AEGIS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES CORPORATION, Depositor AEGIS MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Seller Master Servicer, Securities Administrator and Custodian Servicer Credit Risk Manager] and Trustee
Exhibit
4.1
Depositor
AEGIS
MORTGAGE CORPORATION,
Seller
[ ],
Master
Servicer, Securities Administrator and Custodian
[ ],
Servicer
[[ ],
Credit
Risk Manager]
and
[ ],
Trustee
FORM
OF
Dated
as
of [ ],
20[ ]
AEGIS
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES TRUST
MORTGAGE
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES
20[ ]-[ ]
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
I DEFINITIONS
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7
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Section
1.1
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Definitions.
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7
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Section
1.2
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Calculations
Respecting Mortgage Loans.
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48
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Section
1.3
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Calculations
Respecting Accrued Interest.
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48
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Section
1.4
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Rights
of the NIMS Insurer.
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48
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ARTICLE
II CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
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48
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Section
2.1
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Conveyance
of Mortgage Loans.
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48
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Section
2.2
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Acceptance
by Trustee of the Mortgage Loans; Review of Documentation.
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53
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Section
2.3
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Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of the Servicer, the Master Servicer,
the Seller
and the Depositor.
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55
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Section
2.4
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Delivery
of Opinion of Counsel in Connection with Substitutions.
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62
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Section
2.5
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Execution
and Delivery of Certificates.
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62
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ARTICLE
III ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS
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63
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Section
3.1
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Servicer
to Service Mortgage Loans.
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63
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Section
3.2
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Subservicing;
Enforcement of the Obligations of the Servicer;
Subcontractors.
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66
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Section
3.3
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Rights
of the Depositor and the Trustee in Respect of the
Servicer.
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67
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Section
3.4
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Successor
Servicer or Master Servicer to Act as Servicer.
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68
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Section
3.5
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Collection
of Mortgage Loan Payments; Custodial Account; Collection
Account;
Distribution Account.
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70
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Section
3.6
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Collection
of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Escrow Accounts.
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73
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Section
3.7
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Access
to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the Mortgage
Loans.
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74
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Section
3.8
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Permitted
Withdrawals from the Custodial Account, the Collection Account
and the
Distribution Account.
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74
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Section
3.9
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Maintenance
of Hazard Insurance; Maintenance of Primary Insurance
Policies.
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77
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Section
3.10
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Enforcement
of Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements.
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79
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Section
3.11
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Realization
Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans; Repurchase of Certain Mortgage
Loans.
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80
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Section
3.12
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Securities
Administrator to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files.
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84
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Section
3.13
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Documents,
Records and Funds in Possession of Servicer to be Held for
the
Trustee.
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85
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Section
3.14
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Servicing
Compensation.
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85
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Section
3.15
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Access
to Certain Documentation.
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86
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Section
3.16
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Annual
Statements as to Compliance.
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86
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i
Section
3.17
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Annual
Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Statement; Financial
Statements.
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88
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Section
3.18
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Errors
and Omissions Insurance; Fidelity Bonds.
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89
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Section
3.19
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Delinquency
Advances.
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89
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Section
3.20
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Advance
Facility.
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90
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Section
3.21
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Prepayment
Penalties.
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92
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Section
3.22
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Actions
with Respect to Distressed Mortgage Loans.
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92
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Section
3.23
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[Duties
of the Credit Risk Manager.]
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93
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Section
3.24
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[Limitation
Upon Liability of the Credit Risk Manager.
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93
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Section
3.25
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[Removal
of Credit Risk Manager.
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94
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ARTICLE
IIIA ADMINISTRATION AND MASTER SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS
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94
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Section
3A.1
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Master
Servicer.
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94
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Section
3A.2
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REMIC-Related
Covenants.
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95
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Section
3A.3
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Monitoring
of Servicer.
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95
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Section
3A.4
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Fidelity
Bond.
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96
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Section
3A.5
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Power
to Act; Procedures.
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96
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Section
3A.6
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Documents,
Records and Funds in Possession of Master Servicer To Be
Held for
Trustee.
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97
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Section
3A.7
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Trustee
to Retain Possession of Certain Insurance Policies and
Documents.
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98
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Section
3A.8
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Compensation
for the Master Servicer.
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98
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Section
3A.9
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Annual
Officer’s Certificate as to Compliance.
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98
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Section
3A.10
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UCC.
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99
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Section
3A.11
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Obligation
of the Master Servicer in Respect of Prepayment Interest
Shortfalls.
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99
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ARTICLE
IV DISTRIBUTIONS
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99
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Section
4.1
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Distributions.
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99
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Section
4.2
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Method
of Distribution.
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109
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Section
4.3
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Allocation
of Losses.
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109
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Section
4.4
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Reports
to the Depositor, the Securities Administrator and the
Trustee.
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110
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Section
4.5
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Reports
by or on Behalf of the Trustee.
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110
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Section
4.6
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Basis
Risk Reserve Fund.
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113
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Section
4.7
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[Supplemental
Interest Trust.
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114
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Section
4.8
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[Rights
of Swap Counterparty.
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115
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Section
4.9
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[The
Pre-Funding Account] [The Revolving Account].
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115
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Section
4.10
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[The
Capitalized Interest Account.
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116
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ARTICLE
V THE CERTIFICATES
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117
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Section
5.1
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The
Certificates.
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117
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Section
5.2
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Certificate
Register; Registration of Transfer and Exchange of
Certificates.
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117
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Section
5.3
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Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates.
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123
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ii
Section
5.4
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Persons
Deemed Owners.
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123
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Section
5.5
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Access
to List of Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses.
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123
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Section
5.6
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Maintenance
of Office or Agency.
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123
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ARTICLE
VI THE DEPOSITOR, THE SERVICER, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE
SELLER AND [THE
CREDIT RISK MANAGER
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124
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Section
6.1
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Respective
Liabilities of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Master Servicer,
the
Seller and [the Credit Risk Manager].
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124
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Section
6.2
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Merger
or Consolidation of the Depositor, Servicer, the Master Servicer,
the
Seller and [the Credit Risk Manager].
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124
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Section
6.3
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Limitation
on Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Servicer,
the
Seller and Others.
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125
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Section
6.4
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Limitation
on Resignation of Servicer.
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126
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Section
6.5
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Reporting
Requirements of the Commission and Indemnification.
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126
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ARTICLE
VII DEFAULT
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127
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Section
7.1
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Events
of Default.
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127
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Section
7.2
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Notification
to Certificateholders.
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132
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ARTICLE
VIII CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR;
REPORTS
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132
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Section
8.1
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Duties
of Trustee and the Securities Administrator.
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132
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Section
8.2
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Certain
Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Securities
Administrator.
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134
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Section
8.3
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Neither
Trustee nor Securities Administrator Liable for Certificates
or Mortgage
Loans.
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135
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Section
8.4
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Trustee
and Securities Administrator May Own Certificates.
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136
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Section
8.5
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Fees
and Expenses of the Trustee, the Securities Administrator
and
Others.
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136
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Section
8.6
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Eligibility
Requirements for the Trustee and the Securities
Administrator.
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137
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Section
8.7
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Resignation
and Removal of Trustee or Securities Administrator.
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137
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Section
8.8
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Successor
Trustee or Securities Administrator.
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138
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Section
8.9
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Merger
or Consolidation of Trustee or Securities Administrator.
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138
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Section
8.10
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Appointment
of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee.
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139
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Section
8.11
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Tax
Matters.
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140
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Section
8.12
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Filings.
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143
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Section
8.13
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Reporting
Requirements of the Commission and Indemnification
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144
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Section
8.14
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The
Custodian and the Securities Administrator.
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145
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ARTICLE
IX TERMINATION
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145
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Section
9.1
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Termination
upon Liquidation or Purchase of all Mortgage Loans.
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145
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Section
9.2
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Final
Distribution on the Certificates.
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147
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Section
9.3
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Additional
Termination Requirements.
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148
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ARTICLE
X MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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149
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Section
10.1
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Amendment.
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149
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Section
10.2
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Recordation
of Agreement; Counterparts.
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151
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Section
10.3
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Governing
Law.
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151
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Section
10.4
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Intention
of Parties.
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151
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Section
10.5
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Notices.
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152
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Section
10.6
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Severability
of Provisions.
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153
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Section
10.7
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Assignment.
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153
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Section
10.8
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Limitation
on Rights of Certificateholders.
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153
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Section
10.9
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Inspection
and Audit Rights.
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154
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Section
10.10
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Certificates
Nonassessable and Fully Paid.
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155
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Section
10.11
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[Derivative
Transactions
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155
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Section
10.12
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Limitations
on Actions; No Proceedings.
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156
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Section
10.13
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Mortgage
Data.
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156
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Section
10.14
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Benefits
of Agreement; Additional Rights of NIMS Insurer.
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156
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Section
10.15
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Waiver
of Jury Trial.
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157
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Section
10.16
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Limitation
of Damages.
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157
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iv
SCHEDULES
Schedule
I: [Mortgage
Loan Schedule] [Revolving Credit Loan Schedule]
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
A:
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Forms
of Certificates
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Exhibit
B:
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[Reserved]
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Exhibit
C:
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Form
of Initial Certification of Custodian
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Exhibit
D:
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Form
of Final Certification of Custodian
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Exhibit
E-1:
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Form
of Residual Transfer Affidavit (Transferor)
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Exhibit
E-2
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Form
of Residual Transfer Affidavit (Transferee)
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Exhibit
F:
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Form
of Transferor Certificate
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Exhibit
G-1:
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Form
of Investment Letter (Non-Rule 144A)
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Exhibit
G-2:
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Form
of Investment Letter (Rule 144A)
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Exhibit
H:
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Benefit
Plan Affidavit
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Exhibit
I:
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[Reserved]
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Exhibit
J:
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Request
for Release of Documents
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Exhibit
K:
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Form
of Certification to be Provided to the Depositor by the
Servicer
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Exhibit
L:
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Form
of Certification to be Provided to the Depositor by the
Trustee
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Exhibit
M:
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Form
of Limited Power of Attorney
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[Exhibit
N:
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Credit
Risk Management Agreements]
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[Exhibit
O:
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Swap
Agreement]
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[Exhibit
P
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Form
of Addition Notice]
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v
[The
provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for each series will be
modified as applicable]
This
POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT dated as of
[ ],
20[ ] (this “Agreement”), is by and among AEGIS ASSET BACKED
SECURITIES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as depositor (the “Depositor”),
AEGIS MORTGAGE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as seller (the “Seller”),
[ ], as master
servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), securities administrator (in
such capacity, the “Securities Administrator”) and custodian (in such capacity,
the “Custodian”),
[ ], as
servicer (together with any successor in interest, the “Servicer”),
[ ], as credit
risk manager (the “Credit Risk Manager”), and
[ ], as trustee
(the “Trustee”).
WITNESSETH
THAT
In
consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
PRELIMINARY
STATEMENT
The
Depositor has acquired the Mortgage Loans from the Seller, and at the Closing
Date is the owner of the Mortgage Loans and the other property being conveyed
by
it to the Trustee hereunder for inclusion in the Trust Fund. On the Closing
Date, the Depositor will acquire the Certificates from the Trust Fund, as
consideration for its transfer to the Trust Fund of the Mortgage Loans and
the
other property constituting the Trust Fund. The Depositor has duly authorized
the execution and delivery of this Agreement to provide for the conveyance
to
the Trustee of the Mortgage Loans and the other property constituting the Trust
Fund. All covenants and agreements made by the Seller in the Sale Agreement
and
by the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer, [the Credit Risk Manager] and the
Trustee herein with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the other property
constituting the Trust Fund are for the benefit of the Holders from time to
time
of the Certificates and, to the extent provided herein, the NIMS Insurer, if
any. The Depositor, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities
Administrator, the Custodian, the Servicer, the Trustee, and [the Credit Risk
Manager] are entering into this Agreement, and the Trustee is accepting the
Trust Fund created hereby, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged.
[As
provided herein, an election shall be made that the Trust Fund (exclusive of
(i)
[the Swap Agreement], (ii) the right to receive and the obligation to pay Basis
Risk Shortfalls and Unpaid Basis Risk Shortfalls, (iii) the Basis Risk Reserve
Fund, (iv) the Supplemental Interest Trust (v) [the Supplemental Interest Trust
Account], [(vi) the Pre-Funding Account, (vii) the Capitalized Interest Account]
and [(viii)] the obligation to pay Class I Shortfalls (collectively, the
“Excluded Trust Assets”)) be treated for federal income tax purposes as
comprising three real estate mortgage investment conduits under Section 860D
of
the Code (each a “REMIC” or, in the alternative “REMIC 1,” “REMIC 2,” and “REMIC
3,” also being referred to as the “Upper Tier REMIC”). Any inconsistencies or
ambiguities in this Agreement or in the administration of this Agreement shall
be resolved in a manner that preserves the validity of such REMIC
elections.
Each
Certificate, other than the Class R Certificate, represents ownership of a
regular interest in the Upper Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.
In addition, each Certificate, other than the Class R, Class X and Class P
Certificates, represents (i) the right to receive payments with respect to
any
Basis Risk Shortfalls and Unpaid Basis Risk Shortfalls and (ii) the obligation
to pay Class I Shortfalls. The Class R Certificate represents ownership of
the
sole Class of residual interest in each of REMIC 1, REMIC 2 and the Upper Tier
REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.
The
Upper
Tier REMIC shall hold as its assets the uncertificated Lower Tier Interests
in
REMIC 2, other than the LT2-R interest, and each such Lower Tier Interest is
hereby designated as a regular interest in REMIC 2 for purposes of the REMIC
Provisions. REMIC 2 shall hold as its assets the uncertificated Lower Tier
Interests in REMIC 1, other than the LT1-R interest, and each such Lower Tier
Interest is hereby designated as a regular interest in REMIC 1. REMIC 1 shall
hold as its assets the property of the Trust Fund other than the Lower Tier
Interests in REMIC 1, REMIC 2 and the Excluded Trust Assets.
The
startup day for each REMIC created hereby for purposes of the REMIC Provisions
is the Closing Date. In addition, for purposes of the REMIC Provisions, the
latest possible maturity date for each regular interest in each REMIC created
hereby is the Latest Possible Maturity Date.
REMIC
1:
The
following table sets forth the designations, principal balances and interest
rates for each interest in REMIC 1, each of which (other than the LT1-R Lower
Tier Interest) is hereby designated as a regular interest in REMIC 1 (the “REMIC
1 Regular Interests”):
Class
Designation
|
Initial
Principal Balance
|
Interest
Rate
|
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LT1-A
|
$
[ ]
|
(1)
|
||
LT1-F1
|
$
[ ]
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(2)
|
||
LT1-V1
|
$
[ ]
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(3)
|
||
LT1-R
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(4)
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(4)
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(1)
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For
any Distribution Date (and the related Accrual Period) the interest
rate
for the Class LT1-A Interest shall be the Net WAC Rate.
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(2)
|
For
any Distribution Date (and the related Accrual Period) the interest
rate
for each of these Lower Tier Interests shall be the lesser of (i)
the
REMIC Swap Rate for such Distribution Date, and (ii) the product
of (a)
the Net WAC Rate and (b) 2.
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(3)
|
For
any Distribution Date (and the related Accrual Period) the interest
rate
for each of these Lower Tier Interests shall be the excess, if any,
of (i)
the product of (a) the Net WAC Rate and (b) 2, over (ii) the REMIC
Swap
Rate for such Distribution Date.
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(4)
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The
LT1-R interest shall not have a principal amount and shall not bear
interest. The LT1-R interest is hereby designated as the sole class
of
residual interest in REMIC 1.
|
On
each
Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall first pay or charge as
an
expense of REMIC 1 all expenses of the Trust Fund for such Distribution Date,
other than any Net Swap Payment or Swap Termination Payment required to be
made
from the Trust Fund.
2
On
each
Distribution Date the Securities Administrator shall distribute the aggregate
Interest Remittance Amount for the two Mortgage Pools (net of expenses described
in the preceding paragraph) with respect to each of the Lower Tier Interests
in
REMIC 1 based on the above-described interest rates.
On
each
Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall distribute the aggregate
Principal Remittance Amount for the two Mortgage Pools with respect to the
Lower
Tier Interests in REMIC 1, first to the Class LT1-A Interest until its principal
balance is reduced to zero, and then sequentially, to the other Lower Tier
Interests in REMIC 1 in ascending order of their numerical class designation,
and, with respect to each pair of classes having the same numerical designation,
in equal amounts to each such class, until the principal balance of each such
class is reduced to zero. All losses on the Mortgage Loans shall be allocated
among the Lower Tier Interests in REMIC 1 in the same manner that principal
distributions are allocated.
On
each
Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall distribute the Prepayment
Penalties collected during the preceding Prepayment Period, in the case of
Principal Prepayments in full, or during the related Collection Period, in
the
case of Principal Prepayments in part, to the Class LT1-F59 and Class LT1-V59
Lower Tier Interests, respectively.
REMIC
2:
The
following table sets forth the designations, principal balances and interest
rates for each interest in REMIC 2, each of which (other than the Class LT2-R
Interest) is hereby designated as a regular interest in REMIC 2 (the “REMIC 2
Regular Interests”):
REMIC
2
Lower
Tier
Class
Designation
|
REMIC
2
Lower
Tier
Interest
Rate
|
Initial
Class
Principal
Amount
|
Corresponding
Class of
Certificate(s) or Components |
|||
Class
LT2-I[A]
|
(1)
|
$
[ ]
|
[A]
|
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Class
LT2-[M]
|
(1)
|
$
[ ]
|
[M]
|
|||
Class
LT2-[B]
|
(1)
|
$
[ ]
|
[B]
|
|||
Class
LT2-Q
|
(1)
|
$
[ ]
|
N/A
|
|||
Class
LT2-IO
|
(2)
|
(2)
|
N/A
|
|||
Class
LT2-R
|
(3)
|
(3)
|
R
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___________________________
(1)
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For
any Distribution Date (and the related Accrual Period) the interest
rate
for each of these Lower Tier Interests in REMIC 2 is a per annum
rate
equal to the weighted average of the interest rates on the Lower
Tier
Interests in REMIC 1 for such Distribution Date, provided,
however, that
for any Distribution Date on which the Class LT2-IO Interest is entitled
to a portion of the interest accruals on a Lower Tier Interest in
REMIC 1
having an “F” in its class designation, as described in footnote two
below, such weighted average shall be computed by first subjecting
the
rate on such Lower Tier Interest in REMIC 1 to a cap equal to Swap
LIBOR
for such Distribution Date.
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(2)
|
The
Class LT2-IO is an interest only class that does not have a principal
balance. For only those Distribution Dates listed in the first column
in
the table below, the Class LT2-IO shall be entitled to interest accrued
on
the Lower Tier Interest in REMIC 1 listed in second column in the
table
below at a per annum rate equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the
interest
rate for such Lower Tier Interest in REMIC 1 for such Distribution
Date
over (ii) Swap LIBOR for such Distribution
Date.
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3
Distribution
Dates
|
REMIC
1
Class Designation
|
|
2
|
Class
LT2-F1
|
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2-3
|
Class
LT2-F2
|
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2-4
|
Class
LT2-F3
|
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2-5
|
Class
LT2-F4
|
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2-6
|
Class
LT2-F5
|
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2-7
|
Class
LT2-F6
|
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2-8
|
Class
LT2-F7
|
|
2-9
|
Class
LT2-F8
|
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2-10
|
Class
LT2-F9
|
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2-11
|
Class
LT2-F10
|
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2-12
|
Class
LT2-F11
|
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2-13
|
Class
LT2-F12
|
|
2-14
|
Class
LT2-F13
|
|
2-15
|
Class
LT2-F14
|
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2-16
|
Class
LT2-F15
|
|
2-17
|
Class
LT2-F16
|
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2-18
|
Class
LT2-F17
|
|
2-19
|
Class
LT2-F18
|
|
2-20
|
Class
LT2-F19
|
|
2-21
|
Class
LT2-F20
|
|
2-22
|
Class
LT2-F21
|
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2-23
|
Class
LT2-F22
|
|
2-24
|
Class
LT2-F23
|
|
2-25
|
Class
LT2-F24
|
|
2-26
|
Class
LT2-F25
|
|
2-27
|
Class
LT2-F26
|
|
2-28
|
Class
LT2-F27
|
|
2-29
|
Class
LT2-F28
|
|
2-30
|
Class
LT2-F29
|
|
2-31
|
Class
LT2-F30
|
|
2-32
|
Class
LT2-F31
|
|
2-33
|
Class
LT2-F32
|
|
2-34
|
Class
LT2-F33
|
|
2-35
|
Class
LT2-F34
|
|
2-36
|
Class
LT2-F35
|
|
2-37
|
Class
LT2-F36
|
|
2-38
|
Class
LT2-F37
|
|
2-39
|
Class
LT2-F38
|
|
2-40
|
Class
LT2-F39
|
|
2-41
|
Class
LT2-F40
|
|
2-42
|
Class
LT2-F41
|
|
2-43
|
Class
LT2-F42
|
|
2-44
|
Class
LT2-F43
|
|
2-45
|
Class
LT2-F44
|
4
2-46
|
Class
LT2-F45
|
|
2-47
|
Class
LT2-F46
|
|
2-48
|
Class
LT2-F47
|
|
2-49
|
Class
LT2-F48
|
|
2-50
|
Class
LT2-F49
|
|
2-51
|
Class
LT2-F50
|
|
2-52
|
Class
LT2-F51
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(3)
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The
Class LT2-R interest is the sole class of residual interests in REMIC
2.
It does not have an interest rate or a principal
balance.
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On
each
Distribution Date, interest shall be distributed on the Lower Tier Interests
in
REMIC 2 based on the above-described interest rates,
provided,
however,
that
interest that accrues on the Class LT2-Q Interest shall be deferred in an amount
equal to one-half of the increase, if any, in the Overcollateralization Amount
for such Distribution Date. Any interest so deferred shall itself bear interest
at the interest rate for the Class LT2-Q Interest. An amount equal to the
interest so deferred shall be distributed as additional principal on the other
Lower Tier Interests in REMIC 2 having a principal balance in the manner
described under priority (a) below.
On
each
Distribution Date principal shall be distributed, and Realized Losses shall
be
allocated, among the Lower Tier Interests in REMIC 2 in the following order
of
priority:
(a)
First, to the Class LT2-[A], Class LT2-[M] and Class LT2-[B] Interests
until the principal balance of each such Lower Tier Interest equals one-half
of
the Class Principal Amount of the Corresponding Class of Certificates
immediately after such Distribution Date; and
(b)
Second, to the Class LT2-Q Interests, any remaining amounts.
On
each
Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall be deemed to have
distributed the Prepayment Penalties passed through with respect to the Class
LT1-F59 and Class LT1-V59 Lower Tier Interests in REMIC 1 on such Distribution
Date to the Class LT2-Q Interest.
Certificates:
The
following table sets forth (or describes) the Class designation, Certificate
Interest Rate, initial Class Principal Amount and minimum denomination for
each
Class of Certificates comprising interests in the Trust Fund created hereunder.
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Class
Designation
|
Certificate
Interest Rate
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Initial
Class
Principal
Amount
|
Minimum
Denomination
|
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Class
[A]
|
(1)
|
$
[ ]
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$
[ ]
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Class
[M]
|
(2)
|
$
[ ]
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$
[ ]
|
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Class
[B]
|
(3)
|
$
[ ]
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$
[ ]
|
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Class
P
|
(4)
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$
100.00
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(5)
|
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Class
X
|
(5)
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(6)
|
(5)
|
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Class
R
|
(7)
|
(7)
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(7)
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(1)
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The
Certificate Interest Rate with respect to any Distribution Date (and
the
related Accrual Period) for the Class [A] Certificates is the per
annum
rate equal to the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus
[ ]% and
(ii) the Pool 1 Net Funds Cap for such Distribution Date;
provided
that if the Mortgage Loans and related property are not purchased
pursuant
to Section 8.1(a) on the Initial Optional Purchase Date, then with
respect
to each subsequent Distribution Date the per annum rate calculated
pursuant to clause (i) above with respect to the Class [A] Certificates
will be LIBOR plus
[ ]%.
For
purposes of the REMIC Provisions, the reference to “Pool 1 Net Funds Cap”
in clause (ii) of the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be a
reference
to the REMIC 2 Net Funds Cap; therefore: on any Distribution Date
the
Certificate Interest Rate for the Class [A] Certificates exceeds
the REMIC
2 Net Funds Cap, interest accruals based on such excess shall be
treated
as having been paid from the Basis Risk Reserve Fund or the Supplemental
Interest Trust, as applicable; on any Distribution Date on which
the
Certificate Interest Rate on the Class [A] Certificates is based
on the
Pool 1 Net Funds Cap, the amount of interest that would have accrued
on
the Class [A] Certificates if the REMIC 2 Net Funds Cap were substituted
for the Pool 1 Net Funds Cap shall be treated as having been paid
by the
Class [A] Certificateholders to the Supplemental Interest Trust,
all
pursuant to and as further provided in Section 8.11(c) hereof.
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(2)
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The
Certificate Interest Rate with respect to any Distribution Date (and
the
related Accrual Period) for the Class [M] Certificates is the per
annum
rate equal to the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus
[ ]% and
(ii) the Subordinate Net Funds Cap for such Distribution Date;
provided
that if the Mortgage Loans and related property are not purchased
pursuant
to Section 8.1(a) on the Initial Optional Purchase Date, then with
respect
to each subsequent Distribution Date the per annum rate calculated
pursuant to clause (i) above with respect to the Class [M] Certificates
will be LIBOR plus
[ ]%.
For
purposes of the REMIC Provisions, the reference to “Subordinate Net Funds
Cap” in clause (ii) of the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be a
reference to the REMIC 2 Net Funds Cap; therefore: on any Distribution
Date the Certificate Interest Rate for the Class [M] Certificates
exceeds
the REMIC 2 Net Funds Cap, interest accruals based on such excess
shall be
treated as having been paid from the Basis Risk Reserve Fund or the
Supplemental Interest Trust, as applicable; on any Distribution Date
on
which the Certificate Interest Rate on the Class [M] Certificates
is based
on the Subordinate Net Funds Cap, the amount of interest that would
have
accrued on the Class M1 Certificates if the REMIC 2 Net Funds Cap
were
substituted for the Subordinate Net Funds Cap shall be treated as
having
been paid by the Class [M] Certificateholders to the Supplemental
Interest
Trust, all pursuant to and as further provided in Section 8.11(c)
hereof.
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(3)
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The
Certificate Interest Rate with respect to any Distribution Date (and
the
related Accrual Period) for the Class [B] Certificates is the per
annum
rate equal to the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus
[ ]% and
(ii) the Subordinate Net Funds Cap for such Distribution Date;
provided
that if the Mortgage Loans and related property are not purchased
pursuant
to Section 8.1(a) on the Initial Optional Purchase Date, then with
respect
to each subsequent Distribution Date the per annum rate calculated
pursuant to clause (i) above with respect to the Class [B] Certificates
will be LIBOR plus
[ ]%.
For
purposes of the REMIC Provisions, the reference to “Subordinate Net Funds
Cap” in clause (ii) of the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be a
reference to the REMIC 2 Net Funds Cap; therefore: on any Distribution
Date the Certificate Interest Rate for the Class [B] Certificates
exceeds
the REMIC 2 Net Funds Cap, interest accruals based on such excess
shall be
treated as having been paid from the Basis Risk Reserve Fund or the
Supplemental Interest Trust, as applicable; on any Distribution Date
on
which the Certificate Interest Rate on the Class [B] Certificates
is based
on the Subordinate Net Funds Cap, the amount of interest that would
have
accrued on the Class [B] Certificates if the REMIC 2 Net Funds Cap
were
substituted for the Subordinate Net Funds Cap shall be treated as
having
been paid by the Class [B] Certificateholders to the Supplemental
Interest
Trust, all pursuant to and as further provided in Section 8.11(c)
hereof.
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(4)
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The
Class P Certificates will not bear interest at a stated rate but
shall
entitle the Holder thereof to receive Prepayment Penalties paid with
respect to the Mortgage Loans as provided in Section
4.1(g).
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(5)
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The
Class P and the Class X Certificates shall each be issued in minimum
Percentage Interests of 100%.
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(6)
|
For
purposes of the REMIC Provisions, Class X shall have an initial principal
balance of $[ ]
and the right to receive distributions of such amount represents
a regular
interest in the Upper Tier REMIC. The Class X Certificate shall also
comprise two notional components, each of which represents a regular
interest in the Upper Tier REMIC. The first such component has a
notional
balance that will at all times equal the aggregate of the Class Principal
Amounts of the Lower Tier Interests in REMIC 2, and, for each Distribution
Date (and the related Accrual Period) this notional component shall
bear
interest at a per annum rate equal to the excess, if any, of (i)
the
difference between (a) the weighted average of the interest rates
on the
Lower Tier Interests in REMIC 2 (other than the Class LT2-IO Interest)
minus (b) [the Credit Risk Manager’s Fee Rate], over (ii) the Adjusted
Lower Tier WAC. The second notional component represents the right
to
receive all distributions in respect of the Class LT2-IO Interest
in REMIC
2. In addition, for purposes of the REMIC Provisions, the Class X
Certificates
shall represent beneficial ownership of (i) the Basis Risk Reserve
Fund;
(ii) the Supplemental Interest Trust, including [the Swap Agreement];
and
(iii) an interest in the notional principal contracts provided in
Section
8.11(c) hereof.
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(7)
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The
Class R Certificates will be issued without a Certificate Principal
Amount
and will not bear interest at a stated rate. The Class R Certificates
represent ownership of the residual interest in the Upper Tier REMIC,
as
well as ownership of the Class LT1-R and Class LT2-R Lower Tier Interests.
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As
of the
Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loans had an aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance
of
$[ ].
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
Section
1.1 Definitions. The
following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall
have
the following meanings:
Accepted
Master Servicing Practices:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, as applicable, either (x) those customary mortgage
master servicing practices of prudent mortgage servicing institutions that
master service mortgage loans of the same type and quality as such Mortgage
Loan
in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located, to the
extent applicable to the Master Servicer (except in its capacity as successor
to
the Servicer), or (y) as provided in Section 3A.1 hereof, but in no event below
the standard set forth in clause (x).
Account:
The
Custodial Account, the Collection Account or the Distribution Account, as the
context may require.
Accountant:
A
person engaged in the practice
of
accounting who (except when this Agreement provides that an Accountant must
be
Independent) may be employed by or affiliated with the Depositor or an Affiliate
of the Depositor.
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Accrual
Period:
With
respect to any Distribution Date and any Class of LIBOR Certificates, the period
beginning on the Distribution Date in the calendar month immediately preceding
the month in which the related Distribution Date occurs (or, in the case of
the
first Distribution Date, beginning on the Closing Date) and ending on the day
immediately preceding the related Distribution Date. With respect to any
Distribution Date and the Class X Certificates and each Class of Lower Tier
Interests, the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such
Distribution Date occurs.
[Addition
Notice:
With
respect to each sale of Subsequent Mortgage Loans to the Trustee pursuant to
Section [ ] of this Agreement, a notice from the
Depositor substantially in the form of Exhibit [ ]
hereto
delivered to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator,
the
Custodian, each Rating Agency and any NIMS Insurer.]
[Additional
Mortgage Loan:
A
Mortgage Loan that is conveyed as of the Transfer Date to the Trustee by the
Depositor pursuant to a Transfer Supplement to the [Sale]
Agreement, which Mortgage Loan shall be identified in such Transfer Supplement
as a Additional Mortgage Loan and added by the Depositor to the Mortgage Loan
Schedule.]
[Additional
Termination Event:
As
defined in the Swap Agreement.]
Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan as to which the related Mortgage Note provides for the adjustment
of the
Mortgage
Rate applicable thereto.
Adjusted
Lower Tier WAC:
[For
any
Distribution Date (and the related Accrual Period), an amount equal to (i)
two,
multiplied by (ii) the weighted average of the interest rates for such
Distribution Date for the Class LT2-[A], Class LT2-[M], Class LT2-[B] and Class
LT2-Q Interests, weighted in proportion to their Class Principal Amounts as
of
the beginning of the related Accrual Period and computed by subjecting the
rate
on the Class LT2-Q to a cap of 0.00%, and by subjecting the rate on each of
the
Class LT2-[A], Class LT2-[M] and Class LT2-[B] Interests to a cap that
corresponds to the Certificate Interest Rate (determined by substituting the
REMIC 2 Net Funds Cap for the Net Funds Cap) for the Corresponding Class of
Certificates, provided,
however,
that
for each Class of LIBOR Certificates, the Certificate Interest Rate shall be
multiplied by an amount equal to (a) the actual number of days in the Accrual
Period, divided by (b) 30.]
Advance:
Each of
a Delinquency Advance and a Servicing Advance, as applicable.
Advance
Facility:
As
defined in Section 3.20.
Advance
Facility Counterparty:
As
defined in Section 3.20.
Advance
Reimbursement Payment:
With
respect to each Distribution Date until the Initial Advance Facility has been
terminated, the sum of (i) the amount available from collections on the Mortgage
Loans with respect to such Distribution Date to reimburse the Servicer (or
the
Subservicer) for unreimbursed Advances made by it, such right of reimbursement
pursuant to this subclause (i) being limited to amounts received on any Mortgage
Loan in respect of which any such Advance was made, and (ii) to the extent
of
other available amounts, the amount necessary to reimburse the Servicer (or
the
Subservicer) for any Nonrecoverable Advance previously made.
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Advance
Reimbursement Rights:
As
defined in Section 3.20.
[Advance
Reimbursement Shortfall Amount:
As
defined in Section 3.01.]
Adverse
REMIC Event:
Either
(i) loss of status as a REMIC, within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code,
for any group of assets identified as a REMIC in the Preliminary Statement
to
this Agreement, or (ii) imposition of any tax, including the tax imposed under
Section 860F(a)(1) on prohibited transactions, and the tax imposed under Section
860G(d) on certain contributions to a REMIC, on any REMIC created hereunder
to
the extent such tax would be payable from assets held as part of the Trust
Fund.
[Affected
Party:
As
defined in the Swap 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.
Aggregate
Expense Rate:
Not
Applicable.
Aggregate
Pool Balance:
As of
any date of determination, the aggregate of the Pool Balances of Pool 1 and
Pool
2 on such date.
Aggregate
Overcollateralization Release Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, the lesser of (x) the aggregate of the
Principal Remittance Amounts for each Mortgage Pool for such Distribution Date
and (y) the amount, if any, by which (i) the Overcollateralization Amount for
such date, calculated for this purpose on the basis of the assumption that
100%
of the aggregate of the Principal Remittance Amounts for such Distribution
Date
is applied on such date in reduction of the aggregate Certificate
Principal Amount of the LIBOR Certificates,
exceeds
(ii) the Targeted Overcollateralization Amount for such Distribution Date.
Agreement:
This
Pooling and Servicing Agreement and all amendments
and
supplements hereto.
Anniversary
Year:
The
one-year period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the first
anniversary thereof, and each subsequent one-year period beginning on the day
after the end of the preceding Anniversary Year and ending on next succeeding
anniversary of the Closing Date.
Applied
Loss Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, the amount, if any, by which (x) the aggregate
Certificate Principal Amount of the Certificates after giving effect to all
distributions on such Distribution Date, but before giving effect to any
application of the Applied Loss Amount with respect to such date, exceeds (y)
the Aggregate Pool Balance for such Distribution Date.
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Appraised
Value:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amount set forth in an appraisal made in
connection with the origination of such Mortgage
Loan as
the value of the related Mortgaged Property.
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 assignment of the Mortgage
to the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, which assignment,
notice of transfer or equivalent instrument may be in the form of one or more
blanket assignments covering the Mortgage Loans secured by Mortgaged Properties
located in the same jurisdiction, if permitted by law; provided,
however,
that
neither the Custodian nor the Trustee shall be responsible for determining
whether any such assignment is in recordable form.
Authorized
Officer:
Any
Person who may execute
an
Officer’s Certificate on behalf of the Depositor.
[B]
Principal Distribution Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, the amount, if any, by which (x) the sum
of
(i) the
aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Class [A] and Class [M] Certificates,
in
each case after giving effect to distributions on such Distribution Date, and
(ii) the Class Principal Amount of the Class [B] Certificates immediately prior
to such Distribution Date exceeds (y) the [B] Target Amount.
[B]
Target Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the
product of (i)
[ ]% and (ii)
the Aggregate Pool Balance for such Distribution Date and (b) the amount, if
any, by which (i) the Aggregate Pool Balance for such Distribution Date exceeds
(ii) 0.50% of the Cut-off Date Balance.
Balloon
Mortgage Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan having an original term to maturity that is shorter than its
amortization schedule, and a final Scheduled Payment that is disproportionately
large in comparison to other Scheduled Payments.
Balloon
Payment:
The
final Scheduled Payment in respect
of a
Balloon Mortgage Loan.
Bankruptcy:
With
respect to any Person, the making of an assignment for the benefit of creditors,
the filing of a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, adjudication as a bankrupt
or
insolvent, the entry of an order for relief in a bankruptcy or insolvency
proceeding, the seeking of reorganization, arrangement, composition,
readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief, or seeking, consenting
to or acquiescing in the appointment of a trustee, receiver or liquidator,
dissolution, or termination, as the case may be, of such Person pursuant to
the
provisions of either the United States Bankruptcy Code of 1986, as amended,
or
any other similar state laws.
Bankruptcy
Code:
The
United States Bankruptcy Code of 1986, as amended.
Basis
Risk Payment:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the sum of (i) any Basis
Risk Shortfall for such Distribution Date, (ii) any Unpaid Basis Risk Shortfall
for such Distribution Date and (iii) any Required Reserve Fund Amount for such
Distribution Date. The amount of the Basis Risk Payment for any Distribution
Date cannot exceed the amount of Monthly Excess Cashflow otherwise available
for
distribution pursuant to Section 4.1(e) of this Agreement.
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Basis
Risk Reserve Fund:
A fund
created as part of the Trust
Fund
pursuant to Section 4.6 of this Agreement but which is not an asset of any
of
the REMICs.
Basis
Risk Shortfall:
With
respect to any Distribution Date and any Class of LIBOR Certificates, the amount
by which the amount of interest calculated at the Certificate Interest Rate
applicable to such Class for such date, determined without regard to the
applicable Net Funds Cap for such date but subject to a cap equal to the Maximum
Interest Rate, exceeds the amount of interest calculated at the applicable
Net
Funds Cap.
Book-Entry
Certificates:
Beneficial interests in Certificates
designated as “Book-Entry Certificates” in this Agreement, ownership and
transfers of which shall be evidenced or made through book entries by a
Depository; provided
that after
the
occurrence of a condition whereupon book-entry registration and transfer are
no
longer permitted and Definitive Certificates are to be issued to Certificate
Owners, such Book-Entry Certificates shall no longer be “Book-Entry
Certificates.” As of the Closing Date, the following Classes of Certificates
constitute Book-Entry Certificates: the Class [A], Class [M] and Class [B]
Certificates.
Bulk
PMI Policy:
Not
applicable.
Business
Day:
Any day
other than (i) a Saturday or a Sunday, (ii) a day on which banking institutions
in New York, New York or, if other than New York, any city in which the
Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee is located, or (iii) the States of
Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota or Texas are closed.
[Capitalized
Interest Account:
The
account created and maintained by the Securities Administrator pursuant to
Section [ ].
Such
account shall not be an asset of any REMIC.]
[Capitalized
Interest Requirement:
With
respect to any Distribution Date to and including the Distribution Date
following the end of the Pre-Funding Period, an amount equal to the product
of
(i) the weighted average Net Mortgage Rate of the Mortgage Loans divided by
12,
multiplied by (ii) the excess of (a) the balance in the Pre-Funding Account
as
of the Closing Date over (b) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the
Subsequent Mortgage Loans that will have a scheduled interest payment included
in the related Interest Remittance Amount for such Distribution
Date.]
Carryforward
Interest:
With
respect to any Distribution Date and each Class of Certificates (other than
the
Class X, Class P and Class R Certificates), the
sum
of (i) the amount, if any, by which (x) the sum of (A) Current Interest for
such Class for the immediately preceding Distribution Date and (B) any unpaid
Carryforward Interest for such Class from previous Distribution Dates exceeds
(y) the amount distributed in respect of interest on such Class on such
immediately preceding Distribution Date, and (ii) interest on such amount for
the related Accrual Period at the applicable Certificate Interest
Rate.
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Certificate:
Any one
of the certificates executed by the Trustee and authenticated by the Certificate
Registrar in substantially the forms attached hereto
as
Exhibit A.
Certificate
Interest Rate:
With
respect to each Class of Certificates and any Distribution Date, the applicable
per annum rate set forth or described in the Preliminary Statement
hereto.
Certificate
Owner
or
Owner:
With
respect to a Book-Entry Certificate, the Person who is the owner of such
Book-Entry Certificate, as reflected on the books of the Depository, or on
the
books of a Person maintaining an account with such Depository (directly or
as an
indirect participant, in accordance with the rules of such Depository) and
with
respect to any other Class of Certificates, the Certificateholder.
Certificate
Principal Amount:
With
respect to any Certificate (other than the Class X, Class P and Class
R Certificates),
the initial Certificate Principal Amount thereof on the Closing Date, less
the
amount of all principal distributions previously distributed with respect to
such Certificate and, in the case of the Subordinate Certificates, any Applied
Loss Amount previously allocated to such Certificate; provided,
however,
that on
each Distribution Date on which a Subsequent Recovery is distributed, the
Certificate Principal Amount of any Subordinate Certificate whose Certificate
Principal Amount has previously been reduced by application of any Applied
Loss
Amount shall be increased, in order of seniority, by an amount (to be applied
pro
rata
to all
Certificates of such Class) equal to the lesser of (i) any Deferred Amount
for
each such Class immediately prior to such Distribution Date and (ii) the total
amount of any Subsequent Recovery distributed on such Distribution Date to
Certificateholders, after application (for this purpose) to any more senior
Classes of Certificates. The Class X, Class P and Class R Certificates are
issued without Certificate Principal Amounts. The Class P Certificates are
issued with an initial Class P Principal Amount of $100.
Certificate
Register
and
Certificate
Registrar:
The
register
maintained and the registrar appointed pursuant to Section 5.2.
Certificateholder:
The
meaning provided in the definition
of
“Holder.”
Certification:
As
defined in Section 8.12.
Class:
All
Certificates and, [in the case of REMIC 1 and REMIC 2, all Lower Tier
Interests], bearing the same class designation.
Class
A Certificates:
Collectively, the Class [A]
Certificates.
Class
B Certificates:
Collectively, the Class [B] Certificates.
Class
I Shortfalls:
As
defined in Section 8.11(c) hereof. For
purposes of clarity, the Class I Shortfall for any Distribution Date shall
equal
the amount payable to [the Swap Counterparty] on such Distribution Date in
excess of the amount payable on the Class I interest in REMIC 3 on such
Distribution Date, all as further provided in Section 8.11(c)
hereof.
Class
M Certificates:
Collectively, the Class [M] Certificates.
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Class
Notional Amount:
Not
applicable.
Class
P Principal Amount:
As of
the Closing Date, $100.00.
Class
Principal Amount:
With
respect to each Class of
Certificates other than the Class X, Class P and Class R Certificates, the
aggregate of the Certificate Principal Amounts of all Certificates of such
Class
at the date of determination. With respect to the Class X, Class P and Class
R
Certificates, zero.
Class
R Certificate:
Each
Class R Certificate executed by the Trustee, and authenticated and delivered
by
the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit
A
and evidencing the ownership of the Class LT1-R Interest, Class LT2-R Interest,
Class LT3-R Interest and the residual interest in the Upper Tier
REMIC.
Class
X Distributable Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, the amount of interest that has accrued on
the
Class X Notional Balance, as described in the Preliminary Statement, but that
has not been distributed prior to such date. In addition, such amount shall
include the initial Overcollateralization Amount of $[ ]
(less
$100 of such amount allocated to the Class P Certificates) to the extent such
amount has not been distributed on an earlier Distribution Date as part of
the
Aggregate Overcollateralization Release Amount.
Class
X Notional Balance:
With
respect to any Distribution Date (and the related Accrual Period) the aggregate
principal balance of the regular interests in REMIC 2 as specified in the
Preliminary Statement hereto.
Closing
Date:
[ ],
20[ ].
Code:
The
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and as it may be further amended
from
time to time, any successor
statutes
thereto, and applicable U.S. Department of Treasury regulations issued pursuant
thereto in temporary or final form.
Collection
Account:
The
separate Eligible Account or Accounts established and maintained by the Master
Servicer pursuant to Section 3.5 hereof.
Collection
Period:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, the period commencing on the second day of
the
month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs
and
ending on the first day
of the
month in which such Distribution Date occurs.
Commission:
The
United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Compensating
Interest:
With
respect to any Distribution Date and any Principal Prepayment in full in respect
of a Mortgage Loan that is received during the period from the first day of
the
related Prepayment Period through the last day of the calendar month immediately
preceding such Distribution Date, an additional payment made by the Servicer
or
the Master Servicer, to the extent funds are available from the total Servicing
Fee payable for such Distribution Date, equal to the amount of interest at
the
Mortgage Rate (less the applicable Servicing Fee Rate) for that Mortgage Loan
from the date of the prepayment through the last day of the calendar month
immediately preceding such Distribution Date. In accordance with Section 3A.11,
the Master Servicer will be required to make any payment of Compensating
Interest required to be made but not made by the Servicer pursuant to this
Agreement with respect to any Distribution Date, but only to the extent of
compensation received by the Master Servicer on such Distribution Date in
accordance with Section 3.A.8. For the avoidance of doubt, no Compensating
Interest payment shall be required in connection with any shortfalls resulting
from Principal Prepayments in part or the application of the Relief
Act.
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Conventional
Loan:
A
Mortgage Loan that is not insured by the United States Federal Housing
Administration or guaranteed by the United States Department of Veterans
Affairs.
Conventional
Loan Documents:
None.
Cooperative
Corporation:
The
entity that holds title (fee or an acceptable leasehold estate) to the real
property and improvements constituting the Cooperative Property and which
governs the Cooperative Property, which Cooperative Corporation must qualify
as
a Cooperative Housing Corporation under Section 216 of the Code.
Cooperative
Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan secured by Cooperative Shares and a Proprietary
Lease.
Cooperative
Property:
The
real property and improvements owned by the Cooperative Corporation, including
the allocation of individual dwelling units to the holders of the Cooperative
Shares of the Cooperative Corporation.
Cooperative
Shares:
Shares
issued by a Cooperative Corporation.
Cooperative
Unit:
A
single-family dwelling located in a Cooperative Property.
Corporate
Trust Office:
With
respect to the Trustee, the principal corporate trust office of the Trustee,
which office at the date of the execution of this instrument is located at
[ ],
[ ],
[ ],
Attention: AEGIS
20[ ]-[ ], or at such other address as the
Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Certificateholders,
the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Servicer.
With respect to the Securities Administrator, the office of the Securities
Administrator, which for purposes of Certificate transfers and surrender is
located at [ ],
[ ],
[ ],
[ ],
Attention: [Corporate Trust Services] (AEGIS
20[ ]-[ ]) and for all other purposes is
located at[ ],
[ ],
[ ],
Attention: [Corporate Trust Services] (AEGIS
20[ ]-[ ]) or for overnight deliveries, at
[ ],
[ ],
[ ],
Attention: [Corporate Trust Services] (Aegis
20[ ]-[ ]).
Corresponding
Class:
The
Class of Certificates that corresponds to a class of interests in REMIC 2,
as
provided in the Preliminary Statement.
Corresponding
REMIC 2 IO:
For
each Lower Tier Interest in REMIC 2 having an “A” in its class designation, the
class of Lower Tier Interest in REMIC 2 having the same numeric designation
and
an “IO” in its class designation, as described in the table for REMIC 2 set out
in the Preliminary Statement.
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[Credit
Advance Rate:
The
related per annum interest rate set forth in the related Mortgage Note with
respect to any Revolving Credit Loan.]
[Credit
Line:
With
respect to a Revolving Credit Loan, the maximum principal amount which may
be
advanced to a Mortgagor under the terms of the related Mortgage
Note.]
[Credit
Line Advance:
With
respect to a Revolving Credit Loan, a principal disbursement to a Mortgagor
under the terms of the related Mortgage Note (collectively, “Credit Line
Advances”).]
[Credit
Risk Management Agreements:
The
Loan Performance Advisor Agreement and the Loan Performance Advisor Agreement
Term Sheet, each dated as of the Closing Date, entered into by the Subservicer
and [the Credit Risk Manager], in the form of Exhibit N attached
hereto.]
[Credit
Risk Manager:
[ ],
a
[ ]
limited
liability company, and its successors and assigns.]
[Credit
Risk Manager’s Fee:
With
respect to any Distribution Date and each Mortgage Loan, an amount equal to
the
product of (a) one twelfth, (b) the Credit Risk Manager’s Fee Rate and (c) the
Scheduled Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the first day of the
related Collection Period.]
[Credit
Risk Manager’s Fee Rate:
[ ]% per
annum.]
Cumulative
Realized Losses:
As of
any date of determination, the aggregate amount of Realized Losses with respect
to the Mortgage Loans.
Current
Interest:
With
respect to each Class of Certificates (other than the Class X, Class P and
Class
R Certificates) and any Distribution Date, the aggregate amount of interest
accrued at the applicable Certificate Interest Rate during the related Accrual
Period on the Class Principal Amount (or Class Notional Amount) of such Class
immediately prior to such Distribution Date.
Custodial
Account:
The
separate Eligible Account or Accounts established and maintained by the Servicer
(or any subservicer on its behalf) pursuant to Section 3.5 hereof.
Custodian:
[ ]
or
any
successor thereto.
Cut-off
Date:
[[ ],
20[ ]] [As set forth for each Mortgage Loan in the Mortgage
Loan Schedule].
Cut-off
Date Balance:
[The
Pool Balance as of the Cut-off Date] [With respect to the Mortgage Loans in
the
Trust on the Closing Date, the sum of (i) the aggregate Scheduled Principal
Balance for all such Initial Mortgage Loans as of
[ ] and (ii)
the Pre-Funding Amount].
Debt
Service Reduction:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, a reduction by a court of competent jurisdiction
in a proceeding under the 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.
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[Defaulting
Party:
As
defined in the Swap Agreement.]
Deferred
Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date and each Class of Subordinate Certificates,
the
amount by which (x) the aggregate of Applied Loss Amounts previously applied
in
reduction of the Class Principal Amount thereof exceeds (y) the sum of (i)
the
aggregate of amounts previously reimbursed in respect thereof and (ii) the
amount by which the Class Principal Amount of such Class has been increased
due
to any Subsequent Recovery.
Deficient
Valuation:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, a valuation of the related Mortgaged Property
by a
court of competent jurisdiction in an amount less than the then outstanding
principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, which valuation results from a
proceeding initiated under the Bankruptcy Code.
Definitive
Certificate:
A
Certificate of any Class issued in definitive, fully registered, certificated
form.
Deleted
Mortgage Loan:
A
Mortgage Loan that is repurchased from the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms
hereof or as to which one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans are
substituted therefor.
Delinquency
Advance:
An
advance
of the aggregate of payments of principal and interest (net of the Servicing
Fee) on one or more Mortgage Loans that were due on a Due Date in the related
Collection Period and not received as of the close of business on the related
Determination Date, required to be made by the Servicer (or by a successor
servicer) or the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.19.
Delinquency
Event:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, a “Delinquency Event” shall have occurred if
the Rolling Three Month Delinquency Rate as of the last day of the immediately
preceding calendar month equals or exceeds [ ]%
of the
Senior Enhancement Percentage for such Distribution Date.
Delinquency
Rate:
With
respect to any calendar month, the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the
numerator of which is the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all
Mortgage Loans 60 days Delinquent or more (including all foreclosures,
bankruptcies and REO Properties) as of the close of business on the last day
of
such month, and the denominator of which is the Pool
Balance
as of
the close of business on the last day of such month.
Delinquent:
For
reporting purposes, a Mortgage Loan is “delinquent” when any payment
contractually due thereon has not been made by the close of business on the
Due
Date therefor. Such Mortgage Loan is “30 days Delinquent” if such payment has
not been received by the close of business on the corresponding day of the
month
immediately succeeding the month in which such payment was first due, or, if
there is no such corresponding day (e.g., as when a 30-day month follows a
31-day month in which a payment was due on the 31st day of such month), then
on
the last day of such immediately succeeding month. Similarly for “60 days
Delinquent” and the second immediately succeeding month and “90 days Delinquent”
and the third immediately succeeding month.
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Deposit
Date:
The day
in each calendar month on which the Master Servicer is required to remit
payments to the Distribution Account, which is the 24th
day of
each calendar month no later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) (or, if such
24th
day is
not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day).
Depositor:
Aegis
Asset Backed Securities Corporation, a Delaware corporation having its principal
place of business at 0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000,
or 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
Participant:
A
broker, dealer, bank or other financial institution or other Person for whom
from time to time a Depository effects book-entry transfers and pledges of
securities deposited with the Depository.
Determination
Date:
With
respect to each Distribution Date, the 16th day of the month in which such
Distribution Date occurs, or, if such 16th day is not a Business Day, the
immediately preceding Business Day.
Disqualified
Organization:
A
“disqualified organization” as defined in Section 860E(e)(5) of the
Code.
Distressed
Mortgage Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan that at the date of determination is Delinquent in payment for
a
period of more than 90 days without giving effect to any grace period permitted
by the related Mortgage Note or for which the Servicer or the Trustee has
accepted a deed in lieu of foreclosure.
Distribution
Account:
The
separate Eligible Account established and maintained by the Securities
Administrator in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.5(d).
Distribution
Date:
The
25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the next
succeeding Business Day, commencing in [ ]
20[ ].
Due
Date:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the date on which a Scheduled Payment is due
under
the related Mortgage Note.
Eligible
Account:
Either
(i) an account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered
depository institution or trust company that complies with the definition of
Eligible Institution or (ii) an account or accounts the deposits in which are
insured by the FDIC to the limits established by such corporation, provided
that any
such deposits not so insured shall be maintained in an account at a depository
institution or trust company whose commercial paper or other short term debt
obligations (or, in the case of a depository institution or trust company which
is the principal subsidiary of a holding company, the commercial paper or other
short term debt or deposit obligations of such holding company or depository
institution, as the case may be) have been rated by each Rating Agency in its
highest short-term rating category, or (iii) a segregated trust account or
accounts (which shall be a “special deposit account”) maintained with the
Trustee, the Securities Administrator or any other federal or state chartered
depository institution or trust company, acting in its fiduciary capacity,
in a
manner acceptable to the Trustee, the NIMS Insurer, if any, and the Rating
Agencies. Eligible Accounts may bear interest.
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Eligible
Institution:
Any of
the following:
(i) an
institution whose:
(a) commercial
paper, short-term debt obligations, or other short-term deposits are rated
at
least “A-1+” or long-term unsecured debt obligations are rated at least “AA-” by
S&P (and the equivalent ratings by the other Rating Agencies if rated by
such Rating Agencies), if the amounts on deposit are to be held in the account
for no more than 365 days; or
(b) commercial
paper, short-term debt obligations, demand deposits, or other short-term
deposits are rated at least “A-2” by S&P (and the equivalent ratings by the
other Rating Agencies if rated by such Rating Agencies), if the amounts on
deposit are to be held in the account for no more than 30 days and are not
intended to be used as credit enhancement. Upon the loss of the required rating
set forth in this clause (i), the accounts shall be transferred immediately
to
accounts which have the required rating. Furthermore, commingling by the
Servicer is acceptable at the A-2 rating level if the Servicer is a bank, thrift
or depository and provided the Servicer has the capability to immediately
segregate funds and commence remittance to an Eligible Account upon a downgrade;
or
(ii) the
corporate trust department of a federally- or state-chartered depository
institution subject to regulations regarding fiduciary funds on deposit similar
to Title 12 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulation Section 9.10(b), which,
in
either case, has corporate trust powers and is acting in its fiduciary
capacity.
Eligible
Investments:
Any one
or more of the following obligations or securities:
(i) direct
obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment of
principal and interest by, the United States of America or any agency or
instrumentality of the United States of America the obligations of which are
backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America (“Direct
Obligations”);
(ii) federal
funds, or demand and time deposits in, certificates of deposits of, or bankers’
acceptances issued by, any depository institution or trust company (including
U.S. subsidiaries of foreign depositories and the Trustee or any agent of the
Trustee, acting in its respective commercial capacity) incorporated or organized
under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and subject
to supervision and examination by federal or state banking authorities, so
long
as at the time of investment or the contractual commitment providing for such
investment the commercial paper or other short-term debt obligations of such
depository institution or trust company (or, in the case of a depository
institution or trust company which is the principal subsidiary of a holding
company, the commercial paper or other short-term debt or deposit obligations
of
such holding company or deposit institution, as the case may be) have been
rated
by each Rating Agency in its highest short-term rating category or one of its
two highest long-term rating categories;
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(iii) repurchase
agreements collateralized by Direct Obligations or securities guaranteed by
GNMA, FNMA or FHLMC with any registered broker/dealer subject to Securities
Investors’ Protection Corporation jurisdiction or any commercial bank insured by
the FDIC, if such broker/dealer or bank has an uninsured, unsecured and
unguaranteed obligation rated by each Rating Agency in its highest short-term
rating category;
(iv) securities
bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation incorporated
under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof which have
a
credit rating from each Rating Agency, at the time of investment or the
contractual commitment providing for such investment, at least equal to one
of
the two highest long-term credit rating categories of each Rating Agency;
provided,
however,
that
securities issued by any particular corporation will not be Eligible Investments
to the extent that investment therein will cause the then outstanding principal
amount of securities issued by such corporation and held as part of the Trust
Fund to exceed 20% of the sum of the Pool Balance and the aggregate principal
amount of all Eligible Investments in the Distribution Account; provided,
further,
that
such securities will not be Eligible Investments if they are published as being
under review with negative implications from any Rating Agency;
(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 180 days after the date of issuance thereof) rated by each Rating Agency
that rates such securities in its highest short-term rating
category;
(vi) a
Qualified GIC;
(vii) certificates
or receipts representing direct ownership interests in future interest or
principal payments on obligations of the United States of America or its
agencies or instrumentalities (which obligations are backed by the full faith
and credit of the United States of America) held by a custodian in safekeeping
on behalf of the holders of such receipts; and
(viii) any
other
demand, money market, common trust fund or time deposit or obligation, or
interest-bearing or other security or investment (including those managed or
advised by the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or any Affiliate thereof),
(A) rated in the highest rating category by each Rating Agency (other than
Fitch) or (B) otherwise approved in writing by each Rating Agency of any of
the
Certificates or the NIM Securities. Such investments in this subsection (viii)
may include money market mutual funds or common trust funds, including any
fund
for which [ ]
in
its
capacity other than as the Securities Administrator (the “Bank”), the Trustee,
the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the NIMS
Insurer, if any, or an affiliate thereof serves as an investment advisor,
administrator, shareholder servicing agent, and/or custodian or subcustodian,
notwithstanding that (x) the Bank, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator,
the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the NIMS Insurer, if any, or any affiliate
thereof charges and collects fees and expenses from such funds for services
rendered, (y) the Bank, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Master
Servicer, the Servicer, the NIMS Insurer, if any, or any affiliate thereof
charges and collects fees and expenses for services rendered pursuant to this
Agreement, and (z) services performed for such funds and pursuant to this
Agreement may converge at any time. The Trustee specifically authorizes the
Bank
or an affiliate thereof to charge and collect from the Trustee such fees as
are
collected from all investors in such funds for services rendered to such funds
(but not to exceed investment earnings thereon);
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provided,
however,
that no
such instrument shall be an Eligible Investment if such instrument evidences
either (i) a right to receive only interest payments with respect to the
obligations underlying such instrument, or (ii) both principal and interest
payments derived from obligations underlying such instrument and the principal
and interest payments with respect to such instrument provide a yield to
maturity of greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying
obligations, provided
that any
such investment will be a “permitted investment” within the meaning of Section
860G(a)(5) of the Code.
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 an Underwriter’s Exemption.
ERISA-Restricted
Certificate:
Any
Class [B], Class X, Class P or Class R Certificate, and any other Certificate
with a rating below the lowest applicable rating permitted under the
Underwriter’s Exemption.
ERISA-Restricted
Swap Certificate:
Any
Class [A], Class [M] or Class [B] Certificate.
Escrow
Account:
Any
account established and maintained by the Servicer pursuant to Section
3.6(a).
Euroclear:
Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System.
Event
of Default:
A
Servicer Event of Default or a Master Servicer Event of Default, as
applicable.
Excess
Proceeds:
With
respect to any Liquidated Mortgage Loan and the Distribution Date immediately
following the Prepayment Period in which such Mortgage Loan became a Liquidated
Mortgage Loan, the amount, if any, by which the sum of any Liquidation Proceeds
in respect of such Mortgage Loan received during such Prepayment Period, net
of
(a) any amounts previously reimbursed to the Servicer as Nonrecoverable
Advance(s) with respect to such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.8(a)(iii)
and (b) any Subsequent Recovery, exceeds the sum of (i) the unpaid principal
balance of such Liquidated Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date in the month in
which such Mortgage Loan became a Liquidated Mortgage Loan, (ii) accrued
interest at the Mortgage Rate from the Due Date as to which interest was last
paid or advanced (and not reimbursed) to Certificateholders up to the Due Date
applicable to the Distribution Date immediately following the Prepayment Period
during which such liquidation occurred and (iii) amounts required to be repaid
to the related Mortgagor.
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Exchange
Act:
The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
FDIC:
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor thereto.
FHLMC:
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.
Final
Scheduled Distribution Date:
With
respect to each Class of Certificates, the Distribution Date occurring in
[ ]
20[ ].
Fitch:
Fitch,
Inc., or any successor in interest.
Fixed
Rate Mortgage Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan as to which the related Mortgage Note provides for a fixed rate
of
interest throughout the term of such Note.
FNMA:
The
Federal National Mortgage Association, a federally chartered and privately
owned
corporation organized and existing under the Federal National Mortgage
Association Charter Act, or any successor thereto.
Form
10-K Certification:
As
defined in Section 7.3.
Global
Securities:
The
global certificates representing the Book-Entry Certificates.
GNMA:
The
Government National Mortgage Association, a wholly owned corporate
instrumentality of the United States within HUD.
Holder
or
Certificateholder:
The
registered owner of any Certificate as recorded on the books of the Certificate
Registrar except that, solely for the purposes of taking any action or giving
any consent pursuant to this Agreement, any Certificate registered in the name
of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Master
Servicer, the Servicer, any subservicer retained by the Servicer, [the Credit
Risk Manager], or any Affiliate thereof shall be deemed not to be outstanding
in
determining whether the requisite percentage necessary to effect any such
consent has been obtained, except that, in determining whether the Trustee
and
the Securities Administrator shall be protected in relying upon any such
consent, only Certificates which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee knows
to
be so owned shall be disregarded. The Trustee and the NIMS Insurer may request
and conclusively rely on certifications by the Depositor, the Securities
Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Servicer or [the Credit Risk Manager]
in
determining whether any Certificates are registered to an Affiliate of the
Depositor, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Servicer
or
[the Credit Risk Manager].
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[Home
Equity Accepted Servicing Practices:
With
respect to any Revolving Credit Loan, those mortgage loan servicing practices
(including collection procedures) of prudent mortgage banking institutions
which
service home equity mortgage loans of the same type as such Revolving Credit
Loan in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is
located.]
HUD:
The
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any successor
thereto.
Independent:
When
used with respect to any Accountants, a Person who is “independent” within the
meaning of Rule 2-01(b) of the Commission’s Regulation S-X. When used with
respect to any other Person, a Person who (a) is in fact independent of another
specified Person and any Affiliate of such other Person, (b) does not have
any
material direct financial interest in such other Person or any Affiliate of
such
other Person, and (c) is not connected with such other Person or any Affiliate
of such other Person as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee,
partner, director or Person performing similar functions.
Index:
The
index specified in the related Mortgage Note for calculation of the Mortgage
Rate thereof.
[Initial
Advance Facility:
The
Subservicing Advance Agreement dated as of[ ],
20[ ], between the Initial Advance Facility Counterparty and
the Subservicer. For purposes of this Agreement, the Initial Advance Facility
shall have been terminated if (i) the Subservicer is no longer acting as
subservicer (or as Servicer) or (ii) the Initial Advance Facility Counterparty
shall have notified the Securities Administrator and the Trustee in writing
that
the Initial Advance Facility has been terminated.]
[Initial
Advance Facility Counterparty:
[ ],
and its
successors and permitted assigns under the Initial Advance
Facility.]
Initial
LIBOR Rate:
[ ]%.
[Initial
Mortgage Loan:
A
Mortgage Loan that is conveyed to the Trustee pursuant to this Agreement on
the
Closing Date. The Initial Mortgage Loans subject to this Agreement are
identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule annexed hereto as Schedule I and have
an aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance as of the Cut-off Date of $[ ].]
Initial
Optional Purchase Date:
The
later of (1) the Distribution Date following the month in which the Pool Balance
is less than 10.0% of the Cut-off Date Balance and (2) [ ]
20[ ].
Insurance
Fee Rate:
Not
applicable.
Insurance
Policy:
Any
Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy (whether obtained by the Mortgagor, the
lender, the originator or the Depositor on behalf of the Trust Fund), any
standard hazard insurance policy, flood insurance policy, earthquake insurance
policy or title insurance policy relating to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgaged
Properties, to be in effect as of the Closing Date or thereafter during the
term
of this Agreement.
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Insurance
Proceeds:
Amounts
paid by the insurer under any Insurance Policy, other than amounts (i) to cover
expenses incurred by the Servicer in connection with procuring such proceeds,
(ii) to be applied to restoration or repair of the related Mortgaged Property
or
(iii) required to be paid over to the Mortgagor pursuant to law or the related
Mortgage Note.
Interest
Remittance Amount:
With
respect to each Mortgage Pool and any Distribution Date, (a) the sum of (i)
all
interest collected (other than Payaheads and Prepayment Penalties) or advanced
in respect of Scheduled Payments on the Mortgage Loans in such Mortgage Pool
during the related Collection Period minus
(x) any
PMI Insurance Premiums related to the Mortgage Loans in such Mortgage Pool
for
such Distribution Date and any state taxes imposed on such premium, (y) the
Servicing Fee with respect to the Mortgage Loans in such Mortgage Pool and
(z)
previously unreimbursed Delinquency Advances due to the Servicer or the Master
Servicer to the extent allocable to interest and the allocable portion of
previously unreimbursed Servicing Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loans,
(ii) any Compensating Interest Payments with respect to such Mortgage Loans
and
the related Prepayment Period, (iii) the portion of any Purchase Price or
Substitution Adjustment Amount paid with respect to the Mortgage Loans during
the related Prepayment Period, to the extent allocable to interest and (iv)
all
Net Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and any other recoveries collected
with respect to the Mortgage Loans during the related Prepayment Period, to
the
extent allocable to interest, as reduced (but not below zero) by, for each
Mortgage Pool, (b) the product of (i) the applicable Pool Percentage for such
Distribution Date and (ii) any costs, expenses or liabilities reimbursable
to
the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian, the Servicer
or the Trustee to the extent provided in this Agreement or any other Operative
Document and not reimbursed pursuant to clause (a) above (provided,
however,
that in
the case of the Trustee, such reimbursable amounts to the Trustee pursuant
to
Section 3.8 from amounts otherwise allocable to interest may not exceed $200,000
in the aggregate during any Anniversary Year; provided,
further,
that in
the event that the Trustee incurs reimbursable amounts in excess of $200,000,
it
may seek reimbursement for such amounts from the Interest Remittance Amount
in
accordance with the priority of distributions under Section
[ ] or, in subsequent Anniversary Years, from amounts
otherwise allocable to interest (subject to the $200,000 per Anniversary Year
limitation); and provided,
further,
that
notwithstanding the foregoing, costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee
pursuant to Section 7.1 in connection with any transfer of servicing shall
be
excluded from the $200,000 per Anniversary Year limit on reimbursable amounts).
[For each Distribution Date up to and including the Distribution Date in
[ ], the
Interest Remittance Amount shall include amounts distributable from the
Capitalized Interest Account in an amount equal to the Capitalized Interest
Requirement for such Distribution Date.]
[
Intervening
Assignments:
The
original intervening assignments of the Mortgage, notices of transfer or
equivalent instrument.
Junior
Lien Mortgage Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan that is secured by a junior lien on the related Mortgaged
Property.
Latest
Possible Maturity Date:
The
Distribution Date occurring in [ ]
20[ ].
LIBOR:
With
respect to the first Accrual Period, the Initial LIBOR Rate. With respect to
each subsequent Accrual Period, a per annum rate determined on the LIBOR
Determination Date in the following manner by the Securities Administrator
on
the basis of the “Interest Settlement Rate” set by the British Bankers’
Association (the “BBA”) for one-month United States dollar deposits, as such
rates appear on the Telerate Page 3750, as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such
LIBOR Determination Date.
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If
on
such a LIBOR Determination Date, the BBA’s Interest Settlement Rate does not
appear on the Telerate Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m. (London time), or if the
Telerate Page 3750 is not available on such date, the Securities Administrator
shall obtain such rate from Reuters’ “page LIBOR 01” or Bloomberg’s page “BBAM.”
If such rate is not published for such LIBOR Determination Date, LIBOR for
such
date shall be the most recently published Interest Settlement Rate. In the
event
that the BBA no longer sets an Interest Settlement Rate, the Securities
Administrator shall designate an alternative index that has performed, or that
the Securities Administrator expects to perform, in a manner substantially
similar to the BBA’s Interest Settlement Rate. The Securities Administrator
shall select a particular index as the alternative index only if it receives
an
Opinion of Counsel (a copy of which shall be furnished to the NIMS Insurer,
if
any), which opinion shall be an expense reimbursed from the Distribution Account
pursuant to Section 3.8(c), that the selection of such index shall not cause
an
Adverse REMIC Event.
The
establishment of LIBOR by the Securities Administrator and the Securities
Administrator’s subsequent calculation of the Certificate Interest Rate
applicable to the LIBOR Certificates for the relevant Accrual Period, in the
absence of manifest error, shall be final and binding.
LIBOR
Business Day:
Any day
on which banks in London, England and The City of New York are open and
conducting transactions in foreign currency and exchange.
LIBOR
Certificate:
Any
Class [A], Class [M] or Class [B] Certificate.
LIBOR
Determination Date:
The
second LIBOR Business Day immediately preceding the commencement of each Accrual
Period for any LIBOR Certificate.
Liquidated
Mortgage Loan:
Any
defaulted Mortgage Loan as to which the Servicer has determined that all amounts
that it expects to recover on behalf of the Trust Fund from or on account of
such Mortgage Loan have been recovered.
Liquidation
Expenses:
Expenses that are incurred by the Servicer in connection with the liquidation
of
any defaulted Mortgage Loan and are not recoverable under the applicable Primary
Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any, including, without limitation, foreclosure
and rehabilitation expenses, legal expenses and unreimbursed
amounts.
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, payment in full, discounted payoff or otherwise, or the sale
of the related Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in
satisfaction of the Mortgage Loan, including any amounts remaining in the
related Escrow Account.
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Loan-to-Value
Ratio:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the ratio of the principal balance of such
Mortgage Loan plus, in the case of a Junior Lien Mortgage Loan, the principal
balance of each mortgage loan senior thereto, in each case as of the applicable
date of determination, to (a) in the case of a purchase, the lesser of the
sale
price of the Mortgaged Property and 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.
Lost
Mortgage Note:
Any
Mortgage Note the original of which was permanently lost or destroyed and has
not been replaced.
Lower
Tier Interest:
As
provided in the Preliminary Statement.
[M]
Principal Distribution Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, the amount, if any, by which (x) the sum
of
(i) the aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Class [A] Certificates, after
giving effect to distributions on such Distribution Date and (ii) the Class
Principal Amount of the Class [M] Certificates immediately prior to such
Distribution Date exceeds (y) the [M] Target Amount.
[M]
Target Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the
product of
(i) [ ]%
and (ii) the Aggregate Pool Balance for such Distribution Date and (b) the
amount, if any, by which (i) the Aggregate Pool Balance for such Distribution
Date exceeds (ii) 0.50% of the Cut-off Date Balance.
Majority
Class X Certificateholders:
The
Holders at any time of more than 50% of the Percentage Interest in the Class
X
Certificates.
Master
Servicer:
As of
the Closing Date, [ ]
and
thereafter, any successor in interest or assign that meets the requirements
of
this Agreement. So long as [ ]
shall
be
the Master Servicer, if [ ]
shall
resign or be terminated as Master Servicer under this Agreement, [ ]
shall
simultaneously resign or be terminated as Securities Administrator.
Master
Servicer Event of Default:
Any one
of the events, conditions or circumstances enumerated in Section
7.1(f).
Maximum
Interest Rate:
[With
respect to any Distribution Date, an annual rate equal to: (i) in the case
of
the Class [A] Certificates, an annual rate equal to (a) the product, expressed
as a percentage, of (1) the amount, if any, by which the weighted average of
the
maximum lifetime Mortgage Rates, as specified in the related Mortgage Notes
for
the Pool 1 Mortgage Loans, exceeds the Servicing Fee Rate and (2) a fraction,
the numerator of which is 30 and the denominator of which is the actual number
of days in the Accrual Period related to such Distribution Date; plus
(b)
the
product, expressed as a percentage, of (1) [the amount of any Net Swap Payment
owed by the Swap Counterparty for such Distribution Date allocable to Pool
1
(based on the applicable Pool Percentage)] divided by the Pool Balance for
Pool
1 as of the beginning of the related Collection Period and (2) a fraction,
the
numerator of which is 360 and the denominator of which is the actual number
of
days in the Accrual Period related to such Distribution Date; minus
(c)
the
product, expressed as a percentage, of (1) [the amount of any Net Swap Payment
owed to the Swap Counterparty for such Distribution Date allocable to Pool
1
(based on the applicable Pool Percentage)] divided by the Pool Balance for
Pool
1 as of the beginning of the related Collection Period and (2) a fraction,
the
numerator of which is 360 and the denominator of which is the actual number
of
days in the Accrual Period related to such Distribution Date; (ii) in the case
of the Class [A] Certificates, an annual rate equal to (a) the product,
expressed as a percentage, of (1) the amount, if any, by which the weighted
average of the maximum lifetime Mortgage Rates, as specified in the related
Mortgage Notes for the Pool 2 Mortgage Loans, exceeds the Servicing Fee Rate
and
(2) a fraction, the numerator of which is 30 and the denominator of which is
the
actual number of days in the Accrual Period related to such Distribution Date;
plus
(b)
the
product, expressed as a percentage, of (1) [the amount of any Net Swap Payment
owed by the Swap Counterparty for such Distribution Date allocable to Pool
2
(based on the applicable Pool Percentage)] divided by the Pool Balance for
Pool
2 as of the beginning of the related Collection Period and (2) a fraction,
the
numerator of which is 360 and the denominator of which is the actual number
of
days in the Accrual Period related to such Distribution Date; minus
(c)
the
product, expressed as a percentage, of (1) [the amount of any Net Swap Payment
owed to the Swap Counterparty for such Distribution Date allocable to Pool
2
(based on the applicable Pool Percentage)] divided by the Pool Balance for
Pool
2 as of the beginning of the related Collection Period and (2) a fraction,
the
numerator of which is 360 and the denominator of which is the actual number
of
days in the Accrual Period related to such Distribution Date; and (iii) in
the
case of the Class [M] and Class [B] Certificates, an annual rate equal to the
weighted average of (a) the Maximum Interest Rate for the Class [A]
Certificates, weighted on the basis of the Pool Subordinate Amount for Pool
1,
and (b) the Maximum Interest Rate for the Class [A] Certificates, weighted
on
the basis of the Pool Subordinate Amount for Pool 2.]
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MERS:
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or
any
successor in interest thereto.
MERS
Mortgage Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan as to which the related Mortgage, or an Assignment of Mortgage,
has been or will be recorded in the name of MERS, as nominee for the holder
from
time to time of the Mortgage Note.
Monthly
Excess Cashflow:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, the sum, of (i) the Pool 1 Monthly Excess
Interest and the Pool 2 Monthly Excess Interest for such date, (ii) the
Aggregate Overcollateralization Release Amount for such date and (iii) any
remaining Principal Distribution Amount from either Mortgage Pool after making
the distributions in Section 4.1(d) for such date.
Moody’s:
Xxxxx’x
Investors Service, Inc., or any successor in interest.
Mortgage:
A
mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument encumbering a fee simple interest
in
real property securing a Mortgage Note, together with improvements
thereto.
Mortgage
File:
The
mortgage documents listed in Section 2.1(b) pertaining to a particular Mortgage
Loan required to be delivered to the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee pursuant
to this Agreement.
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Mortgage
Loan:
A
Mortgage and the related notes or other evidences of indebtedness secured by
each such Mortgage conveyed, transferred, sold, assigned to or deposited with
the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.1 or Section 2.3, including without limitation
each [Mortgage Loan] [Initial Mortgage Loan and [Subsequent Mortgage
Loan][Additional Mortgage Loan]] listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, as
amended from time to time.
Mortgage
Loan Document Requirements:
As
defined in Section 2.2 hereof.
Mortgage
Loan Documents:
As
defined in Section 2.1 hereof.
Mortgage
Loan Schedule:
The
schedule attached hereto as Schedule I, which shall identify each Mortgage
Loan,
as such schedule may be amended from time to time to reflect the addition of
Mortgage Loans to [(including the addition of any [Subsequent][Additional]
Mortgage Loans)], or the deletion of Mortgage Loans from, the Trust Fund.
The
Depositor shall be responsible for providing the Master Servicer and the
Custodian on behalf of the Trustee with all amendments to the Mortgage Loan
Schedule[, including as a consequence of the addition of [Subsequent]
[Additional] Mortgage Loans on a Transfer Date].
Mortgage
Note:
The
note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage
under a Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage
Pool:
Either
of Pool 1 or Pool 2.
Mortgage
Rate:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the per annum rate at which interest accrues
on
such Mortgage Loan, as determined under the related Mortgage Note as reduced
by
any application of the Relief Act.
Mortgaged
Property:
The fee
simple (or leasehold) interest in real property, together with improvements
thereto including any exterior improvements to be completed within 120 days
of
disbursement of the related Mortgage Loan proceeds.
Mortgagor:
The
obligor on a Mortgage Note.
Net
Excess Spread:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, (A) the fraction, expressed as a percentage,
the numerator of which is equal to the product of (i) the amount, if any, by
which (a) the aggregate of the Interest Remittance Amounts for each Mortgage
Pool for such Distribution Date [(as reduced by the sum of the Credit Risk
Manager’s Fee)] exceeds (b) the Current Interest payable with respect to the
Certificates for such date and (ii) twelve, and the denominator of which is
the
Aggregate
Pool Balance
for such
Distribution Date, multiplied by (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is
thirty and the denominator of which is the greater of thirty and the actual
number of days in the immediately preceding calendar month.
Net
Funds Cap:
The
Pool 1 Net Funds Cap, the Pool 2 Net Funds Cap or the Subordinate Net Funds
Cap,
as the context requires.
Net
Liquidation Proceeds:
With
respect to any Liquidated Mortgage Loan, the related Liquidation Proceeds net
of
(i) unreimbursed expenses, (ii) unreimbursed Advances, if any, and (iii) in
the
case of a liquidated Junior Lien Mortgage Loan, the amount necessary to repay
the related senior lien mortgage loan, received and retained in connection
with
the liquidation of defaulted Mortgage Loans, through insurance or condemnation
proceeds, by foreclosure or otherwise, together with any net proceeds received
on a monthly basis with respect to any Mortgaged Properties acquired by
foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure.
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Net
Mortgage Rate:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Rate thereof reduced by the Servicing
Fee Rate for such Mortgage Loan.
Net
Prepayment Interest Shortfall:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of any Prepayment Interest
Shortfalls for such date over Compensating Interest, if any, paid by the
Servicer with respect to such Distribution Date.
[Net
Swap Payment:
With
respect to each Distribution Date, the net payment required to be made pursuant
to the terms of the Swap Agreement, as calculated by the Swap Counterparty,
which net payment shall not take into account any Swap Termination
Payment.]
Net
WAC Rate:
With
respect to any Distribution Date (and the related Accrual Period), a per annum
rate equal to the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage
Loans as of the first day of the related Collection Period (not including for
this purpose Mortgage Loans for which prepayments in full have been received
and
distributed in the month prior to that Distribution Date).
NIMS
Agreement:
Any
agreement pursuant to which NIM Securities, if any, are issued.
NIMS
Insurer:
Not
applicable.
NIM
Securities:
Any net
interest margin securities issued subsequent to the Closing Date by a trust
or
other special purpose entity, the principal assets of such trust including
the
Class P and Class X Certificates and the payments received thereon, which
principal assets back such securities.
Non-Book-Entry
Certificate:
Any
Certificate other than a Book-Entry Certificate.
Non-MERS
Mortgage Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan other than a MERS Mortgage Loan.
[Non-passive
Derivative:
A
derivative contract that provides the Seller with discretionary options, such
as
the option to call or put other financial instruments.]
Nonrecoverable
Advance:
Any
portion of any Advance previously made or proposed to be made by or on behalf
of
the Servicer that, in the good faith judgment of the Servicer, will not be
ultimately recoverable from the related Mortgagor, related Liquidation Proceeds
or otherwise from amounts in respect of the related Mortgage Loan.
Notice
Address:
For
purposes hereof, the addresses of the Depositor, the Seller, the Master
Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian, the Servicer, the
Trustee, [the Credit Risk Manager], the NIMS Insurer, if any, each Rating Agency
and [the Swap Counterparty] are as follows:
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(i)
|
If
to the Depositor:
|
0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Secondary Marketing
(ii)
|
If
to the
Seller:
|
Aegis
Mortgage Corporation
0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Secondary Marketing
(iii)
|
If
to the Master Servicer:
|
[ ]
[ ],
[ ]
Attention:
[Corporate Trust Services] (AEGIS
20[ ]-[ ])
or
for
overnight delivery to:
[ ]
[ ],
[ ]
Attention:
[Corporate Trust Services] (AEGIS
20[ ]-[ ])
(iv)
|
If
to the Securities Administrator, to its [Corporate Trust
Office].
|
(v)
|
If
to the Custodian:
|
[ ]
[ ],
[ ]
Attention:
AEGIS 20[ ]-[ ]
(vi)
|
If
to the Servicer:
|
[ ]
[ ]
[ ],
[ ]
Attention:
[Secretary]
With
a
copy to:
Aegis
Mortgage Corporation
0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Secondary Marketing
(vii)
|
If
to the Trustee, to its [Corporate Trust
Office].
|
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(viii)
|
[If
to the Credit Risk Manager:
|
[ ]
[ ],
[ ]
Attention:
[ ]
With
a
copy to:
[ ]
[ ],
[ ]
Attention:
[ ]]
(ix)
|
If
to the NIMS Insurer: Not
applicable.
|
(x)
|
[If
to Moody’s:
|
Xxxxx’x
Investors Service, Inc.
99
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Residential Mortgages]
(xi)
|
[If
to S&P:
|
Standard
& Poor’s Ratings Services,
a
division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc.
55
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
RMBS Surveillance]
(xii)
|
[If
to Fitch:
|
Fitch,
Inc.
Onx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Residential Mortgages]
(xiii)
|
[If
to the Swap Counterparty:
|
[ ]
[ ],
[ ]
Attention:
[ ]]
Notional
Amount:
Not
applicable.
Notional
Certificate:
Not
applicable.
Offering
Document:
The
Prospectus.
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Officer’s
Certificate:
A
certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, any Vice Chairman, the
President, any Vice President or any Assistant Vice President of a Person,
and
in each case delivered to the Trustee.
Operative
Documents:
This
Agreement, the Sale Agreement, the Depository Agreement, [the Swap Agreement],
the Certificates and each other document contemplated by any of the foregoing
to
which the Depositor, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the
Securities Administrator, the Trustee or the Custodian is a party.
Opinion
of Counsel:
A
written opinion of counsel, reasonably acceptable in form and substance to
the
Trustee, the Securities Administrator and the NIMS Insurer, if any, and which
may be in-house or outside counsel to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the
Trustee or the Securities Administrator but which must be Independent outside
counsel with respect to any such opinion of counsel concerning the transfer
of
any Residual Certificate or concerning certain matters with respect to ERISA,
or
the taxation, or the federal income tax status, of each REMIC.
[Original
Capitalized Interest Amount:
$[ ].]
Original
Value:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the lesser of (a) the Appraised Value of the
related Mortgaged Property at the time such Mortgage Loan was originated and
(b)
if the Mortgage Loan was made to finance the acquisition of the related
Mortgaged Property, the purchase price paid for the Mortgaged Property by the
Mortgagor at the time the related Mortgage Loan was originated.
Overcollateralization
Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, the amount, if any, by which (x) the Aggregate
Pool
Balance
for such
Distribution Date exceeds (y) the aggregate Class
Principal Amount of the Class [A], Class [M] and Class [B] Certificates
after
giving effect to distributions on such Distribution Date.
Overcollateralization
Cumulative Loss Trigger Event:
An
“Overcollateralization Cumulative Loss Trigger Event” shall have occurred with
respect to any Distribution Date commencing with the Distribution Date in
[ ]
20[ ], if the fraction, expressed as a percentage, obtained by
dividing (x) the aggregate amount of Cumulative Realized Losses incurred from
the Cut-off Date through the last day of the related Collection Period by (y)
the Cut-off Date Balance, exceeds the applicable percentage set forth below
with
respect to such Distribution Date:
Distribution
Date
|
Loss
Percentage
|
[ ]
20[ ] through [ ]
20[ ]
|
[ ]%
|
[ ]
20[ ] through [ ]
20[ ]
|
[ ]%
|
[ ]
20[ ] through [ ]
20[ ]
|
[ ]%
|
[ ]
20[ ] through [ ]
20[ ]
|
[ ]%
|
[ ]
20[ ] and thereafter
|
[ ]%
|
Overcollateralization
Deficiency:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, the amount, if any, by which (x) the Targeted
Overcollateralization Amount for such Distribution Date exceeds (y) the
Overcollateralization Amount for such Distribution Date, calculated for this
purpose after giving effect to the reduction on such Distribution Date of the
Class
Principal Amounts of the Class [A], Class [M] and Class [B] Certificates
resulting
from the distribution of the Principal Remittance Amount on such Distribution
Date, but prior to allocation of any Applied Loss Amount on such Distribution
Date.
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[Passive
Derivative:
A
derivative contract that does not offer any options to the Seller or other
parties.]
Payahead:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan and any Due Date therefor, any Scheduled Payment
received by the Servicer during any Collection Period in addition to the
Scheduled Payment due on such Due Date, intended by the related Mortgagor to
be
applied on a subsequent Due Date or Due Dates.
Paying
Agent:
Initially, the Securities Administrator, and thereafter any subsequent paying
agent appointed by the Trustee.
Percentage
Interest:
With
respect to any Certificate, its percentage interest in the undivided beneficial
ownership interest in the Trust Fund evidenced by all Certificates of the same
Class as such Certificate. With respect to any Certificate other than the
Class X, Class P, Class R Certificates, the Percentage Interest evidenced
thereby shall equal the initial Certificate Principal Amount thereof divided
by
the initial Class Principal Amount of all Certificates of the same Class. With
respect to the Class X, Class P and Class R Certificates, the Percentage
Interest evidenced thereby shall be as specified on the face thereof, or
otherwise be equal to 100%.
Permitted
Transferee:
Any
person other than a “disqualified organization” as defined in section 860E(e)(5)
of the Code.
Person:
Any
individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock
company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Plan
Asset Regulations:
The
Department of Labor regulations set forth in 29 C.F.R. 2510.3-101.
PMI
Insurance Premium:
Not
applicable.
PMI
Insurer:
Not
applicable.
Pool
Balance:
With
respect to each Mortgage Pool, the aggregate of the Scheduled Principal Balances
of all Mortgage Loans in such Mortgage Pool at the date of determination [plus,
during the [Pre-Funding Period] [Revolving Period], the amount of the
[Pre-Funding Amount] [Revolving Amount] applicable to such Mortgage Pool which
has not been previously applied towards the purchase of [Subsequent Mortgage
Loans] [Additional Mortgage Loans].
Pool
1:
The
aggregate of the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as
being included in Pool 1.
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Pool
1
Monthly Excess Interest:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, the amount of any Interest Remittance Amount
for Pool 1 remaining after application pursuant to clauses (i) through (xix)
of
Section 4.1(b) on such date.
Pool
1
Net Funds Cap:
[With
respect to any Distribution Date and the Class [A] Certificates, a per annum
rate equal to (a) a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which
is the product of (1) (i) the Pool 1 Optimal Interest Remittance Amount for
such Distribution Date minus
(ii) the
lesser of (x) the product of (A) [any Net Swap Payment or Swap Termination
Payment (to the extent not due to a Swap Counterparty Trigger Event) owed to
the
Swap Counterparty for such Distribution Date] and (B) the Pool Percentage for
Pool 1 for such Distribution Date and (y) the Pool 1 Optimal Interest Remittance
Amount and (2) 12, and the denominator of which is the Pool Balance for Pool
1
as of the first day of the related Collection Account multiplied by (b) a
fraction, the numerator of which is 30 and the denominator of which is the
actual number of days in the Accrual Period related to such Distribution
Date.]
Pool
1
Optimal Interest Remittance Amount:
With
respect to each Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of (a) the
quotient of (i) the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage
Loans in Pool 1 as of the first day of the related Collection Period and
adjusted for prepayments received and distributed on a prior Distribution Date,
and (ii) 12 and (b) the Pool Balance for Pool 1 as of the first day of the
related Collection Period.
Pool
2:
The
aggregate of the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as
being included in Pool 2.
Pool
2
Monthly Excess Interest:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, the amount of any Interest Remittance Amount
for Pool 2 remaining after application pursuant to clauses (i) through (xx)
of
Section 4.1(c) on such date.
Pool
2
Net Funds Cap:
[With
respect to any Distribution Date and the Class [A] Certificates, a per annum
rate equal to (i) (a) a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator
of
which is the product of (1) (i) the Pool 2 Optimal Interest Remittance
Amount for such Distribution Date minus
(ii) the
lesser of (x) the product of (A) [any Net Swap Payment or Swap Termination
Payment (to the extent not due to a Swap Counterparty Trigger Event) owed to
the
Swap Counterparty for such Distribution Date] and (B) the Pool Percentage for
Pool 2 for such Distribution Date and (y) the Pool 2 Optimal Interest Remittance
Amount and (2) 12, and the denominator of which is the Pool Balance for Pool
2
as of the first day of the related Collection Period multiplied by (b) a
fraction, the numerator of which is 30 and the denominator of which is the
actual number of days in the Accrual Period related to such Distribution
Date.]
Pool
2
Optimal Interest Remittance Amount:
With
respect to each Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of (a) the
quotient of (i) the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage
Loans in Pool 2 as of the first day of the related Collection Period and
adjusted for prepayments received and distributed on a prior Distribution Date,
and (ii) 12 and (b) the Pool Balance for Pool 2 as of the first day of the
related Collection Period.
Pool
Percentage:
With
respect to each Mortgage Pool and any Distribution Date, the fraction, expressed
as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Pool Balance for such Mortgage
Pool for such date and the denominator of which is the Aggregate Pool Balance
for such date.
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Pool
Subordinate Amount:
As to
any Mortgage Pool and any Distribution Date, the excess of the Pool Balance
as
of the first day of the preceding calendar month, as reduced by Scheduled
Payments due on such day for such Mortgage Pool over the aggregate Class
Principal Amount of the Class [A] Certificates (in the case of Pool 1) or the
Class Principal Amount of the Class [A] Certificates (in the case of Pool 2),
in
each case, immediately before such Distribution Date.
Pre
Cut-off Date Servicing Advances:
None.
[Pre-Funding
Account:
The
pre-funding account established by the Securities Administrator pursuant to
Section [ ].]
[Pre-Funding
Amount:
The
amount deposited by the Securities Administrator into the Pre-Funding Account
on
the Closing Date.]
[Pre-Funding
Period:
The
period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on
[ ].]
Prepayment
Interest Shortfall:
With
respect to any full or partial Principal Prepayment of a Mortgage Loan, the
excess, if any, of (i) one full month’s interest at the applicable Mortgage Rate
(as reduced by the Servicing Fee, in the case of Principal Prepayments in full)
on the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan immediately prior
to
such prepayment over (ii) the amount of interest actually received with respect
to such Mortgage Loan in connection with such Principal Prepayment.
Prepayment
Period:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, the calendar month immediately preceding
the
month in which such Distribution Date occurs.
Prepayment
Penalty:
Any
prepayment fees and penalties to be paid by the Mortgagor on a Mortgage
Loan.
Primary
Mortgage Insurance Policy:
Any
mortgage guaranty insurance, if any, on an individual Mortgage Loan (excluding
any Bulk PMI Policy) as evidenced by a policy or certificate, whether such
policy is obtained by the originator, the lender, the Mortgagor or the Seller
on
behalf of the Trust Fund.
Prime
Rate:
The
prime rate of the United States money center commercial banks as published
in
The
Wall Street Journal,
Northeast Edition.
Principal
Distribution Amount:
With
respect to each Mortgage Pool and any Distribution Date, an amount equal to
the
Principal Remittance Amount for such Mortgage Pool for such date minus
the
Aggregate Overcollateralization Release Amount, if any, allocable to such
Mortgage Pool for such Distribution Date (based on the Pool
Percentage).
Principal
Prepayment:
Any
Mortgagor payment of principal (other than a Balloon Payment) or other recovery
of principal on a Mortgage Loan that is recognized as having been received
or
recovered in advance of its scheduled Due Date and applied to reduce the
principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of the
Mortgage Note.
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Principal
Remittance Amount:
With
respect to each Mortgage Pool and any Distribution Date, (a) the sum of
(i) all principal collected (other than Payaheads) or advanced in respect
of Scheduled Payments on the Mortgage Loans in such Mortgage Pool during the
related Collection Period (less unreimbursed Advances due to the Servicer or
the
Master Servicer with respect to the related Mortgage Loans, to the extent
allocable to principal), (ii) all Principal Prepayments in full or in part
received during the related Prepayment Period on the Mortgage Loans in such
Mortgage Pool, in the case of any Principal Prepayments in full, or during
the
related Collection Period, in the case of any Principal Prepayments in part,
(iii) the outstanding principal balance of each Mortgage Loan in such Mortgage
Pool that was purchased from the Trust Fund during the related Prepayment
Period, (iv) the portion of any Substitution Adjustment Amount paid with respect
to any Deleted Mortgage Loan in such Mortgage Pool during the related Prepayment
Period, to the extent allocable to principal and (v) all Net Liquidation
Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, Subsequent Recoveries and other recoveries
collected with respect to such Mortgage Loans in such Mortgage Pool during
the
related Prepayment Period, to the extent allocable to principal, as reduced
by,
for each Mortgage Pool, (b) to the extent not reimbursed pursuant to clause
(a) above or from amounts allocable to interest on the Mortgage Loans, the
product of (i) the applicable Pool Percentage for such Distribution Date and
(ii) any costs,
expenses or liabilities reimbursable to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the
Securities Administrator, the Custodian and the Servicer to the extent provided
in this Agreement or any other Operative Document; and to
the
extent such amounts allocable to interest on the Mortgage Loans are less than
amounts reimbursable to the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.8, the product of
(x)
the applicable Pool Percentage for such Distribution Date and (y) any amounts
reimbursable during the related Anniversary Year to the Trustee therefrom and
not reimbursed from such amounts allocable to interest on the Mortgage Loans,
or
otherwise (provided,
however,
that
such reimbursable amounts from such
amounts allocable to interest or principal on the Mortgage Loans,
may not
exceed $200,000 in the aggregate during any Anniversary Year; provided,
further,
that in
the event that the Trustee incurs reimbursable amounts in excess of $200,000,
it
may seek reimbursement from the amounts
allocable to principal on the Mortgage Loans for
such
amounts in subsequent Anniversary Years, but in no event shall such
amounts allocable to interest and principal on the Mortgage Loans
in the
aggregate be reduced in respect of reimbursements to the Trustee in excess
of
$200,000 per Anniversary Year; and provided,
further,
that
notwithstanding the foregoing, costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee
pursuant to Section 7.1 in connection with any transfer of servicing shall
be
excluded from the $200,000 per Anniversary Year limit on reimbursable amounts).
[On
the
first Distribution Date after the end of the Revolving Period, the Principal
Remittance Amount shall include amounts allocable to principal that were
deposited in the Revolving Account during the Revolving Period and not withdrawn
to purchase Additional Mortgage Loans.] [On the first Distribution Date after
the end of the Pre-Funding Period, the Principal Remittance Amount shall include
amounts allocable to principal that were deposited in the Pre-Funding Account
during the Pre-Funding Period and not withdrawn to purchase Subsequent Mortgage
Loans.]
Private
Certificate:
Not
applicable.
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Proceeding:
Any
suit in equity, action at law or other judicial or administrative
proceeding.
Proprietary
Lease:
With
respect to any Cooperative Unit, a lease or occupancy agreement between a
Cooperative Corporation and a holder of related Cooperative Shares.
Prospectus:
The
prospectus supplement dated [ ],
20[ ], together with the accompanying prospectus dated
[ ],
20[ ], relating to the Class
[A], Class [M] and Class [B] Certificates.
Purchase
Price:
With
respect to the purchase of a Mortgage Loan or related REO Property pursuant
to
this Agreement, an amount equal to the sum of (a) 100% of the unpaid principal
balance of such Mortgage Loan, (b) accrued interest thereon at the applicable
Mortgage Rate, from the date as to which interest was last paid to (but not
including) the Due Date in the Collection Period immediately preceding the
related Distribution Date, plus any unreimbursed Servicing Advances, (c) the
amount of any costs and damages incurred by the Trust Fund in connection with
any violation of any applicable federal, state or local predatory or abusive
lending law in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan, (d) the
fair market value of all other property being purchased, (e) any outstanding
amounts due to the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian
and the Trustee and (f) [any Swap Termination Payment payable to the Swap
Counterparty]. The Servicer (or any other party making Advances, if applicable)
shall be reimbursed from the Purchase Price for any Mortgage Loan or related
REO
Property for any Advances made or other amounts advanced with respect to such
Mortgage Loan that are reimbursable to the Servicer under this Agreement (or
to
the Master Servicer hereunder), together with any accrued and unpaid
compensation due to the Servicer or the Master Servicer hereunder.
Qualified
GIC:
A
guaranteed investment contract or surety bond providing for the investment
of
funds in the Distribution Account and insuring a minimum, fixed or floating
rate
of return on investments of such funds, which contract or surety bond
shall:
(xiv) be
an
obligation of an insurance company or other corporation whose long-term debt
is
rated by each Rating Agency in one of its two highest rating categories or,
if
such insurance company has no long-term debt, whose claims paying ability is
rated by each Rating Agency in one of its two highest rating categories, and
whose short-term debt is rated by each Rating Agency in its highest rating
category;
(xv) provide
that the Securities Administrator may exercise all of the rights under such
contract or surety bond without the necessity of taking any action by any other
Person;
(xvi) provide
that if at any time the then current credit standing of the obligor under such
guaranteed investment contract is such that continued investment pursuant to
such contract of funds would result in a downgrading of any rating of the
Certificates or the NIM Securities, the Securities Administrator shall terminate
such contract without penalty and be entitled to the return of all funds
previously invested thereunder, together with accrued interest thereon at the
interest rate provided under such contract to the date of delivery of such
funds
to the Trustee;
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(xvii) provide
that the Securities Administrator’s interest therein shall be transferable to
any successor securities administrator hereunder; and
(xviii) provide
that the funds reinvested thereunder and accrued interest thereon be returnable
to Distribution Account, as the case may be, not later than the Business Day
prior to any Distribution Date.
Qualified
Insurer:
An
insurance company duly qualified as such under the laws of the states in which
the related Mortgaged Properties are located, duly authorized and licensed
in
such states to transact the applicable insurance business and to write the
insurance provided.
Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan:
In the
case of a Mortgage Loan substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan pursuant to
the
terms of this Agreement, a Mortgage Loan that, on the date of such substitution,
(i) has an outstanding Scheduled Principal Balance (or in the case of a
substitution of more than one mortgage loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, an
aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance), after application of all Scheduled
Payments due during or prior to the month of substitution, not in excess of,
and
not more than 5.0% less than, the outstanding Scheduled Principal Balance of
the
Deleted Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date in the calendar month during which
the
substitution occurs, (ii) has a Mortgage Rate not less than the Mortgage Rate
on
the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iii) if applicable, has a maximum Mortgage Rate
not
less than the maximum Mortgage Rate on the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iv) has
a
minimum Mortgage Rate not less than the minimum Mortgage Rate of the Deleted
Mortgage Loan, (v) has a gross margin equal to or greater than the gross margin
of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (vi) has a next adjustment date not later than
the
next adjustment date on the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (vii) has the same Due Date
as the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (viii) has a remaining term to maturity not
greater than (and not more than one year less than) that of the Deleted Mortgage
Loan, (ix) is current as of the date of substitution, (x) has a Loan-to-Value
Ratio as of the date of substitution equal to or lower than the Loan-to-Value
Ratio of the Deleted Mortgage Loan as of such date, (xi) has been underwritten
in accordance with substantially the same underwriting criteria and guidelines
as the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (xii) has a risk grading determined by the Seller
at least equal to the risk grading assigned on the Deleted Mortgage Loan,
(xiii) is secured by the same property type as the Deleted Mortgage Loan,
(xiv) conforms to each representation and warranty applicable to the Deleted
Mortgage Loan made in the Sale Agreement, (xv) has the same or higher lien
position as the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (xvi) is covered by a primary mortgage
insurance policy if the Deleted Mortgage Loan was so covered,
(xvii) contains provisions covering the payment of Prepayment Penalties by
the Mortgagor for early prepayment of the Mortgage Loan at least as favorable
as
the Deleted Mortgage Loan and (xviii) for any Mortgage Loan to be substituted
into Pool 2, has an original principal balance within the maximum dollar amount
limitations prescribed by Xxxxxxx Mac for conforming one- to four-family
residential mortgage loans. In the event that one or more mortgage loans are
substituted for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the amounts described in
clause (i) hereof shall be determined on the basis of aggregate Scheduled
Principal Balances, the Mortgage Rates described in clause (ii) hereof shall
be
determined on the basis of weighted average Mortgage Rates, the risk gradings
described in clause (xii) hereof shall be satisfied as to each such mortgage
loan, the terms described in clause (viii) hereof shall be determined on the
basis of weighted average remaining term to maturity, the Loan-to-Value Ratios
described in clause (x) hereof shall be satisfied as to each such mortgage
loan
and, except to the extent otherwise provided in this sentence, the
representations and warranties described in clause (xiv) hereof must be
satisfied as to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or in the aggregate,
as
the case may be.
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Rating
Agency:
Each of
[Xxxxx’x], [S&P] and [Fitch].
Rating
Agency Condition:
With
respect to any action to which the Rating Agency Condition applies, that each
Rating Agency shall have been given 10 days (or such shorter period as is
acceptable to each Rating Agency) prior notice thereof and that each Rating
Agency shall have notified the Depositor and the Trustee in writing that such
action will not result in a reduction or withdrawal of the then current rating
of the rated Certificates.
Realized
Loss:
With
respect to each Liquidated Mortgage Loan, an amount equal to (i) the unpaid
principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the date of liquidation,
minus
(ii)
Liquidation Proceeds received, to the extent allocable to principal, net of
amounts that are reimbursable therefrom to the Servicer with respect to such
Mortgage Loan (other than Advances of principal) including expenses of
liquidation, and with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is not a liquidated
Mortgage Loan, any amount of principal that the Mortgagor is no longer required
to pay. In determining whether a Realized Loss is a Realized Loss of principal,
Liquidation Proceeds shall be allocated, first,
to
payment of expenses related to such Liquidated Mortgage Loan, then
to
accrued unpaid interest, and finally
to
reduce the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan.
Recognition
Agreement:
With
respect to any Cooperative Loan, an agreement between the Cooperative
Corporation and the originator of such Mortgage Loan which establishes the
rights of such originator in the Cooperative Property.
Record
Date:
With
respect to the LIBOR Certificates and any Distribution Date, the close of
business on the Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date.
With
respect to the Class X, Class P and Class R Certificates and any Distribution
Date, the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately
preceding the month in which the Distribution Date occurs (or, in the case
of
the first Distribution Date, the Closing Date).
Regulation
AB:
Regulation AB promulgated under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as
the
same may be amended from time to time; and all references to any rule, item,
section or subsection of, or definition or term contained in, Regulation AB
mean
such rule, item, section, subsection, definition or term, as the case may be,
or
any successor thereto, in each case as the same may be amended from time to
time.
Related
Senior Principal Distribution Amount:
For
each Mortgage Pool and any Distribution Date an amount equal to the lesser
of
(x) the aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Class [A] Certificates (with
respect to Pool 1) or the aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Class [A]
Certificates (with respect to Pool 2) immediately prior to that Distribution
Date and (y) the product of (a) the Senior Principal Distribution Amount and
(b)
the related Senior Proportionate Percentage, in each case for such
date.
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Relief
Act:
The
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, as such may be amended from time to time,
and
any similar state or local laws.
Relief
Act Shortfall:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which there has been a reduction in the
amount of interest collectible thereon as a result of application of the Relief
Act, any amount by which interest collectible on such Mortgage Loan for the
Due
Date in the related Collection Period is less than interest accrued thereon
for
the applicable one-month period at the Net Mortgage Rate without giving effect
to such reduction.
REMIC:
Each
pool of assets in the Trust Fund designated as a REMIC pursuant to the
Preliminary Statement.
REMIC
1:
As
described in the Preliminary Statement.
REMIC
2:
As
described in the Preliminary Statement.
REMIC
2 Net Funds Cap:
For any
Distribution Date (and the related Accrual Period) and any Class of
Certificates, an amount equal to (i) the weighted average of the interest rates
on the Lower Tier Interests in REMIC 2 (other than the Class LT2-IO Interests),
weighted in proportion to their Class Principal Amounts as of the beginning
of
the related Accrual Period, multiplied by (ii) an amount equal to (a) 30,
divided by (b) the actual number of days in the Accrual Period.
REMIC
3:
As
described in the Preliminary Statement.
REMIC
Provisions:
The
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, including
proposed regulations and rulings, and administrative pronouncements promulgated
thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.
[REMIC
Swap Rate:
For
each Distribution Date (and the related Accrual Period), a per annum rate equal
to the product of: (i)
[ ]%, and (ii)
the quotient of (a) the actual number of days in the related Accrual Period
and
(b) 30.]
REO
Property:
A
Mortgaged Property acquired by the Servicer on behalf of the Trust Fund through
foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure in connection with a defaulted
Mortgage Loan or otherwise treated as having been acquired pursuant to the
REMIC
Provisions.
Required
Insurance Policies:
Any
Insurance Policy required to be maintained by the Servicer under this
Agreement.
Required
Recordation States:
The
states of Florida and Mississippi.
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Required
Reserve Fund Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date on which the Net Excess Spread for such date
is
less than 0.25%, the excess, if any, of (i) the product of 0.50% and the
aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans over (ii) the amount
of funds on deposit in the Basis Risk Reserve Fund prior to deposits thereto
on
such Distribution Date. With respect to any Distribution Date on which the
Net
Excess Spread for such date is equal to or greater than 0.25%, the amount,
if
any, by which (i) $1,000 exceeds (ii) the amount on deposit in the Basis
Risk Reserve Fund immediately prior to such date; provided,
however,
that on
any Distribution Date on which the Class Principal Amount of each Class of
LIBOR
Certificates has been reduced to zero, the Required Reserve Fund Amount shall
be
zero.
Residual
Certificates:
The
Class R Certificates.
Responsible
Officer:
When
used with respect to the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, any Vice
President, Assistant Vice President, the Secretary, any assistant secretary,
or
any officer, working in its Corporate Trust Office and having responsibility
for
the administration of this Agreement, and any other officer to whom a matter
arising under this Agreement may be referred.
Restricted
Certificate:
Any
Class [B], Class X, Class P or Class R Certificate.
[Revolving
Account:
The
revolving account maintained by the Securities Administrator in which Revolving
Deposits are deposited by the Securities Administrator to be used to acquire
Additional Mortgage Loans during the Revolving Period.]
[Revolving
Amount:
With
respect to each Payment Date during the Revolving Period, the total amount
of
Revolving Deposits deposited in the Revolving Account on such Payment
Date.]
[Revolving
Credit Loan:
An
individual Revolving Credit Loan that is the subject of this Agreement, each
Revolving Credit Loan subject to this Agreement being identified on the
Revolving Credit Loan Schedule, which Revolving Credit Loan includes without
limitation the Revolving Credit Loan documents, the monthly payments, Principal
Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, condemnation proceeds, Insurance Proceeds,
REO disposition proceeds, and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and
obligations arising from or in connection with such Revolving Credit
Loan.]
[Revolving
Credit Loan Schedule:
A
schedule of the Revolving Credit Loans setting forth information with respect
to
such Revolving Credit Loans (including any MERS identification number (if
available) with respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan and a Prepayment Penalty
schedule), attached hereto as [Schedule I], which may be amended from time
to
time to include additional mortgage loans which are transferred to the Servicer
by a predecessor Servicer.]
[Revolving
Deposits:
With
respect to any Payment Date during the Revolving Period, all payments that
would
otherwise be made to Certificateholders in respect of principal [and excess
interest] that is deposited in the Revolving Account on such Payment
Date.]
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Rolling
Three Month Delinquency Rate:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, the fraction, expressed as a percentage,
equal
to the average of the Delinquency Rates for each of the three (or one and two,
in the case of the first and second Distribution Dates, respectively)
immediately preceding calendar months.
S&P:
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies,
Inc., or any successor in interest.
Sale
Agreement:
The
Sale Agreement dated as of the Cut-off Date between the Depositor and Seller
for
the sale of the Mortgage Loans.
Scheduled
Payment:
Each
scheduled payment of principal and interest (or of interest only, if applicable)
to be paid by the Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan, as reduced (except where
otherwise specified herein) by the amount of any related Debt Service Reduction
(excluding all amounts of principal and interest that were due on or before
the
Cut-off Date whenever received) and, in the case of an REO Property, an amount
equivalent to the Scheduled Payment that would have been due on the related
Mortgage Loan if such Mortgage Loan had remained in existence.
Scheduled
Principal Balance:
With
respect to (i) any Mortgage Loan as of any Distribution Date, the principal
balance of such Mortgage Loan at the close of business on the Cut-off Date
[(with respect to the Initial Mortgage Loans) or Subsequent Cut-off Date (with
respect to the Subsequent mortgage Loans),] after giving effect to principal
payments due on or before the Cut-off Date [or Subsequent Cut-off Date, as
applicable], whether or not received, less an amount equal to principal payments
due after the Cut-off Date [or Subsequent Cut-off Date, as applicable], and
on
or before the Due Date in the related Collection Period, whether or not received
from the Mortgagor or advanced by or on behalf of the Servicer, and all amounts
allocable to unscheduled principal payments (including Principal Prepayments,
Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and condemnation proceeds, in each
case
to the extent identified and applied prior to or during the related Prepayment
Period) and (ii) any REO Property as of any Distribution Date, the Scheduled
Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan on the Due Date immediately
preceding the date of acquisition of such REO Property by or on behalf of the
Trustee (reduced by any amount applied as a reduction of principal on the
Mortgage Loan). With respect to any Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date [or
Subsequent Cut-off Date, as applicable], as specified in the Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
SEC
Rules:
As
defined in Section 6.5.
Securities
Act:
The
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Securities
Administrator:
As of
the Closing Date, [ ],
20[ ] and thereafter, any successor in interest or assign that
meets the requirements of this Agreement. So long as [ ],
20[ ] shall be the Securities Administrator, if [ ],
20[ ] shall resign or be terminated as Securities Administrator
under this Agreement, [ ],
20[ ] shall simultaneously resign or be terminated as Master
Servicer.
Seller:
Aegis
Mortgage Corporation or any successor in interest.
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Senior
Certificate:
Any
Class
A
Certificate.
Senior
Enhancement Percentage:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, the fraction, expressed as a percentage,
the
numerator of which is the sum of the aggregate Class Principal Amount of the
Class M and Class B Certificates and the Overcollateralization Amount (which
amount, for purposes of this definition only, shall not be less than zero)
and
the denominator of which is the Aggregate Pool Balance for such Distribution
Date, in each case after giving effect to distributions or such Distribution
Date.
Senior
Principal Distribution Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date (a) prior to the Stepdown Date or if a
Trigger Event is
in
effect with
respect to such Distribution Date, an amount equal to 100% of the Principal
Distribution Amount for both Mortgage Pools and (b) on or after the
Stepdown Date and as long as a Trigger Event is
not in
effect with
respect to such Distribution Date, the lesser of (x) the Principal Distribution
Amount for both Mortgage Pools and (y) the amount, if any, by which (x) the
aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Class
[A]
Certificates
immediately prior to such Distribution Date exceeds (y) the Senior Target
Amount.
Senior
Priority:
With
respect to Pool 1, to the Class [A] Certificates, sequentially, in that order,
in reduction of their Class Principal Amounts, until the Class Principal Amount
of each such Class has been reduced to zero.
Senior
Proportionate Percentage:
With
respect to Pool 1 and any Distribution Date, the fraction, expressed as a
percentage, the numerator of which is the Principal Remittance Amount for Pool
1
for such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is the aggregate of
the
Principal Remittance Amounts for Pool 1 and Pool 2 for such Distribution Date.
With respect to Pool 2 and any Distribution Date, the fraction, expressed as
a
percentage, the numerator of which is the Principal Remittance Amount for Pool
2
for such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is the aggregate of
the
Principal Remittance Amounts for Pool 1 and Pool 2 for such Distribution
Date.
Senior
Target Amount:
With
respect to each Distribution Date, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the
product of (i) [ ]%
and
(ii) the Aggregate Pool Balance for such Distribution Date and (b) the amount,
if any, by which (i) the Aggregate Pool Balance for such Distribution Date
exceeds (ii) 0.50% of the Cut-off Date Balance.
Servicer:
[ ]
or
any
successor in interest, or if any successor servicer shall be appointed as herein
provided, then such successor servicer.
Servicer
Event of Default:
Any one
of the events, conditions or circumstances enumerated in Section
7.1(a).
Servicer
Remittance Date:
The day
in each calendar month on which the Servicer is required to remit payments
to
the Collection Account, which is the 19th
day of
each calendar month no later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) (or, if such
19th
day is
not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day).
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[Servicer
Termination Event:
So long
as [ ]
(or an
Affiliate of [ ])
remains
the Servicer, a Servicer Termination Event shall have occurred if either (a)
the
Delinquency Rate for any month exceeds 20.00 percent or (b) Cumulative Realized
Losses as of any date exceed [ ]
percent.]
Servicing
Advances:
All
customary, reasonable and necessary “out of pocket” costs and expenses other
than Delinquency Advances (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,
inspection, restoration and protection of the Mortgaged Property, (b) any
enforcement or administrative 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, (d) taxes, assessments,
water rates, sewer rents and other charges which are or may become a lien upon
the Mortgaged Property, and Bulk PMI Policy premiums and fire and hazard
insurance coverage, (e) any losses sustained by a Servicer with respect to
the
liquidation of the Mortgaged Property and (f) executing and recording
instruments of satisfaction, deeds of reconveyance or Assignments to the extent
not recovered from the related borrower or otherwise payable under this
Agreement.
Servicing
Criteria:
The
“servicing criteria” set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB, as such may be
amended from time to time.
Servicing
Fee:
With
respect to any Distribution Date and each Mortgage Loan, an amount equal to
the
product of (a) one-twelfth of the Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the outstanding
principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the first day of the related
Collection Period.
Servicing
Fee Rate:
0.50%
per annum.
Servicing
Officer:
Any of
the President, any Vice President (however denominated), or Assistant Vice
President of the Servicer or Master Servicer, as applicable, involved in, or
responsible for, the administration and servicing or master servicing, if
applicable, of one or more Mortgage Loans at the time of performance of the
relevant activity of the Servicer or Master Servicer.
Servicing
Standard:
The
Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans (a) in the same manner
in which, and with the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which,
the
Servicer generally services and administers similar mortgage loans with similar
mortgagors (i) for other third parties, giving due consideration to customary
and usual standards of practice of prudent institutional residential mortgage
lenders servicing their own loans or (ii) held in the Servicer’s own portfolio,
whichever standard is higher; (b) with a view to the maximization of recoveries
with respect to such Mortgage Loans on a net present value basis and the best
interests of the Trust Fund and any Person to which Mortgage Loans may be
transferred by the Trustee; (c) without regard to (i) any relationship that
the
Servicer or any Affiliate thereof may have with the related Mortgagor or any
other party to the transaction, (ii) the right of the Servicer to receive
compensation or other fees for its services rendered pursuant to this Agreement,
(iii) the obligation of the Servicer to make Servicing Advances, (iv) the
ownership, servicing or management by the Servicer or any Affiliate thereof
for
others of any other mortgage loans or mortgaged properties, and (v) any debt
that the Servicer or any Affiliate thereof has extended to any Mortgagor or
any
affiliate of such Mortgagor; and (d) in accordance with applicable federal,
state and local laws, rules and regulations.
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Special
Servicer:
The
person designated by the Seller (with the prior consent of the Trustee, the
Master Servicer and the NIMS Insurer, if any) to assume the servicing of
Distressed Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 3.22 hereof.
[Specially
Serviced Revolving Credit Loan:
A
Revolving Credit Loan as to which a Servicing Event (as defined in Section
3.11[(n)]) has occurred and is continuing.]
Startup
Day:
The day
designated as such in the Preliminary Statement.
Stepdown
Date:
[The
earlier to occur of (a) the Distribution Date on which the aggregate Class
Principal Amount of the Class A Certificates has been reduced to zero and (b)
the later to occur of (x) the Distribution Date in [ ]
20[ ] and (y) the first Distribution Date on which the Senior
Enhancement Percentage (calculated for this purpose after
giving
effect to payments or other recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans during
the related Collection Period but before
giving
effect to distributions on the Certificates on such Distribution Date) is
greater than or equal to [ ]%.]
Subcontractor:
Any
vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall
servicing (as “servicing” is commonly understood by participants in the
mortgage-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans but performs one or more
discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect
to
Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the Servicer or a
Subservicer.
Subordinate
Certificate:
Any
Class [M], Class [B] or Class X Certificate.
Subordinate
Net Funds Cap:
With
respect to any Distribution Date will equal the weighted average of the Pool
1
Net Funds Cap and the Pool 2 Net Funds Cap, weighted on the basis of the Pool
Subordinate Amount for each Mortgage Pool.
[Subsequent
Cut-off Date:
The
date specified as the Cut-off Date with respect to a [Subsequent Mortgage Loan]
[Additional Mortgage Loan] in the related Transfer Supplement, which shall
be no
later than [ ].]
[Subsequent
Mortgage Loan:
A
Mortgage Loan that is conveyed as of the Transfer Date to the Trustee by the
Depositor pursuant to a Transfer Supplement to the Sale Agreement, which
Mortgage Loan shall be identified in such Transfer Supplement as a Subsequent
Mortgage Loan and added by the Depositor to the Mortgage Loan
Schedule.]
Subsequent
Recovery:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, any collection or other recovery of amounts owed
thereunder after such Mortgage Loan becomes a Liquidated Mortgage
Loan.
[Subservicer:
Aegis
Mortgage Corporation or any successor in interest.]
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Substitution
Adjustment Amount:
The
amount, if any, by which the Scheduled Principal Balance of a Deleted Mortgage
Loan exceeds the Scheduled Principal Balance of the related Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan, or aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance, if applicable,
plus
unpaid
interest thereon, and any related unpaid Advances or unpaid Servicing Fees,
and
the amount of any costs and damages incurred by the Trust Fund in connection
with any violation of any applicable federal, state or local predatory or
abusive lending laws in connection with the origination of such Deleted Mortgage
Loan.
[Supplemental
Interest Trust:
The
corpus of a trust created pursuant to Section 4.7 of this Agreement and
designated as the “Supplemental Interest Trust,” consisting of [the Swap
Agreement], [the Supplemental Interest Trust Account], the right to receive
the
Class X Distributable Amount as provided in Section 4.1(e)(xviii), the Class
LT4-I interest in REMIC 4 and the right to receive Class I
Shortfalls.]
[Supplemental
Interest Trust Account:
The
account created pursuant to Section 4.7 of this Agreement.]
[Supplemental
Interest Trust Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of any Net Swap Payment and any Swap
Termination Payment deposited into the Supplemental Interest Trust
Account.]
[Swap
Agreement:
The
interest rate swap agreement entered into by the Supplemental Interest Trust,
which agreement provides for a Net Swap Payment to be paid pursuant to the
conditions provided therein, together with any schedules, confirmations or
other
agreements relating thereto, attached hereto as Exhibit O.]
[Swap
Counterparty:
The
counterparty to the Supplemental Interest Trust either (a) entitled to receive
payments from the Supplemental Interest Trust or (b) required to make payments
to the Supplemental Interest Trust, in either case pursuant to the terms of
the
Swap Agreement, and any successor in interest or assign. Initially, the Swap
Counterparty shall be[ ].]
[Swap
Counterparty Trigger Event:
A Swap
Counterparty Trigger Event shall have occurred if any of a Swap Default with
respect to which the Swap Counterparty is a Defaulting Party, a Termination
Event with respect to which the Swap Counterparty is the sole Affected Party
or
an Additional Termination Event with respect to which the Swap Counterparty
is
the sole Affected Party has occurred.]
[Swap
Default:
Any of
the circumstances constituting an “Event of Default” under the Swap
Agreement.]
[Swap
LIBOR:
With
respect to any Distribution Date (and the related Accrual Period), and as
calculated by the Swap Counterparty, the product of (i) LIBOR as defined in
the
Swap Agreement, (ii) two, and (iii) the quotient of (a) the actual number of
days in the accrual period for the LIBOR Certificates divided by (b)
30.]
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[Swap
Termination Payment:
Upon
the designation of an “Early Termination Date” as defined in the Swap Agreement,
the payment to be made by the Supplemental Interest Trust to the Swap
Counterparty, or by the Swap Counterparty to the Supplemental Interest Trust,
as
applicable, pursuant to the terms of the Swap Agreement.]
Target
Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Aggregate Pool Balance
for such Distribution Date minus
the
Targeted Overcollateralization Amount for such Distribution Date.
Targeted
Overcollateralization Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date (x) prior to the Stepdown Date,
$[ ],
(y) on
or after the Stepdown Date, and provided
that an
Overcollateralization Trigger Event is not in effect, the greater of
(i) $[ ]
and (ii)
[ ]%
of the
Aggregate Pool Balance for such Distribution Date and (z) on or after the
Stepdown Date and provided
that an
Overcollateralization Trigger Event is in effect, the Targeted
Overcollateralization Amount for the immediately preceding Distribution
Date.
Tax
Matters Person:
Initially, Aegis Mortgage Corporation or its designated affiliate; thereafter,
and for each taxable year beginning with the taxable year ending [ ],
20[ ], the holder of the largest Percentage Interest in the
Residual Certificates.
Telerate
Page 3750:
The
display currently so designated as “Page 3750” on the Bridge Telerate Service
(or such other page selected by the Servicer as may replace Page 3750 on that
service for the purpose of displaying daily comparable rates on
prices).
[Termination
Event:
As
defined in the Swap Agreement.]
Title
Insurance Policy:
A title
insurance policy maintained with respect to a Mortgage Loan.
Total
Distribution Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of (i) the aggregate of the
Interest Remittance Amounts for such date, (ii) the aggregate of the Principal
Remittance Amounts for such date, and (iii) all Prepayment Penalties collected
during the related Prepayment Period or Collection Period, as
applicable.
Transferee
Affidavit:
As
defined in Section 5.2.
Transferor
Affidavit:
As
defined in Section 5.2.
[Transfer
Date:
Any
date during the [Pre-Funding Period] [Revolving Period] on which [Subsequent
Mortgage Loans] [Additional Mortgage Loans] are conveyed by the Depositor to
the
Trustee pursuant to Section [ ], as specified
in the applicable Transfer Supplement.
[Transfer
Price:
With
respect to any [Subsequent Mortgage Loan] [Additional Mortgage Loan], the price
specified in the Transfer Supplement which shall be no less than the outstanding
principal balance of such [Subsequent Mortgage Loan] [Additional Mortgage Loan]
as of the Subsequent Cut-off Date specified in the Transfer
Supplement.]
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[Transfer
Supplement:
With
respect to each sale of [Subsequent Mortgage Loans] [Additional Mortgage Loans]
from the Seller to the Depositor pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement, the transfer supplement entered into between the Seller and the
Depositor, substantially in the form of Exhibit [ ] to
the Sale Agreement.
Trigger
Event:
A
Trigger Event shall have occurred with respect to any Distribution Date if
(i) a
Delinquency Event or (ii) an Overcollateralization Cumulative Loss Trigger
Event
shall have occurred.
Trust
Fund:
The
corpus of a trust created pursuant to this Agreement and designated as the
“Trust Fund,” consisting of the Mortgage Loans, the assignment of the
Depositor’s rights under the Sale Agreement, such amounts as shall from time to
time be held in the Collection Account, the Distribution Account and any Escrow
Account, the Basis Risk Reserve Fund, [the Pre-Funding Account, the Capitalized
Interest Account,] any Insurance Policies, any REO Property and the other items
referred to in, and conveyed to the Trustee under, Section 2.1(a).
Trustee:
[ ],
not in
its individual capacity but solely as Trustee, or any successor in interest,
or
if any successor trustee or any co-trustee shall be appointed as herein
provided, then such successor trustee and such co-trustee, as the case may
be.
Trustee
Fee:
The
annual fee payable by the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust Fund to the
Trustee from income on funds held in the Collection Account as provided in
Section 3.8 and pursuant to the terms of Section II of the separate fee letter
agreement for Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 20[ ]-[ ], a copy of
which has been provided to the Master Servicer and the Securities
Administrator.
Trustee
Fee Rate:
Not
applicable..
UCC:
The
Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any applicable jurisdiction from time
to
time.
Underwriters:
[ ],
[ ],
[ ]
and
[ ].
Underwriter’s
Exemption:
Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2002-41, 67 Fed. Reg. 54487 (2002), as amended
(or any successor thereto), or any substantially similar administrative
exemption granted by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Unpaid
Basis Risk Shortfall:
With
respect to any Distribution Date and any LIBOR Certificate, the aggregate of
all
Basis Risk Shortfalls with respect to such Certificate remaining unpaid from
previous Distribution Dates, plus interest accrued thereon at the applicable
Certificate Interest Rate (calculated without giving effect to the applicable
Net Funds Cap but limited to a rate no greater than the Maximum Interest
Rate).
Upper
Tier REMIC:
REMIC
3.
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Voting
Interests:
The
portion of the voting rights of all the Certificates that is allocated to any
Certificate for purposes of the voting provisions of this Agreement. At all
times during the term of this Agreement, 98% of all Voting Interests shall
be
allocated to the Class [A], Class [M] and Class [B] Certificates. Voting
Interests shall be allocated among such Certificates based on the product of
(i)
98% and (ii) the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which
is
the aggregate Class Principal Amount of all Certificates then outstanding and
the denominator of which is the Pool Balance then outstanding. The remainder
of
the Voting Interests not otherwise allocated below shall be allocated to the
Class R Certificates. At all times during the term of this Agreement, 1% of
all
Voting Interests shall be allocated to each Class of the Class P and Class
X
Certificates, while they remain outstanding. Voting Interests shall be allocated
among the other Classes of Certificates (and among the Certificates within
each
such Class) in proportion to their Class Principal Amounts (or Certificate
Principal Amounts) or Percentage Interests.
Section
1.2
|
Calculations
Respecting Mortgage Loans.
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Calculations
required to be made pursuant to this Agreement with respect to any Mortgage
Loan
in the Trust Fund shall be made based upon current information as to the terms
of the Mortgage Loans and reports of payments received from the Mortgagor on
such Mortgage Loans and payments to be made to the Master Servicer and then
to
the Securities Administrator as supplied to the Master Servicer by the Servicer
and to the Securities Administrator by the Master Servicer. The Securities
Administrator shall not be required to recompute, verify or recalculate the
information supplied to it by the Master Servicer or [the Credit Risk
Manager].
Section
1.3
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Calculations
Respecting Accrued Interest.
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Accrued
interest, if any, on any LIBOR Certificate shall be calculated based upon a
360-day year and the actual number of days in each Accrual Period. Accrued
interest, if any, on the Class X Certificates and each class of Lower Tier
Interests shall be calculated based upon a 360-day year consisting of twelve
30-day months.
Section
1.4
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Rights
of the NIMS Insurer.
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Each
of
the rights of the NIMS Insurer, if any, set forth in this Agreement shall be
in
effect only so long as any NIM Securities are issued and remain outstanding
or
the NIMS Insurer, if any, is owed amounts in respect of its guarantee of payment
on such NIM Securities.
ARTICLE
II
CONVEYANCE
OF MORTGAGE LOANS; REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section
2.1
|
Conveyance
of Mortgage Loans.
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(a) [Initial
Mortgage Loans] To provide for the distribution of the principal of and interest
on the Certificates in accordance with their terms, the distribution of all
other sums distributable hereunder with respect to the Certificates and the
performance of the covenants contained herein, the Depositor hereby sells,
conveys, assigns and transfers to the Trustee, in trust, without recourse,
subject to Section 2.3, in trust, and for the exclusive benefit of the
Certificateholders as their respective interests may appear, all the Depositor’s
right, title and interest in and to any and all benefits accruing to the
Depositor from: (A) (i) the Mortgage Loans (and all Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loans substituted therefor) exclusive of the servicing rights related
thereto, in respect of which the Depositor is causing to be delivered to the
Trustee (or the Custodian) herewith the related Mortgage Files, and the
Depositor’s interest in any collateral pledged to secure a Mortgage Loan, and
all Scheduled Payments due after the Cut-off Date and all Principal Prepayments
received with respect to the Mortgage Loans paid by the borrower after the
Cut-off Date and proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of the
foregoing; (ii) each Insurance Policy; (iii) the Sale Agreement (and delegates
its obligations thereunder) and (iv) all proceeds of any of the foregoing
(including, but not limited to, all proceeds of any mortgage insurance, hazard
insurance, or title insurance policy relating to the Mortgage Loans, cash
proceeds, accounts, accounts receivable, notes, drafts, acceptances, chattel
paper, checks, deposit accounts, rights to payment of any and every kind, and
other forms of obligations and receivables, which at any time constitute all
or
part or are included in the proceeds of any of the foregoing); to pay the
Certificates as specified herein (items (i) through (iv) above, collectively,
the “Trust Fund”) and [(B) the Swap Agreement and the right to receive cash and
all other assets constituting property of the Supplemental Interest Trust].
[[Subsequent
Mortgage Loans] [Additional Mortgage Loans].
On each
Transfer Date occurring during the [Pre-Funding Period] [Revolving Period],
provided that each condition set forth in this Section 2.1(a) is satisfied,
the
Depositor shall convey to the Trustee, and the Trustee shall purchase pursuant
to this Section 2.1(a), all [Subsequent Mortgage Loans] [Additional Mortgage
Loans] which satisfy the criteria set forth in this Section 2.1(a) then offered
for sale by the Depositor; provided,
however,
that
the related aggregate Transfer Price shall not exceed the [Pre-Funding Amount]
[Revolving Amount].
Subject
to the conditions set forth in this Section 2.1(a), in consideration of the
Securities Administrator’s delivery on the related Transfer Date to the
Depositor or its designee, or upon the order of the Depositor, of the Transfer
Price for the related [Subsequent Mortgage Loans] [Additional Mortgage Loans]
from amounts on deposit in the related [Pre-Funding Account] [Revolving Amount],
the Depositor shall, on each Transfer Date, sell, transfer, assign, set over
and
otherwise convey to the Trustee, without recourse, but subject to the other
terms and provisions of this Agreement, all of the right, title and interest
of
the Depositor in and to each [Subsequent Mortgage Loan] [Additional Mortgage
Loan] (including all interest and principal thereon received after the related
Subsequent Cut-off Date specified in the Transfer Supplement) identified in
the
Addition Notice delivered by the Depositor on such Transfer Date and all items
in the related Mortgage File. In connection therewith, the Depositor shall
amend
the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the inclusion of such [Subsequent Mortgage
Loan] [Additional Mortgage Loan] in the Mortgage Pool as part of the assets
of
the Trust Fund. The Depositor shall promptly deliver to the Trustee, the
Custodian, the Securities Administrator and the Master Servicer a copy of the
Mortgage Loan Schedule as so amended.
Concurrently
with the execution and delivery of each Transfer Supplement, the Depositor
does
hereby assign to the Trustee all of its rights and interest under the Sale
Agreement with respect to the [Subsequent Mortgage Loans] [Additional Mortgage
Loans] added to the Sale Agreement pursuant to such Transfer Supplement, but
only to the extent assigned under the Sale Agreement. The Trustee hereby accepts
such assignment, and shall be entitled to exercise all the rights of the
Depositor under the Sale Agreement as amended by the related Transfer Supplement
as if, for such purpose, it were the Depositor.
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The
Depositor shall on any Transfer Date transfer to the Trustee the applicable
[Subsequent Mortgage Loans] [Additional Mortgage Loans] and the other property
and rights related thereto described in the immediately preceding paragraph,
as
applicable, and the Trustee shall purchase such [Subsequent Mortgage Loans]
[Additional Mortgage Loans], property and rights only upon the satisfaction
of
each of the following conditions on or prior to the related Transfer
Date:
(i) [ ];
(ii) [ ]; and
(iii) [ ].
[To
be
added for each transaction with Subsequent Mortgage Loans or Additional Mortgage
Loans]
[Concurrently
with the execution of this Agreement, the Swap Agreement shall be delivered
to
the Securities Administrator on behalf of the Trustee. In connection therewith,
the Depositor hereby directs the Trustee (solely in its capacity as such) to
execute and deliver the Swap Agreement on behalf of, and for the benefit of,
the
Certificateholders. The Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities
Administrator, the Depositor, the Servicer and the Certificateholders (by their
acceptance of such Certificates) acknowledge and agree that the Trustee is
executing and delivering the Swap Agreement solely in its capacity as Trustee
of
the Trust Fund and not in its individual capacity.]
It
is
agreed and understood by the Depositor and the Trustee (and the Seller has
so
represented and recognized in the Sale Agreement) that it is not intended that
any Mortgage Loan to be included in the Trust Fund be (i) a “High-Cost Home
Loan” as defined in the New Jersey Home Ownership Act effective November 27,
2003, (ii) a “High-Cost Home Loan” as defined in the New Mexico Home Loan
Protection Act effective January 1, 2004, (iii) a “High-Risk Home Loan” as
defined in the Illinois High-Risk Home Loan Act effective January 1, 2004,
(iv)
a “High-Cost Home Mortgage Loan” as defined in the Massachusetts Predatory Home
Loan Practices Act effective November 7, 2004, or (v) a “High Cost Home Loan” as
defined in the Indiana Home Loan Practices Act effective January 1, 2005.
(b) In
connection with such transfer, the Depositor has delivered or caused to be
delivered to the Trustee (or the Custodian acting on the Trustee’s behalf) for
the benefit of the Certificateholders the following documents or instruments
(collectively, the “Mortgage Loan Documents”) with respect to each Mortgage Loan
so transferred (as to each, a “Mortgage File”):
(i) (A)
the
original Mortgage Note endorsed by manual or facsimile signature to the Trustee
or in blank, without recourse, with all intervening endorsements showing a
complete chain of endorsement from the originator to the Person endorsing the
Mortgage Note (the “Last Endorsee”) (each such endorsement being 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
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(B)
with
respect to any Lost Mortgage Note, a lost note affidavit from the Depositor
stating that the original Mortgage Note was lost or destroyed, together with
a
copy of such Mortgage Note;
(ii) except
with respect to any Cooperative Loan, the original recorded Mortgage or a copy
of such Mortgage certified by the Seller, the originating lender, settlement
agent, or escrow company as being a true and complete copy of the
Mortgage;
(iii) except
with respect to any Cooperative Loan and any MERS Mortgage Loans and except
with
respect to any Mortgage Loan for which the related Mortgage names the
originating lender as beneficiary or mortgagee, either (A) a duly executed
assignment of the Mortgage in blank, or (B) an original recorded assignment
of
the Mortgage from the Last Endorsee to the Trustee or a copy of such assignment
of Mortgage certified by the Depositor, the originating lender, settlement
agent, or escrow company as being a true and complete copy thereof which in
either case may be included in a blanket assignment or assignments;
(iv) except
with respect to any Cooperative Loan and any MERS Mortgage Loans, each interim
recorded assignment of such Mortgage, or a copy of each such interim recorded
assignment of Mortgage certified by the Depositor, the originating lender,
settlement agent, or escrow company as being a true and complete copy thereof;
(v) the
original or copies of each assumption, modification, written assurance or
substitution agreement, if any;
(vi) except
with respect to any Cooperative Loan, either the original or duplicate original
title policy (including all riders thereto) with respect to the related
Mortgaged Property, if available, provided
that the
title policy (including all riders thereto) will be delivered as soon as it
becomes available, and if the title policy is not available, and to the extent
required pursuant to the second paragraph below or otherwise in connection
with
the rating of the Certificates, a written commitment or interim binder or
preliminary report of the title issued by the title insurance or escrow company
with respect to the Mortgaged Property; and
(vii) in
the
case of a Cooperative Loan, the originals of the following documents or
instruments (in addition to the documents required by clauses (i) and (iii)
above):
(A) The
Cooperative Shares, together with a stock power in blank;
(B) The
executed Security Agreement;
(C) The
executed Proprietary Lease;
(D) The
executed Recognition Agreement;
(E) The
executed UCC original financing statement with evidence of recording thereon;
and
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(F) Executed
UCC amendments or other appropriate UCC financing statements required by state
law, evidencing a complete and unbroken line from the mortgagee to the Trustee
(or in blank) with evidence of recording thereon (or in a form suitable for
recordation).
(viii) [all
Revolving Credit Loan documents.]
In
the
event that with respect to any Mortgage Loan the Depositor cannot deliver (a)
the original recorded Mortgage or (b) any recorded assignments or interim
assignments satisfying the requirements of clause (iii) or (iv) above,
respectively, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof because such
document or documents have not been returned from the applicable public
recording office, the Depositor shall deliver such documents to the Custodian
on
behalf of the Trustee as promptly as possible upon receipt thereof and, in
any
event, within 720 days following the Closing Date [(or, in the case of
[Subsequent] [Additional] Mortgage Loan, the Transfer Date)]. The Depositor
or
the Servicer shall forward or cause to be forwarded to the Custodian on behalf
of the Trustee (a) from time to time additional original documents evidencing
an
assumption or modification of a Mortgage Loan and (b) any other documents
required to be delivered by the Depositor or the Servicer to the Trustee or
the
Custodian. In the case 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, the Depositor shall deliver to the Trustee or the
Custodian a copy of such Mortgage certified (to the extent such certification
is
reasonably obtainable) by such public recording office to be a true and complete
copy of the original recorded Mortgage.
In
addition, in the event that with respect to any Mortgage Loan the Depositor
cannot deliver the original or duplicate original lender’s title policy
(together with all riders thereto), satisfying the requirements of clause (vi)
above, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof because the related
Mortgage or a related assignment has not been returned from the applicable
public recording office, the Depositor shall promptly deliver to the Custodian
on behalf of the Trustee such original or duplicate original lender’s title
policy (together with all riders thereto) upon receipt thereof from the
applicable title insurer, and in any event, within 720 days following the
Closing Date [(or, in the case of [Subsequent] [Additional] Mortgage Loan,
the
Transfer Date)].
Subject
to the immediately following sentence, as promptly as practicable subsequent
to
the transfer pursuant to clause (a) of this Section 2.1, and in any event within
30 days thereafter, the Servicer, at the expense of the Depositor, shall as
to
any Non-MERS Mortgage Loan with respect to which the Depositor delivers an
assignment of the Mortgage in blank pursuant to clause (b)(iii)(A) of this
Section 2.1, (i) complete each such assignment of Mortgage to conform to clause
(b)(iii)(B) of this Section 2.1, (ii) cause such assignment to be in proper
form
for recording in the appropriate public office for real property records, and
(iii) cause to be delivered for recording in the appropriate public office
for
real property records each such assignment of the Mortgages, except that, with
respect to any assignments of Mortgage as to which the Servicer has not received
the information required to prepare such assignments in recordable form, the
Servicer’s obligation to do so and to deliver the same for such recording shall
be as soon as practicable after receipt of such information and in any event
within 30 days after receipt thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Servicer need not cause to be recorded any assignment which relates to a
Non-MERS Mortgage Loan with respect to which the Mortgaged Property is located
in any state other than the Required Recordation States.
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With
respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan, the Servicer, at the expense of the
Depositor, shall take such actions as are necessary to cause the Trustee to
be
clearly identified as the owner of each such Mortgage Loan on the records of
MERS for purposes of the system of recording transfers of beneficial ownership
of mortgages maintained by MERS.
In
the
case of Mortgage Loans that have been prepaid in full as of the Closing Date
[(or, in the case of [Subsequent] [Additional] Mortgage Loan, the Transfer
Date)], the Depositor, in lieu of delivering the above documents to the
Custodian on behalf of the Trustee, will deposit in the Custodial Account the
portion of such payment that is required to be deposited in the Custodial
Account pursuant to Section 3.5 hereof.
The
Seller shall at its expense deliver to the Servicer copies of all trailing
documents required to be included in the Mortgage File at the same time the
originals or certified copies thereof are delivered to the Custodian on behalf
of the Trustee, such documents to include but not be limited to the mortgagee
policy of title insurance and any mortgage loan documents upon their return
from
the recording office.
Section
2.2
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Acceptance
by Trustee of the Mortgage Loans; Review of
Documentation.
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Subject
to the provisions of Section 2.1, the Trustee acknowledges receipt of the assets
transferred by the Depositor of the assets included in the Trust Fund and has
directed that the documents referred to in Section 2.1 and all other assets
included in the definition of “Trust Fund” be delivered to the Custodian on
behalf of the Trustee.
The
Custodian, by execution and delivery, hereof, and on behalf of the Trustee
acknowledges receipt of the documents identified in the initial certification
in
the form annexed hereto as Exhibit C (the “Initial Certification”) and the
Custodian declares that it holds and will hold such documents and the other
documents delivered to it constituting the Mortgage Files, and that the
Custodian 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 and the NIMS Insurer, if any.
The
Custodian agrees to execute and deliver on the Closing Date [(or, in the case
of
[Subsequent] [Additional] Mortgage Loan, the Transfer Date)] to the Depositor,
the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Servicer and the NIMS Insurer, if any,
an
Initial Certification in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit C. Based on the
Custodian’s review and examination, and only as to the documents identified in
such Initial Certification and subject to any exceptions noted in the schedule
attached to such certification, the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee
acknowledges that such documents appear regular on their face and relate to
such
Mortgage Loan. Neither the Trustee nor the Custodian shall be under any duty
or
obligation to inspect, review or examine said documents, instruments,
certificates or other papers to determine that the same are genuine, enforceable
or appropriate for the represented purpose or that they have actually been
recorded in the real estate records or that they are other than what they
purport to be on their face.
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Not
later
than 90 days after the Closing Date [(or, in the case of [Subsequent]
[Additional] Mortgage Loan, the Transfer Date)], the Custodian shall deliver
to
the Depositor, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Servicer and the NIMS
Insurer, if any, a Final Certification in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit
D,
with any applicable exceptions noted thereon. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, in the event there are exceptions to the Final
Certification, the Custodian may transmit such exceptions electronically (via
email) to the Depositor, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the
Trustee and the NIMS Insurer, if any, subject to the prior approval of the
Depositor, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Trustee and the
NIMS Insurer, if any.
If,
in
the course of such review, the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee finds any
document constituting a part of a Mortgage File which does not meet the
requirements of Section 2.1 hereof (the “Mortgage Loan Document Requirements”),
the Custodian shall list such as an exception in the Final Certification;
provided,
however,
that
neither the Trustee nor the Custodian shall make any determination 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 is sufficient
to
effect the assignment of and transfer to the assignee thereof under the mortgage
to which the assignment relates. The Seller shall promptly correct or cure
such
defect within 90 days from the date it was so notified of such defect and,
if
the Seller does not correct or cure such defect within such period, the Seller
shall either (a) substitute for the related Mortgage Loan a Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan, which substitution shall be accomplished in the manner and
subject to the conditions set forth in Section 2.3 hereof, or (b) purchase
such
Mortgage Loan from the Trustee within 90 days from the date the Seller was
notified of such defect in writing at the Purchase Price of such Mortgage Loan;
provided,
however,
that in
no event shall such substitution or purchase occur more than 540 days from
the
Closing Date, except that if the substitution or purchase of a Mortgage Loan
pursuant to this provision is required by reason of a delay in delivery of
any
documents by the appropriate recording office, and there is a dispute between
either the Servicer or the Seller and the Trustee over the location or status
of
the recorded document, then such substitution or purchase shall occur within
720
days from the Closing Date. Any such substitution pursuant to (a) above shall
not be effected prior to the delivery to the Trustee and the NIMS Insurer,
if
any, of the Opinion of Counsel required by Section 2.4 hereof, if any, and
any
substitution pursuant to (a) above shall not be effected prior to the additional
delivery to the Trustee of a Request for Release substantially in the form
of
Exhibit J. No substitution is permitted to be made in any calendar month after
the Determination Date for such month. The Purchase Price for any such Mortgage
Loan shall be deposited by the Seller in the Collection Account on or prior
to
the Deposit Date for the Distribution Date in the month following the month
of
repurchase and, upon receipt of written certification from the Servicer of
such
deposit, the Trustee shall cause the Custodian to release the related Mortgage
File to the Seller and shall execute and deliver at the Seller’s request such
instruments of transfer or assignment prepared by the Seller, in each case
without recourse, as shall be necessary to vest in the Seller, or a designee,
the Trustee’s interest in any Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto. The
foregoing remedy against the Seller for failure to deliver Mortgage Loans that
satisfy the Mortgage Loan Document Requirements is provided in the Sale
Agreement (which, in turn, has been assigned to the Trustee pursuant to Section
2.1 hereof).
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The
Custodian shall retain possession and custody of each Mortgage File in
accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein. The
Servicer shall promptly deliver to the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee,
upon
the execution or receipt thereof, the originals of such other documents or
instruments constituting the Mortgage File as come into the possession of the
Servicer from time to time.
It
is
understood and agreed that the obligation of the Seller to substitute for or
to
purchase any Mortgage Loan which does not meet the requirements of Section
2.1
hereof shall constitute the sole remedy respecting such defect available to
the
Trustee, any Certificateholder and the NIMS Insurer, if any, against the
Depositor or the Seller.
Section
2.3 Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Seller and
the Depositor.
(a) The
Servicer represents and warrants to the Master Servicer, the Securities
Administrator, the Depositor, the Seller and the Trustee, for the benefit of
the
Certificateholders and the NIMS Insurer, if any, that, as of the Closing Date
:
(i) the
Servicer is a duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under
the
laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has, and had at all relevant
times, full corporate power to service the Mortgage Loans, to own its property,
to carry on its business as presently conducted and to enter into and perform
its obligations under this Agreement. The Servicer has all necessary licenses
and is qualified to transact business in and is in good standing under the
laws
of each state where any Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise exempt
under applicable law from such qualification or is otherwise not required under
applicable law to effect such qualification and no demand for such qualification
has been made upon the Servicer by any state having jurisdiction;
(ii) the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Servicer and the performance
by
it and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not (A) violate the
Servicer’s charter or by-laws or constitute a default (or an event which, with
notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or result
in
the breach or acceleration of, any material contract, agreement or other
instrument to which the Servicer is a party or which may be applicable to the
Servicer or any of its assets or (B) result in the creation or imposition of
any
lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms
of
any such contract, agreement or other instrument;
(iii) the
Servicer has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all
transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated by it, has duly
authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has
duly executed and delivered this Agreement. This Agreement, assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes
a
valid, legal and binding obligation of the Servicer, enforceable against it
in
accordance with the terms hereof, except as such enforcement may be limited
by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, 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);
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(iv) the
Servicer is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by the Servicer and the performance by it and compliance with the
terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation with respect to any
order or decree of any court or any order or regulation of any federal, state,
municipal or governmental agency having jurisdiction, which violation would
materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or otherwise) or
operations of the Servicer or any of its properties or materially and adversely
affect the performance of any of its duties hereunder;
(v) there
are
no actions or proceedings against, or investigations of, the Servicer pending
or, to the knowledge of the Servicer, threatened, before any court,
administrative agency or other tribunal (A) that, if determined adversely,
would
prohibit its entering into this Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (C)
that, if determined adversely, would prohibit or materially and adversely affect
the performance by the Servicer of any of its obligations under, or the validity
or enforceability of, this Agreement;
(vi) the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the
ordinary course of business of the Servicer;
(vii) 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;
(viii) no
consent, approval, authorization, license 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 if required,
such consent, approval, authorization, license or order has been obtained prior
to the Closing Date; and
(ix) the
Servicer is an approved seller/servicer of residential mortgage loans of the
same type as the 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 Servicer is in
good
standing to service mortgage loans, and no event has occurred, including a
change in insurance coverage, which would make the Servicer unable to service
the Mortgage Loans; and
(x)
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 material statement of fact or omits
to
state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not
misleading.
(b) The
Master Servicer hereby represents and warrants to the Servicer, the Depositor,
the Seller and the Trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the
NIMS Insurer, if any, that as of the Closing Date:
(i) the
Master Servicer is a national banking association duly formed, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America and is
duly
authorized and qualified to transact any and all business contemplated by this
Agreement to be conducted by the Master Servicer;
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(ii) the
Master Servicer has the full power and authority to conduct its business as
presently conducted by it and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter
into
and consummate, all transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Master
Servicer has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement,
assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto,
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Master Servicer,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms except as the enforceability
thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar
laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general
principles of equity;
(iii) the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Master Servicer, the
consummation by the Master 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 Master Servicer and will not (A) result
in a breach of any term or provision of charter and by-laws of the Master
Servicer or (B) conflict with, result in a breach, violation or acceleration
of,
or result in a default under, the terms of any other material agreement or
instrument to which the Master Servicer is a party or by which it may be bound,
or any statute, order or regulation applicable to the Master Servicer of any
court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having
jurisdiction over the Master Servicer; and the Master Servicer is not a party
to, bound by, or in breach or violation of any indenture or other agreement
or
instrument, or subject to or in violation of any statute, order or regulation
of
any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having
jurisdiction over it, which materially and adversely affects or, to the Master
Servicer’s knowledge, would in the future materially and adversely affect, (x)
the ability of the Master Servicer to perform its obligations under this
Agreement or (y) the business, operations, financial condition, properties
or
assets of the Master Servicer taken as a whole;
(iv) the
Master Servicer does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to
believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant made by it and contained
in this Agreement;
(v) no
litigation is pending against the Master Servicer that would materially and
adversely affect the execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement
or
the ability of the Master Servicer to perform any of its other obligations
hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof;
(vi) there
are
no actions or proceedings against, or investigations known to it of, the Master
Servicer before any court, administrative or other tribunal (A) that might
prohibit its entering into this Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (C) that
might prohibit or materially and adversely affect the performance by the Master
Servicer of its obligations under, or validity or enforceability of, this
Agreement; and
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(vii) no
consent, approval, authorization, license or order of any court or governmental
agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the
Master Servicer of, or compliance by the Master Servicer with, this Agreement
or
the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
except for such consents, approvals, authorizations, licenses or orders, if
any,
that have been obtained prior to the Closing Date.
(c) The
Seller represents and warrants to the Depositor, the Securities Administrator,
the Master Servicer, the Servicer and the Trustee, for the benefit of the
Certificateholders and the NIMS Insurer, if any, that, as of the Closing
Date:
(i) the
Seller is a corporation licensed as a mortgage banker duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its incorporation
and has, and had at all relevant times, full corporate power to service the
Mortgage Loans, to own its property, to carry on its business as presently
conducted and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement.
The Seller has all necessary licenses and is qualified to transact business
in
and is in good standing under the laws of each state where a Mortgaged Property
is located or is otherwise exempt under applicable law from such qualification
or is otherwise not required under applicable law to effect such qualification
and no demand for such qualification has been made upon the Seller by any state
having jurisdiction;
(ii) the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Seller and the performance
by it
of and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not (A) violate the
Seller’s articles of incorporation or by-laws or constitute a default (or an
event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default)
under, or result in the breach or acceleration of, any material contract,
agreement or other instrument to which the Seller is a party or which may be
applicable to the Seller or any of its assets or (B) result in the creation
or
imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of its properties
pursuant to the terms of any such contract, agreement or other
instrument;
(iii) the
Seller has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all
transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated by it, has duly
authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has
duly executed and delivered this Agreement. This Agreement, assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes
a
valid, legal and binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable against it in
accordance with the terms hereof, except as such enforcement may be limited
by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, 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);
(iv) the
Seller is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement
by the Seller and the performance by it and compliance with the terms of this
Agreement will not constitute a violation with respect to, any order or decree
of any court or any order or regulation of any federal, state, municipal or
governmental agency having jurisdiction, which violation would materially and
adversely affect the condition (financial or otherwise) or operations of the
Seller or any of its properties or materially and adversely affect the
performance of any of its duties hereunder; and
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(v) there
are
no actions or proceedings against, or investigations of, the Seller pending
or,
to the knowledge of the Seller, threatened, before any court, administrative
agency or other tribunal (A) that, if determined adversely, would prohibit
its
entering into this Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent the consummation of any
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (C) that, if determined
adversely, would prohibit or materially and adversely affect the performance
by
the Seller of any of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability
of, this Agreement.
(d) The
Depositor represents and warrants to the Seller, the Securities Administrator,
the Master Servicer, the Servicer and the Trustee, for the benefit of the
Certificateholders and the NIMS Insurer, if any, that, as of the Closing
Date:
(i) the
Depositor is a corporation, duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the state of its incorporation and has, and had
at
all relevant times, full corporate power to own its property, to carry on its
business as presently conducted and to enter into and perform its obligations
under this Agreement;
(ii) the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Depositor and the performance
by
it of and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not (A) violate
the
Depositor’s articles of incorporation or by-laws or constitute a default (or an
event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default)
under, or result in the breach or acceleration of, any material contract,
agreement or other instrument to which the Depositor is a party or which may
be
applicable to the Depositor or any of its assets or (B) result in the creation
or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of its properties
pursuant to the terms of any such contract, agreement or other
instrument;
(iii) the
Depositor has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all
transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated by it, has duly
authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has
duly executed and delivered this Agreement. This Agreement, assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes
a
valid, legal and binding obligation of the Depositor, enforceable against it
in
accordance with the terms hereof, except as such enforcement may be limited
by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, 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);
(iv) the
Depositor is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by the Depositor and the performance by it and compliance with the
terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation with respect to, any
order or decree of any court or any order or regulation of any federal, state,
municipal or governmental agency having jurisdiction, which violation would
materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or otherwise) or
operations of the Depositor or any of its properties or materially and adversely
affect the performance of any of its duties hereunder; and
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(v) there
are
no actions or proceedings against, or investigations of, the Depositor pending
or, to the knowledge of the Depositor, threatened, before any court,
administrative agency or other tribunal (A) that, if determined adversely,
would
prohibit its entering into this Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (C)
that, if determined adversely, would prohibit or materially and adversely affect
the performance by the Depositor of any of its obligations under, or the
validity or enforceability of, this Agreement.
(e) Pursuant
to Section 2.1(a) hereof, the Depositor has assigned to the Trustee, for the
benefit of Certificateholders and the NIMS Insurer, if any, its rights under
the
Sale Agreement, including each representation and warranty of the Seller (and
the applicable remedies) set forth in the Sale Agreement in respect of the
Mortgage Loans.
(f) Upon
discovery by any of the parties hereto of a breach of a representation or
warranty made by the Seller in respect of the Mortgage Loans that materially
and
adversely affects the interests of the Certificateholders in any such Mortgage
Loan, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt notice thereof to
the
other parties hereto and the NIMS Insurer, if any. The Seller hereby covenants
that within 90 days of the earlier of its discovery or its receipt of written
notice from any party of a breach such of any representation or warranty which
materially and adversely affects the interests of the Certificateholders or
the
NIMS Insurer, if any, in any Mortgage Loan (it being understood that any such
breach shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the value of such
Mortgage Loan or the interest of the Trust Fund therein, if the Trust Fund
incurs a loss as the result of such breach), it shall cure such breach in all
material respects, and if such breach is not so cured, shall, (i) if such 90-day
period expires prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date, remove
such
Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund and substitute in its place a Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan, in the manner and subject to the conditions set forth
in this Section; or (ii) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan or Mortgage
Loans
from the Trustee at the Purchase Price in the manner set forth below;
provided,
however,
that
any such substitution pursuant to clause (i) above shall not be effected prior
to the delivery to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator of the Opinion
of Counsel required by Section 2.4 hereof, if any, and any such substitution
pursuant to clause (i) above shall not be effected prior to the additional
delivery to the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee of a Request for Release
substantially in the form of Exhibit J and the Mortgage File for any such
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan. The Seller shall promptly reimburse the
Servicer, the Trustee and the NIMS Insurer, if any, for any expenses reasonably
incurred by the Servicer, the Trustee or the NIMS Insurer, if any, in respect
of
enforcing the remedies against the Seller. With respect to the representations
and warranties described in this Section which are made to the best of the
Seller’s knowledge, if it is discovered by either the Servicer, the Trustee or
the NIMS Insurer, if any, that the substance of such representation and warranty
is inaccurate and such inaccuracy materially and adversely affects the value
of
the related Mortgage Loan or the interests of the Certificateholders or the
NIMS
Insurer, if any, therein, notwithstanding the Seller’s lack of knowledge with
respect to the substance of such representation or warranty, such inaccuracy
shall be deemed a breach of the applicable representation or
warranty.
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With
respect to any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall deliver
to
the Custodian on behalf of 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 2.1, with the
Mortgage Note endorsed and the Mortgage assigned as required by Section 2.1.
No
substitution is permitted to be made in any calendar month after the
Determination Date for such month. Scheduled Payments due with respect to
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution shall not
be
part of the Trust Fund and will be retained by the Seller on the next succeeding
Distribution Date. For the month of substitution, distributions to
Certificateholders will include the monthly payment due on any Deleted Mortgage
Loan for such month and thereafter the Seller shall be entitled to retain all
amounts received in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. 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
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans and the Servicer shall deliver
the
amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee, the
Master Servicer and the NIMS Insurer, if any. Upon such substitution, the
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans shall be subject to the terms of
this Agreement in all respects, and the Seller shall be deemed to have made
with
respect to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, as of the date
of
substitution, the representations and warranties made by Seller pursuant to
the
Sale Agreement 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 provided in the following
paragraph, the Custodian shall release the Mortgage File held for the benefit
of
the Certificateholders relating to such Deleted Mortgage Loan to the Seller
and
the Trustee shall execute and deliver at the Seller’s direction such instruments
of transfer or assignment prepared by the Seller, in each case without recourse,
as shall be necessary to vest title in the Seller, or its designee, the
Trustee’s interest in any Deleted Mortgage Loan substituted for pursuant to this
Section 2.3.
For
any
month in which the Seller substitutes one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the Servicer will determine the
amount (if any) by which the aggregate principal balance of all such Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loans as of the date of substitution is less than the
aggregate unpaid principal balance of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans (after
application of the scheduled principal portion of the monthly payments due
in
the month of substitution). The amount of such shortage (the “Substitution
Adjustment Amount”) plus an amount equal to the aggregate of any unreimbursed
Advances with respect to such Deleted Mortgage Loans shall be deposited in
the
Collection Account by the Seller on or before the 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.
In
the
event that the Seller shall have repurchased a Mortgage Loan, the Purchase
Price
therefor shall be deposited in the Distribution Account prior to the
Distribution Date in the month following the month during which the Seller
became obligated hereunder to repurchase or replace such Mortgage Loan and
upon
such deposit of the Purchase Price, the delivery of the Opinion of Counsel
required by Section 2.4 hereof and receipt of a Request for Release in the
form
of Exhibit J hereto, the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee shall release the
related Mortgage File held for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the
NIMS Insurer, if any, to the Seller, and the Trustee shall execute and deliver
or shall cause the Custodian to execute and deliver at the Seller’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.
It
is understood and agreed that the obligation under this Agreement of the Seller
to cure, repurchase or replace any Mortgage Loan as to which a breach has
occurred and is continuing shall constitute the sole remedy respecting such
breach available to Certificateholders, the NIMS Insurer, if any, or the Trustee
on their behalf.
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The
representations and warranties made pursuant to this Section 2.3 (and the
representations and warranties with respect to the Mortgage Loans made in the
Sale Agreement) shall survive delivery of the respective Mortgage Files to
the
Trustee or the Custodian for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the
NIMS
Insurer, if any.
(g) Upon
discovery by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Seller, the Master Servicer,
the
Securities Administrator or the Trustee that any Mortgage Loan does not
constitute a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of
the Code, the party discovering such fact shall promptly (and in any event
within five (5) Business Days of discovery) give written notice thereof to
the
other parties and the NIMS Insurer, if any. In connection therewith, the
Securities Administrator shall require the Seller, at the Seller’s option, to
either (i) substitute, if the conditions in Section 2.3(e) with respect to
substitutions are satisfied, a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan for the
affected Mortgage Loan, or (ii) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan within
90
days of such discovery in the same manner as it would a Mortgage Loan for a
breach of representation or warranty made pursuant to this Section 2.3. The
Custodian on behalf of the Trustee shall reconvey to the Seller the Mortgage
Loan to be released pursuant hereto in the same manner, and on the same terms
and conditions, as it would a Mortgage Loan repurchased for breach of a
representation or warranty contained in this Section 2.3.
Section
2.4
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Delivery
of Opinion of Counsel in Connection with
Substitutions.
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Notwithstanding
any contrary provision of this Agreement, no substitution pursuant to Section
2.2 or Section 2.3 shall be made more than 90 days after the Closing Date unless
the Depositor or Seller delivers to the Trustee, the Securities Administrator
and the NIMS Insurer, if any, an Opinion of Counsel, which Opinion of Counsel
shall not be at the expense of either the Trustee or the Trust Fund, addressed
to the Trustee and the NIMS Insurer, if any, to the effect that such
substitution will not result in an Adverse REMIC Event.
Section
2.5
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Execution
and Delivery of Certificates.
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The
Trustee acknowledges the transfer and assignment to it of the Trust Fund and,
concurrently with such transfer and assignment, has caused the Securities
Administrator to execute and deliver 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 and the NIMS Insurer, if any, and to perform
the duties set forth in this Agreement to the best of its ability, to the end
that the interests of the Holders of the Certificates may be adequately and
effectively protected.
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ARTICLE
III
ADMINISTRATION
AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Section
3.1
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Servicer
to Service Mortgage Loans.
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[(a)]
For
and on behalf of the Certificateholders and the NIMS Insurer, if any, the
Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with
the
terms of this Agreement and the Servicing Standard. In connection with such
servicing and administration, the Servicer shall have full power and authority,
acting alone and/or through subservicers as provided in Section 3.2 hereof,
to
do or cause to be done any and all things that it may deem necessary or
desirable in connection with such servicing and administration, including but
not limited to, the power and authority, subject to the terms hereof (i) to
execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders, the NIMS Insurer,
if
any, and the Trustee, customary consents or waivers and other instruments and
documents, (ii) to consent to transfers of any Mortgaged Property and
assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages (but only in the manner
provided in this Agreement), (iii) to collect any Insurance Proceeds and other
Liquidation Proceeds, and (iv) to effectuate foreclosure or other
conversion of the ownership of the Mortgaged Property securing any Mortgage
Loan; provided
that the
Servicer shall not take any action that is inconsistent with or prejudices
the
interests of the Trust Fund, the Certificateholders or the NIMS Insurer, if
any,
in any Mortgage Loan or the rights and interests of the Depositor, the Trustee
and the Certificateholders under this Agreement; and provided,
further,
that
unless (x) the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan, or
such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, imminent or (y) in the absence
of default or imminent default, any such waiver, modification, postponement
or
indulgence would not cause an Adverse REMIC Event, the Servicer may not permit
any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan. The Servicer shall represent
and protect the interests of the Trust Fund (or the Trustee on behalf of the
Trust Fund) in full compliance with the Servicing Standard in any claim,
proceeding or litigation regarding a Mortgage Loan. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Servicer in the name of the Depositor and
the
Trustee, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Depositor and the Trustee,
when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its reasonable judgment, to execute
and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee, the Depositor, the Certificateholders,
the NIMS Insurer, if any, or any of them, 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 with
respect to the Mortgaged Properties held for the benefit of the
Certificateholders and the NIMS Insurer, if any.
In
accordance with the Servicing Standard, the Servicer shall make or cause to
be
made Servicing Advances as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment
of
taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which Servicing Advances
shall be reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the
Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.6 hereof, and further as provided in Section
3.8 hereof. The costs incurred by the Servicer, if any, in effecting the timely
payments of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties and related
insurance premiums shall not, for the purpose of calculating monthly
distributions to the Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal
balances of the related Mortgage Loans, notwithstanding that the terms of such
Mortgage Loans so permit. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that
Servicing Advances shall be reimbursable pursuant to Section 3.8 of this
Agreement, and agree that no Servicing Advance shall be rejected or disallowed
by any party unless it has been shown that such Servicing Advance was not made
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Servicer shall be reimbursed for any Pre Cut-off Date Servicing Advances
in
the same manner and to the same extent as any other Servicing Advance is
reimbursable hereunder.
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The
Trustee shall furnish the Servicer and/or the Master Servicer with any limited
powers of attorney (substantially in the form of Exhibit M) and other documents
in form as provided to it that are necessary or appropriate to enable the
Servicer and/or the Master Servicer to execute in the name of the Trustee or
the
Custodian, as applicable, all documents reasonably required to perform the
servicing functions described in this Article III or Article IIIA. The Trustee
shall have no responsibility for any action of the Master Servicer or the
Servicer pursuant to any such limited power of attorney and shall be indemnified
by the Master Servicer or the Servicer, as applicable, for any cost, liability
or expense incurred by the Trustee in connection with such Person’s misuse of
any such power of attorney.
[(b)
The
Servicer shall, in accordance with the customary and usual standards of practice
of prudent mortgage servicers of fixed and adjustable rate open-end home equity
mortgage loans, approve and make disbursements of principal in connection with
Mortgagor drafts upon the Credit Line approved in connection with each Revolving
Credit Loan. The Servicer shall provide to the Mortgagors all checks, drafts
or
other documentation necessary for such Mortgagors to obtain a Credit Line
Advance. On each Servicer Remittance Date, with respect to each Credit Line
Advance disbursed by the Servicer and reported to the [Trustee and the
Securities Administrator], the Servicer shall be entitled to reimburse itself,
from amounts on deposit in the Custodial Account, in an amount equal to (i)
the
principal amount of each unreimbursed Credit Line Advance disbursed by Servicer
with respect to a Revolving Credit Loan and (ii) interest, at the Credit Advance
Rate, on the principal amount of each such Credit Line Advance from the date
such Credit Line Advance was disbursed by Servicer to but not including such
date reimbursement is received by the Servicer. In the event that there are
insufficient funds on deposit in the Custodial Account on any Servicer
Remittance Date to reimburse the Servicer as provided in the preceding sentence
(such shortfall, an “Advance Reimbursement Shortfall Amount”), the Servicer
shall deliver to [Trustee and the Securities Administrator] a request for
reimbursement of the amount of such Advance Reimbursement Shortfall Amount
at
least three Business Days prior to such Servicer Remittance Date. The
[Securities Administrator] shall promptly reimburse the Servicer on such
Servicer Remittance Date for such Advance Reimbursement Shortfall
Amount.]
[(c)
The
Servicer, at its discretion and in accordance with the customary and usual
standards of practice of prudent mortgage servicers of fixed and adjustable
rate
open-end home equity mortgage loans, may perform any of the following actions
in
connection with a Revolving Credit Loan:
(i)
with
the approval of the [Trustee and the Securities Administrator], increase the
amount of the related Credit Line;
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(ii)
with
the
approval of the [Trustee and the Securities Administrator], terminate a dormant
Revolving Credit Loan, to the extent permitted under the related Mortgage Note;
(iii)
permit
payments from the Mortgagor of interest only during the period when Credit
Line
Advances may be made; or
(iv)
with
the
approval of the [Trustee and the Securities Administrator], eliminate the
ability of the Mortgagor to make future drafts upon the Credit Line, or reduce
the Credit Line, to the extent permitted under the related Mortgage
Note.]
[(d)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Servicer shall,
in servicing the Revolving Credit Loans, follow and comply with the servicing
guidelines established by Xxxxxx Xxx, and, consistent with Home Equity Accepted
Servicing Practices, the Servicer may waive, modify or vary any term of any
Revolving Credit 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 interests of the Certificateholders
and is consistent with the terms of this Agreement; provided,
however,
that if
the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Revolving Credit Loan or such
default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable, the
Servicer shall not permit any modification of any material term of any Revolving
Credit Loan, including any modification that would change the Mortgage Interest
Rate, defer or forgive the payment of principal or interest, reduce or increase
the outstanding principal balance (except for actual payments of principal)
or
change the final maturity date on such Revolving Credit Loan. In the event
of
any such modification which permits the deferral of interest or principal
payments on any Revolving Credit Loan, the Servicer shall, on the Business
Day
immediately preceding the Servicer Remittance Date in any month in which any
such principal or interest payment has been deferred, make a Delinquency Advance
pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.19, in an amount equal to the difference
between (i) such month’s principal and one month’s interest at the Mortgage Rate
on the unpaid principal balance of such Revolving Credit Loan and (ii) the
amount paid by the Mortgagor. The Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement
for such Delinquency Advances to the same extent as for all other Delinquency
Advances made pursuant to Section 3.19. Without limiting the generality of
the
foregoing, the Servicer shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered,
to execute and deliver on behalf of itself and the [Trustee and Securities
Administrator], all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial
or full release, discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect
to
the Revolving Credit Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. Upon
the request of the Servicer, the [Trustee and the Securities Administrator]
shall execute and deliver to the Servicer any powers of attorney and other
documents, furnished to it by the Servicer and reasonably satisfactory to the
[Trustee and the Securities Administrator], necessary or appropriate to enable
the Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under this
Agreement. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the
Servicer shall not, without the [Trustee’s and the Securities Administrator’s]
written consent: (i) initiate any action suit or proceeding solely under the
[Trustee’s or the Securities Administrator’s] name without indicating the
Servicer’s representative capacity; or (ii) take any action with the intent to
cause, and that actually causes, the [Trustee or the Securities Administrator]
to be registered to do business in any state. Promptly after the execution
of
any assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of any Revolving Credit
Loan, the Servicer shall forward to the [Master Servicer] copies of any
documents evidencing such assumption, modification, consolidation or extension.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Servicing Agreement,
the Servicer shall not make or permit any modification, waiver or amendment
of
any term of any Revolving Credit Loan that would cause any REMIC created under
the Trust Agreement to fail to qualify as a REMIC or result in the imposition
of
any tax under Section 860F(a) or Section 860G(d) of the Code. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, the Servicer shall not, without specifically
notifying the Trustee and Master Servicer in writing and obtaining the Trustee’s
prior written consent:
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(i)
make
any
future Delinquency Advances with respect to a Revolving Credit Loan in excess
of
the Credit Line with respect to such Revolving Credit Loan;
(ii)
make
any
Servicing Advance in excess of
$[ ];
(iii)
permit
any modification with respect to any Revolving Credit Loan that would change
the
Mortgage Rate, defer or forgive the payment of principal or interest, reduce
or
increase the outstanding principal balance or change the final maturity date
on
such Revolving Credit Loan;
(iv)
sell
any
Specially Serviced Revolving Credit Loan;
(v)
forgive
any principal or interest on, or permitting to be satisfied at a discount,
any
Revolving Credit Loan; or
(vi)
accept
substitute or additional collateral, or release any collateral, for a Revolving
Credit Loan.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Servicer shall not (unless
the
Servicer determines, in its own discretion, that there exists a situation of
extreme hardship to the Mortgagor), waive any premium or penalty in connection
with a prepayment of principal of any Revolving Credit Loan, and shall not
consent to the modification of any Mortgage Note to the extent that such
modification relates to payment of a prepayment premium or penalty.
In
servicing and administering the Revolving Credit 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, the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides, and the Seller’s reliance on the
Servicer.]
Section
3.2
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Subservicing;
Enforcement of the Obligations of the Servicer;
Subcontractors.
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(a) The
Servicer may arrange for the subservicing of any Mortgage Loan by a subservicer,
which may be an affiliate of the Servicer, pursuant to a subservicing agreement;
provided,
however,
that
such subservicing arrangement and the terms of the related subservicing
agreement must provide for the servicing of such Mortgage Loans in a manner
consistent with the servicing arrangements contemplated hereunder. Unless the
context otherwise requires, references in this Agreement to actions taken or
to
be taken by the Servicer in servicing the Mortgage Loans include actions taken
or to be taken by a subservicer on behalf of the Servicer and rights of the
Servicer to reimbursement of Advances shall constitute rights of the Subservicer
to the extent any such Advances are made by or on behalf of the Servicer.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any subservicing agreement, any of the
provisions of this Agreement relating to agreements or arrangements between
the
Servicer and a subservicer or other subcontractor or reference to actions taken
through a subservicer or otherwise, (i) the Servicer shall remain obligated
and
liable to the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificateholders and the NIMS
Insurer, if any, for the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans
in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement 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 and (ii) any subservicer
or
other subcontractor that performs any of the functions identified in Item
1122(d) of Regulation AB must agree in writing that, if the [Securities
Administrator] or the Depositor determines that such subcontractor was
“participating in the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122, such
subcontractor will comply with the provisions of Sections 3.16(b), 3.17(b)
and
3.17(c) to the same extent as if such subservicer were the Servicer. All actions
of each subservicer performed pursuant to the related subservicing agreement
shall be performed as an agent of the Servicer with the same force and effect
as
if performed directly by the Servicer.
(b) For
purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be deemed to have received any
collections, recoveries or payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans that
are
received by a subservicer or other subcontractor regardless of whether such
payments are remitted by the subservicer or other subcontractor to the
Servicer.
(c) As
a
condition to the utilization of any Subservicer determined to be “participating
in the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, the
Servicer shall obtain from any such Subservicer used by the Servicer for the
benefit of the Depositor such Subservicer’s written agreement (in form and
substance satisfactory to the Depositor) to comply with the provisions of
Sections [ ] of this Agreement to the same
extent as if such Subservicer were the Servicer.
(d) As
a
condition to the utilization of any Subcontractor determined to be
“participating in the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of
Regulation AB, the Servicer shall obtain from any such Subcontractor used by
the
Servicer (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Depositor such
Subcontractor’s written agreement (in form and substance satisfactory to the
Depositor) to comply with the provisions of Sections
[ ] of this Agreement to the same extent as
if such Subcontractor were the Servicer.
Section
3.3
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Rights
of the Depositor and the Trustee in Respect of the
Servicer.
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The
Depositor may, but is not obligated to, enforce the obligations of the Servicer
hereunder and may, but is not obligated to, perform, or cause a designee to
perform, any defaulted obligation of the Servicer hereunder and in connection
with any such defaulted obligation to exercise the related rights of the
Servicer hereunder; provided
that the
Servicer shall not be relieved of any of its obligations hereunder by virtue
of
such performance by the Depositor or its designee. Neither the Trustee nor
the
Depositor shall have any responsibility or liability for any action or failure
to act by the Servicer nor shall the Trustee or the Depositor be obligated
to
supervise the performance of the Servicer hereunder or otherwise.
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Section
3.4
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Successor
Servicer or Master Servicer to Act as
Servicer.
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(a) In
the
event that the Servicer shall for any reason no longer be the Servicer hereunder
(including by reason of a Servicer Termination Event or a Servicer Event of
Default), the Seller shall appoint, subject to subsection (b) hereof, a
successor Servicer acceptable to the Master Servicer and the Rating Agencies,
as
evidenced by a letter from each Rating Agency to the effect that such an
appointment will not result in a qualification, withdrawal or downgrade of
the
rating of any of the Certificates. Such successor Servicer shall thereupon
assume all of the rights and obligations of the Servicer hereunder arising
thereafter (provided
that
such successor Servicer shall not be (i) liable for losses of the predecessor
Servicer pursuant to Section 3.5(e) hereof or any acts or omissions of the
predecessor Servicer hereunder, (ii) obligated to make Advances if it is
prohibited from doing so by applicable law or (iii) deemed to have made any
representations and warranties of the predecessor Servicer hereunder). If the
Servicer shall for any reason no longer be the Servicer (including by reason
of
a Servicer Termination Event or any Servicer Event of Default), the successor
Servicer shall succeed to any rights and obligations of the predecessor Servicer
under any subservicing agreement then in force.
(b) In
the
event that the Servicer shall for any reason no longer be the Servicer hereunder
(including by reason of a Servicer Termination Event or a Servicer Event of
Default), the Seller shall appoint a successor Servicer within fourteen (14)
calendar days following notification to the Servicer of termination pursuant
to
Article VII, or within thirty (30) calendar days of the date on which the Seller
receives notification that the Servicer shall for any reason no longer be the
Servicer.
(c) In
the
event that (i) the Servicer shall for any reason no longer be the Servicer
hereunder (including by reason of a Servicer Termination Event or a Servicer
Event of Default as defined in Section 7.1 herein) and (ii) the Seller shall
not
have appointed a successor Servicer acceptable to the Master Servicer and the
Rating Agencies, the Master Servicer shall succeed as Servicer and assume all
of
the rights and obligations of the Servicer hereunder arising thereafter;
provided,
however,
that,
without affecting the immediate termination of the rights of the Servicer
hereunder, it is understood and acknowledged by the parties hereto that there
will be a period of transition not to exceed 90 days (the “Transition Period”)
before any such servicing transfer to the Master Servicer is fully effected.
During the Transition Period, the Master Servicer shall not be responsible
for
the lack of information and documents that it cannot reasonably obtain on a
practicable basis under the circumstances. If the Master Servicer shall become
the successor Servicer pursuant to this Section 3.4(c), the Master Servicer
shall succeed to any rights and obligations of the predecessor Servicer under
any subservicing agreement then in force.
(d) In
the
event that a successor Servicer assumes the rights and obligations of the
Servicer pursuant to paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Section 3.4, the
predecessor Servicer shall, upon request of the Trustee, the Securities
Administrator, the Master Servicer or the successor Servicer, but at the expense
of the predecessor Servicer or at the expense of the Trust Fund if not paid
by
the predecessor Servicer (or at the expense of the successor Servicer or the
Seller in the case of a termination of the Servicer pursuant to Section 7.1(c)),
deliver to the assuming party all documents and records relating to any
subservicing agreement or substitute subservicing agreement and the Mortgage
Loans then being serviced thereunder and an accounting of amounts collected
or
held by it and otherwise use its best efforts to effect the orderly and
efficient transfer of the substitute subservicing agreement to the assuming
party.
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(e) Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall the resignation,
removal or termination of the Servicer become effective until a successor
Servicer, appointed in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, shall
have been appointed and shall have assumed in writing all of the obligations
of
the Servicer under this Agreement to be performed by the Servicer from and
after
the date of such resignation, removal or termination, as applicable, and
assumption; pending such date, the Servicer shall remain obligated to service
and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement.
(f) Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that the Servicer
has
received a notice of termination in accordance with Article VII of this
Agreement as a result of the occurrence of a Servicer Event of Default or a
Servicer Termination Event, if the Master Servicer shall be obligated to make,
and makes, any Delinquency Advances pursuant to Section 3.19 prior to the
appointment of a successor Servicer or the assumption of servicing obligations
by the Master Servicer, then the Master Servicer shall be entitled to be
reimbursed for all such Delinquency Advances by the successor Servicer or,
if
not by the successor Servicer, then at the same time and in the same manner
as
the Servicer is entitled to be reimbursed for Delinquency Advances
hereunder.
(g) Following
any transfer of servicing as provided in this Section 3.4, the predecessor
Servicer and any successor Servicer (including, without limitation, the Master
Servicer) shall take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall
be
necessary to effect any such succession of servicing, including, without
limitation, providing servicing transfer notices to borrowers and to other
interested parties as requested by the successor Servicer (any such notices
to
be in a format acceptable to the successor Servicer). The predecessor Servicer
agrees to deliver promptly to such successor, electronically or physically,
as
the case may be, all files, data and funds related to the Mortgage Loans, of
the
types provided for in this Agreement. The predecessor Servicer agrees to
cooperate with the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer
and any successor Servicer in effecting the termination of the predecessor
Servicer’s servicing responsibilities and rights under this Agreement and shall
promptly provide the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer or such
successor Servicer, as applicable, all documents and records reasonably
requested by the successor Servicer to enable it to assume the predecessor
Servicer’s functions under this Agreement. The predecessor Servicer shall
promptly transfer to the successor Servicer all amounts that then have been
or
should have been deposited in the Custodial Account, the Collection Account
and
any escrow account by the predecessor Servicer or that are thereafter received
with respect to the Mortgage Loans. Any collections received by the predecessor
Servicer after such removal or resignation shall be endorsed by it to the
successor Servicer and remitted directly to such successor Servicer. All costs
and expenses associated with the provisions of this Section 3.4(g) shall be
borne by the predecessor Servicer, provided,
that
in
the event the Servicer is terminated pursuant to Section 7.1(c), the Seller
shall cause any successor Servicer appointed pursuant to the provisions of
this
Agreement to pay (or the Seller shall pay, if the successor Servicer does not)
such costs and expenses; provided,
further, that
in
the event the Master Servicer is not reimbursed for any such costs and expenses
it incurred in connection with any servicing transfer pursuant to Section 7.1(a)
by the predecessor Servicer, the successor Servicer or the Seller, the Master
Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement of such costs and expenses from
funds in the Collection Account.
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Section
3.5 Collection
of Mortgage Loan Payments; Custodial Account; Collection Account; Distribution
Account.
(a) The
Servicer shall make reasonable efforts (or shall cause each subservicer to
make
reasonable efforts) in accordance with the Servicing Standard to collect all
payments called for under the terms and provisions of the Mortgage Loans to
the
extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement. Consistent
with
the foregoing, and subject to the provisions of Section 3.1 hereof, the Servicer
may in its discretion (i) waive any late payment charge or penalty interest
and
(ii) extend the due dates for payments due on a Mortgage Note for a period
not
greater than 180 days; provided,
however,
that
the Servicer cannot extend the maturity of any such Mortgage Loan past the
date
on which the final payment is due on the latest maturing Mortgage Loan as of
the
Cut-off Date. In the event of any such arrangement, any Delinquency Advance
required to be made by the Servicer on the related Mortgage Loan in accordance
with the provisions hereof (i) with respect to the Prepayment Period in which
such arrangement became effective shall be made in accordance with the
amortization schedule of such Mortgage Loan without giving effect to the
modification thereof by reason of such arrangements and (ii) with respect to
any
Prepayment Period thereafter shall be made in accordance with the amortization
schedule of such Mortgage Loan as so modified. The Servicer shall not be
required to institute or join in litigation with respect to collection of any
payment (whether under a Mortgage, Mortgage Note or otherwise or against any
public or governmental authority with respect to a taking or condemnation)
if it
reasonably believes that enforcing the provision of the Mortgage or other
instrument pursuant to which such payment is required is prohibited by
applicable law.
The
Servicer shall comply with the provisions of Section 3.21 hereof with respect
to
each Prepayment Penalty related to the Mortgage Loans.
(b) The
Servicer shall establish and maintain (or shall cause each subservicer to
establish and maintain) a Custodial Account entitled “[Name of Servicer or such
subservicer] in Trust for
[ ], as Trustee
for Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 20[ ]-[ ],” for the benefit of the
Certificateholders into which the Servicer shall deposit or cause to be
deposited as soon as practicable following receipt but in no event later than
two Business Days after receipt, except as otherwise specifically provided
herein, the following payments and collections remitted by subservicers or
received by it in respect of Mortgage Loans subsequent to the Cut-off Date
(other than in respect of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans
on or
before the Cut-off Date) and the following amounts required to be deposited
hereunder:
(i) all
payments on account of principal on the Mortgage Loans, including Principal
Prepayments;
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(ii) all
payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans, net of the related
Servicing Fee and any Compensating Interest payments required to be deposited
by
the Servicer hereunder;
(iii) any
Prepayment Penalty required to be deposited by the Servicer
hereunder;
(iv) all
Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds, other than proceeds to be applied
to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the
Mortgagor in accordance with the Servicer’s normal servicing
procedures;
(v) any
amount required to be deposited by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.5(e)
in
connection with any losses on Eligible investments;
(vi) any
amounts required to be deposited by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.9(b)
and
(d) hereof, and in respect of net monthly rental income from REO Property
pursuant to Section 3.11 hereof;
(vii) all
Substitution Adjustment Amounts; and
(viii) all
Delinquency Advances made by or on behalf of the Servicer pursuant to Section
3.19 hereof.
The
foregoing requirements for remittance by the Servicer shall be exclusive, it
being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, amounts in respect of the Servicing Fee (subject to reduction as
provided in Section 3.14), payments in the nature of late payment charges and
assumption fees, if collected, need not be remitted by the Servicer. For so
long
as the Initial Advance Facility has not been terminated, amounts attributable
to
reimbursements of Advances, if collected, shall be remitted by the Servicer
(or
the Subservicer on its behalf) as provided above and shall not under any
circumstances be retained by the Servicer (or the Subservicer on its behalf).
If
the Initial Advance Facility is terminated, amounts attributable to
reimbursements of Advances need not be remitted by the Servicer. In the event
that the Servicer shall remit any amount not required to be remitted, it may
at
any time withdraw or direct the institution maintaining the Custodial Account
to
withdraw such amount from the Custodial Account, any provision herein to the
contrary notwithstanding. Such withdrawal or direction may be accomplished
by
delivering written notice thereof to the Trustee or such other institution
maintaining the Custodial Account which describes the amounts deposited in
error
in the Custodial Account. The Servicer shall maintain adequate records with
respect to all withdrawals made pursuant to this Section. All funds deposited
in
the Custodial Account shall be held in trust for the Certificateholders and
the
NIMS Insurer, if any, until withdrawn in accordance with Section
3.8.
If
the
Custodial Account ceases to be an Eligible Account, the Servicer shall establish
a new Custodial Account that is an Eligible Account within 15 days and transfer
all funds and investment property on deposit in such existing Custodial Account
into such new Custodial Account.
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(c) The
Master Servicer shall establish and maintain, on behalf of the
Certificateholders and the NIMS Insurer, if any, a Collection Account entitled
“[ ]
in
trust
for [ ],
as
Trustee for Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 20[ ]-[ ].” On each
Deposit Date, the Master Servicer shall remit to the Securities Administrator
for deposit in the Distribution Account the Total Distribution Amount for such
date, to the extent received by it or required to be funded by it. In addition,
the Master Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account any amounts required
to be deposited by it pursuant to Section 3.5(e) in connection with losses
on
Eligible Investments in the Collection Account.
In
the
event that the Servicer shall remit any amount not required to be remitted
by
it, it may at any time direct the Master Servicer to withdraw such amount from
the Collection Account, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding.
Such direction may be accomplished by delivering an Officer’s Certificate to the
Master Servicer, which describes the amounts deposited in error in the
Collection Account. All funds deposited in the Collection Account shall be
held
by the Master Servicer in escrow for the Certificateholders until disbursed
in
accordance with this Agreement or withdrawn in accordance with Section 3.8.
In
no event shall the Master Servicer incur liability for withdrawals from the
Collection Account at the direction of the Servicer.
If
the
Collection Account ceases to be an Eligible Account, the Master Servicer shall
establish a new Collection Account that is an Eligible Account within 15 days
and transfer all funds and investment property on deposit in such existing
Collection Account into such new Collection Account.
(d) The
Securities Administrator shall establish and maintain, on behalf of
Certificateholders and the NIMS Insurer, if any, the Distribution Account.
On
each Deposit Date, the Master Servicer shall remit to the Securities
Administrator, on behalf of the Trustee, for deposit in the Distribution Account
the Total Distribution Amount for such date. In addition, the Securities
Administrator shall deposit in the Distribution Account any amounts required
to
be deposited by it pursuant to Section 3.5(e) in connection with losses on
Eligible Investments in the Distribution Account.
In
the
event that the Master Servicer shall remit any amount not required to be
remitted by it, it may at any time direct the Securities Administrator to
withdraw such amount from the Distribution Account, any provision herein to
the
contrary notwithstanding. Such direction may be accomplished by delivering
an
Officer’s Certificate to the Securities Administrator and the NIMS Insurer, if
any, which describes the amounts deposited in error in the Distribution Account.
All funds deposited in the Distribution Account shall be held by the Securities
Administrator in trust for the Certificateholders and the NIMS Insurer, if
any,
until disbursed in accordance with this Agreement or withdrawn in accordance
with Section 3.8. In no event shall the Securities Administrator incur liability
for withdrawals from the Distribution Account at the direction of the Master
Servicer.
If
the
Distribution Account ceases to be an Eligible Account, the Securities
Administrator shall establish a new Distribution Account that is an Eligible
Account within 15 days and transfer all funds and investment property on deposit
in such existing Distribution Account into such new Distribution Account.
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(e) Amounts
on deposit in the Custodial Account shall be invested as directed by the
Servicer; amounts on deposit in the Collection Account shall be invested as
directed by the Master Servicer; and amounts on deposit in the Distribution
Account shall be invested as directed by the Securities Administrator, in each
case in Eligible Investments which shall mature not later than (i) in the case
of the Custodial Account, the Business Day next preceding the related Servicer
Remittance Date (except that if such Permitted Investment is an obligation
of
the institution that maintains such account, then such Permitted Investment
shall mature not later than such Servicer Remittance Date), (ii) in the case
of
the Collection Account, the Business Day next preceding the related Deposit
Date
(except that if such Permitted Investment is an obligation of the institution
that maintains such account, then such Permitted Investment shall mature not
later than such Deposit Date) and (iii) in the case of the Distribution Account,
the Business Day next preceding the related Distribution Date (except that
if
such Permitted Investment is an obligation of the institution that maintains
such fund or account, then such Permitted Investment shall mature not later
than
such Distribution Date) and, in each case, shall not be sold or disposed of
prior to its maturity. All such Eligible Investments shall be made in the name
of the Trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the NIMS Insurer,
if any. All income and gain net of any losses realized from any such investment
of funds on deposit in the Custodial Account shall be for the benefit of the
Servicer as servicing compensation; all income and gain net of any losses
realized from any such investment of funds on deposit in the Collection Account
shall be for the benefit of the Master Servicer as master servicing
compensation; and all income and gain net of any losses realized from any such
investment of funds on deposit in the Distribution Account shall be for the
benefit of the Securities Administrator. The amount of any realized losses
in
the Custodial Account in respect of any such investments shall promptly be
deposited by the Servicer in the Custodial Account, the amount of any realized
losses in the Collection Account in respect of any such investments shall
promptly be deposited by the Master Servicer in the Collection Account and
the
amount of any realized losses in the Distribution Account in respect of any
such
investments shall promptly be deposited therein by the Securities Administrator.
The Trustee in its fiduciary capacity shall not be liable for the amount of
any
loss incurred in respect of any investment or lack of investment of funds held
in the Custodial Account, the Collection Account or the Distribution Account
and
made in accordance with this Section 3.5.
Section
3.6
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Collection
of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Escrow
Accounts.
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(a) To
the
extent required by the related Mortgage Note and not violative of current law,
the Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more accounts (each, an “Escrow
Account”) and deposit and retain therein all collections from the Mortgagors (or
advances by or on behalf of the Servicer) for the payment of taxes, assessments,
hazard insurance premiums or comparable items for the account of the Mortgagors.
Nothing herein shall require the Servicer to compel a Mortgagor to establish
an
Escrow Account in violation of applicable law.
(b) Withdrawals
of amounts so collected from the Escrow Accounts may be made only to effect
timely payment of taxes, assessments, hazard insurance premiums, condominium
or
PUD association dues, or comparable items, to reimburse the Servicer out of
related collections for any payments made pursuant to Sections 3.1 hereof (with
respect to taxes and assessments and insurance premiums) and 3.9 hereof (with
respect to hazard insurance), to refund to any Mortgagors any sums determined
to
be overages, to pay interest, if required by law or the terms of the related
Mortgage or Mortgage Note, to Mortgagors on balances in the Escrow Account
or to
clear and terminate the Escrow Account at the termination of this Agreement
in
accordance with Section 9.1 hereof. The Escrow Accounts shall not be a part
of
the Trust Fund.
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(c) The
Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced, as Servicing Advances, any
payments referred to in Section 3.6(a) that are not timely paid by the
Mortgagors on the date when the tax, premium or other cost for which such
payment is intended is due, provided,
however,
that the
Servicer shall not be required to make or cause to be made any such Servicing
Advance if such Servicing Advance, in the good faith judgment of the Servicer,
would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance.
Section
3.7 Access
to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the Mortgage
Loans.
The
Servicer shall afford the Depositor, the Seller, the Trustee, the Securities
Administrator, the Master Servicer and the NIMS Insurer, if any, reasonable
access to all records and documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans and all
accounts, insurance information and other matters relating to this Agreement,
such access being afforded without charge, but only upon five Business Days’
prior written notice and during normal business hours at the office designated
by the Servicer.
Upon
five
Business Days’ prior written notice, the Servicer shall provide to each
Certificateholder that is a savings and loan association, bank or insurance
company and the NIMS Insurer, if any, certain reports and reasonable access
to
information and documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans sufficient to permit
such Certificateholder to comply with applicable regulations of the OTS or
other
regulatory authorities with respect to investment in the Certificates;
provided
that the
Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed by each such Certificateholder
for
actual expenses incurred by the Servicer in providing such reports and
access.
Nothing
in this Section shall limit the obligation of the Servicer to observe any
applicable law prohibiting disclosure of information regarding the Mortgagors
and the failure of the Servicer to provide access as provided in this Section
as
a result of such obligation shall not constitute a breach of this Section.
Nothing in this Section 3.7 shall require the Servicer to collect, create,
collate or otherwise generate any information that it does not generate in
its
usual course of business, except to the extent otherwise provided in this
Agreement. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Servicer shall
not
be required to make copies of or ship documents to any party unless provisions
have been made for the reimbursement of the costs thereof.
Section
3.8
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Permitted
Withdrawals from the Custodial Account, the Collection Account and
the
Distribution Account.
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(a) The
Servicer may from time to time make withdrawals from the Custodial Account
for
the following purposes:
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(i) to
the
extent not previously retained to pay to itself the servicing compensation
to
which it is entitled pursuant to Section 3.14, and earnings on or investment
income with respect to funds in or credited to the Custodial Account as
additional servicing compensation;
(ii) if
the
Initial Advance Facility has been terminated, to the extent not previously
retained by the Servicer, to reimburse the Servicer for unreimbursed Advances
made by or on behalf of it, such right of reimbursement pursuant to this
subclause (ii) being limited to amounts received on any Mortgage Loan in respect
of which any such Advance was made;
(iii) if
the
Initial Advance Facility has been terminated, to reimburse the Servicer for
any
Nonrecoverable Advance previously made;
(iv) to
reimburse the Servicer for Insured Expenses from the related Insurance
Proceeds;
(v) to
reimburse the Servicer for unpaid Servicing Fees as provided in Section 3.11
hereof;
(vi) to
pay to
the purchaser, with respect to each Mortgage Loan or property acquired in
respect thereof that has been purchased pursuant to Section 2.2, 2.3 or 3.11,
all amounts received thereon after the date of such purchase;
(vii) to
reimburse the Servicer, the Seller or the Depositor for expenses incurred by
any
of them and reimbursable pursuant to Section 6.3 hereof;
(viii) to
withdraw any amount deposited in the Custodial Account and not required to
be
deposited therein;
(ix) on
or
prior to each Servicer Remittance Date, to withdraw an amount equal to the
amount then on deposit in the Custodial Account with respect to the related
Distribution Date (minus
any
withdrawals permitted to be made by the Servicer pursuant to this Section 3.8
and amounts permitted to be retained in the Custodial Account for remittance
on
subsequent Servicer Remittance Dates) and remit such amount to the Master
Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account; provided
that
with
respect to any remittance received by the Master Servicer after the Business
Day
on which such payment was due, the Servicer shall pay to the Master Servicer
interest on any such late payment at the Prime Rate, adjusted as of the date
of
each change, plus three percentage points, but in no event shall such interest
be greater than the maximum amount permitted by applicable law, from and
including the date on which such remittance was due to and including the date
on
which such remittance was paid;
(x) [to
reimburse itself for the amount of any Credit Line Advances made by or on behalf
of the Servicer and not timely reimbursed by the Securities Administrator in
accordance with Section 3.1 hereof]; and
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(xi) to
clear
and terminate the Custodial Account upon termination of this Agreement pursuant
to Section 9.1 hereof.
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
Custodial Account pursuant to such subclauses (i), (ii), (iv), (v) and (vi).
Prior to making any withdrawal from the Custodial Account pursuant to subclause
(iii), the Servicer shall deliver to the Master Servicer an Officer’s
Certificate of a Servicing Officer indicating the amount of any previous
Delinquency Advance determined by the Servicer to be a Nonrecoverable Advance
and identifying the related Mortgage Loan(s), and their respective portions
of
such Nonrecoverable Advance.
(b) The
Master Servicer may from time to time withdraw funds from the Collection Account
for the following purposes:
(i) to
pay to
the Trustee the Trustee Fee, on the Distribution Date each year in the month
in
which such Trustee Fee, is due and payable pursuant to the terms of the fee
letter agreement with the Trustee;
(ii) to
the
extent not previously retained, to reimburse itself for reasonable expenses
and
any indemnities to which it is owed pursuant to Section 3A.8 hereof, and
earnings on or investment income with respect to funds in or credited to the
Collection Account as master servicing compensation;
(iii) to
the
extent not previously retained by the Master Servicer, to reimburse the Master
Servicer (A) for unreimbursed Delinquency Advances made by it, such right of
reimbursement pursuant to this subclause (ii) being limited to amounts received
on any Mortgage Loan in respect of which any such Delinquency Advance was made
and (B) for any Nonrecoverable Advance;
(iv) to
the
extent not previously retained by the Servicer, to pay to the Servicer the
servicing compensation to which it is entitled pursuant to Section
3.14;
(v) to
pay
any monthly Bulk PMI policy premium;
(vi) to
withdraw and return to the Servicer or itself, as applicable, any amount
deposited in the Collection Account and not required to be deposited therein,
including any amounts owed to the Servicer as part of the Servicing Fee, in
accordance with the terms hereunder;
(vii) on
or
prior to each Deposit Date, to withdraw an amount equal to the amount then
on
deposit in the Collection Account with respect to the related Distribution
Date
(minus
any
withdrawals permitted to be made by the Master Servicer pursuant to this Section
3.8) and remit such amount to the Securities Administrator for deposit in the
Distribution Account; and
(viii) to
clear
and terminate the Collection Account upon termination of the Agreement pursuant
to Section 9.1 hereof.
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(c) The
Securities Administrator shall withdraw funds from the Distribution Account
for
distributions to Certificateholders in the manner specified in this Agreement.
In addition, the Securities Administrator (1) shall, until the first
Distribution Date following the date on which the Initial Advance Facility
has
been terminated, on each Distribution Date prior to making the payments required
pursuant to Section 4.1, make a withdrawal from the Distribution Account, based
solely on information received from the Subservicer and the Servicer, in the
amount of the Advance Reimbursement Payment for such Distribution Date and
pay
such amount by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account
specified by the Initial Advance Facility Counterparty, and (2) may prior to
making the payments required pursuant to Section 4.1 from time to time make
withdrawals from the Distribution Account for the following
purposes:
(i) to
reimburse itself, the Master Servicer, the Custodian and the Trustee for
reasonable expenses and costs and any indemnities to which each such party
is
owed pursuant to the Operative Documents, for the related Distribution
Date;
(ii) to
the
extent not previously retained by the Servicer, to pay to the Servicer the
servicing compensation to which it is entitled pursuant to Section
3.14;
(iii) to
pay to
itself or the Master Servicer earnings on or investment income with respect
to
funds in the Distribution Account;
(iv) to
pay
any monthly Bulk PMI policy premium;
(v) to
withdraw and return to the Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable,
any
amount deposited in the Distribution Account and not required to be deposited
therein, including any amounts owed to the Servicer or the Master Servicer
as
part of the Servicing Fee or the Master Servicing Fee, as applicable, in
accordance with the terms hereunder; and
(vi) to
clear
and terminate the Distribution Account upon termination of the Agreement
pursuant to Section 9.1 hereof.
Section
3.9 Maintenance
of Hazard Insurance; Maintenance of Primary Insurance Policies.
(a) The
Servicer shall cause to be maintained, for each Mortgage Loan, hazard insurance
with extended coverage in an amount that is at least equal to the lesser of
(i)
the maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan;
(ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan; and (iii) the
maximum amount available in the locality of the related Mortgaged Property
from
insurers generally acceptable to institutional residential mortgage lenders
without payment of extraordinary premium. Each such policy of standard hazard
insurance shall contain, or have an accompanying endorsement that contains,
a
standard mortgagee clause. Any amounts collected by the Servicer under any
such
policies (other than the amounts to be applied to the restoration or repair
of
the related Mortgaged Property or amounts released to the Mortgagor in
accordance with the Servicer’s normal servicing procedures) shall be deposited
in the Collection Account. Any cost incurred by the Servicer in maintaining
any
such insurance shall not, for the purpose of calculating monthly distributions
to the Certificateholders or remittances to the Securities Administrator for
their benefit, be added to the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan,
notwithstanding that the terms of the Mortgage Loan so permit. Such costs shall
be recoverable by the Servicer as Servicing Advances or, if applicable, as
Nonrecoverable Advances. It is understood and agreed that no earthquake or
other
additional insurance is to be required of any Mortgagor or maintained on
property acquired in respect of a Mortgage 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 is located at
the
time of origination of the Mortgage Loan in a federally designated special
flood
hazard area and such area is participating in the national flood insurance
program, the Servicer shall cause flood insurance to be maintained with respect
to such Mortgage Loan. Such flood insurance shall be in an amount equal to
the
least of (i) the original principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, (ii)
the replacement value of the improvements which are part of such Mortgaged
Property, and (iii) the maximum amount of such insurance available for the
related Mortgaged Property under the national flood insurance
program.
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(b) In
the
event that the Servicer shall obtain and maintain a blanket policy insuring
against hazard losses on any or all of the Mortgage Loans, it shall conclusively
be deemed to have satisfied its obligations as set forth in the first sentence
of this Section with respect to all of the Mortgage Loans so covered, it being
understood and agreed that such policy may contain a deductible clause on terms
substantially equivalent to those commercially available and maintained by
comparable servicers. If such policy contains a deductible clause, the Servicer
shall, in the event that there shall not have been maintained on the related
Mortgaged Property a policy complying with the first sentence of this Section,
and there shall have been a loss that would have been covered by such policy,
deposit in the Collection Account the amount not otherwise payable under the
blanket policy because of such deductible clause. In connection with its
activities as Servicer of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer agrees to present,
on
behalf of itself, the Depositor, and the Trustee for the benefit of the
Certificateholders and the NIMS Insurer, if any, claims under any such blanket
policy.
(c) The
Servicer shall not take any action which would result in non-coverage under
any
applicable Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy of any loss which, but for the
actions of the Servicer, would have been covered thereunder. The Servicer shall
not cancel or refuse to renew any such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy that
is
in effect at the date of the initial issuance of the Certificates and is
required to be kept in force hereunder unless the replacement Primary Mortgage
Insurance Policy for such canceled or non-renewed policy is maintained with
a
Qualified Insurer.
The
Servicer shall not be required to maintain any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy
(i) with respect to any Mortgage Loan with a Loan-to-Value Ratio less than
or
equal to 80% (or such lower Loan-to-Value Ratio as may be provided by applicable
law) as of any date of determination or, based on a new appraisal, the principal
balance of such Mortgage Loan represents 80% or less of the new appraised value
(or other method of determination as may be provided by applicable law) or
(ii)
if maintaining such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy is otherwise prohibited
by
applicable law.
The
Servicer agrees to effect the timely payment of the premiums on each Primary
Mortgage Insurance Policy (other than any Bulk PMI Policy premium), and such
costs not otherwise recoverable shall be recoverable by the Servicer as
Servicing Advances or, if applicable, as Nonrecoverable Advances.
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(d) In
connection with its activities as Servicer of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer
agrees to present on behalf of itself, the Trustee, Certificateholders and
the
NIMS Insurer, if any, claims to the insurer under any Primary Insurance Policies
and, in this regard, to take such reasonable action as shall be necessary to
permit recovery under any Primary Insurance Policies respecting defaulted
Mortgage Loans. Any amounts collected by the Servicer under any Primary
Insurance Policies shall be deposited in the Collection Account.
Section
3.10
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Enforcement
of Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption
Agreements.
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(a) Except
as
otherwise provided in this Section, when any property subject to a Mortgage
has
been conveyed by the Mortgagor, the Servicer shall to the extent that it has
knowledge of such conveyance enforce any due-on-sale clause contained in any
Mortgage Note or Mortgage, to the extent, in the Servicer’s reasonable judgment,
enforcement is permitted under applicable law and governmental regulations,
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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer is not required to exercise
such rights with respect to a Mortgage Loan if the Person to whom the related
Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed satisfies
the
terms and conditions contained in the Mortgage Note and Mortgage related thereto
and the consent of the mortgagee under such Mortgage Note or Mortgage is not
otherwise so required under such Mortgage Note or Mortgage as a condition to
such transfer. In the event that the Servicer is prohibited by law from
enforcing any such due-on-sale clause, or if nonenforcement is otherwise
permitted hereunder, the Servicer is authorized, subject to Section 3.10(b),
to
take or enter into an assumption and modification agreement from or with the
person to whom such property has been or is about to be conveyed, pursuant
to
which such person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note and, unless prohibited
by applicable state law, the Mortgagor remains liable thereon, provided
that the
Mortgage Loan shall continue to be covered (if so covered before the Servicer
enters such agreement) by the applicable Required Insurance Policies. The
Servicer, subject to Section 3.10(b), is also authorized with the prior approval
of the insurers under any Required Insurance Policies 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
Mortgagor and becomes liable under the Mortgage Note. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Servicer shall not be deemed to be in default under this Section
by reason of any transfer or assumption which the Servicer reasonably believes
it is restricted by law from preventing, for any reason whatsoever.
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(b) Subject
to the Servicer’s duty to enforce any due-on-sale clause to the extent set forth
in Section 3.10(a) hereof, in any case in which a Mortgaged Property has been
conveyed to a Person by a Mortgagor, and such Person is to enter into an
assumption agreement or modification agreement or supplement to the Mortgage
Note or Mortgage that requires the signature of the Trustee, or if an instrument
of release signed by the Trustee is required releasing the Mortgagor from
liability on the Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall prepare and deliver or cause
to be prepared and delivered to the Trustee for signature and shall direct,
in
writing, the Trustee to execute the assumption agreement with the Person to
whom
the Mortgaged Property is to be conveyed and such modification agreement or
supplement to the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or other instruments as are
reasonable or necessary to carry out the terms of the Mortgage Note or Mortgage
or otherwise to comply with any applicable laws regarding assumptions or the
transfer of the Mortgaged Property to such Person. In connection with any such
assumption, no material term of the Mortgage Note may be changed. In addition,
the substitute Mortgagor and the Mortgaged Property must be acceptable to the
Servicer in accordance with its underwriting standards as then in effect.
Together with each such substitution, assumption or other agreement or
instrument delivered to the Trustee for execution by it, the Servicer shall
deliver an Officer’s Certificate signed by a Servicing Officer stating that the
requirements of this subsection have been met in connection therewith. The
Servicer shall notify the Trustee that any such substitution or assumption
agreement has been completed by forwarding to the Trustee the original of such
substitution or assumption agreement, which in the case of the original 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. Any fee collected by the Servicer
for
entering into an assumption or substitution of liability agreement will be
retained by the Servicer as additional servicing compensation.
Section
3.11 Realization
Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans; Repurchase of Certain Mortgage
Loans.
(a) Subject
to the limitations set forth in Sections 3.5(a), 3.11(b), 3.11(f), and 3.11(i),
the Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to foreclose upon or otherwise
comparably convert the ownership of properties securing such of the Mortgage
Loans as come into and continue in default and as to which no satisfactory
arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments. In connection
with such foreclosure or other conversion, the Servicer shall follow such
practices and procedures as it shall deem necessary or advisable and as shall
be
normal and usual in its general mortgage servicing activities; provided,
however,
that
the Servicer shall not be required to expend its own funds in connection with
any foreclosure or towards the restoration of any property unless it shall
determine (i) that such restoration and/or foreclosure will increase the
proceeds of liquidation of the Mortgage Loan after reimbursement to itself
of
such expenses and (ii) that such expenses will be recoverable to it through
Liquidation Proceeds (respecting which it shall have priority for purposes
of
withdrawals from the Collection Account). 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 Liquidation Proceeds with
respect to the related Mortgaged Property, as Servicing Advances or, if
applicable, as Nonrecoverable Advances.
(b) If
the
Servicer has actual knowledge that a Mortgaged Property which the Servicer
is
contemplating acquiring in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure is
located within a one mile radius of any site with material environmental or
hazardous waste risks known to the Servicer, the Servicer will, prior to
acquiring the Mortgaged Property, consider such risks and shall proceed with
such in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure only if the Servicer
reasonably determines that doing so shall more like than not be in the best
interests of the Trust Fund, considering all relevant factors including such
environmental matters. For the purpose of this Section, actual knowledge of
the
Servicer means actual knowledge of a Servicing Officer involved in the servicing
of the relevant Mortgage Loan at the time such knowledge was acquired. Actual
knowledge of the Servicer does not include knowledge imputable by virtue of
the
availability of or accessibility to information relating to environmental or
hazardous waste sites or the locations thereof.
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(c) With
respect to any REO Property, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken
in
the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, or its
nominee, on behalf of the Certificateholders. The Trustee’s name shall be placed
on the title to such REO Property solely as the Trustee hereunder and not in
its
individual capacity. The Servicer shall ensure that the title to such REO
Property references this Agreement and the Trustee’s capacity thereunder.
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 Certificateholders and
the
NIMS Insurer, if any, in its sole discretion, rent or decline to rent the same,
or any part thereof, as the Servicer deems to be in the best interest of the
Certificateholders and the NIMS Insurer, if any, for the period prior to the
sale of such REO Property. The Servicer shall prepare for and deliver to the
Master Servicer and the NIMS Insurer, if any, a statement with respect to any
REO Property that has been rented showing the aggregate rental income received
and all expenses incurred in connection with the management and maintenance
of
such REO Property at such times as is necessary to enable the Securities
Administrator to comply with the reporting requirements of the REMIC Provisions.
The net monthly rental income, if any, from such REO Property shall be deposited
in the Collection Account no later than the close of business on each
Determination Date. The Servicer shall perform the tax reporting and withholding
required by Sections 1445 and 6050J of the Code with respect to foreclosures
and
abandonments, the tax reporting required by Section 6050H of the Code with
respect to the receipt of mortgage interest from individuals and any tax
reporting required by Section 6050P of the Code with respect to the cancellation
of indebtedness by certain financial entities, by preparing and filing such
tax
and information returns as may be required.
(d) In
the
event that the Trust Fund acquires any Mortgaged Property as aforesaid or
otherwise in connection with a default or imminent default on a Mortgage Loan,
the Servicer shall dispose of such Mortgaged Property prior to the close of
the
third taxable year after its acquisition by the Trust Fund unless the Trustee,
the Securities Administrator and the NIMS Insurer, if any, shall have been
supplied with an Opinion of Counsel (which shall not be at the expense of any
such recipient) to the effect that the holding by the Trust Fund of such
Mortgaged Property subsequent to such three-year period will not result in
an
Adverse REMIC Event, in which case the Trust Fund may continue to hold such
Mortgaged Property (subject to any conditions contained in such Opinion of
Counsel). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Mortgaged
Property acquired by the Trust Fund shall be rented (or allowed to continue
to
be rented) or otherwise used for the production of income by or on behalf of
the
Trust Fund in such a manner or pursuant to any terms that would (i) cause such
Mortgaged Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the
meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or (ii) cause an Adverse REMIC Event,
unless the Servicer has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the Trust Fund
with respect to the imposition of any such taxes.
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(e) In
the
event of a default on a Mortgage Loan one or more of whose obligor is not a
“United States person,” as that term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the
Code, in connection with any foreclosure or acquisition of a deed in lieu of
foreclosure (together, “foreclosure”) in respect of such Mortgage Loan, the
Servicer will cause compliance with the provisions of Treasury Regulation
Section 1.1445-2(d)(3) (or any successor thereto) necessary to assure that
no
withholding tax obligation arises with respect to the proceeds of such
foreclosure except to the extent, if any, that proceeds of such foreclosure
are
required to be remitted to the obligor on such Mortgage Loan.
(f) The
decision of the Servicer to foreclose, or to continue the foreclosure process,
on a defaulted Mortgage Loan shall be subject to a determination by the Servicer
that the related Mortgaged Property will not fail to qualify as “foreclosure
property” within meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code and that the proceeds
of such foreclosure would more likely than not exceed the costs and expenses
of
bringing such a proceeding and liquidating the REO expected to be obtained
through such foreclosure. Promptly upon making any determination in accordance
with the preceding sentence not to foreclose, or to discontinue the foreclosure
process, as to any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall deliver to the Master
Servicer an Officer’s Certificate signed by a Servicing Officer identifying the
Mortgage Loans as to which such determination has been made setting forth the
basis for such determination in a form acceptable to the Master
Servicer.
(g) The
income earned from the management of any REO Properties, net of reimbursement
to
the Servicer for expenses incurred (including any property or other taxes)
in
connection with such management and net of unreimbursed Master Servicing Fees
and Advances, shall be applied to the payment of principal of and interest
on
the related defaulted Mortgage Loans (with interest accruing as though such
Mortgage Loans were still current) and all such income shall be deemed, for
all
purposes in this Agreement, to be payments on account of principal and interest
on the related Mortgage Notes and shall be deposited into the Collection
Account. To the extent the net income received during any calendar month is
in
excess of the amount attributable to amortizing principal and accrued interest
at the related Mortgage Rate on the related Mortgage Loan for such calendar
month, such excess shall be considered to be a partial prepayment of principal
of the related Mortgage Loan.
(h) The
proceeds from any liquidation of a Mortgage Loan, as well as any income from
an
REO Property, will be applied in the following order of priority: first,
to
reimburse the Servicer for any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances and
Servicing Fees; second,
to
reimburse the Servicer for any unreimbursed Delinquency Advances; third,
to
reimburse the Collection Account for any Nonrecoverable Advances (or portions
thereof) that were previously withdrawn by the Servicer pursuant to Section
3.8(a)(iii) that related to such Mortgage Loan; fourth,
to
accrued and unpaid interest (to the extent no Delinquency Advance has been
made
for such amount or any such Delinquency Advance has been reimbursed) on the
Mortgage Loan or related REO Property, at the Mortgage Rate (net of the
Servicing Fee Rate) to the Due Date occurring in the month in which such amounts
are required to be distributed; and fifth,
as a
recovery of principal of the Mortgage Loan. Excess Proceeds, if any, from the
liquidation of a Liquidated Mortgage Loan will be part of Monthly Excess
Cashflow.
(i) Notwithstanding
any provision hereof, in connection with the foreclosure or other conversion
of
defaulted assets, the Servicer shall follow such practices and procedures as
it
shall deem necessary or advisable in its sole discretion, and as shall be normal
and usual in its general mortgage servicing activities.
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The
Servicer shall not conduct any such disposition that would result in an Adverse
REMIC Event at any time that any Certificates are outstanding.
(j) The
Majority Class X Certificateholders, in their sole discretion, shall have the
right to purchase for their own account from the Trust Fund any Distressed
Mortgage Loan at a price equal to the Purchase Price; provided,
however,
that
any REO Property may be disposed of pursuant to the preceding Section 3.11(i).
The total price calculated pursuant to the preceding sentence for any Distressed
Mortgage Loan purchased hereunder shall be deposited in the Collection Account
and the Custodian, upon receipt of the Request for Release from the Servicer
in
the form of Exhibit J hereto, shall release or cause to be released to the
purchaser of such Mortgage Loan the related Mortgage File and shall execute
and
deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment prepared by the purchaser
of
such Mortgage Loan, in each case without recourse, as shall be necessary to
vest
in the purchaser of such Mortgage Loan any Mortgage Loan released pursuant
hereto and the purchaser of such Mortgage Loan shall succeed to all the
Trustee’s right, title and interest in and to such Mortgage Loan and all
security and documents related thereto. Such assignment shall be an assignment
outright and not for security. The purchaser of such Mortgage Loan shall
thereupon own such Mortgage Loan, and all security and documents, free of any
further obligation to the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the
Certificateholders or the NIMS Insurer, if any, with respect
thereto.
(k) The
Depositor shall have the option to purchase, at any one time (but only one
time
during the period in which the Agreement is in effect), 1.0% (and in any case,
at least five Mortgage Loans) of the Mortgage Loans, by aggregate principal
balance of the Mortgage Loans as of such date, at a purchase price equal to
the
greater of (A) the aggregate Purchase Price of such Mortgage Loans and (B)
the
aggregate fair market value of such Mortgage Loans. The Mortgage Loans that
may
be purchased by the Depositor pursuant to this paragraph will be selected by
the
Depositor in its sole discretion. If at any time the Depositor exercises such
option, the Depositor shall immediately notify or cause to be notified the
Trustee and the Custodian by a certification (which shall include a statement
to
the effect that all amounts required to be deposited in the Collection Account
pursuant to Section 3.5 have been or will be so deposited) of a Servicing
Officer and shall request delivery to it of the Mortgage File.
(l) Any
reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Servicer in connection with
transferring the servicing of any Mortgage Loans pursuant to paragraphs (j)
and
(k) shall be the responsibility of the party purchasing such Mortgage
Loans.
(m) Upon
receipt of such certification and request, the Custodian on behalf of the
Trustee shall promptly release the related Mortgage Files to the Depositor
or
its designee. Any Adverse REMIC Event created hereunder related to the exercise
of the option provided by this paragraph (k) shall in no event be payable by
the
Securities Administrator but shall be paid by the Depositor.
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[(n)
Subject to Section 3.1 hereof, the Servicer shall foreclose upon or otherwise
comparably convert the ownership of properties securing such of the Specially
Serviced Revolving Credit Loans as come into and continue in default and as
to
which (a) in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, no satisfactory
arrangements can, in accordance with prudent lending practices, be made for
collection of delinquent payments pursuant to Section 3.1 and (b) such
foreclosure or other conversion is otherwise in accordance with Section 3.1.
The
Servicer shall not be required to expend its own funds in connection with any
foreclosure or towards the restoration, repair, protection or maintenance of
any
property unless it shall determine that such expenses will be recoverable to
it
as Servicing Advances either through Liquidation Proceeds or through Insurance
Proceeds or from any other source relating to the Specially Serviced Revolving
Credit Loan. The Servicer shall be required to advance funds for all other
costs
and expenses incurred by it in any such foreclosure proceedings (including
funds
necessary to pay off the first lien, if any, on the related Mortgaged Property;
provided that it shall be entitled to reimbursement thereof from the proceeds
of
liquidation of the related Mortgaged Property.]
Section
3.12
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Securities
Administrator to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage
Files.
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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 will immediately notify the Custodian by delivering,
or causing to be delivered (or the Securities Administrator may deliver), to
the
Custodian two copies of a Request for Release substantially in the form of
Exhibit J, which shall be signed by a Servicing Officer, or a Responsible
Officer of the Securities Administrator, as the case may be, or in mutually
agreeable electronic format which will, in lieu of a signature on its face,
originate from a Servicing Officer, or a Responsible Officer of the Securities
Administrator, as the case may be. Upon receipt of such request, the Custodian
shall promptly release the related Mortgage File to the Servicer, and the
Trustee shall at the Servicer’s direction execute and deliver to the Servicer
the request for reconveyance, deed of reconveyance or release or satisfaction
of
mortgage or such instrument releasing the lien of the Mortgage, in each case
as
provided by the Servicer, together with the Mortgage Note with written evidence
of cancellation thereon. In lieu of the document execution process described
in
the preceding two sentences, the Servicer shall be authorized to execute each
request for reconveyance, deed of reconveyance, and release, satisfaction of
mortgage, or such instrument releasing the lien of the Mortgage as attorney
in
fact for the Trustee pursuant to the powers of attorney described in Section
3.1. Expenses incurred in connection with any instrument of satisfaction or
deed
of reconveyance shall be chargeable to the related Mortgagor. From time to
time
and as shall be appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure of any Mortgage
Loan, including for such purpose, collection under any policy of flood
insurance, any fidelity bond or errors or omissions policy, or for the purposes
of effecting a partial release of any Mortgaged Property from the lien of the
Mortgage or the making of any corrections to the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage
or any of the other documents included in the Mortgage File, the Custodian
shall, upon delivery to it of two copies of a Request for Release in the form
of
Exhibit J, which shall be signed by a Servicing Officer, or a Responsible
Officer of the Securities Administrator, as the case may be, or in mutually
agreeable electronic format which will, in lieu of a signature on its face,
originate from a Servicing Officer, or a Responsible Officer of the Securities
Administrator, as the case may be, release the Mortgage File to the Servicer.
Subject to the further limitations set forth below, the Servicer shall cause
the
Mortgage File or documents so released to be returned to the Custodian when
the
need therefor by the Servicer no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loan is
liquidated and the proceeds thereof are deposited in the Collection Account,
in
which case the Servicer shall deliver to the Custodian a Request for Release
in
the form of Exhibit J, signed by a Servicing Officer.
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Section 3.13 |
Documents,
Records and Funds in Possession of Servicer to be Held for the
Trustee.
|
Notwithstanding
any other provisions of this Agreement, the Servicer shall transmit to the
Custodian on behalf of the Trustee, all documents and instruments described
in
Section 2.1(b), and shall hold as Servicer and agent of the Trustee all other
documents, in respect of a Mortgage Loan coming into the possession of the
Servicer from time to time and shall account fully to the Trustee for any funds
received by the Servicer or which otherwise are collected by the Servicer as
Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds in respect of any Mortgage Loan.
All
Mortgage Files and funds collected or held by, or under the control of, the
Servicer in respect of any Mortgage Loans, whether from the collection of
principal and interest payments or from Liquidation Proceeds, including but
not
limited to, any funds on deposit in the Collection Account, shall be held by
the
Servicer for and on behalf of the Trustee and shall be and remain the sole
and
exclusive property of the Trustee, subject to the applicable provisions of
this
Agreement. The Servicer also agrees that it shall not create, incur or subject
any Mortgage File or any funds that are deposited in the Collection Account,
Distribution Account or any Escrow Account, or any funds that otherwise are
or
may become due or payable to the Securities Administrator for the benefit of
the
Certificateholders, to any claim, lien, security interest, judgment, levy,
writ
of attachment or other encumbrance, or assert by legal action or otherwise
any
claim or right of setoff against any Mortgage File or any funds collected on,
or
in connection with, a Mortgage Loan, except, however, that the Servicer shall
be
entitled to set off against and deduct from any such funds any amounts that
are
properly due and payable to the Servicer under this Agreement.
Section
3.14
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Servicing
Compensation.
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As
compensation for its activities hereunder, the Servicer shall be entitled to
retain or withdraw from the Custodial Account an amount equal to the Servicing
Fee for each Mortgage Loan, provided
that the
aggregate Servicing Fee with respect to any Distribution Date shall be reduced
(but not below zero) by the amount of any Compensating Interest paid by the
Servicer with respect to such Distribution Date.
Additional
servicing compensation in the form of (i) all income and gain net of any losses
realized from Eligible Investments and (ii) assumption fees, late payment
charges, all ancillary income and other receipts not required to be deposited
to
the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 3.5 hereof, excluding any Excess
Proceeds and Prepayment Penalties, shall be retained by the Servicer as
additional servicing compensation. The Servicer, the Master Servicer, the
Securities Administrator and the Trustee shall be required to pay all expenses
incurred by them respectively in connection with their respective activities
hereunder to the extent such expenses do not constitute Delinquency Advances
or
Nonrecoverable Advances as defined in this Agreement and shall not be entitled
to reimbursement therefor except as specifically provided in this
Agreement.
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Section
3.15
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Access
to Certain Documentation.
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The
Servicer shall provide to the OTS and the FDIC and to comparable regulatory
authorities supervising Holders of Subordinate Certificates and the examiners
and supervisory agents of the OTS, the FDIC and such other authorities, access
to the documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans required by applicable
regulations of the OTS and the FDIC. Such access shall be afforded without
charge, but only upon reasonable and prior written request submitted on at
least
5 Business Days’ notice (or such shorter interval as is necessary to comply with
applicable law or regulation) and during normal business hours at the offices
designated by the Servicer. Nothing in this Section shall limit the obligation
of the Servicer to observe any applicable law prohibiting disclosure of
information regarding the Mortgagors and the failure of the Servicer to provide
access as provided in this Section as a result of such obligation shall not
constitute a breach of this Section. Nothing in this Section 3.15 shall require
the Servicer to collect, create, collate or otherwise generate any information
that it does not generate in its usual course of business, except to the extent
otherwise provided in this Agreement. The Servicer shall not be required to
make
copies of or ship documents to any party unless provisions have been made for
the reimbursement of the costs thereof.
Section
3.16
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Annual
Statements as to Compliance.
|
(a) [With
respect to the Master Servicer:
(i) The
Master Servicer shall deliver to the Depositor, the Servicer, the Subservicer
and the Securities Administrator on or before March 1 of each applicable
calendar year, commencing in 20[ ], an Officer’s Certificate
stating, as to the signer thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the
Master Servicer during the preceding fiscal year and of the performance of
the
Master Servicer under this Agreement has been made under such officer’s
supervision and (ii) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such
review, the Master Servicer has fulfilled all of its material obligations under
this Agreement throughout such year, or, if there has been a material default
in
the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known
to
such officer and the nature and status thereof. Upon request, the Securities
Administrator shall forward a copy of each such statement to each Rating Agency
and each Underwriter.
(ii) On
or
before March 1 of each calendar year, the Master Servicer shall deliver to
the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Subservicer and the Securities Administrator a
report regarding its assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria
specified in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB (§ 229.1122(d)), as of
and for the period ending the end of each fiscal year, with respect to
asset-backed security transactions taken as a whole involving the Master
Servicer, and that are backed by the same asset type as the Mortgage Loans.
Each
such report shall include all of the statements required under paragraph (a)
of
Item 1122 of Regulation AB (§ 229.1122(a)), including a statement that a
registered public accounting firm has issued the attestation report required
under Section 3.17(a) of this Agreement.
(iii) Copies
of
such statements shall be provided to any Certificateholder upon request, by
the
Master Servicer or by the Securities Administrator at the Master Servicer’s
expense if the Master Servicer failed to provide such copies (unless (i) the
Master Servicer shall have failed to provide the Securities Administrator with
such statement or (ii) the Securities Administrator shall be unaware of the
Master Servicer’s failure to provide such statement).
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(iv) The
Master Servicer shall promptly notify the Depositor,
the
Servicer, the Subservicer and
the
Securities Administrator
(i) of
any legal proceedings pending against the Master Servicer of the type described
in Item 1117 (§
229.1117) of
Regulation AB and (ii) if the Master Servicer shall become (but only to the
extent not previously disclosed to the Securities
Administrator
and the
Depositor) at any time an affiliate of any of the Sponsor, the Trustee, the
Servicer, the Securities
Administrator, any Originator contemplated by Item 1110 (§
229.1110) of
Regulation AB, any significant obligor contemplated by Item 1112 (§
229.1112) of
Regulation AB, any enhancement or support provider contemplated by Items 1114
or
1115 (§§
229.1114-1115) of
Regulation AB or any other material party to the Trust Fund contemplated by
Item
1100(d)(1) (§
229.1100(d)(1)) of
Regulation AB.]
(b) [With
respect to the Servicer:
(i) The
Servicer shall deliver to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Subservicer
and the Securities Administrator on or before March 1 of each applicable
calendar year, commencing in 20[ ], an Officer’s Certificate
stating, as to the signer thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the
Servicer during the preceding fiscal year and of the performance of the Servicer
under this Agreement has been made under such officer’s supervision and (ii) to
the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, the Servicer has
fulfilled all of its material obligations under this Agreement throughout such
year, or, if there has been a material default in the fulfillment of any such
obligation, specifying each such default known to such officer and the nature
and status thereof. Upon request, the Securities Administrator shall forward
a
copy of each such statement to each Rating Agency and each
Underwriter.
(ii) On
or
before March 1 of each calendar year, the Servicer shall deliver to the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Subservicer and the Securities Administrator
a report regarding its assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria
specified in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB (§ 229.1122(d)), as of
and for the period ending the end of each fiscal year, with respect to
asset-backed security transactions taken as a whole involving the Servicer,
and
that are backed by the same asset type as the Mortgage Loans. Each such report
shall include all of the statements required under paragraph (a) of Item 1122
of
Regulation AB (§ 229.1122(a)), including a statement that a registered public
accounting firm has issued the attestation report required under Section 3.17(b)
of this Agreement.
(iii) Copies
of
such statements shall be provided to any Certificateholder upon request, by
the
Servicer or by the Securities Administrator at the Servicer’s expense if the
Servicer failed to provide such copies (unless (i) the Servicer shall have
failed to provide the Securities Administrator with such statement or (ii)
the
Securities Administrator shall be unaware of the Servicer’s failure to provide
such statement).
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(iv) The
Servicer shall promptly notify Depositor,
the Master Servicer, the Subservicer and the Securities
Administrator
(i) of
any legal proceedings pending against the Servicer of the type described in
Item
1117 (§
229.1117) of
Regulation AB and (ii) if the Servicer shall become (but only to the extent
not
previously disclosed to the Securities
Administrator
and the
Depositor) at any time an affiliate of any of the Sponsor, Trustee, the
Servicer, the Securities
Administrator,
any Originator contemplated by Item 1110 (§
229.1110) of
Regulation AB, any significant obligor contemplated by Item 1112 (§
229.1112) of
Regulation AB, any enhancement or support provider contemplated by Items 1114
or
1115 (§§
229.1114-1115) of
Regulation AB or any other material party to the Trust Fund contemplated by
Item
1100(d)(1) (§
229.1100(d)(1)) of
Regulation AB.]
Section
3.17 Annual
Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Statement; Financial
Statements.
(a) [On
or
before March 1 of each calendar year, the Master Servicer shall deliver to
the
Securities Administrator and the Depositor a report by a registered public
accounting firm that attests to, and reports on, the assessment made by the
Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.16(a)(ii). Such report shall be made
in
accordance with standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by
the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.]
(b) [On
or
before March 1 of each calendar year, the Servicer shall deliver to the
Securities Administrator and the Depositor a report by a registered public
accounting firm that attests to, and reports on, the assessment made by the
Servicer pursuant to Section 3.16(b)(ii). Such report shall be made in
accordance with standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by
the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.]
(c) On
or
before March 1 of each applicable year, commencing in 20[ ],
the Servicer (and the Master Servicer, if the Master Servicer (or any of its
Affiliates) has, during the course of any fiscal year, directly serviced, as
a
successor Servicer, any of the Mortgage Loans) at its expense shall cause a
nationally or regionally recognized firm of Independent public accountants
(who
may also render other services to the Servicer, the Depositor or any affiliate
thereof) which is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants to furnish a statement to the Master Servicer, the Securities
Administrator and the Depositor to the effect that such firm has examined
certain documents and records relating to the servicing of mortgage loans under
pooling and servicing agreements substantially similar in material respects
to
this Agreement and substantially in compliance with the Uniform Single
Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or alternatively, if the Securities
Administrator has so elected, the Audit Program for Mortgages serviced for
FNMA
and FHLMC, and setting forth such firm’s conclusions relating thereto in
accordance with the applicable attestation program or audit program. In
rendering such statement, such firm may rely, as to matters relating to direct
servicing of mortgage loans by subservicers, upon comparable statements for
examinations conducted substantially in compliance with the Uniform Single
Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or the Audit Program for Mortgages
serviced for FNMA and FHLMC (rendered within one year of such statement) of
Independent public accountants with respect to the related subservicer. Copies
of such statement shall be provided by the Securities Administrator to the
NIMS
Insurer, if any, and to any Certificateholder upon request at the Servicer’s
expense, provided
such
statement is delivered by the Servicer to the Securities Administrator. Delivery
of such statement to the Securities Administrator is for informational purposes
only and the Securities Administrator’s receipt of such shall not constitute
constructive notice of any information contained therein, including the
Servicer’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the
Securities Administrator is entitled to rely exclusively on Officer’s
Certificates).
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Section
3.18
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Errors
and Omissions Insurance; Fidelity
Bonds.
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The
Servicer shall for so long as it acts as Servicer under this Agreement, obtain
and maintain in force (a) a policy or policies of insurance covering errors
and
omissions in the performance of its obligations as Servicer hereunder and (b)
a
fidelity bond in respect of its officers, employees and agents. Each such policy
or policies and bond shall be acceptable to FNMA or FHLMC. In the event that
any
such policy or bond ceases to be in effect, the Servicer shall obtain a
comparable replacement policy or bond from an insurer or issuer, meeting the
requirements set forth above as of the date of such replacement.
Section
3.19
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Delinquency
Advances.
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The
Servicer shall determine on or before each Determination Date whether it is
required to make a Delinquency Advance. The Servicer shall advance funds in
the
amount of any Scheduled Payment that was due during the related Collection
Period and not received by the Servicer as of the related Determination Date;
provided
that in
no event shall the Servicer be required to make any such Delinquency Advance
that, if made, would in the good faith judgment of the Servicer be a
Nonrecoverable Advance. With respect to any Mortgage Loan, if a Delinquency
Advance is required to be made hereunder, the Servicer shall on or before the
Servicer Remittance Date either (i) deposit in the Collection Account from
its
own funds an amount equal to such Delinquency Advance, (ii) cause to be made
an
appropriate entry in the records of the Custodial Account that funds in such
account being held for future distribution or withdrawal have been, as permitted
by this Section 3.19, used by the Servicer to make such Delinquency Advance
or
(iii) make Delinquency Advances in the form of any combination of clauses (i)
and (ii) aggregating the amount of such Delinquency Advance. Any such funds
being held in the Custodial Account for future distribution and so used shall
be
replaced by the Servicer from its own funds by deposit in such Custodial Account
to the extent required on or before any future Servicer Remittance Date in
which
such funds would be due. The Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed for
all
Delinquency Advances of its own funds made pursuant to this Section as provided
in Section 3.8 hereof. Subject to and in accordance with the provisions of
Article VII, in the event that the Servicer fails to remit a Delinquency Advance
required to be made pursuant to this Section 3.19, the Master Servicer shall,
unless it determines that such Delinquency Advance would constitute a
Nonrecoverable Advance, itself make, or shall cause the successor Servicer
or
the Seller (as owner of the servicing rights with respect to the Mortgage Loans)
to make, such Delinquency Advance on or before the Distribution Date following
the Servicer Remittance Date on which such Delinquency Advance should have
been
made.
The
obligation to make Delinquency Advances with respect to any Mortgage Loan shall
continue if such Mortgage Loan has been foreclosed or otherwise terminated
and
the related Mortgaged Property has not been liquidated. The Servicer shall
deliver to the Master Servicer on the related Servicer Remittance Date an
Officer’s Certificate of a Servicing Officer indicating the amount of any
proposed Delinquency Advance that, if made, would in the good faith judgment
of
the Servicer be a Nonrecoverable Advance.
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Section
3.20
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Advance
Facility.
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(a) Each
of
the Securities Administrator and the Trustee is authorized to execute such
documents and enter into such agreements as shall be necessary or appropriate
in
order to effectuate the purposes of the Initial Advance Facility. Until the
Initial Advance Facility has been terminated, no amendment to this Agreement
relating to the reimbursement of Advances shall be made without the prior
written consent of the Initial Advance Facility Counterparty.
(b) The
Servicer is hereby authorized, following the termination of the Initial Advance
Facility, to enter into any facility with any Person (any such Person, an
“Advance Facility Counterparty”) under which the Servicer may pledge or sell its
rights to receive reimbursement of Advances pursuant to this Agreement (“Advance
Reimbursement Rights”) pursuant to credit facilities, repurchase facilities, or
similar facilities providing liquidity for the funding of Advances, including
facilities providing that such Advance Facility Counterparty may make all or
a
portion of the Advances (any such facility, an “Advance Facility”), although no
Advance Facility shall reduce or otherwise affect the Servicer’s obligations to
fund such Advances. If so required pursuant to the terms of an Advance Facility,
to the extent that an Advance Facility Counterparty makes all or a portion
of
any Delinquency Advance and the Advance Facility Counterparty and the Servicer
provide the Securities Administrator and the NIMS Insurer, if any, with notice
acknowledged by the Servicer that such Advance Facility Counterparty is entitled
to reimbursement, such Advance Facility Counterparty shall be entitled to
receive reimbursement pursuant to this Agreement for such amount to the extent
provided. Such notice from the Advance Facility Counterparty, if so required,
and the Servicer must specify the amount of the reimbursement and must specify
which Section of this Agreement permits the Delinquency Advance to be
reimbursed. The Securities Administrator and the NIMS Insurer, if any, shall
be
entitled to rely without independent investigation on the Advance Facility
Counterparty’s statement with respect to the amount of any reimbursement
pursuant to this Section 3.20 and with respect to the Advance Facility
Counterparty’s statement with respect to the Section of this Agreement that
permits the Delinquency Advance to be reimbursed. An Advance Facility
Counterparty whose obligations are limited to the making of Advances will not
be
deemed to be a subservicer under this Agreement.
(c) If
so
required pursuant to the terms of an Advance Facility, the Servicer is hereby
authorized to and shall pay to the Advance Facility Counterparty, or cause
the
payment to the Advance Facility Counterparty of, (i) reimbursements for
Advances; and (ii) all or such portion of the Servicing Fee as may be so
specified in the Advance Facility, that would otherwise be payable to the
Servicer pursuant to this Agreement, it being understood that neither the Trust
Fund nor any party hereto shall have a right or claim (including without
limitation any right of offset) to the portion of the Servicing Fee or the
Servicer’s right to reimbursement of Advances so assigned, provided
that any
successor Servicer shall have no obligation to pay any portion of the Servicing
Fee or its right to reimbursement of Advances to any such Advance
Facility.
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(d) Whether
or not an Advance Facility is in place, reimbursement amounts allocated to
reimburse Advances made with respect to any particular Mortgage Loan shall
be
allocated to the reimbursement of the unreimbursed Advances made with respect
to
that Mortgage Loan on a “first-in, first out” (“FIFO”) basis, such that the
reimbursement amounts shall be applied to reimburse the Advance for that
Mortgage Loan that was disbursed earliest in time first, and to reimburse the
Advance for that Mortgage Loan that was disbursed latest in time last.
Liquidation Proceeds with respect to a Mortgage Loan shall be applied to
reimburse Servicing Advances outstanding with respect to that Mortgage Loan
before being applied to reimburse Delinquency Advances outstanding with respect
to that Mortgage Loan. The Servicer shall provide to the related Advance
Facility Counterparty loan-by-loan information with respect to each
reimbursement amount remitted to such Advance Facility Counterparty, to enable
the Advance Facility Counterparty to make the FIFO allocation of each such
reimbursement amount with respect to each Mortgage Loan.
(e) Upon
request of the Servicer and provision by the Servicer of all necessary forms,
the Securities Administrator agrees to execute such reasonable acknowledgments,
certificates, and other reasonable documents recognizing the interests of any
Advance Facility Counterparty in such Advance Reimbursement Rights and Servicing
Fees as the Servicer may cause to be made subject to Advance Facilities pursuant
to this Section 3.20, and such other documents in connection with such Advance
Facilities as may be reasonably requested from time to time by any Advance
Facility Counterparty. The implementation of the arrangement described in this
Section shall not require the consent of Certificateholders, the NIMS Insurer,
if any, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee.
(f) The
Servicer shall indemnify the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Master
Servicer, the Trust Fund, each Certificateholder and any NIMS Insurer for any
and all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses resulting
from
any claim by the Advance Facility Counterparty, except (with respect to the
Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer and any successor
Servicer) to the extent that such claim, loss, liability, damages or expense
results from or arises out of the negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct
of the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer or successor
Servicer, as applicable.
(g) Any
amendment to this Section 3.20 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, including amendments to add provisions
relating to a successor Servicer, may be entered into by the Seller, the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator,
the
Custodian, [the Credit Risk Manager] and the Trustee without the consent of
any
Certificateholder, provided
that
such amendment is otherwise effected in compliance with the provisions of
Section 10.1. All reasonable costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees)
incurred by each party hereto or incurred by (or that would otherwise be
incurred by) the Trust Fund shall be borne solely by the Servicer. The parties
hereto acknowledge and agree that (i) any Advances financed by and/or pledged
to
an Advance Facility Counterparty under any Advance Facility are obligations
owed
to the Servicer payable only from the cash flows and proceeds received under
this Agreement for reimbursement of Advances to the extent provided herein,
and
none of the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee is,
as
a result of the existence of any Advance Facility, obligated or liable to repay
any Advances financed by the Advance Facility Counterparty; (ii) the Servicer
will be responsible for remitting to the Advance Facility Counterparty the
applicable amounts collected by it as reimbursement for Advances funded by
the
Advance Facility Counterparty, subject to the provisions of this Agreement;
and
(iii) none of the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee
shall have any responsibility to track or monitor the administration of the
financing arrangement between the Servicer and any Advance Facility
Counterparty.
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Section
3.21
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Prepayment
Penalties.
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The
Servicer or any designee of the Servicer shall not waive any Prepayment Penalty
with respect to any Mortgage Loan that contains a Prepayment Penalty that
prepays during the term of the penalty. If the Servicer or its designee fails
to
collect the Prepayment Penalty upon any prepayment of any Mortgage Loan that
contains a Prepayment Penalty, the Servicer shall, at the time of such
prepayment, deposit into the Custodial Account from the Servicer’s own funds an
amount equal to the Prepayment Penalty that was not collected. Notwithstanding
the above, the Servicer or its designee may waive a Prepayment Penalty without
depositing the amount thereof into the Custodial Account the amount of the
Prepayment Penalty if (i) the Mortgage Loan is in default or default by the
related Mortgagor is, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, reasonably
foreseeable and such waiver would maximize recovery of total proceeds taking
into account the value of such Prepayment Penalty and the related Mortgage
Loan
or (ii) the prepayment is not a result of a refinance by the Servicer or any
of
its Affiliates and (a) the Mortgage Loan is foreseen to be in default and such
waiver would maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value
of such Prepayment Penalty and the related Mortgage Loan, (b) the collection
of
the Prepayment Penalty would be in violation of applicable laws or (c) the
collection of such Prepayment Penalty would be considered “predatory” pursuant
to written guidance published or issued by any applicable federal, state or
local regulatory authority acting in its official capacity and having
jurisdiction over such matters.
The
Servicer shall be obligated to collect Prepayment Penalties under the terms
of
the related Mortgage Loan without regard to the amount of Prepayment Penalty
set
forth for such loan in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Section
3.22
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Actions
with Respect to Distressed Mortgage Loans.
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The
Servicer will exercise its discretion, consistent with the
Servicing Standard and
the
terms of this Agreement, with respect to the enforcement and servicing of
Distressed Mortgage Loans in such manner as will maximize the receipt of
principal and interest with respect thereto, including but not limited to the
sale of such Mortgage Loan to a third party, the modification of such Mortgage
Loan, or foreclosure upon the related Mortgaged Property and disposition
thereof. The Majority Class X Certificateholders shall have the option to
purchase any such loans from the Trust Fund at the Purchase Price.
The
Seller may appoint, with the written consent of the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the NIMS Insurer, if any, a Special
Servicer to special service any Distressed Mortgage Loans and any such Special
Servicer so appointed shall report directly to the Master Servicer in executing
its duties and obligations under this Section 3.22 or Article IIIA. Any
applicable termination fee related to the termination of the Servicer and the
appointment of any Special Servicer shall be paid by the Seller. Any fees paid
to any such Special Servicer shall not exceed the Servicing Fee Rate. The
Special Servicer shall have the same discretion as is granted to the Servicer
above with respect to Distressed Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall be entitled
to be reimbursed pursuant to Section 3.8(a) for any unreimbursed Advances or
accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees relating to any such Distressed Mortgage
Loan
that is transferred to a Special Servicer pursuant to this
Section.
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Section
3.23
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[Duties
of the Credit Risk Manager.]
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(a) [The
Certificateholders, by their purchase and acceptance of the Certificates,
appoint [ ] as
Credit Risk Manager. For and on behalf of the Depositor, the Credit Risk Manager
will provide reports and recommendations concerning certain delinquent and
defaulted Mortgage Loans, and as to the collection of Prepayment Penalties
with
respect to the Mortgage Loans. Such reports and recommendations will be based
upon information provided pursuant to the Credit Risk Management Agreements.
The
Credit Risk Manager shall look solely to the Servicer (or a subservicer on
behalf of the Servicer) and the Master Servicer for all information and data
(including loss and delinquency information and data) and loan level information
and data relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans and the Trustee shall
have no obligation to provide any such information to the Credit Risk
Manager.]
(b) [On
or
before March 1 of each calendar year (or if such day is not a Business Day,
the
immediately preceding Business Day), the Credit Risk Manager shall deliver
a
signed certification, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
[ ] (the
“Credit Risk Manager Certification”), to the Depositor and the Securities
Administrator and for the benefit of the Person(s) signing the Form 10-K
Certification, a report regarding its assessment of compliance with the
servicing criteria specified in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB
(§
229.1122(d)), as of and for the period ending the end of each fiscal year,
with
respect to asset-backed security transactions taken as a whole involving the
Credit Risk Manager, and that are backed by the same asset type as the Mortgage
Loans, and Credit Risk Manager Certification shall include all of the statements
required under paragraph (a) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB (§
229.1122(a)).]
(c) [On
or
before March 1 of each calendar year, the Credit Risk Manager shall deliver
to
the Securities Administrator, the Trustee and the Depositor a report by a
registered public accounting firm that attests to, and reports on, the
assessment made by the Credit Risk Manager pursuant to subsection (b) above.
Each such report shall be made in accordance with standards for attestation
engagements issued or adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board.]
Section
3.24
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[Limitation
Upon Liability of the Credit Risk Manager.
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Neither
the Credit Risk Manager, nor any of the directors, officers, employees or agents
of the Credit Risk Manager, shall be under any liability to the Trustee, the
Securities Administrator, the Certificateholders, the NIMS Insurer, if any,
or
the Depositor for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any
action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, in reliance upon information
provided by the Servicer (or a subservicer on behalf of the Servicer) and the
Master Servicer under the Credit Risk Management Agreements or for errors in
judgment; provided,
however,
that
this provision shall not protect the Credit Risk Manager or any such Person
against liability that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful
malfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in its performance of its duties
or
by reason of reckless disregard for its obligations and duties under this
Agreement or the Credit Risk Management Agreements. The Credit Risk Manager
and
any director, officer, employee or agent of the Credit Risk Manager 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, and may rely
in good faith upon the accuracy of information furnished by the Servicer (or
a
subservicer on behalf of the Servicer) and the Master Servicer pursuant to
the
Credit Risk Management Agreements in the performance of its duties thereunder
and hereunder.]
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Section
3.25
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[Removal
of Credit Risk Manager.
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The
Credit Risk Manager may be removed as Credit Risk Manager by the Depositor,
in
the exercise of its sole discretion, at any time, without cause, upon 90 days
prior written notice. The Depositor shall provide such written notice to the
Trustee and the Securities Administrator, and upon receipt of such notice,
the
Securities Administrator shall provide written notice to the Credit Risk Manager
of its removal, effective upon receipt of such notice.]
ARTICLE
IIIA
ADMINISTRATION
AND MASTER SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Section 3A.1 |
Master
Servicer.
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The
Master Servicer shall supervise, monitor and oversee the obligation of the
Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement and shall have full power and authority to do any and
all things which it may deem necessary or desirable in connection with such
master servicing and administration. In performing its obligations hereunder,
the Master Servicer shall act in a manner consistent with Accepted Master
Servicing Practices. Furthermore, the Master Servicer shall oversee and consult
with the Servicer as necessary from time to time to carry out the Master
Servicer’s obligations hereunder, shall receive, review and evaluate all
reports, information and other data provided to the Master Servicer by the
Servicer and shall cause the Servicer to perform and observe the covenants,
obligations and conditions to be performed or observed by the Servicer under
this Agreement. The Master Servicer shall independently and separately monitor
the Servicer’s servicing activities with respect to each related Mortgage Loan,
reconcile the results of such monitoring with such information provided in
the
previous sentence on a monthly basis and coordinate corrective adjustments
to
the Servicer’s and Master Servicer’s records, and based on such reconciled and
corrected information, prepare the statements specified in Section 4.4 and
any
other information and statements required to be provided by the Master Servicer
hereunder. The Master Servicer shall reconcile the results of its Mortgage
Loan
monitoring with the actual remittances of the Servicer to the Collection Account
pursuant to the terms hereof based on information provided to the Master
Servicer by the Servicer. For the purposes of this Article 3A, the term
“Servicer” shall include any Special Servicer appointed pursuant to Section
3.22.
The
Trustee shall furnish the Servicer and/or the Master Servicer with any limited
powers of attorney and other documents in form as provided to it necessary
or
appropriate to enable the Servicer and/or the Master Servicer to execute in
the
name of the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, all documents reasonably
required to perform the servicing functions described in Article III or this
Article IIIA. The Trustee shall have no responsibility for any action of the
Master Servicer or the Servicer pursuant to any such limited power of attorney
and shall be indemnified by the Master Servicer or the Servicer, as applicable,
for any cost, liability or expense incurred by the Trustee in connection with
such Person’s misuse of any such power of attorney.
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The
Trustee, the Custodian and the Securities Administrator shall provide access
to
the records and documentation in possession of the Trustee, the Custodian or
the
Securities Administrator regarding the related Mortgage Loans and REO Property
and the servicing thereof to the Certificateholders, the FDIC, and the
supervisory agents and examiners of the FDIC, such access being afforded only
upon reasonable prior written request and during normal business hours at the
office of the Trustee, the Custodian or the Securities Administrator;
provided,
however,
that,
unless otherwise required by law, none of the Trustee, the Custodian or the
Securities Administrator shall be required to provide access to such records
and
documentation if the provision thereof would violate the legal right to privacy
of any Mortgagor. The Trustee, the Custodian and the Securities Administrator
shall allow representatives of the above entities to photocopy any of the
records and documentation and shall provide equipment for that purpose at a
charge that covers the Trustee’s, the Custodian’s or the Securities
Administrator’s actual costs.
The
Trustee shall execute and deliver to the Servicer or the Master Servicer upon
request any court pleadings, requests for Trustee’s sale or other documents
necessary or desirable to (i) the foreclosure or Trustee’s sale with respect to
a Mortgaged Property; (ii) any legal action brought to obtain judgment against
any Mortgagor on the Mortgage Note or any other Mortgage Loan Document; (iii)
obtain a deficiency judgment against the Mortgagor; or (iv) enforce any other
rights or remedies provided by the Mortgage Note or any other Mortgage Loan
Document or otherwise available at law or equity.
Section
3A.2 REMIC-Related
Covenants.
For
as
long as each REMIC shall exist, the Trustee and the Securities Administrator
shall act in accordance herewith to treat such REMIC as a REMIC, and the Trustee
and the Securities Administrator shall comply with any directions of the Seller,
the Servicer or the Master Servicer to assure such continuing treatment. In
particular, the Trustee shall not (a) sell or permit the sale of all or any
portion of the Mortgage Loans or of any investment of deposits in an Account
unless such sale is as a result of a repurchase of the Mortgage Loans pursuant
to this Agreement or the Securities Administrator has received an Opinion of
Counsel prepared at the expense of the Trust Fund; and (b) other than with
respect to a substitution pursuant to the Sale Agreement or Section 2.3 of
this
Agreement, as applicable, accept any contribution to any REMIC without receipt
of an Opinion of Counsel stating that such contribution will not result in
an
Adverse REMIC Event.
Section
3A.3 Monitoring
of Servicer.
(a) The
Master Servicer shall be responsible for monitoring the compliance by the
Servicer with its duties under this Agreement. In the review of the Servicer’s
activities, the Master Servicer may rely upon an Officer’s Certificate of the
Servicer with regard to the Servicer’s compliance with the terms of this
Agreement. In the event that the Master Servicer, in its judgment, determines
that the Servicer should be terminated in accordance with the terms hereof,
or
that a notice should be sent pursuant to the terms hereof with respect to the
occurrence of an event that, unless cured, would constitute a Servicer Event
of
Default, the Master Servicer shall notify the Servicer, the Seller and the
Trustee thereof and the Master Servicer shall issue such notice or take such
other action as it deems appropriate.
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(b) The
Master Servicer, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders,
shall enforce the obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement and shall,
in
the event that the Servicer fails to perform its obligations in accordance
with
this Agreement, subject to the preceding paragraph, Section 3.4 and Article
VII,
terminate the rights and obligations of the Servicer hereunder in accordance
with the provisions of Article VII. Such enforcement, including, without
limitation, the legal prosecution of claims and the pursuit of other appropriate
remedies, shall be in such form and carried out to such an extent and at such
time as the Master Servicer, in its good faith business judgment, would require
were it the owner of the related Mortgage Loans. The Master Servicer shall
pay
the costs of such enforcement at its own expense, provided
that the
Master Servicer shall not be required to prosecute or defend any legal action
except to the extent that the Master Servicer shall have received reasonable
indemnity for its costs and expenses in pursuing such action.
(c) The
Master Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the Servicer (or from
amounts on deposit in the Collection Account if the Servicer is unable to
fulfill its obligations hereunder) for all reasonable out-of-pocket or third
party costs associated with the transfer of servicing from a predecessor
Servicer (or if the predecessor Servicer is the Master Servicer, from the
Servicer immediately preceding the Master Servicer), including, without
limitation, any reasonable out-of-pocket or third party costs or expenses
associated with the complete transfer of all servicing data and the completion,
correction or manipulation of such servicing data as may be required by the
Master Servicer to correct any errors or insufficiencies in the servicing data
or otherwise to enable the Master Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans
properly and effectively, upon presentation of reasonable documentation of
such
costs and expenses.
(d) The
Master Servicer shall require the Servicer to comply with the remittance
requirements and other obligations set forth in this Agreement.
(e) If
the
Master Servicer acts as successor to the Servicer, it will not assume liability
for the representations and warranties of the terminated Servicer.
Section
3A.4 Fidelity
Bond.
The
Master Servicer, at its expense, shall maintain in effect a blanket fidelity
bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy, affording coverage with
respect to all directors, officers, employees and other Persons acting on such
Master Servicer’s behalf, and covering errors and omissions in the performance
of the Master Servicer’s obligations hereunder. The errors and omissions
insurance policy and the fidelity bond shall be in such form and amount
generally acceptable for entities serving as master servicers or
trustees.
Section
3A.5 Power
to
Act; Procedures.
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The
Master Servicer shall master service the Mortgage Loans and shall have full
power and authority, subject to the provisions of Article VII, to do any and
all
things that it may deem necessary or desirable in connection with the master
servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans, including but not limited
to
the power and authority (i) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the
Certificateholders, the Trustee and the Securities Administrator, customary
consents or waivers and other instruments and documents, (ii) to consent to
transfers of any Mortgaged Property and assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and
related Mortgages, (iii) to collect any Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation
Proceeds, and (iv) to effectuate foreclosure or other conversion of the
ownership of the Mortgaged Property securing any Mortgage Loan, in each case
in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and Accepted Master Servicing
Practices; provided,
however,
that
the Master Servicer shall not (and, consistent with its responsibilities under
Section 3A.3, shall not permit the Servicer to) knowingly or intentionally
take
any action, or fail to take (or fail to cause to be taken) any action reasonably
within its control and the scope of duties more specifically set forth herein,
that, if taken or not taken, as the case may be, would result in an Adverse
REMIC Event unless the Master Servicer has received an Opinion of Counsel (but
not at the expense of the Master Servicer) to the effect that the contemplated
action will not result in an Adverse REMIC Event. The Trustee shall furnish
the
Master Servicer, upon written request from a Servicing Officer, with any powers
of attorney prepared and delivered to it and reasonably acceptable to it
empowering the Master Servicer or the Servicer to execute and deliver
instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release
or
discharge, and to foreclose upon or otherwise liquidate Mortgaged Property,
and
to appeal, prosecute or defend in any court action relating to the Mortgage
Loans or the Mortgaged Property, in accordance with this Agreement, and the
Trustee shall execute and deliver such other documents prepared and delivered
to
it and reasonably acceptable to it, as the Master Servicer or the Servicer
may
request, to enable the Master Servicer to master service and administer the
Mortgage Loans and carry out its duties hereunder, in each case in accordance
with Accepted Master Servicing Practices (and the Trustee shall have no
liability for misuse of any such powers of attorney by the Master Servicer
or
the Servicer and shall be indemnified by the Master Servicer or the Servicer,
as
applicable, for any cost, liability or expense incurred by the Trustee in
connection with such Person’s use or misuse of any such power of attorney). If
the Master Servicer or the Trustee has been advised that it is likely that
the
laws of the state in which action is to be taken prohibit such action if taken
in the name of the Trustee or that the Trustee would be adversely affected
under
the “doing business” or tax laws of such state if such action is taken in its
name, the Master Servicer shall join with the Trustee in the appointment of
a
co-trustee pursuant to Section 8.10. In the performance of its duties hereunder,
the Master Servicer shall be an independent contractor and shall not, except
in
those instances where it is taking action in the name of the Trustee, be deemed
to be the agent of the Trustee.
Section
3A.6 Documents,
Records and Funds in Possession of Master Servicer To Be Held for
Trustee.
The
Master Servicer shall transmit to the Trustee or Custodian such documents and
instruments coming into the possession of the Master Servicer from time to
time
as are required by the terms hereof to be delivered to the Trustee or Custodian.
Any funds received by the Master Servicer in respect of any Mortgage Loan or
which otherwise are collected by the Master Servicer as Liquidation Proceeds
or
Insurance Proceeds in respect of any Mortgage Loan shall be remitted to the
Securities Administrator on the next Deposit Date for deposit in the
Distribution Account. The Master Servicer shall, and, subject to Section 3.15,
shall cause the Servicer to, provide access to information and documentation
regarding the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee, its agents and accountants at
any
time upon reasonable request and during normal business hours, and to
Certificateholders that are savings and loan associations, banks or insurance
companies, the Office of Thrift Supervision, the FDIC and the supervisory agents
and examiners of such Office and Corporation or examiners of any other federal
or state banking or insurance regulatory authority if so required by applicable
regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision or other regulatory authority,
such access to be afforded without charge but only upon reasonable request
in
writing and during normal business hours at the offices of the Master Servicer
designated by it. In fulfilling such a request the Master Servicer shall not
be
responsible for determining the sufficiency of such information.
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All
funds
collected or held by, or under the control of, the Master Servicer, in respect
of any Mortgage Loans, whether from the collection of principal and interest
payments or from Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, shall be remitted
to the Securities Administrator on the next Deposit Date for deposit in the
Distribution Account.
Section
3A.7 Trustee
to Retain Possession of Certain Insurance Policies and Documents.
The
Custodian on behalf of the Trustee shall retain possession and custody of the
originals (to the extent available) of any primary mortgage insurance policies,
or certificate of insurance if applicable, and any certificates of renewal
as to
the foregoing as may be issued from time to time as contemplated by this
Agreement. Until all amounts distributable in respect of the Certificates have
been distributed in full and the Master Servicer and the Servicer have otherwise
fulfilled their respective obligations under this Agreement, the Trustee or
the
Custodian shall also retain possession and custody of each Mortgage File in
accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
The
Master Servicer shall promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Custodian, upon the execution or receipt thereof, the originals of any primary
mortgage insurance policies, any certificates of renewal and such other
documents or instruments that constitute Mortgage Loan Documents that come
into
the possession of the Master Servicer from time to time.
Section
3A.8 Compensation
for the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator.
As
compensation for the activities of the Master Servicer and the Securities
Administrator hereunder, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator
shall be entitled to the income from investment of or earnings on the funds
from
time to time in the Collection Account, as provided in Sections 3.5 and 3.8.
Each of the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator shall be required
to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its activities hereunder
and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as provided in this
Agreement.
Section
3A.9 Annual
Officer’s Certificate as to Compliance.
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(a) The
Master Servicer shall deliver to the Depositor, the Trustee and the Securities
Administrator on or before March 15 of each year, commencing on March 15,
20[ ], an Officer’s Certificate, certifying that with respect
to the period ending December 31 of the prior year: (i) such Servicing Officer
has reviewed the activities of such Master Servicer during the preceding
calendar year or portion thereof and its performance under this Agreement,
(ii)
to the best of such Servicing Officer’s knowledge, based on such review, such
Master Servicer has performed and fulfilled its duties, responsibilities and
obligations under this Agreement in all material respects throughout such year,
or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such duties,
responsibilities or obligations, specifying each such default known to such
Servicing Officer and the nature and status thereof, (iii) nothing has come
to
the attention of such Servicing Officer to lead such Servicing Officer to
believe that the Master Servicer has failed to perform any of its duties,
responsibilities and obligations under this Agreement in all material respects
throughout such year, or, if there has been a material default in the
performance or fulfillment of any such duties, responsibilities or obligations,
specifying each such default known to such Servicing Officer and the nature
and
status thereof. Upon request, the Securities Administrator shall forward a
copy
of each such statement to each Rating Agency and each Underwriter.
Copies
of
such statements shall be provided to any Certificateholder, upon request, by
the
Master Servicer at the Master Servicer’s expense if the Master Servicer failed
to provide such copies (unless (i) the Master Servicer shall have failed to
provide the Trustee with such statement or (ii) the Trustee shall be unaware
of
the Master Servicer’s failure to provide such statement).
Section 3A.10 |
UCC.
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The
Depositor agrees to file continuation statements for any Uniform Commercial
Code
financing statements which the Seller has informed the Depositor were filed
on
the Closing Date in connection with the Trust Fund. The Depositor shall file
any
financing statements or amendments thereto required by any change in the Uniform
Commercial Code.
Section 3A.11 |
Obligation
of the Master Servicer in Respect of Prepayment Interest
Shortfalls.
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In
the
event of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls, the Master Servicer shall deposit
into the Distribution Account not later than the related Distribution Date
an
amount equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate amounts required to be paid
by
the Servicer with respect to Prepayment Interest Shortfalls attributable to
Principal Prepayments on the related Mortgage Loans for the related Distribution
Date, and not so paid by the Servicer, and (ii) the aggregate amount of
compensation earned by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section
3.A.8.
ARTICLE
IV
DISTRIBUTIONS
Section
4.1
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Distributions.
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(a) On
each
Distribution Date the Securities Administrator (or the Paying Agent on behalf
of
the Securities Administrator) shall withdraw from the Distribution Account,
to
the extent of funds on deposit therein, all amounts that are available for
distribution to Certificateholders and [amounts that are available for payment
to the Swap Counterparty], and shall allocate such amount to the interests
issued in respect of each REMIC created hereby, and shall distribute such amount
as specified in this Section. All allocations and distributions made between
and
with respect to Pool 1 and Pool 2 in this Section shall be made
concurrently.
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(b) On
each
Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall distribute the Interest
Remittance Amount for Pool 1 for such date in the following order of
priority:
(i) [for
deposit into the Supplemental Interest Trust Account the product of (A) the
amount (to the extent such amount shall not be greater than the aggregate amount
calculated pursuant to clause (a) of the definition of “Interest Remittance
Amount,” as reduced by the amount calculated pursuant to clause (b)(i) thereof)
of any Net Swap Payment or Swap Termination Payment owed to the Swap
Counterparty (including amounts remaining unpaid for previous Distribution
Dates) and (B) the Pool Percentage for Pool 1 for such Distribution Date, to
the
extent that any such Swap Termination Payment is not due to a Swap Counterparty
Trigger Event;]
(ii) [for
deposit into the Supplemental Interest Trust Account the product of (A) the
amount (to the extent such amount shall not be greater than the aggregate amount
calculated pursuant to clause (a) of the definition of “Interest Remittance
Amount,” as reduced by the amount calculated pursuant to clause (b)(i) thereof)
of any Net Swap Payment or Swap Termination Payment owed to the Swap
Counterparty (including amounts remaining unpaid for previous Distribution
Dates) and (B) the Pool Percentage for Pool 2 for such Distribution Date, to
the
extent that any such Swap Termination Payment is not due to a Swap Counterparty
Trigger Event;]
(iii) concurrently,
pro
rata, to
the
Class [A] Certificates, Current Interest for such Classes and such Distribution
Date and any Carryforward Interest for such Classes and such Distribution Date;
provided,
however,
that
any shortfall in Current Interest shall be allocated among such Classes in
proportion to the amount of Current Interest that would otherwise be
distributable thereon;
(iv) to
the
Class [A] Certificates, Current Interest (after taking into account
distributions pursuant to subsection 4.1(c)(iii) below), for such Class and
such
Distribution Date and any Carryforward Interest for such Class and such
Distribution Date;
(v) to
the
Class [M] Certificates, Current Interest and any Carryforward Interest for
such
Class and such Distribution Date;
(vi) to
the
Class [B] Certificates, Current Interest and any Carryforward Interest for
such
Class and such Distribution Date;
(vii) [to
the
Credit Risk Manager, the product of (A) the Credit Risk Manager’s Fee and (B)
the Pool Percentage for Pool 1 for such Distribution Date;]
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(viii) to
the
Trustee, any amounts reimbursable pursuant to this Agreement and not previously
reimbursed to the Trustee due to application of the limitations on amounts
reimbursable in any Anniversary Year; and
(ix) for
application as part of Monthly Excess Cashflow for such Distribution Date,
as
provided in subsection (e) of this Section, any Interest Remittance Amount
for
Pool 1 remaining after application pursuant to clauses (i) through (viii)
above.
[To
be
provided in accordance with the specific structure of each
takedown.]
(c) On
each
Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall distribute the Interest
Remittance Amount for Pool 2 for such date in the following order of
priority:
(i) [for
deposit into the Supplemental Interest Trust Account the product of (A) the
amount (to the extent such amount shall not be greater than the aggregate amount
calculated pursuant to clause (a) of the definition of “Interest Remittance
Amount,” as reduced by the amount calculated pursuant to clause (b)(i) thereof)
of any Net Swap Payment or Swap Termination Payment owed to the Swap
Counterparty (including amounts remaining unpaid from previous Distribution
Dates) and (B) the Pool Percentage for Pool 2 for such Distribution Date, to
the
extent that any such Swap Termination Payment is not due to a Swap Counterparty
Trigger Event;]
(ii) [for
deposit into the Supplemental Interest Trust Account the product of (A) the
amount (to the extent such amount shall not be greater than the aggregate amount
calculated pursuant to clause (a) of the definition of “Interest Remittance
Amount,” as reduced by the amount calculated pursuant to clause (b)(i) thereof)
of any Net Swap Payment or Swap Termination Payment owed to the Swap
Counterparty (including amounts remaining unpaid from previous Distribution
Dates) and (B) the Pool Percentage for Pool 1 for such Distribution Date, to
the
extent that any such Swap Termination Payment is not due to a Swap Counterparty
Trigger Event;]
(iii) to
the
Class [A] Certificates, Current Interest, for such Class and such Distribution
Date and any Carryforward Interest for such Class and such Distribution
Date;
(iv) concurrently,
pro
rata, to
the
Class [A] Certificates, Current Interest (after taking into account
distributions pursuant to subsection 4.1(b)(iii) above) for such Classes and
such Distribution Date and any Carryforward Interest for such Classes and such
Distribution Date; provided,
however,
that
any shortfall in Current Interest shall be allocated among such Classes in
proportion to the amount of Current Interest that would otherwise be
distributable thereon;
(v) to
the
Class [M] Certificates, Current Interest and any Carryforward Interest for
such
Class and such Distribution Date;
(vi) to
the
Class [B] Certificates, Current Interest and any Carryforward Interest for
such
Class and such Distribution Date;
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(vii) [to
the
Credit Risk Manager, the product of (A) the Credit Risk Manager’s Fee and (B)
the Pool Percentage for Pool 2 for such Distribution Date;]
(viii) to
the
Trustee, any amounts reimbursable pursuant to this Agreement and not previously
reimbursed to the Trustee due to application of the limitations on amounts
reimbursable in any Anniversary Year; and
(ix) for
application as part of Monthly Excess Cashflow for such Distribution Date,
as
provided in subsection (e) of this Section, any Interest Remittance Amount
for
Pool 2 remaining after application pursuant to clauses (i) through (viii)
above.
[To
be
provided in accordance with the specific structure of each
takedown.]
(d) On
each
Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall distribute the Principal
Distribution Amount with respect to each Mortgage Pool for such date as
follows:
(i) On
each
Distribution
Date (a)
prior to the Stepdown Date or (b) with respect to which a Trigger Event is
in
effect, the
Securities Administrator shall make the following distributions,
concurrently:
(A) For
Pool 1:
Until
the aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Class [A], Class [M] and Class
[B]
Certificates equals the Target Amount for such Distribution Date, the Principal
Distribution Amount for Pool 1 will be distributed in the following order of
priority:
(1) [for
deposit into the Supplemental Interest Trust Account the product of (A) the
amount (to the extent such amount shall not be greater than the aggregate amount
calculated pursuant to clause (a) of the definition of “Principal Remittance
Amount,” as reduced by the amount calculated pursuant to clause (b)(i) thereof)
of any Net Swap Payment or Swap Termination Payment owed to the Swap
Counterparty (to the extent not paid on previous Distribution Dates or from
the
Interest Remittance Amount) and (B) the Pool Percentage for Pool 1 for such
Distribution Date;]
(2) [for
deposit into the Supplemental Interest Trust Account the product of (A) the
amount (to the extent such amount shall not be greater than the aggregate amount
calculated pursuant to clause (a) of the definition of “Principal Remittance
Amount,” as reduced by the amount calculated pursuant to clause (b)(i) thereof)
of any Net Swap Payment or Swap Termination Payment owed to the Swap
Counterparty (to the extent not paid on previous Distribution Dates, paid from
the Interest Remittance Amount or paid from the Principal Distribution Amount
for Pool 2) and (B) the Pool Percentage for Pool 2 for such Distribution
Date;]
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(3) to
the
Class [A] Certificates, sequentially, in that order, in reduction of their
Class
Principal Amounts, until the Class Principal Amount of each such Class has
each
been reduced to zero;
(4) to
the
Class [A] Certificates, after giving effect to distributions pursuant to
subsection 4.1(d)(i)(B)(3) below, until the Class Principal Amount of such
Class
has been reduced to zero;
(5) to
the
Class [M] Certificates, in reduction of their Class Principal Amount, until
the
Class Principal Amount of such Class has been reduced to zero;
(6) to
the
Class [B] Certificates, in reduction of their Class Principal Amount, until
the
Class Principal Amount of such Class has been reduced to zero; and
(7) for
application as part of Monthly Excess Cashflow for such Distribution Date,
as
provided in subsection (e) of this Section, any Principal Distribution Amount
for Pool 1 remaining after application pursuant to clauses (1) through (6)
of
this Section 4.1(d)(i)(A).
[To
be
provided in accordance with the specific structure of each
takedown.]
(B) For
Pool 2:
Until
the aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Class [A], Class [M] and Class
[B]
Certificates equals the Target Amount for such Distribution Date, the Principal
Distribution Amount for Pool 2 will be distributed in the following order of
priority:
(1) [for
deposit into the Supplemental Interest Trust the product of (A) the amount
(to
the extent such amount shall not be greater than the aggregate amount calculated
pursuant to clause (a) of the definition of “Principal Remittance Amount,” as
reduced by the amount calculated pursuant to clause (b)(i) thereof) of any
Net
Swap Payment or Swap Termination Payment owed to the Swap Counterparty (to
the
extent not paid on previous Distribution Dates or from the Interest Remittance
Amount) and (B) the Pool Percentage for Pool 2 for such Distribution
Date;]
(2) [for
deposit into the Supplemental Interest Trust the product of (A) the amount
(to
the extent such amount shall not be greater than the aggregate amount calculated
pursuant to clause (a) of the definition of “Principal Remittance Amount,” as
reduced by the amount calculated pursuant to clause (b)(i) thereof) of any
Net
Swap Payment or Swap Termination Payment owed to the Swap Counterparty (to
the
extent not paid on previous Distribution Dates, from the Interest Remittance
Amount or from the Principal Distribution Amount for Pool 1) and (B) the Pool
Percentage for Pool 1 for such Distribution Date;]
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(3) to
the
Class [A] Certificates, until the Class Principal Amount of such Class has
been
reduced to zero;
(4) to
the
Class [A] Certificates, after giving effect to distributions pursuant to
subsection 4.1(d)(i)(A)(3) above, sequentially, in that order, in reduction
of
their Class Principal Amounts, until the Class Principal Amount of each such
Class has each been reduced to zero;
(5) to
the
Class [M] Certificates, until the Class Principal Amount of such Class has
been
reduced to zero;
(6) to
the
Class [B] Certificates, until the Class Principal Amount of such Class has
been
reduced to zero; and
(7) for
application as part of Monthly Excess Cashflow for such Distribution Date,
as
provided in subsection (e) of this Section, any Principal Distribution Amount
for Pool 2 remaining after application pursuant to clauses (1) through (6)
of
this Section 4.1(d)(i)(B).
[To
be
provided in accordance with the specific structure of each
takedown.]
Any
Principal Distribution Amount remaining on any Distribution Date after the
Target Amount is achieved will be applied as part of Monthly Excess Cashflow
for
such Distribution Date as provided in subsection (e) of this
Section.
(ii) On
each
Distribution Date (a) on or after the Stepdown Date and (b) with respect to
which a Trigger Event is not in effect, the Trustee shall make the following
distributions, concurrently:
(A) [for
deposit into the Supplemental Interest Trust Account the product of (1) the
amount (to the extent such amount shall not be greater than the aggregate amount
calculated pursuant to clause (a) of the definition of “Principal Remittance
Amount,” as reduced by the amount calculated pursuant to clause (b)(i) thereof)
of any Net Swap Payment or Swap Termination Payment owed to the Swap
Counterparty (to the extent not paid on previous Distribution Dates or from
the
Interest Remittance Amount) and (B) the Pool Percentage for the related Mortgage
Pool for such Distribution Date;]
(B) [for
deposit into the Supplemental Interest Trust Account the product of (1) the
amount (to the extent such amount shall not be greater than the aggregate amount
calculated pursuant to clause (a) of the definition of “Principal Remittance
Amount,” as reduced by the amount calculated pursuant to clause (b)(i) thereof)
of any Net Swap Payment or Swap Termination Payment owed to the Swap
Counterparty (to the extent not paid on previous Distribution Dates or from
the
Interest Remittance Amounts for each other Pool) and (B) the Pool Percentage
for
the related Mortgage Pool for such Distribution Date;]
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(C) to
the
Class [A] Certificates in accordance with the Senior Priority (from amounts
generated by Pool 1, except as provided below) and to the Class [A] Certificates
(from amounts generated by Pool 2, except as provided below), an amount equal
to
the lesser of (x) the excess of (A) the Principal Distribution Amount for the
related Mortgage Pool for such Distribution Date over (B) the amount deposited
into the Supplemental Interest Trust Account with respect to such Distribution
Date pursuant to clauses (A) and (B) of this Section 4.1(d)(ii), and (y) the
related Senior Principal Distribution Amount for such Mortgage Pool for such
Distribution Date, in each case until the Class Principal Amount of each such
Class has been reduced to zero; provided,
however,
to the
extent that the Principal Distribution Amount for the Class [A] Certificates,
in
the case of Pool 1, and the Class [A] Certificates, in the case of Pool 2,
exceeds the Related Senior Principal Distribution Amount for such Mortgage
Pool,
such excess shall be applied to the Senior Certificates related to the other
Mortgage Pool (in accordance with Senior Priority with respect to Pool 1),
but
in an amount not to exceed the Senior Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date (as reduced by any distributions pursuant to subclauses (x)
or
(y) of this clause (C) on such Distribution Date);
(D) to
the
Class [M] Certificates, in reduction of their Class Principal Amount, an amount
equal to the lesser of (x) the excess of (a) the aggregate of the Principal
Distribution Amounts for Pool 1 and Pool 2 for such Distribution Date over
(b)
the amount distributed to the Class [A] Certificates on such date pursuant
to
clause (C) above, and (y) the [M] Principal Distribution Amount for such date,
until the Class Principal Amount of such Class has been reduced to
zero;
(E) to
the
Class [B] Certificates, in reduction of their Class Principal Amount, an amount
equal to the lesser of (x) the excess of (a) the aggregate of the Principal
Distribution Amounts for Pool 1 and Pool 2 for such Distribution Date over
(b)
the amount distributed to the Class [A] and Class [M] Certificates on such
date
pursuant to clauses (C) and (D) above, and (y) the [B] Principal Distribution
Amount for such date, until the Class Principal Amount of such Class has been
reduced to zero; and
(F) for
application as part of Monthly Excess Cashflow for such Distribution Date,
as
provided in subsection (e) of this Section, any Principal Distribution Amount
remaining after application pursuant to clauses (A) through (P) above,
respectively.
[To
be
provided in accordance with the specific structure of each
takedown.]
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, on any Distribution Date on which the Class Principal Amount
of
each Class of Certificates having a higher priority of distribution has been
reduced to zero, any remaining Principal Distribution Amount shall be
distributed to the remaining Certificates in the order of priority set forth
above until the Class Principal Amount of each such Class has been reduced
to
zero.
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(e) On
each
Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall distribute the Monthly
Excess Cashflow, and for purposes of distributions pursuant to Section
4.1(e)(iii), any amounts distributable from the Basis Risk Reserve Fund, for
such date in the following order of priority:
(i) on
each
Distribution Date occurring (a) before the Stepdown Date or (b) on or after
the Stepdown Date but for which a Trigger Event is in effect, then until the
aggregate Certificate Principal Amount of the LIBOR Certificates equals the
positive difference between (x) the Aggregate Pool Balance for such Distribution
Date and (y) the Targeted Overcollateralization Amount for such Distribution
Date, in the following order of priority,
(A) concurrently,
in proportion to the Senior Proportionate Percentage related to each Mortgage
Pool, after giving effect to previous principal distributions on such
Distribution Date pursuant to subsections 4.1(d)(i)(A) and 4.1(d)(i)(B) above,
to the Class [A] Certificates in accordance with the Senior Priority and to
the
Class [A] Certificates, in reduction of their respective Class Principal
Amounts, until the Class Principal Amount of each such Class has been reduced
to
zero;
(B) to
the
Class [M] Certificates, in reduction of their Class Principal Amount, until
the
Class Principal Amount of such Class has been reduced to zero; and
(C) to
the
Class [B] Certificates, in reduction of their Class Principal Amount, until
the
Class Principal Amount of such Class has been reduced to zero;
(ii) on
each
Distribution Date occurring (a) on or after the Stepdown Date and (b) for which
a Trigger Event is
not in
effect,
in the
following order of priority,
(A) concurrently,
in proportion to the Senior Proportionate Percentage related to each Mortgage
Pool, after giving effect to previous principal distributions on such
Distribution Date pursuant to subsection 4.1(d)(ii) above, to the Class [A]
Certificates in accordance with the Senior Priority and to the Class [A]
Certificates, in reduction of their respective Class Principal Amounts, until
the aggregate Class Principal Amount of such Certificates, after giving effect
to distributions on such Distribution Date, equals the Senior Target Amount;
(B) to
the
Class [M] Certificates, in reduction of their Class Principal Amount, until
the
aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Class [A] and Class [M] Certificates,
after giving effect to distributions on such Distribution Date, equals the
[M]
Target Amount; and
(C) to
the
Class [B] Certificates, in reduction of their Class Principal Amount, until
the
aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Class [A], Class [M] and Class [B]
Certificates, after giving effect to distributions on such Distribution Date,
equals the [B] Target Amount;
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(iii) to
the
Basis Risk Reserve Fund, an amount equal to the Basis Risk Payment for such
Distribution Date, and then from the Basis Risk Reserve Fund in the following
order of priority,
(A) concurrently,
pro
rata,
in
proportion to their respective Unpaid Basis Risk Shortfalls, after giving effect
to distributions pursuant to Section 4.1(e)(i) or 4.1(e)(ii) on such
Distribution Date, to the Senior Certificates, any applicable Basis Risk
Shortfall and Unpaid Basis Risk Shortfall for each such Class and such
Distribution Date;
(B) to
the
Class [M] Certificates, any applicable Basis Risk Shortfall and Unpaid Basis
Risk Shortfall for such Class and such Distribution Date; and
(C) to
the
Class [B] Certificates, any applicable Basis Risk Shortfall and Unpaid Basis
Risk Shortfall for such Class and such Distribution Date;
(D) [to
the
Supplemental Interest Trust Account, for application pursuant to Section
4.1(f)(ix), any amounts remaining in the Basis Risk Reserve Fund, after taking
into account distributions pursuant to clauses (A) through (C) above, in
excess of the Required Reserve Fund Amount for such Distribution
Date;]
(iv) to
the
Class [M] Certificates, any Deferred Amount for such Class and such Distribution
Date;
(v) to
the
Class [B] Certificates, any Deferred Amount for such Class and such Distribution
Date;
(vi) on
the
Distribution Date occurring in
[ ]
20[ ] (or the next occurring Distribution Date on which
sufficient funds are available in the Distribution Account) to the Class P
Certificates, $100 in payment of its Class P Principal Amount;
(vii) [to
the
Supplemental Interest Trust Account, the Class X Distributable Amount (less
any
Basis Risk Payment for such Distribution Date) for such Distribution Date,
for
application pursuant to Section 4.1(f)(x);] and
(viii) to
the
Class R Certificates, any amount remaining on such date after application
pursuant to clauses (i) through (vii) above.
[To
be
provided in accordance with the specific structure of each
takedown.]
(f) On
each
Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall distribute the
Supplemental Interest Trust Amount for such date as follows:
(i) [to
the
Swap Counterparty, any Net Swap Payment owed to the Swap Counterparty pursuant
to the Swap Agreement for such Distribution Date;]
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(ii) [to
the
Swap Counterparty, any Swap Termination Payment not due to a Swap Counterparty
Trigger Event owed to the Swap Counterparty (to the extent not paid on previous
Distribution Dates) pursuant to the Swap Agreement;]
(iii) to
the
Class [A] Certificates, Current Interest and any Carryforward Interest for
each
such Class and such Distribution Date; for application pursuant to the
priorities set forth in Sections 4.1(b)(ii) through (xi) and 4.1(c)(iii) through
(xii), to the extent unpaid pursuant to such Sections, such amount to be
allocated proportionately on the basis of amounts distributable pursuant to
such
clauses;
(iv) to
the
Class [M] and Class [B] Certificates, Current Interest and any Carryforward
Interest for each such Class and such Distribution Date; for application
pursuant to the priorities set forth in Sections 4.1(b)(v) through (xvii) and
4.1(c)(v) through (xvii), to the extent unpaid pursuant to such Sections, such
amount to be allocated proportionately on the basis of amounts distributable
pursuant to such clauses;
(v) to
the
LIBOR Certificates, any Basis Risk Shortfalls and Unpaid Basis Risk Shortfalls
for each such Class for such Distribution Date, for application pursuant to
the
priorities set forth in Sections 4.1(e)(iii)(A) through (D), to the extent
unpaid pursuant to such Sections;
(vi) to
the
LIBOR Certificates, any amount necessary to maintain the applicable
overcollateralization targets or balance targets specified in Sections 4.1(e)(i)
and (ii) for such Distribution Date, for application pursuant to the priorities
set forth in such Sections, after giving effect to distributions pursuant to
such Sections;
(vii) to
the
Class [M] and Class [B] Certificates, any Deferred Amount for each such Class
and such Distribution Date for application pursuant to the priorities set forth
in Sections 4.1(e)(iv) through (xvi), to the extent unpaid pursuant to such
clauses;
(viii) if
applicable, for application to the purchase of a replacement swap
agreement;
(ix) [to
the
Swap Counterparty, any Swap Termination Payment due to a Swap Counterparty
Trigger Event owed to the Swap Counterparty (to the extent not paid on previous
Distribution Dates) pursuant to the Swap Agreement;]
(x) to
the
Class X Certificates, any amount deposited into the Supplemental Interest Trust
pursuant to Section 4.1(e)(iii)(D) or Section 4.1(e)(xviii) and any remaining
Supplemental Interest Trust Amount; and
(xi) [on
the
first Distribution Date on which the Class Principal Amount of each Class of
Certificates has been reduced to zero, to the Class X Certificates all amounts
remaining in the Supplemental Interest Trust Account.]
(g) On
each
Distribution Date, an amount equal to the aggregate of all Prepayment Penalties
collected during the preceding Prepayment Period, in the case of Principal
Prepayments in full, or the preceding Collection Period, in the case of
Principal Prepayments in part, shall be distributed to the Class P
Certificates.
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[To
be
provided in accordance with the specific structure of each
takedown.]
Section
4.2
|
Method
of Distribution.
|
(a) All
distributions with respect to each Class of Certificates on each Distribution
Date shall be made pro
rata
among
the outstanding Certificates of such Class, based on the Percentage Interest
in
such Class represented by each Certificate. Distributions to the
Certificateholders on each Distribution Date shall be made by the Securities
Administrator to the Certificateholders of record on the related Record Date
by
check or money order mailed to a Certificateholder at the address appearing
in
the Certificate Register, or upon written request by such Certificateholder
to
the Securities Administrator made not later than the applicable Record Date,
by
wire transfer to a U.S. depository institution acceptable to the Securities
Administrator, or by such other means of payment as such Certificateholder
and
the Securities Administrator shall agree.
(b) Each
distribution with respect to a Book-Entry Certificate shall be paid to the
Depository, which shall credit the amount of such distribution to the accounts
of its Depository Participants in accordance with its normal procedures. Each
Depository Participant shall be responsible for disbursing such distribution
to
the Certificate Owners that it represents and to each financial intermediary
for
which it acts as agent. Each such financial intermediary shall be responsible
for disbursing funds to the Certificate Owners that it represents. All such
credits and disbursements with respect to a Book-Entry Certificate are to be
made by the Depository and the Depository Participants in accordance with the
provisions of the applicable Certificates. The Securities Administrator shall
not have any responsibility therefor except as otherwise provided by applicable
law.
(c) The
Securities Administrator shall withhold or cause to be withheld such amounts
as
it reasonably determines are required by the Code (giving full effect to any
exemptions from withholding and related certifications required to be furnished
by Certificateholders or Certificate Owners and any reductions to withholding
by
virtue of any bilateral tax treaties and any applicable certification required
to be furnished by Certificateholders or Certificate Owners with respect
thereto) from distributions to be made to a “Foreign Person” as defined in
Section 1445(f)(3) of the Code.
Section
4.3
|
Allocation
of Losses.
|
On
each
Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator (after giving effect to all
distributions made on such Distribution Date) shall allocate any Applied Loss
Amount for such date to reduce the Certificate Principal Amounts of the
Subordinate Certificates in the following order of priority:
(i) to
the
Class [B] Certificates, until the Class Principal Amount thereof has been
reduced to zero; and
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(ii) to
the
Class [M] Certificates, until the Class Certificate Amount thereof has been
reduced to zero.
Section
4.4
|
Reports
to the Depositor,
the Securities Administrator and the Trustee.
|
On
or
before the Business Day preceding each Distribution Date, the Servicer shall
notify, or cause to be notified, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the
Trustee, [the Credit Risk Manager] and the NIMS Insurer, if any, of the
following information with respect to such Distribution Date (which notification
may be given by facsimile, electronic transmission or by telephone promptly
confirmed in writing):
(i) the
aggregate amount deposited in the Collection Account and the source thereof
(identified as interest, scheduled principal or unscheduled principal);
and
(ii) the
amount of any Realized Losses and any Applied Loss Amount.
Section
4.5
|
Reports
by or on Behalf of the Trustee.
|
(a) On
each
Distribution Date, based on information received from the Servicer and/or the
Master Servicer and [the Swap Counterparty], the Securities Administrator shall
prepare and make available a statement containing the following information:
(i) the
aggregate amount of distributions made on such Distribution Date to the Holders
of each Class of Certificates other than any Class of Notional Certificates,
to
the extent applicable, allocable to principal, including Net Liquidation
Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds, stating separately the amount attributable
to
scheduled principal payments and unscheduled payments in the nature of
principal;
(ii) the
aggregate amount of distributions made on such Distribution Date to the Holders
of each Class of Certificates allocable to interest and the calculation
thereof;
(iii) the
aggregate amount of distributions made on such Distribution Date to the Holders
of each Class of Certificates in respect of Deferred Amounts;
(iv) the
amount, if any, of any distributions to the Holders of the Class X and the
Class
R Certificates;
(v) the
amount of Delinquency Advances and, to the extent reported by the Servicer,
Servicing Advances made by or on behalf of the Servicer for the related
Collection Period, the amount of unrecovered Delinquency Advances and, to the
extent reported by the Servicer, Servicing Advances outstanding (after giving
effect to Advances made on such Distribution Date) and the aggregate amount
of
Nonrecoverable Advances for such Distribution Date;
(vi) the
Aggregate Pool Balance as of the close of business on the last day of the
related Prepayment Period (after giving effect to the principal portion of
Scheduled Payments due during the related Collection Period, to the extent
received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during
the related Prepayment Period or Collection Period, as applicable);
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(vii) the
Class
Principal Amount (or Class Notional Amount) of each Class of Certificates,
to
the extent applicable, as of such Distribution Date after giving effect to
payments allocated to principal reported under clause (i) above, separately
identifying any reduction of any of the foregoing Certificate Principal Amounts
due to Applied Loss Amounts;
(viii) the
amount of all Prepayment Penalties distributed to the Class P
Certificates;
(ix) the
amount of any Realized Losses and Subsequent Recoveries incurred or received
with respect to the Mortgage Loans (x) in the applicable Prepayment Period
and
(y) in the aggregate since the Cut-off Date, and the aggregate Realized Losses
during the preceding twelve month period expressed as a percentage of the total
Scheduled Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans;
(x) the
amount of the Servicing Fee, [Credit Risk Manager’s Fee] and any PMI Insurance
Premiums paid with respect to such Distribution Date (or the related Collection
Period);
(xi) the
number and aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of Mortgage Loans, as reported
to the Master Servicer by the Servicer, (a) remaining outstanding (b) Delinquent
30 to 59 days on a contractual basis, (c) Delinquent 60 to 89 days on a
contractual basis, (d) Delinquent 90 or more days on a contractual basis, (e)
as
to which foreclosure proceedings have been commenced as of the close of business
on the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding the month
in which such Distribution Date occurs, (f) in bankruptcy and (g) that are
REO
Properties;
(xii) the
aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of any Mortgage Loans with respect to
which the related Mortgaged Property became a REO Property as of the close
of
business on the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding
the month in which such Distribution Date occurs;
(xiii) with
respect to substitution of Mortgage Loans in the preceding calendar month,
the
Scheduled Principal Balance of each Deleted Mortgage Loan, and of each Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan;
(xiv) the
aggregate outstanding Carryforward Interest, Net Prepayment Interest Shortfalls,
Net Prepayment Interest Excess, Basis Risk Shortfalls and Unpaid Basis Risk
Shortfalls, if any, for each Class of Certificates, after giving effect to
distributions on such Distribution Date;
(xv) the
level
of LIBOR and the Certificate Interest Rate applicable to each Class of
Certificates for such Distribution Date (and the related Accrual
Period);
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(xvi) the
Interest Remittance Amount and the Principal Remittance Amount for such
Distribution Date;
(xvii) if
applicable, the amount of any shortfall (i.e., the difference between the
aggregate amounts of principal and interest which Certificateholders would
have
received if there were sufficient available amounts in the Distribution Account
and the amounts actually distributed);
(xviii) the
amount of any Overcollateralization Deficiency Amount after giving effect to
the
distributions made on such Distribution Date;
(xix) [the
amount of any Net Swap Payment to the Supplemental Interest Trust made pursuant
to Section 4.1, any Net Swap Payment to the Swap Counterparty made pursuant
to
Section 4.1, any Swap Termination Payment to the Supplemental Interest Trust
made pursuant to Section 4.1 and any Swap Termination Payment to the Swap
Counterparty made pursuant to Section 4.1;] and
(xx) the
level
of LIBOR and the Interest Rate that shall be applicable to the next Distribution
Date with respect to each Class of Certificates.
In
the
case of information furnished pursuant to subclauses (i) and (ii) above, the
amounts shall (except in the case of the report delivered to the Holders of
the
Class X Certificates) be expressed as a dollar amount per $1,000 of original
principal amount of Certificates.
The
Securities Administrator shall make such report and additional loan level
information (and, at its option, any additional files containing the same
information in an alternative format) available each month to the NIMS Insurer,
if any, Certificateholders and the Rating Agencies via the Securities
Administrator’s internet website. The Securities Administrator’s internet
website shall initially be located at
“www.[ ].com.”
Assistance in using the website can be obtained by calling the Securities
Administrator’s customer service desk at
[ ]. Parties
that are unable to use the website are entitled to have a paper copy mailed
to
them via first class mail by calling the customer service desk and indicating
such. The Securities Administrator shall have the right to change the way such
statements are distributed in order to make such distribution more convenient
and/or more accessible to the above parties and the Securities Administrator
shall provide timely and adequate notification to all above parties regarding
any such changes.
The
Servicer shall furnish to the Master Servicer, no later than the Business Day
next succeeding the Determination Date, a monthly report containing such
information and data regarding the Mortgage Loans and the related REO
Properties, in a format as shall be agreed to by the Master Servicer and the
Servicer. The Master Servicer shall furnish to the Securities Administrator,
no
later than the Business Day preceding each Distribution Date, a monthly report
containing such information and data regarding the Mortgage Loans and the
related REO Properties as shall be necessary to permit the Securities
Administrator to prepare the statement described in the first paragraph of
this
Section 4.5(a).
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In
preparing or furnishing the foregoing information, the Securities Administrator
shall be entitled to rely conclusively on the accuracy of the information or
data (i) regarding the Mortgage Loans and the related REO Property that has
been
provided to the Securities Administrator by the Master Servicer or the Servicer
and (ii) [regarding the Swap Agreement provided by [the Swap Counterparty],
and
the Securities Administrator shall not be obligated to verify, recompute,
reconcile or recalculate any such information or data.] The Securities
Administrator shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the Mortgage Loan data
provided by the Master Servicer or the Servicer and shall have no liability
for
any errors in such Mortgage Loan data.
(b) Within
90
days, or such shorter period as may be required by statute or regulation, after
the end of each calendar year, the Securities Administrator shall make available
to each Person who at any time during the calendar year was a Certificateholder
of record a report summarizing the items provided to the Certificateholders
pursuant to Sections 4.5(a)(i) and 4.5(a)(ii) on an annual basis as may be
required to enable such Holders to prepare their federal income tax returns;
provided,
however,
that
this Section 4.5(b) shall not be applicable where relevant reports or summaries
are required elsewhere in this Agreement. The Securities Administrator shall
be
deemed to have satisfied this requirement if it forwards such information in
any
other format permitted by the Code.
Section
4.6
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Basis
Risk Reserve Fund.
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(a) On
the
Closing Date, the Securities Administrator shall establish and maintain in
its
name, in trust for the benefit of the holders of the LIBOR Certificates, the
Basis Risk Reserve Fund, into which the Depositor shall deposit $1,000. The
Basis Risk Reserve Fund shall be an Eligible Account, and funds on deposit
therein shall be held separate and apart from, and shall not be commingled
with,
any other moneys, including, without limitation, other moneys of the Securities
Administrator held pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) The
Securities Administrator shall make withdrawals from the Basis Risk Reserve
Fund
to make distributions pursuant to Section 4.1(e) hereof.
(c) Funds
in
the Basis Risk Reserve Fund shall be invested in Eligible Investments. Any
earnings on such amounts shall be distributed on each Distribution Date to
the
Class X Certificateholders. The Class X Certificates shall evidence ownership
of
the Basis Risk Reserve Fund for federal income tax purposes and the Holder
thereof shall direct the Securities Administrator, in writing, as to investment
of amounts on deposit therein. The Class X Certificateholders shall be liable
for any losses incurred on such investments. In the absence of written
instructions from the Class X Certificateholder as to investment of funds on
deposit in the Basis Risk Reserve Fund, such funds shall be invested in the
[ ] or
comparable investment vehicle. Any amounts on deposit in the Basis Risk Reserve
Fund in excess of the Required Reserve Fund Amount on any Distribution Date
shall be distributed to the Class X Certificateholders on the following
Distribution Date. For all Federal income tax purposes, amounts transferred
by
the Upper Tier REMIC to the Basis Risk Reserve Fund shall be treated as amounts
distributed by the Upper Tier REMIC to the Class X
Certificateholders.
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(d) Upon
termination of the Trust Fund, any amounts remaining in the Basis Risk Reserve
Fund shall be distributed to the Class X Certificateholders.
Section
4.7
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[Supplemental
Interest Trust.
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(a) On
the
Closing Date, the Securities Administrator, on behalf of the Trustee, shall
establish and maintain in its name, a separate trust for the benefit of the
holders of the LIBOR Certificates (the “Supplemental Interest Trust”) and an
account (the “Supplemental Interest Trust Account”), into which the Depositor
shall initially deposit $1,000. The Supplemental Interest Trust Account shall
be
an Eligible Account, and funds on deposit therein shall be held separate and
apart from, and shall not be commingled with, any other moneys, including,
without limitation, other moneys of the Securities Administrator held pursuant
to this Agreement.
(b) The
Securities Administrator shall deposit into the Supplemental Interest Trust
Account any Net Swap Payment required pursuant to Sections 4.1(b), (c) and
(d),
any Swap Termination Payment required pursuant to Sections 4.1(b), (c) and
(d),
any amounts received from the Swap Counterparty under the Swap Agreement and
any
amounts distributed from the Basis Risk Reserve Fund required pursuant to
Sections 4.1(e)(iii)(D) and (xviii), and shall distribute from the Supplemental
Interest Trust Account any Net Swap Payment required pursuant to Section
4.1(f)(i) or Swap Termination Payment required pursuant to Sections 4.1(f)(ii)
and 4.1(f)(ix).]
(c) Funds
in
the Supplemental Interest Trust Account shall be invested in Eligible
Investments. Any earnings on such amounts shall be distributed on each
Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.1(f). The Class X Certificates shall
evidence ownership of the Supplemental Interest Trust Account for federal income
tax purposes and the Holder thereof shall direct the Trustee, in writing, as
to
investment of amounts on deposit therein. The Class X Certificateholders shall
be liable for any losses incurred on such investments. In the absence of written
instructions from The Class X Certificateholders as to investment of funds
on
deposit in the Supplemental Interest Trust Account, such funds shall be invested
in the [ ] or
comparable investment vehicle. Any amounts on deposit in the Supplemental
Interest Trust Account in excess of the Supplemental Interest Trust Amount
on
any Distribution Date shall be held for distribution pursuant to Section 4.1(f)
on the following Distribution Date.
(d) Upon
termination of the Trust Fund, any amounts remaining in the Supplemental
Interest Trust Account shall be distributed pursuant to the priorities set
forth
in Section 4.1(f).
(e) It
is the
intention of the parties hereto that, for federal and state income and state
and
local franchise tax purposes, the Supplemental Interest Trust be disregarded
as
an entity separate from the holder of the Class X Certificates unless and until
the date when either (a) there is more than one Class X Certificateholder or
(b)
any Class of Certificates in addition to the Class X Certificates is
recharacterized as an equity interest in the Supplemental Interest Trust for
federal income tax purposes.
To
the
extent that the Supplemental Interest Trust is determined to be a separate
legal
entity from the Trustee, any obligation of the Trustee under the Swap Agreement
shall be deemed to be an obligation of the Supplemental Interest
Trust.
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Promptly
upon receipt of written notice of termination of the Swap Agreement, the
Securities Administrator shall cause notice thereof to be mailed by first-class
mail, postage prepaid, to each Rating Agency, the Trustee and the
Certificateholders at their last addresses appearing upon the Certificate
Register.]
Section
4.8
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[Rights
of Swap Counterparty.
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The
Swap
Counterparty shall be deemed a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement to
the
same extent as if it were a party hereto and shall have the right, upon
designation of an “Early Termination Date” (as defined in the Swap Agreement),
to enforce its rights under this Agreement, which rights include but are not
limited to the obligation of the Securities Administrator (A) to deposit any
Net
Swap Payment required pursuant to Section 4.1(b), (c) and (d) and any Swap
Termination Payment required pursuant to Sections 4.1(b), (c) and (d) into
the
Supplemental Interest Trust Account, (B) to deposit any amounts from the Basis
Risk Reserve Fund required pursuant to Sections 4.1(e)(iii)(O) and (xviii)
into
the Supplemental Interest Trust Account, (C) to pay any Net Swap Payment
required pursuant to Section 4.1(f)(i) or Swap Termination Payment required
pursuant to Sections 4.1(f)(ii) and 4.1(f)(ix) to the Swap Counterparty and
(D)
to establish and maintain the Supplemental Interest Trust and the Supplemental
Interest Trust Account, to make such deposits thereto, investments therein
and
distributions therefrom as are required pursuant to Section 4.7. For the
protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section the Swap
Counterparty shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law
or
in equity.]
Section 4.9 |
[The
Pre-Funding Account] [The Revolving
Account].
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(a) The
Securities Administrator shall establish and maintain in its name, as Securities
Administrator, a trust account entitled “[Pre-Funding Account] [Revolving
Account], in trust for the benefit of the Holders of “Aegis Asset Backed
Securities Trust [ ] Mortgage Backed Notes”
and the funds therein shall be used solely for the purchase of [Subsequent
Mortgage Loans] [Additional Mortgage Loans]. The [Pre-Funding Account]
[Revolving Account] shall be an Eligible Account and if the account ceases
to be
an Eligible Account, the Securities Administrator shall establish a new
[Pre-Funding Account] [Revolving Account] that is also an Eligible Account
within five Business Days and transfer all funds and investment property on
deposit in the [Pre-Funding Account] [Revolving Account] into such new
[Pre-Funding Account] [Revolving Account]. On the Closing Date, the Depositor
shall cause to be deposited the [Pre-Funding Amount] [Revolving Amount], into
the [Pre-Funding Account] [Revolving Account]. On any subsequent Transfer Date,
provided the conditions set forth in Section 2.1(a) have been fully satisfied,
the Securities Administrator shall cause to be withdrawn from the [Pre-Funding
Account ] [Revolving Account] an amount equal to the Transfer Price of any
[Subsequent Mortgage Loans] [Additional Mortgage Loans] as of any applicable
Transfer Date sold to the Trustee and to pay such Transfer Price to the
Depositor. In no event shall the Securities Administrator withdraw from the
[Pre-Funding Account] [Revolving Account] an amount in excess of the
[Pre-Funding Amount] [Revolving Amount] or withdraw funds from the [Pre-Funding
Account] [Revolving Account] during the [Pre-Funding Period] [Revolving Period]
for any other purpose.
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(b) Funds
in
the [Pre-Funding Account] [Revolving Account] may be invested by the Securities
Administrator in Eligible Investments at the written direction of the Depositor.
All income and gain on such investments shall be for the benefit of the
Depositor and shall be subject to withdrawal on order by the Depositor from
time
to time. The amount of any losses incurred in respect of any such investments
shall be paid by the Depositor by a deposit in the [Pre-Funding Account]
[Revolving Account] out of its own funds, without any right of reimbursement
therefor, immediately as realized.
On
the
Business Day immediately following the end of the [Pre-Funding Period]
[Revolving Period], the Securities Administrator shall transfer any amounts
on
deposit in the [Pre-Funding Account] [Revolving Account] to the Note Payment
Account for distribution on the Payment Date occurring in
[ ]
as principal to the Holders of the Notes in accordance with Article
IV.]
Section
4.10
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[The
Capitalized Interest Account.
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(a) The
Securities Administrator shall establish and maintain a trust account (the
“Capitalized Interest Account”). The Capitalized Interest Account shall be
entitled “Capitalized Interest Account, in trust for the benefit of the Holders
of Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series [ ].” The Capitalized Interest Account
shall be an Eligible Account. On the Closing Date, the Seller shall deposit
in
the Capitalized Interest Account the Original Capitalized Interest Amount.
On
the Business Day preceding any Distribution Date occurring during the
Pre-Funding Period, the Securities Administrator shall withdraw from the
Capitalized Interest Account an amount equal to the Capitalized Interest
Requirement for deposit into the Distribution Account for distribution to
Certificateholders in accordance with Article IV on such Distribution Date.
(b) Amounts
on deposit in the Capitalized Interest Account may be invested by the Securities
Administrator in Eligible Investments at the written direction of the Seller.
All investment income and other gain on such investments shall be for the
benefit of the Seller and shall be subject to withdrawal on order of the Seller
from time to time. The amount of any losses incurred in respect of any such
investments shall be paid by the Seller by a deposit into the Capitalized
Interest Account of its own funds, immediately as realized. In the event the
Seller does not provide written direction to the Securities Administrator
pursuant to this Section, all funds on deposit in the Capitalized Interest
Account shall be invested in a money market or common trust fund as described
in
paragraph [(viii)] of the definition of “Eligible Investments” set forth in
Article I.
(c) On
the
Distribution Date in [ ], all amounts, if
any, on deposit in the Capitalized Interest Account shall be withdrawn by the
Securities Administrator and distributed to the Seller and the Capitalized
Interest Account shall be terminated.]
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ARTICLE
V
THE
CERTIFICATES
Section
5.1
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The
Certificates.
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The
Certificates shall be substantially in the forms attached as Exhibit A hereto.
The Certificates shall be issuable in registered form, in the minimum
denominations per Class set forth in the Preliminary Statement and, to the
extent applicable, in integral multiples of $1 in excess thereof.
Subject
to Section 9.2 hereof respecting the final distribution on the Certificates,
on
each Distribution Date the Securities Administrator 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 (i) such Holder
has
so notified the Securities Administrator not later than the applicable Record
Date and (ii) such Holder shall hold (A) 100% of the Class Principal Amount
of
any Class of Certificates or (B) Certificates of any Class with aggregate
principal Denominations of not less than $1,000,000 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
Securities Administrator by an authorized signatory of the Securities
Administrator. Certificates bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of
individuals who were, at the time when such signatures were affixed, authorized
to sign on behalf of the Securities Administrator shall bind the Securities
Administrator, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased
to be so authorized prior to the countersignature and delivery of 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 countersigned by the Securities Administrator by manual
signature, and such countersignature 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
countersignature. On the Closing Date, the Securities Administrator shall
countersign the Certificates to be issued at the direction of the Depositor,
or
any Affiliate thereof.
The
Depositor shall provide, or cause to be provided, to the Securities
Administrator on a continuous basis, an adequate inventory of specimen
Certificates to facilitate transfers.
Section 5.2 |
Certificate
Register; Registration of Transfer and Exchange of
Certificates.
|
(a) The
Securities Administrator shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, 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 Securities Administrator 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 Securities
Administrator 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.
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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 Securities Administrator. Whenever
any
Certificates are so surrendered for exchange, the Securities Administrator
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 Securities
Administrator 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 Securities Administrator in
accordance with the Securities Administrator’s customary
procedures.
(b) No
Person
shall transfer a Restricted Certificate unless such transfer (i) is made
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and
any
applicable state securities laws, (ii) is exempt from the registration
requirements under said Act and such state securities laws and (iii) is made
in
compliance with the provisions of this Section. In the event that a transfer
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 and such Certificateholder’s
prospective transferee shall each certify to the Securities Administrator in
writing the facts surrounding the transfer in substantially the forms set forth
in Exhibit F (the “Transferor Certificate”) and deliver a letter in
substantially the form of either Exhibit G-1 (the “Investment Letter”) or
Exhibit G-2 (the “Rule 144A Letter”). The Depositor shall provide to any Holder
of a Restricted 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 Securities Administrator
shall
cooperate with the Depositor in providing the Rule 144A information referenced
in the preceding sentence, including providing to the Depositor such information
regarding the Certificates, the Mortgage Loans and other matters regarding
the
Trust Fund as the Depositor shall reasonably request to meet its obligation
under the preceding sentence. Each Holder of a Restricted Certificate desiring
to effect such transfer shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the
Securities Administrator, the Trustee, the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer,
the Master Servicer and the NIMS Insurer, if any, 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.
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No
transfer of an ERISA-Restricted Certificate shall be made unless the Securities
Administrator shall have received either (i) a representation from the
transferee of such Certificate acceptable to and in form and substance
satisfactory to the Securities Administrator (in the event such Certificate
is a
Restricted Certificate, such requirement is satisfied only by the Securities
Administrator’s receipt of a representation letter from the transferee
substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit H (or Exhibit E-2, in the case
of
a Residual Certificate)), to the effect that such transferee is not an employee
benefit plan or other retirement arrangement subject to Section 406 of ERISA
or
Section 4975 of the Code (collectively, a “Plan”), nor a Person acting on behalf
of any such Plan or using the assets of any such Plan to effect such transfer,
(ii) if the ERISA-Restricted Certificate was the subject of an ERISA-Qualifying
underwriting and the purchaser is an insurance company, a representation
substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit H, to the effect that the
purchaser is an insurance company which is purchasing such 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 the acquisition and holding of the ERISA-Restricted Certificate are
covered under Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60; or (iii) in the case of any
such
ERISA-Restricted Certificate presented for registration in the name of a Plan
or
a Person acting on behalf of such Plan or using such Plan’s assets, an Opinion
of Counsel satisfactory to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator to
the
effect that the acquisition or holding of such ERISA-Restricted Certificate
will
not result in prohibited transactions under Section 406 of ERISA and Section
4975 of the Code and will not subject the Trustee, the Securities Administrator,
the Depositor, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Servicer or the NIMS
Insurer, if any, to any obligation in addition to those expressly undertaken
in
this Agreement, which Opinion of Counsel will not be at the expense of any
of
the above parties or the Trust Fund. Notwithstanding anything else to the
contrary herein, any purported transfer of an ERISA-Restricted Certificate
to or
on behalf of a Plan without the delivery to the Securities Administrator of
a
representation letter or an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Securities
Administrator as described above shall be void and of no effect. If the
ERISA-Restricted Certificate is a Book-Entry Certificate, the transferee will
be
deemed to have made a representation as provided in (i) or (ii) of this
paragraph, as applicable.
To
the
extent permitted under applicable law (including, but not limited to, ERISA),
the Securities Administrator 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 5.2(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 Securities Administrator in accordance with the foregoing
requirements.
[No
transfer of an ERISA-Restricted Swap Certificate shall be made unless the
Securities Administrator shall have received a representation letter from the
transferee of such Certificate, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit
H, to the effect that either (i) such transferee is neither a Plan nor a Person
acting on behalf of any such Plan or using the assets of any such Plan to effect
such transfer or (ii) the acquisition and holding of the ERISA- Restricted
Swap
Certificate are eligible for exemptive relief under Prohibited Transaction
Class
Exemption (“PTCE”) 84-14, XXXX 00-0, XXXX 00-00, XXXX 95-60 or PTCE 96-23.
Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary herein, any purported transfer
of
an ERISA-Restricted Swap Certificate to or on behalf of a Plan without the
delivery to the Securities Administrator of a representation letter as described
above shall be void and of no effect. If the ERISA-Restricted Swap Certificate
is a Book-Entry Certificate, the transferee will be deemed to have made a
representation as provided in clause (i) or (ii) of this paragraph, as
applicable.]
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[If
any
ERISA-Restricted Swap Certificate, or any interest therein, is acquired or
held
in violation of the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the next preceding
permitted beneficial owner will be treated as the beneficial owner of that
Certificate, retroactive to the date of transfer to the purported beneficial
owner. Any purported beneficial owner whose acquisition or holding of an
ERISA-Restricted Swap Certificate, or interest therein, was effected in
violation of the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall indemnify to the
extent permitted by law and hold harmless the Depositor, the Securities
Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Servicer from and
against any and all liabilities, claims, costs or expenses incurred by such
parties as a result of such acquisition or holding.]
[To
the
extent permitted under applicable law (including, but not limited to, ERISA),
the Securities Administrator shall be under no liability to any Person for
any
registration of transfer of any ERISA-Restricted Swap Certificate that is in
fact not permitted by this Section 5.2(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.
(ii) No
Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate may be registered on the Closing
Date or thereafter transferred (except for an initial registration on the
Closing Date of the transfer to the Depositor (or an Affiliate thereof), the
Trustee or the Securities Administrator), and the Securities Administrator
shall
not register the transfer of any Residual Certificate (except for an initial
registration on the Closing Date of the transfer to the Depositor (or an
Affiliate thereof), the Trustee or the Securities Administrator) unless, in
addition to the certificates required to be delivered to the Securities
Administrator under subparagraph (b) above, the Securities Administrator shall
have been furnished with an affidavit of the Holder desiring to effect such
transfer (a “Transferor Affidavit”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E-1
and an affidavit of the proposed transferee (a “Transferee Affidavit”) in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit E-2.
(iii) Each
Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate
shall agree (A) to obtain a Transferee Affidavit from any other Person to whom
such Person attempts to Transfer its Ownership Interest in a Residual
Certificate, (B) to obtain a Transferee 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 not a Permitted Transferee.
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(iv) Any
attempted or purported transfer of any Ownership Interest in a Residual
Certificate in violation of the provisions of this Section 5.2(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 5.2(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 Securities Administrator 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 5.2(b) and this Section 5.2(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 Transferee
Affidavit, Transferor Affidavit and either the Rule 144A Letter or the
Investment Letter. The Securities Administrator shall be entitled but not
obligated to recover from any Holder of a Residual Certificate that was in
fact
not a Permitted Transferee at the time it became a Holder or, at such subsequent
time as it became other than a Permitted Transferee, all payments made on such
Residual Certificate at and after either such time. Any such payments so
recovered by the Securities Administrator shall be paid and delivered by the
Securities Administrator to the last preceding Permitted Transferee of such
Certificate.
(v) The
Depositor shall promptly make available, upon receipt of written request from
the Securities Administrator, 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 not a
Permitted Transferee.
The
restrictions on transfers of a Residual Certificate set forth in this Section
5.2(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 Securities Administrator and the NIMS Insurer, if any, of an
Opinion of Counsel, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the
Trust Fund, the Securities Administrator, the NIMS Insurer, if any, or the
Depositor, to the effect that the elimination of such restrictions will not
cause an Adverse REMIC Event. 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 Securities
Administrator, and the NIMS Insurer, if any, 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
not
a 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 not a 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 5.2 in connection with transfer shall be at the expense of the
parties to such transfers.
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(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 Securities Administrator
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 Securities Administrator 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 Securities Administrator 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 Securities Administrator in
writing that the Depository is no longer willing or able to properly discharge
its responsibilities as Depository, and (ii) the Securities Administrator or
the
Depositor is unable to locate a qualified successor, or (y) after the occurrence
of an Event of Default, Certificate Owners representing at least 51% of the
Certificate Balance of the Book-Entry Certificates together advise the
Securities Administrator and the Depository through the Depository Participants
in writing that the continuation of a book-entry system through the Depository
is no longer in the best interests of the Certificate Owners, the Securities
Administrator shall notify all Certificate Owners, through the Depository,
of
the occurrence of any such event and of the availability of Definitive
Certificates to Certificate Owners requesting the same. Upon surrender to the
Securities Administrator of the related Class of Certificates by the Depository,
accompanied by the instructions from the Depository for registration, the
Securities Administrator shall issue the Definitive Certificates. Neither the
Depositor nor the Securities Administrator 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
Securities Administrator 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 Securities Administrator, to the extent applicable with respect
to such Definitive Certificates and the Securities Administrator shall recognize
the Holders of the Definitive Certificates as Certificateholders hereunder;
provided
that the
Securities Administrator 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.
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Section
5.3
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Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates.
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If
(a)
any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Securities Administrator, or
the
Securities Administrator receives evidence to its satisfaction of the
destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate and (b) there is delivered to
the
Depositor and the Securities Administrator such security or indemnity as may
be
required by them to save each of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice
to the Securities Administrator that such Certificate has been acquired by
a
bona fide purchaser, the Securities Administrator shall execute, countersign
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 5.3, the Securities Administrator 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
Securities Administrator) connected therewith. Any replacement Certificate
issued pursuant to this Section 5.3 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
5.4
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Persons
Deemed Owners.
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The
Securities Administrator and any agent of the Trustee, the Securities
Administrator and the NIMS Insurer, if any, 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 Securities Administrator nor any agent
of
the Securities Administrator shall be affected by any notice to the
contrary.
Section
5.5
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Access
to List of Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses.
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If
three
or more Certificateholders (a) request such information in writing from the
Securities Administrator, (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 shall request such information in writing from the Securities
Administrator, then the Securities Administrator shall, within ten Business
Days
after the receipt of such request, provide the Depositor or such
Certificateholders and the NIMS Insurer, if any, at such recipients’ expense the
most recent list of the Certificateholders of such Trust Fund held by the
Securities Administrator, if any. The Depositor and every Certificateholder,
by
receiving and holding a Certificate, agree that the Securities Administrator
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
5.6
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Maintenance
of Office or Agency.
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Certificates
may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange at the Corporate
Trust Office of the Securities Administrator. The Securities Administrator
will
give prompt written notice to the Certificateholders of any change in such
location of any such office or agency.
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ARTICLE
VI
THE
DEPOSITOR, THE SERVICER, THE
MASTER SERVICER, THE SELLER AND [THE CREDIT RISK MANAGER
Section
6.1 Respective
Liabilities of the Depositor, the Servicer, the
Master Servicer, the Seller and [the Credit Risk Manager].
The
Depositor, the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Seller and [the Credit Risk
Manager] 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
6.2 Merger
or
Consolidation of the Depositor, Servicer, the
Master Servicer, the Seller and [the Credit Risk Manager].
(a) Other
than as provided in the following paragraph, the Depositor, the Servicer, the
Master Servicer, the Seller and [the Credit Risk Manager] will each keep in
full
effect its existence, rights and franchises 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 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.
Any
Person into which the Depositor, the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Seller
or [the Credit Risk Manager] may be merged or consolidated, or any Person
resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Depositor, the Servicer,
the Master Servicer, the Seller or [the Credit Risk Manager] shall be a party,
or any person succeeding to the business of the Depositor, the Servicer, the
Master Servicer, the Seller or [the Credit Risk Manager] shall be the successor
of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Seller or [the Credit
Risk Manager], 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 be qualified to sell
mortgage loans to, and to service mortgage loans on behalf of, FNMA or
FHLMC.
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(b) Other
than as provided in subsection (a) of this Section 6.2, in the event that the
Servicer determines that it will no longer engage in the business of servicing
residential mortgage loans, the Servicer shall so notify the Seller and the
Depositor in writing. Upon receipt of such notice, the Seller may transfer
the
servicing of the Mortgage Loans from the Servicer to a successor mortgage loan
servicing company acceptable to the Master Servicer, each Rating Agency, the
Class X Certificateholders and the NIMS Insurer, if any, and such mortgage
loan
servicing company shall assume, satisfy, perform and carry out all liabilities,
duties, responsibilities and obligations that are to be, or otherwise were
to
have been, satisfied, performed and carried out by the resigning Servicer
hereunder. If the Seller either (x) does not respond within thirty (30) calendar
days to the notice delivered to it pursuant to the first sentence of this
paragraph or (y) advises the Servicer in writing that the Seller does not intend
to exercise its right to transfer the servicing, then the Servicer may assign
its rights under this Agreement to a successor mortgage loan servicing company
acceptable to the Seller, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee,
each
Rating Agency, the Class X Certificateholders and the NIMS Insurer, if any,
provided
that (i)
each of the Seller, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, each Rating
Agency, the Class X Certificateholders and the NIMS Insurer, if any, shall
have
delivered their consent to such assignment in writing to the Servicer and to
each other such party, (ii) the consent of each Rating Agency shall be evidenced
by a letter to the effect that the ratings assigned to any Class of Certificates
will not be qualified, reduced or withdrawn as a result of such transfer and
(iii) the Servicer shall be liable for all costs associated with the transfer
of
servicing from the resigning Servicer to a successor Servicer; and provided,
further,
that the
resigning Servicer shall indemnify the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Seller,
the
Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Securities Administrator, each
Certificateholder, the NIMS Insurer (if any), the successor Servicer and any
subservicer for, and hold each such party harmless against, any and all claims,
losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, and
judgments, and any and all other costs, fees and expenses, that any such party
may sustain in any related to such assignment. No assignment by the Servicer
shall become effective until the requirements of this paragraph have been
satisfied and a successor Servicer shall have entered into an agreement pursuant
to which such successor shall assume, satisfy, perform and carry out all
liabilities, duties, responsibilities and obligations that are to be, or
otherwise were to have been, satisfied, performed and carried out by the
resigning Servicer hereunder (other than those liabilities arising prior to
the
appointment of such successor, which shall continue to be the responsibility
of
the resigning Servicer). Any such assignment shall not relieve the resigning
Servicer of responsibility for any of its liabilities, duties, responsibilities
and obligations under this Agreement except to the extent that such liabilities,
duties, responsibilities and obligations have been expressly assumed by the
successor Servicer.
Section
6.3 Limitation
on Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Seller
and
Others.
None
of
the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Seller, [the Credit Risk
Manager] or any of the directors, officers, employees or agents of the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Seller or [the Credit Risk
Manager] 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 Master Servicer, the
Servicer, the Seller, [the Credit Risk Manager] or any such Person against
any
breach of representations or warranties made by it herein or protect the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Seller, or [the Credit Risk
Manager] or any such Person from any liability which would otherwise be imposed
by reasons of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance
of
duties or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder.
The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Seller, [the Credit Risk
Manager], the Custodian and any director, officer, employee or agent of the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Seller, [the Credit Risk
Manager] or the Custodian 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, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Seller,
[the Credit Risk Manager] and any director, officer, employee or agent of the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Seller, or [the Credit Risk
Manager] 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 performance of their respective
obligations hereunder or under the Certificates, other than any loss, liability
or expense incurred by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence
in
the performance of duties hereunder or by reason of reckless disregard of
obligations and duties hereunder. None of the Depositor, the Master Servicer,
the Servicer, the Seller, or [the Credit Risk Manager] 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
any of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Seller, or [the
Credit Risk Manager] may in its discretion undertake any such action 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, the Master Servicer, the
Servicer, the Seller, and [the Credit Risk Manager] shall be entitled to be
reimbursed therefor out of the Collection Account.
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Section
6.4
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Limitation
on Resignation of Servicer.
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The
Servicer shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on
it
except (a) upon appointment of a successor Servicer and receipt by the Master
Servicer of a letter from each Rating Agency that such a resignation and
appointment will not result in a downgrading of the rating of any of the
Certificates, or (b) upon determination that its duties hereunder are no longer
permissible under applicable law. Any such determination under clause (b)
permitting the resignation of the Servicer shall be evidenced by an Opinion
of
Counsel to such effect delivered to the Master Servicer and the NIMS Insurer,
if
any. No such resignation shall become effective until the Master Servicer or
a
successor Servicer shall have assumed the Servicer’s responsibilities, duties,
liabilities and obligations hereunder.
Section
6.5
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Reporting
Requirements of the Commission and
Indemnification.
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Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, each of the Servicer and the Master
Servicer (i) agrees to negotiate in good faith any amendment or modification
(including an indemnification agreed to in connection therewith) to this
Agreement as may be necessary, in the judgment of the Depositor and its counsel
(as evidenced by an opinion of such counsel addressed to the Servicer and the
Master Servicer), to comply with any rules promulgated by the Commission and
any
interpretations thereof by the staff of the Commission (collectively, “SEC
Rules”) and (ii) shall with reasonable notice and upon written request within
reasonable timeframes intended to comply with the SEC Rules provide to the
Depositor for inclusion in any periodic report required to be filed under the
Exchange Act such items of information regarding this Agreement and matters
related to the Servicer or the Master Servicer, including as applicable (by
way
of example and not limitation), a description of any material litigation or
governmental action or proceeding involving the Servicer, the Master Servicer
or
their respective affiliates (collectively, the “Servicer Information”),
provided, that such information shall be required to be provided by the Servicer
or the Master Servicer only to the extent that it shall be determined by the
Depositor and its counsel (as evidenced by an opinion of such counsel addressed
to the Servicer and the Master Servicer) to be necessary to comply with any
SEC
Rules.
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ARTICLE
VII
DEFAULT
Section
7.1
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Events
of Default.
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(a) “Servicer
Event of Default,” wherever used herein, means any one of the following
events:
(i) any
failure by the Servicer to (a) deposit in the Custodial Account or (b) remit
to
the Master Servicer any payment required to be made under the terms of this
Agreement, which failure (x) in the case of clause (a) above, shall continue
unremedied for five days, or (y) in the case of clause (b) above, shall continue
unremedied for one Business Day, after (in each case) the date upon which
written notice of such failure shall have been given to the Servicer by the
Master Servicer or the Depositor or to the Master Servicer by the Holders of
Certificates having not less than 50% of the Voting Interests evidenced by
the
Certificates; or
(ii) any
failure by the Servicer to observe or perform in any material respect any other
of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Servicer contained in this
Agreement, which failure materially affects the rights of Certificateholders,
which failure continues unremedied for a period of 60 days after the date on
which written notice of such failure shall have been given to the Servicer
by
the Master Servicer, the Seller, or the Depositor, or to the Servicer and the
Master Servicer by the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25%
of
the Voting Interests evidenced by the Certificates; provided,
however,
that
the 60-day cure period shall not apply to the initial delivery of the Mortgage
File for Delay Delivery Mortgage Loans nor the failure to substitute or
repurchase in lieu thereof; or
(iii) a
decree
or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction
in
the premises for the appointment of a receiver or liquidator in any insolvency,
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 60 consecutive days;
or
(iv) the
Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a receiver or liquidator in any
insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or
similar proceedings of or relating to the Servicer or all or substantially
all
of the property of the Servicer; or
(v) the
Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as
they
become due, file a petition to take advantage of, or commence a voluntary case
under, any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment
for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its
obligations; or
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(vi) failure
by the Servicer to maintain its license to do business or service residential
mortgage loans in any jurisdiction, if required by such jurisdiction, where
the
Mortgaged Properties are located, which failure continues unremedied for a
period of 30 days after the date on which written notice of such failure shall
have been given to the Servicer, except to the extent that such failure does
not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel provided by the Servicer to the
Seller, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the NIMS Insurer
(if
any) to the effect that such failure does not have a materially adverse effect
on the Servicer’s ability to service the related Mortgage Loans, or on the Trust
Fund; or
(vii) the
Servicer ceases to meet the qualifications of a Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac
seller/servicer.
Upon
determination by the Master Servicer that a Servicer Event of Default has
occurred, the Master Servicer (a) may terminate the Servicer hereunder, if
in
its judgment such termination is in the best interests of the Trust Fund; or
(b)
shall terminate the Servicer hereunder, if instructed to do so by the NIMS
Insurer, if any, the majority Class X Certificateholders or the Holders of
Certificates evidencing not less than 50% of the Voting Interests evidenced
by
the Certificates exercised in writing following delivery to such Holders by
the
Master Servicer of notice of the occurrence of such Servicer Event of Default
pursuant to Section 7.2(b).
Upon
any
such termination, the Seller shall enter into a substitute servicing arrangement
with another mortgage loan servicing company acceptable to the Master Servicer,
each Rating Agency, the Class X Certificateholders and the NIMS Insurer, if
any,
under which such mortgage loan servicing company shall assume, satisfy, perform
and carry out all liabilities, duties, responsibilities and obligations that
are
to be, or otherwise were to have been, satisfied, performed and carried out
by
the terminated Servicer hereunder. In no case shall the termination of the
Servicer due to a Servicer Event of Default become effective until the successor
Servicer (which may include the Master Servicer) has succeeded to the
obligations of Servicer under this Agreement, and the terminated Servicer shall
be obligated to continue servicing the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement
and shall be entitled to all rights and protections provided to the Servicer
under this Agreement until such time as the successor Servicer shall have
assumed in writing all of the obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement
(the “Termination Period”), as provided in Section 3.4(e) of this Agreement.
During the Termination Period, neither the successor Servicer nor the Master
Servicer shall be responsible for the lack of information and documents that
it
cannot reasonably obtain on a practicable basis under the circumstances. As
compensation to the Master Servicer or the successor Servicer for any servicing
obligations fulfilled or assumed by such party, such party shall be entitled,
following the Termination Period, to any servicing compensation to which the
terminated Servicer would have been entitled if such Servicer had not been
terminated. Additionally, the successor Servicer (whether the Master Servicer
or
an entity appointed by the Seller) shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the
Servicer (or from the Trust Fund if the Servicer is unable to fulfill its
obligations hereunder) for all reasonable “out-of-pocket” costs associated with
the transfer of servicing from the predecessor Servicer, including, without
limitation, any reasonable “out-of-pocket” costs or expenses associated with the
complete transfer of all servicing data and the completion, correction or
manipulation of such servicing data as may be required by the successor Servicer
to correct any errors or insufficiencies in the servicing data or otherwise
to
enable the successor Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans properly and
effectively.
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(b) Without
regard to whether a Servicer Event of Default has occurred, upon the occurrence
of a Servicer Termination Event, the Seller shall terminate the Servicer
hereunder and appoint a successor mortgage loan servicing company acceptable
to
the Master Servicer, each Rating Agency, the Class X Certificateholders and
the
NIMS Insurer, if any, under which such mortgage loan servicing company shall
assume, satisfy, perform and carry out all liabilities, duties, responsibilities
and obligations that are to be, or otherwise were to have been, satisfied,
performed and carried out by the terminated Servicer hereunder.
(c) Without
regard to whether a Servicer Event of Default or a Servicer Termination Event
has occurred, the Seller, as owner of the servicing rights with respect to
the
Mortgage Loans, shall retain the right, in its sole discretion and at any time
with 30 days’ advance notice, without cause, to terminate the Servicer
(including any successor thereto) hereunder and appoint a successor mortgage
loan servicing company acceptable to the Master Servicer, each Rating Agency,
the Class X Certificateholders and the NIMS Insurer, if any, under which such
mortgage loan servicing company shall assume, satisfy, perform and carry out
all
liabilities, duties, responsibilities and obligations that are to be, or
otherwise were to have been, satisfied, performed and carried out by the
terminated Servicer hereunder. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement
to the contrary, in the event the Servicer is terminated pursuant to this
Section 7.1(c), as a condition to such termination, the Servicer shall be fully
reimbursed (i) by the successor Servicer or by the Seller (but not by the Master
Servicer as successor Servicer) for all unreimbursed Advances, if any, made
by
it, and accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees, in each case on or prior to the
date
on which the servicing is transferred to a successor Servicer and (ii) by the
Seller for any “out-of-pocket” costs incurred by the Servicer associated with
the transfer of servicing by the Servicer.
(d) Upon
notice of termination of the Servicer pursuant to paragraph (a), (b) or (c)
of
this Section 7.1, the Seller shall appoint a successor Servicer pursuant to
Section 3.4.
(e) Notwithstanding
any termination of the activities of the Servicer hereunder and except as
otherwise provided under Section 7.1(c), the Servicer shall be entitled to
receive, out of any late collection of any payment on a Mortgage Loan which
was
due prior to the notice terminating such Servicer’s rights and obligations as
Servicer hereunder and received after such notice, that portion thereof to
which
such Servicer would have been entitled pursuant to Sections 3.8(a)(i) through
(viii), and any other amounts payable to the Servicer hereunder the entitlement
to which arose prior to the termination of its activities
hereunder.
In
no
event shall the termination of the Servicer under this Agreement result in
any
diminution of the Servicer’s right to reimbursement for any outstanding Advances
or accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees due such Servicer at the time of
termination. Except as otherwise provided under Section 7.1(c), the successor
Servicer shall be obligated to promptly reimburse the terminated Servicer for
outstanding Advances, if any, made by it, and accrued and unpaid Servicing
Fees;
provided,
however,
that
such reimbursement obligation shall be limited to the funds available in the
Custodial Account for such purposes pursuant to Sections 3.8(a)(ii), (iii)
and
(v) of this Agreement. In addition, any such reimbursement for outstanding
Advances and accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees shall be made on a first in,
first out (“FIFO”) basis no later than the 18th
day of
each month, provided
that the
successor Servicer has received prior written notice from the appropriate party,
pursuant to this Agreement, of such reimbursement amount, and provided,
further, that
the
successor Servicer may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, fully
reimburse the predecessor Servicer for any such outstanding Advances and accrued
and unpaid Servicing Fees from its own funds. The Servicer shall continue to
be
entitled to the benefits of Section 6.3, notwithstanding any termination
hereunder, with respect to events occurring prior to such
termination.
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(f) “Master
Servicer Event of Default,” wherever used herein, means any one of the following
events:
(i) any
failure by the Master Servicer to remit to the Distribution Account any amounts
required to be remitted by it pursuant to this Agreement, which failure shall
continue unremedied for one Business Day, after the date upon which written
notice of such failure shall have been given to the Master Servicer by the
Securities Administrator, the Trustee, the Depositor or by the Holders of
Certificates having not less than 50% of the Voting Interests evidenced by
the
Certificates provided,
however,
that
such failure to timely deposit or remit shall not be considered a Master
Servicer Event of Default if the Master Servicer and the Securities
Administrator are the same Person and such failure to timely deposit or remit
does not delay distributions to Certificateholders; or
(ii) any
failure on the part of the Master Servicer duly to observe or perform in any
material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the
Master Servicer contained in this Agreement, or the breach by the Master
Servicer of any representation and warranty contained in Section 2.3, which
continues unremedied for a period of 30 days after the date on which written
notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been
given
to the Master Servicer by the Depositor or the Trustee or to the Master
Servicer, the Depositor and the Trustee by the Holders of Certificates entitled
to at least 25% of the Voting Interests; or
(iii) a
decree
or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction
in
the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or
state
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or the appointment of a conservator or
receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling
of
assets and liabilities or similar proceeding, or for the winding-up or
liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Master Servicer
and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed
for a period of 90 days; or
(iv) the
Master Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver
or
liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and
liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to it or of or relating to
all
or substantially all of its property; or
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(v) the
Master Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally
as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable
insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of
its
creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations.
If
a
Master Servicer Event of Default shall occur, then, and in each and every such
case, so long as such Master Servicer Event of Default shall not have been
remedied, the Depositor or the Trustee may, and at the written direction of
the
Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 50% of Voting Interests
evidenced by the Certificates, the Trustee shall, by notice in writing to the
Master Servicer (and to the Depositor if given by the Trustee or to the Trustee
if given by the Depositor) with a copy to each Rating Agency, terminate all
of
the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer in its capacity as Master
Servicer under this Agreement, to the extent permitted by law, and in and to
the
Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof. On or after the receipt by the Master
Servicer of such written notice, all authority and power of the Master Servicer
under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Certificates (other than
as a
Holder of any Certificate) or the Mortgage Loans or otherwise including, without
limitation, the compensation payable to the Master Servicer under this
Agreement, shall pass to and be vested in the Trustee pursuant to and under
this
Section, and, without limitation, the Trustee is hereby authorized and
empowered, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, to execute and deliver, on behalf
of and at the expense of the Master Servicer, any and all documents and other
instruments and to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or
appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to
complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and
related documents, or otherwise. The Master Servicer agrees promptly (and in
any
event no later than ten Business Days subsequent to such notice) to provide
the
Trustee with all documents and records requested by it to enable it to assume
the Master Servicer’s functions under this Agreement, and to cooperate with the
Trustee in effecting the termination of the Master Servicer’s responsibilities
and rights under this Agreement (provided,
however,
that
the Master Servicer shall continue to be entitled to receive all amounts accrued
or owing to it under this Agreement on or prior to the date of such termination
and shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Section 6.3,
notwithstanding any such termination, with respect to events occurring prior
to
such termination). For purposes of this Section 7.1(f), the Trustee shall not
be
deemed to have knowledge of a Master Servicer Event of Default unless a
Responsible Officer of the Trustee assigned to and working in the Trustee’s
Corporate Trust Office has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice
of
any event which is in fact such a Master Servicer Event of Default is received
by the Trustee and such notice references the Certificates, the Trust or this
Agreement. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Rating Agencies of the
occurrence of a Master Servicer Event of Default of which it has knowledge
as
provided above.
To
the
extent that the costs and expenses of the Trustee related to the termination
of
the Master Servicer, appointment of a successor Master Servicer or the transfer
and assumption of the master servicing by the Trustee (including, without
limitation, (i) all legal costs and expenses and all due diligence costs and
expenses associated with an evaluation of the potential termination of the
Master Servicer as a result of a Master Servicer Event of Default and (ii)
all
costs and expenses associated with the complete transfer of the master
servicing, including all master servicing files and all master servicing data
and the completion, correction or manipulation of such master servicing data
as
may be required by the successor Master Servicer to correct any errors or
insufficiencies in the master servicing data or otherwise to enable the
successor Master Servicer to master service the Mortgage Loans in accordance
with this Agreement) are not fully and timely reimbursed by the terminated
Master Servicer, the Trustee shall be entitled to reimbursement of such costs
and expenses from the Distribution Account.
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Section
7.2
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Notification
to Certificateholders.
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(a) Upon
any
termination of or appointment of a successor to the Servicer, the Master
Servicer shall give prompt written notice thereof to Certificateholders, each
Rating Agency and the NIMS Insurer, if any.
(b) Within
60
days after the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Trustee, in the case
of a
Master Servicer Event of Default, or the Master Servicer, in the case of a
Servicer Event of Default, shall transmit by mail to all Certificateholders,
and
the NIMS Insurer, if any, notice of each such Event of Default hereunder known
to the Trustee or the Master Servicer, as applicable, unless such Event of
Default shall have been cured or waived.
ARTICLE
VIII
CONCERNING
THE TRUSTEE
AND THE
SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR; REPORTS
Section
8.1
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Duties
of Trustee
and the Securities
Administrator.
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The
Trustee, prior to the occurrence of a Master Servicer Event of Default of which
a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge and after the curing
of all Master Servicer Events of Default that may have occurred, and the
Securities Administrator each shall undertake to perform such duties and only
such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement. In case a Master
Servicer Event of Default of which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has
actual knowledge 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.
Each
of
the Trustee and the Securities Administrator, upon receipt of all resolutions,
certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other
instruments furnished to it 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; provided,
however,
that
the Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall not be responsible for the
accuracy or content of any such resolution, certificate, statement, opinion,
report, document, order or other instrument. If any such instrument is found
not
to conform in any material respect to the requirements of this Agreement, the
Trustee or the Securities Administrator shall notify the Certificateholders
and
the NIMS Insurer, if any, of such instrument in the event that the Trustee
or
the Securities Administrator, after so requesting, does not receive a
satisfactorily corrected instrument.
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No
provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Trustee or the
Securities Administrator from liability for its own negligent action, its own
negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct; provided,
however,
that:
(i) except,
in the case of the Trustee, if a Master Servicer Event of Default of which
a
Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge shall have occurred
and
be continuing, the duties and obligations of the Trustee and the Securities
Administrator shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this
Agreement, neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be liable
except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically
set forth in this Agreement, no implied covenants or obligations shall be read
into this Agreement against the Trustee or the Securities Administrator and
in
the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee or the Securities
Administrator, respectively, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator,
respectively, 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 or the Securities Administrator, respectively, and
conforming to the requirements of this Agreement which it believed in good
faith
to be genuine and to have been duly executed by the proper authorities
respecting any matters arising hereunder;
(ii) neither
the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be liable for an error of
judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers
of
the Trustee, or an officer or officers of the Securities Administrator,
respectively, unless it shall be finally proven by a court having jurisdiction
that the Trustee or the Securities Administrator was negligent in ascertaining
the pertinent facts;
(iii) neither
the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall 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 Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25%
of
the Voting Interests of Certificates relating to the time, method and place
of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or the
Securities Administrator, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the
Trustee or the Securities Administrator under this Agreement;
(iv) neither
the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be required to expend or
risk
its own funds or otherwise incur financial liability in the performance of
any
of its duties hereunder or the exercise of any of its rights or powers if there
is reasonable ground for believing that the repayment of such funds or adequate
indemnity against such risk or liability is not assured to it, and none of
the
provisions contained in this Agreement shall in any event require the Trustee
or
the Securities Administrator to perform, or be responsible for the manner of
performance of, any of the obligations of the Master Servicer or the Servicer
under this Agreement except during such time, if any, as the Trustee shall
be
the successor to, and be vested with the rights, duties, powers and privileges
of, the Master Servicer; and
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(v) without
limiting the generality of this Section 8.1, neither the Trustee nor the
Securities Administrator shall have any duty (A) to see to any recording,
filing, or depositing of this Agreement or any agreement referred to herein
or
any financing statement or continuation statement evidencing a security
interest, or to see to the maintenance of any such recording or filing or
deposit or to any rerecording, refiling or redepositing of any thereof, (B)
to
see to the provision of any insurance, (C) to see to the payment or discharge
of
any tax, assessment, or other governmental charge or any lien or encumbrance
of
any kind owing with respect to, assessed or levied against, any part of the
Trust Fund other than from funds available in the Distribution Account (D)
to
confirm or verify the contents of any reports or certificates of the Master
Servicer or the Servicer delivered to the Trustee or the Securities
Administrator pursuant to this Agreement believed by the Trustee or the
Securities Administrator to be genuine and to have been signed or presented
by
the proper party or parties.
Section
8.2
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Certain
Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Securities
Administrator.
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Except
as
otherwise provided in Section 8.1:
(i) the
Trustee and the Securities Administrator may request and rely upon and shall
be
protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, Officers’
Certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement,
instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, appraisal, bond
or
other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed
or
presented by the proper party or parties and the Trustee and the Securities
Administrator shall have no responsibility to ascertain or confirm the
genuineness of any signature of any such party or parties;
(ii) the
Trustee and the Securities Administrator may consult with counsel, financial
advisers or accountants and the advice of any such counsel, financial advisers
or accountants and any advice of counsel shall be full and complete
authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or
omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such Opinion of
Counsel;
(iii) neither
the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall 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;
(iv) neither
the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be bound to make any
investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate,
statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order,
approval, bond or other paper or document, unless requested in writing so to
do
by Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Interests
allocated to each Class of Certificates; provided,
however,
that if
the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee or the Securities
Administrator of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be incurred by
it
in the making of such investigation is, in the opinion of the Trustee or the
Securities Administrator, as applicable, not reasonably assured to the Trustee
or the Securities Administrator by the security afforded to it by the terms
of
this Agreement, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as applicable,
may
require indemnity satisfactory to it against such cost, expense or liability
as
a condition to taking any such action.
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(v) 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 such agent, accountant or attorney appointed by the Trustee with due
care;
(vi) neither
the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall 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;
(vii) the
Trustee shall not be liable for any loss on any investment of funds pursuant
to
this Agreement (other than as issuer of the investment security);
(viii) the
Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any default, Master Servicer
Event of Default or Servicer Event of Default until a Responsible Officer of
the
Trustee shall have received written notice thereof and in the absence of such
notice, the Trustee may conclusively assume that there is no Event of
Default;
(ix) 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 the provisions of 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;
(x) the
right
of the Trustee to perform any discretionary act enumerated in this Agreement
shall not be construed as a duty, and the Trustee shall not be answerable for
other than its negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of such
act;
and
(xi) the
Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the
execution of the Trust Fund created hereby or the powers granted
hereunder.
Section
8.3
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Neither
Trustee nor Securities Administrator Liable for Certificates or Mortgage
Loans.
|
The
recitals contained herein and in the Certificates shall be taken as the
statements of the Depositor, the Seller or Servicer, as the case may be, and
neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator assumes any responsibility
for their correctness. Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator
makes any representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement,
[the Swap Agreement] or of the Certificates or of any Mortgage Loan or related
document other than with respect to the Trustee’s execution and
counter-signature of the Certificates. Neither the Trustee nor the Securities
Administrator shall be accountable for the use or application by the Depositor,
the Master Servicer or the Servicer of any funds paid to the Depositor, the
Master Servicer or the Servicer in respect of the Mortgage Loans or deposited
in
or withdrawn from the Collection Account by the Depositor, the Master Servicer
or the Servicer.
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Section
8.4
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Trustee
and Securities Administrator May Own
Certificates.
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Each
of
the Trustee and the Securities Administrator 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 or the Securities
Administrator.
Section
8.5
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Fees
and Expenses of the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and
Others.
|
The
Trustee, as compensation for its activities hereunder, shall be paid the Trustee
Fee by the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust Fund. The Securities
Administrator, as compensation for its activities hereunder, shall be entitled
to retain any earnings on or investment income with respect to funds in the
Distribution Account as provided in Section 3.8.
The
Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall, subject to the limitation on
amounts reimbursable to the Trustee in any Anniversary Year as provided in
this
Agreement, also be entitled to reimbursement from the Distribution Account
for
reasonable expenses, except for expenses, disbursements and advances incurred
by
the Trustee and/or the Securities Administrator in the routine administration
of
their respective duties in accordance with this Agreement and any such expenses,
disbursements or advances arising from their respective negligence, bad faith
or
willful misconduct. The Trust Fund shall, subject to the limitation on amounts
reimbursable to the Trustee in any Anniversary Year as provided in this
Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee, the Securities
Administrator, the Custodian or the Paying Agent and any director, officer,
employee or agent thereof against any loss, liability and expense, including
reasonable attorney’s fees, incurred in connection with or arising out of this
Agreement, any custodial agreement or the Certificates, including, but not
limited to, any such loss, liability or expense incurred in connection with
any
legal action against the Trust Fund or the Trustee, the Securities
Administrator, the Paying Agent or the Custodian or any director, officer,
employee or agent thereof, or the performance of any of the duties of the
Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian or the Paying Agent under
this Agreement or the duties of the Custodian under any custodial agreement
(including, but not limited to, the execution and delivery of documents in
connection with a foreclosure sale, trustee’s sale, or deed in lieu of
foreclosure of a Mortgage Loan, including, but not, limited to, any deed of
reconveyance, any substitution of trustee documents or any other documents
to
release, satisfy, cancel or discharge any Mortgage Loan), other than, in each
case, any loss, liability or expense incurred by the Trustee, the Securities
Administrator, the Paying Agent or the Custodian by reason of the willful
misfeasance, bad faith or negligence of such party in the performance of its
duties under this Agreement or by reason of the willful misfeasance, bad faith
or gross negligence of the Custodian under any custodial agreement (including
specifically any loss, liability or expense incurred by the Custodian by reason
of simple negligence). The provisions of this Section 8.5 shall survive the
resignation or removal of the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the
Custodian or the Paying Agent and the termination of this Agreement and the
resignation or removal of the Custodian under any custodial
agreement.
The
Trustee may receive an additional indemnity from a party acceptable to the
Trustee.
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Section
8.6
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Eligibility
Requirements for the Trustee
and the Securities
Administrator.
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The
Trustee and the Securities Administrator hereunder shall at all times (i) be
a
corporation or an association organized and doing business under the laws of
a
state or the United States of America, (ii) be authorized under such laws to
exercise corporate trust powers, (iii) have a combined capital and surplus
of at
least $50,000,000, (iv) be subject to supervision or examination by federal
or
state authority, (v) have a credit rating which would not cause any of the
Rating Agencies to reduce its respective then-current ratings of the
Certificates (or have provided such security from time to time as is sufficient
to avoid such reduction) and (vi) not be an affiliate of the Servicer or any
successor Servicer. 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 8.6 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 or
the
Securities Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 8.6, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator,
as
the case may be, shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect
specified in Section 8.7 hereof. The entity serving as Trustee or Securities
Administrator may have normal banking and trust relationships with the Depositor
and its affiliates.
Section
8.7
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Resignation
and Removal of Trustee
or
Securities Administrator.
|
The
Trustee and the Securities Administrator may at any time resign and be
discharged from the trust hereby created by giving written notice of resignation
to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, each Rating Agency and
the
NIMS Insurer, if any, not less than 60 days before the date specified in such
notice when, subject to Section 8.8, such resignation is to take effect, and
acceptance by a successor trustee or securities administrator, as applicable,
in
accordance with Section 8.8 meeting the qualifications set forth in Section
8.6.
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 or the Securities Administrator, as the
case
may be, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment
of
a successor trustee or successor securities administrator, as applicable.
If
at any
time the Trustee or the Securities Administrator shall cease to be eligible
in
accordance with the provisions of Section 8.6 hereof and shall fail to resign
after written request thereto by the Depositor, or if at any time the Trustee
or
the Securities Administrator shall become incapable of acting, or shall be
adjudged as bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or the
Securities Administrator or of its property shall be appointed, or any public
officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or the Securities
Administrator 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 may remove the Trustee and appoint a successor
trustee by written instrument, in triplicate, one copy of which instrument
shall
be delivered to each of the Trustee, the Servicer and the successor
trustee.
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The
NIMS
Insurer, if any, and the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 51% of
the
Voting Interests each may at any time remove the Trustee or the Securities
Administrator and appoint a successor trustee or securities administrator by
written instrument or instruments, in triplicate, signed by the NIMS Insurer,
if
any, or such Holders or their attorneys-in-fact duly authorized, one complete
set of which instruments 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. Notice of any removal of the Trustee shall be given
to
each Rating Agency and the NIMS Insurer, if any, by the successor
trustee.
Any
resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor trustee
pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 8.7 shall become effective
upon acceptance by the successor trustee of appointment as provided in Section
8.8 hereof.
Section
8.8
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Successor
Trustee
or
Securities Administrator.
|
Any
successor trustee or successor securities administrator appointed as provided
in
Section 8.7 hereof shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor,
the
Seller, the NIMS Insurer, if any, its predecessor trustee and the Servicer
an
instrument accepting such appointment hereunder and thereupon the resignation
or
removal of the predecessor trustee or predecessor securities administrator
shall
become effective and such successor trustee or successor securities
administrator, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become fully
vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor
hereunder, with the like effect as if originally named as trustee or securities
administrator herein. The Depositor, the Servicer, the Seller, and the NIMS
Insurer, if any, and the predecessor trustee or predecessor securities
administrator shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other
things as may reasonably be required for more fully and certainly vesting and
confirming in the successor trustee or successor securities administrator all
such rights, powers, duties, and obligations.
No
successor trustee or successor securities administrator shall accept appointment
as provided in this Section 8.8 unless at the time of such acceptance such
successor trustee or successor securities administrator shall be eligible under
the provisions of Section 8.6 hereof, and such appointment shall not adversely
affect the then current rating of the Certificates.
Upon
acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee or successor securities
administrator as provided in this Section 8.8, the Depositor shall mail notice
of the succession of such trustee or securities administrator 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 or successor
securities administrator, the successor trustee or successor securities
administrator shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of the
Depositor.
Section
8.9
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Merger
or Consolidation of Trustee
or
Securities Administrator.
|
Any
corporation into which the Trustee or the Securities Administrator 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 or the
Securities Administrator shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to
the
business of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, shall be the successor
of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator hereunder, provided
that
such corporation shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.6 hereof,
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.
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Section
8.10
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Appointment
of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee.
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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 and the NIMS Insurer, if any, 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 necessary or desirable. 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 8.6 and
no
notice to Certificateholders of the appointment of any co-trustee or separate
trustee shall be required under Section 8.8.
Every
separate trustee and co-trustee shall, to the extent permitted by law, be
appointed and act subject to the following provisions and
conditions:
(i) 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 shall
be
conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Trustee and each
such separate trustee or co-trustee jointly (it being understood that each
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;
(ii) No
trustee hereunder shall be held personally liable by reason 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;
(iii) The
Trustee may at any time accept the resignation of or remove any separate trustee
or co-trustee; and
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(iv) 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 at the same time,
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 to, the Trustee. Every
such instrument shall be filed with the Trustee and a copy thereof given to
the
Servicer, the Depositor and the NIMS Insurer, if any.
Any
separate trustee or co-trustee may, at any time, constitute the Trustee its
agent or attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority, to the extent not
prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under or in respect of this Agreement
on
its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee shall die,
become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its estates,
properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the
Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or
successor trustee.
Section
8.11
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Tax
Matters.
|
(a) It
is
intended that the assets with respect to which the REMIC elections are 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, REMICs as defined in and in accordance with the REMIC Provisions.
In
furtherance of such intention, the Tax Matters Person covenants and agrees
that
it shall act as agent (and the Tax Matters Person is hereby appointed to act
as
agent) on behalf of each such REMIC and that in such capacity it shall: (i)
prepare and file, or cause to be prepared and filed, in a timely manner, a
U.S.
Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Income Tax Return (Form 1066 or any
successor form adopted by the Internal Revenue Service) and prepare and file
or
cause to be prepared and filed with the Internal Revenue Service and applicable
state or local tax authorities income tax or information returns for each
taxable year with respect to each such REMIC (including IRS Form 8811, or any
successor form adopted by the Internal Revenue Service, in the time and manner
specified in Treasury Regulation Section 1.6049-7(b)(1)), 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 prepare, or cause to be
prepared, and make available, or cause to be made available, to the
Certificateholders and the Securities Administrator the schedules, statements
or
information at such times and in such manner as may be required thereby,
including the information described in Treasury Regulation Section
1.6049-7(e)(2) in the time and manner specified in Treasury Regulation Section
1.6049-7(e)(3); (ii) provide information necessary for the computation of tax
imposed on the transfer of a Residual Certificate to a Person that is not a
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); (iii) pay, or cause to be paid,
the
amount of any federal, state or local tax, including prohibited transaction
taxes as described below, imposed on any such REMIC prior to its termination
when and as the same shall be due and payable (but such obligation shall not
prevent the Tax Matters Person, on behalf of the Trustee, or any other
appropriate Person from contesting any such tax in appropriate proceedings
and
shall not prevent the Tax Matters Person, on behalf of the Trustee, from
withholding payment of such tax, if permitted by law, pending the outcome of
such proceedings); (iv) ensure that federal, state or local income tax or
information returns shall 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; (v) maintain, or cause to be maintained, records relating to any
such
REMIC, including but not limited to the income, expenses, assets and liabilities
thereof and the fair market value and 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; and (vi) as and
when necessary and appropriate, represent, or arrange for the representation
of,
any such REMIC 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 any such REMIC, enter into
settlement agreements with any governmental taxing agency, extend any statute
of
limitations relating to any tax item of any such REMIC, and otherwise act on
behalf of any such REMIC in relation to any tax matter or controversy involving
it.
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The
Securities Administrator covenants and agrees that it shall (i) prepare and
forward, or cause to be prepared and forwarded, to the Certificateholders,
the
NIMS Insurer, if any, the Internal Revenue Service and, if necessary, state
tax
authorities, all information returns on IRS Form 1099 as and when required
to be
provided to them in accordance with the REMIC Provisions; (ii) 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
REMIC created hereunder under the REMIC Provisions; and (iii) not knowingly
or
intentionally take any action or omit to take any action that would cause an
Adverse REMIC Event.
To
enable
the Tax Matters Person, on behalf of the Trustee, to perform its duties as
set
forth herein, the Depositor shall provide, or cause to be provided, to the
Tax
Matters Person within 10 days after the Closing Date all information or data
that the Tax Matters Person requests in writing and determines to be relevant
for tax purposes to the valuations and offering prices of the Certificates,
including, without limitation, the price, yield, prepayment assumption and
projected cash flows of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans. Thereafter,
the
Depositor shall provide to the Tax Matters Person promptly upon written request
therefor, any such additional information or data that the Tax Matters Person
may, from time to time, reasonably request in order to enable the Tax Matters
Person to perform its duties as set forth herein. The Depositor hereby
indemnifies the Tax Matters Person for any losses, liabilities, damages, claims
or expenses of the Tax Matters Person arising from any errors or miscalculations
of the Tax Matters Person that result from any failure of the Depositor to
provide, or to cause to be provided, accurate information or data to the Tax
Matters Person on a timely basis. The
indemnification of this subsection shall survive the termination of this
Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Tax
Matters Person.
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Each
of
the Tax Matters Person, the Depositor and the Servicer covenants and agrees
that
(i) it shall, to the extent such matters are under its control, conduct matters
relating to the assets of the Trust Fund at all times that any Certificates
are
outstanding so as to maintain the status of each REMIC created hereunder under
the REMIC Provisions (and, with respect to matters that are under its control
and which are otherwise required to be performed by the Tax Matters Person
pursuant to this Agreement, the Tax Matters Person shall maintain the treatment
of each of the Basis Risk Reserve Fund and the Supplemental Interest Trust
and
the rights with respect to payments from each of the Basis Risk Reserve Fund
and
the Supplemental Interest Trust as provided in paragraph (b) below), and (ii)
it
shall not knowingly or intentionally take any action or omit to take any action
that would cause an Adverse REMIC Event.
(b) The
Tax
Matters Person shall treat each of the Basis Risk Reserve Fund and the
Supplemental Interest Trust as an outside reserve fund within the meaning of
Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-2(h) that is owned by the Holders of the
Class X Certificates and that is not an asset of any REMIC and all amounts
deposited into the Basis Risk Reserve Fund or the Supplemental Interest Trust
shall be treated as amounts distributed to the Class X Certificateholders.
(c) The
Tax
Matters Person shall treat the Owners of Certificates (other than the Class
P,
Class X and Class R Certificates) as having entered into a notional principal
contract with respect to the Owners of the Class X Certificates. Pursuant to
each such notional principal contract, all Owners of LIBOR Certificates shall
be
treated as having agreed to pay, on each Distribution Date, to the Owners of
the
Class X Certificates an aggregate amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i)
the
amount payable on such Distribution Date on the interest in the Upper Tier
REMIC
corresponding to such Class of Certificates over
(ii)
the
amount payable on such Class of Certificates on such Distribution Date (such
excess, a “Class I Shortfall”). A Class I Shortfall payable from interest
collections shall be allocated pro
rata
among
such Certificates based on the amount of interest otherwise payable to such
Certificates, and a Class I Shortfall payable from principal collections shall
be allocated to the most subordinate Class of Certificates with an outstanding
principal balance to the extent of such balance. In addition, pursuant to such
notional principal contract, the Owner of the Class X Certificates shall be
treated as having agreed to pay Basis Risk Shortfalls and Unpaid Basis Risk
Shortfalls to the Owners of the LIBOR Certificates in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement. Any
payments to the Certificates in light of the foregoing shall not be payments
with respect to a “regular interest” in a REMIC within the meaning of Code
Section 860G(a)(1). However, any payment from the Certificates of a Class I
Shortfall shall be treated for tax purposes as having been received by the
Owners
of such
Certificates in respect of their Interests in the Upper Tier REMIC and as having
been paid by such Owners
to the
Supplemental Interest Trust pursuant to the notional principal
contract. Thus,
each LIBOR Certificate shall be treated as representing not only ownership
of
regular interests in the Upper Tier REMIC, but also ownership of an interest
in
(and obligations with respect to) a notional principal contract. For tax
purposes, the notional principal contract shall be deemed to have a value of
$10,000.
(d) Notwithstanding
the priority and sources of payments set forth in Article IV hereof or
otherwise, the Tax Matters Person shall account for all distributions on the
Certificates as set forth in this section. In no event shall any payments of
Basis Risk Shortfalls or Unpaid Basis Risk Shortfalls provided for in this
section be treated as payments
with respect to a “regular interest” in a REMIC within the meaning of Code
Section 860G(a)(1).
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(e) The
Preliminary Statement to this Agreement sets forth the designations and “latest
possible maturity date” for federal income tax purposes of all interests in each
of the REMICs created hereby. Each REMIC’s fiscal year shall be the calendar
year.”
Section
8.12
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Filings.
|
(a) [The
Depositor shall prepare or cause to be prepared the initial current report
on
Form 8-K. Thereafter, within 15 days (or, if applicable, within such shorter
period of time as is required under the SEC Rules) after each Distribution
Date,
the Securities Administrator shall, in accordance with industry standards,
file
with the Commission via the Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System
(XXXXX), a
Form
10-D with (i) a copy of the statement to the Certificateholders for such
Distribution Date as an exhibit thereto, [(ii)
a
copy of each report made available by the Credit Risk Manager (provided each
such report is made available to the Securities
Administrator
in a
format compatible with XXXXX filing requirements)] and (iii) such other
information as is required by Form 10-D, including, but not limited to, the
information required by Item 1121 (§ 229.1121) of Regulation AB, so long as such
information is made available to the Securities Administrator in a format
compatible with XXXXX filing requirements.
Prior
to January 30, 20[ ], the Securities Administrator shall, in
accordance with industry standards, file a Form 15 Suspension Notification
with
respect to the Trust Fund, if applicable. On or prior to March 20,
20[ ] (or if such day is not a Business Day, the preceding
Business Day), the Securities Administrator shall prepare a Form 10-K, and
submit it to the Depositor. The Depositor shall execute the Form 10-K and return
it to the Securities Administrator no later than March 25,
20[ ] (or if such day is not a Business Day, the preceding
Business Day). Prior to March 30, 20[ ], the Securities
Administrator shall file the Form 10-K, in substance conforming to industry
standards, with respect to the Trust Fund. The Form 10-K shall include (w)
the
certification required pursuant to Rule 13a-14 under the Exchange Act and any
future guidance from the Commission (the “Form 10-K Certification”) signed by or
on behalf of the Depositor, (x)
the
annual certifications delivered by the Trustee, the Securities
Administrator, the Master Servicer, [the Credit Risk Manager], the Servicer
(or
the Subservicer on its behalf) and the Custodian pursuant to this Agreement
and
the Subservicing Agreement, (y) the related public accounting firm attestation
reports and (z) such other information as is required by the SEC Rules and
Regulation AB.
If
any
party’s report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria required by
clause (x) in the immediately preceding sentence, or the related public
accounting firm attestation report required by clause (y) in the immediately
preceding sentence, identifies any material instance of noncompliance with
the
servicing criteria specified in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB
(§
229.1122(d)), the Securities
Administrator shall identify the material instance of noncompliance in such
report in the Form 10-K; and in the event that the Securities
Administrator is unable to include any report required by either clause (x)
or
(y) in the immediately preceding sentence in the Form 10-K, the Securities
Administrator shall disclose such fact in the Form 10-K together with an
explanation as to why such report is not included as an exhibit to the Form
10-K. The Securities
Administrator shall have no liability for any delay in filing the Form 10-D,
Form 10-K or Form 10-K Certification due to the failure of any party to sign
such Form 10-D, Form 10-K or Form 10-K Certification. The
Depositor hereby grants to the Securities Administrator a limited power of
attorney to execute and file each Form 10-D on behalf of the Depositor. Such
power of attorney shall continue until either the earlier of (i) receipt by
the
Securities Administrator from the Depositor of written termination of such
power
of attorney and (ii) the termination of the Trust. The
Depositor agrees to promptly furnish to the Securities Administrator, from
time
to time upon request, such further information, reports, and financial
statements within its control related to this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans
as the Securities Administrator reasonably deems appropriate to prepare and
file
all necessary reports with the Commission. The Securities Administrator shall
have no responsibility to file any items other than those specified in this
section.]
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(b) If
so
requested, the Securities Administrator shall sign a certification (in the
form
attached hereto as Exhibit L) for the benefit of the Person(s) signing the
Form
10-K Certification regarding certain aspects of such Form 10-K Certification
(provided,
however,
that
the Securities Administrator shall not be required to undertake an analysis
of
the accountant’s report attached as an exhibit to the Form 10-K).
(c) Each
Person (including their officers or directors) that signs any Form 10-K
Certification shall be entitled to indemnification from the Trust Fund for
any
liability or expense incurred by it in connection with such certification,
other
than any liability or expense attributable to such Person’s own bad faith,
negligence or willful misconduct. The provisions of this subsection shall
survive any termination of this Agreement and the resignation or removal of
such
Person.
(d) Upon
any
filing with the Commission, the Securities Administrator shall promptly deliver
to the Depositor a copy of any executed report, statement or
information.
(e) The
fiscal year of the Trust Fund for all filing purposes shall be the calendar
year.
(f) For
so
long as a certificate under the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, as amended
(“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx”) is required to be delivered on behalf of the Trust Fund, a
Servicing Officer shall execute and deliver on March 15 of each applicable
year,
commencing in 20[ ], an Officer’s Certificate to the Depositor
for the benefit of the Depositor and its officers, directors and affiliates,
in
the form of Exhibit K hereto (or such other form as may be prescribed by the
Commission).
Section
8.13
|
Reporting
Requirements of the Commission and
Indemnification
|
(a) [On
or
before March 1 of each calendar year, the Securities Administrator and the
Trustee shall each deliver to the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Subservicer
and the Depositor a report regarding its assessment of compliance with the
servicing criteria specified in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB
(§
229.1122(d)), as of and for the period ending the end of each fiscal year,
with
respect to asset-backed security transactions taken as a whole involving the
Securities Administrator and the Trustee, as applicable, and that are backed
by
the same asset type as the Mortgage Loans. Each such report shall include all
of
the statements required under paragraph (a) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB (§
229.1122(a)).]
(b) [On
or
before March 1 of each calendar year, the Securities Administrator and the
Trustee shall each deliver to the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Subservicer
and the Depositor (and in the case of the Trustee, to the Securities
Administrator) a report by a registered public accounting firm that attests
to,
and reports on, the assessment made by such asserting party pursuant to
subsection (a) above. Each such report shall be made in accordance with
standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board.]
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[The Securities
Administrator and the Trustee shall each notify the Master Servicer, the
Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor (and in the case of the Trustee,
shall additionally notify the Securities Administrator)
(i) of
any legal proceedings pending against the Securities
Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable,
of the
type described in Item 1117 (§
229.1117) of
Regulation AB and (ii) if the Securities
Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, shall
become (but only to the extent not previously disclosed) at any time an
affiliate of any of the Sponsor, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Servicer,
any Originator contemplated by Item 1110 (§
229.1110) of
Regulation AB, any significant obligor contemplated by Item 1112 (§
229.1112) of
Regulation AB, any enhancement or support provider contemplated by Items 1114
or
1115 (§§
229.1114-1115) of
Regulation AB or any other material party to the Trust Fund contemplated by
Item
1100(d)(1) (§
229.1100(d)(1)) of
Regulation AB, as applicable.]
Section
8.14
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The
Custodian and the Securities
Administrator.
|
The
Custodian shall be entitled to all of the benefits, rights (including any rights
of indemnification and any rights of resignation) and immunities set forth
in
this Article VIII with respect to the Trustee and/or the Securities
Administrator to the same extent as though each reference to the Trustee or
the
Securities Administrator referred to the Custodian. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, (i) the Custodian shall not be entitled to receive any additional
compensation for serving as custodian hereunder and (ii) so long as
[ ] is the
Master Servicer, the Custodian and the Securities Administrator shall be
entitled to resign upon the resignation or removal of the Master
Servicer.
ARTICLE
IX
TERMINATION
Section
9.1
|
Termination
upon Liquidation or Purchase of all Mortgage Loans.
|
(a) Subject
to Section 9.3, the obligations and responsibilities of the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Seller, the Securities Administrator and
the
Trustee created hereby with respect to the Trust Fund shall terminate upon
the
earlier of:
(i) the
purchase by the Majority Class X Certificateholders or their designee (or the
NIMS Insurer or the Servicer, to the extent provided herein) of all Mortgage
Loans (including REO Properties not otherwise disposed of pursuant to Section
3.11(i)) remaining in the Trust Fund at a price equal to the sum of (A) 100%
of
the unpaid principal balance of each Mortgage Loan, (B) the lesser of (x) the
appraised value of any REO Property as determined by a real estate broker
meeting the qualifications, and applying broker’s price opinion methodology,
generally acceptable to residential mortgage servicers, or other property
valuation opinion methodology customarily used by residential mortgage servicers
with respect to defaulted loans and (y) the unpaid principal balance of each
Mortgage Loan related to any REO Property, (C) any costs and damages incurred
by
the Trust Fund as a result of violation of any applicable federal, state or
local predatory or abusive lending law in connection with the origination of
any
Mortgage Loan, (D) [any Swap Termination Payment payable to the Swap
Counterparty as a result of a termination pursuant to this Section 9.1]. In
addition, such purchase price shall include with respect to the Mortgage Loans
(including REO Properties) accrued and unpaid interest thereon, as determined
by
the Servicer, at the applicable Mortgage Rate, except to the extent the Servicer
was not or would not be required to make a Delinquency Advance hereunder, and
any and all amounts payable or reimbursable to the Servicer, the Master
Servicer, the Custodian, the Securities Administrator and/or the Trustee
pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement; and
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(ii) the
later
of (A) the maturity or other liquidation (or any Delinquency Advance with
respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in the Trust Fund and
the
disposition of all REO Property and (B) the distribution to Certificateholders
and [the Swap Counterparty] of all amounts required to be distributed to them
pursuant to this Agreement. In no event shall the trusts created hereby continue
beyond the earlier of (i) 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, and (ii)
the Latest Possible Maturity Date.
The
right
to purchase all Mortgage Loans and REO Properties pursuant to clause (i) above
shall be conditioned upon the Pool Balance, at the time of any such repurchase,
aggregating less than ten percent of the Cut-off Date Balance.
If
the
Majority Class X Certificateholders fail to exercise their option to purchase
the Mortgage Loans on the first Distribution Date on which they are entitled
to
do so, the NIMS Insurer, if any, so long as either the NIM Securities remain
outstanding and are covered by the NIMS Insurer’s, if any, guaranty or if the
NIMS Insurer, if any, is owed amounts in respect of its guaranty of the NIM
Securities, may exercise such option. In addition, at any time after the Pool
Balance aggregates less than ten percent of the Cut-off Date Balance,
provided
that the
NIM Securities are no longer outstanding, the Servicer may notify the Majority
Class X Certificateholders in writing that the Servicer intends to purchase
all
of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties for the purchase price specified in
clause (i) above. If the Majority Class X Certificateholders do not exercise
their option to purchase the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties as provided
in
this Section within 30 days following receipt of such notice, the Servicer
may
effect such purchase.
Each
of
the Majority Class X Certificateholders (by the purchase and acceptance of
the
Class X Certificates) and the NIMS Insurer, if any, will agree, and the Servicer
hereby agrees, not to cause the liquidation of the Trust Fund pursuant to this
Section 9.1(a) so long as any NIM Securities remain outstanding.
(b) With
respect to any purchase pursuant to subsection (a), upon deposit of the price
determined pursuant to subsection (a)(i) in the Distribution Account, the
Custodian on behalf of the Trustee shall release or cause to be released to
the
purchaser of each such Mortgage Loan the related Mortgage File and shall execute
and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment prepared by the purchaser
of such Mortgage Loan (including appropriate instruments with respect to any
REO
Property), in each case without recourse, as shall be necessary to vest in
the
purchaser of such Mortgage Loan any Mortgage Loan sold pursuant hereto, and
the
purchaser of such Mortgage Loan shall succeed to all the Trustee’s right, title
and interest in and to such Mortgage Loan and all security and documents related
thereto. Such assignment shall be an assignment outright and not for security.
The purchaser of such Mortgage Loan shall thereupon own such Mortgage Loan,
and
all security and documents, free of any further obligation to the Trustee or
the
Certificateholders with respect thereto.
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Section
9.2
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Final
Distribution on the Certificates.
|
If
on any
Determination Date the Securities Administrator 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 Securities Administrator shall
promptly send a final distribution notice to each Certificateholder and the
NIMS
Insurer, if any. If the Majority Class X Certificateholders or the NIMS Insurer,
if any, elect to terminate the Trust Fund pursuant to clause (a)(i) of Section
9.1, at least 20 days prior to the date notice is to be mailed to the affected
Certificateholders, the Majority Class X Certificateholders shall notify the
Depositor, the Trustee and the Securities Administrator of the date the Majority
Class X Certificateholders intend to terminate the Trust Fund and of the
applicable repurchase price of the Mortgage Loans and REO
Properties.
Notice
of
any termination of the Trust Fund, 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 Securities
Administrator by letter to Certificateholders, the NIMS Insurer, if any, and
[the Swap Counterparty], mailed not earlier than the 10th
day and
no later than the 15th
day of
the month next preceding the month of such final distribution. Any such notice
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 Securities
Administrator will give such notice to each Rating Agency at the time such
notice is given to Certificateholders.
In
the
event such notice is given, the Securities Administrator shall cause all funds
in the Collection Account to be remitted to the Securities Administrator for
deposit in the Distribution Account on the Business Day prior to the applicable
Distribution Date in an amount equal to the sum of (i) an amount sufficient
to
reimburse the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Servicer (or subservicer)
for
any amounts to be reimbursed to such Persons pursuant to this Agreement and
(ii)
the final distribution in respect of the Certificates and [any Swap Termination
Payment owed to the Swap Counterparty] (to the extent not paid on previous
Distribution Dates). Upon such final deposit with respect to the Trust Fund
and
the receipt by the Custodian of a Request for Release therefor, the Custodian
shall promptly release to the Majority Class X Certificateholders, the NIMS
Insurer, if any, or the Servicer, as applicable, the Mortgage Files for the
Mortgage Loans.
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Upon
presentation and surrender of the Certificates, the Securities Administrator
shall cause to be distributed to the Certificateholders of each Class, in the
order set forth in Section 4.2 hereof, on the final Distribution Date, in the
case of the Certificateholders, in proportion to their respective Percentage
Interests, with respect to Certificateholders of the same Class, an amount
equal
to (i) as to each Class of Regular Certificates, the Class Principal Balance
thereof plus accrued interest thereon (or on their Class Notional Amount, if
applicable) in the case of an interest bearing Certificate, 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 above-mentioned
written notice, the Securities Administrator 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 the second notice all the applicable Certificates shall not
have been surrendered for cancellation, the Securities Administrator 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 holder of
each of the Class R Certificates shall be entitled to all unclaimed funds and
other assets of the REMICs held for distribution to such Certificateholders,
which remain subject hereto.
Section
9.3
|
Additional
Termination Requirements.
|
(a) In
the
event the Majority Class X Certificateholders exercise their purchase option
or
the Servicer exercises its purchase option, each as provided in Section 9.1,
the
Trust Fund shall be terminated in accordance with the following additional
requirements, unless the Securities Administrator and the NIMS Insurer, if
any,
have been supplied with an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the Securities
Administrator, to the effect that the failure to comply with the requirements
of
this Section 9.3 will not result in an adverse REMIC Event:
(i) The
Trustee shall sell all of the assets that constitute the Trust Fund for cash
as
provided in Section 9.1(a)(i), and, within 90 days of such sale (such period
the
“90-day liquidation period”), shall distribute to (or credit to the account of)
the Holders of the Certificates the proceeds of such sale together with other
cash on hand (less amounts retained to meet claims) in complete liquidation
of
the Trust Fund and each REMIC created hereunder; and
(ii) The
Tax
Matters Person shall attach (or cause to be attached) a statement to the final
federal income tax return for each REMIC created hereunder stating that pursuant
to Treasury Regulation § 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 pursuant to Section 9.1(a)(i).
(b) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the portion of the purchase price required
to
be paid by Section 9.1(a)(i) that is contained in clause (D) thereof shall
not
be paid to any REMIC formed hereby. Instead, such amount shall be paid by the
purchaser directly to the holder of the Class X Certificates pursuant to a
cash
settled option contract. As a result, such amount shall not be paid to any
REMIC
or distributed by any REMIC.
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(c) By
their
acceptance of the Certificates, the Holders thereof hereby authorize the Tax
Matters Person, the Trustee and the Securities Administrator to undertake the
above-described actions.
ARTICLE
X
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
Section
10.1
|
Amendment.
|
This
Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Seller, the
Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian,
[the
Credit Risk Manager] and the Trustee without the consent of any of the
Certificateholders, the NIMS Insurer, if any, or [the Swap Counterparty] (i)
to
cure any ambiguity or mistake, (ii) to cause the provisions herein to conform
to
or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made with respect
to
the Certificates, the Trust Fund or this Agreement in any disclosure document
pursuant to which any Certificates were offered; to correct any defective
provision herein or to supplement any provision herein which may be inconsistent
with any other provision herein, (iii) to add, with such Person’s consent, to
the duties of the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer, the Master Servicer,
the
Securities Administrator, the Custodian, [the Credit Risk Manager] or the
Trustee, (iv) to add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions
arising hereunder, (v) to modify, alter, amend, add to or rescind any of the
terms or provisions contained in this Agreement or (vi) to comply with any
SEC
Rules promulgated by the Commission; provided
that any
action pursuant to clauses (iv) or (v) above shall not, as evidenced by an
Opinion of Counsel addressed and delivered to the Trustee, the Securities
Administrator and the NIMS Insurer, if any, and [the Swap Counterparty] (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,
the NIMS Insurer, if any, or [the Swap Counterparty]; provided,
however,
that
the amendment shall not be deemed to adversely affect in any material respect
the interests of the Certificateholders or the NIMS Insurer, if any, 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 Depositor, the
Seller, the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the
Custodian, [the Credit Risk Manager] and the Trustee also may at any time and
from time to time amend this Agreement without the consent of the
Certificateholders, the NIMS Insurer, if any, or [the Swap Counterparty], 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 each REMIC
created hereunder as a REMIC under the Code, (ii) avoid or minimize the
risk of the imposition of any tax on any such 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.
149
This
Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Seller,
the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian,
[the Credit Risk Manager] and the Trustee with the consent of the NIMS Insurer,
if any, [the Swap Counterparty] and the Holders of a Majority Interest 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 (i), without the consent of the Holders of Certificates of
such
Class evidencing, as to such Class, Percentage Interests aggregating 66%, 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 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 an Adverse REMIC
Event.
Promptly
after the execution of any amendment to this Agreement requiring the consent
of
Certificateholders, the NIMS Insurer, if any, [the Swap Counterparty], the
Trustee and the Securities Administrator 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 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 and the NIMS Insurer,
if
any, 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 10.1.
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Section
10.2
|
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 properties subject to the Mortgages are situated, and in
any
other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to
be
effected by the Securities Administrator at its expense, but only upon direction
by the NIMS Insurer, if any, or by a majority of the Certificateholders to
the
effect that such recordation materially and beneficially affects the interests
of the Certificateholders or the NIMS Insurer, if any. However, the foregoing
sentence notwithstanding, the Servicer may provide copies hereof to counsel,
judicial officers and government agencies, or may cause this Agreement to be
recorded, in any jurisdiction in which, in the Servicer’s judgment, such
disclosure or recording may facilitate foreclosure or other recovery with
respect to any one or more of the Mortgage Loans.
For
the
purpose of facilitating the recordation of this Agreement as herein provided
and
for other purposes, this Agreement may be executed (by facsimile or otherwise)
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
10.3
|
Governing
Law.
|
THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
THE
STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS (OTHER
THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW), AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS
AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SUCH LAWS.
Section
10.4
|
Intention
of Parties.
|
It
is the
express intent of the Seller (as provided in the Sale Agreement) and the
Depositor that the conveyance of the Trust Fund by the Depositor to the Trustee
be, and be construed as, an absolute sale thereof to the Trustee. It is,
further, not the intention of the parties that such conveyance be deemed a
pledge thereof by the Depositor to the Trustee. However, in the event that,
notwithstanding the intent of such parties, such assets are held to be the
property of the Depositor, or if for any other reason this Agreement is held
or
deemed to create a security interest in 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 conveyance 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 and the NIMS Insurer,
if any, of a security interest in all of the assets that constitute the Trust
Fund and [the Supplemental Interest Trust, whether now owned or hereafter
acquired (such security interest being, to the extent of the assets that
constitute the Supplemental Interest Trust, pari
passu
with the
security interest as provided in clause (iii) below); and (iii) the Swap
Counterparty shall be deemed, during the term of such agreement and while such
agreement is the property of the Trustee, to have a security interest in all
of
the assets that constitute the Supplemental Interest Trust, but only to the
extent of such Swap Counterparty’s right to payment under the Swap Agreement
(such security interest being pari
passu
with the
security interest as provided in clause (ii) above)].
151
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
and
the NIMS Insurer, if any.
Section
10.5
|
Notices.
|
(a) The
Securities Administrator shall use its best efforts to promptly provide notice
to each Rating Agency, the NIMS Insurer, if any, and [the Swap Counterparty]
with respect to each of the following of which it has actual
knowledge:
(i) any
material change or amendment to this Agreement;
(ii) the
occurrence of any Event of Default that has not been cured;
(iii) the
resignation or termination of the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Securities
Administrator or the Trustee and the appointment of any successor;
(iv) the
repurchase or substitution of Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 2.3
hereof;
(v) the
final
payment to Certificateholders; and
(vi) any
rating action involving the long-term credit rating of the Trustee, which notice
shall be made by first-class mail within two Business Days after the Trustee
gains actual knowledge thereof.
In
addition, the Securities Administrator shall promptly furnish to each Rating
Agency, the NIMS Insurer, if any, and [the Swap Counterparty] copies of the
following:
(i) Each
report to Certificateholders described in Section 4.5 hereof;
(ii) Upon
request, each annual statement as to compliance described in Section 3.16
hereof;
(iii)
Upon
request, each annual Independent public accountants’ servicing report described
in Section 3.17 hereof; and
(iv) Any
notice of a purchase of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2.2, 2.3 or 3.11
hereof.
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(b) All
directions, demands, authorizations, consents, waivers, communications and
notices hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly
given when delivered by first class mail, facsimile or courier to the applicable
Notice Address. Notices to Certificateholders shall be deemed given when mailed,
first class postage prepaid, to their respective addresses appearing in the
Certificate Register.
Section
10.6
|
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
10.7
|
Assignment.
|
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, except as provided in Section 6.2,
this Agreement may not be assigned by the Servicer without the prior written
consent of the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Depositor and any NIMS
Insurer.
Section
10.8
|
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 Master Servicer or the Trustee, as
applicable, and the NIMS Insurer, if any, 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 Interests
evidenced by the Certificates shall, with the prior written consent of the
NIMS
Insurer, if any, also have made written request to the Master Servicer or the
Trustee, as applicable, to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its
own
name as Trustee hereunder and shall have offered to the Master Servicer or
the
Trustee, as applicable, such reasonable indemnity as it may require against
the
costs, expenses, and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and the
Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, 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 Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, 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 the NIMS Insurer, if any, or to obtain or seek to obtain
priority over or preference to any other such Holder or the NIMS Insurer, if
any, or to enforce any right under this Agreement, except in the manner herein
provided and for the common benefit of all Certificateholders and the NIMS
Insurer, if any. For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of this
Section 10.8, each and every Certificateholder, the NIMS Insurer, if any, and
the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law
or in
equity.
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Section
10.9
|
Inspection
and Audit Rights.
|
The
Servicer agrees that, on five Business Days’ prior notice, it will permit and
will cause each subservicer to permit any representative of the Depositor,
the
Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the NIMS Insurer,
if any, 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,
the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the NIMS
Insurer, if any, 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 Trustee 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 incident to the exercise by the Depositor,
the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the NIMS
Insurer, if any, of any right under this Section 10.9 shall be borne by the
party requesting such inspection (which, in the case of all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses of the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Securities
Administrator, shall be reimbursable to such Person from funds then on deposit
in the Distribution Account); all other such expenses shall be borne by the
Servicer or the related subservicer. The party requesting such inspection agrees
to hold all such information in confidence and shall not disclose such
information without the consent of the Servicer (unless required by law or
a
court of applicable jurisdiction).
Nothing
in this Section shall limit the obligation of the Servicer to observe any
applicable law prohibiting disclosure of information regarding the Mortgagors
and the failure of the Servicer to provide access as provided in this Section
as
a result of such obligation shall not constitute a breach of this Section.
Nothing in this Section 10.9 shall require the Servicer to collect, create,
collate or otherwise generate any information that it does not generate in
its
usual course of business, except to the extent otherwise provided in this
Agreement. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Servicer shall
not
be required to make copies of or ship documents to any party unless provisions
have been made for the reimbursement of the costs thereof.
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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
Securities Administrator pursuant to this Agreement, are and shall be deemed
fully paid.
Section
10.11
|
[Derivative
Transactions
|
At
the
discretion of the Seller, the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust Fund, shall enter
into Passive Derivative contracts from time to time or Non-passive Derivative
contracts at any time, so long as such action shall be for the benefit of the
Certificateholders; provided,
however,
that any
counterparty to any such derivative contract shall not be an Affiliate of the
Depositor. Any acquisition of a derivative contract shall be accompanied by
(i)
an appropriate amendment to this Agreement, and (ii) any Opinion of Counsel
required by Section [ ].
All
collections, proceeds and other amounts in respect of the derivative contracts
payable by the derivative counterparty shall be distributed to the Certificates
on the Distribution Date following receipt thereof by the Paying Agent.
Any
derivative contract that provides for any payment obligation on the part of
the
Trust Fund must (i) be without recourse to the assets of the Trust Fund, (ii)
contain a non-petition covenant provision from the derivative counterparty,
(iii) limit payment dates thereunder for payments, if any, by the Trust Fund
to
Distribution Dates (iv) contain a provision limiting any cash payments due
to
the derivative counterparty on any day under such derivative contract solely
to
funds available therefor in the Distribution Account available to make
distributions to the Holders of the Certificates on such Distribution Date
and
(v) provide for copies of all notices and correspondence to be provided to
the
Paying Agent.
Each
derivative contract must (i) provide for the direct payment of any amounts
by
the derivative counterparty thereunder to the Distribution Account at least
one
Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date, (ii) contain an assignment
of all of the Trust Fund’ s rights (but none of its obligations) under such
derivative contract to the Trustee on behalf the Certificateholders and shall
include an express consent to the derivative counterparty to such assignment,
(iii) provide that in the event of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such
derivative contract shall terminate upon the direction of a majority Percentage
Interest of the Certificates and (iv) prohibit the derivative counterparty
from
“setting-off” or “netting” other obligations of the Trust Fund against such
derivative counterparty’s payment obligations thereunder.
The
Seller shall determine, in its sole discretion, whether any derivative contract
conforms to the requirements of this Section 10.11.]
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Section
10.12
|
Limitations
on Actions; No Proceedings.
|
(a) Other
than pursuant to this Agreement, or in connection with or incidental to the
provisions or purposes of this Agreement, the trust created hereunder shall
not
(i) issue debt or otherwise borrow money, (ii) merge or consolidate with any
other entity reorganize, liquidate or transfer all or substantially all of
its
assets to any other entity, or (iii) otherwise engage in any activity or
exercise any power not provided for in this Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding
any prior termination of this Agreement, the Trustee, the Securities
Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Seller, [the Credit Risk
Manager] and the Depositor shall not, prior to the date which is one year and
one day after the termination of this Agreement, acquiesce, petition or
otherwise invoke or cause any Person to invoke the process of any court or
government authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against
the Depositor or the Trust Fund under any federal or state bankruptcy,
insolvency or other similar law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee,
trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of the Depositor
or
the Trust Fund or any substantial part of their respective property, or ordering
the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Depositor or the Trust
Fund.
Section
10.13
|
Mortgage
Data.
|
The
Depositor hereby represents to S&P that, to the Depositor’s knowledge, the
information provided to such Rating Agency, including any loan level detail,
is
true and correct according to such Rating Agency’s requirements.
Section
10.14
|
Benefits
of Agreement; Additional Rights of NIMS
Insurer.
|
(a) The
NIMS
Insurer, if any, shall be deemed a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement
to
the same extent as if it were a party hereto, and shall have the right to
enforce the provisions of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement or in the
Certificates, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the
parties to this Agreement, the parties designated in the Agreement as
third-party beneficiaries and their successors hereunder, the Holders of the
Certificates and the NIMS Insurer, if any, any benefit or any legal or equitable
right, power, remedy or claim under this Agreement.
(b) Each
party to this Agreement and any agent thereof and any successor thereto shall
furnish to the NIMS Insurer a copy of any notice, direction, demand, opinion,
schedule, list, certificate, report, statement, filing, information, data or
other communication provided by it or on its behalf to any other Person pursuant
to this Agreement at the same time, in the same form and in the same manner
as
such communication is so provided and shall address or cause such communication
to be addressed to the NIMS Insurer, if any, in addition to any other addressee
thereof. The Servicer shall cause the NIMS Insurer, if any, to be an addressee
of any report furnished pursuant to this Agreement.
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(c) Wherever
in this Agreement there shall be a requirement that there be no downgrade,
reduction, withdrawal or qualification of or other effect on the rating of
any
Class of Certificates by any Rating Agency as of any date, there also shall
be
deemed to be a requirement that there be no such effect on any class of notes
issued pursuant to the Indenture and guaranteed by the NIMS Insurer, if any,
as
of such date. In addition, unless there exists a continuance of any failure
by
the NIMS Insurer, if any, to make a required payment under the policy insuring
the NIM Securities, if any (such event a “NIMS Insurer Default”), wherever in
this Agreement there shall be a requirement that any Person or any
communication, object or other matter be acceptable or satisfactory to or
otherwise receive the consent or other approval of any other Person (whether
as
a condition to the eligibility of such Person to act in any capacity, as a
condition to any circumstance or state of affairs related to such matter, or
otherwise), there also shall be deemed to be a requirement that such Person
or
matte be approved in writing by the NIMS Insurer, if any, which approval shall
not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
Section
10.15
|
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.
Section
10.16
|
Limitation
of Damages.
|
NOTWITHSTANDING
ANYTHING CONTAINED HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, THE PARTIES AGREE THAT NO PARTY
SHALL
BE LIABLE TO ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY CERTIFICATEHOLDER FOR ANY SPECIAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT
(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY), OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE
PRINCIPLE.
*
*
*
157
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Depositor, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Servicer,
the Custodian, the Securities Administrator, [the Credit Risk Manager] and
the
Trustee have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers
thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above
written.
as
Depositor
By:
__________________________________________
Name:
[ ]
Time:
[ ]
AEGIS
MORTGAGE CORPORATION,
as
Seller
By:
__________________________________________
Name:
[ ]
Time:
[ ]
[ ],
as
Master
Servicer
By:
__________________________________________
Name:
[ ]
Time:
[ ]
[ ],
as
Securities Administrator
By:
__________________________________________
Name:
[ ]
Time:
[ ]
[ ],
as
Servicer
By:
__________________________________________
Name:
[ ]
Time:
[ ]
[ ],
as
Custodian
By:
__________________________________________
Name:
[ ]
Time:
[ ]
[[ ],
as
Credit
Risk Manager
By:
__________________________________________
Name:
[ ]
Time:
[ ]
[ ],
not
it
its individual capacity but solely as Trustee
By:
__________________________________________
Name:
[ ]
Time:
[ ]
Schedule
I
[MORTGAGE
LOAN SCHEDULE] [REVOLVING CREDIT LOAN SCHEDULE]
I-1
EXHIBIT
A
FORMS
OF
CERTIFICATES
A-1
EXHIBIT
B
[Reserved]
B-1
EXHIBIT
C
FORM
OF
INITIAL CERTIFICATION OF CUSTODIAN
_______________
__,
20[ ]
0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Secondary Marketing
Aegis
Mortgage Corporation, as Seller
0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Secondary Marketing
[ ]
[ ]
[ ],
[ ]
Attention:
[Corporate Trust Services] (Aegis
20[ ]-[ ])
[ ]
[ ]
[ ],
[ ]
Attention:
AEGIS 20[ ]-[ ]
[NIMS
Insurer, if any]
AEGIS
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES TRUST
MORTGAGE
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES
20[ ]-[ ]
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
In
accordance with Section 2.2 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as
of[ ],
20[ ], among Aegis Asset Backed Securities Corporation, as
Depositor, Aegis Mortgage Corporation, as Seller,
[ ], as Master
Servicer, Securities Administrator and Custodian,
[ ], as
Servicer, [[ ],
as Credit Risk Manager,]
and[ ], as
Trustee, the Custodian hereby certifies that it has received and is holding
a
Mortgage File with respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than any Mortgage Loan
listed on the schedule of exceptions attached hereto) listed on Schedule I
(a
copy of which is attached hereto) to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
In
connection therewith, the Custodian has examined each Mortgage File to confirm
that:
(i) each
Note
(or, if applicable, a lost note affidavit) required to be included in the
Mortgage File is in its possession; and
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(ii) the
name
of the related borrower set forth on each Note (or, if applicable, a lost note
affidavit) required to be included on the Mortgage File is identical to the
name
of the related borrower set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
The
Custodian further certifies that the Custodian’s initial review of each Mortgage
File included each of the procedures relevant to an initial review set forth
in
Section 2.2 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
The
Custodian has not (i) inspected, reviewed or examined any such documents,
instruments, securities or other papers to determine that they or the signatures
thereon are genuine, enforceable, or appropriate for the represented purpose,
any such documents, instruments, securities or other papers have actually been
recorded or that any document that appears to be an original is in fact an
original, or (ii) determined whether any Mortgage File should include any surety
or guaranty, Note Assumption Rider, buydown agreement, assumption agreement,
modification agreement, written assurance or substitution
agreement.
Capitalized
words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to
them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
[ ],
as
Custodian
By:
Name:
Title:
C-2
EXHIBIT
D
FORM
OF
FINAL CERTIFICATION OF CUSTODIAN
_____________
__,
20[ ]
0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Secondary Marketing
Aegis
Mortgage Corporation, as Seller
0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Secondary Marketing
[ ]
[ ]
[ ],
[ ]
Attention:
[Corporate Trust Services] (Aegis
20[ ]-[ ])
[ ]
[ ]
[ ],
[ ]
Attention:
AEGIS 20[ ]-[ ]
[NIMS
Insurer, if any]
AEGIS
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES TRUST
MORTGAGE
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES
20[ ]-[ ]
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
In
accordance with Section 2.2 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as
of[ ],
20[ ], among Aegis Asset Backed Securities Corporation, as
Depositor, Aegis Mortgage Corporation, as Seller,
[ ], as Master
Servicer, Securities Administrator and Custodian,
[ ], as
Servicer, [[ ],
as Credit Risk Manager,] and
[ ], as
Trustee, the Custodian hereby certifies that it has received and is holding
a
Mortgage File with respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than any Mortgage Loan
listed on the schedule of exceptions attached hereto) listed on Schedule I
(a
copy of which is attached hereto) to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
In
connection therewith, the Custodian has examined each Mortgage File to confirm
that:
(i) each
Note
required to be included in the Mortgage File is in its possession;
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(ii) the
name
of the related borrower set forth on each Note (or, if applicable, a lost note
affidavit) required to be included on the Mortgage File is identical to the
name
of the related borrower set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(iii) all
documents required to be contained in the Mortgage File are in its
possession;
(iv) such
documents have been reviewed by it and appear to relate to such Mortgage Loan
and are not torn or mutilated; and
(v) based
on
its examination and only as to the foregoing documents, the mortgage information
set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule accurately reflects information set
forth in the Mortgage File and each balance listed as the “Original Balance” on
Schedule I to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is identical to the original
principal amount of the corresponding Note (or, if applicable, the amount set
forth in a lost note affidavit).
The
Custodian further certifies that the Custodian’s final review of each Mortgage
File included each of the procedures relevant to the final review set forth
in
Section 2.2 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
The
Custodian has not (i) inspected, reviewed or examined any such documents,
instruments, securities or other papers to determine that they or the signatures
thereon are genuine, enforceable, or appropriate for the represented purpose,
any such documents, instruments, securities or other papers have actually been
recorded or that any document that appears to be an original is in fact an
original, or (ii) determined whether any Mortgage File should include any surety
or guaranty, Note Assumption Rider, buydown agreement, assumption agreement,
modification agreement, written assurance or substitution
agreement.
Capitalized
words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to
them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
[ ],
as
Custodian
By:
Name:
Title:
D-2
EXHIBIT
E-1
FORM
OF
RESIDUAL TRANSFER AFFIDAVIT (TRANSFEROR)
PURSUANT
TO SECTIONS 860D(a)(6)(A) and 860E(e)(4)
OF
THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED
Re:
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Aegis
Asset Backed Securities Trust
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Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 20[ ]-[ ],
Class R
STATE
OF [_________]
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)ss:
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COUNTY/CITY
OF [_______]
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This
letter is delivered to you in connection with the sale by______________(the
“Seller”) to ___________(the “Purchaser”) of _______% Percentage Interest of
Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series
20[ ]-[ ], Class R (the “Certificate”),
pursuant to Section 5.2(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling
and Servicing Agreement”) dated as
of[ ],
20[ ], among Aegis Asset Backed Securities Corporation, as
Depositor, Aegis Mortgage Corporation, as Seller,
[ ], as Master
Servicer, Securities Administrator and Custodian,
[ ], as
Servicer, [[ ],
as Credit Risk Manager,] and
[ ], as
Trustee. All terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings
set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Seller hereby certifies,
represents and warrants to, and covenants with the Depositor and the Trustee
that:
1. No
purpose of the Seller relating to the sale of the Certificate by the Seller
to
the Purchaser is or will be to enable the Seller to impede the assessment or
collection of tax.
2. The
Seller understands that the Purchaser has delivered to the Trustee and the
Depositor a transferee affidavit and agreement in the form attached to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit E-2. The Seller does not know or
believe that any representation contained therein is false.
3. The
Seller has no actual knowledge that the Purchaser is not a Permitted
Transferee.
4. The
Seller has no actual knowledge that the Purchaser would be unwilling or unable
to pay taxes due on its share of the taxable income attributable to the
Certificates.
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5. At
the
time of this transfer (I) the Seller has conducted a reasonable investigation
of
the financial condition of the Purchaser and, as a result of the investigation,
found that the Purchaser has historically paid its debts as they came due,
and
found no significant evidence to indicate that the Purchaser will not continue
to pay its debts as they come due in the future, (II) the Purchaser represents
that it will not cause income from the Certificates to be attributable to a
foreign permanent establishment or fixed base (within the meaning of an
applicable income tax treaty) of the Purchaser or another U.S. Person and (III)
either (A) the Seller both (1) has determined all of the following: (i) at
the
time of the transfer, and at the close of each of the Purchaser’s two fiscal
years preceding the year of transfer, the Purchaser’s gross assets for financial
reporting purposes exceed $100 million and its net assets for such purposes
exceed $10 million (disregarding, for purposes of determining gross or net
assets, the obligation of any person related to the Purchaser within the meaning
of section 860L(g) of the Code or any other asset if a principal purpose for
holding or acquiring that asset is to permit the Purchaser to satisfy this
minimum gross asset or net asset requirement), (ii) the Purchaser is a domestic
C corporation for United States federal income tax purposes that is not for
such
purposes an exempt corporation, a regulated investment company, a real estate
investment trust, a REMIC, or a cooperative organization to which part I of
subchapter T of the Code applies, (iii) there are no facts or circumstances
on
or before the date of transfer (or anticipated) which would reasonably indicate
that the taxes associated with the Certificates will not be paid, (iv) the
Purchaser is not a foreign branch of a domestic corporation, and (v) the
transfer does not involve a transfer or assignment to a foreign branch of a
domestic corporation (or any other arrangement by which any Certificate is
at
any time subject to net tax by a foreign country or U.S. possession) and the
Purchaser will not hereafter engage in any such transfer or assignment (or
any
such arrangement), and (2) does not know or have reason to know that the
Purchaser will not honor the restrictions on subsequent transfers of any Class
R
Certificate described in paragraph 12 of the Transferee Affidavit, or (B) the
Seller has determined that the present value of the anticipated tax liabilities
associated with the holding of the Certificates does not exceed the sum of
(1)
the present value of any consideration given to the Purchaser to acquire the
Certificates, (2) the present value of the expected future distributions on
the
Certificates, and (3) the present value of the anticipated tax savings
associated with holding the Certificates as the REMIC generates losses (having
made such determination by (I) assuming that the Purchaser pays tax at a rate
equal to the highest rate of tax specified in Section 11(b)(1) of the Code
(provided
that, if
the Purchaser 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, then the
Purchaser may use the tax rate specified in Section 55(b)(1)(B) of the Code),
and (II) utilizing a discount rate for present valuation purposes equal to
the
Federal short-term rate prescribed by Section 1274(d) of the Code.
6. The
Purchaser has represented to the Seller that, if the Certificates constitute
a
non-economic residual interest, it (i) understands that as holder of a
non-economic residual interest it may incur tax liabilities in excess of any
cash flows generated by the interest, and (ii) intends to pay taxes associated
with its holding of the Certificates as they become due.
The
Seller understands that the transfer of the Certificates may not be respected
for United States income tax purposes (and the Seller may continue to be liable
for United States income taxes associated therewith) unless there is compliance
with the standards of paragraph 5 above as to any transfer.
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We
agree
to indemnify the Depositor, the Servicer the Master Servicer, the Securities
Administrator and the Trustee against any liability that may result if we sell
or transfer a Residual Certificate to a purchaser or transferee who does not
comply with any conditions for transfer set forth in the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
E-1-3
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this instrument to be executed
by
its duly authorized representative as of the [__] day of
[ ]
200[ ].
[NAME
OF
TRANSFEROR]
By:
______________________
Name:
____________________
Title:
_____________________
Personally
appeared before me [_____________________], known or proved to me to be the
same
person who executed the foregoing instrument and to be a [____________________]
of the Seller, and acknowledged to me that he or she executed the same as his
or
her free act and deed and as the free act and deed of the Transferee.
Subscribed
and sworn before me this [__] day of
[ ]
200[ ].
Notary
Public
My
commission expires the [____] day of [________] 200[__].
E-1-4
EXHIBIT
E-2
FORM
OF
RESIDUAL TRANSFER AFFIDAVIT (TRANSFEREE)
STATE
OF [_________]
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)ss:
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COUNTY/CITY
OF [_______]
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[NAME
OF
OFFICER], _________________ being first duly sworn, deposes and
says:
1. That
he
[she] is [title of officer] ________________________ of [name of Purchaser]
_________________________________________ (the “Purchaser”), a
_______________________ [description of type of entity] duly organized and
existing under the laws of the [State of __________] [United States], on behalf
of which he [she] makes this affidavit.
2. That
the
Purchaser’s Taxpayer Identification Number is
[ ].
3. That
the
Purchaser is not a “disqualified organization” within the meaning of Section
860E(e)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and
will not be a “disqualified organization” as of [date of transfer], and that the
Purchaser is not acquiring a Residual Certificate (as defined in the Pooling
and
Servicing Agreement) for the account of, or as agent (including a broker,
nominee, or other middleman) for, any person or entity from which it has not
received an affidavit substantially in the form of this affidavit. For these
purposes, a “disqualified organization” means the United States, any state or
political subdivision thereof, any foreign government, any international
organization, any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other
than
an instrumentality if all of its activities are subject to tax and a majority
of
its board of directors is not selected by such governmental entity), any
cooperative organization furnishing electric energy or providing telephone
service to persons in rural areas as described in Code Section 1381(a)(2)(C),
any “electing large partnership” within the meaning of Section 775 of the Code,
or any organization (other than a farmers’ cooperative described in Code Section
521) that is exempt from federal income tax unless such organization is subject
to the tax on unrelated business income imposed by Code Section
511.
4. The
Purchaser either (a) is not, and on ___________ [date of transfer] will not
be,
an employee benefit plan or other retirement arrangement subject to Section
406
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), or
Section 4975 of the Code (collectively, a “Plan”) or a person acting on behalf
of any such Plan or investing the assets of any such Plan to acquire the
Residual Certificate; (b) if the Residual Certificate has been the subject
of an ERISA-Qualifying Underwriting, is an insurance company that is purchasing
the Certificate with funds contained in an “insurance company general account”
as defined in Section V(e) of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption (“PTCE”)
95-60 and the purchase and holding of the Residual Certificate are covered
under
Section I and III of PTCE 95-60; or (c) herewith delivers to the Trustee an
opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Trustee, to the effect that the purchase
or holding of such Residual Certificate by the Investor will not constitute
or
result in any non-exempt prohibited transactions under Section 406 of ERISA
or
Section 4975 of the Code and will not subject the Trustee, the Depositor, the
Seller, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Securities Administrator or
the
NIMS Insurer, if any, to any obligation in addition to those undertaken by
such
entities in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which opinion of counsel shall
not be an expense of the Trust Fund or any of the above parties.
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5. That
the
Purchaser hereby acknowledges that under the terms of the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement dated as
of[ ],
20[ ] (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among
Aegis Asset Backed Securities Corporation, as Depositor, Aegis Mortgage
Corporation, as Seller,
[ ], as Master
Servicer, Securities Administrator and Custodian,
[ ], as
Servicer, [[ ],
as Credit Risk Manager,] and
[ ], as
Trustee, with respect to Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 20[ ]-[ ]
no
transfer of the Residual Certificates shall be permitted to be made to any
person unless the Trustee has received a certificate from such transferee
containing the representations in paragraphs 3 and 4 hereof.
6. That
the
Purchaser does not hold REMIC residual securities as nominee to facilitate
the
clearance and settlement of such securities through electronic book-entry
changes in accounts of participating organizations (such entity, a “Book-Entry
Nominee”).
7. That
the
Purchaser does not have the intention to impede the assessment or collection
of
any federal, state or local taxes legally required to be paid with respect
to
such Residual Certificate.
8. That
the
Purchaser will not transfer a Residual Certificate to any person or entity
(i)
as to which the Purchaser has actual knowledge that the requirements set forth
in paragraph 3, paragraph 6 or paragraph 10 hereof are not satisfied or that
the
Purchaser has reason to believe does not satisfy the requirements set forth
in
paragraph 7 hereof, and (ii) without obtaining from the prospective Purchaser
an
affidavit substantially in this form and providing to the Trustee a written
statement substantially in the form of Exhibit C to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
9. That
the
Purchaser understands that, as the holder of a Residual Certificate, the
Purchaser may incur tax liabilities in excess of any cash flows generated by
the
interest and that it intends to pay taxes associated with holding such Residual
Certificate as they become due.
10. That
(I)
the Purchaser (i) is not a Non-U.S. Person, (ii) is a Non-U.S. Person that
holds
a Residual 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 Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI
(Certificate of Foreign Person’s Claim for Exemption From Withholding on Income
Effectively Connected With the Conduct of a Trade or Business in the United
States)
or
successor form at the time and in the manner required by the Code or (iii)
is a
Non-U.S. Person that has delivered to the transferor, the Trustee an opinion
of
a nationally recognized tax counsel to the effect that the transfer of such
Residual Certificate to it is in accordance with the requirements of the Code
and the regulations promulgated thereunder and that such transfer of a Residual
Certificate will not be disregarded for federal income tax purposes and (II)
if
Purchaser is a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, each person
or
entity that holds an interest (directly, or indirectly through a pass-through
entity) is a person or entity described in (I). “Non-U.S. Person” means any
person other than a “United States person” within the meaning of Section
7701(a)(30) of the Code.
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11. The
Purchaser will not cause income from the Residual Certificate to be attributable
to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base of the Purchaser or another
U.S. taxpayer.
12. The
Purchaser will, in connection with any transfer that it makes of a Class R
Certificate deliver to the Certificate Registrar a representation letter
substantially in the form of Exhibit N to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
[The Purchaser hereby agrees that it will not make any transfer of any Class
R
Certificate unless (i) the transfer is to an entity which is a domestic C
corporation (other than an exempt corporation, a regulated investment company,
a
real estate investment trust, a REMIC, or a cooperative organization to which
part I of Subchapter T of the Code applies) for federal income tax purposes,
and
(ii) the transfer is in compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraph
5
of Exhibit N of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.]1
[13. The
Purchaser hereby represents to and for the benefit of the transferor that (i)
at
the time of the transfer, and at the close of each of the Purchaser’s two fiscal
years preceding the year of transfer, the Purchaser’s gross assets for financial
reporting purposes exceed $100 million and its net assets for such purposes
exceed $10 million (disregarding, for purposes of determining gross or net
assets, the obligation of any person related to the Purchaser within the meaning
of section 860L(g) of the Code or any other asset if a principal purpose for
holding or acquiring that asset is to permit the Purchaser to satisfy this
minimum gross asset or net asset requirement), (ii) the Purchaser is a domestic
C corporation for United States federal income tax purposes that is not for
such
purposes an exempt corporation, a regulated investment company, a real estate
investment trust, a REMIC, or a cooperative organization to which part I of
subchapter T of the Code applies, (iii) there are no facts or circumstances
on
or before the date of transfer (or anticipated) which would reasonably indicate
that the taxes associated with the Class R Certificates will not be paid, and
(iv) the Purchaser is not a foreign branch of a domestic corporation, the
transfer does not involve a transfer or assignment to a foreign branch of a
domestic corporation (or any other arrangement by which any Class R Certificate
is at any time subject to net tax by a foreign country or U.S. possession),
and
the Purchaser will not hereafter engage in any such transfer or assignment
(or
any such arrangement).]2
1
Bracketed text to be included if the Purchaser is relying on the transferee’s
compliance with the “Asset Test Safe Harbor” rather than the “Formula Test Safe
Harbor.”
2
Bracketed text to be included if the Purchaser is relying on the transferee’s
compliance with the “Asset Test Safe Harbor” rather than the “Formula Test Safe
Harbor.”
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14. That
the
Purchaser agrees to such amendments of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
as
may be required to further effectuate the restrictions on transfer of any
Residual Certificate to such a “disqualified organization,” an agent thereof, a
Book-Entry Nominee, or a person that does not satisfy the requirements of
paragraph 7 and paragraph 10 hereof.
15. That
the
Purchaser consents to the designation of the Trustee to act as agent for the
“tax matters person” of each REMIC created by the Trust Fund pursuant to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
We
agree
to indemnify the Depositor, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Servicer,
the
Securities Administrator and the Trustee against any liability that may result
if we sell or transfer a Residual Certificate to a purchaser or transferee
who
does not comply with any conditions for transfer set forth in the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser has caused this instrument to be executed on
its
behalf, pursuant to authority of its Board of Directors, by its [title of
officer] this _____ day of __________ 20__.
_________________________________
[name
of
Purchaser]
By:______________________________
Name:
Title:
Personally
appeared before me the above-named [name of officer] ________________, known
or
proved to me to be the same person who executed the foregoing instrument and
to
be the [title of officer] _________________ of the Purchaser, and acknowledged
to me that he [she] executed the same as his [her] free act and deed and the
free act and deed of the Purchaser.
Subscribed
and sworn before me this _____ day of __________ 20__.
NOTARY
PUBLIC
______________________________
COUNTY
OF_____________________
STATE
OF______________________
My
commission expires the _____ day of __________ 20__.
E-2-5
EXHIBIT
F
FORM
OF
TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE
___________________________
Date
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Aegis
Asset Backed Securities Corporation
0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
[ ]
[ ]
[ ],
[ ]
Attn:
[Corporate Trust Services] - Aegis
20[ ]-[ ]
Re:
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Aegis
Asset Backed Securities Trust
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 20[ ]-[ ] |
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
In
connection with our disposition of the above Certificates we certify that 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 Securities
Act of 1933, as amended.
Very
truly yours,
[NAME
OF
TRANSFEROR]
By:
______________________________
F-1
EXHIBIT
G-1
FORM
OF
INVESTMENT LETTER (NON-RULE 144A)
___________________________
Date
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Aegis
Mortgage Corporation
0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Secondary Marketing
Aegis
Asset Backed Securities Corporation
0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Secondary Marketing
[ ]
[ ]
[ ],
[ ]
Attention:
Corporate Trust Services - Aegis
20[ ]-[ ]
Re:
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Aegis
Asset Backed Securities Trust
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 20[ ]-[ ] |
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
In
connection with our acquisition of the above-captioned 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 are an
“accredited investor” under Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Act, or a
Person in which all of the equity owners are such accredited investors, and
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) we are acquiring the Certificates for investment
for our own account and not with a view to any distribution of such Certificates
(but without prejudice to our right at all times to sell or otherwise dispose
of
the Certificates in accordance with clause (f) below), (e) 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, or taken any other action which would result in a violation of Section
5 of the Act, and (f) we will not sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any
Certificates unless (i) such sale, transfer or other disposition is made
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act or is exempt
from
such registration requirements, and if requested, we will at our expense provide
an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the addressees of this Certificate that
such sale, transfer or other disposition may be made pursuant to an exemption
from the Act, (ii) the purchaser or transferee of such Certificate has executed
and delivered to you a certificate to substantially the same effect as this
certificate, and (iii) the purchaser or transferee has otherwise complied with
any conditions for transfer set forth in the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
G-1-1
Very
truly yours,
[NAME
OF
TRANSFEREE]
By:
Authorized
Officer
G-1-2
EXHIBIT
G-2
FORM
OF
INVESTMENT LETTER (RULE 144A)
___________________________
Date
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[ ]
[ ]
[ ],
[ ]
Attention:
Corporate Trust Services - Aegis
20[ ]-[ ]
Aegis
Mortgage Corporation
0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Secondary Marketing
Aegis
Asset Backed Securities Corporation
0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Secondary Marketing
Re:
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Aegis
Asset Backed Securities Trust
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 20[ ]-[ ] |
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
In
connection with the purchase on the date hereof of the captioned Certificates
(the “Purchased Certificates”), the undersigned (the “Transferee”) hereby
certifies and covenants to the transferor, the Seller, the Trustee, the
Certificate Registrar, the Trustee and the Trust Fund as follows:
1. The
Transferee is a “qualified institutional buyer” as that term is defined in Rule
144A (“Rule 144A”) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”), and has completed the form of certification to that effect
attached hereto as Annex A. The Transferee is aware that the sale to it is
being
made in reliance on Rule 144A.
2. The
Transferee understands that the Purchased Certificates have not been registered
under the Securities Act or registered or qualified under any state securities
laws and that no transfer may be made unless the Purchased Certificates are
registered under the Securities Act and under applicable state law or unless
an
exemption from such registration is available. The Transferee further
understands that neither the Seller, the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar,
the
Paying Agent, the Trustee nor the Trust Fund is under any obligation to register
the Purchased Certificates or make an exemption from such registration
available.
3. The
Transferee is acquiring the Purchased Certificates for its own account or for
the account of a “qualified institutional buyer,” and understands that such
Purchased Certificates may be resold, pledged or transferred only (a) to a
person reasonably believed to be such 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 (b) pursuant to another exemption from registration
under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities laws. In
addition, such transfer may be subject to additional restrictions, as set forth
in Section 5.2 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
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4. The
Transferee has been furnished with all information that it requested regarding
(a) the Purchased Certificates and distributions thereon and (b) the Pooling
and
Servicing Agreement referred to below.
5. If
applicable, the Transferee has complied or will comply in all material respects
with applicable regulatory guidelines relating to the ownership of mortgage
derivative products.
All
capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the respective
meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of
[ ],
20[ ], by and among Aegis Asset Backed Securities Corporation,
as Depositor, Aegis Mortgage Corporation, as Seller,
[ ], as Master
Servicer, Securities Administrator and Custodian,
[ ], as Servicer,
[[ ], as Credit Risk
Manager,] and [ ], as
Trustee, pursuant to which the Purchased Certificates were issued.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Rule 144A Agreement—QIB
Certification to be executed by a duly authorized representative this [__]
day
of [ ]
200[ ].
[NAME
OF
TRANSFEREE]
By:
______________________________
Title:
____________________________
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EXHIBIT
H
BENEFIT
PLAN AFFIDAVIT
Re:
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[Trust
Information] ERISA-Restricted Certificates and ERISA-Restricted Swap
Certificates
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STATE
OF [_________]
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)
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)ss:
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COUNTY/CITY
OF [_______]
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)
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Under
penalties of perjury, I, the undersigned, declare that, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, the following representations are true, correct and
complete.
1. That
I am
a duly authorized officer of [Organization], a [State] corporation (the
“Purchaser”), whose taxpayer identification number is [____________], and on
behalf of which I have the authority to make this affidavit.
2. In
the
case of an ERISA-Restricted Certificate, the Purchaser either:
(i)
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is
not an employee benefit plan or other retirement arrangement subject
to
Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (“Plan”), nor a person
acting on behalf of any such Plan or using the assets of any such
Plan to
effect such transfer;
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(ii)
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if
the Certificate has been the subject of an ERISA-Qualifying underwriting,
is an insurance company and the purchaser is purchasing the 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 the acquisition and holding of such Certificate
are covered under Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60;
or
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(iii)
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has
provided an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Trustee and the
Securities Administrator to the effect that the acquisition or holding
of
such Certificate will not result in prohibited transactions under
Section
406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code and will not subject the
Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor, the Seller,
the
Master Servicer, the Servicer or the NIMS Insurer, if any, to any
obligation in addition to those expressly undertaken in this Agreement;
such Opinion of Counsel will not be at the expense of any of the
above
parties or the Trust Fund.
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3.
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[In
the case of an ERISA-Restricted Swap Certificate,
either:
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(iv)
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the
Purchaser is neither a Plan nor a person acting on behalf of any
such Plan
or using the assets of any such Plan to effect such transfer;
or
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(v)
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the
acquisition and holding of the ERISA- Restricted Swap Certificate
are
eligible for exemptive relief under Prohibited Transaction Class
Exemption
(“PTCE”) 84-14, XXXX 00-0, XXXX 00-00, XXXX 95-60 or PTCE
96-23.]
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Capitalized
terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned
to
such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of
[ ],
20[ ], by and among Aegis Asset Backed Securities Corporation,
as Depositor, Aegis Mortgage Corporation, as Seller,
[ ], as Master
Servicer, Securities Administrator and Custodian,
[ ], as Servicer,
[[ ], as Credit Risk
Manager,] and [ ], as
Trustee.
[NAME
OF
PURCHASER]
By:
________________________________
[TITLE]
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EXHIBIT
I
[Reserved]
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EXHIBIT
J
REQUEST
FOR RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS
To:
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[ ]
[ ] [ ], [ ] Attn: [Inventory Control] |
Re: |
Pooling
and Servicing Agreement dated as of
[ ],
20[ ], among Aegis Asset Backed Securities Corporation,
as Depositor, Aegis Mortgage Corporation, as
Seller, [ ],
as Master Servicer, Securities Administrator and Custodian,
[ ], as
Servicer, [[ ],
as Credit Risk Manager,] and
[ ], as
Trustee
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In
connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loans held by you as
Custodian for the Owner pursuant to the above-captioned Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, we request the release, and hereby acknowledge receipt, of the
Custodian’s Mortgage File for the Mortgage Loan described below, for the reason
indicated.
Mortgage
Loan Number:
Mortgagor
Name, Address & Zip Code:
Reason
for Requesting Documents
(check
one):
______
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1.
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Mortgage
Paid in Full
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______
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2.
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Foreclosure
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______
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3.
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Substitution
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______
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4.
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Other
Liquidation (Repurchases, etc.)
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||
______
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5.
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Nonliquidation
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Reason:_________________
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Address
to which Custodian should
Deliver
the Custodian’s Mortgage File
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____________________________________
____________________________________
_____________________________________
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By:
________________________________
(authorized
signer)
Issuer:
______________________________
Address:
____________________________
Date:
_______________________________
Custodian
[ ]
Please
acknowledge the execution of the above request by your signature and date
below:
_____________________________
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_________________
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Signature
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Date
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Documents
returned to Custodian:
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______________________________
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_________________
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Custodian
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Date
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EXHIBIT
K
FORM
OF
CERTIFICATION TO BE
PROVIDED
TO THE DEPOSITOR BY THE SERVICER
Aegis
Asset Backed Securities Corporation
0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Re: |
Aegis
Asset Backed Securities Trust
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 20[ ]-[ ] |
Reference
is made to the pooling and servicing agreement
dated as
of [ ],
20[ ] (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among Aegis
Asset Backed Securities Corporation, as Depositor, Aegis Mortgage Corporation,
as Seller, [ ], as
Master Servicer, Securities Administrator and Custodian,
[ ], as Servicer,
[[ ], as Credit Risk
Manager,] and [ ], as
Trustee. I, [identify the certifying individual], a [TITLE] of the Servicer,
hereby 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.
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I
have reviewed the servicer compliance statement of the Servicer provided
in accordance with Item 1123 of Regulation AB (the “Compliance
Statement”), the report on assessment of the Servicer’s compliance with
the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB
(the
“Servicing Criteria”), provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18
under Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and
Item 1122 of Regulation AB (the “Servicing Assessment”), the registered
public accounting firm’s attestation report provided in accordance with
Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Exchange Act and Section 1122(b)
of
Regulation AB (the “Attestation Report”), and all servicing reports,
officer’s certificates and other information relating to the servicing of
the Mortgage Loans by the Servicer during 200[ ] that were
delivered by the Servicer pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
(collectively, the “Servicing
Information”);
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2.
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Based
on my knowledge, all of the Servicing Information required to be
provided
by the Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement has been
provided to the Master Servicer when and as required under the Pooling
and
Servicing Agreement;
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3.
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Based
on my knowledge, the Servicing Information does not contain any material
untrue information or omit to state information necessary to make
the
Servicing Information, in light of the circumstances under which
such
information was provided, not misleading as of the date of this
certification; and
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4.
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The
Compliance Statement, the Servicing Assessment and the Attestation
Report
required to be included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by
the
Depositor have been provided to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer].
Any
material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have
been
disclosed to the Depositor. Any material instance of noncompliance
with
the Servicing Criteria has been disclosed in such
reports.
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5.
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I
am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Servicer
under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and based upon my knowledge
and
the review required under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and
except
as disclosed in writing to you on or prior to the date of this
certification either in the accountants’ report required under the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement or in disclosure, a copy of which is attached
hereto, the Servicer has, as of the last day of the period covered
by such
reports, fulfilled its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
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[ ],
as
Servicer
_____________________________
By:
Title:
Date:
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EXHIBIT
L
FORM
OF
CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO
THE
DEPOSITOR BY THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR
Re: |
Aegis
Asset Backed Securities Trust
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 20[ ]-[ ] |
I,
[identify the certifying individual], a [title] of
[ ], as Securities
Administrator, hereby certify to Aegis Asset Backed Securities Corporation
(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 [____], and all
reports on Form 8-K containing distribution reports filed in respect of periods
included in the year covered by that annual report, of the Depositor, relating
to the above-referenced trust;]
2. [Based
on
my actual knowledge, without independent investigation or inquiry, the
information in these distribution reports prepared by the Securities
Administrator, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made not
misleading as of the last day of the period covered by that annual report;
and]
3. [Based
on
my knowledge, the distribution information required to be provided by the
Securities Administrator under the pooling and servicing agreement is included
in these distribution reports.]
Date: _________________________________
[ ],
as Securities Administrator
By:
____________________________________
[Signature]
[Title]
L-1
EXHIBIT
M
FORM
OF
LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY TO BE
PROVIDED
TO THE SERVICER BY THE TRUSTEE
WHEN
RECORDED MAIL TO:
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PREPARED
BY:
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[SERVICER
AND/OR MASTER SERVICER]
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[ ]
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ATTN:
[ ]
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[ ]
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[ ],
[ ]
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LIMITED
POWER OF ATTORNEY
[ ],
a
[national banking association], (the "Company") hereby irrevocably constitutes
and appoints
[ ],
("[ ]"), and any officer or agent thereof,
with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with
full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of the Company
and
in the name of the Company or in its own name, from time to time in
[ ]'s discretion, for the purpose of
servicing mortgage loans, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute
any and all documents and instruments which may be necessary or desirable to
accomplish the purposes of servicing mortgage loans, and, without limiting
the
generality of the foregoing, the Company hereby gives
[ ] the power and right, on behalf of the
Company, without assent by the Company, to do the following, to the extent
consistent with the terms and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreements
and Servicing Agreements attached hereto as Exhibit A :
(A)
to
direct any party liable for any payment under any loans to make payment of
any
and all moneys due or to become due thereunder directly to
[ ] or as
[ ] shall direct and in the name of the
Company or its own name, or otherwise, to take possession of and endorse and
collect any checks, drafts, notes, acceptances, or other instruments for the
payment of moneys due under any loans (including those related to mortgage
insurance); (B) to execute substitutions of trustee, reconveyance documents,
foreclosure documents, modifications, grant deeds and other instruments
conveying real property,
and such
other documents as [ ] deems necessary to
carry out its obligations to service the mortgage loans; (C) to ask or demand
for, collect, receive payment of and receipt for, any and all moneys, claims,
and other amounts due or to become due at any time in respect of or arising
out
of any loans; (D) to commence and prosecute any suits, actions, or proceedings
at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect the loans
or any thereof and to enforce any other right in respect of any loans; and
(E) generally, to do, at [ ]'s option,
at any time, and from time to time, all acts and things which
[ ] deems necessary to protect, preserve or
realize upon the loans and the liens thereon and to effect the intent of the
Agreement, all as fully and effectively as the Company might do.
DATED
this ____ day of __________________ 200_.
[ ],
a
[national banking association]
By:
_______________________________
Its:
_______________________________
M-1
STATE
OF [_________]
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COUNTY
[_______]
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On
this
day of
20[ ], before me, the undersigned, a notary public, personally
appeared
,
________ of [ ],
a
[national banking association], who is personally known to me on the basis
of
satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within
instrument and acknowledged to me that they executed the same in his/her
authorized capacities and that by their signatures on the instrument the persons
of the entry upon behalf of which the persons acted, executed the
Instrument.
WITNESS
my hand and official seal.
Signature __________________________________
M-2
Exhibit
A [to Exhibit M]
Pooling
and Servicing Agreement
Among
Aegis
Asset Backed Securities Corporation, Aegis Mortgage Corporation, [ ],
[ ],
[ ]
and
[ ]
Aegis
Asset Backed Securities Trust
Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series
20[ ]-[ ]
M-3
[EXHIBIT
N
CREDIT
RISK MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS]
N-1
[EXHIBIT
O
SWAP
AGREEMENT]
O-1
[EXHIBIT
P
FORM
OF
ADDITION NOTICE
Pursuant
to Section 2.1(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of
[ ], by and
among Aegis Asset Backed Securities Corporation, as depositor (the “Depositor”),
[Aegis Mortgage Corporation], as seller,
[ ], as master
servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), securities administrator (in
such capacity, the “Securities Administrator”) and custodian (in such capacity,
the “Custodian”),
[ ], as
servicer, [ ],
as credit risk manager, and
[ ], as
trustee (the “Trustee”), the Depositor hereby provides notice to the Trustee,
the Master Servicer, the Custodian and the Rating Agencies that the Subsequent
Mortgage Loans identified on Schedule I attached hereto will be sold to the
Trustee on [_______] (the
“Transfer Date”) pursuant to a Transfer Supplement.
Capitalized
terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
AEGIS
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES
CORPORATION, as Depositor
CORPORATION, as Depositor
By:
______________________________________
Name:
______________________________________
Title:
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SCHEDULE
I TO
ADDITION
NOTICE]
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