosure laws and all predatory, abusive and fair lending laws applicable
to
the origination and servicing of mortgage loans of a type similar to the
Mortgage Loans have been complied with and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby will not involve the violation of any such laws, and the
Seller shall maintain in its possession, available for the inspection of the
Purchaser or its designee, and shall deliver to the Purchaser or its designee,
upon two Business Days’ request, evidence of compliance with such
requirements;
(x) No
Satisfaction of Mortgage. The Mortgage has not been satisfied, cancelled,
subordinated or rescinded, in whole or in part, and the Mortgaged Property
has
not been released from the lien of the Mortgage, in whole or in part, nor has
any instrument been executed that would effect any such satisfaction,
cancellation, subordination, rescission or release;
(xi) Valid
Lien. The related Mortgage is properly recorded and is a valid, existing and
enforceable (A) first lien and first priority security interest with respect
to
each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a First Lien (as
reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), or (B) second lien and second priority
security interest with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by
the
Seller to be a Second Lien (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), in
either case, on the Mortgaged Property, including all improvements on the
Mortgaged Property subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes
and assessments not yet due and payable, (b) covenants, conditions and
restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of the public record
as
of the date of recording being acceptable to mortgage lending institutions
generally and specifically referred to in the lender’s title insurance policy
delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan and which do not adversely
affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property, (c) 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 and (d)
with
respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a Second
Lien Mortgage Loan (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule) a First Lien
on
the 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, existing and enforceable (A) first lien
and first priority security interest with respect to each Mortgage Loan which
is
indicated by the Seller to be a First Lien (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule) or (B) second lien and second priority security interest with respect
to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a Second Lien
Mortgage Loan (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), in either case,
on
the property described therein and the Seller has full right to sell and assign
the same to the Purchaser. The Mortgaged Property was not, as of the
date of origination of the Mortgage Loan, subject to a mortgage, deed of trust,
deed to secure debt or other security instrument creating a lien subordinate
to
the lien of the Mortgage;
(xii) Validity
of Mortgage Loan Documents. The Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage are
genuine and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker
thereof, enforceable in accordance with its terms;
(xiii) Legal
Capacity. All parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had legal
capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage
Note and the Mortgage, and the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have been duly
and
properly executed by such parties. The Mortgagor is a natural
person;
(xiv) Full
Disbursement of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully
disbursed to or for the account of the Mortgagor and there is no obligation
for
the Mortgagee to advance additional funds 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 have been paid, and the
Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due to the
Mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage Note or Mortgage;
(xv) Ownership.
The Seller is the sole legal, beneficial and equitable owner of the Mortgage
Note and the Mortgage. The Seller has full right and authority under
all governmental and regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over such Seller,
subject to no interest or participation of, or agreement with, any party, to
transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement
free and clear of any encumbrance or right of others, equity, lien, pledge,
charge, mortgage, claim, participation interest or security interest of any
nature (collectively, a “Lien”); and immediately upon the transfers and
assignments herein contemplated, the Seller shall have transferred and sold
all
of its right, title and interest in and to each Mortgage Loan and the Purchaser
will hold good, marketable and indefeasible title to, and be the owner of,
each
Mortgage Loan subject to no Lien;
(xvi) Doing
Business. All parties which have had any interest in the Mortgage Loan,
whether as originator, mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or,
during the period in which they held and disposed of such interest, were):
(A)
organized under the laws of such state, or (B) qualified to do business in
such
state, or (C) federal savings and loan associations or national banks having
principal offices in such state, or (D) not doing business in such state so
as
to require qualification or licensing, or (E) not otherwise required to be
licensed in such state. All parties which have had any interest in
the Mortgage Loan were in compliance with any and all applicable “doing
business” and licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein the
Mortgaged Property is located or were not required to be licensed in such
state;
(xvii) Title
Insurance. The Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title
Association (“ALTA”) ALTA lender’s title insurance policy acceptable to Xxxxxx
Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac (which, in the case of an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan
has
an adjustable rate mortgage endorsement in the form of ALTA 6.0 or 6.1), issued
by a title insurer acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac and qualified to
do
business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring
(subject to the exceptions contained above in (xi)(a) and (b) and, with respect
to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a Second Lien
Mortgage Loan (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule) clause (d)) the
Seller, its successors and assigns as to the first priority lien of the Mortgage
in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and, with respect to
any
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, against any loss by reason of the invalidity
or
unenforceability of the lien resulting from the provisions of the Mortgage
providing for adjustment in the Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly
Payment. Additionally, such lender’s title insurance policy
affirmatively insures ingress and egress to and from the Mortgaged Property,
and
against encroachments by or upon the Mortgaged Property or any interest
therein. The Seller is the sole insured of such lender’s title
insurance policy, and such lender’s title insurance policy is in full force and
effect and will be in full 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;
(xviii) No
Defaults. There is no default, breach, violation or event of 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 of acceleration, and
the
Seller has not waived any default, breach, violation or event of
acceleration. With respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated
by the Seller to be a Second Lien Mortgage Loan (as reflected on the Mortgage
Loan Schedule) (i) the First Lien is in full force and effect, (ii) there is
no
default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under such First
Lien mortgage or the related mortgage note, (iii) 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 of acceleration
thereunder, and either (A) the First Lien mortgage contains a provision which
allows or (B) applicable law requires, the mortgagee under the Second Lien
Mortgage Loan to receive notice of, and affords such mortgagee an opportunity
to
cure any default by payment in full or otherwise under the First Lien
mortgage;
(xix) 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 lien) affecting the related Mortgaged Property
which are or may be liens prior to, or equal or coordinate with, the lien of
the
related Mortgage;
(xx) Origination.
The Mortgage Loan was originated by the Seller or by a savings and loan
association, a savings bank, a commercial bank or similar banking institution
which is supervised and examined by a federal or state authority, or by a
mortgagee approved as such by the Secretary of HUD;
(xxi) Payment
Terms. Payments on the Mortgage Loan shall commence (with respect to any
newly originated Mortgage Loans) or commenced no more than sixty days after
the
proceeds of the Mortgage Loan were disbursed. The Mortgage Loan bears
interest at the Mortgage Interest Rate. With respect to each Mortgage
Loan, the Mortgage Note is payable on the first day of each month in Monthly
Payments, which, (A) in the case of a Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan, are sufficient
to fully amortize the original principal balance over the original term thereof
(other than with respect to a Mortgage Loan identified on the related Mortgage
Loan Schedule as an interest-only Mortgage Loan during the interest-only period
or a Mortgage Loan which is identified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule
as
a Balloon Mortgage Loan) and to pay interest at the related Mortgage
Interest Rate, and (B) in the case of an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, are
changed on each Adjustment Date, and in any case, are sufficient to fully
amortize the original principal balance over the original term thereof (other
than with respect to a Mortgage Loan identified on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule as an interest-only Mortgage Loan during the interest-only period
or a
Mortgage Loan which is identified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule as
a
Balloon Mortgage Loan) and to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest
Rate. The Index for each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan is as defined
in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. With respect to each Mortgage
Loan identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as an interest-only Mortgage
Loan,
the interest-only period shall not exceed the period specified on the Mortgage
Loan Schedule and following the expiration of such interest-only period, the
remaining Monthly Payments shall be sufficient to fully amortize the original
principal balance over the remaining term of the Mortgage Loan. With
respect to each Balloon Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Note requires a monthly
payment which is sufficient to fully amortize the original principal balance
over a term greater than the original term thereof and to pay interest at the
related Mortgage Interest Rate and requires a final Monthly Payment
substantially greater than the preceding monthly payment which is sufficient
to
repay the remaining unpaid principal balance of the Balloon Mortgage Loan as
of
the Due Date of such Monthly Payment. No Balloon Mortgage Loan has an
original stated maturity of less than seven (7) years. The Mortgage Note does
not permit negative amortization. No Mortgage Loan had an original
term to maturity of more than thirty (30) years;
(xxii) Origination
and Collection Practices; Escrow Deposits. The origination, servicing and
collection practices used by the Seller with respect to each Mortgage Note
and
Mortgage, including without limitation the establishment, maintenance and
servicing of the Escrow Accounts and Escrow Payments, if any, since origination
have been in all respects legal, proper, prudent and customary in the mortgage
origination and servicing industry. The Mortgage Loan has been
serviced by the Seller and any predecessor servicer in accordance with all
applicable laws, rules and regulations, the terms of the Mortgage Note and
Mortgage, and the Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac servicing guides. With
respect to escrow deposits and Escrow Payments (other than with respect to
each
Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a Second Lien Mortgage
Loan
and for which the mortgagee under the First Lien is collecting Escrow Payments
(as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule)), if any, all such payments are
in
the possession of, or under the control of, the Seller and there exist no
deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary arrangements for
repayment thereof have not been made. No escrow deposits or Escrow
Payments or other charges or payments due the Seller have been capitalized
under
any Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note and no such escrow deposits or Escrow
Payments are being held by the Seller for any work on a Mortgaged Property
which
has not been completed;
(xxiii) Mortgaged
Property Undamaged. As of the Closing Date, the Mortgaged Property is free
of damage and waste and is in good repair, and there is no proceeding pending
or
threatened for the total or partial condemnation thereof nor is such a
proceeding currently occurring;
(xxiv) Customary
Provisions. The Mortgage and related Mortgage Note contain 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, (a) in the case of a
Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee’s sale, and (b) otherwise by
judicial foreclosure. The Mortgaged Property has not been subject to
any bankruptcy proceeding or foreclosure proceeding and the Mortgagor has not
filed for protection under applicable bankruptcy laws. There is no
homestead or other exemption available to the Mortgagor which would interfere
with the right to sell the Mortgaged Property at a trustee’s sale or the right
to foreclose the Mortgage; 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;
(xxv) Appraisal.
Unless otherwise set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Mortgage File
contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property which, (a) with respect
to First Lien Mortgage Loans, was on appraisal form 1004 or form 2055 with
an
interior inspection, or (b) with respect to Second Lien Mortgage Loans, was
on
appraisal form 704, 2065 or 2055 with an exterior only inspection, and (c)
with
respect to (a) or (b) above, was made and 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, whose compensation is not affected by
the
approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan and who met the minimum
qualifications of Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac. Each appraisal of the
Mortgage Loan was made in accordance with the relevant provisions of the
Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of
1989;
(xxvi) Deeds
of Trust. In the event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, a trustee,
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;
(xxvii) Construction
or Rehabilitation of Mortgaged Property. No Mortgage Loan was made in
connection with (a) the construction or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property
or (b) facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged
Property;
(xxviii) LTV;
CLTV. The Loan-to-Value Ratio of any Mortgage Loan at origination was not
more than 95% and the CLTV of any Mortgage Loan at origination was not more
than
100%; Each Mortgage Loan (other than any Mortgage Loan underwritten
pursuant to the Seller’s Subprime Underwriting Guidelines) with an original
Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination greater than 80% is and will be subject
to a
Primary Insurance Policy, issued by a Qualified Insurer, which insures that
portion of the Mortgage Loan in excess of the portion of the Appraised Value
of
the Mortgaged Property as required by Xxxxxx Mae. All provisions of
such Primary Insurance Policy have been and are being complied with, such policy
is in full force and effect, and all premiums due thereunder have been
paid. Any Mortgage subject to any such Primary Insurance Policy
obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain such insurance and to pay all
premiums and charges in connection therewith. The Mortgage Interest
Rate for the Mortgage Loan does not include any such insurance premium (if
any). If a Mortgage Loan is identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule
as subject to a Lender Paid Mortgage Insurance Policy, such policy insures
that
portion of the Mortgage Loan set forth in the LPMI Policy. All
provisions of any such LPMI Policy have been and are being complied with, such
policy is in full force and effect, and all premiums due thereunder have been
paid. The Mortgage Interest Rate for the Mortgage Loan does not
include the insurance premium for any LPMI Policy (if any);
(xxix) Occupancy
of the Mortgaged Property. 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. No improvement located on
or being part of any Mortgaged Property is in violation of any applicable zoning
and subdivision law, ordinance or regulation;
(xxx) No
Error, Omission, Fraud etc. No error, omission,
misrepresentation, negligence, fraud or similar occurrence with respect to
a
Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of any person, including without
limitation the Seller, the Mortgagor, any appraiser, any builder or developer,
or any other party involved in the origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the
application of any insurance in relation to such Mortgage Loan;
(xxxi) Consolidation
of Advances; Lien Priority. Any principal advances made to the Mortgagor
prior to the 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 reflected
on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. The lien of the Mortgage securing the
consolidated principal amount is expressly insured as having (A) first lien
priority with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller
to
be a First Lien (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), or (B) second
lien
priority with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller
to
be a Second Lien Mortgage Loan (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule),
in
either case, 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;
(xxxii) Environmental
Matters. The Mortgaged Property is in material compliance with all
applicable environmental laws pertaining to environmental hazards including,
without limitation, asbestos, and neither the Seller nor, to the Seller’s
knowledge, the related Mortgagor, has received any notice of any violation
or
potential violation of such law;
(xxxiii) HOEPA.
No Mortgage Loan is (a) subject to the provisions of the Homeownership and
Equity Protection Act of 1994 as amended (“HOEPA”), or has an “annual percentage
rate” or “total points and fees” payable by the borrower (as each term is
defined under HOEPA) that equals or exceeds the applicable thresholds defined
under HOEPA (Section 32 of Regulation Z, 12 C.F.R. Section 226.32(a)(1)(i)
and
(ii)), (b) a “high cost” mortgage loan, “covered” mortgage loan (excluding home
loans defined as “covered home loans” in the New Jersey Home Ownership Security
Act of 2002 that were originated between November 26, 2003 and July 7, 2004),
“high risk home” mortgage loan, or “predatory” mortgage loan or any other
comparable term, no matter how defined under any federal, state or local law,
provided that this determination shall be made with respect to the relevant
state or local law, regardless of the effect of any available federal
preemption, other than exemptions specifically provided for in the relevant
state or local law, (c) subject to any comparable federal, state or local
statutes or regulations, or any other statute or regulation providing for
heightened regulatory scrutiny, assignee liability to holders of such mortgage
loans or additional legal liability for mortgage loans having high interest
rates, points and/or fees, or (d) a High Cost Loan or Covered Loan, as
applicable (as such terms are defined in the current Standard & Poor’s
LEVELS® Glossary Revised, Appendix E);
(xxxiv) Due-On-Sale.
Each Mortgage contains an enforceable provision for the acceleration of the
payment of the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan in the
event the related Mortgaged Property is sold or transferred without the prior
consent of the mortgagee thereunder;
(xxxv) Second
Liens. With respect to each Mortgage Loan which is a Second Lien, (i) the
related First Lien does not provide for negative amortization, (ii) either
no
consent for the Mortgage Loan is required by the holder of the First Lien or
such consent has been obtained and is contained in the Mortgage File and (iii)
such Second Lien is on a Residential Dwelling that is (or will be) the principal
residence of the Mortgagor upon origination of the Second Lien;
(xxxvi) Prepayment
Charges in Mortgage Loan Documents. The Mortgage Loan Documents with respect
to each Mortgage Loan subject to Prepayment Charges specifically authorizes
such
Prepayment Charges to be collected, such Prepayment Charges are permissible
and
enforceable in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents
and all federal, state and local laws (except to the extent that the
enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium,
receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally or
the collectability thereof may be limited due to acceleration in connection
with
a foreclosure) and each Prepayment Charge was originated in compliance with
all
federal, state and local laws;
(xxxvii) Compliance
with Patriot Act. 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; no Mortgage Loan is subject to nullification pursuant to
Executive Order 13224 (the “Executive Order”) or the regulations promulgated by
the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the
Treasury (the “OFAC Regulations”) or in violation of the Executive Order or the
OFAC Regulations, and no Mortgagor is subject to the provisions of such
Executive Order or the OFAC Regulations nor listed as a “blocked person” for
purposes of the OFAC Regulations;
(xxxviii) MERS
Mortgage Loans. With respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan, a MIN has been
assigned by MERS and such MIN is accurately provided on the related Mortgage
Loan Schedule. The related Assignment of Mortgage to MERS has been duly and
properly recorded or has been delivered for recording to the applicable
recording office. With respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan, the Seller has not
received any notice of liens or legal actions with respect to such Mortgage
Loan
and no such notices have been electronically posted by MERS;
(xxxix) FACT
Act. The sale or transfer of the Mortgage Loan by the Seller
complies with all federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations
governing such sale or transfer, including, without limitation, the Fair and
Accurate Credit Transactions Act (“FACT Act”) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act,
each as may be amended from time to time, and the Seller has not received any
actual or constructive notice of any identity theft, fraud, or other
misrepresentation in connection with such Mortgage Loan or any party
thereto.
(xl) Qualified
Mortgage. Each Mortgage Loan constitutes a “qualified mortgage” under
Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section
1.860G-2(a)(1);
(xli) Condos
and PUDs. If the Residential Dwelling on the Mortgaged Property is a
condominium unit or a unit in a planned unit development (other than a de
minimis planned unit development) such condominium or planned unit development
project meets the eligibility requirements of the Seller’s Underwriting
Guidelines;
(xlii) Appraised
Value. All improvements which were considered in determining the
Appraised Value of the related 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;
(xliii) No
Additional Collateral. The Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by
any collateral except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage on the Mortgaged
Property and the security interest of any applicable security agreement or
chattel mortgage referred to in (xi) above;
(xliv) Buydown
Mortgage Loans. No Mortgage Loan contains provisions pursuant to which
Monthly Payments are (a) paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any
separate account established by the Seller, the Mortgagor, or anyone on behalf
of the Mortgagor, (b) paid by any source other than the Mortgagor or (c)
contains any other similar provisions which may constitute a “buydown”
provision.
(xlv) No
Convertible Mortgage Loans; No Graduated Payments or Contingent Interests.
No Mortgage Loan is a Convertible Mortgage Loan. 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;
(xlvi) Disclosure
Materials. The Mortgagor has executed a statement to the effect that the
Mortgagor has received all disclosure materials required by law with respect
to
the making of fixed rate mortgage loans in the case of Fixed Rate Mortgage
Loans, and adjustable rate mortgage loans in the case of Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loans and rescission materials with respect to Refinanced Mortgage
Loans, and such statement is and will remain in the Mortgage File;
(xlvii) Recordation
of Mortgages. Each original Mortgage was recorded and all subsequent
assignments of the original Mortgage (other than the assignment to the
Purchaser) have been recorded, or are in the process of being recorded, in
the
appropriate jurisdictions wherein such recordation is necessary to perfect
the
lien thereof as against creditors of the Seller. As to any Mortgage Loan which
is not a MERS Mortgage Loan, the Assignment of Mortgage is in recordable form
(except for the name of the assignee which is blank) and is acceptable for
recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property
is
located;
(xlviii) Texas
Refinance Loans. Each Mortgage Loan originated in the state of Texas
pursuant to Article XVI, Section 50(a)(6) of the Texas Constitution (a “Texas
Refinance Loan”) has been originated in compliance with the provisions of
Article XVI, Section 50(a)(6) of the Texas Constitution, Texas Civil Statutes
and the Texas Finance Code. With respect to each Texas Refinance Loan
that is a Cash Out Refinancing, the related Mortgage Loan Documents state that
the Mortgagor may prepay such Texas Refinance Loan in whole or in part without
incurring a Prepayment Charge. The Seller does not collect any such
Prepayment Charges in connection with any such Texas Refinance
Loan;
(xlix) Verification
of Down Payment. Unless otherwise set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule,
the source of the down payment with respect to each Mortgage Loan has been
fully
verified by the Seller;
(l) Tax
Service Contracts. The Seller shall, at its own expense, cause each Mortgage
Loan to be covered by a “life of loan” Tax Service Contract which is assignable
to the Purchaser or its designee at no cost to the Purchaser or its designee;
provided however, that if the Seller fails to purchase such Tax Service
Contract, the Seller shall be required to reimburse the Purchaser for all costs
and expenses incurred by the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of any
such Tax Service Contract;
(li) Flood
Zone Service Contracts. Each Mortgage Loan is covered by a “life of loan”
Flood Zone Service Contract which is assignable to the Purchaser or its
designee
at no cost to the Purchaser or its designee or, for each Mortgage Loan not
covered by such Flood Zone Service Contract, the Seller agrees to purchase
such
Flood Zone Service Contract;
(lii) No
Cooperatives; No Commercial Property; No Mixed Use Property, No Manufacture
Housing. No Mortgage Loan is secured by cooperative housing, commercial
property, manufactured housing, a mobile home or mixed use
property;
(liii) Secondary
Market Sales. Each Mortgage Loan is eligible for sale in the secondary
market or for inclusion in a Securitization Transaction without unreasonable
credit enhancement;
(liv) No
Adverse Selection. No selection procedures were used by the Seller that
identified the Mortgage Loans as being less desirable or valuable than other
comparable mortgage loans in the Seller’s portfolio;
(lv) Georgia.
No Mortgage Loan originated or modified on or after October 1, 2002 and prior
to
March 7, 2003 is secured by a Mortgaged Property located in the State of
Georgia. No Mortgage Loan originated on or after March 7, 2003 is a
“high cost home loan” as defined under the Georgia Fair Lending
Act.
(lvi) New
Jersey Manufactured Housing Loans. No Mortgage Loan is a
“manufactured housing loan” pursuant to the NJ Act, and one hundred percent of
the amount financed of any purchase money Second Lien Mortgage Loan subject
to
the NJ Act was used for the purchase of the related Mortgaged
Property;
(lvii) Reserved;
(lviii) No
Ground Leases. No Mortgage Loan is secured in whole or in part by the
interest of the Mortgagor as a lessee under a ground lease of the related
Mortgaged Property;
(lix) Massachusetts
Refinanced Mortgage Loans. No Mortgage Loan secured by a
Mortgaged Property located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts was made to
pay
off or refinance an existing loan or other debt of the related borrower (as
the
term “borrower” is defined in the regulations promulgated by the Massachusetts
Secretary of State in connection with Massachusetts House Xxxx 4880 (2004))
unless either (1) (a) the related Mortgage Interest Rate (that would be
effective once the introductory rate expires, with respect to Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loans) did or would not exceed by more than 2.25% the yield on United
States Treasury securities having comparable periods of maturity to the maturity
of the related Mortgage Loan as of the fifteenth day of the month immediately
preceding the month in which the application for the extension of credit was
received by the related lender or (b) the Mortgage Loan is an “open-end home
loan” (as such term is used in the Massachusetts House Xxxx 4880 (2004)) and the
related Mortgage Note provides that the related Mortgage Interest Rate may
not
exceed at any time the Prime rate index as published in The Wall Street Journal
plus a margin of one percent, or (2) such Mortgage Loan is in the "borrower's
interest," as documented by a "borrower's interest worksheet" for the particular
Mortgage Loan, which worksheet incorporates the factors set forth in
Massachusetts House Xxxx 4880 (2004) and the regulations promulgated thereunder
for determining "borrower's interest," and otherwise complies in all material
respects with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts;
(lx) Broker
Fees. The Mortgagor has not made or caused to be made any payment in the
nature of an “overage” or “yield spread premium” to a mortgage broker or a like
Person which has not been fully disclosed to the Mortgagor;
(lxi) Acceptable
Investment. The Seller has no knowledge of any circumstances or condition
with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or the
Mortgagor’s credit standing that can reasonably be expected to cause the
Mortgage Loan to be an unacceptable investment, cause the Mortgage Loan to
become delinquent, cause the Mortgage Loan to not be paid in full when due,
or
adversely affect the value of the Mortgage Loan;
(lxii) No
Notification of Prepayments in Full. The Mortgage Loan was not prepaid in
full prior to the Closing Date and the Seller has not received notification
from
a Mortgagor that a prepayment in full shall be made after the Closing
Date;
(lxiii) Limitation
on number of Mortgage Notes per Borrower. No Mortgagor is the obligor on
more than two Mortgage Notes in the related Mortgage Loan pool;
(lxiv) Prepayment
Charges; With respect to any Mortgage Loan that contains a provision
permitting imposition of a Prepayment Charge upon a Principal Prepayment prior
to maturity: (i) prior to the Mortgage Loan’s origination, the Mortgagor agreed
to such Prepayment Charge in exchange for a monetary benefit, including but
not
limited to a Mortgage Interest Rate or fee reduction, (ii) prior to the Mortgage
Loan’s origination, the Mortgagor was offered the option of obtaining a Mortgage
Loan that did not require payment of a Prepayment Charge and the originator
of
the Mortgage Loan had a written policy of offering borrowers, or requiring
third-party brokers to offer borrowers, the option of obtaining a mortgage
loan
that did not require the payment of a Prepayment Charge, (iii) the Prepayment
Charge is disclosed to the Mortgagor in the Mortgage Loan Documents pursuant
to
state and federal law, (iv) for Mortgage Loans originated on or after October
1,
2002, the duration of the prepayment period shall not exceed three (3) years
from the date of the Mortgage Note, unless the Mortgage Loan was modified to
reduce the prepayment period to no more than three years from the date of the
Mortgage Note and the Mortgagor was notified in writing of such reduction in
the
prepayment period, (v) no Mortgage Loan originated prior to October 1, 2002
has
a Prepayment Charge longer than five years and (vi) notwithstanding any state
or
federal law to the contrary, the Seller shall not impose such Prepayment Charge
in any instance when the Mortgage Loan is accelerated or paid off in connection
with the workout of a delinquent mortgage or due to the Mortgagor’s
default. Each Prepayment Charge is permissible, collectable and
enforceable.
(lxv) No
Predatory Lending. No predatory, abusive or deceptive lending practices,
including but not limited to, the extension of credit to a Mortgagor without
regard for the Mortgagor’s ability to repay the Mortgage Loan and the extension
of credit to a Mortgagor which has no tangible net benefit to the Mortgagor,
were employed in connection with the origination of the Mortgage
Loan. Each Mortgage Loan is in compliance with the anti-predatory
lending eligibility for purchase requirements of Xxxxxx Mae’s Selling Guide. No
Mortgagor was encouraged or required to select a Mortgage Loan product offered
by the Mortgage Loan’s originator which is a higher cost product designed for
less creditworthy borrowers, unless at the time of the Mortgage Loan’s
origination, such Mortgagor did not qualify taking into account credit history
and debt to income ratios for a lower cost credit product then offered by the
Mortgage Loan’s originator or any affiliate of the Mortgage Loan’s
originator. If, at the time of the related loan application, the
Mortgagor may have qualified for a lower cost credit product then offered by
any
mortgage lending affiliate of the Mortgage Loan’s originator, the Mortgage
Loan’s originator referred the Mortgagor’s application to such affiliate for
underwriting consideration;
(lxvi) Underwriting
Methodology. The methodology used in underwriting the extension of credit
for each Mortgage Loan employs objective mathematical principles which relate
the Mortgagor’s income, assets and liabilities to the proposed payment and such
underwriting methodology did and does not rely solely on the extent of the
Mortgagor’s equity in the collateral as the principal determining factor in
approving such credit extension. Such underwriting methodology
confirmed that at the time of origination (application/approval) the Mortgagor
had a reasonable ability to make timely payments on the Mortgage
Loan.
(lxvii) Points
and Fees Disclosed. All
points, fees and charges, including finance charges (whether or not financed,
assessed, collected or to be collected), in connection with the origination
and
servicing of any Mortgage Loan were disclosed in writing to the related
Mortgagor in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations and no
related Mortgagor was charged “points and fees” (whether or not financed) in an
amount that exceeds the greater of (1) 5% of the principal amount of such loan
or (2) $1,000. For the purposes of this representation, “points and
fees” (a) include origination, underwriting, broker and finder’s fees and
charges that the lender imposed as a condition of making the Mortgage Loan,
whether they are paid to the lender or a third party; and (b) exclude bona
fide
discount points, fees paid for actual services rendered in connection with
the
origination of the Mortgage Loan (such as attorneys’ fees, notaries fees and
fees paid for property appraisals, credit reports, surveys, title examinations
and extracts, flood and tax certifications, and home inspections) and the cost
of mortgage insurance or credit-risk price adjustments; the costs of title,
hazard, and flood insurance policies; state and local transfer taxes or fees;
escrow deposits for the future payment of taxes and insurance premiums; and
other miscellaneous fees and charges, which miscellaneous fees and charges
in
total, do not exceed 0.25 percent of the loan amount);
(lxviii) Full
File Credit Reporting (Xxxxxx Mae). The Seller will transmit full-file
credit reporting data for each Mortgage Loan pursuant to Xxxxxx Xxx Guide
Announcement 95-19 and for each Mortgage Loan, Seller agrees it shall report
one
of the following statuses each month as follows: new origination, current,
delinquent (30-, 60-, 90-days, etc.), foreclosed, or charged-off;
(lxix) No
Credit Life Policies. No Mortgagor was required to purchase any single
premium credit insurance policy (e.g. life, mortgage, disability, accident,
unemployment, property 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,
mortgage, disability, accident, unemployment, property or health insurance
product) in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, and no
proceeds from any Mortgage Loan were used to purchase single-premium credit
insurance policies or debt cancellation agreements as part of the origination
of, or as a condition to closing, such Mortgage Loan;
(lxx) Full
File Credit Reporting (Past Practice; Future Practice). The Seller has fully
furnished and will fully furnish, 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 Credit Information Company (three of the credit repositories), on a
monthly basis; and
(lxxi) No
Arbitration. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, neither the related
Mortgage nor the related Mortgage Note requires the Mortgagor to submit to
arbitration to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to
the
Mortgage Loan; No Mortgagor agreed to submit to arbitration to
resolve any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Mortgage
Loan.
EXHIBIT
H
Representation
and Warranties with Respect to the Quicken Mortgage
Loans
Except
for “Mortgage Loans”, which shall mean the Quicken Mortgage Loans sold by the
Seller to the Purchaser, all capitalized terms in this Exhibit H shall have
the
meanings ascribed to them in the Quicken Purchase Agreement.
The
Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser that, as to each Mortgage
Loan, as of the related Closing Date for such Mortgage Loan:
(i) The
information set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule is complete,
true
and correct;
(ii) The
Mortgage Loan is in compliance with all requirements set forth in the related
Confirmation, and the characteristics of the related Mortgage Loan Package
as
set forth in the related Confirmation are true and correct;
(iii) All
payments required to be made up to the close of business on the Closing Date
for
such Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note have been
made. The Seller has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or
knowingly received any advance of funds from a party other than the owner
of the
related Mortgaged Property, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any
amount required by the Mortgage Note or Mortgage; and there has been no
delinquency, exclusive of any period of grace, in any payment by the Mortgagor
thereunder since the origination of the Mortgage Loan;
(iv) There
are
no delinquent taxes, ground rents, water charges, sewer rents, assessments,
insurance premiums, leasehold payments, including assessments payable in
future
installments or other outstanding charges affecting the related Mortgaged
Property;
(v) The
terms
of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered
or
modified in any respect, except by written instruments, recorded in the
applicable public recording office or registered with the MERS System
if necessary to maintain the lien priority of the Mortgage, and which have
been
delivered to the Purchaser or its designee; the substance of any such waiver,
alteration or modification has been approved by the title insurer, to the
extent
required by the related policy, and is reflected on the related Mortgage
Loan
Schedule. No instrument of waiver, alteration or modification has been executed,
and no Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, except in connection
with an assumption agreement approved by the title insurer, to the extent
required by the policy, and which assumption agreement has been delivered
to the
Purchaser or its designee and the terms of which are reflected in the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(vi) The
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are not subject to any right of rescission,
set-off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury, nor will
the
operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage, or the
exercise of any right thereunder, render the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole
or
in part, or subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or
defense, including the defense of usury and no such right of rescission,
set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect
thereto. Each Prepayment Charge or penalty with respect to any
Mortgage Loan is permissible, enforceable and collectible under applicable
federal, state and local law;
(vii) All
buildings upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by an insurer acceptable
to
FNMA or FHLMC against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and such
other
hazards as are customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located,
pursuant to insurance policies conforming to the requirements of FNMA or
FHLMC.
All such insurance policies contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the
Seller, its successors and assigns as mortgagee and all premiums thereon
have
been paid. If the Mortgaged Property is in an area identified on a
Flood Hazard Map or Flood Insurance Rate Map issued by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency as having special flood hazards (and such flood insurance
has
been made available) a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of
the
current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration is in effect which
policy conforms to the requirements of FNMA or FHLMC. The Mortgage obligates
the
Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and
expense, and on the Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the
Mortgage to maintain such insurance at Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to seek
reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor;
(viii) Any
and
all requirements of any federal, state or local law including, without
limitation, usury, truth in lending, real estate settlement procedures,
predatory and abusive lending, consumer credit protection, equal credit
opportunity, fair housing or disclosure laws applicable to the origination
and
servicing of mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans have
been
complied with;
(ix) The
Mortgage has not been satisfied, cancelled, subordinated or rescinded, in
whole
or in part, and the Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien
of
the Mortgage, in whole or in part, nor has any instrument been executed that
would effect any such satisfaction, cancellation, subordination, rescission
or
release;
(x) The
Mortgage is a valid, existing and enforceable first or second (as indicated
on
the Mortgage Loan Schedule) lien on the Mortgaged Property, including all
improvements on the Mortgaged Property subject only to (a) the lien of current
real property taxes and assessments not yet due and payable, (b) covenants,
conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of
the
public record as of the date of recording being acceptable to mortgage lending
institutions generally and specifically referred to in the lender’s title
insurance policy delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan and which
do
not adversely affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property, (c) to
the
extent the Mortgage Loan is a second lien Mortgage Loan, the related first
lien
on the Mortgaged Property; and (d) 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, existing and enforceable first
or
second (as indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule) lien and first or second
(as
indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule) priority security interest on the
property described therein and the Seller has full right to sell and assign
the
same to the Purchaser. The Mortgaged Property was not, as of the date of
origination of the Mortgage Loan, subject to a mortgage, deed of trust, deed
to
secure debt or other security instrument creating a lien subordinate to the
lien
of the Mortgage;
(xi) The
Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage are genuine and each is the legal,
valid
and binding obligation of the maker thereof, enforceable in accordance with
its
terms except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy;
(xii) All
parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had legal capacity to enter
into
the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage,
and the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have been duly and properly executed
by
such parties. The Mortgagor is a natural person;
(xiii) The
proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed to or for the account
of
the Mortgagor and there is no obligation for the Mortgagee to advance additional
funds 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 have been paid, and the
Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due to the
Mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage Note or Mortgage;
(xiv) The
Seller is the sole legal, beneficial and equitable owner of the Mortgage
Note
and the Mortgage and has full right to transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan
to
the Purchaser free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, lien, pledge, charge,
claim or security interest;
(xv) 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) in material compliance with any and
all
applicable “doing business” and licensing requirements of the laws of the state
wherein the Mortgaged Property is located (or were otherwise exempt from
such
requirements under applicable law);
(xvi) The
Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title Association (“ALTA”) lender’s
title insurance policy (which, in the case of an Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan
has an adjustable rate mortgage endorsement in the form of ALTA 6.0 or 6.1)
acceptable to FNMA or FHLMC, issued by a title insurer acceptable to FNMA
or
FHLMC and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged
Property is located, insuring (subject to the exceptions contained in (x)(a)
and
(b) above) the Seller, its successors and assigns as to the first or second
(as
indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule) priority lien of the Mortgage in
the
original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and, with respect to any
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, against any loss by reason of the invalidity
or
unenforceability of the lien resulting from the provisions of the Mortgage
providing for adjustment in the Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly
Payment. Additionally, such lender’s title insurance policy
affirmatively insures ingress and egress to and from the Mortgaged Property,
and
against encroachments by or upon the Mortgaged Property or any interest therein.
The Seller is the sole insured of such lender’s title insurance policy, and such
lender’s title insurance policy is in full force and effect and will be in full
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;
(xvii) There
is
no default, breach, violation or event of 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 of acceleration, and the Seller has not
waived any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration. With
respect to each second lien mortgage loan (i) the first lien mortgage loan
is in
full force and effect, (ii) there is no default, breach, violation or event
of
acceleration existing under such first lien mortgage or the related mortgage
note, (iii) 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 of acceleration thereunder, and either (A) the first lien
mortgage contains a provision which allows or (B) applicable law requires,
the
mortgagee under the second lien Mortgage Loan to receive notice of, and affords
such mortgagee an opportunity to cure any default by payment in full or
otherwise under the first lien mortgage;
(xviii) 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 lien) affecting the related Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens
prior to, or equal or coordinate with, the lien of the related
Mortgage;
(xix) All
improvements which were considered in determining the Appraised Value of
the
related 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;
(xx) As
of the
origination of the Mortgage Loan, no improvement located on the Mortgaged
Property was in violation of any applicable zoning or subdivision laws or
ordinances;
(xxi) The
Mortgage Loan was originated by the Seller or by a savings and loan association,
a savings bank, a commercial bank, credit union, insurance company or similar
institution which is supervised and examined by a federal or state authority,
or
by a mortgagee approved as such by the Secretary of HUD pursuant to Section
203
and 211 of the National Housing Act;
(xxii) Principal
payments on the Mortgage Loan commenced no more than sixty days after the
proceeds of the Mortgage Loan were disbursed. The Mortgage Loan bears
interest at the Mortgage Interest Rate. With respect to each Mortgage
Loan, the Mortgage Note is payable on the first day of each month in Monthly
Payments, which, other than with respect to a Balloon Mortgage Loan, in the
case
of a Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans, are sufficient to fully amortize the original
principal balance over the original term thereof and to pay interest at the
related Mortgage Interest Rate, and, in the case of an Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, are changed on each Adjustment Date, and in any case, are sufficient
to
fully amortize the original principal balance over the original term thereof
and
to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate. The Index for
each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan is as defined in the related
Confirmation. With respect to each Balloon Mortgage Loan, the
Mortgage Note requires a monthly payment which is sufficient to fully amortize
the original principal balance over the original term thereof and to pay
interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate and requires a final Monthly
Payment substantially greater than the preceding monthly payment which is
sufficient to repay the remained unpaid principal balance of the Balloon
Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date of such monthly payment. The
Mortgage Note does not permit negative amortization. No Mortgage Loan
is a Convertible Mortgage Loan;
(xxiii) The
origination and collection practices used by the Seller with respect to each
Mortgage Note and Mortgage have been in all respects legal, proper, prudent
and
customary in the mortgage origination and servicing industry. The
Mortgage Loan has been serviced by the Seller and any predecessor servicer
in
accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Note. With respect to
escrow deposits and Escrow Payments, if any, all such payments are in the
possession of, or under the control of, the Seller and there exist no
deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary arrangements for
repayment thereof have not been made. No escrow deposits or Escrow Payments
or
other charges or payments due the Seller have been capitalized under any
Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note and no such escrow deposits or Escrow
Payments are being held by the Seller for any work on a Mortgaged Property
which
has not been completed;
(xxiv) The
Mortgaged Property is in good repair and is free of damage and waste and
there
is no proceeding pending for the total or partial condemnation
thereof;
(xxv) The
Mortgage and related Mortgage Note contain 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, (a) in the case of a Mortgage designated as
a deed
of trust, by trustee’s sale, and (b) otherwise by judicial
foreclosure. The Mortgaged Property has not been subject to any
bankruptcy proceeding or foreclosure proceeding and the Mortgagor has not
filed
for protection under applicable bankruptcy laws. There is no homestead or
other
exemption available to the Mortgagor which would interfere with the right
to
sell the Mortgaged Property at a trustee’s sale or the right to foreclose the
Mortgage. 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;
(xxvi) The
Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the underwriting standards
of
the Seller in effect at the time the Mortgage Loan was originated which
underwriting standards satisfy the standards of FNMA or FHLMC; and the Mortgage
Note and Mortgage are on forms acceptable to FNMA or FHLMC;
(xxvii) The
Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by any collateral except the
lien
of the corresponding Mortgage on the Mortgaged Property and the security
interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage referred
to in
(xi) above;
(xxviii) The
Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property which
satisfied the standards of FNMA or FHLMC, was on appraisal form 1004 or form
2055 with an interior inspection with respect to each first lien Mortgage
Loan,
and on appraisal form 704, 2065 or 2055 with an exterior inspection with
respect
to each second lien Mortgage Loan, and was made and 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, whose
compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage
Loan
and who met the minimum qualifications of FNMA or FHLMC. Each
appraisal of the Mortgage Loan was made in accordance with the relevant
provisions of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement
Act
of 1989;
(xxix) In
the
event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, a trustee, 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;
(xxx) No
Mortgage Loan contains provisions pursuant to which Monthly Payments are
(a)
paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any separate account established
by the Seller, the Mortgagor, or anyone on behalf of the Mortgagor, (b) paid
by
any source other than the Mortgagor or (c) contains 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;
(xxxi) The
Mortgagor has executed a statement to the effect that the Mortgagor has received
all disclosure materials required by applicable law with respect to the making
of fixed rate mortgage loans in the case of Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans, and
adjustable rate mortgage loans in the case of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans
and
rescission materials with respect to Refinanced Mortgage Loans, and such
statement is and will remain in the Mortgage File;
(xxxii) No
Mortgage Loan was made in connection with (a) the construction or rehabilitation
of a Mortgaged Property or (b) facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a
Mortgaged Property;
(xxxiii) The
Seller has no knowledge of any circumstances or condition with respect to
the
Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or the Mortgagor’s credit
standing that can reasonably be expected to cause the Mortgage Loan to be
an
unacceptable investment, cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, or
adversely affect the value of the Mortgage Loan;
(xxxiv) No
Mortgage Loan had an LTV or a CLTV at origination in excess of 100%. Each
Mortgage Loan with an LTV or CLTV at origination in excess of 80% is and
will be
subject to a Primary Insurance Policy, issued by a Qualified Insurer, which
insures that portion of the Mortgage Loan in excess of the portion of the
Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property required by FNMA. All provisions
of
such Primary Insurance Policy have been and are being complied with, such
policy
is in full force and effect, and all premiums due thereunder have been paid.
Any
Mortgage subject to any such Primary Insurance Policy obligates the Mortgagor
thereunder to maintain such insurance and to pay all premiums and charges
in
connection therewith. The Mortgage Interest Rate for the Mortgage Loan does
not
include any such insurance premium;
(xxxv) The
Mortgaged Property is, to the best of the Seller’s knowledge, 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, have been made or obtained from the
appropriate authorities;
(xxxvi) No
error,
omission, misrepresentation, negligence, fraud or similar occurrence with
respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of any person, including
without limitation the Mortgagor, any appraiser, any builder or developer,
or
any other party involved in the origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the
application of any insurance in relation to such Mortgage Loan;
(xxxvii) For
each
Mortgage Loan that is not a MOM Loan, the Assignment of Mortgage is in
recordable form except for the name of the assignee which is blank and is
acceptable for recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the
Mortgaged Property is located. The original Mortgage was or is being
recorded and, unless the Mortgage Loan is subject to the MERS System, all
subsequent assignments of the original Mortgage (other than the assignment
to
Purchaser) have been recorded in the appropriate jurisdiction wherein such
recordation is necessary to perfect the lien thereof against creditors of
Seller, or is in the process of being recorded.
(xxxviii) Any
principal advances made to the Mortgagor prior to the 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 or second lien priority
by
a title insurance policy or an endorsement to the policy insuring the
mortgagee’s consolidated interest. The consolidated principal amount does not
exceed the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;
(xxxix) Unless
otherwise set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, no Mortgage Loan
has
a balloon payment feature;
(xl) If
the
Residential Dwelling on the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit or a
unit
in a planned unit development (other than a de minimis planned unit development)
such condominium or planned unit development project meets the eligibility
requirements of FNMA or FHLMC;
(xli) The
source of the down payment with respect to each Mortgage Loan has been fully
verified by the Seller;
(xlii) Interest
on each Mortgage Loan is calculated on the basis of a 360 day year consisting
of
twelve 30 day months;
(xliii) The
Mortgaged Property is in material compliance with all applicable environmental
laws pertaining to environmental hazards including, without limitation,
asbestos, and neither the Seller nor, to the Seller’s knowledge, the related
Mortgagor, has received any notice of any violation or potential violation
of
such law;
(xliv) Seller
shall, at its own expense, cause each Mortgage Loan to be covered by a Tax
Service Contract which is assignable to the Purchaser or its designee; provided
however, that if the Seller fails to purchase such Tax Service Contract,
the
Seller shall be required to reimburse the Purchaser for all costs and expenses
incurred by the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of any such Tax
Service Contract;
(xlv) Each
Mortgage Loan is covered by a Flood Zone Service Contract which is assignable
to
the Purchaser or its designee or, for each Mortgage Loan not covered by such
Flood Zone Service Contract, the Seller agrees to purchase such Flood Zone
Service Contract;
(xlvi) No
Mortgage Loan is (a) subject to the provisions of the Homeownership and Equity
Protection Act of 1994 as amended (“HOEPA”), (b) a “high cost” mortgage loan,
“covered” mortgage loan or “predatory” mortgage loan or any other comparable
term, no matter how defined under any federal, state or local law, (c) subject
to any comparable federal, state or local statutes or regulations, or any
other
statute or regulation providing for heightened regulatory scrutiny or assignee
liability to holders of such mortgage loans, or (d) a High Cost Loan or Covered
Loan, as applicable (as such terms are defined in the current Standard &
Poor’s LEVELS® Glossary Revised, Appendix E);
(xlvii) No
predatory or deceptive lending practices, including but not limited to, the
extension of credit to a mortgagor without regard for the mortgagor’s ability to
repay the Mortgage Loan and the extension of credit to a mortgagor which
has no
apparent benefit to the mortgagor, were employed in connection with the
origination of the Mortgage Loan. Each Mortgage Loan is in compliance
with the anti-predatory lending eligibility for purchase requirements of
the
FNMA Guides;
(xlviii) The
debt-to-income ratio of the related Mortgagor was not greater than 60% at
the
origination of the related Mortgage Loan;
(xlix) No
Mortgagor was required to purchase any single premium credit insurance policy
(e.g., life, disability, 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, 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 or debt cancellation agreements as part of the origination
of, or as a condition to closing, such Mortgage Loan;
(l) The
Mortgage Loans were not selected from the outstanding one to four-family
mortgage loans in the Seller’s portfolio at the related Closing Date as to which
the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement could be made
in
a manner so as to affect adversely the interests of the Purchaser;
(li) 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;
(lii) The
Mortgage Loan complies with all applicable consumer credit statutes and
regulations, including, without limitation, the respective Uniform Consumer
Credit Code laws in effect in Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine,
Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah and Wyoming (to the extent that the related
Mortgaged Property is located in such state), has been originated by a properly
licensed entity, and in all other respects, complies with all of the material
requirements of any such applicable laws;
(liii) The
information set forth in the Prepayment Charge Schedule is complete, true
and
correct in all material respects and each Prepayment Charge is permissible,
enforceable and collectable under applicable federal and state law;
(liv) The
Mortgage Loan was not prepaid in full prior to the Closing Date and the Seller
has not received notification from a Mortgagor that a prepayment in full
shall
be made after the Closing Date;
(lv) No
Mortgage Loan is secured by cooperative housing, commercial property, mobile
homes, manufactured housing or mixed use property;
(lvi) Except
as
set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, none of the Mortgage Loans
are
subject to a Prepayment Charge. For any Mortgage Loan originated
prior to October 1, 2002 that is subject to a Prepayment Charge, such Prepayment
Charge does not extend beyond five years after the date of
origination. For any Mortgage Loan originated on or following October
1, 2002 that is subject to a Prepayment Charge, such Prepayment Charge does
not
extend beyond three years after the date of origination. With respect
to any Mortgage Loan that contains a provision permitting imposition of a
Prepayment Charge upon a prepayment prior to maturity: (i) prior to the Mortgage
Loan’s origination, the Mortgagor agreed to such Prepayment Charge in exchange
for a monetary benefit, including but not limited to a rate or fee reduction,
(ii) prior to the Mortgage Loan’s origination, the Mortgagor was offered the
option of obtaining a Mortgage Loan that did not require payment of such
a
Prepayment Charge, (iii) the Prepayment Charge is disclosed to the Mortgagor
in
the loan documents pursuant to applicable state and federal law, (v) for
Mortgage Loans originated on or after September 1, 2004, the duration of
the
Prepayment Period shall not exceed three (3) years from the date of the Mortgage
Note, unless the Mortgage Loan was modified to reduce the prepayment period
to
no more than three years from the date of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgagor
was notified in writing of such reduction in prepayment period, and (v)
notwithstanding any state or federal law to the contrary, the Seller shall
not
impose such Prepayment Charge in any instance when the mortgage debt is
accelerated as the result of the Mortgagor’s default in making the loan
payments;
(lvii) 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. No Mortgage Loan is subject to nullification pursuant to
Executive Order 13224 (the “Executive Order”) or the regulations promulgated by
the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the
Treasury (the “OFAC Regulations”) or in violation of the Executive Order or the
OFAC Regulations, and no Mortgagor is subject to the provisions of such
Executive Order or the OFAC Regulations nor listed as a “blocked person” for
purposes of the OFAC Regulations;
(lviii) No
Mortgage Loan is secured by real property or secured by a
manufactured home located in the state of Georgia unless (x) such Mortgage
Loan
was originated prior to October 1, 2002 or after March 6, 2003, or (y) the
property securing the Mortgage Loan is not, nor will be, occupied by the
Mortgagor as the Mortgagor’s principal dwelling. No Mortgage Loan is
a “High Cost Home Loan” as defined in the Georgia Fair Lending Act, as amended
(the “Georgia Act”) or the New York Banking Law
6-1. Each Mortgage Loan that is a “Home Loan” under the Georgia
Act complies with all applicable provisions of the Georgia Act. No Mortgage
Loan
secured by owner occupied real property or an owner occupied manufactured
home
located in the State of Georgia was originated (or modified) on or after
October
1, 2002 through and including March 6, 2003;
(lix) No
Mortgagor was encouraged or required to select a Mortgage Loan product offered
by the Mortgage Loan’s originator which is a higher cost product designed for
less creditworthy borrowers, unless at the time of the Mortgage Loan’s
origination, such Mortgagor did not qualify taking into account credit history
and debt to income ratios for a lower cost credit product then offered by
the
Mortgage Loan’s originator or any affiliate of the Mortgage Loan’s
originator. If, at the time of loan application, the Mortgagor may
have qualified for a for a lower cost credit product then offered by any
mortgage lending affiliate of the Mortgage Loan’s originator, the Mortgage
Loan’s originator referred the Mortgagor’s application to such affiliate for
underwriting consideration;
(lx) The
methodology used in underwriting the extension of credit for each Mortgage
Loan
employs objective mathematical principles which relate the Mortgagor’s income,
assets and liabilities to the proposed payment and such underwriting methodology
does not rely on the extent of the Mortgagor’s equity in the collateral as the
principal determining factor in approving such credit extension. Such
underwriting methodology confirmed that at the time of origination
(application/approval) the Mortgagor had a reasonable ability to make timely
payments on the Mortgage Loan;
(lxi) With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Seller has fully and accurately furnished
complete information on the related borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian
and Trans Union Credit Information Company, in accordance with the Fair Credit
Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, on a monthly basis and the
Seller for each Loan will furnish, in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting
Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and complete information on
its
borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian, and Trans Union
Credit Information Company, on a monthly basis;
(lxii) All
points and fees related to each Mortgage Loan were disclosed in writing to
the
related Borrower in accordance with applicable state and federal law and
regulation. Except in the case of a Mortgage Loan in an original
principal amount of less than $60,000 which would have resulted in an
unprofitable origination, no related Borrower was charged “points and fees”
(whether or not financed) in an amount greater than 5% of the principal amount
of such loan, such 5% limitation is calculated in accordance with Xxxxxx
Mae’s
anti-predatory lending requirements as set forth in the Xxxxxx Mae Selling
Guide;
(lxiii) All
fees
and charges (including finance charges) and whether or not financed, assessed,
collected or to be collected in connection with the origination and servicing
of
each Mortgage Loan has been disclosed in writing to the Mortgagor in accordance
with applicable state and federal law and regulation;
(lxiv) The
Seller will transmit full-file credit reporting data for each Mortgage Loan
pursuant to Xxxxxx Xxx Guide Announcement 95-19 and for each Mortgage Loan,
Seller agrees it shall report one of the following statuses each month as
follows: new origination, current, delinquent (30-, 60-, 90-days, etc.),
foreclosed, or charged-off;
(lxv) No
Mortgage Loan is a “High Cost Home Loan” as defined in the Arkansas Home Loan
Protection Act effective October 16, 2003 (Act 1340 or 2003);
(lxvi) No
Mortgage Loan is a “High Cost Home Loan” as defined in the Kentucky high-cost
loan statute effective June 24, 2003 (Ky. Rev. Stat. Section
360.100);
(lxvii) No
Mortgage Loan secured by property located in the State of Nevada is a “home
loan” as defined in the Nevada Assembly Xxxx No. 284;
(lxviii) No
Mortgage Loan is a “manufactured housing loan” or “home improvement home loan”
pursuant to the New Jersey Home Ownership Act. No Mortgage Loan is a
“High-Cost Home Loan” or a refinanced “Covered Home Loan,” in each case, as
defined in the New Jersey Home Ownership Act effective November 27, 2003
(N.J.S.A. 46;10B-22 et seq.);
(lxix) Each
Mortgage Loan constitutes a “qualified mortgage” under Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of
the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-2(a)(1);
(lxx) No
Mortgage Loan is a subsection 10 mortgage under the Oklahoma Home Ownership
and
Equity protection Act;
(lxxi) No
Mortgage Loan is a “High-Cost Home Loan” as defined in the New Mexico Home Loan
Protection Act effective January 1, 2004 (N.M. Stat. Xxx. §§ 58-21A-1 et
seq.);
(lxxii) No
Mortgage Loan is a “High-Risk Home Loan” as defined in the Illinois High-Risk
Home Loan Act effective January 1, 2004 (815 Ill. Comp. Stat. 137/1 et
seq.);
(lxxiii) No
Mortgage Loan originated in the City of Los Angeles is subject to the City
of
Los Angeles California Ordinance 175008 as a “home loan”;
(lxxiv) No
Mortgage Loan originated in the City of Oakland is subject to the City of
Oakland, California Ordinance 12361 as a “home loan”;
(lxxv) No
Mortgage Loan is a “High-Cost Home Loan” as defined under the Maine House Xxxx
383 X.X. 494, effective as of September 13, 2003;
(lxxvi) No
Mortgage Loan is a “High-Cost Home Mortgage Loan” as defined in the
Massachusetts Predatory Home Loan Practices Act, effective November 5, 2004
(Mass. Xxx. Laws Ch. 183C);
(lxxvii) With
respect to any Mortgage Loan for which a mortgage loan application was submitted
by the Mortgagor after April 1, 2004, no such Mortgage Loan secured by Mortgaged
Property in the State of Illinois which has a Mortgage Interest Rate in excess
of 8.0% per annum has lender-imposed fees (or other charges) in excess of
3.0%
of the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan.
(lxxviii) With
respect to each MOM Loan, a MIN has been assigned by MERS and such MIN is
accurately provided on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. The related
Assignment of Mortgage to MERS has been duly and properly recorded, or has
been
delivered for recording to the applicable recording office;
(lxxix) With
respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan, Seller has not received any notice of
liens
or legal actions with respect to such Mortgage Loan and no such notices have
been electronically posted by MERS;
(lxxx) No
Mortgagor agreed to submit to arbitration to resolve any dispute arising
out of
or relating in any way to the Mortgage Loan transaction, and with respect
to any
Mortgage Loan originated on or after August 1, 2004, neither the Mortgage
nor
the Mortgage Note requires the Mortgagor to submit to arbitration to resolve
any
dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the origination of the Mortgage
Loan;
(lxxxi) Each
Mortgage Loan is eligible for sale in the secondary market or for inclusion
in a
Pass-Through Transfer without unreasonable credit enhancement;
(lxxxii) With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, (i) if the related first lien provides for
negative amortization, the CLTV was calculated at the maximum principal balance
of such first lien that could result upon application of such negative
amortization feature, and (ii) either no consent for the Mortgage Loan is
required by the holder of the first lien or such consent has been obtained
and
is contained in the Mortgage File;
(lxxxiii) Each
Imaged Document represents a true, complete, and correct copy of the Original
Document in all respects, including, but not limited to, all signatures
conforming with signatures contained in the Original Document, no information
having been added or deleted, and no Imaged Document having been manipulated
or
altered in any manner. Each Imaged Document is clear and legible, including,
but
not limited to, accurate reproductions of photographs. No Original Documents
have been or will be altered in any manner;
(lxxxiv) The
destruction of any Original Document or the inability of the Seller to produce
a
copy of such Original Document upon request shall not cause (i) any delay
in the
enforcement of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) any inability to collect all amounts
due
under the Mortgage Loan, including without limitation, in connection with
a
foreclosure or other sale of the Mortgaged Property, (iii) private institutional
investors to regard the Mortgage Loan as an unacceptable investment or adversely
affect the value or marketability of the Mortgage Loan, or (iv) any claims
from
holders of mortgage-backed securities collateralized by the Mortgage
Loan.;
(lxxxv) With
respect to each Mortgage Loan that is secured in whole or in part by the
interest of the Mortgagor as a lessee under a ground lease of the related
Mortgaged Property (a “Ground Lease”) and not by a fee interest in such
Mortgaged Property:
(a) The
Mortgagor is the owner of a valid and subsisting interest as tenant under
the
Ground Lease;
(b) The
Ground Lease is in full force and effect, unmodified and not supplemented
by any
writing or otherwise;
(c) The
Mortgagor is not in default under any of the terms thereof and there are
no
circumstances which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice or
both,
would constitute an event of default thereunder;
(d) The
lessor under the Ground Lease is not in default under any of the terms or
provisions thereof on the part of the lessor to be observed or
performed;
(e) The
term
of the Ground Lease exceeds the maturity date of the related Mortgage Loan
by at
least ten years;
(f) The
Ground Lease or a memorandum thereof has been recorded and by its terms permits
the leasehold estate to be mortgaged. The Ground Lease grants any
leasehold mortgagee standard protection necessary to protect the security
of a
leasehold mortgagee;
(g) The
Ground Lease does not contain any default provisions that could give rise
to
forfeiture or termination of the Ground Lease except for the non-payment
of the
Ground Lease rents;
(h) The
execution, delivery and performance of the Mortgage do not require the consent
(other than those consents which have been obtained and are in full force
and
effect) under, and will not contravene any provision of or cause a default
under, the Ground Lease;
(i) The
Ground Lease provides that the leasehold can be transferred, mortgaged and
sublet an unlimited number of times either without restriction or on payment
of
a reasonable fee and delivery of reasonable documentation to the
lessor;
(j) The
Mortgagor has not commenced any action or given or received any notice for
the
purpose of terminating the Ground Lease;
(k) No
lessor, as debtor in possession or by a trustee for such lessor has give
any
notice of, and the Mortgagor has not consented to, any attempt to transfer
the
related Mortgaged Property free and clear of such Ground Lease under section
363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code; and
(l) No
lessor
is subject to any voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy, reorganization or
insolvency proceeding and no Mortgaged Property is an asset in any voluntary
or
involuntary bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency proceeding.
(lxxxvi) No
Mortgage Loan is a “High-Cost Home Mortgage Loan” as defined in the
Massachusetts Predatory Home Loan Practices Act, effective November 7, 2004
(Mass. Xxx. Laws Ch. 183C);
(lxxxvii) No
Mortgage Loan is a balloon mortgage loan that has an original stated maturity
of
less than seven (7) years; and
(lxxxviii) No
Mortgage Loan is subject to mandatory arbitration except when the terms of
the
arbitration also contain a waiver provision that provides that in the event
of a
sale or transfer of the Mortgage Loan or interest in the Mortgage Loan to Xxxxxx
Mae, the terms of the arbitration are null and void. The Seller
hereby covenants that the Seller or the servicer of the Mortgage Loan, as
applicable, will notify the Mortgagor in writing within 60 days of the sale
or
transfer of the Mortgage Loan to Xxxxxx Xxx that the terms of the arbitration
are null and void.
EXHIBIT
I
Representation
and Warranties with Respect to the SunTrust Mortgage Loans
Except
for “Mortgage Loans”, which shall mean the SunTrust Mortgage Loans sold by the
Seller to the Purchaser, all capitalized terms in this Exhibit I shall have
the
meanings ascribed to them in the SunTrust Purchase Agreement.
(i) The
information set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule is complete, true
and correct;
(ii) The
Mortgage Loan is in compliance with all requirements set forth in the related
Confirmation, and the characteristics of the related Mortgage Loan Package
as
set forth in the related Confirmation are true and correct;
(iii) All
payments required to be made up to the close of business on the Closing Date
for
such Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note have been made; the
Seller has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received
any
advance of funds from a party other than the owner of the related Mortgaged
Property, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount required by
the
Mortgage Note or Mortgage; and there has been no delinquency, exclusive of
any
period of grace, in any payment by the Mortgagor thereunder since the
origination of the Mortgage Loan;
(iv) There
are no delinquent taxes, ground rents, water charges, sewer rents, assessments,
insurance premiums, leasehold payments, including assessments payable in future
installments or other outstanding charges affecting the related Mortgaged
Property;
(v) The
terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have not been impaired, waived,
altered or modified in any respect, except by written instruments, recorded
in
the applicable public recording office if necessary to maintain the lien
priority of the Mortgage, and which have been delivered to the Custodian; the
substance of any such waiver, alteration or modification has been approved
by
the insurer under the Primary Insurance Policy, if any, and the title insurer,
to the extent required by the related policy, and is reflected on the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule. No instrument of waiver, alteration or modification
has
been executed, and no Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, except
in connection with an assumption agreement approved by the insurer under the
Primary Insurance Policy, if any, the title insurer, to the extent required
by
the policy, and which assumption agreement has been delivered to the Custodian
and the terms of which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule;
(vi) The
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are not subject to any right of rescission,
reformation, set off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury,
nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage Note and/or the
Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render the Mortgage
unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission,
reformation, set off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury
and no such right of rescission, reformation, set off, counterclaim or defense
has been asserted with respect thereto, and there is no basis for the Mortgage
Loan to be modified or reformed without the consent of the Mortgagor under
applicable law. Each Prepayment Charge or penalty with respect to any
Mortgage Loan is permissible, enforceable and collectible under applicable
federal, state and local law;
(vii) All
buildings upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by an insurer acceptable
to
FNMA and FHLMC against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and such
other
hazards as are customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located,
pursuant to insurance policies conforming to the requirements of the Servicing
Addendum. All such insurance policies contain a standard mortgagee
clause naming the Seller, its successors and assigns as mortgagee and all
premiums thereon have been paid. If the Mortgaged Property is in an
area identified on a Flood Hazard Map or Flood Insurance Rate Map issued by
the
Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards (and such
flood insurance has been made available) a flood insurance policy meeting the
requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration
is in effect which policy conforms to the requirements of FNMA and FHLMC. The
Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all such insurance
at
the Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor’s failure to do so,
authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to maintain such insurance at Mortgagor’s
cost and expense and to seek reimbursement therefor from the
Mortgagor;
(viii) 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, equal credit opportunity, fair housing, disclosure laws
and
all predatory, abusive and fair lending laws applicable to the origination
and
servicing of mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans have been
complied with and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
will
not involve the violation of any such laws, and the Seller shall maintain in
its
possession, available for the inspection of the Purchaser or its designee,
and
shall deliver to the Purchaser or its designee, upon two Business Days’ request,
evidence of compliance with such requirements;
(ix) The
Mortgage has not been satisfied, cancelled, subordinated or rescinded, in whole
or in part, and the Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien
of
the Mortgage, in whole or in part, nor has any instrument been executed that
would effect any such satisfaction, cancellation, subordination, rescission
or
release;
(x) The
related Mortgage is properly recorded and is a valid, existing and enforceable
(A) first lien and first priority security interest with respect to each
Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a First Lien (as reflected
on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), or (B) second lien and second priority security
interest with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller
to
be a Second Lien (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), in either case,
on the Mortgaged Property, including all improvements on the Mortgaged Property
subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes and assessments
not
yet due and payable, (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of
way,
easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of recording
being acceptable to mortgage lending institutions generally and specifically
referred to in the lender’s title insurance policy delivered to the originator
of the Mortgage Loan and which do not adversely affect the Appraised Value
of
the Mortgaged Property, (c) 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 and (d) with respect to each
Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a Second Lien Mortgage
Loan
(as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule) a First Lien on the 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, existing and enforceable (A) first lien and
first priority security interest with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is
indicated by the Seller to be a First Lien (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule) or (B) second lien and second priority security interest with respect
to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a Second Lien
Mortgage Loan (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), in either case,
on
the property described therein and the Seller has full right to sell and assign
the same to the Purchaser. The Mortgaged Property was not, as of the
date of origination of the Mortgage Loan, subject to a mortgage, deed of trust,
deed to secure debt or other security instrument creating a lien subordinate
to
the lien of the Mortgage;
(xi) The
Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage are genuine and each is the legal, valid
and binding obligation of the maker thereof, enforceable in accordance with
its
terms;
(xii) All
parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had legal capacity to enter into
the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage,
and the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have been duly and properly executed
by
such parties. The Mortgagor is a natural person;
(xiii) The
proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed to or for the account
of
the Mortgagor and there is no obligation for the Mortgagee to advance additional
funds 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 have been paid,
and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due
to
the Mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage Note or Mortgage;
(xiv) The
Seller is the sole legal, beneficial and equitable owner of the Mortgage Note
and the Mortgage. The Seller has full right and authority under all
governmental and regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over such Seller, subject
to no interest or participation of, or agreement with, any party, to transfer
and sell the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement free
and
clear of any encumbrance or right of others, equity, lien, pledge, charge,
mortgage, claim, participation interest or security interest of any nature
(collectively, a “Lien”); and immediately upon the transfers and assignments
herein contemplated, the Seller shall have transferred and sold all of its
right, title and interest in and to each Mortgage Loan and the Purchaser will
hold good, marketable and indefeasible title to, and be the owner of, each
Mortgage Loan subject to no Lien;
(xv) All
parties which have had any interest in the Mortgage Loan, whether as originator,
mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the period in which
they held and disposed of such interest, were): (A) organized under the laws
of
such state, or (B) qualified to do business in such state, or (C) federal
savings and loan associations or national banks having principal offices in
such
state, or (D) not doing business in such state so as to require qualification
or
licensing, or (E) not otherwise required to be licensed in such
state. All parties which have had any interest in the Mortgage Loan
were in compliance with any and all applicable “doing business” and licensing
requirements of the laws of the state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located
or were not required to be licensed in such state;
(xvi) The
Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title Association (“ALTA”) ALTA
lender’s title insurance policy acceptable to FNMA and FHLMC (which, in the case
of an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan has an adjustable rate mortgage endorsement
in the form of ALTA 6.0 or 6.1), issued by a title insurer acceptable to FNMA
and FHLMC and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged
Property is located, insuring (subject to the exceptions contained above in
(x)(a) and (b) and, with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by
the
Seller to be a Second Lien Mortgage Loan (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule) clause (d)) the Seller, its successors and assigns as to the first
priority lien of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage
Loan and, with respect to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, against any loss
by
reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting from the
provisions of the Mortgage providing for adjustment in the Mortgage Interest
Rate and Monthly Payment. Additionally, such lender’s title insurance
policy affirmatively insures ingress and egress to and from the Mortgaged
Property, and against encroachments by or upon the Mortgaged Property or any
interest therein. The Seller is the sole insured of such lender’s
title insurance policy, and such lender’s title insurance policy is in full
force and effect and will be in full 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;
(xvii) There
is no default, breach, violation or event of 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 of acceleration, and the Seller has not
waived any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration; With respect
to
each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a Second Lien Mortgage
Loan (as reflected on the Final Mortgage Loan Schedule) (i) the First Lien
is in
full force and effect, (ii) there is no default, breach, violation or event
of
acceleration existing under such First Lien mortgage or the related mortgage
note, (iii) 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 of acceleration thereunder, and either (A) the First Lien
mortgage contains a provision which allows or (B) applicable law requires,
the
mortgagee under the Second Lien Mortgage Loan to receive notice of, and affords
such mortgagee an opportunity to cure any default by payment in full or
otherwise under the First Lien mortgage;
(xviii) 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 lien) affecting the related Mortgaged Property which are or may be
liens
prior to, or equal or coordinate with, the lien of the related
Mortgage;
(xix) All
improvements which were considered in determining the Appraised Value of the
related 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;
(xx) The
Mortgage Loan was originated by the Seller or by a savings and loan association,
a savings bank, a commercial bank or similar banking institution which is
supervised and examined by a federal or state authority, or by a mortgagee
approved as such by the Secretary of HUD.
(xxi) Payments
on the Mortgage Loan shall commence (with respect to any newly originated
Mortgage Loans) or commenced no more than sixty days after the proceeds of
the
Mortgage Loan were disbursed. The Mortgage Loan bears interest at the
Mortgage Interest Rate. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the
Mortgage Note is payable on the first day of each month in Monthly Payments,
which, (A) in the case of a Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan, are sufficient to fully
amortize the original principal balance over the original term thereof (other
than with respect to a Mortgage Loan identified on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule as an interest-only Mortgage Loan during the interest-only period)
and
to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate, and (B) in the case
of an
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, are changed on each Adjustment Date, and in
any
case, are sufficient to fully amortize the original principal balance over
the
original term thereof and to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest
Rate. The Index for each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan is as defined
in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. With respect to each Mortgage
Loan identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as an interest-only Mortgage
Loan,
the interest-only period shall not exceed the period specified on the Mortgage
Loan Schedule and following the expiration of such interest-only period, the
remaining Monthly Payments shall be sufficient to fully amortize the original
principal balance over the remaining term of the Mortgage Loan. The
Mortgage Note does not permit negative amortization. No Mortgage Loan
is a Convertible Mortgage Loan;
(xxii) The
origination, servicing and collection practices used by the Seller with respect
to each Mortgage Note and Mortgage, including without limitation the
establishment, maintenance and servicing of the Escrow Accounts and Escrow
Payments, if any, since origination have been in all respects legal, proper,
prudent and customary in the mortgage origination and servicing
industry. The Mortgage Loan has been serviced by the Seller and any
predecessor servicer in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and
regulations, the terms of the Mortgage Note and Mortgage, and the FNMA and
FHLMC
servicing guides. With respect to any Mortgage Loan which provides
for an adjustable interest rate, all rate adjustments have been performed in
accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note or subsequent
modifications, if any. With respect to escrow deposits and Escrow Payments(other
than with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to
be a
Second Lien Mortgage Loan and for which the mortgagee under the First Lien
is
collecting Escrow Payments (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule)), if
any, all such payments are in the possession of, or under the control of, the
Seller and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith for which
customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made. No escrow
deposits or Escrow Payments or other charges or payments due the Seller have
been capitalized under any Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note and no such
escrow deposits or Escrow Payments are being held by the Seller for any work
on
a Mortgaged Property which has not been completed;
(xxiii) The
Mortgaged Property is free of damage and waste and is in good repair, and there
is no proceeding pending or threatened for the total or partial condemnation
thereof nor is such a proceeding currently occurring;
(xxiv) The
Mortgage and related Mortgage Note contain 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, (a) in the case of a Mortgage designated as a
deed
of trust, by trustee’s sale, and (b) otherwise by judicial
foreclosure. The Mortgaged Property has not been subject to any
bankruptcy proceeding or foreclosure proceeding and the Mortgagor has not filed
for protection under applicable bankruptcy laws. There is no
homestead or other exemption available to the Mortgagor which would interfere
with the right to sell the Mortgaged Property at a trustee’s sale or the right
to foreclose the Mortgage. 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;
(xxv) The
Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the underwriting standards
of
the Seller in effect at the time the Mortgage Loan was originated which
underwriting standards satisfy the standards of FNMA and FHLMC; and the Mortgage
Note and Mortgage are on forms acceptable to FNMA and FHLMC;
(xxvi) The
Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by any collateral except the
lien
of the corresponding Mortgage on the Mortgaged Property and the security
interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage referred
to in
(x) above;
(xxvii) The
Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property which,
(a)
with respect to First Lien Mortgage Loans, was on appraisal form 1004 or form
2055 with an interior inspection, or (b) with respect to Second Lien Mortgage
Loans, was on appraisal form 704, 2065 or 2055 with an exterior only inspection,
and (c) with respect to (a) or (b) above, was made and 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, whose
compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage
Loan
and who met the minimum qualifications of FNMA and FHLMC. Each
appraisal of the Mortgage Loan was made in accordance with the relevant
provisions of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement
Act
of 1989;
(xxviii) In
the event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, a trustee, 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;
(xxix) With
respect to each Buydown Mortgage Loan:
(a) On
or before the date of origination of such Mortgage Loan, the Seller and the
Mortgagor, or the Seller, the Mortgagor and the seller of the Mortgaged Property
or a third party entered into a Buydown Agreement. The Buydown
Agreement provides that the seller of the Mortgaged Property (or third party)
shall deliver to the Seller temporary Buydown Funds in an amount equal to the
aggregate undiscounted amount of payments that, when added to the amount the
Mortgagor on such Mortgage Loan is obligated to pay on each Due Date in
accordance with the terms of the Buydown Agreement, is equal to the full
scheduled Monthly Payment due on such Mortgage Loan. The temporary Buydown
Funds
enable the Mortgagor to qualify for the Buydown Mortgage Loan for the first
six
months of the term of such Mortgage Loan at an interest rate of not more than
1.0% less per annum than the Mortgage Interest Rate. The effective
interest rate will increase in the seventh month of the Buydown Mortgage Loan
so
that the effective interest rate will be equal to the interest rate as set
forth
in the related Mortgage Note.
(b) The
Mortgage and Mortgage Note reflect the permanent payment terms rather than
the
payment terms of the Buydown Agreement. The Buydown Agreement
provides for the payment by the Mortgagor of the full amount of the Monthly
Payment on any Due Date that the Buydown Funds are not available. The
Buydown Funds were not used to reduce the original principal balance of the
Mortgage Loan or to increase the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property
when
calculating the Loan-to-Value Ratios for purposes of this Agreement and, if
the
Buydown Funds were provided by the Seller and if required under Agency
Guidelines, the terms of the Buydown Agreement were disclosed to the appraiser
of the Mortgaged Property;
(c) The
Buydown Funds may not be refunded to the Mortgagor unless the Mortgagor makes
a
principal payment for the outstanding balance of the Mortgage Loan;
and
(d) As
of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan, the provisions of the related
Buydown Agreement complied with the requirements of FNMA and FHLMC regarding
buydown agreements.
(xxx) The
Mortgagor has executed a statement to the effect that the Mortgagor has received
all disclosure materials required by applicable law with respect to the making
of fixed rate mortgage loans in the case of Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans, and
adjustable rate mortgage loans in the case of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans
and
rescission materials with respect to Refinanced Mortgage Loans, and such
statement is and will remain in the Mortgage File;
(xxxi) No
Mortgage Loan was made in connection with (a) the construction or rehabilitation
of a Mortgaged Property or (b) facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a
Mortgaged Property;
(xxxii) The
Seller has no knowledge of any circumstances or condition with respect to the
Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or the Mortgagor’s credit
standing that can reasonably be expected to cause the Mortgage Loan to be an
unacceptable investment, cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, or
adversely affect the value of the Mortgage Loan;
(xxxiii) Each
Mortgage Loan with an LTV at origination in excess of 80% is and will be subject
to a Primary Insurance Policy, issued by a Qualified Insurer, which insures
that
portion of the Mortgage Loan in excess of the portion of the Appraised Value
of
the Mortgaged Property required by FNMA. All provisions of such Primary
Insurance Policy have been and are being complied with, such policy is in full
force and effect, and all premiums due thereunder have been paid. Any Mortgage
subject to any such Primary Insurance Policy obligates the Mortgagor thereunder
to maintain such insurance and to pay all premiums and charges in connection
therewith. The Mortgage Interest Rate for the Mortgage Loan does not include
any
such insurance premium;
(xxxiv) 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. No improvement located on or being part of
any Mortgaged Property is in violation of any applicable zoning and subdivision
law, ordinance or regulation;
(xxxv) No
error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence, fraud or similar occurrence
with
respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of any person, including
without limitation the Mortgagor, any appraiser, any builder or developer,
or
any other party involved in the origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the
application of any insurance in relation to such Mortgage Loan;
(xxxvi) The
Assignment of Mortgage is in recordable form and is acceptable for recording
under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is
located;
(xxxvii) (xxxi) Any
principal advances made to the Mortgagor prior to the 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 reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. The
lien of the Mortgage securing the consolidated principal amount is expressly
insured as having (A) first lien priority with respect to each Mortgage Loan
which is indicated by the Seller to be a First Lien (as reflected on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule), or (B) second lien priority with respect to each
Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a Second Lien Mortgage
Loan
(as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), in either case, by a title
insurance policy, an endorsement to the policy insuring the mortgagee’s
consolidated interest or by other title evidence acceptable to FNMA and
FHLMC. The consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original
principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;
(xxxviii) No
Mortgage Loan has a balloon payment feature;
(xxxix) If
the Residential Dwelling on the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit or
a
unit in a planned unit development (other than a de minimis planned unit
development) such condominium or planned unit development project meets the
eligibility requirements of FNMA and FHLMC;
(xl)
No Mortgage Loan which is a Cash-out Refinancing was
originated in the State of Texas;
(xli) The
source of the down payment with respect to each Mortgage Loan has been fully
verified by the Seller;
(xlii) Interest
on each Mortgage Loan is calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting
of
twelve 30-day months;
(xliii) The
Mortgaged Property is in material compliance with all applicable environmental
laws pertaining to environmental hazards including, without limitation,
asbestos, and neither the Seller nor, to the Seller’s knowledge, the related
Mortgagor, has received any notice of any violation or potential violation
of
such law;
(xliv) No
Mortgage Loan is (a) subject to the provisions of the Home Ownership and Equity
Protection Act of 1994 as amended (“HOEPA”), or has an “annual percentage rate”
or “total points and fees” payable by the borrower (as each such term is defined
under HOEPA) that equals or exceeds the applicable thresholds defined under
HOEPA (Section 32 of Regulation Z, 12 C.F.R. Section 226.32(a)(1)(i) and (ii)),
(b) a “high cost” mortgage loan, “covered” mortgage loan (excluding home loans
defined as “covered home loans” in the New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of
2002 that were originated between November 26, 2003 and July 7, 2004), “high
risk home” mortgage loan, or “predatory” mortgage loan or any other comparable
term, no matter how defined under any federal, state or local law, provided
that
this determination shall be made with respect to the relevant state or local
law, regardless of the effect of any available federal preemption, other than
exemptions specifically provided for in the relevant state or local law, (c)
subject to any comparable federal, state or local statutes or regulations,
or
any other statute or regulation providing for heightened regulatory scrutiny,
assignee liability to holders of such mortgage loans or additional legal
liability for mortgage loans having high interest rates, points and/or fees,
or
(d) a High Cost Loan or Covered Loan, as applicable (as such terms are defined
in the current Standard & Poor’s LEVELS® Glossary Revised, Appendix
E);
(xlv)
No predatory, abusive or deceptive lending practices, including but not
limited to, the extension of credit to a mortgagor without regard for the
mortgagor’s ability to repay the Mortgage Loan and the extension of credit to a
mortgagor which has no apparent benefit to the mortgagor, were employed in
connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan;
(xlvi) None
of the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan were used to finance the purchase of single
premium credit life or disability insurance policies or any comparable
insurance;
(xlvii) No
Mortgagor was required to purchase any single premium credit insurance policy
(e.g. life, mortgage, disability, accident, unemployment, property 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, mortgage, disability, accident,
unemployment, or health insurance product) in connection with the origination
of
the Mortgage Loan, and no proceeds from any Mortgage Loan were used to purchase
single-premium credit insurance policies or debt cancellation agreements as
part
of the origination of, or as a condition to closing, such Mortgage
Loan;
(xlviii) 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;
(xlix) The
Mortgage Loan complies with all applicable consumer credit statutes and
regulations, including, without limitation, the respective Uniform Consumer
Credit Code laws in effect in Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine,
Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah and Wyoming, has been originated by a properly
licensed entity, and in all other respects, complies with all of the material
requirements of any such applicable laws;
(l)
The information set forth in the Prepayment Charge Schedule is complete,
true and correct in all material respects and each Prepayment Charge is
permissible, enforceable and collectable under applicable federal and state
law;
(li)
The Mortgage Loan was not prepaid in full prior to the Closing Date
and the Seller has not received notification from a Mortgagor that a prepayment
in full shall be made after the Closing Date;
(lii)
The seller has no knowledge of any circumstances or condition with respect
to the Mortgage, the mortgaged property, the Mortgagor or the Mortgagor’s credit
standing that can be reasonably be expected to cause the mortgage Loan to be
an
unacceptable investment, cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, or
adversely affect the value of the Mortgage Loan;
(liii) No
Mortgage Loan is a “home loan” under the Georgia Fair Lending Act, or each
Mortgage Loan secured by a mortgaged property located in the State of Georgia
was originated after March 7, 2003;
(liv)
No Mortgage Loan is secured by cooperative housing, commercial property or
mixed
use property; and
(xlxv)
Each Mortgage Loan is eligible for sale in the secondary market or for inclusion
in a Pass-Through Transfer without unreasonable credit enhancement.
(lvi)
With respect to each MOM Loan, a MIN has been assigned by MERS and such
MIN is accurately provided on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. The related
Assignment of Mortgage to MERS has been duly and properly recorded, or has
been
delivered for recording to the applicable recording office;
(lvii)
With respect to each MOM Loan, Seller has not received any notice of liens
or
legal actions with respect to such Mortgage Loan and no such notices have been
electronically posted by MERS;
(lviii) With
respect to each Mortgage Loan which is a Second Lien, (i) the related first
lien
does not permit negative amortization, and (ii) either no consent for the
Mortgage Loan is required by the holder of the first lien or such consent has
been obtained and is contained in the Mortgage File;
(lix)
The Mortgaged Property is located in the state identified in the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule and is improved by a Residential Dwelling;
(lx)
No Mortgage Loan had an original term to maturity of more than thirty (30)
years;
(lxi)
The Mortgage Loan Documents with respect to each Mortgage Loan subject to
Prepayment Charges specifically authorizes such Prepayment Charges to be
collected, such Prepayment Charges are permissible and enforceable in accordance
with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents and all applicable
federal, state and local laws (except to the extent that the enforceability
thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership
and
other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally or the collectability
thereof may be limited due to acceleration in connection with a foreclosure)
and
each Prepayment Charge was originated in compliance with all applicable federal,
state and local laws;
(lxii) 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; no Mortgage Loan is subject to nullification pursuant to
Executive Order 13224 (the “Executive Order”) or the regulations promulgated by
the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the
Treasury (the “OFAC Regulations”) or in violation of the Executive Order or the
OFAC Regulations, and no Mortgagor is subject to the provisions of such
Executive Order or the OFAC Regulations nor listed as a “blocked person” for
purposes of the OFAC Regulations;
(lxiii) The
sale or transfer of the Mortgage Loan by the Seller complies with all applicable
federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations governing such sale
or
transfer, including, without limitation, the Fair and Accurate Credit
Transactions Act (“FACT Act”) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act, each as may be
amended from time to time, and the Seller has not received any actual or
constructive notice of any identity theft, fraud, or other misrepresentation
in
connection with such Mortgage Loan or any party thereto;
(lxiv) Each
Mortgage Loan constitutes a “qualified mortgage” under Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of
the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-2(a)(1);
(lxv) The
Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by any collateral except the
lien
of the corresponding Mortgage on the Mortgaged Property and the security
interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage referred
to in
(xi) above;
(lxvi) 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;
(lxvii) Each
original Mortgage was recorded and all subsequent assignments of the original
Mortgage (other than the assignment to the Purchaser) have been recorded, or
are
in the process of being recorded, in the appropriate jurisdictions wherein
such
recordation is necessary to perfect the lien thereof as against creditors of
the
Seller. As to any Mortgage Loan which is not a MERS Mortgage Loan, the
Assignment of Mortgage is in recordable form (except for the name of the
assignee which is blank) and is acceptable for recording under the laws of
the
jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located;
(lxviii) Each
Mortgage Loan originated in the state of Texas pursuant to Article XVI, Section
50(a)(6) of the Texas Constitution (a “Texas Refinance Loan”) has been
originated in compliance with the provisions of Article XVI, Section 50(a)(6)
of
the Texas Constitution, Texas Civil Statutes and the Texas Finance
Code. With respect to each Texas Refinance Loan that is a Cash Out
Refinancing, the related Mortgage Loan Documents state that the Mortgagor may
prepay such Texas Refinance Loan in whole or in part without incurring a
Prepayment Charge. The Seller does not collect any such Prepayment
Charges in connection with any such Texas Refinance Loan;
(lxix) The
Seller shall, at its own expense, cause each Mortgage Loan to be covered by
a
“life of loan” Tax Service Contract which is assignable to the Purchaser or its
designee at no cost to the Purchaser or its designee; provided however, that
if
the Seller fails to purchase such Tax Service Contract, the Seller shall be
required to reimburse the Purchaser for all costs and expenses incurred by
the
Purchaser in connection with the purchase of any such Tax Service
Contract;
(lxx) Each
Mortgage Loan is covered by a “life of loan” Flood Zone Service Contract which
is assignable to the Purchaser or its designee at no cost to the Purchaser
or
its designee or, for each Mortgage Loan not covered by such Flood Zone Service
Contract, the Seller agrees to purchase such Flood Zone Service
Contract;
(lxxi) Each
Mortgage Loan has a valid and original Credit Score, with a minimum Credit
Score
as set forth in the related Confirmation;
(lxxii) No
Mortgage Loan originated or modified on or after October 1, 2002 and prior
to
March 7, 2003 is secured by a Mortgaged Property located in the State of
Georgia;
(lxxiii) No
Mortgage Loan is a “manufactured housing loan” pursuant to the NJ Act, and one
hundred percent of the amount financed of any purchase money Second Lien
Mortgage Loan subject to the NJ Act was used for the purchase of the related
Mortgaged Property;
(lxxiv) With
respect to any Mortgage Loan for which a mortgage loan application was submitted
by the Mortgagor after April 1, 2004, no such Mortgage Loan secured by a
Mortgage Property located in the State of Illinois is in violation of the
provisions of the Illinois Interest Act, including Section 4.1a which provides
that no such Mortgage Loan with a Mortgage Interest Rate in excess of 8.0%
per
annum has lender-imposed fees (or other charges) in excess of 3.0% of the
original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan;
(lxxv) No
Mortgage Loan is secured in whole or in part by the interest of the Mortgagor
as
a lessee under a ground lease of the related Mortgaged Property;
(lxxvi) No
Mortgage Loan secured by a Mortgaged Property located in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts was made to pay off or refinance an existing loan or other debt
of
the related borrower (as the term “borrower” is defined in the regulations
promulgated by the Massachusetts Secretary of State in connection with
Massachusetts House Xxxx 4880 (2004)) unless either (1) (a) the related Mortgage
Interest Rate (that would be effective once the introductory rate expires,
with
respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans) did or would not exceed by more
than
2.25% the yield on United States Treasury securities having comparable periods
of maturity to the maturity of the related Mortgage Loan as of the fifteenth
day
of the month immediately preceding the month in which the application for the
extension of credit was received by the related lender or (b) the Mortgage
Loan
is an “open-end home loan” (as such term is used in the Massachusetts House Xxxx
4880 (2004)) and the related Mortgage Note provides that the related Mortgage
Interest Rate may not exceed at any time the Prime rate index as published
in
The Wall Street Journal plus a margin of one percent, or (2) such Mortgage
Loan
is in the "borrower's interest," as documented by a "borrower's interest
worksheet" for the particular Mortgage Loan, which worksheet incorporates the
factors set forth in Massachusetts House Xxxx 4880 (2004) and the regulations
promulgated thereunder for determining "borrower's interest," and otherwise
complies in all material respects with the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts;
(lxxvii) The
Mortgagor has not made or caused to be made any payment in the nature of an
“average” or “yield spread premium” to a mortgage broker or a like Person which
has not been fully disclosed to the Mortgagor;
(lxxviii) [Reserved];
(lxxix) With
respect to any Mortgage Loan that contains a provision permitting imposition
of
a Prepayment Charge upon a Principal Prepayment prior to maturity: (i) prior
to
the Mortgage Loan’s origination, the Mortgagor agreed to such Prepayment Charge
in exchange for a monetary benefit, including but not limited to a Mortgage
Interest Rate or fee reduction, (ii) prior to the Mortgage Loan’s origination,
the Mortgagor was offered the option of obtaining a Mortgage Loan that did
not
require payment of a Prepayment Charge and the originator of the Mortgage Loan
had a written policy of offering borrowers, or requiring third-party brokers
to
offer borrowers, the option of obtaining a mortgage loan that did not require
the payment of a Prepayment Charge, (iii) the Prepayment Charge is disclosed
to
the Mortgagor in the Mortgage Loan Documents pursuant to applicable state and
federal law, (iv) for Mortgage Loans originated on or after October 1, 2002,
the
duration of the prepayment period shall not exceed three (3) years from the
date
of the Mortgage Note, unless the Mortgage Loan was modified to reduce the
prepayment period to no more than three years from the date of the Mortgage
Note
and the Mortgagor was notified in writing of such reduction in the prepayment
period, (v) no Mortgage Loan originated prior to October 1, 2002 has a
Prepayment Charge longer than five years and (vi) notwithstanding any state
or
federal law to the contrary, the Seller shall not impose such Prepayment Charge
in any instance when the Mortgage Loan is accelerated or paid off in connection
with the workout of a delinquent mortgage or due to the Mortgagor’s
default. Each Prepayment Charge is permissible, collectable and
enforceable;
(lxxx) No
predatory, abusive or deceptive lending practices, including but not limited
to,
the extension of credit to a Mortgagor without regard for the Mortgagor’s
ability to repay the Mortgage Loan and the extension of credit to a Mortgagor
which has no tangible net benefit to the Mortgagor, were employed in connection
with the origination of the Mortgage Loan. Each Mortgage Loan is in
compliance with the anti-predatory lending eligibility for purchase requirements
of FNMA’s Selling Guide. No Mortgagor was encouraged or required to select a
Mortgage Loan product offered by the Mortgage Loan’s originator which is a
higher cost product designed for less creditworthy borrowers, unless at the
time
of the Mortgage Loan’s origination, such Mortgagor did not qualify taking into
account credit history and debt to income ratios for a lower cost credit product
then offered by the Mortgage Loan’s originator or any affiliate of the Mortgage
Loan’s originator. If, at the time of the related loan application,
the Mortgagor may have qualified for a lower cost credit product then offered
by
any mortgage lending affiliate of the Mortgage Loan’s originator, the Mortgage
Loan’s originator referred the Mortgagor’s application to such affiliate for
underwriting consideration;
(lxxxi) The
methodology used in underwriting the extension of credit for each Mortgage
Loan
did not rely solely on the extent of the Mortgagor’s equity in the collateral as
the principal determining factor in approving such extension of credit. The
methodology employed objective criteria such as the Mortgagor’s income, assets
and liabilities, to the proposed mortgage payment and, based on such
methodology, the Mortgage Loan’s originator made a reasonable determination that
at the time of origination the Mortgagor had the ability to make timely payments
on the Mortgage Loan;
(lxxxii) All
points, fees and charges, including finance charges (whether or not financed,
assessed, collected or to be collected), in connection with the origination
and
servicing of any Mortgage Loan were disclosed in writing to the related
Mortgagor in accordance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations
and no related Mortgagor was charged “points and fees” (whether or not financed)
in an amount that exceeds the greater of (1) 5% of the principal amount of
such
loan or (2) $1,000. For the purposes of this representation, “points
and fees” (a) include origination, underwriting, broker and finder’s fees and
charges that the lender imposed as a condition of making the Mortgage Loan,
whether they are paid to the lender or a third party; and (b) exclude bona
fide
discount points, fees paid for actual services rendered in connection with
the
origination of the Mortgage Loan (such as attorneys’ fees, notaries fees and
fees paid for property appraisals, credit reports, surveys, title examinations
and extracts, flood and tax certifications, and home inspections) and the cost
of mortgage insurance or credit-risk price adjustments; the costs of title,
hazard, and flood insurance policies; state and local transfer taxes or fees;
escrow deposits for the future payment of taxes and insurance premiums; and
other miscellaneous fees and charges, which miscellaneous fees and charges
in
total, do not exceed 0.25 percent of the loan amount);
(lxxxiii) The
Seller will transmit full-file credit reporting data for each Mortgage Loan
pursuant to Xxxxxx Mae Guide Announcement 95-19 and for each Mortgage Loan,
Seller agrees it shall report one of the following statuses each month as
follows: new origination, current, delinquent (30-, 60-, 90-days, etc.),
foreclosed, or charged-off;
(lxxxiv) No
Mortgagor was required to purchase any single premium credit insurance policy
(e.g. life, mortgage, disability, accident, unemployment, property 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, mortgage, disability, accident,
unemployment, property or health insurance product) in connection with the
origination of the Mortgage Loan, and no proceeds from any Mortgage Loan were
used to purchase single-premium credit insurance policies or debt cancellation
agreements as part of the origination of, or as a condition to closing, such
Mortgage Loan;
(lxxxv) The
Seller and any predecessor servicer has 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; and the Seller will fully furnish,
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 Credit Information
Company (three of the credit repositories), on a monthly basis;
(lxxxvi) With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, neither the related Mortgage nor the related
Mortgage Note requires the Mortgagor to submit to arbitration to resolve any
dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Mortgage Loan
transaction; No Mortgagor agreed to submit to arbitration to resolve
any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Mortgage Loan
transaction; and
(lxxxvii) The
Seller has no knowledge of any condition or circumstance relating to such
Mortgage Loan that would indicate that the current Appraised Value of the
Mortgaged Property is less than the Appraised Value at the origination of such
Mortgage Loan.
(lxxxviii) No
Mortgage Loan secured by a Mortgaged Property in the State of Ohio which closed
on or after January 1, 2007 was originated pursuant to a no income/no asset
documentation program or any other program pursuant to which the related
Mortgagor was not required to disclose income. Each Mortgage Loan secured by
a
Mortgaged Property in the State of Ohio which closed on or after January 1,
2007, was originated in compliance with the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act
(Oh. Rev. Stat. 1345.01 et seq.) and the regulations promulgated thereunder
and
was made only after reasonable and appropriate methods were used to determine
the borrower's repayment ability, including without limitation, employment
verification for stated income loans, which have been properly documented and
verified;
(lxxxix) Each
original Mortgage was recorded and
all subsequent assignments of the original Mortgage (other than the assignment
to the Purchaser) have been recorded, or are in the process of being recorded,
in the appropriate jurisdictions wherein such recordation is necessary to
perfect the lien thereof as against creditors of the Seller;
(xc) No
Mortgage Loan is secured by real
property or secured by a manufactured home located in the state of Georgia
unless (x) such Mortgage Loan was originated prior to October 1, 2002 or after
March 6, 2003, or (y) the property securing the Mortgage Loan is not, nor will
be, occupied by the Mortgagor as the Mortgagor’s principal
dwelling. No Mortgage Loan is a “High Cost Home Loan ” as defined in
the Georgia Fair Lending Act, as amended (the “Georgia
Act”). Each Mortgage Loan that is a “Home Loan” under the
Georgia Act complies with all applicable provisions of the Georgia Act. No
Mortgage Loan secured by owner occupied real property or an owner occupied
manufactured home located in the State of Georgia was originated (or modified)
on or after October 1, 2002 through and including March 6, 2003;
and
(xci) No
Mortgage Loan is a “manufactured
housing loan” or “home improvement home loan” pursuant to the New Jersey Home
Ownership Act. No Mortgage Loan is a “High-Cost Home Loan” or a
refinanced “Covered Home Loan,” in each case, as defined in the New Jersey Home
Ownership Act effective November 27, 2003 (N.J.S.A. 46;10B-22 et
seq.).
EXHIBIT
J
Representation
and Warranties with Respect to the Xxxxxx Xxxx Mortgage
Loans
Except
for “Mortgage Loans”, which shall mean the Xxxxxx Xxxx Mortgage Loans sold by
the Seller to the Purchaser, all capitalized terms in this Exhibit J shall
have
the meanings ascribed to them in the Xxxxxx Xxxx Purchase
Agreement.
(i) Mortgage
Loans as Described. The information set forth in the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule and the Mortgage Loan data delivered to the Purchaser
in
the Data File is complete, true and correct. The Mortgage Loan is in compliance
with all requirements set forth in the related Confirmation, and the
characteristics of the related Mortgage Loan Package as set forth in the related
Confirmation are true and correct;
(ii) Payments
Current. All payments required to be made up to the close of business on the
Closing Date for such Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note have
been made; the Seller has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly
received any advance of funds from a party other than the owner of the related
Mortgaged Property, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount
required by the Mortgage Note or Mortgage. There has been no
delinquency, exclusive of any period of grace, in any payment by the Mortgagor
thereunder since the origination of the Mortgage Loan;
(iii) No
Outstanding Charges. There are no delinquent taxes, ground rents, water
charges, sewer rents, assessments, insurance premiums, leasehold payments,
including assessments payable in future installments or other outstanding
charges affecting the related Mortgaged Property;
(iv) Location
and Type of Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property is located in the
state identified in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule and is improved by a
Residential Dwelling;
(v) Original
Terms Unmodified. The terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have not
been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect, except by written
instruments, recorded in the applicable public recording office or registered
with the MERS System if necessary to maintain the lien priority of the Mortgage,
and which have been delivered to the Purchaser; the substance of any such
waiver, alteration or modification has been approved by the insurer under the
Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy, if any, and the title insurer, to
the
extent required by the related policy, and is reflected on the related Mortgage
Loan Schedule. No instrument of waiver, alteration or modification has been
executed, and no Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, except in
connection with an assumption agreement approved by the insurer under the
Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy, if any, the title insurer, to the
extent required by the policy, and which assumption agreement has been delivered
to the Purchaser and the terms of which are reflected in the related Mortgage
Loan Schedule;
(vi) No
Defenses. The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are not subject to
any right of rescission, set off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense
of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage Note and/or
the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render the Mortgage
unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission,
set
off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury and no such right
of rescission, set off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect
thereto;
(vii) Conformance
with Underwriting Guidelines and Agency Standards. The Mortgage Loan was
underwritten in accordance with the Underwriting Guidelines of the Seller in
effect at the time the Mortgage Loan was originated; and the Mortgage Note
and
Mortgage are on forms acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac;
(viii) Hazard
Insurance. All buildings upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by a
Qualified Insurer acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac against loss by
fire,
hazards of extended coverage and such other hazards as are customary in the
area
where the Mortgaged Property is located, in an amount not less than the lesser
of (i) 100% of the replacement cost of all improvements to the Mortgaged
Property and (ii) either (A) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage
Loan with respect to each first lien Mortgage Loan or (B) with respect to each
Second Lien Mortgage Loan, the sum of the outstanding principal balance of
the
related first lien mortgage loan and the outstanding principal balance of the
Second Lien Mortgage Loan; provided, however, in no event shall the amount
of
insurance be less than the amount necessary to avoid the operation of any
co-insurance provisions with respect to the Mortgaged Property. All such
insurance policies contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the Seller, its
successors and assigns as mortgagee and all premiums thereon have been
paid. If the Mortgaged Property is in an area identified on a Flood
Hazard Map or Flood Insurance Rate Map issued by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency as having special flood hazards (and such flood insurance
has
been made available) a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the
current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration is in effect which
policy conforms to the requirements of Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx
Mac. The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all
such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor’s
failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to maintain such
insurance at Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to seek reimbursement therefor
from the Mortgagor;
(ix) 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, equal credit opportunity,
fair housing, disclosure laws or all predatory and abusive lending laws
applicable to the origination and servicing of mortgage loans of a type similar
to the Mortgage Loans have been complied with and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not involve the violation of any such
laws, and the Seller shall maintain in its possession, available for the
inspection of the Purchaser or its designee, and shall deliver to the Purchaser
or its designee, upon two Business Days’ request, evidence of compliance with
such requirements;
(x) No
Satisfaction of Mortgage. The Mortgage has not been satisfied, cancelled,
subordinated or rescinded, in whole or in part, and the Mortgaged Property
has
not been released from the lien of the Mortgage, in whole or in part, nor has
any instrument been executed that would effect any such satisfaction,
cancellation, subordination, rescission or release;
(xi) Valid
Lien. The related Mortgage is properly recorded and is a valid, existing and
enforceable (A) first lien and first priority security interest with respect
to
each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a First Lien (as
reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), or (B) second lien and second priority
security interest with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by
the
Seller to be a Second Lien (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), in
either case, on the Mortgaged Property, including all improvements on the
Mortgaged Property subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes
and assessments not yet due and payable, (b) covenants, conditions and
restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of the public record
as
of the date of recording being acceptable to mortgage lending institutions
generally and specifically referred to in the lender’s title insurance policy
delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan and which do not adversely
affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property, (c) 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 and (d)
with
respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a Second
Lien Mortgage Loan (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule) a First Lien
on
the 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, existing and enforceable (A) first lien
and first priority security interest with respect to each Mortgage Loan which
is
indicated by the Seller to be a First Lien (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule) or (B) second lien and second priority security interest with respect
to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a Second Lien
Mortgage Loan (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), in either case,
on
the property described therein and the Seller has full right to sell and assign
the same to the Purchaser. The Mortgaged Property was not, as of the
date of origination of the Mortgage Loan, subject to a mortgage, deed of trust,
deed to secure debt or other security instrument creating a lien subordinate
to
the lien of the Mortgage;
(xii) Validity
of Mortgage Loan Documents. The Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage are
genuine and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker
thereof, enforceable in accordance with its terms;
(xiii) Legal
Capacity. All parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had legal
capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage
Note and the Mortgage, and the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have been duly
and
properly executed by such parties. The Mortgagor is a natural
person;
(xiv) Full
Disbursement of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully
disbursed to or for the account of the Mortgagor and there is no obligation
for
the Mortgagee to advance additional funds 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 have been paid, and the
Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due to the
Mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage Note or Mortgage;
(xv) Ownership.
The Seller is the sole legal, beneficial and equitable owner of the Mortgage
Note and the Mortgage. The Seller has full right and authority under
all governmental and regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over such Seller,
subject to no interest or participation of, or agreement with, any party, to
transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement
free and clear of any encumbrance or right of others, equity, lien, pledge,
charge, mortgage, claim, participation interest or security interest of any
nature (collectively, a “Lien”); and immediately upon the transfers and
assignments herein contemplated, the Seller shall have transferred and sold
all
of its right, title and interest in and to each Mortgage Loan and the Purchaser
will hold good, marketable and indefeasible title to, and be the owner of,
each
Mortgage Loan subject to no Lien;
(xvi) Doing
Business. All parties which have had any interest in the Mortgage Loan,
whether as originator, mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or,
during the period in which they held and disposed of such interest, were):
(A)
organized under the laws of such state, or (B) qualified to do business in
such
state, or (C) federal savings and loan associations or national banks having
principal offices in such state, or (D) not doing business in such state so
as
to require qualification or licensing, or (E) not otherwise required to be
licensed in such state. All parties which have had any interest in
the Mortgage Loan were in compliance with any and all applicable “doing
business” and licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein the
Mortgaged Property is located or were not required to be licensed in such
state;
(xvii) Title
Insurance. The Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title
Association (“ALTA”) ALTA lender’s title insurance policy acceptable to Xxxxxx
Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac (which, in the case of an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan
has
an adjustable rate mortgage endorsement in the form of ALTA 6.0 or 6.1), issued
by a title insurer acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac and qualified to
do
business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring
(subject to the exceptions contained above in (xi)(a) and (b) and, with respect
to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a Second Lien
Mortgage Loan (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule) clause (d)) the
Seller, its successors and assigns as to the first priority lien of the Mortgage
in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and, with respect to
any
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, against any loss by reason of the invalidity
or
unenforceability of the lien resulting from the provisions of the Mortgage
providing for adjustment in the Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly
Payment. Additionally, such lender’s title insurance policy
affirmatively insures ingress and egress to and from the Mortgaged Property,
and
against encroachments by or upon the Mortgaged Property or any interest
therein. The Seller is the sole insured of such lender’s title
insurance policy, and such lender’s title insurance policy is in full force and
effect and will be in full 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;
(xviii) No
Defaults. There is no default, breach, violation or event of 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 of acceleration, and
the
Seller has not waived any default, breach, violation or event of
acceleration. With respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated
by the Seller to be a Second Lien Mortgage Loan (as reflected on the Mortgage
Loan Schedule) (i) the First Lien is in full force and effect, (ii) there is
no
default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under such First
Lien mortgage or the related mortgage note, (iii) 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 of acceleration
thereunder, and either (A) the First Lien mortgage contains a provision which
allows or (B) applicable law requires, the mortgagee under the Second Lien
Mortgage Loan to receive notice of, and affords such mortgagee an opportunity
to
cure any default by payment in full or otherwise under the First Lien
mortgage;
(xix) 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 lien) affecting the related Mortgaged Property
which are or may be liens prior to, or equal or coordinate with, the lien of
the
related Mortgage;
(xx) Origination.
The Mortgage Loan was originated by the Seller or by a savings and loan
association, a savings bank, a commercial bank or similar banking institution
which is supervised and examined by a federal or state authority, or by a
mortgagee approved as such by the Secretary of HUD;
(xxi) Payment
Terms. Payments on the Mortgage Loan shall commence (with respect to any
newly originated Mortgage Loans) or commenced no more than sixty days after
the
proceeds of the Mortgage Loan were disbursed. The Mortgage Loan bears
interest at the Mortgage Interest Rate. With respect to each Mortgage
Loan, the Mortgage Note is payable on the first day of each month in Monthly
Payments, which, (A) in the case of a Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan, are sufficient
to fully amortize the original principal balance over the original term thereof
(other than with respect to a Mortgage Loan identified on the related Mortgage
Loan Schedule as an interest-only Mortgage Loan during the interest-only period
or a Mortgage Loan which is identified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule
as
a Balloon Mortgage Loan) and to pay interest at the related Mortgage
Interest Rate, and (B) in the case of an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, are
changed on each Adjustment Date, and in any case, are sufficient to fully
amortize the original principal balance over the original term thereof (other
than with respect to a Mortgage Loan identified on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule as an interest-only Mortgage Loan during the interest-only period
or a
Mortgage Loan which is identified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule as
a
Balloon Mortgage Loan) and to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest
Rate. The Index for each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan is as defined
in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. With respect to each Mortgage
Loan identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as an interest-only Mortgage
Loan,
the interest-only period shall not exceed the period specified on the Mortgage
Loan Schedule and following the expiration of such interest-only period, the
remaining Monthly Payments shall be sufficient to fully amortize the original
principal balance over the remaining term of the Mortgage Loan. With
respect to each Balloon Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Note requires a monthly
payment which is sufficient to fully amortize the original principal balance
over the original term thereof and to pay interest at the related Mortgage
Interest Rate and requires a final Monthly Payment substantially greater than
the preceding monthly payment which is sufficient to repay the remaining unpaid
principal balance of the Balloon Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date of such
Monthly Payment. No Balloon Mortgage Loan has an original stated
maturity of less than seven (7) years. The Mortgage Note does not permit
negative amortization. No Mortgage Loan had an original term to
maturity of more than thirty (30) years;
(xxii) Origination
and Collection Practices; Escrow Deposits. The origination, servicing and
collection practices used by the Seller with respect to each Mortgage Note
and
Mortgage, including without limitation the establishment, maintenance and
servicing of the Escrow Accounts and Escrow Payments, if any, since origination
have been in all respects legal, proper, prudent and customary in the mortgage
origination and servicing industry. The Mortgage Loan has been
serviced by the Seller and any predecessor servicer in accordance with all
applicable laws, rules and regulations, the terms of the Mortgage Note and
Mortgage, and the Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac servicing guides. With
respect to escrow deposits and Escrow Payments (other than with respect to
each
Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a Second Lien Mortgage
Loan
and for which the mortgagee under the First Lien is collecting Escrow Payments
(as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule)), if any, all such payments are
in
the possession of, or under the control of, the Seller and there exist no
deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary arrangements for
repayment thereof have not been made. No escrow deposits or Escrow
Payments or other charges or payments due the Seller have been capitalized
under
any Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note and no such escrow deposits or Escrow
Payments are being held by the Seller for any work on a Mortgaged Property
which
has not been completed;
(xxiii) Mortgaged
Property Undamaged. The Mortgaged Property is free of damage and waste and
is in good repair, and there is no proceeding pending or threatened for the
total or partial condemnation thereof nor is such a proceeding currently
occurring;
(xxiv) Customary
Provisions. The Mortgage and related Mortgage Note contain 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, (a) in the case of a
Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee’s sale, and (b) otherwise by
judicial foreclosure. The Mortgaged Property has not been subject to
any bankruptcy proceeding or foreclosure proceeding and the Mortgagor has not
filed for protection under applicable bankruptcy laws. There is no
homestead or other exemption available to the Mortgagor which would interfere
with the right to sell the Mortgaged Property at a trustee’s sale or the right
to foreclose the Mortgage; 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;
(xxv) Appraisal.
Unless otherwise set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Mortgage File
contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property which, (a) with respect
to First Lien Mortgage Loans, was on appraisal form 1004 or form 2055 with
an
interior inspection, or (b) with respect to Second Lien Mortgage Loans, was
on
appraisal form 704, 2065 or 2055 with an exterior only inspection, and (c)
with
respect to (a) or (b) above, was made and 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, whose compensation is not affected by
the
approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan and who met the minimum
qualifications of Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac. Each appraisal of the
Mortgage Loan was made in accordance with the relevant provisions of the
Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of
1989;
(xxvi) Deeds
of Trust. In the event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, a trustee,
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;
(xxvii) Construction
or Rehabilitation of Mortgaged Property. No Mortgage Loan was made in
connection with (a) the construction or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property
or (b) facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged
Property;
(xxviii) LTV;
CLTV. The Loan-to-Value Ratio of any Mortgage Loan at origination was not
more than 95% and the CLTV of any Mortgage Loan at origination was not more
than
100%; Each Mortgage Loan (other than any Mortgage Loan underwritten
pursuant to the Seller’s Subprime Underwriting Guidelines) with an original
Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination greater than 80% is and will be subject
to a
Primary Insurance Policy, issued by a Qualified Insurer, which insures that
portion of the Mortgage Loan in excess of the portion of the Appraised Value
of
the Mortgaged Property as required by Xxxxxx Mae. All provisions of
such Primary Insurance Policy have been and are being complied with, such policy
is in full force and effect, and all premiums due thereunder have been
paid. Any Mortgage subject to any such Primary Insurance Policy
obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain such insurance and to pay all
premiums and charges in connection therewith. The Mortgage Interest
Rate for the Mortgage Loan does not include any such insurance
premium. If a Mortgage Loan is identified on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule as subject to a Lender Paid Mortgage Insurance Policy, such policy
insures that portion of the Mortgage Loan set forth in the LPMI
Policy. All provisions of any such LPMI Policy have been and are
being complied with, such policy is in full force and effect, and all premiums
due thereunder have been paid. The Mortgage Interest Rate for the
Mortgage Loan does not include the insurance premium for any LPMI
Policy;
(xxix) Occupancy
of the Mortgaged Property. 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. No improvement located on
or being part of any Mortgaged Property is in violation of any applicable zoning
and subdivision law, ordinance or regulation;
(xxx) No
Error, Omission, Fraud etc. No error, omission,
misrepresentation, negligence, fraud or similar occurrence with respect to
a
Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of any person, including without
limitation the Mortgagor, any appraiser, any builder or developer, or any other
party involved in the origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the application
of
any insurance in relation to such Mortgage Loan;
(xxxi) Consolidation
of Advances; Lien Priority. Any principal advances made to the Mortgagor
prior to the 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 reflected
on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. The lien of the Mortgage securing the
consolidated principal amount is expressly insured as having (A) first lien
priority with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller
to
be a First Lien (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), or (B) second
lien
priority with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller
to
be a Second Lien Mortgage Loan (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule),
in
either case, 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;
(xxxii) Environmental
Matters. The Mortgaged Property is in material compliance with all
applicable environmental laws pertaining to environmental hazards including,
without limitation, asbestos, and neither the Seller nor, to the Seller’s
knowledge, the related Mortgagor, has received any notice of any violation
or
potential violation of such law;
(xxxiii) HOEPA.
No Mortgage Loan is (a) subject to the provisions of the Homeownership and
Equity Protection Act of 1994 as amended (“HOEPA”), (b) a “high cost” mortgage
loan, “covered” mortgage loan, “high risk home” mortgage loan, or
“predatory” mortgage loan or any other comparable term, no matter how defined
under any federal, state or local law, (c) subject to any comparable federal,
state or local statutes or regulations, or any other statute or regulation
providing for heightened regulatory scrutiny or assignee liability to holders
of
such mortgage loans, or (d) a High Cost Loan or Covered Loan, as applicable
(as
such terms are defined in the current Standard & Poor’s LEVELS® Glossary
Revised, Appendix E);
(xxxiv) Due-On-Sale.
Each Mortgage contains an enforceable provision for the acceleration of the
payment of the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan in the
event the related Mortgaged Property is sold or transferred without the prior
consent of the mortgagee thereunder;
(xxxv) Second
Liens. With respect to each Mortgage Loan which is a Second Lien, (i) the
related First Lien does not provide for negative amortization, (ii) either
no
consent for the Mortgage Loan is required by the holder of the First Lien or
such consent has been obtained and is contained in the Mortgage File and (iii)
such Second Lien is on a Residential Dwelling that is (or will be) the principal
residence of the Mortgagor upon origination of the Second Lien;
(xxxvi) Prepayment
Charges in Mortgage Loan Documents. The Mortgage Loan Documents with respect
to each Mortgage Loan subject to Prepayment Charges specifically authorizes
such
Prepayment Charges to be collected, such Prepayment Charges are permissible
and
enforceable in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents
and all applicable federal, state and local laws (except to the extent that
the
enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium,
receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally or
the collectability thereof may be limited due to acceleration in connection
with
a foreclosure) and each Prepayment Charge was originated in compliance with
all
applicable federal, state and local laws;
(xxxvii) Compliance
with Patriot Act. 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; no Mortgage Loan is subject to nullification pursuant to
Executive Order 13224 (the “Executive Order”) or the regulations promulgated by
the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the
Treasury (the “OFAC Regulations”) or in violation of the Executive Order or the
OFAC Regulations, and no Mortgagor is subject to the provisions of such
Executive Order or the OFAC Regulations nor listed as a “blocked person” for
purposes of the OFAC Regulations;
(xxxviii) MERS
Mortgage Loans. With respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan, a MIN has been
assigned by MERS and such MIN is accurately provided on the related Mortgage
Loan Schedule. The related Assignment of Mortgage to MERS has been duly and
properly recorded or has been delivered for recording to the applicable
recording office. With respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan, the Seller has not
received any notice of liens or legal actions with respect to such Mortgage
Loan
and no such notices have been electronically posted by MERS;
(xxxix) FACT
Act. The sale or transfer of the Mortgage Loan by the Seller
complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and
regulations governing such sale or transfer, including, without limitation,
the
Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (“FACT Act”) and the Fair Credit
Reporting Act, each as may be amended from time to time, and the Seller has
not
received any actual or constructive notice of any identity theft, fraud, or
other misrepresentation in connection with such Mortgage Loan or any party
thereto.
(xl) Qualified
Mortgage. Each Mortgage Loan constitutes a “qualified mortgage” under
Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section
1.860G-2(a)(1);
(xli) Condos
and PUDs. If the Residential Dwelling on the Mortgaged Property is a
condominium unit or a unit in a planned unit development (other than a de
minimis planned unit development) such condominium or planned unit development
project meets the eligibility requirements of Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx
Mac;
(xlii) Appraised
Value. All improvements which were considered in determining the
Appraised Value of the related 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;
(xliii) No
Additional Collateral. The Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by
any collateral except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage on the Mortgaged
Property and the security interest of any applicable security agreement or
chattel mortgage referred to in (xi) above;
(xliv) Buydown
Mortgage Loans. No Mortgage Loan contains provisions pursuant to which
Monthly Payments are (a) paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any
separate account established by the Seller, the Mortgagor, or anyone on behalf
of the Mortgagor, (b) paid by any source other than the Mortgagor or (c)
contains any other similar provisions which may constitute a “buydown”
provision.
(xlv) No
Convertible Mortgage Loans; No Graduated Payments or Contingent Interests.
No Mortgage Loan is a Convertible Mortgage Loan. 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;
(xlvi) Disclosure
Materials. The Mortgagor has executed a statement to the effect that the
Mortgagor has received all disclosure materials required by applicable law
with
respect to the making of fixed rate mortgage loans in the case of Fixed Rate
Mortgage Loans, and adjustable rate mortgage loans in the case of Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loans and rescission materials with respect to Refinanced Mortgage
Loans, and such statement is and will remain in the Mortgage File;
(xlvii) Recordation
of Mortgages. Each original Mortgage was recorded and all subsequent
assignments of the original Mortgage (other than the assignment to the
Purchaser) have been recorded, or are in the process of being recorded, in
the
appropriate jurisdictions wherein such recordation is necessary to perfect
the
lien thereof as against creditors of the Seller. As to any Mortgage Loan which
is not a MERS Mortgage Loan, the Assignment of Mortgage is in recordable form
(except for the name of the assignee which is blank) and is acceptable for
recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is
located;
(xlviii) Texas
Refinance Loans. Each Mortgage Loan originated in the state of Texas
pursuant to Article XVI, Section 50(a)(6) of the Texas Constitution (a “Texas
Refinance Loan”) has been originated in compliance with the provisions of
Article XVI, Section 50(a)(6) of the Texas Constitution, Texas Civil Statutes
and the Texas Finance Code. With respect to each Texas Refinance Loan
that is a Cash Out Refinancing, the related Mortgage Loan Documents state that
the Mortgagor may prepay such Texas Refinance Loan in whole or in part without
incurring a Prepayment Charge. The Seller does not collect any such
Prepayment Charges in connection with any such Texas Refinance
Loan;
(xlix) Verification
of Down Payment. Unless otherwise set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule,
the source of the down payment with respect to each Mortgage Loan has been
fully
verified by the Seller;
(l) Tax
Service Contracts. The Seller shall, at its own expense, cause each Mortgage
Loan to be covered by a “life of loan” Tax Service Contract which is assignable
to the Purchaser or its designee at no cost to the Purchaser or its designee;
provided however, that if the Seller fails to purchase such Tax Service
Contract, the Seller shall be required to reimburse the Purchaser for all costs
and expenses incurred by the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of any
such Tax Service Contract;
(li) Flood
Zone Service Contracts. Each Mortgage Loan is covered by a “life of loan”
Flood Zone Service Contract which is assignable to the Purchaser or its
designee
at no cost to the Purchaser or its designee or, for each Mortgage Loan not
covered by such Flood Zone Service Contract, the Seller agrees to purchase
such
Flood Zone Service Contract;
(lii) No
Cooperatives; No Commercial Property; No Mixed Use Property, No Manufacture
Housing. No Mortgage Loan is secured by cooperative housing, commercial
property, manufactured housing, a mobile home or mixed use
property;
(liii) Secondary
Market Sales. Each Mortgage Loan is eligible for sale in the secondary
market or for inclusion in a Securitization Transaction without unreasonable
credit enhancement;
(liv) No
Adverse Selection. No selection procedures were used by the Seller that
identified the Mortgage Loans as being less desirable or valuable than other
comparable mortgage loans in the Seller’s portfolio;
(lv) Georgia.
No Mortgage Loan originated or modified on or after October 1, 2002 and prior
to
March 7, 2003 is secured by a Mortgaged Property located in the State of
Georgia. No Mortgage Loan originated on or after March 7, 2003 is a
“high cost home loan” as defined under the Georgia Fair Lending
Act.
(lvi) New
Jersey Manufactured Housing Loans. No Mortgage Loan is a
“manufactured housing loan” pursuant to the NJ Act, and one hundred percent of
the amount financed of any purchase money Second Lien Mortgage Loan subject
to
the NJ Act was used for the purchase of the related Mortgaged
Property;
(lvii) Reserved;
(lviii) No
Ground Leases. No Mortgage Loan is secured in whole or in part by the
interest of the Mortgagor as a lessee under a ground lease of the related
Mortgaged Property;
(lix) Massachusetts
Refinanced Mortgage Loans. No Mortgage Loan secured by a
Mortgaged Property located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts was made to
pay
off or refinance an existing loan or other debt of the related borrower (as
the
term “borrower” is defined in the regulations promulgated by the Massachusetts
Secretary of State in connection with Massachusetts House Xxxx 4880 (2004))
unless either (1) (a) the related Mortgage Interest Rate (that would be
effective once the introductory rate expires, with respect to Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loans) did or would not exceed by more than 2.25% the yield on United
States Treasury securities having comparable periods of maturity to the maturity
of the related Mortgage Loan as of the fifteenth day of the month immediately
preceding the month in which the application for the extension of credit was
received by the related lender or (b) the Mortgage Loan is an “open-end home
loan” (as such term is used in the Massachusetts House Xxxx 4880 (2004)) and the
related Mortgage Note provides that the related Mortgage Interest Rate may
not
exceed at any time the Prime rate index as published in The Wall Street Journal
plus a margin of one percent, or (2) such Mortgage Loan is in the "borrower's
interest," as documented by a "borrower's interest worksheet" for the particular
Mortgage Loan, which worksheet incorporates the factors set forth in
Massachusetts House Xxxx 4880 (2004) and the regulations promulgated thereunder
for determining "borrower's interest," and otherwise complies in all material
respects with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts;
(lx) Broker
Fees. The Mortgagor has not made or caused to be made any payment in the
nature of an “average” or “yield spread premium” to a mortgage broker or a like
Person which has not been fully disclosed to the Mortgagor;
(lxi) Acceptable
Investment. The Seller has no knowledge of any circumstances or condition
with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or the
Mortgagor’s credit standing that can reasonably be expected to cause the
Mortgage Loan to be an unacceptable investment, cause the Mortgage Loan to
become delinquent, cause the Mortgage Loan to not be paid in full when due,
or
adversely affect the value of the Mortgage Loan;
(lxii) No
Notification of Prepayments in Full. The Mortgage Loan was not prepaid in
full prior to the Closing Date and the Seller has not received notification
from
a Mortgagor that a prepayment in full shall be made after the Closing
Date;
(lxiii) Limitation
on number of Mortgage Notes per Borrower. No Mortgagor is the obligor on
more than two Mortgage Notes;
(lxiv) Prepayment
Charges; With respect to any Mortgage Loan that contains a provision
permitting imposition of a Prepayment Charge upon a Principal Prepayment prior
to maturity: (i) prior to the Mortgage Loan’s origination, the Mortgagor agreed
to such Prepayment Charge in exchange for a monetary benefit, including but
not
limited to a Mortgage Interest Rate or fee reduction, (ii) prior to the Mortgage
Loan’s origination, the Mortgagor was offered the option of obtaining a Mortgage
Loan that did not require payment of a Prepayment Charge, (iii) the Prepayment
Charge is disclosed to the Mortgagor in the Mortgage Loan Documents pursuant
to
applicable state and federal law, (iv) for Mortgage Loans originated on or
after
October 1, 2002, the duration of the prepayment period shall not exceed three
(3) years from the date of the Mortgage Note, unless the Mortgage Loan was
modified to reduce the prepayment period to no more than three years from the
date of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgagor was notified in writing of such
reduction in the prepayment period, (v) no Mortgage Loan originated prior to
October 1, 2002 has a Prepayment Charge longer than five years and (vi)
notwithstanding any state or federal law to the contrary, the Seller shall
not
impose such Prepayment Charge in any instance when the Mortgage Loan is
accelerated or paid off in connection with the workout of a delinquent mortgage
or due to the Mortgagor’s default. Each Prepayment Charge is
permissible, collectable and enforceable.
(lxv) No
Predatory Lending. No predatory, abusive or deceptive lending practices,
including but not limited to, the extension of credit to a Mortgagor without
regard for the Mortgagor’s ability to repay the Mortgage Loan and the extension
of credit to a Mortgagor which has no tangible net benefit to the Mortgagor,
were employed in connection with the origination of the Mortgage
Loan. Each Mortgage Loan is in compliance with the anti-predatory
lending eligibility for purchase requirements of Xxxxxx Mae’s Selling Guide. No
Mortgagor was encouraged or required to select a Mortgage Loan product offered
by the Mortgage Loan’s originator which is a higher cost product designed for
less creditworthy borrowers, unless at the time of the Mortgage Loan’s
origination, such Mortgagor did not qualify taking into account credit history
and debt to income ratios for a lower cost credit product then offered by the
Mortgage Loan’s originator or any affiliate of the Mortgage Loan’s
originator. If, at the time of the related loan application, the
Mortgagor may have qualified for a lower cost credit product then offered by
any
mortgage lending affiliate of the Mortgage Loan’s originator, the Mortgage
Loan’s originator referred the Mortgagor’s application to such affiliate for
underwriting consideration;
(lxvi) Underwriting
Methodology. The methodology used in underwriting the extension of credit
for each Mortgage Loan employs objective mathematical principles which relate
the Mortgagor’s income, assets and liabilities to the proposed payment and such
underwriting methodology does not rely on the extent of the Mortgagor’s equity
in the collateral as the principal determining factor in approving such credit
extension. Such underwriting methodology confirmed that at the time
of origination (application/approval) the Mortgagor had a reasonable ability
to
make timely payments on the Mortgage Loan;
(lxvii) Points
and Fees Disclosed. All points and fees related to each Mortgage Loan were
disclosed in writing to the related Borrower in accordance with applicable
state
and federal laws and regulations. No Borrower was charged “points and
fees” (whether or not financed) in an amount greater than (a) $1,000 or (b) 5%
of the principal amount of such Mortgage Loan, whichever is greater, such 5%
limitation is calculated in accordance with Xxxxxx Mae’s anti-predatory lending
requirements as set forth in the Xxxxxx Mae Guides. For purposes of
this representation, “points and fees” (x) include origination, underwriting,
broker and finder’s fees and charges that the lender imposed as a condition of
making the Mortgage Loan, whether they are paid to the lender or a third party,
and (y) exclude bona fide discount points, fees paid for actual services
rendered in connection with the origination of the mortgage (such as attorneys’
fees, notaries fees and fees paid for property appraisals, credit reports,
surveys, title examinations and extracts, flood and tax certifications, and
home
inspections); the cost of mortgage insurance or credit-risk price adjustments;
the costs of title, hazard, and flood insurance policies; state and local
transfer taxes or fees; escrow deposits for the future payment of taxes and
insurance premiums; and other miscellaneous fees and charges that, in total,
do
not exceed 0.25 percent of the loan amount. All fees and charges
(including finance charges), whether or not financed, assessed, collected or
to
be collected in connection with the origination and servicing of each Mortgage
Loan were disclosed in writing to the related Mortgagor in
accordance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations;
(lxviii) Full
File Credit Reporting (Xxxxxx Xxx). The Seller will transmit full-file
credit reporting data for each Mortgage Loan pursuant to Xxxxxx Mae Guide
Announcement 95-19 and for each Mortgage Loan, Seller agrees it shall report
one
of the following statuses each month as follows: new origination, current,
delinquent (30-, 60-, 90-days, etc.), foreclosed, or charged-off;
(lxix) No
Credit Life Policies. No Mortgagor was required to purchase any single
premium credit insurance policy (e.g. life, mortgage, disability, 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, mortgage,
disability, accident, unemployment, or health insurance product) in connection
with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, and no proceeds from any Mortgage
Loan were used to purchase single-premium credit insurance policies or debt
cancellation agreements as part of the origination of, or as a condition to
closing, such Mortgage Loan;
(lxx) Full
File Credit Reporting (Past Practice; Future Practice). The Seller and any
predecessor servicer has 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; and the Seller will fully furnish,
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 Credit Information Company
(three of the credit repositories), on a monthly basis; and
(lxxi) No
Arbitration. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, neither the related
Mortgage nor the related Mortgage Note requires the Mortgagor to submit to
arbitration to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to
the
Mortgage Loan; No Mortgagor agreed to submit to arbitration to
resolve any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Mortgage
Loan.
EXHIBIT
K
Representation
and Warranties with Respect to the Xxxxx Fargo Mortgage
Loans
Except
for “Mortgage Loans”, which
shall mean the Xxxxx Fargo Mortgage Loans sold by the Seller to the Purchaser,
all capitalized terms in this Exhibit K shall have the meanings ascribed to
them
in the Xxxxx Fargo Master Agreement.
All
references to “Underwriting Guidelines” in the foregoing representation and
warranties with respect to the Xxxxx Fargo Mortgage Loans are hereby replaced
with “Underwriting Guidelines with respect to the Seller Mortgage Loans (other
than the exceptions identified for Exception Mortgage Loans on the related
Assignment and Conveyance Agreement) or the Third-Party Underwriting Guidelines
with respect to Third-Party Mortgage Loans, as applicable”.
As
to
each Mortgage Loan, the Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser
that as of the Closing Date:
(i)
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Mortgage
Loans as Described.
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The
information set forth in the respective Mortgage Loan Schedule and the
information contained on the Data File, delivered to the Purchaser is true
and
correct, provided that the Seller makes no representation or warranty as to
the
accuracy of Unverified Information;
(ii) Payments
Current.
All
payments required to be made up to the related Cut-off Date for the Mortgage
Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note have been made and
credited. No payment under any Mortgage Loan has been 30 days
delinquent more than one time within twelve (12) months prior to the related
Closing Date;
(iii) No
Outstanding Charges.
There
are
no defaults in complying with the terms of the Mortgages, and all taxes,
governmental assessments, insurance premiums, leasehold payments, water, sewer
and municipal charges, 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, or
solicited directly or indirectly, 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 later,
to
the day which precedes by one month the Due Date of the first installment of
principal and interest;
(iv) Original
Terms Unmodified.
The
terms
of the Mortgage Note and Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or
modified in any respect, except by a written instrument which has been recorded
or registered with the MERS System, if necessary, to protect the interests
of
the Purchaser and which has been delivered to the Custodian. The
substance of any such waiver, alteration or modification has been approved
by
the issuer of any related PMI Policy and the title insurer, to the extent
required by the policy, and its terms are reflected on the related Mortgage
Loan
Schedule. 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 Custodial Mortgage File delivered
to
the Custodian and the terms of which are reflected in the related Mortgage
Loan
Schedule;
(v) 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;
(vi) 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 satisfaction, release, cancellation, subordination or
rescission;
(vii) Validity
of Mortgage Documents.
The
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage and related documents are genuine, and each
is
the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker thereof enforceable in
accordance with its terms. All parties to the Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage had legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to execute
and
deliver the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage, and the Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such parties.
With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Pledge
Agreement, and related documents are genuine, and each is the legal, valid
and
binding obligation of the maker thereof enforceable in accordance with its
terms. All parties to the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Pledge
Agreement, the Proprietary Lease, the Stock Power, Recognition Agreement and
the
Assignment of Proprietary Lease had legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage
Loan and to execute and deliver such documents, and such documents have been
duly and properly executed by such parties;
(viii) No
Fraud.
No
error,
omission, misrepresentation, negligence, fraud or similar occurrence with
respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of the Seller, or the
Mortgagor (except with respect to the accuracy of Unverified Information),
or to
the best of the Seller’s knowledge, any appraiser, any builder, or any
developer, or any other party involved in the origination of the Mortgage Loan
or in the application of any insurance in relation to such Mortgage
Loan;
(ix) 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, equal credit opportunity, disclosure or predatory and abusive
lending laws applicable to the Mortgage Loan have been complied
with. 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;
(x) Location
and Type of Mortgaged Property.
The
Mortgaged Property is located in the state identified in the related Mortgage
Loan Schedule and consists of a contiguous parcel of real property with a
detached single family residence erected thereon, or a two- to four-family
dwelling, or an individual condominium unit in a condominium project, or an
individual unit in a planned unit development, or a townhouse, or a cooperative,
provided, however, that any condominium project or planned unit development
shall conform with the applicable Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac requirements, or
the
Underwriting Guidelines with respect to the Seller Mortgage Loans (other than
the exceptions identified for Exception Mortgage Loans on the related Assignment
and Conveyance Agreement) or the Third-Party Underwriting Guidelines with
respect to Third-Party Mortgage Loans, as applicable, regarding such dwellings,
and no residence or dwelling is a mobile home. As of the respective
appraisal date for each Mortgaged Property, any Mortgaged Property being used
for commercial purposes conforms to the Underwriting Guidelines with respect
to
the Seller Mortgage Loans (other than the exceptions identified for Exception
Mortgage Loans on the related Assignment and Conveyance Agreement) or the
Third-Party Underwriting Guidelines with respect to Third-Party Mortgage Loans,
as applicable and, to the best of the Seller’s knowledge, since the date of such
appraisal, no portion of the Mortgaged Property has been used for commercial
purposes outside of the Underwriting Guidelines;
(xi) Valid
First Lien.
The
Mortgage is a valid, subsisting and enforceable first lien on the Mortgaged
Property, including all buildings on the Mortgaged Property and all
installations and mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning
systems located in or annexed to such buildings, and all additions, alterations
and replacements made at any time with respect to the foregoing. The
lien of the Mortgage is subject only to:
(1) the
lien of current real property taxes and assessments not yet due and
payable;
(2) covenants,
conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of
the
public record as of the date of recording acceptable to mortgage lending
institutions generally and specifically referred to in the lender's title
insurance policy delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan and (i)
referred to or otherwise considered in the appraisal made for the originator
of
the Mortgage Loan and (ii) which do not adversely affect the Appraised Value
of
the Mortgaged Property set forth in such appraisal; and
(3) other
matters to which like properties are commonly subject which do not materially
interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided by the
mortgage or the use, enjoyment, value or marketability of the related Mortgaged
Property.
Any
security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and
delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid,
subsisting and enforceable first lien and first priority security interest
on
the property described therein and the Seller has full right to sell and assign
the same to the Purchaser.
With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, each Pledge Agreement creates a valid,
enforceable and subsisting first security interest in the Cooperative Shares
and
Proprietary Lease, subject only to (i) the lien of the related Cooperative
for
unpaid assessments representing the Mortgagor’s pro rata share of the
Cooperative’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 (ii) other matters to which like
collateral is commonly subject which do not materially interfere with the
benefits of the security intended to be provided by the Pledge Agreement;
provided, however, that the appurtenant Proprietary Lease may be subordinated
or
otherwise subject to the lien of any mortgage on the Project;
(xii) Full
Disbursement of Proceeds.
The
proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed, except for escrows
established or created due to seasonal weather conditions, and there is no
requirement for future advances thereunder. 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;
(xiii) Consolidation
of Future Advances.
Any
future advances made prior to the related 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 reflected on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. The lien of
the
Mortgage securing the consolidated principal amount is expressly insured as
having first lien priority (or second lien priority for each Mortgage Loan
identified on the such Mortgage Loan Schedule as being a Second Lien Mortgage
Loan) by a title insurance policy, an endorsement to the policy insuring the
mortgagee’s consolidated interest or by other title evidence acceptable to
Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac; the consolidated principal amount does not exceed
the
original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan; the Seller shall not make future
advances after the related Cut-off Date;
(xiv) Ownership.
The
Seller is the sole owner of record and holder of the Mortgage Loans and the
related Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are not assigned or pledged, and the
Seller has good and marketable title thereto and has full right and authority
to
transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser. The Seller is
transferring the Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all encumbrances,
liens, pledges, equities, participation interests, claims, charges or security
interests of any nature encumbering such Mortgage Loan;
(xv) Origination/Doing
Business.
The
Mortgage Loan was originated by a savings and loan association, a savings bank,
a commercial bank, a credit union, an insurance company, or similar institution
that is supervised and examined by a federal or state authority or by a
mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant
to
Sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act. 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) organized under the laws of such state, or (3) qualified
to
do business in such state, or (4) federal savings and loan associations or
national banks having principal offices in such state, or (5) not doing business
in such state;
(xvi) LTV,
PMI Policy.
Each
Mortgage Loan has an LTV as specified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Except as indicated on the
Mortgage
Loan Schedule and
on the Data File, if
the LTV of the Mortgage Loan was greater than 80% at the time of origination,
a
portion of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan is and will be
insured as to payment defaults by a PMI Policy. If the Mortgage Loan
is insured by a PMI Policy for which the Mortgagor pays all premiums, the
coverage will remain in place until (i) the LTV decreases to 78% or (ii) the
PMI
Policy is otherwise terminated pursuant to the Homeowners Protection Act of
1998, 12 USC §4901, et seq. All provisions of such PMI Policy or LPMI
Policy have been and are being complied with, such policy is in full force
and
effect, and all premiums due thereunder have been paid. The Qualified
Insurer has a claims paying ability acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx
Mac. Any Mortgage Loan subject to a PMI Policy or LPMI Policy
obligates the Mortgagor or the Seller to maintain the PMI Policy or LPMI 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 such insurance premium;
(xvii) Title
Insurance.
The
Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA lender's title insurance policy (or in
the
case of any Mortgage Loan secured by a Mortgaged Property located in a
jurisdiction where such policies are generally not available, an opinion of
counsel of the type customarily rendered in such jurisdiction in lieu of title
insurance) or other generally acceptable form of policy of insurance acceptable
to Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac, issued by a title insurer acceptable to Xxxxxx
Mae
or Xxxxxxx Mac and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the
Mortgaged Property is located, insuring the Seller, its successors and assigns,
as to the first priority lien (or second priority if such Mortgage Loan is
a
Second Lien Mortgage Loan) of the Mortgage in the original principal amount
of
the Mortgage Loan, subject only to the exceptions contained in clauses (1),
(2)
and (3) of subsection (xi) of this Section 6(b) with respect to each First
Lien
Mortgage Loan and subject only to the exceptions contained in clauses (1),
(2),
(3) and (4) of subsection (xlxii) with respect to each Second Lien Mortgage
Loan, and 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. Additionally, such lender’s
title insurance policy includes no exceptions regarding ingress, egress or
encroachments that impact the value or the marketability of the Mortgaged
Property. The Seller is the sole insured of such lender's title insurance
policy, and such lender's title insurance policy is 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 Mortgage, including the
Seller, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage
of such lender's title insurance policy;
(xviii) No
Defaults.
There
is
no default, breach, violation or event of 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 of acceleration, and neither the Seller
nor
its predecessors have waived any default, breach, violation or event of
acceleration;
(xix) 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 the 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 which
are not insured against by the title insurance policy referenced in Paragraph (xvii) above;
(xx) Location
of Improvements; No Encroachments.
Except
as
insured against by the title insurance policy referenced in subsection (xvii)
above, 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;
(xxi) Payment
Terms.
Except
with respect to the Interest Only Mortgage Loans, principal payments commenced
no more than 60 days after the funds were disbursed to the Mortgagor in
connection with the Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loans have an
original term to maturity of not more than 30 years (except with respect to
certain Balloon Loans or Interest Only Mortgage Loans), with interest payable
in
arrears on the first day of each month. As to each adjustable rate
Mortgage Loan on each applicable Adjustment Date, the Mortgage Interest Rate
will be adjusted to equal the sum of the Index plus the applicable Gross Margin,
rounded up or down to the nearest multiple of 0.125% indicated by the Mortgage
Note; provided that the Mortgage Interest Rate will not increase or decrease
by
more than the Periodic Interest Rate Cap on any Adjustment Date, and will in
no
event exceed the maximum Mortgage Interest Rate or be lower than the minimum
Mortgage Interest Rate listed on the related Mortgage Note for such Mortgage
Loan. As to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan that is not an
Interest Only Mortgage Loan, each Mortgage Note requires a monthly payment
which
is sufficient, during the period prior to the first adjustment to the Mortgage
Interest Rate, to fully amortize the outstanding principal balance as of the
first day of such period over the then remaining term of such Mortgage Note
and
to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate. As to each
adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, if the related Mortgage Interest Rate changes
on
an Adjustment Date or, with respect to an Interest Only Mortgage Loan, on an
Adjustment Date following the related interest only period, the then outstanding
principal balance will be reamortized over the remaining life of such Mortgage
Loan. No Mortgage Loan contains terms or provisions which would
result in negative amortization. With respect to each Balloon Loan,
the Mortgage Loan is payable in equal monthly installments of principal and
interest based on a fifteen (15), thirty (30) or forty (40) year amortization
schedule, as set forth in the related Mortgage Note, and a final lump sum
payment substantially greater than the preceding Monthly Payment is required
which is sufficient to amortize the remaining principal balance of the Balloon
Loan. No Balloon Loan has an original stated maturity of less than
seven (7) years;
(xxii) Customary
Provisions.
The
Mortgage and related Mortgage Note contain 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, (1) in the case of a Mortgage designated as a
deed
of trust, by trustee's sale, and (2) otherwise by judicial
foreclosure. 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;
(xxiii) Occupancy
of the Mortgaged Property.
As
of the
date of origination, the Mortgaged Property was in good repair and was lawfully
occupied under applicable law;
(xxiv) No
Additional Collateral.
Except
in
the case of a Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan and as indicated on the related Data
File, the Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by any collateral,
pledged account or other security except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage
and the security interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel
mortgage referred to in subsection (xi) above;
(xxv) Deeds
of Trust.
In
the
event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, a trustee, 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 Mortgagee to the trustee under the deed of trust, except in
connection with a trustee's sale after default by the Mortgagor;
(xxvi) Acceptable
Investment.
The
Seller has no knowledge of any circumstances or conditions with respect to
the
Mortgage Loan, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or the Mortgagor's credit
standing that can reasonably be expected to cause private institutional
investors 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;
(xxvii) Transfer
of Mortgage Loans.
If
the
Mortgage Loan is not a MERS Mortgage Loan, the Assignment of Mortgage, upon
the
insertion of the name of the assignee and recording information, is in
recordable form and is acceptable for recording under the laws of the
jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located;
(xxviii) Mortgaged
Property Undamaged.
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;
(xxix) Collection
Practices; Escrow Deposits.
The
origination, servicing and collection practices used with respect to the
Mortgage Loan have been in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, and
have been in all material respects legal and proper. With respect to
escrow deposits and Escrow Payments, all such payments are in the possession
of
the Seller and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith for which
customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made. All
Escrow Payments have been collected in full compliance with state and federal
law. No escrow deposits or Escrow Payments or other charges or
payments due the Seller have been capitalized under the Mortgage
Note;
(xxx) No
Condemnation.
There
is
no proceeding pending or to the best of the Seller’s knowledge threatened for
the total or partial condemnation of the related Mortgaged
Property;
(xxxi) The
Appraisal.
The
Servicing File include an appraisal, with the exception of any Time$aver®
Mortgage Loan (which at the original origination were on form 1004 or form
2055
with interior inspections), of the related Mortgaged Property. The
appraisal was conducted by an appraiser 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 the appraiser both satisfy the applicable
requirements of Title XI of the Financial Institution Reform, Recovery, and
Enforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, all as
in
effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was originated;
(xxxii) Insurance.
The
Mortgaged Property securing each Mortgage Loan is insured by an insurer
acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac against loss by fire and such hazards
as
are covered under a standard extended coverage endorsement and such other
hazards as are customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located
pursuant to insurance policies conforming to the requirements of Section 4.10
of
the Servicing Agreement, in an amount which is at least equal to the lesser
of
(a) 100% of the insurable value, on a replacement cost basis, of the
improvements on the related Mortgaged Property, or (b) the greater of (i) either
(1) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan with respect to
each
First Lien Mortgage Loan or (2) with respect to each Second Lien Mortgage Loan,
the sum of the outstanding principal balance of the First Lien on such Mortgage
Loan and the outstanding principal balance of such Second Lien Mortgage Loan,
or
(ii) an amount such that the proceeds of such insurance shall be sufficient
to
avoid the application to the Mortgagor or loss payee of any coinsurance clause
under the policy. If the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit, it is
included under the coverage afforded by a blanket policy for the project. If
the
improvements on the Mortgaged Property are in an area identified in the Federal
Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood
hazards, a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current
guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration is in effect with a generally
acceptable insurance carrier, in an amount representing coverage not less than
the least of (a) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan with
respect to each First Lien Mortgage Loan or with respect to each Second Lien
Mortgage Loan, the sum of the outstanding principal balance of the First Lien
on
such Mortgage Loan and the outstanding principal balance of such Second Lien
Mortgage Loan, (b) the full insurable value or (c) the maximum amount of
insurance which was available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973,
as amended. All individual insurance policies contain a standard 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 a 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. 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 acted or failed to act so as to impair the coverage of any such
insurance policy or the validity, binding effect and enforceability
thereof;
(xxxiii)
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Servicemembers
Civil Relief Act.
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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, as amended;
(xxxiv)
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No
Graduated Payments or Contingent
Interests.
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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;
(xxxv) No
Construction Loans.
No
Mortgage Loan was made in connection with (1) the construction or rehabilitation
of a Mortgage Property or (2) facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a
Mortgaged Property other than a construction-to-permanent loan which has
converted to a permanent Mortgage Loan;
(xxxvi)
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Underwriting.
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(a)
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Each
Seller Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the Underwriting
Guidelines;
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(b)
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Each
Third-Party Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the
Third-Party Underwriting
Guidelines;
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(c)
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Each
Exception Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the
Underwriting Guidelines, subject to the exceptions specified on the
related Assignment and Conveyance Agreement;
and
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(d)
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Each
Mortgage Note and Mortgage are on forms acceptable to Xxxxxxx Mac
or
Xxxxxx Xxx;
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(xxxvii)
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Buydown
Mortgage Loans.
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With
respect to each Mortgage Loan that is a Buydown Mortgage Loan:
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(1)
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On
or before the date of origination of such Mortgage Loan, the Seller
and
the Mortgagor, or the Seller, the Mortgagor and the seller of the
Mortgaged Property or a third party entered into a Buydown
Agreement. The Buydown Agreement provides that the seller of
the Mortgaged Property (or third party) shall deliver to the Seller
temporary Buydown Funds in an amount equal to the aggregate undiscounted
amount of payments that, when added to the amount the Mortgagor on
such
Mortgage Loan is obligated to pay on each Due Date in accordance
with the
terms of the Buydown Agreement, is equal to the full scheduled Monthly
Payment due on such Mortgage Loan. The temporary Buydown Funds
enable the Mortgagor to qualify for the Buydown Mortgage
Loan. The effective interest rate of a Buydown Mortgage Loan if
less than the interest rate set forth in the related Mortgage Note
will
increase within the Buydown Period as provided in the related Buydown
Agreement so that the effective interest rate will be equal to the
interest rate as set forth in the related Mortgage Note. The
Buydown Mortgage Loan satisfies the requirements of the Underwriting
Guidelines;
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(2)
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The
Mortgage and Mortgage Note reflect the permanent payment terms rather
than
the payment terms of the Buydown Agreement. The Buydown
Agreement provides for the payment by the Mortgagor of the full amount
of
the Monthly Payment on any Due Date that the Buydown Funds are
available. The Buydown Funds were not used to reduce the
original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or to increase the
Appraised Value of the Mortgage Property when calculating the
Loan-to-Value Ratios for purposes of the Agreement and, if the Buydown
Funds were provided by the Seller and if required under Underwriting
Guidelines, the terms of the Buydown Agreement were disclosed to
the
appraiser of the Mortgaged
Property;
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(3)
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The
Buydown Funds may not be refunded to the Mortgagor unless the Mortgagor
makes a principal payment for the outstanding balance of the Mortgage
Loan; and
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(4)
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As
of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan, the provisions of
the
related Buydown Agreement complied with the Underwriting Guidelines
(other
than the exceptions identified for Exception Mortgage Loans on the
related
Assignment and Conveyance Agreement) or the Third-Party Underwriting
Guidelines, as applicable regarding buydown
agreements;
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(xxxviii)
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Cooperative
Loans.
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With
respect to each Cooperative Loan:
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(1)
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The
Cooperative Shares are held by a person as a tenant-stockholder in
a
Cooperative. Each original UCC financing statement,
continuation statement or other governmental filing or recordation
necessary to create or preserve the perfection and priority of the
first
lien and security interest in the Cooperative Loan and Proprietary
Lease
has been timely and properly made. Any security agreement,
chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to the Cooperative
Loan
and delivered to Purchaser or its designee establishes in Purchaser
a
valid and subsisting perfected first lien on and security interest
in the
Mortgaged Property described therein, and Purchaser has full right
to sell
and assign the same;
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(2)
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A
Cooperative Lien Search has been made by a company competent to make
the
same which company is acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac and
qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Cooperative
is
located;
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(3)
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(i)
The term of the related Proprietary Lease is not less than the terms
of
the Cooperative Loan; (ii) there is no provision in any Proprietary
Lease
which requires the Mortgagor to offer for sale the Cooperative Shares
owned by such Mortgagor first to the Cooperative; (iii) there is
no
prohibition in any Proprietary Lease against pledging the Cooperative
Shares or assigning the Proprietary Lease; (iv) the Cooperative has
been
created and exists in full compliance with the requirements for
residential cooperatives in the jurisdiction in which the Project
is
located and qualifies as a cooperative housing corporation under
Section
210 of the Code; (v) the Recognition Agreement is on a form published
by
Aztech Document Services, Inc. or includes similar provisions; and
(vi)
the Cooperative has good and marketable title to the Project, and
owns the
Project either in fee simple; such title is free and clear of any
adverse
liens or encumbrances, except the lien of any blanket
mortgage;
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(4)
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The
Seller has the right under the terms of the Mortgage Note, Pledge
Agreement and Recognition Agreement to pay any maintenance charges
or
assessments owed by the Mortgagor;
and
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(5)
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Each
Stock Power (i) has all signatures guaranteed or (ii) if all signatures
are not guaranteed, then such Cooperative Shares will be transferred
by
the stock transfer agent of the Cooperative if the Seller undertakes
to
convert the ownership of the collateral securing the related Cooperative
Loan;
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(xxxix) HOEPA.
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No
Mortgage Loan is a Covered Loan or a High Cost Loan (in the case of state or
local law, as determined without giving effect to any available federal
preemption, other than any exemptions specifically provided for in the relevant
state or local law);
(xl) Anti-Money
Laundering Laws.
The
Seller has complied with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and
regulations, (the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”), and has established an
anti-money laundering compliance program as required by the Anti-Money
Laundering Laws;
(xli) Bankruptcy.
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No
Mortgagor was a debtor in any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency
proceeding as of the date the Mortgage Loan was closed and the proceeds
of
the Mortgage Loan were distributed;
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(xlii) Due
on Sale.
The
Mortgage or Mortgage Note contains an enforceable provision, to the extent
not
prohibited by federal law, 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, provided that, with respect to Mortgage Notes which bear an
adjustable rate of interest, such provision shall not be enforceable if the
Mortgagor causes to be submitted to the Seller to evaluate the intended
transferee as if a new Mortgage Loan were being made to such transferee, and
the
Seller reasonably determines that the security will not be impaired by such
Mortgage Loan assumption and that the risk of breach of any covenant or
agreement in such Mortgage is acceptable to the Purchaser;
(xliii) Credit
Reporting.
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Seller has furnished complete information
on
the related borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian and Trans Union Credit
Information Seller, in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its
implementing regulations;
(xliv) Delivery
of Custodial Mortgage Files.
The
Mortgage Loan Documents contained in the Custodial Mortgage File required to
be
delivered by the Seller have been delivered to the Custodian. The
Seller is in possession of a complete, true and accurate Retained Mortgage
File,
except for such documents where the originals of which have been sent for
recordation;
(xlv) Single
Premium Credit Life Insurance.
No
Mortgagor has been offered or required to purchase single premium credit
insurance in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan;
(xlvi) Payment
in Full.
The
Seller had no knowledge, at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan, of
any
fact that should have led it to expect that such Mortgage Loan would not be
paid
in full when due;
(xlvii) MERS
Mortgage Loans.
With
respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan, a MIN has been assigned to the Mortgage
Loan, the MIN appears on the Mortgage or related Assignment of Mortgage to
MERS,
the Mortgage or the related Assignment of Mortgage to MERS has been duly and
properly recorded on MERS, and the transfer to the Purchaser has been properly
reflected in the MERS System pursuant to the Purchaser’s registration
instructions;
(xlviii) Leasehold
Estates.
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan secured in whole or in part by the interest of
the
Mortgagor as a lessee under a ground lease of the related Mortgaged Property
(a
“Ground Lease”) and not be a fee interest in such Mortgaged
Property:
(i) The
Mortgagor is the owner of a valid and subsisting interest as tenant under the
Ground Lease;
(ii) The
Ground Lease is in full force and effect, unmodified and not supplement by
any
writing;
(iii) The
Mortgagor is not in default under any provision of the lease;
(iv) The
lessor under the Ground Lease is not in default under any of the terms or
provisions thereof on the part of the lessor to be observed or
performed;
(v) The
term of the Ground Lease exceeds the maturity date of the related Mortgage
Loan
by at least five (5) years;
(vi) The
Mortgagee under the Mortgage Loan is given at least sixty (60) days’ notice of
any default and an opportunity to cure any defaults under the Ground Lease
or to
take over the Mortgagor’s rights under the Ground Lease;
(vii) The
Ground Lease does not contain any default provisions that could result in
forfeiture or termination of the Ground Lease except for non-payment of the
Ground Lease or a court order.
(viii) The
Ground Lease provides that the leasehold can be transferred, mortgaged and
sublet an unlimited number of times either without restriction or on payment
of
a reasonable fee and delivery of reasonable documentation to the
lessor;
(ix) The
Ground Lease or a memorandum thereof has been recorded and by its terms permits
the leasehold estate to be mortgaged; and
(x) The
execution, delivery and performance of the Mortgage do not require consent
(other than those consents which have been obtained and are in full force and
effect) under, and will not contravene any provision of or cause a default
under, the Ground Lease;
(xlix) Mixed-Use
Property.
No
Mortgaged Property shall be used
solely for commercial purposes. With respect to any Mortgaged Property that
is a
mixed-use property (i)
the
Mortgaged Property is a
single family dwelling,
(ii) any commercial use
of the Mortgaged Property represents a
legal, permissible use of the Mortgaged Property under federal, state and local
laws and ordinances; (iii) the Mortgagor is both the owner and the operator
of
the business conducted on the Mortgaged Property; and (iv)
income from the business use of the
Mortgaged Property
was not taken into account in
determining the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property
with
respect to each mixed-use property is in material compliance with all applicable
environmental laws pertaining to environmental hazards and neither the Company
nor, to the Company’s knowledge, the related Mortgagor, has received any notice
of any violation or potential violation of such law;
(xlx) Prepayment
Charge
Enforceability.
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The
Mortgage Loan Documents with respect
to each Mortgage Loan subject to Prepayment Charge specifically authorizes
such
Prepayment Charge to be collected, such Prepayment Charge is permissible and
enforceable in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents
and all federal, state and local laws applicable to the Mortgage Loans (except
to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to
creditors’ rights generally or the collectability thereof may be limited due to
acceleration in connection with a foreclosure); and
(xlxi) Prepayment
Charge Amount and
Duration.
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Each
such Prepayment Charge is in an
amount equal to the maximum amount permitted under applicable law and no
Mortgage Loan originated on or after October 1, 2002
provides for the payment of a
Prepayment Penalty beyond the three-year term following the origination of
the
Mortgage Loan. No Mortgage Loan originated prior to such date provides
for the payment of a Prepayment Penalty beyond the five-year term following
the
origination of the Mortgage Loan.
(xlxii) Valid
Second Lien.
With
respect to any Second Lien Mortgage Loan, such Mortgage is a valid, subsisting
and enforceable Second Lien on the Mortgaged Property, including all buildings
on the Mortgaged Property and all installations and mechanical, electrical,
plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems located in or annexed to such
buildings, and all additions, alterations and replacements made at any time
with
respect to the foregoing. The lien of such Mortgage is subject only
to:
(i)
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the
lien of current real property taxes and assessments not yet due and
payable;
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(ii)
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First
Lien Mortgage Loan acceptable in accordance with the Underwriting
Guidelines;
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(iii)
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covenants,
conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters
of
the public record as of the date of recording acceptable to mortgage
lending institutions in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices
and
(i) referred to or otherwise considered in the appraisal and (ii)
which do
not adversely affect the Appraised Value;
and
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(iv)
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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.
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Any
security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and
delivered in connection with such Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid,
subsisting, and enforceable Second Lien and second lien security interest on
the
property described therein and the Company has full right to sell and assign
the
same to the Purchaser. With respect to each Second Lien Mortgage
Loan: (a) the First Lien is in full force and effect, (b) there is no default,
breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under such First Lien
Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note, (c) either no consent for the Second
Lien
Mortgage Loan is required by the holder of the First Lien or such consent has
been obtained and is contained in the Mortgage Loan Documents, (d) 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 or
acceleration under the related First Lien Mortgage Loan and (e) either (A)
the
First Lien Mortgage Loan allows or (B) applicable law requires, the mortgagee
under the Second Lien Mortgage Loan to receive notice of, and affords such
mortgagee an opportunity to cure any default by payment in full or otherwise
under the First Lien Mortgage Loan;
(xlxiii) Manufactured
Housing.
No
Mortgage Loan is secured by
manufactured housing;
(xlxiv) New
Jersey Purchase Money Second Lien Mortgage Loans.
With
respect to any purchase money Second Lien Mortgage Loans subject to the New
Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002 (P.L. 2003, c.46:10B-27), one hundred
percent of the amount financed was used for the purchase of the related
Mortgaged Property.
EXHIBIT
E
REQUEST
FOR RELEASE
TO: [applicable
Custodian]
Re:
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Pooling
and Servicing Agreement dated as of May 1, 2007, among Citigroup
Mortgage
Loan Trust Inc., as depositor, CitiMortgage, Inc. as master servicer
and
trust administrator, Citibank, N.A. as paying agent, certificate
registrar
and authenticating agent and U.S. Bank National Association as
Trustee
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In
connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loans held by you as
Custodian for the Owner pursuant to the above-captioned Pooling and Servicing
Agreement and the applicable Custodian Agreement, we request the release, and
hereby acknowledge receipt, of the Trustee's Mortgage File for the Mortgage
Loan
described below, for the reason indicated.
Mortgage
Loan Number:
Mortgagor
Name, Address & Zip Code:
Reason
for Requesting Documents (check one):
______________
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1.
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Mortgage
Paid in Full
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______________
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2.
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Foreclosure
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______________
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3.
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Substitution
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______________
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4.
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Other
Liquidation (Repurchases, etc.)
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______________
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5.
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Nonliquidation
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Reason:______________________________________________
Address
to which Trustee should
Deliver
the Custodian's Mortgage File:
[____________]
[____________]
By: ______________________________
(authorized
signer)
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Issuer:______________________________
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Address:
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_____________________________________
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Date:
_________________________________
Custodian
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_____________________________________
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Please
acknowledge the execution of the above request by your signature and date
below:
_____________________________________
Signature
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Date
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Documents
returned to Custodian:
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____________________________________
Trustee
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Date
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EXHIBIT
F-1
FORM
OF
TRANSFEROR REPRESENTATION LETTER
[Date]
Citigroup,
N.A.
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
ATTENTION:
CMLTI, SERIES 2007-AR7
Re:
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Citigroup
Mortgage Loan Trust Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2007-AR7, Class__ , representing a __% Class
Percentage Interest
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Ladies
and Gentlemen:
In
connection with the transfer by ________________ (the “Transferor”) to
________________ (the “Transferee”) of the captioned mortgage pass-through
certificates (the “Certificates”), the Transferor hereby certifies as
follows:
Neither
the Transferor nor anyone acting on its behalf has (a) offered, pledged, sold,
disposed of or otherwise transferred any Certificate, any interest in any
Certificate or any other similar security to any person in any manner, (b)
has
solicited any offer to buy or to accept a pledge, disposition or other transfer
of any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar
security from any person in any manner, (c) has otherwise approached or
negotiated with respect to any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate
or
any other similar security with any person in any manner, (d) has made any
general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner,
(e)
has taken any other action, that (in the case of each of subclauses (a) through
(e) above) would constitute a distribution of the Certificates under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), or would render the
disposition of any Certificate a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act or
any
state securities law or would require registration or qualification pursuant
thereto. The Transferor will not act, nor has it authorized or will it authorize
any person to act, in any manner set forth in the foregoing sentence with
respect to any Certificate. The Transferor will not sell or otherwise transfer
any of the Certificates, except in compliance with the provisions of that
certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2007, among
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc. as depositor, CitiMortgage, Inc. as trust
administrator and master servicer, CitiBank, N.A. as paying agent, certificate
registrar and authenticating agent and U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee
(the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), pursuant to which Pooling and Servicing
Agreement the Certificates were issued.
Capitalized
terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto
in
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
Very
truly yours,
[Transferor]
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
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FORM
OF
TRANSFEREE REPRESENTATION LETTER
[Date]
Citigroup,
N.A.
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
ATTENTION:
CMLTI, SERIES 2007-AR7
Re:
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Citigroup
Mortgage Loan Trust Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series
2007-AR7, Class ___, representing a ___% Percentage
Interest
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Ladies
and Gentlemen:
In
connection with the purchase from ______________________ (the “Transferor”) on
the date hereof of the captioned trust certificates (the “Certificates”),
_______________ (the “Transferee”) hereby certifies as follows:
1. The
Transferee is a “qualified institutional buyer” as that term is defined in Rule
144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) and has
completed either of the forms of certification to that effect attached hereto
as
Annex 1 or Annex 2. The Transferee is aware that the sale to it is being made
in
reliance on Rule 144A. The Transferee is acquiring the Certificates for its
own
account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer, and understands
that such Certificate may be resold, pledged or transferred only (i) to a person
reasonably believed to be a qualified institutional buyer that purchases for
its
own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer to whom notice
is given that the resale, pledge or transfer is being made in reliance on Rule
144A, or (ii) pursuant to another exemption from registration under the 1933
Act.
2. The
Transferee has been furnished with all information regarding (a) the
Certificates and distributions thereon, (b) the nature, performance and
servicing of the Mortgage Loans, (c) the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
referred to below, and (d) any credit enhancement mechanism associated with
the
Certificates, that it has requested.
All
capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the respective
meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as
of
May 1, 2007, among Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc. as depositor,
CitiMortgage, Inc. as master servicer and trust administrator, Citibank, N.A.
as
paying agent, certificate registrar and authenticating agent and U.S. Bank
National Association as Trustee, pursuant to which the Certificates were
issued.
[TRANSFEREE]
By: ______________________________
Name:
Title:
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ANNEX
1 TO EXHIBIT F
QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A
[For
Transferees Other Than Registered Investment Companies]
The
undersigned hereby certifies as follows to [name of Transferor] (the
“Transferor”) and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, with respect to
the mortgage pass-through certificates (the “Certificates”) described in the
Transferee Certificate to which this certification relates and to which this
certification is an Annex:
1.
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As
indicated below, the undersigned is the President, Chief Financial
Officer, Senior Vice President or other executive officer of the
entity
purchasing the Certificates (the “Transferee”).
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2.
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In
connection with purchases by the Transferee, the Transferee is a
“qualified institutional buyer” as that term is defined in Rule 144A under
the Securities Act of 1933 (“Rule 144A”) because (i) the Transferee owned
and/or invested on a discretionary basis $______________________1 in securities (except
for the excluded
securities referred to below) as of the end of the Transferee's most
recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated in accordance with
Rule
144A) and (ii) the Transferee satisfies the criteria in the category
marked below.
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CORPORATION,
ETC. The Transferee is a corporation (other than a bank, savings
and loan
association or similar institution), Massachusetts or similar business
trust, partnership, or any organization described in Section 501(c)(3)
of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
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BANK.
The Transferee (a) is a national bank or banking institution organized
under the laws of any State, territory or the District of Columbia,
the
business of which is substantially confined to banking and is supervised
by the State or territorial banking commission or similar official
or is a
foreign bank or equivalent institution, and (b) has an audited net
worth
of at least $25,000,000 as demonstrated in its latest annual financial
statements, a copy of which is attached hereto.
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SAVINGS
AND LOAN. The Transferee (a) is a savings and loan association, building
and loan association, cooperative bank, homestead association or
similar
institution, which is supervised and examined by a State or Federal
authority having supervision over any such institutions or is a foreign
savings and loan association or equivalent institution and (b) has
an
audited net worth of at least
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___________________
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BROKER-DEALER.
The Transferee is a dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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INSURANCE
COMPANY. The Transferee is an insurance company whose primary and
predominant business activity is the writing of insurance or the
reinsuring of risks underwritten by insurance companies and which
is
subject to supervision by the insurance commissioner or a similar
official
or agency of a State, territory or the District of
Columbia.
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STATE
OR LOCAL PLAN. The Transferee is a plan established and maintained
by a
State, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality
of the
State or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its
employees.
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ERISA
PLAN. The Transferee is an employee benefit plan within the meaning
of
Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
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INVESTMENT
ADVISOR. The Transferee is an investment advisor registered under
the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
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3.
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The
term “SECURITIES” as used herein DOES NOT INCLUDE (i) securities of
issuers that are affiliated with the Transferee, (ii) securities
that are
part of an unsold allotment to or subscription by the Transferee,
if the
Transferee is a dealer, (iii) securities issued or guaranteed by
the U.S.
or any instrumentality thereof, (iv) bank deposit notes and certificates
of deposit, (v) loan participations, (vi) repurchase agreements,
(vii)
securities owned but subject to a repurchase agreement and (viii)
currency, interest rate and commodity swaps.
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4.
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For
purposes of determining the aggregate amount of securities owned
and/or
invested on a discretionary basis by the Transferee, the Transferee
used
the cost of such securities to the Transferee and did not include
any of
the securities referred to in the preceding paragraph. Further, in
determining such aggregate amount, the Transferee may have included
securities owned by subsidiaries of the Transferee, but only if such
subsidiaries are consolidated with the Transferee in its financial
statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles and if the investments of such subsidiaries are managed
under
the Transferee's direction. However, such securities were not included
if
the Transferee is a majority-owned, consolidated subsidiary of another
enterprise and the Transferee is not itself a reporting company under
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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5.
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The
Transferee acknowledges that it is familiar with Rule 144A and understands
that the Transferor and other parties related to the Certificates
are
relying and will continue to rely on the statements made herein because
one or more sales to the Transferee may be in reliance on Rule
144A.
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Yes
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___
No
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Will
the Transferee be purchasing the Certificates only for the Transferee's
own account?
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6.
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If
the answer to the foregoing question is “no”, the Transferee agrees that,
in connection with any purchase of securities sold to the Transferee
for
the account of a third party (including any separate account) in
reliance
on Rule 144A, the Transferee will only purchase for the account of
a third
party that at the time is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the
meaning of Rule 144A. In addition, the Transferee agrees that the
Transferee will not purchase securities for a third party unless
the
Transferee has obtained a current representation letter from such
third
party or taken other appropriate steps contemplated by Rule 144A
to
conclude that such third party independently meets the definition
of
“qualified institutional buyer” set forth in Rule 144A.
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7.
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The
Transferee will notify each of the parties to which this certification
is
made of any changes in the information and conclusions herein. Until
such
notice is given, the Transferee's purchase of the Certificates will
constitute a reaffirmation of this certification as of the date of
such
purchase. In addition, if the Transferee is a bank or savings and
loan as
provided above, the Transferee agrees that it will furnish to such
parties
updated annual financial statements promptly after they become
available.
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Dated:
___________________________________
Print
Name of Transferee
By: _______________________________
Name:
Title:
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QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A
[For
Transferees That Are Registered Investment Companies]
The
undersigned hereby certifies as follows to [name of Transferor] (the
“Transferor”) and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, with respect to
the mortgage pass- through certificates (the “Certificates”) described in the
Transferee Certificate to which this certification relates and to which this
certification is an Annex:
1. As
indicated below, the undersigned is the President, Chief Financial Officer
or
Senior Vice President of the entity purchasing the Certificates (the
“Transferee”) or, if the Transferee is a “qualified institutional buyer” as that
term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Rule 144A”)
because the Transferee is part of a Family of Investment Companies (as defined
below), is such an officer of the investment adviser (the
“Adviser”).
2. In
connection with purchases by the Transferee, the Transferee is a “qualified
institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A because (i) the Transferee is an
investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and
(ii)
as marked below, the Transferee alone, or the Transferee's Family of Investment
Companies, owned at least $100,000,000 in securities (other than the excluded
securities referred to below) as of the end of the Transferee's most recent
fiscal year. For purposes of determining the amount of securities owned by
the
Transferee or the Transferee's Family of Investment Companies, the cost of
such
securities was used.
____
The
Transferee owned $___________________ in securities (other than the excluded
securities referred to below) as of the end of the Transferee's most recent
fiscal year (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule
144A).
____
The
Transferee is part of a Family of Investment Companies which owned in the
aggregate $______________ in securities (other than the excluded securities
referred to below) as of the end of the Transferee's most recent fiscal year
(such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A).
3. The
term
“FAMILY OF INVESTMENT COMPANIES” as used herein means two or more registered
investment companies (or series thereof) that have the same investment adviser
or investment advisers that are affiliated (by virtue of being majority owned
subsidiaries of the same parent or because one investment adviser is a majority
owned subsidiary of the other).
4. The
term
“SECURITIES” as used herein does not include (i) securities of issuers that are
affiliated with the Transferee or are part of the Transferee's Family of
Investment Companies, (ii) securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. or any
instrumentality thereof, (iii) bank deposit notes and certificates of deposit,
(iv) loan participations, (v) repurchase agreements, (vi) securities owned
but
subject to a repurchase agreement and (vii) currency, interest rate and
commodity swaps.
5. The
Transferee is familiar with Rule 144A and understands that the parties to which
this certification is being made are relying and will continue to rely on the
statements made herein because one or more sales to the Transferee will be
in
reliance on Rule 144A. In addition, the Transferee will only purchase for the
Transferee's own account.
6. The
undersigned will notify the parties to which this certification is made of
any
changes in the information and conclusions herein. Until such notice, the
Transferee's purchase of the Certificates will constitute a reaffirmation of
this certification by the undersigned as of the date of such
purchase.
Dated:
___________________________________
Print
Name of Transferee or Advisor
By:________________________________
Name:
Title:
IF
AN ADVISER:
___________________________________
Print
Name of Transferee
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FORM
OF TRANSFEREE REPRESENTATION LETTER
The
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undersigned
hereby certifies on behalf of the purchaser named below (the “Purchaser”)
as follows:
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1. I
am an
executive officer of the Purchaser.
2.
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The
Purchaser is a “qualified institutional buyer”, as defined in Rule 144A,
(“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
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3.
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As
of the date specified below (which is not earlier than the last day
of the
Purchaser's most recent fiscal year), the amount of “securities”, computed
for purposes of Rule 144A, owned and invested on a discretionary
basis by
the Purchaser was in excess of
$100,000,000.
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Name
of Purchaser
___________________________________
By: _____________________________
Name:
Title:
Date
of this certificate:
Date
of information provided in paragraph
3
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EXHIBIT
F-2
The
undersigned, being first duly sworn, deposes and says as follows:
1. The
undersigned is an officer of, the proposed Transferee of an Ownership Interest
in a Residual Certificate (the “Certificate”) issued pursuant to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of May 1, 2007 (the
“Agreement”), among Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc., as depositor (the
“Depositor”), CitiMortgage, Inc., as master servicer and trust
administrator (the “Master Servicer”), Citibank, N.A., as paying agent,
certificate registrar and authenticating agent (the “Paying Agent”) and U.S.
Bank National Association, as trustee (the
“Trustee”). Capitalized terms used, but not defined herein or
in Exhibit 1 hereto, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the
Agreement. The Transferee has authorized the undersigned to make this
affidavit on behalf of the Transferee for the benefit of the Depositor and
the
Trustee.
2. The
Transferee is, as of the date hereof, and will be, as of the date of the
Transfer, a Permitted Transferee. The Transferee is acquiring its
Ownership Interest in the Certificate for its own account. The
Transferee has no knowledge that any such affidavit is false.
3. The
Transferee has been advised of, and understands that (i) a tax will be
imposed on Transfers of the Certificate to Persons that are not Permitted
Transferees; (ii) such tax will be imposed on the transferor, or, if such
Transfer is through an agent (which includes a broker, nominee or middleman)
for
a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee, on the agent; and (iii) the
Person otherwise liable for the tax shall be relieved of liability for the
tax
if the subsequent Transferee furnished to such Person an affidavit that such
subsequent Transferee is a Permitted Transferee and, at the time of Transfer,
such Person does not have actual knowledge that the affidavit is
false.
4. The
Transferee has been advised of, and understands that a tax will be imposed
on a
“pass-through entity” holding the Certificate if at any time during the taxable
year of the pass-through entity a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee
is
the record holder of an interest in such entity. The Transferee
understands that such tax will not be imposed for any period with respect to
which the record holder furnishes to the pass-through entity an affidavit that
such record holder is a Permitted Transferee and the pass-through entity does
not have actual knowledge that such affidavit is false. (For this
purpose, a “pass-through entity” includes a regulated investment company, a real
estate investment trust or common trust fund, a partnership, trust or estate,
and certain cooperatives and, except as may be provided in Treasury Regulations,
persons holding interests in pass-through entities as a nominee for another
Person.)
5. The
Transferee has reviewed the provisions of Section 5.02(d) of the Agreement
and understands the legal consequences of the acquisition of an Ownership
Interest in the Certificate including, without limitation, the restrictions
on
subsequent Transfers and the provisions regarding voiding the Transfer and
mandatory sales. The Transferee expressly agrees to be bound by and
to abide by the provisions of Section 5.02(d) of the Agreement and the
restrictions noted on the face of the Certificate. The Transferee
understands and agrees that any breach of any of the representations included
herein shall render the Transfer to the Transferee contemplated hereby null
and
void.
6. The
Transferee agrees to require a Transfer Affidavit from any Person to whom the
Transferee attempts to Transfer its Ownership Interest in the Certificate,
and
in connection with any Transfer by a Person for whom the Transferee is acting
as
nominee, trustee or agent, and the Transferee will not Transfer its Ownership
Interest or cause any Ownership Interest to be Transferred to any Person that
the Transferee knows is not a Permitted Transferee. In connection
with any such Transfer by the Transferee, the Transferee agrees to deliver
to
the Trustee a certificate substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit L
to the Agreement (a “Transferor Certificate”) to the effect that such
Transferee has no actual knowledge that the Person to which the Transfer is
to
be made is not a Permitted Transferee.
7. The
Transferee has historically paid its debts as they have come due, intends to
pay
its debts as they come due in the future, and understands that the taxes payable
with respect to the Certificate may exceed the cash flow with respect thereto
in
some or all periods and intends to pay such taxes as they become
due. The Transferee does not have the intention to impede the
assessment or collection of any tax legally required to be paid with respect
to
the Certificate.
8. The
Transferee’s taxpayer identification number is ___________.
9. The
Transferee is a U.S. Person as defined in Code
Section 7701(a)(30).
10. The
Transferee is aware that the Certificate may be a “noneconomic residual
interest” within the meaning of proposed Treasury regulations promulgated
pursuant to the Code and that the transferor of a noneconomic residual interest
will remain liable for any taxes due with respect to the income on such residual
interest, unless no significant purpose of the transfer was to impede the
assessment or collection of tax.
11. The
Transferee will not cause income from the Certificate to be attributable to
a
foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an
applicable income tax treaty, of the Transferee or any other U.S.
person.
12. Check
one
of the following:
[
] The present value of the anticipated tax liabilities
associated with holding the Certificate, as applicable, does not exceed the
sum
of:
(i)
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the
present value of any consideration given to the Transferee to acquire
such
Certificate;
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(ii)
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the
present value of the expected future distributions on such Certificate;
and
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(iii)
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the
present value of the anticipated tax savings associated with holding
such
Certificate as the related REMIC generates losses.
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For
purposes of this calculation, (i) the Transferee is assumed to pay tax at the
highest rate currently specified in Section 11(b) of the Code (but the tax
rate
in Section 55(b)(1)(B) of the Code may be used in lieu of the highest rate
specified in Section 11(b) of the Code if the Transferee has been subject to
the
alternative minimum tax under Section 55 of the Code in the preceding two years
and will compute its taxable income in the current taxable year using the
alternative minimum tax rate) and (ii) present values are computed using a
discount rate equal to the short-term Federal rate prescribed by Section 1274(d)
of the Code for the month of the transfer and the compounding period used by
the
Transferee.
[
] The transfer of the Certificate complies with U.S. Treasury
Regulations Sections 1.860E-1(c)(5) and (6) and, accordingly,
(i)
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the
Transferee is an “eligible corporation,” as defined in U.S. Treasury
Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), as to which income from the
Certificate will only be taxed in the United States;
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(ii)
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at
the time of the transfer, and at the close of the Transferee’s two fiscal
years preceding the year of the transfer, the Transferee had gross
assets
for financial reporting purposes (excluding any obligation of a person
related to the Transferee within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulations
Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(ii)) in excess of $100 million and net assets
in
excess of $10 million;
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(iii)
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the
Transferee will transfer the Certificate only to another “eligible
corporation,” as defined in U.S. Treasury Regulations Section
1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), in a transaction that satisfies the requirements
of
Sections 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i), (ii) and (iii) and Section 1.860E-1(c)(5)
of
the U.S. Treasury Regulations; and
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(iv)
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the
Transferee determined the consideration paid to it to acquire the
Certificate based on reasonable market assumptions (including, but
not
limited to, borrowing and investment rates, prepayment and loss
assumptions, expense and reinvestment assumptions, tax rates and
other
factors specific to the Transferee) that it has determined in good
faith.
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[
] None of the above.
13. The
Transferee is not an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of ERISA
or a plan that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code or a plan subject to
any Federal, state or local law that is substantially similar to Title I of
ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, and the Transferee is not acting on behalf
of
or investing plan assets of such a plan.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Transferee has caused this instrument to be executed on
its
behalf, pursuant to authority of its Board of Directors, by its duly authorized
officer and its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed, duly attested, this
day of
,
20 .
[NAME
OF TRANSFEREE]
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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[Corporate
Seal]
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ATTEST:
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___________________________________________________ |
[Assistant]
Secretary
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Personally
appeared before me the above-named __________, known or proved to me to be
the
same person who executed the foregoing instrument and to be the ___________
of
the Transferee, and acknowledged that he executed the same as his free act
and
deed and the free act and deed of the Transferee.
Subscribed
and sworn before me this day of
,
20 .
NOTARY
PUBLIC
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My
Commission expires the __ day
of
_________, 20__
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FORM
OF
TRANSFEROR AFFIDAVIT
STATE
OF_____________
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)
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)
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ss.:
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COUNTY
OF___________
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)
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__________________________,
being duly sworn, deposes, represents and warrants as follows:
1. I
am a
____________________ of ____________________________ (the “Owner”), a
corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of ______________, on
behalf of whom I make this affidavit.
2. The
Owner
is not transferring the Class R Certificates (the “Residual Certificates”) to
impede the assessment or collection of any tax.
3. The
Owner
has no actual knowledge that the Person that is the proposed transferee (the
“Purchaser”) of the Residual Certificates: (i) has insufficient assets to pay
any taxes owed by such proposed transferee as holder of the Residual
Certificates; (ii) may become insolvent or subject to a bankruptcy proceeding
for so long as the Residual Certificates remain outstanding and (iii) is not
a
Permitted Transferee.
4. The
Owner
understands that the Purchaser has delivered to the Trustee a transfer affidavit
and agreement in the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as
Exhibit F-2. The Owner does not know or believe that any
representation contained therein is false.
5. At
the
time of transfer, the Owner has conducted a reasonable investigation of the
financial condition of the Purchaser as contemplated by Treasury Regulations
Section 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i) and, as a result of that investigation, the Owner
has
determined that the Purchaser has historically paid its debts as they became
due
and has found no significant evidence to indicate that the Purchaser will not
continue to pay its debts as they become due in the future. The Owner
understands that the transfer of a Residual Certificate may not be respected
for
United States income tax purposes (and the Owner may continue to be liable
for
United States income taxes associated therewith) unless the Owner has conducted
such an investigation.
6. Capitalized
terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them
in
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owner has caused this instrument to be executed on its
behalf, pursuant to the authority of its Board of Directors, by its [Vice]
President, attested by its [Assistant] Secretary, this ____ day of ___________,
20__.
[OWNER]
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Title: [Vice]
President
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ATTEST:
By:______________________________
Name:
Title: [Assistant]
Secretary
Personally
appeared before me the above-named , known or proved to me to be the same person
who executed the foregoing instrument and to be a [Vice] President of the Owner,
and acknowledged to me that [he/she] executed the same as [his/her] free act
and
deed and the free act and deed of the Owner.
Subscribed
and sworn before me this ____ day of __________, 20___.
Notary
Public
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County
of __________________
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State
of ___________________
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My
Commission expires:
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EXHIBIT
G
FORM
OF
CERTIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO ERISA AND THE CODE
[Date]
Citigroup,
N.A.
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
CMLTI, Series 2007-AR7
Re:
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Citigroup
Mortgage Loan Trust Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series
2007-AR7, Class ___
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Dear
Sirs:
_______________________
(the “Transferee”) intends to acquire from _____________________ (the
“Transferor”) $____________ Initial Certificate Principal Balance of Citigroup
Mortgage Loan Trust Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-AR7,
Class [1-][2-][B4][B5][B6][R] (the “Certificates”), issued pursuant to a Pooling
and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”) dated as of May
1, 2007, among Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc. as depositor (the
“Depositor”), CitiMortgage, Inc. as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”) and
trust administrator, Citibank N.A., as paying agent, certificate registrar
and
authenticating agent and U.S. Bank National Association as trustee (the
“Trustee”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have
the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The
Transferee hereby certifies, represents and warrants to, and covenants with
the
Depositor, the Trustee and the Master Servicer that:
The
Certificates (i) are not being acquired by, and will not be transferred to,
any
employee benefit plan within the meaning of section 3(3) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), or other
retirement arrangement, including individual retirement accounts and annuities,
Xxxxx plans and bank collective investment funds and insurance company general
or separate accounts in which such plans, accounts or arrangements are invested,
that is subject to Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (the “Code”) (any of the foregoing, a “Plan”), (ii) are not being
acquired with “plan assets” of a Plan within the meaning of the Department of
Labor (“DOL”) regulation, 29 C.F.R.§2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of
ERISA, and (iii) will not be transferred to any entity that is deemed to be
investing in “plan assets” of a Plan within the meaning of the DOL regulation at
29 C.F.R. §2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA.
Very
truly yours,
______________________________________
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Title:
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EXHIBIT
H
FORM
OF
MASTER SERVICER CERTIFICATION
Re:
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Citigroup
Mortgage Loan Trust Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series
2007-AR7
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I,
[identify the certifying individual], acting of [CitiMortgage, Inc.
(“CitiMortgage”)], certify to Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. (the
“Depositor”), the Trust Administrator and their respective officers, directors
and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon
this
certification, that:
1. I
have reviewed the information provided to the Trust Administrator by the Master
Servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreement and included in the annual report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year [___], and all reports on Form 10-D required
to
be filed in respect of the period covered by such Form 10-K of the Depositor
relating to the above-referenced trust (the “Exchange Act periodic reports”)
(the “Servicing Information”);
2. Based
on my knowledge, the Servicing Information in the Exchange Act periodic reports,
taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or
omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light
of
the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading as
of
the last day of the period covered by that annual report;
3. Based
on my knowledge, the Servicing Information required to be provided to the Trust
Administrator by the Master Servicer has been provided as required under the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
4. I
am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Master Servicer
under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and based upon the review required
under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and except as disclosed to the
Depositor and the Trust Administrator, the Master Servicer has fulfilled in
all
material respects its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
and
5. I
have disclosed to the Master Servicer’s certified public accountants and the
Depositor all significant deficiencies relating to the Master Servicer’s
compliance with the Servicing Criteria as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
Capitalized
terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated May 1, 2007 (the “Pooling and Servicing
Agreement”), among the Depositor as depositor, CitiMortgage, Inc. as master
servicer and trust administrator, Citibank, N.A. as paying agent, certificate
registrar and authenticating agent and U.S. Bank National Association as
trustee.
[CITIMORTGAGE,
INC.]
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Date:
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EXHIBIT
I
FORM
BACK-UP CERTIFICATION TO FORM 10-K CERTIFICATE TO BE PROVIDED TO
DEPOSITOR
Re:
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Pooling
and Servicing Agreement dated as of May 1, 2007 (the “Agreement”), among
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc., as depositor, CitiMortgage,
Inc. as
master servicer and trust administrator, Citibank, N.A. as paying
agent,
certificate registrar and authenticating agent and U.S. Bank National
Association as Trustee
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I,
________________________________, the _______________________ of [Trust
Administrator], certify to [the Depositor] and the [Master Servicer] [Trustee],
and their officers, with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon
this
certification, that:
(1) I
have reviewed the Master Servicer compliance statement of the Company provided
in accordance with Item 1123 of Regulation AB (the “Compliance Statement”), the
report on assessment of the Company’s compliance with the servicing criteria set
forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB (the “Servicing Criteria”), provided in
accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and Item 1122 of Regulation AB (the “Servicing
Assessment”), the registered public accounting firm’s attestation report
provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Exchange Act
and
Section 1122(b) of Regulation AB (the “Attestation Report”), and all
servicing reports, officer’s certificates and other information relating to the
servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the Company during 200[ ] that were delivered
by the Company to the Depositor and the Trust Administrator pursuant to the
Agreement (collectively, the “Company Servicing Information”);
(2) Based
on my knowledge, the Company Servicing Information, taken as a whole, does
not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under
which
such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period of time
covered by the Company Servicing Information;
(3) Based
on my knowledge, all of the Company Servicing Information required to be
provided by the Company under the Agreement has been provided to the Depositor
and the Trust Administrator;
(4) I
am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Company as Master
Servicer under the Agreement, and based on my knowledge and the compliance
review conducted in preparing the Compliance Statement and except as disclosed
in the Compliance Statement, the Servicing Assessment or the Attestation Report,
the Company has fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement in all material
respects; and
(5) The
Compliance Statement required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to the
Agreement, and the Servicing Assessment and Attestation Report required to
be
provided by the Company and by any subservicer or subcontractor pursuant to
the
Agreement, have been provided to the Depositor and the Trust
Administrator. Any material instances of noncompliance described in
such reports have been disclosed to the Depositor and the Trust
Administrator. Any material instance of noncompliance with the
Servicing Criteria has been disclosed in such reports.
Date: _________________________
By:
Name: ________________________________
Title: ________________________________
SCHEDULE
1
MORTGAGE
LOAN SCHEDULE
AS
FILED
ON MAY 29, 2007