EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION LEWISVILLE, TEXAS 75067
EMC
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
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XXXX XXXXX XXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXX,
XXXXX 00000
July
13, 2007
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Ocwen
Loan Servicing, LLC
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Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Centrepark
West, Suite 000
Xxxx
Xxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
LaSalle
Bank National Association
000
Xxxxx
XxXxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Global Securities and Trust Services – Bear Xxxxxxx
Asset
Backed Securities I LLC, Series
2007-HE4
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Reference
is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 1,
2007
(the “Pooling Agreement”), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit
A, among Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, as Depositor, EMC
Mortgage Corporation (“EMC”), as Seller and Master Servicer and LaSalle Bank
National Association, as Trustee. Capitalized terms used and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Pooling
Agreement.
1. Ocwen
Loan Servicing, LLC (“Ocwen”) hereby acknowledges that, on April 30, 2007, the
Mortgage Loans were sold (i) by EMC to the Depositor pursuant to the terms
and
conditions of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2007,
between the Depositor, as purchaser, and EMC and Master Funding LLC, as mortgage
loan sellers and (ii) by the Depositor to the Trustee, for the benefit of the
Certificateholders pursuant to the Pooling Agreement. In connection
therewith and subject to this letter agreement, Ocwen hereby agrees to
subservice and administer the Mortgage Loans following the Transfer Date on
behalf of EMC for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the Pooling Agreement (as modified
by Section 4 hereunder) as if it were named “Master Servicer” thereunder to
conduct collection calls on delinquent Mortgage Loans. With respect to
collection calls on delinquent Mortgage Loans, Ocwen hereby agrees that if
a
Mortgage Loan payment is not made on or before the Due Date, collection calls
are to be made as early as the fifth Business Day after the Due Date and no
later than the sixteenth Business Day of the month after the Due Date until
contact is established and shall be in accordance with state and federal
law. Ocwen hereby acknowledges and agrees that it shall bear the liability
and expense for its failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations
while
conducting such collection calls. Ocwen hereby acknowledges and
agrees that its obligations under the Pooling Agreement include, but are not
limited to, the obligation following the Transfer Date to make Advances,
Servicing Advances and payments in respect of Compensating Interest with respect
to the Mortgage Loans (from Ocwen’s own funds without reimbursement therefor),
comply with the requirements of Regulation AB including the servicing criteria
applicable to Ocwen as a subservicer as set forth in Exhibit H (to the
extent such obligations are applicable to a subservicer) and provide
indemnification to the Indemnified Persons pursuant to Section 7.03(a) of the
Pooling Agreement. Notwithstanding any provision of this letter
agreement to the contrary, EMC shall retain the responsibility and liability
regarding the execution of the periodic reports (i.e., Form 10-Ds, Form 8-Ks
and
Form 10-Ks) as well the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification required to be filed with
the SEC relating to the Trust pursuant to Section 3.16 of the Pooling Agreement
and Ocwen shall have no responsibility regarding the execution, review, approval
or filing of such reports or documents, but shall provide customary back-up
certifications with respect to the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification as required
for
subservicers thereunder.
2. The
transfer from EMC to Ocwen of the servicing responsibilities related to the
Mortgage Loans shall occur on August 1, 2007, or such other date as shall be
mutually agreed upon by both parties (the “Transfer Date”). Ocwen
shall pay any and all costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with
the
transfer of servicing, including but not limited to, the costs and expenses
associated with the assignment of any life-of loan tax service contract and
any
life-of-loan flood determination and certification contract. EMC
shall pay any and all costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with
the
transfer of servicing, including but not limited to, the costs and expenses
associated with the delivery of the servicing files related to the Mortgage
Loans. In addition, with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is
registered with MERS, Ocwen shall notify MERS of the transfer of servicing
and
the subsequent transfer of registry. Ocwen will pay all costs of MERS
registration transfer cost.
3. On
the Transfer Date, EMC shall remit and deliver to Ocwen, all funds in the Escrow
Account and Protected Account and all other funds and collections net of the
then outstanding Advances and Servicing Advances which are reimbursable pursuant
to the Pooling Agreement, subject to customary reconciliation
procedures. In addition, EMC agrees to transfer the servicing of the
Mortgage Loans in accordance with the servicing transfer procedures set forth
in
Exhibit G except as mutually agreed upon by EMC and Ocwen.
4. In
connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans and
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Pooling Agreement,
Ocwen and EMC hereby agree to the following:
(a) Remittances. On
the third Business Day prior to each Distribution Date (the “Ocwen Remittance
Date”), Ocwen shall remit to the Trustee all (i) amounts with respect to the
Mortgage Loans required to be remitted to the Trustee pursuant to the Pooling
Agreement and (ii) the EMC Servicing Fee. Such remittance will be
made in accordance with the following wiring instructions:
Bank:
ABA
Routing Number:
Account
Name:
Account
Number:
For
Credit to:
For
purposes of this letter agreement, the EMC Servicing Fee shall mean an amount
equal to the Servicing Fee minus the Subservicing Fee (as defined
herein).
On
the Distribution Account Deposit
Date, the Trustee shall remit to EMC the EMC Servicing Fee. The
Trustee shall remit to EMC all income and gain realized from Permitted
Investments with respect to funds in the Distribution Account for the
twenty-four (24) hour period between the Ocwen Remittance Date and the
Distribution Account Deposit Date net of any Excess Compensating Interest (as
defined herein) by the first Business Day of the month immediately following
the
month in which the related Distribution Date occurs. Such remittance
will be made in accordance with the following wire instructions:
Bank:
ABA
Routing Number:
Account
Name:
Account
Number:
For
Credit to:
The
Trustee shall deposit in the
Distribution Account an amount equal to the amount of any loss incurred and
remitted by EMC in respect of any investment during the foregoing twenty-four
(24) hour period immediately upon realization of such loss without right of
reimbursement, and such loss amounts shall be netted against any amounts to
be
remitted by the Trustee to EMC pursuant to the preceding paragraph.
EMC
shall remit any amounts required to
be remitted by it pursuant to the Pooling Agreement that are not remitted by
Ocwen pursuant to this Section (4)(a).
(b) Subservicing
Fee. As consideration for servicing the Mortgage Loans,
Ocwen shall be entitled to a subservicing fee
of *
___ of the outstanding principal balance of each Mortgage Loan
during any calendar month or part thereof (the “Subservicing
Fee”). Ocwen shall be entitled to retain or withdraw from the
Protected Account out of each payment of interest on a Mortgage Loan, including
liquidation or other proceeds as permitted under the Pooling Agreement, an
amount equal to the Subservicing Fee in the same manner as the Servicing Fee
may
be retained or withdrawn pursuant in the Pooling Agreement.
As
further compensation for its activities hereunder, Ocwen shall be entitled
to
retain additional servicing compensation in the form of any Excess Liquidation
Proceeds, assumption fees, late payment charges, all Prepayment Interest Excess
on any Mortgage Loan, other ancillary income, all income and gain net of any
losses realized from Permitted Investments with respect to funds in or credited
to the Protected Account to the extent not required to be deposited in the
Protected Account pursuant to Section 4.02 of the Pooling
Agreement.
Ocwen
shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its
servicing activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement
thereof except as specifically provided for in the Pooling
Agreement.
(c) Compensating
Interest. On each Ocwen Remittance Date, Ocwen shall
remit to the Trustee any payments of Compensating Interest required to be made
by Ocwen with respect to the Mortgage Loans. Such remittance shall be
made from Ocwen’s own funds, without reimbursement therefore, up to an amount
equal to the Subservicing Fee plus any Prepayment Interest Excess received
by
Ocwen during the related Prepayment Period (“Ocwen’s Compensating
Interest”). If the amount of such Compensating Interest required to
be made exceeds the total monthly amount of Ocwen’s Compensating Interest
(“Excess Compensating Interest”), the Trustee, in accordance with the procedures
set forth in Section 4(a) of this letter agreement, shall net such Excess
Compensating Interest from the wire to EMC of EMC’s Servicing Fee on the Deposit
Account Distribution Date. EMC shall not be entitled to reimbursement
for the amount of any Excess Compensating Interest. For purposes of
this Section 4(c) Prepayment Interest Excess means, with respect to any
Distribution Date, the sum of, for each Mortgage Loan that was, during the
portion of the related Prepayment Period occurring in the same month as such
Distribution Date, the subject of a Principal Prepayment in full that was
applied by Ocwen to such Mortgage Loan, an amount equal to all amounts paid
in
respect of interest net of the related Subservicing Fee on such Mortgage Loan
from the first day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs
and ending on the date on which such Principal Prepayment is so
applied.
(d) Reporting. On
or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the tenth calendar day (or the next Business
Day if such tenth calendar day is not a Business Day) immediately preceding
each
Distribution Date beginning with the Distribution Date in August 2007, Ocwen
shall deliver to EMC in electronic form (or by such other means as EMC may
agree
from time to time) the following reports:
(i) a
Remittance Overview Report in the form specified on Exhibit D attached
hereto; and
(ii) a
Default Detail Report in the form specified on Exhibit E attached
hereto.
On
or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on
the eighteenth calendar day of each month (or the next Business Day if such
eighteenth calendar day is not a Business Day), or on such other day as mutually
agreed upon by Ocwen and LaSalle, Ocwen shall deliver to EMC and the Trustee
in
electronic form (or by such other means as EMC and the Trustee may agree from
time to time) the following reports:
(i) an
updated Remittance Overview Report in the form specified on Exhibit D
attached hereto;
(ii) a
Default Detail Report in the form specified on Exhibit E attached hereto
to the Trustee, and if there have been any changes to the Default Detail Report
since such report was provided to EMC pursuant to Section 4(d)(ii) above, an
updated Default Detail Report in the form specified on Exhibit E attached
hereto to EMC.
(iii) Beginning
in October 2007, a Modified Loans Report in the form specified on Exhibit
F attached hereto, or such other format as mutually agreed upon by EMC and
Ocwen that is compliant with current industry and regulatory reporting
requirements;
(iv) reports
containing a monthly bank reconciliation and a test of expected cash and pool
to
security reconciliation, each in a form mutually agreed upon by EMC and Ocwen;
and
(v) A
report in a form mutually agreed upon by EMC and Ocwen regarding any repurchase
of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.19 of the Pooling Agreement that will
include the following information: loan identification number, actual due date,
actual principal balance and delinquency status of the related Mortgage
Loan.
In
addition, Ocwen shall also provide the Trustee and EMC on a monthly basis
additional reports in a format and containing such information as Ocwen, EMC
and
the Trustee shall mutually agree.
EMC
and
Ocwen shall employ generally accepted servicing transfer practices as mutually
agreed upon by such parties to include the following:
(i) EMC
shall facilitate delivery of a report to the Trustee reflecting activity with
respect to the Mortgage Loans for the end of the month of July
2007;
(ii) Ocwen
shall report alternate prepayments through August 15, 2007 in accordance with
this letter agreement and the Pooling Agreement;
(iii) Ocwen
shall provide for a servicing transfer reconciliation regarding borrower payment
application by August 10, 2007; and
(iv) With
regard to the exchange of cash, Ocwen shall permit EMC to net the agreed-upon
amounts from prepaid funds/delinquents/minimum cash and pool to
security.
(e) Indemnification. [RESERVED]
(f) Inspection
and Audit Rights. Ocwen agrees that, on reasonable prior
notice, it will permit any agent or representative of EMC, during Ocwen’s normal
business hours, to examine all the books of account, records, reports, and
other
papers of Ocwen’s relating to the Mortgage Loans and the servicing thereof, to
make copies and extracts therefrom, to cause such books to be audited by
accountants selected by EMC (each, an “Audit Party”), and to discuss matters
relating to the Mortgage Loans and the servicing thereof with Ocwen’s officer’s
employees and accountants (and by this provision, Ocwen hereby authorizes such
accountants to discuss with such agents, representatives and Audit Parties
such
maters), all at such reasonable times and as often as may be
requested. Any expense incident to the exercise of EMC of any right
under this Section 4(f) shall be borne by EMC. Each Audit Party
conducting an audit on behalf of EMC pursuant to this Section 4(f) and any
other
party that may review such audit finding or that is otherwise provided access
to
information pursuant to this Section 4(f), must sign a confidentiality agreement
which shall contain terms and conditions mutually agreeable to Ocwen, EMC and
the Audit Party.
(g) Events
of Default. In addition to the Events of Default set
forth in Section 8.01 of the Pooling Agreement (not relating to any failure
or
breach by EMC under such Section), any one of the following shall also be deemed
an Event of Default under Section 8.01:
(i) S&P
lowers Ocwen’s servicing rating to average or below average;
(ii) Xxxxx’x
lowers Ocwen’s servicing rating to SQ3 or below;
(iii) Either
S&P or Xxxxx’x downgrades Ocwen Financial Corporation’s (“OCN”) corporate
senior debt rating below its rating on the date of this letter
agreement;
(iv) To
the extent OCN is a publicly traded company, OCN’s market capitalization falls
below $400 million; and
(v) The
number of Mortgage Loans that are sixty (60) or more days Delinquent (excluding
Mortgage Loans that are sixty (60) or more days Delinquent that are on an active
forbearance plan) exceeds that stated percentage for any given Distribution
Date
as shown on Exhibit C attached hereto.
In
each
and every case, so long as an Event of Default (not relating to an EMC failure
or breach) shall not have been remedied, EMC may, by notice in writing to Ocwen,
in addition to whatever rights EMC may have at law or in equity, including
injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all of the rights and
obligations of Ocwen under this letter agreement and in and to the Mortgage
Loans and the proceeds thereof, without, except as set forth below, EMC
incurring any penalty or fee of any kind whatsoever in connection therewith;
provided, however, that such termination shall be without prejudice to any
rights of Ocwen relating to the payment of its Subservicing Fees and the
reimbursement of any Advances and Servicing Advances which have been made by
it
under the terms of this letter agreement through and including the date of
such
termination. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this letter
agreement, no remedy provided for by this letter agreement shall be exclusive
of
any other remedy, and each and every remedy shall be cumulative and in addition
to any other remedy, and no delay or omission to exercise any right or remedy
shall impair any such right or remedy or shall be deemed to be a waiver of
any
Event of Default. On or after the receipt by Ocwen of such written
notice of termination from EMC, all authority and power of Ocwen under this
letter agreement, shall pass to and be vested in EMC, and Ocwen agrees to
cooperate with EMC in effecting the termination of Ocwen’s responsibilities and
rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer of the mortgage
servicing files and the funds held in the Escrow Account and Protected Accounts
as set forth in Sections 4.01 and 4.03 of the Pooling
Agreement.
EMC
may
waive any default by Ocwen in the performance of its obligations hereunder
and
its consequences. Upon any such waiver of a past default, such
default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall
be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this letter
agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other
default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly
so
waived.
In
the
event EMC terminates Ocwen pursuant to clause (v) above, EMC shall be required
to pay to Ocwen a termination fee of
*
based upon the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the
terminated Mortgage Loans as of the termination date.
In
the
event EMC terminates Ocwen pursuant to this Section 4(g), EMC, at its sole
option, may (a) choose a new subservicer in accordance with the procedures
set
forth in the Pooling Agreement or (b) service the Mortgage Loans themselves
in
accordance with the terms of the Pooling Agreement.
(h) Termination
without Cause. EMC may terminate, at its sole option,
any rights Ocwen may have hereunder, without cause as provided in this Section
4(h). Any such notice of termination shall be in writing and
delivered to Ocwen by registered mail as provided in Section
4(p). The Trustee shall also be notified in writing of any such
termination. In the event EMC terminates Ocwen without cause pursuant
to this Section 4(h), EMC shall be required to pay to Ocwen (i) a termination
fee equal to *
based upon the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the terminated
Mortgage Loans as of the termination date (the “Termination Fee”) and (ii) all
unpaid Subservicing Fees and unreimbursed Advances and Servicing
Advances.
(i) Termination
of EMC by Trustee. If all of EMC’s rights and
obligations as Master Servicer under the Pooling Agreement are terminated in
accordance with the Pooling Agreement, the Trustee, at its sole option may
terminate any rights Ocwen may have hereunder without the payment of any
termination fee; provided, however, if the termination of EMC pursuant to this
Section 4(i) is not in connection with, arising out of, or relating to the
failure of Ocwen to perform its obligations pursuant to this letter agreement
or
the Pooling Agreement and Ocwen is terminated by the Trustee, EMC shall be
required to pay to Ocwen the Termination Fee and in either case, Ocwen shall
be
paid all unpaid Subservicing Fees and reimbursed for all unreimbursed Advances
and Servicing Advances.
(j) Ocwen
Not to Assign. With respect to the retention of Ocwen to
service the Mortgage Loans, Ocwen acknowledges that EMC has acted in reliance
upon Ocwen’s independent status, the adequacy of its servicing facilities, plan,
personnel, records and procedures, its integrity, reputation and financial
standing and the continuance thereof. Without in any way limiting the
generality of this Section, Ocwen shall not either assign this letter agreement
or the servicing rights and obligations hereunder or delegate its rights or
duties hereunder or any portion thereof, or sell or otherwise dispose of all
or
substantially all of its property or assets, other than in the normal course
of
business, without the prior written approval EMC. Notwithstanding any
provision in this letter agreement to the contrary, Ocwen may, without consent
of any party except as required under the Pooling Agreement, (i)
pledge its rights to be reimbursed for Advances and Servicing Advances pursuant
to Section 3.23 of the Pooling Agreement, as may be amended, (ii) retain third
party contractors to perform certain servicing and loan administration
functions, including without limitation, hazard insurance administration, tax
payment and administration, flood certification and administration, collection
services and similar functions, provided the retention of such contractors
by
Ocwen shall not limit the obligation of Ocwen to service the Mortgage Loans
pursuant to this letter agreement and the Pooling Agreement and (iii) enter
into
such transactions as contemplated in Section 7.02 of the Pooling
Agreement.
Except
as
permitted in the preceding paragraph in the event that Xxxx either shall assign
this letter agreement or the servicing responsibilities hereunder or delegate
its duties hereunder or any portion thereof without (i) satisfying the
requirements set forth in the Pooling Agreement and (ii) obtaining the prior
written consent of EMC, then EMC shall have the right to terminate this letter
agreement, without any payment of any penalty or damages and without any
liability whatsoever to Ocwen (other than with respect to accrued but unpaid
Subservicing Fees and unreimbursed Advances and Servicing Advances) or any
third
party.
(k) Ocwen
Not to Finance Subservicing Rights. Except as otherwise
provided in Section 3.23 of the Pooling Agreement (as may be amended), Ocwen
may
not enter into any type of financing facility with respect to its rights under
this letter agreement or pledge any of its right, title and interest in, to
and
under this letter agreement to one or more lenders. In the event
Ocwen enters into any type of financing facility with respect to its rights
hereunder or pledges any of its rights, title and interest in, to and under
this
letter agreement without obtaining the prior written consent of EMC, then EMC
shall have the right to terminate this letter agreement, without any payment
of
any penalty or damages and without any liability whatsoever to Ocwen (other
than
with respect to accrued but unpaid Subservicing Fees and Servicing Advances
remaining unpaid) or any third party. EMC and the Trustee agree to
cooperate with Ocwen in connection with the review, approval and execution
of
any amendments to the Pooling Agreement reasonably necessary in order for Ocwen
to pledge its Advance and Servicing Advance reimbursement rights to its lender
pursuant to Section 3.23.
(l) Advances
and Servicing Advances. Ocwen shall be entitled to be
reimbursed for Advances and Servicing Advances in the same manner and extent
as
the Master Servicer as provided in the Pooling Agreement. In any case
in which Ocwen anticipates that it will not make a Servicing Advance with
respect to any Mortgage Loan that is required to be made pursuant to this letter
agreement or the Pooling Agreement, Ocwen shall provide EMC with reasonably
timely notice of such matter and sufficient information with respect thereto
and
shall seek direction from EMC with respect to making such Servicing Advance,
and
shall reasonably comply with any direction provided by EMC, subject to
reimbursement for any such Servicing Advance. In the event that Ocwen
does not enter into an advancing facility arrangement and both Ocwen and EMC
have made Advances or Servicing Advances with respect to the same Mortgage
Loan,
EMC shall be entitled to reimbursement prior to Ocwen; otherwise, the
reimbursement of such Advances and Servicing Advances shall be on a first in,
first out basis.
(m) Nonsolicitation. From
and after the date of this letter agreement, Ocwen and its affiliates hereby
covenant and agree that it shall not take any action or permit or cause any
action to be taken by any of its agents or affiliates or by any independent
contractor on its behalf to personally, by telephone or mail, solicit the
refinancing of any Mortgage Loan in whole or in part, following the date hereof
or provide information to any other entity to solicit the refinancing of any
Mortgage Loan without the prior written consent of EMC. The foregoing
shall not preclude Ocwen or any of its affiliates from (i) engaging in
solicitations to the general public, including without limitation by mass
mailing, newspaper, radio, television or other media which are not specifically
directed toward the Mortgagors, or (ii) refinancing the Mortgage Loan of any
Mortgagor who, without solicitation, contacts Ocwen or its affiliates to request
the refinancing of the related Mortgage Loan.
(n) Security
Interest. Ocwen hereby pledges to EMC as security for
the performance of Ocwen’s obligations under Section 4(e) of this letter
agreement and hereby grants, assigns and pledges to EMC a fully perfected first
priority security interest in Ocwen’s contract rights pursuant to this letter
agreement, including but not limited to, Ocwen’s rights to collection
Subservicing Fees and a security interest (which security interest shall be
subordinate to Ocwen’s or Ocwen’s assignee’s priority security interest) in the
right to reimbursement of any Advances or Servicing Advances (the “Secured
Assets”). Ocwen agrees to execute, deliver and/or file such documents
and perform such act as may be reasonably necessary to fully perfect EMC’s
security interest created hereby. Furthermore, Ocwen hereby
authorizes EMC to file financing statements relating to the Secured Assets
without the signature of Ocwen, as EMC, at its option, may deem
appropriate. EMC shall pay the filing costs for any financing
statement or statements prepared pursuant to this Section 4(n).
(o) Optional
Purchase of Certain Mortgage Loans. EMC
shall assign its rights under Section 3.19 of the Pooling Agreement to
repurchase any Mortgage Loan or REO Property from the Trust to the then current
holder of a majority of the Class CE Certificates (the “Majority Class XX
Xxxxxx”) pursuant to the optional purchase right agreement substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit H. EMC agrees to cooperate with Ocwen and
the Majority Class XX Xxxxxx in connection with the exercise of such repurchase
rights.
(p) Notices. All
directions, demands and notices hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been duly given when delivered at or mailed by registered mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or by recognized overnight courier,
or by facsimile transmission to a number provided by the appropriate party
if
receipt of such transmission is confirmed to (i) in the case of the EMC Mortgage
Corporation, 0000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 (Facsimile: (000)
000-0000), attention: General Counsel and Master Servicer, or such other address
as may be hereafter furnished to the other parties hereto by EMC in writing;
and
(ii) in the case of Ocwen, 0000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000,
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 (Facsimile: (000)
000-0000), attention: Secretary.
(q) Optional
Termination. In the event not exercised by EMC,
Ocwen shall have the right to direct EMC to exercise its right as Master
Servicer to cause the purchase of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 10.01
of the Pooling Agreement, provided that Ocwen is the subservicer and provides
the funds necessary to exercise such right and purchase the Mortgage Loans
in
accordance with such Section 10.01.
(r) Acknowledgement
and Direction. The Trustee hereby acknowledges the
terms of this letter agreement. The Depositor hereby directs the
Trustee to execute this letter agreement.
5. Ocwen
hereby makes the following representations and warranties to EMC:
(a) Due
Organization, Qualification and Authority. Ocwen is a
limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware, and is duly qualified to transact
business as a foreign company, in good standing and licensed in each state
to
the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of each Mortgage Loan and
to
perform its duties and obligations under this letter agreement in accordance
with the terms of this letter agreement; Ocwen has the full power, authority
and
legal right to execute and deliver this letter agreement and to perform in
accordance herewith; Ocwen has duly authorized the execution, delivery and
performance of this letter agreement and has duly executed and delivered this
letter agreement; this letter agreement constitutes the valid, legal, binding
obligation of Ocwen, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws relating
to
or affecting the rights of creditors generally and by general principles of
equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding
in
equity or at law);
(b) No
Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this
letter agreement, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and
conditions of this letter agreement by Ocwen, will (i) conflict with or result
in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Ocwen’s limited
liability company agreement, as amended, or bylaws, as amended, or any agreement
or instrument to which Ocwen is now a party or by which it (or any of its
properties) is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration
under
any of the foregoing; (ii) conflict with or result in a breach of any legal
restriction if compliance therewith is necessary (a) to ensure the
enforceability of any Mortgage Loan, or (b) for Ocwen to perform its obligations
under this letter agreement in accordance with the terms hereof; (iii) result
in
the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which
Ocwen or its property is subject if compliance therewith is necessary (a) to
ensure the enforceability of any Mortgage Loan, or (b) for Ocwen to perform
its
obligations under this letter agreement in accordance with the terms hereof;
or
(iv) result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance
that would have a material adverse effect upon any of its properties pursuant
to
the terms of any mortgage, contract, deed of trust or other instrument, or
materially impair the ability of the Trust to realize on the Mortgage
Loans;
(c) No
Litigation Pending. There is no action, suit, or
proceeding pending or to Ocwen’s knowledge threatened against Ocwen which,
either in any one instance or in the aggregate, would draw into question the
validity of this letter agreement or the Mortgage Loans, or would be likely
to
impair materially the ability of Ocwen to perform its duties and obligations
under the terms of this letter agreement;
(d) No
Consent Required. No consent, approval, authorization or
order of, or registration or filing with, or notice to, any court or
governmental agency or body having jurisdiction or regulatory authority over
Ocwen is required for (i) Ocwen’s execution and delivery of, this letter
agreement, or (ii) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
letter agreement, or, to the extent required, such consent, approval,
authorization, order, registration, filing or notice has been obtained, made
or
given (as applicable), except that Ocwen may not be duly qualified to transact
business as a foreign corporation or licensed in one or more states if such
qualification or licensing is not necessary (a) to ensure the enforceability
of
any Mortgage Loan, or (b) for Ocwen to perform its obligations under this letter
agreement in accordance with the terms hereof.
(e) Good
Standing. Ocwen is an approved seller/servicer for
Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac in good standing and is a HUD approved Mortgagee
pursuant to Section 2.03 of the National Housing Act. No event has
occurred, including but not limited to, a change in insurance coverage, which
would make Ocwen unable to comply with Xxxxxx Mae, Xxxxxxx Mac or HUD
eligibility requirements or which would require notification to Xxxxxx Mae,
Xxxxxxx Mac or HUD;
(f) MERS. Ocwen
is a member of MERS in good standing, will comply in all material respects
with
the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the
Mortgage Loans that are registered with MERS and is current in payment of all
fees and assessments imposed by MERS; and
(g) Credit
Reporting. As to each Mortgage Loan, Ocwen will furnish,
in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing
regulations, accurate and complete information on its borrower credit files
to
Equifax, Experian, and Trans Union Credit Information Company, on a monthly
basis.
6. EMC
hereby makes the following representations and warranties to Ocwen:
(a) Due
Organization, Qualification and Authority. EMC is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws
of the State of Delaware, and qualified to transact any and all business
contemplated by this letter agreement, in good standing and licensed in each
state to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of each Mortgage
Loan
and to perform its duties and obligations under this letter agreement in
accordance with the terms of this letter agreement; EMC has the full power,
authority and legal right to execute and deliver this letter agreement and
to
perform in accordance herewith; EMC has duly authorized the execution, delivery
and performance of this letter agreement and has duly executed and delivered
this letter agreement; this letter agreement constitutes the valid, legal,
binding obligation of EMC, except as enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws
relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and by general
principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered
in a
proceeding in equity or at law);
(b) No
Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this
letter agreement, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and
conditions of this letter agreement by EMC, will (i) conflict with or result
in
a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of EMC’s certificate of
incorporation, as amended, or bylaws, as amended, or any agreement or instrument
to which EMC is now a party or by which it (or any of its properties) is bound,
or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing;
(ii) conflict with or result in a breach of any legal restriction if compliance
therewith is necessary (a) to ensure the enforceability of any Mortgage Loan,
or
(b) for EMC to perform its obligations under this letter agreement in accordance
with the terms hereof; (iii) result in the violation of any law, rule,
regulation, order, judgment or decree to which EMC or its property is subject
if
compliance therewith is necessary (a) to ensure the enforceability of any
Mortgage Loan, or (b) for EMC to perform its obligations under this letter
agreement in accordance with the terms hereof; or (iv) result in the creation
or
imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance that would have a material adverse
effect upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any mortgage,
contract, deed of trust or other instrument, or materially impair the ability
of
the Trust to realize on the Mortgage Loans;
(c) No
Litigation Pending. There is no action, suit, or
proceeding pending or to EMC’s knowledge threatened against EMC which, either in
any one instance or in the aggregate, would draw into question the validity
of
this letter agreement or the Mortgage Loans, or would be likely to impair
materially the ability of EMC to perform its duties and obligations under the
terms of this letter agreement;
(d) No
Consent Required. No consent, approval, authorization or
order of, or registration or filing with, or notice to, any court or
governmental agency or body having jurisdiction or regulatory authority over
EMC
is required for (i) EMC’s execution and delivery of, this letter agreement, or
(ii) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this letter agreement,
or, to the extent required, such consent, approval, authorization, order,
registration, filing or notice has been obtained, made or given (as applicable),
except that EMC may not be duly qualified to transact business as a foreign
corporation or licensed in one or more states if such qualification or licensing
is not necessary (a) to ensure the enforceability of any Mortgage Loan, or
(b)
for EMC to perform its obligations under this letter agreement in
accordance with the terms hereof;
(e) Good
Standing. EMC is an approved seller/servicer for Xxxxxx
Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac in good standing and is a HUD approved Mortgagee pursuant
to
Section 2.03 of the National Housing Act. No event has occurred,
including but not limited to, a change in insurance coverage, which would make
EMC unable to comply with Xxxxxx Mae, Xxxxxxx Mac or HUD eligibility
requirements or which would require notification to Xxxxxx Mae, Xxxxxxx Mac
or
HUD; and
(f) MERS. EMC
is a member of MERS in good standing, will comply in all material respects
with
the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the
Mortgage Loans that are registered with MERS and is current in payment of all
fees and assessments imposed by MERS.
7. This
letter agreement constitutes the entire agreement relating to the subject matter
hereof between the parties hereto and supersedes any prior oral or written
agreement between the parties hereto.
8. THIS
LETTER AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE
OF
NEW YORK, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER
SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT
GIVING REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES AND EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PREEMPTED
BY FEDERAL LAW. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW,
EMC AND OCWEN HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY
ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS
AGREEMENT.
9. This
letter agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
(including any copy hereof delivered by facsimile) shall constitute one and
the
same original instrument, and either party hereto may execute this letter
agreement by signing any such counterpart.
10. Any
part or provision of this letter agreement which is prohibited or
which is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent
of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof. Any part or provision of this letter agreement
which is prohibited or unenforceable or is held to be void or unenforceable
in
any jurisdiction shall be ineffective, as to such jurisdiction, to the extent
of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the
parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or
unenforceable any provision hereof. If the invalidity of any part or
provision of this letter agreement shall deprive any party of the economic
benefit intended to be conferred by this letter agreement, the parties shall
negotiate, in good faith, to develop a structure the economic effect of which
is
nearly as possible the same as the economic effect of this letter agreement
without regard to such invalidity.
11. NOTWITHSTANDING
ANYTHING CONTAINED HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE THAT NO
PARTY HERETO SHALL BE LIABLE TO ANY OTHER PARTY HERETO FOR ANY SPECIAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT
(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY) OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE
PRINCIPLES; PROVIDED THAT, THIS SECTION 10 SHALL NOT LIMIT OR RELIEVE ANY PARTY
HERETO OF ANY OBLIGATION UNDER THIS AGREEMENT TO INDEMNIFY ANY OTHER PARTY
HERETO AGAINST ANY DAMAGES IMPOSED UPON SUCH PARTY BY A FINAL ORDER OF ANY
COURT
OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LEGAL ACTION BROUGHT AGAINST
SUCH PARTY HERETO BY ANY THIRD PARTY; PROVIDED FURTHER, THIS
SECTION 10 SHALL NOT LIMIT OR RELIEVE OCWEN FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE
DAMAGES THAT RESULTS FROM A RATING AGENCY DOWNGRADE OR AUDIT OF EMC, ANY
GOVERNMENTAL OR REGULATORY PROCEEDING AGAINST EMC OR THE FAILURE BY OCWEN TO
DELIVER IN A TIMELY MANNER THE ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE, THE ANNUAL STATEMENT
OF
COMPLIANCE AND THE REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
ATTESTATION REPORT TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED FROM OCWEN AS A
SUBSERVICER UNDER THIS LETTER AGREEMENT AND THE POOLING AGREEMENT IN ORDER
TO
COMPLY WITH ITEM 1122 AND ITEM 1123 OF REGULATION AB.
Please
confirm that the foregoing specifies the terms of our agreement by signing
and
returning the enclosed copy of this letter agreement to EMC Mortgage
Corporation, 0000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, Attention: General
Counsel.
Very
truly yours,
EMC
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||||||||||
Title:
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Senior Vice President |
Confirmed
and Agreed to:
OCWEN
LOAN SERVICING, LLC
By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||||||||||||
Name:
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||||||||||||
Title:
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Authorized Representative |
LASALLE
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
By:
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx | ||||||||||||
Name:
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Xxxxx X. Xxxx | ||||||||||||
Title:
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Vice President |
EXHIBIT
A
EXHIBIT
B
[RESERVED]
EXHIBIT
C
60+
DELINQUENCY PERCENTAGE SCHEDULE
EXHIBIT
D
REMITTANCE
OVERVIEW REPORT
The
Remittance Overview report segregates servicing information into the following
categories which contact the following data elements or other elements and
formats as mutually agreed upon:
Remittance
Summary
Beg
Sch Balance
|
Beg
Total Loans
|
Weighted
Average Coupon
|
Scheduled
Principal Payments
|
Curtailments
+ Adjustments
|
Payoff
Principal
|
Total
Principal
|
Ending
Principal Balance
|
Ending
Principal Balance – Per Details Difference
|
Add: Gross
Scheduled Interest
|
Less: Service
Fees
|
Add: Prepayment
Penalties
|
Add: Interest
on Reinstated Stop Adv Loans
|
Add: Interest
on Stop Adv loans Paid in Full
|
Less: Realized
Loss (Current Period)
|
Less: Trailing
Expense/Income
|
Total
Remittance
|
Interest
Shortfall Expense
|
Interest
on Curtailment Expense
|
Pool
to Sec Adj
|
Legal
Inv
#
|
Loan
#
|
Alt
Loan #
|
Litigation
Type
|
Litigation
Start Date
|
Details
Loan
#
|
Alt
Loan #
|
Inv#
|
Deal
Name
|
Borrower
Name
|
Address
|
Pool
|
Int
Type
|
Rate
|
Next
Due Date
|
Paid
to Date
|
Months
Delq
|
Service
Fee Rate
|
LPMI
Rate
|
DAD
Rate
|
Pass
Thru Rate
|
Rate
Change
|
P&I
Change
|
SSCRA
|
Gross
Sch Int
|
Net
Sch Int
|
Sch
Prin
|
Service
Fee
|
LPMI
Amount
|
DAD
Amount
|
Rebate
Due to Trust
|
Reg
actual UPB
|
Reg
Sec Xxx
|
Xxxx
|
Xxxx
Date
|
Int
on Xxxx
|
Pool
to Sec Adj
|
End
Sch Bal
|
Sch
Test
|
End
UPB
|
Payoff
Date
|
Payoff
Amount
|
Interest
Short
|
Prepaid
Int Excess
|
Sch
Int PO
|
Sch
Prin PO
|
30
60 90
|
Status
|
Bankruptcy
Date
|
Foreclosure
Date
|
REO
Date
|
Realized
Losses
|
Prepayment
Penalty
|
WAC
|
WAM
|
Remaining
Term
|
Maturity
Date
|
Stop
Advance Flag
|
Beg
sch bal – stop adv
|
End
sch bal – stop adv
|
Stop
adv prin stop adv int NET
|
Stop
adv int Gross
|
Int
on Reinst In
|
Curr
Prin Adv
|
Curr
Gr Int Adv
|
Cirr
P&I Adv
|
Cum
P&I Adv
|
Interest
Only
|
Action
Code
|
Active
|
Reg
AB Report
INVESTOR_NUM
|
LOAN_NUM_ALT
|
LOAN_NUM
|
ACTION_CODE
|
PPP_COLLECTED
|
PPP_WAIVED
|
DELQ_PI
|
PYMT_NEXTDUE_CUTOFF
|
MOD_DATE
|
MOD_TYPE
|
Delinquency
Loan
Number
|
Alt
Loan #
|
Due
Date
|
End
Sch Bal
|
End
Act Bal
|
Status
|
Delq
|
Active
|
Delq
|
Status
|
Data
|
0-29
(blank)
|
Grand
Total
|
Total
Sum of End Sch Bal
|
Total
Sum of End Act Bal
|
Total
Count of Loan Number
|
SPR
and TVAR Verification Report
Remittance
File
|
Automation
|
Diff
– File Vs Auto
|
Trust
|
Diff
– File Vs Trust
|
Comments
|
Beg
Loan Count
|
End
Loan Count
|
Beg
Sch Prin Bal
|
End
Sch Prin Bal
|
Beg
Act Prin Bal
|
End
Act Prin Bal
|
0-29
Count
|
30-59
Count
|
60-89
Count
|
90+
Count
|
0-29
Sch balance
|
30-59
Sch balance
|
60-89
Sch balance
|
90+
sch balance
|
BKCY
Count
|
FCLS
Count
|
REO
Count
|
BKCY
Sch balance
|
FCLS
Sch balance
|
REO
Sch balance
|
Current
Period Loss
|
Prepayment
Penalty
|
Service
Fee
|
Net
Interest
|
Int
on STA Paidoff w/o Loss
|
Int
on STA reinstatements
|
Int
compensating
|
Prepaid
int excess (if retained)
|
Total
Remittance
|
Realized
Loss
Loan
Number
|
ALT
Loan Num
|
Group
#
|
Payoff
Date
|
Net
Proceeds
|
UPB
Res
|
Escrow
Adv Res
|
Int
Res
|
Gross
STA Int Refund
|
Trailing
Income
|
Trailing
Expense
|
Realized
Losses
|
Loss
Yes or No
|
Trailing
Expenses
Loan
Number
|
ALT
LN#
|
Group
#
|
Inv_num
|
Payoff
Date
|
Trailing
Expense
|
Trailing
Income
|
Exp
Description
|
Income
Description
|
Trailing
Y or N
|
Stop
Adv
Loan
Number
|
ALT
LN NUM
|
SER_INVESTOR_NUM
|
STOP
ADV FLAG
|
GROSS
INT
|
CUMM
STA GROSS INT
|
CURR
STA NET INT
|
STA
INT ON LOAN PAID WITH LOSS
|
STA
INTEREST ON LOAN PAID IN FULL
|
STA
RECOVER FLAG
|
STA
INT ON REINSTATED LOAN
|
STATUS
|
EXHIBIT
E
STANDARD
FILE LAYOUT - DEFAULT DETAIL REPORT
The
Default Detail report segregates servicing information into the following
categories which contact the following data elements or other elements and
formats as mutually agreed upon:
Servicer
Loan Number
|
Investor
Loan Number
|
Client
Number
|
Servicer
Investor Number
|
Borrower
Name
|
Property
Address
|
Property
State
|
Property
Zip
|
Due
Date
|
Loan
Type
|
Bankruptcy
Filed Date
|
Bankruptcy
Chapter
|
Bankruptcy
Case Number
|
Post
Petition Date
|
Bankruptcy
Discharge Date
|
Loss
Mitigation Approval Date
|
Loss
Mitigation Type
|
Loss
Mitigation Estimated Completion Date
|
Loss
Mitigation Actual Completion Date
|
Foreclosure
Approval Date
|
File
Referred to Attorney
|
First
Legal Date
|
Scheduled
Sale Date
|
Actual
Sale Date
|
Foreclosure
Sale Amount
|
Eviction
Start Date
|
Eviction
Completed Date
|
List
Price
|
List
Date
|
Accepted
Offer Price
|
Accepted
Offer Date
|
Estimated
REO Closing Date
|
Actual
REO Sale Date
|
Occupancy
Code
|
Property
Condition Code
|
Property
Inspection Date
|
Property
Value Date
|
Current
Property Value
|
Repaired
Property Value
|
FNMA
Delinquent Status Code
|
FNMA
Delinquent Reason Code
|
MI
Claim Filed Date
|
MI
Claim Filed Amount
|
MI
Claim Paid Date
|
MI
Claim Paid Amount
|
Pool
Claim Filed Date
|
Pool
Claim Filed Amount
|
FHA
Part A Claim Filed Date
|
FHA
Part A Claim Amount
|
PHA
Part A Claim Paid Date
|
FHA
Part A Claim Paid Amount
|
FHA
Part B Claim Filed Date
|
FHA
Part B Claim Amount
|
FHA
Part B Claim Paid Date
|
FHA
Part B Claim Paid Amount
|
VA
Claim Filed Date
|
VA
Claim Paid Date
|
VA
Claim Paid Amount
|
Motion
for Relief Date
|
Status
Contractual Code
|
FCLS
Bid Amt
|
FCLS
Sale Type
|
REO
Proceeds
|
BPO
Date
|
Current
BPO Val
|
Repaired
BPO Prop Val
|
Curr
App Val
|
Current
FICO
|
Hazard
Claim Filed Date
|
Hazard
Claim Amt
|
Hazard
Claim Paid Date
|
Hazard
Claim Paid Amt
|
Foreclosure
Flag
|
BKCY
Flag
|
NOD
Date
|
NOI
Date
|
Actual
Payment Plan Start Date
|
Actual
Payment Plan End Date
|
Actual
REO Start Date
|
UPB
at Liquidation
|
Realized
Loss/Gain
|
Liquidation
Proceeds
|
Prepayment
Charges Collected
|
Prepayment
Calculation
|
Payoff
Date
|
Foreclosure
Hold Date
|
Forbearance
Start Date
|
Forbearance
End Date
|
EXHIBIT
F
MODIFIED
LOANS REPORT
Servicer
Loan
Number
|
SBO
Number
|
Modification
Date
|
Modification
Reason
|
New
effective
Interest
Rate
Date
|
New
effective
Modified
Payment
amount
date
|
Modification
Effective date
|
Modified
Balance
|
New
Effective
Modified
Interest
Rate
|
New
Effective
Modified
Payment
Amount
|
Modified
Maturity
Date
|
Capitalized
Interest
|
New
Modified
Servicer
Service
Fee
Rate
|
New
Modified
Investor
Serivce
Fee
Rate
|
Fixed
Service
Fee
Rate
|
Convert
to
Fixed
Rate Loan
|
Modify
to
Fixed
Rate
Characteristics
|
Total
Amount
Capitalized
|
EXHIBIT
G
SERVICING
TRANSFER PROCEDURES
A. Prior
to the Transfer Date:
1. EMC
shall inform all hazard, flood, earthquake, private mortgage and any other
insurance companies and/or their agents providing insurance with respect to
any
Mortgage Loan of the transfer and request a change in the loss payee mortgage
endorsement clause to Ocwen or its designee’s name. With respect to
each Mortgage Loan which is covered by a force placed insurance policy, EMC
shall cause such policy to be canceled as of the Transfer Date and Ocwen shall
cause such insurance to be provided by its force placed carrier as of the
Transfer Date. On the Transfer Date, EMC shall provide to Ocwen a
list of all Mortgage Loans covered by force placed insurance that will be
canceled in connection with the transfer of servicing to Ocwen. EMC
shall deliver all force placed cancellation refunds via wire or check with
applicable loan level detail within five (5) Business Days after the Transfer
Date.
2. EMC
shall transfer all transferable life-of-loan real estate tax service contracts
on the Mortgage Loans to the extent such contracts are in place, and shall
assign and transfer all such contracts to Ocwen at no expense to Ocwen. In
the
event that a Mortgage Loan is not subject to a fully assignable life of loan
tax
service contract issued which is assignable to Ocwen without the payment of
any
cost or fee, Ocwen shall acquire a tax service contract for any such Mortgage
Loan and shall be entitled to reimbursement from EMC for the cost
thereof. EMC also agrees to reimburse Ocwen for its actual cost in
obtaining life of loan flood zone determination tracking from First American
Flood Data Services with respect to any Mortgage Loans without such tracking
service.
3. EMC
shall, no later than fifteen (15) days prior to the Transfer Date, inform all
Mortgagors of the change in servicer from EMC to Ocwen by written notice in
accordance with applicable law; provided, however, the content and format of
such letters shall have the prior approval of Ocwen. EMC shall
promptly provide Ocwen with copies of all such notices.
4. EMC
shall pay all private mortgage insurance premiums and all hazard, flood,
earthquake and other insurance premiums for insurance covering any of the
Mortgage Loans, and real estate taxes for which bills have been received by
EMC
prior to the Transfer Date, on all Mortgage Loans with impound/escrow accounts,
to the extent such premiums or taxes would be delinquent if unpaid within thirty
(30) days after the Transfer Date. EMC will send to Ocwen, and Ocwen
will pay, any bills received by EMC on or after the Transfer Date, and any
such
bills received by EMC prior to the Transfer Date, which EMC is not required
to
pay pursuant to this subparagraph.
5. EMC
shall deliver to Ocwen available computer or like records of EMC which reflect
the status of payments, balances and other pertinent information on the Mortgage
Loans as of the Transfer Date (such information shall include, but not be
limited to, comprehensive tax and insurance information for each Mortgage Loan,
identifying payee, payee address, next payment due date, next amount payable,
policy number/parcel number). Such records shall include magnetic
tapes, if available, reflecting all computer files maintained by EMC with
respect to the Mortgage Loans, shall include hard copy trial balance reports
and
schedules if requested and, as reasonably required by Ocwen, shall be in a
format and storage medium acceptable for conversion to Ocwen’s servicing
computer system, and shall be delivered within one (1) Business Day prior to
the
Transfer Date.
6. EMC
shall deliver a hard copy of the servicing file for each Mortgage Loan,
including copies of pertinent credit files within five (5) Business Days after
the Transfer Date. In addition, upon Ocwen’s reasonable request, EMC
shall assist Ocwen in all reasonable respects in Ocwen’s efforts to obtain any
additional documents or information necessary to enable Ocwen to service the
Mortgage Loans properly. If a document deficiency has not been cured
in a timely manner and is preventing the proper servicing of a Mortgage Loan,
upon EMC’s request, Ocwen may cure such deficiencies and shall be reimbursed by
EMC for costs incurred in connection therewith.
7. With
respect to Mortgage Loans for which the Mortgagor is in bankruptcy, EMC shall
provide Ocwen with the following information to the extent
available: attorney name, address and phone number, foreclosure
status, bankruptcy status and bankruptcy case number, filing date and
chapter. In addition, EMC shall notify the bankruptcy trustee with
respect to each related Mortgage Loan of the change in servicer to Ocwen and
shall provide Ocwen with copies of such notices.
B. After
the Transfer Date:
1. Within
one (1) Business Day after the Transfer Date, EMC will deliver to Ocwen reports
setting forth all Mortgage Loan escrow/impound balances as of the Transfer
Date,
reporting all unposted payments and unearned fees which are deemed collected
as
of the Transfer Date, and including a reconciliation of such escrow/impound
balances.
2. Within
one (1) Business Day after the Transfer Date, EMC will deliver to Ocwen all
Mortgage Loan histories in bulk or electronically from origination to the
Transfer Date to the extent available.
3. EMC
shall deliver to Ocwen any correspondence received by EMC relating to the
Mortgage Loans after the Transfer Date, such as tax bills, insurance bills,
borrower letters and the like. Such items shall be forwarded to Ocwen
within one (1) Business Day following the day on which the correspondence is
received by EMC, or as soon thereafter as is practicable. The
correspondence shall be forwarded to Ocwen via overnight courier for the first
sixty (60) days subsequent to the Transfer Date and via regular mail
thereafter.
4. EMC
shall deliver to Ocwen any payments on the Mortgage Loans received by EMC from
the related Mortgagors for a period of sixty (60) days following the Transfer
Date. EMC shall forward any such payment to Ocwen within one (1)
Business Days after EMC’s receipt thereof, or as soon thereafter as is
practicable. Such payments shall be forwarded to Ocwen via overnight
courier for the first thirty (30) days subsequent to the Transfer Date and
via
regular mail for the following thirty (30) days. Thereafter, EMC may
return to the related Mortgagors any payments on the Mortgage Loans received
by
EMC.
5. EMC
shall prepare and send Internal Revenue Service Form 1098 and 1099 forms to
all
Mortgagors for the period from January 1 of the year in which the Transfer
Date
occurs through the Transfer Date.
6. No
later than one (1) Business Days after the Transfer Date, EMC shall deliver
to
Ocwen, copies of all cut-off or accounting reports relating to the Mortgage
Loans as of the Transfer Date, including a trial balance and reports of
collections, delinquencies, prepayments, curtailments, escrow payments, escrow
balances, partial payments, partial payment balances and other like information
on the Mortgage Loans.
7. EMC
shall mail year-end statements reporting interest income and interest expense
statements to the Mortgagors for the period from January 1 of the year in which
the Transfer Date occurs through the Transfer Date.
EXHIBIT
H
SERVICING
CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN
ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE
Key: X
– obligation
Reg
AB Reference
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Servicing
Criteria
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Subservicer
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General
Servicing Considerations
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1122(d)(1)(i)
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Policies
and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other
triggers
and events of default in accordance with the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(1)(ii)
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If
any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties,
policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s
performance and compliance with such servicing activities.
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X
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1122(d)(1)(iii)
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Any
requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up
servicer
for the Pool Assets are maintained.
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1122(d)(1)(iv)
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A
fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the
party
participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting
period in
the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with
the
terms of the transaction agreements.
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X
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Cash
Collection and Administration
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1122(d)(2)(i)
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Payments
on pool assets are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank
accounts
and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days
following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the
transaction agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(2)(ii)
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Disbursements
made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor
are made
only by authorized personnel.
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X
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1122(d)(2)(iii)
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Advances
of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions,
and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made,
reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(2)(iv)
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The
related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts
or
accounts established as a form of over collateralization, are separately
maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth
in the
transaction agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(2)(v)
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Each
custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository
institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes
of
this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to
a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution
that
meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange
Act.
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X
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1122(d)(2)(vi)
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Unissued
checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized
access.
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X
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1122(d)(2)(vii)
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Reconciliations
are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related
bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing
accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate;
(B)
prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff
date, or
such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements;
(C)
reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared
the
reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items.
These
reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original
identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
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X
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Investor
Remittances and Reporting
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1122(d)(3)(i)
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Reports
to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are
maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable
Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared
in
accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with
the
terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with
the
Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree
with
investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal
balance and number of Pool Assets serviced by the
Servicer.
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X
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1122(d)(3)(ii)
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Amounts
due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes,
distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(3)(iii)
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Disbursements
made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer’s
investor records, or such other number of days specified in the
transaction agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(3)(iv)
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Amounts
remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled
checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank
statements.
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X
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Pool
Asset Administration
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1122(d)(4)(i)
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Collateral
or security on pool assets is maintained as required by the transaction
agreements or related pool asset documents.
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1122(d)(4)(ii)
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Pool
assets and related documents are safeguarded as required by the
transaction agreements
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1122(d)(4)(iii)
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Any
additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made,
reviewed
and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in
the
transaction agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(iv)
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Payments
on pool assets, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the
related
pool asset documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor records
maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such
other
number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated
to
principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with
the
related pool asset documents.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(v)
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The
Servicer’s records regarding the pool assets agree with the Servicer’s
records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal
balance.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(vi)
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Changes
with respect to the terms or status of an obligor's pool assets (e.g.,
loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved
by
authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements
and
related pool asset documents.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(vii)
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Loss
mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications
and
deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as
applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance
with the
timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(viii)
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Records
documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a
pool
asset is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements.
Such
records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other
period
specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s
activities in monitoring delinquent pool assets including, for example,
phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where
delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or
unemployment).
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X
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1122(d)(4)(ix)
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Adjustments
to interest rates or rates of return for pool assets with variable
rates
are computed based on the related pool asset documents.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(x)
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Regarding
any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts):
(A) such
funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s pool asset documents,
on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the
transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited,
to obligors in accordance with applicable pool asset documents and
state
laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar
days of full repayment of the related pool assets, or such other
number of
days specified in the transaction agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xi)
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Payments
made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments)
are made
on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated
on the
appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such
support
has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior
to these
dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xii)
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Any
late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made
on behalf
of an obligor are paid from the Servicer’s funds and not charged to the
obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or
omission.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xiii)
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Disbursements
made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days
to the
obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days
specified in the transaction agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xiv)
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Delinquencies,
charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded
in
accordance with the transaction agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xv)
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Any
external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1)
through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth
in
the transaction agreements.
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