FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2002-FF3 TERMS AGREEMENT
FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2002-FF3
November 22, 2002
To:
Structured Asset Securities Corporation, as Depositor under the Trust Agreement dated as of November 1, 2002 (the “Trust Agreement”).
Re:
Underwriting Agreement Standard Terms dated as of April 16, 1996 (the “Standard Terms,” and together with this Terms Agreement, the “Agreement”).
Series Designation: Series 2002-FF3.
Terms of the Series 2002-FF3 Certificates: First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2002-FF3, Class A1, Class A2, Class A-IO, Class M1, Class M2, Class M3, Class B, Class X and Class R (the “Certificates”) will evidence, in the aggregate, the entire beneficial ownership interest in a trust fund (the “Trust Fund”). The primary assets of the Trust Fund consist of conventional, first lien, fixed and adjustable rate, fully amortizing and balloon, residential mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) having a Scheduled Principal Balance as of the Cut-off Date of $861,530,304. Only the Class A1, Class A2, Class A-IO, Class M1, Class M2, Class M3 and Class B (the “Offered Certificates”) are being sold pursuant to the terms hereof.
Registration Statement: File Number 333-92140.
Certificate Ratings: It is a condition to the issuance of the Class A1, Class A2 and Class A-IO Certificates that they be rated “Aaa” by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) and “AAA” by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc. (“S&P”), (and together with Moody’s, the “Rating Agencies”). It is a condition to the issuance of the Class M1 Certificates that they be rated “AA” by S&P and “Aa2” by Moody’s. It is a condition to the issuance of the Class M2 Certificates that they be rated “A” by S&P and “A2” by Moody’s. It is a condition to the issuance of the Class M3 Certificates that they be rated “A-” by S&P and “A3” by Moody’s. It is a condition to the issuance of the Class B Certificates that they be rated “BBB+” by S&P and “Baa1” by Moody’s.
Terms of Sale of Offered Certificates: The Depositor agrees to sell to Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. (the “Underwriter”), and the Underwriter agrees to purchase from the Depositor, the Offered Certificates in the principal amounts and prices set forth on Schedule 1 annexed hereto. The purchase price for the Offered Certificates shall be the Purchase Price Percentage set forth in Schedule 1, plus accrued interest at the initial interest rate per annum from and including the Cut-off Date up to, but not including, the Closing Date.
The Underwriter will offer the Offered Certificates to the public from time to time in negotiated transactions or otherwise at varying prices to be determined at the time of sale.
Cut-off Date: November 1, 2002.
Closing Date: 10:00 A.M., New York time, on or about November 27, 2002. On the Closing Date, the Depositor will deliver the Offered Certificates to the Underwriter against payment therefor for the account of the Underwriter.
Counsel: XxXxx Xxxxxx LLP will act as counsel for the Underwriter.
Closing; Notice Address: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Standard Terms, the Closing shall take place at the offices of counsel for the Underwriters, XxXxx Xxxxxx LLP, 0000 X Xxxxxx X.X., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx XX 00000 and any notices delivered to each of the Underwriter and the Depositor shall be delivered to it at 000 0xx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000.
If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to us a counterpart hereof, whereupon this instrument along with all counterparts will become a binding agreement between the Depositor and the Underwriter in accordance with its terms.
XXXXXX BROTHERS INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
Accepted:
STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES
CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Schedule 1
Class | Initial Certificate Principal (or Notional) Amount(1) | Certificate | Purchase |
Class A1 | $538,897,000 | Adjustable | 100.00% |
Class A2 | $245,095,000 | Adjustable | 100.00% |
Class A-IO | $284,304,999(3) | 6.00% | 100.00% |
Class M1 | $32,307,000 | Adjustable | 100.00% |
Class M2 | $28,000,000 | Adjustable | 100.00% |
Class M3 | $6,641,000 | Adjustable | 100.00% |
Class B | $8,615,000 | Adjustable | 100.00% |
(1)
Approximate.
(2)
Interest will accrue on the Class X0, X0, X0, X0, X0, and B Certificates based upon one-month LIBOR plus a specified margin, subject to limitation, as described in the Prospectus Supplement.
(3)
The Class A-IO Certificates are interest-only certificates; they will not be entitled to payments of principal and will accrue interest on their component notional amounts, as described in the prospectus supplement.