Exhibit 4
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SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED RECEIVABLES LLC,
Depositor,
SAXON MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.,
Servicer,
MORTGAGERAMP INC.,
Loan Performance Advisor,
FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN,
Responsible Party,
and
XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Trustee
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POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
Dated as of May 1, 2005
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SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED RECEIVABLES LLC TRUST 2005-FR2
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2005-FR2
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
ARTICLE II
CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS;
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 2.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.................................
Section 2.02 Acceptance by the Trustee of the Mortgage Loans..............
Section 2.03 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the
Responsible Party and the Servicer; Remedies for
Breaches of Representations and Warranties with Respect
to the Mortgage Loans.......................................
Section 2.04 [Reserved]...................................................
Section 2.05 Execution and Delivery of Certificates.......................
Section 2.06 REMIC Matters................................................
Section 2.07 Representations and Warranties of the Depositor..............
ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING
OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Section 3.01 Servicer to Service Mortgage Loans...........................
Section 3.02 Subservicing Agreements between the Servicer and
Subservicers................................................
Section 3.03 Successor Subservicers.......................................
Section 3.04 Liability of the Servicer....................................
Section 3.05 No Contractual Relationship between Subservicers and the
Trustee.....................................................
Section 3.06 Assumption or Termination of Subservicing Agreements by
Trustee.....................................................
Section 3.07 Collection of Certain Mortgage Loan Payments.................
Section 3.08 Subservicing Accounts........................................
Section 3.09 Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items;
Escrow Accounts.............................................
Section 3.10 Collection Account...........................................
Section 3.11 Withdrawals from the Collection Account......................
Section 3.12 Investment of Funds in the Collection Account, Escrow
Accounts and the Distribution Account.......................
Section 3.13 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance and Errors and Omissions
and Fidelity Coverage.......................................
Section 3.14 Enforcement of Due-On-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements....
Section 3.15 Realization upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans....................
Section 3.16 Release of Mortgage Files....................................
Section 3.17 Title, Conservation and Disposition of REO Property..........
Section 3.18 Notification of Adjustments..................................
Section 3.19 Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding
the Mortgage Loans..........................................
Section 3.20 Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of the
Servicer to Be Held for the Trustee.........................
Section 3.21 Servicing Compensation.......................................
Section 3.22 Annual Statement as to Compliance............................
Section 3.23 Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing
Statement; Financial Statements.............................
Section 3.24 Trustee to Act as Servicer...................................
Section 3.25 Compensating Interest........................................
Section 3.26 Credit Reporting; Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act.....................
Section 3.27 Transfer of Servicing of Mortgage Loans......................
ARTICLE IV
DISTRIBUTIONS AND
ADVANCES BY THE SERVICER
Section 4.01 Advances.....................................................
Section 4.02 Priorities of Distribution...................................
Section 4.03 Monthly Statements to Certificateholders.....................
Section 4.04 Certain Matters Relating to the Determination of LIBOR.......
Section 4.05 Allocation of Applied Realized Loss Amounts..................
ARTICLE V
THE CERTIFICATES
Section 5.01 The Certificates.............................................
Section 5.02 Certificate Register; 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 Access to List of Certificateholders' Names and Addresses....
Section 5.06 Maintenance of Office or Agency..............................
ARTICLE VI
THE DEPOSITOR, THE SERVICER AND THE LOAN PERFORMANCE ADVISOR
Section 6.01 Respective Liabilities of the Depositor and the Servicer......
Section 6.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Depositor or the Servicer......
Section 6.03 Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Servicer
and Others..................................................
Section 6.04 Limitation on Resignation of the Servicer....................
Section 6.05 Additional Indemnification by the Servicer; Third Party
Claims......................................................
Section 6.06 Duties of the Loan Performance Advisor.......................
ARTICLE VII
DEFAULT
Section 7.01 Events of Default............................................
Section 7.02 Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor.....................
Section 7.03 Notification to Certificateholders...........................
ARTICLE VIII
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
Section 8.01 Duties of the Trustee........................................
Section 8.02 Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee........................
Section 8.03 Trustee Not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage Loans........
Section 8.04 Trustee May Own Certificates.................................
Section 8.05 Trustee's Fees and Expenses..................................
Section 8.06 Eligibility Requirements for the Trustee.....................
Section 8.07 Resignation and Removal of the Trustee.......................
Section 8.08 Successor Trustee............................................
Section 8.09 Merger or Consolidation of the Trustee.......................
Section 8.10 Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee................
Section 8.11 Tax Matters..................................................
Section 8.12 Periodic Filings.............................................
Section 8.13 Tax Classification of the Excess Reserve Fund Account and
the Cap Agreements..........................................
ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION
Section 9.01 Termination upon Liquidation or Purchase of the Mortgage
Loans.......................................................
Section 9.02 Final Distribution on the Certificates.......................
Section 9.03 Additional Termination Requirements..........................
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 10.01 Amendment....................................................
Section 10.02 Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts.......................
Section 10.03 Governing Law................................................
Section 10.04 Intention of Parties.........................................
Section 10.05 Notices......................................................
Section 10.06 Severability of Provisions...................................
Section 10.07 Assignment...................................................
Section 10.08 Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders...................
Section 10.09 Inspection and Audit Rights..................................
Section 10.10 Certificates Nonassessable and Fully Paid....................
Section 10.11 Assignment; Sales; Advances Facilities.......................
Section 10.12 Rule of Construction.........................................
Section 10.13 Waiver of Jury Trial.........................................
SCHEDULES
Schedule I Mortgage Loan Schedule
Schedule II Representations and Warranties of the Servicer
Schedule III Representations and Warranties of the Responsible Party as to the
Fremont Mortgage Loans
Schedule IV Representations and Warranties as to the Responsible Party
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A Form of Class A, Class M and Class B Certificates
Exhibit B Form of Class P Certificate
Exhibit C Form of Class R Certificate
Exhibit D Form of Class X Certificate
Exhibit E Form of Initial Certification of Trustee
Exhibit F Form of Document Certification and Exception Report of Trustee
Exhibit G Form of Residual Transfer Affidavit
Exhibit H Form of Transferor Certificate
Exhibit I Form of Rule 144A Letter
Exhibit J Form of Request for Release
Exhibit K Form of Contents for Each Mortgage File
Exhibit L Form of Certification to be provided with Form 10-K
Exhibit M Form of Trustee's Certification to be provided to Depositor
Exhibit N Form of Servicer's Certification to be provided to Depositor
Exhibit O Form of Servicer's Report
Exhibit P Countrywide Assignment Agreement
Exhibit Q Countrywide Servicing Agreement
Exhibit R Decision One Purchase Agreement
Exhibit S First Franklin Purchase Agreement
Exhibit T Fremont Assignment Agreement
Exhibit U Fremont Interim Servicing Agreement
THIS POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of May 1, 2005, among
SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED RECEIVABLES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
as depositor (the "Depositor"), SAXON MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC., a Texas
corporation, as servicer (the "Servicer"), MORTGAGE RAMP INC., as loan
performance advisor (the "Loan Performance Advisor"), FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN,
California state-chartered industrial bank, as responsible party (the
"Responsible Party"), and XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national
banking association, as trustee (the "Trustee"),
W I T N E S S E T H:
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In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
The Trustee shall elect that two segregated asset pools within the
Trust Fund be treated for federal income tax purposes as comprising two REMICs
(each, a "REMIC" or, in the alternative, the Lower Tier REMIC and the Upper Tier
REMIC, respectively). Each Class of Certificates (other than the Class P and
Class R Certificates), other than the right of each Class of LIBOR Certificates
to receive Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts and the right of the Class X
Certificates to receive payments from the Cap Agreements, represents ownership
of a regular interest in the Upper Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC
Provisions. The Class R Certificate represents ownership of the sole class of
residual interest in each of the Lower Tier REMIC and the Upper Tier REMIC for
purposes of the REMIC Provisions. The Startup Day for each REMIC described
herein is the Closing Date. The latest possible maturity date for each
Certificate is the latest date referenced in Section 2.06. The Upper Tier REMIC
shall hold as assets the several classes of uncertificated Lower Tier REMIC
Regular Interests, set out below. Each such Lower Tier REMIC Regular Interest is
hereby designated as a regular interest in the Lower Tier REMIC. The Class
LT-A-1A, Class LT-A-1B, Class LT-A-2A, Class LT-A-2B, Class LT-A-2C, Class
LT-M-1, Class LT-M-2, Class LT-M-3, Class LT-B-1, Class LT-B-2, Class LT-B-3 and
Class LT-B-4 Interests are hereby designated the LT Accretion Directed Classes
(the "LT Accretion Directed Classes"). The Class P Certificates represent
beneficial ownership of the Prepayment Charges, each Class of LIBOR Certificates
represents beneficial ownership of a regular interest in the Upper Tier REMIC
and the right to receive Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts and the Class X
Certificates represent beneficial ownership of a regular interest in the Upper
Tier REMIC, the Excess Reserve Fund Account and the Cap Agreements, which
portions of the Trust Fund shall be treated as a grantor trust.
Corresponding
Lower Tier Upper Tier
Lower Tier REMIC REMIC Initial Lower Tier REMIC Regular
Class Designation Interest Rate REMIC Principal Amount Interest
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Class LT-A-1A (1) 1/4 Corresponding Upper Tier A-1A
REMIC Regular Interest
initial Class Principal
Balance
Class LT-A-1B (1) 1/4 Corresponding Upper Tier A-1B
REMIC Regular Interest
initial Class Principal
Balance
Class LT-A-2A (1) 1/4 Corresponding Upper Tier A-2A
REMIC Regular Interest
initial Class Principal
Balance
Class LT-A-2B (1) 1/4 Corresponding Upper Tier A-2B
REMIC Regular Interest
initial Class Principal
Balance
Class LT-A-2C (1) 1/4 Corresponding Upper Tier A-2C
REMIC Regular Interest
initial Class Principal
Balance
Class LT-M-1 (1) 1/4 Corresponding Upper Tier M-1
REMIC Regular Interest
initial Class Principal
Balance
Class LT-M-2 (1) 1/4 Corresponding Upper Tier M-2
REMIC Regular Interest
initial Class Principal
Balance
Class LT-M-3 (1) 1/4 Corresponding Upper Tier M-3
REMIC Regular Interest
initial Class Principal
Balance
Class LT-B-1 (1) 1/4 Corresponding Upper Tier B-1
REMIC Regular Interest
initial Class Principal
Balance
Class LT-B-2 (1) 1/4 Corresponding Upper Tier B-2
REMIC Regular Interest
initial Class Principal
Balance
Class LT-B-3 (1) 1/4 Corresponding Upper Tier B-3
REMIC Regular Interest
initial Class Principal
Balance
Class LT-B-4 (1) 1/4 Corresponding Upper Tier B-4
REMIC Regular Interest
initial Class Principal
Balance
Class LT-Accrual (1) 1/4 Pool Stated Principal N/A
Balance plus 1/4 Subordinated
Amount
Class LT- (1) 0.01% initial Group N/A
Group I(SUB) Subordinate Amount of the
Group I Mortgage Loans
Class LT- (2) 0.01% initial aggregate N/A
Group I Stated Principal Balance of
the Group I Mortgage Loans
Class LT- (1) 0.01% initial Group N/A
Group II(SUB) Subordinate Amount of the
Group II Mortgage Loans
Class LT- (3) 0.01% initial aggregate N/A
Group II Stated Principal Balance of
the Group II Mortgage Loans
Class LT-XX (1) 1/2 initial aggregate Stated N/A
Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans, less
aggregate Initial Lower-Tier
REMIC Principal Amounts of
Class LT-Group I(SUB),
Class LT-Group I,
Class LT-Group II(SUB) and
Class LT-Group II Interests
Class LT-R (4) (4) N/A
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(1) The interest rate with respect to any Distribution Date for these
interests is a per annum variable rate equal to the Lower-Tier REMIC WAC
Cap.
(2) The interest rate with respect to any Distribution Date for the Class
LT-Group I Interest is a per annum variable rate (expressed as a
percentage rounded to eight decimal places) equal to the Group I Loan Cap.
(3) The interest rate with respect to any Distribution Date for the Class
LT-Group II Interest is a per annum variable rate (expressed as a
percentage rounded to eight decimal places) equal to the Group II Loan
Cap.
(4) The Class LT-R Interest is the sole class of residual interest in the
Lower Tier REMIC and it does not have a principal amount or an interest
rate.
The Lower Tier REMIC shall hold as assets all of the assets included
in the Trust Fund other than Prepayment Charges, the Cap Agreements, the Excess
Reserve Fund Account, and the Lower Tier REMIC Regular Interests.
On each Distribution Date, 25% of the increase in the Subordinated
Amount will be payable as a reduction of the Lower-Tier REMIC Principal Amount
of the LT Accretion Directed Classes (each such Class will be reduced by an
amount equal to 25% of any increase in the Subordinated Amount that is
attributable to a reduction in the Class Certificate Balance of its
Corresponding Class) and will be accrued and added to the Lower-Tier REMIC
Principal Amount of the Class LT-Accrual Interest. On each Distribution Date,
the increase in the Lower-Tier REMIC Principal Amount of the Class LT-Accrual
Interest may not exceed interest accruals for such Distribution Date for the
Class LT-Accrual Interest. All payments of scheduled principal and prepayments
of principal generated by the Mortgage Loans and all Subsequent Recoveries
allocable to principal shall be allocated (i) 25% to the Class LT-Accrual
Interest, (ii) 25% to the LT Accretion Directed Classes (such principal payments
and Subsequent Recoveries shall be allocated among such LT Accretion Directed
Classes in an amount equal to 25% of the principal amounts allocated to their
respective Corresponding Classes), until paid in full and (iii) 50% to Class
LT-Group I(SUB) Interest, Class LT-Group I Interest, Class LT-Group II(SUB)
Interest, Class LT-Group II Interest and Class LT-XX Interest (and further
allocated among these Lower-Tier REMIC Regular Interests in the manner described
in the next sentence). As among the Class LT-Group I(SUB) Interest, Class
LT-Group I Interest, Class LT-Group II(SUB) Interest, Class LT-Group II Interest
and Class LT-XX Interest, all payments of scheduled principal and prepayments of
principal generated by the Mortgage Loans and Subsequent Recoveries referred to
in clause (iii) of the previous sentence shall be allocated (i) first, to the
Class LT-Group I(SUB) Interest, and Class LT-Group II(SUB) Interest, each from
the related Loan Group, so that their respective Lower-Tier REMIC Principal
Amount (computed to at least eight decimal places) is equal to 0.01% of the
related Group Subordinate Amount (except that if any such amount is a larger
number than in the preceding distribution period, the least amount of principal
shall be distributed to the Class LT-Group I(SUB) Interest and Class LT-Group
II(SUB) Interest, as applicable, such that the Lower Tier REMIC Subordinated
Balance Ratio is maintained); (ii) second, to the Class LT-Group I Interest and
the Class LT-Group II Interest 0.01% of the principal collected in respect of
the related Loan Group; and (iii) third, any remaining amounts of principal
shall be distributed to the Class LT-XX Interest. Notwithstanding the above,
principal payments allocated to the Class X Interest that result in the
reduction in the Subordinated Amount shall be allocated (i) 50% to the Class
LT-Accrual Interest (until paid in full) and (ii) 50% to the Class LT-Group
I(SUB) Interest, the Class LT-Group II(SUB) Interest, the Class LT-Group I
Interest, the Class LT-Group II Interest and the Class LT-XX Interest (and
allocated among these Lower-Tier REMIC Regular Interests in a manner similar to
that described in the immediately preceding sentence).
Reductions to Lower-Tier REMIC Principal Amounts as a result of
Realized Losses and increases in Lower-Tier REMIC Principal Amounts as a result
of Subsequent Recoveries shall be applied so that after all distributions have
been made on each Distribution Date (i) the Lower Tier REMIC Principal Amount of
each LT Accretion Directed Class is equal to 25% of the Class Certificate
Balance of its Corresponding Class, (ii) the Class LT-Accrual Interest is equal
to 25% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans plus 25%
of the Subordinated Amount, (iii) the Class LT-Group I(SUB) Interest is equal to
0.01% of the Group Subordinate Amount of the Group I Mortgage Loans, (iv) the
Class LT-Group II(SUB) Interest is equal to 0.01% of the Group Subordinate
Amount of the Group II Mortgage Loans, (v) the Class LT-Group I Interest is
equal to 0.01% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage
Loans, (vi) the Class LT-Group II Interest is equal to 0.01% of the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Group II Mortgage Loans and (vii) the remainder
shall be applied to the Class LT-XX Interest.
The Upper Tier REMIC shall issue the following classes of Upper Tier
REMIC Regular Interests and each such interest, other than the Class UT-R
Interest, is hereby designated as a regular interest in the Upper Tier REMIC.
Initial Upper
Tier REMIC
Upper Tier REMIC Principal Amount
Interest Rate and and Corresponding Corresponding
Upper Tier REMIC Corresponding Class Class Certificate Class of
Class Designation Pass-Through Rate Balance Certificates
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Class A-1A (1) $480,732,000 Class A-1A(9)
Class A-1B (2) $120,183,000 Class A-1B(9)
Class A-2A (3) $140,054,000 Class A-2A(9)
Class A-2B (4) $55,243,000 Class A-2B(9)
Class A-2C (5) $46,517,000 Class A-2C(9)
Class M-1 (6) $92,428,000 Class M-1(9)
Class M-2 (6) $59,263,000 Class M-2(9)
Class M-3 (6) $17,399,000 Class M-3(9)
Class B-1 (6) $16,311,000 Class B-1(9)
Class B-2 (6) $13,592,000 Class B-2(9)
Class B-3 (6) $11,961,000 Class B-3(9)
Class B-4 (6) $11,418,000 Class B-4(9)
Class X (7) $22,292,023 Class X(7)
Class UT-R (8) $0 Class R
(1) The Class A-1A Interest will bear interest during each Interest Accrual
Period at a per annum rate equal to (a) on or prior to the Optional
Termination Date, the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus 0.325% and (ii) the Group I
Loan Cap or (b) after the Optional Termination Date, the lesser of (i)
LIBOR plus 0.650% and (ii) the Group I Loan Cap.
(2) The Class A-1B Interest will bear interest during each Interest Accrual
Period at a per annum rate equal to (a) on or prior to the Optional
Termination Date, the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus 0.385% and (ii) the Group I
Loan Cap or (b) after the Optional Termination Date, the lesser of (i)
LIBOR plus 0.770% and (ii) the Group I Loan Cap.
(3) The Class A-2A Interest will bear interest during each Interest Accrual
Period at a per annum rate equal to (a) on or prior to the Optional
Termination Date, the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus 0.090% and (ii) the Group
II Loan Cap or (b) after the Optional Termination Date, the lesser of (i)
LIBOR plus 0.180% and (ii) the Group II Loan Cap.
(4) The Class A-2B Interest will bear interest during each Interest Accrual
Period at a per annum rate equal to (a) on or prior to the Optional
Termination Date, the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus 0.230% and (ii) the Group
II Loan Cap or (b) after the Optional Termination Date, the lesser of (i)
LIBOR plus 0.460% and (ii) the Group II Loan Cap.
(5) The Class A-2C Interest will bear interest during each Interest Accrual
Period at a per annum rate equal to (a) on or prior to the Optional
Termination Date, the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus 0.330% and (ii) the Group
II Loan Cap or (b) after the Optional Termination Date, the lesser of (i)
LIBOR plus 0.660% and (ii) the Group II Loan Cap.
(6) The Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3 and
Class B-4 Interests will bear interest during each Interest Accrual Period
at a per annum rate equal to (a) on or prior to the Optional Termination
Date, the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus 0.440%, 0.650%, 0.700%, 1.200%, 1.300%,
1.700% and 3.250%, respectively, and (ii) the Pool Cap or (b) after the
Optional Termination Date, the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus 0.660%, 0.975%,
1.050%, 1.800%, 1.950%, 2.550% and 4.875%, respectively, and (ii) the Pool
Cap.
(7) The Class X Interest has an initial principal balance of $22,292,023 but
it will not accrue interest on such balance but will accrue interest on a
notional principal balance. As of any Distribution Date, the Class X
Interest shall have a notional principal balance equal to the aggregate of
the principal balances of the Lower Tier REMIC Regular Interests as of the
first day of the related Interest Accrual Period. With respect to any
Interest Accrual Period, the Class X Interest shall bear interest at a
rate equal to the excess, if any, of the Lower-Tier REMIC WAC Cap over the
product of (i) 2 and (ii) the weighted average Lower Tier REMIC Interest
Rate of the Lower Tier REMIC Regular Interests (other than Class LT-Group
I(SUB), Class LT-Group I, Class LT-Group II(SUB), Class LT-Group II and
Class LT-XX Interests), where the Lower Tier REMIC Interest Rate on the
Class LT-Accrual Interest is subject to a cap equal to zero and each LT
Accretion Directed Class is subject to a cap equal to the Pass-Through
Rate on its Corresponding Class. With respect to any Distribution Date,
interest that so accrues on the notional principal balance of the Class X
Interest shall be deferred in an amount equal to any increase in the
Subordinated Amount on such Distribution Date. Such deferred interest
shall not itself bear interest. The Class X Certificates will represent
beneficial ownership of the Class X Interest, the Cap Agreements, and
amounts in the Excess Reserve Fund Account, subject to the obligation to
make payments from the Excess Reserve Fund Account in respect of Basis
Risk Carry Forward Amounts. For federal income tax purposes, the Trustee
will treat a Class X Certificateholder's obligation to make payments from
the Excess Reserve Fund Account as payments made pursuant to an interest
rate cap contract written by the Class X Certificateholders in favor of
each Class of LIBOR Certificates. Such rights of the Class X
Certificateholders and LIBOR Certificateholders shall be treated as held
in a portion of the Trust Fund that is treated as a grantor trust under
subpart E, Part I of subchapter J of the Code.
(8) The Class UT-R Interest is the sole class of residual interest in the
Upper Tier REMIC. The Class UT-R Interest does not have an interest rate.
(9) Each of these Certificates will represent not only the ownership of the
Corresponding Class of Upper Tier REMIC Regular Interest but also the
right to receive payments from the Excess Reserve Fund Account in respect
of any Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts. For federal income tax purposes,
the Trustee will treat a Certificateholder's right to receive payments
from the Excess Reserve Fund Account as payments made pursuant to an
interest rate cap contract written by the Class X Certificateholders.
The minimum denomination for each Class of Certificates, other than
the Class P, Class R and the Class X Certificates, will be $25,000 with integral
multiples of $1 in excess thereof except that one Certificate in each Class may
be issued in a different amount. The minimum denomination for each of the Class
P and Class X Certificates will be a 1% Percentage Interest in such Class, and
the minimum denomination for the Class R Certificates shall be 100% Percentage
Interest in such Class.
Set forth below are designations of Classes of Certificates to the
categories used herein:
Book-Entry Certificates...... All Classes of Certificates other than the
Physical Certificates.
Class A Certificates......... Class A-1A, Class X-0X, Xxxxx X-0X, Xxxxx X-0X and
Class A-2C Certificates.
Class B Certificates......... Class B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3 and Class B-4
Certificates.
Class M Certificates......... Class M-1, Class M-2 and Class M-3 Certificates.
Delay Certificates........... None.
ERISA-Restricted
Certificates............... Class B-4, Class R, Class P and Class X
Certificates; any certificate with a rating below
the lowest applicable permitted rating under the
Underwriters' Exemption.
LIBOR Certificates........... Class A and Subordinated Certificates.
Non-Delay Certificates....... Class A, Class X and Subordinated Certificates.
Offered Certificates......... All Classes of Certificates other than the Private
Certificates.
Physical Certificates........ Class P, Class X and Class R Certificates.
Private Certificates......... Class A-1A, Class X-0X, Xxxxx X-0, Class P, Class
X and Class R Certificates.
Rating Agencies.............. Xxxxx'x, Fitch and Standard & Poor's.
Regular Certificates......... All Classes of Certificates other than the Class P
and Class R Certificates.
Residual Certificates........ Class R Certificates.
Subordinated Certificates.... Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class B-1, Class
B-2, Class B-3 and Class B-4 Certificates.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases,
unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:
Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan,
those mortgage servicing practices set forth in Section 3.01(a) of this
Agreement.
Account: Any of the Collection Account, the Distribution Account,
any Escrow Account or the Excess Reserve Fund Account. Each Account shall be an
Eligible Account.
Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amount: With respect to
any Distribution Date for each Class of LIBOR Certificates, the amount of
interest accrued during the related Interest Accrual Period at the applicable
Pass-Through Rate on the related Class Certificate Balance immediately prior to
such Distribution Date, as reduced by such Class's share of Net Prepayment
Interest Shortfalls and Relief Act Interest Shortfalls for such Distribution
Date allocated to such Class pursuant to Section 4.02.
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan: An adjustable rate Mortgage Loan.
Adjusted Net Mortgage Rate: As to each Mortgage Loan and at any
time, the per annum rate equal to the Mortgage Rate less the Expense Fee Rate.
Adjustment Date: As to any Mortgage Loan, the first Due Date on
which the related Mortgage Rate adjusts as set forth in the related Mortgage
Note and each Due Date thereafter on which the Mortgage Rate adjusts as set
forth in the related Mortgage Note.
Advance: Any P&I Advance or Servicing Advance.
Advance Facility: A financing or other facility as described in
Section 10.11.
Advancing Person: The Person to whom the Servicer's rights under
this Agreement to be reimbursed for any P&I Advances or Servicing Advances have
been assigned pursuant to Section 10.11.
Affiliate: With respect to any Person, any other Person controlling,
controlled by or under common control with such first Person. For the purposes
of this definition, "control" 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.
Agreement: This Pooling and Servicing Agreement and all amendments
or supplements hereto.
Amount Held for Future Distribution: As to the Certificates on any
Distribution Date, the aggregate amount held in the Collection Account at the
close of business on the related Determination Date on account of (i) Principal
Prepayments, Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and
Subsequent Recoveries on the Mortgage Loans received after the end of the
related Prepayment Period and (ii) all Scheduled Payments on the Mortgage Loans
due after the end of the related Due Period.
Applied Realized Loss Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date,
the amount, if any, by which the aggregate Class Certificate Balance of the
LIBOR Certificates after distributions of principal on such Distribution Date
exceeds the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such
Distribution Date.
Appraised Value: The value set forth in an appraisal made in
connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as the value of the
Mortgaged Property.
Assigned Agreements: The Decision One Purchase Agreement, the First
Franklin Purchase Agreement and the Servicing Agreements.
Assignment Agreements: The Fremont Assignment Agreement or the
Countrywide Assignment Agreement, as applicable.
Assignment of Mortgage: An assignment of the Mortgage, notice of
transfer or equivalent instrument in recordable form (other than the assignee's
name and recording information not yet returned from the recording office),
reflecting the sale of the Mortgage to the Trustee.
Available Funds: With respect to any Distribution Date and the
Mortgage Loans to the extent received by the Trustee (x) the sum of (i) all
scheduled installments of interest (net of the related Expense Fees) and
principal due on the Due Date on such Mortgage Loans in the related Due Period
and received by the Servicer on or prior to the related Determination Date,
together with any P&I Advances in respect thereof; (ii) all Condemnation
Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and Subsequent Recoveries
received by the Servicer during the related Prepayment Period (in each case, net
of unreimbursed expenses incurred in connection with a liquidation or
foreclosure and unreimbursed Advances, if any); (iii) all partial or full
prepayments on the Mortgage Loans received by the Servicer during the related
Prepayment Period together with all Compensating Interest paid by the Servicer
in connection therewith (excluding any Prepayment Charges); (iv) all
Substitution Adjustment Amounts with respect to the substitutions of Mortgage
Loans that occur on or prior to the related Determination Date; (v) all amounts
received with respect to such Distribution Date as the Repurchase Price in
respect of a Mortgage Loan repurchased by the Responsible Party on or prior to
the related Determination Date; and (vi) the proceeds with respect to the
termination of the Trust Fund pursuant to clause (a) of Section 9.01; reduced by
(y) amounts in reimbursement for Advances previously made with respect to the
Mortgage Loans and other amounts as to which the Servicer, the Depositor or the
Trustee are entitled to be paid or reimbursed pursuant to this Agreement.
Balloon Loan: Any Mortgage Loan that requires only payments of
interest until the stated maturity date of the Mortgage Loan or Scheduled
Payments of principal (not including the payment due on its stated maturity
date) that are based on an amortization schedule that would be insufficient to
fully amortize the principal thereof by the stated maturity date of the Mortgage
Loan.
Basic Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the Principal Remittance Amount for such
Distribution Date over (ii) the Excess Subordinated Amount, if any, for such
Distribution Date.
Basis Risk Carry Forward Amount: With respect to each Class of LIBOR
Certificates, as of any Distribution Date, the sum of (A) if on such
Distribution Date the Pass-Through Rate for any Class of LIBOR Certificates is
based upon a Group Loan Cap or the Pool Cap, as applicable, the excess of (i)
the amount of interest such Class of Certificates would otherwise be entitled to
receive on such Distribution Date had such rate been calculated as the sum of
LIBOR and the applicable Pass-Through Margin on such Class of Certificates for
such Distribution Date, over (ii) the amount of interest payable on such Class
of Certificates at, with respect to the Class A-1A and Class A-1B Certificates,
the Group I Loan Cap, with respect to the Class A-2A, Class A-2B and Class A-2C
Certificates, the Group II Loan Cap, and with respect to each other Class of
LIBOR Certificates, the Pool Cap, as applicable, for such Distribution Date and
(B) the portion of any such excess described in clause (A) for such Class of
Certificates from all previous Distribution Dates not previously paid, together
with interest thereon at a rate equal to the sum of LIBOR and the applicable
Pass-Through Margin for such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date.
Basis Risk Payment: For any Distribution Date, an amount equal to
the lesser of (i) the aggregate of the Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts for such
Distribution Date and (ii) the Class X Distributable Amount (prior to any
reduction for Basis Risk Payments).
Best's: Best's Key Rating Guide, as the same shall be amended from
time to time.
Book-Entry Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement.
Business Day: Any day other than (i) Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a
day on which banking and savings and loan institutions, in (a) the State of New
York, California, New Jersey or Delaware, (b) the State in which the Servicer's
servicing operations are located, or (c) any State in which the Trustee's
Corporate Trust Office is located, are authorized or obligated by law or
executive order to be closed.
Cap Agreements: The Class A-2 Cap Agreement, the Class M Cap
Agreement, the Class B Cap Agreement and the Class X Cap Agreement.
Cap Provider: Barclays Bank PLC, a bank authorized and regulated by
the United Kingdom's Financial Services Authority and a member of the London
Stock Exchange, and its successors in interest.
Certificate: Any one of the Certificates executed by the Trustee in
substantially the forms attached hereto as exhibits.
Certificate Balance: With respect to any Class of Certificates,
other than the Class X, Class P or Class R Certificates, at any date, the
maximum dollar amount of principal to which the Holder thereof is then entitled
hereunder, such amount being equal to the Denomination thereof minus all
distributions of principal previously made with respect thereto and in the case
of any Certificates, reduced by any Applied Realized Loss Amounts allocated to
such Class of Certificates pursuant to Section 4.05; provided, however, that
immediately following the Distribution Date on which a Subsequent Recovery is
distributed, the Class Certificate Balances of any Class or Classes of
Certificates that have been previously reduced by Applied Realized Loss Amounts
will be increased, in order of seniority, by the amount of the Subsequent
Recovery distributed on such Distribution Date (up to the amount of Applied
Realized Loss Amounts allocated to such Class or Classes). The Class P, Class X
and Class R Certificates have no Certificate Balance.
Certificate Owner: With respect to a Book-Entry Certificate, the
Person who is the beneficial owner of such Book-Entry Certificate.
Certificate Register: The register maintained pursuant to Section
5.02.
Certificateholder or Holder: The person in whose name a Certificate
is registered in the Certificate Register, except that, solely for the purpose
of giving any consent pursuant to this Agreement, any Certificate registered in
the name of the Depositor or any affiliate of the Depositor shall be deemed not
to be Outstanding and the Percentage Interest evidenced thereby shall not be
taken into account in determining whether the requisite amount of Percentage
Interests necessary to effect such consent has been obtained; provided, however,
that if any such Person (including the Depositor) owns 100% of the Percentage
Interests evidenced by a Class of Certificates, such Certificates shall be
deemed to be Outstanding for purposes of any provision hereof that requires the
consent of the Holders of Certificates of a particular Class as a condition to
the taking of any action hereunder. The Trustee is entitled to rely conclusively
on a certification of the Depositor or any affiliate of the Depositor in
determining which Certificates are registered in the name of an affiliate of the
Depositor.
Certification: As defined in Section 8.12(b).
Class: All Certificates bearing the same class designation as set
forth in the Preliminary Statement.
Class A Certificate Group: The Group I Class A Certificates or the
Group II Class A Certificates, as applicable.
Class A Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement.
Class A Principal Allocation Percentage: With respect to any
Distribution Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, determined as
follows: (A) with respect to the Group I Class A Certificates, a fraction, the
numerator of which is (x) the portion of the Principal Remittance Amount for
such Distribution Date that is attributable to the principal received or
advanced on the Group I Mortgage Loans and the denominator of which is (y) the
Principal Remittance Amount for such Distribution Date; and (B) with respect to
the Group II Class A Certificates, a fraction, the numerator of which is (x) the
portion of the Principal Remittance Amount for such Distribution Date that is
attributable to the principal received or advanced on the Group II Mortgage
Loans and the denominator of which is (y) the Principal Remittance Amount for
such Distribution Date.
Class A Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the aggregate Class Certificate Balances of
the Class A Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (ii)
the lesser of (A) 55.00% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and (B) the excess, if any, of the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution
Date over $5,436,965.
Class A-1A Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class
designation of "Class A-1A".
Class A-1B Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class
designation of "Class A-1B".
Class A-2 Cap Agreement: The interest rate cap agreement, dated May
31, 2005, between the Cap Provider and the Trustee, relating to the Class A-2A,
Class A-2B and Class A-2C Certificates.
Class A-2A Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class
designation of "Class A-2A".
Class A-2B Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class
designation of "Class A-2B".
Class A-2C Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class
designation of "Class A-2C".
Class B Cap Agreement: The interest rate cap agreement, dated May
31, 2005, between the Cap Provider and the Trustee, relating to the Class B
Certificates.
Class B Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement.
Class B-1 Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class
designation of "Class B-1".
Class B-1 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the sum of (A) the aggregate Class
Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (B) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after
taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution
Amount for such Distribution Date), (C) the Class Certificate Balance of the
Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class
M-2 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date), (D) the Class
Certificate Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date) and (E) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class B-1
Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (ii) the lesser of
(A) 89.10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for
such Distribution Date and (B) the excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date over
$5,436,965.
Class B-2 Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class
designation of "Class B-2".
Class B-2 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the sum of (A) the aggregate Class
Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (B) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after
taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution
Amount for such Distribution Date), (C) the Class Certificate Balance of the
Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class
M-2 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date), (D) the Class
Certificate Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date), (E) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class B-1
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class B-1
Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date), and (F) the Class
Certificate Balance of the Class B-2 Certificates immediately prior to such
Distribution Date over (ii) the lesser of (A) 91.60% of the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and (B) the
excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans
for such Distribution Date over $5,436,965.
Class B-3 Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class
designation of "Class B-3".
Class B-3 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the sum of (A) the aggregate Class
Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (B) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after
taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution
Amount for such Distribution Date), (C) the Class Certificate Balance of the
Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class
M-2 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date), (D) the Class
Certificate Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date), (E) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class B-1
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class B-1
Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date), (F) the Class
Certificate Balance of the Class B-2 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class B-2 Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date) and (G) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class B-3
Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (ii) the lesser of
(A) 93.80% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for
such Distribution Date and (B) the excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date over
$5,436,965.
Class B-4 Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class
designation of "Class B-4".
Class B-4 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the sum of (A) the aggregate Class
Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (B) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after
taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution
Amount for such Distribution Date), (C) the Class Certificate Balance of the
Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class
M-2 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date), (D) the Class
Certificate Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date), (E) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class B-1
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class B-1
Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date), (F) the Class
Certificate Balance of the Class B-2 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class B-2 Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date), (G) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class B-3
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class B-3
Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date) and (H) the Class
Certificate Balance of the Class B-4 Certificates immediately prior to such
Distribution Date over (ii) the lesser of (A) 95.90% of the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and (B) the
excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans
for such Distribution Date over $5,436,965.
Class Certificate Balance: With respect to any Class and as to any
date of determination, the aggregate of the Certificate Balances of all
Certificates of such Class as of such date.
Class LT-R Interest: The sole class of "residual interest" in the
Lower Tier REMIC evidenced by the Class R Certificates.
Class M Cap Agreement: The interest rate cap agreement, dated May
31, 2005, between the Cap Provider and the Trustee, relating to the Class M
Certificates.
Class M Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement.
Class M-1 Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class
designation of "Class M-1".
Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the sum of (A) the aggregate Class
Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), and (B) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates
immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (ii) the lesser of (A) 72.00%
of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such
Distribution Date and (B) the excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date over $5,436,965.
Class M-2 Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class
designation of "Class M-2".
Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the sum of (A) the aggregate Class
Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (B) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after
taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution
Amount for such Distribution Date) and (C) the Class Certificate Balance of the
Class M-2 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (ii) the
lesser of (A) 82.90% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage
Loans for such Distribution Date and (B) the excess, if any, of the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date over
$5,436,965.
Class M-3 Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class
designation of "Class M-3".
Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the sum of (A) the aggregate Class
Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (B) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after
taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution
Amount for such Distribution Date), (C) the Class Certificate Balance of the
Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class
M-2 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date) and (D) the Class
Certificate Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates immediately prior to such
Distribution Date over (ii) the lesser of (A) 86.10% of the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and (B) the
excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans
for such Distribution Date over $5,436,965.
Class P Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class designation
of "Class P".
Class R Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class designation
of "Class R".
Class UT-R Interest: The sole class of "residual interest" in the
Upper Tier REMIC evidenced by the Class R Certificate.
Class X Cap Agreement: The interest rate cap agreement, dated May
31, 2005, between the Cap Provider and the Trustee, relating to the Class X
Certificates.
Class X Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class designation
of "Class X".
Class X Distributable Amount: On any Distribution Date, the sum of
(i) as a distribution in respect of interest, the amount of interest that has
accrued on the Class X Interest (as set forth in the Preliminary Statement) and
not applied as an Extra Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date,
plus any such accrued interest remaining undistributed from prior Distribution
Dates, plus (without duplication) (ii) as a distribution in respect of
principal, any portion of the principal balance of the Class X Interest which is
distributable as a Subordination Reduction Amount, minus (iii) any amounts paid
as a Basis Risk Payment.
Class X Interest: The Upper Tier REMIC Regular Interest represented
by the Class X Certificates as specified and described in the Preliminary
Statement and the related footnote thereto.
Closing Date: May 31, 2005.
Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including any successor or
amendatory provisions.
Collection Account: As defined in Section 3.10(a).
Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio or CLTV: As of any date and as to any
Second-Lien Mortgage Loan, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the (a) sum
of (i) the outstanding principal balance of the Second-Lien Mortgage Loan and
(ii) the outstanding principal balance as of such date of any mortgage loan or
mortgage loans that are senior or equal in priority to the Second-Lien Mortgage
Loan and which are secured by the same Mortgaged Property to (b) (i) in the case
of a purchase, the lesser of (A) the sale price of the Mortgaged Property and
(B) its appraised value at the time of sale, or (ii) in the case of a
refinancing or modification, the appraised value of the Mortgaged property at
the time of the refinancing or modification.
Compensating Interest: For any Distribution Date, the lesser of (a)
the amount, if any, by which the Prepayment Interest Shortfall, if any, for such
Distribution Date, with respect to voluntary Principal Prepayments in Full
(excluding any payments made upon liquidation of any Mortgage Loan) exceeds all
Prepayment Interest Excesses for such Distribution Date, and (b) the amount of
the Servicing Fee payable to the Servicer for such Distribution Date.
Condemnation Proceeds: All awards or settlements in respect of a
Mortgaged Property, whether permanent or temporary, partial or entire, by
exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation.
Convertible Mortgage Loan: Any individual Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan purchased pursuant to this Agreement which contains a provision whereby the
Mortgagor is permitted to convert the Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan to a Fixed
Rate Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note.
Corporate Trust Office: The designated office of the Trustee at
which at any particular time its corporate trust business with respect to this
Agreement is administered, which office at the date of the execution of this
Agreement is located (i) for purposes of Certificate transfers, at Xxxxx Fargo
Center, Xxxxx Xxxxxx xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000,
Attention: Corporate Trust Services - SABR 2005-FR2 and (ii) for all other
purposes, at 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention:
Client Manager-SABR 2005-FR2, facsimile no. (000) 000-0000, and which is the
address to which notices to and correspondence with the Trustee should be
directed.
Corresponding Class: The class of interests in either REMIC created
under this Agreement that corresponds to the Class of interests in the other
such REMIC or to a Class of Certificates in the manner set out below:
Corresponding Corresponding ~
Lower Tier REMIC Upper Tier REMIC Corresponding Class
Class Designation Regular Interest of Certificates
Class LT-A-1A Class A-1A Class A-1A
Class LT-A-1B Class A-1B Class A-1B
Class LT-A-2A Class A-2A Class A-2A
Class LT-A-2B Class A-2B Class A-2B
Class LT-A-2C Class A-2C Class A-2C
Class LT-M-1 Class M-1 Class M-1
Class LT-M-2 Class M-2 Class M-2
Class LT-M-3 Class M-3 Class M-3
Class LT-B-1 Class B-1 Class B-1
Class LT-B-2 Class B-2 Class B-2
Class LT-B-3 Class B-3 Class B-3
Class LT-B-4 Class B-4 Class B-4
N/A Class X Class X
Corresponding Upper Tier REMIC Regular Interest: As defined in the
Preliminary Statement.
Countrywide: Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., a New York corporation,
and its successors in interest.
Countrywide Assignment Agreement: The Assignment and Recognition
Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Purchaser, the Depositor and
Countrywide, relating to the Countrywide Interim Serviced Loans, a copy of which
is attached hereto as Exhibit P.
Countrywide Interim Serviced Loan: Each Mortgage Loan with respect
to which the Mortgage Loan Schedule indicates is Countrywide interim serviced.
Countrywide Servicing Agreement: The Servicing Rights Purchase and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2004, by and between Countrywide and
the Purchaser, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit Q.
Covered Loan: A Mortgage Loan categorized as Covered pursuant to
Appendix E of Standard & Poor's Glossary.
Cumulative Loss Percentage: With respect to any Distribution Date,
the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate
amount of Realized Losses incurred from the Cut-off Date to the last day of the
calendar month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and
the denominator of which is the Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans.
Cumulative Loss Trigger Event: If, with respect to any Distribution
Date, the quotient (expressed as a percentage) of (x) the aggregate amount of
Realized Losses incurred since the Cut-off Date through the last day of the
related Due Period, divided by (y) the Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance,
exceeds the applicable Cumulative Loss Percentages set forth below with respect
to such Distribution Date:
Distribution Date Occurring In Cumulative Loss Percentage
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June 2007 through May 2008 1.500% for the first month, plus an
additional 1/12th of 1.750% for each month
thereafter (e.g., 2.375% in December 2007)
June 2008 through May 2009 3.250% for the first month, plus an
additional 1/12th of 2.000% for each month
thereafter (e.g., 4.250% in December 2008)
June 2009 through May 2010 5.250% for the first month, plus an
additional 1/12th of 1.500% for each month
thereafter (e.g., 6.000% in December 2009)
June 2010 through May 2011 6.750% for the first month, plus an
additional 1/12th of 0.750% for each month
thereafter (e.g., 7.125% in December 2010)
June 2011 and thereafter 7.500%
Custodial File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file
retained by the Trustee consisting of items (a) - (h) as listed on Exhibit K
hereto.
Cut-off Date: May 1, 2005.
Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance: The aggregate Stated Principal
Balances of all Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
Cut-off Date Principal Balance: As to any Mortgage Loan, the Stated
Principal Balance thereof as of the close of business on the Cut-off Date.
Data Tape Information: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the
following information as of the Cut-off Date provided by the Responsible Party
to the Purchaser pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and the Fremont Interim
Servicing Agreement: (1) the Responsible Party's Mortgage Loan identifying
number; (2) the Mortgagor's name; (3) the street address of the Mortgaged
Property including the city, state and zip code; (4) a code indicating whether
the Mortgagor is self-employed; (5) as to each Mortgage Loan, the Stated
Principal Balance as of the Cut-off Date; (6) the Index; (7) a code indicating
whether the Mortgaged Property is owner-occupied; (8) the number and type of
residential units constituting the Mortgaged Property; (9) the original stated
months to maturity; (10) the original amortization months to maturity; (11) the
stated maturity date; (12) the amount of the Scheduled Payment as of the Cut-off
Date; (13) the first date on which the Scheduled Payment was due on the Mortgage
Loan and, if such date is not consistent with the Due Date currently in effect,
such Due Date; (14) the "paid through date" based on payments received from the
related Mortgagor; (15) the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan; (16)
with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Minimum Mortgage Rate;
(17) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Maximum Mortgage
Rate; (18) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the initial
Periodic Mortgage Rate Cap; (19) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, the subsequent Periodic Mortgage Rate Cap; (20) with respect to each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the first payment Adjustment Date immediately
following the Cut-off Date; (21) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, the first Interest Rate Adjustment Date immediately following the Cut-off
Date; (22) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Gross Margin;
(23) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Rate
adjustment period; (24) the type of Mortgage Loan (i.e., Fixed Rate or
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan); (25) lien position (i.e., First-Lien or
Second-Lien Mortgage Loan); (26) a code indicating the purpose of the loan
(i.e., purchase, rate and term refinance, equity take-out refinance); (27) a
code indicating the documentation style (i.e., full, asset verification, income
verification and no documentation); (28) the credit risk score (FICO score);
(29) the loan credit grade classification (as described in the underwriting
guidelines); (30) the Mortgage Rate at origination; (31) the Mortgage Rate as of
the Cut-off Date; (32) the value of the Mortgaged Property; (33) a code
indicating the term and amount of Prepayment Charges applicable to such Mortgage
Loan (including any prepayment penalty term), if any; (34) with respect to each
First-Lien Mortgage Loan, the Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination, and with
respect to each Second-Lien Mortgage Loan, the Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio at
origination; (35) a code indicating the documentation style, as required by
Standard & Poor's criteria; (36) asset verification (Y/N); (37) the date of
origination; (38) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is a Balloon Loan;
(39) the Due Date for the first Scheduled Payment; (40) the original Scheduled
Payment due; (41) the debt-to-income ratio with respect to the Mortgage Loan;
(42) the Mortgage Rate calculation method (i.e., 30/360, simple interest,
other); (43) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is Home Loan; (44)
appraisal verification (Y/N); (45) type of appraisal verification, if any; (46)
with respect to Second-Lien Mortgage Loans, the outstanding principal balance of
the superior lien at origination; (47) the name of the original seller of the
Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser; and (48) Countrywide interim serviced (Y/N).
With respect to the Mortgage Loans in the aggregate, the Data Tape Information
shall set forth the following information, as of the Cut-off Date: (1) the
number of Mortgage Loans; (2) the current aggregate outstanding principal
balance of the Mortgage Loans; (3) the weighted average Mortgage Rate of the
Mortgage Loans; and (4) the weighted average maturity of the Mortgage Loans.
Debt Service Reduction: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a
reduction by a court of competent jurisdiction in a proceeding under the United
States Bankruptcy Code in the Scheduled Payment for such Mortgage Loan which
became final and non-appealable, except such a reduction resulting from a
Deficient Valuation or any reduction that results in a permanent forgiveness of
principal.
Decision One Purchase Agreement: The Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2004, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of
July 30, 2004, each between the Purchaser and Decision One Mortgage Company,
LLC, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit R.
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 United States
Bankruptcy Code.
Definitive Certificates: Any Certificate evidenced by a Physical
Certificate and any Certificate issued in lieu of a Book-Entry Certificate
pursuant to Section 5.02(e).
Delay Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement.
Deleted Mortgage Loan: As defined in Section 2.03.
Delinquency Trigger Event: With respect to any Distribution Date,
the circumstances in which the quotient (expressed as a percentage) of (x) the
rolling three month average of the Stated Principal Balances of 60+ Day
Delinquent Mortgage Loans, divided by (y) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance
of the Mortgage Loans, as of the last day of the related Due Period, equals or
exceeds 35.15% of the prior period's Senior Enhancement Percentage.
Denomination: With respect to each Certificate, the amount set forth
on the face thereof as the "Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate" or
the Percentage Interest appearing on the face thereof.
Depositor: Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, and its successors in interest.
Depository: The initial Depository shall be The Depository Trust
Company, the nominee of which is CEDE & Co., as the registered Holder of the
Book-Entry Certificates. The Depository shall at all times be a "clearing
corporation" as defined in Section 8-102(a)(5) of the Uniform Commercial Code of
the State of New York.
Depository Institution: Any depository institution or trust company,
including the Trustee, 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 outstanding
unsecured commercial paper or other short-term unsecured debt obligations that
are rated P-1 by Moody's, F1+ by Fitch and A-1 by Standard & Poor's.
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 Remittance Date, the 15th
day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business
Day) in the calendar month in which such Remittance Date occurs.
Disqualified Non-U.S. Person: With respect to a Class R Certificate,
any Non-U.S. Person or agent thereof other than (i) a Non-U.S. Person that holds
the Class R or Class LR Certificate in connection with the conduct of a trade or
business within the United States and has furnished the transferor and the
Trustee with an effective IRS Form W-8ECI or (ii) a Non-U.S. Person that has
delivered to both the transferor and the Trustee an opinion of a nationally
recognized tax counsel to the effect that the transfer of the Class R
Certificate to it is in accordance with the requirements of the Code and the
regulations promulgated thereunder and that such transfer of the Class R
Certificate will not be disregarded for federal income tax purposes.
Distribution Account: The separate Eligible Account created and
maintained by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.07(d) in the name of the Trustee
for the benefit of the Certificateholders and designated "Xxxxx Fargo Bank,
National Association in trust for registered holders of Securitized Asset Backed
Receivables LLC Trust 2005-FR2 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series
2005-FR2". Funds in the Distribution Account shall be held in trust for the
Certificateholders for the uses and purposes set forth in this Agreement.
Distribution Account Deposit Date: As to any Distribution Date,
12:00 noon New York City time on the third Business Day immediately preceding
such Distribution Date.
Distribution Date: The 25th day of each calendar month after the
initial issuance of the Certificates, or if such day is not a Business Day, the
next succeeding Business Day, commencing in June 2005.
Document Certification and Exception Report: The report attached to
Exhibit F hereto.
Due Date: The day of the month on which the Scheduled 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 month in which
such Distribution Date occurs and ending on the first day of the calendar month
in which such Distribution Date occurs.
Eligible Account: Either (i) an account maintained with a federal or
state chartered depository institution or trust company the short-term unsecured
debt obligations of which (or, in the case of a depository institution or trust
company that is a subsidiary of a holding company, the short-term unsecured debt
obligations of such holding company) are rated "A-1" by Standard & Poor's, "P-1"
by Moody's and "F1+" by Fitch (or a comparable rating if another Rating Agency
is specified by the Depositor by written notice to the Servicer) at the time any
amounts are held on deposit therein, (ii) an account or accounts the deposits in
which are fully insured by the FDIC, (iii) a trust account or accounts
maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust
company acting in its fiduciary capacity or (iv) any other account acceptable to
each Rating Agency. Eligible Accounts may bear interest, and may include, if
otherwise qualified under this definition, accounts maintained with the Trustee.
ERISA: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
ERISA-Qualifying Underwriting: A best efforts or firm commitment
underwriting or private placement that meets the requirements of Prohibited
Transaction Exemption ("PTE") 2002-41, 67 Fed. Reg. 54487 (2002) (or any
successor thereto), or any substantially similar administrative exemption
granted by the U.S. Department of Labor.
ERISA-Restricted Certificate: As specified in the Preliminary
Statement.
Escrow Account: The Eligible Account or Accounts established and
maintained pursuant to Section 3.09(b).
Escrow Payments: As defined in Section 3.09(b).
Event of Default: As defined in Section 7.01.
Excess Reserve Fund Account: The separate Eligible Account created
and maintained by the Trustee pursuant to Sections 3.07(b) and 3.07(c) in the
name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Regular Certificateholders and
designated "Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association in trust for registered
holders of Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2005-FR2, Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-FR2". Funds in the Excess Reserve Fund
Account shall be held in trust for the Regular Certificateholders for the uses
and purposes set forth in this Agreement. Amounts on deposit in the Excess
Reserve Fund Account shall not be invested.
Excess Subordinated Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date,
the excess, if any, of (a) the Subordinated Amount on such Distribution Date
over (b) the Specified Subordinated Amount for such Distribution Date.
Exchange Act: As defined in Section 8.12(a).
Expense Fee Rate: As to each Mortgage Loan, a per annum rate equal
to the sum of the Servicing Fee Rate, the Trustee Fee Rate and the Loan
Performance Advisor Fee Rate.
Expense Fees: As to each Mortgage Loan, the sum of the Servicing
Fee, the Trustee Fee and the Loan Performance Advisor Fee.
Extra Principal Distribution Amount: As of any Distribution Date,
the lesser of (x) the related Total Monthly Excess Spread for such Distribution
Date and (y) the related Subordination Deficiency for such Distribution Date.
Xxxxxx Mae: The Federal National Mortgage Association, or any
successor thereto.
Xxxxxx Xxx Guides: The Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx' Guide and the Xxxxxx Xxx
Servicers' Guide and all amendments or additions thereto.
FDIC: The 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 Responsible Party as contemplated by this Agreement), a determination
made by the Servicer that all Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds,
Liquidation Proceeds and other payments or recoveries which the Servicer, in its
reasonable good faith judgment, expects to be finally recoverable in respect
thereof have been so recovered. The Servicer shall maintain records, prepared by
a Servicing Officer, of each Final Recovery Determination made thereby.
Final Scheduled Distribution Date: The Final Scheduled Distribution
Date for each Class of Certificates is the Distribution Date occurring in March
2035.
First Franklin Purchase Agreement: The Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2004, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of
August 30, 2004, each between the Purchaser and First Franklin Financial
Corporation, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit S.
First-Lien Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by a first-lien
Mortgage on the related Mortgaged Property.
Fitch: Fitch, Inc., or any successor thereto. If Fitch is designated
as a Rating Agency in the Preliminary Statement, for purposes of Section
10.05(c) the address for notices to Fitch shall be Fitch, Inc., Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: MBS Monitoring - Securitized Asset
Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2005-FR2, or such other address as Fitch may
hereafter furnish to the Depositor and the Servicer.
Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan: A fixed rate Mortgage Loan.
Xxxxxxx Mac: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, a corporate
instrumentality of the United States created and existing under Title III of the
Emergency Home Finance Act of 1970, as amended, or any successor thereto.
Fremont Assignment Agreement: The Assignment and Recognition
Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Purchaser, the Depositor and
the Responsible Party relating to the Fremont Mortgage Loans, a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit T.
Fremont Interim Servicing Agreement: The Interim Servicing
Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2004, by and between the Responsible Party
and the Purchaser, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit U.
Fremont Mortgage Loan: Each Mortgage Loan purchased by the Purchaser
from the Responsible Party for which the Responsible Party is listed as the
original loan seller on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Gross Margin: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan,
the fixed percentage amount set forth in the related Mortgage Note to be added
to the applicable Index to determine the Mortgage Rate.
Group I Class A Certificates: The Class A-1A Certificates and the
Class A-1B Certificates, collectively.
Group I Loan Cap: With respect to the Group I Mortgage Loans as of
any Distribution Date, the product of (i) the weighted average of the Adjusted
Net Mortgage Rates then in effect on the beginning of the related Due Period on
the Group I Mortgage Loans and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is 30 and
the denominator of which is the actual number of days in the Interest Accrual
Period related to such Distribution Date.
Group I Mortgage Loans: The Mortgage Loans identified on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule as Group I Mortgage Loans.
Group I Sequential Trigger Event: With respect to any Distribution
Date exists if (i) for any Distribution Date prior to June 2007, the aggregate
amount of Realized Losses incurred since the Cut-off Date through the last day
of the related Due Period divided by the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of
the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date exceeds 1.50%, or (ii) for any
Distribution Date in or after June 2007, a Trigger Event exists.
Group II Class A Certificates: The Class A-2A Certificates, the
Class A-2B Certificates and the Class A-2C Certificates, collectively.
Group II Loan Cap: With respect to the Group II Mortgage Loans as of
any Distribution Date, the product of (i) the weighted average of the Adjusted
Net Mortgage Rates then in effect on the beginning of the related Due Period on
the Group II Mortgage Loans and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is 30
and the denominator of which is the actual number of days in the Interest
Accrual Period related to such Distribution Date.
Group II Mortgage Loans: The Mortgage Loans identified on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule as Group II Mortgage Loans.
Group Loan Cap: The Group I Loan Cap or the Group II Loan Cap, as
applicable.
Group Subordinate Amount: For any Distribution Date and (i) for the
Group I Mortgage Loans, the excess of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of
the Group I Mortgage Loans as of the beginning of the related Due Period over
the aggregate Class Certificate Balance of the Class A-1A and Class A-1B
Certificates immediately prior to the current Distribution Date and (ii) for the
Group II Mortgage Loans, the excess of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of
the Group II Mortgage Loans as of the beginning of the related Due Period over
the aggregate Class Certificate Balance of the Class A-2A, Class A-2B and Class
A-2C Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date.
High Cost Loan: A Mortgage Loan (a) covered by the Home Ownership
and Equity Protection Act of 1994, (b) classified as a "high cost home,"
"threshold," "covered," "high risk home," "predatory," or similar loan under any
other applicable federal, state or local law (or a similarly classified loan
using different terminology under a law imposing heightened regulatory scrutiny
or additional legal liability for residential mortgage loans having high
interest rates, points and/or fees) or (c) a Mortgage Loan categorized as High
Cost pursuant to Appendix E of Standard & Poor's Glossary.
Home Loan: A Mortgage Loan categorized as Home Loan pursuant to
Appendix E of Standard & Poor's Glossary.
Indenture Trustee: The trustee for the NIM Securities.
Index: As to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the index from time
to time in effect for the adjustment of the Mortgage Rate set forth as such on
the related Mortgage Note.
Initial Certification: As defined in Section 2.02.
Insurance Policy: With respect to any Mortgage Loan included in the
Trust Fund, any insurance policy, including all riders and endorsements thereto
in effect, including any replacement policy or policies for any Insurance
Policies.
Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of
insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property.
Interest Accrual Period: With respect to each Class of Non-Delay
Certificates and the Corresponding Class of Lower Tier REMIC Regular Interests
and any Distribution Date, the period commencing on the Distribution Date
occurring in the month preceding the month in which the current Distribution
Date occurs and ending on the day immediately preceding the current Distribution
Date (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, the period from and
including the Closing Date to but excluding such first Distribution Date). For
purposes of computing interest accruals on each Class of Non-Delay Certificates,
each Interest Accrual Period has the actual number of days in such month and
each year is assumed to have 360 days.
Interest Rate Adjustment Date: With respect to each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the date, specified in the related Mortgage Note and the Mortgage
Loan Schedule, on which the Mortgage Rate is adjusted.
Interest Rate Cap Payment: (a) With respect to the Class A-2A, Class
A-2B and Class A-2C Certificates, for the first 38 Distribution Dates, the
amount, if any, equal to the product of (i) the excess, if any, of the lesser of
(A) the one-month LIBOR rate as of the related reset date under the Class A-2
Cap Agreement and (B) the applicable cap ceiling rate set forth on Schedule A to
such Cap Agreement for such Distribution Date, over the applicable cap strike
rate set forth on Schedule A to such Cap Agreement for such Distribution Date,
calculated on an "actual/360" basis, (ii) the applicable Class A-2 cap notional
amount set forth on Schedule A to such Cap Agreement for such Distribution Date,
and (iii) the multiplier set forth on Schedule A to such Cap Agreement; (b) with
respect to the Class M Certificates, for the first 27 Distribution Dates, the
amount, if any, equal to the product of (i) the excess, if any, of the lesser of
(A) the one-month LIBOR rate as of the related reset date under the Class M Cap
Agreement and (B) the applicable cap ceiling rate set forth on Schedule A to
such Cap Agreement for such Distribution Date, over the applicable cap strike
rate set forth on Schedule A to such Cap Agreement for such Distribution Date,
calculated on an "actual/360" basis, (ii) the applicable Class M cap notional
amount set forth on Schedule A to such Cap Agreement for such Distribution Date,
and (iii) the multiplier set forth on Schedule A to such Cap Agreement; (c) with
respect to the Class B Certificates, for the first 27 Distribution Dates, the
amount, if any, equal to the product of (i) the excess, if any, of the lesser of
(A) the one-month LIBOR rate as of the related reset date under the Class B Cap
Agreement and (B) the applicable cap ceiling rate set forth on Schedule A to
such Cap Agreement for such Distribution Date, over the applicable cap strike
rate set forth on Schedule A to such Cap Agreement for such Distribution Date,
calculated on an "actual/360" basis, (ii) the applicable Class B cap notional
amount set forth on Schedule A to such Cap Agreement for such Distribution Date,
and (iii) the multiplier set forth on Schedule A to such Cap Agreement; and (d)
with respect to the Class X Certificates, for the first 24 Distribution Dates,
the amount, if any, equal to the product of (i) the excess, if any, of the
lesser of (A) the one-month LIBOR rate as of the related reset date under the
Class X Cap Agreement and (B) the applicable cap ceiling rate set forth on
Schedule A to such Cap Agreement for such Distribution Date, over the applicable
cap strike rate set forth on Schedule A to such Cap Agreement for such
Distribution Date, calculated on an "actual/360" basis, (ii) the applicable
Class X cap notional amount set forth on Schedule A to such Cap Agreement for
such Distribution Date, and (iii) the multiplier set forth on Schedule A to such
Cap Agreement.
Interest Remittance Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date
and the Mortgage Loans in a Loan Group, that portion of Available Funds
attributable to interest relating to Mortgage Loans in that Loan Group.
Investment Account: As defined in Section 3.12(a).
Investor: With respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan, the
Person named on the MERS System as the investor pursuant to the MERS Procedures
Manual.
IRS: The Internal Revenue Service.
Late Collections: With respect to any Mortgage Loan and any Due
Period, all amounts received after the Determination Date immediately following
such Due Period, whether as late payments of Scheduled Payments or as Insurance
Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds, Subsequent Recoveries 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.
LIBOR: With respect to any Interest Accrual Period for the LIBOR
Certificates, the rate determined by the Trustee on the related LIBOR
Determination Date on the basis of the offered rate for one-month U.S. dollar
deposits as such rate appears on Telerate Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m. (London
time) on such date; provided, that if such rate does not appear on Telerate Page
3750, the rate for such date will be determined on the basis of the rates at
which one-month U.S. dollar deposits are offered by the Reference Banks at
approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such date to prime banks in the London
interbank market. In such event, the Trustee shall request the principal London
office of each of the Reference Banks to provide a quotation of its rate. If at
least two such quotations are provided, the rate for that date will be the
arithmetic mean of the quotations (rounded upwards if necessary to the nearest
whole multiple of 1/16%). If fewer than two quotations are provided as
requested, the rate for that date will be the arithmetic mean of the rates
quoted by major banks in New York City, selected by the Trustee (after
consultation with the Depositor), at approximately 11:00 a.m. (New York City
time) on such date for one-month U.S. dollar loans to leading European banks.
LIBOR Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement.
LIBOR Determination Date: With respect to any Interest Accrual
Period for the LIBOR Certificates, the second London Business Day preceding the
commencement of such Interest Accrual Period.
Liquidated Mortgage Loan: With respect to any Distribution Date, a
defaulted Mortgage Loan (including any REO Property) which was liquidated in the
calendar month preceding the month of such Distribution Date and as to which the
Servicer has certified to the Trustee that it has received all amounts it
expects to receive in connection with the liquidation of such Mortgage Loan
including the final disposition of an REO Property.
Liquidation Proceeds: Cash received in connection with the
liquidation of a Liquidated Mortgage Loan, whether through a trustee's sale,
foreclosure sale or otherwise.
Loan Group: The Group I Mortgage Loans or the Group II Mortgage
Loans, as applicable.
Loan Performance Advisor: MortgageRamp Inc., a Delaware corporation,
and its successors in interest, and if a successor loan performance advisor is
appointed hereunder, such successor.
Loan Performance Advisor Agreement: The Loan Performance Advisor
Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2005, by and between the Purchaser and the
Loan Performance Advisor.
Loan Performance Advisor Fee: As to any Distribution Date, an amount
equal to the product of (a) one-twelfth of the Loan Performance Advisor Fee Rate
and (b) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the
preceding Distribution Date or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date;
provided, however that the Loan Performance Advisor Fee for any Distribution
Date shall not be lower than $1,500.
Loan Performance Advisor Fee Rate: With respect to each Mortgage
Loan, either (a) 0.015% per annum or (b) if the Loan Performance Advisor Fee is
the amount calculated pursuant to the proviso in the definition of "Loan
Performance Advisor Fee", a per annum rate determined by dividing such fee by
the average of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as
of the preceding Distribution Date.
Loan-to-Value Ratio or LTV: As of any date and as to any First-Lien
Mortgage Loan, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the outstanding
principal balance of the First-Lien Mortgage Loan to (a) in the case of a
purchase, the lesser of (i) the sale price of the Mortgaged Property and (ii)
its appraised value at the time of sale or (b) in the case of a refinancing or
modification, the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property at the time of the
refinancing or modification.
London Business Day: Any day on which dealings in deposits of United
States dollars are transacted in the London interbank market.
Lower Tier REMIC Interest Rate: As described in the Preliminary
Statement.
Lower Tier REMIC Regular Interest: Each of the Class LT-A-1A, Class
LT-A-1B, Class LT-A-2A, Class LT-A-2B, Class LT-A-2C, Class LT-M-1, Class
LT-M-2, Class LT-M-3, Class LT-B-1, Class LT-B-2, Class LT-B-3, Class LT-B-4,
Class LT-Group I (SUB), Class LT-Group I, Class LT-Group II (SUB), Class
LT-Group II, Class LT-XX and Class LT-Accrual Interests as described in the
Preliminary Statement.
Lower Tier REMIC: As described in the Preliminary Statement.
Lower-Tier REMIC Principal Amount: The principal balance of each
Lower Tier REMIC Regular Interest, determined as set forth in the Preliminary
Statement. The Lower-Tier REMIC Principal Amount shall be computed to at least
eight (8) decimal places.
Lower Tier REMIC Subordinated Balance Ratio: The ratio between the
Lower Tier REMIC Principal Amounts of the Class LT-Group I(SUB) Interest and
Class LT-Group II(SUB) Interest, equal to the ratio between the Group
Subordinate Amount of the Group I Mortgage Loans and the Group Subordinate
Amount of the Group II Mortgage Loans, respectively.
Lower-Tier REMIC WAC Cap: With respect to the Mortgage Loans as of
any Distribution Date, the product of (i) the weighted average of the Adjusted
Net Mortgage Rates then in effect on the beginning of the related Due Period on
the Mortgage Loans and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is 30 and the
denominator of which is the actual number of days in the Interest Accrual Period
related to such Distribution Date.
Majority Class X Certificateholder: The Holder or Holders of a
majority of the Percentage Interests in the Class X Certificates.
Maximum Mortgage Rate: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, a rate that (i) is set forth on the Data Tape Information and in the
related Mortgage Note and (ii) is the maximum interest rate to which the
Mortgage Rate on such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan may be increased during the
lifetime of such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan.
MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and its successors in interest.
MERS Designated Mortgage Loan: Mortgage Loans for which (a) the
Responsible Party has designated or will designate MERS as, and has taken or
will take such action as is necessary to cause MERS to be, the mortgagee of
record, as nominee for the Responsible Party, in accordance with the MERS
Procedure Manual and (b) the Responsible Party has designated or will designate
the Purchaser as the Investor on the MERS System.
MERS Procedure Manual: The MERS Procedures Manual, as it may be
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
MERS(R) System: MERS mortgage electronic registry system, as more
particularly described in the MERS Procedures Manual.
Minimum Mortgage Rate: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, a rate that (i) is set forth on the Data Tape Information and in the
related Mortgage Note and (ii) is the minimum interest rate to which the
Mortgage Rate on such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan may be decreased during the
lifetime of such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan.
Monthly Statement: The statement delivered to the Certificateholders
pursuant to Section 4.03.
Moody's: Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. If Xxxxx'x is designated as
a Rating Agency in the Preliminary Statement, for purposes of Section 10.05(c)
the address for notices to Moody's shall be Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc., 00
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Residential Mortgage
Pass-Through Group, or such other address as Moody's may hereafter furnish to
the Depositor and the Servicer.
Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument identified
on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as securing a Mortgage Note.
Mortgage File: The items pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan
contained in either the Servicing File or Custodial File.
Mortgage Loan: An individual Mortgage Loan that is the subject of
this Agreement, each Mortgage Loan originally sold and subject to this Agreement
being identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which Mortgage Loan includes,
without limitation, the Mortgage File, the Scheduled Payments, Principal
Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Subsequent Recoveries, Condemnation Proceeds,
Insurance Proceeds, REO Disposition proceeds, Prepayment Charges, and all other
rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising from or in connection with
such Mortgage Loan, excluding replaced or repurchased Mortgage Loans.
Mortgage Loan Schedule: A schedule of Mortgage Loans prepared by the
Depositor and annexed hereto as Schedule I, such schedule setting forth, for
each Loan Group, the Data Tape Information with respect to each Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage Note: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a
Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage Rate: The annual rate of interest borne on a Mortgage Note,
which shall be adjusted from time to time in the case of an Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage Rate Caps: With respect to an Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, the Periodic Mortgage Rate Cap, the Maximum Mortgage Rate, and the Minimum
Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage Loan.
Mortgaged Property: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the real
property (or leasehold estate, if applicable) identified on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule as securing repayment of the debt evidenced by the related Mortgage
Note.
Mortgagor: The obligor(s) on a Mortgage Note.
Net Monthly Excess Cash Flow: For any Distribution Date, the amount
remaining for distribution pursuant to subsection 4.02(a)(iii) (before giving
effect to distributions pursuant to such subsection).
Net Prepayment Interest Shortfall: For any Distribution Date, the
amount by which the sum of the Prepayment Interest Shortfalls for such
Distribution Date exceeds the sum of (i) all Prepayment Interest Excesses for
such Distribution Date and (ii) Compensating Interest payments made with respect
to such Distribution Date.
NIM Issuer: The entity established as the issuer of the NIM
Securities.
NIM Securities: Any debt securities secured or otherwise backed by
some or all of the Class X and Class P Certificates that are rated by any Rating
Agency.
NIM Trustee: The trustee for the NIM Securities.
Non-Delay Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement.
Non-Permitted Transferee: A Person other than a Permitted
Transferee.
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 Servicer, will not or, in the case of a
proposed P&I Advance, would not be ultimately recoverable from related Late
Collections on such Mortgage Loan or REO Property as provided herein.
Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance: Any Servicing Advances previously
made or proposed to be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property,
which, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, will not or, in the case
of a proposed Servicing Advance, would not be ultimately recoverable from
related Late Collections.
Non-U.S. Person: A person that is not a U.S. Person.
Notice of Final Distribution: The notice to be provided pursuant to
Section 9.02 to the effect that final distribution on any of the Certificates
shall be made only upon presentation and surrender thereof.
Offered Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement.
Officer's Certificate: A certificate signed by an officer of the
Servicer with responsibility for the servicing of the Mortgage Loans and listed
on a list delivered to the Trustee pursuant to this Agreement.
Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be
in-house counsel for the Servicer or any Subservicer, reasonably acceptable to
the Trustee; provided, that any Opinion of Counsel relating to (a) qualification
of either the Lower Tier REMIC or the Upper Tier REMIC or (b) compliance with
the REMIC Provisions, must be (unless otherwise stated in such Opinion of
Counsel) an opinion of counsel who (i) is in fact independent of the Servicer of
the Mortgage Loans, (ii) does not have any material direct or indirect financial
interest in the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans or in an affiliate of the
Servicer and (iii) is not connected with the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans as
an officer, employee, director or person performing similar functions.
Optional Termination Date: The Distribution Date on which the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans, as of the last day of
the related Due Period, is equal to 10% or less of the Cut-off Date Pool
Principal Balance.
Original Sale Date: November 17, 2004, November 29, 2004 or December
14, 2004, as applicable.
Originator: Fremont Investment & Loan, a California state-chartered
industrial bank, and its successors in interest.
OTS: Office of Thrift Supervision, and any successor thereto.
Outstanding: With respect to the Certificates as of any date of
determination, all Certificates theretofore executed and authenticated under
this Agreement except:
(i) Certificates theretofore canceled by the Trustee or delivered to
the Trustee for cancellation; and
(ii) Certificates in exchange for which or in lieu of which other
Certificates have been executed and delivered by the Trustee pursuant to
this Agreement.
Outstanding Mortgage Loan: As of any Due Date, a Mortgage Loan with
a Stated Principal Balance greater than zero which was not the subject of a
Principal Prepayment in Full prior to such Due Date and which did not become a
Liquidated Mortgage Loan prior to such Due Date.
Ownership Interest: As to any Residual Certificate, any ownership
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.
P&I Advance: As to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property, any advance
made by the Servicer in respect of any Remittance Date representing the
aggregate of all payments of principal and interest, net of the Servicing Fee,
that were due during the related Due Period on the Mortgage Loans and that were
delinquent on the related Determination Date, plus certain amounts representing
assumed payments not covered by any current net income on the Mortgaged
Properties acquired by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure as determined
pursuant to Section 4.01.
Pass-Through Margin: With respect to each Class of Regular
Certificates, the following percentages: Class A-1A Certificates, 0.325%; Class
A-1B Certificates, 0.385%; Class A-2A Certificates, 0.090%; Class A-2B
Certificates, 0.230%; Class A-2C Certificates, 0.330%; Class M-1 Certificates,
0.440%; Class M-2 Certificates, 0.650%; Class M-3 Certificates, 0.700%; Class
B-1 Certificates, 1.200%; Class B-2 Certificates, 1.300%; Class B-3
Certificates, 1.700%; and Class B-4 Certificates, 3.250%. On the first
Distribution Date after the Optional Termination Date, the Pass-Through Margins
shall increase to: Class A-1A Certificates, 0.650%; Class A-1B Certificates,
0.770%; Class A-2A Certificates, 0.180%; Class A-2B Certificates, 0.460%; Class
A-2C Certificates, 0.660%; Class M-1 Certificates, 0.660%; Class M-2
Certificates, 0.975%; Class M-3 Certificates, 1.050%; Class B-1 Certificates,
1.800%; Class B-2 Certificates, 1.950%; Class B-3 Certificates, 2.550%; and
Class B-4 Certificates, 4.875%.
Pass-Through Rate: For each Class of Certificates, each Class of
Upper Tier REMIC Regular Interest and each Class of Lower Tier REMIC Regular
Interest, the per annum rate set forth or calculated in the manner described in
the Preliminary Statement.
Percentage Interest: As to any Certificate, the percentage interest
evidenced thereby in distributions required to be made on the related Class,
such percentage interest being set forth on the face thereof or equal to the
percentage obtained by dividing the Denomination of such Certificate by the
aggregate of the Denominations of all Certificates of the same Class.
Periodic Mortgage Rate Cap: With respect to an Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the periodic limit on each Mortgage Rate adjustment as set forth
in the related Mortgage Note.
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 Servicer, the Trustee 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 and rated F1+ by Fitch, A-1+ by S&P
and P-1 by Moody's;
(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 S&P and Moody's (in
each case, to the extent they are designated as Rating Agencies in the
Preliminary Statement), and by each other Rating Agency that rates such
securities, in its highest long-term unsecured rating categories 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 S&P and Moody's (in each case, to the extent
they are designated as Rating Agencies in the Preliminary Statement), and
by each other Agency that rates such securities, 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
managed or advised by the Depositor or the Trustee or an Affiliate
thereof, that have been rated "Aaa" by Moody's, "AAA" by Standard & Poor's
and, if rated by Fitch, at least "AAA" by Fitch; and
(vii) if previously confirmed in writing to the Trustee, any other
demand, money market or time deposit, or any other obligation, security or
investment, as may be acceptable to each of the Rating Agencies as a
permitted investment of funds backing "Aaa" or "AAA" rated securities;
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 Person other than (i) the United States,
any State or political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of
any of the foregoing, (ii) a foreign government, international organization or
any agency or instrumentality of either of the foregoing, (iii) an organization
(except certain farmers' cooperatives described in Section 521 of the Code)
which is exempt from tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax
imposed by Section 511 of the Code on unrelated business taxable income) on any
excess inclusions (as defined in Section 860E(c)(1) of the Code) with respect to
any Residual Certificate, (iv) rural electric and telephone cooperatives
described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code, (v) a Person that is a
Disqualified Non-U.S. Person or a U.S. Person with respect to whom income from a
Residual Certificate is attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or
fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of such
Person or any other U.S. Person, (vi) an "electing large partnership" within the
meaning of Section 775 of the Code and (vii) any other Person so designated by
the Depositor based upon an Opinion of Counsel that the Transfer of an Ownership
Interest in a Residual Certificate to such Person may cause either the Lower
Tier REMIC or the Upper Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time
that the Certificates are outstanding. The terms "United States", "State" and
"international organization" shall have the meanings set forth in Section 7701
of the Code or successor provisions. A corporation will not be treated as an
instrumentality of the United States or of any State or political subdivision
thereof for these purposes if all of its activities are subject to tax and, with
the exception of Xxxxxxx Mac, a majority of its board of directors is not
selected by such government unit.
Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
association, limited liability company, joint-stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization or government, or any agency or political
subdivision thereof.
Physical Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement.
Pool Cap: With respect to the Mortgage Loans as of any Distribution
Date, the product of (i) the weighted average of (x) the Adjusted Net Mortgage
Rates for the Group I Mortgage Loans and (y) the Adjusted Net Mortgage Rates for
the Group II Mortgage Loans then in effect on the beginning of the related Due
Period, in each case weighted on the basis of the related Group Subordinate
Amount, and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is 30 and the denominator of
which is the actual number of days in the Interest Accrual Period related to
such Distribution Date. For federal income tax purposes, the economic equivalent
of the Pool Cap shall be expressed as the weighted average of the Lower Tier
REMIC Interest Rate on (a) the Class LT-Group I(SUB), subject to a cap and floor
equal to the Lower Tier REMIC Interest Rate of the Class LT-Group I Interest and
(b) the Class LT-Group II(SUB), subject to a cap and floor equal to the Lower
Tier REMIC Interest Rate of the Class LT-Group II Interest, weighted on the
basis of the respective Lower Tier REMIC Principal Amounts of the Class LT-Group
I(SUB) and Class LT-Group II(SUB), respectively.
Pool Stated Principal Balance: As to any Distribution Date, the
aggregate of the Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans for such
Distribution Date that were Outstanding Mortgage Loans on the Due Date in the
related Due Period.
Prepayment Charge: Any prepayment premium, penalty or charge
collected by the Servicer with respect to a Mortgage Loan from a Mortgagor in
connection with any Principal Prepayment pursuant to the terms of the related
Mortgage Note.
Prepayment Interest Excess: With respect to any Distribution Date,
any interest collected by the Servicer with respect to any Mortgage Loan
serviced by the Servicer as to which a Principal Prepayment occurs from the 1st
day of the month through the 15th day of the month in which such Distribution
Date occurs and that represents interest that accrues from the 1st day of such
month to the date of such Principal Prepayment.
Prepayment Interest Shortfall: With respect to any Distribution
Date, the sum of, for each Mortgage Loan that was, during the portion of the
related Prepayment Period from the first day of such Prepayment Period through
the last day of the month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date
occurs, the subject of a Principal Prepayment which is not accompanied by an
amount equal to one month of interest that would have been due on such Mortgage
Loan on the Due Date that occurs during such Prepayment Period and which was
applied by the Servicer to reduce the outstanding principal balance of such
Mortgage Loan on a date preceding such Due Date, an amount equal to the product
of (a) the Mortgage Rate net of the Servicing Fee Rate for such Mortgage Loan,
(b) the amount of the Principal Prepayment for such Mortgage Loan, (c) 1/360 and
(d) the number of days commencing on the date on which such Principal Prepayment
was applied and ending on the last day of the calendar month in which the
related Prepayment Period begins.
Prepayment Period: With respect to any Distribution Date and any
Principal Prepayments (including all unscheduled receipts of principal on the
Mortgage Loans), the period from and including the 16th day of the month
preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs (or, in the case of
the first Distribution Date, from the Cut-off Date) to and including the 15th
day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs.
Principal Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, the sum of
(i) the Basic Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date and (ii)
the Extra Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date.
Principal Prepayment: Any full or partial payment or other recovery
of principal on a Mortgage Loan (including upon liquidation of a Mortgage Loan)
which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date, excluding any Prepayment
Charge thereon and which is not accompanied by an amount of interest
representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month or months
subsequent to the month of prepayment.
Principal Prepayment in Full: Any Principal Prepayment made by a
Mortgagor of the entire principal balance of a Mortgage Loan.
Principal Remittance Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date,
the amount equal to the sum of the following amounts (without duplication) with
respect to the related Due Period: (i) each scheduled payment of principal on a
Mortgage Loan due during such Due Period and received by the Servicer on or
prior to the related Determination Date or advanced by the Servicer for the
related Remittance Date, (ii) all Principal Prepayments received during the
related Prepayment Period; (iii) all net Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation
Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds on the Mortgage Loans allocable to principal,
and all Subsequent Recoveries, actually collected by the Servicer during the
related Prepayment Period; (iv) the portion of the Repurchase Price allocable to
principal with respect to each Mortgage Loan repurchased by the Responsible
Party that was repurchased on or prior to the related Determination Date; and
(v) all Substitution Adjustment Amounts allocable to principal with respect to
the substitutions of Mortgage Loans that occur on or prior to the related
Determination Date; (vi) the allocable portion of the proceeds received with
respect to the termination of the Trust Fund pursuant to clause (a) of Section
9.01 (to the extent such proceeds relate to principal).
Private Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement.
Prospectus Supplement: The Prospectus Supplement, dated May 26,
2005, relating to the Offered Certificates.
PTCE 95-60: As defined in Section 5.02(b).
PUD: A planned unit development.
Purchase Agreement: The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as
of November 1, 2004, by and between the Responsible Party and the Purchaser.
Purchaser: Barclays Bank PLC, a public limited company registered in
England and Wales under company number 1026167, and its successors in interest.
Rating Agency: Each of the Rating Agencies specified in the
Preliminary Statement. If such organization or a successor is no longer in
existence, "Rating Agency" shall be such nationally recognized statistical
rating organization, or other comparable Person, as is designated by the
Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee. References
herein to a given rating or rating category of a Rating Agency shall mean such
rating category without giving effect to any modifiers. For purposes of Section
10.05(c), the addresses for notices to each Rating Agency shall be the address
specified therefor in the definition corresponding to the name of such Rating
Agency, or such other address as either such Rating Agency may hereafter furnish
to the Depositor and the Servicer.
Realized Losses: With respect to any date of determination and any
Liquidated Mortgage Loan, the amount, if any, by which (a) the unpaid principal
balance of such Liquidated Mortgage Loan together with accrued and unpaid
interest thereon exceeds (b) the Liquidation Proceeds with respect thereto net
of the expenses incurred by the Servicer in connection with the liquidation of
such Liquidated Mortgage Loan and net of the amount of unreimbursed Servicing
Advances with respect to such Liquidated Mortgage Loan.
Record Date: With respect to any Distribution Date, the close of
business on the Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date;
provided, however, that, for any Certificate issued in definitive form, the
Record Date shall be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month
preceding the month in which such applicable Distribution Date occurs.
Reference Bank: As defined in Section 4.04.
Regular Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement.
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 Due Period as a result of the
application of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act or any similar state
statutes.
REMIC: A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" within the
meaning of Section 860D of the Code.
REMIC Provisions: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating
to real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at Sections 860A
through 860G of Subchapter M of Chapter 1 of the Code, and related provisions,
and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from
time to time as well as provisions of applicable state laws.
Remittance Date: With respect to any Distribution Date, the 21st day
of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs, or, if the 21st is a
Saturday, the immediately preceding Business Day, or, if the 21st is a Sunday or
holiday, the immediately succeeding Business Day.
REO Disposition: The final sale by the Servicer of any REO Property.
REO Imputed Interest: As to any REO Property, for any period, an
amount equivalent to interest (at the Mortgage Rate net of the Servicing Fee
Rate that would have been applicable to the related Mortgage Loan had it been
outstanding) on the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the date
of acquisition thereof (as such balance is reduced pursuant to Section 3.17 by
any income from the REO Property treated as a recovery of principal).
REO Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan where title to the related
Mortgaged Property has been obtained by the Servicer in the name of the Trustee
on behalf of the Certificateholders.
REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Trust Fund
through foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure in connection with a
defaulted Mortgage Loan.
Repurchase Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, an amount equal
to the sum of (i) the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the
date of repurchase, (ii) interest on such unpaid principal balance of such
Mortgage Loan at the Mortgage Rate from the last date through which interest has
been paid to the date of repurchase, (iii) all unreimbursed Servicing Advances
and (iv) all expenses incurred by the Trustee arising out of the Trustee's
enforcement of the Responsible Party's repurchase obligation hereunder.
Request for Release: The Request for Release submitted by the
Servicer to the Trustee, substantially in the form of Exhibit J.
Residual Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement.
Responsible Officer: When used with respect to the Trustee, any vice
president, any assistant vice president, any assistant secretary, any assistant
treasurer, any associate, or any other officer of the Trustee customarily
performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated
officers who at such time shall be officers to whom, with respect to a
particular matter, such matter is referred because of such officer's knowledge
of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct
responsibility for the administration of this Agreement.
Responsible Party: Fremont Investment & Loan, a California
state-chartered industrial bank, and its successors in interest.
Rule 144A Letter: As defined in Section 5.02(b).
Scheduled Payment: The scheduled monthly payment on a Mortgage Loan
due on any Due Date allocable to principal and/or interest on such Mortgage Loan
which, unless otherwise specified herein, shall give effect to any related Debt
Service Reduction and any Deficient Valuation that affects the amount of the
monthly payment due on such Mortgage Loan.
Second-Lien Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by a second-lien
Mortgage on the related Mortgaged Property.
Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Senior Enhancement Percentage: With respect to any Distribution
Date, the percentage obtained by dividing (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Class
Certificate Balance of the Subordinated Certificates and (ii) the Subordinated
Amount (in each case after taking into account the distributions of the
Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date) by (y) the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date.
Senior Specified Enhancement Percentage: As of any date of
determination, 45.00%.
Servicer: On and after the Servicing Transfer Date, Saxon Mortgage
Services, Inc., a Texas corporation, and its successors in interest, and if a
successor servicer is appointed hereunder, such successor.
Servicer Remittance Report: As defined in Section 4.03(d).
Servicer Termination Trigger Event: With respect to any Distribution
Date, a Servicer Termination Trigger Event occurs if the Cumulative Loss
Percentage exceeds the applicable percentage set forth below with respect to
such Distribution Date:
Distribution Date Occurring In Loss Percentage
------------------------------ -------------------------------
July 2005 through May 2010 8.50% of the Cut-off Date Pool
~ Principal Balance
June 2010 through May 2015 10.82% of the Cut-off Date Pool
~ Principal Balance
Servicing Advances: The reasonable "out-of-pocket" costs and
expenses (including legal fees) incurred by the Servicer in the performance of
its servicing obligations in connection with a default, delinquency or other
unanticipated event, including, but not limited to, the cost of (i) the
preservation, restoration, inspection and protection of a Mortgaged Property,
(ii) any enforcement or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures and
litigation, in respect of a particular Mortgage Loan, (iii) the management
(including reasonable fees in connection therewith) and liquidation of any REO
Property and (iv) the performance of its obligations under Sections 3.01, 3.09,
3.13 and 3.15. The Servicing Advances shall also include any reasonable
"out-of-pocket" costs and expenses (including legal fees) incurred by the
Servicer in connection with executing and recording instruments of satisfaction,
deeds of reconveyance or Assignments of Mortgage in connection with any
satisfaction or foreclosure in respect of any Mortgage Loan to the extent not
recovered from the Mortgagor or otherwise payable under this Agreement. The
Servicer shall not be required to make any Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances.
Servicing Agreement: The Countrywide Servicing Agreement or the
Fremont Interim Servicing Agreement, as applicable.
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 Servicing Fee Rate on the applicable Stated
Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the first day of such calendar
month. Such fee shall be payable monthly, and shall be prorated for any portion
of a month during which the Mortgage Loan is serviced by the Servicer under this
Agreement. The Servicing Fee is payable solely from the interest portion
(including recoveries with respect to interest from Liquidation Proceeds,
Subsequent Recoveries, Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and proceeds
received with respect to REO Properties) of such Scheduled Payment collected by
the Servicer, or as otherwise provided under Section 3.11.
Servicing Fee Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, 0.50% per
annum.
Servicing File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file
retained by the Servicer consisting of originals or copies of all documents in
the Mortgage File which are not delivered to the Trustee in the Custodial File
and copies of the Mortgage Loan Documents set forth in Exhibit K hereto.
Servicing Officer: Any officer of the Servicer involved in, or
responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose
name and facsimile signature appear on a list of servicing officers furnished to
the Trustee by the Servicer on the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement, as
such list may from time to time be amended.
Servicing Transfer Date: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, July 1,
2005.
Similar Law: As defined in Section 5.02(b).
60+ Day Delinquent Mortgage Loan: Each Mortgage Loan with respect to
which any portion of a Scheduled Payment is, as of the last day of the prior Due
Period, two months or more past due (without giving effect to any grace period),
each Mortgage Loan in foreclosure, each Mortgage Loan related to REO Property
and each Mortgage Loan where the related Mortgagor has filed for bankruptcy.
Specified Subordinated Amount: Prior to the Stepdown Date, an amount
equal to 2.05% of the Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance. On and after the
Stepdown Date, an amount equal to 4.10% of the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date, subject, until the
Class Certificate Balance of each Class of LIBOR Certificates has been reduced
to zero, to a minimum amount equal to 0.50% of the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date; provided, however, that
if, on any Distribution Date, a Trigger Event exists, the Specified Subordinated
Amount shall not be reduced to the applicable percentage of the then current
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans until the Distribution
Date on which a Trigger Event no longer exists. When the Class Certificate
Balance of each Class of LIBOR Certificates has been reduced to zero, the
Specified Subordinated Amount will thereafter equal zero.
Standard & Poor's: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of
The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc. If Standard & Poor's is designated as a Rating
Agency in the Preliminary Statement, for purposes of Section 10.05(c) the
address for notices to Standard & Poor's shall be Standard & Poor's, 00 Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Residential Mortgage Surveillance
Group - Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2005-FR2, or such other
address as Standard & Poor's may hereafter furnish to the Depositor and the
Servicer.
Standard & Poor's Glossary: The Standard & Poor's LEVELS(R)
Glossary, as may be in effect from time to time.
Startup Day: The Closing Date.
Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan and as of any
date of determination, (i) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan at the
Cut-off Date after giving effect to payments of principal due on or before such
date (whether or not received), minus (ii) all amounts previously remitted to
the Trustee with respect to the related Mortgage Loan representing payments or
recoveries of principal including advances in respect of scheduled payments of
principal. For purposes of any Distribution Date, the Stated Principal Balance
of any Mortgage Loan will give effect to any scheduled payments of principal
received by the Servicer on or prior to the related Determination Date or
advanced by the Servicer for the related Remittance Date and any unscheduled
principal payments and other unscheduled principal collections received during
the related Prepayment Period, and the Stated Principal Balance of any Mortgage
Loan that has prepaid in full or has been liquidated during the related
Prepayment Period shall be zero.
Stepdown Date: The later to occur of (i) the earlier to occur of (a)
the Distribution Date in June 2008 and (b) the Distribution Date following the
Distribution Date on which the aggregate Class Certificate Balances of the Class
A Certificates have been reduced to zero and (ii) the first Distribution Date on
which the Senior Enhancement Percentage (calculated for this purpose only after
taking into account payments of principal on the Mortgage Loans applied to
reduce the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for the applicable
Distribution Date but prior to any applications of Principal Distribution Amount
to the Certificates on such Distribution Date) is greater than or equal to the
Senior Specified Enhancement Percentage.
Subordinated Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the excess, if
any, of (a) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for
such Distribution Date over (b) the aggregate of the Class Certificate Balances
of the LIBOR Certificates as of such Distribution Date (after giving effect to
the payment of the Principal Remittance Amount on such Certificates on such
Distribution Date).
Subordinated Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary
Statement.
Subordination Deficiency: With respect to any Distribution Date, the
excess, if any, of (a) the Specified Subordinated Amount applicable to such
Distribution Date over (b) the Subordinated Amount applicable to such
Distribution Date.
Subordination Reduction Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the Excess Subordinated Amount and
(b) the Net Monthly Excess Cash Flow.
Subsequent Recovery: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or related
Mortgaged Property that became a Liquidated Mortgage Loan or was otherwise
disposed of, all amounts received in respect of such Liquidated Mortgage Loan
after an Applied Realized Loss Amount related to such Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged
Property is allocated to reduce the Class Certificate Balance of any Class of
Subordinated Certificates. Any Subsequent Recovery that is received during a
Prepayment Period will be included as part of the Principal Remittance Amount
for the related Distribution Date.
Subservicer: As defined in Section 3.02(a).
Subservicing Account: As defined in Section 3.08.
Subservicing Agreements: As defined in Section 3.02(a).
Substitute Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan substituted by the
Responsible Party for a Deleted Mortgage Loan which must, on the date of such
substitution, as confirmed in a Request for Release, substantially in the form
of Exhibit J, (i) have a Stated Principal Balance, after deduction of all
Scheduled Payments due in the month of substitution, not in excess of the Stated
Principal Balance of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (ii) be accruing interest at a
rate not lower than and not more than 1% higher than that of the Deleted
Mortgage Loan; (iii) have a remaining term to maturity not greater than (and not
more than one year less than) that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iv) be of the
same type as the Deleted Mortgage Loan; and (v) comply with each representation
and warranty set forth in Section 2.03.
Substitution Adjustment Amount: As defined in Section 2.03.
Tax Matters Person: The Holder of the Class R Certificates
designated as "tax matters person" of the Lower Tier REMIC and the Upper Tier
REMIC, respectively, in the manner provided under Treasury Regulations Section
1.860F-4(d) and Treasury Regulations Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1.
Tax Service Contract: As defined in Section 3.09(a).
Telerate Page 3750: The display page currently so designated on the
Bridge Telerate Service (or such other page as may replace that page on that
service for displaying comparable rates or prices).
Termination Price: As defined in Section 9.01.
Total Monthly Excess Spread: As to any Distribution Date, an amount
equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the interest on the Mortgage Loans (other
than Prepayment Interest Excesses) received by the Servicer on or prior to the
related Determination Date or advanced by the Servicer for the related
Remittance Date (net of Expense Fees) over (ii) the sum of the amounts payable
to the Certificates pursuant to Section 4.02(a)(i) on such Distribution Date.
Transfer: Any direct or indirect transfer or sale of any Ownership
Interest in a Residual Certificate.
Transfer Affidavit: As defined in Section 5.02(c).
Transferor Certificate: As defined in Section 5.02(b).
Trigger Event: Either a Cumulative Loss Trigger Event or a
Delinquency Trigger Event.
Trust: The express trust created hereunder in Section 2.01(c).
Trust Fund: The corpus of the trust created hereunder consisting of
(i) the Mortgage Loans and all interest and principal with respect thereto
received on or after the related Cut-off Date, other than such amounts which
were due on the Mortgage Loans on or prior to the related Cut-off Date; (ii) the
Collection Account, Excess Reserve Fund Account, the Distribution Account, and
all amounts deposited therein pursuant to the applicable provisions of this
Agreement; (iii) property that secured a Mortgage Loan and has been acquired by
foreclosure, deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or otherwise; (iv) the Cap Agreements;
(v) the Depositor's rights under the Assignment Agreements, including, without
limitation, the Depositor's rights under the Assigned Agreements (solely to the
extent the Assigned Agreements have been assigned to the Depositor pursuant to
the Assignment Agreements); and (vi) all proceeds of the conversion, voluntary
or involuntary, of any of the foregoing.
Trustee: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, and its successors
in interest and, if a successor trustee is appointed hereunder, such successor.
Trustee Fee: As to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the
product of (a) one-twelfth of the Trustee Fee Rate and (b) the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the preceding Distribution Date.
Trustee Fee Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, 0.002% per
annum.
Underwriters' Exemption: Any exemption listed under footnote 1 of,
and amended by, Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2002-41, 67 Fed. Reg. 54487
(2002), or any successor exemption.
Underwriting Guidelines: The underwriting guidelines attached to the
Purchase Agreement.
Unpaid Interest Amount: As of any Distribution Date and any Class of
Certificates, the sum of (a) the portion of the Accrued Certificate Interest
Distribution Amount from Distribution Dates prior to the current Distribution
Date remaining unpaid immediately prior to the current Distribution Date and (b)
interest on the amount in clause (a) above at the applicable Pass-Through Rate
(to the extent permitted by applicable law).
Unpaid Realized Loss Amount: With respect to any Class of
Subordinated Certificates and as to any Distribution Date, is the excess of (i)
Applied Realized Loss Amounts with respect to such Class over (ii) the sum of
(a) all distributions in reduction of such Applied Realized Loss Amounts on all
previous Distribution Dates, and (b) the amount by which the Class Certificate
Balance of such Class has been increased due to the distribution of any
Subsequent Recovery on all previous Distribution Dates. Any amounts distributed
to a Class of Subordinated Certificates in respect of any Unpaid Realized Loss
Amount will not be applied to reduce the Class Certificate Balance of such
Class.
Upper Tier REMIC: As described in the Preliminary Statement.
Upper Tier REMIC Regular Interest: As described in the Preliminary
Statement.
U.S. Person: (i) A citizen or resident of the United States; (ii) a
corporation (or entity treated as a corporation for tax purposes) created or
organized in the United States or under the laws of the United States or of any
State thereof, including, for this purpose, the District of Columbia; (iii) a
partnership (or entity treated as a partnership for tax purposes) organized in
the United States or under the laws of the United States or of any State
thereof, including, for this purpose, the District of Columbia (unless provided
otherwise by future Treasury regulations); (iv) an estate whose income is
includible in gross income for United States income tax purposes regardless of
its source; or (v) 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 U.S. Persons have authority to control substantial decisions of the trust.
Notwithstanding the last clause of the preceding sentence, to the extent
provided in Treasury regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20,
1996, and treated as U.S. Persons prior to such date, may elect to continue to
be U.S. Persons.
Voting Rights: The portion of the voting rights of all of the
Certificates which is allocated to any Certificate. As of any date of
determination, (a) 1% of all Voting Rights shall be allocated to the Class X
Certificates, if any (such Voting Rights to be allocated among the holders of
Certificates of each such Class in accordance with their respective Percentage
Interests), (b) 1% of all Voting Rights shall be allocated to the Class P
Certificates, if any, and (c) the remaining Voting Rights shall be allocated
among Holders of the remaining Classes of Certificates in proportion to the
Certificate Balances of their respective Certificates on such date.
ARTICLE II
CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS;
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 2.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans. (a) The Depositor,
concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, hereby sells, transfers,
assigns, sets over and otherwise conveys to the Trustee for the benefit of the
Certificateholders, without recourse, all the right, title and interest of the
Depositor in and to the Trust Fund. On the Closing Date, the Depositor shall
pay, without any right of reimbursement from the Trust, to the Cap Provider the
"Fixed Amount" (as defined in the related Cap Agreement) due and payable to the
Cap Provider pursuant to the terms of each Cap Agreement.
(b) In connection with the transfer and assignment of each Mortgage
Loan, the Depositor has delivered or caused to be delivered to the Trustee for
the benefit of the Certificateholders the following documents or instruments
with respect to each Mortgage Loan so assigned:
(i) the original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening endorsements
showing a complete chain of endorsement from the originator to the last
endorsee, endorsed "Pay to the order of _____________, without recourse"
and signed (which may be by facsimile signature) in the name of the last
endorsee by an authorized officer. To the extent that there is no room on
the face of the Mortgage Notes for endorsements, the endorsement may be
contained on an allonge, if state law so allows and the Trustee is so
advised in writing by the Responsible Party that state law so allows;
(ii) the original of any guaranty executed in connection with the
Mortgage Note;
(iii) the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon. If,
in connection with any Mortgage Loan, the original Mortgage cannot be
delivered with evidence of recording thereon on or prior to the Closing
Date because of a delay caused by the public recording office where such
Mortgage has been delivered for recordation or because such Mortgage has
been lost or because such public recording office retains the original
recorded Mortgage, the Responsible Party shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Trustee a photocopy of such Mortgage, together with (A)
in the case of a delay caused by the public recording office, an Officer's
Certificate of the Responsible Party (or certified by the title company,
escrow agent, or closing attorney) stating that such Mortgage has been
dispatched to the appropriate public recording office for recordation and
that the original recorded Mortgage or a copy of such Mortgage certified
by such public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the
original recorded Mortgage will be promptly delivered to the Trustee upon
receipt thereof by the Responsible Party; or (B) in the case of a Mortgage
where a public recording office retains the original recorded Mortgage or
in the case where a Mortgage is lost after recordation in a public
recording office, a copy of such Mortgage certified by such public
recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded
Mortgage;
(iv) the originals of all assumption, modification, consolidation
and extension agreements, if any, with evidence of recording thereon;
(v) the original Assignment of Mortgage for each Mortgage Loan
endorsed in blank (except with respect to MERS Designated Loans);
(vi) the originals of all intervening assignments of Mortgage (if
any) evidencing a complete chain of assignment from the applicable
originator to the last endorsee (or, in the case of a MERS Designated
Loan, MERS) with evidence of recording thereon, or if any such intervening
assignment has not been returned from the applicable recording office or
has been lost or if such public recording office retains the original
recorded assignments of Mortgage, the Responsible Party shall deliver or
cause to be delivered a photocopy of such intervening assignment, together
with (A) in the case of a delay caused by the public recording office, an
Officer's Certificate of the Responsible Party or a certificate from an
escrow company, a title company or a closing attorney stating that such
intervening assignment of Mortgage has been dispatched to the appropriate
public recording office for recordation and that such original recorded
intervening assignment of Mortgage or a copy of such intervening
assignment of Mortgage certified by the appropriate public recording
office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded intervening
assignment of Mortgage will be promptly delivered to the Trustee upon
receipt thereof by the Responsible Party; or (B) in the case of an
intervening assignment where a public recording office retains the
original recorded intervening assignment or in the case where an
intervening assignment is lost after recordation in a public recording
office, a copy of such intervening assignment certified by such public
recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded
intervening assignment;
(vii) the original mortgagee title insurance policy or, in the event
such original title policy is unavailable, a certified true copy of the
related policy binder or commitment for title certified to be true and
complete by the title insurance company;
(viii) the original or, if unavailable, a copy of any security
agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document executed in connection
with the Mortgage (if provided); and
(ix) if any of the above documents has been executed by a person
holding a power of attorney, an original or photocopy of such power
certified by the Responsible Party to be a true and correct copy of the
original.
To the extent not previously delivered to the Purchaser pursuant to
the Purchase Agreement, the Responsible Party shall promptly upon receipt from
the respective recording office cause to be delivered to the Trustee the
original recorded document described in (iii), (iv) and (vi) above.
From time to time, the Responsible Party, the Depositor or the
Servicer, as applicable, shall forward to the Trustee, additional original
documents, additional documents evidencing an assumption, modification,
consolidation or extension of a Mortgage Loan, in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement upon receipt of such documents. All such mortgage documents held
by the Trustee as to each Mortgage Loan shall constitute the "Custodial File".
To the extent not previously delivered to the Purchaser pursuant to
this Agreement, on or prior to the Closing Date, the Responsible Party shall
deliver to the Trustee, Assignments of Mortgages, in blank, for each Mortgage
Loan. No later than thirty (30) Business Days following the later of the Closing
Date and the date of receipt by the Servicer of the complete recording
information for a Mortgage, the Servicer shall promptly submit or cause to be
submitted for recording, at the expense of the Responsible Party and at no
expense to the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Servicer or the Depositor, in the
appropriate public office for real property records, each Assignment of Mortgage
referred to in Section 2.01(b)(v). Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, for
administrative convenience and facilitation of servicing and to reduce closing
costs, the Assignments of Mortgage shall not be required to be completed and
submitted for recording with respect to any Mortgage Loan if the Trustee and
each Rating Agency have received an Opinion of Counsel, satisfactory in form and
substance to the Trustee and each Rating Agency to the effect that the
recordation of such Assignments of Mortgage in any specific jurisdiction is not
necessary to protect the Trustee's interest in the related Mortgage Note. If the
Assignment of Mortgage is to be recorded, the Mortgage shall be assigned by the
Responsible Party, at the expense of the Responsible Party, to "Xxxxx Fargo
Bank, National Association, as trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
dated as of May 1, 2005, Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust
2005-FR2". In the event that any such Assignment of Mortgage is lost or returned
unrecorded because of a defect therein, the Responsible Party shall promptly
cause to be delivered a substitute Assignment of Mortgage to cure such defect
and thereafter cause each such assignment to be duly recorded at no expense to
the Trust Fund.
In the event that such original or copy of any document submitted
for recordation to the appropriate public recording office is not so delivered
to the Trustee within 180 days (or such other time period as may be required by
any Rating Agency) following the Closing Date, and in the event that the
Responsible Party does not cure such failure within 30 days of discovery or
receipt of written notification of such failure from the Depositor, the related
Mortgage Loan shall, upon the request of the Depositor, be repurchased by the
Responsible Party at the price and in the manner specified in Section 2.03. The
foregoing repurchase obligation shall not apply in the event that the
Responsible Party cannot deliver such original or copy of any document submitted
for recordation to the appropriate public recording office within the specified
period due to a delay caused by the recording office in the applicable
jurisdiction; provided, that the Responsible Party shall instead deliver a
recording receipt of such recording office or, if such recording receipt is not
available, an officer's certificate of an officer of the Responsible Party,
confirming that such document has been accepted for recording.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section
2.01, in those instances where the public recording office retains or loses the
original Mortgage or assignment after it has been recorded, the obligations of
the Responsible Party shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon delivery by
the Responsible Party to the Trustee, prior to the Closing Date of a copy of
such Mortgage or assignment, as the case may be, certified (such certification
to be an original thereof) by the public recording office to be a true and
complete copy of the recorded original thereof.
(c) The Depositor does hereby establish, pursuant to the further
provisions of this Agreement and the laws of the State of New York, an express
trust (the "Trust") to be known, for convenience, as "Securitized Asset Backed
Receivables LLC Trust 2005-FR2" and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association is
hereby appointed as Trustee in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that it is the policy and intention of
the Trust to acquire only Mortgage Loans meeting the requirements set forth in
this Agreement, including without limitation, the representation and warranty
set forth in paragraph (aaa) of Schedule III.
(d) The Trust shall have the capacity, power and authority, and the
Trustee on behalf of the Trust is hereby authorized, to accept the sale,
transfer, assignment, set over and conveyance by the Depositor to the Trust of
all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the Trust Fund
(including, without limitation, the Mortgage Loans) pursuant to Section 2.01(a).
The Trustee on behalf of the Trust is hereby authorized to enter into the Cap
Agreements.
Section 2.02 Acceptance by the Trustee of the Mortgage Loans. The
Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, hereby accepts the Trust Fund and assumes (i)
the obligations of the Purchaser under the Countrywide Servicing Agreement from
and after the Closing Date and solely insofar as they as they relate to the
Mortgage Loans (except obligations set forth in Sections 2.01, 2.02, 9.01
through 9.12, 12.01, 13.11 and 13.12 of the Countrywide Servicing Agreement,
which are not being assumed by or on behalf of the Trust) and (ii) the
obligations of the Purchaser under the Fremont Interim Servicing Agreement from
and after the Closing Date and solely insofar as they as they relate to the
Mortgage Loans. The Trustee shall acknowledge, on the Closing Date, receipt by
the Trustee, of the documents identified in the Initial Certification in the
form annexed hereto as Exhibit E ("Initial Certification"), and declares that it
holds and will hold such documents and the other documents delivered to it
pursuant to Section 2.01, and that it holds or will hold such other assets as
are included in the Trust Fund, in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of
all present and future Certificateholders. The Trustee shall maintain possession
of the related Mortgage Notes in the States of Texas, Minnesota, California or
Utah, unless otherwise permitted by the Rating Agencies.
In connection with the Closing Date, the Trustee shall be required
to deliver via facsimile (with original to follow the next Business Day) to the
Depositor an Initial Certification prior to the Closing Date, or, as the
Depositor agrees on the Closing Date, certifying receipt of a Mortgage Note and
Assignment of Mortgage for each Mortgage Loan. The Trustee shall not be
responsible to verify the validity, sufficiency or genuineness of any document
in any Custodial File.
Within 90 days after the Closing Date, the Trustee shall ascertain
that all documents identified in the Document Certification and Exception Report
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F are in its possession, and shall
deliver to the Depositor and the Servicer a Document Certification and Exception
Report, in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit F, to the effect that, as to each
Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan
paid in full or any Mortgage Loan specifically identified in such certification
as an exception and not covered by such certification): (i) all documents
identified in the Document Certification and Exception Report and required to be
reviewed by it are in its possession; (ii) such documents have been reviewed by
it and appear regular on their face and relate to such Mortgage Loan; (iii)
based on its examination and only as to the foregoing documents, the information
set forth in items (1), (2), (3), (15), (22) and (30) of the Data Tape
Information respecting such Mortgage Loan is correct; and (iv) each Mortgage
Note has been endorsed as provided in Section 2.01 of this Agreement. The
Trustee shall not be responsible to verify the validity, sufficiency or
genuineness of any document in any Custodial File.
The Trustee shall retain possession and custody of each Custodial
File in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein. The Servicer shall promptly deliver to the Trustee, upon the execution
or receipt thereof, the originals of such other documents or instruments
constituting the Custodial File as come into the possession of the Servicer from
time to time.
The Responsible Party shall deliver to the Servicer copies of all
trailing documents required to be included in the Custodial File at the same
time the original or certified copies thereof are delivered to the Trustee,
including but not limited to such documents as the title insurance policy and
any other Mortgage Loan documents upon return from the public recording office.
The documents shall be delivered by the Responsible Party at the Responsible
Party's expense to the Servicer.
Section 2.03 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the
Responsible Party and the Servicer; Remedies for Breaches of Representations and
Warranties with Respect to the Mortgage Loans. (a) The Servicer hereby makes the
representations and warranties set forth in Schedule II hereto to the Depositor
and the Trustee, as of the Closing Date.
(b) The Responsible Party hereby makes the representations and
warranties, set forth in Schedule III and Schedule IV hereto, to the Depositor
and the Trustee, as of the Closing Date.
(c) It is understood and agreed by the Servicer and the Responsible
Party that the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 2.03
shall survive the transfer of the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor to the Trustee
on the Closing Date, and shall inure to the benefit of the Depositor and the
Trustee notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage
Note or Assignment of Mortgage or the examination or failure to examine any
Mortgage File. Upon discovery by any of the Responsible Party, the Depositor,
the Trustee or the Servicer of a breach of any of the foregoing representations
and warranties, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written
notice to the others.
(d) Within 30 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice
to the Responsible Party that any Mortgage Loan does not conform to the
requirements as determined in the Trustee's review of the related Custodial File
or within 60 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the
Responsible Party of any breach of a representation or warranty set forth in
Section 2.03(b) that materially and adversely affects the value of any Mortgage
Loan or the interest of the Trustee or the Certificateholders therein, the
Responsible Party shall use its best efforts to cause to be remedied a material
defect in a document constituting part of a Mortgage File or promptly to cure
such breach in all material respects and, if such defect or breach cannot be
remedied, the Responsible Party shall, at the Depositor's option as specified in
writing and provided to the Responsible Party and the Trustee, (i) if such 30-
or 60-day period, as applicable, expires prior to the second anniversary of the
Closing Date, remove such Mortgage Loan (a "Deleted Mortgage Loan") from the
Trust Fund and substitute in its place a Substitute Mortgage Loan, in the manner
and subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 2.03; or (ii) repurchase
such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price; provided, however, that any such
substitution pursuant to clause (i) above shall not be effected prior to the
delivery to the Trustee of a Request for Release substantially in the form of
Exhibit J, and the delivery of the Mortgage File to the Trustee for any such
Substitute Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a breach (i) which
causes a Mortgage Loan not to constitute a "qualified mortgage" within the
meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code or (ii) by the Responsible Party of
any of the representations and warranties set forth in clause (zz), (aaa),
(bbb), (ccc), (kkk), (ooo), (ppp), (rrr) or (sss) of Schedule III, in each case,
will be deemed automatically to materially and adversely affect the value of
such Mortgage Loan and the interests of the Trustee and Certificateholders in
such Mortgage Loan. In the event that the Trustee receives notice of a breach by
the Responsible Party of any of the representations and warranties set forth in
clause (zz), (aaa), (bbb), (ccc), (kkk), (ooo), (ppp), (rrr) or (sss) of
Schedule III, the Trustee shall give notice of such breach to the Responsible
Party and request the Responsible Party to repurchase the Mortgage Loan at the
Repurchase Price within sixty (60) days of the Responsible Party receipt of such
notice. The Responsible Party shall repurchase each such Mortgage Loan within 60
days of the earlier of discovery or receipt of notice with respect to each such
Mortgage Loan.
(e) With respect to any Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, the
Responsible Party shall deliver to the Trustee for the benefit of the
Certificateholders the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the related assignment of
the Mortgage, and such other documents and agreements as are required by Section
2.01, with the Mortgage Note endorsed and the Mortgage assigned as required by
Section 2.01. No substitution is permitted to be made with respect to any
Distribution Date after the end of the related Prepayment Period. Scheduled
Payments due with respect to Substitute Mortgage Loans in the Due Period of
substitution shall not be part of the Trust Fund and will be retained by the
Responsible Party on the next succeeding Distribution Date. For the Due Period
of substitution, distributions to Certificateholders will include the Scheduled
Payment due on any Deleted Mortgage Loan for such Due Period and thereafter the
Responsible Party shall be entitled to retain all amounts received in respect of
such Deleted Mortgage Loan.
(f) The Servicer shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule for the
benefit of the Certificateholders to reflect the removal of such Deleted
Mortgage Loan and the substitution of the Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans and
the Servicer shall deliver the amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the Trustee.
Upon such substitution, the Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans shall be subject
to the terms of this Agreement in all respects, and the Responsible Party shall
be deemed to have made with respect to such Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans,
as of the date of substitution, the representations and warranties made pursuant
to Section 2.03(b) with respect to such Mortgage Loan. Upon any such
substitution and the deposit to the Collection Account of the amount required to
be deposited therein in connection with such substitution as described in the
following paragraph, the Trustee shall release the Mortgage File held for the
benefit of the Certificateholders relating to such Deleted Mortgage Loan to the
Responsible Party and shall execute and deliver at the Responsible Party's
direction such instruments of transfer or assignment prepared by the Responsible
Party, in each case without recourse, as shall be necessary to vest title in the
Responsible Party, of the Trustee's interest in any Deleted Mortgage Loan
substituted for pursuant to this Section 2.03.
(g) For any month in which the Responsible Party substitutes one or
more Substitute Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the
Servicer will determine the amount (if any) by which the aggregate unpaid
principal balance of all such Substitute Mortgage Loans as of the date of
substitution is less than the aggregate unpaid principal balance of all such
Deleted Mortgage Loans. The amount of such shortage plus an amount equal to the
aggregate of any unreimbursed Advances with respect to such Deleted Mortgage
Loans (collectively, the "Substitution Adjustment Amount") shall be remitted by
the Responsible Party to the Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account on
or before the Distribution Account Deposit Date for the Distribution Date in the
month succeeding the calendar month during which the related Mortgage Loan
became required to be purchased or replaced hereunder.
(h) In addition to such repurchase or substitution obligation
referred to in Section 2.03(d), the Responsible Party shall indemnify the
Depositor, any of its Affiliates, the Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust and
hold such parties harmless against any losses, damages, penalties, fines,
forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments
and other costs and expenses (including, without limitation, any taxes payable
by the Trust) resulting from any third party claim, demand, defense or assertion
based on or grounded upon, or resulting from, a breach by the Responsible Party
of any of its representations and warranties or obligations contained in this
Agreement.
(i) The Servicer shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule for the
benefit of the Certificateholders to reflect the removal of such Deleted
Mortgage Loan and the Servicer shall deliver the amended Mortgage Loan Schedule
to the Trustee.
(j) In the event that a Mortgage Loan shall have been repurchased
pursuant to this Agreement, the proceeds from such repurchase shall be deposited
by the Servicer in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.10 on or before
the Distribution Account Deposit Date for the Distribution Date in the month
following the month during which the Responsible Party became obligated to
repurchase or replace such Mortgage Loan and upon such deposit of the Repurchase
Price, and receipt of a Request for Release in the form of Exhibit J hereto, the
Trustee shall release the related Custodial File held for the benefit of the
Certificateholders to such Person as directed by the Servicer, and the Trustee
shall execute and deliver at such Person's direction such instruments of
transfer or assignment prepared by such Person, in each case without recourse,
as shall be necessary to transfer title from the Trustee. In accordance with
Section 10.05(b), the Trustee shall promptly notify each Rating Agency of a
purchase of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 2.03.
It is understood and agreed that the obligation of the Responsible
Party under this Agreement to cure, repurchase or substitute any Mortgage Loan
as to which a breach of a representation and warranty has occurred and is
continuing, together with any related indemnification obligations of the
Responsible Party set forth in Section 2.03(h), shall constitute the sole
remedies against such Person respecting such breach available to
Certificateholders, the Depositor and any of its Affiliates, or the Trustee on
their behalf.
The provisions of this Section 2.03 shall survive delivery of the
respective Custodial Files to the Trustee for the benefit of the
Certificateholders.
(k) With respect to each Countrywide Interim Serviced Loan, in the
event of any breach of any of the representations and warranties made by the
original loan seller under the Decision One Purchase Agreement or the First
Franklin Purchase Agreement, as applicable, or by the Purchaser set forth in the
Countrywide Assignment Agreement, the Trustee, upon receipt of notice of such
breach, shall enforce its rights and remedies with respect to such breach under
such agreement. If any such breach by the Purchaser is also a breach by the
related original loan seller of such Countrywide Interim Serviced Loan (as
specified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule) of any of its representations and
warranties set forth in the Decision One Purchase Agreement or the First
Franklin Purchase Agreement, as applicable, the Trustee shall first proceed
against the applicable original loan seller to enforce the rights and remedies
it may have against such original loan seller under the Decision One Purchase
Agreement or the First Franklin Purchase Agreement, as applicable. If such
original loan seller fails to cure, repurchase or substitute for the affected
Countrywide Interim Serviced Loan within the time permitted under the Decision
One Purchase Agreement or the First Franklin Purchase Agreement, as applicable,
the Trustee shall then enforce the obligations of the Purchaser under the
Countrywide Assignment Agreement to cure such breach or to repurchase the
Countrywide Interim Serviced Loan from the Trust. In the event of a repurchase
of any Countrywide Interim Serviced Loan by the Purchaser, the Trustee shall
promptly deliver to the Purchaser or its designee the related Mortgage File and
shall assign to the Purchaser all of the rights under the Decision One Purchase
Agreement or the First Franklin Purchase Agreement, as applicable, solely
insofar as such rights relate to the Mortgage Loans.
Section 2.04 [Reserved].
Section 2.05 Execution and Delivery of Certificates. The Trustee
acknowledges the transfer and assignment to it of the Trust Fund and,
concurrently with such transfer and assignment, has executed and delivered to or
upon the order of the Depositor, the Certificates in authorized denominations
evidencing directly or indirectly the entire ownership of the Trust Fund. The
Trustee agrees to hold the Trust Fund and exercise the rights referred to above
for the benefit of all present and future Holders of the Certificates.
Section 2.06 REMIC Matters. The Preliminary Statement sets forth the
designations for federal income tax purposes of all interests created hereby.
The "Startup Day" for purposes of the REMIC Provisions shall be the Closing
Date. The "latest possible maturity date" is the Distribution Date occurring in
March 2035, which is the Distribution Date in the month following the month in
which the latest Mortgage Loan maturity date occurs.
Section 2.07 Representations and Warranties of the Depositor. The
Depositor hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Trustee and the
Servicer that as of the date of this Agreement or as of such date specifically
provided herein:
(a) The Depositor is a limited liability company duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware;
(b) The Depositor has the power and authority to convey the Mortgage
Loans and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate
transactions contemplated by, this Agreement;
(c) This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed
and delivered by the Depositor, all requisite company action having been taken,
and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the other
parties hereto, constitutes or will constitute the legal, valid and binding
agreement of the Depositor, enforceable against the Depositor in accordance with
its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the
rights of creditors generally, and by general equity principles (regardless of
whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);
(d) No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or registration
or filing with, or notice to, any governmental authority or court is required
for the execution, delivery and performance of or compliance by the Depositor
with this Agreement or the consummation by the Depositor of any of the
transactions contemplated hereby, except as have been received or obtained on or
prior to the Closing Date;
(e) None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or the
fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
(i) conflicts or will conflict with or results or will result in a breach of, or
constitutes or will constitute a default or results or will result in an
acceleration under (A) the certificate of formation or limited liability company
agreement of the Depositor, or (B) of any term, condition or provision of any
material indenture, deed of trust, contract or other agreement or instrument to
which the Depositor or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any
of its subsidiaries is bound; (ii) results or will result in a violation of any
law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to the Depositor of
any court or governmental authority having jurisdiction over the Depositor or
its subsidiaries; or (iii) results 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;
(f) There are no actions, suits or proceedings before or against or
investigations of, the Depositor pending, or to the knowledge of the Depositor,
threatened, before any court, administrative agency or other tribunal, and no
notice of any such action, which, in the Depositor's reasonable judgment, might
materially and adversely affect the performance by the Depositor of its
obligations under this Agreement, or the validity or enforceability of this
Agreement;
(g) The Depositor is not in default with respect to any order or
decree of any court or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state,
municipal or governmental agency that would materially and adversely affect its
performance hereunder; and
(h) Immediately prior to the transfer and assignment by the
Depositor to the Trustee on the Closing Date, the Depositor had good title to,
and was the sole owner of each Mortgage Loan, free of any interest of any other
Person, and the Depositor has transferred all right, title and interest in each
Mortgage Loan to the Trustee. The transfer of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage
as and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement is sufficient either (i)
fully to transfer to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, all
right, title, and interest of the Depositor thereto as note holder and mortgagee
or (ii) to grant to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the
security interest referred to in Section 10.04.
It is understood and agreed that the representations, warranties and
covenants set forth in this Section 2.07 shall survive delivery of the
respective Mortgage Files to the Trustee or to a custodian, as the case may be,
and shall inure to the benefit of the Trustee.
ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING
OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Section 3.01 Servicer to Service Mortgage Loans. (a) For and on
behalf of the Certificateholders, the Servicer shall service and administer the
Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective
Mortgage Loans (provided, however that, prior to the Servicing Transfer Date
with respect to any Fremont Mortgage Loans or any other Mortgage Loans subject
to a Servicing Agreement, the Responsible Party or Countrywide, respectively,
will service such Fremont Mortgage Loans or such other Mortgage Loans pursuant
to the applicable Servicing Agreement. From and after the Servicing Transfer
Date with respect to the Fremont Mortgage Loans or such other Mortgage Loans,
the Servicer shall service such Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement), 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 mortgage
lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without
regard to:
(i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Subservicer or any
Affiliate of the Servicer or any Subservicer may have with the related
Mortgagor;
(ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the
Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer;
(iii) the Servicer's obligation to make P&I Advances or Servicing
Advances; or
(iv) the Servicer's or any Subservicer's right to receive
compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular
transaction.
To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer shall 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 Servicer shall
have full power and authority, acting alone or through Subservicers 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 Servicer in its own name
or in the name of a Subservicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the
Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in
accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, to execute and deliver 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. The Servicer shall at its own expense be responsible for
preparing and recording all lien releases and mortgage satisfactions in
accordance with state and local regulations. The 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 Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this
Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any
standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.16, the Trustee shall
execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and
any Subservicer such documents provided to the Trustee as are necessary or
appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Subservicer to carry out their
servicing and administrative duties hereunder, and the Trustee hereby grants to
the Servicer, and this Agreement shall constitute, a power of attorney to carry
out such duties including a power of attorney to take title to Mortgaged
Properties after foreclosure on behalf of the Trustee. The Trustee shall execute
a separate power of attorney, furnished to it by the Servicer, in favor of the
Servicer for the purposes described herein to the extent necessary or desirable
to enable the Servicer to perform its duties hereunder. The Trustee shall not be
liable for the actions of the Servicer or any Subservicers under such powers of
attorney.
(b) Subject to Section 3.09(b), in accordance with the standards of
the preceding paragraph, the 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(b), and further as provided in Section 3.11.
Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Subservicers in effecting the timely
payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not be added to
the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that
the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit.
(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the
Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan
(except as provided in Section 4.01) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any
modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan 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 (except for a reduction of interest payments resulting from the
application of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act or any similar state
statutes) 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 either the Upper Tier
REMIC or the Lower Tier 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 day" under the REMIC Provisions, or (iii) except as provided in
Section 3.07(a), waive any Prepayment Charges.
(d) The Servicer may delegate its responsibilities under this
Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the Servicer
from the responsibilities or liabilities arising under this Agreement.
Section 3.02 Subservicing Agreements between the Servicer and
Subservicers. (a) The Servicer may enter into subservicing agreements with
subservicers (each, a "Subservicer"), for the servicing and administration of
the Mortgage Loans ("Subservicing Agreements").
(b) Each Subservicer 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
Subservicer to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Subservicing
Agreement, (ii) an institution approved as a mortgage loan originator by the
Federal Housing Administration or an institution that has deposit accounts
insured by the FDIC and (iii) a Xxxxxxx Mac or Xxxxxx Mae approved mortgage
servicer. Each Subservicing Agreement must impose on the Subservicer
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 Servicer will examine each Subservicing Agreement and will be familiar with
the terms thereof. The terms of any Subservicing Agreement will not be
inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Agreement. The Servicer and the
Subservicers may enter into and make amendments to the Subservicing Agreements
or enter into different forms of Subservicing 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 Trustee, without the consent of
the Trustee. Any variation without the consent of the Trustee from the
provisions set forth in Section 3.08 relating to insurance or priority
requirements of Subservicing Accounts, or credits and charges to the
Subservicing Accounts or the timing and amount of remittances by the
Subservicers to the Servicer, are conclusively deemed to be inconsistent with
this Agreement and therefore prohibited. The Servicer shall deliver to the
Trustee and the Depositor copies of all Subservicing Agreements, and any
amendments or modifications thereof, promptly upon the Servicer's execution and
delivery of such instruments.
(c) As part of its servicing activities hereunder, the Servicer
(except as otherwise provided in the last sentence of this paragraph), for the
benefit of the Trustee, shall enforce the obligations of each Subservicer under
the related Subservicing Agreement, including, without limitation, any
obligation to make advances in respect of delinquent payments as required by a
Subservicing Agreement. Such enforcement, including, without limitation, the
legal prosecution of claims, termination of Subservicing 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 Servicer, in its good faith business
judgment, would require were it the owner of the related Mortgage Loans. The
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 Successor Subservicers. The Servicer shall be entitled
to terminate any Subservicing Agreement and the rights and obligations of any
Subservicer pursuant to any Subservicing Agreement in accordance with the terms
and conditions of such Subservicing Agreement. In the event of termination of
any Subservicer, all servicing obligations of such Subservicer shall be assumed
simultaneously by the Servicer without any act or deed on the part of such
Subservicer or the Servicer, and the Servicer either shall service directly the
related Mortgage Loans or shall enter into a Subservicing Agreement with a
successor Subservicer which qualifies under Section 3.02.
Any Subservicing Agreement shall include the provision that such
agreement may be immediately terminated by the Depositor or the Trustee without
fee, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, in the event that the
Servicer shall, for any reason, no longer be the Servicer (including termination
due to an Event of Default).
Section 3.04 Liability of the Servicer. Notwithstanding any
Subservicing Agreement, any of the provisions of this Agreement relating to
agreements or arrangements between the Servicer and a Subservicer or reference
to actions taken through a Subservicer or otherwise, the Servicer shall remain
obligated and primarily liable to the Trustee 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
Subservicing Agreements or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from the
Subservicer and to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if
the Servicer alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans. The
Servicer shall be entitled to enter into any agreement with a Subservicer for
indemnification of the Servicer by such Subservicer and nothing contained in
this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.
Section 3.05 No Contractual Relationship between Subservicers and
the Trustee. Any Subservicing Agreement that may be entered into and any
transactions or services relating to the Mortgage Loans involving a Subservicer
in its capacity as such shall be deemed to be between the Subservicer and the
Servicer alone, and the Trustee (or any successor Servicer) shall not be deemed
a party thereto and shall have no claims, rights, obligations, duties or
liabilities with respect to the Subservicer except as set forth in Section 3.06.
The Servicer shall be solely liable for all fees owed by it to any Subservicer,
irrespective of whether the Servicer's compensation pursuant to this Agreement
is sufficient to pay such fees.
Section 3.06 Assumption or Termination of Subservicing Agreements by
Trustee. In the event the Servicer at any time shall for any reason no longer be
the Servicer (including by reason of the occurrence of an Event of Default), the
Trustee, or its designee or the successor Servicer if the successor is not the
Trustee, shall thereupon assume all of the rights and obligations of the
Servicer under each Subservicing Agreement that the Servicer may have entered
into, with copies thereof provided to the Trustee or the successor Servicer if
the successor is not the Trustee, prior to the Trustee or the successor Servicer
if the successor is not the Trustee, assuming such rights and obligations,
unless the Trustee elects to terminate any Subservicing Agreement in accordance
with its terms as provided in Section 3.03.
Upon such assumption, the Trustee, its designee or the successor
servicer shall be deemed, subject to Section 3.03, to have assumed all of the
Servicer's interest therein and to have replaced the Servicer as a party to each
Subservicing Agreement to the same extent as if each Subservicing Agreement had
been assigned to the assuming party, except that (i) the Servicer shall not
thereby be relieved of any liability or obligations under any Subservicing
Agreement that arose before it ceased to be the Servicer and (ii) none of the
Depositor, the Trustee, their designees or any successor Servicer shall be
deemed to have assumed any liability or obligation of the Servicer that arose
before it ceased to be the Servicer.
The Servicer at its expense shall, upon request of the Trustee, its
designee or the successor Servicer deliver to the assuming party all documents
and records relating to each Subservicing 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 Subservicing Agreements to the assuming party.
Section 3.07 Collection of Certain Mortgage Loan Payments. (a) The
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 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 Accepted Servicing
Practices, the Servicer may (i) waive any late payment charge or, if applicable,
any penalty interest, or (ii) extend the due dates for the Scheduled 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 Servicer shall make timely advances on such Mortgage Loan during such
extension pursuant to Section 4.01 and in accordance with the amortization
schedule of such Mortgage Loan without modification thereof by reason of such
arrangements, subject to Section 4.01(d) pursuant to which the Servicer shall
not be required to make any such advances that are Nonrecoverable P&I Advances.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer may waive, in whole or in part, a
Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver
relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the
reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking
into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan
or (ii) such Prepayment Charge is not permitted to be collected by applicable
law. If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than as permitted by the prior
sentence, then the Servicer is required to pay the amount of such waived
Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates,
by depositing such amount into the Collection Account from its own funds,
without any right of reimbursement therefor, together with and at the time that
the amount prepaid on the related Mortgage Loan is required to be deposited into
the Collection Account; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not have an
obligation to pay the amount of any uncollected Prepayment Charge if the failure
to collect such amount is the direct result of inaccurate or incomplete
information on the Mortgage Loan Schedule in effect at such time.
(b) (i) The Trustee shall establish and maintain the Excess Reserve
Fund Account, on behalf of the Class X Certificateholders, to receive any Basis
Risk Payment and any Interest Rate Cap Payment and to secure their limited
recourse obligation to pay to the LIBOR Certificateholders Basis Risk Carry
Forward Amounts.
(ii) On each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall deposit the amount
of any Basis Risk Payment and any Interest Rate Cap Payment for such date
into the Excess Reserve Fund Account.
(c) (i) On each Distribution Date on which there exists a Basis Risk
Carry Forward Amount on any Class of Certificates, the Trustee shall (1)
withdraw from the Distribution Account and deposit in the Excess Reserve Fund
Account, as set forth in Section 4.02(a)(iii)(O), the lesser of (x) the Class X
Distributable Amount (without regard to the reduction in the definition thereof
with respect to the Basis Risk Payment (to the extent remaining after the
distributions specified in Sections 4.02(a)(iii)(A)-(Q)) and (y) the aggregate
Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts for such Distribution Date and (2) withdraw
from the Excess Reserve Fund Account amounts necessary to pay to such Class or
Classes of Certificates the Basis Risk Carry Forward Amount. Such payments shall
be allocated to those Classes on a pro rata basis based upon the amount of Basis
Risk Carry Forward Amount owed to each such Class and shall be paid in the
priority set forth in Sections 4.02(a)(iii)(P)-(Q).
(ii) The Trustee shall account for the Excess Reserve Fund Account
as an asset of a grantor trust under subpart E, Part I of subchapter J of
the Code and not as an asset of any REMIC created pursuant to this
Agreement. The beneficial owners of the Excess Reserve Fund Account are
the Class X Certificateholders. For all federal tax purposes, amounts
transferred by the Upper Tier REMIC to the Excess Reserve Fund Account
shall be treated as distributions by the Trustee to the Class X
Certificateholders.
(iii) Any Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts paid by the Trustee to
the LIBOR Certificateholders shall be accounted for by the Trustee as
amounts paid first to the Holders of the Class X Certificates and then to
the respective Class or Classes of LIBOR Certificates. In addition, the
Trustee shall account for the LIBOR Certificateholders' rights to receive
payments of Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts as rights in a limited
recourse interest rate cap contract written by the Class X
Certificateholders in favor of the LIBOR Certificateholders.
(iv) Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement, the
Trustee shall not be required to make any payments from the Excess Reserve
Fund Account except as expressly set forth in this Section 3.07(c) and
Sections 4.02(a)(iii)(P)-(Q) and (R).
(d) The Trustee shall establish and maintain the Distribution
Account on behalf of the Certificateholders. The Trustee shall, promptly upon
receipt, deposit in the Distribution Account and retain therein the following:
(i) the aggregate amount remitted by the Servicer to the Trustee
pursuant to Section 3.11;
(ii) any amount deposited by the Servicer pursuant to Section
3.12(b) in connection with any losses on Permitted Investments; and
(iii) any other amounts deposited hereunder which are required to be
deposited in the Distribution Account.
In the event that the Servicer shall remit any amount not required
to be remitted, it may at any time direct the Trustee in writing to withdraw
such amount from the Distribution Account, any provision herein to the contrary
notwithstanding. Such direction may be accomplished by delivering notice to the
Trustee which describes the amounts deposited in error in the Distribution
Account. All funds deposited in the Distribution Account shall be held by the
Trustee in trust for the Certificateholders until disbursed in accordance with
this Agreement or withdrawn in accordance with Section 4.02. In no event shall
the Trustee incur liability for withdrawals from the Distribution Account at the
direction of the Servicer.
(e) The Trustee may invest the funds in the Distribution Account in
one or more Permitted Investments in accordance with Section 3.12. The Trustee
may withdraw from the Distribution Account any income or gain earned from the
investment of funds deposited therein for its own benefit.
(f) The Servicer shall give notice to the Trustee, each Rating
Agency and the Depositor of any proposed change of the location of the
Collection Account not later than 30 days and not more than 45 days prior to any
change thereof.
(g) In order to comply with its duties under the USA Patriot Act of
2001, the Trustee shall comply with the Xxxxx Fargo anti-money laundering
compliance program, including, without limitation, any customer identification
procedures.
Section 3.08 Subservicing Accounts. In those cases where a
Subservicer is servicing a Mortgage Loan pursuant to a Subservicing Agreement,
the Subservicer will be required to establish and maintain one or more
segregated accounts (collectively, the "Subservicing Account"). The Subservicing
Account shall be an Eligible Account and shall otherwise be acceptable to the
Servicer. The Subservicer 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 one Business Day after
the Subservicer's receipt thereof, all proceeds of Mortgage Loans received by
the Subservicer less its servicing compensation to the extent permitted by the
Subservicing Agreement, and shall thereafter deposit such amounts in the
Subservicing Account, in no event more than two Business Days after the deposit
of such funds into the clearing account. The Subservicer shall thereafter
deposit such proceeds in the Collection Account or remit such proceeds to the
Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account not later than two Business Days
after the deposit of such amounts in the Subservicing Account. For purposes of
this Agreement, the Servicer shall be deemed to have received payments on the
Mortgage Loans when the Subservicer receives such payments.
Section 3.09 Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items;
Escrow Accounts. (a) The Servicer shall enforce the obligations under each
paid-in-full, life-of-the-loan tax service contract in effect with respect to
each Mortgage Loan (each, a "Tax Service Contract"). Each Tax Service Contract
shall be assigned to a successor Servicer, at the Servicer's expense in the
event that the Servicer is terminated as Servicer of the related Mortgage Loan.
(b) To the extent that the services described in this paragraph (b)
are not otherwise provided pursuant to the Tax Service Contracts described in
paragraph (a) hereof, the Servicer undertakes to perform such functions. To the
extent the related Mortgage provides for Escrow Payments, the Servicer shall
establish and maintain, or cause to be established and maintained, one or more
segregated accounts (the "Escrow Accounts"), which shall be Eligible Accounts.
The 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 one Business Day after the Servicer's
receipt thereof, all collections from the Mortgagors (or related advances from
Subservicers) for the payment of taxes, assessments, hazard insurance premiums
and comparable items for the account of the Mortgagors ("Escrow Payments")
collected on account of the Mortgage Loans and shall thereafter deposit such
Escrow Payments in the Escrow Accounts, in no event more than two Business Days
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 an Escrow Account may be made only to (i)
effect payment of taxes, assessments, hazard insurance premiums, and comparable
items; (ii) reimburse the Servicer (or a Subservicer to the extent provided in
the related Subservicing Agreement) out of related collections for any advances
made pursuant to Section 3.01 (with respect to taxes and assessments) and
Section 3.13 (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 Escrow Account; (v) clear and
terminate the Escrow Account at the termination of the Servicer's obligations
and responsibilities in respect of the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement; or
(vi) recover amounts deposited in error. As part of its servicing duties, the
Servicer or Subservicers shall pay to the Mortgagors interest on funds in Escrow
Accounts, to the extent required by law and, to the extent that interest earned
on funds in the Escrow 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 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 Servicer assumes full responsibility for the
payment of all such bills within such time 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; provided, however, that such advances are deemed
to be Servicing Advances.
Section 3.10 Collection Account. (a) On behalf of the Trustee, the
Servicer shall establish and maintain, or cause to be established and
maintained, one or more segregated Eligible Accounts (such account or accounts,
the "Collection Account"), held in trust for the benefit of the Trustee. On
behalf of the Trustee, the 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 one Business Day after the Servicer's receipt thereof, and shall
thereafter deposit into the Collection Account, in no event more than two
Business Days 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 subsequent to 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 and Condemnation Proceeds to the extent
such Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds are not to be applied to
the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property or released to the
related Mortgagor in accordance with the express requirements of law or in
accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, Liquidation Proceeds and
Subsequent Recoveries;
(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 Servicer pursuant to
the second paragraph of Section 3.13(a) in respect of any blanket policy
deductibles;
(vi) all proceeds of any Mortgage Loan repurchased or purchased in
accordance with this Agreement; and
(vii) all Prepayment Charges collected by the Servicer.
The foregoing requirements for deposit in the Collection Account
shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, payments in the nature of late payment charges, NSF
fees, reconveyance fees, assumption fees and other similar fees and charges need
not be deposited by the Servicer in the Collection Account and shall, upon
collection, belong to the Servicer as additional compensation for its servicing
activities. In the event the 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) Funds in the Collection Account may be invested in Permitted
Investments in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 3.12. The
Servicer shall give notice to the Trustee and the Depositor of the location of
the Collection Account maintained by it when established and prior to any change
thereof.
Section 3.11 Withdrawals from the Collection Account. (a) The
Servicer shall, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Collection Account
for any of the following purposes or as described in Section 4.01:
(i) on or prior to each Remittance Date, to remit to the Trustee (A)
the Trustee Fee with respect to such Distribution Date and (B) all
Available Funds in respect of the related Distribution Date together with
all amounts representing Prepayment Charges (payable to the Class P
Certificateholders) from the Mortgage Loans received during the related
Prepayment Period;
(ii) to reimburse the Servicer for P&I Advances (or the Purchaser,
to the extent the Purchaser was required to make P&I Advances pursuant to
the terms of the applicable Assignment Agreement), but only to the extent
of amounts received which represent Late Collections (net of the related
Servicing Fees) of Scheduled Payments on Mortgage Loans with respect to
which such P&I Advances were made by the Servicer in accordance with the
provisions of Section 4.01 (or by the Purchaser pursuant to the terms of
the applicable Assignment Agreement);
(iii) to pay the Servicer or any Subservicer (A) any unpaid
Servicing Fees or (B) any unreimbursed Servicing Advances with respect to
each Mortgage Loan, but only to the extent of any Late Collections or
other amounts as may be collected by the Servicer from a Mortgagor, or
otherwise received with respect to such Mortgage Loan (or the related REO
Property);
(iv) to pay to the Servicer as servicing compensation (in addition
to the Servicing Fee) on each Remittance Date any interest or investment
income earned on funds deposited in the Collection Account;
(v) to pay to the Responsible Party, with respect to each Mortgage
Loan that has previously been repurchased or replaced pursuant to this
Agreement, all amounts received thereon subsequent to the date of purchase
or substitution, as the case may be;
(vi) to reimburse the Servicer for any P&I Advance or Servicing
Advance previously made which the Servicer has determined to be a
Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance in
accordance with the provisions of Section 4.01 and to reimburse the
Purchaser for any P&I Advance previously made by it pursuant to an
Assignment Agreement which the Purchaser has determined to be a
Nonrecourse P&I Advance in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.01;
(vii) to pay, or to reimburse the Servicer for Servicing Advances in
respect of, expenses incurred in connection with any Mortgage Loan
pursuant to Section 3.15;
(viii) to reimburse the Servicer, the Depositor or the Trustee for
expenses incurred by or reimbursable to the Servicer, the Depositor or the
Trustee, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 6.03, Section 7.02 or
Section 8.05;
(ix) to reimburse the Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be,
for expenses reasonably incurred in respect of the breach or defect giving
rise to the repurchase obligation of the Responsible Party under this
Agreement that were included in the Repurchase Price of the Mortgage Loan,
including any expenses arising out of the enforcement of the repurchase
obligation, to the extent not otherwise paid pursuant to the terms hereof;
(x) to withdraw any amounts deposited in the Collection Account in
error;
(xi) to clear and terminate the Collection Account upon termination
of this Agreement; and
(xii) on or prior to each Remittance Date, to remit to the Loan
Performance Advisor the Loan Performance Advisor Fee with respect to such
Distribution Date.
(b) The 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 (a)(ii), (iii), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii) and (ix)
above. The Servicer shall provide written notification (as set forth in Section
4.01(d)) to the Depositor, on or prior to the next succeeding Remittance Date,
upon making any withdrawals from the Collection Account pursuant to subclause
(a)(vi) above.
Section 3.12 Investment of Funds in the Collection Account, Escrow
Accounts and the Distribution Account. (a) The Servicer may invest the funds in
the Collection Account and the Escrow Accounts (to the extent permitted by law
and the related Mortgage Loan documents) and the Trustee may invest funds in the
Distribution Account and shall invest such funds in the Distribution Account
(for purposes of this Section 3.12, each such Account is referred to as an
"Investment Account"), in one or more Permitted Investments bearing interest or
sold at a discount, and maturing, unless payable on demand, 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; provided, however,
that any such Permitted Investment managed by or advised by the Trustee or any
of its Affiliates may mature, unless payable on demand, no later than the date
on which such funds are required to be withdrawn from such account pursuant to
this Agreement. If no investment instruction is given in a timely manner, the
Trustee shall hold the funds in the Distribution Account uninvested. 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
Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable. The Servicer or the Trustee, as
applicable, shall be entitled to sole possession over each such investment, and
any certificate or other instrument evidencing any such investment shall be
delivered directly to the Servicer or the Trustee or its agent, as applicable,
together with any document of transfer necessary to transfer title to such
investment to the Servicer or the Trustee or its agent, as applicable. In the
event amounts on deposit in an Investment Account are at any time invested in a
Permitted Investment payable on demand, the Servicer or the Trustee, as
applicable, may:
(x) 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
(y) demand payment of all amounts due thereunder that such
Permitted Investment would not constitute a Permitted
Investment in respect of funds thereafter on deposit in an
Investment Account.
(b) All income and gain realized from the investment of funds
deposited in the Collection Account or Escrow Account, as applicable, held by or
on behalf of the Servicer, shall be for the benefit of the Servicer and shall be
subject to its withdrawal in the manner set forth in Section 3.11. The Servicer
shall deposit in the Collection Account or Escrow Account, as applicable, 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 the Trustee, shall be for the
benefit of the Trustee, and shall be subject to the Trustee's withdrawal in the
manner set forth in Section 3.07(e). The Trustee 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 account 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 of
funds held in the Escrow Account or the Collection Account, or if a default
occurs in any other performance required under any Permitted Investment of funds
held in the Escrow Account or the Collection Account, the Servicer 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 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance and Errors and
Omissions and Fidelity Coverage. (a) The 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
outstanding 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 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 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
Servicer under any such policies (other than amounts required to be deposited in
the Escrow Account and 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 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. Any cost incurred by the
Servicer in maintaining any such insurance shall not, for the purpose of
calculating distributions to the Trustee, 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 and flood
insurance has been made available, the 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 Servicer shall obtain and maintain a blanket
policy with an insurer having a general policy rating of A:VI or better in
Best's (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 3.13, it being understood and agreed that such policy may contain a
deductible clause, in which case the 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 3.13, 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 Servicer agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself and the
Trustee, claims under any such blanket policy in a timely fashion in accordance
with the terms of such policy.
(b) The 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 Servicer's obligations under this Agreement,
which policy or policies shall be in such form and amount that would meet the
requirements of Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac if it were the purchaser of the
Mortgage Loans, unless the Servicer has obtained a waiver of such requirements
from Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac. The 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 Servicer has obtained a waiver of such requirements from Xxxxxx
Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac. The Servicer shall provide the Trustee with copies of any
such insurance policies and fidelity bond. The Servicer shall be deemed to have
complied with this provision if an Affiliate of the 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 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
Servicer shall also cause each Subservicer to maintain a policy of insurance
covering errors and omissions and a fidelity bond which would meet such
requirements.
Section 3.14 Enforcement of Due-On-Sale Clauses; Assumption
Agreements. The 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
Servicer shall not be required to take such action if, in its sole business
judgment, the Servicer believes it is not in the best interests of the Trust
Fund and shall not exercise any such rights if prohibited by law from doing so.
If the 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 Servicer will enter into either (i)
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 or (ii) a
substitution agreement as provided in the succeeding sentence. The 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 Servicer and has a credit
risk rating at least equal to that of the original Mortgagor. In connection with
any assumption, modification or substitution, the 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 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 hazard insurance
policy, or a new policy meeting the requirements of this Section is obtained.
Any fee collected by the Servicer in respect of an assumption or substitution of
liability agreement will be retained by the 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 Scheduled Payment) may be amended or modified, except as otherwise
required pursuant to the terms thereof. The Servicer shall notify the Trustee
that any such substitution, modification or assumption agreement has been
completed by forwarding 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 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 Servicer may be restricted by law from preventing, for any
reason whatsoever. For purposes of this Section 3.14, 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 3.15 Realization upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans. The Servicer
shall use its best efforts, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, to
foreclose upon or otherwise comparably convert (which may include an acquisition
of REO Property) 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, and which are not released from this Agreement pursuant to any
other provision hereof. The Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to realize
upon such defaulted Mortgage Loans in such manner as will maximize the receipt
of principal and interest by the Trustee, taking into account, among other
things, the timing of foreclosure proceedings. The foregoing is subject to the
provisions that the Servicer shall not be required to expend its own funds in
connection with foreclosure or other conversion, correction of a default on a
senior mortgage or restoration of any property unless it shall determine in its
sole discretion (i) that such foreclosure, correction or restoration will
increase the net Liquidation Proceeds of the related Mortgage Loan to the
Trustee, after reimbursement to itself for such expenses and (ii) that such
expenses will be recoverable by the Servicer through Insurance Proceeds,
Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or Subsequent Recoveries from the
related Mortgaged Property, as contemplated in Section 3.11. The Servicer shall
be responsible for all other costs and expenses incurred by it in any such
proceedings; provided, however, that it shall be entitled to reimbursement
thereof from the related property, as contemplated in Section 3.11.
The proceeds of any liquidation or REO Disposition, as well as any
recovery resulting from a partial collection of Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation
Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or Subsequent Recoveries or any income from an
REO Property, will be applied in the following order of priority: first, to
reimburse the Servicer or any Subservicer for any related unreimbursed Servicing
Advances, pursuant to Section 3.11 or 3.17; second, to reimburse the Servicer
for any related xxxxxxxxxxxx X&X Advances, pursuant to Section 3.11; third, to
accrued and unpaid interest on the Mortgage Loan or REO Imputed Interest, at the
Mortgage Rate, to the date of the liquidation or REO Disposition, or to the Due
Date prior to the Remittance Date on which such amounts are to be distributed if
not in connection with a liquidation or REO Disposition; and fourth, as a
recovery of principal of the Mortgage Loan. If the amount of the recovery so
allocated to interest is less than a full recovery thereof, that amount will be
allocated as follows: first, to unpaid Servicing Fees; and second, as interest
at the Mortgage Rate (net of the Servicing Fee Rate). The portion of the
recovery so allocated to unpaid Servicing Fees shall be reimbursed to the
Servicer or any Subservicer pursuant to Section 3.11 or 3.17. The portions of
the recovery so allocated to interest at the Mortgage Rate (net of the Servicing
Fee Rate) and to principal of the Mortgage Loan shall be applied as follows:
first, to reimburse the Servicer or any Subservicer for any related unreimbursed
Servicing Advances in accordance with Section 3.11 or 3.17, and second, to the
Trustee in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.02, subject to paragraph
(g) of Section 3.17 with respect to certain excess recoveries from an REO
Disposition.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in
connection with a foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, in
the event the Servicer has received actual notice of, or has actual knowledge of
the presence of, hazardous or toxic substances or wastes on the related
Mortgaged Property, or if the Trustee otherwise requests, the Servicer shall
cause an environmental inspection or review of such Mortgaged Property to be
conducted by a qualified inspector. Upon completion of the inspection, the
Servicer shall promptly provide the Trustee and the Depositor with a written
report of the environmental inspection.
In the event (a) the environmental inspection report indicates that
the Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or
wastes and (b) the Servicer proceeds with foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in
lieu of foreclosure, the Servicer shall be reimbursed for all reasonable costs
associated with such foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure
and any related environmental clean-up costs, as applicable, from the related
Liquidation Proceeds, or if the Liquidation Proceeds are insufficient to fully
reimburse the Servicer, the Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed from
amounts in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. In the event the
Servicer does not proceed with foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of
foreclosure, the Servicer shall be reimbursed from general collections for all
Servicing Advances made with respect to the related Mortgaged Property from the
Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11.
Section 3.16 Release of Mortgage Files. (a) Upon the payment in full
of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the Servicer of a notification that
payment in full shall be escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes, the
Servicer will, within five (5) Business Days of the payment in full, notify the
Trustee by a certification (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 delivery to it of the Custodial File by submitting a Request for
Release, which Request for Release may be in an electronic format in a form
acceptable to the Trustee, to the Trustee. Upon receipt of such certification
and Request for Release, the Trustee shall promptly release the related
Custodial File to the Servicer within two (2) Business Days. No expenses
incurred in connection with any instrument of satisfaction or deed of
reconveyance shall be chargeable to the Collection Account.
(b) From time to time and as appropriate for the servicing or
foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan, including, for this purpose, collection under
any Insurance Policy relating to the Mortgage Loans, the Trustee shall, upon
request of the Servicer and delivery to the Trustee of a Request for Release,
which Request for Release may be in an electronic format in a form acceptable to
the Trustee, release the related Custodial File to the Servicer, and the Trustee
shall, at the direction of the Servicer, execute such documents as shall be
necessary to the prosecution of any such proceedings and the Servicer shall
retain the Mortgage File in trust for the benefit of the Trustee. Such Request
for Release shall obligate the Servicer to return each and every document
previously requested from the Custodial File to the Trustee when the need
therefor by the 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 Servicer has delivered to 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 Trustee to the Servicer or its designee.
Upon written certification of a Servicing Officer, the Trustee shall
execute and deliver to the Servicer copies of 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, or shall exercise and deliver to the Servicer a power of attorney
sufficient to authorize the Servicer to execute such documents on its behalf.
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 3.17 Title, Conservation and Disposition of REO Property.
(a) This Section shall apply only to REO Properties acquired for the account of
the Trustee and shall not apply to any REO Property relating to a Mortgage Loan
which was purchased or repurchased from the Trustee pursuant to any provision
hereof. In the event that title to any such REO Property is acquired, the deed
or certificate of sale shall be issued to Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association
(or, if applicable, the name of the successor Trustee) as Trustee for
Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC 2005-FR2 Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 2005-FR2, or to its nominee, for the benefit of the
Certificateholders.
(b) The Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each
REO Property for the Trustee solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition
and sale. The Servicer, either itself or through an agent selected by the
Servicer, shall manage, conserve, protect and operate the REO Property in the
same manner that it manages, conserves, protects and operates other foreclosed
property for its own account, and in the same manner that similar property in
the same locality as the REO Property is managed. The Servicer shall attempt to
sell the same (and may temporarily rent the same for a period not greater than
one year, except as otherwise provided below) on such terms and conditions as
the Servicer deems to be in the best interest of the Trustee on behalf of the
Certificateholders. The Servicer shall notify the Trustee from time to time as
to the status of each REO Property.
(c) The Servicer shall use its best efforts to dispose of the REO
Property as soon as possible and shall sell such REO Property in any event
within one year after title has been taken to such REO Property, unless the
Servicer determines, and gives an appropriate notice to the Trustee to such
effect, that a longer period is necessary for the orderly liquidation of such
REO Property. If a period longer than one year is permitted under the foregoing
sentence and is necessary to sell any REO Property, the Servicer shall report
monthly to the Trustee as to the progress being made in selling such REO
Property.
(d) The 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 deposit such funds in the
Collection Account.
(e) The Servicer shall deposit net of reimbursement to the Servicer
for any related outstanding Servicing Advances and unpaid Servicing Fees
provided in Section 3.11, or cause to be deposited in the Collection Account, in
no event later than two Business Days after the deposit of such funds into the
clearing account, all revenues received with respect to the related REO Property
and shall withdraw therefrom funds necessary for the proper operation,
management and maintenance of the REO Property.
(f) The Servicer, upon an REO Disposition, shall be entitled to
reimbursement for any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances as well as any
unpaid Servicing Fees from proceeds received in connection with the REO
Disposition, as further provided in Section 3.11.
(g) Any net proceeds from an REO Disposition which are in excess of
the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan plus all unpaid REO
Imputed Interest thereon through the date of the REO Disposition shall be
retained by the Servicer as additional servicing compensation.
(h) The Servicer shall use its reasonable best efforts to sell, or
cause the Subservicer to sell, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices,
any REO Property as soon as possible, but in no event later than the conclusion
of the third calendar year beginning after the year of its acquisition by the
Lower Tier REMIC unless (i) the Servicer applies for an extension of such period
from the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to the REMIC Provisions and Code
Section 856(e)(3), in which event such REO Property shall be sold within the
applicable extension period, or (ii) the Servicer obtains for the Trustee an
Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the Depositor, the Trustee and the Servicer, to
the effect that the holding by the Lower Tier REMIC of such REO Property
subsequent to such period will not result in the imposition of taxes on
"prohibited transactions" as defined in Section 860F of the Code or cause the
Lower Tier REMIC or the Upper Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the
REMIC Provisions or comparable provisions of relevant state laws at any time.
The Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property for
the Trustee 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) or result in the receipt by
the Lower Tier 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 Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code.
Pursuant to its efforts to sell such REO Property, the Servicer shall either
itself or through an agent selected by the Servicer protect and conserve such
REO Property in the same manner and to such extent as is customary in the
locality where such REO Property is located and may, incident to its
conservation and protection of the interests of the Trustee on behalf of the
Certificateholders, rent the same, or any part thereof, as the Servicer deems to
be in the best interest of the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders for
the period prior to the sale of such REO Property; provided, however, that any
rent received or accrued with respect to such REO Property qualifies as "rents
from real property" as defined in Section 856(d) of the Code.
Section 3.18 Notification of Adjustments. With respect to each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall adjust the Mortgage Rate on
the related Adjustment Date and shall adjust the Scheduled Payment on the
related mortgage payment adjustment date, if applicable, in compliance with the
requirements of applicable law and the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note. In
the event that an Index becomes unavailable or otherwise unpublished, the
Servicer shall select a comparable alternative index over which it has no direct
control and which is readily verifiable. The Servicer shall execute and deliver
any and all necessary notices required under applicable law and the terms of the
related Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding the Mortgage Rate and Scheduled
Payment adjustments. The Servicer shall promptly, upon written request therefor,
deliver to the Trustee such notifications and any additional applicable data
regarding such adjustments and the methods used to calculate and implement such
adjustments. Upon the discovery by the Servicer or the receipt of notice from
the Trustee that the Servicer has failed to adjust a Mortgage Rate or Scheduled
Payment in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note, the Servicer
shall deposit in the Collection Account from its own funds the amount of any
interest loss caused as such interest loss occurs.
Section 3.19 Access to Certain Documentation and Information
Regarding the Mortgage Loans. In the event the Servicer reasonably believes that
compliance with this Section will make the Mortgage Loans legal for investment
by federally insured savings and loan associations, the Servicer shall provide,
or cause the Subservicer to provide, to the Depositor, the Trustee, the OTS or
the FDIC and the examiners and supervisory agents thereof, access to the
documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans in its possession required by
applicable regulations of the OTS. Such access shall be afforded without charge,
but only upon reasonable and prior written request and during normal business
hours at the offices of the Servicer or, if applicable, any Subservicer. Nothing
in this Section shall derogate from the obligation of any such party to observe
any applicable law prohibiting disclosure of information regarding the
Mortgagors and the failure of any such party to provide access as provided in
this Section as a result of such obligation shall not constitute a breach of
this Section.
Section 3.20 Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of the
Servicer to Be Held for the Trustee. Not later than thirty days after each
Distribution Date, the Servicer shall forward to the Trustee a statement
prepared by the 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 shall be provided
substantially in the form of Exhibit O hereto. Copies of such statement shall be
provided by the Trustee to any Certificateholder and to any Person identified to
the Trustee 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 Servicer to the Trustee.
Section 3.21 Servicing Compensation. (a) As compensation for its
activities hereunder, the Servicer shall, with respect to each Mortgage Loan, be
entitled to retain from deposits to the Collection Account and from Liquidation
Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, Subsequent Recoveries and
REO Proceeds related to such Mortgage Loan, the Servicing Fee with respect to
each Mortgage Loan (less any portion of such amounts retained by any
Subservicer). In addition, the Servicer shall be entitled to recover unpaid
Servicing Fees out of related Late Collections and as otherwise permitted under
Section 3.11. 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 Servicer's
responsibilities and obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that
the Servicer may pay from the Servicing Fee any amounts due to a Subservicer
pursuant to a Subservicing Agreement entered into under Section 3.02.
(b) Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption or
modification fees, late payment charges, net Prepayment Interest Excesses (to
the extent not required to offset Prepayment Interest Shortfalls), NSF fees,
reconveyance fees and other similar fees and charges (other than Prepayment
Charges) shall be retained by the Servicer only to the extent such fees or
charges are received by the Servicer. The Servicer shall also be entitled
pursuant to Section 3.11(a)(iv) to withdraw from the Collection Account, as
additional servicing compensation, interest or other income earned on deposits
therein. The Servicer shall also be entitled as additional servicing
compensation, to interest or other income earned on deposits in the Escrow
Account (to the extent permitted by law and the related Mortgage Loan documents)
in accordance with Section 3.12.
(c) The Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by
it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder (including payment of
premiums for any blanket policy insuring against hazard losses pursuant to
Section 3.13, servicing compensation of the Subservicer to the extent not
retained by it and the fees and expenses of independent accountants and any
agents appointed by the Servicer), and shall not be entitled to reimbursement
therefor from the Trust Fund except as specifically provided in Section 3.11.
Section 3.22 Annual Statement as to Compliance. The Servicer will
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Depositor, the Rating Agencies and the
Trustee on or before March 15th of each calendar year, commencing in 2006, an
Officer's Certificate stating, as to each signatory thereof, that (i) a review
of the activities of the Servicer during the preceding calendar year and of
performance under this Agreement or a similar agreement has been made under such
officers' supervision, and (ii) to the best of such officers' knowledge, based
on such review, the Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under this
Agreement throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the
fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to such
officers and the nature and status thereof.
Section 3.23 Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing
Statement; Financial Statements. Not later than March 15th of each calendar year
commencing in 2006, the Servicer, at its expense, shall cause a nationally
recognized firm of independent certified public accountants to furnish to the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Rating Agencies and the Trustee a report stating
that (i) it has obtained a letter of representation regarding certain matters
from the management of the Servicer which includes an assertion that the
Servicer has complied with certain minimum residential mortgage loan servicing
standards, identified in the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage
Bankers established by the Mortgage Bankers Association of America, with respect
to the servicing of residential mortgage loans during the most recently
completed calendar year and (ii) on the basis of an examination conducted by
such firm in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants, such representation is fairly stated in all
material respects, subject to such exceptions and other qualifications that may
be appropriate. In rendering its report such firm may rely, as to matters
relating to the direct servicing of residential mortgage loans by Subservicers,
upon comparable reports of firms of independent certified public accountants
rendered on the basis of examinations conducted in accordance with the same
standards (rendered within one year of such report) with respect to those
Subservicers.
Section 3.24 Trustee to Act as Servicer. (a) Subject to Section
7.02, in the event that the Servicer shall for any reason no longer be the
Servicer hereunder (including by reason of an Event of Default), the Trustee or
its successor shall thereupon assume all of the rights and obligations of the
Servicer hereunder arising thereafter, except that the Trustee shall not be (i)
liable for losses of the predecessor Servicer pursuant to Section 3.10 or any
acts or omissions of the predecessor Servicer hereunder, (ii) obligated to
effectuate repurchases or substitutions of Mortgage Loans hereunder, including
but not limited to repurchases or substitutions pursuant to Section 2.03, (iii)
responsible for expenses of the predecessor Servicer pursuant to Section 2.03 or
(iv) deemed to have made any representations and warranties of the Servicer
hereunder. Any such assumption shall be subject to Section 7.02.
(b) Every Subservicing Agreement entered into by the Servicer shall
contain a provision giving the successor Servicer the option to terminate such
agreement in the event a successor Servicer is appointed.
(c) If the Servicer shall for any reason no longer be the Servicer
(including by reason of any Event of Default), the Trustee (or any other
successor Servicer) may, at its option, succeed to any rights and obligations of
the Servicer under any Subservicing Agreement in accordance with the terms
thereof; provided, that the Trustee (or any other successor Servicer) shall not
incur any liability or have any obligations in its capacity as successor
Servicer under a Subservicing Agreement arising prior to the date of such
succession unless it expressly elects to succeed to the rights and obligations
of the Servicer thereunder; and the Servicer shall not thereby be relieved of
any liability or obligations under the Subservicing Agreement arising prior to
the date of such succession.
(d) The Servicer shall, upon request of the Trustee, but at the
expense of the Servicer, deliver to the assuming party all documents and records
relating to each Subservicing Agreement (if any) and the Mortgage Loans then
being serviced thereunder and an accounting of amounts collected and held by it,
and otherwise use its best efforts to effect the orderly and efficient transfer
of the Subservicing Agreement to the assuming party.
Section 3.25 Compensating Interest. The Servicer shall remit to the
Trustee on each Remittance Date an amount from its own funds equal to the
Compensating Interest payable by the Servicer for the related Distribution Date;
provided, however, the Servicer is not required to pay Compensating Interest on
any Mortgage Loan subject to a Servicing Agreement for the period prior to the
applicable Servicing Transfer Date.
Section 3.26 Credit Reporting; Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act. (a) With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Servicer agrees to fully furnish, in
accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations,
accurate and complete information (e.g., favorable and unfavorable) on the
primary borrower of such Mortgage Loan to Equifax, Experian and TransUnion
Credit Information Company (three of the credit repositories) on a monthly
basis.
(b) The Servicer shall comply with Title V of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx
Act of 1999 and all applicable regulations promulgated thereunder, relating to
the Mortgage Loans and the related borrowers and shall provide all required
notices thereunder.
Section 3.27 Transfer of Servicing of Mortgage Loans. The Depositor
shall use reasonable efforts to assist the Trustee and the Servicer in enforcing
the obligations of Countrywide and the Responsible Party to transfer servicing
of the Mortgage Loans to the Servicer on the Servicing Transfer Date pursuant to
the applicable Servicing Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
DISTRIBUTIONS AND
ADVANCES BY THE SERVICER
Section 4.01 Advances. (a) The amount of P&I Advances to be made by
the Servicer for any Remittance Date shall equal, subject to Section 4.01(c),
the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of Scheduled Payments (with each interest
portion thereof net of the related Servicing Fee), due during the Due Period
immediately preceding such Remittance Date in respect of the Mortgage Loans,
which Scheduled Payments were not received as of the close of business on the
related Determination Date, plus (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 excess, if any, of the
Scheduled 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, over the net income from such REO Property
transferred to the Collection Account for distribution on such Remittance Date.
(b) On each Remittance Date, the Servicer shall remit in immediately
available funds to the Trustee 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 Remittance Date either (i) from its own funds 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 4.01, used by the 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 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 Servicer's records and replaced
by the Servicer by deposit in the Collection Account on or before any future
Remittance Date to the extent required.
(c) The obligation of the 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 coverage under this Agreement, except as otherwise provided
in this Section.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no P&I Advance
or Servicing Advance shall be required to be made hereunder by the Servicer if
such P&I Advance or Servicing Advance would, if made, constitute a
Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. The
determination by the Servicer that it has made a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or a
Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance or that any proposed P&I Advance or Servicing
Advance, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or a
Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, respectively, shall be evidenced by an
Officer's Certificate of the Servicer delivered to the Trustee.
(e) Except as otherwise provided herein, the Servicer shall be
entitled to reimbursement pursuant to Section 3.11 for Servicing Advances from
recoveries from the related Mortgagor or from all Liquidation Proceeds and other
payments or recoveries (including Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and
Subsequent Recoveries) with respect to the related Mortgage Loan.
Section 4.02 Priorities of Distribution. (a) On each Distribution
Date, the Trustee will make the disbursements and transfers from amounts then on
deposit in the Distribution Account in the following order of priority and to
the extent of the Available Funds remaining:
(i) to the holders of each Class of LIBOR Certificates in the
following order of priority:
(A) from the Interest Remittance Amounts for both Loan Groups,
to the Class A-1A, Class X-0X, Xxxxx X-0X, Xxxxx X-0X and Class A-2C
Certificates, the related Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution
Amount and Unpaid Interest Amounts for such Distribution Date, in
each case pursuant to the allocation set forth in clauses (iv) and
(v) of this Section 4.02(a);
(B) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amounts, to the
Class M-1 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest
Distribution Amount for such Class on such Distribution Date;
(C) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amounts, to the
Class M-2 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest
Distribution Amount for such Class on such Distribution Date;
(D) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amounts, to the
Class M-3 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest
Distribution Amount for such Class on such Distribution Date;
(E) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amounts, to the
Class B-1 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest
Distribution Amount for such Class on such Distribution Date;
(F) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amounts, to the
Class B-2 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest
Distribution Amount for such Class on such Distribution Date;
(G) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amounts, to the
Class B-3 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest
Distribution Amount for such Class on such Distribution Date; and
(H) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amounts, to the
Class B-4 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest
Distribution Amount for such Class on such Distribution Date;
(ii) (A) on each Distribution Date (1) before the Stepdown Date or
(2) with respect to which a Trigger Event is in effect, to the holders of
the related Class or Classes of LIBOR Certificates then entitled to
distributions of principal as set forth below, from amounts remaining on
deposit in the Distribution Account after making distributions pursuant to
clause (i) above, an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount in
the following order of priority:
(a) to the Class A-1A, Class X-0X, Xxxxx X-0X, Xxxxx X-0X and
Class A-2C Certificates, allocated as described in Section 4.02(c),
until the respective Class Certificate Balances thereof are reduced
to zero; and
(b) sequentially to the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class
B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3 and Class B-4 Certificates, in that order,
until the respective Class Certificate Balances are reduced to zero;
(B) on each Distribution Date (1) on and after the Stepdown
Date and (2) as long as a Trigger Event is not in effect, to the
holders of the related Class or Classes of LIBOR Certificates then
entitled to distribution of principal, from amounts remaining on
deposit in the Distribution Account after making distributions
pursuant to clause (i) above, an amount equal to, in the aggregate,
the Principal Distribution Amount in the following amounts and order
of priority:
(a) to the Class A Certificates, the lesser of (x) the
Principal Distribution Amount and (y) the Class A Principal
Distribution Amount, allocated as described in Section 4.02(c),
until the respective Class Certificate Balances thereof are reduced
to zero;
(b) to the Class M-1 Certificates, the lesser of (x) the
excess of (i) the Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the amount
distributed to the Class A Certificateholders in clause (ii)(B)(a)
above and (y) the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount, until the
Class Certificate Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;
(c) to the Class M-2 Certificates, the lesser of (x) the
excess of (i) the Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the amount
distributed to the Class A Certificateholders in clause (ii)(B)(a)
above and to the Class M-1 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(b) above
and (y) the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount, until the Class
Certificate Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;
(d) to the Class M-3 Certificates, the lesser of (x) the
excess of (i) the Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the amount
distributed to the Class A Certificateholders in clause (ii)(B)(a)
above, to the Class M-1 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(b) above and
to the Class M-2 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(c) above and (y) the
Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount, until the Class Certificate
Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;
(e) to the Class B-1 Certificates, the lesser of (x) the
excess of (i) the Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the amount
distributed to the Class A Certificateholders in clause (ii)(B)(a)
above, to the Class M-1 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(b) above, to
the Class M-2 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(c) above and to the
Class M-3 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(d) above and (y) the Class
B-1 Principal Distribution Amount, until the Class Certificate
Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;
(f) to the Class B-2 Certificates, the lesser of (x) the
excess of (i) the Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the amount
distributed to the Class A Certificateholders in clause (ii)(B)(a)
above, to the Class M-1 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(b) above, to
the Class M-2 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(c) above, to the Class
M-3 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(d) above and to the Class B-1
Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(e) above and (y) the Class B-2
Principal Distribution Amount, until the Class Certificate Balance
thereof has been reduced to zero;
(g) to the Class B-3 Certificates, the lesser of (x) the
excess of (i) the Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the amount
distributed to the Class A Certificateholders in clause (ii)(B)(a)
above, to the Class M-1 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(b) above, to
the Class M-2 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(c) above, to the Class
M-3 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(d) above, to the Class B-1
Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(e) above and to the Class B-2
Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(f) above and (y) the Class B-3
Principal Distribution Amount, until the Class Certificate Balance
thereof has been reduced to zero; and
(h) to the Class B-4 Certificates, the lesser of (x) the
excess of (i) the Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the amount
distributed to the Class A Certificateholders in clause (ii)(B)(a)
above, to the Class M-1 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(b) above, to
the Class M-2 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(c) above, to the Class
M-3 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(d) above, to the Class B-1
Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(e) above, to the Class B-2
Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(f) above and to the Class B-3
Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(g) above and (y) the Class B-4
Principal Distribution Amount, until the Class Certificate Balance
thereof has been reduced to zero;
(iii) any amount remaining after the distributions in clauses (i)
and (ii) above, plus as specifically indicated below, from amounts on
deposit in the Excess Reserve Fund Account, shall be distributed in the
following order of priority:
(A) to the holders of the Class M-1 Certificates, any Unpaid
Interest Amount for such Class;
(B) to the holders of the Class M-1 Certificates, any Unpaid
Realized Loss Amount for such Class;
(C) to the holders of the Class M-2 Certificates, any Unpaid
Interest Amount for such Class;
(D) to the holders of the Class M-2 Certificates, any Unpaid
Realized Loss Amount for such Class;
(E) to the holders of the Class M-3 Certificates, any Unpaid
Interest Amount for such Class;
(F) to the holders of the Class M-3 Certificates, any Unpaid
Realized Loss Amount for such Class;
(G) to the holders of the Class B-1 Certificates, any Unpaid
Interest Amount for such Class;
(H) to the holders of the Class B-1 Certificates, any Unpaid
Realized Loss Amount for such Class;
(I) to the holders of the Class B-2 Certificates, any Unpaid
Interest Amount for such Class;
(J) to the holders of the Class B-2 Certificates, any Unpaid
Realized Loss Amount for such Class;
(K) to the holders of the Class B-3 Certificates, any Unpaid
Interest Amount for such Class;
(L) to the holders of the Class B-3 Certificates, any Unpaid
Realized Loss Amount for such Class;
(M) to the holders of the Class B-4 Certificates, any Unpaid
Interest Amount for such Class;
(N) to the holders of the Class B-4 Certificates, any Unpaid
Realized Loss Amount for such Class;
(O) to the Excess Reserve Fund Account, the amount of any
Basis Risk Payment for such Distribution Date;
(P) concurrently, (i) from any Interest Rate Cap Payments with
respect to the Class A-2 Cap Agreement on deposit in the Excess
Reserve Fund Account with respect to such Distribution Date, an
amount equal to any unpaid Basis Risk Carry Forward Amount with
respect to the Class A-2A, Class A-2B and Class A-2C Certificates
for such Distribution Date, allocated (a) first, among such Classes
of Certificates, pro rata, based upon their respective Class
Certificate Balances (only with respect to those Group II Class A
Certificates with an outstanding Basis Risk Carry Forward Amount)
and (b) second, any remaining amounts to the Class A-2A, Class A-2B
and Class A-2C Certificates, pro rata, based on any such Basis Risk
Carry Forward Amounts remaining unpaid, to reimburse such Basis Risk
Carry Forward Amounts remaining unpaid, (ii) from any Interest Rate
Cap Payments with respect to the Class M Cap Agreement on deposit in
the Excess Reserve Fund Account with respect to such Distribution
Date, an amount equal to any unpaid Basis Risk Carry Forward Amount
with respect to the Class M Certificates for such Distribution Date
to the Class M Certificates, allocated (a) first, among the Class
M-1 Certificates, Class M-2 Certificates and Class M-3 Certificates,
pro rata, based upon their respective Class Certificate Balances
(only with respect to those Class M Certificates with an outstanding
Basis Risk Carry Forward Amount) and (b) second, any remaining
amounts to the Class M-1 Certificates, Class M-2 Certificates and
Class M-3 Certificates, pro rata, based on any such Basis Risk Carry
Forward Amounts remaining unpaid, to reimburse such Basis Risk Carry
Forward Amounts remaining unpaid, and (iii) from any Interest Rate
Cap Payments with respect to the Class B Cap Agreement on deposit in
the Excess Reserve Fund Account with respect to such Distribution
Date, an amount equal to any unpaid Basis Risk Carry Forward Amount
with respect to the Class B Certificates for such Distribution Date
to the Class B Certificates, allocated (a) first, among the Class
B-1 Certificates, Class B-2 Certificates, Class B-3 Certificates and
Class B-4 Certificates, pro rata, based upon their respective Class
Certificate Balances (only with respect to those Class B
Certificates with an outstanding Basis Risk Carry Forward Amount)
and (b) second, any remaining amounts to the Class B-1 Certificates,
Class B-2 Certificates, Class B-3 Certificates and Class B-4
Certificates, pro rata, based on any such Basis Risk Carry Forward
Amounts remaining unpaid, to reimburse such Basis Risk Carry Forward
Amounts remaining unpaid;
(Q) from funds on deposit in the Excess Reserve Fund Account
(not including any Interest Rate Cap Payments included in such
account) with respect to such Distribution Date, an amount equal to
any remaining unpaid Basis Risk Carry Forward Amount with respect to
any LIBOR Certificate for such Distribution Date to the LIBOR
Certificates in the same order and priority in which the Accrued
Certificate Interest Distribution Amount is allocated among such
Classes of Certificates, except that the Class A Certificates shall
be paid (a) first, among the Class A-1A Certificates, Class A-1B
Certificates, Class A-2A Certificates, Class A-2B Certificates and
Class A-2C Certificates, pro rata, based upon their respective Class
Certificate Balances (only with respect to those Class A
Certificates with an outstanding Basis Risk Carry Forward Amount)
and (b) second, any remaining amounts to the Class A-1A
Certificates, Class A-1B Certificates, Class A-2A Certificates,
Class A-2B Certificates and Class A-2C Certificates, pro rata, based
on any such Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts remaining unpaid;
(R) to the holders of the Class X Certificates, the remainder
of the Class X Distributable Amount not distributed pursuant to
Sections 4.02(a)(iii)(A)-(Q) and any remaining Interest Rate Cap
Payments in the Excess Reserve Fund Account; and
(S) to the holders of the Class R Certificates, any remaining
amount;
(iv) solely for purposes of interest allocation calculations, the
Interest Remittance Amounts attributable to Group I Mortgage Loans will be
allocated:
(a) first, concurrently, to the Class A-1A and Class A-1B
Certificates, pro rata (based on the amounts distributable or
payable under Section 4.02(a)(i)(A) to the Class A-1A and Class A-1B
Certificates), the Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amount
and Unpaid Interest Amount for the Class A-1A and Class A-1B
Certificates, respectively; and
(b) second, concurrently, to the Class A-2A, Class A-2B and
Class A-2C Certificates, pro rata (based on the amounts
distributable or payable under Section 4.02(a)(i)(A) to the Class
A-2A, Class A-2B and Class A-2C Certificates), the Accrued
Certificate Interest Distribution Amount and Unpaid Interest Amount
for the Class A-2A, Class A-2B and Class A-2C Certificates,
respectively; and
(v) solely for purposes of interest allocation calculations, the
Interest Remittance Amounts attributable to Group II Mortgage Loans will
be allocated:
(a) first, concurrently, to the Class A-2A, Class A-2B and
Class A-2C Certificates, pro rata (based on the amounts
distributable or payable under Section 4.02(a)(i)(A) to the Class
A-2A, Class A-2B and Class A-2C Certificates), the Accrued
Certificate Interest Distribution Amount and Unpaid Interest Amount
for the Class A-2A, Class A-2B and Class A-2C Certificates,
respectively; and
(b) second, concurrently, to the Class A-1A and Class A-1B
Certificates, pro rata (based on the amounts distributable or
payable under Section 4.02(a)(i)(A) to the Class A-1A and Class A-1B
Certificates), the Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amount
and Unpaid Interest Amount for the Class A-1A and Class A-1B
Certificates, respectively; and
If on any Distribution Date, as a result of the foregoing allocation
rules, any Class of Class A Certificates does not receive in full the related
Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amount or the related Unpaid Interest
Amounts, if any, then that unpaid amount will be recoverable by the holders of
that class, with interest thereon, on future Distribution Dates, as Unpaid
Interest Amounts, subject to the priorities described above.
(b) On each Distribution Date, prior to any distributions on any
other Class of Certificates, all amounts representing Prepayment Charges from
the Mortgage Loans received during the related Prepayment Period shall be
distributed by the Trustee to the holders of the Class P Certificates.
(c) All principal distributions to the holders of the Class A
Certificates on any Distribution Date shall be allocated concurrently between
the Group I Class A Certificates, on the one hand, and the Group II Class A
Certificates, on the other hand, based on the Class A Principal Allocation
Percentage for the Group I Class A Certificates and the Group II Class A
Certificates, as applicable, for such Distribution Date; provided, however,
that, if the Class Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates in either
Class A Certificate Group are reduced to zero, then the remaining amount of
principal distributions distributable to the Class A Certificates on such
Distribution Date, and the amount of such principal distributions distributable
on all subsequent Distribution Dates, shall be distributed to the holders of the
Class A Certificates in the other Class A Certificate Group remaining
outstanding, in accordance with the principal distribution allocations described
in this Section 4.02(c), until their Class Certificate Balances have been
reduced to zero. Any distributions of principal to the Group I Class A
Certificates shall be made first from Available Funds relating to the Group I
Mortgage Loans, and any distributions of principal to the Group II Class A
Certificates shall be made first from Available Funds relating to the Group II
Mortgage Loans.
Any principal allocated to the Group I Class A Certificates shall be
distributed pro rata (based on their respective Class Certificate Balances);
provided, however, that if a Group I Sequential Trigger Event is in effect, any
principal distributions allocated to the Group I Class A Certificates shall be
distributed first to the Class A-1A Certificates, until their Class Certificate
Balance has been reduced to zero and then to the Class A-1B Certificates, until
their Class Certificate Balance has been reduced to zero.
Any principal allocated to the Group II Class A Certificates shall
be distributed first to the Class A-2A Certificates, until their Class
Certificate Balance has been reduced to zero, then to the Class A-2B
Certificates, until their Class Certificate Balance has been reduced to zero,
and then to the Class A-2C Certificates, until their Class Certificate Balance
has been reduced to zero; provided, however, that on and after the Distribution
Date on which the aggregate Class Certificate Balances of the Subordinated
Certificates and principal balance of the Class X Certificates have been reduced
to zero, any principal distributions allocated to the Group II Class A
Certificates shall be allocated pro rata among the Classes of Group II Class A
Certificates, based on their respective Class Certificate Balances, and
distributed concurrently to the Class A-2A, Class A-2B and Class A-2C
Certificates; provided, further, that if a Class A-2A Turbo Trigger Event is
also in effect, principal distributions to the Group II Class A Certificates
shall be distributed first to the Class A-2A Certificates, until their Class
Certificate Balance has been reduced to zero and then pro rata between the Class
A-2B and Class A-2C Certificates, until their respective Class Certificate
Balances have been reduced to zero.
(d) On any Distribution Date, any Relief Act Shortfalls and Net
Prepayment Interest Shortfalls for such Distribution Date shall be allocated by
the Trustee as a reduction in the following order:
(1) First, to the amount of interest payable to the Class X
Certificates; and
(2) Second, pro rata, as a reduction of the Accrued Certificate
Interest Distribution Amount for the Class A, Class M and Class B Certificates,
based on the amount of interest to which such Classes would otherwise be
entitled.
(e) On each Distribution Date, all amounts representing Interest
Rate Cap Payments in respect of the Class X Cap Agreement will be distributed by
the Trustee to the holders of the Class X Certificates. The Class X Cap
Agreement shall not be available to pay Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts or any
other amounts payable to any Class of Certificates other than the Class X
Certificates.
Section 4.03 Monthly Statements to Certificateholders. (a) Not later
than each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall make available to each
Certificateholder, the Servicer, the Depositor and each Rating Agency a
statement, based on information provided by the Servicer, setting forth with
respect to the related distribution:
(i) the amount thereof allocable to principal, separately
identifying the aggregate amount of any Principal Prepayments, Liquidation
Proceeds and Subsequent Recoveries;
(ii) the amount thereof allocable to interest, any Unpaid Interest
Amounts included in such distribution and any remaining Unpaid Interest
Amounts after giving effect to such distribution, any Basis Risk Carry
Forward Amount for such Distribution Date and the amount of all Basis Risk
Carry Forward Amount covered by withdrawals from the Excess Reserve Fund
Account on such Distribution Date;
(iii) if the distribution to the Holders of such Class of
Certificates is less than the full amount that would be distributable to
such Holders if there were sufficient funds available therefor, the amount
of the shortfall and the allocation thereof as between principal and
interest, including any Basis Risk Carry Forward Amount not covered by
amounts in the Excess Reserve Fund Account;
(iv) the Class Certificate Balance of each Class of Certificates
after giving effect to the distribution of principal on such Distribution
Date;
(v) the Pool Stated Principal Balance for the following Distribution
Date;
(vi) the amount of the Expense Fees (in the aggregate and separately
stated) paid to or retained by the Servicer or Subservicer or the Trustee
(with respect to the Subservicers, in the aggregate) with respect to such
Distribution Date;
(vii) the Pass-Through Rate for each such Class of Certificates with
respect to such Distribution Date;
(viii) the amount of P&I Advances included in the distribution on
such Distribution Date and the aggregate amount of P&I Advances reported
by the Servicer as outstanding as of the close of business on the
Determination Date immediately preceding such Distribution Date;
(ix) the number and aggregate outstanding principal balances of
Mortgage Loans (1) as to which the Scheduled Payment is delinquent 31 to
60 days, 61 to 90 days and 91 or more days, (2) that have become REO
Property, (3) that are in foreclosure and (4) that are in bankruptcy, in
each case as of the close of business on the last Business Day of the
immediately preceding month;
(x) for each of the preceding 12 calendar months, or all calendar
months since the related Cut-off Date, whichever is less, the aggregate
dollar amount of the Scheduled Payments (A) due on all Outstanding
Mortgage Loans on each of the Due Dates in each such month and (B)
delinquent 60 days or more on each of the Due Dates in each such month;
(xi) with respect to Mortgage Loans that became REO Properties
during the preceding calendar month, the number and the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loans as of the close of business on
the Determination Date preceding such Distribution Date and the date of
acquisition thereof;
(xii) the total number and aggregate principal balance of any REO
Properties (and market value, upon request) as of the close of business on
the Determination Date preceding such Distribution Date;
(xiii) whether a Trigger Event has occurred and is continuing
(including the calculation thereof and the aggregate outstanding balance
of all 60+ Day Delinquent Mortgage Loans);
(xiv) the amount on deposit in the Excess Reserve Fund Account
(after giving effect to distributions on such Distribution Date);
(xv) in the aggregate and for each Class of Certificates, the
aggregate amount of Applied Realized Loss Amounts incurred during the
preceding calendar month and aggregate Applied Realized Loss Amounts
through such Distribution Date;
(xvi) the amount of any Net Monthly Excess Cash Flow on such
Distribution Date and the allocation thereof to the Certificateholders
with respect to Applied Realized Loss Amounts and Unpaid Interest Amounts;
(xvii) the Subordinated Amount and Specified Subordinated Amount;
(xviii) Prepayment Charges collected by the Servicer;
(xix) the Interest Rate Cap Payments (stated separately), if any,
for such Distribution Date; and
(xx) the Cumulative Loss Percentage.
(b) The Trustee's responsibility for providing the above statement
to the Certificateholders, each Rating Agency, the Servicer and the Depositor is
limited to the availability, timeliness and accuracy of the information derived
from the Servicer. The Trustee will provide the above statement via the
Trustee's internet website. The Trustee's website will initially be located at
xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx and assistance in using the website can be obtained by
calling the Trustee's customer service desk at (000) 000-0000. Parties that are
unable to use the above distribution method are entitled to have a paper copy
mailed to them via first class mail by calling the customer service desk and
indicating such. The Trustee shall have the right to change the manner in which
the above statement is distributed in order to make such distribution more
convenient and/or more accessible, and the Trustee shall provide timely and
adequate notification to the Certificateholders and the parties hereto regarding
any such changes. A paper copy of the statement will also be made available upon
request.
(c) Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each
calendar year, the Trustee shall cause to be furnished to each Person who at any
time during the calendar year was a Certificateholder, a statement containing
the information set forth in clauses (a)(i), (a)(ii) and (a)(vi) of this Section
4.03 aggregated for such calendar year or applicable portion thereof during
which such Person was a Certificateholder. Such obligation of the Trustee shall
be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable
information shall have previously been provided by the Trustee pursuant to any
requirements of the Code as from time to time in effect.
(d) Not later than two Business Days after the Determination Date,
the Servicer shall furnish to the Trustee a monthly remittance advice statement
(in a format mutually agreed upon by the Servicer and the Trustee) containing
such information as shall be reasonably requested by the Trustee to enable the
Trustee to provide the reports required by Section 4.03(a) as to the
accompanying remittance and the period ending on the close of business on the
last Business Day of the immediately preceding month (the "Servicer Remittance
Report").
The Servicer shall furnish to the Trustee an individual loan
accounting report, as of the related Determination Date, to document Mortgage
Loan payment activity on an individual Mortgage Loan basis. With respect to each
month, the corresponding individual loan accounting report (in electronic
format) shall be received by the Trustee no later than two Business Days after
the related Determination Date, which report shall contain (without limitation)
the following:
(i) with respect to each Scheduled Payment, the amount of such
remittance allocable to principal (including a separate breakdown of any
Principal Prepayment, including the date of such prepayment, and any
Prepayment Charges, along with a detailed report of interest on principal
prepayment amounts remitted in accordance with Section 3.25);
(ii) with respect to each Scheduled Payment, the amount of such
remittance allocable to interest;
(iii) the amount of servicing compensation received by the Servicer
during the current distribution period;
(iv) the individual and aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans;
(v) the aggregate of any expenses reimbursed to the Servicer during
the current distribution period pursuant to Section 3.11; and
(vi) the number and aggregate outstanding principal balances of
Mortgage Loans (a) delinquent (1) 31 to 60 days, (2) 61 to 90 days, (3) 91
days or more; (b) as to which foreclosure has commenced; and (c) as to
which REO Property has been acquired.
Section 4.04 Certain Matters Relating to the Determination of LIBOR.
LIBOR shall be calculated by the Trustee in accordance with the definition of
LIBOR. Until all of the LIBOR Certificates are paid in full, the Trustee will at
all times retain at least four Reference Banks for the purpose of determining
LIBOR with respect to each LIBOR Determination Date. The Trustee initially shall
designate the Reference Banks (after consultation with the Depositor). Each
"Reference Bank" shall be a leading bank engaged in transactions in Eurodollar
deposits in the international Eurocurrency market, shall not control, be
controlled by, or be under common control with, the Trustee and shall have an
established place of business in London. If any such Reference Bank should be
unwilling or unable to act as such or if the Trustee should terminate its
appointment as Reference Bank, the Trustee shall promptly appoint or cause to be
appointed another Reference Bank (after consultation with the Depositor). The
Trustee shall have no liability or responsibility to any Person for (i) the
selection of any Reference Bank for purposes of determining LIBOR or (ii) any
inability to retain at least four Reference Banks which is caused by
circumstances beyond its reasonable control.
(i) The Pass-Through Rate for each Class of LIBOR Certificates for
each Interest Accrual Period shall be determined by the Trustee on each
LIBOR Determination Date so long as the LIBOR Certificates are outstanding
on the basis of LIBOR and the respective formulae appearing in footnotes
corresponding to the LIBOR Certificates in the table relating to the
Certificates in the Preliminary Statement. The Trustee shall not have any
liability or responsibility to any Person for its inability, following a
good-faith reasonable effort, to obtain quotations from the Reference
Banks or to determine the arithmetic mean referred to in the definition of
LIBOR, all as provided for in this Section 4.04 and the definition of
LIBOR. The establishment of LIBOR and each Pass-Through Rate for the LIBOR
Certificates by the Trustee shall (in the absence of manifest error) be
final, conclusive and binding upon each Holder of a Certificate and the
Trustee.
Section 4.05 Allocation of Applied Realized Loss Amounts. Any
Applied Realized Loss Amounts will be allocated by the Trustee to the most
junior Class of Subordinated Certificates then outstanding in reduction of the
Class Certificate Balance thereof.
ARTICLE V
THE CERTIFICATES
Section 5.01 The Certificates. The Certificates shall be
substantially in the forms attached hereto as exhibits. The Certificates shall
be issuable in registered form, in the minimum denominations, integral multiples
in excess thereof (except that one Certificate in each Class may be issued in a
different amount) and aggregate denominations per Class set forth in the
Preliminary Statement.
The Depositor hereby directs the Trustee to register the Class X and
Class P Certificates in the name of the Depositor or its designee. On a date as
to which the Depositor notifies the Trustee, the Trustee shall transfer the
Class X and Class P Certificates in the name of the NIM Trustee, or such other
name or names as the Depositor shall request, and to deliver the Class X and
Class P Certificates to the NIM Trustee or to such other Person or Persons as
the Depositor shall request.
Subject to Section 9.02 respecting the final distribution on the
Certificates, on each Distribution Date the Trustee shall make distributions to
each Certificateholder of record on the preceding Record Date either (x) by wire
transfer in immediately available funds to the account of such holder at a bank
or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Holder has so
notified the Trustee at least five Business Days prior to the related Record
Date or (y) by check mailed by first class mail to such Certificateholder at the
address of such holder appearing in the Certificate Register.
The Certificates shall be executed by manual or facsimile signature
on behalf of the Trustee by an authorized officer. Certificates bearing the
manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were, at the time such
signatures were affixed, authorized to sign on behalf of the Trustee shall bind
the Trustee, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to
be so authorized prior to the authentication and delivery of any such
Certificates or did not hold such offices at the date of such Certificate. No
Certificate shall be entitled to any benefit under this Agreement, or be valid
for any purpose, unless authenticated by the Trustee by manual signature, and
such authentication upon any Certificate shall be conclusive evidence, and the
only evidence, that such Certificate has been duly executed and delivered
hereunder. All Certificates shall be dated the date of their authentication. On
the Closing Date, the Trustee shall authenticate the Certificates to be issued
at the direction of the Depositor, or any affiliate thereof.
Section 5.02 Certificate Register; Registration of Transfer and
Exchange of Certificates. (a) The Trustee shall maintain, or cause to be
maintained in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.06, a Certificate
Register for the Trust Fund in which, subject to the provisions of subsections
(b) and (c) below and to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the
Trustee shall provide for the registration of Certificates and of transfers and
exchanges of Certificates as herein provided. Upon surrender for registration of
transfer of any Certificate, the Trustee shall execute and deliver, in the name
of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates of the
same Class and aggregate Percentage Interest.
At the option of a Certificateholder, Certificates may be exchanged
for other Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and
evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest upon surrender of the
Certificates to be exchanged at the office or agency of the Trustee. Whenever
any Certificates are so surrendered for exchange, the Trustee shall execute,
authenticate, and deliver the Certificates which the Certificateholder making
the exchange is entitled to receive. Every Certificate presented or surrendered
for registration of transfer or exchange shall be accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee duly executed by the
holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.
No service charge to the Certificateholders shall be made for any
registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but 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 may be required.
All Certificates surrendered for registration of transfer or
exchange shall be cancelled and subsequently destroyed by the Trustee in
accordance with the Trustee's customary procedures.
(b) No transfer of a Private Certificate shall be made unless such
transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws or is exempt from the
registration requirements under said Act and such state securities laws. In
determining whether a transfer is being made pursuant to an effective
registration statement, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely solely upon a
written notice to such effect from the Depositor. Except with respect to (i) the
transfer of the Class X, Class P or Class R Certificates to the Depositor or an
Affiliate of the Depositor, (ii) the transfer of the Class X or Class P
Certificates to the NIM Issuer or the NIM Trustee, or (iii) a transfer of the
Class X or Class P Certificates from the NIM Issuer or the NIM Trustee to the
Depositor or an Affiliate of the Depositor, in the event that a transfer of a
Private Certificate which is a Physical Certificate is to be made in reliance
upon an exemption from the Securities Act and such laws, in order to assure
compliance with the Securities Act and such laws, the Certificateholder desiring
to effect such transfer shall certify to the Trustee in writing the facts
surrounding the transfer in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit H (the
"Transferor Certificate") and either (i) there shall be delivered to the Trustee
a letter in substantially the form of Exhibit I (the "Rule 144A Letter") or (ii)
there shall be delivered to the Trustee at the expense of the transferor an
Opinion of Counsel that such transfer may be made without registration under the
Securities Act. In the event that a transfer of a Private Certificate which is a
Book-Entry Certificate is to be made in reliance upon an exemption from the
Securities Act and such laws, in order to assure compliance with the Securities
Act and such laws, the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer will
be deemed to have made as of the transfer date each of the certifications set
forth in the Transferor Certificate in respect of such Certificate and the
transferee will be deemed to have made as of the transfer date each of the
certifications set forth in the Rule 144A Letter in respect of such Certificate,
in each case as if such Certificate were evidenced by a Physical Certificate. As
directed by the Depositor, the Trustee shall provide to any Holder of a Private
Certificate and any prospective transferee designated by any such Holder,
information regarding the related Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and such
other information as shall be necessary to satisfy the condition to eligibility
set forth in Rule 144A(d)(4) for transfer of any such Certificate without
registration thereof under the Securities Act pursuant to the registration
exemption provided by Rule 144A. The Depositor and the Servicer shall cooperate
with the Trustee in providing the Rule 144A information referenced in the
preceding sentence, including providing to the Trustee such information
regarding the Certificates, the Mortgage Loans and other matters regarding the
Trust Fund as the Depositor shall reasonably determine to meet its obligation
under the preceding sentence. Each Holder of a Private Certificate desiring to
effect such transfer shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Trustee, the
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.
Except with respect to (i) the transfer of the Class X, Class P or
Class R Certificates to the Depositor or an Affiliate of the Depositor, (ii) the
transfer of the Class X or Class P Certificates to the NIM Issuer or the NIM
Trustee, or (iii) a transfer of the Class X or Class P Certificates from the NIM
Issuer or the NIM Trustee to the Depositor or an Affiliate of the Depositor, no
transfer of an ERISA-Restricted Certificate shall be made unless the Trustee
shall have received either (i) a representation from the transferee of such
Certificate acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee
(in the event such Certificate is a Private Certificate or a Residual
Certificate, such requirement is satisfied only by the Trustee's receipt of a
representation letter from the transferee substantially in the form of Exhibit
I), to the effect that such transferee is not an employee benefit plan or
arrangement subject to Section 406 of ERISA, a plan subject to Section 4975 of
the Code or a plan subject to any Federal, state or local law ("Similar Law")
materially similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code, nor a
person acting on behalf of any such plan or arrangement nor using the assets of
any such plan or arrangement to effect such transfer, or (ii) in the case of an
ERISA-Restricted Certificate other than a Residual Certificate or a Class P
Certificate that has been the subject of an ERISA-Qualifying Underwriting, and
the purchaser is an insurance company, a representation that the purchaser is an
insurance company that is purchasing such Certificates with funds contained in
an "insurance company general account" (as such term is defined in Section V(e)
of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 95-60 ("PTCE 95-60")) and that the
purchase and holding of such Certificates are covered under Sections I and III
of PTCE 95-60 or (iii) in the case of any such ERISA-Restricted Certificate
other than a Residual Certificate or Class P Certificate presented for
registration in the name of an employee benefit plan subject to Title I of
ERISA, a plan or arrangement subject to Section 4975 of the Code (or comparable
provisions of any subsequent enactments), or a plan subject to Similar Law, or a
trustee of any such plan or any other person acting on behalf of any such plan
or arrangement or using such plan's or arrangement's assets, an Opinion of
Counsel satisfactory to the Trustee, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an
expense of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Servicer or the Trust Fund, addressed
to the Trustee, to the effect that the purchase or holding of such
ERISA-Restricted Certificate will not constitute or result in a non-exempt
prohibited transaction within the meaning of ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or
any Similar Law and will not subject the Depositor, the Trustee or the Servicer
to any obligation in addition to those expressly undertaken in this Agreement or
to any liability. For purposes of the preceding sentence, with respect to an
ERISA-Restricted Certificate that is not a Private Certificate or a Residual
Certificate, in the event the representation letter referred to in the preceding
sentence is not furnished, such representation shall be deemed to have been made
to the Trustee by the transferee's (including an initial acquirer's) acceptance
of the ERISA-Restricted Certificates. Notwithstanding anything else to the
contrary herein, (a) any purported transfer of an ERISA-Restricted Certificate,
other than a Class P Certificate or Residual Certificate, to or on behalf of an
employee benefit plan subject to ERISA, the Code or Similar Law without the
delivery to the Trustee of an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Trustee as
described above shall be void and of no effect and (b) any purported transfer of
a Class P Certificate or Residual Certificate to a transferee that does not make
the representation in clause (i) above shall be void and of no effect.
None of the Class R or Class P Certificates may be sold to any
employee benefit plan subject to Title I of ERISA, any plan subject to Section
4975 of the Code, or any plan subject to any Similar Law or any person investing
on behalf or with plan assets of such plan.
To the extent permitted under applicable law (including, but not
limited to, ERISA), the Trustee shall be under no liability to any Person for
any registration of transfer of any ERISA-Restricted Certificate that is in fact
not permitted by this Section 5.02(b) or for making any payments due on such
Certificate to the Holder thereof or taking any other action with respect to
such Holder under the provisions of this Agreement so long as the transfer was
registered by the Trustee in accordance with the foregoing requirements.
(c) 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
the rights of each Person acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Residual
Certificate are expressly subject to the following provisions:
(i) Each Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in a
Residual Certificate shall be a Permitted Transferee and shall promptly
notify the Trustee of any change or impending change in its status as a
Permitted Transferee;
(ii) No Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate may be
registered on the Closing Date or thereafter transferred, and the Trustee
shall not register the Transfer of any Residual Certificate unless, in
addition to the certificates required to be delivered to the Trustee under
subparagraph (b) above, the Trustee shall have been furnished with an
affidavit (a "Transfer Affidavit") of the initial owner or the proposed
transferee in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G;
(iii) Each Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in a
Residual Certificate shall agree (A) to obtain a Transfer Affidavit from
any other Person to whom such Person attempts to Transfer its Ownership
Interest in a Residual Certificate, (B) to obtain a Transfer Affidavit
from any Person for whom such Person is acting as nominee, trustee or
agent in connection with any Transfer of a Residual Certificate and (C)
not to Transfer its Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate or to
cause the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate to
any other Person if it has actual knowledge that such Person is a
Non-Permitted Transferee;
(iv) Any attempted or purported Transfer of any Ownership Interest
in a Residual Certificate in violation of the provisions of this Section
5.02(c) shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the
purported Transferee. If any purported transferee shall become a Holder of
a Residual Certificate in violation of the provisions of this Section
5.02(c), then the last preceding Permitted Transferee shall be restored to
all rights as Holder thereof retroactive to the date of registration of
Transfer of such Residual Certificate. The Trustee shall be under no
liability to any Person for any registration of Transfer of a Residual
Certificate that is in fact not permitted by Section 5.02(b) and this
Section 5.02(c) or for making any payments due on such Certificate to the
Holder thereof or taking any other action with respect to such Holder
under the provisions of this Agreement so long as the Transfer was
registered after receipt of the related Transfer Affidavit, Transferor
Certificate and the Rule 144A Letter. The Trustee shall be entitled but
not obligated to recover from any Holder of a Residual Certificate that
was in fact a Non-Permitted Transferee at the time it became a Holder or,
at such subsequent time as it became a Non-Permitted Transferee, all
payments made on such Residual Certificate at and after either such time.
Any such payments so recovered by the Trustee shall be paid and delivered
by the Trustee to the last preceding Permitted Transferee of such
Certificate; and
(v) The Depositor shall use its best efforts to make available, upon
receipt of written request from the Trustee, all information necessary to
compute any tax imposed under Section 860E(e) of the Code as a result of a
Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate to any Holder
who is a Non-Permitted Transferee.
The restrictions on Transfers of a Residual Certificate set forth in
this Section 5.02(c) shall cease to apply (and the applicable portions of the
legend on a Residual Certificate may be deleted) with respect to Transfers
occurring after delivery to the Trustee of an Opinion of Counsel, which Opinion
of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trust Fund, the Trustee or the
Servicer, to the effect that the elimination of such restrictions will not cause
either the Lower Tier REMIC or the Upper Tier REMIC hereunder to fail to qualify
as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding or result in the
imposition of any tax on the Trust Fund, a Certificateholder or another Person.
Each Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Residual
Certificate hereby consents to any amendment of this Agreement which, based on
an Opinion of Counsel furnished to the Trustee, is reasonably necessary (a) to
ensure that the record ownership of, or any beneficial interest in, a Residual
Certificate is not transferred, directly or indirectly, to a Person that is a
Non-Permitted Transferee and (b) to provide for a means to compel the Transfer
of a Residual Certificate which is held by a Person that is a Non-Permitted
Transferee to a Holder that is a Permitted Transferee.
(d) The preparation and delivery of all certificates and opinions
referred to above in this Section 5.02 in connection with transfer shall be at
the expense of the parties to such transfers.
(e) Except as provided below, the Book-Entry Certificates shall at
all times remain registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee and at
all times: (i) registration of the Certificates may not be transferred by the
Trustee except to another Depository; (ii) the Depository shall maintain
book-entry records with respect to the Certificate Owners and with respect to
ownership and transfers of such Book-Entry Certificates; (iii) ownership and
transfers of registration of the Book-Entry Certificates on the books of the
Depository shall be governed by applicable rules established by the Depository;
(iv) the Depository may collect its usual and customary fees, charges and
expenses from its Depository Participants; (v) the Trustee shall deal with the
Depository, Depository Participants and indirect participating firms as
representatives of the Certificate Owners of the Book-Entry Certificates for
purposes of exercising the rights of holders under this Agreement, and requests
and directions for and votes of such representatives shall not be deemed to be
inconsistent if they are made with respect to different Certificate Owners; and
(vi) the Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon
information furnished by the Depository with respect to its Depository
Participants and furnished by the Depository Participants with respect to
indirect participating firms and persons shown on the books of such indirect
participating firms as direct or indirect Certificate Owners.
All transfers by Certificate Owners of 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 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.
If (x) (i) the Depository or the Depositor advises the Trustee in
writing that the Depository is no longer willing or able to properly discharge
its responsibilities as Depository, and (ii) the Trustee or the Depositor is
unable to locate a qualified successor, or (y) the Depositor notifies the
Depository of its intent to terminate the book-entry system through the
Depository and, upon receipt of notice of such intent from the Depository, the
Depository Participants holding beneficial interests in the Book-Entry
Certificates agree to initiate such termination, the Trustee shall notify all
Certificate Owners, through the Depository, of the occurrence of any such event
and of the availability of definitive, fully registered Certificates (the
"Definitive Certificates") to Certificate Owners requesting the same. Upon
surrender to the Trustee of the related Class of Certificates by the Depository,
accompanied by the instructions from the Depository for registration, the
Trustee shall issue the Definitive Certificates. None of the Servicer, the
Depositor or the Trustee shall be liable for any delay in delivery of such
instruction and each may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying
on, such instructions. The Depositor shall provide the Trustee with an adequate
inventory of Certificates to facilitate the issuance and transfer of Definitive
Certificates. 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 Trustee, to the extent applicable with
respect to such Definitive Certificates and the Trustee shall recognize the
Holders of the Definitive Certificates as Certificateholders hereunder;
provided, that the Trustee shall not by virtue of its assumption of such
obligations become liable to any party for any act or failure to act of the
Depository.
(f) Each Private Certificate presented or surrendered for
registration of transfer or exchange shall be accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer and accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, W-8BEN, W-8IMY (and
all appropriate attachments) or W-9 in form satisfactory to the Trustee, duly
executed by the Certificateholder or his attorney duly authorized in writing.
Each Certificate presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or
exchange shall be canceled and subsequently disposed of by the Trustee in
accordance with its customary practice. No service charge shall be made for any
registration of transfer or exchange of Private Certificates, but the Trustee
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 Private
Certificates.
Section 5.03 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates. If
(a) any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Trustee, or the Trustee
receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any
Certificate and (b) there is delivered to the Depositor, the Servicer and the
Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by them to hold each of
them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Trustee that such
Certificate has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Trustee shall
execute, authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such
mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like
Class, tenor and Percentage Interest. In connection with the issuance of any new
Certificate under this Section 5.03, the Trustee 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 Trustee) connected therewith. Any replacement Certificate issued pursuant to
this Section 5.03 shall constitute complete and indefeasible evidence of
ownership, as if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed
Certificate shall be found at any time.
Section 5.04 Persons Deemed Owners. The Servicer, the Trustee, the
Depositor and any agent of the Servicer, the Depositor or the Trustee may treat
the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such
Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in this
Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and neither the Servicer, the
Trustee, the Depositor, nor any agent of the Servicer, the Depositor or the
Trustee shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
Section 5.05 Access to List of Certificateholders' Names and
Addresses. If three or more Certificateholders (a) request such information in
writing from the Trustee, (b) state that such Certificateholders desire to
communicate with other Certificateholders with respect to their rights under
this Agreement or under the Certificates and (c) provide a copy of the
communication which such Certificateholders propose to transmit, or if the
Depositor or Servicer shall request such information in writing from the
Trustee, then the Trustee shall, within ten Business Days after the receipt of
such request, provide the Depositor, the Servicer or such Certificateholders at
such recipients' expense the most recent list of the Certificateholders of such
Trust Fund held by the Trustee, if any. The Depositor and every
Certificateholder, by receiving and holding a Certificate, agree that the
Trustee shall not be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such
information as to the list of the Certificateholders hereunder, regardless of
the source from which such information was derived.
Section 5.06 Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Trustee will
maintain or cause to be maintained at its expense an office or offices or agency
or agencies where Certificates may be surrendered for registration of transfer
or exchange. The Trustee initially designates its offices located at Xxxxx
Xxxxxx xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000. The Trustee shall
give prompt written notice to the Certificateholders of any change in such
location of any such office or agency.
ARTICLE VI
THE DEPOSITOR, THE SERVICER AND THE LOAN PERFORMANCE ADVISOR
Section 6.01 Respective Liabilities of the Depositor and the
Servicer. The Depositor and the Servicer shall each be liable in accordance
herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically and respectively
imposed upon and undertaken by them herein.
Section 6.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Depositor or the
Servicer. (a) The Depositor and the Servicer will each keep in full effect its
existence, rights and franchises as a corporation or federally chartered savings
bank, as the case may be, under the laws of the United States or under the laws
of one of the states thereof and will each obtain and preserve its qualification
to do business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and
enforceability of this Agreement, or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform
its respective duties under this Agreement.
(b) The Servicer is and shall continue to be an institution which is
a Xxxxxx Xxx-approved and Xxxxxxx Mac-approved seller/servicer, shall maintain a
net worth of at least $30,000,000 (as determined in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles) and shall maintain its license to do business or
service residential mortgage loans in any jurisdictions in which the Mortgaged
Properties are located.
(c) Any Person into which the Depositor or the Servicer may be
merged or consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation
to which the Depositor or the Servicer shall be a party, or any person
succeeding to the business of the Depositor or the Servicer, shall be the
successor of the Depositor or the 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 Servicer shall
make the covenant set forth in Section 6.02(b).
Section 6.03 Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Servicer
and Others. Neither the Depositor, the Servicer, nor any of their respective
directors, officers, employees or agents, shall be under any liability to 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
Servicer or any such Person against any breach of representations or warranties
made by it herein or protect the Depositor, the Servicer or any such Person from
any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reasons of willful
misfeasance, bad faith or negligence (or gross negligence in the case of the
Depositor) in the performance of duties or by reason of reckless disregard of
obligations and duties hereunder. The Depositor, any of its Affiliates, the
Servicer and any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents
may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed
and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The
Depositor, any of its Affiliates, the Servicer and any of their respective
directors, officers, employees or agents shall be indemnified by the Trust Fund
and held harmless against any loss, liability or expense incurred in connection
with any audit, controversy or judicial proceeding relating to a governmental
taxing authority or any legal action relating to this Agreement or the
Certificates other than any loss, liability or expense related to any specific
Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loans (except as any such loss, liability or expense
shall be otherwise reimbursable pursuant to this Agreement and any loss,
liability or expense incurred by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or
negligence (or gross negligence in the case of the Depositor) in the performance
of duties hereunder or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties
hereunder. Neither the Depositor nor the Servicer shall be under any obligation
to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action that is not incidental to its
respective duties hereunder and which in its opinion may involve it in any
expense or liability; provided, however, that the Depositor may in its
discretion undertake any such action (or direct the Trustee to undertake such
actions pursuant to Section 2.03 for the benefit of the Certificateholders) that
it may deem necessary or desirable in respect of this Agreement and the rights
and duties of the parties hereto and interests of the Trustee and the
Certificateholders hereunder. In such event, the legal expenses and costs of
such action and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and
liabilities of the Trust Fund, and the Depositor and the Servicer shall be
entitled to be reimbursed therefor out of the Collection Account.
Section 6.04 Limitation on Resignation of the Servicer. Subject to
Sections 7.01 and 10.11, the Servicer shall not assign this Agreement or resign
from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except by mutual consent of
the Servicer, the Depositor and the Trustee or upon the determination that its
duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law and such
incapacity cannot be cured by the Servicer. Any such resignation shall not
relieve the Servicer of responsibility for any of the obligations specified in
Sections 7.01 and 7.02 as obligations that survive the resignation or
termination of the Servicer. Any such determination permitting the resignation
of the Servicer shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect
delivered to the Depositor and the Trustee which Opinion of Counsel shall be in
form and substance acceptable to the Depositor and the Trustee. No such
resignation shall become effective until a successor shall have assumed the
Servicer's responsibilities and obligations hereunder.
Section 6.05 Additional Indemnification by the Servicer; Third Party
Claims. The Servicer shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee and any
Affiliate, director, officer, employee or agent of the Depositor and hold each
of them harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines,
forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments,
and any other costs, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain in any way
related to any breach by the Servicer, of (i) any of its representations and
warranties referred to in Section 2.03(a), (ii) any error in any tax or
information return prepared by the Servicer or (iii) the failure of the Servicer
to perform its duties and service the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with
the terms of this Agreement. The Servicer immediately shall notify the Depositor
and the Trustee if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this
Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, assume (with the prior written consent of the
Depositor and the Trustee) the defense of any such claim and pay all expenses in
connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and
satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or the Depositor
or the Trustee in respect of such claim. This indemnity shall survive the
termination of this Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of the
Servicer.
Section 6.06 Duties of the Loan Performance Advisor. The Loan
Performance Advisor shall perform its obligations under the Loan Performance
Advisor Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
DEFAULT
Section 7.01 Events of Default. "Event of Default", wherever used
herein, means any one of the following events:
(a) any failure by the Servicer to remit to the Trustee any payment
required to be made under the terms of 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
Servicer by the Depositor or by the Trustee, or to the Servicer, the Depositor
and the Trustee by Certificateholders entitled to at least 25% of the Voting
Rights in the Certificates; or
(b) the failure on the part of the Servicer duly to observe or
perform in any material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the
part of the Servicer set forth in this Agreement which continues unremedied for
a period of forty-five days (except that (x) such number of days shall be
fifteen in the case of a failure to pay any premium for any insurance policy
required to be maintained under this Agreement and (y) such number of days shall
be ten in the case of a failure to observe or perform any of the obligations set
forth in Sections 3.22, 3.23 or 8.12) 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 Servicer by the Depositor or by the Trustee, or to the
Servicer, the Depositor and the Trustee by Certificateholders entitled to at
least 25% of the Voting Rights in the Certificates and (ii) actual knowledge of
such failure by a Servicing Officer of the Servicer; or
(c) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority
having jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or
liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshalling of
assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or
liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Servicer and
such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a
period of sixty consecutive days; or
(d) the Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator
or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt,
marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to
the Servicer or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or
(e) the Servicer shall admit in writing its inability generally to
pay its debts 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
(f) any failure of the Servicer to make any P&I Advance on any
Remittance Date required to be made from its own funds pursuant to Section 4.01
which continues unremedied for one Business Day immediately following the
Remittance Date; or
(g) a breach of any representation and warranty of the Servicer
referred to in Section 2.03(a), which materially and adversely affects the
interests of the Certificateholders and which continues unremedied for a period
of thirty days after the date upon which written notice of such breach is given
to the Servicer by the Trustee or by the Depositor, or to the Servicer, the
Trustee and the Depositor by Certificateholders entitled to at least 25% of the
Voting Rights in the Certificates; or
(h) Fitch reduces its primary subprime servicer rating of the
Servicer to "RPS2-" or lower, Xxxxx'x reduces its primary subprime servicer
rating of the Servicer to "SQ3" or lower, or S&P reduces its primary subprime
servicer rating of the Servicer to "Average" or lower, and any such downgrade
continues unremedied for a period of ninety days; or
(i) if a Servicer Termination Trigger Event occurs.
If an Event of Default described in clauses (a) through (i) of this
Section 7.01 shall occur, then, and in each and every such case, so long as such
Event of Default shall not have been remedied, the Trustee may, or at the
direction of a majority of the Voting Rights the Trustee shall, by notice in
writing to the Servicer (with a copy to each Rating Agency), terminate all of
the rights and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement and in and to
the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof, other than its rights as a
Certificateholder hereunder; provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be
required to give written notice to the Servicer of the occurrence of an Event of
Default described in clauses (b) through (h) of this Section 7.01 unless and
until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge of the
occurrence of such an event; provided further, that the Depositor shall give
written notice to the Servicer of the occurrence of an Event of Default
described in clause (h) of this Section 7.01 upon obtaining actual knowledge of
the occurrence of such an event. In the event that a Responsible Officer of the
Trustee has actual knowledge of the occurrence of an event of default described
in clause (a) of this Section 7.01, the Trustee shall give written notice to the
Servicer of the occurrence of such an event within one Business Day of the first
day on which such Responsible Officer obtains actual knowledge of such
occurrence. On and after the receipt by the Servicer of such written notice, all
authority and power of the Servicer hereunder, whether with respect to the
Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the Trustee. Subject
to Section 7.02, the Trustee is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and
deliver, on behalf of the Servicer, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, 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. Unless expressly
provided in such written notice, no such termination shall affect any obligation
of the Servicer to pay amounts owed pursuant to Article VIII. The Servicer
agrees to cooperate with the Trustee in effecting the termination of the
Servicer's responsibilities and rights hereunder, including, without limitation,
the transfer to the Trustee of all cash amounts which shall at the time be
credited to the Collection Account, or thereafter be received with respect to
the Mortgage Loans.
Notwithstanding any termination of the activities of the Servicer
hereunder, the Servicer shall be entitled to receive from the Trust Fund, prior
to transfer of its servicing obligations hereunder, payment of all accrued and
unpaid Servicing Fees and reimbursement for all outstanding P&I Advances and
Servicing Advances.
Section 7.02 Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. On and after
the time the Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 3.24
or Section 7.01, the Trustee shall, subject to and to the extent provided in
Section 3.05, be the successor to the Servicer in its capacity as servicer under
this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall
be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto
placed on the Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and applicable law
including the obligation to make P&I Advances and Servicing Advances, pursuant
to Section 3.24 or Section 7.01. It is understood and acknowledged by the
parties hereto that there will be a period of transition before the transfer of
servicing obligations is fully effective. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Trustee will have a period (not to exceed 90 days) to complete the transfer of
all servicing data and correct or manipulate such servicing data as may be
required by the Trustee to correct any errors or insufficiencies in the
servicing data or otherwise enable the Trustee to service the Mortgage Loans in
accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. As compensation therefor, the
Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans that the
Servicer would have been entitled to charge to the Collection Account if the
Servicer had continued to act hereunder including, if the Servicer was receiving
the Servicing Fee, the Servicing Fee and the income on investments or gain
related to the Collection Account which the Servicer would be entitled to
receive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Trustee has become the successor
to the Servicer in accordance with Section 7.01, the Trustee may, if it shall be
unwilling to so act, or shall, if it is prohibited by applicable law from making
P&I Advances and Servicing Advances pursuant to Section 4.01, if it is otherwise
unable to so act or at the written request of Certificateholders entitled to at
least a majority of the Voting Rights, appoint, or petition a court of competent
jurisdiction to appoint, any established mortgage loan servicing institution the
appointment of which does not adversely affect the then current rating of the
Certificates by each Rating Agency, as the successor to the Servicer hereunder
in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or
liabilities of the Servicer hereunder. Any successor to the Servicer shall make
the covenant set forth in Section 6.02(b). Any successor to the Servicer shall
be an institution which is willing to service the Mortgage Loans and which
executes and delivers to the Depositor and the Trustee an agreement accepting
such delegation and assignment, containing an assumption by such Person of the
rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the
Servicer (other than liabilities of the Servicer under Section 6.03 incurred
prior to termination of the Servicer under Section 7.01), with like effect as if
originally named as a party to this Agreement; provided, that each Rating Agency
acknowledges that its rating of the Certificates in effect immediately prior to
such assignment and delegation will not be qualified or reduced, as a result of
such assignment and delegation. Pending appointment of a successor to the
Servicer hereunder, the Trustee, unless the Trustee is prohibited by law from so
acting, shall, subject to Section 3.05, act in such capacity as hereinabove
provided. In connection with such appointment and assumption, 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 the Servicing Fee Rate and amounts paid
to the Servicer from investments. The Trustee and such successor Servicer shall
take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to
effectuate any such succession. Neither the Trustee nor any other successor to
the Servicer shall be deemed to be in default hereunder by reason of any failure
to make, or any delay in making, any distribution hereunder or any portion
thereof or any failure to perform, or any delay in performing, any duties or
responsibilities hereunder, in either case caused by the failure of the Servicer
to deliver or provide, or any delay in delivering or providing, any cash,
information, documents or records to it.
In the event that the Servicer is terminated pursuant to Section
7.01, the terminated Servicer shall provide notices to the Mortgagors, transfer
the Servicing Files to a successor Servicer and pay all of its own out-of-pocket
costs and expenses at its own expense. In addition, in the event that the
Servicer is terminated pursuant to Section 7.01, the terminated Servicer shall
pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of a servicing transfer
incurred by parties other than the terminated Servicer promptly upon
presentation of reasonable documentation of such costs. If the Trustee is the
terminated Servicer (except in the case where the Trustee in its role as
successor Servicer is being terminated pursuant to Section 7.01 by reason of an
Event of Default caused solely by the Trustee as the successor Servicer and not
by the predecessor Servicer's actions or omissions), such costs shall be paid by
the prior terminated Servicer promptly upon presentation of reasonable
documentation of such costs. If the terminated Servicer defaults in its
obligation to pay such costs and expenses, the same shall be paid by the
successor Servicer or the Trustee, in which case the successor Servicer or the
Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to reimbursement therefor from the
Trust Fund.
Any successor to the Servicer as servicer shall give notice to the
Mortgagors of such change of servicer and shall, during the term of its service
as servicer, maintain in force the policy or policies that the Servicer is
required to maintain pursuant to Section 3.13.
Section 7.03 Notification to Certificateholders. (a) Upon any
termination of or appointment of a successor to the Servicer, the Trustee shall
give prompt written notice thereof to Certificateholders and each Rating Agency.
(b) Within 60 days after the occurrence of any Event of Default, the
Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Certificateholders and each Rating Agency
notice of each such Event of Default hereunder known to the Trustee, unless such
event shall have been cured or waived.
ARTICLE VIII
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
Section 8.01 Duties of the Trustee. The Trustee, before the
occurrence of an Event of Default and after the curing of all Events of Default
that may have occurred, shall undertake to perform such duties and only such
duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement. In case an Event of
Default has occurred and remains uncured, 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.
The Trustee, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates,
statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished
to the Trustee that are specifically required to be furnished pursuant to any
provision of this Agreement, shall examine them to determine whether they are in
the form required by this Agreement. The Trustee shall not be responsible for
the accuracy or content of any resolution, certificate, statement, opinion,
report, document, order, or other instrument.
No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the
Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure
to act or its own willful misconduct.
Unless an Event of Default known to the Trustee has occurred and is
continuing:
(a) the duties and obligations of the Trustee shall be determined
solely by the express provisions of this Agreement, the Trustee shall not be
liable except for the performance of the duties and obligations specifically set
forth in this Agreement, no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into
this Agreement against the Trustee, and the Trustee 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 and
conforming to the requirements of this Agreement which it believes in good faith
to be genuine and to have been duly executed by the proper authorities
respecting any matters arising hereunder;
(b) the Trustee shall not be liable for an error of judgment made in
good faith by a Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of the Trustee,
unless it is finally proven that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the
pertinent facts; and
(c) the Trustee shall not be 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 evidencing not less than 25% of the
Voting Rights of Certificates relating to the time, method, and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising
any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee under this Agreement.
Section 8.02 Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee. Except as
otherwise provided in Section 8.01:
(a) the Trustee may request and rely upon and shall be protected in
acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, Officer's Certificate,
certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument,
opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, appraisal, bond or other paper
or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by
the proper party or parties and the Trustee shall have no responsibility to
ascertain or confirm the genuineness of any signature of any such party or
parties;
(b) the Trustee may consult with counsel, financial advisers or
accountants and the advice of any such counsel, financial advisers or
accountants 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 advice or Opinion of
Counsel;
(c) the Trustee shall not be 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;
(d) the Trustee shall not 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 evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights allocated to each
Class of Certificates;
(e) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or
perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents,
accountants or attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any
misconduct or negligence on the part of any agents, accountants or attorneys
appointed with due care by it hereunder;
(f) the Trustee shall not be required to risk or expend its own
funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of
its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers hereunder if it
shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or
adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not assured to it;
(g) the Trustee shall not be liable for any loss on any investment
of funds pursuant to this Agreement (other than in its corporate capacity as
obligor of the investment security and with respect to the investment of funds
in the Distribution Account);
(h) except as otherwise provided in Section 7.01, the Trustee shall
not be deemed to have knowledge of an Event of Default until a Responsible
Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice thereof; and
(i) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the
trusts, rights 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 this Agreement,
unless such Certificateholders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable
security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses
and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby.
Section 8.03 Trustee Not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage Loans.
The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates shall be taken as the
statements of the Depositor and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their
correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or
sufficiency of this Agreement or of the Certificates or of any Mortgage Loan or
related document other than with respect to the Trustee's execution and
authentication of the Certificates. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the
use or application by the Depositor or the Servicer of any funds paid to the
Depositor or the Servicer in respect of the Mortgage Loans or deposited in or
withdrawn from the Collection Account by the Depositor or the Servicer.
The Trustee shall have no responsibility for filing or recording any
financing or continuation statement in any public office at any time or to
otherwise perfect or maintain the perfection of any security interest or lien
granted to it hereunder (unless the Trustee shall have become the successor
Servicer).
The Trustee executes the Certificates not in its individual capacity
but solely as Trustee of the Trust Fund created by this Agreement, in the
exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it by this
Agreement. Each of the undertakings and agreements made on the part of the
Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund in the Certificates is made and intended not
as a personal undertaking or agreement by the Trustee but is made and intended
for the purpose of binding only the Trust Fund.
Section 8.04 Trustee May Own Certificates. The Trustee in its
individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates
with the same rights as it would have if it were not the Trustee.
Section 8.05 Trustee's Fees and Expenses. As compensation for its
activities under this Agreement, the Trustee may withdraw from the Distribution
Account on each Distribution Date the Trustee Fee for the Distribution Date and
any interest or investment income earned on funds deposited in the Distribution
Account. The Trustee and any director, officer, employee, or agent of the
Trustee shall be indemnified by the Trust Fund and held harmless against any
loss, liability, or expense (including reasonable attorney's fees) resulting
from any error in any tax or information return prepared by the Servicer or
incurred in connection with:
(a) this Agreement,
(b) the Certificates, or
(c) the performance of any of the Trustee's duties under this
Agreement,
other than any loss, liability, or expense (i) resulting from any breach of the
Servicer's obligations in connection with this Agreement for which the Servicer
has performed its obligation to indemnify the Trustee pursuant to Section 6.05,
(ii) resulting from any breach of the Responsible Party's obligations in
connection with this Agreement for which the Responsible Party has performed its
obligation to indemnify the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.03(h) or (iii)
incurred because of willful misconduct, bad faith, or negligence in the
performance of any of the Trustee's duties under this Agreement. This indemnity
shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the resignation or removal of
the Trustee under this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, except as
otherwise agreed upon in writing by the Depositor and the Trustee, and except
for any expense, disbursement, or advance arising from the Trustee's negligence,
bad faith, or willful misconduct, the Trust Fund shall pay or reimburse the
Trustee for all reasonable expenses, disbursements, and advances incurred or
made by the Trustee in accordance with this Agreement with respect to:
(A) the reasonable compensation, expenses, and disbursements of its
counsel not associated with the closing of the issuance of the
Certificates, and
(B) the reasonable compensation, expenses, and disbursements of any
accountant, engineer, or appraiser that is not regularly employed by the
Trustee, to the extent that the Trustee must engage them to perform
services under this Agreement.
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or a separate letter
agreement between the Trustee and the Depositor, the Trustee shall not be
entitled to payment or reimbursement for any routine ongoing expenses incurred
by the Trustee in the ordinary course of its duties as Trustee, Registrar, or
paying agent under this Agreement or for any other routine expenses incurred by
the Trustee; provided, however, no expense shall be reimbursed hereunder if it
would not constitute an "unanticipated expense incurred by the REMIC" within the
meaning of the REMIC Provisions.
Section 8.06 Eligibility Requirements for the Trustee. The Trustee
hereunder shall at all times be a corporation or association organized and doing
business under the laws of a 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, subject to supervision or examination by
federal or state authority and with a credit rating which would not cause any of
the Rating Agencies to reduce their respective then current ratings of the
Certificates (or having provided such security from time to time as is
sufficient to avoid such reduction) as evidenced in writing by each Rating
Agency. If such corporation or association publishes reports of condition at
least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid
supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 8.06
the combined capital and surplus of such corporation or association shall be
deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent
report of condition so published. In case at any time the Trustee shall cease to
be eligible in accordance with this Section 8.06, the Trustee shall resign
immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 8.07. The
entity serving as Trustee may have normal banking and trust relationships with
the Depositor and its affiliates or the Servicer and its affiliates; provided,
however, that such entity cannot be an affiliate of the Depositor or the
Servicer other than the Trustee in its role as successor to the Servicer.
Section 8.07 Resignation and Removal of the Trustee. The Trustee may
at any time resign and be discharged from the trusts hereby created by giving
written notice of resignation to the Depositor, the Servicer and each Rating
Agency not less than 60 days before the date specified in such notice, when,
subject to Section 8.08, such resignation is to take effect, and acceptance by a
successor trustee in accordance with Section 8.08 meeting the qualifications set
forth in Section 8.06. If no successor trustee meeting such qualifications shall
have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 30 days after the
giving of such notice or resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any
court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee.
If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance
with Section 8.06 and shall fail to resign after written request thereto by the
Depositor, or if at any time the Trustee shall become incapable of acting, or
shall be adjudged as bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or of
its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or
control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of
rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, or a tax is imposed with respect to
the Trust Fund by any state in which the Trustee or the Trust Fund is located
and the imposition of such tax would be avoided by the appointment of a
different trustee, then the Depositor or the Servicer may remove the Trustee and
appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in triplicate, one copy of
which shall be delivered to the Trustee, one copy to the Servicer and one copy
to the successor trustee.
The Holders of Certificates entitled to at least a majority of the
Voting Rights may at any time remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee
by written instrument or instruments, in triplicate, signed by such Holders or
their attorneys-in-fact duly authorized, one complete set of which shall be
delivered by the successor Trustee to the Servicer, one complete set to the
Trustee so removed and one complete set to the successor so appointed. The
successor trustee shall notify each Rating Agency of any removal of the Trustee.
Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a
successor trustee pursuant to this Section 8.07 shall become effective upon
acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as provided in Section 8.08.
Section 8.08 Successor Trustee. Any successor trustee appointed as
provided in Section 8.07 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor
and to its predecessor trustee and the Servicer an instrument accepting such
appointment hereunder and thereupon the resignation or removal of the
predecessor trustee shall become effective and such successor trustee, without
any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the
rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with like
effect as if originally named as trustee herein. The Depositor, the Servicer and
the predecessor trustee 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 all such rights, powers, duties, and
obligations.
No successor trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this
Section 8.08 unless at the time of its acceptance, the successor trustee is
eligible under Section 8.06 and its appointment does not adversely affect the
then current rating of the Certificates.
Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee as provided in
this Section 8.08, the Depositor shall mail notice of the succession of such
trustee hereunder to all Holders of Certificates. If the Depositor fails to mail
such notice within 10 days after acceptance of appointment by the successor
trustee, the successor trustee shall cause such notice to be mailed at the
expense of the Depositor.
Section 8.09 Merger or Consolidation of the Trustee. Any corporation
into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be
consolidated or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation
succeeding to the business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee
hereunder; provided, that such corporation shall be eligible under Section 8.06
without the execution or filing of any paper or 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 of this Agreement, at any time, for the
purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part
of the Trust Fund or property securing any Mortgage Note may at the time be
located, the 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 the
Trust Fund, and to vest in such Person or Persons, in such capacity and for the
benefit of the Certificateholders, such title to the Trust Fund or any part
thereof, whichever is applicable, and, subject to the other provisions of this
Section 8.10, such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the
Servicer and the Trustee may consider appropriate. If the Servicer shall not
have joined in such appointment within 15 days after the receipt by it of a
request to do so, or in the case an 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 and no notice to
Certificateholders of the appointment of any co-trustee or separate trustee
shall be required under Section 8.08.
Every separate trustee and co-trustee shall, to the extent permitted
by law, be appointed and act subject to the following provisions and conditions:
(a) To the extent necessary to effectuate the purposes of this
Section 8.10, all rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed
upon the Trustee, except for the obligation of the Trustee under this Agreement
to advance funds on behalf of the Servicer, shall be conferred or imposed upon
and exercised or performed by the Trustee and such separate trustee or
co-trustee jointly (it being understood that such separate trustee or co-trustee
is not authorized to act separately without the Trustee joining in such act),
except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any
particular act or acts are to be performed (whether as Trustee hereunder or as
successor to the 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 the applicable Trust
Fund or any portion thereof in any such jurisdiction) shall be exercised and
performed singly by such separate trustee or co-trustee, but solely at the
direction of the Trustee;
(b) No trustee hereunder shall be held personally liable because of
any act or omission of any other trustee hereunder and such appointment shall
not, and shall not be deemed to, constitute any such separate trustee or
co-trustee as agent of the Trustee;
(c) The Trustee may at any time accept the resignation of or remove
any separate trustee or co-trustee; and
(d) The Trust Fund, and not the Trustee, shall be liable for the
payment of reasonable compensation, reimbursement and indemnification to any
such separate trustee or co-trustee.
Any notice, request or other writing given to the Trustee shall be
deemed to have been given to each of the separate trustees and co-trustees, when
and 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 trusts 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 and indemnity to, the
Trustee. Every such instrument shall be filed with the Trustee and a copy
thereof given to the Servicer and the Depositor.
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 Tax Matters. It is intended that the assets with
respect to which any REMIC election pertaining to the Trust Fund is to be made,
as set forth in the Preliminary Statement, shall constitute, and that the
conduct of matters relating to such assets shall be such as to qualify such
assets as, a "real estate mortgage investment conduit" as defined in and in
accordance with the REMIC Provisions. In furtherance of such intention, the
Trustee covenants and agrees that it shall act as agent (and the Trustee is
hereby appointed to act as agent) on behalf of the Lower Tier REMIC and Upper
Tier REMIC and that in such capacity it shall:
(a) prepare and file in a timely manner, a U.S. Real Estate Mortgage
Investment Conduit (REMIC) Income Tax Return (Form 1066 or any successor form
adopted by the Internal Revenue Service) and prepare and file with the Internal
Revenue Service and applicable state or local tax authorities income tax or
information returns for each taxable year with respect to the Lower Tier REMIC
and Upper Tier REMIC containing such information and at the times and in the
manner as may be required by the Code or state or local tax laws, regulations,
or rules, and furnish to Certificateholders the schedules, statements or
information at such times and in such manner as may be required thereby;
(b) within thirty days of the Closing Date, the Trustee will apply
for an employer identification number from the Internal Revenue Service via Form
SS-4 or any other acceptable method for all tax entities and shall also furnish
to the Internal Revenue Service, on Form 8811 or as otherwise may be required by
the Code, the name, title, address, and telephone number of the person that the
holders of the Certificates may contact for tax information relating thereto,
together with such additional information as may be required by such Form, and
update such information at the time or times in the manner required by the Code;
(c) make an election that each of the Lower Tier REMIC and the Upper
Tier REMIC be treated as a REMIC on the federal tax return for its first taxable
year (and, if necessary, under applicable state law);
(d) prepare and forward to the Certificateholders and to the
Internal Revenue Service and, if necessary, state tax authorities, all
information returns and reports as and when required to be provided to them in
accordance with the REMIC Provisions, including the calculation of any original
issue discount using the prepayment assumption (as described in the Prospectus
Supplement);
(e) provide information necessary for the computation of tax imposed
on the transfer of a Residual Certificate to a Person that is a Non-Permitted
Transferee, or an agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) of a
Non-Permitted Transferee, or a pass-through entity in which a Non-Permitted
Transferee is the record holder of an interest (the reasonable cost of computing
and furnishing such information may be charged to the Person liable for such
tax);
(f) to the extent that they are under its control, conduct matters
relating to such assets at all times that any Certificates are outstanding so as
to maintain the status of each of the Upper Tier REMIC and Lower Tier REMIC as a
REMIC under the REMIC Provisions;
(g) not knowingly or intentionally take any action or omit to take
any action that would cause the termination of the REMIC status of either the
Lower Tier REMIC or the Upper Tier REMIC created hereunder;
(h) pay, from the sources specified in the last paragraph of this
Section 8.11, the amount of any federal or state tax, including prohibited
transaction taxes as described below, imposed on the Lower Tier REMIC and the
Upper Tier REMIC created hereunder before its termination when and as the same
shall be due and payable (but such obligation shall not prevent the Trustee or
any other appropriate Person from contesting any such tax in appropriate
proceedings and shall not prevent the Trustee from withholding payment of such
tax, if permitted by law, pending the outcome of such proceedings);
(i) cause federal, state or local income tax or information returns
to be signed by the Trustee or such other person as may be required to sign such
returns by the Code or state or local laws, regulations or rules; and
(j) maintain records relating to the Lower Tier REMIC and the Upper
Tier REMIC created hereunder, including the income, expenses, assets, and
liabilities thereof on a calendar year basis and on the accrual method of
accounting and the adjusted basis of the assets determined at such intervals as
may be required by the Code, as may be necessary to prepare the foregoing
returns, schedules, statements or information.
The Holder of the largest Percentage Interest of the Class R
Certificates shall act as Tax Matters Person for the Lower Tier REMIC and the
Upper Tier REMIC, within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section
1.860F-4(d), and the Trustee is hereby designated as agent of such
Certificateholder for such purpose (or if the Trustee is not so permitted, such
Holder shall be the Tax Matters Person in accordance with the REMIC Provisions).
In such capacity, the Trustee shall, as and when necessary and appropriate,
represent the Lower Tier REMIC and the Upper Tier REMIC created hereunder in any
administrative or judicial proceedings relating to an examination or audit by
any governmental taxing authority, request an administrative adjustment as to
any taxable year of the Lower Tier REMIC and the Upper Tier REMIC created
hereunder, enter into settlement agreements with any governmental taxing agency,
extend any statute of limitations relating to any tax item of the Lower Tier
REMIC and the Upper Tier REMIC created hereunder, and otherwise act on behalf of
each REMIC in relation to any tax matter or controversy involving it.
The Trustee shall treat the rights of the Class P Certificateholders
to receive Prepayment Charges, the rights of the Class X Certificateholders to
receive Interest Rate Cap Payments and amounts in the Excess Reserve Fund
Account (subject, other than in the case of the Class X Certificates, to the
obligation to pay Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts) and the rights of the LIBOR
Certificateholders to receive Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts as the beneficial
ownership of interests in a grantor trust, and not as an obligation of either
the Lower Tier REMIC or Upper Tier REMIC created hereunder, for federal income
tax purposes. The Trustee shall file or cause to be filed with the IRS together
with Form 1041 or such other form as may be applicable and shall furnish or
cause to be furnished, to the Class P Certificateholders, the Class X
Certificateholders and the LIBOR Certificateholders, the respective amounts
described above that are received, in the time or times and in the manner
required by the Code.
To enable the Trustee to perform its duties under this Agreement,
the Depositor shall provide to the Trustee within ten days after the Closing
Date all information or data that the Trustee requests in writing and determines
to be relevant for tax purposes to the valuations and offering prices of the
Certificates, including the price, yield, prepayment assumption, and projected
cash flows of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans. Moreover, the Depositor
shall provide information to the Trustee concerning the value to each Class of
Certificates of the right to receive Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts from the
Excess Reserve Fund Account. Unless otherwise advised by the Depositor, for
federal income tax purposes, the Trustee is hereby directed to assign a value of
zero to the right of each Holder allocating the purchase price of an initial
Offered Certificateholder between such right and the related Upper Tier Regular
Interest. Thereafter, the Depositor shall provide to the Trustee promptly upon
written request therefor any additional information or data that the Trustee
may, from time to time, reasonably request to enable the Trustee to perform its
duties under this Agreement; provided, however, that the Depositor shall not be
required to provide any information regarding the Mortgage Loans that the
Servicer is required to provide to the Trustee pursuant to this Agreement. The
Depositor hereby indemnifies the Trustee for any losses, liabilities, damages,
claims, or expenses of the Trustee arising from any errors or miscalculations of
the Trustee that result from any failure of the Depositor to provide, pursuant
to this paragraph, accurate information or data to the Trustee on a timely
basis.
If any tax is imposed on "prohibited transactions" of either the
Lower Tier REMIC or Upper Tier REMIC created hereunder as defined in Section
860F(a)(2) of the Code, on the "net income from foreclosure property" of the
Lower Tier REMIC as defined in Section 860G(c) of the Code, on any contribution
to either the Lower Tier REMIC or Upper Tier REMIC after the Startup Day
pursuant to Section 860G(d) of the Code, or any other tax is imposed, including
any minimum tax imposed on either REMIC pursuant to Sections 23153 and 24874 of
the California Revenue and Taxation Code, if not paid as otherwise provided for
herein, the tax shall be paid by (i) the Trustee if such tax arises out of or
results from negligence of the Trustee in the performance of any of its
obligations under this Agreement, (ii) the Servicer, in the case of any such
minimum tax, and otherwise if such tax arises out of or results from a breach by
the Servicer of any of its obligations under this Agreement, or (iii) in all
other cases, or if the Trustee or the Servicer fails to honor its obligations
under the preceding clause (i) or (ii), any such tax will be paid with amounts
otherwise to be distributed to the Certificateholders, as provided in Section
4.02(a).
Section 8.12 Periodic Filings. (a) The Trustee and the Servicer
shall reasonably cooperate with the Depositor in connection with the Trust's
satisfying the reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Exchange Act"). The Trustee shall prepare on behalf of the
Trust any Forms 8-K and 10-K customary for similar securities as required by the
Exchange Act and the Rules and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder, and the Trustee shall sign and file (via the Securities
and Exchange Commission's Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System) such
Forms on behalf of the Depositor, if an officer of the Depositor signs the
Certification (as defined below), or otherwise on behalf of the Trust. In the
event the Trustee is signing on behalf of the Depositor pursuant to the
preceding sentence, the Depositor hereby grants to the Trustee a limited power
of attorney to execute and file each such document on behalf of the Depositor.
Such power of attorney shall continue until either the earlier of (i) receipt by
the Trustee from the Depositor of written termination of such power of attorney
and (ii) the termination of the Trust. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Trustee shall prepare such Form to be signed by the Depositor and the Depositor
shall sign such Form, unless the Securities and Exchange Commission has
indicated that it will accept a Certification signed by the Depositor where the
related Form 10-K is signed by the Trustee on behalf of the Depositor.
(b) Each Form 8-K shall be filed by the Trustee within 15 days after
each Distribution Date, including a copy of the statement to the
Certificateholders for such Distribution Date as an exhibit thereto. On or prior
to March 30th of each year commencing in 2006 (or such earlier date as may be
required by the Exchange Act and the Rules and Regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission), the Trustee shall file a Form 10-K, in substance as
required by applicable law or applicable Securities and Exchange Commission
staff's interpretations. Such Form 10-K shall include as exhibits the Servicer's
annual statement of compliance described under Section 3.22 and the accountant's
report described under Section 3.23, in each case to the extent they have been
timely delivered to the Trustee. If they are not so timely delivered, the
Trustee shall file an amended Form 10-K including such documents as exhibits
reasonably promptly after they are delivered to the Trustee. The Trustee shall
have no liability with respect to any failure to properly prepare or file such
periodic reports resulting from or relating to the Trustee's inability or
failure to obtain any information not resulting from its own negligence, willful
misconduct or bad faith. The Form 10-K shall also include a certification in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit L (the "Certification"), which shall, except as
described below, be signed by the senior officer of the Depositor in charge of
securitization. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if it is determined by the
Depositor that the Certification may be executed by multiple persons, the
Trustee shall sign the Certification in respect of items 1 through 3 thereof and
the Servicer shall cause the senior officer in charge of servicing at the
Servicer to sign the Certification in respect of items 3 through 5 thereof and
the Trustee may rely on the Certification signed by the Servicer to the same
extent as provided in subsection (c) below.
(c) In the event the Certification is to be signed by an officer of
the Depositor, the Trustee shall sign a certification (in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit M) for the benefit of the Depositor and its officers,
directors and Affiliates in respect of items 1 through 3 thereof of the
Certification (provided, however, that the Trustee shall not undertake an
analysis of the accountant's report attached as an exhibit to the Form 10-K),
and the Servicer shall sign a certification (in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit N) for the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee and their respective
officers, directors and Affiliates in respect of items 3 through 5 of the
Certification. Each such certification shall be delivered to the Depositor no
later than March 10th of each year (or if such day is not a Business Day, the
immediately preceding Business Day) and the Depositor shall deliver the
Certification to be filed to the Trustee no later than March 20th of each year
(or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day).
In the event that prior to the filing date of the Form 10-K in March of each
year, the Trustee or the Servicer has actual knowledge of information material
to the Certification, that party shall promptly notify the Depositor and each of
the other parties signing the certifications. In addition, (i) the Trustee shall
indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and its officers, directors,
employees, agents 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 any
breach of the Trustee's obligations under this Section 8.12(c) or the Trustee's
negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith, and (ii)
the Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor, the Trustee and
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 any breach of the Servicer's obligations under this Section 8.12(c) or any
material misstatement or omission, negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct
of the Servicer in connection therewith. If the indemnification provided for in
the preceding sentence is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless any
indemnified party, then (i) the Trustee agrees in connection with a breach of
the Trustee's obligations under this Section 8.12(c) or the Trustee's
negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith 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 Trustee, on the other, and (ii) the Servicer agrees that it shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result
of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of such indemnified party in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of such indemnified
party, on the one hand, and the Servicer, on the other hand, in connection with
a breach of the Servicer's obligations under this Section 8.12(c) or any
material misstatement or omission, negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct
of the Servicer in connection therewith.
(d) Upon any filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the
Trustee shall promptly deliver to the Depositor a copy of any such executed
report, statement or information.
(e) Prior to January 30 of the first year in which the Trustee is
able to do so under applicable law, the Trustee shall file a Form 15 Suspension
Notification with respect to the Trust.
Section 8.13 Tax Classification of the Excess Reserve Fund Account
and the Cap Agreements. For federal income tax purposes, the Trustee shall treat
the Excess Reserve Fund Account and the Cap Agreements as beneficially owned by
the holders of the Class X Certificates and shall treat such portion of the
Trust Fund as a grantor trust, within the meaning of subpart E, Part I of
subchapter J of the Code. The Trustee shall treat the rights that each Class of
LIBOR Certificates has to receive payments of Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts
from the Excess Reserve Fund Account as rights to receive payments under an
interest rate cap contract written by the Class X Certificateholders in favor of
each such Class and beneficially owned by each such Class through the grantor
trust. Accordingly, each Class of Certificates (excluding the Class X, Class P
and Class R Certificates) will be comprised of two components - an Upper Tier
REMIC Regular Interest and an interest in an interest rate cap contract, and the
Class X Certificates will be comprised of three components - an Upper Tier REMIC
Regular Interest, the Cap Agreements and an interest in the Excess Reserve Fund
Account, subject to obligation to pay Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts (other
than with respect to the Class X Cap Agreement). The Trustee shall allocate the
issue price for a Class of Certificates among the respective components for
purposes of determining the issue price of the Upper Tier REMIC Regular Interest
component based on information received from the Depositor.
ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION
Section 9.01 Termination upon Liquidation or Purchase of the
Mortgage Loans. Subject to Section 9.03, the obligations and responsibilities of
the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee created hereby with respect to the
Trust Fund shall terminate upon the earlier of (a) if the Class X Certificates
are not 100% owned, either directly or indirectly, by the Purchaser or any of
its Affiliates, the purchase, on or after the Optional Termination Date, by the
Majority Class X Certificateholders in the aggregate of all Mortgage Loans (and
REO Properties) at the price (the "Termination Price") equal to the sum of (i)
100% of the unpaid principal balance of each Mortgage Loan (other than in
respect of REO Property) plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon at the
applicable Mortgage Rate, (ii) the lesser of (x) the appraised value of any REO
Property as determined by the higher of two appraisals completed by two
independent appraisers selected by the Majority Class X Certificateholder at its
expense and (y) the unpaid principal balance of each Mortgage Loan related to
any REO Property, in each case plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon at the
applicable Mortgage Rate, (iii) all xxxxxxxxxxxx X&X Advances, Servicing
Advances and indemnification payments payable to the Servicer and (iv) any
unreimbursed indemnification payments payable to the Trustee under this
Agreement and (b) the later of (i) the maturity or other liquidation (or any
Advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in the Trust
Fund and the disposition of all REO Property and (ii) the distribution to
Certificateholders of all amounts required to be distributed to them pursuant to
this Agreement; provided that in the case of clause (a) above, if the Depositor
or any of its Affiliates is a Class X Certificateholder exercising this option,
it may only do so with at least one other unaffiliated person that holds at
least a 10% Percentage Interest in the Class X Certificates. In no event shall
the trusts created hereby continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the
death of the survivor of the descendants of Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, the late
Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James's, living on the date
hereof.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no such
purchase by the Majority Class X Certificateholder shall be permitted unless (i)
after distribution of the proceeds thereof to the Certificateholders (other than
the Holders of the Class X, Class P and Residual Certificates) pursuant to
Section 9.02, the distribution of the remaining proceeds to the Class X and
Class P Certificates is sufficient to pay the outstanding principal amount of
and accrued and unpaid interest on the NIM Securities, to the extent the NIM
Securities are then outstanding, or (ii) prior to such purchase, the Majority
Class X Certificateholder remits to the Trustee an amount that, together with
such remaining proceeds, will be sufficient to pay the outstanding principal
amount of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, the NIM Securities, to the extent
the NIM Securities are then outstanding.
Section 9.02 Final Distribution on the Certificates. If on any
Remittance Date, the Servicer determines that there are no Outstanding Mortgage
Loans and no other funds or assets in the Trust Fund other than the funds in the
Collection Account, the Servicer shall direct the Trustee promptly to send a
Notice of Final Distribution to each Certificateholder. If the Majority Class X
Certificateholder elects to exercise its option to purchase the Mortgage Loans
pursuant to clause (a) of Section 9.01, at least 20 days prior to the date the
Notice of Final Distribution is to be mailed to the affected Certificateholders,
the Servicer, upon receipt of notice from the Majority Class X Certificateholder
indicating its intent to exercise such purchase option, shall notify the
Depositor and the Trustee of (a) the date on which the Majority Class X
Certificateholder intends to exercise such purchase option and (b) the
Termination Price.
A Notice of Final Distribution, specifying the Distribution Date on
which Certificateholders may surrender their Certificates for payment of the
final distribution and cancellation, shall be given promptly by the Trustee by
letter to Certificateholders mailed not earlier than the 10th day and not later
than the 15th day of the month of such final distribution. Any such Notice of
Final Distribution shall specify (a) the Distribution Date upon which final
distribution on the Certificates will be made upon presentation and surrender of
Certificates at the office therein designated, (b) the amount of such final
distribution, (c) the location of the office or agency at which such
presentation and surrender must be made and (d) that the Record Date otherwise
applicable to such Distribution Date is not applicable, distributions being made
only upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the office therein
specified. The Trustee will give such Notice of Final Distribution to each
Rating Agency at the time such Notice of Final Distribution is given to
Certificateholders.
In the event such Notice of Final Distribution is given, the
Servicer shall cause all funds in the Collection Account to be remitted to the
Trustee for deposit in the Distribution Account on the Business Day prior to the
applicable Distribution Date in an amount equal to the final distribution in
respect of the Certificates. Upon such final deposit with respect to the Trust
Fund and the receipt by the Trustee of a Request for Release therefor, the
Trustee shall promptly release to the Majority Class X Certificateholder the
Custodial Files for the Mortgage Loans.
Upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates, the Trustee
shall cause to be distributed to the Certificateholders of each Class (after
reimbursement of all amounts due to the Servicer, the Depositor and the Trustee
hereunder), in each case on the final Distribution Date and in the order set
forth in Section 4.02, in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests,
with respect to Certificateholders of the same Class, up to an amount equal to
(i) as to each Class of Regular Certificates (except the Class X Certificates),
the Certificate Balance thereof plus for each such Class and the Class X
Certificates accrued interest thereon in the case of an interest-bearing
Certificate and all other amounts to which such Classes are entitled pursuant to
Section 4.02 and (ii) as to the Residual Certificates, the amount, if any, which
remains on deposit in the Distribution Account (other than the amounts retained
to meet claims) after application pursuant to clause (i) above.
In the event that any affected Certificateholders shall not
surrender Certificates for cancellation within six months after the date
specified in the Notice of Final Distribution, the Trustee shall give a second
written notice to the remaining Certificateholders to surrender their
Certificates for cancellation and receive the final distribution with respect
thereto. If within six months after such second notice all the applicable
Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Trustee may
take appropriate steps, or may appoint an agent to take appropriate steps, to
contact the remaining Certificateholders concerning surrender of their
Certificates, and the cost thereof shall be paid out of the funds and other
assets which remain a part of the Trust Fund. If within one year after the
second notice all Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation,
the Class R Certificateholders shall be entitled to all unclaimed funds and
other assets of the Trust Fund which remain subject hereto.
Section 9.03 Additional Termination Requirements. In the event the
Majority Class X Certificateholder exercises its purchase option with respect to
the Mortgage Loans as provided in Section 9.01, the Trust Fund shall be
terminated in accordance with the following additional requirements, unless the
Trustee has been supplied with an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the
Majority Class X Certificateholder, to the effect that the failure to comply
with the requirements of this Section 9.03 will not (i) result in the imposition
of taxes on "prohibited transactions" on either the Lower Tier REMIC or the
Upper Tier REMIC as defined in Section 860F of the Code or (ii) cause either the
Lower Tier REMIC or the Upper Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any
time that any Certificates are outstanding:
(a) The Trustee shall sell all of the assets of the Trust Fund to
the Majority Class X Certificateholder, and, within 90 days of such sale, shall
distribute to the Certificateholders the proceeds of such sale in complete
liquidation of each of the Lower Tier REMIC and the Upper Tier REMIC; and
(b) The Trustee shall attach a statement to the final federal income
tax return for each of the Lower Tier REMIC and the Upper Tier REMIC stating
that pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860F-1, the first day of the
90-day liquidation period for each such REMIC was the date on which the Trustee
sold the assets of the Trust Fund to the Majority Class X Certificateholder.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 10.01 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended from time to
time by the Depositor, the Responsible Party, the Servicer and the Trustee,
without the consent of any of the Certificateholders (i) to cure any ambiguity
or mistake, (ii) to correct any defective provision herein or to supplement any
provision herein which may be inconsistent with any other provision herein,
(iii) to add to the duties of the Depositor or the Servicer, (iv) to add any
other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising hereunder or (v)
to modify, alter, amend, add to or rescind any of the terms or provisions
contained in this Agreement; provided, that any action pursuant to clause (iv)
or (v) above shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (which Opinion of
Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trustee or the Trust Fund), adversely
affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder; provided,
further, that any such action pursuant to clause (iv) or (v) above shall not be
deemed to adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the
Certificateholders if the Person requesting the amendment obtains a letter from
each Rating Agency stating that the amendment would not result in the
downgrading or withdrawal of the respective ratings then assigned to the
Certificates; it being understood and agreed that any such letter in and of
itself will not represent a determination as to the materiality of any such
amendment and will represent a determination only as to the credit issues
affecting any such rating. The Trustee, the Depositor, the Responsible Party and
the Servicer also may at any time and from time to time amend this Agreement,
but without the consent of the Certificateholders to modify, eliminate or add to
any of its provisions to such extent as shall be necessary or helpful to (i)
maintain the qualification of the Lower Tier REMIC and the Upper Tier REMIC
under the Code, (ii) avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any tax on
the Lower Tier REMIC or the Upper Tier REMIC pursuant to the Code that would be
a claim at any time prior to the final redemption of the Certificates or (iii)
comply with any other requirements of the Code; provided, that the Trustee has
been provided an Opinion of Counsel, which opinion shall be an expense of the
party requesting such opinion but in any case shall not be an expense of the
Trustee or the Trust Fund, to the effect that such action is necessary or
helpful to, as applicable, (i) maintain such qualification, (ii) avoid or
minimize the risk of the imposition of such a tax or (iii) comply with any such
requirements of the Code.
This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Responsible Party and the Trustee, but with the
consent of the Holders of Certificates evidencing Percentage Interests
aggregating not less than 66(2)/3% of each Class of Certificates affected
thereby 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 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 clause (i), without the consent of the Holders of Certificates
of such Class evidencing, as to such Class, Percentage Interests aggregating not
less than 66(2)/3% or (iii) reduce the aforesaid percentages of Certificates the
Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment, without the
consent of the Holders of all such Certificates then outstanding.
Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, the
Trustee shall not consent to any amendment to this Agreement unless (i) it shall
have first received an Opinion of Counsel, which opinion shall not be an expense
of the Trustee or the Trust Fund, to the effect that such amendment will not
cause the imposition of any tax on either the Lower Tier REMIC or the Upper Tier
REMIC or the Certificateholders or cause any such REMIC to fail to qualify as a
REMIC or the grantor trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust at any time
that any Certificates are outstanding and (ii) the party seeking such amendment
shall have provided written notice to the Rating Agencies (with a copy of such
notice to the Trustee) of such amendment, stating the provisions of the
Agreement to be amended.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.01, with
respect to any amendment that significantly modifies the permitted activities of
the Trustee or the Servicer, any Certificate beneficially owned by the Depositor
shall be deemed not to be outstanding (and shall not be considered when
determining the percentage of Certificateholders consenting or when calculating
the total number of Certificates entitled to consent) for purposes of
determining if the requisite consents of Certificateholders under this Section
10.01 have been obtained.
Promptly after the execution of any amendment to this Agreement
requiring the consent of Certificateholders, the Trustee shall furnish written
notification of the substance or a copy of such amendment to each
Certificateholder and each Rating Agency.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of Certificateholders
under this Section 10.01 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 Trustee may prescribe.
Nothing in this Agreement shall require the Trustee to enter into an
amendment without receiving an Opinion of Counsel (which Opinion shall not be an
expense of the Trustee or the Trust Fund), satisfactory to the Trustee that (i)
such amendment is permitted and is not prohibited by this Agreement and that all
requirements for amending this Agreement have been complied with and (ii) either
(A) the amendment does not adversely affect in any material respect the
interests of any Certificateholder or (B) the conclusion set forth in the
immediately preceding clause (A) is not required to be reached pursuant to this
Section 10.01.
Section 10.02 Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts. 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 Mortgaged Properties are situated, and in any other appropriate
public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by the
Servicer at the direction and expense of the Depositor, but only upon receipt of
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 10.03 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND
THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THE
CERTIFICATEHOLDERS SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.
Section 10.04 Intention of Parties. It is the express intent of the
parties hereto that the conveyance (i) of the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor
and (ii) of the Trust Fund by the Depositor to the Trustee each be, and be
construed as, an absolute sale thereof. It is, further, not the intention of the
parties that such conveyances be deemed a pledge thereof. However, in the event
that, notwithstanding the intent of the parties, such assets are held to be the
property of the Depositor, as the case may be, or if for any other reason this
Agreement is held or deemed to create a security interest in either such assets,
then (i) this Agreement shall be deemed to be a security agreement within the
meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York and (ii) the
conveyances provided for in this Agreement shall be deemed to be an assignment
and a grant by the Depositor to the Trustee, for the benefit of the
Certificateholders, of a security interest in all of the assets transferred,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired.
The Depositor, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, 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 Trust Fund, 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 the Agreement. The Depositor shall arrange for
filing any Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements in connection with
any security interest granted or assigned to the Trustee for the benefit of the
Certificateholders.
Section 10.05 Notices. (a) The Trustee shall use its best efforts to
promptly provide notice to each Rating Agency with respect to each of the
following of which it has actual knowledge:
1. Any material change or amendment to this Agreement;
2. The occurrence of any Event of Default that has not been cured;
3. The resignation or termination of the Servicer or the Trustee and
the appointment of any successor;
4. The repurchase or substitution of Mortgage Loans pursuant to
Section 2.03; and
5. The final payment to Certificateholders.
(b) In addition, the Trustee shall promptly make available on its
internet website to each Rating Agency copies of the following:
1. Each report to Certificateholders described in Section 4.03; and
2. Any notice of a purchase of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section
2.02, 2.03 or 3.11.
(c) All directions, demands, consents and notices hereunder shall be
in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered to: (a) in
the case of the Depositor, Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC, 000 Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: General Counsel, Facsimile: (212)
412-7519, or such other address as the Depositor may hereafter furnish to the
Servicer and the Trustee; (b) in the case of the Servicer, Saxon Mortgage
Services, Inc., 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxx
Xxxx, Fax: (000) 000-0000, or such other address as may be hereafter furnished
to the Depositor, the Loan Performance Advisor and the Trustee; (c) in the case
of the Loan Performance Advisor, MortgageRamp Inc., 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx
000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxx Xxxxx, Facsimile: (000) 000-0000, or
such other address as may be hereafter furnished to the Depositor, the Servicer
and the Trustee; (d) in the case of the Responsible Party, Fremont Investment &
Loan, 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Facsimile: (000) 000-0000, or such other address as may be
hereafter furnished to the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee; (e) in the
case of the Trustee to Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, 0000 Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: Client Manager SABR
2005-FR2, Facsimile: (000) 000-0000, with a copy to X.X. Xxx 00, Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Client Manager SABR 2005-FR2, and a separate copy to
Xxxxx Xxxxxx xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxx., Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000-0000, Attention:
Client Manager SABR 2005-FR2, or in each case such other address as the Trustee
may hereafter furnish to the Depositor, the Responsible Party or Servicer; and
(f) in the case of each of the Rating Agencies, the address specified therefor
in the definition corresponding to the name of such Rating Agency. Notices to
Certificateholders shall be deemed given when mailed, first class postage
prepaid, to their respective addresses appearing in the Certificate Register.
Section 10.06 Severability of Provisions. 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 10.07 Assignment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, except as provided in Section 6.02, this Agreement may not be
assigned by the Servicer without the prior written consent of the Trustee and
Depositor; provided, however, that the Servicer may pledge its interest in any
reimbursements for P&I Advances or Servicing Advances hereunder.
Section 10.08 Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders. The death
or incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not operate to terminate this
Agreement or the trust created hereby, nor entitle such Certificateholder's
legal representative or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or
commence any proceeding in any court for a petition or winding up of the trust
created hereby, or 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
provided 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 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 party 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 or by availing
itself of any provisions 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 such Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee a written notice
of an Event of Default and of the continuance thereof, as herein provided, and
unless the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting
Rights evidenced by the Certificates shall also have made written request to the
Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee
hereunder and shall have offered to the Trustee such reasonable indemnity as it
may require against the costs, expenses, and liabilities to be incurred therein
or thereby, and the Trustee, for 60 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 being understood and intended, and being
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 whatever by virtue or by availing itself or
themselves of any provisions of this Agreement to affect, disturb or prejudice
the rights of the Holders of any other of the 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
common benefit of all Certificateholders. For the protection and enforcement of
the provisions of this Section 10.08, each and every Certificateholder and the
Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in
equity.
Section 10.09 Inspection and Audit Rights. The Servicer agrees that,
on reasonable prior notice, it will permit any representative of the Depositor
or the Trustee during the Servicer's normal business hours, to examine all the
books of account, records, reports and other papers of the Servicer relating to
the Mortgage Loans, to make copies and extracts therefrom, to cause such books
to be audited by independent certified public accountants selected by the
Depositor or the Trustee and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts
relating to the Mortgage Loans with its officers, employees and independent
public accountants (and by this provision the Servicer hereby authorizes said
accountants to discuss with such representative such affairs, finances and
accounts), all at such reasonable times and as often as may be reasonably
requested. Any out-of-pocket expense of the Servicer incident to the exercise by
the Depositor or the Trustee of any right under this Section 10.09 shall be
borne by the Servicer.
Section 10.10 Certificates Nonassessable and Fully Paid. It is the
intention of the Depositor that Certificateholders shall not be personally
liable for obligations of the Trust Fund, that the interests in the Trust Fund
represented by the Certificates shall be nonassessable for any reason
whatsoever, and that the Certificates, upon due authentication thereof by the
Trustee pursuant to this Agreement, are and shall be deemed fully paid.
Section 10.11 Assignment; Sales; Advances Facilities. The Servicer
is hereby authorized to enter into an Advance Facility under which (1) the
Servicer sells, assigns or pledges to Advancing Person the Servicer's rights
under this Agreement to be reimbursed for any P&I Advances or Servicing Advances
and/or (2) an Advancing Person agrees to fund some or all P&I Advances and/or
Servicing Advances required to be made by the Servicer pursuant to this
Agreement. No consent of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificateholders or
any other party shall be required before the Servicer may enter into an Advance
Facility. The Servicer shall notify each other party to this Agreement prior to
or promptly after entering into or terminating any Advance Facility.
Notwithstanding the existence of any Advance Facility under which an Advancing
Person agrees to fund P&I Advances and/or Servicing Advances on the Servicer's
behalf, the Servicer shall remain obligated pursuant to this Agreement to make
P&I Advances and Servicing Advances pursuant to and as required by this
Agreement, and shall not be relieved of such obligations by virtue of such
Advance Facility. If the Servicer enters into an Advance Facility, and for so
long as an Advancing Person remains entitled to receive reimbursement for any
P&I Advances including Nonrecoverable Advances ("P&I Advance Reimbursement
Amounts") and/or Servicing Advances including Nonrecoverable Advances
("Servicing Advance Reimbursement Amounts" and together with P&I Advance
Reimbursement Amounts, "Advance Reimbursement Amounts") (in each case to the
extent such type of Advance Reimbursement Amount is included in the Advance
Facility), as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement, then the Servicer shall
identify such Advance Reimbursement Amounts consistent with the reimbursement
rights set forth in Section 3.11 and remit such Advance Reimbursement Amounts in
accordance with the documentation establishing the Advance Facility to such
Advancing Person or to a trustee, agent or custodian (an "Advance Facility
Trustee") designated by such Advancing Person. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein, in no event shall Advance Reimbursement Amounts be included in
the Available Funds or distributed to Certificateholders.
Advance Reimbursement Amounts shall consist solely of amounts in
respect of P&I Advances and/or Servicing Advances made with respect to the
Mortgage Loans for which the Servicer would be permitted to reimburse itself in
accordance with this Agreement, assuming the Servicer or the Advancing Person
had made the related P&I Advance(s) and/or Servicing Advance(s). Notwithstanding
the foregoing, except with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable P&I
Advances as set forth in this Agreement, no Person shall be entitled to
reimbursement from funds held in the Collection Account for future distribution
to Certificateholders pursuant to this Agreement. None of the Depositor or the
Trustee shall have any duty or liability with respect to the calculation of any
Advance Reimbursement Amount, nor shall the Depositor or the Trustee have any
responsibility to track or monitor the administration of the Advance Facility or
the payment of Advance Reimbursement Amounts to the related Advancing Person or
Advance Facility Trustee. The Servicer shall maintain and provide to any
successor Servicer and (upon request) the Trustee a detailed accounting on a
loan by loan basis as to amounts advanced by, sold, pledged or assigned to, and
reimbursed to any Advancing Person. The successor Servicer shall be entitled to
rely on any such information provided by the predecessor Servicer, and the
successor Servicer shall not be liable for any errors in such information. Any
successor Servicer shall reimburse the predecessor Servicer and itself for
outstanding P&I Advances and Servicing Advances, respectively, with respect to
each Mortgagor Loan on a first in, first out ("FIFO") basis; provided that the
successor Servicer has received prior written notice from the predecessor
Servicer or the Advancing Person of reimbursement amounts owed to the
predecessor Servicer. Liquidation Proceeds with respect to a Mortgage Loan shall
be applied to reimburse P&I Advances outstanding with respect to that Mortgage
Loan before being applied to reimburse Servicing Advances outstanding with
respect to that Mortgage Loan.
An Advancing Person who receives an assignment or pledge of the
rights to be reimbursed for P&I Advances and/or Servicing Advances, and/or whose
obligations hereunder are limited to the funding or purchase of P&I Advances
and/or Servicing Advances shall not be required to meet the criteria for
qualification of a Subservicer set forth in this Agreement.
Upon the direction and at the expense of the Servicer, the Trustee
shall execute such acknowledgments provided by the Servicer recognizing the
interests of any Advance Facility Trustee in such Advance Reimbursement Amounts
as the Servicer may cause to be made subject to Advance Facilities pursuant to
this Section 10.11. The Servicer shall indemnify and hold the Trustee harmless
for any claims from any persons arising from the Trustee executing such
acknowledgments at the Servicer's direction. The parties hereto agree that the
Trustee shall execute such acknowledgement solely at the direction of the
Servicer and shall not be required and shall not perform any independent
investigation in connection therewith.
The Servicer shall remain entitled to be reimbursed for all Advances
funded by the Servicer to the extent the related rights to be reimbursed
therefor have not been sold, assigned or pledged to an Advancing Person.
The Servicer shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, any
successor servicer and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or damage
resulting from any claim by the related Advancing Person.
Any amendment to this Section 10.11 or to any other provision of
this Agreement that may be necessary or appropriate to effect the terms of an
Advance Facility as described generally in this Section 10.11, including
amendments to add provisions relating to a successor Servicer, may be entered
into by the Trustee, the Depositor and the Servicer without the consent of any
Certificateholder, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement
upon receipt by the Trustee of an Opinion of Counsel that such amendment has no
material adverse effect on the Certificateholders or written confirmation from
the Rating Agencies that such amendment will not adversely affect the ratings on
the Certificates. All reasonable costs and expenses (including attorney's fees)
of each party hereto of any such amendment shall be borne solely by the
Servicer. Prior to entering into an Advance Facility, the Servicer shall notify
the Advancing Person in writing that: (a) the P&I Advances and/or Servicing
Advances purchased, financed by and/or pledged to the Advancing Person are
obligations owed to the Servicer on a non-recourse basis payable only from the
cash flows and proceeds received under this Agreement for reimbursement of P&I
Advances and/or Servicing Advances only to the extent provided herein, and the
Trustee and the Trust are not otherwise obligated or liable to repay any P&I
Advances and/or Servicing Advances financed by the Advancing Person and (b) the
Trustee shall not have any responsibility to track or monitor the administration
of the Advance Facility between the Servicer and the Advancing Person.
Section 10.12 Rule of Construction. Article and section headings are
for the convenience of the reader and shall not be considered in interpreting
this Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the intent of the parties hereto.
Section 10.13 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HEREBY KNOWINGLY,
VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY, WAIVES (TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW) ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH DISPUTE SHALL BE TRIED
BEFORE A JUDGE SITTING WITHOUT A JURY.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Responsible
Party, the Servicer and the Loan Performance Advisor have caused their names to
be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of
the day and year first above written.
SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED RECEIVABLES LLC
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Director
XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
solely as Trustee and not in its
individual capacity
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
Title: SVP
SAXON MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
MORTGAGERAMP INC.
By: /s/ D. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: D. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: EMD
SCHEDULE I
Mortgage Loan Schedule
Delivered to Trustee on Closing Date
SCHEDULE II
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2005-FR2
Representations and Warranties of the Servicer
The Servicer hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth in this
Schedule II to the Depositor and the Trustee, as of the Closing Date.
(1) The Servicer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the state of Texas and is duly
authorized and qualified to transact any and all business contemplated by
this Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be conducted by the 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
Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(2) The Servicer has the full 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 Pooling and Servicing
Agreement and has duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of
the Servicer the execution, delivery and performance of this Pooling and
Servicing Agreement; and this Pooling and Servicing Agreement, assuming
the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the Depositor and
the Trustee, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Servicer, enforceable against the 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;
(3) The execution and delivery of this Pooling and Servicing
Agreement by the Servicer, the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the
Servicer hereunder, the consummation by the Servicer 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
Servicer and will not (A) result in a breach of any term or provision of
the organizational documents of the 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
Servicer is a party or by which it may be bound, or any law, statute,
rule, order, regulation, judgment or decree applicable to the Servicer of
any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body
having jurisdiction over the Servicer; and the 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 law, statute, rule,
order, regulation, judgment or decree of any court, regulatory body,
administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over it,
which materially and adversely affects or, to the Servicer's knowledge,
would in the future materially and adversely affect, (x) the ability of
the Servicer to perform its obligations under this Pooling and Servicing
Agreement or (y) the business, operations, financial condition, properties
or assets of the Servicer taken as a whole;
(4) The Servicer is an approved seller/servicer for Xxxxxx Xxx or
Xxxxxxx Mac and is a HUD-approved mortgagee pursuant to Section 203 and
Section 211 of the National Housing Act;
(5) No litigation is pending against the Servicer that would
materially and adversely affect the execution, delivery or enforceability
of this Agreement or the ability of the Servicer to service the Mortgage
Loans or to perform any of its other obligations hereunder in accordance
with the terms hereof;
(6) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or
governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and
performance by the Servicer of, or compliance by the Servicer with, this
Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the consummation by the Servicer of the
transactions contemplated by this Pooling and Servicing Agreement, except
for such consents, approvals, authorizations or orders, if any, that have
been obtained prior to the Closing Date;
(7) The Servicer covenants that its computer and other systems used
in servicing the Mortgage Loans operate in a manner such that the Servicer
can service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this
Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and
(8) With respect to each Mortgage Loan, to the extent the Servicer
serviced such Mortgage Loan and to the extent the Servicer provided
monthly reports to the three credit repositories, 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 borrower credit files to Equifax,
Experian, and Trans Union Credit Information Company (three of the credit
repositories), on a monthly basis.
SCHEDULE III
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2005-FR2
Representations and Warranties of the Responsible Party as to the Fremont
Mortgage Loans
The Responsible Party hereby makes the representations and
warranties set forth in this Schedule III as to the Fremont Mortgage Loans only,
to the Depositor and the Trustee, as of the Closing Date or such other date as
may be specified below.
(a) Mortgage Loans as Described. The information set forth in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule is complete, true and correct;
(b) Payments Current. As of the Cut-off Date, except with respect to
the Mortgage Loans identified on Schedule III-A, (i) all payments required
to be made up to the related Closing Date for the Mortgage Loan under the
terms of the Mortgage Note, other than payments not yet 30 days
delinquent, have been made and credited, and (ii) no payment required
under the Mortgage Loan is 30 days or more delinquent nor has any payment
under the Mortgage Loan been 30 days or more delinquent at any time since
the origination of the Mortgage Loan;
(c) No Outstanding Charges. As of the Cut-off Date, except as
described in paragraph (b) above with respect to the Mortgage Loans
identified on Schedule III-A, (i) except for payments due but not yet 30
days delinquent, there are no defaults in complying with the terms of the
Mortgage, and all taxes, governmental assessments, insurance premiums,
water, sewer and municipal charges, leasehold payments or ground rents
which previously became due and owing have been paid, or an escrow of
funds has been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every such
item which remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet due
and payable. The Responsible Party has not advanced funds, or induced,
solicited or knowingly received any advance of funds by a party other than
the Mortgagor, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount
required under the Mortgage Loan, except for interest accruing from the
date of the Mortgage Note or date of disbursement of the Mortgage Loan
proceeds, whichever is earlier, to the day which precedes by one month the
related Due Date of the first installment of principal and interest;
(d) Original Terms Unmodified. The terms of the Mortgage Note and
Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any
respect, from the date of origination except by a written instrument which
has been recorded, if necessary to protect the interests of the Purchaser,
and which has been delivered to the Trustee, as custodian (in such
capacity, the "Custodian"), under the Custodial Agreement, dated as of
November 1, 2004, among the Purchaser, the Responsible Party and the
Custodian (the "Custodial Agreement"), and the terms of which are
reflected in the Mortgage Loan Schedule. The substance of any such waiver,
alteration or modification has been approved by the title insurer, if any,
to the extent required by the policy, and its terms are reflected on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule, if applicable. No Mortgagor has been released, in
whole or in part, except in connection with an assumption agreement,
approved by the 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 Mortgage Loan
Schedule;
(e) No Defenses. The Mortgage Loan is not subject to any right of
rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without limitation
the defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the
Mortgage Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder,
render either the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or
in part and no such right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense
has been asserted with respect thereto;
(f) Hazard Insurance. Pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage, all
buildings or other improvements upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by
a generally acceptable insurer against loss by fire, hazards of extended
coverage and such other hazards as are provided for generally in the
secondary market, as well as all additional requirements set forth in
Section 2.10 of the Fremont Interim Servicing Agreement. If required by
the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, each Mortgage Loan
is covered by a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the
current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration as in effect,
as well as all additional requirements set forth in Section 2.10 of the
Fremont Interim Servicing Agreement. All individual insurance policies
contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the Responsible Party and its
successors and assigns as mortgagee, and all premiums thereon have been
paid. The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain the
hazard insurance policy at the Mortgagor's cost and expense, and on the
Mortgagor's failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to
obtain and maintain such insurance at such Mortgagor's cost and expense,
and to seek reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor. Where required by
state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been given an opportunity to
choose the carrier of the required hazard insurance, provided the policy
is not a "master" or "blanket" hazard insurance policy covering a
condominium, or any hazard insurance policy covering the common facilities
of a planned unit development. The hazard insurance policy is the valid
and binding obligation of the insurer, is in full force and effect, and
will be in full force and effect and inure to the benefit of the Purchaser
upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
The Responsible Party has not engaged in, and has no knowledge of the
Mortgagor's having engaged in, any act or omission which would impair the
coverage of any such policy, the benefits of the endorsement provided for
herein, or the validity and binding effect of either including, without
limitation, no unlawful fee, commission, kickback or other unlawful
compensation or value of any kind has been or will be received, retained
or realized by any attorney, firm or other person or entity, and no such
unlawful items have been received, retained or realized by the Responsible
Party;
(g) Compliance with Applicable Laws. Any and all requirements of any
federal, state or local law including, without limitation, usury,
truth-in-lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit
protection, equal credit opportunity, disclosure and all predatory and
abusive lending laws applicable to the Mortgage Loan, including, without
limitation, any provisions relating to Prepayment Charges and the Illinois
Interest Act, have been complied with, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not involve the violation of any
such laws or regulations, and the Responsible Party shall maintain in its
possession, available for the Purchaser's or the Trustee's inspection, and
shall deliver to the Purchaser or the Trustee upon demand, evidence of
compliance with all such requirements;
(h) No Satisfaction of Mortgage. The Mortgage has not been
satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded, in whole or in part, and
the Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien of the
Mortgage, in whole or in part, nor has any instrument been executed that
would effect any such release, cancellation, subordination or rescission.
The Responsible Party 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 Responsible Party waived
any default resulting from any action or inaction by the Mortgagor;
(i) Type of Mortgaged Property. With respect to a Mortgage Loan that
is not a Co-op Loan, the Mortgaged Property is a fee simple estate or a
leasehold estate located in a jurisdiction in which the use of a leasehold
estate for residential properties is a widely accepted practice that
consists of a single parcel of real property with a detached single family
residence erected thereon, or a two- to four-family dwelling, or an
individual residential condominium unit in a condominium project, or an
individual unit in a planned unit development, or an individual unit in a
residential cooperative housing corporation; provided, however, that any
condominium unit, planned unit development or residential cooperative
housing corporation shall conform with the Underwriting Guidelines. No
portion of the Mortgaged Property (or underlying Mortgaged Property, in
the case of a Co-op Loan) is used for commercial purposes, and since the
date of origination, no portion of the Mortgaged Property has been used
for commercial purposes; provided, that Mortgaged Properties which contain
a home office or other business shall not be considered as being used for
commercial purposes as long as the Mortgaged Property has not been altered
for commercial purposes and is not storing any chemicals or raw materials
other than those commonly used for homeowner repair, maintenance and/or
household purposes. None of the Mortgaged Properties are manufactured
homes, log homes, mobile homes, geodesic domes or other unique property
types;
(j) Valid First or Second Lien. The Mortgage is a valid, subsisting,
enforceable and perfected, first lien (with respect to a First Lien Loan)
or second lien (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) on the Mortgaged
Property, including all buildings and improvements on the Mortgaged
Property and all installations and mechanical, electrical, plumbing,
heating and air conditioning systems located in or annexed to such
buildings, and all additions, alterations and replacements made at any
time with respect to the foregoing. The lien of the Mortgage is subject
only to:
(i) with respect to a Second Lien Loan only, the lien of the
first mortgage on the Mortgaged Property;
(ii) the lien of current real property taxes and assessments
not yet due and payable;
(iii) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way,
easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of
recording acceptable to prudent mortgage lending institutions
generally and specifically referred to in the lender's title
insurance policy delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan
and (a) specifically referred to or otherwise considered in the
appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan or (b) which
do not adversely affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged
Property set forth in such appraisal; and
(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.
Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document
related to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes
and creates a valid, subsisting, enforceable and perfected first lien
(with respect to a First Lien Loan) or second lien (with respect to a
Second Lien Loan) and first priority (with respect to a First Lien Loan)
or second priority (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) security interest
on the property described therein and the Responsible Party has full right
to sell and assign the same to the Purchaser.
(k) Valid First or Second Priority Security Interest. With respect
to any Co-op Loan, the related Mortgage is a valid, subsisting,
enforceable and perfected, first priority security interest (with respect
to a First Lien Loan) or second priority security interest (with respect
to a Second Lien Loan) on the related cooperative shares securing the
Mortgage Note, subject only to (a) liens of the related residential
cooperative housing corporation for unpaid assessments representing the
Mortgagor's pro rata share of the related residential cooperative housing
corporation's payments for its blanket mortgage, current and future real
property taxes, insurance premiums, maintenance fees and other assessments
to which like collateral is commonly subject and (b) other matters to
which like collateral is commonly subject which do not materially
interfere with the benefits of the security interest intended to be
provided by the related Security Agreement;
(l) Request for Notice; No Consent Required. With respect to any
Second Lien Loan, where required or customary in the jurisdiction in which
the Mortgaged Property is located, the original lender has filed for
record a request for notice of any action by the related senior
lienholder, and the Responsible Party has notified the senior lienholder
in writing of the existence of the Second Lien Loan and requested
notification of any action to be taken against the Mortgagor by the senior
lienholder. Either (a) no consent for the Second Lien Loan is required by
the holder of the related first lien or (b) such consent has been obtained
and is contained in the Mortgage File;
(m) Validity of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage and any other agreement executed and delivered by a Mortgagor in
connection with a Mortgage Loan are genuine, and each is the legal, valid
and binding obligation of the maker thereof enforceable in accordance with
its terms (including, without limitation, any provisions relating to
Prepayment Charges). All parties to the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and
any other such related agreement had legal capacity to enter into the
Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage
and any such agreement, and the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any other
such related agreement have been duly and properly executed by other such
related parties. No fraud, error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence
or similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place on
the part of the Responsible Party in connection with the origination of
the Mortgage Loan or in the application of any insurance in relation to
such Mortgage Loan. No fraud, error, omission, misrepresentation,
negligence or similar occurrence in connection with the origination of the
Mortgage Loan or in the application for any insurance in relation to such
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 with such actions. The Responsible Party 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;
(n) Full Disbursement of Proceeds. The Mortgage Loan has been closed
and the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed and there
is no requirement for future advances thereunder, and any and all
requirements as to completion of any on-site or off-site improvement and
as to disbursements of any escrow funds therefor have been complied with.
All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making or closing the Mortgage
Loan and the recording of the Mortgage were paid, and the Mortgagor is not
entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due under the Mortgage Note
or Mortgage;
(o) Ownership. As of the applicable Original Sale Date, the
Responsible Party was the sole owner of record and holder of the Mortgage
Loan and the indebtedness evidenced by each Mortgage Note and upon the
sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the Responsible Party
retained the Mortgage Files or any part thereof with respect thereto not
delivered to the Custodian, the Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee, in
trust only for the purpose of servicing and supervising the servicing of
each Mortgage Loan. As of the applicable Original Sale Date, the Mortgage
Loan was not assigned or pledged, and the Responsible Party had good,
indefeasible and marketable title thereto, and had full right to transfer
and sell the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser free and clear of any
encumbrance, equity, participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim
or security interest, and has full right and authority subject to no
interest or participation of, or agreement with, any other party, to sell
and assign each Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and
following the sale of each Mortgage Loan, the Purchaser owned such
Mortgage Loan free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, participation
interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest. The
Responsible Party intends to relinquish all rights to possess, control and
monitor the Mortgage Loan;
(p) Doing Business. All parties which have had any interest in the
Mortgage Loan prior to the applicable Original Sale Date, whether as
mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the period in
which they held and disposed of such interest, were) (1) in compliance
with any and all applicable licensing requirements of the laws of the
state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located, and (2) either (i)
organized under the laws of such state, or (ii) qualified to do business
in such state, or (iii) a federal savings and loan association, a savings
bank or a national bank having a principal office in such state, or (3)
not doing business in such state;
(q) LTV. No Mortgage Loan has an LTV greater than 100%;
(r) Title Insurance. With respect to a Mortgage Loan which is not a
Co-op Loan, the Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA lender's title
insurance policy, or with respect to any Mortgage Loan for which the
related Mortgaged Property is located in California a CLTA lender's title
insurance policy, or other generally acceptable form of policy or
insurance and each such title insurance policy is issued by a title
insurer acceptable to the Purchaser and qualified to do business in the
jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring the
Responsible Party, its successors and assigns, as to the first (with
respect to a First Lien Loan) or second (with respect to a Second Lien
Loan) priority lien of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of
the Mortgage Loan (or to the extent a Mortgage Note provides for negative
amortization, the maximum amount of negative amortization in accordance
with the Mortgage), subject only to the exceptions contained in clauses
(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of paragraph (j) of this Schedule III, and in
the case of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, against any loss by reason of
the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting from the
provisions of the Mortgage providing for adjustment to the Mortgage
Interest Rate and Monthly Payment. Where required by state law or
regulation, the Mortgagor has been given the opportunity to choose the
carrier of the required mortgage title insurance. Additionally, such
lender's title insurance policy affirmatively insures ingress and egress,
and against encroachments by or upon the Mortgaged Property or any
interest therein. The Responsible Party, its successor and assigns, are
the sole insureds of such lender's title insurance policy, and such
lender's title insurance policy is valid and remains in full force and
effect and will be in force and effect upon the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No claims have been made
under such lender's title insurance policy, and no prior holder of the
related Mortgage, including the Responsible Party, 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 Responsible Party;
(s) No Defaults. As of the Cut-off Date, except as described in
paragraphs (b) and (c) above with respect to the Mortgage Loans identified
on Schedule III-A, (i) other than payments due but not yet 30 days or more
delinquent, there is no default, breach, violation or event which would
permit acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and
no event which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration
of any grace or cure period, would constitute a default, breach, violation
or event which would permit acceleration, and neither the Responsible
Party nor any of its affiliates nor any of their respective predecessors,
have waived any default, breach, violation or event which would permit
acceleration;
(t) 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;
(u) 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;
(v) Origination; Payment Terms. The Mortgage Loan was originated by
a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
pursuant to Sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act, a savings
and loan association, a savings bank, a commercial bank, credit union,
insurance company or other similar institution which is supervised and
examined by a federal or state authority. Principal payments on the
Mortgage Loan commenced no more than seventy days after funds were
disbursed in connection with the Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Interest Rate
as well as, in the case of an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Lifetime
Rate Cap and the Periodic Cap are as set forth on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule. The Mortgage Note is payable in equal monthly installments of
principal and interest, which installments of interest, with respect to
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, are subject to change due to the
adjustments to the Mortgage Interest Rate on each Interest Rate Adjustment
Date, with interest calculated and payable in arrears, sufficient to
amortize the Mortgage Loan fully by the stated maturity date, over an
original term of not more than thirty years from commencement of
amortization. Unless otherwise specified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule,
the Mortgage Loan is payable on the first day of each month. The Mortgage
Loan does not require a balloon payment on its stated maturity date;
(w) Customary Provisions. The Mortgage contains customary and
enforceable provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the
holder thereof adequate for the realization against the Mortgaged Property
of the benefits of the security provided thereby, including, (i) in the
case of a Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, and
(ii) otherwise by judicial foreclosure. Upon default by a Mortgagor on a
Mortgage Loan and foreclosure on, or trustee's sale of, the Mortgaged
Property pursuant to the proper procedures, the holder of the Mortgage
Loan will be able to deliver good and merchantable title to the Mortgaged
Property. There is no homestead or other exemption available to a
Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to sell the Mortgaged
Property at a trustee's sale or the right to foreclose the Mortgage,
subject to applicable federal and state laws and judicial precedent with
respect to bankruptcy and right of redemption or similar law;
(x) Conformance with Underwriting Guidelines. The Mortgage Loan was
underwritten in accordance with the Underwriting Guidelines (a copy of
which is attached to each related Assignment and Conveyance Agreement).
The Mortgage Note and Mortgage are on forms acceptable to Xxxxxxx Mac or
Xxxxxx Mae and the Responsible Party has not made any representations have
been made to a Mortgagor that are inconsistent with the mortgage
instruments used;
(y) 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. Unless otherwise specified 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;
(z) No Additional Collateral. The Mortgage Note is not and has not
been secured by any collateral except the lien of the corresponding
Mortgage and the security interest of any applicable security agreement or
chattel mortgage referred to in clause (j) above;
(aa) Deeds of Trust. In the event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of
trust, a trustee, authorized and duly qualified under applicable law to
serve as such, has been properly designated and currently so serves and is
named in the Mortgage, and no fees or expenses are or will become payable
by the Purchaser to the trustee under the deed of trust, except in
connection with a trustee's sale after default by the Mortgagor;
(bb) Acceptable Investment. There are no circumstances or conditions
with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor, the
Mortgage File or the Mortgagor's credit standing that to the best of the
Responsible Party's knowledge, can reasonably be expected to cause private
institutional investors who invest in mortgage loans similar to the
Mortgage Loan to regard the Mortgage Loan as an unacceptable investment,
cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, or adversely affect the
value or marketability of the Mortgage Loan, or cause the Mortgage Loans
to prepay during any period materially faster or slower than the mortgage
loans originated by the Responsible Party generally;
(cc) Delivery of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note, the
Mortgage, the Assignment of Mortgage and any other documents required to
be delivered under the Custodial Agreement for each Mortgage Loan have
been delivered to the Custodian. The Responsible Party is in possession of
a complete, true and accurate Mortgage File in compliance with Exhibit A
hereto, except for such documents the originals of which have been
delivered to the Custodian;
(dd) Condominiums/Planned Unit Developments. If 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 such Mortgage Loan was originated in accordance with,
and the Mortgaged Property meets the guidelines set forth in the
Originator's Underwriting Guidelines;
(ee) Transfer of Mortgage Loans. The Assignment of Mortgage (except
with respect to any Mortgage that has been recorded in the name of MERS or
its designee) with respect to each Mortgage Loan is in recordable form and
is acceptable for recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which
the Mortgaged Property is located;
(ff) Due-On-Sale. With respect to each Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan, the
Mortgage contains an enforceable provision for the acceleration of the
payment of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in the event
that the Mortgaged Property is sold or transferred without the prior
written consent of the mortgagee thereunder, and to the best of the
Responsible Party's knowledge, such provision is enforceable;
(gg) Assumability. With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, if the Mortgage Loan Documents provide that after the related first
Interest Rate Adjustment Date the related Mortgage Loan is assumable, such
Mortgage Loan may only be assumed if the party assuming such Mortgage Loan
meets certain credit requirements stated in the Mortgage Loan Documents;
(hh) No Buydown Provisions; No Graduated Payments or Contingent
Interests. The Mortgage Loan does not contain provisions pursuant to which
Monthly Payments are paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any
separate account established by the Responsible Party, the Mortgagor, or
anyone on behalf of the Mortgagor, or paid by any source other than the
Mortgagor nor does it contain any other similar provisions which may
constitute a "buydown" provision. The Mortgage Loan is not a graduated
payment mortgage loan and the Mortgage Loan does not have a shared
appreciation or other contingent interest feature;
(ii) Consolidation of Future Advances. Any future advances made to
the Mortgagor prior to the applicable Cut-off Date have been consolidated
with the outstanding principal amount secured by the Mortgage, and the
secured principal amount, as consolidated, bears a single interest rate
and single repayment term. The lien of the Mortgage securing the
consolidated principal amount is expressly insured as having first (with
respect to a First Lien Loan) or second (with respect to a Second Lien
Loan) 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 the Purchaser. The consolidated principal amount
does not exceed the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;
(jj) Mortgaged Property Undamaged; No Condemnation Proceedings.
There is no proceeding pending or threatened for the total or partial
condemnation of the Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property is
undamaged by waste, fire, earthquake or earth movement, windstorm, flood,
tornado or other casualty so as to affect adversely the value of the
Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan or the use for which
the premises were intended and each Mortgaged Property is inhabitable
under applicable state and local laws. There have not been any
condemnation proceedings with respect to the Mortgaged Property;
(kk) Collection Practices; Escrow Deposits; Interest Rate
Adjustments. The origination, servicing and collection practices used by
the Responsible Party and the Interim Servicer with respect to the
Mortgage Loan have been in all respects in compliance with Accepted
Servicing Practices, applicable laws and regulations, and have been in all
respects legal and proper. With respect to escrow deposits and Escrow
Payments, all such payments are in the possession of, or under the control
of, the Responsible Party or the Interim Servicer 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 and the provisions
of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage. An escrow of funds is not
prohibited by applicable law and has been established in an amount
sufficient to pay for every item that remains unpaid and has been assessed
but is not yet due and payable. No escrow deposits or Escrow Payments or
other charges or payments due the Responsible Party have been capitalized
under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note. All Mortgage Interest Rate
adjustments have been made in strict compliance with state and federal law
and the terms of the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note on the related
Interest Rate Adjustment Date. If, pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage
Note, another index was selected for determining the Mortgage Interest
Rate, the same index was used with respect to each Mortgage Note which
required a new index to be selected, and such selection did not conflict
with the terms of the related Mortgage Note. The Responsible Party or the
Interim Servicer executed and delivered any and all notices required under
applicable law and the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage
regarding the Mortgage Interest Rate and the Monthly Payment adjustments.
Any interest required to be paid pursuant to state, federal and local law
has been properly paid and credited;
(ll) Conversion to Fixed Interest Rate. The Mortgage Loan does not
contain a provision whereby the Mortgagor is permitted to convert the
Mortgage Interest Rate from an adjustable rate to a fixed rate;
(mm) Other Insurance Policies; No Defense to Coverage. No action,
inaction or event has occurred and no state of facts exists or has existed
on or prior to the Closing Date that has resulted or will result in the
exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage under any applicable
hazard insurance policy or bankruptcy bond (including, without limitation,
any exclusions, denials or defenses which would limit or reduce the
availability of the timely payment of the full amount of the loss
otherwise due thereunder to the insured), irrespective of the cause of
such failure of coverage. In connection with the placement of any such
insurance, no commission, fee, or other compensation has been or will be
received by the Responsible Party or by any officer, director, or employee
of the Responsible Party or any designee of the Responsible Party or any
corporation in which the Responsible Party or any officer, director, or
employee had a financial interest at the time of placement of such
insurance;
(nn) No Violation of Environmental Laws. To the best of the
Responsible Party's knowledge, there is no pending action or proceeding
directly involving the Mortgaged Property in which compliance with any
environmental law, rule or regulation is an issue; there is no violation
of any environmental law, rule or regulation with respect to the Mortgage
Property; and nothing further remains to be done to satisfy in full all
requirements of each such law, rule or regulation constituting a
prerequisite to use and enjoyment of said property;
(oo) Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act. The Mortgagor has not
notified the Responsible Party, and the Responsible Party has no knowledge
of any relief requested or allowed to the Mortgagor under the Relief Act,
or other similar state statute;
(pp) Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the
related Mortgaged Property signed prior to the approval of the Mortgage
Loan application by a Qualified Appraiser.
(qq) Disclosure Materials. The Mortgagor has received all disclosure
materials required by, and the Responsible Party has complied with, all
applicable law with respect to the making of the Mortgage Loans;
(rr) Construction or Rehabilitation of Mortgaged Property. No
Mortgage Loan was made in connection with the construction (other than a
"construct-to-perm" loan) or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property or
facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged Property;
(ss) Escrow Analysis. If applicable, with respect to each Mortgage
that provides for an escrow account, the Responsible Party has within the
last twelve months (unless such Mortgage was originated within such twelve
month period) analyzed the required Escrow Payments for each Mortgage and
adjusted the amount of such payments so that, assuming all required
payments are timely made, any deficiency will be eliminated on or before
the first anniversary of such analysis, or any overage will be refunded to
the Mortgagor, in accordance with RESPA and any other applicable law;
(tt) Prior Servicing. Each Mortgage Loan has been serviced in all
material respects in compliance with Accepted Servicing Practices;
(uu) No Default Under First Lien. Except with respect to the
Mortgage Loans identified on Schedule III-B, with respect to each Second
Lien Loan, the related First Lien Loan related thereto is in full force
and effect, and there is no default, breach, violation or event which
would permit acceleration existing under such first Mortgage or Mortgage
Note, and no event which, with the passage of time or with notice and the
expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a default,
breach, violation or event which would permit acceleration thereunder;
(vv) Right to Cure First Lien. With respect to each Second Lien
Loan, the related first lien Mortgage contains a provision which provides
for giving notice of default or breach to the mortgagee under the Mortgage
Loan and allows such mortgagee to cure any default under the related first
lien Mortgage;
(ww) No Failure to Cure Default. With respect to each Second Lien
Mortgage Loan, the Responsible Party has not received a written notice of
default of any senior mortgage loan related to the Mortgaged Property
which has not been cured;
(xx) Credit Information. As to each consumer report (as defined in
the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Public Law 91-508) or other credit
information furnished by the Responsible Party to the Purchaser, that
Responsible Party has full right and authority and is not precluded by law
or contract from furnishing such information to the Purchaser and the
Purchaser is not precluded from furnishing the same to any subsequent or
prospective purchaser of such Mortgage;
(yy) Leaseholds. If the Mortgage Loan is secured by a leasehold
estate, (1) the ground lease is assignable or transferable; (2) the ground
lease will not terminate earlier than five years after the maturity date
of the Mortgage Loan; (3) the ground lease does not provide for
termination of the lease in the event of lessee's default without the
mortgagee being entitled to receive written notice of, and a reasonable
opportunity to cure the default; (4) the ground lease permits the
mortgaging of the related Mortgaged Property; (5) the ground lease
protects the mortgagee's interests in the event of a property
condemnation; (6) all ground lease rents, other payments, or assessments
that have become due have been paid; and (7) the use of leasehold estates
for residential properties is a widely accepted practice in the
jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located;
(zz) Prepayment Charge. Each Mortgage Loan that is subject to a
prepayment penalty as provided in the related Mortgage Note is identified
on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. With respect to Mortgage Loans originated
prior to October 1, 2002, no such Prepayment Charge may be imposed for a
term in excess of five (5) years following origination. With respect to
Mortgage Loans originated on or after October 1, 2002, no such Prepayment
Charge may be imposed for a term in excess of three (3) years following
origination;
(aaa) Predatory Lending Regulations. No Mortgage Loan is a High Cost
Loan or Covered Loan, as applicable, and no Mortgage Loan originated on or
after October 1, 2002 through March 6, 2003 is governed by the Georgia
Fair Lending Act. No Mortgage Loan is covered by the Home Ownership and
Equity Protection Act of 1994 and no Mortgage Loan is in violation of any
comparable state or local law;
(bbb) Single-premium credit life insurance policy. In connection
with the origination of any Mortgage Loan, no proceeds from such Mortgage
Loan were used to finance or acquire a single-premium credit life
insurance policy;
(ccc) Qualified Mortgage. The Mortgage Loan is a "qualified mortgage
under Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code;
(ddd) Tax Service Contract. Each First Lien Loan is covered by a
paid in full, life of loan, tax service contract issued by Lereta Corp.,
and such contract is transferable;
(eee) Origination. No predatory or deceptive lending practices,
including, without limitation, the extension of credit without regard to
the ability of the Mortgagor to repay and the extension of credit which
has no apparent benefit to the Mortgagor, were employed in the origination
of the Mortgage Loan;
(fff) Recordation. Except with respect to MERS Designated Mortgage
Loans, 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
Responsible Party, or is in the process of being recorded;
(ggg) Co-op Loans. With respect to a Mortgage Loan that is a Co-op
Loan, (i) a search for filings of financing statements has been made by a
company competent to make the same, which company is acceptable generally
in the secondary market 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, (ii)
the stock that is pledged as security for the Mortgage Loan is held by a
person as a "tenant-stockholder" and the related cooperative corporation
that owns title to the related cooperative apartment building is a
"cooperative housing corporation," each within the meaning of Section 216
of the Code and (iii) there is no prohibition against pledging the shares
of the cooperative corporation or assigning the Co-op Lease;
(hhh) Mortgagor Bankruptcy. The Mortgagor has not filed a bankruptcy
petition, has not become the subject of involuntary bankruptcy proceedings
or has not consented to the filing of a bankruptcy proceeding against it
or to a receiver being appointed in respect of the related Mortgaged
Property;
(iii) No Prior Offer. The Mortgage Loan has not previously been
offered for sale by the Responsible Party;
(jjj) [reserved];
(kkk) Credit Reporting. The Responsible Party has, in its capacity
as servicer for each Mortgage Loan, caused to be 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 borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian, and Trans
Union Credit Information Company (three of the credit repositories), on a
monthly basis;
(lll) [reserved];
(mmm) [reserved];
(nnn) [reserved];
(ooo) Mortgage Loans with Prepayment Premiums. With respect to any
Mortgage Loan that contains a provision permitting imposition of a premium
upon a prepayment prior to maturity: (i) a mortgage loan without such a
premium was available to the Mortgagor at an interest rate and/or fee
structure higher than that of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) prior to the
Mortgage Loan's funding, the related Mortgagor had the option of obtaining
the Mortgage Loan without a requirement for payment of such a premium, and
(iii) the prepayment premium is disclosed to the related Mortgagor in the
Mortgage Loan documents pursuant to applicable state and federal law;
(ppp) Purchase of Insurance. 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;
(qqq) [reserved];
(rrr) 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
each Mortgage Loan, have been disclosed in writing to the Mortgagor in
accordance with applicable state and federal law and regulation; and
(sss) No Arbitration. No Mortgage Loan originated on or after August
1, 2004 requires the related Mortgagor to submit to arbitration to resolve
any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Mortgage Loan
transaction.
SCHEDULE III-A
Mortgage Loan Identification Number
1000204518
1000210712
1000217468
5000129084
5000131242
5000131400
6000136131
SCHEDULE III-B
Mortgage Loan Identification Number
5000131913
6000133635
1000219063
1000219601
1000223889
6000133129
6000135626
7000132662
6000133263
7000130479
SCHEDULE IV
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2005-FR2
Representations and Warranties as to the Responsible Party
The Responsible Party hereby makes the representations and
warranties set forth in this Schedule IV to the Depositor and the Trustee, as of
the Closing Date:
(a) Due Organization and Authority. The Responsible Party is a
corporation, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State
of California and has all licenses necessary to carry on its business as now
being conducted and is licensed, qualified and in good standing in the states
where the Mortgaged Property is located if the laws of such state require
licensing or qualification in order to conduct business of the type conducted by
the Responsible Party. The Responsible Party has corporate power and authority
to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;
the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement (including all
instruments of transfer to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement) by the
Responsible Party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
have been duly and validly authorized; this Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered and constitutes the valid, legal, binding and enforceable obligation
of the Responsible Party, except as enforceability may be limited by (i)
bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, moratorium, reorganization or
other similar laws affecting the enforcement of the rights of creditors and (ii)
general principles of equity, whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in
equity or at law. All requisite corporate action has been taken by the
Responsible Party to make this Agreement valid and binding upon the Responsible
Party in accordance with its terms;
(b) No Consent Required. No consent, approval, authorization or
order is required for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement from any
court, governmental agency or body, or federal or state regulatory authority
having jurisdiction over the Responsible Party is required or, if required, such
consent, approval, authorization or order has been or will, prior to the Closing
Date, be obtained;
(c) Ordinary Course of Business. The consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of
business of the Responsible Party, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance
of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Responsible Party pursuant to
this Agreement are not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory
provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction;
(d) No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the acquisition or origination of the Mortgage Loans by the
Responsible Party, the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor the fulfillment of or
compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, will conflict with
or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the
Responsible Party's charter, by-laws or other organizational documents or any
legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Responsible Party
is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an
acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the violation of any law,
rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Responsible Party or
its property is subject, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien,
charge or encumbrance that would have an adverse effect upon any of its
properties pursuant to the terms of any mortgage, contract, deed of trust or
other instrument, or impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize on the
Mortgage Loans, impair the value of the Mortgage Loans, or impair the ability of
the Purchaser to realize the full amount of any insurance benefits accruing
pursuant to this Agreement;
(e) No Litigation Pending. There is no action, suit, proceeding or
investigation pending or threatened against the Responsible Party, before any
court, administrative agency or other tribunal asserting the invalidity of this
Agreement, seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or which, either in any one instance or in the
aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in the business,
operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Responsible Party,
or in any material impairment of the right or ability of the Responsible Party
to carry on its business substantially as now conducted, or in any material
liability on the part of the Responsible Party, or which would draw into
question the validity of this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans or of any action
taken or to be taken in connection with the obligations of the Responsible Party
contemplated herein, or which would be likely to impair materially the ability
of the Responsible Party to perform under the terms of this Agreement;
(f) Ability to Perform; Solvency. The Responsible Party does not
believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform
each and every covenant contained in this Agreement. The Responsible Party is
solvent and the sale of the Mortgage Loans will not cause the Responsible Party
to become insolvent. The sale of the Mortgage Loans is not undertaken with the
intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of Responsible Party's creditors;
(g) Responsible Party's Origination. The Responsible Party's
decision to originate any mortgage loan or to deny any mortgage loan application
is an independent decision based upon the Underwriting Guidelines, and is in no
way made as a result of Purchaser's decision to purchase, or not to purchase, or
the price Purchaser may offer to pay for, any such mortgage loan, if originated;
(h) Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Responsible Party 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 Responsible Party has established an anti-money
laundering compliance program as required by the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, has
conducted the requisite due diligence in connection with the origination of each
Mortgage Loan for purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, including with
respect to the legitimacy of the applicable Mortgagor and the origin of the
assets used by the said Mortgagor to purchase the property in question, and
maintains, and will maintain, sufficient information to identify the applicable
Mortgagor for purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws;
(i) Financial Statements. The Responsible Party has delivered to the
Purchaser financial statements as to its last three complete fiscal years and
any later quarter ended more than 60 days prior to the execution of the Purchase
Agreement. All such financial statements fairly present the pertinent results of
operations and changes in financial position for each of such periods and the
financial position at the end of each such period of the Responsible Party and
its subsidiaries and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles consistently applied throughout the periods involved,
except as set forth in the notes thereto. In addition, the Responsible Party has
delivered information as to its loan gain and loss experience in respect of
foreclosures and its loan delinquency experience for the immediately preceding
three-year period, in each case with respect to mortgage loans owned by it and
such mortgage loans serviced for others during such period, and all such
information so delivered shall be true and correct in all material respects.
There has been no change in the business, operations, financial condition,
properties or assets of the Responsible Party since the date of the Responsible
Party's financial statements that would have a material adverse effect on its
ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(j) Selection Process. The Mortgage Loans were selected from among
the outstanding one- to four-family mortgage loans in the Responsible Party's
portfolio at the Closing Date as to which the representations and warranties set
forth in Schedule III could be made and such selection was not made in a manner
so as intentionally to affect adversely the interests of the Purchaser;
(k) Delivery to the Custodian. The Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the
Assignment of Mortgage and any other documents required to be delivered with
respect to each Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Custodial Agreement, have been
delivered to the Custodian all in compliance with the specific requirements of
the Custodial Agreement. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Responsible
Party or its designee will be in possession of a complete Mortgage File, except
for such documents as will be delivered to the Trustee; and
(l) Sale Treatment. With respect to each Original Sale Date, the
Responsible Party reflected the transfer of the Mortgage Loans as a sale on its
books and records.
EXHIBIT A
To be added to the Class A-1A Certificates, Class A-1B Certificates and the
Class B-4 Certificates while such Certificates remain Private Certificates. [IF
THIS CERTIFICATE IS A PHYSICAL CERTIFICATE, NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR ANY
INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS THE PROPOSED TRANSFEROR DELIVERS TO
THE TRUSTEE A TRANSFEROR LETTER (THE "TRANSFEROR LETTER") IN THE FORM OF EXHIBIT
H TO THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN AND EITHER (I) THE TRUSTEE RECEIVES A RULE
144A LETTER (THE "144A LETTER") IN THE FORM OF EXHIBIT I TO THE AGREEMENT
REFERRED TO HEREIN OR (II) THE TRUSTEE RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, DELIVERED
AT THE EXPENSE OF THE TRANSFEROR, THAT SUCH TRANSFER MAY BE MADE WITHOUT
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED.
IF THIS CERTIFICATE IS A BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE, THE PROPOSED TRANSFEROR WILL BE
DEEMED TO HAVE MADE EACH OF THE CERTIFICATIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRANSFEROR
LETTER AND THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE MADE EACH OF THE
CERTIFICATIONS SET FORTH IN THE RULE 144A LETTER, in each case as if such
Certificate were evidenced by a Physical Certificate.
In the event that a transfer of a Private Certificate which is a Book-Entry
Certificate is to be made in reliance upon an exemption from the Securities Act
and such laws, in order to assure compliance with the Securities Act and such
laws, the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer will be deemed to
have made as of the transfer date each of the certifications set forth in the
Transferor Certificate in respect of such Certificate and the transferee will be
deemed to have made as of the transfer date each of the certifications set forth
in the Rule 144A Letter in respect of such Certificate, in each case as if such
Certificate were evidenced by a Physical Certificate.]
Unless this Certificate is presented by an authorized representative of the
Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation ("DTC"), to Issuer 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.
[To be added to the Class B-4 Certificates: NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR ANY
INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS THE TRANSFEREE DELIVERS TO THE TRUSTEE
EITHER A REPRESENTATION LETTER TO THE EFFECT THAT SUCH TRANSFEREE IS NOT AN
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME
SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), OR A PLAN SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF
THE CODE, OR A PLAN SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW ("SIMILAR
LAW") MATERIALLY SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE OR A
PERSON INVESTING ON BEHALF OF OR WITH PLAN ASSETS OF SUCH A PLAN, OR, IF THE
TRANSFEREE IS AN INSURANCE COMPANY, A REPRESENTATION LETTER THAT IT IS USING THE
ASSETS OF ITS GENERAL ACCOUNT AND THAT THE PURCHASE AND HOLDING OF THIS
CERTIFICATE ARE COVERED UNDER SECTIONS I AND III OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS
EXEMPTION 95-60 OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE TRUSTEE, TO THE
EFFECT THAT THE PURCHASE OR HOLDING OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR
RESULT IN A PROHIBITED TRANSACTION WITHIN THE MEANING OF ERISA, SECTION 4975 OF
THE CODE OR ANY SIMILAR LAW AND WILL NOT SUBJECT THE TRUSTEE, THE DEPOSITOR OR
THE SERVICER TO ANY OBLIGATION IN ADDITION TO THOSE EXPRESSLY UNDERTAKEN IN THIS
AGREEMENT OR TO ANY LIABILITY. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING ELSE TO THE CONTRARY
HEREIN, ANY PURPORTED TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO OR ON BEHALF OF AN
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF ERISA, SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR
SIMILAR LAW WITHOUT THE REPRESENTATION LETTER OR OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY
TO THE TRUSTEE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE SHALL BE VOID AND OF NO EFFECT.]
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS AN
INTEREST IN 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, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), AND CERTAIN OTHER
ASSETS.
Certificate No: A-1A-[ ]
A-1B-[ ]
A-2A-[ ]
A-2B-[ ]
A-2C-[ ]
M-1-[ ]
M-2-[ ]
M-3-[ ]
B-1-[ ]
B-2-[ ]
B-3-[ ]
B-4-[ ]
Cut-off Date: May 1, 2005
First Distribution Date: June 27, 2005
Initial Certificate Balance
of this Certificate
("Denomination"): $[ ]
Initial Certificate
Balances of all
Certificates of this Class: [A-1A] [$480,732,000]
[A-1B] [$120,183,000]
[A-2A] [$140,054,000]
[A-2B] [$55,243,000]
[A-2C] [$46,517,000]
[M-1] [$92,428,000]
[M-2] [$59,263,000]
[M-3] [$17,399,000]
[B-1] [$16,311,000]
[B-2] [$13,592,000]
[B-3] [$11,961,000]
[B-4] [$11,418,000]
CUSIP: [A-1A] [81375W EL 6]
[A-1B] [81375W EM 4]
[A-2A] [81375W EB 8]
[A-2B] [81375W EC 6]
[A-2C] [81375W ED 4]
[M-1] [81375W EE 2]
[M-2] [81375W EF 9]
[M-3] [81375W EG 7]
[B-1] [81375W EH 5]
[B-2] [81375W EJ 1]
[B-3] [81375W EK 8]
[B-4] [81375W EN 2]
ISIN: [A-1A] [US81375WDEL63]
[A-1B] [US81375WDEM47]
[A-2A] [US81375WDEB81]
[A-2B] [US81375WDEC64]
[A-2C] [US81375WDED48]
[M-1] [US81375WDEE21]
[M-2] [US81375WDEF95]
[M-3] [US81375WDEG78]
[B-1] [US81375WDEH51]
[B-2] [US81375WDEJ18]
[B-3] [US81375WDEK80]
[B-4] [US81375WDEN20]
SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED RECEIVABLES LLC
SABR Trust 2005-FR2
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-FR2
[Class A-][Class M-][Class B-]
evidencing a percentage interest in the distributions allocable to the
Certificates of the above-referenced Class.
Principal in respect of this Certificate is distributable monthly as
set forth herein. Accordingly, the Certificate Balance at any time may be less
than the Certificate Balance as set forth herein. This Certificate does not
evidence an obligation of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the
Depositor, the Responsible Party, the Servicer or the Trustee referred to below
or any of their respective affiliates. Neither this Certificate nor the Mortgage
Loans are guaranteed or insured by any governmental agency or instrumentality.
This certifies that CEDE & CO. is the registered owner of the
Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate (obtained by dividing the
denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate of the denominations of all
Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs) in certain monthly
distributions pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of the
Cut-off Date specified above (the "Agreement") among Securitized Asset Backed
Receivables LLC, as depositor (the "Depositor"), Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc.,
as servicer (the "Servicer"), MortgageRamp Inc., as loan performance advisor,
Fremont Investment & Loan, as responsible party (the "Responsible Party"), and
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"). 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.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this
Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for
all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
This Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the
Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually authenticated by an
authorized signatory of the Trustee.
* * *
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed.
Dated:
XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity, but
solely as
Trustee
By
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Authenticated:
By
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Authorized Signatory of
XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity,
but solely as Trustee
SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED RECEIVABLES LLC
Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2005-FR2
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2005-FR2 Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, of the Series specified on the face hereof (herein
collectively called the "Certificates"), and representing a beneficial ownership
interest in the Trust Fund created by the Agreement.
The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees
that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for
payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders
for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as
expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the
Agreement.
This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and
reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of
rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights,
duties and immunities of the Trustee.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made
on the 25th day of each month or, if such day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (the "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose
name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable
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
Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such
Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement. The Record Date applicable to each
Distribution Date is the Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution
Date; provided, however, that for any Definitive Certificates, the Record Date
shall be the last Business Day of the month next preceding the month of such
Distribution Date.
Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the account of the Holder hereof at a bank or
other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder
shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at least five Business Days prior
to the related Record Date and such Certificateholder shall satisfy the
conditions to receive such form of payment set forth in the Agreement, or, if
not, by check mailed by first class mail to the address of such
Certificateholder 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 offices designated by the Trustee for such
purposes, or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders
of such final distribution.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time
by the Depositor, the Responsible Party, the Servicer and the Trustee with the
consent of the Holders of Certificates affected by such amendment evidencing the
requisite Percentage Interest, as provided in the Agreement. 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 therefor 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 of the Trustee upon surrender of this Certificate for
registration of transfer at the offices designated by the Trustee for such
purposes, accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory
to the Trustee 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 and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage
Interest in the Trust Fund will be issued to the designated transferee or
transferees.
The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates
without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are
exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations
and 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, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
The Depositor and the Trustee and any agent of the Depositor or the
Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the
owner hereof for all purposes, and neither the Depositor, the Trustee, nor any
such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
On any Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than or equal to 10% of the Cut-off Date
Pool Principal Balance, the Majority Class X Certificateholder in the aggregate
will have the option to repurchase, in whole, from the Trust Fund all remaining
Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of the Mortgage Loans at a
purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. The obligations and
responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate as provided in Section
9.01 of the Agreement.
Any term used herein that is defined in the Agreement shall have the
meaning assigned in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed
inconsistent with that meaning.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s)
unto
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(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of
assignee)
the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby
authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage 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 denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such
Certificate to the following address:
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Dated:
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Signature by or on behalf of assignor
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 B
NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS THE
PROPOSED TRANSFEROR DELIVERS TO THE TRUSTEE A TRANSFEROR LETTER IN THE FORM OF
EXHIBIT H TO THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN AND EITHER (I) THE TRUSTEE
RECEIVES A RULE 144A LETTER IN THE FORM OF EXHIBIT I TO THE AGREEMENT REFERRED
TO HEREIN OR (II) THE TRUSTEE RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, DELIVERED AT THE
EXPENSE OF THE TRANSFEROR, THAT SUCH TRANSFER MAY BE MADE WITHOUT REGISTRATION
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED.
NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS THE
TRANSFEREE DELIVERS TO THE TRUSTEE A REPRESENTATION LETTER TO THE EFFECT THAT
SUCH TRANSFEREE IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE
EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED, ("ERISA"), OR A
PLAN SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A PLAN SUBJECT TO MATERIALLY SIMILAR
PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW ("SIMILAR LAW") OR A PERSON
INVESTING ON BEHALF OF OR WITH PLAN ASSETS OF SUCH A PLAN. IN THE EVENT THAT
SUCH REPRESENTATION IS VIOLATED, OR ANY ATTEMPT IS MADE TO TRANSFER TO A PLAN OR
ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA, A PLAN SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF
THE CODE OR A PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, OR A PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY
SUCH PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT OR USING THE ASSETS OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT,
SUCH ATTEMPTED TRANSFER OR ACQUISITION SHALL BE VOID AND OF NO EFFECT.
Certificate No. : P-1
Cut-off Date : May 1, 2005
First Distribution Date : June 27, 2005
Percentage Interest of
this Certificate
("Denomination") : [___]%
SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED RECEIVABLES LLC
SABR Trust 2005-FR2
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-FR2
Class P
evidencing a percentage interest in the distributions allocable to the
Certificates of the above-referenced Class.
Distributions in respect of this Certificate are distributable
monthly as set forth herein. This Certificate does not evidence an obligation
of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the Depositor, the Responsible
Party, the Servicer or the Trustee referred to below or any of their respective
affiliates. Neither this Certificate nor the Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or
insured by any governmental agency or instrumentality.
This certifies that __________________ is the registered owner of
the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate (obtained by dividing the
denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate of the denominations of all
Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs) in certain monthly
distributions pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of the
Cut-off Date specified above (the "Agreement") among Securitized Asset Backed
Receivables LLC, as depositor (the "Depositor"), Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc.,
as servicer (the "Servicer"), MortgageRamp Inc., as loan performance advisor,
Fremont Investment & Loan, as responsible party (the "Responsible Party"), and
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"). 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.
This Certificate does not have a Pass-Through Rate and will be
entitled to distributions only to the extent set forth in the Agreement. In
addition, any distribution of the proceeds of any remaining assets of the Trust
will be made only upon presentment and surrender of this Certificate at the
offices designated by the Trustee for such purpose, or the office or agency
maintained by the Trustee.
No transfer of a Certificate of this Class shall be made unless such
disposition is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and any applicable state securities laws
or is made in accordance with the 1933 Act and such laws. In the event of any
such transfer, the Trustee shall require the transferor to execute a transferor
certificate (in substantially the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement) and deliver either (i) a Rule 144A Letter, in either case
substantially in the form attached to the Agreement, or (ii) a written Opinion
of Counsel to the Trustee that such transfer may be made pursuant to an
exemption, describing the applicable exemption and the basis therefor, from the
1933 Act or is being made pursuant to the 1933 Act, which Opinion of Counsel
shall be an expense of the transferor.
No transfer of a Certificate of this Class shall be made unless the
Trustee shall have received a representation letter from the transferee of such
Certificate, acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to the
Trustee, to the effect that such transferee is not an employee benefit plan
subject to Section 406 of ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or any materially
similar provisions of applicable federal, state or local law ("Similar Law"), or
a person acting on behalf of or investing plan assets of any such plan, which
representation letter shall not be an expense of the Trustee.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this
Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for
all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
This Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the
Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually authenticated by an
authorized signatory of the Trustee.
* * *
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed.
Dated:
XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity, but
solely as
Trustee
By
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Authenticated:
By
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Authorized Signatory of
XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity,
but solely as Trustee
SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED RECEIVABLES LLC
Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2005-FR2
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2005-FR2 Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, of the Series specified on the face hereof (herein
collectively called the "Certificates"), and representing a beneficial ownership
interest in the Trust Fund created by the Agreement.
The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees
that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for
payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders
for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as
expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the
Agreement.
This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and
reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of
rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights,
duties and immunities of the Trustee.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution 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 (the "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose
name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable
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
Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such
Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement. The Record Date applicable to each
Distribution Date is the last Business Day of the month next preceding the month
of such Distribution Date.
Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the account of the Holder hereof at a bank or
other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder
shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at least five Business Days prior
to the related Record Date and such Certificateholder shall satisfy the
conditions to receive such form of payment set forth in the Agreement, or, if
not, by check mailed by first class mail to the address of such
Certificateholder 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 offices designated by the Trustee for such
purposes or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of
such final distribution.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time
by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Responsible Party and the Trustee with the
consent of the Holders of Certificates affected by such amendment evidencing the
requisite Percentage Interest, as provided in the Agreement. 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 therefor 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 of the Trustee upon surrender of this Certificate for
registration of transfer at the offices designated by the Trustee for such
purposes or the office or agency maintained by the Trustee in Minnesota,
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Trustee 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 and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage
Interest in the Trust Fund will be issued to the designated transferee or
transferees.
The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates
without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are
exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations
and 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, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
The Depositor and the Trustee and any agent of the Depositor or the
Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the
owner hereof for all purposes, and neither the Depositor, the Trustee, nor any
such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
On any Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than or equal to 10% of the Cut-off Date
Pool Principal Balance, the Majority Class X Certificateholder will have the
option to repurchase, in whole, from the Trust Fund all remaining Mortgage Loans
and all property acquired in respect of the Mortgage Loans at a purchase price
determined as provided in the Agreement. The obligations and responsibilities
created by the Agreement will terminate as provided in Section 9.01 of the
Agreement.
Any term used herein that is defined in the Agreement shall have the
meaning assigned in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed
inconsistent with that meaning.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s)
unto
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(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of
assignee)
the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby
authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage 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 denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such
Certificate to the following address:
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Dated:
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Signature by or on behalf of assignor
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 C
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A "RESIDUAL
INTEREST" IN TWO "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUITS," AS THOSE TERMS ARE
DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF
1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE").
NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS THE
PROPOSED TRANSFEREE DELIVERS TO THE TRUSTEE A TRANSFER AFFIDAVIT IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE TRANSFERRED (I) TO A
PERSON OTHER THAN A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 5.02(C) OF
THE AGREEMENT OR (II) UNLESS THE TRANSFEREE DELIVERS TO THE TRUSTEE A
REPRESENTATION LETTER TO THE EFFECT THAT SUCH TRANSFEREE IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE
BENEFIT PLAN SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT
OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), OR A PLAN SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR
A PLAN SUBJECT TO MATERIALLY SIMILAR PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE OR
LOCAL LAW ("SIMILAR LAW") OR A PERSON INVESTING ON BEHALF OF OR WITH PLAN ASSETS
OF SUCH A PLAN. IN THE EVENT THAT SUCH REPRESENTATION IS VIOLATED, OR ANY
ATTEMPT IS MADE TO TRANSFER TO A PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO SECTION 406 OF
ERISA, A PLAN SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR
LAW, OR A PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT OR USING THE
ASSETS OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT, SUCH ATTEMPTED TRANSFER OR ACQUISITION
SHALL BE VOID AND OF NO EFFECT.
Certificate No. : R-1
Cut-off Date : May 1, 2005
First Distribution Date : June 27, 2005
Percentage Interest of :
this Certificate
("Denomination") 100%
SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED RECEIVABLES LLC
Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2005-FR2
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-FR2
Class R
evidencing a percentage interest in the distributions allocable to the
Certificates of the above-referenced Class.
Distributions in respect of this Certificate is distributable
monthly as set forth herein. This Class R Certificate has no Certificate Balance
and is not entitled to distributions in respect of principal or interest. This
Certificate does not evidence an obligation of, or an interest in, and is not
guaranteed by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Responsible Party or the Trustee
referred to below or any of their respective affiliates. Neither this
Certificate nor the Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or insured by any governmental
agency or instrumentality.
This certifies that ________________________ is the registered owner
of the Percentage Interest specified above of any monthly distributions due to
the Class R Certificates pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as
of the Cut-off Date specified above (the "Agreement") among Securitized Asset
Backed Receivables LLC, as depositor (the "Depositor"), Saxon Mortgage Services,
Inc., as servicer (the "Servicer"), MortgageRamp Inc., as loan performance
advisor, Fremont Investment & Loan, as responsible party (the "Responsible
Party"), and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee").
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.
Any distribution of the proceeds of any remaining assets of the
Trust Fund will be made only upon presentment and surrender of this Class R
Certificate at the offices designated by the Trustee for such purposes or the
office or agency maintained by the Trustee in New York, New York.
No transfer of a Class R Certificate shall be made unless the
Trustee shall have received a representation letter from the transferee of such
Certificate, acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to the
Trustee, to the effect that such transferee is not an employee benefit plan or
arrangement subject to Section 406 of ERISA, a plan or arrangement subject to
Section 4975 of the Code or a plan subject to Similar Law, or a person acting on
behalf of any such plan or arrangement nor using the assets of any such plan or
arrangement to effect such transfer, which representation letter shall not be an
expense of the Trustee, the Servicer or the Trust Fund. In the event that such
representation is violated, or any attempt is made to transfer to a plan or
arrangement subject to Section 406 of ERISA or a plan subject to Section 4975 of
the Code or a plan subject to Similar Law, or a person acting on behalf of any
such plan or arrangement or using the assets of any such plan or arrangement,
such attempted transfer or acquisition shall be void and of no effect.
Each Holder of this Class R Certificate shall be deemed by the
acceptance or acquisition an Ownership Interest in this Class R Certificate to
have agreed to be bound by the following provisions, and the rights of each
Person acquiring any Ownership Interest in this Class R Certificate are
expressly subject to the following provisions: (i) each Person holding or
acquiring any Ownership Interest in this Class R Certificate shall be a
Permitted Transferee and shall promptly notify the Trustee of any change or
impending change in its status as a Permitted Transferee, (ii) no Ownership
Interest in this Class R Certificate may be registered on the Closing Date or
thereafter transferred, and the Trustee shall not register the Transfer of this
Certificate unless, in addition to the certificates required to be delivered to
the Trustee under Section 5.02(b) of the Agreement, the Trustee shall have been
furnished with a Transfer Affidavit of the initial owner or the proposed
transferee in the form attached as Exhibit G to the Agreement, (iii) each Person
holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in this Class R Certificate shall
agree (A) to obtain a Transfer Affidavit from any other Person to whom such
Person attempts to Transfer its Ownership Interest this Class R Certificate, (B)
to obtain a Transfer Affidavit from any Person for whom such Person is acting as
nominee, trustee or agent in connection with any Transfer of this Class R
Certificate, (C) not to cause income with respect to the Class R Certificate to
be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the
meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of such Person or any other U.S.
Person and (D) not to Transfer the Ownership Interest in this Class R
Certificate or to cause the Transfer of the Ownership Interest in this Class R
Certificate to any other Person if it has actual knowledge that such Person is a
Non-Permitted Transferee and (iv) any attempted or purported Transfer of the
Ownership Interest in this Class R Certificate in violation of the provisions
herein shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the
purported Transferee.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this
Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for
all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
This Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the
Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually authenticated by an
authorized signatory of the Trustee.
* * *
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed.
Dated:
XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity, but
solely as
Trustee
By:
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Authenticated:
By:
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Authorized Signatory of
XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity,
but solely as Trustee
SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED RECEIVABLES LLC
Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2005-FR2
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2005-FR2 Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, of the Series specified on the face hereof (herein
collectively called the "Certificates"), and representing a beneficial ownership
interest in the Trust Fund created by the Agreement.
The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees
that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for
payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders
for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as
expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the
Agreement.
This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and
reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of
rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights,
duties and immunities of the Trustee.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made
on the 25th day of each month or, if such day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (the "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose
name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable
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
Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such
Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement. The Record Date applicable to each
Distribution Date is the last Business Day of the month next preceding the month
of such Distribution Date.
Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the account of the Holder hereof at a bank or
other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder
shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at least five Business Days prior
to the related Record Date and such Certificateholder shall satisfy the
conditions to receive such form of payment set forth in the Agreement, or, if
not, by check mailed by first class mail to the address of such
Certificateholder 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 offices designated by the Trustee for such
purposes or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of
such final distribution.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time
by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Responsible Party and the Trustee with the
consent of the Holders of Certificates affected by such amendment evidencing the
requisite Percentage Interest, as provided in the Agreement. 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 therefor 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 of the Trustee upon surrender of this Certificate for
registration of transfer at the offices designated by the Trustee for such
purposes or the office or agency maintained by the Trustee in Minnesota,
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Trustee 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 and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage
Interest in the Trust Fund will be issued to the designated transferee or
transferees.
The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates
without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are
exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations
and 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, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
The Depositor and the Trustee and any agent of the Depositor or the
Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the
owner hereof for all purposes, and neither the Depositor, the Trustee, nor any
such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
On any Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than or equal to 10% of the Cut-off Date
Pool Principal Balance, the Majority Class X Certificateholder will have the
option to repurchase, in whole, from the Trust Fund all remaining Mortgage Loans
and all property acquired in respect of the Mortgage Loans at a purchase price
determined as provided in the Agreement. The obligations and responsibilities
created by the Agreement will terminate as provided in Section 9.01 of the
Agreement.
Any term used herein that is defined in the Agreement shall have the
meaning assigned in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed
inconsistent with that meaning.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s)
unto
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(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of
assignee)
the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby
authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage 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 denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such
Certificate to the following address:
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Dated:
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Signature by or on behalf of assignor
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 D
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS AN
INTEREST IN 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, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE") AND CERTAIN OTHER ASSETS.
NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS THE
PROPOSED TRANSFEROR DELIVERS TO THE TRUSTEE A TRANSFEROR LETTER IN THE FORM OF
EXHIBIT H TO THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN AND EITHER (I) THE TRUSTEE
RECEIVES A RULE 144A LETTER IN THE FORM OF EXHIBIT I TO THE AGREEMENT REFERRED
TO HEREIN OR (II) THE TRUSTEE RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, DELIVERED AT THE
EXPENSE OF THE TRANSFEROR, THAT SUCH TRANSFER MAY BE MADE WITHOUT REGISTRATION
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED.
NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS THE
TRANSFEREE DELIVERS TO THE TRUSTEE EITHER A REPRESENTATION LETTER TO THE EFFECT
THAT SUCH TRANSFEREE IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE
EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), OR A PLAN
SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE, OR A PLAN SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE FEDERAL,
STATE OR LOCAL LAW ("SIMILAR LAW") MATERIALLY SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING
PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE OR A PERSON INVESTING ON BEHALF OF OR WITH PLAN
ASSETS OF SUCH A PLAN, OR, IF THE TRANSFEREE IS AN INSURANCE COMPANY, A
REPRESENTATION LETTER THAT IT IS USING THE ASSETS OF ITS GENERAL ACCOUNT AND
THAT THE PURCHASE AND HOLDING OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE COVERED UNDER SECTIONS I
AND III OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60 OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
SATISFACTORY TO THE TRUSTEE AND THE SERVICER, TO THE EFFECT THAT THE PURCHASE OR
HOLDING OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT
PROHIBITED TRANSACTION WITHIN THE MEANING OF ERISA, SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR
SIMILAR LAW AND WILL NOT SUBJECT THE DEPOSITOR, THE TRUSTEE OR THE SERVICER TO
ANY OBLIGATION IN ADDITION TO THOSE EXPRESSLY UNDERTAKEN IN THIS AGREEMENT OR TO
ANY LIABILITY. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING ELSE TO THE CONTRARY HEREIN, ANY
PURPORTED TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO OR ON BEHALF OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT
PLAN SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF ERISA, SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR SIMILAR LAW
WITHOUT THE REPRESENTATION LETTER OR OPINION OF COUNSEL AS DESCRIBED ABOVE SHALL
BE VOID AND OF NO EFFECT.
Certificate No. : X-1
Cut-off Date : May 1, 2005
First Distribution Date : June 27, 2005
Percentage Interest of this
Certificate ("Denomination") : [___]%
SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED RECEIVABLES LLC
Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2005-FR2
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-FR2
Class X
evidencing a percentage interest in the distributions allocable to the
Certificates of the above-referenced Class.
Distributions in respect of this Certificate are distributable
monthly as set forth herein. This Certificate does not evidence an obligation
of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the Depositor, the Servicer, the
Responsible Party or the Trustee referred to below or any of their respective
affiliates. Neither this Certificate nor the Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or
insured by any governmental agency or instrumentality.
This certifies that ____________________ is the registered owner of
the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate (obtained by dividing the
denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate of the denominations of all
Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs) in certain monthly
distributions pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of the
Cut-off Date specified above (the "Agreement") among Securitized Asset Backed
Receivables LLC, as depositor (the "Depositor"), Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc.,
as servicer (the "Servicer"), MortgageRamp Inc., as loan performance advisor,
Fremont Investment & Loan, as responsible party (the "Responsible Party"), and
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"). 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.
This Certificate does not have a Pass-Through Rate and will be
entitled to distributions only to the extent set forth in the Agreement. In
addition, any distribution of the proceeds of any remaining assets of the Trust
will be made only upon presentment and surrender of this Certificate at the
offices designated by the Trustee for such purposes or the office or agency
maintained by the Trustee.
No transfer of a Certificate of this Class shall be made unless such
disposition is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and any applicable state securities laws
or is made in accordance with the 1933 Act and such laws. In the event of any
such transfer, the Trustee shall require the transferor to execute a transferor
certificate (in substantially the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement) and deliver either (i) a Rule 144A Letter, in either case
substantially in the form attached to the Agreement, or (ii) a written Opinion
of Counsel to the Trustee that such transfer may be made pursuant to an
exemption, describing the applicable exemption and the basis therefor, from the
1933 Act or is being made pursuant to the 1933 Act, which Opinion of Counsel
shall be an expense of the transferor.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this
Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for
all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
This Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the
Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually authenticated by an
authorized signatory of the Trustee.
* * *
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed.
Dated:
XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity, but
solely as
Trustee
By:
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Authenticated:
By:
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Authorized Signatory of
XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity,
but solely as Trustee
SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED RECEIVABLES LLC
Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2005-FR2
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2005-FR2 Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, of the Series specified on the face hereof (herein
collectively called the "Certificates"), and representing a beneficial ownership
interest in the Trust Fund created by the Agreement.
The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees
that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for
payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders
for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as
expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the
Agreement.
This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and
reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of
rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights,
duties and immunities of the Trustee.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution 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 (the "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose
name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable
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
Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such
Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement. The Record Date applicable to each
Distribution Date is the last Business Day of the month next preceding the month
of such Distribution Date.
Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the account of the Holder hereof at a bank or
other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder
shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at least five Business Days prior
to the related Record Date and such Certificateholder shall satisfy the
conditions to receive such form of payment set forth in the Agreement, or, if
not, by check mailed by first class mail to the address of such
Certificateholder 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 offices designated by the Trustee for such
purposes or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of
such final distribution.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time
by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Responsible Party and the Trustee with the
consent of the Holders of Certificates affected by such amendment evidencing the
requisite Percentage Interest, as provided in the Agreement. 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 therefor 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 of the Trustee upon surrender of this Certificate for
registration of transfer at the offices designated by the Trustee for such
purposes or the office or agency maintained by the Trustee in Minnesota,
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Trustee 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 and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage
Interest in the Trust Fund will be issued to the designated transferee or
transferees.
The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates
without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are
exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations
and 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, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
The Depositor and the Trustee and any agent of the Depositor or the
Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the
owner hereof for all purposes, and neither the Depositor, the Trustee, nor any
such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
On any Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than or equal to 10% of the Cut-off Date
Pool Principal Balance, the Majority Class X Certificateholder will have the
option to repurchase, in whole, from the Trust Fund all remaining Mortgage Loans
and all property acquired in respect of the Mortgage Loans at a purchase price
determined as provided in the Agreement. The obligations and responsibilities
created by the Agreement will terminate as provided in Section 9.01 of the
Agreement.
Any term used herein that is defined in the Agreement shall have the
meaning assigned in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed
inconsistent with that meaning.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s)
unto
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(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of
assignee)
the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby
authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage 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 denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such
Certificate to the following address:
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Dated:
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Signature by or on behalf of assignor
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 E
FORM OF INITIAL CERTIFICATION OF TRUSTEE
[date]
Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Re: Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2005, among
Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC, as Depositor, Fremont
Investment & Loan, as Responsible Party, Saxon Mortgage Services,
Inc., as Servicer, MortgageRamp Inc., as Loan Performance Advisor,
and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Securitized
Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust, Series 2005-FR2
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Section 2.02 of the above-captioned Pooling and
Servicing Agreement (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), for each Mortgage
Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan listed
in the attached schedule), it has received:
(i) the original Mortgage Note, endorsed as provided in the
following form: "Pay to the order of ________, without recourse"; and
(ii) a duly executed assignment of the Mortgage (which may be
included in a blanket assignment or assignments).
Based on its review and examination and only as to the foregoing
documents, such documents appear regular on their face and related to such
Mortgage Loan.
The Trustee has made no independent examination of any documents
contained in each Mortgage File beyond the review specifically required in the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Trustee makes no representations as to: (i)
the validity, legality, sufficiency, enforceability or genuineness of any of the
documents contained in each Mortgage File of any of the Mortgage Loans
identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, or (ii) the collectability,
insurability, effectiveness or suitability of any such Mortgage Loan.
Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective
meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
By:____________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Title:_________________________________
EXHIBIT F
FORM OF DOCUMENT CERTIFICATION
AND EXCEPTION REPORT OF TRUSTEE
[date]
Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Re: Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2005, among
Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC, as Depositor, Saxon
Mortgage Services, Inc., as Servicer, MortgageRamp Inc., as Loan
Performance Advisor, Fremont Investment & Loan, as Responsible
Party, and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee,
Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2005-FR2 Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-FR2
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Section 2.02 of the above-captioned Pooling and
Servicing Agreement (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), the undersigned, as
Trustee, hereby certifies that as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage
Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or listed on the
attached Document Exception Report) it has received:
(i) The original Mortgage Note, endorsed in the form provided in
Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with all intervening
endorsements showing a complete chain of endorsement from the originator
to the last endorsee.
(ii) The original recorded Mortgage.
(iii) A duly executed assignment of the Mortgage in the form
provided in Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; or, if
the Responsible Party has certified or the Trustee otherwise knows that
the related Mortgage has not been returned from the applicable recording
office, a copy of the assignment of the Mortgage (excluding information to
be provided by the recording office).
(iv) The original or duplicate original recorded assignment or
assignments of the Mortgage showing a complete chain of assignment from
the originator to the last endorsee.
(v) The original or duplicate original lender's title policy and all
riders thereto or, any one of an original title binder, an original
preliminary title report or an original title commitment, or a copy
thereof certified by the title company.
Based on its review and examination and only as to the foregoing
documents, (a) such documents appear regular on their face and related to such
Mortgage Loan, and (b) the information set forth in items (1), (2), (3), (15),
(22) and (30) of the Data Tape Information accurately reflects information set
forth in the Custodial File.
The Trustee has made no independent examination of any documents
contained in each Mortgage File beyond the review of the Custodial File
specifically required in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Trustee makes
no representations as to: (i) the validity, legality, sufficiency,
enforceability or genuineness of any of the documents contained in each Mortgage
File of any of the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, or
(ii) the collectability, insurability, effectiveness or suitability of any such
Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Trustee has
made no determination and makes no representations as to whether (i) any
endorsement is sufficient to transfer all right, title and interest of the party
so endorsing, as Noteholder or assignee thereof, in and to that Mortgage Note or
(ii) any assignment is in recordable form or sufficient to effect the assignment
of and transfer to the assignee thereof, under the Mortgage to which the
assignment relates.
Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective
meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
By:____________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Title:_________________________________
EXHIBIT G
RESIDUAL TRANSFER AFFIDAVIT
Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2005-FR2,
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-FR2
STATE OF )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF )
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 Class R Certificate (the
"Certificate") issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the
"Agreement"), relating to the above-referenced Series, by and among Securitized
Asset Backed Receivables LLC, as depositor (the "Depositor"), Saxon Mortgage
Services, Inc., as Servicer, MortgageRamp Inc., as Loan Performance Advisor,
Fremont Investment & Loan, as Responsible Party, and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National
Association, as Trustee. Capitalized terms used, but not defined herein, 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
Non-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 a Non-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 a
Non-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(c) 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(c) 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 a Non-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 H to the Agreement (a "Transferor Certificate") to the
effect that, among other things, such Transferee has no actual knowledge that
the Person to which the Transfer is to be made is a Non-Permitted Transferee.
7. 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. The Transferee has historically paid its debts as they have
come due and intends to pay its debts as they come due in the future. The
Transferee intends to pay all taxes due with respect to the Certificate as they
become due.
8. The Transferee's taxpayer identification number is __________.
9. The Transferee is not a Disqualified Non-U.S. Person as defined
in the Agreement.
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 Residual
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 the applicable paragraph:
|_| The present value of the anticipated tax liabilities associated
with holding the Certificate, as applicable, does not exceed the sum of:
(i) the present value of any consideration given to the Transferee
to acquire such Certificate;
(ii) the present value of the expected future distributions on such
Certificate; and
(iii) the present value of the anticipated tax savings associated
with holding such Certificate as the related REMIC generates losses.
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) 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;
(ii) 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;
(iii) 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
(iv) 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.
|_| 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__.
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Print Name of Transferee
By:
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Name:
Title:
[Corporate Seal]
ATTEST:
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[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 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__.
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NOTARY PUBLIC
My Commission expires the __ day
of _________, 20__
EXHIBIT H
FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE
__________, 20__
Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: [_________]
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Trustee
Xxxxx Xxxxxx xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: SABR 2005-FR2
Re: Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2005-FR2 Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-FR2, Class [__ ]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with our disposition of the above Certificates we
certify that (a) we understand that the Certificates have not been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and are being disposed
by us in a transaction that is exempt from the registration requirements of the
Act, (b) we have not offered or sold any Certificates to, or solicited offers to
buy any Certificates from, any person, or otherwise approached or negotiated
with any person with respect thereto, in a manner that would be deemed, or taken
any other action which would result in, a violation of Section 5 of the Act and
(c) to the extent we are disposing of a Residual Certificate, (i) we have no
knowledge the Transferee is a Non-Permitted Transferee and (ii) after conducting
a reasonable investigation of the financial condition of the Transferee, we have
no knowledge and no reason to believe that the Transferee will not pay all taxes
with respect to the Residual Certificates as they become due and (iii) we have
no reason to believe that the statements made in paragraphs 7, 10 and 11 of the
Transferee's Residual Transfer Affidavit are false.
Very truly yours,
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Print Name of Transferor
By:
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Authorized Officer
EXHIBIT I
FORM OF RULE 144A LETTER
____________, 20__
Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: [_________]
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Trustee
Xxxxx Xxxxxx xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: SABR 2005-FR2
Re: Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2005-FR2 Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-FR2 [__ ]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with our acquisition of the above Certificates we
certify that (a) we understand that the Certificates are not being registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), or any state
securities laws and are being transferred to us in a transaction that is exempt
from the registration requirements of the Act and any such laws, (b) we have
such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that we are
capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investments in the Certificates,
(c) we have had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the
Depositor concerning the purchase of the Certificates and all matters relating
thereto or any additional information deemed necessary to our decision to
purchase the Certificates, (d) either we are purchasing a Class A-1A, Class
X-0X, Xxxxx X-0X, Xxxxx X-0X, Class A-2C, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class
B-1, Class B-2 or Class B-3 Certificate or we are not an employee benefit plan
that is subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended ("ERISA"), or a plan or arrangement that is subject to Section
4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or a plan subject to
materially similar provisions of applicable federal, state or local law, nor are
we acting on behalf of any such plan or arrangement nor using the assets of any
such plan or arrangement to effect such acquisition or, with respect to a Class
B-4 or Class X Certificate, the purchaser is an insurance company that is
purchasing this certificate with funds contained in an "insurance company
general account" (as such term is defined in Section V(e) of Prohibited
Transaction Class Exemption 95-60 ("PTCE 95-60")) and that the purchase and
holding of such Certificates are covered under Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60,
(e) we have not, nor has anyone acting on our behalf offered, transferred,
pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Certificates, any interest in the
Certificates or any other similar security to, or solicited any offer to buy or
accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Certificates, any interest
in the Certificates or any other similar security from, or otherwise approached
or negotiated with respect to the Certificates, any interest in the Certificates
or any other similar security with, any person in any manner, or made any
general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or
taken any other action, that would constitute a distribution of the Certificates
under the Securities Act or that would render the disposition of the
Certificates a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act or require
registration pursuant thereto, nor will act, nor has authorized or will
authorize any person to act, in such manner with respect to the Certificates,
and (f) we are a "qualified institutional buyer" as that term is defined in Rule
144A under the Securities Act and have completed either of the forms of
certification to that effect attached hereto as Annex 1 or Annex 2. We are aware
that the sale to us is being made in reliance on Rule 144A. We are acquiring the
Certificates for our own account or for resale pursuant to Rule 144A and
further, understand that such Certificates 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 Securities Act.
ANNEX 1 TO EXHIBIT I
QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A
[For Transferees Other Than Registered Investment Companies]
The undersigned (the "Buyer") hereby certifies as follows to the
parties listed in the Rule 144A Transferee Certificate to which this
certification relates with respect to the Certificates described therein:
1. As indicated below, the undersigned is the President, Chief
Financial Officer, Senior Vice President or other executive officer of the
Buyer.
2. In connection with purchases by the Buyer, the Buyer is a
"qualified institutional buyer" as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Rule 144A"), because (i) the Buyer 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 Buyer's most recent
fiscal year (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A and (ii)
the Buyer satisfies the criteria in the category marked below.
____ Corporation, etc. The Buyer is a corporation (other than a
bank, savings and loan association or similar institution),
Massachusetts or similar business trust, partnership, or
charitable organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
____ Bank. The Buyer (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.
____ Savings and Loan. The Buyer (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 $25,000,000 as demonstrated in
its latest annual financial statements, a copy of which is
attached hereto.
____ Broker-dealer. The Buyer is a dealer registered pursuant to
Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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(1) Buyer must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis at least $100,000,000
in securities unless Buyer is a dealer, and, in that case, Buyer must own and/or
invest on a discretionary basis at least $10,000,000 in securities.
____ Insurance Company. The Buyer 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.
____ State or Local Plan. The Buyer 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.
____ ERISA Plan. The Buyer is an employee benefit plan within the
meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974.
____ Investment Advisor. The Buyer is an investment advisor
registered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940.
____ Small Business Investment Company. Buyer is a small business
investment company licensed by the U.S. Small Business
Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small
Business Investment Act of 1958.
____ Business Development Company. Buyer is a business development
company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment
Advisors Act of 1940.
3. The term "securities" as used herein does not include (i)
securities of issuers that are affiliated with the Buyer, (ii) securities that
are part of an unsold allotment to or subscription by the Buyer, if the Buyer 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.
4. For purposes of determining the aggregate amount of securities
owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis by the Buyer, the Buyer used the
cost of such securities to the Buyer and did not include any of the securities
referred to in the preceding paragraph, except (i) where the Buyer reports its
securities holdings in its financial statements on the basis of their market
value, and (ii) no current information with respect to the cost of those
securities has been published. If clause (ii) in the preceding sentence applies,
the securities may be valued at market. Further, in determining such aggregate
amount, the Buyer may have included securities owned by subsidiaries of the
Buyer, but only if such subsidiaries are consolidated with the Buyer in its
financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles and if the investments of such subsidiaries are managed under the
Buyer's direction. However, such securities were not included if the Buyer is a
majority-owned, consolidated subsidiary of another enterprise and the Buyer is
not itself a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
5. The Buyer acknowledges that it is familiar with Rule 144A and
understands that the seller to it 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 Buyer may be in reliance on Rule 144A.
6. Until the date of purchase of the Rule 144A Securities, the Buyer
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 Buyer's purchase of the Certificates will constitute a reaffirmation of this
certification as of the date of such purchase. In addition, if the Buyer is a
bank or savings and loan is provided above, the Buyer agrees that it will
furnish to such parties updated annual financial statements promptly after they
become available.
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Print Name of Transferee
By:
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Name:
Title:
Date:
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ANNEX 2 TO EXHIBIT I
QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A
[For Transferees That Are Registered Investment Companies]
The undersigned (the "Buyer") hereby certifies as follows to the
parties listed in the Rule 144A Transferee Certificate to which this
certification relates with respect to the Certificates described therein:
1. As indicated below, the undersigned is the President, Chief
Financial Officer or Senior Vice President of the Buyer or, if the Buyer is a
"qualified institutional buyer" as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Rule 144A"), because Buyer is part of a
Family of Investment Companies (as defined below), is such an officer of the
Adviser.
2. In connection with purchases by Buyer, the Buyer is a "qualified
institutional buyer" as defined in SEC Rule 144A because (i) the Buyer is an
investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, and (ii) as marked below, the Buyer alone, or the Buyer'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 Buyer's most recent
fiscal year. For purposes of determining the amount of securities owned by the
Buyer or the Buyer's Family of Investment Companies, the cost of such securities
was used, except (i) where the Buyer or the Buyer's Family of Investment
Companies reports its securities holdings in its financial statements on the
basis of their market value, and (ii) no current information with respect to the
cost of those securities has been published. If clause (ii) in the preceding
sentence applies, the securities may be valued at market.
____ The Buyer owned $_______ in securities (other than the
excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the
Buyer's most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated
in accordance with Rule 144A).
____ The Buyer 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
Buyer'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 Buyer or are part of the
Buyer'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 Buyer is familiar with Rule 144A and understands that the
parties listed in the Rule 144A Transferee Certificate to which this
certification relates are relying and will continue to rely on the statements
made herein because one or more sales to the Buyer will be in reliance on Rule
144A. In addition, the Buyer will only purchase for the Buyer's own account.
6. Until the date of purchase of the Certificates, the undersigned
will notify the parties listed in the Rule 144A Transferee Certificate to which
this certification relates of any changes in the information and conclusions
herein. Until such notice is given, the Buyer's purchase of the Certificates
will constitute a reaffirmation of this certification by the undersigned as of
the date of such purchase.
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Print Name of Transferee
By:
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Name:
Title:
IF AN ADVISER:
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Print Name of Buyer
Date:
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EXHIBIT J
FORM OF REQUEST FOR RELEASE
(for Trustee)
To: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association
0000 00xx Xxxxxx X.X.
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attn: Inventory Control - SABR 2005-FR2
Re: Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated May 1, 2005 Securitized Asset
Backed Receivables LLC, as Depositor, Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc.,
as Servicer, MortgageRamp Inc., as Loan Performance Advisor, Fremont
Investment & Loan, as Responsible Party, and Xxxxx Fargo Bank,
National Association, as Trustee
In connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loans held by
you as the [Trustee] on behalf of the Certificateholders, we request the
release, and acknowledge receipt, of the (Custodial File/[specify documents])
for the Mortgage Loan described below, for the reason indicated.
Mortgagor's Name, Address & Zip Code:
Mortgage Loan Number:
Send Custodial File to:
Delivery Method (check one)
____1. Regular mail
____2. Overnight courier (Tracking information: )
If neither box 1 nor 2 is checked, regular mail shall be assumed.
Reason for Requesting Documents (check one)
____1. Mortgage Loan Paid in Full. (The Company hereby certifies that all
amounts received in connection therewith have been credited to the
Collection Account as provided in the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.)
____2. Mortgage Loan Repurchase Pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement. (The Company hereby certifies that the
repurchase price has been credited to the Collection Account as
provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.)
____3. Mortgage Loan Liquidated by _________________. (The Company hereby
certifies that all proceeds of foreclosure, insurance, condemnation
or other liquidation have been finally received and credited to the
Collection Account pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.)
____4. Mortgage Loan in Foreclosure.
____5. Other (explain).
If box 1, 2 or 3 above is checked, and if all or part of the
Custodial File was previously released to us, please release to us our previous
request and receipt on file with you, as well as any additional documents in
your possession relating to the specified Mortgage Loan.
If box 4 or 5 above is checked, upon our return of all of the above
documents to you as the Trustee, please acknowledge your receipt by signing in
the space indicated below, and returning this form if requested by us.
SAXON MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
Date:
[ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:
XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:
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Name:
Title:
Date: ]
EXHIBIT K
CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include
each of the following items, which shall be available for inspection by the
Purchaser and which shall be retained by the Servicer or delivered to and
retained by the Trustee, as applicable:
(a) The documents or instruments set forth as items (i) to (ix) in
Section 2.01(b) of the Agreement.
(b) Residential loan application.
(c) Mortgage Loan closing statement.
(d) Verification of employment and income, if applicable.
(e) Verification of acceptable evidence of source and amount of down
payment.
(f) Credit report on Mortgagor.
(g) Residential appraisal report.
(h) Photograph of the Mortgaged Property.
(i) Survey of the Mortgaged Property.
(j) Copy of each instrument necessary to complete identification of
any exception set forth in the exception schedule in the title policy, i.e., map
or plat, restrictions, easements, sewer agreements, home association
declarations, etc.
(k) All required disclosure statements.
(l) If required in an appraisal, termite report, structural
engineer's report, water potability and septic certification.
(m) Sales contract, if applicable.
Evidence of payment of taxes and insurance, insurance claim files,
correspondence, current and historical computerized data files (which include
records of tax receipts and payment history from the date of origination), and
all other processing, underwriting and closing papers and records which are
customarily contained in a mortgage loan file and which are required to document
the Mortgage Loan or to service the Mortgage Loan.
EXHIBIT L
FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE
PROVIDED WITH FORM 10-K
Re: Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2005-FR2 (the
"Trust"), Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-FR2,
issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as May
1, 2005 (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), by and among
Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC, as depositor, Xxxxx Fargo
Bank, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), Saxon
Mortgage Services, Inc., as servicer (the "Servicer"), MortgageRamp
Inc., as loan performance advisor, and Fremont Investment & Loan, as
responsible party___________________________________
I, [identify the certifying individual], certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K (the "Annual
Report"), and all reports on Form 8-K containing distribution reports
(collectively with this Annual Report, the "Reports") filed in respect of
periods included in the year covered by this Annual Report, of the Trust;
2. Based on my knowledge, the information in the 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 this Annual Report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the distribution or servicing information
required to be provided to the Trustee by the Servicer under the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, for inclusion in the Reports is included in the Reports;
4. Based on my knowledge and upon the annual compliance statement
included in this Annual Report and required to be delivered to the Trustee in
accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and except as
disclosed in the Reports, the Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and
5. The Reports disclose all significant deficiencies relating to the
Servicer's compliance with the minimum servicing standards based upon the report
provided by an independent public accountant, after conducting a review in
compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or
similar procedure, as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that is
included in such report.
In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on
information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: the Trustee
and the Servicer.
Date:
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[Signature]
[Title]
EXHIBIT M
FORM OF TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATION
TO BE PROVIDED TO DEPOSITOR
Re: Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2005-FR2 (the
"Trust"), Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-FR2,
issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as May
1, 2005 (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), by and among
Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC, as depositor (the
"Depositor"), Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee
(the "Trustee"), Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc., as servicer (the
"Servicer"), MortgageRamp Inc., as loan performance advisor, and
Fremont Investment & Loan, as responsible party__
I, [identify the certifying individual], certify to the Depositor
and its officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent
that they will rely upon this certification, that:
1. I have reviewed the annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year [___] (the "Annual Report"), and all reports on Form 8-K containing
distribution reports filed in respect of periods included in the year covered by
the Annual Report (collectively with the Annual Report, the "Reports"), of the
Trust;
2. Based on my knowledge, the information in the 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 the Annual Report; and
3. Based on my knowledge, the distribution or servicing information
required to be provided to the Trustee by the Servicer under the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports is included in the Reports.
Date:
__________________________________
Name: ____________________________
Title: ___________________________
EXHIBIT N
FORM OF SERVICER'S CERTIFICATION
TO BE PROVIDED TO DEPOSITOR
Re: Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2005-FR2 (the
"Trust"), Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-FR2,
issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as May
1, 2005 (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), by and among
Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC, as depositor (the
"Depositor"), Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee
(the "Trustee"), Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc., as servicer (the
"Servicer"), MortgageRamp Inc., as loan performance advisor, and
Fremont Investment & Loan, as responsible party
I, [identify the certifying individual], certify to the Depositor
and the Trustee, and their officers, directors and affiliates, and with the
knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:
1. The servicing information required to be provided to the Trustee
by the Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the period covered
in the annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year [___] of the Trust, has
been so provided;
2. I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the
Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and based upon my knowledge
and the annual compliance review for the fiscal year [___] required under the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and except as disclosed in the annual
compliance statement for the fiscal year [___] required to be delivered to the
Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
(which has been so delivered to the Trustee), the Servicer has fulfilled its
obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and
3. All significant deficiencies relating to the Servicer's
compliance with the minimum servicing standards for purposes of the report for
the fiscal year [___] provided by an independent public accountant, after
conducting a review conducted in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation
Program for Mortgage Bankers or similar procedure, as set forth in the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement, have been disclosed to such accountant and are included
in such report.
Date:
[Signature]
[Title]
EXHIBIT O
EOM CUT OFF INVESTOR ________________________ PREPARED: _______________
REPORTING STYLE: ___________ INVESTOR NAME
REMITTANCE METHOD: ________ P&I APPROVED: _______________
BANK ACCOUNT #: _________________
DATE: ___________________
MONTH/YEAR
BEGINNING ENDING
DESCRIPTION BALANCE DEPOSITS DISBURSEMENTS BALANCE
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BANK BALANCE LOAN # CUR 0.00
DEPOSIT IN TRANSIT MONTH/YEAR 0.00
INTEREST ON CURTAILMENT MONTH/YEAR 0.00(1)
INTEREST DIFF ON PAYOFF MONTH/YEAR 0.00(1)
CASH ADJUSTMENT MONTH/YEAR 0.00(1)
CORP P&I ADVANCE MONTH/YEAR 0.00
ADJUSTED BALANCE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
COMPOSITION OF FUNDS 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
TEST OF EXPECTED - P&I 0.00
CASH TO TEST DIFFERENCE: 0.00
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(1) Auto T-29.
EXHIBIT P
ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
THIS ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT, dated May 31, 2005
("Agreement"), among Barclays Bank PLC ("Assignor"), Securitized Asset Backed
Receivables LLC ("Assignee") and Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. (the "Company"):
In consideration of the mutual promises and agreements contained
herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
Assignment and Conveyance
1. (a) The Assignor hereby conveys, sells, grants, transfers and
assigns to the Assignee all of the right, title and interest of the Assignor in,
to and under (1) those certain Mortgage Loans listed on the schedule (the
"Decision One Mortgage Loan Schedule") attached hereto as Exhibit A (the
"Decision One Mortgage Loans"), which were purchased by the Assignor from
Decision One Mortgage Company, LLC ("Decision One") on March 30, 2004 (the
"Decision One Original Sale Date") and (2) except as described below, that
certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2004, as amended
by Amendment No. 1, dated as of July 30, 2004 (as so amended, the "Decision One
Purchase Agreement"), between the Assignor, as purchaser, and Decision One, as
seller, solely insofar as the Decision One Purchase Agreement relates to the
Decision One Mortgage Loans.
(b) The Assignor hereby conveys, sells, grants, transfers and
assigns to the Assignee all of the right, title and interest of the Assignor in,
to and under (1) those certain Mortgage Loans listed on the schedule (the "First
Franklin Mortgage Loan Schedule" and, together with the Decision One Mortgage
Loan Schedule, the "Mortgage Loan Schedule") attached hereto as Exhibit B (the
"First Franklin Mortgage Loans" and, together with the Decision One Mortgage
Loans, the "Mortgage Loans"), which were purchased by the Assignor from First
Franklin Financial Corp. ("First Franklin") on March 30, 2004 and August 30,
2004 (together, the "First Franklin Original Sale Date" and, together with the
Decision One Original Sale Date, the "Original Sale Date") and (2) except as
described below, that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of
March 1, 2004, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of August 30, 2004 (as so
amended, the "First Franklin Purchase Agreement" and, together with the Decision
One Purchase Agreement, the "Purchase Agreements"), between the Assignor, as
purchaser, and the First Franklin, as seller, solely insofar as the Purchase
Agreement relates to the First Franklin Mortgage Loans.
(c) The Assignor hereby conveys, sells, grants, transfers and
assigns to the Assignee all of the right, title and interest of the Assignor,
in, to and under that certain Servicing Rights Purchase and Servicing Agreement,
dated as of April 1, 2004 (the "Servicing Agreement"), by and between the
Assignor and the Company, solely in so far as it relates to the Mortgage Loans,
except for Sections 2.01, 2.02, 9.01 through 9.12, 12.01, 13.11 and 13.12, which
(solely in so far as they relate to the Mortgage Loans) are not being assigned
to the Assignee but are being retained by the Assignor.
(d) Notwithstanding Section 6.01 of the Servicing Agreement, the
Company shall continue to service the Mortgage Loans until servicing of the
Mortgage Loans is transferred by the Company to the Servicer (expected to be in
June 2005) (the "Servicing Transfer Date") in accordance with the servicing
transfer provisions set forth in the Servicing Agreement. The Company shall not
be entitled to a termination fee in connection with such servicing transfer,
except that the Assignor shall repay on the Servicing Transfer Date to the
Company the amount which the Company paid the Assignor for the servicing rights
related to the Mortgage Loans, which rights the Company hereby releases as of
the Servicing Transfer Date.
The Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to the
Assignee hereunder (i) any and all right, title and interest in, to and under
and any obligations of the Assignor with respect to any mortgage loans subject
to the applicable Purchase Agreement or the Servicing Agreement which are not
the Mortgage Loans set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule and are not the
subject of this Agreement or (ii) the rights of the Purchaser under Section 9.04
of the First Franklin Purchase Agreement with respect to the First Franklin
Mortgage Loans or Section 9.05 of the Decision One Purchase Agreement with
respect to the Decision One Mortgage Loans.
Recognition of the Company
2. From and after the date hereof, the Company shall and does hereby
recognize that the Assignee will transfer the Mortgage Loans and assign its
rights under the Purchase Agreements and the Servicing Agreement (in each case,
solely to the extent set forth herein) and this Agreement to Securitized Asset
Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2005-FR2 (the "Trust") created pursuant to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2005 (the "Pooling
Agreement"), among the Assignee, Fremont Investment & Loan, MortgageRamp Inc.
and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (including its successors
in interest and any successor trustees under the Pooling Agreement, the
"Trustee"), Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc., as servicer (including its successors
in interest and any successor servicer under the Pooling Agreement, the
"Servicer"). The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that from and after the
date hereof (i) the Trust will be the owner of the Mortgage Loans, (ii) the
Company shall look solely to the Trust for performance of any obligations of the
Assignor insofar as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, (iii) the Trust
(including the Trustee and the Servicer acting on the Trust's behalf) shall have
all the rights and remedies available to the Assignor, insofar as they relate to
the Mortgage Loans, under the Purchase Agreement and the Servicing Agreement,
including, without limitation, the enforcement of the document delivery
requirements set forth in Section 6 of the Purchase Agreement, and shall be
entitled to enforce all of the obligations of the Company thereunder insofar as
they relate to the Mortgage Loans, (iv) all references to the Purchaser or the
Custodian under the Servicing Agreement and the Purchase Agreement insofar as
they relate to the Mortgage Loans, shall be deemed to refer to the Trust
(including the Trustee and the Servicer acting on the Trust's behalf), and (v)
the Mortgage Loans will be part of a "real estate mortgage investment conduit"
within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code ("REMIC"), and the Company shall
service the Mortgage Loans and any real property acquired upon default thereof
(including, without limitation, making or permitting any modification, waiver or
amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan) in accordance with the Servicing
Agreement but in no event in a manner that would (i) cause the REMIC to fail to
qualify as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon the REMIC
(including but not limited to the tax on prohibited transactions as defined in
Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code, the tax on contributions to a REMIC set forth in
Section 860G(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"),
and the tax on "net income from foreclosure property" as set forth in Section
860G(c) of the Code). Neither the Company nor the Assignor shall amend or agree
to amend, modify, waive, or otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions of
the Purchase Agreements or the Servicing Agreement which amendment,
modification, waiver or other alteration would in any way affect the Mortgage
Loans or the Company's performance under the Purchase Agreements or the
Servicing Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans without the prior written
consent of the Trustee.
3. From and after the date hereof (the "Securitization Closing
Date") until the Servicing Transfer Date, the Assignor shall make all P&I
Advances (as defined in the Pooling Agreement) with respect to the Mortgage
Loans in the same manner and to the same extent as if the Assignor were the
servicer of the Mortgage Loans under the terms of the Pooling Agreement. The
Assignor shall be entitled to the same right of reimbursement with respect to
such P&I Advances as the Servicer is entitled to with respect to P&I Advances
made by the Servicer pursuant to the terms of the Pooling Agreement.
Representations and Warranties of the Company
4. The Company warrants and represents to, and agrees with, the
Assignor, the Assignee and the Trust as of the date hereof that:
(a) The Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation;
(b) The Company has full power and authority to execute, deliver and
perform its obligations under this Agreement and has full power and
authority to perform its obligations under the Servicing Agreement. The
execution by the Company of this Agreement is in the ordinary course of
the Company's business and will not conflict with, or result in a material
breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Company's
charter or bylaws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or
instrument to which the Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or
result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or
decree to which the Company or its property is subject. The execution,
delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of the Company. This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and, upon
the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Assignor and the
Assignee, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the
Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms
except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization,
insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect
relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of
equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding
in equity or at law;
(c) No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration,
filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be
obtained or made by the Company in connection with the execution, delivery
or performance by the Company of this Agreement or if required, such
consent, approval, authorization or order has been obtained prior to the
date hereof;
(d) The Company shall establish, at the expense of the Assignor (but not
to exceed $1,000 in the aggregate), a Custodial Account and an Escrow
Account under the Servicing Agreement in favor of the Trust with respect
to the Mortgage Loans, each titled "Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. in trust
for Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2005-FR2", separate
from the Custodial Account and Escrow Account previously established under
the Servicing Agreement in favor of the Assignor; and
(e) There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to
the best of the Company's knowledge, threatened against the Company,
before any court, administrative agency or other tribunal, which would
draw into question the validity of this Agreement or the Servicing
Agreement, or which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, would
result in any material adverse change in the ability of the Company to
perform its obligations under this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement,
and the Company is solvent.
Representations and Warranties of the Assignor
5. The Assignor hereby represents and warrants, for the benefit of
the Assignee and the Trust, that as to each Mortgage Loan:
(a) to the Assignor's knowledge, no event has occurred from the applicable
Original Sale Date to the Securitization Closing Date that would render
the representations and warranties as to such Decision One Mortgage Loan
or such First Franklin Mortgage Loan, made by Decision One or First
Franklin, respectively, to be untrue in any material respect;
(b) the requirements of any applicable federal, state or local law
including, without limitation, usury, truth-in-lending, real estate
settlement procedures, consumer credit protection, equal credit
opportunity and disclosure and all predatory and abusive lending laws have
been complied with in all material respects;
(c) no such Mortgage Loan originated on or after October 1, 2002 through
March 6, 2003 is governed by the Georgia Fair Lending Act and no such
Mortgage Loan is (a) covered by the Home Ownership and Equity Protection
Act of 1994, (b) classified as a "high cost home," "threshold," "covered,"
"high risk home," "predatory" or similar loan under any other applicable
state, federal or local law (or a similarly classified loan using
different terminology under an applicable law imposing heightened
regulatory scrutiny or additional legal liability for residential mortgage
loans having high interest rates, points and/or fees), (c) categorized as
High Cost or (d) categorized as Covered;
(d) no payment required under the Mortgage Loan is more than 30 days
delinquent; and
(e) other than payments due but not yet 30 days or more delinquent, there
is no material default, breach, violation or event which would permit
acceleration existing under the mortgage or the mortgage note and no event
which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any
grace or cure period, would constitute a material default, breach,
violation or event which would permit acceleration, and neither the
Assignee, as depositor, nor any of its affiliates have waived any default,
breach, violation or event which would permit acceleration.
For the purposes of this Section 5:
"Covered" means a Mortgage Loan categorized as Covered pursuant to
Appendix E of the Standard & Poor's Glossary.
"High Cost" means a Mortgage Loan Mortgage Loan categorized as High Cost
pursuant to Appendix E of the Standard & Poor's Glossary.
"Standard & Poor's Glossary" means the Standard & Poor's LEVELS(R)
Glossary, as may be in effect from time to time.
Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties
6. In the event of any breach of the representations and warranties
made by the Assignor set forth in Section 5 hereof, the Assignor shall be
obligated to either cure such breach or repurchase the applicable Mortgage Loan
in the manner set forth in Subsection 9.03 of the related Purchase Agreement,
but at the Repurchase Price (as defined in the Pooling Agreement). If any such
breach is also a breach by Decision One or First Franklin, as applicable, of any
of its representations and warranties set forth in the applicable Purchase
Agreement, the Assignee shall first proceed against Decision One or First
Franklin, as applicable, to enforce the rights and remedies it may have against
Decision One or First Franklin, as applicable (and the Assignee shall give
prompt written notice to the Assignor of such enforcement). If Decision One or
First Franklin, as applicable, fails to cure, repurchase or substitute for the
affected Mortgage Loan within the time permitted under the applicable Purchase
Agreement, the Trustee shall then enforce the obligations of the Assignor
hereunder to cure such breach or to repurchase the Mortgage Loan from the Trust,
and the Assignor shall be obligated to cure such breach or repurchase the
affected Mortgage Loan within 30 days after notice by the Assignee to the
Assignor of Decision One's or First Franklin's, as applicable, failure to
perform as aforesaid. In the event of a repurchase of any Mortgage Loan by the
Assignor, the Assignee shall promptly deliver to the Assignor or its designee
the related Mortgage File and shall assign to the Assignor all of the Assignee's
rights under the related Purchase Agreement, insofar as they relate to such
Mortgage Loan.
Miscellaneous
7. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles, and the
obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in
accordance with such laws.
8. No term or provision of this Agreement may be waived or modified
unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against
whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced, with the prior
written consent of the Trustee.
9. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of (i) the successors
and assigns of the parties hereto and (ii) the Trust (including the Trustee and
the Servicer acting on the Trust's behalf). Any entity into which Assignor,
Assignee or Company may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement
for any further writing, be deemed Assignor, Assignee or Company, respectively,
hereunder.
10. Each of this Agreement, the Purchase Agreements and the
Servicing Agreements shall survive the conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the
assignment of the Purchase Agreements and the Servicing Agreement (to the extent
assigned hereunder) by Assignor to Assignee and by Assignee to the Trust and
nothing contained herein shall supersede or amend the terms of the Purchase
Agreements or the Servicing Agreement.
11. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of
counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such
counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
12. In the event that any provision of this Agreement conflicts with
any provision of the Purchase Agreements or the Servicing Agreement with respect
to the related Mortgage Loans, the terms of this Agreement shall control.
13. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement (including the exhibits
hereto) but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings given to such
terms in the related Purchase Agreement or Servicing Agreement, as applicable.
14. Any notices under the Servicing Agreement to the Trust from the
Company shall be sent to the Servicer, the Assignee and the Trustee pursuant to
the notice requirements set forth in the Pooling Agreement.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
By:
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Name:
Title:
SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED RECEIVABLES
LLC
By:
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Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT A TO ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
Decision One Mortgage Loan Schedule
EXHIBIT B TO ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
First Franklin Mortgage Loan Schedule
EXHIBIT Q
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SERVICING RIGHTS PURCHASE AND
SERVICING AGREEMENT
between
BARCLAYS BANK, PLC
Purchaser
and
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.
Servicer
Dated as of April 1, 2004
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions..................................................
ARTICLE II
SERVICING
Section 2.01 Conveyance from Purchaser to Servicer and Assumption by
Servicer....................................................
Section 2.02 Purchase Price...............................................
Section 2.03 Servicer to Act as Servicer..................................
Section 2.04 Liquidation of Mortgage Loans................................
Section 2.05 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments.........................
Section 2.06 Establishment of and Deposits to Custodial Account...........
Section 2.07 Permitted Withdrawals from Custodial Account.................
Section 2.08 Establishment of and Deposits to Escrow Account..............
Section 2.09 Permitted Withdrawals from Escrow Account....................
Section 2.10 Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges................
Section 2.11 Protection of Accounts.......................................
Section 2.12 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance..............................
Section 2.13 Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance.................
Section 2.14 Maintenance of Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions
Insurance...................................................
Section 2.15 Inspections..................................................
Section 2.16 Restoration of Mortgaged Property............................
Section 2.17 Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property............
Section 2.18 Permitted Withdrawals with Respect to REO Property...........
Section 2.19 Real Estate Owned Reports....................................
Section 2.20 Liquidation Reports..........................................
Section 2.21 Reports of Foreclosures and Abandonments of Mortgaged
Property....................................................
Section 2.22 Notification of Adjustments..................................
ARTICLE III
PAYMENTS TO PURCHASER
Section 3.01 Remittances..................................................
Section 3.02 Statements to Purchaser......................................
Section 3.03 Advances by Servicer.........................................
ARTICLE IV
GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURES
Section 4.01 Transfers of Mortgaged Property..............................
Section 4.02 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files......
Section 4.03 Servicing Compensation.......................................
Section 4.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance............................
Section 4.05 Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing Report......
Section 4.06 Right to Examine Servicer Records............................
Section 4.07 Compliance with Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act of 1999...............
ARTICLE V
SERVICER TO COOPERATE
Section 5.01 Provision of Information.....................................
Section 5.02 Financial Statements; Servicing Facilities...................
ARTICLE VI
TERMINATION
Section 6.01 Termination..................................................
Section 6.02 Transfer Procedures..........................................
ARTICLE VII
BOOKS AND RECORDS
Section 7.01 Possession of Servicing Files Prior to the Related
Subsequent Transfer Date....................................
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION AND ASSIGNMENT
Section 8.01 Indemnification..............................................
Section 8.02 Limitation on Liability of Servicer and Others...............
Section 8.03 Limitation on Resignation and Assignment by Servicer.........
Section 8.04 Assignment by Purchaser......................................
Section 8.05 Merger or Consolidation of the Servicer......................
ARTICLE IX
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF PURCHASER
Section 9.01 Authority and Capacity.......................................
Section 9.02 Organization and Existence...................................
Section 9.03 Ownership....................................................
Section 9.04 Ordinary Course of Business..................................
Section 9.05 No Conflicts.................................................
Section 9.06 Ability to Perform...........................................
Section 9.07 No Litigation Pending........................................
Section 9.08 No Consent Required..........................................
Section 9.09 Solvent......................................................
Section 9.10 Sale Treatment and Fair Market Value.........................
Section 9.11 No Broker Fees...............................................
Section 9.12 Repurchase Rights............................................
ARTICLE X
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SERVICER
Section 10.01 Due Organization and Authority...............................
Section 10.02 Ordinary Course of Business..................................
Section 10.03 No Conflicts.................................................
Section 10.04 Ability to Service...........................................
Section 10.05 Ability to Perform...........................................
Section 10.06 No Litigation Pending........................................
Section 10.07 No Consent Required..........................................
Section 10.08 Reasonable Servicing Fee.....................................
ARTICLE XI
DEFAULT
Section 11.01 Events of Default............................................
Section 11.02 Waiver of Defaults...........................................
ARTICLE XII
CLOSING
Section 12.01 Closing Documents............................................
ARTICLE XIII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 13.01 Notices......................................................
Section 13.02 Waivers......................................................
Section 13.03 Entire Agreement; Amendment..................................
Section 13.04 Execution; Binding Effect....................................
Section 13.05 Headings.....................................................
Section 13.06 Relationship of Parties......................................
Section 13.07 Severability of Provisions...................................
Section 13.08 Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage.......................
Section 13.09 Exhibits.....................................................
Section 13.10 Counterparts.................................................
Section 13.11 No Solicitation..............................................
Section 13.12 Cooperation of Servicer with a Reconstitution................
Section 13.13 Governing Law Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process....
Section 13.14 Waiver of Trial by Jury......................................
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT 1 FORM OF TRIAL BALANCE
EXHIBIT 2 FORM OF CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT 3 FORM OF CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 4 FORM OF ESCROW ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT 5 FORM OF ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 6 FORM OF MONTHLY REO PROPERTY STATEMENT
EXHIBIT 7 FORM OF LIQUIDATION REPORT
EXHIBIT 8 FORM OF MONTHLY REMITTANCE REPORT
EXHIBIT 9 FORM OF INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 10 FORM OF LETTER OF SELLER
EXHIBIT 11 FORM OF ANNUAL CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT 12 FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE
EXHIBIT 13 FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL
EXHIBIT 14 FORM OF OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT 15 MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS
SERVICING RIGHTS PURCHASE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
This Servicing Rights Purchase and Servicing Agreement ("Servicing
Agreement" or "Agreement") is entered into as of April 1, 2004, by and between
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., a New York corporation (the "Servicer"), and
BARCLAYS BANK, PLC, a public limited company registered in England and Wales
under company number 1026167 (the "Purchaser").
WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the related Seller (as defined below)
entered into the related Purchase Agreement (as defined below) pursuant to which
the Purchaser has agreed to purchase, from time to time, from the Seller,
certain first and second lien, adjustable-rate and fixed-rate residential
mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") to be delivered as whole loans (each, a
"Mortgage Loan Package") on a servicing released basis; and
WHEREAS, the Purchaser desires to sell, transfer and assign to the
Servicer all of its right, title and interest in and to the Servicing Rights (as
defined below) for each Mortgage Loan Package and the Servicer desires to
purchase and assume all right, title and interest in and to such Servicing
Rights from the Purchaser, and the parties desire to provide the terms and
conditions of such servicing by the Servicer.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and
agreements set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and the sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions.
The following terms are defined as follows:
Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan,
those mortgage servicing practices of prudent mortgage lending institutions
which service mortgage loans of the same type as such Mortgage Loan in the
jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located.
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan: An adjustable rate Mortgage Loan
purchased pursuant to the related Purchase Agreement.
Affiliate: With respect to any specified Person, any other Person
controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person.
For the purposes of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any
specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such
Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms "controlling" and
"controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
Agency Transfer: A Xxxxxx Mae Transfer or a Xxxxxxx Mac Transfer.
Ancillary Income: All late charges, assumption fees, escrow account
benefits, reinstatement fees, and similar types of fees arising from or in
connection with any Mortgage Loan to the extent not otherwise payable to the
Mortgagor under applicable law or pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage
Note.
Appraised Value: The value set forth in an appraisal made in
connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as the value of the
related Mortgaged Property.
Assignment and Conveyance: As defined in Section 2.01.
Assignment of Mortgage: An assignment of the Mortgage, notice of
transfer or equivalent instrument in recordable form, sufficient under the laws
of the jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect
the sale of the Mortgage to the Purchaser.
Best's: As defined in Section 2.12 hereof.
BIF: The Bank Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto.
Business Day: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a
day on which banking and savings and loan institutions in (a) the State of New
York, (b) the state in which the Servicer's servicing operations are located or
(c) the state in which the Custodian's operations are located, are authorized or
obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
CHL Servicing: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, a Texas limited
partnership.
Closing Date: The date or dates on which the Purchaser from time to
time shall purchase and the related Seller from time to time shall sell, the
Mortgage Loans listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the
related Mortgage Loan Package. The Closing Dates for each Mortgage Loan Package
shall be as respectively set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
CLTV: As of any date and as to any Second Lien Loan, the ratio,
expressed as a percentage, of the (a) sum of (i) the outstanding principal
balance of the Second Lien Loan and (ii) the outstanding principal balance as of
such date of any mortgage loan or mortgage loans that are senior or equal in
priority to the Second Lien Loan and which are secured by the same Mortgaged
Property to (b) the Appraised Value as determined pursuant to the Underwriting
Guidelines of the related Mortgaged Property as of the origination of the Second
Lien Loan.
Code: Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Condemnation Proceeds: All awards or settlements in respect of a
Mortgaged Property, whether permanent or temporary, partial or entire, by
exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, to the extent not
required to be released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the terms of the
related Mortgage Loan Documents.
Co-op: A private, cooperative housing corporation, having only one
class of stock outstanding, which owns or leases land and all or part of a
building or buildings, including apartments, spaces used for commercial purposes
and common areas therein and whose board of directors authorizes the sale of
stock and the issuance of a Co-op Lease.
Co-op Lease: With respect to a Co-op Loan, the lease with respect to
a dwelling unit occupied by the Mortgagor and relating to the stock allocated to
the related dwelling unit.
Co-op Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by a first lien against the
Co-op Ownership Interests in a Co-op including the pledge of stock allocated to
a dwelling unit in a residential Co-op and a collateral assignment of the
related Co-op Lease.
Co-op Ownership Interests: With respect to any Co-op, the ownership
interest in a single Co-op, including (i) the shares issued by the cooperative
housing corporation, (ii) the leasehold interest in the Co-op and (iii) all
attendant right, title and interest thereto.
Custodial Account: The separate account or accounts created and
maintained pursuant to Section 2.06.
Custodial Agreement: The agreement governing the retention of the
originals of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Mortgage and other
Mortgage Loan Documents.
Custodian: The custodian designed as such in the related Custodial
Agreement, or any successor to the custodian under the Custodial Agreement as
therein provided.
Cut-off Date: The date or dates designated as such on the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Package.
Determination Date: With respect to each Remittance Date, the 15th
day (or, if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the following Business Day) of
the month in which such Remittance Date occurs.
Due Date: 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 each Remittance Date and any Mortgage
Loan, the prior calendar month.
Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy: An errors and omissions
insurance policy to be maintained by the Servicer pursuant to Section 2.14.
Escrow Account: The separate account or accounts created and
maintained pursuant to Section 2.08.
Escrow Payment: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amounts
constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents,
municipal charges, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance
premiums, condominium charges, and any other payments required to be escrowed by
the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage or any other document.
Event of Default: Any one of the conditions or circumstances
enumerated in Section 11.01.
Xxxxxx Xxx: The Federal National Mortgage Association, or any
successor thereto.
Xxxxxx Mae Guides: The Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx' Guide and the Xxxxxx Mae
Servicers' Guide and all amendments or additions thereto.
Xxxxxx Xxx Transfer: As defined in Section 13.12 hereof.
FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor
thereto.
Fidelity Bond: A fidelity bond to be maintained by the Servicer
pursuant to Section 2.14.
First Lien Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by a first lien Mortgage on
the related Mortgaged Property.
Fitch: Fitch, Inc., or its successor in interest.
Xxxxxxx Mac: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any
successor thereto.
Xxxxxxx Mac Transfer: As defined in Section 13.12 hereof.
Gross Margin: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan,
the fixed percentage amount set forth in the related Mortgage Note which amount
is added to the Index in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note
to determine on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date the Mortgage Interest Rate
for such Mortgage Loan.
High Cost Loan: A Mortgage Loan classified as (a) a "high cost" loan
under the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 or (b) a "high cost
home," "threshold," "covered," "high risk home," "predatory" or similar loan
under any other applicable state, federal or local law (or a similarly
classified loan using different terminology under a law imposing heightened
regulatory scrutiny or additional legal liability for residential mortgage loans
having high interest rates, points and/or fees). For avoidance of doubt, the
parties agree that this definition shall apply to any law regardless of whether
such law is presently, or in the future becomes, the subject of judicial review
or litigation.
Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of
insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property.
Interest Rate Adjustment Date: With respect to each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the date, specified in the related Mortgage Note and the Mortgage
Loan Schedule, on which the Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted.
Interim Servicing Agreement: As defined in the related Assignment
and Conveyance.
Lifetime Rate Cap: The provision of each Mortgage Note related to an
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan which provides for an absolute maximum Mortgage
Interest Rate thereunder. The Mortgage Interest Rate during the terms of each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan shall not at any time exceed the Mortgage Interest
Rate at the time of origination of such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan by more
than the amount per annum set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Liquidation Proceeds: Cash received in connection with the
liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through the sale or assignment
of such Mortgage Loan, trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, or the
sale of the related Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in
satisfaction of the Mortgage Loan.
Loan-to-Value Ratio or LTV: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the
ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the outstanding principal amount of the
Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date (unless otherwise indicated), to the lesser
of (a) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property at origination and (b) if
the Mortgage Loan was made to finance the acquisition of the related Mortgaged
Property, the purchase price of the Mortgaged Property.
MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and its successors in interest.
MERS Designated Loan: Mortgage Loans for which (a) the related
Seller has designated or will designate MERS as, and has taken or will take such
action as is necessary to cause MERS to be, the mortgagee of record, as nominee
for the related Seller, in accordance with MERS Procedure Manual and (b) the
related Seller has designated or will designate the Purchaser as the investor on
the MERS System.
MERS Procedure Manual: The MERS Procedures Manual, as it may be
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Monthly Payment: The scheduled monthly payment of principal and
interest on a Mortgage Loan.
Monthly Remittance Report: As described in Section 3.01.
Moody's: Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc., and any successor thereto.
Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a
Mortgage Note, which creates a first lien, in the case of a First Lien Loan, or
a second lien, in the case of a Second Lien Loan, on an unsubordinated estate in
fee simple in real property securing the Mortgage Note; except that with respect
to real property located in jurisdictions in which the use of leasehold estates
for residential properties is a widely accepted practice, the mortgage, deed of
trust or other instrument securing the Mortgage Note may secure and create, with
respect to a First Lien Loan, a first lien, and with respect to a Second Lien
Loan, a second lien, in each case, upon a leasehold estate of the Mortgagor;
with respect to a Co-op Loan, the security agreement creating a First Lien Loan
on the related Co-op Ownership Interests, in each case, including any riders,
addenda, assumption agreements, or modifications relating thereto.
Mortgage File: The items pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan
referred to in Exhibit 15 annexed hereto, and any additional documents required
to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement.
Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy: A mortgage impairment or
blanket hazard insurance policy as described in Section 2.13.
Mortgage Interest Rate: The annual rate of interest borne on a
Mortgage Note with respect to each Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage Interest Rate Cap: With respect to an Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the limit on each Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment as set forth
in the related Mortgage Note.
Mortgage Loan: An individual Mortgage Loan which is the subject of
this Agreement, each Mortgage Loan originally sold and subject to this Agreement
being identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which Mortgage Loan includes
without limitation the Mortgage File, the Monthly Payments, Principal
Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds,
Servicing Rights and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations
arising from or in connection with such Mortgage Loan, excluding replaced or
repurchased mortgage loans.
Mortgage Loan Documents: The documents listed on Exhibit 15 attached
hereto pertaining to any Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage Loan Package: Each pool of Mortgage Loans identified on a
Mortgage Loan Schedule for which Servicing Rights are to be purchased by the
Servicer pursuant to this Agreement and the related Assignment and Conveyance.
Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan,
the annual rate of interest remitted to the Purchaser, which shall be equal to
the Mortgage Interest Rate minus the Servicing Fee Rate.
Mortgage Loan Schedule: The schedule of Mortgage Loans setting forth
the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan in the related
Mortgage Loan Package, a copy of which is attached to the related Assignment and
Conveyance: (1) the Seller's Mortgage Loan identifying number; (2) the
Mortgagor's name; (3) the street address of the Mortgaged Property including the
city, state and zip code; (4) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property
is owner-occupied; (5) the number and type of residential units constituting the
Mortgaged Property; (6) the original months to maturity or the remaining months
to maturity from the related Cut-off Date, in any case based on the original
amortization schedule and, if different, the maturity expressed in the same
manner but based on the actual amortization schedule; (7) with respect to each
First Lien Loan, the Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination, and with respect to
each Second Lien Loan, the CLTV at origination; (8) the Mortgage Interest Rate
as of the related Cut-off Date; (9) the date on which the Monthly Payment was
due on the Mortgage Loan and, if such date is not consistent with the Due Date
currently in effect, such Due Date; (10) the stated maturity date; (11) the
amount of the Monthly Payment as of the related Cut-off Date; (12) the last
payment date on which a payment was actually applied to the outstanding
principal balance; (13) the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan; (14)
the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the
related Cut-off Date, after deduction of payments of principal due and collected
on or before the related Cut-off Date; (15) with respect to each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the Interest Rate Adjustment Date; (16) with respect to each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Gross Margin; (17) with respect to each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Lifetime Rate Cap under the terms of the
Mortgage Note; (18) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, a code
indicating the type of Index; (19) the type of Mortgage Loan (i.e., Fixed Rate
Mortgage Loan or Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, First Lien Loan or Second Lien
Loan); (20) a code indicating the purpose of the loan (i.e., purchase, rate and
term refinance, equity take-out refinance); (21) a code indicating the
documentation style (i.e., full, alternative or reduced); (22) the loan credit
classification (as described in the Underwriting Guidelines); (23) whether such
Mortgage Loan provides for a prepayment penalty and, if applicable, the
prepayment penalty period; (24) the Mortgage Interest Rate as of origination;
(25) the credit risk score (FICO score); (26) the date of origination; (27) with
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Interest Rate
adjustment period; (28) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the
Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment percentage; (29) with respect to each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Interest Rate floor; (30) with
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Interest Rate Cap as
of the first Interest Rate Adjustment Date; (31) a code indicating whether the
Mortgage Loan is a High Cost Loan; (32) a code indicating whether the Mortgage
Loan is a balloon Mortgage Loan; (33) the Due Date for the first Monthly
Payment; (34) the original Monthly Payment due; and (35) with respect to the
related Mortgagor, the debt-to-income ratio. With respect to the Mortgage Loans
in the aggregate, the Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth the following
information, as of the related Cut-off Date: (1) the number of Mortgage Loans;
(2) the current aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans;
(3) the weighted average Mortgage Interest Rate of the Mortgage Loans; (4) the
weighted average maturity of the Mortgage Loans; (5) the applicable Cut-off
Date; and (6) the applicable Closing Date.
Mortgage Note: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a
Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage.
Mortgaged Property: The real property (or leasehold estate, if
applicable) securing repayment of the debt evidenced by a Mortgage Note.
Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note.
Nonrecoverable Advance: Any advance previously made or proposed to
be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan which, in the good faith judgment of the
Servicer, will not or, in the case of a proposed advance, would not, be
ultimately recoverable from related Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or
otherwise. The determination by the Servicer that it has made a Nonrecoverable
Advance or that any proposed advance of principal and interest, if made, would
constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance, shall be evidenced by an Officer's
Certificate delivered to the Purchaser.
Officer's Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the
Board or the Vice Chairman of the Board or a President or Vice President and by
the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant
Secretaries of the party issuing such certificate.
Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel
for the Servicer or the Purchaser, as applicable, reasonably acceptable to the
recipient.
Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Prime Rate: The prime rate announced to be in effect from time to
time, as published as the average rate in The Wall Street Journal (Northeast
edition).
Principal Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of principal on
a Mortgage Loan which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date,
including any prepayment penalty or premium thereon and which is not accompanied
by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or
dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment.
Principal Prepayment Period: With respect to any Remittance Date,
the period commencing on the day after the Determination Date in the month
immediately preceding the month of such Remittance Date, and ending on the
Determination Date related to such Remittance Date.
Purchase Agreement: As defined in the related Assignment and
Conveyance.
Purchase Price: The price paid on the related Transfer Date by the
Servicer to the Purchaser in consideration for the Purchaser selling the related
Servicing Rights as calculated in Section 2.02 of this Agreement.
Purchase Price and Terms Agreement: Those certain letter agreements
setting forth the general terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated
therein and identifying the Mortgage Loans to be purchased by the Purchaser from
the related Seller from time to time, by and between the related Seller and the
Purchaser. All of the individual Purchase Price and Terms Agreements (if there
are more than one) shall collectively be referred to as the "Purchase Price and
Terms Agreement."
Purchase Price Percentage: With respect to any Servicing Rights to
be purchased under this Agreement, the Purchase Price Percentage as defined in
the related Servicing Rights Terms Agreement.
Qualified Depository: A commercial bank, a savings bank or a savings
and loan association (which may be a depository affiliate of the Servicer) which
meets the guidelines set forth by Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac as an eligible
depository institution for custodial accounts. In any case, the Custodial
Account shall be insured by the FDIC in a manner which shall provide maximum
available insurance thereunder and which may be drawn on by the Servicer.
Qualified Depository: A depository the accounts of which are insured
by the FDIC through the BIF or the SAIF.
Qualified Insurer: An insurance company duly qualified as such under
the laws of the states in which the Mortgaged Properties are located, duly
authorized and licensed in such states to transact the applicable insurance
business and to write the insurance provided, approved as an insurer by Xxxxxx
Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac and whose claims paying ability is rated in the highest
rating category by any of the Rating Agencies with respect to primary mortgage
insurance and in one of the two highest rating categories by Best's with respect
to hazard and flood insurance (or such other rating as may be required by a
Rating Agency in connection with a Securitization Transfer in order to achieve
the desired ratings for the securities to be issued in connection with such
Securitization Transfer).
Rating Agency: Any of Fitch, Xxxxx'x or Standard & Poor's, or their
respective successors designated by the Purchaser.
Reconstitution: As defined in Section 13.12 hereof.
Reconstitution Agreements: As defined in Section 13.12 hereof.
Reconstitution Date: As defined in Section 13.12 hereof.
Record Date: The close of business of the last Business Day of the
month preceding the month of the related Remittance Date.
REMIC: A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" within the
meaning of Section 860D of the Code.
REMIC Provisions: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating
to a REMIC, which appear at Section 860A through 860G of Subchapter M of Chapter
1, Subtitle A of the Code, and related provisions and regulations, rulings or
pronouncements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from
time to time.
Remittance Date: The 18th day of any month (or, if such 18th day is
not a Business Day, the following Business Day).
REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Servicer on
behalf of the Purchaser through foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure,
as described in Section 2.17.
RESPA: Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, as amended from time
to time.
SAIF: The Savings Association Insurance Fund, or any successor
thereto.
Second Lien Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by a second lien Mortgage
on the related Mortgaged Property.
Seller: The originator of the Mortgage Loans and as further defined
in the related Assignment and Conveyance.
Securitization Transfer: The sale or transfer of some or all of the
Mortgage Loans to a trust or other entity as part of a publicly-issued or
privately-placed, rated or unrated mortgage pass-through or other
mortgage-backed securities transaction.
Servicing Advances: All customary, reasonable and necessary "out of
pocket" costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and
disbursements) incurred in the performance by the Servicer of its servicing
obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost of (a) the preservation,
restoration and protection of the Mortgaged Property, (b) any enforcement or
judicial proceedings, including foreclosures, (c) the management and liquidation
of the Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in satisfaction
of the Mortgage and (d) compliance with the obligations set forth in this
Agreement.
Servicing Agreement: This Servicing Rights Purchase and Servicing
Agreement, including all exhibits and supplements hereto, and all amendments
hereof.
Servicing Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan subject to this
Agreement, the amount of the annual fee the Purchaser shall pay to the Servicer,
which shall, for each month, be equal to one-twelfth of (i) the product of the
Servicing Fee Rate and (ii) the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan.
Such fee shall be payable monthly, computed on the basis of the same principal
amount and period respecting which any related interest payment on a Mortgage
Loan is computed, and shall be pro rated (based upon the number of days of the
related month the Servicer so acted as Servicer relative to the total number of
days in that month) for each part thereof.
Servicing Fee Rate: 50 basis points (0.50%) per annum.
Servicing File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file
retained by the Servicer, during the period in which the Servicer is acting as
servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, consisting of originals of all
documents in the Mortgage File which are not delivered to the Purchaser, its
designee or the Custodian and copies of the Mortgage Loan Documents.
Servicing Officer: Any officer of the Servicer involved in or
responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose
name appears on a list of servicing officers furnished by the Servicer to the
Purchaser upon request, as such list may from time to time be amended.
Servicing Rights: Any and all of the following: (a) any and all
rights to service the Mortgage Loans; (b) any payments to or monies received by
the Servicer for servicing the Mortgage Loans; (c) any Ancillary Income with
respect to the Mortgage Loans; (d) all agreements or documents creating,
defining or evidencing any such servicing rights to the extent they relate to
such servicing rights and all rights of the Servicer thereunder; (e) Escrow
Payments or other similar payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans and any
amounts actually collected by the Servicer with respect thereto; (f) all
accounts and other rights to payment related to any of the property described in
this paragraph; and (g) any and all documents, files, records, servicing files,
servicing documents, servicing records, data tapes, computer records, or other
information pertaining to the Mortgage Loans or pertaining to the past, present
or prospective servicing of the Mortgage Loans.
Servicing Rights Repurchase Price: With respect to any Servicing
Right, a price equal to the sum of (a) during the first year immediately
following the related Transfer Date, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the
product of (A) the applicable Purchase Price Percentage multiplied by (B) the
outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan as of the date of
such repurchase (including, without duplication, the amount of any related
outstanding advances owed to Servicer and any other servicer), plus (ii) without
duplication, any related outstanding and unreimbursed Servicing Fee, escrow
advances, and any related outstanding Servicing Advances, and any reasonable
out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in the enforcement of the Purchaser's
repurchase obligation hereunder and the Seller's repurchase obligation under the
Purchase Agreement with respect to such Mortgage Loan; (b) during the second
year following the related Transfer Date, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the
product of (A) the related Purchase Price Percentage, multiplied by (B) a
fraction, whose numerator is equal to 12 less the number of months since the
first anniversary of the related Transfer Date and whose denominator is equal to
12, multiplied by (C) the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage
Loan as of the date of such repurchase (including, without duplication, the
amount of any related outstanding advances owed to Servicer and any other
servicer), plus (ii) without duplication, all costs and expenses incurred by
Servicer on account of such Mortgage Loan, including without limitation, any
related outstanding and unreimbursed Servicing Fees, escrow advances, and any
outstanding Servicing Advances and any costs and expenses incurred in the
enforcement of the Purchaser's and the Seller's repurchase obligation under the
Purchase Agreement with respect to such Mortgage Loan; and (c) after the second
year following the related Transfer Date, an amount equal to any related
outstanding and unreimbursed Servicing Fee, escrow advances, and any related
outstanding Servicing Advances.
Servicing Rights Terms Agreement: Those certain letter agreements
setting forth the general terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated
therein and identifying the Servicing Rights to be purchased by the Servicer
from the Purchaser from time to time, by and between the Servicer and the
Purchaser. All of the individual Servicing Rights Terms Agreements (if there are
more than one) shall collectively be referred to as the "Servicing Rights Terms
Agreement."
Standard & Poor's: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of
The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies Inc., and any successor thereto.
Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan, (i) the
principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of any date of determination after
giving effect to payments of principal due on or before such date, to the extent
actually received, minus (ii) all amounts previously distributed to the related
Seller with respect to the related Mortgage Loan representing payments or
recoveries of principal.
Subsequent Transfer Date: As defined in Section 6.02 hereof.
Transfer Date: With respect to a Mortgage Loan Package, the date on
which (i) the Servicer from time to time shall purchase and the Purchaser from
time to time shall sell the Servicing Rights related to such Mortgage Loans, and
(ii) the physical servicing of the Mortgage Loans in such Mortgage Loan Package
is transferred to the Servicer pursuant to this Agreement.
Underwriting Guidelines: The underwriting guidelines of the related
Seller, a copy of which is attached to the related Purchase Agreement.
Whole Loan Transfer: The sale or transfer by Purchaser of some or
all of the Mortgage Loans in a whole loan or participation format pursuant to a
Reconstitution Agreement.
ARTICLE II
SERVICING
Section 2.01 Conveyance from Purchaser to Servicer and Assumption by
Servicer.
The Purchaser does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and
convey to the Servicer from and after the related Transfer Date, without
recourse, but subject to the terms of this Agreement, all right, title and
interest of the Purchaser in and to the related Servicing Rights. The Purchaser,
simultaneously with the sale of the related Servicing Rights, shall execute and
deliver an Assignment and Conveyance in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 12
(the "Assignment and Conveyance").
The Purchaser agrees to act reasonably, in good faith and in
accordance with all applicable laws and regulations and to do all things
necessary to effect the transfer of the Servicing Rights to the Servicer on the
related Transfer Date including, without limitation, complying with all
reasonable instructions provided by the Servicer relating to the transfer of the
Servicing Rights.
The Servicer does hereby assume from and after the related Transfer
Date, without recourse, but subject to the terms of this Agreement, all right,
title and interest of the Purchaser in and to the related Servicing Rights. In
addition, the Servicer assumes all obligations of the Purchaser with respect to
the related Servicing Rights excluding any obligations related to payment for
such Servicing Rights under the Purchase Agreement.
Section 2.02 Purchase Price.
The Purchase Price for the related Servicing Rights shall be equal
to the product of (i) the Purchase Price Percentage set forth in the related
Servicing Rights Terms Agreement and (ii) the Stated Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans in the related Mortgage Loan Package as of the related Transfer
Date. It is understood and agreed that the Purchase Price shall be paid by the
Servicer to the Purchaser in consideration for the Purchaser selling the related
Servicing Rights.
On the related Transfer Date or such other date as may be mutually
agreed upon by the Purchaser and the Servicer, the Servicer shall pay to the
Purchaser an amount equal to the Purchaser Price by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to an account designated by the Purchaser.
Section 2.03 Servicer to Act as Servicer.
(a) From and after the related Transfer Date, the Servicer, as an
independent contractor, shall service and administer each Mortgage Loan and
shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do any and all things in
connection with such servicing and administration which the Servicer may deem
necessary or desirable, consistent with the terms of this Agreement and with
Accepted Servicing Practices. Except as set forth in this Agreement, the
Servicer shall service the Mortgage Loans on an "actual/actual" basis and
otherwise in strict compliance with the servicing provisions related to the
Xxxxxx Xxx MBS Program (Special Servicing Option) of the Xxxxxx Mae Guides
(except as otherwise set forth herein); provided, however, that in the event
that the Servicer continues to service a Mortgage Loan after the time when such
Mortgage Loan is sold or transferred pursuant to a Securitization Transfer, the
Servicer shall, at the Purchaser's option, service the Mortgage Loans on a
"scheduled/scheduled" basis. In the event of any conflict, inconsistency or
discrepancy between any of the servicing provisions of this Agreement and any of
the servicing provisions of the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides, the provisions of this
Agreement shall control and be binding upon the Purchaser and the Servicer.
Consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Servicer may waive,
modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of
strict compliance with any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any
Mortgagor if in the Servicer's reasonable and prudent determination such waiver,
modification, postponement or indulgence is in the best interest of the
Purchaser, provided, however, that unless the Servicer has obtained the prior
written consent of the Purchaser, the Servicer shall not permit any modification
with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate,
defer or forgive the payment of principal or interest or any penalty or premium
on the prepayment of principal, reduce or increase the outstanding principal
balance (except for actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity
date on such Mortgage Loan. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the Servicer may permit forbearance or allow for suspension of Monthly Payments
for up to one hundred and eighty (180) days if the Mortgagor is in default or
the Servicer determines in its reasonable discretion, that default is imminent
and if the Servicer determines that granting such forbearance or suspension is
in the best interest of the Purchaser; furthermore, the Servicer shall continue,
and is hereby authorized and empowered, to execute and deliver on behalf of
itself and the Purchaser, all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of
partial or full release, discharge and all other comparable instruments, with
respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. If
reasonably required by the Servicer, the Purchaser shall furnish the Servicer as
soon as practicable with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or
appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative
duties under this Agreement.
In servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer
shall employ procedures (including collection procedures) and exercise the same
care that it customarily employs and exercises in servicing and administering
mortgage loans for its own account, giving due consideration to Accepted
Servicing Practices where such practices do not conflict with the requirements
of this Agreement, and the Purchaser's reliance on the Servicer. In addition,
the Servicer shall retain adequate personnel to effect such servicing and
administration of the Mortgage Loans.
The Servicer shall keep at its servicing office books and records in
which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Servicer
shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage Loan may be
made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms hereof. For the
purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be under no obligation to deal
with any Person with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans unless the
Servicer has been notified of such transfers as provided in this Section 2.03.
The Purchaser may sell and transfer, in whole or in part, the Mortgage Loans
(exclusive of the related Servicing Rights purchased by the Servicer hereunder),
provided that (a) the Servicer receives notice of such transfer at least five
(5) Business Days prior thereto and (b) in connection with a Whole Loan
Transfer, no such sale and transfer shall be binding upon the Servicer unless
such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this
Agreement and the Purchase Agreement pursuant to an Assignment, Assumption and
Recognition Agreement in a form agreed to by the Purchaser and the Servicer, and
a properly executed copy of the same shall have been approved, signed and
delivered to and by the Servicer. Upon receipt thereof, the Servicer shall xxxx
its books and records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans by such
assignee, and the previous Purchaser shall be released from its obligations
hereunder. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
Purchaser and the Servicer and their permitted successors, assignees and
designees.
The Servicing File maintained by the Servicer pursuant to this
Agreement shall be appropriately marked and identified in the Servicer's
computer system to clearly reflect the ownership of the related Mortgage Loan by
the Purchaser. The Servicer shall release from its custody the contents of any
Servicing File retained by it only in accordance with this Agreement, except
when such release is required in connection with a repurchase of any such
Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Purchase Agreement.
The Servicer shall forward to the Custodian or, at the request of
the Purchaser, to the Purchaser or its designee, original documents evidencing
an assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan
entered into in accordance with this Agreement within two weeks of their
execution; provided, however, that the Servicer shall provide the Custodian with
a certified true copy of any such document submitted for recordation within two
weeks of its execution, and shall provide the original of any document submitted
for recordation or a copy of such document certified by the appropriate public
recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original within five (5)
Business Days of its receipt from such public recording office.
The Servicer shall have an internal quality control program that
verifies in a manner consistent with accepted industry procedures, on a regular
basis, the overall quality of its servicing activities. The program is to ensure
that the Mortgage Loans are serviced in accordance with Accepted Servicing
Practices; guard against dishonest, fraudulent, or negligent acts; and guard
against errors and omissions by officers, employees, or other authorized
persons.
(b) In addition to the Servicer's servicing obligations as set forth
herein, with respect to the First Lien Loans, the Servicer shall not without the
prior consent of the Purchaser consent to the placement of a lien on the
Mortgaged Property senior to that of the related Mortgage unless such placement
of a senior lien is required by applicable law.
Section 2.04 Liquidation of Mortgage Loans.
In the event that any payment due under any Mortgage Loan and not
postponed pursuant to Section 2.03 is not paid when the same becomes due and
payable, or in the event the Mortgagor fails to perform any other covenant or
obligation under the Mortgage Loan and such failure continues beyond any
applicable grace period, the Servicer shall take such action as (1) the Servicer
would take under similar circumstances with respect to a similar mortgage loan
held for its own account for investment, (2) shall be consistent with Accepted
Servicing Practices, (3) the Servicer shall determine prudently to be in the
best interest of Purchaser and (4) is consistent with any related PMI Policy. In
the event that any payment due under any Mortgage Loan is not postponed pursuant
to Section 2.03 and remains delinquent for a period of sixty (60) days or any
other default continues for a period of sixty (60) days beyond the expiration of
any grace or cure period (or such other period as is required by law in the
jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located), the Servicer
shall commence foreclosure proceedings in accordance with the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides
to the extent permitted by applicable law. In such connection, the Servicer
shall from its own funds make all necessary and proper Servicing Advances,
provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be required to expend its own
funds in connection with any foreclosure or towards the restoration or
preservation of any Mortgaged Property, unless it shall determine (a) that such
preservation, restoration and/or foreclosure will increase the proceeds of
liquidation of the Mortgage Loan to Purchaser after reimbursement to itself for
such expenses and (b) that such expenses will be recoverable by it either
through Liquidation Proceeds (respecting which it shall have priority for
purposes of withdrawals from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 2.07) or
through Insurance Proceeds (respecting which it shall have similar priority).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in
connection with a foreclosure, in the event that the Servicer has reasonable
cause to believe that a Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or toxic
substances or wastes, or if the Purchaser otherwise requests an environmental
inspection or review of such Mortgaged Property to be conducted by a qualified
inspector the Servicer shall cause the Mortgaged Property to be so inspected at
the sole cost and expense of the Purchaser. Upon completion of the inspection,
the Servicer shall promptly provide the Purchaser with a written report of the
environmental inspection.
After reviewing the environmental inspection report, the Purchaser
shall determine how the Servicer shall proceed with respect to the Mortgaged
Property, provided that any costs and expenses incurred related thereto shall be
at the sole cost and expense of the Purchaser. In the event (a) the
environmental inspection report indicates that the Mortgaged Property is
contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes and (b) the Purchaser
directs the Servicer to proceed with foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu
of foreclosure, the Servicer shall be reimbursed for all reasonable costs
associated with such foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure
and any related environmental clean up costs, as applicable, from the related
Liquidation Proceeds, or if the Liquidation Proceeds are insufficient to fully
reimburse the Servicer, the Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed from
amounts in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof and if such
funds in the Custodial Account are insufficient, the Servicer shall be entitled
to be reimbursed from the Purchaser. In the event the Purchaser directs the
Servicer not to proceed with foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of
foreclosure, the Servicer shall be reimbursed for all Servicing Advances made
with respect to the related Mortgaged Property from the Custodial Account
pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof and if such funds in the Custodial Account are
insufficient, the Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed from the
Purchaser.
Section 2.05 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments.
Following the related Transfer Date, the Servicer shall proceed
diligently to collect all payments due under each of the related Mortgage Loans
when the same shall become due and payable and shall take special care in
ascertaining and estimating Escrow Payments, to the extent applicable, and all
other charges that will become due and payable with respect to the Mortgage
Loans and each related Mortgaged Property, to the end that the installments
payable by the Mortgagors will be sufficient to pay such charges as and when
they become due and payable.
Section 2.06 Establishment of and Deposits to Custodial Account.
The Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and
received pursuant to the Mortgage Loans separate and apart from any of its own
funds and general assets and shall establish one or more Custodial Accounts, in
the form of time deposit or demand accounts, to be titled "Countrywide Home
Loans, Inc., in trust for Barclays Bank, PLC as Purchaser of Mortgage Loans and
various Mortgagors." The Custodial Account shall be established with a Qualified
Depository. Any funds deposited in the Custodial Account shall at all times be
insured by the FDIC through the BIF or the SAIF to the full extent permitted by
the FDIC. The creation of any Custodial Account shall be evidenced by a
certification in the form of Exhibit 2 hereto, in the case of an account
established with the Servicer, or by a letter agreement in the form of Exhibit 3
hereto, in the case of an account held by a depository other than the Servicer.
A copy of such certification or letter agreement shall be furnished to the
Purchaser and, upon request, to any subsequent purchaser.
The Servicer shall deposit in the Custodial Account within two (2)
Business Days following receipt thereof, the following collections received by
the Servicer and payments made by the Servicer after the related Transfer Date:
(i) all payments on account of principal on the Mortgage Loans,
including all Principal Prepayments;
(ii) all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage adjusted
for the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate;
(iii) all Liquidation Proceeds and any amount received with respect
to REO Property;
(iv) all Insurance Proceeds including amounts required to be
deposited pursuant to Section 2.12 (other than proceeds to be held in the
Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged
Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Section 2.16),
Section 2.12 and 2.17;
(v) all Condemnation Proceeds which are not applied to the
restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the
Mortgagor in accordance with Section 2.16;
(vi) any amount required to be deposited in the Custodial Account
pursuant to Section 2.04, 2.11, 2.17, 3.01, 4.01 or 4.02;
(vii) any prepayment penalties received with respect to any Mortgage
Loan; and
(viii) any amounts required to be deposited by the Servicer pursuant
to Section 2.13 in connection with the deductible clause in any blanket
hazard insurance policy.
The foregoing requirements for deposit into the Custodial Account
shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, unless otherwise provided herein, Ancillary Income
need not be deposited by the Servicer into the Custodial Account. Any interest
paid on funds deposited in the Custodial Account by the depository institution
shall accrue to the benefit of the Servicer and the Servicer shall be entitled
to retain and withdraw such interest from the Custodial Account pursuant to
Section 2.07.
Section 2.07 Permitted Withdrawals from Custodial Account.
Subject to Section 3.01, on each Remittance Date, the Servicer shall
be entitled to funds from the Custodial Account for the following purposes:
(i) to pay to itself the Servicing Fee;
(ii) to reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances, any
accrued but unpaid Servicing Fees and for unreimbursed advances of
Servicer funds made pursuant to this Agreement, the Servicer's right to
reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (ii) with respect to any
Mortgage Loan being limited to except as otherwise provided for herein,
the related Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance
Proceeds and such other amounts as may be collected by the Servicer from
the Mortgagor or otherwise relating to the Mortgage Loan, it being
understood that, in the case of any such reimbursement, the Servicer's
right thereto shall be prior to the rights of the Purchaser;
(iii) to pay itself any interest earned on funds deposited in the
Custodial Account (all such interest to be withdrawn monthly not later
than each Remittance Date);
(iv) to reimburse itself for any deposits made by mistake or in
error; and
(v) to clear and terminate the Custodial Account upon the
termination of this Agreement.
Section 2.08 Establishment of and Deposits to Escrow Account.
The Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and
received pursuant to a Mortgage Loan constituting Escrow Payments separate and
apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and
maintain one or more Escrow Accounts, in the form of time deposit or demand
accounts, titled, "Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., in trust for Barclays Bank, PLC
as Purchaser of Mortgage Loans and various Mortgagors." The Escrow Account shall
be established with a Qualified Depository, in a manner which shall provide
maximum available insurance by the FDIC through the BIF or the SAIF. Funds
deposited in the Escrow Accounts may be drawn on by the Servicer in accordance
with Section 2.09. The creation of any Escrow Account shall be evidenced by a
certification in the form of Exhibit 4 hereto, in the case of an account
established with the Servicer, or by a letter agreement in the form of Exhibit 5
hereto, in the case of an account held by a depository other than the Servicer.
A copy of such certification shall be furnished to the Purchaser and, upon
request, to any subsequent Purchaser.
The Servicer shall deposit in the Escrow Account or Accounts within
two (2) Business Days of receipt, and retain therein:
(i) all Escrow Payments collected on account of the Mortgage Loans,
for the purpose of effecting timely payment of any such items as required
under the terms of this Agreement; and
(ii) all amounts representing Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation
Proceeds which are to be applied to the restoration or repair of any
Mortgaged Property.
The Servicer shall make withdrawals from the Escrow Account only to
effect such payments as are required under this Agreement, as set forth in
Section 2.09. The Servicer shall be entitled to retain any interest paid on
funds deposited in the Escrow Account by the depository institution, other than
interest on escrowed funds required by law or the applicable mortgage loan
documents to be paid to the Mortgagor. To the extent required by law, the
Servicer shall pay from its own funds interest on escrowed funds to the
Mortgagor notwithstanding that the Escrow Account may be non-interest bearing or
that interest paid thereon is insufficient for such purposes.
Section 2.09 Permitted Withdrawals from Escrow Account.
Withdrawals from the Escrow Account or Accounts may be made by the
Servicer only:
(i) to effect timely payments of ground rents, taxes, assessments,
water rates, mortgage insurance premiums, condominium charges, fire and
hazard insurance premiums or other items constituting Escrow Payments for
the related Mortgage;
(ii) to reimburse the Servicer for any Servicing Advance made by the
Servicer pursuant to Section 2.10 with respect to a related Mortgage Loan,
but only from amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which
represent late collections of Escrow Payments thereunder;
(iii) to refund to any Mortgagor any funds found to be in excess of
the amounts required under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan or
applicable federal or state law or judicial or administrative ruling;
(iv) for transfer to the Custodial Account and application to reduce
the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of
the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note;
(v) for application to restoration or repair of the Mortgaged
Property in accordance with the procedures outlined in Section 2.16;
(vi) to pay to the Servicer, or any Mortgagor to the extent required
by law, any interest paid on the funds deposited in the Escrow Account;
(vii) to reimburse itself for any deposits made by mistake or in
error; and
(viii) to clear and terminate the Escrow Account on the termination
of this Agreement.
Section 2.10 Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges.
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall maintain
accurate records reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes, assessments,
water rates, sewer rents, and other charges which are or may become a lien upon
the Mortgaged Property and the status of fire and hazard insurance coverage and
shall obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such charges
(including renewal premiums) and shall effect payment thereof prior to the
applicable penalty or termination date, employing for such purpose deposits of
the Mortgagor in the Escrow Account which shall have been estimated and
accumulated by the Servicer in amounts sufficient for such purposes, as allowed
under the terms of the Mortgage. To the extent that a Mortgage does not provide
for Escrow Payments, the Servicer shall determine that any such payments are
made by the Mortgagor at the time they first become due. The Servicer assumes
full responsibility for the timely payment of all such bills and shall effect
timely payment of all such charges irrespective of each Mortgagor's faithful
performance in the payment of same or the making of the Escrow Payments, and the
Servicer shall make Servicing Advances to effect such payments within such time
period as will avoid the loss of the related Mortgaged Property by foreclosure
of a tax or other lien.
Section 2.11 Protection of Accounts.
The Servicer may transfer the Custodial Account and/or the Escrow
Account to a different Qualified Depository from time to time. Such transfer
shall be made only upon obtaining the prior written consent of the Purchaser,
which consent shall not be withheld unreasonably; provided, however, in the
event that the Escrow Account and/or Custodial Account must be transferred to a
Qualified Depository to insure such funds, the Servicer may transfer such Escrow
Accounts and/or Custodial Accounts without the Purchaser's prior written consent
if the Servicer provides notice of such transfer to the Purchaser promptly
thereafter.
The Servicer shall bear any expenses, losses or damages sustained by
the Purchaser because the Custodial Account and/or Escrow Account are not time
deposit or demand deposit accounts in compliance with this Agreement.
Section 2.12 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance.
The Servicer shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan,
hazard insurance such that all buildings upon the Mortgaged Property are insured
by a generally acceptable insurer rated A:VI or better in the current Best's Key
Rating Guide ("Best's") against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and
such other hazards as are customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is
located that conforms to the requirements of Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac.
If required by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended,
each Mortgage Loan is, and shall continue to be, covered by a flood insurance
policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal
Insurance Administration as in effect with a generally acceptable insurance
carrier rated A:VI or better in Best's in an amount representing coverage not
less than the lesser of (i) the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the
related Mortgage Loan and of any mortgage loan senior to such Mortgage Loan,
(ii) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (regardless of whether the area in which such
Mortgaged Property is located is participating in such program), or (iii) the
full replacement value of the improvements which are part of such Mortgaged
Property. If a Mortgaged Property is located in a special flood hazard area and
is not covered by flood insurance or is covered in an amount less than the
amount required by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, the
Servicer shall notify the related Mortgagor that the Mortgagor must obtain such
flood insurance coverage, and if said Mortgagor fails to obtain the required
flood insurance coverage within forty five (45) days after such notification,
the Servicer shall immediately force place the required flood insurance on the
Mortgagor's behalf.
If a Mortgage is secured by a unit in a condominium project, the
Servicer shall verify that the coverage required of the owner's association,
including hazard, flood, liability, and fidelity coverage, is being maintained
in accordance with then current Xxxxxx Mae requirements, and secure from the
owner's association its agreement to notify the Servicer promptly of any change
in the insurance coverage or of any condemnation or casualty loss that may have
a material effect on the value of the Mortgaged Property as security.
The Servicer shall cause to be maintained on each Mortgaged Property
such other or additional insurance as may be required pursuant to such
applicable laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall
require such additional insurance, or pursuant to the requirements of any
private mortgage guaranty insurer, or as may be required to conform with
Accepted Servicing Practices.
In the event that the Purchaser or the Servicer shall determine that
the Mortgaged Property should be insured against loss or damage by hazards and
risks not covered by the insurance required to be maintained by the Mortgagor
pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage, the Servicer shall communicate and
consult with the Mortgagor with respect to the need for such insurance and bring
to the Mortgagor's attention the desirability of protection of the Mortgaged
Property.
All policies required hereunder shall name the Servicer and its
successors and assigns as a mortgagee and loss payee and shall be endorsed with
non contributory standard or New York mortgagee clauses which shall provide for
at least 30 days' prior written notice of any cancellation, reduction in amount
or material change in coverage.
The Servicer shall not interfere with the Mortgagor's freedom of
choice in selecting either his insurance carrier or agent, provided, however,
that the Servicer shall not accept any such insurance policies from insurance
companies unless such companies are rated A:VI or better in Best's and are
licensed to do business in the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is
located. The Servicer shall determine that such policies provide sufficient risk
coverage and amounts as required pursuant to the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides, that they
insure the property owner and that they properly describe the property address.
The Servicer shall furnish to the Mortgagor a formal notice of expiration of any
such insurance in sufficient time for the Mortgagor to arrange for renewal
coverage by the expiration date; provided, however, that in the event that no
such notice is furnished by the Servicer, the Servicer shall ensure that
replacement insurance policies are in place in the required coverages and the
Servicer shall be solely liable for any losses in the event coverage is not
provided.
Pursuant to Section 2.06, any amounts collected by the Servicer
under any such policies (other than amounts to be deposited in the Escrow
Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the related Mortgaged
Property, or property acquired in liquidation of the Mortgage Loan, or to be
released to the Mortgagor, in accordance with the Servicer's normal servicing
procedures as specified in Section 2.16) shall be deposited in the Custodial
Account subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 2.07.
Section 2.13 Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance.
In the event that the Servicer shall obtain and maintain, at its own
expense, a blanket policy insuring against losses arising from fire and hazards
covered under extended coverage on all of the Mortgage Loans, then, to the
extent such policy provides coverage in an amount equal to the amount required
pursuant to Section 2.12 and otherwise complies with all other requirements of
Section 2.12, it shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligations
as set forth in Section 2.12. Any amounts collected by the Servicer under any
such policy relating to a Mortgage Loan shall be deposited in the Custodial
Account subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 2.07. Such policy may contain
a deductible clause, in which case, in the event that there shall not have been
maintained on the related Mortgaged Property a policy complying with Section
2.12, and there shall have been a loss which would have been covered by such
policy, the Servicer shall deposit in the Custodial Account at the time of such
loss the amount not otherwise payable under the blanket policy because of such
deductible clause, such amount to be deposited from the Servicer's funds,
without reimbursement therefor. Upon request of the Purchaser, the Servicer
shall cause to be delivered to the Purchaser a certified true copy of such
policy and a statement from the insurer thereunder that such policy shall in no
event be terminated or materially modified without 30 days' prior written notice
to the Purchaser.
Section 2.14 Maintenance of Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions
Insurance.
The Servicer shall maintain with responsible companies, at its own
expense, a blanket Fidelity Bond and an Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy,
with broad coverage on all directors, officers, or other employees including
full-time and part-time employees acting in any capacity requiring such persons
to handle funds, money, documents or papers relating to the Mortgage Loans.
These policies shall insure the Servicer against losses resulting from dishonest
or fraudulent acts committed by the Servicer's directors, officers or employees.
The Fidelity Bond shall also protect and insure the Servicer against losses in
connection with the release or satisfaction of a Mortgage Loan without having
obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured thereby. No provision of
this Section 2.14 requiring such Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions
Insurance Policy shall diminish or relieve the Servicer from its duties and
obligations as set forth in this Agreement. The minimum coverage under any such
Fidelity Bond and insurance policy shall be at least equal to the corresponding
amounts required by Xxxxxx Mae in the Xxxxxx Xxx Servicing Guide or by Xxxxxxx
Mac in the Xxxxxxx Mac Servicers' Guide or in an amount as may be permitted to
the Servicer by express waiver of Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac. Upon the request of
the Purchaser, the Servicer shall cause to be delivered to the Purchaser a
certified true copy of such Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance
Policy and a statement from the surety and the insurer that such Fidelity Bond
and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy shall in no event be terminated or
materially modified without 30 days' prior written notice to the Purchaser.
Section 2.15 Inspections.
The Servicer shall inspect the Mortgaged Property as often as is
deemed necessary by the Servicer to assure itself that the value of the
Mortgaged Property is being preserved and shall conduct subsequent inspections
in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. The Servicer shall keep a
written report of each such inspection.
Section 2.16 Restoration of Mortgaged Property.
The Servicer need not obtain the approval of the Purchaser prior to
releasing any Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds to the Mortgagor to be
applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property if such release
is in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and the terms of this
Agreement. At a minimum, the Servicer shall comply with the following conditions
in connection with any such release of Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation
Proceeds:
(i) the Servicer shall receive satisfactory independent verification
of completion of repairs and issuance of any required approvals with
respect thereto;
(ii) the Servicer shall take all steps necessary to preserve the
priority of the lien of the Mortgage, including, but not limited to
requiring waivers with respect to mechanics' and materialmen's liens;
(iii) the Servicer shall verify that the Mortgage Loan is not in
default; and
(iv) pending repairs or restoration, the Servicer shall place the
Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds in the Escrow Account.
If the Purchaser is named as an additional loss payee, the Servicer
is hereby empowered to endorse any loss draft issued in respect of such a claim
in the name of the Purchaser.
Section 2.17 Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property.
In the event that title to any Mortgaged Property is acquired in
foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, the deed or certificate of sale
shall be issued in the name of the Servicer or its designee, on behalf of the
Purchaser, or in the event the Purchaser or its designee is not authorized or
permitted to hold title to real property in the state where the REO Property is
located, or would be adversely affected under the "doing business" or tax laws
of such state by so holding title, the deed or certificate of sale shall be
issued in the name of such Person or Persons as shall be consistent with an
Opinion of Counsel obtained by the Servicer from any attorney duly licensed to
practice law in the state where the REO Property is located. The Person or
Persons holding such title other than the Servicer shall acknowledge in writing
that such title is being held as nominee for the Servicer, on behalf of the
Purchaser.
The Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO
Property for the Purchaser solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition and
sale. The Servicer, either itself or through an agent selected by the Servicer,
shall manage, conserve, protect and operate the REO Property in the same manner
that it manages, conserves, protects and operates other foreclosed property for
its own account, and in the same manner that similar property in the same
locality as the REO Property is managed. The Servicer shall attempt to sell the
same (and may temporarily rent the same for a period not greater than one year,
except as otherwise provided below) on such terms and conditions as the Servicer
deems to be in the best interest of the Purchaser. The Servicer shall notify the
Purchaser from time to time as to the status of each REO Property.
The Servicer shall use its best efforts to dispose of the REO
Property as soon as possible and shall sell such REO Property in any event
within one year after title has been taken to such REO Property, unless the
Servicer determines, and gives an appropriate notice to the Purchaser to such
effect, that a longer period is necessary for the orderly liquidation of such
REO Property. If a period longer than one year is permitted under the foregoing
sentence and is necessary to sell any REO Property, (i) the Servicer shall
report monthly to the Purchaser as to the progress being made in selling such
REO Property and (ii) if, with the written consent of the Purchaser, a purchase
money mortgage is taken in connection with such sale, such purchase money
mortgage shall name the Servicer as mortgagee, and such purchase money mortgage
shall not be held pursuant to this Agreement, but instead a separate
participation agreement among the Servicer and Purchaser shall be entered into
with respect to such purchase money mortgage.
The Servicer shall also maintain on each REO Property fire and
hazard insurance with extended coverage in an amount which is at least equal to
the maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such
property, liability insurance and, to the extent required and available under
the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, flood insurance in the
amount required in Section 2.11 hereof.
Each REO disposition shall be carried out by the Servicer at such
price and upon such terms and conditions as the Servicer reasonably determines
to be in the best interest of the Purchaser. If, as of the date title to any REO
Property was acquired by the Servicer, there were outstanding unreimbursed
Servicing Advances, Monthly Advances or Servicing Fees with respect to the REO
Property or the related Mortgage Loan, the Servicer, upon an REO disposition of
such REO Property, shall be entitled to reimbursement for any related
unreimbursed Servicing Advances, Monthly Advances and Servicing Fees from
proceeds received in connection with such REO disposition. The proceeds of sale
of the REO Property, net any payment to the Servicer as provided above, shall be
promptly deposited in the Custodial Account. On the Remittance Date immediately
following the Principal Prepayment Period in which such sale proceeds are
received, the net cash proceeds of such sale deposited in the Custodial Account
shall be distributed to the Purchaser; provided that such distribution shall, in
any event, be made within ninety (90) days from and after the closing of the
sale of such REO Property.
With respect to each REO Property, the Servicer shall hold all funds
collected and received in connection with the operation of the REO Property in
the Custodial Account. The Servicer shall cause to be deposited within two (2)
Business Days from the receipt thereof in each Custodial Account all revenues
received with respect to the conservation and disposition of the related REO
Property.
Section 2.18 Permitted Withdrawals with Respect to REO Property.
The Servicer shall withdraw funds on deposit in the Custodial
Account with respect to each related REO Property necessary for the proper
operation, management and maintenance of the REO Property, including the cost of
maintaining any hazard insurance pursuant to Section 2.12 and the fees of any
managing agent acting on behalf of the Servicer. The Servicer shall make monthly
distributions on each Remittance Date to the Purchaser of the net cash flow from
the REO Property (which shall equal the revenues from such REO Property net of
the expenses described in Section 2.17 and of any reserves reasonably required
from time to time to be maintained to satisfy anticipated liabilities for such
expenses).
Section 2.19 Real Estate Owned Reports.
Together with the statement furnished pursuant to Section 2.21, the
Servicer shall furnish to the Purchaser on or before the 6th Business Day of
each month a statement in the form of Exhibit 6 hereto with respect to any REO
Property covering the operation of such REO Property for the previous month and
the Servicer's efforts in connection with the sale of such REO Property and any
rental of such REO Property incidental to the sale thereof for the previous
month. That statement shall be accompanied by such other information as the
Purchaser shall reasonably request.
Section 2.20 Liquidation Reports.
Upon the foreclosure sale of any Mortgaged Property or the
acquisition thereof by the Purchaser pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure,
the Servicer shall submit to the Purchaser a liquidation report in the form of
Exhibit 7 hereto with respect to such Mortgaged Property.
Section 2.21 Reports of Foreclosures and Abandonments of Mortgaged
Property.
Following the foreclosure sale or abandonment of any Mortgaged
Property, the Servicer shall report such foreclosure or abandonment as required
pursuant to Section 6050J of the Code or any successor provision thereof.
Section 2.22 Notification of Adjustments.
With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Servicer
shall adjust the Mortgage Interest Rate on the related Interest Rate Adjustment
Date and shall adjust the Monthly Payment accordingly in compliance with the
requirements of applicable law and the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note. If,
pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Note, another index is selected for
determining the Mortgage Interest Rate, the same index will be used with respect
to each Mortgage Note which requires a new index to be selected, provided that
such selection does not conflict with the terms of the related Mortgage Note.
The Servicer shall execute and deliver any and all necessary notices required
under applicable law and the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage
regarding the Mortgage Interest Rate and the Monthly Payment adjustments. The
Servicer shall promptly upon written request thereof, deliver to the Purchaser
such notifications and any additional applicable data regarding such adjustments
and the methods used to calculate and implement such adjustments. Upon the
discovery by the Servicer, or any Purchaser that the Servicer has failed to
adjust a Mortgage Interest Rate or a Monthly Payment pursuant to the terms of
the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage, the Servicer shall immediately deposit
in the Custodial Account from its own funds the amount of any interest loss
caused the Purchaser thereby.
ARTICLE III
PAYMENTS TO PURCHASER
Section 3.01 Remittances.
Not later than on each Determination Date, the Servicer shall submit
to the Purchaser the monthly remittance report required by Section 3.02 of this
Agreement in the form set forth in Exhibit 8 attached hereto and with any
additional information requested by the Purchaser (the "Monthly Remittance
Report"). On each Remittance Date the Purchaser shall cause all amounts
deposited in the Custodial Account as of the close of business on the
immediately preceding Determination Date, minus any amounts attributable to
Monthly Payments collected but due on a Due Date or Dates subsequent to the
first day of the month of the Remittance Date (which amounts shall be remitted
on the Remittance Date next succeeding the Due Period for such amounts) to be
remitted as follows: (i) to the Servicer, amounts due to the Servicer pursuant
to Section 2.07, and (ii) to the Purchaser, all funds remaining in the Custodial
Account.
With respect to any funds deposited in the Custodial Account after
the second Business Day following the Business Day on which such deposit was
required to be made, the Servicer shall pay to the Purchaser interest on any
such late payment at an annual rate equal to the Prime Rate, adjusted as of the
date of each change, plus two percentage points, but in no event greater than
the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. Such interest shall be deposited
in the Custodial Account by the Servicer on the date such late payment is made
and shall cover the period commencing with the day following such second
Business Day and ending with the Business Day on which such payment is made,
both inclusive. Such interest shall be remitted along with the distribution
payable on the next succeeding Remittance Date. The payment by the Servicer of
any such interest shall not be deemed an extension of time for payment or a
waiver by the Purchaser of any Event of Default.
Section 3.02 Statements to Purchaser.
Not more than 60 days after the end of each calendar year,
commencing with the first December 31 following the initial Cut-off Date, the
Servicer shall furnish to each Person who was a Purchaser of the Mortgage Loans
at any time during such calendar year an annual statement in accordance with the
requirements of applicable federal income tax law as to the aggregate of
remittances for the applicable portion of such year, provided that such
information is readily available.
Such obligation of the Servicer shall be deemed to have been
satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information shall be
provided by the Servicer pursuant to any requirements of the Code as from time
to time are in force.
The Servicer shall prepare and file any and all tax returns,
information statements or other filings for the previous tax year and subsequent
tax years required to be delivered to any governmental taxing authority or to
the Purchaser pursuant to any applicable law with respect to the Mortgage Loans
and the transactions contemplated hereby. In addition, the Servicer shall
provide the Purchaser with such information concerning the Mortgage Loans as is
necessary for the Purchaser to prepare its federal income tax return as the
Purchaser may reasonably request from time to time and which may be reasonably
available to the Servicer.
Section 3.03 Advances by Servicer.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the Servicer shall be entitled
to first priority reimbursement pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof for Servicing
Advances from recoveries from the related Mortgagor or from all Liquidation
Proceeds and other payments or recoveries (including Insurance Proceeds and
Condemnation Proceeds) with respect to the related Mortgage Loan.
ARTICLE IV
GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURES
Section 4.01 Transfers of Mortgaged Property.
Except as otherwise set forth herein, the Servicer shall be required
to enforce any "due-on-sale" provision contained in any Mortgage or Mortgage
Note and to deny assumption by the person to whom the Mortgaged Property has
been or is about to be sold whether by absolute conveyance or by contract of
sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor remains liable on the Mortgage or the
Mortgage Note. When the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed by the Mortgagor,
the Servicer shall, to the extent it has knowledge of such conveyance, exercise
its rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under the
"due-on-sale" clause applicable thereto, provided, however, that the Servicer
shall not exercise such rights if prohibited by law from doing so.
If the Servicer reasonably believes it is unable under applicable
law to enforce such "due-on-sale" clause, the Servicer will enter into an
assumption agreement with the person to whom the Mortgaged 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. Where an assumption is allowed
pursuant to this Section 4.01, the Servicer, with the prior written consent of
the primary mortgage insurer, if any, and to the extent required by the
applicable insurance agreement, is authorized to prepare substitution of
liability agreement and any other document required in connection therewith to
be entered into by the Purchaser and the person to whom the Mortgaged Property
has been conveyed or is to be proposed to be conveyed pursuant to which the
original Mortgagor is released from liability and the purchaser of the Mortgaged
Property is substituted as Mortgagor and becomes liable under the related
Mortgage Note. If an assumption fee is collected by the Servicer for entering
into an assumption agreement, any assumption fee shall be retained by the
Servicer as additional servicing compensation. In connection with any such
assumption, neither the Mortgage Interest Rate borne by the related Mortgage
Note, the term of the Mortgage Loan nor the outstanding principal amount of the
Mortgage Loan shall be changed.
To the extent that any Mortgage Loan is assumable, the Servicer
shall inquire diligently into the creditworthiness of the proposed transferee,
and shall use the Underwriting Guidelines for approving the credit of the
proposed transferee. If the credit of the proposed transferee does not meet such
Underwriting Guidelines, the Servicer diligently shall, to the extent permitted
by the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and by applicable law, accelerate the
maturity of the Mortgage Loan.
Section 4.02 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage
Files.
Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the
Servicer of a notification that payment in full will be escrowed in a manner
customary for such purposes, the Servicer shall notify the Purchaser in the
Monthly Remittance Report as provided in Section 3.02, and may request the
release of any Mortgage Loan Documents from the Purchaser in accordance with
this Section 4.02 hereof. Such Mortgage Note shall be held by the Servicer, in
trust, for the purpose of canceling such Mortgage Note and delivering the
cancelled Mortgage Note to the Mortgagor in a timely manner as and to the extent
provided under applicable state law. If the Mortgage has been recorded in the
name of MERS or its designee, the Servicer shall take all necessary action to
effect the release of the Mortgage Loan on the records of MERS.
If the Servicer satisfies or releases a Mortgage without first
having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage or
should the Servicer otherwise prejudice any rights the Purchaser may have under
the mortgage instruments, upon written demand of the Purchaser, the Servicer
shall purchase the related Mortgage Loan at the unpaid principal balance,
together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, by deposit thereof in the
Custodial Account within two (2) Business Days of receipt of such demand by the
Purchaser. The Servicer shall maintain a Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions
Insurance Policy as provided for in Section 2.14 insuring the Servicer against
any loss it may sustain with respect to any Mortgage Loan not satisfied in
accordance with the procedures set forth herein.
Section 4.03 Servicing Compensation.
As consideration for servicing the Mortgage Loans following the
related Transfer Date, the Servicer shall withdraw the Servicing Fee with
respect to each Mortgage Loan from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section
2.07 hereof. Such Servicing Fee shall be payable monthly, computed on the basis
of the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans subject to this Agreement.
The Servicing Fee shall be pro rated when servicing is for less than one month.
The obligation of the Purchaser to pay, and the Servicer's right to withdraw,
the Servicing Fee is limited to, and the Servicing Fee is payable solely from,
the interest portion (including recoveries with respect to interest from
Liquidation Proceeds, to the extent permitted by Section 2.09) of such Monthly
Payment collected by the Servicer, or as otherwise provided under Section 2.07.
Additional servicing compensation in the form of Ancillary Income
shall be retained by the Servicer to the extent not required to be deposited in
the Custodial Account. The Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses
incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder and shall
not be entitled to reimbursement thereof except as specifically provided for
herein.
Section 4.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance.
The Servicer shall deliver to the Purchaser, on or before March 15th
of each year beginning March 15, 2005, and on the final Transfer Date an
Officer's Certificate, stating that (i) a review of the activities of the
Servicer during the preceding calendar year and of performance under this
Agreement has been made under such officer's supervision, and (ii) the Servicer
has complied fully with the provisions of Article II and Article IV, and (iii)
to the best of such officer's knowledge, based on such review, the Servicer has
fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement throughout such year, or, if
there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying
each such default known to such officer and the nature and status thereof and
the action being taken by the Servicer to cure such default.
Section 4.05 Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing
Report.
On or before March 15th of each year beginning March 15, 2005, the
Servicer, at its expense, shall cause a firm of independent public accountants
which is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to
furnish a statement to each Purchaser to the effect that such firm has examined
certain documents and records relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans
and this Agreement and that such firm is of the opinion that the provisions of
Article II and Article III have been complied with, and that, on the basis of
such examination conducted substantially in compliance with the Single Audit
Program for Mortgage Bankers, nothing has come to their attention which would
indicate that such servicing has not been conducted in compliance therewith,
except for such exceptions as such firm shall believe to be immaterial.
Section 4.06 Right to Examine Servicer Records.
The Purchaser shall have the right to examine and audit at the
Purchaser's sole cost and expense any and all of the books, records, or other
information of the Servicer, whether held by the Servicer or by another on its
behalf, with respect to or concerning this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans,
during business hours or at such other times as may be reasonable under
applicable circumstances, upon reasonable advance notice.
Section 4.07 Compliance with Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act of 1999.
With respect to each Mortgage Loan and the related Mortgagor, the
Servicer shall comply with Title V of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act of 1999 and all
applicable regulations promulgated thereunder, and shall provide all notices
required thereunder.
ARTICLE V
SERVICER TO COOPERATE
Section 5.01 Provision of Information.
During the term of this Agreement, the Servicer shall furnish to the
Purchaser such periodic, special, or other reports or information, whether or
not provided for herein, as shall be necessary, reasonable, or appropriate with
respect to the Purchaser or the purposes of this Agreement subject to the
Purchaser reimbursing the Servicer for any "out-of-pocket" costs and expenses
incurred in compliance herewith. All such reports or information shall be
provided by and in accordance with all reasonable instructions and directions
which the Purchaser may give.
Subject to the Servicer's reasonable discretion, the Servicer shall
execute and deliver all such instruments and take all such action as the
Purchaser may reasonably request from time to time, in order to effectuate the
purposes and to carry out the terms of this Agreement, provided that the
Servicer has the right and opportunity to review, analyze and negotiate any and
all such instruments prior to their execution.
Section 5.02 Financial Statements; Servicing Facilities.
In connection with marketing the Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser may
make available to a prospective purchaser audited financial statements of the
corporate group that includes the Servicer for the most recently completed five
fiscal years for which such statements are available, as well as a Consolidated
Statement of Condition at the end of the last two fiscal years covered by any
Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Servicer also shall make available any
comparable interim statements to the extent any such statements have been
prepared by or on behalf of the corporate group that includes the Servicer (and
are available upon request to members or stockholders of the corporate group
that includes the Servicer or to the public at large). The Servicer shall
furnish promptly to the Purchaser or a prospective purchaser copies of the
statements specified above.
With written advance notice given to the Servicer at least five (5)
Business Days prior thereto, the Servicer shall make available to the Purchaser
or any prospective Purchaser a knowledgeable financial or accounting officer for
the purpose of answering questions respecting recent developments affecting the
Servicer or the financial statements of the corporate group that includes the
Servicer, and to permit any prospective purchaser to inspect the Servicer's
servicing facilities for the purpose of satisfying such prospective purchaser
that the Servicer has the ability to service the Mortgage Loans as provided in
this Agreement.
ARTICLE VI
TERMINATION
Section 6.01 Termination.
The respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer
shall terminate upon a Securitization Transfer, pursuant to Section 13.12.
Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Purchaser shall have the right to
terminate the Servicer hereunder pursuant to Section 8.03 and 11.01 without
compensation.
Section 6.02 Transfer Procedures.
(a) Termination Procedures. In the event that the Servicer is
replaced pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Servicer agrees to
cooperate with the Purchaser and with any party designated as the successor
servicer or subservicer in transferring the servicing to such successor
servicer. In addition, the Servicer shall be responsible for notifying the
related mortgagors of any transfer of servicing in accordance with the
requirements of the RESPA and the Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx National Affordable Housing
Act of 1990. On or before the date upon which servicing is transferred from the
Servicer to any successor servicer (the "Subsequent Transfer Date") the Servicer
shall prepare, execute and deliver to the successor servicer any and all
documents and other instruments in its possession, place in such successor's
possession all Mortgage Loan Documents in its possession which are necessary or
appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, including but
not limited to the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the related
Mortgage Loans and related documents, if applicable, at the Servicer's sole
expense (in the event that the Purchaser terminates the Servicer pursuant to
Sections 8.03 or 11.01). The Servicer shall cooperate fully with the Purchaser
and such successor in effecting the termination of the Servicer's
responsibilities and rights hereunder.
(b) Transfer Procedures. On or prior to the applicable Subsequent
Transfer Date, the Servicer shall, at its sole cost and expense, take such steps
as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate and evidence the transfer of
the servicing of the related Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, or its designee,
including but not limited to the following:
(i) Notice to Mortgagors. The Servicer shall mail to the Mortgagor
of each related Mortgage Loan a letter advising such Mortgagor of the
transfer of the servicing of the related Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser,
or its designee, in accordance with the Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx National
Affordable Housing Act of 1990; provided, however, the content and format
of the letter shall have the prior approval of the Purchaser. The Servicer
shall provide the Purchaser with copies of all such related notices no
later than the Subsequent Transfer Date.
(ii) Notice to Taxing Authorities and Insurance Companies. The
Servicer shall transmit to the applicable taxing authorities and insurance
companies (including primary mortgage insurance policy insurers, if
applicable) and/or agents, notification of the transfer of the servicing
to the Purchaser, or its designee, and instructions to deliver all
notices, tax bills and insurance statements, as the case may be, to the
Purchaser from and after the Subsequent Transfer Date. The Servicer shall
provide the Purchaser with copies of all such notices no later than the
Subsequent Transfer Date.
(iii) Delivery of Servicing Records. The Servicer shall forward to
the Purchaser, or its designee, all servicing records and the Servicing
File in the Servicer's possession relating to each related Mortgage Loan.
(iv) Escrow Payments. The Servicer shall provide the Purchaser, or
its designee, with immediately available funds by wire transfer in the
amount of the net Escrow Payments and suspense balances and all loss draft
balances associated with the related Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall
provide the Purchaser with an accounting statement, in electronic format
acceptable to the Purchaser in its sole discretion, of Escrow Payments and
suspense balances and loss draft balances sufficient to enable the
Purchaser to reconcile the amount of such payment with the accounts of the
Mortgage Loans. Additionally, the Servicer shall wire transfer to the
Purchaser the amount of any agency, trustee or prepaid Mortgage Loan
payments and all other similar amounts held by the Servicer.
(v) Payoffs and Assumptions. The Servicer shall provide to the
Purchaser, or its designee, copies of all assumption and payoff statements
generated by the Servicer on the related Mortgage Loans from the related
Cut-off Date to the Subsequent Transfer Date.
(vi) Mortgage Payments Received Prior to Subsequent Transfer Date.
Prior to the Subsequent Transfer Date all payments received by the
Servicer on each related Mortgage Loan shall be properly applied to the
account of the particular Mortgagor.
(vii) Mortgage Payments Received after Subsequent Transfer Date. The
amount of any related Monthly Payments received by the Servicer after the
Subsequent Transfer Date shall be forwarded to the Purchaser by overnight
mail within two (2) Business Days from the date of receipt or by wire
transfer within two (2) Business Days from the date of receipt. The
Servicer shall provide any endorsement of a Monthly Payment (to the extent
necessary for the Purchaser to process such payment), and shall notify the
Purchaser of the particulars of the payment, such as the account number,
dollar amount, date received and any special Mortgagor application
instructions, which notification requirement shall be satisfied if the
Servicer forwards with its payment sufficient information to permit
appropriate processing of the payment by the Purchaser.
(viii) Misapplied Payments. Misapplied payments shall be processed
as follows:
(A) All parties shall cooperate in correcting misapplication
errors;
(B) The party receiving notice of a misapplied payment
occurring prior to the applicable Subsequent Transfer Date and
discovered after the Subsequent Transfer Date shall immediately
notify the other party;
(C) If a misapplied payment which occurred prior to the
Subsequent Transfer Date cannot be identified and said misapplied
payment has resulted in a shortage in a Custodial Account or Escrow
Account, the Servicer shall be liable for the amount of such
shortage. The Servicer shall reimburse the Purchaser for the amount
of such shortage within thirty (30) days after receipt of written
demand therefor from the Purchaser;
(D) Any check issued hereunder shall be accompanied by a
statement indicating the corresponding Seller and/or the Purchaser
Mortgage Loan identification number and an explanation of the
allocation of any such payments.
(ix) Books and Records. On the Subsequent Transfer Date, the books,
records and accounts of the Servicer with respect to the related Mortgage
Loans shall be in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices.
(x) Reconciliation. The Servicer shall, on or before the Subsequent
Transfer Date, reconcile principal balances and make any monetary
adjustments required by the Purchaser. Any such monetary adjustments will
be transferred between the Servicer and the Purchaser as appropriate.
(xi) IRS Forms. If required by applicable law, the Servicer shall
file all IRS forms 1099, 1099A, 1098 or 1041 and K-1 which are required to
be filed on or before the Subsequent Transfer Date in relation to the
servicing and ownership of the related Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall
provide copies of such forms to the Purchaser upon request and shall
reimburse the Purchaser for any costs or penalties incurred by the
Purchaser due to the Servicer's failure to comply with this paragraph.
On the related Subsequent Transfer Date, the Servicer shall comply
with all the provisions of this Agreement to effect a complete transfer of the
servicing with respect to the Mortgage Loans. Except as otherwise provided in
this Agreement, on the related Subsequent Transfer Date for each Mortgage Loan,
this Agreement, except for Articles VI, VIII, IX and X which shall survive the
related Subsequent Transfer Date, shall terminate with respect to such Mortgage
Loan.
(c) Mortgage Loans in Foreclosure. The servicing with respect to
Mortgage Loans in foreclosure on or before the related Subsequent Transfer Date
shall not be transferred from the Servicer to the Purchaser or the successor
servicer, as the case may be, and such Mortgage Loans shall continue to be
serviced by the Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including
without limitation, the rights of the Servicer to receive reimbursement with
respect to such Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement. However, if the
Purchaser so elects, the Purchaser may waive the provisions of this paragraph
(c) and accept transfer of servicing of such Mortgage Loans and all amounts
received by the Servicer thereunder.
(d) Servicing Advances. The Servicer shall be entitled to be
reimbursed for all unreimbursed Servicing Advances and/or advances of principal
and interest in relation to any Mortgage Loan on or before the related
Subsequent Transfer Date, but only if the servicer after the related Subsequent
Transfer Date is not the Servicer.
ARTICLE VII
BOOKS AND RECORDS
Section 7.01 Possession of Servicing Files Prior to the Related
Subsequent Transfer Date.
Prior to the related Subsequent Transfer Date, the contents of each
Servicing File are and shall be held in trust by the Servicer for the benefit of
the Purchaser as the owner thereof. The Servicer shall maintain in the Servicing
File a copy of the contents of each Mortgage File and the originals of the
documents in each Mortgage File not delivered to the Purchaser. The possession
of the Servicing File by the Servicer is at the will of the Purchaser for the
sole purpose of servicing the related Mortgage Loan, pursuant to this Agreement,
and such retention and possession by the Servicer is in its capacity as Servicer
only and at the election of the Purchaser. The Servicer shall release its
custody of the contents of any Servicing File only in accordance with written
instructions from the Purchaser, unless such release is required as incidental
to the Servicer's servicing of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement, or
is in connection with a repurchase of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related
Purchase Agreement.
The Servicer shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall
maintain, a complete set of books and records for each Mortgage Loan which shall
be marked clearly to reflect the ownership of each Mortgage Loan by the
Purchaser. In particular, the Servicer shall maintain in its possession,
available for inspection by the Purchaser or its designee, and upon receipt of
prior written notice, shall deliver to the Purchaser or its designee upon
reasonable demand, evidence of compliance with all federal, state and local
laws, rules and regulations, and requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac,
including but not limited to documentation as to the method used in determining
the applicability of the provisions of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968,
as amended, to the Mortgaged Property, documentation evidencing insurance
coverage and eligibility of any condominium project for approval by Xxxxxx Mae
and periodic inspection reports as required by Section 2.15, provided, however,
any reasonable and necessary "out-of-pocket" costs and expenses incurred by the
Servicer in complying herewith shall be reimbursed by the Purchaser.
The Servicer shall keep at its servicing office books and records in
which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Servicer
shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage Loan may be
made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms hereof. For the
purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be under no obligation to deal
with any person with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans unless the
books and records show such person as the owner of the Mortgage Loan. The
Purchaser may, subject to the terms of this Agreement specifically Section
2.03(a), sell or transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans, provided, however,
that the transferee will not be deemed to be a Purchaser hereunder binding upon
the Servicer unless (a) such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by
the terms of this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement; (b) in connection with a
Whole Loan Transfer, an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement in a
form agreed to by the Purchaser and the Servicer is properly executed by the
Purchaser, the Servicer and the transferee; (c) such Assignment, Assumption and
Recognition Agreement shall have been delivered to the Servicer; and (d) the
Servicer receives notice of such transfer at least five (5) Business Days prior
thereto. The Purchaser also shall advise the Servicer of the transfer. Upon
receipt of notice of the transfer, the Servicer shall cause its books and
records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans of such assignee, and
shall release the previous Purchaser from its obligations hereunder with respect
to the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred.
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION AND ASSIGNMENT
Section 8.01 Indemnification.
The Servicer agrees to indemnify and hold the Purchaser and any
successor servicer and their respective present and former directors, officers,
employees and agents harmless from any and all claims, losses, damages,
penalties, fines, forfeitures (including, without limitation, any reasonable
legal fees and expenses, judgments or expenses relating to such liability,
claim, loss or damage) and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees
and expenses that such parties sustain in any way related to the Servicer's
failure:
(a) to observe and perform any or all of Servicer's duties,
obligations, covenants, agreements, warranties or representations contained in
this Agreement; or
(b) to comply with all applicable requirements contained in this
Agreement with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans and the transfer
of Servicing Rights.
The Servicer immediately shall notify the Purchaser if a claim is
made by a third party with respect to this Agreement.
For purposes of this Section, "Purchaser" shall mean the Person then
acting as the Purchaser under this Agreement and any and all Persons who
previously were "Purchasers" under this Agreement.
Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section
8.01 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will,
if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under
this Section 8.01, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement
thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve
the indemnifying party from any liability which it may have to any indemnified
party under this Section 8.01, except to the extent that it has been prejudiced
in any material respect, or from any liability which it may have, otherwise than
under this Section 8.01. In case any such action is brought against any
indemnified party and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement
thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein, and to
the extent that it may elect by written notice delivered to the indemnified
party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party,
to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such
indemnified party; provided that if the defendants in any such action include
both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party
or parties shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses
available to it or them and/or other indemnified parties which are different
from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, the indemnified
party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to assert such
legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such action on
behalf of such indemnified party or parties. Upon receipt of notice from the
indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the
defense of such action and approval by the indemnified party of counsel, the
indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party for expenses
incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof unless
(i) the indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in connection
with the assertion of legal defenses in accordance with the proviso to the next
preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party
shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (together
with one local counsel, if applicable)), (ii) the indemnifying party shall not
have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to
represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of
commencement of the action or (iii) the indemnifying party has authorized in
writing the employment of counsel for the indemnified party at the expense of
the indemnifying party; and except that, if clause (i) or (iii) is applicable,
such liability shall be only in respect of the counsel referred to in such
clause (i) or (iii).
Section 8.02 Limitation on Liability of Servicer and Others.
Neither the Servicer nor any of the directors, officers, employees
or agents of the Servicer shall be under any liability to the Purchaser 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 Servicer or any such person against any
breach of warranties or representations made herein, its own negligent actions,
or failure to perform its obligations in strict compliance with any standard of
care set forth in this Agreement, or any liability which would otherwise be
imposed by reason of any breach of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
The Servicer and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Servicer may
rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and
submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Servicer
shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal
action which is not incidental to its duties to service the Mortgage Loans in
accordance with this Agreement and which in its opinion may involve it in any
expense or liability, provided, however, that the Servicer may, with the prior
written consent of the Purchaser, undertake any such action which it may deem
necessary or desirable in respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of
the parties hereto. In such event, the Servicer shall be entitled to
reimbursement from the Purchaser of the reasonable legal expenses and costs of
such action.
Section 8.03 Limitation on Resignation and Assignment by Servicer.
The Purchaser has entered into this Agreement with the Servicer and
subsequent purchasers will purchase the Mortgage Loans in reliance upon the
independent status of the Servicer, and the representations as to the adequacy
of the Servicer's and Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP's ("CHL Servicing")
servicing facilities, plant, personnel, records and procedures, their integrity,
reputation and financial standing, and the continuance thereof. Therefore, the
Servicer shall not assign this Agreement or the servicing hereunder or delegate
its rights or duties hereunder or any portion hereof or sell or otherwise
dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets to any other
Person except to CHL Servicing, without the prior written consent of the
Purchaser, which consent shall be not be unreasonably withheld.
The Servicer or CHL Servicing, as applicable, shall not resign from
the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except by mutual consent of the
Servicer or CHL Servicing, as applicable, and the Purchaser or upon the
determination that the Servicer's or CHL Servicing's duties hereunder are no
longer permissible under applicable law and such incapacity cannot be cured by
the Servicer or CHL Servicing, as applicable. Any such determination permitting
the resignation of the Servicer or CHL Servicing, as applicable, shall be
evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Purchaser
which Opinion of Counsel shall be in form and substance acceptable to the
Purchaser. No such resignation shall become effective until a successor shall
have assumed the Servicer's or CHL Servicing's responsibilities and obligations
hereunder in the manner provided in Section 6.02.
Without in any way limiting the generality of this Section 8.03, in
the event that the Servicer either shall assign this Agreement or the servicing
responsibilities hereunder or delegate its duties hereunder or any portion
thereof or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property
or assets to any other Person other than CHL Servicing, without the prior
written consent of the Purchaser, then the Purchaser shall have the right to
terminate this Agreement upon notice given as set forth in Section 6.02, without
any payment of any penalty or damages and without any liability whatsoever to
the Servicer or any third party.
Section 8.04 Assignment by Purchaser.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the
Purchaser shall have the right, without the consent of the Servicer, to assign,
in whole or in part, its interest under this Agreement with respect to some or
all of the Mortgage Loans, and designate any person to exercise any rights of
the Purchaser hereunder. The Purchaser shall be limited to three (3) assignments
or transfers with respect to any particular Mortgage Loan Package. In the event
the Purchaser assigns this Agreement, and the assignee assumes any of the
Purchaser's obligations hereunder, the Servicer acknowledges and agrees to look
solely to such assignee, and not to the Purchaser, for performance of the
obligations so assumed and the Purchaser shall be relieved from any liability to
the Servicer with respect thereto. All references to the Purchaser in this
Agreement shall be deemed to include its assignee or designee with respect to
such Mortgage Loans.
Section 8.05 Merger or Consolidation of the Servicer.
The Servicer will keep in full effect its existence, rights and
franchises as a corporation under the laws of the state of its incorporation
except as permitted herein, and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do
business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and
enforceability of this Agreement, or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform
its duties under this Agreement. Any Person into which the Servicer may be
merged or consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion
or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party, or any Person
succeeding to the business of the Servicer, shall be the successor of the
Servicer hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further
act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding; provided, however, that the successor or surviving Person shall
be an institution whose deposits are insured by FDIC or a company whose business
includes the servicing of mortgage loans and shall have a tangible net worth not
less than $30,000,000.
ARTICLE IX
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF PURCHASER
As of the date hereof and each related Transfer Date, the Purchaser
warrants and represents to, and covenants and agrees with, the Servicer as
follows:
Section 9.01 Authority and Capacity.
The execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser of this
Agreement has been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate
action. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid, binding and enforceable
obligation of the Purchaser and all requisite corporate action has been taken by
the Purchaser to make this Agreement valid and binding upon the Purchaser in
accordance with its terms.
Section 9.02 Organization and Existence.
Purchaser is a public limited company duly organized, validly
existing, and in good standing under the laws of England and Wales, has full
power and authority to carry on its business as presently conducted, and has the
legal right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to
perform its obligations hereunder.
Section 9.03 Ownership.
Purchaser has good and indefeasible title to all of the Servicing
Rights to be sold, transferred, assigned, and conveyed hereunder subject, as of
each Transfer Date, to no security interests, liens, encumbrances, claims of
third parties, obligations, liabilities of any kind, and has the legal right,
power and authority to sell, transfer, assign, and convey all of the Servicing
Rights pursuant to this Agreement, free and clear of all security interests,
liens, encumbrances, claims of third parties, obligations or liabilities of any
kind.
Section 9.04 Ordinary Course of Business.
The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
are in the ordinary course of business of the Purchaser.
Section 9.05 No Conflicts.
Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the
fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
will conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of the Purchaser's charter, by-laws or other organizational documents
or any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Purchaser
is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an
acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the violation of any law,
rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Purchaser or its
property is subject.
Section 9.06 Ability to Perform.
The Purchaser 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.
Section 9.07 No Litigation Pending.
There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or to
the best knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened against the Purchaser, before
any court, administrative agency or other tribunal asserting the invalidity of
this Agreement, seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or which, either in any one instance or in the
aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in the business,
operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Purchaser, or in
any material impairment of the right or ability of the Purchaser to carry on its
business substantially as now conducted, or in any material liability on the
part of the Purchaser, or which would draw into question the validity of this
Agreement or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be taken in
connection with the obligations of the Purchaser contemplated herein, or which
would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Purchaser to perform
under the terms of this Agreement.
Section 9.08 No Consent Required.
No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or
governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and
performance by the Purchaser of or compliance by the Purchaser with this
Agreement or the selling of the Servicing Rights as evidenced by the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or if required,
such approval has been obtained prior to the date hereof.
Section 9.09 Solvent.
The Purchaser is solvent and the sale of the Mortgage Loans by the
Purchaser pursuant to the terms of this Agreement will not cause the Purchaser
to become insolvent. The sale of the Servicing Rights by the Purchaser pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement was not undertaken with the intent to hinder,
delay or defraud any of the Purchaser's creditors.
Section 9.10 Sale Treatment and Fair Market Value.
The Purchaser will treat the disposition of the Servicing Rights
pursuant to this Agreement as a sale for accounting and tax purposes. The
consideration received by the Purchaser upon the sale of the Servicing Rights
under this Agreement constitutes fair consideration and reasonably equivalent
value for the Servicing Rights.
Section 9.11 No Broker Fees.
The Purchaser has not dealt with any broker or agent or anyone else
that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the
sale of the Servicing Rights to the Servicer other than to the Servicer or an
affiliate thereof.
Section 9.12 Repurchase Rights.
It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties
set forth in this Article IX shall survive the sale of the Servicing Rights to
the Servicer and shall inure to the benefit of the Servicer, notwithstanding the
examination or failure to examine any Mortgage File. Upon discovery by either
the Purchaser or the Servicer of a breach of any of the foregoing
representations and warranties, the party discovering such breach shall give
prompt written notice to the other party.
Within sixty (60) days of the earlier of either discovery by or
notice to the Purchaser of any such breach of a representation or warranty which
materially and adversely affects the ownership interest of the Servicer in the
Servicing Rights related to any Mortgage Loan, the Purchaser shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to cure such breach in all material respects
and, if such breach cannot be so cured within such sixty (60) day period, the
Purchaser shall, at the Servicer's option, repurchase the Servicing Rights
affected by such breach at the Servicing Rights Repurchase Price. In the event
of any such repurchase, the Servicer agrees to comply with the transfer
procedures set forth in Section 6.02 of this Agreement.
Any cause of action against the Purchaser relating to or arising out
of the breach of any representations and warranties made in this Article IX
shall accrue as to any Mortgage Loan upon (i) discovery of such breach by the
Servicer or notice thereof by the Purchaser to the Servicer, (ii) failure by the
Purchaser to cure such breach or repurchase such Servicing Rights related to the
affected Mortgage Loan as specified above, and (iii) demand upon the Purchaser
by the Servicer for compliance with Section 9.15.
If a Mortgage Loan is repurchased by the Seller from the Purchaser
pursuant to Subsection 9.03 of the Purchase Agreement, the Purchaser shall,
within 10 days after such repurchase by the Seller, repurchase the Servicing
Rights related to such Mortgage Loan from the Servicer at the Servicing Rights
Repurchase Price.
In addition to the repurchase obligation in this Section 9.12, the
Purchaser shall indemnify the Servicer and its present and former directors,
officers, employees and agents and hold such parties harmless against any
claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, (including without
limitation, reasonable and necessary legal fees and expenses) and related costs,
judgments, and other costs and expenses resulting from any good faith claim,
demand, defense or assertion based on or grounded upon, or resulting from, a
breach of the Purchaser's representations and warranties contained in Article IX
of this Agreement.
ARTICLE X
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SERVICER
As of the date hereof and each related Transfer Date, the Servicer
warrants and represents to, and covenants and agrees with, the Purchaser as
follows:
Section 10.01 Due Organization and Authority.
The Servicer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the state of New York and is licensed,
qualified and in good standing in each state where a Mortgaged Property is
located if the laws of such state require licensing or qualification in order to
conduct business of the type conducted by the Servicer, and in any event the
Servicer is in compliance with the laws of any such state to the extent
necessary to ensure the enforceability of the related Mortgage Loan in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement; the Servicer has the full corporate
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform in
accordance herewith; the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
(including all instruments or transfer to be delivered pursuant to this
Agreement) by the Servicer and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action;
this Agreement evidences the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the
Servicer; and all requisite corporate action has been taken by the Servicer to
make this Agreement valid and binding upon the Servicer in accordance with its
terms;
Section 10.02 Ordinary Course of Business.
The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
are in the ordinary course of business of the Servicer.
Section 10.03 No Conflicts.
Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the
fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
will conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of the Servicer's charter, by-laws or other organizational documents
or any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Servicer is
now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an
acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the violation of any law,
rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Servicer or its
property is subject, in each case, which would materially impair the ability of
the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage Loans, or materially impair the value
of the Mortgage Loans.
Section 10.04 Ability to Service.
The Servicer is an approved servicer of conventional residential
mortgage loans for Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac, with the facilities, procedures,
and experienced personnel necessary for the sound servicing of mortgage loans of
the same type as the Mortgage Loans. The Servicer is in good standing to enforce
service mortgage loans in the jurisdiction wherein the Mortgaged Properties are
located and for Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac, and no event has occurred, including
but not limited to a change in insurance coverage, which would make the Servicer
unable to comply with Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac eligibility requirements or
which would require notification to either Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac.
Section 10.05 Ability to Perform.
The Servicer 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.
Section 10.06 No Litigation Pending.
There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or to
the best knowledge of the Servicer, threatened against the Servicer, before any
court, administrative agency or other tribunal asserting the invalidity of this
Agreement, seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or which, either in any one instance or in the
aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in the business,
operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Servicer, or in any
material impairment of the right or ability of the Servicer to carry on its
business substantially as now conducted, or in any material liability on the
part of the Servicer, or which would draw into question the validity of this
Agreement or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be taken in
connection with the obligations of the Servicer contemplated herein, or which
would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Servicer to perform
under the terms of this Agreement.
Section 10.07 No Consent Required.
No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or
governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and
performance by the Servicer of or compliance by the Servicer with this Agreement
or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans as evidenced by the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or if required, such approval has
been obtained prior to the date hereof.
Section 10.08 Reasonable Servicing Fee.
The Servicer acknowledges and agrees that the Servicing Fee
represents reasonable compensation for performing such services and that the
entire Servicing Fee shall be treated by the Servicer, for accounting and tax
purposes, as compensation for the servicing and administration of the Mortgage
Loans pursuant to this Agreement.
ARTICLE XI
DEFAULT
Section 11.01 Events of Default.
The following shall constitute an Event of Default under this
Agreement on the part of the Servicer:
(a) any failure by the Servicer to remit to the Purchaser any
payment required to be made under the terms of this Agreement which continues
unremedied for a period of two Business Days after the date upon which written
notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given
to the Servicer by the Purchaser; or
(b) the failure by the Servicer duly to observe or perform in any
material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the
Servicer set forth in this Agreement or in the Custodial Agreement which
continues unremedied for a period of 30 days (except that such number of days
shall be fifteen in the case of a failure to pay any premium for any insurance
policy required to be maintained under this Agreement and such number of days
shall be five Business Days in the case of a failure to deliver any Monthly
Remittance Report required to be delivered to the Purchaser hereunder, or if the
Servicer does not deliver such Monthly Remittance Report to the Purchaser within
two Business Days after the Purchaser notifies the Servicer of the failure to
deliver such Monthly Remittance Report); or
(c) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority
having jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or
liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshaling of
assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or
liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Servicer and
such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a
period of 60 days; or
(d) the Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator
or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt,
marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to
the Servicer or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or
(e) the 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
(f) the Servicer receives written notice from Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx
Mac that the Servicer ceases to meet the qualifications of a Xxxxxx Mae or
Xxxxxxx Mac servicer, as applicable, and the Servicer fails to be reinstated as
an approved servicer for Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac, as applicable, within
fifteen (15) days from the date of receipt of such disqualification; or
(g) the Servicer attempts to sell or otherwise dispose of all or
substantially all of its property or assets or to assign this Agreement or the
servicing responsibilities hereunder or to delegate its duties hereunder or any
portion thereof in violation of this Agreement; or
(h) the Servicer fails to maintain its license to do business or
service residential mortgage loans in any jurisdiction where the Mortgaged
Properties are located and the failure to maintain any such license materially
and adversely affects the Servicer's ability to service the Mortgage Loans under
this Agreement.
In each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall
not have been remedied, in addition to whatsoever rights the Purchaser may have
at law or equity to damages, including injunctive relief and specific
performance, the Purchaser, by notice in writing to the Servicer, may terminate
without compensation all the rights and obligations of the Servicer under this
Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof.
Upon receipt by the Servicer of such written notice, all authority
and power of the Servicer under this Agreement, whether with respect to the
Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the successor
appointed pursuant to Section 6.02. Upon written request from the Purchaser, the
Servicer shall prepare, execute and deliver any and all documents and other
instruments, place in such successor's possession all Mortgage Files, and 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, at the Servicer's sole expense. The Servicer agrees to cooperate with
the Purchaser and such successor in effecting the termination of the Servicer's
responsibilities and rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the
transfer to such successor for administration by it of all cash amounts which
shall at the time be credited by the Servicer to the Custodial Account or Escrow
Account or thereafter received with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
Section 11.02 Waiver of Defaults.
The Purchaser may waive any default by the Servicer in the
performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any such
waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of
Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every
purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or
other default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent
expressly so waived.
ARTICLE XII
CLOSING
Section 12.01 Closing Documents.
The Closing Documents for the Mortgage Loans to be serviced
hereunder on each Transfer Date shall consist of fully executed originals of the
following documents:
1. this Agreement (to be executed and delivered only for the initial Transfer
Date);
2. with respect to the initial Transfer Date, a Custodial Account Letter
Agreement or a Custodial Account Certification, as applicable, as required
hereunder, in the form of either Exhibit 2 or 3 hereto;
3. with respect to the initial Transfer Date, an Escrow Account Letter
Agreement or an Escrow Account Certification, as applicable, as required
hereunder, in the form of either Exhibit 4 or 5 hereto;
4. with respect to the initial Transfer Date, an Officer's Certificate, in
the form of Exhibit 14 hereto, with respect to the Servicer and the
Purchaser, including all attachments thereto; with respect to subsequent
Transfer Dates, an Officer's Certificate upon request of the Purchaser or
the Servicer, as applicable;
5. with respect to the initial Transfer Date, an Opinion of Counsel to the
Servicer (who may be an employee of the Servicer) and an Opinion of
Counsel to the Purchaser (who may be an employee of the Purchaser), in the
form of Exhibit 13 hereto ("Opinion of Counsel"); with respect to
subsequent Transfer Dates, an Opinion of Counsel of the Servicer or
Purchaser upon request of the Purchaser or Servicer, as applicable;
6. an Assignment and Conveyance in the form of Exhibit 12 hereto, including
all exhibits thereto, including, without limitation, any applicable
Purchase Agreement and Interim Servicing Agreement; and
7. a letter executed by the Seller in the form of Exhibit 10 hereto.
ARTICLE XIII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 13.01 Notices.
All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be given via e-mail, facsimile transmission or registered or
certified mail to the person at the address set forth below:
(i) if to the Servicer:
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xx. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Vice President
With copy to: General Counsel
(ii) if to the Purchaser:
Barclays Bank PLC
000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
Email: xxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
with a copy to:
Barclays Bank PLC
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
E-mail: xxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party by like
notice. Any such demand, notice or communication hereunder shall be deemed to
have been received on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the
addressee (as evidenced, in the case of registered or certified mail, by the
date noted on the return receipt).
Section 13.02 Waivers.
Either the Servicer or the Purchaser may upon consent of all
parties, by written notice to the others:
(a) Waive compliance with any of the terms, conditions or covenants
required to be complied with by the others hereunder; and
(b) Waive or modify performance of any of the obligations of the
others hereunder.
The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this
Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other subsequent
breach.
Section 13.03 Entire Agreement; Amendment.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties
with respect to servicing of the Mortgage Loans. This Agreement may be amended,
but only in writing signed by the party against whom such enforcement is sought.
Section 13.04 Execution; Binding Effect.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and by
the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so
executed, shall be deemed to be an original; such counterparts, together, shall
constitute one and the same agreement. Subject to Sections 8.03 and 8.04, this
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Servicer and the
Purchaser and their respective successors and assigns.
Section 13.05 Headings.
Headings of the Articles and Sections in this Agreement are for
reference purposes only and shall not be deemed to have any substantive effect.
Section 13.06 Relationship of Parties.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create a
partnership or joint venture between the parties. The duties and
responsibilities of the Servicer shall be rendered by it as an independent
contractor and not as an agent of the Purchaser. The Servicer shall have full
control of all of its acts, doings, proceedings, relating to or requisite in
connection with the discharge of its duties and responsibilities under this
Agreement.
Section 13.07 Severability of Provisions.
Any part, provision representation or warranty of this Agreement
which is prohibited or unenforceable or is held to be void or unenforceable in
any jurisdiction shall be ineffective, as to such jurisdiction, to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction as to any Mortgage Loan shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted
by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits
or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof. If the invalidity of any
part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement shall deprive any
party of the economic benefit intended to be conferred by this Agreement, the
parties shall negotiate, in good-faith, to develop a structure the economic
effect of which is nearly as possible the same as the economic effect of this
Agreement without regard to such invalidity.
Section 13.08 Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Assignments
of Mortgage is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real
property records in all the counties or other comparable jurisdictions in which
any or all of the Mortgaged Properties are situated, and in any other
appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be
effected by the Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee, but in any event, at the
Seller's expense pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for a single recordation
relating to each Assignment of Mortgage in the event recordation is either
necessary under applicable law or requested by the Purchaser at its sole option.
Section 13.09 Exhibits.
The exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a
part hereof and are integral parts of this Agreement.
Section 13.10 Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of
counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all such
counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 13.11 No Solicitation.
From and after the related Transfer Date, the Servicer agrees that
it will not take any action or permit or cause any action to be taken by any of
its agents or affiliates, or by any independent contractors on the Servicer's
behalf, to personally, by telephone or mail, solicit the borrower or obligor
under any Mortgage Loan for any purpose whatsoever, including to refinance a
Mortgage Loan, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the
Purchaser. From and after the related Transfer Date, the Purchaser agrees that
it will not take any action or permit or cause any action to be taken by any of
its agents or affiliates, or by any independent contractors on the Purchaser's
behalf, to personally, by telephone or mail, solicit the borrower or obligor
under any Mortgage Loan to refinance such Mortgage Loan, in whole or in part,
without the prior written consent of the Servicer. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, it is understood and agreed that promotions undertaken by the
Servicer or any affiliate of the Servicer which are directed to the general
public at large, including, without limitation, mass mailing based on
commercially acquired mailing lists, newspaper, radio and television
advertisements shall not constitute solicitation under this Section 13.11.
Section 13.12 Cooperation of Servicer with a Reconstitution.
The Servicer and the Purchaser agree that with respect to some or
all of the Mortgage Loans, after the related Transfer Date, on one or more dates
(each, a "Reconstitution Date") at the Purchaser's sole option, the Purchaser
may effect a sale (each, a "Reconstitution") of some or all of the Mortgage
Loans then subject to this Agreement, without recourse, to:
(a) Xxxxxx Mae under its Cash Purchase Program or MBS Program
(Special Servicing Option) (each, a "Xxxxxx Xxx Transfer"); or
(b) Xxxxxxx Mac (the "Xxxxxxx Mac Transfer"); or
(c) one or more third party purchasers in one or more Whole Loan
Transfers; or
(d) one or more trusts or other entities to be formed as part of one
or more Securitization Transfers;
in each case retaining the Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans thereunder;
provided, however, no such transfer shall be effective if such transfer was not
in compliance with this Agreement or would result in there being more than three
(3) "Purchasers" outstanding hereunder with respect to any Mortgage Loan
Package. The Servicer agrees to execute (i) in connection with any Agency
Transfer, any and all pool purchase contracts, and/or agreements reasonably
acceptable to the Servicer among the Purchaser, the Servicer, Xxxxxx Mae or
Xxxxxxx Mac (as the case may be) and any other applicable servicer, (ii) in
connection with a Whole Loan Transfer, a seller's warranties and servicing
agreement or a participation and servicing agreement in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Servicer, and (iii) in connection with a
Securitization Transfer, a pooling and servicing agreement in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Servicer (collectively, the agreements referred to
herein are designated, the "Reconstitution Agreements"). Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary stated herein, any such Reconstitution Agreements shall
not contain or require any substantially greater obligations of, or any
substantially lower benefits to, the Servicer than those contained in this
Agreement and the Servicing Rights Terms Agreement and the Servicer is given an
opportunity to review and reasonably negotiate in good faith the contents of any
and all such Reconstitution Agreements and the Purchaser shall not enter into
more than three (3) Reconstitution Agreements with respect to any particular
Mortgage Loan Package. As compensation therefore, the Servicer shall be entitled
to the applicable Servicing Fee.
With respect to each Whole Loan Transfer and each Securitization
Transfer entered into by the Purchaser, the Servicer agrees (1) to cooperate
fully with the Purchaser and any prospective purchaser with respect to all
reasonable requests and due diligence procedures; (2) to execute, deliver and
perform all Reconstitution Agreements required by the Purchaser, provided that
any such Reconstitution Agreements shall not contain or require any
substantially greater obligations of, or any substantially lower benefits to,
the Servicer than those contained in this Agreement and the Servicer is given an
opportunity to review and reasonably negotiate in good faith the contents of any
and all such Reconstitution Agreements; and (3) to restate the representations
and warranties set forth in Article X as of the Reconstitution Date or make the
representations and warranties set forth in the related selling/servicing guide
of the master servicer or issuer, as the case may be, or such representations or
warranties as may be required by any rating agency or prospective purchaser of
the related securities or such Mortgage Loans in connection with such
Reconstitution, provided that any such representations and warranties shall not
contain or require any substantially greater obligations of, or any
substantially lower benefits to, the Servicer than those contained in this
Agreement and the Servicer is given an opportunity to review and reasonably
negotiate in good faith the contents of any and all such Reconstitution
Agreements. In that connection, the Servicer shall provide to such master
servicer or issuer, as the case may be, and any other participants or purchasers
in such Reconstitution: (i) any and all information and appropriate verification
of information which may be reasonably available to the Servicer or its
affiliates, whether through letters of its auditors and counsel or otherwise, as
the Purchaser or any such other participant shall reasonably and necessarily
request, provided that any out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the
Servicer related to this clause (i) shall be borne by the Purchaser; (ii) such
additional representations, warranties, covenants, opinions of counsel, letters
from auditors, and certificates of public officials or officers of the Servicer
as are reasonably believed necessary by the Purchaser or any such other
participant; and (iii) to execute, deliver and satisfy all conditions set forth
in any indemnity agreement required by the Purchaser or any such participant,
including, without limitation, an Indemnification and Contribution Agreement in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 9. Moreover, the Servicer
agrees to cooperate with all reasonable requests made by the Purchaser to effect
such Reconstitution Agreements.
In the event the Purchaser has elected to have the Servicer or the
Seller hold record title to the Mortgages, prior to the Reconstitution Date, the
Servicer shall prepare an assignment of mortgage in blank or to the prospective
purchaser or trustee, as applicable, from the Servicer or the Seller, as
applicable, acceptable to the prospective purchaser or trustee, as applicable,
for each Mortgage Loan that is part of the Reconstitution and the Seller shall
pay all preparation and recording costs associated therewith pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement. In connection with the Reconstitution, the Servicer shall
execute or shall cause the Seller to execute each Assignment of Mortgage, track
such Assignments of Mortgage to ensure they have been recorded and deliver them
as required by the prospective purchaser or trustee, as applicable, upon the
Servicer's receipt thereof. Additionally, the Servicer shall prepare and execute
or shall cause the Seller to execute, at the direction of the Purchaser, any
note endorsement in connection with any and all seller/servicer agreements.
All Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a
Reconstitution shall remain subject to this Agreement and, if this Agreement
shall remain in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loans, shall continue to be
serviced in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and with respect thereto
this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
With respect to any Mortgage Loans sold in a Securitization Transfer
where the Servicer is the servicer, the Servicer agrees that on or before March
15th of each year beginning March 15, 2005, the Servicer shall deliver to the
depositor, the master servicer (if any) and the trustee for the securitization
trust in the Securitization Transfer, and their respective officers, directors
and affiliates, a certification in the form attached as Exhibit 11 hereto (with
such changes as may be necessary or appropriate as a result of changes
promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission), executed by the
Servicer's senior officer in charge of servicing for use in connection with any
Form 10-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect
to the securitization trust. The Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the
depositor, the master servicer (if any) and the trustee, and their respective
officers, directors and affiliates, from and against any losses, damages,
penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs,
judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon any breach
of the Servicer's obligations under this paragraph or any material misstatement
or omission, negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Servicer in
connection therewith. If the indemnification provided for in the preceding
sentence is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless any indemnified party,
then the Servicer agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable
by such indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or
liabilities of such indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate to
reflect the relative fault of such indemnified party, on the one hand, and the
Servicer, on the other, in connection with a breach of the Servicer's
obligations under this paragraph or any material misstatement or omission,
negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Servicer in connection
therewith.
Section 13.13 Governing Law Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of
Process.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW RULES AND PRINCIPLES.
EACH OF THE PURCHASER AND THE SERVICER IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE
JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) WAIVES, TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM IN ANY
ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT; (III) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN
ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE
ENFORCED IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER
MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW; AND (IV) CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON IT BY
MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO IT AS PROVIDED FOR NOTICES
HEREUNDER.
Section 13.14 Waiver of Trial by Jury.
THE SERVICER AND THE PURCHASER EACH KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND
INTENTIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT
IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement under
seal as of the date and year first above written.
BARCLAYS BANK, PLC
By:
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Name:
Title:
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT 1
FORM OF TRIAL BALANCE
EXHIBIT 2
FORM OF CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION
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The Servicer hereby certifies that it has established the account
described below as a Custodial Account pursuant to Section 2.06 of the Servicing
Rights Purchase and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2004, between the
Servicer and Barclays Bank, PLC.
All initially capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the above-referenced Servicing Agreement.
Title of Account: "Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., in trust for Barclays
Bank, PLC as Purchaser of Mortgage Loans and various
Mortgagors."
Account Number: __________________________________
Address of office or
branch of the Servicer
at which Account is
maintained: __________________________________
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Servicer
By:____________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Title:_________________________________
Date:__________________________________
EXHIBIT 3
FORM OF CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
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To:
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(the "Depository")
As Servicer under the Servicing Rights Purchase and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2004, (the "Agreement"), between the Servicer
and Barclays Bank, PLC, we hereby authorize and request you to establish an
account, as a Custodial Account pursuant to Section 2.06 of the Agreement, to be
designated "Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., in trust for Barclays Bank, PLC as
Purchaser of Mortgage Loans and various Mortgagors." All deposits in the account
shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Servicer. You
may refuse any deposit which would result in violation of the requirement that
the account be insured as described below. This letter is submitted to you in
duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us.
All initially capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the above-referenced Agreement.
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Servicer
By:____________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Title:_________________________________
Date:__________________________________
The undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the above
described account has been established under Account Number __________, at the
office of the Depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on
such account as provided above. The amount deposited at any time in the account
will be insured to the full extent permitted by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation.
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Depository
By:____________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Title:_________________________________
Date:__________________________________
EXHIBIT 4
FORM OF ESCROW ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION
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________________________ hereby certifies that it has established
the account described below as an Escrow Account pursuant to Section 2.08 of the
Servicing Rights Purchase and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2004,
between the Servicer and Barclays Bank, PLC.
All initially capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the above-referenced Servicing Agreement.
Title of Account: "Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., in trust for Barclays
Bank, PLC as Purchaser of Mortgage Loans and various
Mortgagors."
Account Number: _______________________________
Address of office or
branch of the Servicer
at which Account is
maintained: _______________________________
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Servicer
By:
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Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT 5
FORM OF ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
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To:
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(the "Depository")
As Servicer under the Servicing Rights Purchase and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2004, (the "Agreement"), between the Servicer
and Barclays Bank, PLC, we hereby authorize and request you to establish an
account, as an Escrow Account pursuant to Section 2.08 of the Agreement, to be
designated as "Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., in trust for Barclays Bank, PLC as
Purchaser of Mortgage Loans and various Mortgagors." All deposits in the account
shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Servicer. You
may refuse any deposit which would result in violation of the requirement that
the account be insured as described below. This letter is submitted to you in
duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us.
All initially capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings
ascribed to tem in the above-referenced Agreement.
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Servicer
By:____________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Title:_________________________________
Date:__________________________________
The undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the above
described account has been established under Account Number ______, at the
office of the Depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on
such account as provided above. The amount deposited at any time in the account
will be insured to the full extent permitted by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation.
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Depository
By:____________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Title:_________________________________
Date:__________________________________
EXHIBIT 6
FORM OF MONTHLY REO PROPERTY STATEMENT
EXHIBIT 7
FORM OF LIQUIDATION REPORT
EXHIBIT 8
FORM OF MONTHLY REMITTANCE REPORT
INVREF INVBLK ACCT INACNU BEGSCH SCHPRN ADDPRN TADPRN LIQEPB AC
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700XXX 36 1234567 1234567 38029.97 104.01 0 0 0 0
700XXX 34 1234568 1234568 28074.43 84.11 0 0 0 0
700XXX 18 1234569 1234569 1998.66 174.19 0 0 0 0
700XXX 9 1234570 1234570 98108.57 177.78 0 0 0 0
700XXX 19 1234571 1234571 48860.47 75.76 16.21 0.12 0 0
700XXX 20 1234572 1234572 34581.95 48.81 0 0 0 0
700XXX 21 1234573 1234573 67330.83 162.35 0 0 0 0
700XXX 22 1234574 1234574 58978.67 80.09 0 0 0 0
700XXX 23 1234575 1234575 64845.22 228.09 0 0 0 0
700XXX 4 1234576 1234576 47046.96 86.62 0 0 0 0
700XXX 2 1234577 1234577 64390.85 124.42 0 0 0 0
700XXX 12 1234578 1234578 30530.39 651.13 0 0 0 0
700XXX 13 1234579 1234579 60833.81 78.88 0 0 0 0
700XXX 16 1234580 1234580 50374.4 58.62 0 0 0 0
700XXX 24 1234581 1234581 145070.7 158.54 0 0 0 0
700XXX 25 1234582 1234582 70975.08 62.26 0 0 0 0
700XXX 15 1234533 1234533 69977.53 73.38 0 0 0 0
700XXX 26 1234584 1234584 142190 112.96 0 0 0 0
700XXX 6 1234585 1234585 82398.95 104.54 0 0 0 0
EXHIBIT 9
FORM OF INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
THIS INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT dated _________,
200_ ("Agreement") among Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (the "Depositor"), [______________], a
[______________] (the "Underwriter"), and Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., a New
York corporation (the "Indemnifying Party").
W I T N E S S E T H:
- - - - - - - - - -
WHEREAS, the Indemnifying Party and the Depositor are parties to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined herein);
WHEREAS, the Indemnifying Party also stands to receive substantial
financial benefits in its capacity as servicer under the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement;
WHEREAS, as an inducement to the Depositor to enter into the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement and the Underwriter to enter into the Underwriting
Agreement (as defined herein), the Indemnifying Party wishes to provide for
indemnification and contribution on the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
DEFINITIONS
Certain Defined Terms. The following terms shall have the meanings
set forth below, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
1933 Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
1934 Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Agreement: This Indemnification and Contribution Agreement, as the
same may be amended in accordance with the terms hereof.
Indemnified Parties: As defined in Section 3.1.
Indemnifying Party Information: All information in the Prospectus
Supplement or any amendment or supplement thereto (i) contained under the
headings "Summary--Relevant Parties--Servicer," "The Servicer" and (ii)
regarding the Mortgage Loans, the related mortgagors and/or the related
Mortgaged Properties (but in the case of this clause (ii), only to the extent
the information concerning the Mortgage Loans, the related mortgagors and/or the
related Mortgaged Properties, as applicable, was provided to the Depositor or
any affiliate by or on behalf of the Indemnifying Party).
Person: Any individual, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision
thereof.
Pooling and Servicing Agreement: The Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of ___________, 200_, among the Depositor, the Indemnifying
Party, as servicer, and [______________].
Private Placement Memorandum: The private placement memorandum,
dated ___________, 200_, relating to the offering of the Privately Offered
Certificates.
Privately Offered Certificates: SABR Trust [_______], Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series [_______], Class [__] issued pursuant to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
Prospectus Supplement: The preliminary prospectus supplement, dated
___________, 200_, together with the final prospectus supplement, dated
___________, 200_, relating to the offering of the Publicly Offered
Certificates.
Publicly Offered Certificates: SABR Trust [_______], Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series [_______], Class [__], Class [__], Class [__],
Class [__], Class [__], Class [__] and Class [__] issued pursuant to the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement.
Underwriting Agreement: The Underwriting Agreement, dated
___________, 200_, among the Depositor and the Underwriter, relating to the sale
of the Publicly Offered Certificates.
Other Terms. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall
have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Each party hereto represents that:
(a) it has all requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and
perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(b) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by such party; and
(c) assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by each
other party hereto, this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of such party.
INDEMNIFICATION
Indemnification by the Indemnifying Party of the Depositor and the
Underwriter. (a) The Indemnifying Party shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Depositor and the Underwriter and the following affiliates: Barclays Bank PLC,
Barclays Capital Inc., Barclays Overnight Management Inc., Barclays Services
Corporation and Barclays Group US Inc., and their respective present and former
directors, officers, employees, agents and each Person, if any, that controls
the Depositor, the Underwriter or such affiliate, within the meaning of either
the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties"), against
any and all losses, claims, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures or
liabilities, joint or several, to which each such Indemnified Party may become
subject, under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, to the extent that such
losses, claims, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Prospectus
Supplement, the Private Placement Memorandum or any amendment or supplement
thereto, or 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, to the extent that such untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission relates to information set forth in
the Indemnifying Party Information, and the Indemnifying Party shall in each
case reimburse each Indemnified Party for any reasonable legal or other costs,
fees, or expenses reasonably incurred and as incurred by such Indemnified Party
in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage,
penalty, fine, forfeiture, liability or action. The Indemnifying Party's
liability under this Section 3.1 shall be in addition to any other liability
that the Indemnifying Party may otherwise have.
If the indemnification provided for in this Section 3.1 shall for
any reason be unavailable to an Indemnified Party under this Section 3.1 (other
than due to indemnification not being applicable under Section 3.1(a)), then the
party which would otherwise be obligated to indemnify with respect thereto, on
the one hand, and the parties which would otherwise be entitled to be
indemnified, on the other hand, shall contribute to the aggregate losses,
liabilities, claims, damages, penalty, fine, forfeiture, costs, fees and
expenses of the nature contemplated herein and incurred by the parties hereto in
such proportions that are appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the
Depositor or the Underwriter, on the one hand, and the Indemnifying Party, on
the other hand, in connection with the applicable misstatements or omissions as
well as any other relevant equitable considerations. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning
of Section 11(f) of the 0000 Xxx) shall be entitled to contribution from any
Person that was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of
this Section 3.1, each director of a party to this Agreement and each Person, if
any, that controls a party to this Agreement within the meaning of Section 15 of
the 1933 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as such party.
Notification; Procedural Matters. Promptly after receipt by an
Indemnified Party under Section 3.1 of notice of any claim or the commencement
of any action, such Indemnified Party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to
be made against the Indemnifying Party (or if a claim for contribution is to be
made against another party) under Section 3.1, notify the Indemnifying Party (or
other contributing party) in writing of the claim or the commencement of such
action; provided, however, that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Party (or
other contributing party) shall not relieve it from any liability which it may
have under Section 3.1 except to the extent it has been materially prejudiced by
such failure; and provided, further, however, that the failure to notify the
Indemnifying Party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to
any Indemnified Party (or to the party requesting contribution) otherwise than
under Section 3.1. In case any such action is brought against any Indemnified
Party and it notifies the Indemnifying Party of the commencement thereof, the
Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent
that, by written notice delivered to the Indemnified Party promptly after
receiving the aforesaid notice from such Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying
Party elects to assume the defense thereof, it may participate with counsel
reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party; provided, however, that if
the defendants in any such action include both the Indemnified Party and the
Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party or parties shall reasonably have
concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it or them and/or other
Indemnified Parties that are different from or additional to those available to
the Indemnifying Party, or if the use of counsel chosen by the Indemnifying
Party to represent the Indemnified Parties would present such counsel with a
conflict of interest, the Indemnified Party or parties shall have the right to
select separate counsel to assert such legal defenses and to otherwise
participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such Indemnified Party or
parties. Upon receipt of notice from the Indemnifying Party to such Indemnified
Party of its election so to assume the defense of such action and approval by
the Indemnified Party of such counsel, the Indemnifying Party shall not be
liable to such Indemnified Party under this paragraph for any legal or other
expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with the
defense thereof, unless (i) the Indemnified Party shall have employed separate
counsel (plus any local counsel reasonably necessary for the legal defense) in
connection with the assertion of legal defenses in accordance with the proviso
to the immediately preceding sentence, (ii) the Indemnifying Party shall not
have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party to
represent the Indemnified Party within a reasonable time after notice of
commencement of the action or (iii) the Indemnifying Party shall have authorized
in writing the employment of counsel for the Indemnified Party at the expense of
the Indemnifying Party. No party shall be liable for contribution with respect
to any action or claim settled without its written consent, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld. In no event shall the Indemnifying Party be liable
for the fees and expenses of more than one counsel (in addition to any local
counsel reasonably necessary for the legal defense) separate from its own
counsel for all Indemnified Parties in connection with any one action or
separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of
the same general allegations or circumstances.
GENERAL
Survival. This Agreement and the obligations of the parties
hereunder shall survive the purchase and sale of the Publicly Offered
Certificates and Privately Offered Certificates.
Successors. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the parties hereto, each Indemnified Party and their respective
successors and assigns, and no other Person shall have any right or obligation
hereunder.
Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to
principles of conflict of laws.
Miscellaneous. Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be
changed, waived, discharged or terminated except by a writing signed by the
party against which enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination
is sought. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original, which taken together shall constitute one and
the same instrument.
Notices. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall
be deemed to have been duly given when delivered to:
In the case of the Depositor:
Barclays Bank PLC
000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
Email: xxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
with a copy to:
Barclays Bank PLC
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
E-mail: xxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
In the case of the Underwriter:
[--------------]
[--------------]
[--------------]
Attention:
Telephone:
In the case of the Indemnifying Party:
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
[Signature Page Follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement by
their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED RECEIVABLES LLC
By:
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Name:
Title:
[UNDERWRITER]
By:
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Name:
Title:
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT 10
FORM OF LETTER OF SELLER
[DATE]
[ADDRESSEE]
Re: Sale by Barclays Bank, PLC ("Barclays") to Countrywide Home
Loans, Inc. ("Countrywide") of certain servicing rights (the
"Servicing Rights") in connection with certain mortgage loans
set forth on Exhibit A hereto (the "Mortgage Loans") purchased
by Barclays from [SELLER] (the "Company") and to be serviced
by Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP (the "Servicer")
Dear [___________]:
In connection with the above-referenced Mortgage Loans, and for good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged the Company hereby agrees as follows:
1. The Mortgage Loans were sold by the Company to Barclays on [DATE]
(the "Closing Date") pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase and
Warranties Agreement, dated as of [DATE] (the "Purchase Agreement"),
between the Company and Barclays.
2. On the date hereof (the "Transfer Date"), Barclays is selling all of
its right, title and interest in, to and under the Servicing Rights
in connection with the Mortgage Loans and servicing will be
transferred from the Company to Countrywide in accordance with the
Servicing Rights Purchase and Servicing Agreement entered into by
and between Barclays and Countrywide dated as of April 1, 2004 (the
"Servicing Rights Purchase Agreement").
3. From and after the Transfer Date, Barclays and the Company hereby
agree that, with respect to the Mortgage Loans, the Company shall
recognize Countrywide and the Servicer as a "Successor Servicer" in
connection with each of the Mortgage Loans in, to and under [Section
8, Section 13, Subsection 9.03, and Subsection 14.01] of the
Purchase Agreement, and Countrywide and the Servicer shall be
entitled to all of the rights, benefits and indemnities afforded to
the Successor Servicer thereunder.
4. The Company hereby represents and warrants to Barclays, Countrywide,
and the Servicer as Successor Servicer that, with respect to each of
the Mortgage Loans, each representation and warranty set forth in
[Subsection 9.01 and 9.02] of the Purchase Agreement is accurate
with respect to the period of time following the Closing Date up to
and including the Transfer Date. The Company agrees that any breach
of a representation and warranty in this Section 4 will entitle
Barclays, Countrywide and the Servicer as a Successor Servicer to
enforce the remedies for breach under [Subsection 9.03] of the
Purchase Agreement, including, but not limited to, the right to
repurchase, substitution, and indemnification, with the same effect
as if the representations and warranties made under this Section 4
were made in [Subsection 9.01 and Subsection 9.02] of the Purchase
Agreement; provided, however, any repurchase or substitution
requests imposed by Countrywide or the Servicer as Successor
Servicer must be implemented via Barclays, and Barlcays agrees to
implement such requests within ten (10) Business Days from receipt
thereof from Countrywide or the Servicer.
5. All capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have
the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement
or the Servicing Rights Purchase Agreement, as applicable.
6. This agreement shall survive the Transfer Date with respect to any
Mortgage Loan and shall not merge into the closing documents but
instead shall be independently enforceable by the Servicer.
7. This agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts each of
which shall constitute one and the same instrument, and either party
hereto may execute this agreement by signing any such counterpart.
8. In the event that any provision of this agreement conflicts with any
provision of the Purchase Agreement or the Servicing Rights Purchase
Agreement, the terms of this agreement shall control.
9. 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 the laws of
the State of New York except to the extent preempted by federal law.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
Very truly yours,
BARCLAYS BANK, PLC
By:
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Name:
Title:
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
Accepted and Agreed:
[SELLER]
By:
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Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT 11
FORM OF ANNUAL CERTIFICATION
Re: [_______________] (the "Trust"), Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series [_____], issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of [_____], 200[_] (the "Pooling and Servicing
Agreement"), among [_____], as depositor (the "Depositor"), [_____],
as trustee (the "Trustee"), [_____], as servicer (the "Servicer"),
and [_____], as responsible party
I, [identify the certifying individual], certify to the Depositor
and the Trustee, and their officers, directors and affiliates, and with the
knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:
1. The servicing information required to be provided to the
Trustee by the Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
has been so provided;
2. I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by
the Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and based
upon my knowledge and the annual compliance review required under
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and except as disclosed in the
annual compliance statement required to be delivered to the Trustee
in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
(which has been so delivered to the Trustee), the Servicer has
fulfilled its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
and
3. All significant deficiencies relating to the Servicer's
compliance with the minimum servicing standards for purposes of the
report provided by an independent public accountant, after
conducting a review conducted in compliance with the Uniform Single
Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or similar procedure, as
set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, have been
disclosed to such accountant and are included in such report.
Date: _________________________
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[Signature]
[Title]
EXHIBIT 12
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE
On this ___ day of ______, 200_, Barclays Bank, PLC ("Barclays") as
the seller under (i) that certain Servicing Rights Terms Agreement, dated as of
_______, 200_ (the "Terms Agreement"), and (ii) that certain Servicing Rights
Purchase and Servicing Agreement, dated as of ________, 200_ (the "Servicing
Agreement" and, together with the Terms Agreement, the "Agreements"), each
between Barclays and Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. ("Countrywide") does hereby
sell, transfer, assign, set over and convey to Countrywide as the servicer under
the Servicing Agreement, without recourse, but subject to the terms of the
Agreements, all right, title and interest of Barclays in and to the Servicing
Rights in connection with the Mortgage Loans listed on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Mortgage Loans"), including all
rights and obligations arising under the Agreements. The Mortgage Loans were
originally sold to Barclays by ___________ (the "Seller") under that certain
Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of ________, 200_, attached hereto as
Exhibit B (the "Purchase Agreement"), between the Seller and Barclays, and were
previously being serviced by ___________ pursuant to that certain Interim
Servicing Agreement, dated as of ________, 200_, attached hereto as Exhibit C
(the "Interim Servicing Agreement"), between ___________ and Barclays. The
contents of each Servicing File required to be retained by Countrywide to
service the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, and thus not
delivered to Barclays, are and shall be held in trust by Countrywide in its
capacity as servicer for the benefit of Barclays as the owner thereof.
Countrywide's possession of any portion of the Servicing File in its capacity as
servicer is at the will of Barclays for the sole purpose of facilitating
servicing of the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Agreements, and such
retention and possession Countrywide shall be in a custodial capacity only. The
ownership of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage, and the contents of the Mortgage File
and Servicing File is vested in Barclays and the ownership of all records and
documents with respect to the related Mortgage Loan prepared by or which come
into the possession of Countrywide shall immediately vest in Barclays and shall
be retained and maintained, in trust, by Countrywide at the will of Barclays in
such custodial capacity only.
In accordance with Section 2.01 of the Servicing Agreement,
Countrywide accepts the Servicing Rights in connection with the Mortgage Loans
listed on Exhibit A attached hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing Barclays does
not waive any rights or remedies it may have under the Agreements.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have
the meanings set forth in the Terms Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as
applicable.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
BARCLAYS BANK, PLC
By:____________________________________
Name:_______________________________
Title:______________________________
Accepted and Agreed:
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.
By:____________________________________
Name:_______________________________
Title:______________________________
EXHIBIT A to EXHIBIT 12
THE MORTGAGE LOANS
(attached)
EXHIBIT B to EXHIBIT 12
THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(attached)
EXHIBIT C to EXHIBIT 12
THE INTERIM SERVICING AGREEMENT
(attached)
EXHIBIT 13
FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL
[Under review by Barclays' internal legal]
(date)
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[Company Name]
[Street Address]
[City]. [State] [Zip Code]
Dear Sirs:
You have requested [our] [my] opinion, as [Assistant] General
Counsel to [Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.][Barclays Bank, PLC] (the "Company"),
with respect to certain matters in connection with the execution and delivery of
that certain Servicing Rights Purchase and Servicing Agreement, dated as of
[___________, 200_], between the Company and [Countrywide Home Loans,
Inc.][Barclays Bank, PLC] (the "Servicing Agreement"). Capitalized terms not
otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Servicing Agreement.
[We] [I] have examined the following documents:
1. the Servicing Agreement; and
2. such other documents, records and papers as we have deemed necessary and
relevant as a basis for this opinion.
To the extent [we] [I] have deemed necessary and proper, [we] [I]
have relied upon the representations and warranties of the Company contained in
the Servicing Agreement. [We] [I] have assumed the authenticity of all documents
submitted to [us] [me] as originals, the genuineness of all signatures, the
legal capacity of natural persons and the conformity to the originals of all
documents.
Based upon the foregoing, it is [our] [my] opinion that:
1. The Company is a ____________ duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of __________ and is qualified to
transact business in, and is in good standing under, the laws of
_____________.
2. The Company has the power to engage in the transactions contemplated
by the Servicing Agreement to which it is a party and all requisite
power, authority and legal right to execute and deliver such
Servicing Agreement and to perform and observe the terms and
conditions of such Servicing Agreement.
3. The Servicing Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company, and is a legal, valid and binding
agreement enforceable in accordance with its respective terms
against the Company, subject to bankruptcy laws and other similar
laws of general application affecting rights of creditors and
subject to the application of the rules of equity, including those
respecting the availability of specific performance, none of which
will materially interfere with the realization of the benefits
provided thereunder.
4. The Company has been duly authorized to allow any of its officers to
execute any and all documents by original signature in order to
complete the transactions contemplated by the Servicing Agreement by
original [or facsimile] signature.
5. Either (i) no consent, approval, authorization or order of any court
or governmental agency or body is required for the execution,
delivery and performance by the Company of or compliance by the
Company with the Servicing Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the Servicing Agreement or (ii) any
required consent, approval, authorization or order has been obtained
by the Company.
6. Neither the consummation of the transactions contemplated by, nor
the fulfillment of the terms of, the Servicing Agreement conflicts
or will conflict with or results or will result in a breach of or
constitutes or will constitute a default under the charter, by-laws
or other organizational documents of the Company, the terms of any
indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a
party or by which it is bound or to which it is subject, or violates
any statute or order, rule, regulations, writ, injunction or decree
of any court, governmental authority or regulatory body to which the
Company is subject or by which it is bound, in each case, which
would materially adversely affect the ability of the Company to
perform under the terms of the Servicing Agreement.
7. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to
the best of my knowledge, threatened against the Company which, in
[our] [my] judgment, either in any one instance or in the aggregate,
may result in any material adverse change in the business,
operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Company
or in any material impairment of the right or ability of the Company
to carry on its business substantially as now conducted or in any
material liability on the part of the Company or which would draw
into question the validity of the Servicing Agreement or the
Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be taken in connection
with the transactions contemplated thereby, or which would be likely
to materially impair the ability of the Company to perform under the
terms of the Servicing Agreement.
The opinions above are subject to the following additional
assumptions, exceptions, qualifications and limitations.
A. I have assumed for purposes of this opinion that (1) the
Servicing Agreement correctly and completely set forth the intent of the parties
thereto; and (2) the execution and delivery of the Servicing Agreement is free
of mutual mistake, fraud, misrepresentation. criminal activity, undue influence
or duress.
B. I have assumed that all parties to the Servicing Agreement. other
than the Company, have the requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and
perform their respective obligations under the Servicing Agreement, and that the
Servicing Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action
on the part of such parties, has been executed and delivered by such parties and
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of such parties.
C. My opinion expressed in paragraph 3. above is subject to the
qualifications that (a) enforceability of the Servicing Agreement may be limited
by the effect of laws relating to (i) bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to
creditors' rights generally, including, without limitation, the effect of
statutory or other laws regarding fraudulent conveyances or preferential
transfers, and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such
enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and the
discretion of the court before which any proceeding for such enforcement may be
brought; and (b) I express no opinion herein with respect to the validity
legality, binding effect or enforceability of provisions of indemnification in
the Servicing Agreement to the extent such provisions may be held to be
unenforceable as contrary to public policy.
D. I have assumed, without independent check or certification, that
there are no agreements or understandings between the Company and any other
party to the Servicing Agreement which would expand, modify or otherwise affect
the terms of the documents described herein or the respective rights or
obligations of the parties hereunder.
E. I note that the Servicing Agreement by its terms are governed by
the laws of the State of New York. I assume for purposes of this opinion that
the substantive provisions of New York law are identical to California law,
without regard to California's conflict of laws principles.
I am admitted to practice in the state of California, and, except as
set forth below, I render no opinion herein as to matters involving the laws of
any jurisdiction other than the State of California and the Federal laws of the
United States of America. Insofar as the opinions expressed in paragraph 1.
above relate to matters that are governed by the laws of the State of New York,
I am generally familiar with the laws of the State of New York as they relate to
corporate organization, and for the limited purpose of the opinions set forth in
paragraph 1. above, I do not feel it necessary to consult the New York counsel.
This opinion is limited to such laws as they presently exist, to present
judicial interpretations thereof and to the facts as they presently exist or are
contemplated in the Servicing Agreement. In rendering this opinion, I assume no
obligation to revise or supplement this opinion should the present laws of the
jurisdictions mentioned herein be changed by legislative actions, judicial
decisions or otherwise. This opinion is rendered as of the date hereof, and I
express no opinion as to, and disclaim any undertaking or obligation to update
this opinion in respect of, changes of circumstances or events which occur
subsequent to this date.
This opinion is given to you in connection with the Servicing
Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby for your sole benefit, and
may not be relied upon by any other person or entity or by you in any other
context, nor may this opinion be included in any other document or quoted or
otherwise referred to in whole or in part without my prior written consent.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the immediately preceding sentence,
[Barclays Bank, PLC][Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.] in its capacity as the
[Purchaser][Servicer] of the Mortgage Loans, shall be entitled to rely on this
opinion as if it were addressed to them as of its date.
Very truly yours,
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[Name]
[Assistant] General Counsel
EXHIBIT 14
FORM OF OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
[Under review by Barclays' internal legal]
I, ____________________, hereby certify that I am the duly elected
[Vice] President of [Barclays Bank, PLC][Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.], a
______________ organized under the laws of ____________ (the "Company") and
further as follows:
1. Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 is a true, correct and complete copy
of the charter of the Company which is in full force and effect on the
date hereof and which has been in effect without amendment, waiver,
rescission or modification since ___________.
2. Attached hereto as Exhibit 2 is a true, correct and complete copy
of the bylaws of the Company which are in effect on the date hereof and
which have been in effect without amendment, waiver, rescission or
modification since ___________.
3. Attached hereto as Exhibit 3 is an original certificate of good
standing of the Company issued within ten days of the date hereof, and no
event has occurred since the date thereof which would impair such
standing.
4. Attached hereto as Exhibit 4 is a true, correct and complete copy
of the corporate resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company
authorizing the Company to execute and deliver the Servicing Rights
Purchase and Servicing Agreement, dated as of ___________, 200_, between
the Company and Barclays Bank, PLC (the "Purchaser"), (the "Servicing
Agreement") and such resolutions are in effect on the date hereof and have
been in effect without amendment, waiver, rescission or modification since
[_______].
5. Either (i) no consent, approval, authorization or order of any
court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution,
delivery and performance by the Company of or compliance by the Company
with the Servicing Agreement, or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by the Servicing Agreement; or (ii) any required consent,
approval, authorization or order has been obtained by the Company.
6. Neither the consummation of the transactions contemplated by, nor
the fulfillment of the terms of the Servicing Agreement conflicts or will
conflict with or results or will result in a breach of or constitutes or
will constitute a default under the charter or by-laws of the Company, the
terms of any indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the
Company is a party or by which it is bound or to which it is subject, or
any statute or order, rule, regulations, writ, injunction or decree of any
court, governmental authority or regulatory body to which the Company is
subject or by which it is bound, in each case, which would materially
adversely affect the ability of the Company to perform under the terms of
the Servicing Agreement.
7. To the best of my knowledge, there is no action, suit, proceeding
or investigation pending or threatened against the Company which, in my
judgment, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, may result in
any material adverse change in the business, operations, financial
condition, properties or assets of the Company or in any material
impairment of the right or ability of the Company to carry on its business
substantially as now conducted or in any material liability on the part of
the Company or which would draw into question the validity of the
Servicing Agreement, or the mortgage loans or of any action taken or to be
taken in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, or which
would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Company to perform
under the terms of the Servicing Agreement.
8. Each person listed on Exhibit 5 attached hereto who, as an
officer or representative of the Company, signed (a) the Servicing
Agreement, and (b) any other document delivered or on the date hereof in
connection with any purchase described in the agreements set forth above
was, at the respective times of such signing and delivery, and is now, a
duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting officer or representative
of the Company, who holds the office set forth opposite his or her name on
Exhibit 5, and the signatures of such persons appearing on such documents
are their genuine signatures.
9. The Company is duly authorized to engage in the transactions
described and contemplated in the Servicing Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the
seal of the Company.
Dated:________________________ By:____________________________________
Name: _____________________________
[Seal] Title: [Vice] President
EXHIBIT 15
MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Servicing File shall include
each of the following items, pursuant to the related mortgage loan purchase
agreement:
(a) the original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening endorsements,
endorsed "Pay to the order of _________, without recourse" and signed in the
name of the last endorsee (the "Last Endorsee") by an authorized officer. To the
extent that there is no room on the face of the Mortgage Notes for endorsements,
the endorsement may be contained on an allonge, if state law so allows and the
Custodian is so advised by the related Seller that state law so allows. If the
Mortgage Loan was acquired by the related Seller in a merger, the endorsement
must be by "[Last Endorsee], successor by merger to [name of predecessor]". If
the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Last Endorsee while doing
business under another name, the endorsement must be by "[Last Endorsee],
formerly known as [previous name]";
(b) the original of any guarantee executed in connection with the
Mortgage Note;
(c) with respect to Mortgage Loans that are not Co-op Loans, the
original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon. With respect to any Co-op
Loan, an original or copy of the Security Agreement. If in connection with any
Mortgage Loan, the related Seller cannot deliver or cause to be delivered the
original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon on or prior to the Closing
Date because of a delay caused by the public recording office where such
Mortgage has been delivered for recordation or because such Mortgage has been
lost or because such public recording office retains the original recorded
Mortgage, the related Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Custodian, a photocopy of such Mortgage, together with (i) in the case of a
delay caused by the public recording office, an Officer's Certificate of the
related Seller (or certified by the title company, escrow agent, or closing
attorney) stating that such Mortgage has been dispatched to the appropriate
public recording office for recordation and that the original recorded Mortgage
or a copy of such Mortgage certified by such public recording office to be a
true and complete copy of the original recorded Mortgage will be promptly
delivered to the Custodian upon receipt thereof by the related Seller; or (ii)
in the case of a Mortgage where a public recording office retains the original
recorded Mortgage or in the case where a Mortgage is lost after recordation in a
public recording office, a copy of such Mortgage certified by such public
recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded
Mortgage;
(d) the originals of all assumption, modification, consolidation or
extension agreements, if any, with evidence of recording thereon;
(e) with respect to Mortgage Loans that are not Co-op Loans, the
original Assignment of Mortgage for each Mortgage Loan, in form and substance
acceptable for recording (except with respect to MERS Designated Loans). The
Assignment of Mortgage must be duly recorded only if recordation is either
necessary under applicable law or commonly required by private institutional
mortgage investors in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located or on
direction of the Purchaser as provided in this Agreement. If the Assignment of
Mortgage is to be recorded, the Mortgage shall be assigned to the Purchaser. If
the Assignment of Mortgage is not to be recorded, the Assignment of Mortgage
shall be delivered in blank. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the related
Seller in a merger, the Assignment of Mortgage must be made by "[Seller],
successor by merger to [name of predecessor]". If the Mortgage Loan was acquired
or originated by the related Seller while doing business under another name, the
Assignment of Mortgage must be by "[Seller], formerly known as [previous name]";
(f) with respect to Mortgage Loans that are not Co-op Loans, the
originals of all intervening assignments of mortgage (if any) evidencing a
complete chain of assignment from the related Seller to the Last Endorsee (or,
in the case of a MERS Designated Loan, MERS) with evidence of recording thereon,
or if any such intervening assignment has not been returned from the applicable
recording office or has been lost or if such public recording office retains the
original recorded assignments of mortgage, the related Seller shall deliver or
cause to be delivered to the Custodian, a photocopy of such intervening
assignment, together with (i) in the case of a delay caused by the public
recording office, an Officer's Certificate of the related Seller (or certified
by the title company, escrow agent, or closing attorney) stating that such
intervening assignment of mortgage has been dispatched to the appropriate public
recording office for recordation and that such original recorded intervening
assignment of mortgage or a copy of such intervening assignment of mortgage
certified by the appropriate public recording office to be a true and complete
copy of the original recorded intervening assignment of mortgage will be
promptly delivered to the Custodian upon receipt thereof by the related Seller;
or (ii) in the case of an intervening assignment where a public recording office
retains the original recorded intervening assignment or in the case where an
intervening assignment is lost after recordation in a public recording office, a
copy of such intervening assignment certified by such public recording office to
be a true and complete copy of the original recorded intervening assignment;
(g) with respect to Mortgage Loans that are not Co-op Loans, the
original mortgagee policy of title insurance or, in the event such original
title policy is unavailable, a certified true copy of the related policy binder
or commitment for title certified to be true and complete by the title insurance
company;
(h) the original or, if unavailable, a copy of any security
agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document executed in connection with
the Mortgage;
(i) with respect to any Co-op Loan: (i) a copy of the Co-op Lease
and the assignment of such Co-op Lease, with all intervening assignments showing
a complete chain of title and an assignment thereof by the related Seller; (ii)
the stock certificate together with an undated stock power relating to such
stock certificate executed in blank; (iii) the recognition agreement of the
interests of the mortgagee with respect to the Co-op Loan by the residential
cooperative housing corporation, the stock of which was pledged by the related
Mortgagor to the originator of such Co-op Loan; and (iv) copies of the financial
statement filed by the originator as secured party and, if applicable, a filed
UCC-3 assignment of the subject security interest showing a complete chain of
title, together with an executed UCC-3 assignment of such security interest by
the related Seller in a form sufficient for filing; and
(j) if any of the above documents has been executed by a person
holding a power of attorney, an original or photocopy of such power certified by
the related Seller to be a true and correct copy of the original.
In the event an Officer's Certificate of the related Seller is
delivered to the Purchaser because of a delay caused by the public recording
office in returning any recorded document, the related Seller shall deliver to
the Purchaser, within 90 days of the related Closing Date, an Officer's
Certificate which shall (i) identify the recorded document, (ii) state that the
recorded document has not been delivered to the Custodian due solely to a delay
caused by the public recording office, (iii) state the amount of time generally
required by the applicable recording office to record and return a document
submitted for recordation, and (iv) specify the date the applicable recorded
document will be delivered to the Custodian; provided, however, that any
recorded document shall in no event be delivered later than one year following
the related Closing Date. An extension of the date specified in clause (iv)
above may be requested from the Purchaser, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
EXHIBIT R
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MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND WARRANTIES AGREEMENT
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BARCLAYS BANK, PLC,
Purchaser
DECISION ONE MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC,
Seller
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Dated as of March 1, 2004
Conventional,
Fixed and Adjustable Rate, B/C Residential Mortgage Loans
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS..................................................
SECTION 2. AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE........................................
SECTION 3. PRELIMINARY MORTGAGE SCHEDULES...............................
SECTION 4. PURCHASE PRICE...............................................
SECTION 5. EXAMINATION OF MORTGAGE FILES................................
SECTION 6. CONVEYANCE FROM SELLER TO PURCHASER..........................
SECTION 7. SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS..............................
SECTION 8. TRANSFER OF SERVICING........................................
SECTION 9. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE SELLER;
REMEDIES FOR BREACH..........................................
SECTION 10. CLOSING......................................................
SECTION 11. CLOSING DOCUMENTS............................................
SECTION 12. COSTS........................................................
SECTION 13. RECONSTITUTION OF MORTGAGE LOANS.............................
SECTION 14. THE SELLER...................................................
SECTION 15. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.........................................
SECTION 16. MANDATORY DELIVERY; GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST...............
SECTION 17. NOTICES......................................................
SECTION 18. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE..........................................
SECTION 19. COUNTERPARTS.................................................
SECTION 20. GOVERNING LAW................................................
SECTION 21. INTENTION OF THE PARTIES.....................................
SECTION 22. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; ASSIGNMENT OF PURCHASE AGREEMENT.....
SECTION 23. WAIVERS......................................................
SECTION 24. EXHIBITS.....................................................
SECTION 25. GENERAL INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES..............................
SECTION 26. REPRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS....................................
SECTION 27. FURTHER AGREEMENTS...........................................
SECTION 28. RECORDATION OF ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE.......................
SECTION 29. NO SOLICITATION..............................................
SECTION 30. WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY......................................
SECTION 31. SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVERS..........................
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
EXHIBIT B FORM OF INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT C FORM OF SELLER'S OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT D FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE SELLER
EXHIBIT E FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT F FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT G FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND WARRANTIES AGREEMENT
This MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND WARRANTIES AGREEMENT (the
"Agreement"), dated as of March 1, 2004, by and between Barclays Bank, PLC, a
public limited company registered in England and Wales under company number
1026167, having an office at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (the
"Purchaser") and Decision One Mortgage Company, LLC, a North Carolina limited
liability company, having an office at 0000 X.X. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000,
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000 (the "Seller").
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, the Seller desires to sell, from time to time, to the
Purchaser, and the Purchaser desires to purchase, from time to time, from the
Seller, certain conventional adjustable and fixed rate B/C, residential first
mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") on a servicing released basis as described
herein, and which shall be delivered in pools of whole loans (each, a "Mortgage
Loan Package") on various dates as provided herein (each a "Closing Date");
WHEREAS, each Mortgage Loan is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust
or other security instrument creating a first lien on a residential dwelling
located in the jurisdiction indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule for the
related Mortgage Loan Package;
WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Seller wish to prescribe the manner
of the conveyance, servicing and control of the Mortgage Loans; and
WHEREAS, following its purchase of the Mortgage Loans from the
Seller, the Purchaser desires to sell some or all of the Mortgage Loans to one
or more purchasers as a whole loan transfer or a public or private, rated or
unrated mortgage pass-through transaction;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual
agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser and the
Seller agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions.
For purposes of this Agreement the following capitalized terms shall
have the respective meanings set forth below. Other capitalized terms used in
this Agreement and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings set
forth in the Interim Servicing Agreement.
Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan
those mortgage servicing practices of prudent mortgage lending institutions
which service mortgage loans of the same type as such Mortgage Loan in the
jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located and incorporating
the Delinquency Collection Policies and Procedures.
Act: The National Housing Act, as amended from time to time.
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan: An adjustable rate Mortgage Loan
purchased pursuant to this Agreement.
Affiliate: With respect to any specified Person, any other Person
controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person.
For the purposes of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any
specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such
Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms "controlling" and
"controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
Agency Transfer: A Xxxxxx Mae Transfer or a Xxxxxxx Mac Transfer.
Agreement: This Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement and
all amendments hereof and supplements hereto.
ALTA: The American Land Title Association or any successor thereto.
Ancillary Income: All late charges, assumption fees, escrow account
benefits, reinstatement fees, and similar types of fees arising from or in
connection with any Mortgage, to the extent not otherwise payable to the
Mortgagor under applicable law or pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage
Note.
Appraised Value: The value set forth in an appraisal made in
connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as the value of the
Mortgaged Property.
Assignment and Conveyance Agreement: As defined in Section 6.01.
Assignment of Mortgage: An assignment of the Mortgage, notice of
transfer or equivalent instrument in recordable form, sufficient under the laws
of the jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect
the sale of the Mortgage to the Purchaser and without recourse except as
otherwise set forth herein.
BIF: The Bank Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto.
Business Day: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a
day on which banking and savings and loan institutions, in (a) the State of New
York, (b) the state in which the Seller's servicing operations are located or
(c) the state in which the Custodian's operations are located, are authorized or
obligated by law or executive order to be closed., are authorized or obligated
by law or executive order to be closed.
Closing Date: The date or dates on which the Purchaser from time to
time shall purchase, and the Seller from time to time shall sell, the Mortgage
Loans listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the related
Mortgage Loan Package.
Code: Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
Condemnation Proceeds: All awards or settlements in respect of a
Mortgaged Property, whether permanent or temporary, partial or entire, by
exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, to the extent not
required to be released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the terms of the
related Mortgage Loan Documents.
Convertible Mortgage Loan: Any individual Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan purchased pursuant to this Agreement which contains a provision whereby the
Mortgagor is permitted to convert the Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan to a fixed
rate Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note.
Custodial Account: The separate trust account created and maintained
pursuant to Section 2.04 of the Servicing Agreement (with respect to each
Mortgage Loan, as specified therein).
Custodial Agreement: The agreement(s) governing the retention of the
originals of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Mortgage and other
Mortgage Loan Documents. If more than one Custodial Agreement is in effect at
any given time, all of the individual Custodial Agreements shall collectively be
referred to as the "Custodial Agreement."
Custodian: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., a national banking association,
or its successor in interest or permitted assigns, or any successor to the
Custodian under the Custodial Agreement as therein provided.
Cut-off Date: The date or dates designated as such on the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Package.
Deleted Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan that is repurchased or
replaced or to be replaced with a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan by the
Seller in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Delinquency Collection Policies and Procedures: The delinquency
collection policies and procedures of the Seller, acting as interim servicer, a
copy of which is attached to the Interim Servicing Agreement as Exhibit 10.
Determination Date: The date specified in the Interim Servicing
Agreement (with respect to each Mortgage Loan, for an interim period, as
specified therein).
Due Date: The day of the month on which the Monthly Payment is due
on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace.
Escrow Account: The separate account created and maintained pursuant
to Section 2.06 of the Interim Servicing Agreement (with respect to each
Mortgage Loan, as specified therein).
Escrow Payments: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amounts
constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents,
municipal charges, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance
premiums, condominium charges, and any other payments required to be escrowed by
the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage or any other document.
Xxxxxx Xxx: The Federal National Mortgage Association, or any
successor thereto.
Xxxxxx Mae Guides: The Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx' Guide and the Xxxxxx Mae
Servicers' Guide and all amendments or additions thereto.
Xxxxxx Xxx Transfer: As defined in Section 13 hereof.
FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor
thereto.
Fitch: Fitch, Inc., or its successor in interest.
FHA: The Federal Housing Administration, an agency within the United
States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any successor thereto and
including the Federal Housing Commissioner and the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development where appropriate under the FHA Regulations.
FHA Approved Mortgagee: A corporation or institution approved as a
mortgagee by the FHA under the Act, and applicable HUD regulations, and eligible
to own and service mortgage loans such as the FHA mortgage loans.
Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan: A fixed rate mortgage loan purchased
pursuant to this Agreement.
Xxxxxxx Mac: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any
successor thereto.
Xxxxxxx Mac Transfer: As defined in Section 13 hereof.
Gross Margin: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan,
the fixed percentage amount set forth in the related Mortgage Note which amount
is added to the Index in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note
to determine on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date the Mortgage Interest Rate
for such Mortgage Loan.
High Cost Loan: A Mortgage Loan classified as (a) a "high cost" loan
under the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 or (b) a "high cost
home," "threshold," "covered," "high risk home," "predatory" or similar loan
under any other applicable state, federal or local law (or a similarly
classified loan using different terminology under a law imposing heightened
regulatory scrutiny or additional legal liability for residential mortgage loans
having high interest rates, points and/or fees). For avoidance of doubt, the
parties agree that this definition shall apply to any law regardless of whether
such law is presently, or in the future becomes, the subject of judicial review
or litigation.
HUD: The Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any federal
agency or official thereof which may from time to time succeed to the functions
thereof with regard to FHA Mortgage Insurance. The term "HUD," for purposes of
this Agreement, is also deemed to include subdivisions thereof such as the FHA
and Government National Mortgage Association.
Index: The index indicated in the related Mortgage Note for each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan.
Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of
insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property.
Insured Depository Institution: Insured Depository Institution shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term by Section 1813(c)(2) of Title 12 of the
United States Code, as amended from time to time.
Interest Rate Adjustment Date: With respect to each adjustable rate
Mortgage Loan, the date, specified in the related Mortgage Note and the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule, on which the Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted.
Interim Servicing Agreement: The agreement to be entered into by the
Purchaser and the Seller, as interim servicer, providing for the Seller to
service the Mortgage Loans as specified by the Interim Servicing Agreement.
Lifetime Rate Cap: The provision of each Mortgage Note related to an
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan which provides for an absolute maximum Mortgage
Interest Rate thereunder. The Mortgage Interest Rate during the terms of each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan shall not at any time exceed the Mortgage Interest
Rate at the time of origination of such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan by more
than the Lifetime Rate Cap set forth as an amount per annum on the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Limited Documentation Program: The guidelines under which the Seller
generally originates Mortgage Loans principally on the basis of the
Loan-to-Value Ratio of the related Mortgage Loan and the creditworthiness of the
Mortgagor.
Liquidation Proceeds: Cash received in connection with the
liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through the sale or assignment
of such Mortgage Loan, trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise or the sale
of the related Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in
satisfaction of the Mortgage Loan.
Loan-to-Value Ratio or LTV: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the
ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the outstanding principal amount of the
Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date (unless otherwise indicated), to the lesser
of (a) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property at origination and (b) if
the Mortgage Loan was made to finance the acquisition of the related Mortgaged
Property, the purchase price of the Mortgaged Property.
Monthly Payment: The scheduled monthly payment of principal and
interest on a Mortgage Loan.
Moody's: Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc., and any successor thereto.
Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a
Mortgage Note, which creates a first lien on an unsubordinated estate in fee
simple in real property securing the Mortgage Note; except that with respect to
real property located in jurisdictions in which the use of leasehold estates for
residential properties is a widely-accepted practice, the mortgage, deed of
trust or other instrument securing the Mortgage Note may secure and create a
first lien upon a leasehold estate of the Mortgagor.
Mortgage File: The items pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan
referred to in Exhibit A annexed hereto, and any additional documents required
to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement.
Mortgage Interest Rate: The annual rate of interest borne on a
Mortgage Note with respect to each Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage Interest Rate Cap: With respect to an Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the limit on each Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment as set forth
in the related Mortgage Note.
Mortgage Loan: An individual Mortgage Loan which is the subject of
this Agreement, each Mortgage Loan originally sold and subject to this Agreement
being identified on the applicable Mortgage Loan Schedule, which Mortgage Loan
includes without limitation the Mortgage File, the Monthly Payments, Principal
Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds,
Servicing Rights and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations
arising from or in connection with such Mortgage Loan, excluding replaced or
repurchased mortgage loans.
Mortgage Loan Documents: The documents required to be delivered to
the Custodian pursuant to Section 6.03 hereof with respect to any Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage Loan Package: Each pool of Mortgage Loans, which shall be
purchased by the Purchaser from the Seller from time to time on each Closing
Date.
Mortgage Loan Schedule: The schedule of Mortgage Loans setting forth
the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan in the related
Mortgage Loan Package: (1) the Seller's Mortgage Loan identifying number; (2)
the Mortgagor's name; (3) the street address of the Mortgaged Property including
the city, state and zip code; (4) a code indicating whether the Mortgagor is
self-employed; (5) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is
owner-occupied (6) the number and type of residential units constituting the
Mortgaged Property; (7) the original months to maturity or the remaining months
to maturity from the related Cut-off Date, in any case based on the original
amortization schedule and, if different, the maturity expressed in the same
manner but based on the actual amortization schedule; (8) the Loan-to-Value
Ratio at origination; (9) the Mortgage Interest Rate as of the related Cut-off
Date; (10) the date on which the first Monthly Payment was due on the Mortgage
Loan and, if such date is not consistent with the Due Date currently in effect,
the Due Date; (11) the stated maturity date; (12) the amount of the Monthly
Payment as of the related Cut-off Date; (13) the last payment date on which a
payment was actually applied to the outstanding principal balance; (14) the
original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan; (15) the principal balance of
the Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the related Cut-off Date, after
deduction of payments of principal due and collected on or before the related
Cut-off Date; (16) the Interest Rate Adjustment Date; (17) the Gross Margin;
(18) the Lifetime Rate Cap under the terms of the Mortgage Note; (19) with
respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, a code indicating the type of Index;
(20) the type of Mortgage Loan (i.e., Fixed Rate, Adjustable Rate); (21) a code
indicating the purpose of the loan (i.e., purchase, rate and term refinance,
equity take-out refinance); (22) a code indicating the documentation style (i.e.
no documents, full, alternative, no income/no asset, stated income, no ratio,
reduced or NIV); (23) asset verification (Y/N); (24) the loan credit
classification (as described in the Underwriting Guidelines); and (25) whether
such Mortgage Loan provides for a Prepayment Penalty as well as the terms of
such Prepayment Penalty, if any; (26) the Mortgage Interest Rate as of
origination; (27) the credit risk score (FICO score); (28) the date of
origination; (29) the Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment period; (30) the
Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment percentage; (31) the Mortgage Interest Rate
floor; (32) the Mortgage Interest Rate Cap as of the first Interest Rate
Adjustment Date; (33) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is a High Cost
Loan; (34) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is a balloon Mortgage
Loan; (35) the Due Date for the first Monthly Payment; (36) the original Monthly
Payment due; (37) the Appraised Value; (38) appraisal verification (Y/N); (39)
type of appraisal verification, if any; and (40) the debt-to-income ratio with
respect to the Mortgage Loan. With respect to the Mortgage Loans in the
aggregate, the related Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth the following
information, as of the related Cut-off Date: (1) the number of Mortgage Loans;
(2) the current aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans;
(3) the weighted average Mortgage Interest Rate of the Mortgage Loans; and (4)
the weighted average maturity of the Mortgage Loans; (5) the average principal
balance of the Mortgage Loans; (6) the applicable Cut-off Date; and (7) the
applicable Closing Date.
Mortgage Note: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a
Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage.
Mortgaged Property: The real property (or leasehold estate, if
applicable) securing repayment of the debt evidenced by a Mortgage Note.
Mortgagor: The obligor on the related Mortgage Note.
OCC: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and any successor
thereto.
Officer's Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the
Board or the Vice Chairman of the Board or a President or a Vice President and
by the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the Assistant Treasurers or
Assistant Secretaries of the Seller, and delivered to the Purchaser as required
by this Agreement.
Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel
for the Seller, reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser, provided that any
Opinion of Counsel relating to (a) the qualification of any account required to
be maintained pursuant to this Agreement as an Eligible Account, (b)
qualification of the Mortgage Loans in a REMIC or (c) compliance with the REMIC
Provisions, must be (unless otherwise stated in such Opinion of Counsel) an
opinion of counsel who (i) is in fact independent of the Seller and any master
servicer of the Mortgage Loans, (ii) does not have any material direct or
indirect financial interest in the Seller or any master servicer of the Mortgage
Loans or in an Affiliate of either and (iii) is not connected with the Seller or
any master servicer of the Mortgage Loans as an officer, employee, director or
person performing similar functions.
OTS: Office of Thrift Supervision, and any successor thereto.
Periodic Rate Cap: The provision of each Mortgage Note related to an
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan which provides for an absolute maximum amount by
which the Mortgage Interest Rate therein may increase or decrease on an Interest
Rate Adjustment Date above or below the Mortgage Interest Rate previously in
effect. The Periodic Rate Cap for each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan is the rate
set forth as such on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Preliminary Mortgage Schedule: As defined in Section 3.
Prepayment Penalty: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the penalty
if the Mortgagor prepays such Mortgage Loan as provided in the related Mortgage
Note or Mortgage.
Principal Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of principal on
a Mortgage Loan which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date,
including any Prepayment Penalty or premium thereon and which is not accompanied
by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or
dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment.
Purchase Price: The price paid on the related Closing Date by the
Purchaser to the Seller in exchange for the Mortgage Loans purchased on such
Closing Date as calculated in Section 4 of this Agreement.
Purchase Price Percentage: As defined in the Purchase Price and
Terms Agreement.
Purchase Price and Terms Agreement: Those certain agreements setting
forth the general terms and conditions of the transactions consummated herein
and identifying the Mortgage Loans to be purchased from time to time hereunder,
by and between the Seller and the Purchaser.
Purchaser: Barclays Bank, PLC, a public limited company registered
in England and Wales under company number 1026167, or its successor in interest
or assigns or any successor to the Purchaser under this Agreement as herein
provided.
Qualified Appraiser: An appraiser, duly appointed by the Seller, who
had no interest, direct or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan
made on the security thereof, and whose compensation was not affected by the
approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and such appraiser and the
appraisal made by such appraiser both satisfied the requirements of Title XI of
the Financial 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.
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan: A mortgage loan eligible to be
substituted by the Seller for a Deleted Mortgage Loan which must, on the date of
such substitution, (i) have an outstanding principal balance, after deduction of
all scheduled payments due in the month of substitution (or in the case of a
substitution of more than one mortgage loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, an
aggregate principal balance), not in excess of the outstanding principal balance
of the Deleted Mortgage Loan (the amount of any shortfall will be deposited in
the Custodial Account by the Seller in the month of substitution); (ii) have a
Mortgage Interest Rate not less than and not more than 1% greater than the
Mortgage Interest Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iii) have a remaining term
to maturity not greater than and not more than one year less than that of the
Deleted Mortgage Loan (iv) be of the same type as the deleted Mortgage Loan
(i.e., fixed rate or adjustable rate with same Mortgage Interest Rate Caps); and
(v) comply with each representation and warranty (respecting individual Mortgage
Loans) set forth in Section 9 hereof.
Rating Agency: Any of Fitch, Xxxxx'x or Standard & Poor's, or their
respective successors designated by the Purchaser.
Reconstitution: A Whole Loan Transfer or a Securitization Transfer.
Reconstitution Agreements: The agreement or agreements entered into
by the Seller and the Purchaser and/or certain third parties on the
Reconstitution Date or Dates with respect to any or all of the Mortgage Loans
sold hereunder, in connection with a Whole Loan Transfer, Agency Transfer or a
Securitization Transfer pursuant to Section 13, including, but not limited to, a
seller's warranties and servicing agreement with respect to a Whole Loan
Transfer, and a pooling and servicing agreement and/or seller/servicer
agreements and related custodial/trust agreement and documents with respect to a
Securitization Transfer.
Reconstitution Date: As defined in Section 13.
Relief Act: The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
REMIC: A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" within the
meaning of Section 860D of the Code.
REMIC Provisions: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating
to a REMIC, which appear at Section 860A through 860G of Subchapter M of Chapter
1, Subtitle A of the Code, and related provisions and regulations, rulings or
pronouncements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from
time to time.
Remittance Date: The date specified in the Interim Servicing
Agreement (with respect to each Mortgage Loan, as specified therein).
Repurchase Price: As defined in the related Purchase Price and Terms
Agreement.
RESPA: Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, as amended from time
to time.
Securitization Transfer: The sale or transfer of some or all of the
Mortgage Loans to a trust or other entity as part of a publicly-issued or
privately-placed, rated or unrated mortgage pass-through or other
mortgage-backed securities transaction.
Seller: Decision One Mortgage Company, LLC, its successors in
interest and assigns.
Servicing Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan subject to the
Interim Servicing Agreement, a fee payable monthly equal to one-twelfth of the
product of (a) the Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the outstanding principal balance
of such Mortgage Loan. Such fee shall be payable monthly and shall be pro-rated
for any portion of a month during which the Mortgage Loan is serviced by the
Seller under the Interim Servicing Agreement. The obligation of the Purchaser to
pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and the Servicing Fee is payable solely
from, the interest portion (including recoveries with respect to interest from
Liquidation Proceeds, to the extent permitted by this Agreement) of such Monthly
Payment collected by the Seller, or as otherwise provided under this Agreement.
Servicing Fee Rate: An amount per annum as set forth in the Interim
Servicing Agreement.
Servicing File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file
retained by the Seller consisting of originals of all documents in the Mortgage
File which are not delivered to the Purchaser or the Custodian and copies of the
Mortgage Loan Documents set forth in Section 2 of the Custodial Agreement.
Servicing Rights: Any and all of the following: (a) any and all
rights to service the Mortgage Loans; (b) any payments to or monies received by
the Seller for servicing the Mortgage Loans; (c) any late fees, penalties or
similar payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans; (d) all agreements or
documents creating, defining or evidencing any such servicing rights to the
extent they relate to such servicing rights and all rights of the Seller
thereunder; (e) Escrow Payments or other similar payments with respect to the
Mortgage Loans and any amounts actually collected by the Seller with respect
thereto; (f) all accounts and other rights to payment related to any of the
property described in this paragraph; and (g) any and all documents, files,
records, servicing files, servicing documents, servicing records, data tapes,
computer records, or other information pertaining to the Mortgage Loans or
pertaining to the past, present or prospective servicing of the Mortgage Loans.
Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan on any date of
determination, (i) the principal balance of such Mortgage Loan at the related
Cut-off Date after giving effect to payments of principal due on or before such
date, to the extent actually received, minus (ii) all amounts previously
distributed to the Purchaser with respect to the related Mortgage Loan
representing payments or recoveries of principal on such Mortgage Loan.
Standard & Poor's: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of
The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies Inc., and any successor thereto.
Successor Servicer: Any servicer of one or more Mortgage Loans
designated by the Purchaser as being entitled to the benefits of the
indemnifications set forth in Subsections 9.03 and 14.01.
Transfer Date: The date on which the Purchaser, or its designee,
shall receive the transfer of servicing responsibilities and begin to perform
the servicing of the Mortgage Loans, and the Seller shall cease all servicing
responsibilities. Such date shall occur on the day indicated by the Purchaser to
the Seller in accordance with the Interim Servicing Agreement.
Underwriting Guidelines: The underwriting guidelines of the Seller,
a copy of which is attached as an exhibit to the related Assignment and
Conveyance.
Whole Loan Transfer: The sale or transfer by Purchaser of some or
all of the Mortgage Loans in a whole loan or participation format pursuant to a
Reconstitution Agreement.
SECTION 2. Agreement to Purchase.
The Seller agrees to sell, from time to time, and the Purchaser
agrees to purchase, from time to time, Mortgage Loans having an aggregate
principal balance on the related Cut-off Date in an amount as set forth in the
related Purchase Price and Terms Agreement, or in such other amount as agreed by
the Purchaser and the Seller as evidenced by the actual aggregate principal
balance of the Mortgage Loans accepted by the Purchaser on each Closing Date.
SECTION 3. Preliminary Mortgage Schedule.
The Seller, from time to time, shall provide the Purchaser with
certain information constituting a preliminary listing of the Mortgage Loans to
be purchased on each Closing Date in accordance with the related Purchase Price
and Terms Agreement and this Agreement (each, a "Preliminary Mortgage
Schedule").
The Seller is obligated to deliver those Mortgage Loans owned and
funded by the Seller pursuant to the original terms of the Seller's commitment
to the mortgagor. The Seller shall deliver the related Mortgage Loan Schedule
for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on a particular Closing Date to the
Purchaser at least two (2) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date. The
related Mortgage Loan Schedule shall be the related Preliminary Mortgage
Schedule with those Mortgage Loans which have not been funded prior to the
related Closing Date deleted.
SECTION 4. Purchase Price.
The Purchase Price for each Mortgage Loan shall be the Purchase
Price Percentage (subject to adjustment as provided therein), multiplied by the
aggregate principal balance, as of the related Cut-off Date, of the Mortgage
Loans listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, after application of
scheduled payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date, but
only to the extent such payments were actually received. The initial principal
amount of the related Mortgage Loans shall be the aggregate principal balance of
the Mortgage Loans, so computed as of the related Cut-off Date. If so provided
in the related Purchase Price and Terms Agreement, portions of the Mortgage
Loans shall be priced separately.
In addition to the Purchase Price as described above, the Purchaser
shall pay to the Seller, at closing, accrued interest on the current principal
amount of the related Mortgage Loans as of the related Cut-off Date at the
weighted average Mortgage Interest Rate of those Mortgage Loans. The Purchase
Price plus accrued interest as set forth in the preceding paragraph shall be
paid to the Seller by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account
designated by the Seller in writing.
The Purchaser shall be entitled to (l) all scheduled principal due
after the related Cut-off Date, (2) all other recoveries of principal collected
on or after the related Cut-off Date, and (3) all payments of interest on the
Mortgage Loans net of applicable Servicing Fees (minus that portion of any such
payment which is allocable to the period prior to the related Cut-off Date). The
outstanding principal balance of each Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off
Date is determined after application of payments of principal due on or before
the related Cut-off Date, to the extent actually collected, together with any
unscheduled principal prepayments collected prior to such Cut-off Date;
provided, however, that payments of scheduled principal and interest paid prior
to such Cut-off date, but to be applied on a Due Date beyond the related Cut-off
Date shall not be applied to the principal balance as of the related Cut-off
Date. Such prepaid amounts shall be the property of the Purchaser. The Seller
shall deposit any such prepaid amounts into the Custodial Account, which account
is established for the benefit of the Purchaser for subsequent remittance by the
Seller to the Purchaser.
SECTION 5. Examination of Mortgage Files.
At least ten (10) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date,
the Seller shall (a) deliver to the Purchaser or its designee in escrow, for
examination with respect to each Mortgage Loan to be purchased, the related
Mortgage File, including a copy of the Assignment of Mortgage, pertaining to
each Mortgage Loan, or (b) make the related Mortgage File available to the
Purchaser for examination at such other location as shall otherwise be
acceptable to the Purchaser. Such examination may be made by the Purchaser or
its designee at any reasonable time before or after the related Closing Date. If
the Purchaser makes such examination prior to the related Closing Date and
determines, in its sole discretion, that any Mortgage Loans are unacceptable to
the Purchaser for any reason, such Mortgage Loans shall be deleted from the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule, and may be replaced by a Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan (or Loans) acceptable to the Purchaser; provided, however, that
the Purchaser and the Seller shall agree in writing on the final pool of
Mortgage Loans to be purchased pursuant to this Agreement. The Purchaser may, at
its option and without notice to the Seller, purchase some or all of the
Mortgage Loans without conducting any partial or complete examination. The fact
that the Purchaser or its designee has conducted or has failed to conduct any
partial or complete examination of the Mortgage Files shall not affect the
Purchaser's (or any of its successor's) rights to demand repurchase,
substitution or other relief as provided herein.
SECTION 6. Conveyance from Seller to Purchaser.
Subsection 6.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans; Possession of
Servicing Files.
The Seller, simultaneously with the delivery of the Mortgage Loan
Schedule with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Package to be purchased on
each Closing Date, shall execute and deliver an Assignment and Conveyance
Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G (the "Assignment and
Conveyance Agreement"). The Seller shall cause the Servicing File retained by it
pursuant to this Agreement to be appropriately identified in its computer system
and/or books and records, as appropriate, to clearly reflect the sale of the
related Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser. In addition, the Seller shall maintain
in its possession, available for inspection by the Purchaser, and shall deliver
to the Purchaser upon demand, evidence of compliance with all federal, state and
local laws, rules and regulations in connection with the origination and
servicing of the Mortgage Loans to the extent required by law to be maintained.
The Seller shall release from its custody the contents of any Servicing File
retained by it only in accordance with this Agreement or the Interim Servicing
Agreement, except when such release is required in connection with a repurchase
of any such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Subsection 9.03.
Subsection 6.02 Books and Records.
Record title to each Mortgage as of the related Closing Date shall
be in the name of the Seller, an Affiliate of the Seller, the Purchaser or one
or more designees of the Purchaser, as the Purchaser shall select.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Mortgage and related Mortgage Note shall be
possessed solely by the Purchaser or the appropriate designee of the Purchaser,
as the case may be. All rights arising out of the Mortgage Loans including, but
not limited to, all funds received by the Seller after the related Cut-off Date
on or in connection with a Mortgage Loan shall be vested in the Purchaser or one
or more designees of the Purchaser; provided, however, that all funds received
on or in connection with a Mortgage Loan shall be received and held by the
Seller in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser or the appropriate designee of
the Purchaser, as the case may be, as the owner of the Mortgage Loans pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement.
The sale of each Mortgage Loan shall be reflected on the Seller's
balance sheet and other financial statements as a sale of assets by the Seller.
Subsection 6.03 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents.
The Seller shall deliver and release to the Custodian no later than
ten (10) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date those Mortgage Loan
Documents set forth on Exhibit A hereto as required by the Custodial Agreement
with respect to each Mortgage Loan, as set forth on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
The Custodian shall certify its receipt of all such Mortgage Loan
Documents required to be delivered pursuant to the Custodial Agreement for the
related Closing Date, as evidenced by the Initial Certification of the Custodian
in the form annexed to the Custodial Agreement. The Seller shall comply with the
terms of the Custodial Agreement and the Purchaser shall pay all fees and
expenses of the Custodian.
The Seller shall forward to the Custodian, or to such other Person
as the Purchaser shall designate in writing, original documents evidencing an
assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan
entered into in accordance with this Agreement within two weeks of their
execution, provided, however, that the Seller shall provide the Custodian, or to
such other Person as the Purchaser shall designate in writing, with a certified
true copy of any such document submitted for recordation within two weeks of its
execution, and shall promptly provide the original of any document submitted for
recordation or a copy of such document certified by the appropriate public
recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original within ninety
days of its submission for recordation.
In the event any document required to be delivered to the Custodian
in the Custodial Agreement, including an original or copy of any document
submitted for recordation to the appropriate public recording office, is not so
delivered to the Custodian, or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall
designate in writing, within 90 days following the related Closing Date (other
than with respect to the Assignments of Mortgage which shall be delivered to the
Custodian in blank and recorded subsequently by the Purchaser or its designee),
and in the event that the Seller does not cure such failure within 30 days of
discovery or receipt of written notification of such failure from the Purchaser,
the related Mortgage Loan shall, upon the request of the Purchaser, be
repurchased by the Seller at the price and in the manner specified in Subsection
9.03. The foregoing repurchase obligation shall not apply in the event that the
Seller cannot deliver an original document submitted for recordation to the
appropriate public recording office within the specified period due to a delay
caused by the recording office in the applicable jurisdiction; provided that the
Seller shall instead deliver a recording receipt of such recording office or, if
such recording receipt is not available, an officer's certificate of a servicing
officer of the Seller, confirming that such documents have been accepted for
recording; provided that, upon request of the Purchaser and delivery by the
Purchaser to the Seller of a schedule of the related Mortgage Loans, the Seller
shall reissue and deliver to the Purchaser or its designee said officer's
certificate.
The Seller shall pay all initial recording fees, if any, for the
assignments of mortgage and any other fees or costs in transferring all original
documents to the Custodian or, upon written request of the Purchaser, to the
Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee. The Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee
shall be responsible for recording the Assignments of Mortgage and shall be
reimbursed by the Seller for the costs associated therewith pursuant to the
preceding sentence.
Subsection 6.04 Quality Control Procedures.
The Seller shall have an internal quality control program that
statistically verifies, on a regular basis, the existence and accuracy of the
legal documents, credit documents, property appraisals, and underwriting
decisions. The program shall include evaluating and monitoring the overall
quality of the Seller's loan production and the servicing activities of the
Seller. The program is to ensure that the Mortgage Loans are originated and
serviced in accordance with the Underwriting Guidelines and Accepted Servicing
Practices, guard against dishonest, fraudulent, or negligent acts, and guard
against errors and omissions by officers, employees, or other authorized
persons.
SECTION 7. Servicing of the Mortgage Loans.
The Mortgage Loans have been sold by the Seller to the Purchaser on
a servicing released basis. Subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and the Interim Servicing Agreement (with respect to each Mortgage
Loan, for an interim period, as specified therein), the Seller hereby sells,
transfers, assigns, conveys and delivers to the Purchaser the Servicing Rights.
The Purchaser shall retain the Seller as contract servicer of the
Mortgage Loans for an interim period pursuant to and in accordance with the
terms and conditions contained in the Interim Servicing Agreement (with respect
to each Mortgage Loan, for an interim period, as specified therein). The
Purchaser and Seller shall execute the Interim Servicing Agreement on the
Closing Date. Pursuant to the Interim Servicing Agreement, the Seller shall
begin servicing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Purchaser and shall be
entitled to the Servicing Fee with respect to such Mortgage Loans from the
initial Closing Date until the termination of the Interim Servicing Agreement as
set forth therein.
SECTION 8. Transfer of Servicing.
On the related Transfer Date, the Purchaser, or its designee, shall
assume all servicing responsibilities related to, and the Seller shall cease all
servicing responsibilities related to the Mortgage Loans sold to the Purchaser
on the related Closing date. The related Transfer Date shall be the date
determined in accordance with Section 6.02 of the Interim Servicing Agreement
(with respect to each Mortgage Loan, for an interim period, as specified
therein).
On or prior to the related Transfer Date, or as otherwise specified
below, the Seller shall, at its sole cost and expense, take such steps as may be
necessary or appropriate to effectuate and evidence the transfer of the
servicing of the related Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, or its designee,
including but not limited to the following:
(a) Notice to Mortgagors. The Seller shall mail to the Mortgagor of
each related Mortgage Loan a letter advising such Mortgagor of the transfer of
the servicing of the related Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser, or its designee, in
accordance with the Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx National Affordable Housing Act of 1990;
provided, however, the content and format of the letter shall have the prior
approval of the Purchaser. The Seller shall provide the Purchaser with copies of
all such related notices within five (5) Business Days following the related
Transfer Date.
(b) [Reserved.]
(c) Delivery of Servicing Records. The Seller shall forward to the
Purchaser, or its designee, all servicing records and the Servicing File in the
Seller's possession relating to each related Mortgage Loan including the
information enumerated in the Interim Servicing Agreement (with respect to each
such Mortgage Loan, for an interim period, as specified therein).
(d) Escrow Payments. The Seller shall provide the Purchaser, or its
designee, with immediately available funds by wire transfer in the amount of the
net Escrow Payments and suspense balances and all loss draft balances associated
with the related Mortgage Loans. The Seller shall provide the Purchaser with an
accounting statement of Escrow Payments and suspense balances and loss draft
balances sufficient to enable the Purchaser to reconcile the amount of such
payment with the accounts of the Mortgage Loans. Additionally, the Seller shall
wire transfer to the Purchaser the amount of any agency, trustee or prepaid
Mortgage Loan payments and all other similar amounts held by the Seller.
(e) Payoffs and Assumptions. The Seller shall provide to the
Purchaser, or its designee, copies of all assumption and payoff statements
generated by the Seller on the related Mortgage Loans from the related Cut-off
Date to the related Transfer Date.
(f) Mortgage Payments Received Prior to the Related Transfer Date.
Prior to the related Transfer Date all payments received by the Seller on each
related Mortgage Loan shall be properly applied by the Seller to the account of
the particular Mortgagor.
(g) Mortgage Payments Received After the Related Transfer Date. The
amount of any related Monthly Payments received by the Seller after the related
Transfer Date shall be forwarded to the Purchaser by overnight mail within one
(1) Business Day following the date of receipt. The Seller shall notify the
Purchaser of the particulars of the payment, which notification requirement
shall be satisfied if the Seller forwards with its payment sufficient
information to permit appropriate processing of the payment by the Purchaser.
The Seller shall assume full responsibility for the necessary and appropriate
legal application of such Monthly Payments received by the Seller after the
related Transfer Date with respect to related Mortgage Loans then in foreclosure
or bankruptcy; provided, for purposes of this Agreement, necessary and
appropriate legal application of such Monthly Payments shall include, but not be
limited to, endorsement of a Monthly Payment to the Purchaser with the
particulars of the payment such as the account number, dollar amount, date
received and any special Mortgagor application instructions and the Seller shall
comply with the foregoing requirements with respect to all Monthly Payments
received by the it after the related Transfer Date.
(h) Misapplied Payments. Misapplied payments shall be processed as
follows:
(1) All parties shall cooperate in correcting misapplication
errors;
(2) The party receiving notice of a misapplied payment
occurring prior to the related Transfer Date and discovered after
the related Transfer Date shall immediately notify the other party;
(3) If a misapplied payment which occurred prior to the
related Transfer Date cannot be identified and said misapplied
payment has resulted in a shortage in a Custodial Account or Escrow
Account, the Seller shall be liable for the amount of such shortage.
The Seller shall reimburse the Purchaser for the amount of such
shortage within thirty (30) days after receipt of written demand
therefor from the Purchaser;
(4) If a misapplied payment which occurred prior to the
related Transfer Date has created an improper Purchase Price as the
result of an inaccurate outstanding principal balance, a check shall
be issued to the party shorted by the improper payment application
within five (5) Business Days after notice thereof by the other
party; and
(5) Any check issued under the provisions of this Section 8(h)
shall be accompanied by a statement indicating the corresponding
Seller and/or the Purchaser Mortgage Loan identification number and
an explanation of the allocation of any such payments.
(i) Books and Records. On the related Transfer Date, the books,
records and accounts of the Seller with respect to the related Mortgage Loans
shall be in accordance with all applicable Purchaser requirements as set forth
in this Agreement.
(j) Reconciliation. The Seller shall, on or before the related
Transfer Date, reconcile principal balances and make any monetary adjustments
required by the Purchaser. Any such monetary adjustments will be transferred
between the Seller and the Purchaser as appropriate.
(k) IRS Forms. The Seller shall file all IRS forms 1099, 1099A, 1098
or 1041 and K-1 which are required to be filed in accordance with applicable law
in relation to the servicing and ownership of the related Mortgage Loans. The
Seller shall provide copies of such forms to the Purchaser upon request and
shall reimburse the Purchaser for any costs or penalties incurred by the
Purchaser due to the Seller's failure to comply with this paragraph.
SECTION 9. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Seller;
Remedies for Breach.
Subsection 9.01 Representations and Warranties Regarding the Seller.
The Seller represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser that
as of the date hereof and as of each Closing Date:
(a) Due Organization and Authority. The Seller is a limited
liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the state of North Carolina and has all licenses necessary to carry
on its business as now being conducted and is licensed, qualified and in good
standing in each state wherein it owns or leases any material properties or
where a Mortgaged Property is located, if the laws of such state require
licensing or qualification in order to conduct business of the type conducted by
the Seller, and in any event the Seller is in compliance with the laws of any
such state to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of the related
Mortgage Loan and the servicing of such Mortgage Loan in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement and the Interim Servicing Agreement; the Seller has the
full power, authority and legal right to hold, transfer and convey the Mortgage
Loans and to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations
hereunder; the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement (including
all instruments of transfer to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement) by the
Seller and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been
duly and validly authorized; this Agreement and all agreements contemplated
hereby have been duly executed and delivered and constitute the valid, legal,
binding and enforceable obligations of the Seller, regardless of whether such
enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law; and all requisite
company action has been taken by the Seller to make this Agreement and all
agreements contemplated hereby valid and binding upon the Seller in accordance
with their terms;
(b) Ordinary Course of Business. The consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of
business of the Seller, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the
Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement are
not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect
in any applicable jurisdiction;
(c) No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the acquisition or origination of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller,
the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, will conflict with or result in a breach
of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Seller's charter or by-laws
or any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Seller is
now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an
acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the violation of any law,
rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Seller or its property
is subject, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or
encumbrance that would have an adverse effect upon any of its properties
pursuant to the terms of any mortgage, contract, deed of trust or other
instrument, or impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage
Loans, impair the value of the Mortgage Loans, or impair the ability of the
Purchaser to realize the full amount of any insurance benefits accruing pursuant
to this Agreement;
(d) Ability to Service. Seller has the facilities, procedures, and
experienced personnel necessary for the sound servicing of mortgage loans of the
same type as the Mortgage Loans. The Seller is duly qualified, licensed,
registered and otherwise authorized under all applicable federal, state and
local laws, and regulations, if applicable, meets the minimum capital
requirements set forth by HUD, the OTS, the OCC or the FDIC, if applicable, and
is in good standing to enforce, originate, sell mortgage loans to, and service
mortgage loans in the jurisdiction wherein the Mortgaged Properties are located;
(e) Reasonable Servicing Fee. The Seller acknowledges and agrees
that the Servicing Fee, represents reasonable compensation for performing such
services and that the entire Servicing Fee shall be treated by the Seller, for
accounting and tax purposes, as compensation for the servicing and
administration of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement and the Interim
Servicing Agreement;
(f) Ability to Perform; Solvency. The Seller does not believe, nor
does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and
every covenant contained in this Agreement. The Seller is solvent and the sale
of the Mortgage Loans will not cause the Seller to become insolvent. The sale of
the Mortgage Loans is not undertaken with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud
any of Seller's creditors;
(g) No Litigation Pending. There is no action, suit, proceeding or
investigation pending or threatened against the Seller, before any court,
administrative agency or other tribunal asserting the invalidity of this
Agreement, seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or which, either in any one instance or in the
aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in the business,
operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Seller, or in any
material impairment of the right or ability of the Seller to carry on its
business substantially as now conducted, or in any material liability on the
part of the Seller, or which would draw into question the validity of this
Agreement or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be taken in
connection with the obligations of the Seller contemplated herein, or which
would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Seller to perform under
the terms of this Agreement;
(h) No Consent Required. No consent, approval, authorization or
order of, or registration or filing with, or notice to any court or governmental
agency or body including HUD, the FHA or the VA is required for the execution,
delivery and performance by the Seller of or compliance by the Seller with this
Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, the delivery of a portion of the Mortgage Files
to the Custodian or the sale of the Mortgage Loans or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or if required, such approval has
been obtained prior to the Closing Date;
(i) Selection Process. The Mortgage Loans were selected from among
the outstanding one- to four-family mortgage loans in the Seller's portfolio at
the related Closing Date as to which the representations and warranties set
forth in Subsection 9.02 could be made and such selection was not made in a
manner so as to affect adversely the interests of the Purchaser;
(j) Delivery to the Custodian. The Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the
Assignment of Mortgage and any other documents required to be delivered with
respect to each Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Custodial Agreement, shall be
delivered to the Custodian all in compliance with the specific requirements of
the Custodial Agreement. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Seller will be
in possession of a complete Mortgage File in compliance with Exhibit A hereto,
except for such documents as will be delivered to the Custodian;
(k) Mortgage Loan Characteristics. The characteristics of the
related Mortgage Loan Package are as set forth on the description of the pool
characteristics for the applicable Mortgage Loan Package delivered pursuant to
Section 11 on the related Closing Date in the form attached as Exhibit B to each
related Assignment and Conveyance Agreement;
(l) No Untrue Information. Neither this Agreement nor any
information, statement, tape, diskette, report, form, or other document
furnished or to be furnished pursuant to this Agreement or any Reconstitution
Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (including
any Securitization Transfer or Whole Loan Transfer) contains or will contain any
untrue statement of fact or omits or will omit to state a fact necessary to make
the statements contained herein or therein not misleading;
(m) Financial Statements. The Seller has delivered to the Purchaser
financial statements as to its last three complete fiscal years and any later
quarter ended more than 60 days prior to the execution of this Agreement. All
such financial statements fairly present the pertinent results of operations and
changes in financial position for each of such periods and the financial
position at the end of each such period of the Seller and its subsidiaries and
have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied throughout the periods involved, except as set forth in the
notes thereto. In addition, the Seller has delivered information as to its loan
gain and loss experience in respect of foreclosures and its loan delinquency
experience for the immediately preceding three-year period, in each case with
respect to mortgage loans owned by it and such mortgage loans serviced for
others during such period, and all such information so delivered shall be true
and correct in all material respects. There has been no change in the business,
operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Seller since the
date of the Seller's financial statements that would have a material adverse
effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement. The
Seller has completed any forms requested by the Purchaser in a timely manner and
in accordance with the provided instructions;
(n) No Brokers. The Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment
banker, agent or other person that may be entitled to any commission or
compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans;
(o) Sale Treatment. The Seller intends to reflect the transfer of
the Mortgage Loans as a sale on the books and records of the Seller and the
Seller has determined that the disposition of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to
this Agreement will be afforded sale treatment for tax and accounting purposes;
(p) Owner of Record. The Seller is the owner of record of each
Mortgage and the indebtedness evidenced by each Mortgage Note, except for the
Assignments of Mortgage which have been sent for recording, and upon recordation
the Seller will be the owner of record of each Mortgage and the indebtedness
evidenced by each Mortgage Note, and upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the
Purchaser, the Seller will retain the Mortgage Files with respect thereto in
trust only for the purpose of servicing and supervising the servicing of each
Mortgage Loan; and
(q) Seller's Origination. The Seller's decision to originate any
mortgage loan or to deny any mortgage loan application is an independent
decision based upon the Underwriting Guidelines, and is in now way made as a
result of Purchaser's decision to purchase, or not to purchase, or the price
Purchaser may offer to pay for, any such mortgage loan, if originated.
Subsection 9.02 Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual
Mortgage Loans.
The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser that, as
to each Mortgage Loan, as of the related Closing Date for such Mortgage Loan:
(a) Mortgage Loans as Described. The information set forth in the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule is complete, true and correct;
(b) Payments Current. All payments required to be made up to the
related Closing Date for the Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note,
other than payments not yet 30 days delinquent, have been made and credited. No
payment required under the Mortgage Loan is 30 days or more delinquent nor has
any payment under the Mortgage Loan been 30 days or more delinquent at any time
since the origination of the Mortgage Loan. The first Monthly Payment shall be
made with respect to the Mortgage Loan on its related Due Date or within the
grace period, all in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note;
(c) No Outstanding Charges. There are no defaults in complying with
the terms of the Mortgage, and all taxes, governmental assessments, insurance
premiums, water, sewer and municipal charges, leasehold payments or ground rents
which previously became due and owing have been paid, or an escrow of funds has
been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every such item which
remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. The
Seller has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any
advance of funds by a party other than the Mortgagor, directly or indirectly,
for the payment of any amount required under the Mortgage Loan, except for
interest accruing from the date of the Mortgage Note or date of disbursement of
the Mortgage Loan proceeds, whichever is earlier, to the day which precedes by
one month the related Due Date of the first installment of principal and
interest;
(d) Original Terms Unmodified. The terms of the Mortgage Note and
Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect,
from the date of origination except by a written instrument which has been
recorded, if necessary to protect the interests of the Purchaser, and which has
been delivered to the Custodian or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall
designate in writing, and the terms of which are reflected in the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule. The substance of any such waiver, alteration or
modification has been approved by the title insurer, if any, to the extent
required by the policy, and its terms are reflected on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule, if applicable. No Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part,
except in connection with an assumption agreement, approved by the issuer of the
title insurer, to the extent required by the policy, and which assumption
agreement is part of the Mortgage Loan File delivered to the Custodian or to
such other Person as the Purchaser shall designate in writing and the terms of
which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(e) No Defenses. The Mortgage Loan is not subject to any right of
rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without limitation the
defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage
Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render either the
Mortgage Note or the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part 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;
(f) Hazard Insurance. Pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage, all
buildings or other improvements upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by a
generally acceptable insurer against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage
and such other hazards, if any, as are usually and customarily insured against
by prudent mortgage lenders in the community in which the related Mortgaged
Property is located. If required by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as
amended, each Mortgage Loan is covered by a flood insurance policy meeting the
requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration
as in effect which policy conforms to the requirements usually and customarily
insured against by prudent mortgage lenders in the community in which the
related Mortgaged Property is located, as well as all additional requirements
set forth in Section 2.10 of the Interim Servicing Agreement. 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 the hazard insurance
policy at the Mortgagor's cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor's failure to do
so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to obtain and maintain such insurance
at such Mortgagor's cost and expense, and to seek reimbursement therefor from
the Mortgagor. Where required by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been
given an opportunity to choose the carrier of the required hazard insurance,
provided the policy is not a "master" or "blanket" hazard insurance policy
covering a condominium, or any hazard insurance policy covering the common
facilities of a planned unit development. The hazard insurance policy is the
valid and binding obligation of the insurer, is in full force and effect, and
will be in full force and effect and inure to the benefit of the Purchaser upon
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Seller
has not engaged in, and has no knowledge of the Mortgagor's having engaged in,
any act or omission which would impair the coverage of any such policy, the
benefits of the endorsement provided for herein, or the validity and binding
effect of either including, without limitation, no unlawful fee, commission,
kickback or other unlawful compensation or value of any kind has been or will be
received, retained or realized by any attorney, firm or other person or entity,
and no such unlawful items have been received, retained or realized by the
Seller;
(g) Compliance with Applicable Laws. Any and all requirements of any
federal, state or local law including, without limitation, usury,
truth-in-lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection,
equal credit opportunity and disclosure and all predatory and abusive lending
laws applicable to the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, any
provisions relating to Prepayment Penalties, have been complied with, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not involve the
violation of any such laws or regulations, and the Seller shall maintain in its
possession, available for the Purchaser's inspection, and shall deliver to the
Purchaser upon demand, evidence of compliance with all such requirements;
(h) No Satisfaction of Mortgage. The Mortgage has not been
satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded, in whole or in part, and the
Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien of the Mortgage, in whole
or in part, nor has any instrument been executed that would effect any such
release, cancellation, subordination or rescission. The Seller has not waived
the performance by the Mortgagor of any action, if the Mortgagor's failure to
perform such action would cause the Mortgage Loan to be in default, nor has the
Seller waived any default resulting from any action or inaction by the
Mortgagor;
(i) Location and Type of Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property
is a fee simple property 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 two- to four-family dwelling, or an
individual residential condominium unit in a condominium project, or an
individual unit in a planned unit development and that no residence or dwelling
is a mobile home, provided, however, that any condominium unit or planned unit
development shall not fall within any of the "Ineligible Projects" of part XII,
Section 102 of the Xxxxxx Xxx Selling Guide and shall conform with the
Underwriting Guidelines. In the case of any Mortgaged Properties that are
manufactured homes (a "Manufactured Home Mortgage Loans"), (i) the related
manufactured dwelling is permanently affixed to the land, (ii) the related
manufactured dwelling and the related land are subject to a Mortgage properly
filed in the appropriate public recording office and naming Seller as mortgagee,
(iii) the applicable laws of the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged
Property is located will deem the manufactured dwelling located on such
Mortgaged Property to be a part of the real property on which such dwelling is
located, and (iv) such Manufactured Home Mortgage Loan is (x) a qualified
mortgage under Section 860G(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended and (y) secured by manufactured housing treated as a single family
residence under Section 25(e)(10) of the Code. 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; provided, that Mortgaged Properties which contain a home
office shall not be considered as being used for commercial purposes as long as
the Mortgaged Property has not been altered for commercial purposes and is not
storing any chemicals or raw materials other than those commonly used for
homeowner repair, maintenance and/or household purposes;
(j) Valid First Lien. The Mortgage is a valid, subsisting,
enforceable and perfected, first lien on the Mortgaged Property, including all
buildings and improvements on the Mortgaged Property and all installations and
mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems located
in or annexed to such buildings, and all additions, alterations and replacements
made at any time with respect to the foregoing. The lien of the Mortgage is
subject only to:
(1) the lien of current real property taxes and assessments
not yet due and payable;
(2) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way,
easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of
recording acceptable to prudent mortgage lending institutions
generally and specifically referred to in the lender's title
insurance policy delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan
and (a) specifically referred to or otherwise considered in the
appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan or (b) which
do not adversely affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged
Property set forth in such appraisal; and
(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, enforceable and perfected first lien and first priority security
interest on the property described therein and the Seller has full right to sell
and assign the same to the Purchaser.;
(k) Validity of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage and any other agreement executed and delivered by a Mortgagor in
connection with a Mortgage Loan are genuine, and each is the legal, valid and
binding obligation of the maker thereof enforceable in accordance with its terms
(including, without limitation, any provisions relating to Prepayment
Penalties). All parties to the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any other such
related agreement had legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to
execute and deliver the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any such agreement, and
the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any other such related agreement have been
duly and properly executed by other such related parties. No fraud, error,
omission, misrepresentation, negligence or similar occurrence with respect to a
Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of 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. The Seller has reviewed
all of the documents constituting the Servicing File and has made such inquiries
as it deems necessary to make and confirm the accuracy of the representations
set forth herein;
(l) Full Disbursement of Proceeds. The Mortgage Loan has been closed
and the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed and there is no
requirement for future advances thereunder, and any and all requirements as to
completion of any on-site or off-site improvement and as to disbursements of any
escrow funds therefor have been complied with. All costs, fees and expenses
incurred in making or closing the Mortgage Loan and the recording of the
Mortgage were paid, and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any
amounts paid or due under the Mortgage Note or Mortgage;
(m) Ownership. The Seller is the sole owner of record and holder of
the Mortgage Loan and the indebtedness evidenced by each Mortgage Note and upon
the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the Seller will retain the
Mortgage Files or any part thereof with respect thereto not delivered to the
Custodian, the Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee, in trust only for the
purpose of servicing and supervising the servicing of each Mortgage Loan. The
Mortgage Loan is not assigned or pledged, and the Seller has good, indefeasible
and marketable title thereto, and has full right to transfer and sell the
Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser free and clear of any encumbrance, equity,
participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest, and
has full right and authority subject to no interest or participation of, or
agreement with, any other party, to sell and assign each Mortgage Loan pursuant
to this Agreement and following the sale of each Mortgage Loan, the Purchaser
will own such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any encumbrance, equity,
participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest. The
Seller intends to relinquish all rights to possess, control and monitor the
Mortgage Loan. After the related Closing Date, the Seller will have no right to
modify or alter the terms of the sale of the Mortgage Loan and the Seller will
have no obligation or right to repurchase the Mortgage Loan or substitute
another Mortgage Loan, except as provided in this Agreement;
(n) Doing Business. All parties which have had any interest in the
Mortgage Loan, whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or,
during the period in which they held and disposed of such interest, were) (1) in
compliance with any and all applicable licensing requirements of the laws of the
state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located, and (2) either (i) organized
under the laws of such state, or (ii) qualified to do business in such state, or
(iii) a federal savings and loan association, a savings bank or a national bank
having a principal office in such state, or (3) not doing business in such
state;
(o) LTV. No Mortgage Loan has an LTV greater than 100%.
(p) Title Insurance. The Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA
lender's title insurance policy, or with respect to any Mortgage Loan for which
the related Mortgaged Property is located in California a CLTA lender's title
insurance policy, or other generally acceptable form of policy or insurance
acceptable to the Purchaser and each such title insurance policy is issued by a
title insurer acceptable to the Purchaser and qualified to do business in the
jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring the Seller, its
successors and assigns, as to the first priority lien of the Mortgage in the
original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan (or to the extent a Mortgage Note
provides for negative amortization, the maximum amount of negative amortization
in accordance with the Mortgage), subject only to the exceptions contained in
clauses (1) and (2) of paragraph (j) of this Subsection 9.02. 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 Seller, its successor and assigns, are the sole insureds of such lender's
title insurance policy, and such lender's title insurance policy is valid and
remains in full force and effect and will be in force and effect upon the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No claims have
been made under such lender's title insurance policy, and no prior holder of the
related Mortgage, including the Seller, has done, by act or omission, anything
which would impair the coverage of such lender's title insurance policy,
including without limitation, no unlawful fee, commission, kickback or other
unlawful compensation or value of any kind has been or will be received,
retained or realized by any attorney, firm or other person or entity, and no
such unlawful items have been received, retained or realized by the Seller;
(q) No Defaults. Other than payments due but not yet 30 days or more
delinquent, there is no default, breach, violation or event which would permit
acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and no event
which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace
or cure period, would constitute a default, breach, violation or event which
would permit acceleration, and neither the Seller nor any of its Affiliates nor
any of their respective predecessors, have waived any default, breach, violation
or event which would permit acceleration;
(r) No Mechanics' Liens. There are no mechanics' or similar liens or
claims which have been filed for work, labor or material (and no rights are
outstanding that under law could give rise to such liens) affecting the related
Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens prior to, or equal or coordinate
with, the lien of the related Mortgage;
(s) Location of Improvements; No Encroachments. All improvements
which were considered in determining the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged
Property lay wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the
Mortgaged Property, and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon
the Mortgaged Property. No improvement located on or being part of the Mortgaged
Property is in violation of any applicable zoning law or regulation;
(t) Origination; Payment Terms. Either (a) the Mortgage Loan was
originated by a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development pursuant to Sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act, a
savings and loan association, a savings bank, a commercial bank, credit union,
insurance company or other similar institution which is supervised and examined
by a federal or state authority, or (b) the following requirements have been met
with respect to the Mortgage Loan: the Seller meets the requirements set forth
in clause (a), and (i) such Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with
standards established by the Seller, using application forms and related credit
documents approved by the Seller, (ii) the Seller approved each application and
the related credit documents before a commitment by the correspondent was
issued, and no such commitment was issued until the Seller agreed to fund such
Mortgage Loan, (iii) the closing documents for such Mortgage Loan were prepared
on forms approved by the Seller, and (iv) such Mortgage Loan was actually funded
by the Seller and was purchased by the Seller at closing or soon thereafter. 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. Principal payments on the Mortgage Loan
commenced no more than sixty days after funds were disbursed in connection with
the Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Interest Rate as well as the Lifetime Rate Cap
and the Periodic Cap, are as set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
The Mortgage Note is payable in equal monthly installments of principal and
interest, which installments of interest, with respect to Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loans, are subject to change due to the adjustments to the Mortgage
Interest Rate on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date, with interest calculated
and payable in arrears, sufficient to amortize the Mortgage Loan fully by the
stated maturity date, over an original term of not more than thirty years from
commencement of amortization. The Mortgage Loan may be payable on a day other
than the first day of each month. There are no Convertible Mortgage Loans which
contain a provision allowing the Mortgagor to convert the Mortgage Note from an
adjustable interest rate Mortgage Note to a fixed interest rate Mortgage Note;
(u) Customary Provisions. The Mortgage contains customary and
enforceable provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder
thereof adequate for the realization against the Mortgaged Property of the
benefits of the security provided thereby, including, (i) in the case of a
Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, and (ii) otherwise by
judicial foreclosure. Upon default by a Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan and
foreclosure on, or trustee's sale of, the Mortgaged Property pursuant to the
proper procedures, the holder of the Mortgage Loan will be able to deliver good
and merchantable title to the Mortgaged Property. There is no homestead or other
exemption available to a Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to sell
the Mortgaged Property at a trustee's sale or the right to foreclose the
Mortgage, subject to applicable federal and state laws and judicial precedent
with respect to bankruptcy and right of redemption or similar law;
(v) Conformance with Agency and Underwriting Guidelines. The
Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the Underwriting Guidelines (a
copy of which is attached to each related Assignment and Conveyance Agreement).
The Mortgage Note and Mortgage are on forms acceptable to Xxxxxxx Mac or Xxxxxx
Mae and the Seller has not made any representations to a Mortgagor that are
inconsistent with the mortgage instruments used;
(w) Occupancy of the Mortgaged Property. As of the 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;
(x) No Additional Collateral. The Mortgage Note is not and has not
been secured by any collateral except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage and
the security interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage
referred to in clause (j) above;
(y) Deeds of Trust. In the event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of
trust, a trustee, authorized and duly qualified under applicable law to serve as
such, has been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in the
Mortgage, and no fees or expenses are or will become payable by the Purchaser to
the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee's sale
after default by the Mortgagor;
(z) [Reserved];
(aa) Delivery of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note, the
Mortgage, the Assignment of Mortgage and any other documents required to be
delivered under the Custodial Agreement for each Mortgage Loan have been
delivered to the Custodian. The Seller is in possession of a complete, true and
accurate Mortgage File in compliance with Exhibit A hereto, except for such
documents the originals of which have been delivered to the Custodian;
(bb) Condominiums/Planned Unit Developments. If 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 such Mortgage Loan was originated in accordance with, and the Mortgaged
Property meets the guidelines set forth in the Underwriting Guidelines;
(cc) Transfer of Mortgage Loans. The Assignment of Mortgage with
respect to each Mortgage Loan is in recordable form and is acceptable for
recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is
located. The transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the
Mortgages by the Seller are not subject to the bulk transfer or similar
statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction;
(dd) Due-On-Sale. With respect to each Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan, the
Mortgage contains an enforceable provision for the acceleration of the payment
of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in the event that the
Mortgaged Property is sold or transferred without the prior written consent of
the mortgagee thereunder, and to the best of the Seller's knowledge, such
provision is enforceable;
(ee) Assumability. With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, the Mortgage Loan Documents provide that after the related first Interest
Rate Adjustment Date, a related Mortgage Loan may only be assumed if the party
assuming such Mortgage Loan meets certain credit requirements, if any, stated in
the Mortgage Loan Documents;
(ff) No Buydown Provisions; No Graduated Payments or Contingent
Interests. The Mortgage Loan does not contain provisions pursuant to which
Monthly Payments are paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any separate
account established by the Seller, the Mortgagor, or anyone on behalf of the
Mortgagor, or paid by any source other than the Mortgagor nor does it contain
any other similar provisions which may constitute a "buydown" provision. The
Mortgage Loan is not a graduated payment mortgage loan and the Mortgage Loan
does not have a shared appreciation or other contingent interest feature;
(gg) Consolidation of Future Advances. Any future advances made to
the Mortgagor prior to the applicable Cut-off Date have been consolidated with
the outstanding principal amount secured by the Mortgage, and the secured
principal amount, as consolidated, bears a single interest rate and single
repayment term. The lien of the Mortgage securing the consolidated principal
amount is expressly insured as having first lien priority by a title insurance
policy, an endorsement to the policy insuring the mortgagee's consolidated
interest or by other title evidence acceptable under the Underwriting
Guidelines. The consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original
principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;
(hh) Mortgaged Property Undamaged; No Condemnation Proceedings.
There is no proceeding pending or threatened for the total or partial
condemnation of the Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property is undamaged by
waste, fire, earthquake or earth movement, windstorm, flood, tornado or other
casualty so as to affect adversely the value of the Mortgaged Property as
security for the Mortgage Loan or the use for which the premises were intended
and each Mortgaged Property is in good repair. There have not been any
condemnation proceedings with respect to the Mortgaged Property and the Seller
has no knowledge of any such proceedings in the future;
(ii) Collection Practices; Escrow Deposits; Interest Rate
Adjustments. The origination, servicing and collection practices used by the
Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been in all respects in compliance
with Accepted Servicing Practices, applicable laws and regulations, and have
been in all respects legal and proper. With respect to escrow deposits and
Escrow Payments, all such payments are in the possession of, or under the
control of, the Seller 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 and the provisions of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage. An escrow of
funds is not prohibited by applicable law and has been established in an amount
sufficient to pay for every item that remains unpaid and has been assessed but
is not yet due and payable. No escrow deposits or Escrow Payments or other
charges or payments due the Seller have been capitalized under the Mortgage or
the Mortgage Note. All Mortgage Interest Rate adjustments have been made in
strict compliance with state and federal law and the terms of the related
Mortgage and Mortgage Note on the related Interest Rate Adjustment Date. If,
pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Note, another index was selected for
determining the Mortgage Interest Rate, the same index was used with respect to
each Mortgage Note which required a new index to be selected, and such selection
did not conflict with the terms of the related Mortgage Note. The Seller
executed and delivered any and all notices required under applicable law and the
terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding the Mortgage Interest
Rate and the Monthly Payment adjustments. Any interest required to be paid
pursuant to state, federal and local law has been properly paid and credited;
(jj) Conversion to Fixed Interest Rate. With respect to Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loans, the Mortgage Loan is not a Convertible Mortgage Loan;
(kk) Other Insurance Policies. No action, inaction or event has
occurred and no state of facts exists or has existed that has resulted or will
result in the exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage under any
applicable, special hazard insurance policy, or bankruptcy bond, irrespective of
the cause of such failure of coverage. In connection with the placement of any
such insurance, no commission, fee, or other compensation has been or will be
received by the Seller or by any officer, director, or employee of the Seller or
any designee of the Seller or any corporation in which the Seller or any
officer, director, or employee had a financial interest at the time of placement
of such insurance;
(ll) No Violation of Environmental Laws. 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 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;
(mm) Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. The Mortgagor has not notified
the Seller, and the Seller has no knowledge of any relief requested or allowed
to the Mortgagor under the Relief Act, or other similar state statute;
(nn) Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the
related Mortgaged Property signed prior to the approval of the Mortgage Loan
application by a Qualified Appraiser, duly appointed by the Seller, who had no
interest, direct or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on
the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or
disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and the appraisal and appraiser both satisfy
the requirements of Title XI of the Financial 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;
(oo) Disclosure Materials. The Mortgagor has executed a statement to
the effect that the Mortgagor has received all disclosure materials required by,
and the Seller has complied with, all applicable law with respect to the making
of the Mortgage Loans. The Seller shall maintain such statement in the Mortgage
File;
(pp) Construction or Rehabilitation of Mortgaged Property. No
Mortgage Loan was made in connection with the construction or rehabilitation of
a Mortgaged Property or facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged
Property;
(qq) Value of Mortgaged Property. The Seller has no knowledge of any
circumstances existing that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the
value or the marketability of any Mortgaged Property (except as may be expressly
shown in the related appraisal) or Mortgage Loan or to cause the Mortgage Loans
to prepay during any period materially faster or slower than similar mortgage
loans held by the Seller generally secured by properties in the same geographic
area as the related Mortgaged Property;
(rr) No Defense to Insurance Coverage. No action has been taken or
failed to be taken, no event has occurred and no state of facts exists or has
existed on or prior to the Closing Date (whether or not known to the Seller on
or prior to such date) which has resulted or will result in an exclusion from,
denial of, or defense to coverage under any primary mortgage insurance
(including, without limitation, any exclusions, denials or defenses which would
limit or reduce the availability of the timely payment of the full amount of the
loss otherwise due thereunder to the insured) whether arising out of actions,
representations, errors, omissions, negligence, or fraud of the Seller, the
related Mortgagor or any party involved in the application for such coverage,
including the appraisal, plans and specifications and other exhibits or
documents submitted therewith to the insurer under such insurance policy, or for
any other reason under such coverage, but not including the failure of such
insurer to pay by reason of such insurer's breach of such insurance policy or
such insurer's financial inability to pay;
(ss) Escrow Analysis. With respect to each Mortgage, the Seller has
within the last twelve months (unless such Mortgage was originated within such
twelve month period) analyzed the required Escrow Payments for each Mortgage and
adjusted the amount of such payments so that, assuming all required payments are
timely made, any deficiency will be eliminated on or before the first
anniversary of such analysis, or any overage will be refunded to the Mortgagor,
in accordance with RESPA and any other applicable law;
(tt) Prior Servicing. Each Mortgage Loan has been serviced in all
material respects in strict compliance with Accepted Servicing Practices;
(uu) Credit Information. As to each consumer report (as defined in
the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Public Law 91-508) or other credit information
furnished by the Seller to the Purchaser, that Seller has full right and
authority and is not precluded by law or contract from furnishing such
information to the Purchaser and the Purchaser is not precluded from furnishing
the same to any subsequent or good faith legitimate prospective purchaser of
such Mortgage. The Seller shall hold the Purchaser harmless from any and all
damages, losses, costs and expenses (including attorney's fees) arising from
disclosure of credit information in connection with the Purchaser's good faith
legitimate secondary marketing operations and the purchase and sale of mortgages
or Servicing Rights thereto;
(vv) 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;
(ww) Prepayment Penalty. (i) Each Mortgage Loan is subject to a
Prepayment Penalty as provided in the related Mortgage Note, except as set forth
on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. With respect to Mortgage Loans originated
prior to October 1, 2002, no such Prepayment Penalty may be imposed for a term
in excess of five (5) years following origination. With respect to Mortgage
Loans originated on or after October 1, 2002, no such Prepayment Penalty may be
imposed for a term in excess of three (3) years following origination;
(xx) Predatory Lending Regulations. No Mortgage Loan is a High Cost
Loan. No Mortgage Loan is covered by the Home Ownership and Equity Protection
Act of 1994 and no Mortgage Loan is in violation of any comparable state or
local law;
(yy) Single-premium credit life insurance policy. In connection with
the origination of any Mortgage Loan, no proceeds from any Mortgage Loan were
used to finance a single-premium credit life insurance policy;
(zz) Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Seller has
complied with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations,
including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (collectively, the
"Anti-Money Laundering Laws");
(aaa) Qualified Mortgage. The Mortgage Loan is a "qualified
mortgage" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code;
(bbb) Tax Service Contract. Each Mortgage Loan is covered by a paid
in full, life of loan, tax service contract issued by Fidelity National Tax
Service, and such contract is transferable;
(ccc) Georgia Fair Lending Act. There is no Mortgage Loan that was
originated on or after October 1, 2002 and on or prior to March 7, 2003, which
is secured by property located in the State of Georgia;
(ddd) Underwriting Methodology. The methodology used in underwriting
the extension of credit for each Mortgage Loan employs objective mathematical
principles which relate the related Mortgagor's income, assets and liabilities
to the proposed payment and such underwriting methodology does not rely on the
extent of the related 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
related Mortgagor had a reasonable ability to make timely payments on the
Mortgage Loan;
(eee) Mortgage Loans with Prepayment Premiums. With respect to any
Mortgage Loan that contains a provision permitting imposition of a premium upon
a prepayment prior to maturity: (i) a mortgage loan without such a premium was
available to the Mortgagor at an interest rate and/or fee structure higher than
that of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) prior to the Mortgage Loan's funding, the
related Mortgagor had the option of obtaining the Mortgage Loan without a
requirement for payment of such a premium, and (iii) the prepayment premium is
disclosed to the related Mortgagor in the Mortgage Loan documents pursuant to
applicable state and federal law;
(fff) Purchase of Insurance. 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;
(ggg) 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 each Mortgage
Loan, have been disclosed in writing to the Mortgagor in accordance with
applicable state and federal law and regulation; and
(hhh) No Arbitration. No Mortgage Loan originated on or after July
1, 2004 requires the related Mortgagor to submit to arbitration to resolve any
dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Mortgage Loan transaction.
Subsection 9.03 Remedies for Breach of Representations and
Warranties.
It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties
set forth in Subsections 9.01 and 9.02 shall survive the sale of the Mortgage
Loans to the Purchaser and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser,
notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or
Assignment of Mortgage or the examination or failure to examine any Mortgage
File. Upon discovery by either the Seller or the Purchaser of a breach of any of
the foregoing representations and warranties, the party discovering such breach
shall give prompt written notice to the other.
Within 60 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to
the Seller of any such breach of a representation or warranty, which materially
and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans or the interest of the
Purchaser therein (or which materially and adversely affects the value of the
applicable Mortgage Loan or the interest of the Purchaser therein in the case of
a representation and warranty relating to a particular Mortgage Loan), the
Seller shall use its best efforts promptly to cure such breach in all material
respects and, if such breach cannot be cured, the Seller shall, at the
Purchaser's option, and upon receipt of notice from the Purchaser demanding
repurchase within 90 days of such failure to cure after notice of such breach
was given by the Purchaser, repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase
Price. Notwithstanding the above sentence, within 60 days of the earlier of
either discovery by, or notice to, the Seller of any breach of the
representations or warranties set forth in paragraph (ww), (xx), (yy), (aaa),
(ccc), (ddd), (eee), (fff), (ggg) or (hhh) of Subsection 9.02, the Seller shall
repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price. In the event that a
breach shall involve any representation or warranty set forth in Subsection 9.01
which materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans as a
whole or the interests of the Purchaser therein, and such breach cannot be cured
within 60 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the Seller of
such breach, all of the affected Mortgage Loans shall, at the Purchaser's
option, be repurchased by the Seller at the Repurchase Price. However, if the
breach shall involve a representation or warranty set forth in Subsection 9.02
(except as provided in the second sentence of this paragraph with respect to
certain breaches for which no substitution is permitted) and the Seller
discovers or receives notice of any such breach within 120 days of the related
Closing Date, the Seller shall, at the Purchaser's option and provided that the
Seller has a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, rather than repurchase the
Mortgage Loan as provided above, remove such Mortgage Loan (a "Deleted Mortgage
Loan") and substitute in its place a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or
Loans, provided that any such substitution shall be effected not later than 120
days after the related Closing Date. If the Seller has no Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan, it shall repurchase the deficient Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase
Price. Any repurchase of a Mortgage Loan or Loans pursuant to the foregoing
provisions of this Subsection 9.03 shall be accomplished by either (a) if the
Interim Servicing Agreement has been entered into and is in effect, deposit in
the Custodial Account of the amount of the Repurchase Price for distribution to
the Purchaser on the next scheduled Remittance Date, after deducting therefrom
any amount received in respect of such repurchased Mortgage Loan or Loans and
being held in the Custodial Account for future distribution or (b) if the
Interim Servicing Agreement has not been entered into or is no longer in effect,
by direct remittance of the Repurchase Price to the Purchaser or its designee in
accordance with the Purchaser's instructions. If the Purchaser fails to notify
the Seller in writing within 180 days after discovery by the Purchaser of an
alleged breach on the basis of which the Purchaser intends to assert a claim
under this Agreement, the Purchaser shall be deemed to have waived such alleged
breach. For this purpose, the Purchaser shall not be deemed to have discovered
such an alleged breach unless such breach has come to the specific attention of
an executive officer of the Purchaser or to the specific attention of an
employee of the Purchaser whose responsibilities specifically include dealing
with problem loans and/or repurchase claims asserted by the Purchaser under
agreements similar to this Agreement.
At the time of repurchase or substitution, the Purchaser and the
Seller shall arrange for the reassignment of the Deleted Mortgage Loan to the
Seller and the delivery to the Seller of any documents held by the Custodian
relating to the Deleted Mortgage Loan. In the event of a repurchase or
substitution, the Seller shall, simultaneously with such reassignment, give
written notice to the Purchaser that such repurchase or substitution has taken
place, amend the related Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the withdrawal of the
Deleted Mortgage Loan from this Agreement, and, in the case of substitution,
identify a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan and amend the Mortgage Loan
Schedule to reflect the addition of such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan to
this Agreement. In connection with any such substitution, the Seller shall be
deemed to have made as to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan the
representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement except that all such
representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement shall be deemed made
as of the date of such substitution. The Seller shall effect such substitution
by delivering to the Custodian or to such other party as the Purchaser may
designate in writing for such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan the documents
required by Subsection 6.03 and the Custodial Agreement, with the Mortgage Note
endorsed as required by Subsection 6.03 and the Custodial Agreement. No
substitution will be made in any calendar month after the Determination Date for
such month. The Seller shall remit directly to the Purchaser, or its designee in
accordance with the Purchaser's instructions the Monthly Payment less the
Servicing Fee due, if any, on such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans
in the month following the date of such substitution. Monthly Payments due with
respect to Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution
shall be retained by the Seller. For the month of substitution, distributions to
the Purchaser shall include the Monthly Payment due on any Deleted Mortgage Loan
in the month of substitution, and the Seller shall thereafter be entitled to
retain all amounts subsequently received by the Seller in respect of such
Deleted Mortgage Loan.
For any month in which the Seller substitutes a Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall determine the amount
(if any) by which the aggregate principal balance of all Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loans as of the date of substitution is less than the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of all Deleted Mortgage Loans (after application of scheduled
principal payments due in the month of substitution). The amount of such
shortfall shall be distributed by the Seller directly to the Purchaser or its
designee in accordance with the Purchaser's instructions within two (2) Business
Days of such substitution.
In addition to such repurchase or substitution obligation, the
Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser and its present and former directors,
officers, employees and agents and any Successor Servicer and its present and
former directors, officers, employees and agents and hold such parties harmless
against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and
necessary legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments, and other costs
and expenses resulting from any good faith claim, demand, defense or assertion
based on or grounded upon, or resulting from, a breach of the Seller
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any Reconstitution
Agreement. With the consent of the Purchaser, such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld, the Seller shall have the right to defend at its expense
any such claim, demand or assertion. It is understood and agreed that the
obligations of the Seller set forth in this Subsection 9.03 to cure, substitute
for or repurchase a defective Mortgage Loan and to indemnify the Purchaser and
Successor Servicer as provided in this Subsection 9.03 and in Subsection 14.01
constitute the sole remedies of the Purchaser respecting a breach of the
foregoing representations and warranties. For purposes of this paragraph
"Purchaser" shall mean the Person then acting as the Purchaser under this
Agreement and any and all Persons who previously were "Purchasers" under this
Agreement and "Successor Servicer" shall mean any Person designated as the
Successor Servicer pursuant to this Agreement and any and all Persons who
previously were "Successor Servicers" pursuant to this Agreement.
Any cause of action against the Seller relating to or arising out of
the breach of any representations and warranties made in Subsections 9.01 and
9.02 shall accrue as to any Mortgage Loan upon (i) discovery of such breach by
the Purchaser or notice thereof by the Seller to the Purchaser, (ii) failure by
the Seller to cure such breach or repurchase such Mortgage Loan as specified
above, and (iii) demand upon the Seller by the Purchaser for compliance with
this Agreement.
Subsection 9.04 [RESERVED].
Subsection 9.05 Repurchase of Mortgage Loans With First Payment
Defaults.
If the related Mortgagor is and remains delinquent with respect to
the Mortgage Loan's first Monthly Payment either (i) after origination of such
Mortgage Loan, or (ii) after the related Closing Date, after giving credit for
any payments collected by the Seller and remitted to the Purchaser, and after
usual and customary efforts by the Purchaser to collect the delinquent
payment(s), the Seller, at the Purchaser's option, shall repurchase such
Mortgage Loan from the Purchaser at a price equal to the Purchase Price
Percentage (subject to adjustment as provided therein) multiplied by the then
outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan, plus accrued and unpaid
interest thereon from the date to which interest and last paid through the day
prior to the repurchase date at the applicable Mortgage Interest Rate, plus any
outstanding advances owed to any servicer in connection with such Mortgage Loan.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the related Mortgagor shall have a period of
forty-five (45) days following the related Due Date referenced above to cure any
such delinquency. The Purchaser shall notify the Seller and request a repurchase
within seventy-five (75) days after the Mortgagor's failure to make such payment
(following the cure period referenced in the previous sentence) and the Seller
shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan within fifteen (15) days of the receipt of
such notice.
Subsection 9.06 Repurchase of Certain Mortgage Loans That Prepay in
Full.
With respect to Mortgage Loans without prepayment penalties, in the
event that any such Mortgage Loan prepays in full during the first three (3)
months following the related Closing Date, the Seller shall pay the Purchaser,
within three (3) Business Days of such prepayment in full, the Purchase Price
for such Mortgage Loan, as set forth herein, less the outstanding principal
balance as of the related Cut-off Date.
SECTION 10. Closing.
The closing for the purchase and sale of each Mortgage Loan Package
shall take place on the related Closing Date. At the Purchaser's option, each
Closing shall be either: by telephone, confirmed by letter or wire as the
parties shall agree, or conducted in person, at such place as the parties shall
agree.
The closing for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on each Closing
Date shall be subject to each of the following conditions:
(i) at least two Business Days prior to the related Closing Date,
the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser a magnetic diskette,
or transmit by modem, a listing on a loan-level basis of the
necessary information to compute the Purchase Price of the
Mortgage Loans delivered on such Closing Date (including
accrued interest), and prepare a Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(ii) all of the representations and warranties of the Seller under
this Agreement and under the Interim Servicing Agreement (with
respect to each Mortgage Loan, for an interim period, as
specified therein) shall be true and correct as of the related
Closing Date and no event shall have occurred which, with
notice or the passage of time, would constitute a material
default under this Agreement or an Event of Default under the
Interim Servicing Agreement;
(iii) the Purchaser shall have received, or the Purchaser's
attorneys shall have received in escrow, all closing documents
as specified in Section 11 of this Agreement, in such forms as
are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, duly executed
by all signatories other than the Purchaser as required
pursuant to the terms hereof;
(iv) the Seller shall have delivered and released to the Custodian
all documents required pursuant to the Custodial Agreement;
and
(v) all other terms and conditions of this Agreement and the
related Purchase Price and Terms Agreement shall have been
complied with in all material respects.
Subject to the foregoing conditions, the Purchaser shall pay to the
Seller on the related Closing Date the Purchase Price, plus accrued interest
pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement, by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the account designated by the Seller.
SECTION 11. Closing Documents.
The Closing Documents for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on each
Closing Date shall consist of fully executed originals of the following
documents:
1. this Agreement (to be executed and delivered only for the
initial Closing Date);
2. the Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of the initial
Cut-off Date (to be executed and delivered only for the
initial Closing Date);
3. with respect to the initial Closing Date, the Custodial
Agreement, dated as of the initial Cut-off Date;
4. the related Mortgage Loan Schedule (one copy to be attached to
the Custodian's counterpart of the Custodial Agreement in
connection with the initial Closing Date, and one copy to be
attached to the related Assignment and Conveyance as the
Mortgage Loan Schedule thereto);
5. a Custodian's Certification, as required under the Custodial
Agreement, in the form of Exhibit 2 to the Custodial
Agreement;
6. a Custodial Account Letter Agreement or a Custodial Account
Certification, as applicable, as required under the Interim
Servicing Agreement;
7. an Escrow Account Letter Agreement or an Escrow Account
Certification, as applicable, as required under the Interim
Servicing Agreement;
8. with respect to the initial Closing Date, an Officer's
Certificate, in the form of Exhibit C hereto with respect to
the Seller, including all attachments thereto with respect to
subsequent Closing Dates, an Officer's Certificate upon
request of the Purchaser;
9. with respect to the initial Closing Date, an Opinion of
Counsel of the Seller (who may be an employee of the Seller),
in the form of Exhibit D hereto ("Opinion of Counsel of the
Seller"); with respect to subsequent Closing Dates, an Opinion
of Counsel of the Seller upon request of the Purchaser;
10. with respect to the initial Closing Date, an Opinion of
Counsel of the Custodian (who may be an employee of the
Custodian), in the form of an exhibit to the Custodial
Agreement(s);
11. a Security Release Certification, in the form of Exhibit E or
F, as applicable, hereto executed by any person, as requested
by the Purchaser, if any of the Mortgage Loans have at any
time been subject to any security interest, pledge or
hypothecation for the benefit of such person;
12. a certificate or other evidence of merger or change of name,
signed or stamped by the applicable regulatory authority, if
any of the Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Seller by
merger or acquired or originated by the Seller while
conducting business under a name other than its present name,
if applicable;
13. the Underwriting Guidelines, to be attached to the related
Assignment and Conveyance; and
14. Assignment and Conveyance Agreement in the form of Exhibit G
hereto, and all exhibits thereto.
The Seller shall bear the risk of loss of the closing documents
until such time as they are received by the Purchaser or its attorneys.
SECTION 12. Costs.
The Purchaser shall pay any commissions due its salesmen and the
legal fees and expenses of its attorneys and custodial fees. All other costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the transfer and delivery of the Mortgage
Loans and the Servicing Rights including recording fees, fees for title policy
endorsements and continuations, fees for recording Assignments of Mortgage, and
the Seller's attorney's fees, shall be paid by the Seller.
SECTION 13. Cooperation of Seller with a Reconstitution.
The Seller and the Purchaser agree that with respect to some or all
of the Mortgage Loans, after the related Closing Date, on one or more dates
(each a "Reconstitution Date") at the Purchaser's sole option, the Purchaser may
effect a sale (each, a "Reconstitution") of some or all of the Mortgage Loans
then subject to this Agreement, without recourse, to:
(i) Xxxxxx Xxx under its Cash Purchase Program or MBS Program
(Special Servicing Option) (each a "Xxxxxx Mae Transfer"); or
(ii) Xxxxxxx Mac (the "Xxxxxxx Mac Transfer"); or
(iii) one or more third party purchasers in one or more Whole Loan
Transfers; or
(iv) one or more trusts or other entities to be formed as part of
one or more Securitization Transfers.
The Seller agrees to execute in connection with any Agency Transfer,
any and all pool purchase contracts, and/or agreements reasonably acceptable to
the Seller among the Purchaser, the Seller, Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac (as the
case may be) and any servicer in connection with a Whole Loan Transfer, a
seller's warranties and servicing agreement or a participation and servicing
agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Seller, and in
connection with a Securitization Transfer, a pooling and servicing agreement in
form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Seller (collectively the
agreements referred to herein are designated, the "Reconstitution Agreements").
With respect to each Whole Loan Transfer and each Securitization
Transfer entered into by the Purchaser, the Seller agrees (1) to cooperate with
the Purchaser and any prospective purchaser with respect to all reasonable
requests and due diligence procedures; (2) to execute, deliver and perform all
Reconstitution Agreements reasonably required by the Purchaser; and (3) to
restate the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and the
Interim Servicing Agreement as of the settlement or closing date in connection
with such Reconstitution that occurs on or prior to six (6) months following the
Closing Date and in connection with any Reconstitution thereafter, to restate
the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and the Interim
Servicing Agreement as of the Closing Date (each, a "Reconstitution Date"), or
make the representations and warranties set forth in the related
selling/servicing guide of the master servicer or issuer, as the case may be, in
connection with such Reconstitution. The Seller shall use its reasonable best
efforts to provide to such master servicer or issuer, as the case may be, and
any other participants in such Reconstitution: (i) any and all information and
appropriate verification of information which may be reasonably available to the
Seller or its Affiliates, whether through letters of its auditors and counsel or
otherwise, as the Purchaser or any such other participant shall request; (ii)
such additional representations, warranties, covenants, opinions of counsel,
letters from auditors, and certificates of public officials or officers of the
Seller as are reasonably believed necessary by the Purchaser or any such other
participant; and (iii) to execute, deliver and satisfy all conditions set forth
in any indemnity agreement required by the Purchaser or any such participant.
The Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser, each Affiliate designated by the
Purchaser and each Person who controls the Purchaser or such Affiliate and hold
each of them harmless from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines,
forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments,
and any other costs, fees and expenses that each of them may sustain in any way
related to any information provided by or on behalf of the Seller regarding the
Seller, the Seller's servicing practices or performance, the Mortgage Loans or
the Underwriting Guidelines set forth in any offering document prepared in
connection with any Reconstitution. For purposes of the previous sentence,
"Purchaser" shall mean the Person then acting as the Purchaser under this
Agreement and any and all Persons who previously were "Purchasers" under this
Agreement. Moreover, the Seller agrees to cooperate with all reasonable requests
made by the Purchaser to effect such Reconstitution Agreements.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Seller shall not be obligated to
any greater extent under any Reconstitution Agreement than it is under this
Agreement. In addition, the Purchaser will reimburse to the Seller up to $15,000
of the Seller's out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with a
Securitization Transfer.
In the event the Purchaser has elected to have the Seller hold
record title to the Mortgages, prior to the Reconstitution Date, the Seller
shall prepare an assignment of mortgage in blank or to the prospective purchaser
or trustee, as applicable, from the Seller, acceptable to the prospective
purchaser or trustee, as applicable, for each Mortgage Loan that is part of the
Reconstitution and shall pay all preparation and recording costs associated
therewith. In connection with the Reconstitution, the Seller shall execute each
Assignment of Mortgage, track such Assignments of Mortgage to ensure they have
been recorded and deliver them as required by the prospective purchaser or
trustee, as applicable, upon the Seller's receipt thereof. Additionally, the
Seller shall prepare and execute, at the direction of the Purchaser, any note
endorsement (consistent with this Agreement) in connection with any and all
seller/servicer agreements.
All Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a
Reconstitution shall remain subject to this Agreement and, if the Interim
Servicing Agreement shall remain in effect with respect to the related Mortgage
Loan Package, shall continue to be serviced in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement and the Interim Servicing Agreement and with respect thereto this
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 14. The Seller.
Subsection 14.01 Additional Indemnification by the Seller; Third
Party Claims.
The Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser and its present and former
directors, officers, employees and agents and any Successor Servicer and its
present and former directors, officers, employees and agents, and hold such
parties harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines,
forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and expenses (including legal
fees and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement of the Seller's
indemnification obligation under this Subsection 14.01) and related costs,
judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that such parties may sustain
in any way related to and caused by the failure of the Seller to perform its
duties and to service the Mortgage Loans in compliance with the terms of this
Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement entered into pursuant to Section 13.
The Seller immediately shall notify the Purchaser if a claim is made by a third
party with respect to this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement or the
Mortgage Loans, assume (with the prior written consent of the Purchaser, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) the defense of any such claim and
pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly
pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against
it or the Purchaser in respect of such claim. The Purchaser promptly shall
reimburse the Seller for all amounts advanced by it pursuant to the preceding
sentence, except when the claim is in any way related to the Seller's
indemnification pursuant to Section 9, or is in any way related to the failure
of the Seller to service and administer the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance
with the terms of this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement entered into
pursuant to Section 13 or any breach of any of Seller's representation,
warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement. For purposes of this
paragraph "Purchaser" shall mean the Person then acting as the Purchaser under
this Agreement and any and all Persons who previously were "Purchasers" under
this Agreement and "Successor Servicer" shall mean any Person designated as the
Successor Servicer pursuant to this Agreement and any and all Persons who
previously were "Successor Servicers" pursuant to this Agreement.
Subsection 14.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Seller.
The Seller will keep in full effect its existence, rights and
franchises as a limited liability company under the laws of the state of its
incorporation except as permitted herein, and will obtain and preserve its
qualification to do business as a foreign limited liability company in each
jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the
validity and enforceability of this Agreement, or any of the Mortgage Loans and
to perform its duties under this Agreement.
Any Person into which the Seller may be merged or consolidated, or
any entity resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the
Seller shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Seller,
shall be the successor of the Seller hereunder, without the execution or filing
of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto,
anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that the
successor or surviving Person shall have a value or net worth of at least
$25,000,000.
SECTION 15. Financial Statements.
The Seller understands that in connection with the Purchaser's
marketing of the Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser shall make available to
prospective purchasers audited financial statements of the Seller for the most
recently completed three fiscal years respecting which such statements are
available, as well as a Consolidated Statement of Condition of the Seller at the
end of the last two fiscal years covered by such Consolidated Statement of
Operations. The Seller shall also make available any comparable interim
statements to the extent any such statements have been prepared by the Seller
(and are available upon request to members or stockholders of the Seller or the
public at large). The Seller, if it has not already done so, agrees to furnish
promptly to the Purchaser copies of the statements specified above. The Seller
shall also make available information on its servicing performance with respect
to loans serviced for others, including delinquency ratios.
The Seller also agrees to allow reasonable access to a knowledgeable
financial or accounting officer for the purpose of answering questions asked by
any prospective purchaser regarding recent developments affecting the Seller or
the financial statements of the Seller.
SECTION 16. Mandatory Delivery; Grant of Security Interest.
The sale and delivery on the related Closing Date of the Mortgage
Loans described on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule is mandatory from and
after the date of the execution of the related Purchase Price and Terms
Agreement, it being specifically understood and agreed that each Mortgage Loan
is unique and identifiable on the date hereof and that an award of money damages
would be insufficient to compensate the Purchaser for the losses and damages
incurred by the Purchaser (including damages to prospective purchasers of the
Mortgage Loans) in the event of the Seller's failure to deliver (i) each of the
related Mortgage Loans or (ii) one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans
or (iii) one or more Mortgage Loans otherwise reasonably acceptable to the
Purchaser on or before the related Closing Date. The Seller hereby grants to the
Purchaser a lien on and a continuing security interest in each Mortgage Loan and
each document and instrument evidencing each such Mortgage Loan to secure the
performance by the Seller of its obligations under the related Purchase Price
and Terms Agreement, and the Seller agrees that it shall hold such Mortgage
Loans in custody for the Purchaser subject to the Purchaser's (i) right to
reject any Mortgage Loan (or Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan) under the terms
of this Agreement and to require another Mortgage Loan (or Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan) to be substituted therefor, and (ii) obligation to pay the
Purchase Price for the Mortgage Loans. All rights and remedies of the Purchaser
under this Agreement are distinct from, and cumulative with, any other rights or
remedies under this Agreement or afforded by law or equity and all such rights
and remedies may be exercised concurrently, independently or successively.
SECTION 17. Notices.
All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed, by registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, or, if by other means, when received
by the other party at the address as follows:
(i) if to the Seller:
Decision One Mortgage Company, LLC
0000 X.X. Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
With a copy to:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx./Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
(ii) if to the Purchaser:
Barclays Bank PLC
000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
E mail: xxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
With a copy to:
Barclays Bank PLC
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
E mail: xxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party by like
notice. Any such demand, notice or communication hereunder shall be deemed to
have been received on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the
addressee (as evidenced, in the case of registered or certified mail, by the
date noted on the return receipt).
SECTION 18. Severability Clause.
Any part, provision representation or warranty of this Agreement
which is prohibited or unenforceable or is held to be void or unenforceable in
any jurisdiction shall be ineffective, as to such jurisdiction, to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction as to any Mortgage Loan shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted
by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits
or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof. If the invalidity of any
part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement shall deprive any
party of the economic benefit intended to be conferred by this Agreement, the
parties shall negotiate, in good-faith, to develop a structure the economic
effect of which is nearly as possible the same as the economic effect of this
Agreement without regard to such invalidity.
SECTION 19. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of
counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all such
counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
SECTION 20. Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be deemed in effect when a fully executed
counterpart thereof is received by the Purchaser in the State of New York and
shall be deemed to have been made in the State of New York. The 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 the substantive laws of the State of New York (without regard to
conflicts of laws principles), except to the extent preempted by Federal law.
SECTION 21. Intention of the Parties.
It is the intention of the parties that the Purchaser is purchasing,
and the Seller is selling the Mortgage Loans and not a debt instrument of the
Seller or another security. Accordingly, the parties hereto each intend to treat
the transaction for Federal income tax purposes as a sale by the Seller, and a
purchase by the Purchaser, of the Mortgage Loans. Moreover, the arrangement
under which the Mortgage Loans are held shall be consistent with classification
of such arrangement as a grantor trust in the event it is not found to represent
direct ownership of the Mortgage Loans. The Purchaser shall have the right to
review the Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgage Loan Files to determine the
characteristics of the Mortgage Loans which shall affect the Federal income tax
consequences of owning the Mortgage Loans and the Seller shall cooperate with
all reasonable requests made by the Purchaser in the course of such review.
SECTION 22. Successors and Assigns; Assignment of Purchase
Agreement.
This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the Seller and the Purchaser and the respective permitted
successors and assigns of the Seller and the successors and assigns of the
Purchaser. This Agreement shall not be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the
Seller to a third party without the prior written consent of the Purchaser,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. This Agreement may be
assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the Purchaser without the consent of the
Seller. In the event the Purchaser assigns this Agreement, and the assignee
assumes any of the Purchaser's obligations hereunder, the Seller acknowledges
and agrees to look solely to such assignee, and not to the Purchaser, for
performance of the obligations so assumed and the Purchaser shall be relieved
from any liability to the Seller with respect thereto.
SECTION 23. Waivers.
No term or provision of this Agreement may be waived or modified
unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against
whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced.
SECTION 24. Exhibits.
The exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a
part hereof and are an integral part of this Agreement.
SECTION 25. General Interpretive Principles.
For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly
provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) the terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned
to them in this Agreement and include the plural as well as the singular, and
the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender;
(b) accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) references herein to "Sections," "Subsections," "Paragraphs,"
and other subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated
Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of this Agreement;
(d) reference to a Subsection without further reference to a Section
is a reference to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the
reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other
subdivisions;
(e) the words "herein," "hereof," "hereunder" and other words of
similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
provision; and
(f) the term "include" or "including" shall mean without limitation
by reason of enumeration.
SECTION 26. Reproduction of Documents.
This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including,
without limitation, (a) consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter
be executed, (b) documents received by any party at the closing, and (c)
financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter
furnished, may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm,
micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The parties agree
that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original
itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original
is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the
regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further
reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.
SECTION 27. Further Agreements.
The Seller and the Purchaser each agree to execute and deliver to
the other such reasonable and appropriate additional documents, instruments or
agreements as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this
Agreement.
SECTION 28. Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Assignments
of Mortgage is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real
property records in all the counties or their comparable jurisdictions in which
any or all of the Mortgaged Properties are situated, and in any other
appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be
effected at the Seller's expense in the event recordation is either necessary
under applicable law or requested by the Purchaser at its sole option.
SECTION 29. No Solicitation.
From and after the related Closing Date, the Seller agrees that it
will not cause any action to be taken by any of its Affiliates, and that it will
not take any action or permit or cause any action to be taken by any of its
agents, or by any independent contractors on the Seller's behalf, to personally,
by telephone or mail, solicit the borrower or obligor under any Mortgage Loan
for any purpose whatsoever, including to refinance a Mortgage Loan, in whole or
in part, without (i) the prior written consent of the Purchaser; or (ii) written
notice from the related borrower or obligor under a Mortgage Loan of such
party's intention to refinance such Mortgage Loan. It is understood and agreed
that all rights and benefits relating to the specific solicitation of any
Mortgagors and the attendant rights, title and interest in and to the list of
such Mortgagors and data relating to their Mortgages (including insurance
renewal dates) shall be transferred to the Purchaser pursuant hereto on the
Closing Date and the Seller shall take no action to undermine these rights and
benefits. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that
promotions undertaken by the Seller or any Affiliate of the Seller which are
directed to the general public at large, including, without limitation, mass
mailing based on commercially acquired mailing lists, newspaper, radio and
television advertisements shall not constitute solicitation under this Section
29.
SECTION 30. Waiver of Trial by Jury.
THE SELLER AND THE PURCHASER EACH KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND
INTENTIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT
IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
SECTION 31. Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers.
The Seller hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:
(A) SUBMITS FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR
PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY
JUDGMENT IN RESPECT THEREOF, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF THE
COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY
THEREOF;
(B) CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN
SUCH COURTS AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT
MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY
SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT
COURT AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME;
(C) AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING
MAY BE EFFECTED BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR
ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, TO ITS ADDRESS SET
FORTH HEREIN OR AT SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH THE PURCHASER SHALL HAVE BEEN
NOTIFIED; AND
(D) AGREES THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO EFFECT
SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT
TO XXX IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller and the Purchaser have caused their
names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized
as of the date first above written.
BARCLAYS BANK, PLC
(Purchaser)
By:____________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Title:_________________________________
DECISION ONE MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC
(Seller)
By:____________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Title:_________________________________
Exhibit A
EXHIBIT A
CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include
each of the following items, which shall be available for inspection by the
Purchaser and any prospective Purchaser, and which shall be delivered to the
Custodian, or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall designate in writing,
pursuant to Section 6 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement to
which this Exhibit is attached (the "Agreement"):
(a) the original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening endorsements,
endorsed "Pay to the order of _________, without recourse" and signed in the
name of the last endorsee (the "Last Endorsee") by an authorized officer. To the
extent that there is no room on the face of the Mortgage Notes for endorsements,
the endorsement may be contained on an allonge, if state law so allows and the
Custodian is so advised by the Seller that state law so allows. If the Mortgage
Loan was acquired by the Seller in a merger, the endorsement must be by "[Last
Endorsee], successor by merger to [name of predecessor]". If the Mortgage Loan
was acquired or originated by the Last Endorsee while doing business under
another name, the endorsement must be by "[Last Endorsee], formerly known as
[previous name]";
(b) the original of any guarantee executed in connection with the
Mortgage Note;
(c) the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon;
(d) the originals of all assumption, modification, consolidation or
extension agreements, if any, with evidence of recording thereon.;
(e) the original Assignment of Mortgage for each Mortgage Loan, in
form and substance acceptable for recording. The Assignment of Mortgage shall be
delivered in blank. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Seller in a merger,
the Assignment of Mortgage must be made by "[Seller], successor by merger to
[name of predecessor]". If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the
Seller while doing business under another name, the Assignment of Mortgage must
be by "[Seller], formerly known as [previous name]";
(f) the originals of all intervening assignments of mortgage (if
any) evidencing a complete chain of assignment from the Seller to the Last
Endorsee with evidence of recording thereon;
(g) the original mortgagee policy of title insurance or, in the
event such original title policy is unavailable, a certified true copy of the
related policy binder or commitment for title certified to be true and complete
by the title insurance company; and
(h) the original of any security agreement, chattel mortgage or
equivalent document executed in connection with the Mortgage.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with any item described
above in clauses (c), (d) or (f), if the Seller cannot deliver or cause to be
delivered the original of any such item with evidence of recording thereon on or
prior to the Closing Date because of a delay caused by the public recording
office where such item has been delivered for recordation or because such item
has been lost or because such public recording office retains the original
recorded item (each such item, a "Delayed Document"), the Seller shall deliver
or cause to be delivered to the Custodian, (i) in the case of a delay caused by
the public recording office, a photocopy of such Delayed Document, together with
an Officer's Certificate of the Seller (or certified by the title company,
escrow agent, or closing attorney) to the effect that such copy is a true and
correct copy of the Delayed Document that has been dispatched to the appropriate
public recording office for recordation (and the original recorded Delayed
Document or a copy of such Delayed Document certified by such public recording
office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded Delayed Document
will be promptly delivered to the Custodian upon receipt thereof by the Seller);
or (ii) in the case of a Delayed Document where a public recording office
retains the original recorded Delayed Document or in the case where a Delayed
Document is lost after recordation in a public recording office, a copy of such
Delayed Document certified by such public recording office to be a true and
complete copy of the original recorded Delayed Document.
In the event an Officer's Certificate of the Seller is delivered to
the Purchaser because of a delay caused by the public recording office in
returning any recorded document, the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser,
within 90 days of the related Closing Date, an Officer's Certificate which shall
(i) identify the recorded document, (ii) state that the recorded document has
not been delivered to the Custodian due solely to a delay caused by the public
recording office, (iii) state the amount of time generally required by the
applicable recording office to record and return a document submitted for
recordation, and (iv) specify the date the applicable recorded document is
expected to be delivered to the Custodian. An extension of the date specified in
(iv) above may be requested from the Purchaser, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
Exhibit B
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
This INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT ("Agreement"), dated
as of [_______], 200_, among [________________] (the "Depositor"), a
[______________] corporation (the "Depositor"), Barclays Bank, PLC, a public
limited company registered in England and Wales under company number 1026167,
having an office at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 ("Barclays") and
[_____________], a [_______________] (the "Seller").
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, the Depositor is acting as depositor and registrant with
respect to the Prospectus, dated [________________], and the Prospectus
Supplement to the Prospectus, [________________] (the "Prospectus Supplement"),
relating to [________________] Certificates (the "Certificates") to be issued
pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of [________________]
(the "P&S"), among the Depositor, as depositor, [________________], as servicer
(the "Servicer"), and [________________], as trustee (the "Trustee");
WHEREAS, as an inducement to the Depositor to enter into the P&S,
and [____________________] (the "Underwriter[s]") to enter into the Underwriting
Agreement, dated [____________________] (the "Underwriting Agreement") between
the Depositor and the Underwriter[s], Seller has agreed to provide for
indemnification and contribution on the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth;
WHEREAS, Barclays purchased from Seller certain of the Mortgage
Loans underlying the Certificates (the "Mortgage Loans") pursuant to a Mortgage
Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2004 (the "Purchase
Agreement"), by and between Barclays and Seller; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13 of the Purchase Agreement, the
Seller has agreed to provide indemnification for certain information.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements contained herein,
and other valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Depositor, Barclays and the Seller agree as follows:
1. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) The Seller agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor,
Barclays, the Underwriter[s] and their respective affiliates and their
respective present and former directors, officers, employees and agents and each
person, if any, who controls the Depositor, Barclays, the Underwriter[s] or such
affiliates within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), or Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), against any and all losses, claims,
damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures or liabilities, joint or several, to
which they or any of them may become subject under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or
other federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise,
insofar as such losses, claims, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based in whole
or in part upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material
fact contained in the Prospectus Supplement, the Private Placement Memorandum or
in the Comp Materials or any omission or alleged omission to state in the
Prospectus Supplement or in the Comp Materials a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, or any such untrue
statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or alleged omission made in
any amendment of or supplement to the Prospectus Supplement or the Comp
Materials and agrees to reimburse the Depositor, Barclays, the Underwriter[s] or
such affiliates and each such officer, director, employee, agent and controlling
person promptly upon demand for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred
by any of them in connection with investigating or defending or preparing to
defend against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action as such
expenses are incurred; provided, however, that Seller shall be liable in any
such case only to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability or
action arises out of, or is based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in
conformity with the Seller Information. The foregoing indemnity agreement is in
addition to any liability which Seller may otherwise have to the Depositor,
Barclays, the Underwriter[s], their affiliates or any such director, officer,
employee, agent or controlling person of the Depositor, Barclays, the
Underwriter[s] or their respective affiliates.
As used herein:
"Pooling and Servicing Agreement" means the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of _______, 200_, among the Depositor, [___________], as
responsible party [and servicer], and [_______________].
"Private Placement Memorandum" means the private placement
memorandum, dated ________, 200_, relating to the offering of the Privately
Offered Certificates.
"Privately Offered Certificates" means SABR Trust 200_-___, Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 200_-___, Class ___ issued pursuant to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
"Seller Information" means any information provided by Seller
relating to Seller, the Mortgage Loans and/or the underwriting guidelines
relating to the Mortgage Loans set forth in the Prospectus Supplement, the
Private Placement Memorandum or the Comp Materials.
The terms "Collateral Term Sheet" and "Structural Term Sheet" shall
have the respective meanings assigned to them in the February 13, 1995 letter
(the "PSA Letter") of Cleary, Gottlieb, Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxx on behalf of the Public
Securities Association (which letter, and the SEC staff's response thereto, were
publicly available February 17, 1995). The term "Collateral Term Sheet" as used
herein includes any subsequent Collateral Term Sheet that reflects a substantive
change in the information presented. The term "Computational Materials" has the
meaning assigned to it in the May 17, 1994 letter (the "Xxxxxx letter" and,
together with the PSA Letter, the "No-Action Letters") of Xxxxx & Xxxx on behalf
of Xxxxxx, Peabody & Co., Inc. (which letter, and the SEC staff's response
thereto, were publicly available May 20, 1994). The term "Comp Materials" as
used herein means collectively Collateral Term Sheets, Structural Term Sheet and
Computational Materials relating to the Certificates or the transaction
contemplated by the Prospectus Supplement.
(b) Promptly after receipt by any indemnified party under this
Section 1 of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, such
indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any
indemnifying party under this Section 1, notify the indemnifying party in
writing of the claim or the commencement of that action; provided, however, that
the failure to notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any
liability which it may have under this Section 1 except to the extent it has
been materially prejudiced by such failure; and provided, further, however, that
the failure to notify any indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any
liability which it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this
Section 1.
If any such claim or action shall be brought against an indemnified
party, and it shall notify the indemnifying party thereof, the indemnifying
party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it
wishes, jointly with any other similarly notified indemnifying party, to assume
the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified
party. After notice from the indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its
election to assume the defense of such claim or action, except as provided in
the following paragraph, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to the
indemnified party under this Section 1 for any legal or other expenses
subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense
thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation.
Any indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate
counsel in any such action and to participate in the defense thereof, but the
fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified
party unless: (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the
indemnifying party in writing; (ii) such indemnified party shall have been
advised by such counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available
to it which are different from or additional to those available to the
indemnifying party and in the reasonable judgment of such counsel it is
necessary or appropriate for such indemnified party to employ separate counsel;
or (iii) the indemnifying party has failed to assume the defense of such action
and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party, in which
case, if such indemnified party notifies the indemnifying party in writing that
it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party,
the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such
action on behalf of such indemnified party, it being understood, however, the
indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any one such action or separate
but substantially similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising
out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the
reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in
addition to local counsel) at any time for all such indemnified parties.
Each indemnified party, as a condition of the indemnity agreements
contained in this Section 1, shall cooperate with the indemnifying party in the
defense of any such action or claim. No indemnifying party shall be liable for
any settlement of any such action effected without its written consent (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), but if settled with its written
consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff in any such action,
the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any indemnified
party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or
judgment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an
indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the
indemnified party for reasonable fees and expenses of counsel, the indemnifying
party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding
effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more
than 30 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request
and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party
in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement.
(c) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 1 is
unavailable to an indemnified party, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of
indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or
payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages,
penalties, fines, forfeitures or liabilities, in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the
indemnified party, respectively, in connection with the statements or omissions
that result in such losses, claims, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures or
liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The
relative fault of the indemnified party and indemnifying party shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state
a material fact relates to information supplied by such parties and their
relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
such statement or omission and any other equitable considerations.
(d) The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this
Section 1 and the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2 shall
remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination
of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by the Depositor, Barclays, the
Underwriter[s], their respective affiliates, directors, officers, employees or
agents or any person controlling the Depositor, Barclays, the Underwriter[s] or
any such affiliate, and (iii) acceptance of and payment for any of the Offered
Certificates.
2. Representations and Warranties. Seller represents and warrants
that:
(a) Seller is validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of its jurisdiction of formation or incorporation, as applicable, and has full
power and authority to own its assets and to transact the business in which it
is currently engaged. Seller is duly qualified to do business and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the business transacted
by it or any properties owned or leased by it requires such qualification and in
which the failure so to qualify would have a material adverse effect on the
business, properties, assets or condition (financial or otherwise) of Seller;
(b) Seller is not required to obtain the consent of any other person
or any consent, license, approval or authorization from, or registration or
declaration with, any governmental authority, bureau or agency in connection
with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this
Agreement;
(c) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by
Seller will not violate any provision of any existing law or regulation or any
order decree of any court applicable to Seller or any provision of the charter
or bylaws of Seller, or constitute a material breach of any mortgage, indenture,
contract or other agreement to which Seller is a party or by which it may be
bound;
(d) (a) no proceeding of or before any court, tribunal or
governmental body is currently pending or, (b) to the knowledge of Seller,
threatened against Seller or any of its properties or with respect to this
Agreement or the Offered Certificates, in either case, which would have a
material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets or condition
(financial or otherwise) of Seller;
(e) Seller has full power and authority to make, execute, deliver
and perform this Agreement and all of the transactions contemplated hereunder,
and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement. When executed and delivered, this
Agreement will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of each of
Seller enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may
be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally, by the
availability of equitable remedies, and by limitations of public policy under
applicable securities law as to rights of indemnity and contribution thereunder;
and
(f) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Seller.
3. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and
effective only on receipt, and, if sent to Seller, will be mailed,
delivered or telegraphed and confirmed [______________________]; if sent
to Barclays, will be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to
Barclays Bank, PLC, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention:
[_________________]; if to the Depositor, will be mailed, delivered or
telegraphed and confirmed to [____________________]; or if to the
Underwriter[s], will be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to
[_____________________].
4. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without giving
effect to the conflict of laws provisions thereof. This Agreement shall
inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their
successors and assigns and the controlling persons referred to herein, and
no other person (other than the persons entitled to indemnification or
contribution under this Agreement) shall have any right or obligation
hereunder. Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be changed,
waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in
writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the change,
waiver, discharge or termination is sought. This Agreement may be executed
in counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be
considered an original, and all such counterparts shall constitute one and
the same instrument. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall
have the meanings provided in the P&S.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement
to be duly executed by their respective officers hereunto duly authorized,
this __th day of [_____________].
[DEPOSITOR]
By:
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Name:
Title:
BARCLAYS BANK, PLC
By:
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Name:
Title:
DECISION ONE MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC
By:
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Name:
Title:
Exhibit C
EXHIBIT C
FORM OF SELLER'S OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
I, ____________________, hereby certify that I am the duly elected
[Vice] President of ________________[COMPANY], a [state] [federally] chartered
institution organized under the laws of the [state of ____________] [United
States] (the "Company") and further as follows:
1. Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 is a true, correct and complete copy
of the charter of the Company which is in full force and effect on the
date hereof and which has been in effect without amendment, waiver,
rescission or modification since ___________.
2. Attached hereto as Exhibit 2 is a true, correct and complete copy
of the bylaws of the Company which are in effect on the date hereof and
which have been in effect without amendment, waiver, rescission or
modification since ___________.
3. Attached hereto as Exhibit 3 is an original certificate of good
standing of the Company issued within ten days of the date hereof, and no
event has occurred since the date thereof which would impair such
standing.
4. Attached hereto as Exhibit 4 is a true, correct and complete copy
of the resolutions of the managers of the Company authorizing the Company
to execute and deliver each of [the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties
Agreement, dated as of _______ __, 200_, by and between Barclays Bank,
PLC, a public limited company registered in England and Wales under
company number 1026167 (the "Purchaser") and the Company (the "Purchase
Agreement"),] [the Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of _______ __,
200_, by and between the Company and the Purchaser (the "Servicing
Agreement")] and the Custodial Agreement dated as of _____ __, 200_ by and
among the Company, [______________________, as Seller], the Purchaser and
______________[CUSTODIAN] (the "Custodial Agreement") [and to endorse the
Mortgage Notes and execute the Assignments of Mortgages by original [or
facsimile] signature], and such resolutions are in effect on the date
hereof and have been in effect without amendment, waiver, rescission or
modification since ____________.
5. Either (i) no consent, approval, authorization or order of any
court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution,
delivery and performance by the Company of or compliance by the Company
with the Purchase Agreement, the Servicing Agreement, the Custodial
Agreement, the sale of the mortgage loans or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the agreements; or (ii) any required consent,
approval, authorization or order has been obtained by the Company.
6. Neither the consummation of the transactions contemplated by, nor
the fulfillment of the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Servicing
Agreement and the Custodial Agreement conflicts or will conflict with or
results or will result in a breach of or constitutes or will constitute a
default under the charter or by-laws of the Company, the terms of any
indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party
or by which it is bound or to which it is subject, or any statute or
order, rule, regulations, writ, injunction or decree of any court,
governmental authority or regulatory body to which the Company is subject
or by which it is bound.
7. To the best of my knowledge, there is no action, suit, proceeding
or investigation pending or threatened against the Company which, in my
judgment, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, may result in
any material adverse change in the business, operations, financial
condition, properties or assets of the Company or in any material
impairment of the right or ability of the Company to carry on its business
substantially as now conducted or in any material liability on the part of
the Company or which would draw into question the validity of the Purchase
Agreement, the Servicing Agreement and the Custodial Agreement, or the
mortgage loans or of any action taken or to be taken in connection with
the transactions contemplated hereby, or which would be likely to impair
materially the ability of the Company to perform under the terms of the
Purchase Agreement, the Servicing Agreement and the Custodial Agreement.
8. Each person listed on Exhibit 5 attached hereto who, as an
officer or representative of the Company, signed (a) the Purchase
Agreement, (b) the Servicing Agreement, (c) the Custodial Agreement and
(d) any other document delivered or on the date hereof in connection with
any purchase described in the agreements set forth above was, at the
respective times of such signing and delivery, and is now, a duly elected
or appointed, qualified and acting officer or representative of the
Company, who holds the office set forth opposite his or her name on
Exhibit 5, and the signatures of such persons appearing on such documents
are their genuine signatures.
9. The Company is duly authorized to engage in the transactions
described and contemplated in the Purchase Agreement, the Servicing
Agreement and the Custodial Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the
seal of the Company.
Dated:____________________ By:___________________________
Name:_________________________
[Seal] Title: [Vice] President
I, ________________________, an [Assistant] Secretary of
______________[COMPANY], hereby certify that ____________ is the duly elected,
qualified and acting [Vice] President of the Company and that the signature
appearing above is [her] [his] genuine signature.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name.
Dated:____________________ By:___________________________
Name:_________________________
Title: [Assistant] Secretary
EXHIBIT 5 to
Company's Officer's Certificate
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Exhibit D
EXHIBIT D
FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE SELLER
(date)
Barclays Bank, PLC
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Dear Sirs:
You have requested [our] [my] opinion, as [Assistant] General
Counsel to ___________________ (the "Company"), with respect to certain matters
in connection with the sale by the Company of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to
that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement by and between the
Company and Barclays Bank, PLC (the "Purchaser"), dated as of _________ __, 200_
(the "Purchase Agreement") which sale is in the form of whole loans, delivered
pursuant to a Custodial Agreement dated as of _____ __, 200_ among the
Purchaser, the Company and ______________________ [CUSTODIAN] (the "Custodial
Agreement" and serviced pursuant to an Interim Servicing Agreement dated as of
_______ __, 200_ between the Company and the Purchaser (the "Interim Servicing
Agreement"), collectively with the Purchase Agreement and the Interim Servicing
Agreement, the "Agreements"). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein
have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
[We] [I] have examined the following documents:
1. the Purchase Agreement;
2. the Custodial Agreement;
3. the Interim Servicing Agreement;
4. the form of Assignment of Mortgage;
5. the form of endorsement of the Mortgage Notes; and
6. such other documents, records and papers as we have deemed
necessary and relevant as a basis for this opinion.
To the extent [we] [I] have deemed necessary and proper, [we] [I]
have relied upon the representations and warranties of the Company contained in
the Purchase Agreement and the Interim Servicing Agreement. [We] [I] have
assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to [us] [me] as originals,
the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of natural persons and the
conformity to the originals of all documents.
Based upon the foregoing, it is [our] [my] opinion that:
1. The Company is [type of entity] duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the [United
States] and is qualified to transact business in, and is in
good standing under, the laws of [the state of incorporation].
2. The Company has the power to engage in the transactions
contemplated by the Agreements and all requisite power,
authority and legal right to execute and deliver such
Agreements and to perform and observe the terms and conditions
of such Agreements.
3. Each of the Agreements has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company and is a legal, valid and binding
agreement enforceable in accordance with its respective terms
against the Company subject to bankruptcy laws and other
similar laws of general application affecting rights of
creditors and subject to the application of the rules of
equity, including those respecting the availability of
specific performance, none of which will materially interfere
with the realization of the benefits provided thereunder or
with the Purchaser's ownership of the Mortgage Loans.
4. The Company has been duly authorized to allow any of its
officers to execute any and all documents by original
signature in order to complete the transactions contemplated
by the Agreements.
[5. The Company has been duly authorized to allow any of its
officers to execute by original [or facsimile] signature the
endorsements to the Mortgage Notes and the Assignments of
Mortgages, and the original [or facsimile] signature of the
officer at the Company executing the endorsements to the
Mortgage Notes and the Assignments of Mortgages represents the
legal and valid signature of said officer of the Company].
6. Either (i) no consent, approval, authorization or order of any
court or governmental agency or body is required for the
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of or
compliance by the Company with the Agreements and the sale of
the Mortgage Loans by the Company or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the Agreements or (ii) any
required consent, approval, authorization or order has been
obtained by the Company.
7. Neither the consummation of the transactions contemplated by,
nor the fulfillment of the terms of, the Agreements conflicts
or will conflict with or results or will result in a breach of
or constitutes or will constitute a default under the charter
or by-laws of the Company, the terms of any indenture or other
agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by
which it is bound or to which it is subject, or violates any
statute or order, rule, regulations, writ, injunction or
decree of any court, governmental authority or regulatory body
to which the Company is subject or by which it is bound.
8. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending
or, to the best of [our] [my] knowledge, threatened against
the Company which, in [our] [my] judgment, either in any one
instance or in the aggregate, may result in any material
adverse change in the business, operations, financial
condition, properties or assets of the Company or in any
material impairment of the right or ability of the Company to
carry on its business substantially as now conducted or in any
material liability on the part of the Company or which would
draw into question the validity of the Agreements or the
Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be taken in
connection with the transactions contemplated thereby, or
which would be likely to impair materially the ability of the
Company to perform under the terms of the Agreements.
9. The sale of each Mortgage Note and Mortgage as and in the
manner contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and the
Custodial Agreement is sufficient to fully transfer to the
Purchaser all right, title and interest of the Company thereto
as noteholder and mortgagee.
10. The Mortgages have been duly assigned and the Mortgage Notes
have been duly endorsed as provided in the Custodial
Agreement. The Assignments of Mortgage are in recordable form,
except for the insertion of the name of the assignee, and upon
the name of the assignee being inserted, are acceptable for
recording under the laws of the state where each related
Mortgaged Property is located. The endorsement of the Mortgage
Notes, the delivery to the Purchaser, or its designee, of the
Assignments of Mortgage, and the delivery of the original
endorsed Mortgage Notes to the Purchaser, or its designee, are
sufficient to permit the Purchaser to avail itself of all
protection available under applicable law against the claims
of any present or future creditors of the Company, and are
sufficient to prevent any other sale, transfer, assignment,
pledge or hypothecation of the Mortgages and the Mortgage
Notes by the Company from being enforceable.
This opinion is given to you for your sole benefit, and no other
person or entity is entitled to rely hereon except that the purchaser or
purchasers to which you initially and directly resell the Mortgage Loans may
rely on this opinion as if it were addressed to them as of its date.
Very truly yours,
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[Name]
[Assistant] General Counsel
Exhibit E
EXHIBIT E
FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
___________________, 200__
[Federal Home Loan Bank of
______(the "Association")]
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
Attention: _________________________
_________________________
Re: Notice of Sale and Release of Collateral
Dear Sirs:
This letter serves as notice that ________________________[COMPANY]
a [type of entity], organized pursuant to the laws of [the state of
incorporation] (the "Company") has committed to sell to Barclays Bank, PLC under
a Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement, dated as of ______ __, 200_,
certain mortgage loans originated by the Association. The Company warrants that
the mortgage loans to be sold to Barclays Bank, PLC are in addition to and
beyond any collateral required to secure advances made by the Association to the
Company.
The Company acknowledges that the mortgage loans to be sold to
Barclays Bank, PLC shall not be used as additional or substitute collateral for
advances made by the Association. Barclays Bank, PLC understands that the
balance of the Company's mortgage loan portfolio may be used as collateral or
additional collateral for advances made by the Association, and confirms that it
has no interest therein.
Execution of this letter by the Association shall constitute a full
and complete release of any security interest, claim, or lien which the
Association may have against the mortgage loans to be sold to Barclays Bank, PLC
Very truly yours,
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By:__________________________
Name:________________________
Title:_______________________
Date:________________________
Acknowledged and approved:
[FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF]
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By:_____________________________
Name:___________________________
Title:__________________________
Date:___________________________
Exhibit F
EXHIBIT F
FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
I. Release of Security Interest
Upon receipt of the sum of $_____________ in immediately available
funds, the financial institution named below hereby relinquishes any and all
right, title and interest it may have in all Mortgage Loans to be purchased by
to Barclays Bank, PLC from the Company named below pursuant to that certain
Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement, dated as of ______ __, 200_,
and certifies that all notes, mortgages, assignments and other documents in its
possession relating to such Mortgage Loans have been delivered and released to
the Company named below or its designees, as of the date and time of the sale of
such Mortgage Loans to Barclays Bank, PLC
Name and Address of Financial Institution
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(name)
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(Address)
By:_____________________________
II. Certification of Release
The Company named below hereby certifies to Barclays Bank, PLC that,
as of the date and time of the sale of the above-mentioned Mortgage Loans to
Barclays Bank, PLC the security interests in the Mortgage Loans released by the
above-named financial institution comprise all security interests relating to or
affecting any and all such Mortgage Loans. The Company warrants that, as of such
time, there are and will be no other security interests affecting any or all of
such Mortgage Loans.
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By:__________________________
Title:_______________________
Date:________________________
Exhibit G
EXHIBIT G
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
On this ___ day of ____________, 200_, _______________ ("Seller"),
as the Seller under (i) that certain Purchase Price and Terms Agreement, dated
as of _________, 200_ (the "PPTA"), and (ii) that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase
and Warranties Agreement, dated as of _________, 200_ (the "Purchase
Agreement"), does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and convey to Barclays
Bank, PLC ("Purchaser") as the Purchaser under the Agreements (as defined below)
without recourse, but subject to the terms of the Agreements, all right, title
and interest of, in and to the Mortgage Loans listed on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Mortgage Loans"), together with the
Mortgage Files and the related Servicing Rights and all rights and obligations
arising under the documents contained therein. Each Mortgage Loan subject to the
Agreements was underwritten in accordance with, and conforms to, the
Underwriting Guidelines attached hereto as Exhibit C. Pursuant to Section 6 of
the Purchase Agreement, the Seller has delivered to the Custodian the documents
for each Mortgage Loan to be purchased as set forth in the Purchase Agreement
The contents of each Servicing File required to be retained by
______________________ ("Interim Servicer"), as interim servicer under that
certain Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of ________, ____ (the "Servicing
Agreement") to service the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Servicing Agreement
and thus not delivered to the Purchaser are and shall be held in trust by the
Interim Servicer for the benefit of the Purchaser as the owner thereof. The
Interim Servicer's possession of any portion of the Servicing File is at the
will of the Purchaser for the sole purpose of facilitating servicing of the
related Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, and such retention
and possession by the Servicer shall be in a custodial capacity only. The
ownership of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage, the Servicing Rights and the contents
of the Mortgage File and Servicing File is vested in the Purchaser and the
ownership of all records and documents with respect to the related Mortgage Loan
prepared by or which come into the possession of the Seller or the Interim
Servicer shall immediately vest in the Purchaser and shall be retained and
maintained, in trust, by the Seller at the will of the Purchaser in a custodial
capacity only. The PPTA, the Purchase Agreement and the Servicing Agreement
shall collectively be referred to as the "Agreements" herein.
The Mortgage Loan Package characteristics of the Mortgage Loans
subject hereto are set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto.
In accordance with Section 6 of the Purchase Agreement, the
Purchaser accepts the Mortgage Loans listed on Exhibit A attached hereto.
Notwithstanding the foregoing the Purchaser does not waive any rights or
remedies it may have under the Agreements.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have
the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
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By: __________________________________
Name: ________________________________
Title: _______________________________
Accepted and Agreed:
BARCLAYS BANK, PLC
By:________________________________________________________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT A
TO ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
THE MORTGAGE LOANS
EXHIBIT B
TO ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
[Pool Characteristics of the Mortgage Loan Package as delivered on the related
Closing Date:]
EXHIBIT C
TO ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
AMENDMENT XX. 0
XXXXXXXXX XX. 0, dated as of July 30, 2004 ("Amendment"), to the
Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2004 (the
"Purchase Agreement"), each between BARCLAYS BANK, PLC., a public limited
company registered in England and Wales under company number 1026167, and
DECISION ONE MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the parties hereto have entered into the Purchase
Agreement;
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to modify the Purchase Agreement
as set forth in this Amendment;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in
the Purchase Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
2. Amendments.
(i) Section 1 is hereby amended by:
(a) inserting the following defined terms in alphabetical
order therein:
"Covered Loan: A Mortgage Loan categorized as Covered pursuant to
Appendix E of Standard & Poor's Glossary."
"Home Loan: A Mortgage Loan categorized as Home Loan pursuant to
Appendix E of Standard & Poor's Glossary."
"Standard & Poor's Glossary: The Standard & Poor's LEVELS(R)
Glossary, as may be in effect from time to time."
(b) adding the following language to the end of the definition
of "High Cost Loan" following the words "and/or fees)" and prior to the ".":
"or (c) a Mortgage Loan categorized as High Cost pursuant to
Appendix E of Standard & Poor's Glossary"
(c) deleting the "and" prior to the "(40)" in the definition
of "Mortgage Loan Schedule" and adding the following language immediately
following the words "with respect to the Mortgage Loan" and prior to the "." in
clause (40) of such definition:
", and (41) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is a Home
Loan"
(ii) Subsection 9.02 is hereby amended by:
(a) adding the following language to the end of the first
sentence of clause (xx) following the word "Loan" and prior to the ".":
"or Covered Loan, as applicable, and no Mortgage Loan originated on
or after October 1, 2002 through March 6, 2003 is governed by the Georgia
Fair Lending Act"
(b) deleting clause (ccc) and replacing it with "[Reserved];"
(iii) Subsection 9.03 is hereby amended by deleting the reference to
"(ccc)," in the second sentence of the second paragraph.
3. Ratification of Agreement. Except as modified and expressly
amended by this Amendment, the Purchase Agreement is in all respects ratified
and confirmed, and all the terms, provisions and conditions thereof shall be and
remain in full force and effect.
4. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of
the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts and all of said
counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same
instrument.
5. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY NEW YORK LAW
WITHOUT REFERENCE TO CHOICE OF LAW DOCTRINE.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to
be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.
BARCLAYS BANK, PLC
By:
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Name:
Title:
DECISION ONE MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC
By:
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Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT S
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BARCLAYS BANK, PLC,
Purchaser
FIRST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORP.,
Seller
MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Dated as of March 1, 2004
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Defined Terms.................................................
ARTICLE II
AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE
Section 2.01 Agreement to Purchase.........................................
ARTICLE III
MORTGAGE SCHEDULES
Section 3.01 Preliminary Mortgage Schedule.................................
Section 3.02 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Schedule............................
ARTICLE IV
PURCHASE PRICE
Section 4.01 Purchase Price................................................
ARTICLE V
EXAMINATION OF MORTGAGE FILES
Section 5.01 Examination of Mortgage Files.................................
ARTICLE VI
CONVEYANCE FROM SELLER TO PURCHASER
Section 6.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans..................................
Section 6.02 Books and Records.............................................
Section 6.03 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents...........................
Section 6.04 Quality Control Procedures....................................
Section 6.05 MERS Designated Loans.........................................
ARTICLE VII
SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS
Section 7.01 Servicing.....................................................
ARTICLE VIII
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE
PURCHASER
Section 8.01 Representations and Warranties Regarding the Purchaser........
ARTICLE IX
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE
SELLER; REMEDIES FOR BREACH
Section 9.01 Representations and Warranties Regarding the Seller...........
Section 9.02 Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual
Mortgage Loans...............................................
Section 9.03 Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties.........
Section 9.04 Repurchase of Mortgage Loans with First Payment Defaults......
Section 9.05 Premium Recapture.............................................
ARTICLE X
CLOSING
Section 10.01 Conditions to Closing.........................................
ARTICLE XI
CLOSING DOCUMENTS
Section 11.01 Required Closing Documents....................................
ARTICLE XII
COSTS
Section 12.01 Costs.........................................................
ARTICLE XIII
COOPERATION OF SELLER WITH A RECONSTITUTION
Section 13.01 Reconstitution of Mortgage Loans..............................
ARTICLE XIV
THE SELLER
Section 14.01 Additional Indemnification by the Seller; Third Party
Claims.......................................................
Section 14.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Seller.........................
ARTICLE XV
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 15.01 Financial Statements..........................................
Section 15.02 Mandatory Delivery; Grant of Security Interest................
Section 15.03 Notices.......................................................
Section 15.04 Severability Clause...........................................
Section 15.05 Counterparts..................................................
Section 15.06 Governing Law.................................................
Section 15.07 Intention of the Parties......................................
Section 15.08 Successors and Assigns; Assignment of Purchase Agreement......
Section 15.09 Waivers.......................................................
Section 15.10 Exhibits......................................................
Section 15.11 General Interpretive Principles...............................
Section 15.12 Reproduction of Documents.....................................
Section 15.13 Further Agreements............................................
Section 15.14 Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage........................
Section 15.15 No Solicitation...............................................
Section 15.16 Waiver of Trial by Jury.......................................
Section 15.17 Governing Law Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.....
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
EXHIBIT B INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT C FORM OF SELLER'S OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT D FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE SELLER
EXHIBIT E FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT F FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT G UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
EXHIBIT H FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT I FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), dated as of
March 1, 2004, by and between Barclays Bank, PLC, a public limited company
registered in England and Wales under company number 1026167, having an office
at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (the "Purchaser"), and First
Franklin Financial Corp., a Delaware corporation, having an office at 0000 Xx.
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 (the "Seller").
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, the Seller desires to sell, from time to time, to the
Purchaser, and the Purchaser desires to purchase, from time to time, from the
Seller, certain first and second lien, adjustable-rate and fixed-rate
residential mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") on a servicing released basis
as described herein, and which shall be delivered in pools of whole loans (each,
a "Mortgage Loan Package") on various dates as provided herein (each, a "Closing
Date");
WHEREAS, each Mortgage Loan is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust
or other security instrument creating a first or second lien on a residential
dwelling located in the jurisdiction indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule for
the related Mortgage Loan Package;
WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Seller wish to prescribe the manner
of the conveyance, servicing by the Interim Servicer and control of the Mortgage
Loans; and
WHEREAS, following its purchase of the Mortgage Loans from the
Seller, the Purchaser desires to sell some or all of the Mortgage Loans to one
or more purchasers as a whole loan transfer or a public or private, rated or
unrated mortgage pass-through transaction;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual
agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser and the
Seller agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Defined Terms.
For purposes of this Agreement the following capitalized terms shall
have the respective meanings set forth below.
Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan,
those mortgage servicing practices of prudent mortgage lending institutions
which service mortgage loans of the same type as such Mortgage Loan in the
jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located.
Act: The National Housing Act, as amended from time to time.
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan: An adjustable rate Mortgage Loan
purchased pursuant to this Agreement.
Affiliate: With respect to any specified Person, any other Person
controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person.
For the purposes of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any
specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such
Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms "controlling" and
"controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
Agency Transfer: A Xxxxxx Xxx Transfer or a Xxxxxxx Mac Transfer.
Agreement: This Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and all amendments
hereof and supplements hereto.
ALTA: The American Land Title Association or any successor thereto.
Ancillary Income: All late charges, assumption fees, escrow account
benefits, reinstatement fees, and similar types of fees arising from or in
connection with any Mortgage, to the extent not otherwise payable to the
Mortgagor under applicable law or pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage
Note.
Appraised Value: The value set forth in an appraisal made in
connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as the value of the
Mortgaged Property.
Assignment and Conveyance Agreement: As defined in Section 6.01.
Assignment of Mortgage: An assignment of the Mortgage, notice of
transfer or equivalent instrument in recordable form, sufficient under the laws
of the jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect
the sale of the Mortgage to the Purchaser.
Balloon Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan which by its original terms
or any modifications thereof provides for amortization beyond its scheduled
maturity date.
BIF: The Bank Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto.
Business Day: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, (ii) a
day on which banking and savings and loan institutions, in the State of New York
or the State in which the Interim Servicer's servicing operations are located or
(iii) the state in which the Custodian's operations are located, are authorized
or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
Closing Date: The date or dates on which the Purchaser from time to
time shall purchase, and the Seller from time to time shall sell, the Mortgage
Loans listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the related
Mortgage Loan Package.
CLTV: As of any date and as to any Second Lien Loan, the ratio,
expressed as a percentage, of the (a) sum of (i) the outstanding principal
balance of the Second Lien Loan and (ii) the outstanding principal balance as of
such date of any mortgage loan or mortgage loans that are senior or equal in
priority to the Second Lien Loan and which are secured by the same Mortgaged
Property to (b) the Appraised Value as determined pursuant to the Underwriting
Guidelines of the related Mortgaged Property as of the origination of the Second
Lien Loan.
Code: Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Condemnation Proceeds: All awards or settlements in respect of a
Mortgaged Property, whether permanent or temporary, partial or entire, by
exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, to the extent not
required to be released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the terms of the
related Mortgage Loan Documents.
Convertible Mortgage Loan: Any individual Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan purchased pursuant to this Agreement which contains a provision whereby the
Mortgagor is permitted to convert the Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan to a Fixed
Rate Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note.
Co-op: A private, cooperative housing corporation, having only one
class of stock outstanding, which owns or leases land and all or part of a
building or buildings, including apartments, spaces used for commercial purposes
and common areas therein and whose board of directors authorizes the sale of
stock and the issuance of a Co-op Lease.
Co-op Lease: With respect to a Co-op Loan, the lease with respect to
a dwelling unit occupied by the Mortgagor and relating to the stock allocated to
the related dwelling unit.
Co-op Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by the pledge of stock allocated
to a dwelling unit in a residential cooperative housing corporation and a
collateral assignment of the related Co-op Lease.: A private, cooperative
housing corporation, having only one class of stock outstanding, which owns or
leases land and all or part of a building or buildings, including apartments,
spaces used for commercial purposes and common areas therein and whose board of
directors authorizes the sale of stock and the issuance of a Co-op Lease.
Custodial Account: The separate trust account created and maintained
pursuant to Subsection 2.04 of the Interim Servicing Agreement (with respect to
each Mortgage Loan, as specified therein).
Custodial Agreement: The agreement(s) governing the retention of the
originals of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Mortgage and other
Mortgage Loan Documents. If more than one Custodial Agreement is in effect at
any given time, all of the individual Custodial Agreements shall collectively be
referred to as the "Custodial Agreement."
Custodian: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., a national banking association,
and its successors in interest or permitted assigns or any successor to the
Custodian under the Custodial Agreement as therein provided.
Cut-off Date: The date or dates designated as such on the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Package.
Deleted Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan that is repurchased or
replaced or to be replaced with a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan by the
Seller in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Determination Date: The date specified in the Interim Servicing
Agreement (with respect to each Mortgage Loan, for an interim period, as
specified therein).
Due Date: The day of the month on which the Monthly Payment is due
on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace.
Escrow Account: The separate account created and maintained pursuant
to Subsection 2.06 of the Interim Servicing Agreement (with respect to each
Mortgage Loan, as specified therein.
Escrow Payments: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amounts
constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents,
municipal charges, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance
premiums, condominium charges, and any other payments required to be escrowed by
the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage or any other document.
Xxxxxx Xxx: Xxxxxx Xxx, f/k/a the Federal National Mortgage
Association, or any successor thereto.
Xxxxxx Mae Guides: The Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx' Guide and the Xxxxxx Mae
Servicers' Guide, and all amendments or additions thereto.
Xxxxxx Xxx Transfer: As defined in Article XIII.
FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor
thereto.
FHA: The Federal Housing Administration, an agency within the United
States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any successor thereto and
including the Federal Housing Commissioner and the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development where appropriate under the FHA Regulations.
First Lien Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by a first lien Mortgage on
the related Mortgaged Property.
Fitch: Fitch, Inc., or its successor in interest.
Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan: A fixed rate mortgage loan purchased
pursuant to this Agreement.
Xxxxxxx Mac: Xxxxxxx Mac, f/k/a the Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation, or any successor thereto.
Xxxxxxx Mac Transfer: As defined in Article XIII.
Gross Margin: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan,
the fixed percentage amount set forth in the related Mortgage Note which amount
is added to the Index in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note
to determine on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date the Mortgage Interest Rate
for such Mortgage Loan.
High Cost Loan: A Mortgage Loan classified as (a) a "high cost" loan
under the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 or (b) a "high cost
home," "threshold," "covered," "high risk home," "predatory" or similar loan
under any other applicable state, federal or local law (or a similarly
classified loan using different terminology under an applicable law imposing
heightened regulatory scrutiny or additional legal liability for residential
mortgage loans having high interest rates, points and/or fees).
HUD: The Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any federal
agency or official thereof which may from time to time succeed to the functions
thereof with regard to FHA Mortgage Insurance. The term "HUD," for purposes of
this Agreement, is also deemed to include subdivisions thereof such as the FHA
and Government National Mortgage Association.
Index: The index indicated in the related Mortgage Note for each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan.
Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of
insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property.
Interest Rate Adjustment Date: With respect to each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the date, specified in the related Mortgage Note and the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule, on which the Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted.
Interim Funder: With respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan,
the Person named on the MERS System as the interim funder pursuant to the MERS
Procedures Manual.
Interim Servicer: The servicer under the Interim Servicing
Agreement, or its successor in interest or assigns, or any successor to the
Interim Servicer under the Interim Servicing Agreement, as therein provided.
Interim Servicing Agreement: The agreement to be entered into by the
Purchaser and the Interim Servicer, providing for the Interim Servicer to
service the Mortgage Loans as specified by the Interim Servicing Agreement.
Investor: With respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan, the
Person named on the MERS System as the investor pursuant to the MERS Procedures
Manual.
Lifetime Rate Cap: The provision of each Mortgage Note related to an
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan which provides for an absolute maximum Mortgage
Interest Rate thereunder. The Mortgage Interest Rate during the terms of each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan shall not at any time exceed the Mortgage Interest
Rate at the time of origination of such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan by more
than the Lifetime Rate Cap set forth as an amount per annum on the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Liquidation Proceeds: Cash received in connection with the
liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through the sale or assignment
of such Mortgage Loan, trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise or the sale
of the related Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in
satisfaction of the Mortgage Loan.
Loan-to-Value Ratio or LTV: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the
ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the outstanding principal amount of the
Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off Date (unless otherwise indicated), to
the lesser of (a) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property at origination
and (b) if the Mortgage Loan was made to finance the acquisition of the related
Mortgaged Property, the purchase price of the Mortgaged Property.
MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, and its successors in interest.
MERS Designated Mortgage Loan: Mortgage Loans for which (a) the
Seller has designated or will designate MERS as, and has taken or will take such
action as is necessary to cause MERS to be, the mortgagee of record, as nominee
for the Seller, in accordance with MERS Procedure Manual and (b) the Seller has
designated or will designate the Purchaser as the Investor on the MERS System.
MERS Procedure Manual: The MERS Procedures Manual, as it may be
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
MERS Report: The report from the MERS System listing MERS Designated
Mortgage Loans and other information.
MERS System: MERS mortgage electronic registry system, as more
particularly described in the MERS Procedures Manual.
Monthly Payment: The scheduled monthly payment of principal and
interest on a Mortgage Loan.
Moody's: Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc., and any successor thereto.
Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a
Mortgage Note, which creates a first lien, in the case of a First Lien Loan, or
a second lien, in the case of a Second Lien Loan, on an unsubordinated estate in
fee simple in real property securing the Mortgage Note; except that with respect
to real property located in jurisdictions in which the use of leasehold estates
for residential properties is a widely accepted practice, the mortgage, deed of
trust or other instrument securing the Mortgage Note may secure and create, with
respect to a First Lien Loan, a first lien, and with respect to a Second Lien
Loan, a second lien, in each case, upon a leasehold estate of the Mortgagor.
With respect to a Co-op Loan, the Security Agreement.
Mortgage File: The items pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan
referred to in Exhibit A annexed hereto, and any additional documents required
to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement.
Mortgage Interest Rate: The annual rate of interest borne on a
Mortgage Note with respect to each Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage Interest Rate Cap: With respect to an Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the limit on each Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment as set forth
in the related Mortgage Note.
Mortgage Loan: An individual Mortgage Loan which is the subject of
this Agreement, each Mortgage Loan originally sold and subject to this Agreement
being identified on the applicable Mortgage Loan Schedule, which Mortgage Loan
includes without limitation the Mortgage File, the Monthly Payments, Principal
Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds,
Servicing Rights and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations
arising from or in connection with such Mortgage Loan, excluding replaced or
repurchased mortgage loans.
Mortgage Loan Documents: The documents required to be delivered to
the Custodian pursuant to Section 6.03 with respect to any Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage Loan Package: Each pool of Mortgage Loans, which shall be
purchased by the Purchaser from the Seller from time to time on each Closing
Date.
Mortgage Loan Schedule: The schedule of Mortgage Loans setting forth
the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan in the related
Mortgage Loan Package: (1) the Seller's Mortgage Loan identifying number; (2)
the Mortgagor's name; (3) the street address of the Mortgaged Property including
the city, state and zip code; (4) a code indicating whether the Mortgagor is
self-employed; (5) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is
owner-occupied, investment property or a second home; (6) the number and type of
residential units constituting the Mortgaged Property (e.g., single family
residence, a two- to four-family dwelling, condominium, planned unit development
or cooperative); (7) the original months to maturity or the remaining months to
maturity from the related Cut-off Date, in any case based on the original
amortization schedule and, if different, the maturity expressed in the same
manner but based on the actual amortization schedule; (8) with respect to each
First Lien Loan, the Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination, and with respect to
each Second Lien Loan, the CLTV at origination; (9) the Mortgage Interest Rate
as of the related Cut-off Date; (10) the date on which the first Monthly Payment
was due on the Mortgage Loan and, if such date is not consistent with the Due
Date currently in effect, the Due Date; (11) the stated maturity date; (12) the
amount of the Monthly Payment as of the related Cut-off Date; (13) the last
payment date on which a payment was actually applied to the outstanding
principal balance; (14) the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan; (15)
the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the
related Cut-off Date, after deduction of payments of principal due and collected
on or before the related Cut-off Date; (16) with respect to each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the Interest Rate Adjustment Date; (17) with respect to each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Gross Margin; (18) with respect to each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Lifetime Rate Cap under the terms of the
Mortgage Note; (19) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, a code
indicating the type of Index; (20) the type of Mortgage Loan (i.e., Fixed Rate
or Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, First or Second Lien Loan); (21) a code
indicating the purpose of the loan (i.e., purchase, rate/term refinance, equity
take-out refinance); (22) a code indicating the documentation style (i.e. no
documents, full, alternative, reduced, no income/no asset, stated income, no
ratio, reduced or NIV); (23) asset verification (Y/N); (24) the loan credit
classification (as described in the Underwriting Guidelines); (25) whether such
Mortgage Loan provides for a Prepayment Penalty; (26) the Prepayment Penalty
period of such Mortgage Loan, if applicable; (27) the Mortgage Interest Rate as
of origination; (28) the credit risk score (FICO score); (29) the date of
origination; (30) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the
Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment period; (31) with respect to each Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment percentage; (32) with
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Interest Rate floor;
(33) the Mortgage Interest Rate calculation method (i.e., 30/360, simple
interest, other); (34) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the
Periodic Rate Cap as of the first Interest Rate Adjustment Date; (35) a code
indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is a Balloon Mortgage Loan; (36) a code
indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is a High Cost Loan; (37) the original
Monthly Payment due; (38) the Appraised Value; (39) appraisal verification
(Y/N); (40) type of appraisal verification, if any; (41) a code indicating
whether the Mortgage Loan is covered by a PMI Policy and, if so, identifying the
PMI Policy provider; (42) in connection with a condominium unit, a code
indicating whether the condominium project where such unit is located is
low-rise or high-rise; (43) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is
a leasehold estate; and (44) the MERS Identification Number, if applicable. With
respect to the Mortgage Loans in the aggregate, the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule shall set forth the following information, as of the related Cut-off
Date: (1) the number of Mortgage Loans; (2) the current aggregate outstanding
principal balance of the Mortgage Loans; (3) the weighted average Mortgage
Interest Rate of the Mortgage Loans; (4) the weighted average maturity of the
Mortgage Loans; (5) the average principal balance of the Mortgage Loans; (6) the
applicable Cut-off Date; and (7) the applicable Closing Date.
Mortgage Note: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a
Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage.
Mortgaged Property: With respect to a Mortgage Loan that is not a
Co-op Loan, the Mortgagor's real property (or leasehold estate, if applicable)
securing repayment of a related Mortgage Note, consisting of an unsubordinated
estate in fee simple or, with respect to real property located in jurisdictions
in which the use of leasehold estates for residential properties is a
widely-accepted practice, a leasehold estate, in a single parcel or multiple
parcels of real property improved by a Residential Dwelling. With respect to a
Co-op Loan, the stock allocated to a dwelling unit in the residential
cooperative housing corporation that was pledged to secure such Co-op Loan and
the related Co-op Lease.
Mortgagor: The obligor on the related Mortgage Note.
Officer's Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the
Board or the Vice Chairman of the Board or a President or a Vice President and
by the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the Assistant Treasurers or
Assistant Secretaries of the Seller, and delivered to the Purchaser as required
by this Agreement.
Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel
for the Seller, reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser in the form attached as
Exhibit D hereto.
Periodic Rate Cap: The provision of each Mortgage Note related to an
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan which provides for an absolute maximum amount by
which the Mortgage Interest Rate therein may increase or decrease on an Interest
Rate Adjustment Date above or below the Mortgage Interest Rate previously in
effect. The Periodic Rate Cap for each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan is the rate
set forth as such on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
PMI Policy: A policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued
by an insurer acceptable under the Underwriting Guidelines and qualified to do
business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located.
Preliminary Mortgage Schedule: As defined in Article III.
Prepayment Penalty: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the penalty
if the Mortgagor prepays such Mortgage Loan as provided in the related Mortgage
Note or Mortgage.
Principal Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of principal on
a Mortgage Loan which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date,
including any prepayment penalty or premium thereon, and which is not
accompanied by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any
date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment.
Purchase Price: The price paid on the related Closing Date by the
Purchaser to the Seller in exchange for the Mortgage Loans purchased on such
Closing Date as calculated in Article IV of this Agreement.
Purchase Price and Terms Agreement: Those certain agreements setting
forth the general terms and conditions of the transactions consummated herein
and identifying the Mortgage Loans to be purchased from time to time hereunder,
by and between the Seller and the Purchaser.
Purchaser: Barclays Bank, PLC, a public limited company registered
in England and Wales under company number 1026167, and its successors in
interest and assigns, or any successor to the Purchaser under this Agreement as
herein provided.
Qualified Appraiser: An appraiser, duly appointed by the Seller, who
had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan
made on the security thereof, and whose compensation was not affected by the
approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and such appraiser and the
appraisal made by such appraiser both satisfied the requirements of Title XI of
the Financial 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.
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan: A mortgage loan eligible to be
substituted by the Seller for a Deleted Mortgage Loan which must, on the date of
such substitution, (i) have an outstanding principal balance, after deduction of
all scheduled payments due in the month of substitution (or in the case of a
substitution of more than one mortgage loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, an
aggregate principal balance), not in excess of the outstanding principal balance
of the Deleted Mortgage Loan (the amount of any shortfall will be deposited in
the Custodial Account by the Seller in the month of substitution); (ii) have a
Mortgage Interest Rate not less than and not more than 1% greater than the
Mortgage Interest Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iii) have a remaining term
to maturity not greater than and not more than one year less than that of the
Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iv) be of the same type as the Deleted Mortgage Loan
(i.e., fixed rate or adjustable rate with same Mortgage Interest Rate Caps); and
(v) comply with each representation and warranty (respecting individual Mortgage
Loans) set forth in Article IX.
Rating Agency: Any of Fitch, Moody's or Standard & Poor's, or their
respective successors designated by the Purchaser.
Reconstitution: A Whole Loan Transfer or a Securitization Transfer.
Reconstitution Date: As defined in Article XIII.
Relief Act: The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
REMIC: A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" within the
meaning of Section 860D of the Code.
REMIC Provisions: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating
to a REMIC, which appear at Section 860A through 860G of Subchapter M of Chapter
1, Subtitle A of the Code, and related provisions and regulations, rulings or
pronouncements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from
time to time.
Remittance Date: The date specified in the Interim Servicing
Agreement (with respect to each Mortgage Loan, as specified therein).
Repurchase Price: As defined in the related Purchase Price and Terms
Agreement.
Residential Dwelling: Any one of the following: (i) a detached
one-family dwelling, (ii) a detached two- to four-family dwelling, (iii) a
one-family dwelling unit in a condominium project or (iv) a one-family dwelling
in a planned unit development, none of which is a dwelling unit in a residential
cooperative housing corporation, mobile home or manufactured home.
RESPA: Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, as amended from time
to time.
Second Lien Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by a second lien Mortgage
on the related Mortgaged Property.
Securitization Transfer: The sale or transfer of some or all of the
Mortgage Loans to a trust or other entity as part of a publicly-issued or
privately-placed, rated or unrated mortgage pass-through or other
mortgage-backed securities transaction.
Security Agreement: The agreement creating a security interest in
the stock allocated to a dwelling unit in the residential cooperative housing
corporation that was pledged to secure such Co-op Loan and the related Co-op
Lease.
Seller: As defined in the initial paragraph of the Agreement,
together with its successors in interest.
Servicing Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan subject to the
Interim Servicing Agreement, a fee payable monthly equal to one-twelfth of the
product of (a) the Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the outstanding principal balance
of such Mortgage Loan. Such fee shall be payable monthly and shall be pro-rated
for any portion of a month during which the Mortgage Loan is serviced by the
Interim Servicer under the Interim Servicing Agreement. The obligation of the
Purchaser to pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and the Servicing Fee is
payable solely from, the interest portion (including recoveries with respect to
interest from Liquidation Proceeds, to the extent permitted by this Agreement)
of such Monthly Payment collected by the Interim Servicer, or as otherwise
provided under this Agreement.
Servicing Fee Rate: An amount per annum as set forth in the Interim
Servicing Agreement.
Servicing File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file
retained by the Interim Servicer consisting of originals of all documents in the
Mortgage File which are not delivered to the Purchaser or the Custodian and
copies of the Mortgage Loan Documents set forth in Section 2 of the Custodial
Agreement.
Servicing Rights: Any and all of the following: (a) any and all
rights to service the Mortgage Loans; (b) any payments to or monies received by
the Seller for servicing the Mortgage Loans; (c) any late fees, penalties or
similar payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans; (d) all agreements or
documents creating, defining or evidencing any such servicing rights to the
extent they relate to such servicing rights and all rights of the Seller
thereunder; (e) Escrow Payments or other similar payments with respect to the
Mortgage Loans and any amounts actually collected by the Seller with respect
thereto; (f) all accounts and other rights to payment related to any of the
property described in this paragraph; and (g) any and all documents, files,
records, servicing files, servicing documents, servicing records, data tapes,
computer records, or other information pertaining to the Mortgage Loans or
pertaining to the past, present or prospective servicing of the Mortgage Loans.
Standard & Poor's: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of
The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies Inc., and any successor thereto.
Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan on any date of
determination, (i) the principal balance of such Mortgage Loan at the related
Cut-off Date after giving effect to payments of principal due on or before such
date, to the extent actually received, minus (ii) all amounts previously
distributed to the Purchaser with respect to the related Mortgage Loan
representing payments or recoveries of principal on such Mortgage Loan.
Underwriting Guidelines: The underwriting guidelines of the Seller,
a copy of which is attached as an exhibit to the related Assignment and
Conveyance.
Whole Loan Transfer: The sale or transfer by Purchaser of some or
all of the Mortgage Loans in a whole loan or participation format pursuant to a
Reconstitution Agreement.
ARTICLE II
AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE
Section 2.01 Agreement to Purchase.
The Seller agrees to sell from time to time, and the Purchaser
agrees to purchase from time to time, Mortgage Loans having an aggregate
principal balance on the related Cut-off Date in an amount as set forth in the
related Purchase Price and Terms Agreement, or in such other amount as agreed by
the Purchaser and the Seller as evidenced by the actual aggregate principal
balance of the Mortgage Loans accepted by the Purchaser on each Closing Date.
ARTICLE III
MORTGAGE SCHEDULES
Section 3.01 Preliminary Mortgage Schedule.
The Seller from time to time shall provide the Purchaser with
certain information constituting a preliminary listing of the Mortgage Loans to
be purchased on each Closing Date in accordance with the related Purchase Price
and Terms Agreement and this Agreement (each, a "Preliminary Mortgage
Schedule").
Section 3.02 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Schedule.
The Seller shall deliver the related Mortgage Loan Schedule for the
Mortgage Loans to be purchased on a particular Closing Date to the Purchaser at
least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date. The related
Mortgage Loan Schedule shall be the related Preliminary Mortgage Schedule with
those Mortgage Loans which have not been funded prior to the related Closing
Date deleted.
ARTICLE IV
PURCHASE PRICE
Section 4.01 Purchase Price.
The Purchase Price for each Mortgage Loan shall be the percentage of
par as stated in the related Purchase Price and Terms Agreement (subject to
adjustment as provided therein), multiplied by the aggregate principal balance,
as of the related Cut-off Date, of the Mortgage Loans listed on the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule, after application of scheduled payments of principal due
on or before the related Cut-off Date, but only to the extent such payments were
actually received. The initial principal amount of the related Mortgage Loans
shall be the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans, so computed as
of the related Cut-off Date. If so provided in the related Purchase Price and
Terms Agreement, portions of the Mortgage Loans shall be priced separately.
In addition to the Purchase Price as described above, the Purchaser
shall pay to the Seller, at closing, accrued interest from the first day of the
month in which the related Closing Date occurs through the day prior to the
applicable Closing Date, inclusive, on the current principal amount of the
related Mortgage Loans as of the related Cut-off Date at the weighted average
Mortgage Interest Rate of those Mortgage Loans. The Purchase Price plus accrued
interest as set forth in this paragraph shall be paid to the Seller by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Seller
in writing.
The Purchaser shall be entitled to (1) all scheduled principal due
after the related Cut-off Date, (2) all other recoveries of principal collected
on or after the related Cut-off Date, and (3) all payments of interest on the
Mortgage Loans as described above. The outstanding principal balance of each
Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off Date is determined after application of
payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date, to the extent
actually collected, together with any unscheduled principal prepayments
collected prior to such Cut-off Date; provided, however, that payments of
scheduled principal and interest paid prior to such Cut-off Date, but to be
applied on a Due Date beyond the related Cut-off Date shall not be applied to
the principal balance as of the related Cut-off Date. Such prepaid amounts shall
be the property of the Purchaser. The Seller shall deposit any such prepaid
amounts into the Custodial Account, which account is established for the benefit
of the Purchaser for subsequent remittance by the Seller to the Purchaser.
ARTICLE V
EXAMINATION OF MORTGAGE FILES
Section 5.01 Examination of Mortgage Files.
At least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date,
the Seller shall (a) deliver to the Purchaser or its designee in escrow, for
examination with respect to each Mortgage Loan to be purchased, the related
Mortgage File, including a copy of the Assignment of Mortgage, pertaining to
each Mortgage Loan, or (b) make the related Mortgage File available to the
Purchaser for examination at such other location as shall otherwise be
acceptable to the Purchaser. Such examination may be made by the Purchaser or
its designee at any reasonable time before or after the related Closing Date. If
the Purchaser makes such examination prior to the related Closing Date and
determines, in its reasonable discretion, that any Mortgage Loans are
unacceptable to the Purchaser for any reason, such Mortgage Loans shall be
deleted from the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, and may be replaced by a
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (or Loans) acceptable to the Purchaser. The
Purchaser may, at its option and without notice to the Seller, purchase some or
all of the Mortgage Loans without conducting any partial or complete
examination. The fact that the Purchaser or its designee has conducted or has
failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of the Mortgage Files
shall not affect the Purchaser's (or any of its successor's) rights to demand
repurchase, substitution or other relief as provided herein.
ARTICLE VI
CONVEYANCE FROM SELLER TO PURCHASER
Section 6.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.
The Seller, simultaneously with the delivery of the Mortgage Loan
Schedule with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Package to be purchased on
each Closing Date, shall execute and deliver an Assignment and Conveyance
Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H (the "Assignment and
Conveyance Agreement"). The Seller shall cause the Servicing File retained by
the Interim Servicer pursuant to this Agreement to be appropriately identified
in the Seller's computer system and/or books and records, as appropriate, to
clearly reflect the sale of the related Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser. The
Seller shall cause the Interim Servicer to release from its custody the contents
of any Servicing File retained by it only in accordance with this Agreement or
the Interim Servicing Agreement, except when such release is required in
connection with a repurchase of any such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 9.03.
Section 6.02 Books and Records.
Record title to each Mortgage as of the related Closing Date shall
be in the name of the Seller, an Affiliate of the Seller, the Purchaser or one
or more designees of the Purchaser, as the Purchaser shall select.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Mortgage and related Mortgage Note shall be
possessed solely by the Purchaser or the appropriate designee of the Purchaser,
as the case may be. All rights arising out of the Mortgage Loans including, but
not limited to, all funds received by the Seller or the Interim Servicer after
the related Cut-off Date on or in connection with a Mortgage Loan shall be
vested in the Purchaser or one or more designees of the Purchaser; provided,
however, that all funds received on or in connection with a Mortgage Loan shall
be received and held by the Seller or the Interim Servicer in trust for the
benefit of the Purchaser or the appropriate designee of the Purchaser, as the
case may be, as the owner of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement.
The Seller shall be or shall cause the Interim Servicer to be
responsible for maintaining, and shall maintain, a complete set of books and
records for each Mortgage Loan which shall be marked clearly to reflect the
ownership of each Mortgage Loan by the Purchaser. In particular, the Seller
shall or shall cause the Interim Servicer to maintain in its possession,
available for inspection by the Purchaser, and shall deliver to the Purchaser
upon demand, evidence of compliance with all federal, state and local laws,
rules and regulations, and requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac, including
but not limited to documentation as to the method used in determining the
applicability of the provisions of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as
amended, to the Mortgaged Property, documentation evidencing insurance coverage
and periodic inspection reports, as required by the Xxxxxx Mae Guides. To the
extent that original documents are not required for purposes of realization of
Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, documents maintained by the Seller
or the Interim Servicer may be in the form of microfilm or microfiche so long as
the Seller or the Interim Servicer complies with the requirements of the Xxxxxx
Xxx Guides.
The sale of each Mortgage Loan shall be reflected on the Seller's
balance sheet and other financial statements as a sale of assets by the Seller.
Section 6.03 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents.
The Seller shall deliver and release to the Custodian no later than
two (2) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date those Mortgage Loan
Documents set forth on Exhibit A hereto as required by the Custodial Agreement
with respect to each Mortgage Loan set forth on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
The Custodian shall certify its receipt of all such Mortgage Loan
Documents required to be delivered pursuant to the Custodial Agreement for the
related Closing Date, as evidenced by the Initial Certification of the Custodian
in the form annexed to the Custodial Agreement. The Seller shall comply with the
terms of the Custodial Agreement and the Purchaser shall pay all fees and
expenses of the Custodian.
The Seller shall or shall cause the Interim Servicer to forward to
the Custodian, or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall designate in
writing, original documents evidencing an assumption, modification,
consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan entered into in accordance with
this Agreement within two weeks of their execution, provided, however, that the
Seller shall provide the Custodian, or to such other Person as the Purchaser
shall designate in writing, with a certified true copy of any such document
submitted for recordation within two weeks of its execution, and shall promptly
provide the original of any document submitted for recordation or a copy of such
document certified by the appropriate public recording office to be a true and
complete copy of the original within ninety days of its submission for
recordation.
In the event any document required to be delivered to the Custodian
in the Custodial Agreement, including an original or copy of any document
submitted for recordation to the appropriate public recording office, is not so
delivered to the Custodian, or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall
designate in writing, within 90 days following the related Closing Date (other
than with respect to the Assignments of Mortgage which shall be delivered to the
Custodian in blank and recorded subsequently by the Purchaser or its designee),
and in the event that the Seller does not cure such failure within 60 days of
discovery or receipt of written notification of such failure from the Purchaser,
the related Mortgage Loan shall, upon the request of the Purchaser, be
repurchased by the Seller at the price and in the manner specified in Section
9.03. The foregoing repurchase obligation shall not apply in the event that the
Seller cannot deliver an original document submitted for recordation to the
appropriate public recording office within the specified period due to a delay
caused by the recording office in the applicable jurisdiction; provided that the
Seller shall instead deliver a recording receipt of such recording office or, if
such recording receipt is not available, an officer's certificate of a servicing
officer of the Seller, confirming that such documents have been accepted for
recording; provided that, upon request of the Purchaser and delivery by the
Purchaser to the Seller of a schedule of the related Mortgage Loans, the Seller
shall reissue and deliver to the Purchaser or its designee said officer's
certificate.
The Seller shall pay all initial recording fees, if any, for the
assignments of mortgage and any other fees or costs in transferring all original
documents to the Custodian or, upon written request of the Purchaser, to the
Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee. The Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee
shall be responsible for recording the Assignments of Mortgage and shall be
reimbursed by the Seller for the costs associated therewith pursuant to the
preceding sentence.
Section 6.04 Quality Control Procedures.
The Seller shall, or shall cause the Interim Servicer to, have an
internal quality control program that verifies, on a regular basis, the
existence and accuracy of the legal documents, credit documents, property
appraisals, and underwriting decisions. The program shall include evaluating and
monitoring the overall quality of the Seller's loan production and the servicing
activities of the Interim Servicer. The program is to ensure that the Mortgage
Loans are originated and serviced in accordance with Accepted Servicing
Standards and the Underwriting Guidelines; guard against dishonest, fraudulent,
or negligent acts; and guard against errors and omissions by officers,
employees, or other authorized persons.
Section 6.05 MERS Designated Loans.
With respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan, the Seller
shall, on or prior to the related Closing Date, designate the Purchaser as the
Investor and the Custodian as custodian, and no Person shall be listed as
Interim Funder on the MERS System. In addition, on or prior to the related
Closing Date, Seller shall provide the Custodian and the Purchaser with a MERS
Report listing the Purchaser as the Investor, the Custodian as custodian and no
Person as Interim Funder with respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan.
ARTICLE VII
SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS
Section 7.01 Servicing.
The Mortgage Loans have been sold by the Seller to the Purchaser on
a servicing released basis. Subject to, and upon the terms and conditions of
this Agreement and the Interim Servicing Agreement (with respect to each
Mortgage Loan, for an interim period, as specified therein), the Seller hereby
sells, transfers, assigns, conveys and delivers to the Purchaser the Servicing
Rights.
The Purchaser shall retain the Interim Servicer as contract servicer
of the Mortgage Loans for an interim period pursuant to and in accordance with
the terms and conditions contained in the Interim Servicing Agreement (with
respect to each Mortgage Loan, for an interim period, as specified therein). The
Seller shall cause the Interim Servicer to execute the Interim Servicing
Agreement on the initial Closing Date.
The Seller shall cause the Interim Servicer to transfer the
servicing of the Mortgage Loans on each Transfer Date in accordance with the
terms of the Interim Servicing Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
OF THE PURCHASER
Section 8.01 Representations and Warranties Regarding the Purchaser.
The Purchaser represents, warrants and covenants to the Seller that
as of the date hereof and as of each Closing Date:
(a) Due Organization and Authority. The Purchaser is a public
limited company registered in England and Wales under company number 1026167 and
has all licenses necessary to carry on its business as now being conducted and
is licensed, qualified and in good standing in each state wherein it owns or
leases any material properties or owns mortgage loans, if the laws of such state
require licensing or qualification in order to conduct business of the type
conducted by Purchaser, and in any event Purchaser is in compliance with the
laws of any such state to the extent necessary to carry out its obligations
under this Agreement. The Purchaser has the corporate power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder; the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement (including all instruments
of transfer to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement) by the Purchaser and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly
authorized; this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered and constitutes
the valid, legal, binding and enforceable obligation of the Purchaser, except as
enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation,
receivership, moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the
enforcement of the rights of creditors and (ii) general principles of equity,
whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law. All requisite
corporate action has been taken by the Purchaser to make this Agreement valid
and binding upon the Purchaser in accordance with its terms;
(b) Ordinary Course of Business. The consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of
business of the Purchaser; and
(c) No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the acquisition of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor the fulfillment of or
compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, will conflict with
or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the
Purchaser's charter, by-laws or other organizational documents or any legal
restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Purchaser is now a party
or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration
under any of the foregoing, or result in the violation of any law, rule,
regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Purchaser or its property is
subject, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or
encumbrance that would have an adverse effect upon the Purchaser's ability to
consummate the transactions contemplated under this Agreement.
ARTICLE IX
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE
SELLER; REMEDIES FOR BREACH
Section 9.01 Representations and Warranties Regarding the Seller.
The Seller represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser that
as of the date hereof and as of each Closing Date:
(a) Due Organization and Authority. The Seller is a Delaware
corporation, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the state
of Delaware and is an operating subsidiary of National City Bank of Indiana and
hall all applicable licenses necessary to carry on its business as now being
conducted. As a national bank operating subsidiary, it is regulated by the
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and is subject to applicable laws and
regulations. The Seller is duly authorized to originate Mortgage Loans and to
carry on its business as now being conducted as an operating subsidiary of a
national bank. The Seller has corporate power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder; the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement (including all instruments of
transfer to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement) by the Seller and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly
authorized; this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered and constitutes
the valid, legal, binding and enforceable obligation of the Seller, except as
enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation,
receivership, moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the
enforcement of the rights of creditors and (ii) general principles of equity,
whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law. All requisite
corporate action has been taken by the Seller to make this Agreement valid and
binding upon the Seller in accordance with its terms;
(b) No Consent Required. No consent, approval, authorization or
order is required for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement from any
court, governmental agency or body, or federal or state regulatory authority
having jurisdiction over the Seller is required or, if required, such consent,
approval, authorization or order has been or will, prior to the related Closing
Date, be obtained;
(c) Ordinary Course of Business. The consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of
business of the Seller, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the
Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement are
not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect
in any applicable jurisdiction;
(d) No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the acquisition or origination of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller,
the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, will conflict with or result in a breach
of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Seller's charter, by-laws
or other organizational documents or any legal restriction or any agreement or
instrument to which the Seller is now a party or by which it is bound, or
constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or
result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree
to which the Seller or its property is subject, or result in the creation or
imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance that would have an adverse effect
upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any mortgage, contract, deed
of trust or other instrument, or impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize
on the Mortgage Loans, impair the value of the Mortgage Loans, or impair the
ability of the Purchaser to realize the full amount of any insurance benefits
accruing pursuant to this Agreement;
(e) No Litigation Pending. There is no action, suit, proceeding or
investigation pending or threatened against the Seller, before any court,
administrative agency or other tribunal asserting the invalidity of this
Agreement, seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or which, either in any one instance or in the
aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in the business,
operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Seller, or in any
material impairment of the right or ability of the Seller to carry on its
business substantially as now conducted, or in any material liability on the
part of the Seller, or which would draw into question the validity of this
Agreement or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be taken in
connection with the obligations of the Seller contemplated herein, or which
would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Seller to perform under
the terms of this Agreement;
(f) Ability to Perform; Solvency. The Seller does not believe, nor
does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and
every covenant contained in this Agreement. The Seller is solvent and the sale
of the Mortgage Loans will not cause the Seller to become insolvent. The sale of
the Mortgage Loans is not undertaken with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud
any of Seller's creditors;
(g) Seller's Origination. The Seller's decision to originate any
mortgage loan or to deny any mortgage loan application is an independent
decision based upon the Underwriting Guidelines, and is in no way made as a
result of Purchaser's decision to purchase, or not to purchase, or the price
Purchaser may offer to pay for, any such mortgage loan, if originated;
(h) Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Seller is in compliance with all
applicable anti-money laundering laws, including the relevant provisions of the
Bank of Secrecy Act, as amended by the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and its
implementing regulations, and related government rules and regulations
(collectively, the "Patriot Act"); the Seller has established an anti-money
laundering compliance program and with respect to the Patriot Act, has (i)
developed internal policies, procedures and controls reasonably designed to
prevent it from being used for money laundering or the financing of terrorist
activities, (ii) designated a compliance officer, (iii) implemented an ongoing
employee training program and (iv) developed an independent audit function to
test the compliance program;
(i) Financial Statements. The Seller has delivered to the Purchaser
financial statements as to its last three complete fiscal years and any later
quarter ended more than 60 days prior to the execution of this Agreement. All
such financial statements fairly present the pertinent results of operations and
changes in financial position for each of such periods and the financial
position at the end of each such period of the Seller and its subsidiaries and
have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied throughout the periods involved, except as set forth in the
notes thereto. There has been no change in the business, operations, financial
condition, properties or assets of the Seller since the date of the Seller's
financial statements that would have a material adverse effect on its ability to
perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Seller has completed any forms
requested by the Purchaser in a timely manner and in accordance with the
provided instructions;
(j) Selection Process. The Mortgage Loans were selected from among
the outstanding one- to four-family mortgage loans in the Seller's portfolio at
the related Closing Date as to which the representations and warranties set
forth in Section 9.02 could be made and such selection was not made in a manner
so as to affect adversely the interests of the Purchaser;
(k) Delivery to the Custodian. The Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the
Assignment of Mortgage and any other documents required to be delivered with
respect to each Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Custodial Agreement, shall be
delivered to the Custodian all in compliance with the specific requirements of
the Custodial Agreement. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Seller will be
in possession of a complete Mortgage File in compliance with Exhibit A hereto,
except for such documents as will be delivered to the Custodian;
(l) Mortgage Loan Characteristics. The characteristics of the
related Mortgage Loan Package are as set forth on the description of the pool
characteristics for the applicable Mortgage Loan Package delivered pursuant to
Article XI on the related Closing Date in the form attached as Exhibit B to each
related Assignment and Conveyance Agreement;
(m) No Untrue Information. Neither this Agreement nor any
information, statement, tape, diskette, report, form, or other document
furnished or to be furnished pursuant to this Agreement or any Reconstitution
Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (including
any Securitization Transfer or Whole Loan Transfer) contains or will contain any
untrue statement of fact or omits or will omit to state a fact necessary to make
the statements contained herein or therein not misleading;
(n) No Brokers. The Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment
banker, agent or other person that may be entitled to any commission or
compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans;
(o) Sale Treatment. The Seller intends to reflect the transfer of
the Mortgage Loans as a sale on the books and records of the Seller and the
Seller has determined that the disposition of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to
this Agreement will be afforded sale treatment for tax and accounting purposes;
(p) Owner of Record. The Seller is the owner of record of each
Mortgage and the indebtedness evidenced by each Mortgage Note, except for the
Assignments of Mortgage which have been sent for recording, and upon recordation
the Seller will be the owner of record of each Mortgage and the indebtedness
evidenced by each Mortgage Note, and upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the
Purchaser, the Seller will retain the Mortgage Files with respect thereto in
trust only for the purpose of servicing and supervising the servicing of each
Mortgage Loan; and
(q) Reasonable Purchase Price. The consideration received by the
Seller upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement constitutes fair
consideration and reasonably equivalent value for the Mortgage Loans.
Section 9.02 Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual
Mortgage Loans.
The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser that, as
to each Mortgage Loan, as of the related Closing Date for such Mortgage Loan:
(a) Mortgage Loans as Described. The information set forth in the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule is complete, true and correct;
(b) Payments Current. All payments required to be made up to the
related Closing Date for the Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note,
other than payments not yet 30 days delinquent, have been made and credited. No
payment required under the Mortgage Loan is 30 days or more delinquent nor has
any payment under the Mortgage Loan been 30 days or more delinquent at any time
since the origination of the Mortgage Loan. The first Monthly Payment shall be
made with respect to the Mortgage Loan on its related Due Date or within the
grace period, all in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note;
(c) No Outstanding Charges. There are no defaults in complying with
the terms of the Mortgage, and all taxes, governmental assessments, insurance
premiums, water, sewer and municipal charges, leasehold payments or ground rents
which previously became due and owing have been paid, or an escrow of funds has
been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every such item which
remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. The
Seller has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any
advance of funds by a party other than the Mortgagor, directly or indirectly,
for the payment of any amount required under the Mortgage Loan, except for
interest accruing from the date of the Mortgage Note or date of disbursement of
the Mortgage Loan proceeds, whichever is earlier, to the day which precedes by
one month the related Due Date of the first installment of principal and
interest;
(d) Original Terms Unmodified. The terms of the Mortgage Note and
Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect,
from the date of origination except by a written instrument which has been
recorded, if necessary to protect the interests of the Purchaser, and which has
been delivered to the Custodian or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall
designate in writing, and the terms of which are reflected in the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule. The substance of any such waiver, alteration or
modification has been approved by the issuer of any related PMI Policy and the
title insurer, if any, to the extent required by the policy, and its terms are
reflected on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, if applicable. No Mortgagor has
been released, in whole or in part, except in connection with an assumption
agreement, approved by the issuer of any related PMI Policy and the title
insurer, to the extent required by the policy, and which assumption agreement is
part of the Mortgage Loan File delivered to the Custodian or to such other
Person as the Purchaser shall designate in writing and the terms of which are
reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(e) No Defenses. The Mortgage Loan is not subject to any right of
rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without limitation the
defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage
Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render either the
Mortgage Note or the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part and no such
right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with
respect thereto;
(f) Hazard Insurance. Pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage, all
buildings or other improvements upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by a
generally acceptable insurer against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage
and such other hazards as are provided for in the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides or by
Xxxxxxx Mac, as well as all additional requirements set forth in Section 2.10 of
the Interim Servicing Agreement. If required by the National Flood Insurance Act
of 1968, as amended, each Mortgage Loan is covered by a flood insurance policy
meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance
Administration as in effect which policy conforms to Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac
requirements, as well as all additional requirements set forth in Section 2.10
of the Interim Servicing Agreement. 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 the hazard insurance policy at the Mortgagor's
cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor's failure to do so, authorizes the holder
of the Mortgage to obtain and maintain such insurance at such Mortgagor's cost
and expense, and to seek reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor. Where
required by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been given an opportunity
to choose the carrier of the required hazard insurance, provided the policy is
not a "master" or "blanket" hazard insurance policy covering a condominium, or
any hazard insurance policy covering the common facilities of a planned unit
development. The hazard insurance policy is the valid and binding obligation of
the insurer, is in full force and effect, and will be in full force and effect
and inure to the benefit of the Purchaser upon the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Seller has not engaged in, and
has no knowledge of the Mortgagor's having engaged in, any act or omission which
would impair the coverage of any such policy, the benefits of the endorsement
provided for herein, or the validity and binding effect of either including,
without limitation, no unlawful fee, commission, kickback or other unlawful
compensation or value of any kind has been or will be received, retained or
realized by any attorney, firm or other person or entity, and no such unlawful
items have been received, retained or realized by the Seller;
(g) Compliance with Applicable Laws. Any and all requirements of any
applicable federal, state or local law including, without limitation, usury,
truth-in-lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection,
equal credit opportunity, disclosure and all predatory and abusive lending laws,
including, without limitation, any applicable provisions relating to Prepayment
Penalties, have been complied with, the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby will not involve the violation of any such laws or
regulations, and the Seller shall maintain in its possession, available for the
Purchaser's inspection, and shall deliver to the Purchaser upon demand, evidence
of compliance with all such requirements;
(h) No Satisfaction of Mortgage. The Mortgage has not been
satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded, in whole or in part, and the
Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien of the Mortgage, in whole
or in part, nor has any instrument been executed that would effect any such
release, cancellation, subordination or rescission. The Seller has not waived
the performance by the Mortgagor of any action, if the Mortgagor's failure to
perform such action would cause the Mortgage Loan to be in default, nor has the
Seller waived any default resulting from any action or inaction by the
Mortgagor;
(i) Type of Mortgaged Property. With respect to a Mortgage Loan that
is not a Co-op Loan, the Mortgaged Property is a fee simple estate or a
leasehold estate located in a jurisdiction in which the use of a leasehold
estate for residential properties is a widely accepted practice that consists of
a single parcel of real property with a detached single family residence erected
thereon, or a two- to four-family dwelling, or an individual residential
condominium unit in a condominium project, or an individual unit in a planned
unit development, or an individual unit in a residential cooperative housing
corporation; provided, however, that any condominium unit, planned unit
development or residential cooperative housing corporation shall conform with
the Underwriting Guidelines. No portion of the Mortgaged Property (or underlying
Mortgaged Property, in the case of a Co-op Loan) is used for commercial
purposes, and since the date of origination, no portion of the Mortgaged
Property has been used for commercial purposes; provided, that Mortgaged
Properties which contain a home office shall not be considered as being used for
commercial purposes as long as the Mortgaged Property has not been altered for
commercial purposes and is not storing any chemicals or raw materials other than
those commonly used for homeowner repair, maintenance and/or household purposes.
None of the Mortgaged Properties are manufactured homes, log homes, mobile
homes, geodesic domes or other unique property types;
(j) Valid First or Second Lien. The Mortgage is a valid, subsisting,
enforceable and perfected, first lien (with respect to a First Lien Loan) or
second lien (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) on the Mortgaged Property,
including all buildings and improvements on the Mortgaged Property and all
installations and mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning
systems located in or annexed to such buildings, and all additions, alterations
and replacements made at any time with respect to the foregoing. The lien of the
Mortgage is subject only to:
(i) with respect to a Second Lien Loan only, the lien of the first
mortgage on the Mortgaged Property;
(ii) the lien of current real property taxes and assessments not yet
due and payable;
(iii) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way,
easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of
recording acceptable to prudent mortgage lending institutions generally
and specifically referred to in the lender's title insurance policy
delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan and (a) specifically
referred to or otherwise considered in the appraisal made for the
originator of the Mortgage Loan or (b) which do not adversely affect the
Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property set forth in such appraisal; and
(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.
Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document
related to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and
creates a valid, subsisting, enforceable and perfected first lien (with respect
to a First Lien Loan) or second lien (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) and
first priority (with respect to a First Lien Loan) or second priority (with
respect to a Second Lien Loan) security interest on the property described
therein and the Seller has full right to sell and assign the same to the
Purchaser.
(k) Valid First or Second Priority Security Interest. With respect
to any Co-op Loan, the related Mortgage is a valid, subsisting, enforceable and
perfected, first priority security interest (with respect to a First Lien Loan)
or second priority security interest (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) on the
related cooperative shares securing the Mortgage Note, subject only to (a) liens
of the related residential cooperative housing corporation for unpaid
assessments representing the Mortgagor's pro rata share of the related
residential cooperative housing corporation's payments for its blanket mortgage,
current and future real property taxes, insurance premiums, maintenance fees and
other assessments to which like collateral is commonly subject and (b) other
matters to which like collateral is commonly subject which do not materially
interfere with the benefits of the security interest intended to be provided by
the related Security Agreement;
(l) Request for Notice; No Consent Required. With respect to any
Second Lien Loan, where required or customary in the jurisdiction in which the
Mortgaged Property is located, the original lender has filed for record a
request for notice of any action by the related senior lienholder, and the
Seller has notified the senior lienholder in writing of the existence of the
Second Lien Loan and requested notification of any action to be taken against
the Mortgagor by the senior lienholder. Either (a) no consent for the Second
Lien Loan is required by the holder of the related first lien or (b) such
consent has been obtained and is contained in the Mortgage File;
(m) Validity of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage and any other agreement executed and delivered by a Mortgagor in
connection with a Mortgage Loan are genuine, and each is the legal, valid and
binding obligation of the maker thereof enforceable in accordance with its
terms, subject to bankruptcy laws and similar laws of general application
affecting creditor's rights and subject to the application of the rules of
equity, including those respecting the availability of specific performance
(including, without limitation, any provisions relating to Prepayment
Penalties). All parties to the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any other such
related agreement had legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to
execute and deliver the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any such agreement, and
the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any other such related agreement have been
duly and properly executed by other such related parties. No fraud, error,
omission, misrepresentation, negligence or similar occurrence with respect to a
Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of the Seller in connection with the
origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the application of any insurance in
relation to such Mortgage Loan. No fraud, error, omission, misrepresentation,
negligence or similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place
on the part of any Person, including without limitation, the Mortgagor, any
appraiser, any builder or developer, or any other party involved in the
origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the application for any insurance in
relation to such Mortgage Loan. The Seller has reviewed all of the documents
constituting the Servicing File and has made such inquiries as it deems
necessary to make and confirm the accuracy of the representations set forth
herein;
(n) Full Disbursement of Proceeds. The Mortgage Loan has been closed
and the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed and there is no
requirement for future advances thereunder, and any and all requirements as to
completion of any on-site or off-site improvement and as to disbursements of any
escrow funds therefor have been complied with. All costs, fees and expenses
incurred in making or closing the Mortgage Loan and the recording of the
Mortgage were paid, and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any
amounts paid or due under the Mortgage Note or Mortgage, with the exception of
proceeds due under Seller's dividend loan program ;
(o) Ownership. The Seller is the sole owner of record and holder of
the Mortgage Loan and the indebtedness evidenced by each Mortgage Note and upon
the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the Seller will retain the
Mortgage Files or any part thereof with respect thereto not delivered to the
Custodian, the Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee, in trust only for the
purpose of servicing and supervising the servicing of each Mortgage Loan. The
Mortgage Loan is not assigned or pledged, and the Seller has good, indefeasible
and marketable title thereto, and has full right to transfer and sell the
Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser free and clear of any encumbrance, equity,
participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest, and
has full right and authority subject to no interest or participation of, or
agreement with, any other party, to sell and assign each Mortgage Loan pursuant
to this Agreement and following the sale of each Mortgage Loan, the Purchaser
will own such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any encumbrance, equity,
participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest. The
Seller intends to relinquish all rights to possess, control and monitor the
Mortgage Loan. After the related Closing Date, the Seller will have no right to
modify or alter the terms of the sale of the Mortgage Loan and the Seller will
have no obligation or right to repurchase the Mortgage Loan or substitute
another Mortgage Loan, except as provided in this Agreement;
(p) Doing Business. All parties which have had any interest in the
Mortgage Loan, whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or,
during the period in which they held and disposed of such interest, were) (1) in
compliance with any and all applicable licensing requirements of the laws of the
state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located, and (2) either (i) organized
under the laws of such state, or (ii) qualified to do business in such state, or
(iii) a federal savings and loan association, a savings bank or a national bank
having a principal office in such state, or (3) not doing business in such
state;
(q) LTV, PMI Policy. No Mortgage Loan has an LTV greater than 100%;
(r) Title Insurance. With respect to a Mortgage Loan which is not a
Co-op Loan, the Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA lender's title insurance
policy, or with respect to any Mortgage Loan for which the related Mortgaged
Property is located in California a CLTA lender's title insurance policy, or
other generally acceptable form of policy or insurance acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx
or Xxxxxxx Mac and each such title insurance policy is issued by a title insurer
acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac and qualified to do business in the
jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring the Seller, its
successors and assigns, as to the first (with respect to a First Lien Loan) or
second (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) priority lien of the Mortgage in the
original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan (or to the extent a Mortgage Note
provides for negative amortization, the maximum amount of negative amortization
in accordance with the Mortgage), subject only to the exceptions contained in
clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (j) of this Section 9.02, and in the
case of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, against any loss by reason of the
invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting from the provisions of the
Mortgage providing for adjustment to the Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly
Payment. Where required by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been given
the opportunity to choose the carrier of the required mortgage title insurance.
Additionally, such lender's title insurance policy affirmatively insures ingress
and egress, and against encroachments by or upon the Mortgaged Property or any
interest therein. The Seller, its successor and assigns, are the sole insureds
of such lender's title insurance policy, and such lender's title insurance
policy is valid and remains in full force and effect and will be in force and
effect upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
No claims have been made under such lender's title insurance policy, and Seller
has no knowledge that any prior holder of the related Mortgage, has done, by act
or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of such lender's title
insurance policy, and Seller has not done, by act or omission, anything that
would impair the coverage of such lender's title insurance policy. Seller has no
knowledge that any unlawful fee, commission, kickback or other unlawful
compensation or value of any kind has been or will be received, retained or
realized by any attorney, firm or other person or entity, and no such unlawful
items have been received, retained or realized by the Seller;
(s) No Defaults. Other than payments due but not yet 30 days or more
delinquent, there is no default, breach, violation or event which would permit
acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and no event
which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace
or cure period, would constitute a default, breach, violation or event which
would permit acceleration, and neither the Seller nor any of its affiliates nor
to Seller's knowledge any of their respective predecessors, have waived any
default, breach, violation or event which would permit acceleration;
(t) No Mechanics' Liens. There are no mechanics' or similar liens or
claims which have been filed for work, labor or material (and to Seller's
knowledge 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;
(u) 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. To Seller's knowledge, no improvement located on or
being part of the Mortgaged Property is in violation of any applicable zoning
law or regulation;
(v) Origination; Payment Terms. The Mortgage Loan was originated by
(i) a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
pursuant to Sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act, a savings and loan
association, a savings bank, a commercial bank, an operating subsidiary of a
national bank, credit union, insurance company or other similar institution
which is supervised and examined by a federal or state authority, or (ii) a
mortgage banker or broker licensed or authorized to do business in the
jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located, applying the
same standards and procedures used by the Seller in originating Mortgage Loans
directly. The Seller determined that the Mortgage Loans were originated in
compliance with such standards prior to purchasing the Mortgage Loans. The
Mortgage Interest Rate as well as, in the case of an Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, the Lifetime Rate Cap and the Periodic Cap are as set forth on the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule. The Mortgage Note is payable in equal monthly
installments of principal and interest, which installments of interest, with
respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, are subject to change due to the
adjustments to the Mortgage Interest Rate on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date,
with interest calculated and payable in arrears, sufficient to amortize the
Mortgage Loan fully by the stated maturity date, over an original term of not
more than thirty years from commencement of amortization. Unless otherwise
specified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Mortgage Loan is payable on
the first day of each month;
(w) Customary Provisions. The Mortgage contains customary and
enforceable provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder
thereof adequate for the realization against the Mortgaged Property of the
benefits of the security provided thereby, including, (i) in the case of a
Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, and (ii) otherwise by
judicial foreclosure. Upon default by a Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan and
foreclosure on, or trustee's sale of, the Mortgaged Property pursuant to the
proper procedures, the holder of the Mortgage Loan will be able to deliver good
and merchantable title to the Mortgaged Property. There is no homestead or other
exemption available to a Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to sell
the Mortgaged Property at a trustee's sale or the right to foreclose the
Mortgage, subject to applicable federal and state laws and judicial precedent
with respect to bankruptcy and right of redemption or similar law;
(x) Conformance with Agency and Underwriting Guidelines. The
Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the Underwriting Guidelines (a
copy of which is attached to each related Assignment and Conveyance Agreement).
The Mortgage Note and Mortgage are on forms acceptable to Xxxxxxx Mac or Xxxxxx
Mae and no Seller has made any representations have been made to a Mortgagor
that are inconsistent with the mortgage instruments used;
(y) Occupancy of the Mortgaged Property. As of the related Closing
Date the Mortgaged Property is lawfully occupied under applicable law. All
inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or issued with
respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property and, with respect to
the use and occupancy of the same, including but not limited to certificates of
occupancy and fire underwriting certificates, have been made or obtained from
the appropriate authorities. Unless otherwise specified on the related Mortgage
Loan Schedule, the Mortgagor represented at the time of origination of the
Mortgage Loan that the Mortgagor would occupy the Mortgaged Property as the
Mortgagor's primary residence;
(z) No Additional Collateral. The Mortgage Note is not and has not
been secured by any collateral except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage and
the security interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage
referred to in clause (j) above;
(aa) Deeds of Trust. In the event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of
trust, a trustee, authorized and duly qualified under applicable law to serve as
such, has been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in the
Mortgage, and no fees or expenses are or will become payable by the Purchaser to
the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee's sale
after default by the Mortgagor;
(bb) Acceptable Investment. The Seller has no knowledge of
circumstances or conditions with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged
Property, the Mortgagor, the Mortgage File or the Mortgagor's credit standing
that can reasonably be expected to cause private institutional investors who
invest in mortgage loans similar to the Mortgage Loan to regard the Mortgage
Loan as an unacceptable investment, cause the Mortgage Loan to become
delinquent, or adversely affect the value or marketability of the Mortgage Loan;
(cc) Delivery of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note, the
Mortgage, the Assignment of Mortgage and any other documents required to be
delivered under the Custodial Agreement for each Mortgage Loan have been
delivered to the Custodian. The Seller is in possession of a complete, true and
accurate Mortgage File in compliance with Exhibit A hereto, except for such
documents the originals of which have been delivered to the Custodian;
(dd) Condominiums/Planned Unit Developments. If 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 such Mortgage Loan was originated in accordance with, and the Mortgaged
Property meets the guidelines set forth in the Originator's Underwriting
Guidelines;
(ee) Transfer of Mortgage Loans. The Assignment of Mortgage (except
with respect to any Mortgage that has been recorded in the name of MERS or its
designee) with respect to each Mortgage Loan is in recordable form and is
acceptable for recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the
Mortgaged Property is located;
(ff) Due-On-Sale. With respect to each Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan, the
Mortgage contains an enforceable provision for the acceleration of the payment
of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in the event that the
Mortgaged Property is sold or transferred without the prior written consent of
the mortgagee thereunder, and to the best of the Seller's knowledge, such
provision is enforceable to the extent permitted by applicable law;
(gg) Assumability. With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, the Mortgage Loan Documents provide that after the related first Interest
Rate Adjustment Date, a related Mortgage Loan may only be assumed if the party
assuming such Mortgage Loan meets certain credit requirements stated in the
Mortgage Loan Documents;
(hh) No Buydown Provisions; No Graduated Payments or Contingent
Interests. The Mortgage Loan does not contain provisions pursuant to which
Monthly Payments are paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any separate
account established by the Seller, the Mortgagor, or anyone on behalf of the
Mortgagor, or paid by any source other than the Mortgagor nor does it contain
any other similar provisions which may constitute a "buydown" provision. The
Mortgage Loan is not a graduated payment mortgage loan and the Mortgage Loan
does not have a shared appreciation or other contingent interest feature;
(ii) Consolidation of Future Advances. Any future advances made to
the Mortgagor prior to the applicable Cut-off Date have been consolidated with
the outstanding principal amount secured by the Mortgage, and the secured
principal amount, as consolidated, bears a single interest rate and single
repayment term. The lien of the Mortgage securing the consolidated principal
amount is expressly insured as having first (with respect to a First Lien Loan)
or second (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) lien priority by a title
insurance policy, an endorsement to the policy insuring the mortgagee's
consolidated interest or by other title evidence acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx and
Xxxxxxx Mac. The consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original
principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;
(jj) Mortgaged Property Undamaged; No Condemnation Proceedings.
There is no proceeding pending or, to the Seller'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 each Mortgaged Property is in good repair. There have not been
any condemnation proceedings with respect to the Mortgaged Property;
(kk) Collection Practices; Escrow Deposits; Interest Rate
Adjustments. The origination, servicing and collection practices used by the
Seller and the Interim Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been in
all respects in compliance with Accepted Servicing Practices, applicable laws
and regulations, and have been in all respects legal and proper. With respect to
escrow deposits and Escrow Payments, all such payments are in the possession of,
or under the control of, the Seller or the Interim Servicer and there exist no
deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary arrangements for
repayment thereof have not been made. All Escrow Payments have been collected in
full compliance with applicable state and federal law and the provisions of the
related Mortgage Note and Mortgage. An escrow of funds is not prohibited by
applicable law. No escrow deposits or Escrow Payments or other charges or
payments due the Seller have been capitalized under the Mortgage or the Mortgage
Note. All Mortgage Interest Rate adjustments have been made in strict compliance
with state and federal law and the terms of the related Mortgage and Mortgage
Note on the related Interest Rate Adjustment Date. If, pursuant to the terms of
the Mortgage Note, another index was selected for determining the Mortgage
Interest Rate, the same index was used with respect to each Mortgage Note which
required a new index to be selected, and such selection did not conflict with
the terms of the related Mortgage Note. The Seller or the Interim Servicer
executed and delivered any and all notices required under applicable law and the
terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding the Mortgage Interest
Rate and the Monthly Payment adjustments. Any interest required to be paid
pursuant to state, federal and local law has been properly paid and credited;
(ll) Conversion to Fixed Interest Rate. The Mortgage Loan does not
contain a provision whereby the Mortgagor is permitted to convert the Mortgage
Interest Rate from an adjustable rate to a fixed rate;
(mm) Other Insurance Policies; No Defense to Coverage. No action,
inaction or event has occurred and no state of facts exists or has existed on or
prior to the Closing Date that has resulted or will result in the exclusion
from, denial of, or defense to coverage under any applicable hazard insurance
policy, PMI Policy or bankruptcy bond (including, without limitation, any
exclusions, denials or defenses which would limit or reduce the availability of
the timely payment of the full amount of the loss otherwise due thereunder to
the insured), irrespective of the cause of such failure of coverage. In
connection with the placement of any such insurance, no commission, fee, or
other compensation has been or will be received by the Seller or by any officer,
director, or employee of the Seller or any designee of the Seller or any
corporation in which the Seller or any officer, director, or employee had a
financial interest at the time of placement of such insurance;
(nn) No Violation of Environmental Laws. To the best of the Seller's
knowledge, there is no pending action or proceeding directly involving the
Mortgaged Property in which compliance with any environmental law, rule or
regulation is an issue; to the best of Seller's knowledge there is no violation
of any environmental law, rule or regulation with respect to the Mortgage
Property; and nothing further remains to be done to satisfy in full all
requirements of each such law, rule or regulation constituting a prerequisite to
use and enjoyment of said property;
(oo) Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. The Mortgagor has not notified
the Seller, and the Seller has no knowledge of any relief requested or allowed
to the Mortgagor under the Relief Act, or other similar state statute;
(pp) Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the
related Mortgaged Property signed prior to the approval of the Mortgage Loan
application by a Qualified Appraiser, duly appointed by the Seller, who had no
interest, direct or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on
the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or
disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and the appraisal and appraiser both satisfy
the requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac and Title XI of the Financial
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 or pursuant to Seller's automated appraisal methodology as set forth
in the Seller's Underwriting Guidelines;
(qq) Disclosure Materials. The Mortgagor has executed a statement to
the effect that the Mortgagor has received all disclosure materials required by,
and the Seller has complied with, all applicable law with respect to the making
of the Mortgage Loans. The Seller shall maintain such statement in the Mortgage
File;
(rr) Construction or Rehabilitation of Mortgaged Property. No
Mortgage Loan was made in connection with the construction (other than a
"construct-to-perm" loan) or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property or
facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged Property;
(ss) Escrow Analysis. If applicable, with respect to each Mortgage,
the Seller has within the last twelve months (unless such Mortgage was
originated within such twelve month period) analyzed the required Escrow
Payments for each Mortgage and adjusted the amount of such payments so that,
assuming all required payments are timely made, any deficiency will be
eliminated on or before the first anniversary of such analysis, or any overage
will be refunded to the Mortgagor, in accordance with RESPA and any other
applicable law;
(tt) Prior Servicing. Each Mortgage Loan has been serviced in all
material respects in strict compliance with Accepted Servicing Practices;
(uu) No Default Under First Lien. With respect to each Second Lien
Loan, the related First Lien Loan related thereto is in full force and effect,
and there is no default, breach, violation or event which would permit
acceleration existing under such first Mortgage or Mortgage Note, and no event
which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace
or cure period, would constitute a default, breach, violation or event which
would permit acceleration thereunder;
(vv) Right to Cure First Lien. With respect to each Second Lien
Loan, the related first lien Mortgage contains a provision which provides for
giving notice of default or breach to the mortgagee under the Mortgage Loan and
allows such mortgagee to cure any default under the related first lien Mortgage;
(ww) No Failure to Cure Default. The Seller has not received a
written notice of default of any senior mortgage loan related to the Mortgaged
Property which has not been cured;
(xx) Credit Information. As to each consumer report (as defined in
the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Public Law 91-508) or other credit information
furnished by the Seller to the Purchaser, that Seller has full right and
authority and is not precluded by law or contract from furnishing such
information to the Purchaser and the Purchaser is not precluded from furnishing
the same to any subsequent or prospective purchaser of such Mortgage. The Seller
shall hold the Purchaser harmless from any and all damages, losses, costs and
expenses (including attorney's fees) arising from disclosure of credit
information in connection with the Purchaser's secondary marketing operations
and the purchase and sale of mortgages or Servicing Rights thereto, unless such
damage, loss cost and expense arises out of Purchaser's noncompliance with
applicable federal or state credit reporting and privacy laws and regulations;
(yy) Leaseholds. If the Mortgage Loan is secured by a leasehold
estate, (1) the ground lease is assignable or transferable; (2) the ground lease
will not terminate earlier than five years after the maturity date of the
Mortgage Loan; (3) the ground lease does not provide for termination of the
lease in the event of lessee's default without the mortgagee being entitled to
receive written notice of, and a reasonable opportunity to cure the default; (4)
the ground lease permits the mortgaging of the related Mortgaged Property; (5)
the ground lease protects the mortgagee's interests in the event of a property
condemnation; (6) all ground lease rents, other payments, or assessments that
have become due have been paid; and (7) the use of leasehold estates for
residential properties is a widely accepted practice in the jurisdiction in
which the Mortgaged Property is located;
(zz) Prepayment Penalty. Each Mortgage Loan that is subject to a
prepayment penalty as provided in the related Mortgage Note is identified on the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule. With respect to Mortgage Loans originated prior
to October 1, 2002, no such Prepayment Penalty may be imposed for a term in
excess of five (5) years following origination. With respect to Mortgage Loans
originated on or after October 1, 2002, no such Prepayment Penalty may be
imposed for a term in excess of three (3) years following origination unless
otherwise noted on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
(aaa) Predatory Lending Regulations. No Mortgage Loan is a High Cost
Loan. No Mortgage Loan is covered by the Home Ownership and Equity Protection
Act of 1994 and no Mortgage Loan is in violation of any comparable state or
local law;
(bbb) Single-premium credit life insurance policy. In connection
with the origination of any Mortgage Loan, no proceeds from such Mortgage Loan
were used to finance or acquire a single-premium credit life insurance policy;
(ccc) Qualified Mortgage. The Mortgage Loan is a "qualified mortgage
under Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code;
(ddd) Tax Service Contract. Each Mortgage Loan is covered by a paid
in full, life of loan, tax service contract issued by a tax service contract
provider acceptable to the Purchaser, and such contract is transferable;
(eee) Origination. No predatory or deceptive lending practices,
including, without limitation, the extension of credit without regard to the
ability of the Mortgagor to repay and the extension of credit which has no
apparent benefit to the Mortgagor, were employed in the origination of the
Mortgage Loan;
(fff) Recordation. Each original Mortgage was recorded and all
subsequent assignments of the original Mortgage (other than the assignment to
the Purchaser) have been recorded in the appropriate jurisdictions wherein such
recordation is necessary to perfect the lien thereof as against creditors of the
Seller, or is in the process of being recorded;
(ggg) Co-op Loans. With respect to a Mortgage Loan that is a Co-op
Loan, (i) a search for filings of financing statements has been made by a
company competent to make the same, which company is acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx
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, (ii) the stock that is pledged as security for
the Mortgage Loan is held by a person as a "tenant-stockholder" and the related
cooperative corporation that owns title to the related cooperative apartment
building is a "cooperative housing corporation," each within the meaning of
Section 216 of the Code and (iii) there is no prohibition against pledging the
shares of the cooperative corporation or assigning the Co-op Lease;
(hhh) Mortgagor Bankruptcy. On or prior to the date 60 days after
the related Closing Date, the Mortgagor has not filed and will not file a
bankruptcy petition or has not become the subject and will not become the
subject of involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or has not consented to or will
not consent to the filing of a bankruptcy proceeding against it or to a receiver
being appointed in respect of the related Mortgaged Property;
(iii) No Prior Offer. The Mortgage Loan has not previously been
offered for sale;
(jjj) Georgia Fair Lending Act. There is no Mortgage Loan that was
originated on or after October 1, 2002 and on or prior to March 7, 2003, which
is secured by property located in the State of Georgia. There is no Mortgage
Loan that was originated after March 7, 2003, which is a "high-cost home loan"
as defined under the Georgia Fair Lending Act;
(kkk) Request for Notice; No Consent Required. With respect to any
Second Lien Loan, where required or customary in the jurisdiction in which the
Mortgaged Property is located, the original lender has filed for record a
request for notice of any action by the related senior lienholder, and the
Seller has notified the senior lienholder in writing of the existence of the
Second Lien Loan and requested notification of any action to be taken against
the Mortgagor by the senior lienholder. Either (a) no consent for the Second
Lien Loan is required by the holder of the related first lien or (b) such
consent has been obtained and is contained in the Mortgage File;
(lll) Credit Reporting. The Seller has, in its capacity as servicer
for each Mortgage Loan, caused to be 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 borrower credit
files to Equifax, Experian, and Trans Union Credit Information Company (three of
the credit repositories), on a monthly basis.
(mmm) [Reserved]
(nnn) Mortgagor Selection. 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 mortgagors, 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;
(ooo).Underwriting Methodology. The methodology used in underwriting
the extension of credit for each Mortgage Loan employs objective mathematical
principles which relate the related Mortgagor's income, assets and liabilities
to the proposed payment and such underwriting methodology does not rely on the
extent of the related Mortgagor's equity in the collateral as the principal
determining factor in approving such credit extension (other than no
documentation Mortgage Loans). Such underwriting methodology confirmed that at
the time of origination (application/approval) the related Mortgagor had a
reasonable ability to make timely payments on the Mortgage Loan;
(ppp).Mortgage Loans with Prepayment Premiums. With respect to any
Mortgage Loan that contains a provision permitting imposition of a premium upon
a prepayment prior to maturity: (i) a mortgage loan without such a premium was
available to the Mortgagor at an interest rate and/or fee structure higher than
that of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) prior to the Mortgage Loan's funding, the
related Mortgagor had the option of obtaining the Mortgage Loan without a
requirement for payment of such a premium, and (iii) the prepayment premium is
disclosed to the related Mortgagor in the Mortgage Loan documents pursuant to
applicable state and federal law;
(qqq).Purchase of Insurance. 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;
(rrr).Points and Fees. All points and fees related to each Mortgage
Loan were disclosed in writing to the Mortgagor in accordance with applicable
state and federal law and regulation;
(sss) 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 each Mortgage
Loan, have been disclosed in writing to the Mortgagor in accordance with
applicable state and federal law and regulation; and
(ttt) No Arbitration. No Mortgage Loan originated on or after July
1, 2004 requires the related Mortgagor to submit to arbitration to resolve any
dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Mortgage Loan transaction.
Section 9.03 Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties.
It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties
set forth in Sections 9.01 and 9.02 shall survive the sale of the Mortgage Loans
to the Purchaser and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser,
notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or
Assignment of Mortgage or the examination or failure to examine any Mortgage
File. Upon discovery by either the Seller or the Purchaser of a breach of any of
the foregoing representations and warranties, the party discovering such breach
shall give prompt written notice to the other.
Within 60 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to
the Seller of any such breach of a representation or warranty, which materially
and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans or the interest of the
Purchaser therein (or which materially and adversely affects the value of the
applicable Mortgage Loan or the interest of the Purchaser therein in the case of
a representation and warranty relating to a particular Mortgage Loan), the
Seller shall use its best efforts promptly to cure such breach in all material
respects and, if such breach cannot be cured, the Seller shall, at the
Purchaser's option, repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price.
Notwithstanding the above sentence, within 60 days of the earlier of either
discovery by, or notice to, the Seller of any breach of the representations or
warranties set forth in clause (zz), (aaa), (bbb), (ccc), (jjj), (kkk), (lll),
(nnn), (ooo), (ppp), (qqq), (rrr), (sss) and (ttt) of Section 9.02, the Seller
shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price unless, in the case
of clause (ccc), such breach was cured. In the event that a breach shall involve
any representation or warranty set forth in Section 9.01, and such breach cannot
be cured within 60 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the
Seller of such breach, all of the Mortgage Loans affected by such breach shall,
at the Purchaser's option, be repurchased by the Seller at the Repurchase Price.
However, if the breach shall involve a representation or warranty set forth in
Section 9.02 (except as provided in the second sentence of this paragraph with
respect to certain breaches for which no substitution is permitted) and the
Seller discovers or receives notice of any such breach within 120 days of the
related Closing Date, the Seller shall, at the Purchaser's option and provided
that the Seller has a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, rather than repurchase
the Mortgage Loan as provided above, remove such Mortgage Loan (a "Deleted
Mortgage Loan") and substitute in its place a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan
or Loans, provided that any such substitution shall be effected not later than
120 days after the related Closing Date. If the Seller has no Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan, it shall repurchase the deficient Mortgage Loan at the
Repurchase Price. Any repurchase of a Mortgage Loan or Loans pursuant to the
foregoing provisions of this Section 9.03 shall be accomplished by direct
remittance of the Repurchase Price to the Purchaser or its designee in
accordance with the Purchaser's instructions.
At the time of repurchase or substitution, the Purchaser and the
Seller shall arrange for the reassignment of the Deleted Mortgage Loan to the
Seller and the delivery to the Seller of any documents held by the Custodian
relating to the Deleted Mortgage Loan. In the event of a repurchase or
substitution, the Seller shall, simultaneously with such reassignment, give
written notice to the Purchaser that such repurchase or substitution has taken
place, amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the withdrawal of the Deleted
Mortgage Loan from this Agreement, and, in the case of substitution, identify a
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan and amend the related Mortgage Loan Schedule
to reflect the addition of such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan to this
Agreement. In connection with any such substitution, the Seller shall be deemed
to have made as to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan the representations
and warranties set forth in this Agreement except that all such representations
and warranties set forth in this Agreement shall be deemed made as of the date
of such substitution. The Seller shall effect such substitution by delivering to
the Custodian or to such other party as the Purchaser may designate in writing
for such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan the documents required by Section
6.03 and the Custodial Agreement, with the Mortgage Note endorsed as required by
Section 6.03 and the Custodial Agreement. No substitution will be made in any
calendar month after the Determination Date for such month. The Seller shall
cause the Interim Servicer to remit directly to the Purchaser, or its designee
in accordance with the Purchaser's instructions the Monthly Payment less the
Servicing Fee due, if any, on such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans
in the month following the date of such substitution. Monthly Payments due with
respect to Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution
shall be retained by the Seller. For the month of substitution, distributions to
the Purchaser shall include the Monthly Payment due on any Deleted Mortgage Loan
in the month of substitution, and the Seller shall thereafter be entitled to
retain all amounts subsequently received by the Seller in respect of such
Deleted Mortgage Loan.
For any month in which the Seller substitutes a Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall determine the amount
(if any) by which the aggregate principal balance of all Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loans as of the date of substitution is less than the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of all Deleted Mortgage Loans (after application of scheduled
principal payments due in the month of substitution). The amount of such
shortfall shall be distributed by the Seller directly to the Purchaser or its
designee in accordance with the Purchaser's instructions within two (2) Business
Days of such substitution.
In addition to such repurchase or substitution obligation, the
Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser and, in connection with any Reconstitution,
the depositor and the trust, including the servicer and the trustee acting on
its behalf, and hold such parties harmless against any losses, damages,
penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket legal fees
and expenses and related costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses
resulting from any claim, demand, defense or assertion based on or grounded
upon, or resulting from, a breach of the Seller representations and warranties
contained in this Agreement. It is understood and agreed that the obligations of
the Seller set forth in this Section 9.03 to cure, substitute for or repurchase
a defective Mortgage Loan and to indemnify the Purchaser as provided in this
Section 9.03 and in Section 14.01 constitute the sole remedies of the Purchaser
respecting a breach of the foregoing representations and warranties. For
purposes of this paragraph "Purchaser" shall mean the Person then acting as the
Purchaser under this Agreement and any and all Persons who previously were
"Purchasers" under this Agreement.
Any cause of action against the Seller relating to or arising out of
the breach of any representations and warranties made in Sections 9.01 and 9.02
shall accrue as to any Mortgage Loan upon (i) discovery of such breach by the
Purchaser or notice thereof by the Seller to the Purchaser, (ii) failure by the
Seller to cure such breach or repurchase such Mortgage Loan as specified above,
and (iii) demand upon the Seller by the Purchaser for compliance with this
Agreement.
Section 9.04 Repurchase of Mortgage Loans with First Payment
Defaults. If the related Mortgagor is delinquent with respect to the Mortgage
Loan's first Monthly Payment due to the Purchaser following the related Closing
Date, the Seller, at the Purchaser's option, shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan
from the Purchaser at a price equal to the Repurchase Price. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Seller shall have a period of forty-five (45) days following such
first Due Date to cure any such delinquency. The Purchaser shall notify the
Seller and request a repurchase within sixty (60) days after the Mortgagor's
failure to make the first Monthly Payment (including such additional cure
period) and the Seller shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan within thirty (30)
calendar days of receipt of such notice..
Section 9.05 Premium Recapture. With respect to any Mortgage Loan
without prepayment penalties that prepays in full during the first three months
following the related Closing Date, the Seller shall pay the Purchaser, within
five (5) Business Days after such prepayment in full or repurchase, an amount
equal to the excess of the Purchase Price Percentage for such Mortgage Loan over
par, multiplied by the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of
the related Cut-off Date.
ARTICLE X
CLOSING
Section 10.01 Conditions to Closing
The closing for the purchase and sale of each Mortgage Loan Package
shall take place on the related Closing Date. At the Purchaser's option, each
Closing shall be either: by telephone, confirmed by letter or wire as the
parties shall agree, or conducted in person, at such place as the parties shall
agree.
The closing for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on each Closing
Date shall be subject to each of the following conditions:
(i) at least two Business Days prior to the related Closing Date,
the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser a magnetic diskette, or transmit
by modem, a listing on a loan-level basis of the necessary information to
compute the Purchase Price of the Mortgage Loans delivered on such Closing
Date (including accrued interest), and prepare a Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(ii) all of the representations and warranties of the Seller under
this Agreement and of the Interim Servicer under the Interim Servicing
Agreement (with respect to each Mortgage Loan for an interim period, as
specified therein) shall be true and correct as of the related Closing
Date and no event shall have occurred which, with notice or the passage of
time, would constitute a default under this Agreement or an Event of
Default under the Interim Servicing Agreement;
(iii) the Purchaser shall have received, or the Purchaser's
attorneys shall have received in escrow, all closing documents as
specified in Article XI 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 terms hereof;
(iv) the Seller shall have delivered and released to the Custodian
all documents required pursuant to the Custodial Agreement; and
(v) all other terms and conditions of this Agreement and the related
Purchase Price and Terms Agreement shall have been complied with.
Subject to the foregoing conditions, the Purchaser shall pay to the
Seller on the related Closing Date the Purchase Price, plus accrued interest
pursuant to Article IV of this Agreement, by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the account designated by the Seller.
ARTICLE XI
CLOSING DOCUMENTS
Section 11.01 Required Closing Documents.
The Closing Documents for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on each
Closing Date shall consist of fully executed originals of the following
documents:
(1) this Agreement (to be executed and delivered only
for the initial Closing Date);
(2) the Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of the
initial Cut-off Date (to be executed and delivered only for
the initial Closing Date);
(3) with respect to the initial Closing Date, the
Custodial Agreement, dated as of the initial Cut-off Date;
(4) the related Mortgage Loan Schedule (one copy to be
attached to the Custodian's counterpart of the Custodial
Agreement in connection with the initial Closing Date, and one
copy to be attached to the related Assignment and Conveyance
as the Mortgage Loan Schedule thereto);
(5) a Custodian's Certification, as required under the
Custodial Agreement, in the form of Exhibit 2 to the Custodial
Agreement;
(6) with respect to the initial Closing Date, an
Officer's Certificate, in the form of Exhibit C hereto with
respect to each of the Seller, including all attachments
thereto; with respect to subsequent Closing Dates, an
Officer's Certificate upon request of the Purchaser;
(7) with respect to the initial Closing Date, an Opinion
of Counsel of the Seller (who may be an employee of the
Seller), in the form of Exhibit D hereto ("Opinion of Counsel
of the Seller"); with respect to subsequent Closing Dates, an
Opinion of Counsel of the Seller upon request of the
Purchaser;
(8) with respect to the initial Closing Date, an Opinion
of Counsel of the Custodian (who may be an employee of the
Custodian), in the form of an exhibit to the Custodial
Agreement(s);
(9) a Security Release Certification, in the form of
Exhibit E or F, as applicable, hereto executed by any person,
as requested by the Purchaser, if any of the Mortgage Loans
have at any time been subject to any security interest, pledge
or hypothecation for the benefit of such person;
(10) a certificate or other evidence of merger or change
of name, signed or stamped by the applicable regulatory
authority, if any of the Mortgage Loans were acquired by the
Seller by merger or acquired or originated by the Seller while
conducting business under a name other than its present name,
if applicable;
(11) with respect to the initial Closing Date, the
Underwriting Guidelines to be attached hereto as Exhibit G and
with respect to each subsequent Closing Date, the Underwriting
Guidelines to be attached to the related Assignment and
Conveyance; and
(12) Assignment and Conveyance Agreement in the form of
Exhibit H hereto, and all exhibits thereto.
The Seller shall bear the risk of loss of the closing documents
until such time as they are received by the Purchaser or its attorneys.
ARTICLE XII
COSTS
Section 12.01 Costs.
The Purchaser shall pay any commissions due its salesmen and the
legal fees and expenses of its attorneys and custodial fees. All other costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the transfer and delivery of the Mortgage
Loans and the Servicing Rights including recording fees, fees for title policy
endorsements and continuations, fees for recording Assignments of Mortgage, and
the Seller's attorney's fees, shall be paid by the Seller.
ARTICLE XIII
COOPERATION OF SELLER WITH A RECONSTITUTION
Section 13.01 Reconstitution of Mortgage Loans.
The Seller and the Purchaser agree that with respect to some or all
of the Mortgage Loans, after the related Closing Date, on one or more dates
(each, a "Reconstitution Date") at the Purchaser's sole option, the Purchaser
may effect a sale (each, a "Reconstitution") of some or all of the Mortgage
Loans then subject to this Agreement, without recourse, to:
(i) Xxxxxx Xxx under its Cash Purchase Program or MBS Program
(Special Servicing Option) (each, a "Xxxxxx Mae Transfer"); or
(ii) Xxxxxxx Mac (the "Xxxxxxx Mac Transfer"); or
(iii) one or more third party purchasers in one or more Whole Loan
Transfers; or
(iv) one or more trusts or other entities to be formed as part of
one or more Securitization Transfers.
With respect to each Whole Loan Transfer and each Securitization
Transfer entered into by the Purchaser, the Seller agrees (1) to cooperate fully
with the Purchaser and any prospective purchaser with respect to all reasonable
requests and due diligence procedures, provided that Purchaser shall give Seller
at least fifteen (15) Business Days notice of such proposed Reconstitution and
provided further that: (x) Seller shall review and approve any document that
Purchaser, any prospective purchaser, rating agency or other party to a
Reconstitution request that Seller execute; (y) Seller's obligation under any
such document shall not exceed its obligations to Purchaser under the Purchase
Agreement; and (z) Purchaser shall reimburse Seller for up to $15,000 of
Seller's out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with a Securization
Transfer.. The Seller shall provide to such servicer or issuer, as the case may
be, and any other participants or purchasers in such Reconstitution: (i) any and
all information and appropriate verification of information which may be
reasonably available to the Seller or its affiliates, whether through letters of
its auditors and counsel or otherwise, as the Purchaser or any such other
participant shall request; (ii) such additional opinions of counsel, letters
from auditors, and certificates of public officials or officers of the Seller or
the Interim Servicer as are reasonably believed necessary by the Purchaser or
any such other participant; and (iii) to execute, deliver and satisfy all
conditions set forth in any indemnity agreement required by the Purchaser or any
such participant, including, without limitation, an Indemnification and
Contribution Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
Moreover, the Seller agrees to cooperate with all reasonable requests made by
the Purchaser to effect such Reconstitution Agreements. The Seller shall
indemnify the Purchaser, each Affiliate of the Purchaser participating in the
Reconstitution and each Person who controls the Purchaser or such Affiliate and
their respective present and former directors, officers, employees and agents,
and hold each of them harmless from and against any losses, damages, penalties,
fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments, and
any other costs, fees and expenses that each of them may sustain arising out of
or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact contained in the information provided by or on behalf of the Seller
regarding the Seller, the Mortgage Loans or the Underwriting Guidelines set
forth in any offering document prepared in connection with any Reconstitution.
For purposes of the previous sentence, "Purchaser" shall mean the Person then
acting as the Purchaser under this Agreement and any and all Persons who
previously were "Purchasers" under this Agreement.
All Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a
Reconstitution shall remain subject to this Agreement and, if the Interim
Servicing Agreement shall remain in effect with respect to the related Mortgage
Loan Package, shall continue to be serviced in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement and the Interim Servicing Agreement and with respect thereto this
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
ARTICLE XIV
THE SELLER
Section 14.01 Additional Indemnification by the Seller; Third Party
Claims.
(a) The Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser and, in connection with
any Reconstitution, the depositor and the trust, including the servicer and the
trustee acting on its behalf, and hold such parties harmless against any and all
claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, out-of-pocket legal fees
and expenses (including reasonable and necessary legal fees and expenses
incurred in connection with the enforcement of the Seller's indemnification
obligation under this Section 14.01) and related costs, judgments, and any other
costs, fees and expenses that such parties may sustain in any way related to the
failure of the Seller to perform its duties in strict compliance with the terms
of this Agreement or any breach of any of Seller's representation, warranties
and covenants set forth in this Agreement. For purposes of this paragraph
"Purchaser" shall mean the Person then acting as the Purchaser under this
Agreement and any and all Persons who previously were "Purchasers" under this
Agreement.
(b) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this
Section 14.01 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified
party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying
party under this Section 14.01, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the
commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will
not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability which it may have to any
indemnified party under this Section 14.01, except to the extent that it has
been prejudiced in any material respect, or from any liability which it may
have, otherwise than under this Section 14.01. In case any such action is
brought against any indemnified party and it notifies the indemnifying party of
the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate
therein, and to the extent that it may elect by written notice delivered to the
indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such
indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided that if the defendants in any
such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and
the indemnified party or parties shall have reasonably concluded that there may
be legal defenses available to it or them and/or other indemnified parties which
are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party,
the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel
at the indemnified party's or parties' expense to assert such legal defenses and
to otherwise participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such
indemnified party or parties. Upon receipt of notice from the indemnifying party
to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense of such
action and approval by the indemnified party of counsel, the indemnifying party
will not be liable to such indemnified party for expenses incurred by the
indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof unless (i) the
indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in connection with the
assertion of legal defenses in accordance with the proviso to the next preceding
sentence (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not be
liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (together with one
local counsel, if applicable)), (ii) the indemnifying party shall not have
employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent
the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of
the action or (iii) the indemnifying party has authorized in writing the
employment of counsel for the indemnified party at the expense of the
indemnifying party; and except that, if clause (i) or (iii) is applicable, such
liability shall be only in respect of the counsel referred to in such clause (i)
or (iii).
Section 14.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Seller.
The Seller will keep in full effect its existence, rights and
franchises as a corporation under the laws of the state of its incorporation
except as permitted herein, and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do
business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and
enforceability of this Agreement, or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform
its duties under this Agreement.
Any Person into which the Seller may be merged or consolidated, or
any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which
the Seller shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the
Seller, shall be the successor of the Seller hereunder, without the execution or
filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto,
anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding.
ARTICLE XV
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 15.01 Financial Statements.
The Seller understands that in connection with the Purchaser's
marketing of the Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser shall make available to
prospective purchasers audited financial statements of the Seller for the most
recently completed three fiscal years respecting which such statements are
available, as well as a Consolidated Statement of Condition of the Seller at the
end of the last two fiscal years covered by such Consolidated Statement of
Operations. The Seller shall also make available any comparable interim
statements to the extent any such statements have been prepared by the Seller
(and are available upon request to members or stockholders of the Seller or the
public at large). The Seller, if it has not already done so, agrees to furnish
promptly to the Purchaser copies of the statements specified above. The Seller
shall also make available information on its servicing performance with respect
to loans serviced for others, including delinquency ratios.
The Seller also agrees to allow reasonable access to a knowledgeable
financial or accounting officer for the purpose of answering questions asked by
any prospective purchaser regarding recent developments affecting the Seller or
the financial statements of the Seller.
Section 15.02 Mandatory Delivery; Grant of Security Interest.
The sale and delivery on the related Closing Date of the Mortgage
Loans described on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule is mandatory from and
after the date of the execution of the related Purchase Price and Terms
Agreement, it being specifically understood and agreed that each Mortgage Loan
is unique and identifiable on the date hereof and that an award of money damages
would be insufficient to compensate the Purchaser for the losses and damages
incurred by the Purchaser (including damages to prospective purchasers of the
Mortgage Loans) in the event of the Seller's failure to deliver (i) each of the
related Mortgage Loans or (ii) one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans
or (iii) one or more Mortgage Loans otherwise acceptable to the Purchaser on or
before the related Closing Date. The Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser a
lien on and a continuing security interest in each Mortgage Loan and each
document and instrument evidencing each such Mortgage Loan to secure the
performance by the Seller of its obligations under the related Purchase Price
and Terms Agreement, and the Seller agrees that it shall hold such Mortgage
Loans in custody for the Purchaser subject to the Purchaser's (a) right to
reject any Mortgage Loan (or Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan) under the terms
of this Agreement and to require another Mortgage Loan (or Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan) to be substituted therefor, and (b) obligation to pay the
Purchase Price for the Mortgage Loans. All rights and remedies of the Purchaser
under this Agreement are distinct from, and cumulative with, any other rights or
remedies under this Agreement or afforded by law or equity and all such rights
and remedies may be exercised concurrently, independently or successively.
Section 15.03 Notices.
All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed, by registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, or, if by other means, when received
by the other party at the address as follows:
(i) if to the Seller:
First Franklin Financial Corp.
0000 Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
(ii) if to the Purchaser:
Barclays Bank PLC
000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
E-mail: xxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
with a copy to:
Barclays Bank PLC
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
E-mail: xxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party by like
notice. Any such demand, notice or communication hereunder shall be deemed to
have been received on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the
addressee (as evidenced, in the case of registered or certified mail, by the
date noted on the return receipt).
Section 15.04 Severability Clause.
Any part, provision representation or warranty of this Agreement
which is prohibited or unenforceable or is held to be void or unenforceable in
any jurisdiction shall be ineffective, as to such jurisdiction, to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction as to any Mortgage Loan shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted
by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits
or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof. If the invalidity of any
part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement shall deprive any
party of the economic benefit intended to be conferred by this Agreement, the
parties shall negotiate, in good-faith, to develop a structure the economic
effect of which is nearly as possible the same as the economic effect of this
Agreement without regard to such invalidity.
Section 15.05 Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of
counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all such
counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 15.06 Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be deemed in effect when a fully executed
counterpart thereof is received by the Purchaser in the State of New York and
shall be deemed to have been made in the State of New York. The 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 the substantive laws of the State of New York (without regard to
conflicts of laws principles), except to the extent preempted by Federal law.
Section 15.07 Intention of the Parties.
It is the intention of the parties that the Purchaser is purchasing,
and the Seller is selling the Mortgage Loans and not a debt instrument of the
Seller or another security. Accordingly, the parties hereto each intend to treat
the transaction for Federal income tax purposes as a sale by the Seller, and a
purchase by the Purchaser, of the Mortgage Loans. Moreover, the arrangement
under which the Mortgage Loans are held shall be consistent with classification
of such arrangement as a grantor trust in the event it is not found to represent
direct ownership of the Mortgage Loans. The Purchaser shall have the right to
review the Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgage Loan Files to determine the
characteristics of the Mortgage Loans which shall affect the Federal income tax
consequences of owning the Mortgage Loans and the Seller shall cooperate with
all reasonable requests made by the Purchaser in the course of such review.
Section 15.08 Successors and Assigns; Assignment of Purchase
Agreement.
This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the Seller and the Purchaser and the respective permitted
successors and assigns of the Seller and the successors and assigns of the
Purchaser. This Agreement shall not be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the
Seller to a third party without the prior written consent of the Purchaser,
which consent may be withheld by the Purchaser in its sole discretion. This
Agreement may be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the Purchaser in whole or
in part, and with respect to one or more of the Mortgage Loans, without the
consent of the Seller. There shall be no limitation on the number of assignments
or transfers allowable by the Purchaser with respect to the Mortgage Loans and
this Agreement. In the event the Purchaser assigns this Agreement, and the
assignee assumes any of the Purchaser's obligations hereunder, the Seller
acknowledges and agrees to look solely to such assignee, and not to the
Purchaser, for performance of the obligations so assumed and the Purchaser shall
be relieved from any liability to the Seller with respect thereto.
Section 15.09 Waivers.
No term or provision of this Agreement may be waived or modified
unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against
whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced.
Section 15.10 Exhibits.
The exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a
part hereof and are an integral part of this Agreement.
Section 15.11 General Interpretive Principles.
For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly
provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) the terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned
to them in this Agreement and include the plural as well as the singular, and
the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender;
(b) accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) references herein to "Articles," "Sections," "Subsections,"
"Paragraphs," and other subdivisions without reference to a document are to
designated Articles, Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of
this Agreement;
(d) reference to a Subsection without further reference to a Section
is a reference to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the
reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other
subdivisions;
(e) the words "herein," "hereof," "hereunder" and other words of
similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
provision; and
(f) the term "include" or "including" shall mean without limitation
by reason of enumeration.
Section 15.12 Reproduction of Documents.
This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including,
without limitation, (a) consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter
be executed, (b) documents received by any party at the closing, and (c)
financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter
furnished, may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm,
micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The parties agree
that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original
itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original
is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the
regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further
reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.
Section 15.13 Further Agreements.
The Seller and the Purchaser each agree to execute and deliver to
the other such reasonable and appropriate additional documents, instruments or
agreements as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this
Agreement.
Section 15.14 Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Assignments
of Mortgage is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real
property records in all the counties or their comparable jurisdictions in which
any or all of the Mortgaged Properties are situated, and in any other
appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be
effected at the Seller's expense in the event recordation is either necessary
under applicable law or requested by the Purchaser at its sole option.
Section 15.15 No Solicitation.
From and after the related Closing Date, the Seller agrees that it
will not take any action or permit or cause any action to be taken by any of its
agents or affiliates, or by any independent contractors on the Seller's behalf,
to personally, by telephone or mail (via electronic means or otherwise), solicit
a Mortgagor under any Mortgage Loan for the purpose of refinancing a Mortgage
Loan, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that the Seller, or
any of its respective affiliates:
(i) may advertise its availability for handling refinancings of
mortgages in its portfolio, including the promotion of terms it has
available for such refinancings, through the sending of letters or
promotional material, so long as it does not specifically target
Mortgagors and so long as such promotional material either is sent to the
mortgagors for all of the mortgages in the servicing portfolio of the
Seller and any of its affiliates (those it owns as well as those serviced
for others); and
(ii) may provide pay-off information and otherwise cooperate with
individual mortgagors who contact it about prepaying their mortgages by
advising them of refinancing terms and streamlined origination
arrangements that are available.
Promotions undertaken by the Seller or by any affiliate of the
Seller which are directed to the general public at large (including, without
limitation, mass mailing based on commercially acquired mailing lists,
newspaper, radio and television advertisements), shall not constitute
solicitation under this Section 15.15.
Section 15.16 Waiver of Trial by Jury.
THE SELLER AND THE PURCHASER EACH KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND
INTENTIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT
IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 15.17 Governing Law Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of
Process.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED IN EFFECT WHEN A FULLY EXECUTED
COUNTERPART THEREOF IS RECEIVED BY THE PURCHASER IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND
SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL
BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT
TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW RULES AND PRINCIPLES. EACH OF THE PURCHASER AND THE SELLER
IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW,
THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH
COURT; (III) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY
SUCH COURT SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION BY
SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW; AND (IV) CONSENTS
TO SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON IT BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY CERTIFIED MAIL
ADDRESSED TO IT AS PROVIDED FOR NOTICES HEREUNDER.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller and the Purchaser have caused their
names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized
as of the date first above written.
BARCLAYS BANK, PLC
(Purchaser)
By:____________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Title:_________________________________
FIRST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORP.
(Seller)
By:____________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Title:_________________________________
EXHIBIT A
CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include
each of the following items, which shall be available for inspection by the
Purchaser and any prospective Purchaser, and which shall be delivered to the
Custodian, or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall designate in writing,
pursuant to Article VI of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to which this
Exhibit is attached (the "Agreement"):
(a) the original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening endorsements,
endorsed "Pay to the order of _________, without recourse" and signed in the
name of the last endorsee (the "Last Endorsee") by an authorized officer. To the
extent that there is no room on the face of the Mortgage Notes for endorsements,
the endorsement may be contained on an allonge, if state law so allows and the
Custodian is so advised by the Seller that state law so allows. If the Mortgage
Loan was acquired by the Seller in a merger, the endorsement must be by "[Last
Endorsee], successor by merger to [name of predecessor]". If the Mortgage Loan
was acquired or originated by the Last Endorsee while doing business under
another name, the endorsement must be by "[Last Endorsee], formerly known as
[previous name]";
(b) the original of any guarantee executed in connection with the
Mortgage Note;
(c) with respect to Mortgage Loans that are not Co-op Loans, the
original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon. With respect to any Co-op
Loan, an original or copy of the Security Agreement. If in connection with any
Mortgage Loan, the Seller cannot deliver or cause to be delivered the original
Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon on or prior to the Closing Date
because of a delay caused by the public recording office where such Mortgage has
been delivered for recordation or because such Mortgage has been lost or because
such public recording office retains the original recorded Mortgage, the Seller
shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Custodian, a photocopy of such
Mortgage, together with (i) in the case of a delay caused by the public
recording office, an Officer's Certificate of the Seller (or certified by the
title company, escrow agent, or closing attorney) stating that such Mortgage has
been dispatched to the appropriate public recording office for recordation and
that the original recorded Mortgage or a copy of such Mortgage certified by such
public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded
Mortgage will be promptly delivered to the Custodian upon receipt thereof by the
Seller; or (ii) in the case of a Mortgage where a public recording office
retains the original recorded Mortgage or in the case where a Mortgage is lost
after recordation in a public recording office, a copy of such Mortgage
certified by such public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the
original recorded Mortgage;
(d) the originals of all assumption, modification, consolidation or
extension agreements, if any, with evidence of recording thereon;
(e) with respect to Mortgage Loans that are not Co-op Loans, the
original Assignment of Mortgage for each Mortgage Loan, in form and substance
acceptable for recording (except with respect to MERS Designated Loans). The
Assignment of Mortgage must be duly recorded only if recordation is either
necessary under applicable law or commonly required by private institutional
mortgage investors in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located or on
direction of the Purchaser as provided in this Agreement. If the Assignment of
Mortgage is to be recorded, the Mortgage shall be assigned to the Purchaser. If
the Assignment of Mortgage is not to be recorded, the Assignment of Mortgage
shall be delivered in blank. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Seller in
a merger, the Assignment of Mortgage must be made by "[Seller], successor by
merger to [name of predecessor]". If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or
originated by the Seller while doing business under another name, the Assignment
of Mortgage must be by "[Seller], formerly known as [previous name]";
(f) with respect to Mortgage Loans that are not Co-op Loans, the
originals of all intervening assignments of mortgage (if any) evidencing a
complete chain of assignment from the Seller to the Last Endorsee (or, in the
case of a MERS Designated Loan, MERS) with evidence of recording thereon, or if
any such intervening assignment has not been returned from the applicable
recording office or has been lost or if such public recording office retains the
original recorded assignments of mortgage, the Seller shall deliver or cause to
be delivered to the Custodian, a photocopy of such intervening assignment,
together with (i) in the case of a delay caused by the public recording office,
an Officer's Certificate of the Seller (or certified by the title company,
escrow agent, or closing attorney) stating that such intervening assignment of
mortgage has been dispatched to the appropriate public recording office for
recordation and that such original recorded intervening assignment of mortgage
or a copy of such intervening assignment of mortgage certified by the
appropriate public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the
original recorded intervening assignment of mortgage will be promptly delivered
to the Custodian upon receipt thereof by the Seller; or (ii) in the case of an
intervening assignment where a public recording office retains the original
recorded intervening assignment or in the case where an intervening assignment
is lost after recordation in a public recording office, a copy of such
intervening assignment certified by such public recording office to be a true
and complete copy of the original recorded intervening assignment;
(g) with respect to Mortgage Loans that are not Co-op Loans, the
original mortgagee policy of title insurance or, in the event such original
title policy is unavailable, a certified true copy of the related policy binder
or commitment for title certified to be true and complete by the title insurance
company;
(h) the original or, if unavailable, a copy of any security
agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document executed in connection with
the Mortgage;
(i) with respect to any Co-op Loan: (i) a copy of the Co-op Lease
and the assignment of such Co-op Lease, with all intervening assignments showing
a complete chain of title and an assignment thereof by Seller; (ii) the stock
certificate together with an undated stock power relating to such stock
certificate executed in blank; (iii) the recognition agreement of the interests
of the mortgagee with respect to the Co-op Loan by the residential cooperative
housing corporation, the stock of which was pledged by the related Mortgagor to
the originator of such Co-op Loan; and (iv) copies of the financial statement
filed by the originator as secured party and, if applicable, a filed UCC-3
assignment of the subject security interest showing a complete chain of title,
together with an executed UCC-3 assignment of such security interest by the
Seller in a form sufficient for filing; and
(j) if any of the above documents has been executed by a person
holding a power of attorney, an original or photocopy of such power certified by
the Seller to be a true and correct copy of the original.
In the event an Officer's Certificate of the Seller is delivered to
the Purchaser because of a delay caused by the public recording office in
returning any recorded document, the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser,
within 90 days of the related Closing Date, an Officer's Certificate which shall
(i) identify the recorded document, (ii) state that the recorded document has
not been delivered to the Custodian due solely to a delay caused by the public
recording office, (iii) state the amount of time generally required by the
applicable recording office to record and return a document submitted for
recordation, and (iv) specify the date the applicable recorded document will be
delivered to the Custodian; provided, however, that any recorded document shall
in no event be delivered later than one year following the related Closing Date.
An extension of the date specified in clause (iv) above may be requested from
the Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
This INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT ("Agreement"), dated
as of [_______], 200_, among [________________] (the "Depositor"), a
[______________] corporation (the "Depositor"), Barclays Bank, PLC, a public
limited company registered in England and Wales under company number 1026167,
having an office at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 ("Barclays") and
First Franklin Financial Corp., a Delaware corporation, having an office at 0000
Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 (the "Seller").
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, the Depositor is acting as depositor and registrant with
respect to the Prospectus, dated [________________], and the Prospectus
Supplement to the Prospectus, [________________] (the "Prospectus Supplement"),
relating to [________________] Certificates (the "Certificates") to be issued
pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of [________________]
(the "P&S"), among the Depositor, as depositor, [________________], as servicer
(the "Servicer"), and [________________], as trustee (the "Trustee");
WHEREAS, as an inducement to the Depositor to enter into the P&S,
and [____________________] and [__________________] (each, an "Underwriter" and
together the "Co-Underwriters") to enter into the Underwriting Agreement, dated
[____________________] (the "Underwriting Agreement") between the Depositor and
the Co-Underwriters, Seller has agreed to provide for indemnification and
contribution on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;
WHEREAS, Barclays purchased from Seller certain of the Mortgage
Loans underlying the Certificates (the "Mortgage Loans") pursuant to a Mortgage
Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2004 (the "Purchase Agreement"),
by and between Barclays and Seller; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article XIII of the Purchase Agreement, the
Seller has agreed to provide indemnification for certain information.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements contained herein,
and other valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Depositor, Barclays and the Seller agree as follows:
1. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) The Seller agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor,
Barclays, the Co-Underwriters and their respective affiliates and their
respective present and former directors, officers, employees and agents and each
person, if any, who controls the Depositor, Barclays, the Co-Underwriters or
such affiliates within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), or Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), against any and all losses, claims,
damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may
become subject under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or other federal or state
statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or
are based in whole or in part upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus Supplement or in the
Comp Materials or any omission or alleged omission to state in the Prospectus
Supplement or in the Comp Materials a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, or any such untrue
statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or alleged omission made in
any amendment of or supplement to the Prospectus Supplement or the Comp
Materials and agrees to reimburse the Depositor, Barclays, the Co-Underwriters
or such affiliates and each such officer, director, employee, agent and
controlling person promptly upon demand for any out-of-pocket legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with investigating or
defending or preparing to defend against any such loss, claim, damage, liability
or action as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that Seller shall be
liable in any such case only to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action arises out of, or is based upon, any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon
and in conformity with the Seller Information.
As used herein:
"Seller Information" means and is limited to statements set forth
under the headings "[__________________]" and "[__________________]" in the
Prospectus Supplement.
The terms "Collateral Term Sheet" and "Structural Term Sheet" shall
have the respective meanings assigned to them in the February 13, 1995 letter
(the "PSA Letter") of Cleary, Gottlieb, Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxx on behalf of the Public
Securities Association (which letter, and the SEC staff's response thereto, were
publicly available February 17, 1995). The term "Collateral Term Sheet" as used
herein includes any subsequent Collateral Term Sheet that reflects a substantive
change in the information presented. The term "Computational Materials" has the
meaning assigned to it in the May 17, 1994 letter (the "Xxxxxx letter" and,
together with the PSA Letter, the "No-Action Letters") of Xxxxx & Xxxx on behalf
of Xxxxxx, Peabody & Co., Inc. (which letter, and the SEC staff's response
thereto, were publicly available May 20, 1994). The term "Comp Materials" as
used herein means collectively Collateral Term Sheets, Structural Term Sheet and
Computational Materials relating to the Certificates or the transaction
contemplated by the Prospectus Supplement.
(b) Promptly after receipt by any indemnified party under this
Section 1 of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, such
indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any
indemnifying party under this Section 1, notify the indemnifying party in
writing of the claim or the commencement of that action; provided, however, that
the failure to notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any
liability which it may have under this Section 1 except to the extent it has
been materially prejudiced by such failure; and provided, further, however, that
the failure to notify any indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any
liability which it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this
Section 1.
If any such claim or action shall be brought against an indemnified
party, and it shall notify the indemnifying party thereof, the indemnifying
party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it
wishes, jointly with any other similarly notified indemnifying party, to assume
the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified
party. After notice from the indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its
election to assume the defense of such claim or action, except as provided in
the following paragraph, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to the
indemnified party under this Section 1 for any legal or other expenses
subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense
thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation.
Any indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate
counsel in any such action and to participate in the defense thereof, but the
fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified
party unless: (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the
indemnifying party in writing; (ii) such indemnified party shall have been
advised by such counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available
to it which are different from or additional to those available to the
indemnifying party and in the reasonable judgment of such counsel it is
necessary or appropriate for such indemnified party to employ separate counsel;
or (iii) the indemnifying party has failed to assume the defense of such action
and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party, in which
case, if such indemnified party notifies the indemnifying party in writing that
it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party,
the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such
action on behalf of such indemnified party, it being understood, however, the
indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any one such action or separate
but substantially similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising
out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the
reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in
addition to local counsel) at any time for all such indemnified parties.
Each indemnified party, as a condition of the indemnity agreements
contained in this Section 1, shall cooperate with the indemnifying party in the
defense of any such action or claim. No indemnifying party shall be liable for
any settlement of any such action effected without its written consent (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), but if settled with its written
consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff in any such action,
the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any indemnified
party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or
judgment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an
indemnified party shall have requested in writing an indemnifying party to
reimburse the indemnified party for reasonable fees and expenses of counsel
retained pursuant to this Section 1(b), the indemnifying party agrees that it
shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its
written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 60 days after
receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request, (ii) such
indemnifying party shall have received notice of the terms of such settlement at
least 30 days prior to such settlement being entered into and (iii) such
indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party for such
reasonable fees and expenses of counsel in accordance with such request prior to
the date of such settlement.
(c) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 1 is
unavailable to an indemnified party, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of
indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or
payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault
of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, respectively, in connection
with the statements or omissions that result in such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The
relative fault of the indemnified party and indemnifying party shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state
a material fact relates to information supplied by such parties and their
relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
such statement or omission and any other equitable considerations.
(d) The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this
Section 1 and the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2 shall
remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination
of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by the Depositor, Barclays, the
Co-Underwriters, their respective affiliates, directors, officers, employees or
agents or any person controlling the Depositor, Barclays, the Co-Underwriters or
any such affiliate, and (iii) acceptance of and payment for any of the Offered
Certificates.
2. Representations and Warranties. Seller represents and warrants
that:
(a) Seller is validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of its jurisdiction of formation or incorporation, as applicable, and has full
power and authority to own its assets and to transact the business in which it
is currently engaged. Seller is duly qualified to do business and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the business transacted
by it or any properties owned or leased by it requires such qualification and in
which the failure so to qualify would have a material adverse effect on the
business, properties, assets or condition (financial or otherwise) of Seller;
(b) Seller is not required to obtain the consent of any other person
or any consent, license, approval or authorization from, or registration or
declaration with, any governmental authority, bureau or agency in connection
with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this
Agreement;
(c) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by
Seller will not violate any provision of any existing law or regulation or any
order decree of any court applicable to Seller or any provision of the charter
or bylaws of Seller, or constitute a material breach of any mortgage, indenture,
contract or other agreement to which Seller is a party or by which it may be
bound;
(d) (a) no proceeding of or before any court, tribunal or
governmental body is currently pending or, (b) to the knowledge of Seller,
threatened against Seller or any of its properties or with respect to this
Agreement or the Offered Certificates, in either case, which would have a
material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets or condition
(financial or otherwise) of Seller;
(e) Seller has full power and authority to make, execute, deliver
and perform this Agreement and all of the transactions contemplated hereunder,
and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement. When executed and delivered, this
Agreement will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of each of
Seller enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may
be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally, by the
availability of equitable remedies, and by limitations of public policy under
applicable securities law as to rights of indemnity and contribution thereunder;
and
1. this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Seller.
3. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and
effective only on receipt, and, if sent to Seller, will be mailed, delivered or
telegraphed and confirmed [______________________]; if sent to Barclays, will be
mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to Barclays Bank, PLC, 000 Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: [_________________]; if to the
Depositor, will be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to
[____________________]; or if to the Co-Underwriters, will be mailed, delivered
or telegraphed and confirmed to [_____________________].
4. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to
the conflict of laws provisions thereof. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their successors and
assigns and the controlling persons referred to herein, and no other person
shall have any right or obligation hereunder. Neither this Agreement nor any
term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by
an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the
change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought. This Agreement may be
executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be
considered an original, and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the
same instrument. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings provided in the P&S.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to
be duly executed by their respective officers hereunto duly authorized, this
__th day of [_____________].
[DEPOSITOR]
By:
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Name:
Title:
BARCLAYS BANK, PLC
By:
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Name:
Title:
FIRST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORP.
By:
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Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT C
SELLER'S OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
I, ____________________, hereby certify that I am the duly elected
[Vice] President of First Franklin Financial Corp., a corporation organized
under the laws of the state of Delaware (the "Company") and further as follows:
1. Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 is a true, correct and complete copy
of the charter of the Company which is in full force and effect on the
date hereof and which has been in effect without amendment, waiver,
rescission or modification since ___________.
2. Attached hereto as Exhibit 2 is a true, correct and complete copy
of the bylaws of the Company which are in effect on the date hereof and
which have been in effect without amendment, waiver, rescission or
modification since ___________.
3. Attached hereto as Exhibit 3 is an original certificate of good
standing of the Company issued within ten days of the date hereof, and no
event has occurred since the date thereof which would impair such
standing.
4. Attached hereto as Exhibit 4 is a true, correct and complete copy
of the corporate resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company
authorizing the Company to execute and deliver (a) the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2004 (the "Purchase Agreement"),
by and between Barclays Bank, PLC (the "Purchaser") and the Company (b)
the Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2004 (the "Interim
Servicing Agreement"), by and between Barclays Bank, PLC and the Company
and (c) the Custodial Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2004 (the "Custodial
Agreement"), by and among the Purchaser, the Company and Xxxxx Fargo Bank,
N.A. (the "Custodian"), [and to endorse the Mortgage Notes and execute the
Assignments of Mortgages by original [or facsimile] signature], and such
resolutions are in effect on the date hereof and have been in effect
without amendment, waiver, rescission or modification since ____________.
5. Either (i) no consent, approval, authorization or order of any
court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution,
delivery and performance by the Company of or compliance by the Company
with the Purchase Agreement, the Interim Servicing Agreement, the
Custodial Agreement, [the sale of the mortgage loans] or the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by the agreements; or (ii) any required
consent, approval, authorization or order has been obtained by the
Company.
6. Neither the consummation of the transactions contemplated by, nor
the fulfillment of the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Interim
Servicing Agreement or the Custodial Agreement conflicts or will conflict
with or results or will result in a breach of or constitutes or will
constitute a default under the charter or by-laws of the Company or, to
the best of my knowledge, the terms of any indenture or other agreement or
instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound or to
which it is subject, or any statute or order, rule, regulations, writ,
injunction or decree of any court, governmental authority or regulatory
body to which the Company is subject or by which it is bound.
7. To the best of my knowledge, there is no action, suit, proceeding
or investigation pending or threatened against the Company which, in my
judgment, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, may result in
any material adverse change in the business, operations, financial
condition, properties or assets of the Company or in any material
impairment of the right or ability of the Company to carry on its business
substantially as now conducted or in any material liability on the part of
the Company or which would draw into question the validity of the Purchase
Agreement, the Interim Servicing Agreement, the Custodial Agreement or the
mortgage loans or of any action taken or to be taken in connection with
the transactions contemplated hereby, or which would be likely to impair
materially the ability of the Company to perform under the terms of the
Purchase Agreement, the Interim Servicing Agreement or the Custodial
Agreement.
8. Each person listed on Exhibit 5 attached hereto who, as an
officer or representative of the Company, signed (a) the Purchase
Agreement, (b) the Interim Servicing Agreement, (c) the Custodial
Agreement and (d) any other document delivered or on the date hereof in
connection with any purchase described in the agreements set forth above
was, at the respective times of such signing and delivery, and is now, a
duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting officer or representative
of the Company, who holds the office set forth opposite his or her name on
Exhibit 5, and the signatures of such persons appearing on such documents
are their genuine signatures.
9. The Company is duly authorized to engage in the transactions
described and contemplated in the Purchase Agreement, the Interim
Servicing Agreement and the Custodial Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the
seal of the Company.
Dated:____________________ By:___________________________
Name:_________________________
[Seal] Title: [Vice] President
I, ________________________, an [Assistant] Secretary of First
Franklin Financial Corp., hereby certify that ____________ is the duly elected,
qualified and acting [Vice] President of the Company and that the signature
appearing above is [her] [his] genuine signature.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name.
Dated:____________________ By:___________________________
Name:_________________________
Title: [Assistant] Secretary
EXHIBIT 5 to
Company's Officer's Certificate
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE SELLER
(date)
Barclays Bank, PLC
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Dear Sirs:
You have requested [our] [my] opinion, as [Assistant] General
Counsel to First Franklin Financial Corp. (the "Company"), with respect to
certain matters in connection with the sale by the Company of the Mortgage Loans
pursuant to that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement by and between the
Company and Barclays Bank, PLC (the "Purchaser"), dated as of March 1, 2004 (the
"Purchase Agreement") and that certain Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of
March 1, 2004 (the "Interim Servicing Agreement"), by and between Barclays Bank,
PLC and the Company; which sale is in the form of whole loans, delivered
pursuant to a Custodial Agreement dated as of March 1, 2004 among the Purchaser,
the Company and ______________________[CUSTODIAN] (the "Custodial Agreement",
and collectively with the Purchase Agreement and the Interim Servicing Agreement
the "Agreements"). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the
meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
[We] [I] have examined the following documents:
1. the Purchase Agreement;
2. the Interim Servicing Agreement
3. the Custodial Agreement;
4. the form of Assignment of Mortgage;
5. the form of endorsement of the Mortgage Notes; and
6. such other documents, records and papers as we have deemed
necessary and relevant as a basis for this opinion.
To the extent [we] [I] have deemed necessary and proper, [we] [I]
have relied upon the representations and warranties of the Company contained in
the Purchase Agreement and the Interim Servicing Agreement. [We] [I] have
assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to [us] [me] as originals,
the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of natural persons and the
conformity to the originals of all documents. As to factual matters, [we][I]
have relied upon statements, certificates and other assurances of public
officials and/or officers and other representatives of the Company, and upon
such other certificates as [I][we] deemed appropriate, which factual matters
have not been independently established or verified by [us][me].
Based upon the foregoing, it is [our] [my] opinion that:
1. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the state of Delaware
and is an operating subsidiary of National City Bank of
Indiana. As a national bank operating subsidiary, it is
regulated by the Officer of the Comptroller of the Currency
and is subject to applicable laws and regulations.
2. The Company has the power to engage in the transactions
contemplated by the Agreements and all requisite power,
authority and legal right to execute and deliver the
Agreements and to perform and observe the terms and conditions
of the Agreements.
3. The Agreements have been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company, and are the legal, valid and binding
agreements enforceable in accordance with its terms against
the Company, subject to the additional assumptions,
exceptions, qualifications and limitations set forth below. .
4. The Company has been duly authorized to allow any of its
officers to execute any and all documents by original
signature in order to complete the transactions contemplated
by the Agreements.
5. The Company has been duly authorized to allow any of its
officers to execute by original [or facsimile] signature the
endorsements to the Mortgage Notes and the Assignments of
Mortgages, and the original [or facsimile] signature of the
officer at the Company executing the endorsements to the
Mortgage Notes and the Assignments of Mortgages represents the
legal and valid signature of said officer of the Company.
6. Either (i) no consent, approval, authorization or order of any
court or governmental agency or body is required for the
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of or
compliance by the Company with the Agreements and the sale of
the Mortgage Loans by the Company or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the Agreements or (ii) any
required consent, approval, authorization or order has been
obtained by the Company.
7. Neither the consummation of the transactions contemplated by,
nor the fulfillment of the terms of, the Agreements conflict
or will conflict with or results or will result in a breach of
or constitute or will constitute a default under the charter
or by-laws of the Company or, to the best of my knowledge, the
material terms of any indenture or other agreement or
instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is
bound or to which it is subject, or violates any statute or
order, rule, regulations, writ, injunction or decree of any
court, governmental authority or regulatory body to which the
Company is subject or by which it is bound.
8. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending
or, to the best of [our] [my] knowledge, threatened against
the Company which, in [our] [my] judgment, either in any one
instance or in the aggregate, would draw into question the
validity of the Agreements or the Mortgage Loans or of any
action taken or to be taken in connection with the
transactions contemplated thereby, or which would be likely to
impair materially the ability of the Company to perform under
the terms of the Agreements.
9. The sale of each Mortgage Note and Mortgage as and in the
manner contemplated by the Agreements is sufficient to fully
transfer to the Purchaser all right, title and interest of the
Company thereto as noteholder and mortgagee.
The opinions above are subject to the following additional
assumptions, exceptions, qualifications and limitations:
1. [I] [we] have assumed that all parties to the Purchase
Agreement other than the Company have all requisite power and
authority to execute, deliver and perform their respective
obligations under each of the Agreements, and that the
Agreements have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of such parties, have been
executed and delivered by such parties and constitute the
legal, valid and binding obligations of such parties.
2. [My] [our] opinion expressed in paragraphs 3 and 8 above is
subject to the qualifications that (i) the enforceability of
the Purchase Agreement may be limited by the effect of laws
relating to (1) bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect
relating to creditor's rights generally, including,
preferential transfers, and (2) general principles of equity
upon the specific enforceability of any of the remedies,
covenants or other provisions of the Purchase Agreement and
upon the availability of injunctive relief or other equitable
remedies and the application of principles of equity
(regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law) as such principles relate to,
limit or affect the enforcement of creditors' rights generally
and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding
for such enforcement may be brought; and (ii) [I] [we] express
no opinion herein with respect to the validity, legality,
binding effect or enforceability of provisions for
indemnification in the Agreements to the extent such
provisions may be held to be unenforceable as contrary to
public policy.
3. [I] [we] have assumed, without independent check or
certification, that there are no agreements or understandings
among the Company, the Purchaser and any other party which
would expand, modify or otherwise affect the terms of the
documents described herein or the respective rights or
obligations of the parties thereunder.
[I] [we] [am] [are] admitted to practice in the State of [_____] and
[I] [we] render no opinion herein as to matters involving the laws
of the United States of America.
This opinion is given to you for your sole benefit, and no other
person or entity is entitled to rely hereon except that the purchaser or
purchasers to which you initially and directly resell the Mortgage Loans may
rely on this opinion as if it were addressed to them as of the date of this
opinion.
Very truly yours,
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[Name]
[Assistant] General Counsel
EXHIBIT E
FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
___________________, 200__
[Federal Home Loan Bank of
______(the "Association")]
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
Attention: ___________________________
___________________________
Re: Notice of Sale and Release of Collateral
Dear Sirs:
This letter serves as notice that First Franklin Financial Corp. a
corporation, organized pursuant to the laws of the state of Delaware (the
"Company") has committed to sell certain mortgage loans to Barclays Bank, PLC
under a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2004. The Company
warrants that the mortgage loans to be sold to Barclays Bank, PLC are in
addition to and beyond any collateral required to secure advances made by the
Association to the Company.
The Company acknowledges that the mortgage loans to be sold to
Barclays Bank, PLC shall not be used as additional or substitute collateral for
advances made by the Association. Barclays Bank, PLC understands that the
balance of the Company's mortgage loan portfolio may be used as collateral or
additional collateral for advances made by the Association, and confirms that it
has no interest therein.
Execution of this letter by the Association shall constitute a full
and complete release of any security interest, claim, or lien which the
Association may have against the mortgage loans to be sold to Barclays Bank,
PLC.
[Signature Page Follows]
Very truly yours,
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By:__________________________
Name:________________________
Title:________________________
Date:_________________________
Acknowledged and approved:
[FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF]
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By:_____________________________
Name:___________________________
Title:__________________________
Date:___________________________
EXHIBIT F
FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
I. Release of Security Interest
The financial institution named below hereby relinquishes any and
all right, title, interest, lien or claim of any kind it may have in all
mortgage loans described on the attached Schedule A (the "Mortgage Loans"), to
be purchased by Barclays Bank, PLC from the company named on the next page (the
"Company") pursuant to that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as
of March 1, 2004, and certifies that all notes, mortgages, assignments and other
documents in its possession relating to such Mortgage Loans have been delivered
and released to the Company or its designees, as of the date and time of the
sale of such Mortgage Loans to Barclays Bank, PLC. Such release shall be
effective automatically without any further action by any party upon payment in
one or more installments, in immediately available funds, of $_____________, in
accordance with the wire instructions set forth below.
Name, Address and Wire Instructions of Financial Institution
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(Name)
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(Address)
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By:_____________________________
II. Certification of Release
The Company named below hereby certifies to Barclays Bank, PLC that,
as of the date and time of the sale of the above-mentioned Mortgage Loans to
Barclays Bank, PLC the security interests in the Mortgage Loans released by the
above-named financial institution comprise all security interests relating to or
affecting any and all such Mortgage Loans. The Company warrants that, as of such
time, there are and will be no other security interests affecting any or all of
such Mortgage Loans.
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By:__________________________
Title:_______________________
Date:________________________
EXHIBIT G
UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
EXHIBIT H
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
On this ___ day of ____________, 200_, First Franklin Financial
Corp. ("Seller"), as the Seller under (i) that certain Purchase Price and Terms
Agreement, dated as of _________, 200_ (the "PPTA"), and (ii) that certain
Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2004 (the "Purchase
Agreement"), does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and convey to Barclays
Bank, PLC ("Purchaser") as the Purchaser under the Agreements (as defined below)
without recourse, but subject to the terms of the Agreements, all right, title
and interest of, in and to the Mortgage Loans listed on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Mortgage Loans"), together with the
Mortgage Files and the related Servicing Rights and all rights and obligations
arising under the documents contained therein. Each Mortgage Loan subject to the
Agreements was underwritten in accordance with, and conforms to, the
Underwriting Guidelines attached hereto as Exhibit C. Pursuant to Article VI of
the Purchase Agreement, the Seller has delivered to the Custodian the documents
for each Mortgage Loan to be purchased as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
The contents of each Servicing File required to be retained by First Franklin
Financial Corp., as servicer ("Servicer"), as interim servicer under that
certain Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2004 (the "Servicing
Agreement") to service the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Servicing Agreement
and thus not delivered to the Purchaser are and shall be held in trust by the
Servicer for the benefit of the Purchaser as the owner thereof. The Servicer's
possession of any portion of the Servicing File is at the will of the Purchaser
for the sole purpose of facilitating servicing of the related Mortgage Loan
pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, and such retention and possession by the
Servicer shall be in a custodial capacity only. The ownership of each Mortgage
Note, Mortgage, the Servicing Rights and the contents of the Mortgage File and
Servicing File is vested in the Purchaser and the ownership of all records and
documents with respect to the related Mortgage Loan prepared by or which come
into the possession of the Seller or the Servicer shall immediately vest in the
Purchaser and shall be retained and maintained, in trust, by the Seller at the
will of the Purchaser in a custodial capacity only. The PPTA, the Purchase
Agreement and the Servicing Agreement shall collectively be referred to as the
"Agreements" herein.
The Mortgage Loan Package characteristics of the Mortgage Loans
subject hereto are set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto.
In accordance with Article VI of the Purchase Agreement, the
Purchaser accepts the Mortgage Loans listed on Exhibit A attached hereto.
Notwithstanding the foregoing the Purchaser does not waive any rights or
remedies it may have under the Agreements.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have
the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
FIRST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORP.
By: __________________________________
Name: _____________________________
Title: ____________________________
Accepted and Agreed:
BARCLAYS BANK, PLC
By:__________________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT A
TO ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
THE MORTGAGE LOANS
EXHIBIT B
TO ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
[Pool Characteristics of the Mortgage Loan Package as delivered on the related
Closing Date:]
EXHIBIT C
TO ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
EXHIBIT I
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
THIS ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT, dated [____________ __,
20__] ("Agreement"), among Barclays Bank, PLC ("Assignor"),
[____________________] ("Assignee") and First Franklin Financial Corp. (the
"Company"):
For and in consideration of the sum of TEN DOLLARS ($10.00) and
other valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are
acknowledged, and of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:
Assignment and Conveyance
1. The Assignor hereby conveys, sells, grants, transfers and assigns
to the Assignee all of the right, title and interest of the Assignor, as
purchaser, in, to and under (a) those certain Mortgage Loans listed on the
schedule (the "Mortgage Loan Schedule") attached hereto as Exhibit A (the
"Mortgage Loans") and (b) except as described below, that certain Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement"), dated as of March 1, 2004,
between the Assignor, as purchaser (the "Purchaser"), and the Company, as
seller, solely insofar as the Purchase Agreement relates to the Mortgage Loans.
The Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to the
Assignee hereunder (i) any and all right, title and interest in, to and under
and any obligations of the Assignor with respect to any mortgage loans subject
to the Purchase Agreement which are not the Mortgage Loans set forth on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule and are not the subject of this Agreement or (ii) the
rights of the Purchaser under Section 9.04 of the Purchase Agreement.
Recognition of the Company
2. From and after the date hereof (the "Securitization Closing
Date"), the Company shall and does hereby recognize that the Assignee will
transfer the Mortgage Loans and assign its rights under the Purchase Agreement
(solely to the extent set forth herein) and this Agreement to
[__________________] (the "Trust") created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of [______], 2004 (the "Pooling Agreement"), among the
Assignee, the Assignor, [___________________], as trustee (including its
successors in interest and any successor trustees under the Pooling Agreement,
the "Trustee"), [____________________], as servicer (including its successors in
interest and any successor servicer under the Pooling Agreement, the
"Servicer"). The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that from and after the
date hereof (i) the Trust will be the owner of the Mortgage Loans, (ii) the
Company shall look solely to the Trust for performance of any obligations of the
Assignor insofar as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, (iii) the Trust
(including the Trustee and the Servicer acting on the Trust's behalf) shall have
all the rights and remedies available to the Assignor, insofar as they relate to
the Mortgage Loans, under the Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation,
the enforcement of the document delivery requirements set forth in Section 6 of
the Purchase Agreement, and shall be entitled to enforce all of the obligations
of the Company thereunder insofar as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, and (iv)
all references to the Purchaser, the Custodian or the Bailee under the Purchase
Agreement insofar as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, shall be deemed to refer
to the Trust (including the Trustee and the Servicer acting on the Trust's
behalf). Neither the Company nor the Assignor shall amend or agree to amend,
modify, waiver, or otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions of the
Purchase Agreement which amendment, modification, waiver or other alteration
would in any way affect the Mortgage Loans or the Company's performance under
the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans without the prior
written consent of the Trustee.
Representations and Warranties of the Company
3. The Company warrants and represents to the Assignor, the Assignee
and the Trust as of the date hereof that:
(a) The Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation;
(b) The Company has full power and authority to execute, deliver and
perform its obligations under this Agreement and has full power and
authority to perform its obligations under the Purchase Agreement. The
execution by the Company of this Agreement is in the ordinary course of
the Company's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach
of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Company's charter or
bylaws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument
to which the Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in
the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to
which the Company or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and
performance by the Company of this Agreement have been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate action on part of the Company. This Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and, upon the due
authorization, execution and delivery by the Assignor and the Assignee,
will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except as
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to
creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity
regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law;
(c) No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration,
filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be
obtained or made by the Company in connection with the execution, delivery
or performance by the Company of this Agreement; and
(d) There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or
threatened against the Company, before any court, administrative agency or
other tribunal, which would draw into question the validity of this
Agreement or the Purchase Agreement, or which, either in any one instance
or in the aggregate, would result in any material adverse change in the
ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or
the Purchase Agreement, and the Company is solvent.
4. Pursuant to Section 13 of the Purchase Agreement, the Company
hereby represents and warrants, for the benefit of the Assignor, the Assignee
and the Trust, that the representations and warranties set forth in Section 9.02
of the Purchase Agreement are true and correct as of [__________].
Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties
5. The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that the remedies
available to the Assignor, the Assignee and the Trust (including the Trustee and
the Servicer acting on the Trust's behalf) in connection with any breach of the
representations and warranties made by the Company set forth in Sections 3 and 4
hereof shall be as set forth in Subsection 9.03 of the Purchase Agreement as if
they were set forth herein (including without limitation the repurchase and
indemnity obligations set forth therein).
Miscellaneous
6. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles, and the
obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in
accordance with such laws.
7. No term or provision of this Agreement may be waived or modified
unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against
whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced, with the prior
written consent of the Trustee.
8. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of (i) the successors
and assigns of the parties hereto and (ii) the Trust (including the Trustee and
the Servicer acting on the Trust's behalf). Any entity into which Assignor,
Assignee or Company may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement
for any further writing, be deemed Assignor, Assignee or Company, respectively,
hereunder.
9. Each of this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement shall survive
the conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the assignment of the Purchase
Agreement (to the extent assigned hereunder) by Assignor to Assignee and by
Assignee to the Trust and nothing contained herein shall supersede or amend the
terms of the Purchase Agreement.
10. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of
counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such
counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
11. In the event that any provision of this Agreement conflicts with
any provision of the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans, the
terms of this Agreement shall control.
12. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement (including the exhibits
hereto) but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings given to such
terms in the Purchase Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
FIRST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORP.
By: __________________________________
Name:_______________________________
Its:________________________________
BARCLAYS BANK, PLC
By: __________________________________
Name:_______________________________
Its:________________________________
By: __________________________________
Name:_______________________________
Its:________________________________
[________________________]
By: __________________________________
Name:_______________________________
Its:________________________________
EXHIBIT A TO ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
Mortgage Loan Schedule
AMENDMENT XX. 0
XXXXXXXXX XX. 0, dated as of August 30, 2004 ("Amendment"), to the
Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2004 (the "Purchase
Agreement"), each between BARCLAYS BANK, PLC, a public limited company
registered in England and Wales under company number 1026167 ("Barclays"), and
FIRST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORP., a Delaware corporation ("First Franklin").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the parties hereto have entered into the Purchase
Agreement;
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to modify the Purchase Agreement
as set forth in this Amendment;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in
the Purchase Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
2. Amendments.
(i) Section 1 is hereby amended by:
(a) inserting the following defined terms in alphabetical
order therein:
"Covered Loan: A Mortgage Loan categorized as Covered pursuant to
Appendix E of Standard & Poor's Glossary."
"Home Loan: A Mortgage Loan categorized as Home Loan pursuant to
Appendix E of Standard & Poor's Glossary."
"Standard & Poor's Glossary: The Standard & Poor's LEVELS(R)
Glossary, as may be in effect from time to time.."
(b) deleting the definition of "High Cost Loan" in its
entirety and replacing it with the following:
"High Cost Loan: A Mortgage Loan (a) covered by the Home Ownership
and Equity Protection Act of 1994 or (b) classified as a "high cost home,"
"threshold," "covered," "high risk home," "predatory" or similar loan under any
other applicable state, federal or local law (or a similarly classified loan
using different terminology under an applicable law imposing heightened
regulatory scrutiny or additional legal liability for residential mortgage loans
having high interest rates, points and/or fees) or (c) categorized as High Cost
pursuant to Appendix E of Standard & Poor's Glossary."
(c) deleting the "and" prior to the "(44)" in the definition
of "Mortgage Loan Schedule" and adding the following language immediately
following the reference to "if applicable" in clause (44) of such definition:
"and (45) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is a Home
Loan"
(ii) Subsection 9.02 is hereby amended by:
(a) adding the following language to the end of the first
sentence of clause (aaa) following the word "Loan" and prior to the ".":
"or Covered Loan, as applicable, and no Mortgage Loan originated on
or after October 1, 2002 through March 6, 2003 is governed by the Georgia
Fair Lending Act"
(b) deleting clause (jjj) and replacing it with "[Reserved];"
(iii) Subsection 9.03 is hereby amended by deleting the reference to
clause (jjj) in the second sentence of such Subsection in its entirety.
3. Ratification of Agreement. Except as modified and expressly
amended by this Amendment, the Purchase Agreement is in all respects ratified
and confirmed, and all the terms, provisions and conditions thereof shall be and
remain in full force and effect.
4. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of
the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts and all of said
counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same
instrument.
5. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY NEW YORK LAW
WITHOUT REFERENCE TO CHOICE OF LAW DOCTRINE.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to
be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.
BARCLAYS BANK, PLC
By:
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Name:
Title:
FIRST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORP.
By:
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Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT T
ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
THIS ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT, dated May 31, 2005
("Agreement"), among Barclays Bank PLC ("Assignor"), Securitized Asset Backed
Receivables LLC ("Assignee") and Fremont Investment & Loan (the "Company"):
In consideration of the mutual promises and agreements contained
herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
Assignment and Conveyance
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1. The Assignor hereby conveys, sells, grants, transfers and assigns
to the Assignee all of the right, title and interest of the Assignor, in, to and
under (1) those certain Mortgage Loans listed on the schedule (the "Mortgage
Loan Schedule") attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Mortgage Loans") and (2)
solely insofar as it relates to the Mortgage Loans, that certain Interim
Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2004 (the "Servicing Agreement"),
by and between the Assignor and the Company.
The Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to the
Assignee hereunder (i) any and all right, title and interest in, to and under
and any obligations of the Assignor with respect to any mortgage loans subject
to the Servicing Agreement which are not the Mortgage Loans set forth on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule and are not the subject of this Agreement.
Recognition of the Company
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2. From and after the date hereof, the Company shall and does hereby
recognize that the Assignee will transfer the Mortgage Loans and assign its
rights under the Servicing Agreement (in each case, solely to the extent set
forth herein) and this Agreement to Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC
Trust 2005-FR2 (the "Trust") created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2005 (the "Pooling Agreement"), among the
Assignee, Fremont Investment & Loan, MortgageRamp Inc. and Xxxxx Fargo Bank,
National Association, as trustee (including its successors in interest and any
successor trustees under the Pooling Agreement, the "Trustee"), Saxon Mortgage
Services, Inc., as servicer (including its successors in interest and any
successor servicer under the Pooling Agreement, the "Servicer"). The Company
hereby acknowledges and agrees that from and after the date hereof (i) the Trust
will be the owner of the Mortgage Loans, (ii) the Company shall look solely to
the Trust for performance of any obligations of the Assignor insofar as they
relate to the Mortgage Loans, (iii) the Trust (including the Trustee and the
Servicer acting on the Trust's behalf) shall have all the rights and remedies
available to the Assignor, insofar as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, under
Servicing Agreement, and shall be entitled to enforce all of the obligations of
the Company thereunder insofar as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, (iv) all
references to the Purchaser or the Custodian under the Servicing Agreement and
the insofar as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, shall be deemed to refer to
the Trust (including the Trustee and the Servicer acting on the Trust's behalf),
and (v) the Mortgage Loans will be part of a "real estate mortgage investment
conduit" within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code ("REMIC"), and the
Company shall service the Mortgage Loans and any real property acquired upon
default thereof (including, without limitation, making or permitting any
modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan) in
accordance with the Servicing Agreement but in no event in a manner that would
(i) cause the REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) result in the
imposition of a tax upon the REMIC (including but not limited to the tax on
prohibited transactions as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code, the tax on
contributions to a REMIC set forth in Section 860G(d) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and the tax on "net income from
foreclosure property" as set forth in Section 860G(c) of the Code). Neither the
Company nor the Assignor shall amend or agree to amend, modify, waive, or
otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions of the Servicing Agreement which
amendment, modification, waiver or other alteration would in any way affect the
Mortgage Loans or the Company's performance under the Servicing Agreement with
respect to the Mortgage Loans without the prior written consent of the Trustee.
3. From and after the date hereof (the "Securitization Closing
Date") until servicing of the Mortgage Loans is transferred by the Company to
the Servicer (expected to be in June 2005) (the "Servicing Transfer Date"), the
Assignor shall make all P&I Advances (as defined in the Pooling Agreement) with
respect to the Mortgage Loans in the same manner and to the same extent as if
the Assignor were the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans under the terms of the
Pooling Agreement. The Assignor shall be entitled to the same right of
reimbursement with respect to such P&I Advances as the Servicer is entitled to
with respect to P&I Advances made by the Servicer pursuant to the terms of the
Pooling Agreement.
Representations and Warranties of the Company
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4. The Company warrants and represents to the Assignor, the Assignee
and the Trust as of the date hereof that:
(a) The Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation;
(b) The Company has full power and authority to execute, deliver and
perform its obligations under this Agreement and has full power and
authority to perform its obligations under the Servicing Agreement. The
execution by the Company of this Agreement is in the ordinary course of
the Company's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach
of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Company's charter or
bylaws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument
to which the Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in
the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to
which the Company or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and
performance by the Company of this Agreement have been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate action on part of the Company. This Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and, upon the due
authorization, execution and delivery by the Assignor and the Assignee,
will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except as
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to
creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity
regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law;
(c) No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration,
filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be
obtained or made by the Company in connection with the execution, delivery
or performance by the Company of this Agreement;
(d) The Company shall establish a Custodial Account and an Escrow Account
under the Servicing Agreement in favor of the Trust with respect to the
Mortgage Loans separate from the Custodial Account and Escrow Account
previously established under the Servicing Agreement in favor of the
Assignor; and
(e) There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or
threatened against the Company, before any court, administrative agency or
other tribunal, which would draw into question the validity of this
Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, or which, either in any one instance
or in the aggregate, would result in any material adverse change in the
ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or
the Servicing Agreement, and the Company is solvent.
Miscellaneous
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5. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles, and the
obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in
accordance with such laws.
6. No term or provision of this Agreement may be waived or modified
unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against
whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced, with the prior
written consent of the Trustee.
7. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of (i) the successors
and assigns of the parties hereto and (ii) the Trust (including the Trustee and
the Servicer acting on the Trust's behalf). Any entity into which Assignor,
Assignee or Company may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement
for any further writing, be deemed Assignor, Assignee or Company, respectively,
hereunder.
8. Each of this Agreement and the Servicing Agreements shall survive
the conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the assignment of the Servicing
Agreement (to the extent assigned hereunder) by Assignor to Assignee and by
Assignee to the Trust and nothing contained herein shall supersede or amend the
terms of the Servicing Agreement.
9. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of
counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such
counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
10. In the event that any provision of this Agreement conflicts with
any provision of the Servicing Agreement with respect to the related Mortgage
Loans, the terms of this Agreement shall control.
11. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement (including the exhibits
hereto) but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings given to such
terms in the Servicing Agreement.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN
By:
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Name:
Title:
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
By:
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Name:
Title:
SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED RECEIVABLES LLC
By:
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Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT A TO ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
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Mortgage Loan Schedule
EXHIBIT U
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INTERIM SERVICING
AGREEMENT
between
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
Purchaser
and
FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN
Interim Servicer
Dated as of November 1, 2004
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions...................................................
ARTICLE II
SERVICING
Section 2.01 Interim Servicer to Act as Servicer...........................
Section 2.02 Liquidation of Mortgage Loans.................................
Section 2.03 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments..........................
Section 2.04 Establishment of and Deposits to Custodial Account............
Section 2.05 Permitted Withdrawals from Custodial Account..................
Section 2.06 Establishment of and Deposits to Escrow Account...............
Section 2.07 Permitted Withdrawals from Escrow Account.....................
Section 2.08 Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Tax
Service Contracts............................................
Section 2.09 Protection of Accounts........................................
Section 2.10 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance...............................
Section 2.11 [reserved]....................................................
Section 2.12 Maintenance of Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions
Insurance....................................................
Section 2.13 Inspections...................................................
Section 2.14 Restoration of Mortgaged Property.............................
Section 2.15 Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property.............
Section 2.16 Permitted Withdrawals with Respect to REO Property............
Section 2.17 Real Estate Owned Reports.....................................
Section 2.18 Liquidation Reports...........................................
Section 2.19 Reports of Foreclosures and Abandonments of Mortgaged
Property.....................................................
Section 2.20 Notification of Adjustments...................................
ARTICLE III
PAYMENTS TO PURCHASER
Section 3.01 Remittances...................................................
Section 3.02 Statements to Purchaser.......................................
Section 3.03 Advances by Interim Servicer..................................
ARTICLE IV
GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURES
Section 4.01 Transfers of Mortgaged Property...............................
Section 4.02 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files.......
Section 4.03 Servicing Compensation........................................
Section 4.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance.............................
Section 4.05 Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing Report.......
Section 4.06 Right to Examine Interim Servicer Records.....................
Section 4.07 Compliance with Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act of 1999................
ARTICLE V
INTERIM SERVICER TO COOPERATE
Section 5.01 Provision of Information......................................
Section 5.02 Financial Statements; Servicing Facilities....................
ARTICLE VI
TERMINATION
Section 6.01 [reserved]....................................................
Section 6.02 Termination Upon Transfer of Servicing........................
ARTICLE VII
BOOKS AND RECORDS
Section 7.01 Possession of Servicing Files Prior to the Related
Transfer Date................................................
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION AND ASSIGNMENT
Section 8.01 Indemnification...............................................
Section 8.02 Limitation on Liability of Interim Servicer and Others........
Section 8.03 Limitation on Resignation and Assignment by Interim
Servicer.....................................................
Section 8.04 Assignment by Purchaser.......................................
Section 8.05 Merger or Consolidation of the Interim Servicer...............
ARTICLE IX
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF PURCHASER
Section 9.01 Authority and Capacity........................................
ARTICLE X
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF INTERIM SERVICER
Section 10.01 Due Organization and Authority................................
Section 10.02 Ordinary Course of Business...................................
Section 10.03 No Conflicts..................................................
Section 10.04 Ability to Service............................................
Section 10.05 Ability to Perform............................................
Section 10.06 No Litigation Pending.........................................
Section 10.07 No Consent Required...........................................
Section 10.08 No Untrue Information.........................................
Section 10.09 Reasonable Servicing Fee......................................
ARTICLE XI
DEFAULT
Section 11.01 Events of Default.............................................
Section 11.02 Waiver of Defaults............................................
ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 12.01 Notices.......................................................
Section 12.02 Waivers.......................................................
Section 12.03 Entire Agreement; Amendment...................................
Section 12.04 Execution; Binding Effect.....................................
Section 12.05 Headings......................................................
Section 12.06 Relationship of Parties.......................................
Section 12.07 Severability of Provisions....................................
Section 12.08 Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage........................
Section 12.09 Exhibits......................................................
Section 12.10 Counterparts..................................................
Section 12.11 No Solicitation...............................................
Section 12.12 [reserved]....................................................
Section 12.13 Governing Law Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.....
Section 12.14 Waiver of Trial by Jury.......................................
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT 1 FORM OF TRIAL BALANCE
EXHIBIT 2 FORM OF CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT 3 FORM OF CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 4 FORM OF ESCROW ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT 5 FORM OF ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 6 FORM OF MONTHLY REO PROPERTY STATEMENT
EXHIBIT 7 FORM OF LIQUIDATION REPORT
EXHIBIT 8 FORM OF MONTHLY REMITTANCE ADVICE
EXHIBIT 9 FORM OF INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 10 DELINQUENCY COLLECTION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
INTERIM SERVICING AGREEMENT
This Interim Servicing Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into as of
November 1, 2004, by and between FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN, a California
corporation (the "Interim Servicer"), and BARCLAYS BANK PLC, a public limited
company registered in England and Wales under company number 1026167 (the
"Purchaser").
WHEREAS, the Purchaser and Fremont Investment & Loan, as seller (the
"Seller") entered into a Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement dated
as of November 1, 2004 (the "Purchase Agreement") pursuant to which the
Purchaser has agreed to purchase, from time to time, from the Seller, certain
first and second lien, adjustable-rate and fixed-rate residential mortgage loans
(the "Mortgage Loans") to be delivered as whole loans (each, a "Mortgage Loan
Package") on a servicing released basis; and
WHEREAS, the Purchaser desires to have the Interim Servicer service
each Mortgage Loan Package on an "actual/actual" basis during the period between
the related Closing Date and the related Transfer Date (each, an "Interim
Period"), the Interim Servicer desires to service and administer each related
Mortgage Loan Package on behalf of the Purchaser during the related Interim
Period, and the parties desire to provide the terms and conditions of such
interim servicing by the Interim Servicer.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and
agreements set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and the sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions.
All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the
respective meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement. The following terms are
defined as follows:
Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan,
those mortgage servicing practices of prudent mortgage lending institutions
which service mortgage loans of the same type as such Mortgage Loan in the
jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located and incorporating
the Delinquency Collection Policies and Procedures.
Closing Date: The date or dates on which the Purchaser from time to
time shall purchase and the Seller from time to time shall sell the Mortgage
Loans listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the related
Mortgage Loan Package.
Condemnation Proceeds: All awards or settlements in respect of a
Mortgaged Property, whether permanent or temporary, partial or entire, by
exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, to the extent not
required to be released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the terms of the
related Mortgage Loan Documents.
Custodial Account: The separate account or accounts created and
maintained pursuant to Section 2.04.
Cut-off Date: The date or dates designated as such on the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Package.
Delinquency Collection Policies and Procedures: The delinquency
collection policies and procedures of the Interim Servicer, a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit 10.
Determination Date: With respect to each Remittance Date, the 15th
day (or, if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the preceding Business Day) of
the month in which such Remittance Date occurs.
Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy: An errors and omissions
insurance policy to be maintained by the Interim Servicer pursuant to Section
2.12.
Escrow Account: The separate account or accounts created and
maintained pursuant to Section 2.06.
Escrow Payment: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amounts
constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents,
municipal charges, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance
premiums, condominium charges, and any other payments required to be escrowed by
the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage or any other document.
Event of Default: Any one of the conditions or circumstances
enumerated in Section 11.01.
Fidelity Bond: A fidelity bond to be maintained by the Interim
Servicer pursuant to Section 2.12.
Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of
insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property.
Interest Rate Adjustment Date: With respect to each adjustable rate
Mortgage Loan, the date, specified in the related Mortgage Note and the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule, on which the Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted.
Interim Period: As defined in the recitals.
Liquidation Proceeds: Cash received in connection with the
liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through the sale or assignment
of such Mortgage Loan, trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, or the
sale of the related Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in
satisfaction of the Mortgage Loan.
Monthly Remittance Advice: As defined in Section 3.01.
Officer's Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the
Board or the Vice Chairman of the Board or a President or Vice President and by
the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Interim Servicer, and delivered to the
Purchaser.
Prime Rate: The prime rate announced to be in effect from time to
time, as published as the average rate in The Wall Street Journal (Northeast
edition).
Principal Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of principal on
a Mortgage Loan which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date,
including any prepayment penalty or premium thereon and which is not accompanied
by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or
dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment.
Principal Prepayment Period: The month preceding the month in which
the related Remittance Date occurs.
Purchase Agreement: The Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties
Agreement between the Purchaser and the Seller related to the purchase of the
Mortgage Loans dated as of the initial Cut-off Date.
Qualified Depository: A commercial bank, a savings bank or a savings
and loan association (which may be a depository affiliate of the Servicer). In
any case, the Custodial Account shall be insured by the FDIC in a manner which
shall provide maximum available insurance thereunder and which may be drawn on
by the Servicer.
Remittance Date: The 18th day of any month (or, if such 18th day is
not a Business Day, the following Business Day).
REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Purchaser or its
designee or the Interim Servicer on behalf of the Purchaser through foreclosure
or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, as described in Section 2.15.
Seller: As defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
Servicing Advances: All customary, reasonable and necessary "out of
pocket" costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and
disbursements) incurred in the performance by the Interim Servicer of its
servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost of (a) the
preservation, restoration and protection of the Mortgaged Property, (b) any
enforcement or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures, (c) the management
and liquidation of the Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired
in satisfaction of the Mortgage and (d) compliance with the obligations under
Section 2.08 (except with respect to any expenses incurred in connection with
procuring or transferring Tax Service Contracts as provided therein).
Servicing Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan subject to this
Agreement, the amount of the annual fee the Purchaser shall pay to the Servicer,
which shall, for each month, be equal to one-twelfth of (i) the product of the
Servicing Fee Rate and (ii) the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan.
Such fee shall be payable monthly, computed on the basis of the same principal
amount and period respecting which any related interest payment on a Mortgage
Loan is computed, and shall be pro rated (based upon the number of days of the
related month the Interim Servicer so acted as Interim Servicer relative to the
total number of days in that month) for each part thereof.
Servicing Fee Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, an amount
equal to 0.50% per annum.
Servicing File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file
retained by the Interim Servicer, during the period in which the Interim
Servicer is acting as servicer pursuant to this Agreement, consisting of
originals of all documents in the Mortgage File which are not delivered to the
Purchaser, its designee or the Custodian and copies of the Mortgage Loan
Documents listed on Exhibit A to the Purchase Agreement.
Tax Service Contract: A paid-in-full, life-of-loan tax service
contract with Xxxxxx, as described in Section 2.08 hereof.
Transfer Date: The date on which the Purchaser, or its designee,
shall receive the transfer of servicing responsibilities and begin to perform
the servicing of the Mortgage Loans with respect to the related Mortgage Loan
Package, and the Interim Servicer shall cease all servicing responsibilities.
Such date shall occur on the 90th day following the related Closing Date or such
other day to be mutually agreed to by the Purchaser and the Interim Servicer in
accordance with Section 6.02 hereof.
ARTICLE II
SERVICING
Section 2.01 Interim Servicer to Act as Servicer.
(a) From and after the related Closing Date to and including the
related Transfer Date, the Interim Servicer, as an independent contractor, shall
service and administer each Mortgage Loan and shall have full power and
authority, acting alone, to do any and all things in connection with such
servicing and administration which the Interim Servicer may deem necessary or
desirable, consistent with the terms of this Agreement and with Accepted
Servicing Practices. Except as set forth in this Agreement, the Interim Servicer
shall service the Mortgage Loans on an "actual/actual" basis.
Consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Interim Servicer
may waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the
postponement of strict compliance with any such term or in any manner grant
indulgence to any Mortgagor if in the Interim Servicer's reasonable and prudent
determination such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence is not
individually or in the aggregate materially adverse to the Purchaser, provided,
however, that unless the Interim Servicer has obtained the prior written consent
of the Purchaser, the Interim Servicer shall not permit any modification with
respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate, defer
or forgive the payment of principal or interest or any penalty or premium on the
prepayment of principal, reduce or increase the outstanding principal balance
(except for actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on
such Mortgage Loan. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Interim Servicer shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, to
execute and deliver on behalf of itself and the Purchaser, all instruments of
satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge and all
other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with
respect to the Mortgaged Properties. If reasonably required by the Interim
Servicer, the Purchaser shall furnish the Interim Servicer with any powers of
attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Interim
Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under this
Agreement.
In servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, the Interim
Servicer shall employ procedures (including collection procedures) and exercise
the same care that it customarily employs and exercises in servicing and
administering mortgage loans for its own account, giving due consideration to
Accepted Servicing Practices where such practices do not conflict with the
requirements of this Agreement, and the Purchaser's reliance on the Interim
Servicer. In addition, the Interim Servicer shall retain adequate personnel to
effect such servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans.
The Interim Servicer shall keep at its servicing office books and
records in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe,
the Interim Servicer shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a
Mortgage Loan may be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms
hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, Interim Servicer shall be under no
obligation to deal with any Person with respect to this Agreement or the
Mortgage Loans unless the Interim Servicer has been notified of such transfers
as provided in this Section 2.01. The Purchaser may sell and transfer, in whole
or in part, the Mortgage Loans, provided that no such sale and transfer shall be
binding upon Interim Servicer unless such transferee shall agree in writing to
be bound by the terms of this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement. Upon the
execution of such writing, the Interim Servicer shall xxxx its books and records
to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans by such assignee, and the
previous Purchaser shall be released from its obligations hereunder. This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Purchaser and
the Interim Servicer and their permitted successors, assignees and designees.
The Servicing File retained by the Interim Servicer pursuant to this
Agreement shall be appropriately marked and identified in the Interim Servicer's
computer system to clearly reflect the sale of the related Mortgage Loan to the
Purchaser. The Interim Servicer shall release from its custody the contents of
any Servicing File retained by it only in accordance with this Agreement, except
when such release is required in connection with a repurchase of any such
Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 9 of the Purchase Agreement.
The Interim Servicer shall forward to the Custodian or, at the
request of the Purchaser, to the Purchaser or its designee, original documents
evidencing an assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of any
Mortgage Loan entered into in accordance with this Agreement within two weeks of
their execution; provided, however, that the Interim Servicer shall provide the
Custodian with a certified true copy of any such document submitted for
recordation within two weeks of its execution, and shall provide the original of
any document submitted for recordation or a copy of such document certified by
the appropriate public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the
original within 180 days of its submission for recordation.
In the event that such original or copy of any document submitted
for recordation to the appropriate public recording office is not so delivered
to the Custodian within 180 days of the related Closing Date, and in the event
that the Interim Servicer does not cure such failure within 30 days of discovery
or receipt of written notification of such failure from the Purchaser, the
related Mortgage Loan shall, upon the request of the Purchaser, be repurchased
by the Interim Servicer at the price and in the manner specified in Section 9 of
the Purchase Agreement. The foregoing repurchase obligation shall not apply in
the event that the Interim Servicer cannot deliver such original or copy of any
document submitted for recordation to the appropriate public recording office
within the specified period due to a delay caused by the recording office in the
applicable jurisdiction, provided that (i) the Interim Servicer shall deliver a
recording receipt of such recording office or, if such recording receipt is not
available, an Officer's Certificate of the Interim Servicer, which shall (i)
identify the recorded document, (ii) state that the recorded document has not
been delivered to the Custodian due solely to a delay caused by the public
recording office, (iii) state the amount of time generally required by the
applicable recording office to record and return a document submitted for
recordation, and (iv) specify the date the applicable recorded document will be
delivered to the Custodian; provided, however, that any recorded document shall
in no event be delivered later than one year following the related Closing Date.
The Interim Servicer shall have an internal quality control program
that verifies in a manner consistent with accepted industry procedures, on a
regular basis, the existence and accuracy of the legal documents, credit
documents, property appraisals, and underwriting decisions. The program shall
include evaluating and monitoring the overall quality of the Seller's loan
production and the servicing activities of the Interim Servicer. The program is
to ensure that the Mortgage Loans are serviced in accordance with Accepted
Servicing Practices; guard against dishonest, fraudulent, or negligent acts; and
guard against errors and omissions by officers, employees, or other authorized
persons.
(b) In addition to the Interim Servicer's servicing obligations as
set forth herein, the Interim Servicer shall not consent to the placement of a
lien on the Mortgaged Property senior to that of the related Mortgage.
Section 2.02 Liquidation of Mortgage Loans.
In the event that any payment due under any Mortgage Loan and not
postponed pursuant to Section 2.01 is not paid when the same becomes due and
payable, or in the event the Mortgagor fails to perform any other covenant or
obligation under the Mortgage Loan and such failure continues beyond any
applicable grace period, the Interim Servicer shall take such action as (1) the
Interim Servicer would take under similar circumstances with respect to a
similar mortgage loan held for its own account for investment, (2) shall be
consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, and (3) the Interim Servicer shall
determine prudently to be in the best interest of Purchaser. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Interim Servicer acknowledges that certain of the Mortgage Loans
have certain characteristics which may increase the likelihood of defaults under
the Mortgage Notes. Therefore, the Interim Servicer shall strictly comply with
the Delinquency Collection Policies and Procedures in connection with, among
other things, delinquencies and environmental concerns.
Section 2.03 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments.
Continuously from the related Closing Date until the related
Transfer Date the Interim Servicer shall proceed diligently to collect all
payments due under each of the related Mortgage Loans when the same shall become
due and payable and shall take special care in ascertaining and estimating
Escrow Payments and all other charges that will become due and payable with
respect to the Mortgage Loans and each related Mortgaged Property, to the end
that the installments payable by the Mortgagors will be sufficient to pay such
charges as and when they become due and payable.
Section 2.04 Establishment of and Deposits to Custodial Account.
The Interim Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected
and received pursuant to the Mortgage Loans separate and apart from any of its
own funds and general assets and shall establish one or more Custodial Accounts,
in the form of time deposit or demand accounts, titled "Fremont Investment &
Loan, in trust for Barclays Bank PLC as Purchaser of Mortgage Loans and various
Mortgagors." The Custodial Account shall be established with a Qualified
Depository acceptable to the Purchaser. Any funds deposited in the Custodial
Account shall at all times be fully insured to the full extent permitted under
applicable law. The creation of any Custodial Account shall be evidenced by a
certification in the form of Exhibit 2 hereto, in the case of an account
established with the Interim Servicer, or by a letter agreement in the form of
Exhibit 3 hereto, in the case of an account held by a depository other than the
Interim Servicer. A copy of such certification or letter agreement shall be
furnished to the Purchaser and, upon request, to any subsequent purchaser.
The Interim Servicer shall deposit in the Custodial Account on a
daily basis on or before the second Business Day following receipt thereof, the
following collections received by the Interim Servicer and payments made by the
Interim Servicer after the related Cut-off Date:
(i) all payments on account of principal on the Mortgage Loans,
including all Principal Prepayments;
(ii) all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage net of the
Servicing Fee;
(iii) all Liquidation Proceeds and any amount received with respect
to REO Property;
(iv) all Insurance Proceeds including amounts required to be
deposited pursuant to Section 2.10 (other than proceeds to be held in the
Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged
Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Section 2.14),
Section 2.11 and 2.15;
(v) all Condemnation Proceeds which are not applied to the
restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the
Mortgagor in accordance with Section 2.14;
(vi) any amount required to be deposited in the Custodial Account
pursuant to Section 2.01, 2.09, 2.16, 3.01, 4.01 or 4.02;
(vii) any amounts payable in connection with the repurchase of any
Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 9 of the Purchase Agreement;
(viii) any prepayment penalties received with respect to any
Mortgage Loan; and
(ix) any amounts required to be deposited by the Interim Servicer
pursuant to Section 2.11 in connection with the deductible clause in any
blanket hazard insurance policy.
The foregoing requirements for deposit into the Custodial Account
shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, unless otherwise provided herein, payments in the
nature of late payment charges and assumption fees, to the extent permitted by
Section 4.01, need not be deposited by the Interim Servicer into the Custodial
Account. Any interest paid on funds deposited in the Custodial Account by the
depository institution shall accrue to the benefit of the Interim Servicer and
the Interim Servicer shall be entitled to retain and withdraw such interest from
the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 2.05.
Section 2.05 Permitted Withdrawals from Custodial Account.
Subject to Section 3.01, on each Remittance Date, the Interim
Servicer shall be entitled to funds from the Custodial Account for the following
purposes:
(i) to pay to the Interim Servicer the Servicing Fee;
(ii) to reimburse the Interim Servicer for unreimbursed Servicing
Advances (except to the extent reimbursed pursuant to Section 2.07), any
accrued but unpaid Servicing Fees and for unreimbursed advances of Interim
Servicer funds made pursuant to Sections 2.16 or 3.03, the Interim
Servicer's right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (ii) with
respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to related Liquidation
Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and such other amounts
as may be collected by the Interim Servicer from the Mortgagor or
otherwise relating to the Mortgage Loan, it being understood that, in the
case of any such reimbursement, the Interim Servicer's right thereto shall
be prior to the rights of the Purchaser, except that where the Interim
Servicer is required to purchase a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 4.02
of this Agreement, the Interim Servicer's right to such reimbursement
shall be subsequent to the payment to the Purchaser of the Repurchase
Price pursuant to such sections and all other amounts required to be paid
to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loan;
(iii) to pay the Interim Servicer any interest earned on funds
deposited in the Custodial Account (all such interest to be paid monthly
not later than each Remittance Date); and
(iv) to clear and terminate the Custodial Account upon the
termination of this Agreement.
Section 2.06 Establishment of and Deposits to Escrow Account.
The Interim Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected
and received pursuant to a Mortgage Loan constituting Escrow Payments separate
and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and
maintain one or more Escrow Accounts, in the form of time deposit or demand
accounts, titled, "Fremont Investment & Loan, in trust for Barclays Bank PLC as
Purchaser of Mortgage Loans and various Mortgagors." The Escrow Account shall be
established with a Qualified Depository, in a manner which shall provide maximum
available insurance thereunder. Funds deposited in the Escrow Accounts may be
drawn on by the Interim Servicer in accordance with Section 2.07. The creation
of any Escrow Account shall be evidenced by a certification in the form of
Exhibit 4 hereto, in the case of an account established with the Interim
Servicer, or by a letter agreement in the form of Exhibit 5 hereto, in the case
of an account held by a depository other than the Interim Servicer. A copy of
such certification shall be furnished to the Purchaser and, upon request, to any
subsequent Purchaser.
The Interim Servicer shall deposit in the Escrow Account or Accounts
on a daily basis, and retain therein:
(i) all Escrow Payments collected on account of the Mortgage Loans,
for the purpose of effecting timely payment of any such items as required
under the terms of this Agreement; and
(ii) all amounts representing Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation
Proceeds which are to be applied to the restoration or repair of any
Mortgaged Property.
The Interim Servicer shall make withdrawals from the Escrow Account
only to effect such payments as are required under this Agreement, as set forth
in Section 2.07. The Interim Servicer shall be entitled to retain any interest
paid on funds deposited in the Escrow Account by the depository institution,
other than interest on escrowed funds required by law or the applicable mortgage
loan documents to be paid to the Mortgagor. To the extent required by law, the
Interim Servicer shall pay from its own funds interest on escrowed funds to the
Mortgagor notwithstanding that the Escrow Account may be non-interest bearing or
that interest paid thereon is insufficient for such purposes.
Section 2.07 Permitted Withdrawals from Escrow Account.
Withdrawals from the Escrow Account or Accounts may be made by the
Interim Servicer only:
(i) to effect timely payments of ground rents, taxes, assessments,
water rates, mortgage insurance premiums, condominium charges, fire and
hazard insurance premiums or other items constituting Escrow Payments for
the related Mortgage;
(ii) to reimburse the Interim Servicer for any Servicing Advance
made by the Interim Servicer pursuant to Section 2.08 (except with respect
to any expenses incurred in procuring or transferring Tax Service
Contracts) with respect to a related Mortgage Loan, but only from amounts
received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent late collections of
Escrow Payments thereunder;
(iii) to refund to any Mortgagor any funds found to be in excess of
the amounts required under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan or
applicable federal or state law or judicial or administrative ruling;
(iv) for transfer to the Custodial Account and application to reduce
the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of
the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note;
(v) for application to restoration or repair of the Mortgaged
Property in accordance with the procedures outlined in Section 2.14;
(vi) to pay to the Interim Servicer, or any Mortgagor to the extent
required by law, any interest paid on the funds deposited in the Escrow
Account;
(vii) to clear and terminate the Escrow Account on the termination
of this Agreement; and
(viii) to withdraw funds deposited in error.
Section 2.08 Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Tax
Service Contracts.
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Interim Servicer shall
maintain accurate records reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes,
assessments, water rates, sewer rents, and other charges which are or may become
a lien upon the Mortgaged Property and the status of fire and hazard insurance
coverage and shall obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such
charges (including renewal premiums) and shall effect payment thereof prior to
the applicable penalty or termination date, employing for such purpose deposits
of the Mortgagor in the Escrow Account which shall have been estimated and
accumulated by the Interim Servicer in amounts sufficient for such purposes, as
allowed under the terms of the Mortgage. To the extent that a Mortgage does not
provide for Escrow Payments, the Interim Servicer shall determine whether any
such payments are made by the Mortgagor at the time they first become due. The
Interim Servicer assumes full responsibility for the timely payment of all such
bills and shall effect timely payment of all such charges irrespective of each
Mortgagor's faithful performance in the payment of same or the making of the
Escrow Payments, and the Interim Servicer shall make Servicing Advances to
effect such payments within such time period as will avoid the loss of the
related Mortgaged Property by foreclosure of a tax or other lien.
The Interim Servicer shall ensure that each of the First Lien Loans
shall be covered by a Tax Service Contract which shall be assigned to the
Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee at the Interim Servicer's expense in the
event that the Interim Servicer is terminated as interim servicer of the related
Mortgage Loan(s) hereunder. To the extent that a First Lien Loan does not have a
Tax Service Contract, the Interim Servicer shall pay the Purchaser the cost to
procure a Tax Service Contract for such Mortgage Loan on the applicable Closing
Date.
Section 2.09 Protection of Accounts.
The Interim Servicer may transfer the Escrow Account to a different
Qualified Depository from time to time. Such transfer shall be made only upon
obtaining the prior written consent of the Purchaser, which consent shall not be
withheld unreasonably.
The Interim Servicer shall bear any expenses, losses or damages
sustained by the Purchaser because the Escrow Account are not demand deposit
accounts.
Section 2.10 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance.
The Interim Servicer shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage
Loan, hazard insurance such that all buildings upon the Mortgaged Property are
insured by a generally acceptable insurer rated A:VI or better in the current
Best's Key Rating Guide ("Best's") against loss by fire, hazards of extended
coverage and such other hazards as are customary in the area where the Mortgaged
Property is located.
If required by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended,
each Mortgage Loan is, and shall continue to be, covered by a flood insurance
policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal
Insurance Administration as in effect with a generally acceptable insurance
carrier rated A:VI or better in Best's in an amount representing coverage not
less than the lesser of (i) the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the
related Mortgage Loan and of any mortgage loan senior to such Mortgage Loan,
(ii) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (regardless of whether the area in which such
Mortgaged Property is located is participating in such program), and (iii) the
full replacement value of the improvements which are part of such Mortgaged
Property. If a Mortgaged Property is located in a special flood hazard area and
is not covered by flood insurance or is covered in an amount less than the
amount required by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, the
Interim Servicer shall notify the related Mortgagor that the Mortgagor must
obtain such flood insurance coverage, and if said Mortgagor fails to obtain the
required flood insurance coverage within forty five (45) days after such
notification, the Interim Servicer shall immediately force place the required
flood insurance on the Mortgagor's behalf.
If a Mortgage is secured by a unit in a condominium project, the
Interim Servicer shall verify that the coverage required of the owner's
association, including hazard, flood, liability, and fidelity coverage, is being
maintained in accordance with the related Underwriting Guidelines, and secure
from the owner's association its agreement to notify the Interim Servicer
promptly of any change in the insurance coverage or of any condemnation or
casualty loss that may have a material effect on the value of the Mortgaged
Property as security.
The Interim Servicer shall cause to be maintained on each Mortgaged
Property such other or additional insurance as may be required pursuant to such
applicable laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall
require such additional insurance, or as may be required to conform with
Accepted Servicing Practices.
In the event that the Purchaser or the Interim Servicer shall
determine that the Mortgaged Property should be insured against loss or damage
by hazards and risks not covered by the insurance required to be maintained by
the Mortgagor pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage, the Interim Servicer shall
communicate and consult with the Mortgagor with respect to the need for such
insurance and bring to the Mortgagor's attention the desirability of protection
of the Mortgaged Property.
All policies required hereunder shall name the Interim Servicer and
its successors and assigns as a mortgagee and loss payee and shall be endorsed
with non contributory standard or New York mortgagee clauses which shall provide
for at least 30 days prior written notice of any cancellation, reduction in
amount or material change in coverage.
The Interim Servicer shall not interfere with the Mortgagor's
freedom of choice in selecting either his insurance carrier or agent, provided,
however, that the Interim Servicer shall not accept any such insurance policies
from insurance companies unless such companies are rated A:VI or better in
Best's and are licensed to do business in the jurisdiction in which the
Mortgaged Property is located. The Interim Servicer shall determine that such
policies provide sufficient risk coverage and amounts, that they insure the
property owner and that they properly describe the property address. The Interim
Servicer shall furnish to the Mortgagor a formal notice of expiration of any
such insurance in sufficient time for the Mortgagor to arrange for renewal
coverage by the expiration date; provided, however, that in the event that no
such notice is furnished by the Interim Servicer, the Interim Servicer shall
ensure that replacement insurance policies are in place in the required
coverages and the Interim Servicer shall be solely liable for any losses in the
event coverage is not provided.
Pursuant to Section 2.04, any amounts collected by the Interim
Servicer under any such policies (other than amounts to be deposited in the
Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the related Mortgaged
Property, or property acquired in liquidation of the Mortgage Loan, or to be
released to the Mortgagor, in accordance with the Interim Servicer's normal
servicing procedures as specified in Section 2.14) shall be deposited in the
Custodial Account subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 2.05.
Section 2.11 [reserved].
Section 2.12 Maintenance of Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions
Insurance.
The Interim Servicer shall maintain with responsible companies, at
its own expense, a blanket Fidelity Bond and an Errors and Omissions Insurance
Policy, with broad coverage on all officers, employees or other persons acting
in any capacity requiring such persons to handle funds, money, documents or
papers relating to the Mortgage Loans. These policies shall insure the Interim
Servicer against losses resulting from dishonest or fraudulent acts committed by
the Interim Servicer's personnel, any employees of outside firms that provide
data processing services for the Interim Servicer, and temporary contract
employees or student interns. The Fidelity Bond shall also protect and insure
the Interim Servicer against losses in connection with the release or
satisfaction of a Mortgage Loan without having obtained payment in full of the
indebtedness secured thereby. No provision of this Section 2.12 requiring such
Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy shall diminish or
relieve the Interim Servicer from its duties and obligations as set forth in
this Agreement. The minimum coverage under any such Fidelity Bond and insurance
policy shall be at least equal to the corresponding amounts required by Accepted
Servicing Practices. Upon the request of the Purchaser, the Interim Servicer
shall cause to be delivered to the Purchaser a certified true copy of such
Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy and a statement from the
surety and the insurer that such Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions
Insurance Policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without
30 days' prior written notice to the Purchaser.
Section 2.13 Inspections.
The Interim Servicer shall inspect the Mortgaged Property as often
as is deemed necessary by the Interim Servicer to assure itself that the value
of the Mortgaged Property is being preserved. The Interim Servicer shall keep a
written report of each such inspection.
Section 2.14 Restoration of Mortgaged Property.
The Interim Servicer need not obtain the approval of the Purchaser
prior to releasing any Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds to the
Mortgagor to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property
if such release is in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and the terms
of this Agreement. At a minimum, the Interim Servicer shall comply with the
following conditions in connection with any such release of Insurance Proceeds
or Condemnation Proceeds:
(i) the Interim Servicer shall receive satisfactory independent
verification of completion of repairs and issuance of any required
approvals with respect thereto;
(ii) the Interim Servicer shall take all steps necessary to preserve
the priority of the lien of the Mortgage, including, but not limited to
requiring waivers with respect to mechanics' and materialmen's liens;
(iii) the Interim Servicer shall verify that the Mortgage Loan is
not in default; and
(iv) pending repairs or restoration, the Interim Servicer shall
place the Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds in the Escrow
Account.
If the Purchaser is named as an additional loss payee, the Interim
Servicer is hereby empowered to endorse any loss draft issued in respect of such
a claim in the name of the Purchaser.
Section 2.15 Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property.
In the event that title to any Mortgaged Property is acquired in
foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, the deed or certificate of sale
shall be issued in the name of the Interim Servicer or its designee, on behalf
of the Purchaser, or in the event the Purchaser or its designee is not
authorized or permitted to hold title to real property in the state where the
REO Property is located, or would be adversely affected under the "doing
business" or tax laws of such state by so holding title, the deed or certificate
of sale shall be issued in the name of such Person or Persons as shall be
consistent with an Opinion of Counsel obtained by the Interim Servicer from any
attorney duly licensed to practice law in the state where the REO Property is
located. The Person or Persons holding such title other than the Interim
Servicer shall acknowledge in writing that such title is being held as nominee
for the Interim Servicer, on behalf of the Purchaser.
The Interim Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect and operate
each REO Property for the Purchaser solely for the purpose of its prompt
disposition and sale. The Interim Servicer, either itself or through an agent
selected by the Interim Servicer, shall manage, conserve, protect and operate
the REO Property in the same manner that it manages, conserves, protects and
operates other foreclosed property for its own account, and in the same manner
that similar property in the same locality as the REO Property is managed. The
Interim Servicer shall attempt to sell the same (and may temporarily rent the
same for a period not greater than one year, except as otherwise provided below)
on such terms and conditions as the Interim Servicer deems to be in the best
interest of the Purchaser. The Interim Servicer shall notify the Purchaser from
time to time as to the status of each REO Property.
The Interim Servicer shall use its best efforts to dispose of the
REO Property as soon as possible and shall sell such REO Property in any event
within one year after title has been taken to such REO Property, unless the
Interim Servicer determines, and gives an appropriate notice to the Purchaser to
such effect, that a longer period is necessary for the orderly liquidation of
such REO Property. If a period longer than one year is permitted under the
foregoing sentence and is necessary to sell any REO Property, (i) the Interim
Servicer shall report monthly to the Purchaser as to the progress being made in
selling such REO Property and (ii) if, with the written consent of the
Purchaser, a purchase money mortgage is taken in connection with such sale, such
purchase money mortgage shall name the Interim Servicer as mortgagee, and such
purchase money mortgage shall not be held pursuant to this Agreement, but
instead a separate participation agreement among the Interim Servicer and
Purchaser shall be entered into with respect to such purchase money mortgage.
The Interim Servicer shall also maintain on each REO Property fire
and hazard insurance with extended coverage in an amount which is at least equal
to the maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such
property, liability insurance and, to the extent required and available under
the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, flood insurance in the
amount required in Section 2.10 hereof.
Each REO disposition shall be carried out by the Interim Servicer at
such price and upon such terms and conditions as the Interim Servicer reasonably
determines to be in the best interest of the Purchaser and provided the sales
price and the related terms and conditions are results of arm's-length
negotiation. No REO disposition shall be effected without the prior written
consent of the Purchaser. The proceeds of sale of the REO Property shall be
promptly deposited in the Custodial Account. As soon as practical thereafter the
expenses of such sale shall be paid and the Interim Servicer shall reimburse
itself pursuant to Section 2.05 (ii) hereof, for any related unreimbursed
Servicing Advances, unpaid Servicing Fees and unreimbursed advances made
pursuant to this Section, and on the Remittance Date immediately following the
Principal Prepayment Period in which such sale proceeds are received, the net
cash proceeds of such sale remaining in the Custodial Account shall be
distributed to the Purchaser; provided that such distribution shall, in any
event, be made within ninety (90) days from and after the closing of the sale of
such REO Property.
With respect to each REO Property, the Interim Servicer shall hold
all funds collected and received in connection with the operation of the REO
Property in the Custodial Account. The Interim Servicer shall cause to be
deposited on a daily basis upon the receipt thereof in each Custodial Account
all revenues received with respect to the conservation and disposition of the
related REO Property.
Section 2.16 Permitted Withdrawals with Respect to REO Property.
The Interim Servicer shall withdraw funds on deposit in the
Custodial Account with respect to each related REO Property necessary for the
proper operation, management and maintenance of the REO Property, including the
cost of maintaining any hazard insurance pursuant to Section 2.10 and the fees
of any managing agent acting on behalf of the Interim Servicer. The Interim
Servicer shall make monthly distributions on each Remittance Date to the
Purchaser of the net cash flow from the REO Property (which shall equal the
revenues from such REO Property net of the expenses described in Section 2.15
and of any reserves reasonably required from time to time to be maintained to
satisfy anticipated liabilities for such expenses).
Section 2.17 Real Estate Owned Reports.
Together with the statement furnished pursuant to Section 2.19, the
Interim Servicer shall furnish to the Purchaser on or before the Remittance Date
a statement in the form of Exhibit 6 hereto with respect to any REO Property
covering the operation of such REO Property for the previous month and the
Interim Servicer's efforts in connection with the sale of such REO Property and
any rental of such REO Property incidental to the sale thereof for the previous
month. That statement shall be accompanied by such other information as the
Purchaser shall reasonably request.
Section 2.18 Liquidation Reports.
Upon the foreclosure sale of any Mortgaged Property or the
acquisition thereof by the Purchaser pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure,
the Interim Servicer shall submit to the Purchaser a liquidation report in the
form of Exhibit 7 hereto with respect to such Mortgaged Property.
Section 2.19 Reports of Foreclosures and Abandonments of Mortgaged
Property.
Following the foreclosure sale or abandonment of any Mortgaged
Property, the Interim Servicer shall report such foreclosure or abandonment as
required pursuant to Section 6050J of the Code or any successor provision
thereof.
Section 2.20 Notification of Adjustments.
With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Interim
Servicer shall adjust the Mortgage Interest Rate on the related Interest Rate
Adjustment Date and shall adjust the Monthly Payment accordingly in compliance
with the requirements of applicable law and the related Mortgage and Mortgage
Note. If, pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Note, another index is selected
for determining the Mortgage Interest Rate, the same index will be used with
respect to each Mortgage Note which requires a new index to be selected,
provided that such selection does not conflict with the terms of the related
Mortgage Note. The Interim Servicer shall execute and deliver any and all
necessary notices required under applicable law and the terms of the related
Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding the Mortgage Interest Rate and the Monthly
Payment adjustments. The Interim Servicer shall promptly upon written request
thereof, deliver to the Purchaser such notifications and any additional
applicable data regarding such adjustments and the methods used to calculate and
implement such adjustments. Upon the discovery by the Interim Servicer, or any
Purchaser that the Interim Servicer has failed to adjust a Mortgage Interest
Rate or a Monthly Payment pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Note and
Mortgage, the Interim Servicer shall immediately deposit in the Custodial
Account from its own funds the amount of any interest loss caused the Purchaser
thereby.
ARTICLE III
PAYMENTS TO PURCHASER
Section 3.01 Remittances.
On or before each Determination Date, the Interim Servicer shall
submit to the Purchaser the monthly remittance advice required by Section 3.02
of this Agreement (the "Monthly Remittance Advice"), setting forth the sources
and uses of funds deposited by the Interim Servicer into the Custodial Account.
If such Monthly Remittance Advice is determined by the Purchaser to be in order,
on each Remittance Date the Purchaser shall cause all amounts deposited in the
Custodial Account as of the close of business on the immediately preceding
Determination Date, minus any amounts attributable to Monthly Payments collected
but due on a Due Date or Dates subsequent to the first day of the month of the
Remittance Date (which amounts shall be remitted on the Remittance Date next
succeeding the Due Period for such amounts) to be remitted as follows: (i) to
the Interim Servicer, amounts due to the Interim Servicer pursuant to Section
2.05, and (ii) to the Purchaser, all funds remaining in the Custodial Account.
In accordance with the foregoing, any prepayment in full and any prepayment
penalties shall be remitted to the Purchaser on or before the Determination Date
for the month immediately following.
With respect to any funds deposited in the Custodial Account after
the second Business Day following the Business Day on which such deposit was
required to be made, the Interim Servicer shall pay to the Purchaser interest on
any such late payment at an annual rate equal to the Prime Rate, adjusted as of
the date of each change, plus two percentage points, but in no event greater
than the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. Such interest shall be
deposited in the Custodial Account by the Interim Servicer on the date such late
payment is made and shall cover the period commencing with the day following
such second Business Day and ending with the Business Day on which such payment
is made, both inclusive. Such interest shall be remitted along with the
distribution payable on the next succeeding Remittance Date. The payment by the
Interim Servicer of any such interest shall not be deemed an extension of time
for payment or a waiver by the Purchaser of any Event of Default.
Section 3.02 Statements to Purchaser.
On or before each Determination Date, the Interim Servicer shall
furnish to the Purchaser a Monthly Remittance Advice, in hard copy and
electronic format acceptable to the Purchaser, in the form set forth as Exhibit
8 hereto, as to the accompanying remittance and the period ending on such
Determination Date and a copy of the bank statement for the Custodial Account
for the immediately preceding month.
In addition, the Interim Servicer shall furnish to Purchaser an
individual loan accounting report in hard copy and electronic format, as of the
last Business Day of each month, in the Purchaser's assigned loan number order
to document Mortgage Loan payment activity on an individual Mortgage Loan basis.
With respect to each month, the corresponding individual loan accounting report
shall be received by the Purchaser no later than the fifth Business Day of the
following month, which report shall contain the following:
(i) with respect to each Monthly Payment, the amount of such
remittance allocable to principal (including a separate breakdown of any
Principal Prepayment, including the date of such prepayment, and any
prepayment penalties or premiums, along with a detailed report of interest
on principal prepayment amounts remitted in accordance with Section 3.01);
(ii) with respect to each Monthly Payment, the amount of such
remittance allocable to interest and assumption fees;
(iii) the amount of servicing compensation received by the Interim
Servicer during the prior distribution period;
(iv) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans;
(v) the aggregate of any expenses reimbursed to the Servicer during
the prior distribution period pursuant to Section 2.05 or 2.07; and
(vi) the number and aggregate outstanding principal balances of
Mortgage Loans (a) delinquent (1) 30 to 59 days, (2) 60 to 89 days, (3) 90
days or more; (b) as to which foreclosure has commenced; and (c) as to
which REO Property has been acquired.
The Interim Servicer shall also provide a trial balance, sorted in
Purchaser's assigned loan number order, in the form of Exhibit 1 hereto, with
each such report.
In addition, not more than 60 days after the end of each calendar
year, commencing with the first December 31 following the initial Cut-off Date,
the Interim Servicer shall furnish to each Person who was a Purchaser of the
Mortgage Loans at any time during such calendar year an annual statement in
accordance with the requirements of applicable federal income tax law as to the
aggregate of remittances for the applicable portion of such year.
Such obligation of the Interim Servicer shall be deemed to have been
satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information shall be
provided by the Interim Servicer pursuant to any requirements of the Internal
Revenue Code as from time to time are in force.
The Interim Servicer shall prepare and file any and all tax returns,
information statements or other filings for the previous tax year and subsequent
tax years required to be delivered to any governmental taxing authority or to
the Purchaser pursuant to any applicable law with respect to the Mortgage Loans
and the transactions contemplated hereby. In addition, the Interim Servicer
shall provide the Purchaser with such information concerning the Mortgage Loans
as is necessary for the Purchaser to prepare its federal income tax return as
the Purchaser may reasonably request from time to time and which may be
reasonably available to the Interim Servicer.
Section 3.03 Advances by Interim Servicer.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the Interim Servicer shall be
entitled to first priority reimbursement pursuant to Section 2.05 hereof for
Servicing Advances from recoveries from the related Mortgagor or from all
Liquidation Proceeds and other payments or recoveries (including Insurance
Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds) with respect to the related Mortgage Loan.
ARTICLE IV
GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURES
Section 4.01 Transfers of Mortgaged Property.
Except as otherwise set forth herein, the Interim Servicer shall be
required to enforce any "due-on-sale" provision contained in any Mortgage or
Mortgage Note and to deny assumption by the person to whom the Mortgaged
Property has been or is about to be sold whether by absolute conveyance or by
contract of sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor remains liable on the
Mortgage or the Mortgage Note. When the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed by
the Mortgagor, the Interim Servicer shall, to the extent it has knowledge of
such conveyance, exercise its rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage
Loan under the "due-on-sale" clause applicable thereto, provided, however, that
the Interim Servicer shall not exercise such rights if prohibited by law from
doing so.
If the Interim Servicer reasonably believes it is unable under
applicable law to enforce such "due-on-sale" clause, the Interim Servicer will
enter into an assumption agreement with the person to whom the Mortgaged
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. Where an assumption
is allowed pursuant to this Section 4.01, the Interim Servicer is authorized to
prepare substitution of liability agreement and any other document required in
connection therewith to be entered into by the Purchaser and the person to whom
the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is to be proposed to be conveyed
pursuant to which the original Mortgagor is released from liability and such
Person is substituted as Mortgagor and becomes liable under the related Mortgage
Note. Any such substitution of liability agreement shall be in lieu of an
assumption agreement. If an assumption fee is collected by the Interim Servicer
for entering into an assumption agreement, a portion of such fee, up to an
amount equal to one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the outstanding principal
balance of the related Mortgage Loan, will be retained by the Interim Servicer
as additional servicing compensation, and any portion thereof in excess of
one-half of one percent (0.5%) shall be deposited in the Custodial Account for
the benefit of the Purchaser. In connection with any such assumption, neither
the Mortgage Interest Rate borne by the related Mortgage Note, the term of the
Mortgage Loan nor the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan shall be
changed.
To the extent that any Mortgage Loan is assumable, the Interim
Servicer shall inquire diligently into the creditworthiness of the proposed
transferee, and shall use the Underwriting Guidelines for approving the credit
of the proposed transferee which are used by the Interim Servicer with respect
to underwriting mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans. If the
credit of the proposed transferee does not meet such Underwriting Guidelines,
the Interim Servicer diligently shall, to the extent permitted by the Mortgage
or the Mortgage Note and by applicable law, accelerate the maturity of the
Mortgage Loan.
Section 4.02 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage
Files.
Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the
Interim Servicer of a notification that payment in full will be escrowed in a
manner customary for such purposes, the Interim Servicer shall notify the
Purchaser in the Monthly Remittance Advice as provided in Section 3.02, and may
request the release of any Mortgage Loan Documents from the Purchaser in
accordance with this Section 4.02 hereof. Such Mortgage Note shall be held by
the Interim Servicer, in trust, for the purpose of canceling such Mortgage Note
and delivering the cancelled Mortgage Note to the Mortgagor in a timely manner
as and to the extent provided under applicable state law. If the Mortgage has
been recorded in the name of MERS or its designee, the Interim Servicer shall
take all necessary action to effect the release of the Mortgage Loan on the
records of MERS.
If the Interim Servicer satisfies or releases a Mortgage without
first having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured by the
Mortgage or should the Interim Servicer otherwise prejudice any rights the
Purchaser may have under the mortgage instruments, upon written demand of the
Purchaser, the Interim Servicer shall purchase the related Mortgage Loan at the
Repurchase Price by deposit thereof in the Custodial Account within 2 Business
Days of receipt of such demand by the Purchaser. The Interim Servicer shall
maintain a Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy as provided
for in Section 2.12 insuring the Interim Servicer against any loss it may
sustain with respect to any Mortgage Loan not satisfied in accordance with the
procedures set forth herein.
Section 4.03 Servicing Compensation.
As consideration for servicing the Mortgage Loans during the period
from each Closing Date up to but not including the related Transfer Date, the
Interim Servicer shall withdraw the Servicing Fee with respect to each Mortgage
Loan from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 2.05 hereof or may retain
such amounts from deposits therein. Such Servicing Fee shall be payable monthly
on the Mortgage Loans subject to this Agreement. The Servicing Fee shall be
pro-rated when servicing is for less than one month. The obligation of the
Purchaser to pay, and the Interim Servicer's right to withdraw, the Servicing
Fee is limited to, and the Servicing Fee is payable solely from, the interest
portion of such Monthly Payment collected by the Interim Servicer, or as
otherwise provided under Section 2.05. The Interim Servicer recognizes that to
the extent it does not recover all accrued but unpaid Servicing Fees under
Section 4.03, the Purchaser shall not have any liability with respect to such
shortfalls other then to require payment of such fees by any successor servicer
following a servicing transfer.
Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, to
the extent provided in Section 4.01, and late payment charges shall be retained
by the Interim Servicer to the extent not required to be deposited in the
Custodial Account. The Interim Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses
incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder and shall
not be entitled to reimbursement thereof except as specifically provided for
herein.
Section 4.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance.
In the event that the Interim Servicer continues to service any
Mortgage Loan following a Securitization Transfer, the Interim Servicer shall
deliver to the Purchaser, on or before March 10th each year beginning March 10,
2005, and on the final Transfer Date an Officer's Certificate, stating that (i)
a review of the activities of the Interim Servicer during the preceding calendar
year and of performance under this Agreement has been made under such officer's
supervision, and (ii) the Interim Servicer has complied fully with the
provisions of Article II and Article IV, and (iii) to the best of such officer's
knowledge, based on such review, the Interim Servicer has fulfilled all its
obligations under this Agreement throughout such year, or, if there has been a
default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default
known to such officer and the nature and status thereof and the action being
taken by the Interim Servicer to cure such default.
Section 4.05 Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing
Report.
In the event that the Interim Servicer continues to service any
Mortgage Loan following a Securitization Transfer, on or before March 10th of
each year beginning March 10, 2005, the Interim Servicer, at its expense, shall
cause a firm of independent public accountants which is a member of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a statement to each
Purchaser to the effect that such firm has examined certain documents and
records relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans during the preceding
calendar year and this Agreement and that such firm is of the opinion that the
provisions of Article II and Article III have been complied with, and that, on
the basis of such examination conducted substantially in compliance with the
Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers, nothing has come to
their attention which would indicate that such servicing has not been conducted
in compliance therewith, except for such exceptions as such firm shall believe
to be immaterial.
Section 4.06 Right to Examine Interim Servicer Records.
The Purchaser shall have the right to examine and audit any and all
of the books, records, or other material information of the Interim Servicer,
whether held by the Interim Servicer or by another on its behalf, with respect
to or concerning this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, during business hours or
at such other times as may be reasonable under applicable circumstances, upon
reasonable advance notice.
Section 4.07 Compliance with Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act of 1999.
With respect to each Mortgage Loan and the related Mortgagor, the
Interim Servicer shall comply with Title V of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act of 1999
and all applicable regulations promulgated thereunder, and shall provide all
notices required thereunder.
ARTICLE V
INTERIM SERVICER TO COOPERATE
Section 5.01 Provision of Information.
During the term of this Agreement, the Interim Servicer shall
furnish to the Purchaser such periodic, special, or other reports or
information, whether or not provided for herein, as shall be necessary,
reasonable, or appropriate with respect to the Purchaser or the purposes of this
Agreement. All such reports or information shall be provided by and in
accordance with all reasonable instructions and directions which the Purchaser
may give.
The Interim Servicer shall execute and deliver all such instruments
and take all such action as the Purchaser may reasonably request from time to
time, in order to effectuate the purposes and to carry out the terms of this
Agreement.
Section 5.02 Financial Statements; Servicing Facilities.
In connection with marketing the Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser may
make available to a prospective purchaser audited financial statements of the
corporate group that includes the Interim Servicer for the most recently
completed two fiscal years for which such statements are available, as well as
an Income Statement at the end of the last two fiscal years. The Interim
Servicer also shall make available any comparable interim statements to the
extent any such statements have been prepared by or on behalf of the corporate
group that includes the Interim Servicer (and are available upon request to the
public at large). The Interim Servicer shall furnish promptly to the Purchaser
or a prospective purchaser copies of the statements specified above.
The Interim Servicer shall make available to the Purchaser or any
prospective Purchaser a knowledgeable financial or accounting officer for the
purpose of answering questions respecting recent developments affecting the
Interim Servicer or the financial statements of the corporate group that
includes the Interim Servicer, and to permit any prospective purchaser to
inspect the Interim Servicer's servicing facilities for the purpose of
satisfying such prospective purchaser that the Interim Servicer has the ability
to service the Mortgage Loans as provided in this Agreement.
ARTICLE VI
TERMINATION
Section 6.01 [reserved].
Section 6.02 Termination Upon Transfer of Servicing.
(a) Termination Procedures. The Purchaser shall terminate this
Agreement and transfer the servicing from the Interim Servicer with respect to
any Mortgage Loan on such Transfer Date as the Purchaser shall inform the
Interim Servicer by providing written notice to the Interim Servicer at least 10
days prior to the related Transfer Date of its intent to transfer the servicing
of the related Mortgage Loans from the Interim Servicer on the related Transfer
Date, provided that, in any event, the Interim Servicer shall be given timely
notice to allow the Interim Servicer to notify the related mortgagors of the
transfer of servicing in accordance with the requirements of the RESPA and the
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx National Affordable Housing Act of 1990. On or before the
related Transfer Date specified by the Purchaser in accordance with this
paragraph (a) for the transfer of servicing from the Interim Servicer, the
Interim Servicer shall prepare, execute and deliver to the successor entity
designated by the Purchaser any and all documents and other instruments, place
in such successor's possession all Mortgage Loan Documents necessary or
appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, including but
not limited to the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the related
Mortgage Loans and related documents, at the Interim Servicer's sole expense.
The Interim Servicer shall cooperate fully with the Purchaser and such successor
in effecting the termination of the Interim Servicer's responsibilities and
rights hereunder.
(b) Transfer Procedures. On or prior to the applicable Transfer
Date, the Interim Servicer shall, at its sole cost and expense, take such steps
as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate and evidence the transfer of
the servicing of the related Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, or its designee,
including but not limited to the following:
(i) Notice to Mortgagors. The Interim Servicer shall mail to the
Mortgagor of each related Mortgage Loan a letter advising such Mortgagor
of the transfer of the servicing of the related Mortgage Loan to the
Purchaser, or its designee, in accordance with the Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
National Affordable Housing Act of 1990; provided, however, the content
and format of the letter shall have the prior approval of the Purchaser.
The Interim Servicer shall provide the Purchaser with copies of all such
related notices no later than the Transfer Date.
(ii) Notice to Taxing Authorities and Insurance Companies. The
Interim Servicer shall transmit to the applicable taxing authorities and
insurance companies (including primary mortgage insurance policy insurers,
if applicable) and/or agents, notification of the transfer of the
servicing to the Purchaser, or its designee, and instructions to deliver
all notices, tax bills and insurance statements, as the case may be, to
the Purchaser from and after the Transfer Date. The Interim Servicer shall
provide the Purchaser with copies of all such notices no later than the
Transfer Date.
(iii) Delivery of Servicing Records. The Interim Servicer shall
forward to the Purchaser, or its designee, all servicing records and the
Servicing File in the Interim Servicer's possession relating to each
related Mortgage Loan.
(iv) Escrow Payments. The Interim Servicer shall provide the
Purchaser, or its designee, with immediately available funds by wire
transfer in the amount of the net Escrow Payments and suspense balances
and all loss draft balances associated with the related Mortgage Loans.
The Interim Servicer shall provide the Purchaser with an accounting
statement, in electronic format acceptable to the Purchaser in its sole
discretion, of Escrow Payments and suspense balances and loss draft
balances sufficient to enable the Purchaser to reconcile the amount of
such payment with the accounts of the Mortgage Loans. Additionally, the
Interim Servicer shall wire transfer to the Purchaser the amount of any
agency, trustee or prepaid Mortgage Loan payments and all other similar
amounts held by the Interim Servicer.
(v) Payoffs and Assumptions. The Interim Servicer shall provide to
the Purchaser, or its designee, copies of all assumption and payoff
statements generated by the Interim Servicer on the related Mortgage Loans
from the related Cut-off Date to the Transfer Date.
(vi) Mortgage Payments Received Prior to Transfer Date. Prior to the
Transfer Date all payments received by the Interim Servicer on each
related Mortgage Loan shall be properly applied to the account of the
particular Mortgagor.
(vii) Mortgage Payments Received after Transfer Date. The amount of
any related Monthly Payments received by the Interim Servicer after the
Transfer Date shall be forwarded to the Purchaser by overnight mail on the
date of receipt or by wire transfer on the next succeeding Business Day.
The Interim Servicer shall notify the Purchaser of the particulars of the
payment, which notification requirement shall be satisfied if the Interim
Servicer forwards with its payment sufficient information to permit
appropriate processing of the payment by the Purchaser. The Interim
Servicer shall assume full responsibility for the necessary and
appropriate legal application of such Monthly Payments received by the
Interim Servicer after the Transfer Date with respect to related Mortgage
Loans then in foreclosure or bankruptcy; provided, for purposes of this
Agreement, necessary and appropriate legal application of such Monthly
Payments shall include, but not be limited to, endorsement of a Monthly
Payment to the Purchaser with the particulars of the payment such as the
account number, dollar amount, date received and any special Mortgagor
application instructions and the Interim Servicer shall comply with the
foregoing requirements with respect to all Monthly Payments received after
the Transfer Date.
(viii) Misapplied Payments. Misapplied payments shall be processed
as follows:
(A) All parties shall cooperate in correcting misapplication
errors;
(B) The party receiving notice of a misapplied payment
occurring prior to the applicable Transfer Date and discovered after
the Transfer Date shall immediately notify the other party;
(C) If a misapplied payment which occurred prior to the
Transfer Date cannot be identified and said misapplied payment has
resulted in a shortage in a Custodial Account or Escrow Account, the
Interim Servicer shall be liable for the amount of such shortage.
The Interim Servicer shall reimburse the Purchaser for the amount of
such shortage within thirty (30) days after receipt of written
demand therefor from the Purchaser;
(D) Any check issued hereunder shall be accompanied by a
statement indicating the corresponding Seller and/or the Purchaser
Mortgage Loan identification number and an explanation of the
allocation of any such payments.
(ix) Books and Records. On the Transfer Date, the books, records and
accounts of the Interim Servicer with respect to the related Mortgage
Loans shall be in accordance with all applicable Purchaser requirements.
(x) Reconciliation. The Interim Servicer shall, on or before the
Transfer Date, reconcile principal balances and make any monetary
adjustments required by the Purchaser. Any such monetary adjustments will
be transferred between the Interim Servicer and the Purchaser as
appropriate.
(xi) IRS Forms. The Interim Servicer shall file all IRS forms 1099,
1099A, 1098 or 1041 and K-1 which are required to be filed on or before
the Transfer Date in relation to the servicing and ownership of the
related Mortgage Loans. The Interim Servicer shall provide copies of such
forms to the Purchaser upon request and shall reimburse the Purchaser for
any costs or penalties incurred by the Purchaser due to the Interim
Servicer's failure to comply with this paragraph.
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, on the related
Transfer Date for each Mortgage Loan, this Agreement, except for Articles VI,
VIII, IX and X which shall survive the related Transfer Date, shall terminate
with respect to such Mortgage Loan.
(c) Mortgage Loans in Foreclosure. The servicing with respect to
Mortgage Loans in foreclosure on or before the related Transfer Date shall not
be transferred from the Interim Servicer to the Purchaser or the successor
servicer, as the case may be, and such Mortgage Loans shall continue to be
serviced by the Interim Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
However, if the Purchaser so elects, the Purchaser may waive the provisions of
this paragraph (b) and accept transfer of servicing of such Mortgage Loans and
all amounts received by the Interim Servicer thereunder.
(d) Servicing Advances. On the related Transfer Date, the Purchaser
shall cause the successor servicer to reimburse the Interim Servicer for any
unreimbursed Servicing Advances with respect to any Mortgage Loan. This Section
6.02(d) shall survive each Transfer Date.
ARTICLE VII
BOOKS AND RECORDS
Section 7.01 Possession of Servicing Files Prior to the Related
Transfer Date.
Prior to the related Transfer Date, the contents of each Servicing
File are and shall be held in trust by the Interim Servicer for the benefit of
the Purchaser as the owner thereof. The Interim Servicer shall maintain in the
Servicing File a copy of the contents of each Mortgage File and the originals of
the documents in each Mortgage File not delivered to the Purchaser. The
possession of the Servicing File by the Interim Servicer is at the will of the
Purchaser for the sole purpose of servicing the related Mortgage Loan, pursuant
to this Agreement, and such retention and possession by the Interim Servicer is
in its capacity as Servicer only and at the election of the Purchaser. The
Interim Servicer shall release its custody of the contents of any Servicing File
only in accordance with written instructions from the Purchaser, unless such
release is required as incidental to the Interim Servicer's servicing of the
Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement, or is in connection with a repurchase
of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 9 of the Purchase Agreement.
The Interim Servicer shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall
maintain, a complete set of books and records for each Mortgage Loan which shall
be marked clearly to reflect the ownership of each Mortgage Loan by the
Purchaser. In particular, the Interim Servicer shall maintain in its possession,
available for inspection by the Purchaser or its designee, and shall deliver to
the Purchaser or its designee upon demand, evidence of compliance with all
federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, including but not limited
to documentation as to the method used in determining the applicability of the
provisions of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, to the
Mortgaged Property, documentation evidencing insurance coverage and periodic
inspection reports as required by Section 2.13.
The Interim Servicer shall keep at its servicing office books and
records in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe,
the Interim Servicer shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a
Mortgage Loan may be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms
hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Interim Servicer shall be under
no obligation to deal with any person with respect to this Agreement or the
Mortgage Loans unless the books and records show such person as the owner of the
Mortgage Loan. The Purchaser may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell
or transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans, provided, however, that the
transferee will not be deemed to be a Purchaser hereunder binding upon the
Interim Servicer unless such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by
the terms of this Agreement and of the assignment and assumption of this
Agreement executed by the transferee shall have been delivered to the Interim
Servicer. The Purchaser also shall advise the Interim Servicer of the transfer.
Upon receipt of notice of the transfer, the Interim Servicer shall cause its
books and records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans of such
assignee, and shall release the previous Purchaser from its obligations
hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred.
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION AND ASSIGNMENT
Section 8.01 Indemnification.
The Interim Servicer agrees to indemnify and hold the Purchaser and
any successor servicer and their respective present and former directors,
officers, employees and agents harmless from any and all claims, losses,
damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses (including,
without limitation, any legal fees and expenses, judgments or expenses relating
to such liability, claim, loss or damage) and related costs, judgments, and any
other costs, fees and expenses that such parties may sustain in any way related
to the Interim Servicer's failure:
(a) to observe and perform any or all of Interim Servicer's duties,
obligations, covenants, agreements, warranties or representations contained in
this Agreement or in the Purchase Agreement; or
(b) to comply with all applicable requirements contained in this
Agreement or the Purchase Agreement with respect to the servicing of the
Mortgage Loan and the transfer of Servicing Rights.
The Interim Servicer immediately shall notify the Purchaser if a
claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement. For purposes of
this Section, "Purchaser" shall mean the Person then acting as the Purchaser
under this Agreement and any and all Persons who previously were "Purchasers"
under this Agreement.
Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section
8.01 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will,
if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under
this Section 8.01, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement
thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve
the indemnifying party from any liability which it may have to any indemnified
party under this Section 8.01, except to the extent that it has been prejudiced
in any material respect, or from any liability which it may have, otherwise than
under this Section 8.01. In case any such action is brought against any
indemnified party and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement
thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein, and to
the extent that it may elect by written notice delivered to the indemnified
party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party,
to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such
indemnified party; provided that if the defendants in any such action include
both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party
or parties shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses
available to it or them and/or other indemnified parties which are different
from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, the indemnified
party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to assert such
legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such action on
behalf of such indemnified party or parties. Upon receipt of notice from the
indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the
defense of such action and approval by the indemnified party of counsel, the
indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party for expenses
incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof unless
(i) the indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in connection
with the assertion of legal defenses in accordance with the proviso to the next
preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party
shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (together
with one local counsel, if applicable)), (ii) the indemnifying party shall not
have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to
represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of
commencement of the action or (iii) the indemnifying party has authorized in
writing the employment of counsel for the indemnified party at the expense of
the indemnifying party; and except that, if clause (i) or (iii) is applicable,
such liability shall be only in respect of the counsel referred to in such
clause (i) or (iii).
Section 8.02 Limitation on Liability of Interim Servicer and Others.
Neither the Interim Servicer nor any of the directors, officers,
employees or agents of the Interim Servicer shall be under any liability to the
Purchaser 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 Interim Servicer or any such
person against any breach of warranties or representations made herein, its own
gross negligence, or failure to perform its obligations in strict compliance
with any standard of care set forth in this Agreement, or any liability which
would otherwise be imposed by reason of any breach of the terms and conditions
of this Agreement. The Interim Servicer and any director, officer, employee or
agent of the Interim Servicer may rely in good faith on any document of any kind
prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters
arising hereunder. The Interim Servicer shall not be under any obligation to
appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to its
duties to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement and which
in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability, provided, however,
that the Interim Servicer may, with the prior written consent of the Purchaser,
undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable in respect to
this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto. In such event,
the Interim Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Purchaser of
the reasonable legal expenses and costs of such action.
Section 8.03 Limitation on Resignation and Assignment by Interim
Servicer.
The Purchaser has entered into this Agreement with the Interim
Servicer and subsequent purchasers will purchase the Mortgage Loans in reliance
upon the independent status of the Interim Servicer, and the representations as
to the adequacy of its servicing facilities, plant, personnel, records and
procedures, its integrity, reputation and financial standing, and the
continuance thereof. Therefore, the Interim Servicer shall not assign this
Agreement or the servicing hereunder or delegate its rights or duties hereunder
or any portion hereof or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all
of its property or assets without the prior written consent of the Purchaser,
which consent shall be granted or withheld in the sole discretion of the
Purchaser.
The Interim Servicer shall not resign from the obligations and
duties hereby imposed on it except by mutual consent of the Interim Servicer and
the Purchaser or upon the determination that its duties hereunder are no longer
permissible under applicable law and such incapacity cannot be cured by the
Interim Servicer. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the
Interim Servicer shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect
delivered to the Purchaser which Opinion of Counsel shall be in form and
substance acceptable to the Purchaser. No such resignation shall become
effective until a successor shall have assumed the Interim Servicer's
responsibilities and obligations hereunder in the manner provided in Section
6.02.
Without in any way limiting the generality of this Section 8.03, in
the event that the Interim Servicer either shall assign this Agreement or the
servicing responsibilities hereunder or delegate its duties hereunder or any
portion thereof or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its
property or assets, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, then the
Purchaser shall have the right to terminate this Agreement upon notice given as
set forth in Section 6.02, without any payment of any penalty or damages and
without any liability whatsoever to the Interim Servicer or any third party.
Section 8.04 Assignment by Purchaser.
The Purchaser shall have the right, without the consent of the
Interim Servicer, to assign, in whole or in part, its interest under this
Agreement with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, and designate any
person to exercise any rights of the Purchaser hereunder; provided, however, the
Purchaser shall only be allowed to assign or transfer this Agreement three (3)
times per Mortgage Loan Package. In the event the Purchaser assigns this
Agreement, and the assignee assumes any of the Purchaser's obligations
hereunder, the Interim Servicer acknowledges and agrees to look solely to such
assignee, and not to the Purchaser, for performance of the obligations so
assumed and the Purchaser shall be relieved from any liability to the Interim
Servicer with respect thereto. All references to the Purchaser in this Agreement
shall be deemed to include its assignee or designee with respect to such
Mortgage Loans.
Section 8.05 Merger or Consolidation of the Interim Servicer.
The Interim Servicer will keep in full effect its existence, rights
and franchises as a corporation under the laws of the state of its incorporation
except as permitted herein, and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do
business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and
enforceability of this Agreement, or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform
its duties under this Agreement. Any Person into which the Interim Servicer may
be merged or consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger,
conversion or consolidation to which the Interim Servicer shall be a party, or
any Person succeeding to the business of the Interim Servicer, shall be the
successor of the Interim Servicer hereunder, without the execution or filing of
any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything
herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that the successor or
surviving Person shall be an institution whose deposits are insured by FDIC or a
company whose business includes the origination and servicing of mortgage loans
and shall have a tangible net worth not less than $30,000,000.
ARTICLE IX
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF PURCHASER
As of each Closing Date, the Purchaser warrants and represents to,
and covenants and agrees with, the Interim Servicer as follows:
Section 9.01 Authority and Capacity.
The execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser of this
Agreement has been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate
action. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and enforceable obligation of
the Purchaser.
ARTICLE X
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF INTERIM SERVICER
As of each Closing Date, the Interim Servicer warrants and
represents to, and covenants and agrees with, the Purchaser as follows:
Section 10.01 Due Organization and Authority.
The Interim Servicer is a corporation, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of California and is licensed, qualified
and in good standing in each state where a Mortgaged Property is located if the
laws of such state require licensing or qualification in order to conduct
business of the type conducted by the Interim Servicer, and in any event the
Interim Servicer is in compliance with the laws of any such state to the extent
necessary to ensure the enforceability of the related Mortgage Loan in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement; the Interim Servicer has the full
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform in
accordance herewith; the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
(including all instruments or transfer to be delivered pursuant to this
Agreement) by the Interim Servicer and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized; this Agreement
evidences the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Interim Servicer;
and all requisite corporate action has been taken by the Interim Servicer to
make this Agreement valid and binding upon the Interim Servicer in accordance
with its terms;
Section 10.02 Ordinary Course of Business.
The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
are in the ordinary course of business of the Interim Servicer.
Section 10.03 No Conflicts.
Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the
fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
will conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of the Interim Servicer's charter, by-laws or other organizational
documents or any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the
Interim Servicer is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default
or result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the
violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the
Interim Servicer or its property is subject, or impair the ability of the
Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage Loans, or impair the value of the Mortgage
Loans.
Section 10.04 Ability to Service.
The Interim Servicer is an approved servicer of residential mortgage
loans with the facilities, procedures, and experienced personnel necessary for
the sound servicing of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans.
The Interim Servicer is in good standing to enforce and sell mortgage loans to
and service mortgage loans in the jurisdiction wherein the Mortgaged Properties
are located.
Section 10.05 Ability to Perform.
The Interim Servicer 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.
Section 10.06 No Litigation Pending.
There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or to
the best of its knowledge threatened against the Interim Servicer, before any
court, administrative agency or other tribunal asserting the invalidity of this
Agreement, seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or which, either in any one instance or in the
aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in the business,
operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Interim Servicer,
or in any material impairment of the right or ability of the Interim Servicer to
carry on its business substantially as now conducted, or in any material
liability on the part of the Interim Servicer, or which would draw into question
the validity of this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or
to be taken in connection with the obligations of the Interim Servicer
contemplated herein, or which would be likely to impair materially the ability
of the Interim Servicer to perform under the terms of this Agreement.
Section 10.07 No Consent Required.
No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or
governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and
performance by the Interim Servicer of or compliance by the Interim Servicer
with this Agreement or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans as evidenced by the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or if required,
such approval has been obtained prior to the Closing Date.
Section 10.08 No Untrue Information.
Neither this Agreement nor any statement, report or other document
furnished or to be furnished pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with
the transactions contemplated hereby contains any untrue statement of fact.
Section 10.09 Reasonable Servicing Fee.
The Interim Servicer acknowledges and agrees that the Servicing Fee
represents reasonable compensation for performing such services and that the
entire Servicing Fee shall be treated by the Interim Servicer, for accounting
and tax purposes, as compensation for the servicing and administration of the
Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement.
Section 10.10 Credit Reporting.
The Interim 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 Union Credit Information Company (three of the
credit repositories), on a monthly basis. Additionally, the Interim Servicer
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 for each Mortgage Loan.
Section 10.11 Mortgage Loans with Prepayment Premiums.
With respect to any Mortgage Loan that contains a provision
permitting imposition of a premium upon a prepayment prior to maturity,
notwithstanding any state or federal law to the contrary, the Interim Servicer
shall not impose such prepayment premium in any instance when the mortgage debt
is accelerated as the result of the related Mortgagor's default in making the
Mortgage Loan payments.
ARTICLE XI
DEFAULT
Section 11.01 Events of Default.
The following shall constitute an Event of Default under this
Agreement on the part of the Interim Servicer:
(a) any failure by the Interim Servicer to remit to the Purchaser
any payment required to be made under the terms of this Agreement; or
(b) the failure by the Interim Servicer duly to observe or perform
in any material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of
the Interim Servicer set forth in this Agreement or in the Custodial Agreement
which continues unremedied for a period of 30 days (except that such number of
days shall be fifteen in the case of a failure to pay any premium for any
insurance policy required to be maintained under this Agreement and such number
of days shall be five in the case of a failure to deliver any reports required
to be delivered to the Purchaser hereunder); or
(c) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority
having jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or
liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshaling of
assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or
liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Interim Servicer
and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed
for a period of 60 days; or
(d) the Interim Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a
conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy,
readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar
proceedings of or relating to the Interim Servicer or of or relating to all or
substantially all of its property; or
(e) the Interim 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
(f) the Interim Servicer attempts to assign its right to servicing
compensation hereunder or the Interim Servicer attempts, without the consent of
the Purchaser, to sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its
property or assets or to assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities
hereunder or to delegate its duties hereunder or any portion thereof; or
(g) the Interim Servicer fails to maintain its license, if required,
to do business or service residential mortgage loans in any jurisdiction where
the Mortgaged Properties are located.
In each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall
not have been remedied, in addition to whatsoever rights the Purchaser may have
at law or equity to damages, including injunctive relief and specific
performance, the Purchaser, by notice in writing to the Interim Servicer, may
terminate without compensation all the rights and obligations of the Interim
Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds
thereof.
Upon receipt by the Interim Servicer of such written notice, all
authority and power of the Interim Servicer under this Agreement, whether with
respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the
successor appointed pursuant to Section 6.02. Upon written request from the
Purchaser, the Interim Servicer shall prepare, execute and deliver any and all
documents and other instruments, place in such successor's possession all
Mortgage Files, and 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, at the Interim Servicer's sole expense. The
Interim Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Purchaser and such successor in
effecting the termination of the Interim Servicer's responsibilities and rights
hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer to such successor for
administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited by
the Interim Servicer to the Custodial Account or Escrow Account or thereafter
received with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
Section 11.02 Waiver of Defaults.
The Purchaser may waive any default by the Interim Servicer in the
performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any such
waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of
Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every
purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or
other default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent
expressly so waived.
ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 12.01 Notices.
All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be given via e-mail, facsimile transmission or registered or
certified mail to the person at the address set forth below:
(i) if to the Interim Servicer:
Fremont Investment & Loan
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Senior Vice President - Finance
Fax:
Email:
(ii) if to the Purchaser:
Barclays Bank PLC
000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
E-mail: xxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
with a copy to:
Barclays Bank PLC
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
E-mail: xxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party by like
notice. Any such demand, notice or communication hereunder shall be deemed to
have been received on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the
addressee (as evidenced, in the case of registered or certified mail, by the
date noted on the return receipt).
Section 12.02 Waivers.
Either the Interim Servicer or the Purchaser may upon consent of all
parties, by written notice to the others:
(a) Waive compliance with any of the terms, conditions or covenants
required to be complied with by the others hereunder; and
(b) Waive or modify performance of any of the obligations of the
others hereunder.
The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this
Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other subsequent
breach.
Section 12.03 Entire Agreement; Amendment.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties
with respect to servicing of the Mortgages during the Interim Period. This
Agreement may be amended and any provision hereof waived, but, only in writing
signed by the party against whom such enforcement is sought.
Section 12.04 Execution; Binding Effect.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and by
the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so
executed, shall be deemed to be an original; such counterparts, together, shall
constitute one and the same agreement. Subject to Sections 8.03 and 8.04, this
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Interim Servicer
and the Purchaser and their respective successors and assigns.
Section 12.05 Headings.
Headings of the Articles and Sections in this Agreement are for
reference purposes only and shall not be deemed to have any substantive effect.
Section 12.06 Relationship of Parties.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create a
partnership or joint venture between the parties. The duties and
responsibilities of the Interim Servicer shall be rendered by it as an
independent contractor and not as an agent of the Purchaser. The Interim
Servicer shall have full control of all of its acts, doings, proceedings,
relating to or requisite in connection with the discharge of its duties and
responsibilities under this Agreement.
Section 12.07 Severability of Provisions.
Any part, provision representation or warranty of this Agreement
which is prohibited or unenforceable or is held to be void or unenforceable in
any jurisdiction shall be ineffective, as to such jurisdiction, to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction as to any Mortgage Loan shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted
by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits
or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof. If the invalidity of any
part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement shall deprive any
party of the economic benefit intended to be conferred by this Agreement, the
parties shall negotiate, in good-faith, to develop a structure the economic
effect of which is nearly as possible the same as the economic effect of this
Agreement without regard to such invalidity.
Section 12.08 Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage.
Other than in connection with a MERS Designated Mortgage Loan, to
the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Assignments of Mortgage is
subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real property
records in all the counties or other comparable jurisdictions in which any or
all of the Mortgaged Properties are situated, and in any other appropriate
public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by the
Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee, but in any event, at the Interim
Servicer's expense for a single recordation relating to each Assignment of
Mortgage in the event recordation is either necessary under applicable law or
requested by the Purchaser at its sole option.
Section 12.09 Exhibits.
The exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a
part hereof and are integral parts of this Agreement.
Section 12.10 Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of
counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all such
counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 12.11 No Solicitation.
From and after the Closing Date, the Interim Servicer agrees that it
will not take any action or permit or cause any action to be taken by any of its
agents or affiliates, or by any independent contractors on the Interim
Servicer's behalf, to personally, by telephone or mail, solicit the borrower or
obligor under any Mortgage Loan for any purpose whatsoever, including to
refinance a Mortgage Loan, in whole or in part, without the prior written
consent of the Purchaser. It is understood and agreed that all rights and
benefits relating to the solicitation of any Mortgagors and the attendant
rights, title and interest in and to the list of such Mortgagors and data
relating to their Mortgages (including insurance renewal dates) shall be
transferred to the Purchaser pursuant hereto on the Closing Date and the Interim
Servicer shall take no action to undermine these rights and benefits.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that promotions
undertaken by the Interim Servicer or any affiliate of the Interim Servicer
which are directed to the general public at large, including, without
limitation, mass mailing based on commercially acquired mailing lists,
newspaper, radio and television advertisements shall not constitute solicitation
under this Section 12.11.
Section 12.12 [reserved].
Section 12.13 Governing Law Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of
Process.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED IN EFFECT WHEN A FULLY EXECUTED
COUNTERPART THEREOF IS RECEIVED BY THE PURCHASER IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND
SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL
BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT
TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW RULES AND PRINCIPLES. EACH OF THE PURCHASER AND THE INTERIM
SERVICER IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW,
THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH
COURT; (III) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY
SUCH COURT SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION BY
SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW; AND (IV) CONSENTS
TO SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON IT BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY CERTIFIED MAIL
ADDRESSED TO IT AS PROVIDED FOR NOTICES HEREUNDER.
Section 12.14 Waiver of Trial by Jury.
THE INTERIM SERVICER AND THE PURCHASER EACH KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY
AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY
RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATING TO
THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement under
seal as of the date and year first above written.
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
By:____________________________________
Name:_______________________________
Title:______________________________
FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN
By:____________________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT 1
TRIAL BALANCE
EXHIBIT 2
CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION
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The Interim Servicer hereby certifies that it has established the
account described below as a Custodial Account pursuant to Section 2.04 of the
Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2004, between the Interim
Servicer and Barclays Bank PLC.
All initially capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the above-referenced Interim Servicing Agreement.
Title of Account: "Fremont Investment & Loan, in trust for Barclays
Bank PLC as Purchaser of Mortgage Loans and various
Mortgagors."
Account Number: ______________________________
Address of office or
branch of the Interim
Servicer at which Account
is maintained: ______________________________
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Interim Servicer
By:____________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Title:_________________________________
Date:__________________________________
EXHIBIT 3
CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
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To:
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(the "Depository")
As Interim Servicer under the Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as
of November 1, 2004, (the "Agreement"), between the Interim Servicer and
Barclays Bank PLC, we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account,
as a Custodial Account pursuant to Section 2.04 of the Agreement, to be
designated "Fremont Investment & Loan, in trust for Barclays Bank PLC as
Purchaser of Mortgage Loans and various Mortgagors." All deposits in the account
shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Interim
Servicer. You may refuse any deposit which would result in violation of the
requirement that the account be fully insured as described below. This letter is
submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us.
All initially capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the above-referenced Agreement.
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Interim Servicer
By:____________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Title:_________________________________
Date:__________________________________
The undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the above
described account has been established under Account Number __________, at the
office of the Depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on
such account as provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the
account will be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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Depository
By:____________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Title:_________________________________
Date:__________________________________
EXHIBIT 4
ESCROW ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION
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________________________ hereby certifies that it has established
the account described below as an Escrow Account pursuant to Section 2.06 of the
Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2004, between the Interim
Servicer and Barclays Bank PLC.
All initially capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the above-referenced Interim Servicing Agreement.
Title of Account: "Fremont Investment & Loan, in trust for Barclays
Bank PLC as Purchaser of Mortgage Loans and various
Mortgagors."
Account Number: ______________________________
Address of office or
branch of the Interim
Servicer at which Account
is maintained: ______________________________
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Interim Servicer
By:____________________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT 5
ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
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To:
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(the "Depository")
As Interim Servicer under the Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as
of November 1, 2004, (the "Agreement"), between the Interim Servicer and
Barclays Bank PLC, we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account,
as an Escrow Account pursuant to Section 2.06 of the Agreement, to be designated
as "Fremont Investment & Loan, in trust for Barclays Bank PLC as Purchaser of
Mortgage Loans and various Mortgagors." All deposits in the account shall be
subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Interim Servicer. You may
refuse any deposit which would result in violation of the requirement that the
account be fully insured as described below. This letter is submitted to you in
duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us.
All initially capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings
ascribed to tem in the above-referenced Agreement.
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Interim Servicer
By:____________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Title: ________________________________
Date:__________________________________
The undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the above
described account has been established under Account Number ______, at the
office of the Depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on
such account as provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the
account will be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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Depository
By:____________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Title: ________________________________
Date:__________________________________
EXHIBIT 6
FORM OF MONTHLY REO PROPERTY STATEMENT
EXHIBIT 7
FORM OF LIQUIDATION REPORT
EXHIBIT 8
FORM OF MONTHLY REMITTANCE ADVICE
EXHIBIT 9
FORM OF INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
This INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT ("Agreement"), dated
as of November 1, 2004, among [________________] (the "Depositor"), a
[______________] corporation (the "Depositor"), Barclays Bank PLC, a public
limited company registered in England and Wales under company number 1026167,
("Barclays") and Fremont Investment & Loan, a California corporation (the
"Servicer").
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, the Depositor is acting as depositor and registrant with
respect to the Prospectus, dated [________________], and the Prospectus
Supplement to the Prospectus, [________________] (the "Prospectus Supplement"),
relating to [________________] Certificates (the "Certificates") to be issued
pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of [________________]
(the "P&S"), among the Depositor, as depositor, [________________], as master
servicer (the "Master Servicer"), and [________________], as trustee (the
"Trustee");
WHEREAS, as an inducement to the Depositor to enter into the P&S,
and [____________________] (the "Underwriter[s]") to enter into the Underwriting
Agreement, dated [____________________] (the "Underwriting Agreement") between
the Depositor and the Underwriter[s], Seller has agreed to provide for
indemnification and contribution on the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth;
WHEREAS, Barclays purchased from Seller certain of the Mortgage
Loans underlying the Certificates (the "Mortgage Loans") pursuant to a Mortgage
Loan Purchase and Warranties Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2004
(the "Purchase Agreement"), by and between Barclays and Seller; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13 of the Purchase Agreement, the
Seller has agreed to provide indemnification for certain information.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements contained herein,
and other valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Depositor, Barclays and the Servicer agree as follows:
1. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) The Servicer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
Depositor, Barclays, the Underwriter[s] and their respective affiliates and
their respective present and former directors, officers, employees and agents
and each person, if any, who controls the Depositor, Barclays, the
Underwriter[s] or such affiliates within the meaning of either Section 15 of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), or Section 20 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), against any and
all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or
any of them may become subject under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or other federal
or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as
such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof)
arise out of or are based in whole or in part upon any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus
Supplement or in the Comp Materials or any omission or alleged omission to state
in the Prospectus Supplement or in the Comp Materials a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of
the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, or any such untrue
statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or alleged omission made in
any amendment of or supplement to the Prospectus Supplement or the Comp
Materials and agrees to reimburse the Depositor, Barclays, the Underwriter[s] or
such affiliates and each such officer, director, employee, agent and controlling
person promptly upon demand for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred
by any of them in connection with investigating or defending or preparing to
defend against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action as such
expenses are incurred; provided, however, that Servicer shall be liable in any
such case only to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability or
action arises out of, or is based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in
conformity with the Servicer Information. The foregoing indemnity agreement is
in addition to any liability which Servicer may otherwise have to the Depositor,
Barclays, the Underwriter[s], their affiliates or any such director, officer,
employee, agent or controlling person of the Depositor, Barclays, the
Underwriter[s] or their respective affiliates.
As used herein:
"Servicer Information" means any information relating to Servicer,
the Mortgage Loans and/or the servicing guidelines relating to the Mortgage
Loans set forth in the Prospectus Supplement or the Computational Materials.
The terms "Collateral Term Sheet" and "Structural Term Sheet" shall
have the respective meanings assigned to them in the February 13, 1995 letter
(the "PSA Letter") of Cleary, Gottlieb, Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxx on behalf of the Public
Securities Association (which letter, and the SEC staff's response thereto, were
publicly available February 17, 1995). The term "Collateral Term Sheet" as used
herein includes any subsequent Collateral Term Sheet that reflects a substantive
change in the information presented. The term "Computational Materials" has the
meaning assigned to it in the May 17, 1994 letter (the "Xxxxxx letter" and,
together with the PSA Letter, the "No-Action Letters") of Xxxxx & Xxxx on behalf
of Xxxxxx, Peabody & Co., Inc. (which letter, and the SEC staff's response
thereto, were publicly available May 20, 1994). The term "Comp Materials" as
used herein means collectively Collateral Term Sheets, Structural Term Sheet and
Computational Materials relating to the Certificates or the transaction
contemplated by the Prospectus Supplement.
(b) Promptly after receipt by any indemnified party under this
Section 1 of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, such
indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any
indemnifying party under this Section 1, notify the indemnifying party in
writing of the claim or the commencement of that action; provided, however, that
the failure to notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any
liability which it may have under this Section 1 except to the extent it has
been materially prejudiced by such failure; and provided, further, however, that
the failure to notify any indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any
liability which it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this
Section 1.
If any such claim or action shall be brought against an indemnified
party, and it shall notify the indemnifying party thereof, the indemnifying
party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it
wishes, jointly with any other similarly notified indemnifying party, to assume
the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified
party. After notice from the indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its
election to assume the defense of such claim or action, except as provided in
the following paragraph, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to the
indemnified party under this Section 1 for any legal or other expenses
subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense
thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation.
Any indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate
counsel in any such action and to participate in the defense thereof, but the
fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified
party unless: (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the
indemnifying party in writing; (ii) such indemnified party shall have been
advised by such counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available
to it which are different from or additional to those available to the
indemnifying party and in the reasonable judgment of such counsel it is
necessary or appropriate for such indemnified party to employ separate counsel;
or (iii) the indemnifying party has failed to assume the defense of such action
and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party, in which
case, if such indemnified party notifies the indemnifying party in writing that
it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party,
the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such
action on behalf of such indemnified party, it being understood, however, the
indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any one such action or separate
but substantially similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising
out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the
reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in
addition to local counsel) at any time for all such indemnified parties.
Each indemnified party, as a condition of the indemnity agreements
contained in this Section 1, shall cooperate with the indemnifying party in the
defense of any such action or claim. No indemnifying party shall be liable for
any settlement of any such action effected without its written consent (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), but if settled with its written
consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff in any such action,
the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any indemnified
party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or
judgment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an
indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the
indemnified party for reasonable fees and expenses of counsel, the indemnifying
party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding
effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more
than 30 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request
and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party
in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement.
(c) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 1 is
unavailable to an indemnified party, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of
indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or
payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault
of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, respectively, in connection
with the statements or omissions that result in such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The
relative fault of the indemnified party and indemnifying party shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state
a material fact relates to information supplied by such parties and their
relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
such statement or omission and any other equitable considerations.
(d) The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this
Section 1 and the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2 shall
remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination
of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by the Depositor, Barclays, the
Underwriter[s], their respective affiliates, directors, officers, employees or
agents or any person controlling the Depositor, Barclays, the Underwriter[s] or
any such affiliate, and (iii) acceptance of and payment for any of the Offered
Certificates.
2. Representations and Warranties. Servicer represents and warrants
that:
(i) Servicer is validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of its jurisdiction of formation or incorporation, as applicable, and has
full power and authority to own its assets and to transact the business in
which it is currently engaged. Servicer is duly qualified to do business
and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the
business transacted by it or any properties owned or leased by it requires
such qualification and in which the failure so to qualify would have a
material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets or condition
(financial or otherwise) of Servicer;
(ii) Servicer is not required to obtain the consent of any other
person or any consent, license, approval or authorization from, or
registration or declaration with, any governmental authority, bureau or
agency in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity
or enforceability of this Agreement;
(iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by
Servicer will not violate any provision of any existing law or regulation
or any order decree of any court applicable to Servicer or any provision
of the charter or bylaws of Servicer, or constitute a material breach of
any mortgage, indenture, contract or other agreement to which Servicer is
a party or by which it may be bound;
(iv) (a) no proceeding of or before any court, tribunal or
governmental body is currently pending or, (b) to the knowledge of
Servicer, threatened against Servicer or any of its properties or with
respect to this Agreement or the Offered Certificates, in either case,
which would have a material adverse effect on the business, properties,
assets or condition (financial or otherwise) of Servicer;
(v) Servicer has full power and authority to make, execute, deliver
and perform this Agreement and all of the transactions contemplated
hereunder, and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. When executed and
delivered, this Agreement will constitute the legal, valid and binding
obligation of each of Servicer enforceable in accordance with its terms,
except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement
of creditors' rights generally, by the availability of equitable remedies,
and by limitations of public policy under applicable securities law as to
rights of indemnity and contribution thereunder; and
(vi) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
Servicer.
3. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and
effective only on receipt, and, if sent to Servicer, will be mailed, delivered
or telegraphed and confirmed to Fremont Investment & Loan, 0000 X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: [_____________]; if sent to
Barclays, will be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to Barclays
Bank PLC, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention:
[________________]; if to the Depositor, will be mailed, delivered or
telegraphed and confirmed to [____________________]; or if to the
Underwriter[s], will be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to
[______________________].
4. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to
the conflict of laws provisions thereof. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their successors and
assigns and the controlling persons referred to herein, and no other person
shall have any right or obligation hereunder. Neither this Agreement nor any
term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by
an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the
change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought. This Agreement may be
executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be
considered an original, and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the
same instrument. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings provided in the P&S.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to
be duly executed by their respective officers hereunto duly authorized, this
__th day of [_____________].
[DEPOSITOR]
By:
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Name:
Title:
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
By:
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Name:
Title:
FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN
By:
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Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT 10
DELINQUENCY COLLECTION POLICIES AND PROCEDURE
