EX. 99.4
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Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, FSB,
Purchaser
and
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.,
Company
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FLOW SELLER'S WARRANTIES AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
Dated as of June 1, 2004
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Conventional Residential Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
ARTICLE II
CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; POSSESSION OF MORTGAGE FILES;
BOOKS AND RECORDS; DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS
Section 2.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans; Possession of Mortgage Files; Maintenance of Servicing
Files......................................................................................12
Section 2.02 Books and Records; Transfers of Mortgage Loans...............................................13
Section 2.03 Delivery of Documents........................................................................14
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES;
REMEDIES AND BREACH
Section 3.01 Company Representations and Warranties.......................................................15
Section 3.02 Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual Mortgage Loans...........................17
Section 3.03 Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties........................................27
Section 3.04 Indemnification..............................................................................29
Section 3.05 Restrictions and Requirements Applicable in the Event
that a Mortgage Loan is Acquired by a REMIC................................................30
Section 3.06 Review of Mortgage Loans.....................................................................31
ARTICLE IV
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Section 4.01 Company to Act as Servicer...................................................................31
Section 4.02 Liquidation of Mortgage Loans................................................................33
Section 4.03 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments.........................................................34
Section 4.04 Establishment of and Deposits to Custodial Account...........................................34
Section 4.05 Permitted Withdrawals From Custodial Account.................................................36
Section 4.06 Establishment of and Deposits to Escrow Account..............................................37
Section 4.07 Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow Account....................................................37
Section 4.08 Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges................................................38
Section 4.09 Protection of Accounts.......................................................................38
Section 4.10 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance..............................................................39
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Section 4.11 Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance.................................................41
Section 4.12 Maintenance of Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance..............................41
Section 4.13 Inspections..................................................................................41
Section 4.14 Restoration of Mortgaged Property............................................................42
Section 4.15 Maintenance of LPMI Policy; Claims...........................................................42
Section 4.16 Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property............................................43
Section 4.17 Real Estate Owned Reports....................................................................44
Section 4.18 Liquidation Reports..........................................................................44
Section 4.19 Reports of Foreclosures and Abandonments of Mortgaged Property...............................45
Section 4.20 Credit Reporting.............................................................................45
ARTICLE V
PAYMENTS TO PURCHASER
Section 5.01 Remittances..................................................................................45
Section 5.02 Statements to Purchaser......................................................................46
Section 5.03 Monthly Advances by Company..................................................................46
ARTICLE VI
GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURES
Section 6.01 Transfers of Mortgaged Property..............................................................47
Section 6.02 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files......................................47
Section 6.03 Servicing Compensation.......................................................................48
Section 6.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance............................................................48
Section 6.05 Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing Report......................................48
Section 6.06 Right to Examine Company Records.............................................................49
Section 6.07 Appointment and Designation of Master Servicer...............................................49
ARTICLE VII
AGENCY TRANSFER; PASS-THROUGH TRANSFER
Section 7.01 Removal of Mortgage Loans from Inclusion Under this Agreement Upon an Agency
Transfer, or a Pass-Through Transfer on One or More Reconstitution Dates...................49
ARTICLE VIII
COMPANY TO COOPERATE
Section 8.01 Provision of Information.....................................................................52
Section 8.02 Financial Statements; Servicing Facility.....................................................52
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ARTICLE IX
THE COMPANY
Section 9.01 Indemnification; Third Party Claims..........................................................53
Section 9.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Company.......................................................53
Section 9.03 Limitation on Liability of Company and Others................................................53
Section 9.04 Limitation on Resignation and Assignment by Company..........................................54
ARTICLE X
DEFAULT
Section 10.01 Events of Default............................................................................55
Section 10.02 Waiver of Defaults...........................................................................56
ARTICLE XI
TERMINATION
Section 11.01 Termination..................................................................................57
Section 11.02 Termination Without Cause....................................................................57
ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 12.01 Successor to Company.........................................................................57
Section 12.02 Amendment....................................................................................58
Section 12.03 Governing Law................................................................................58
Section 12.04 Duration of Agreement........................................................................58
Section 12.05 Notices......................................................................................58
Section 12.06 Severability of Provisions...................................................................59
Section 12.07 Relationship of Parties......................................................................59
Section 12.08 Execution; Successors and Assigns............................................................59
Section 12.09 Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage.......................................................59
Section 12.10 Assignment by Purchaser......................................................................60
Section 12.11 No Personal Solicitation.....................................................................60
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EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
EXHIBIT B CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
EXHIBIT C MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS
EXHIBIT D-1 FORM OF CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT
CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT D-2 FORM OF CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT
LETTER AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT E-1 FORM OF ESCROW ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT E-2 FORM OF ESCROW ACCOUNT
LETTER AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT F RESERVED
EXHIBIT G FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
EXHIBIT H RESERVED
EXHIBIT I FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE
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This is a Flow Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement for
conventional residential first lien mortgage loans, dated and effective as of
June 1, 2004, and is executed between Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, FSB, as purchaser
(the "Purchaser"), and Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., as seller and servicer (the
"Company").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, from time to time, the Purchaser has agreed to
purchase from the Company and, from to time, the Company has agreed to sell to
the Purchaser certain Mortgage Loans (excluding the right to service the
Mortgage Loans which the Company expressly retains), which shall be delivered as
a pool of whole loans;
WHEREAS, each of the Mortgage Loans is secured by a mortgage,
deed of trust or other security instrument creating a lien on a residential
dwelling located in the jurisdiction indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule;
and
WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Company wish to prescribe the
manner of purchase of the Mortgage Loans and the management, servicing and
control of the Mortgage Loans.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements
hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser and the
Company agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Whenever used herein, the following words and phrases, unless
the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:
Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage
Loan, those mortgage servicing practices of prudent mortgage lending
institutions which service mortgage loans of the same type as such Mortgage Loan
in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located.
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan purchased
pursuant to this Agreement, the Mortgage Interest Rate of which is adjusted from
time to time in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note.
Agency Transfer: The sale or transfer by Purchaser of some or
all of the Mortgage Loans to Xxxxxx Xxx under its Cash Purchase Program or its
MBS Swap Program (Special Servicing Option) or to Xxxxxxx Mac under its Xxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx Program or Gold PC Program, retaining the Company as "servicer
thereunder".
Agreement: This Flow Seller's Warranties and Servicing
Agreement and all amendments hereof and supplements hereto.
ALTA: The American Land Title Association or any successor
thereto.
Appraised Value: The value set forth in an appraisal made in
connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as the value of the
Mortgaged Property.
Approved Flood Certification Provider: Any provider acceptable
to Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac.
Assignment and Conveyance: An Assignment and Conveyance in the
form of Exhibit I hereto dated as of the related Closing Date, by and between
the Company and the Purchaser.
Assignment of Mortgage: An assignment of the Mortgage, notice
of transfer or equivalent instrument in recordable form, sufficient under the
laws of the jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to
reflect the sale of the Mortgage to the Purchaser.
BIF: The Bank Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto.
Business Day: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or
(ii) a day on which banking and savings and loan institutions in the States of
New York, Texas, or California are authorized or obligated by law or executive
order to be closed.
Closing Date: The date or dates set forth on the related
Assignment and Conveyance on which the Purchaser from time to time shall
purchase and the Company from time to time shall sell, the Mortgage Loans listed
on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio or CLTV: With respect to any
Mortgage Loan, the sum of the original principal balance of such Mortgage Loan
and the outstanding principal balance of any related first lien as of the date
of origination of the Mortgage Loan, divided by the lower of (a) the Appraised
Value of the Mortgaged Property and (b) if the Mortgage Loan was made to finance
the acquisition of the related Mortgaged Property, the purchase price of the
Mortgaged Property.
Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended
from time to time or any successor statute thereto, and applicable U.S.
Department of the Treasury regulations issued pursuant thereto.
Company: Countrywide Home Loans Inc., or its successor in
interest or assigns, or any successor to the Company under this Agreement
appointed as herein provided.
Condemnation Proceeds: All awards or settlements in respect of
a Mortgaged Property, whether permanent or temporary, partial or entire, by
exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, to the extent not
required to be released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the terms of the
related Mortgage Loan Documents.
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Custodial Account: The separate account or accounts created
and maintained pursuant to Section 4.04.
Custodial Agreement: That certain Custodial Agreement, dated
as of September 1, 1999 by and between the Purchaser and U.S. Bank Trust
National Association, as amended.
Custodian: The Custodian under the Custodial Agreement, or its
successor in interest or assigns or any successor to the Custodian under the
Custodial Agreement as provided therein.
Cut-off Date: With respect to each Mortgage Loan in a Mortgage
Loan Package, the date set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Deleted Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan which is repurchased by
the Company in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and which is, in the
case of a substitution pursuant to Section 3.03, replaced or to be replaced with
a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan.
Determination Date: The 15th day (or if such 15th day is not a
Business Day, the Business Day immediately following such 15th day) of the month
of the related Remittance Date.
Disqualified Organization: An organization defined as such in
Section 860E(e) of the Code.
Due Date: The day of the month on which the Monthly Payment is
due on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace. With respect to the
Mortgage Loans for which payment from the Mortgagor is due on a day other than
the first day of the month, such Mortgage Loans will be treated as if the
Monthly Payment is due on the first day of the month of such Due Date.
Due Period: With respect to each Remittance Date, the period
commencing on the second day of the month preceding the month of the Remittance
Date and ending in the first day of the month of the Remittance Date.
Eligible Investments: Any one or more of the obligations and
securities listed below which investment provides for a date of maturity not
later than the Determination Date in each month:
(i) direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed
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; and
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(ii) federal funds, demand and time deposits in, certificates
of deposits of, or bankers' acceptances issued by, any depository
institution or trust company incorporated or organized under the laws
of the United States of America or any state thereof and subject to
supervision and examination by federal and/or state banking
authorities, so long as at the time of such investment or 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 obligations of such holding company) are
rated "P-1" by Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. and the long-term debt
obligations of such holding company) are rated "P-1" by Xxxxx'x
Investors Service, Inc. and the long-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 long-term debt obligations of such
holding company) are rated at least "Aa" by Xxxxx'x Investors Service,
Inc.;
(iii) investments and securities otherwise acceptable to
Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac.
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.
Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy: An errors and omissions
insurance policy to be maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 4.12.
Escrow Account: The separate account or accounts created and
maintained pursuant to Section 4.06.
Escrow Payments: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the
amounts constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents,
municipal charges, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance
premiums, condominium charges, if applicable, and any other payments required to
be escrowed by the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage or any
other related document.
Event of Default: Any one of the conditions or circumstances
enumerated in Section 10.01.
Xxxxxx Mae: The Federal National Mortgage Association, or any
successor thereto.
Xxxxxx Xxx Guides: The Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx' Guide and the
Xxxxxx Xxx Servicers' Guide and all amendments or additions thereto.
FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any
successor thereto.
FICO Score: A statistical credit score obtained by mortgage
lenders in connection with the loan application to help assess a borrower's
credit worthiness.
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Fidelity Bond: A fidelity bond to be maintained by the Company
pursuant to Section 4.12.
Xxxxxxx Mac: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or
any successor thereto.
Gross Margin: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, the fixed percentage amount set forth in the related Mortgage Note which
amount is added to the Index in accordance with the terms of the related
Mortgage Note to determine on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date the Mortgage
Interest Rate for such Mortgage Loan.
Index: The index indicated in the related Mortgage Note for
each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan.
Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan,
proceeds of insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related
Mortgaged Property.
Interest Only Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan that requires
payments of interest only during its term and the entire original principal
balance at maturity, and that does not amortize during its term.
Interest Rate Adjustment Date: With respect to each Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loan, the date as specified in the related Mortgage Note with
respect to the initial Interest Rate Adjustment Date, or the related Mortgage
Loan Schedule, with respect to subsequent Interest Rate Adjustment Dates.
Liquidation Proceeds: Cash received in connection with the
liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through the sale or assignment
of such Mortgage Loan, trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, or the
sale of the related Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in
satisfaction of the Mortgage Loan.
Loan-to-Value Ratio or LTV: With respect to any Mortgage Loan,
the ratio of the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the related
Cut-off Date (unless otherwise indicated) to the lesser of (a) the Appraised
Value of the Mortgaged Property and (b) if the Mortgage Loan was made to finance
the acquisition of the related Mortgaged Property, the purchase price of the
Mortgaged Property, expressed as a percentage.
LPMI Loan: A Mortgage Loan with a LPMI Policy.
LPMI Policy: A policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance
issued by a Qualified Insurer pursuant to which the related premium is to be
paid by the Company of the related Mortgage Loan from payments of interest made
by the Mortgagor.
LPMI Fee: With respect to each LPMI Loan, the portion of the
Mortgage Interest Rate as set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule (which
shall be payable solely from the interest portion of Monthly Payments, Insurance
Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds), which, during such
period prior to the required cancellation of the LPMI Policy, shall be used to
pay the premium due on the related LPMI Policy.
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MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, or
any successor thereto.
MERS Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan registered with MERS on
the MERS System.
MERS System: The system of recording transfers of mortgages
electronically maintained by MERS.
MIN: The Mortgage Identification Number for any MERS Mortgage
Loan.
Monthly Advance: The portion of Monthly Payment delinquent
with respect to each Mortgage Loan at the close of business on the Determination
Date required to be advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 5.03 on the
Business Day immediately preceding the Remittance Date of the related month.
Monthly Payment: The scheduled monthly payment of principal
and interest on a Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument
securing a Mortgage Note, which creates a first lien on an unsubordinated estate
in fee simple in real property securing the Mortgage Note.
Mortgage File: The items pertaining to a particular Mortgage
Loan referred to in Exhibit B annexed hereto, and any additional documents
required to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement.
Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy: A mortgage impairment or
blanket hazard insurance policy as described in Section 4.11.
Mortgage Interest Rate: The annual rate of interest borne on a
Mortgage Note.
Mortgage Loan: An individual Mortgage Loan which is the
subject of this Agreement, each Mortgage Loan originally sold and subject to
this Agreement being identified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, which
Mortgage Loan includes without limitation the Mortgage File, 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 Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage Loan Documents: The documents listed in Exhibit B
hereto.
Mortgage Loan Package: A pool of Mortgage Loans sold to the
Purchaser by the Company on a Closing Date.
Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate: With respect to each Mortgage
Loan, the annual rate of interest remitted to the Purchaser, which shall be
equal to the Mortgage Interest Rate minus (i) the Servicing Fee Rate and (ii)
with respect to LPMI Loans, the LPMI Fee.
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Mortgage Loan Schedule: With respect to each Mortgage Loan
Package, a schedule of Mortgage Loans annexed to the Assignment and Conveyance,
each such schedule setting forth the information delineated in Exhibit A, with
respect to each Mortgage Loan. With respect to the Mortgage Loans in the
aggregate, the Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth the following information,
as of the related Cut-off Date: (1) the number of Mortgage Loans; (2) the
current aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans; (3) the
weighted average Mortgage Interest Rate of the Mortgage Loans; and (4) the
weighted average maturity of the Mortgage Loans.
Mortgage Note: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness
of a Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage.
Mortgaged Property: The real property securing repayment of
the debt evidenced by a Mortgage Note.
Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note.
Officer's Certificate: A certificate signed by (a) an
assistant Vice President or higher ranking officer and (b) by the Treasurer or
the Secretary or one of the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries of the
Company, and delivered to the Purchaser as required by this Agreement.
Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be
an employee of the Company, reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser, provided
that any Opinion of Counsel relating to (a) qualification of the Mortgage Loans
in a REMIC or (b) compliance with the REMIC Provisions, must be an opinion of
counsel who (i) is in fact independent of the Company and any master servicer of
the Mortgage Loans, (ii) does not have any material direct or indirect financial
interest in the Company or any master servicer of the Mortgage Loans or in an
affiliate of either and (iii) is not connected with the Company or any master
servicer of the Mortgage Loans as an officer, employee, director or person
performing similar functions.
Pass-Through Transfer: The sale or transfer of some or all of
the Mortgage Loans to a trust to be formed as part of a publicly-issued and/or
privately placed, rated or unrated, mortgage pass-through transaction, retaining
the Company as "servicer" (with or without a master servicer) thereunder.
Periodic Rate Cap: With respect to each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the provision of each Mortgage Note which provides for an
absolute maximum amount by which the Mortgage Interest Rate therein may increase
or decrease on an Interest Rate Adjustment Date above or below the Mortgage
Interest Rate previously in effect.
Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint
venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization,
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
PMI: PMI Mortgage Insurance Co., or any successor thereto.
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Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount: With respect to any
Mortgage Loan that was subject to a Principal Prepayment in full or in part
during any Due Period, which Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage
Loan prior to such Mortgage Loan's Due Date in such Due Period, the amount of
interest (net the related Servicing Fee) that would have accrued on the amount
of such Principal Prepayment during the period commencing on the date as of
which such Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan and ending on
the day immediately preceding such Due Date, inclusive.
Prime Rate: The prime rate announced to be in effect from time
to time, as published as the average rate in the "Money Rates" section of The
Wall Street Journal.
Principal Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of
principal on a Mortgage Loan which is received in advance of its scheduled Due
Date, excluding any prepayment penalty or premium thereon and which is not
accompanied by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any
date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment.
Principal Prepayment Period: The second day of the month
preceding the month in which the related Remittance Date occurs through the
first day of the month in which the related Remittance Date occurs.
Purchase Price and Terms Letter: With respect to each purchase
of a Mortgage Loan Package hereunder, that certain letter agreement setting
forth the general terms and conditions of such transaction consummated herein
and identifying the Mortgage Loans to be purchased hereunder, by and between the
Company and the Purchaser.
Purchaser: Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, FSB or its successor in
interest or any successor to the Purchaser under this Agreement as herein
provided.
Qualified Depository: A depository the accounts of which are
insured by the FDIC through the BIF or the SAIF and the debt obligations of
which are rated AA or better by Standard & Poor's Corporation.
Qualified Insurer: A mortgage guaranty insurance company duly
authorized and licensed where required by law to transact mortgage guaranty
insurance business and approved as an insurer by Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac.
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan: A mortgage loan eligible
to be substituted by the Company for a Deleted Mortgage Loan which must, on the
date of such substitution, (i) have an outstanding principal balance, after
deduction of all scheduled payments due in the month of substitution (or in the
case of a substitution of more than one mortgage loan for a Deleted Mortgage
Loan, an aggregate principal balance), not in excess of the Stated Principal
Balance of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (ii) have a Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate
not less than and not more than 2% greater than the Mortgage Loan Remittance
Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iii) have a remaining term to maturity not
greater than and not more than one year less than that of the Deleted Mortgage
Loan; (iv) have a Gross Margin not less than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan;
(v) have a Lifetime Rate Cap not less than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan;
(vi) have a Periodic Rate Cap not less than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan;
(vii) comply with each representation and warranty set forth in Sections 3.01
and 3.02; and (viii) be a REMIC Eligible Mortgage Loan.
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Rating Agency: Any of Fitch, Xxxxx'x or Standard & Poor's or
their respective successors.
Reconstitution: A Pass-Through Transfer, a Whole Loan Transfer
or an Agency Transfer.
Reconstitution Agreements: The agreement or agreements entered
into by the Purchaser, the Company, Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac or certain third
parties on the Reconstitution Date(s) with respect to any or all of the Mortgage
Loans serviced hereunder, in connection with a Pass-Through Transfer or an
Agency Transfer as set forth in Section 7.01, including, but not limited to, (i)
a Xxxxxx Mae Mortgage Selling and Servicing Contract, a Pool Purchase Contract,
and any and all servicing agreements and tri-party agreements reasonably
required by Xxxxxx Xxx with respect to a Xxxxxx Mae Transfer, (ii) a Purchase
Contract and all purchase documents associated therewith as set forth in the
Xxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx' & Servicers' Guide, and any and all servicing agreements
and tri-party agreements reasonably required by Xxxxxxx Mac with respect to a
Xxxxxxx Mac Transfer, and (iii) a Pooling and Servicing Agreement and/or a
subservicing/master servicing agreement and related custodial/trust agreement
and related documents with respect to a Pass-Through Transfer. Such agreement or
agreements shall prescribe the rights and obligations of the Company in
servicing the related Mortgage Loans and shall provide for servicing
compensation to the Company (calculated on a weighted average basis for all the
related Mortgage Loans as of the Reconstitution Date), net of any guarantee fees
due Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac, if applicable, at least equal to the Servicing
Fee due the Company in accordance with this Agreement. The form of relevant
Reconstitution Agreement to be entered into by the Purchaser and/or master
servicer or trustee and the Company with respect to Pass-Through Transfers shall
be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Purchaser and the
Company (giving due regard to any rating or master servicing requirements),
shall not materially increase the Company's obligations or materially diminish
the Company's rights under this Agreement, and the representations and
warranties and servicing provisions contained therein shall be substantially
similar to those contained in this Agreement as of the related Closing Date,
unless otherwise mutually agreed by the parties.
Reconstitution Date: The date or dates on which any or all of
the Mortgage Loans serviced under this Agreement shall be removed from this
Agreement and reconstituted as part of an Agency Transfer or a Pass-Through
Transfer pursuant to Section 7.01 hereof. On such date or dates, the Mortgage
Loans transferred shall cease to be covered by this Agreement and the Company's
servicing responsibilities shall cease under this Agreement (but not its
obligations as Company and originator for representations made as of the related
Closing Date hereunder or its servicing obligations prior to the Reconstitution
Date) with respect to the related transferred Mortgage Loans.
REMIC: A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" within the
meaning of Section 860D of the Code.
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REMIC Documents: The document or documents creating and
governing the administration of a REMIC.
REMIC Eligible Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan held by a REMIC
which satisfies and/or complies with all applicable REMIC Provisions.
REMIC Provisions: Provisions of the federal income tax law
relating to a REMIC, which appear at Section 860A through 86OG of Subchapter M
of Chapter 1, Subtitle A of the Code, and related provisions, and regulations,
rulings or pronouncements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in
effect from time to time.
Remittance Date: The 18th day (or if such 18th day is not a
Business Day, the first Business Day immediately following) of any month.
REO Disposition: The final sale by the Company of any REO
Property.
REO Disposition Proceeds: All amounts received with respect to
an REO Disposition pursuant to Section 4.16.
REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Company on
behalf of the Purchasers through foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure,
as described in Section 4.16.
Repurchase Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a price
equal to (i) the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan plus (ii)
interest on such Stated Principal Balance at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate
from the date on which interest has last been paid and distributed to the
Purchaser to the date of repurchase, less amounts received or advanced in
respect of such repurchased Mortgage Loan which are being held in the Custodial
Account for distribution in the month of repurchase plus (iii) any costs and
damages incurred by the Purchaser or trust with respect to any securitization of
the Mortgage Loan in connection with any violation by such Mortgage Loan of any
predatory- or abusive-lending law plus (iv) all reasonable costs and expenses
incurred by the Purchaser in the enforcement of the Company's repurchase
obligation hereunder.
SAIF: The Savings Association Insurance Fund, or any successor
thereto.
Securities Act of 1933 or the 1933 Act: The Securities Act of
1933, as amended.
Servicing Advances: All customary, reasonable and necessary
"out of pocket" costs and expenses other than Monthly Advances (including
reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements) incurred in the performance by the
Company of its servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost of
(a) the preservation, restoration and protection of the Mortgaged Property, (b)
any enforcement or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures, (c) the
management and liquidation of any REO Property, (d) in connection with the
liquidation of a Mortgage Loan, any expenditures relating to the purchase or
maintenance of any Superior Lien pursuant to Section 4.21 hereof, and (e)
compliance with the obligations under Section 4.08.
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Servicing Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount
of the annual fee the Purchaser shall pay to the Company, which shall, for a
period of one full month, be equal to one-twelfth of the product of (a) the
Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage
Loan. Such fee shall be payable monthly, computed on the basis of the same
principal amount and period respecting which any related interest payment on a
Mortgage Loan is computed. The obligation of the Purchaser to pay the Servicing
Fee is limited to, and the Servicing Fee is payable solely from, the interest
portion (including recoveries with respect to interest from Liquidation
Proceeds, to the extent permitted by Section 4.05) of such Monthly Payment
collected by the Company, or as otherwise provided under Section 4.05.
Servicing Fee Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and
each Mortgage Loan Package, the Servicing Fee Rate set forth in the related
Assignment and Conveyance.
Servicing File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file
retained by the Company consisting of originals of all documents in the Mortgage
File which are not delivered to the Custodian and copies of the Mortgage Loan
Documents listed in Exhibit B the originals of which are delivered to the
Custodian pursuant to Section 2.01.
Servicing LP: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, or any
successor thereto
Servicing Officer: Any officer of the Company involved in or
responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose
name appears on a list of servicing officers furnished by the Company to the
Purchaser upon request, as such list may from time to time be amended.
Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan, (i) the
principal balance of the Mortgage Loan at the related Cut-off Date after giving
effect to payments of principal due on or before such date, whether or not
received, minus (ii) all amounts previously distributed to the Purchaser with
respect to the related Mortgage Loan representing payments or recoveries of
principal or advances in lieu thereof.
Subservicer: Any Subservicer which is subservicing the
Mortgage Loans pursuant to a Subservicing Agreement. Any subservicer shall meet
the qualifications set forth in Section 4.01.
Subservicing Agreement: An agreement between the Company and a
Subservicer for the servicing of the Mortgage Loans.
Tax Returns: The federal income tax return on Internal Revenue
Service Form 1066, U.S. Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Income Tax
Return, including Schedule Q thereto, Quarterly Notice to Residual Interest
Holders of REMIC Taxable Income or Net Loss Allocation, or any successor forms,
to be filed on behalf of any REMIC under the REMIC Provisions, together with any
and all other information, reports or returns that may be required to be
furnished to the certificate holders under a REMIC or filed with the Internal
Revenue Service or any other governmental taxing authority under any applicable
provisions of federal, state or local tax laws.
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Underwriting Guidelines: The applicable underwriting
guidelines of the Company attached to the related Assignment and Conveyance.
Whole Loan Transfer: The sale or transfer of some or all of
the Mortgage Loans to a third party purchaser in a whole loan transaction
pursuant to a seller's warranties and servicing agreement or a participation and
servicing agreement, retaining the Company as "servicer" thereunder.
ARTICLE II
CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; POSSESSION OF MORTGAGE FILES;
BOOKS AND RECORDS; DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS
Section 2.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans; Possession of
Mortgage Files; Maintenance of Servicing Files.
The Company, on the related Closing Date, does hereby sell,
transfer, assign, set over and convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, but
subject to the terms of this Agreement, on a servicing retained basis, all the
right, title and interest of the Company in and to the Mortgage Loans in the
related Mortgage Loan Package, and Mortgage Files and all rights and obligations
arising under the documents contained therein for each Mortgage Loan in the
related Mortgage Loan Package. Pursuant to Section 2.03, the Company shall
deliver the Mortgage Loan Documents for each Mortgage Loan to the Custodian
prior to the related Closing Date.
The contents of each Mortgage File not delivered to the
Custodian are and shall be held in trust by the Company for the benefit of the
Purchaser as the owner thereof. The Company shall maintain a Servicing File
consisting of a copy of the contents of each Mortgage File and the originals of
the documents in each Mortgage File not delivered to the Custodian. The
possession of each Servicing File by the Company is at the will of the Purchaser
for the sole purpose of servicing the related Mortgage Loan, and such retention
and possession by the Company is in a custodial capacity only. Upon the sale of
the Mortgage Loans the ownership of each Mortgage Note, the related Mortgage and
the related Mortgage File and Servicing File shall vest immediately in the
Purchaser, and the ownership of all records and documents with respect to the
related Mortgage Loan prepared by or which come into the possession of the
Company shall vest immediately in the Purchaser and shall be retained and
maintained by the Company, in trust, at the will of the Purchaser and only in
such custodial capacity. Each Servicing File shall be segregated from the other
books and records of the Company and shall be marked appropriately to reflect
clearly the sale of the related Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser. The Company
shall release its custody of the contents of any Servicing File only in
accordance with written instructions from the Purchaser, unless such release is
required as incidental to the Company's servicing of the Mortgage Loans or is in
connection with a repurchase of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.03,
3.06, or 6.02.
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Section 2.02 Books and Records; Transfers of Mortgage Loans.
From and after the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser
all rights arising out of the Mortgage Loans including but not limited to all
funds received on or in connection with the Mortgage Loans, shall be received
and held by the Company in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser as owner of
the Mortgage Loans, and the Company shall retain record title to the related
Mortgages for the sole purpose of facilitating the servicing and the supervision
of the servicing of the Mortgage Loans.
The sale of each Mortgage Loan shall be reflected on the
Company's balance sheet and other financial statements as a sale of assets by
the Company. The Company shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall
maintain, a complete set of books and records for each Mortgage Loan which shall
be marked clearly to reflect the ownership of each Mortgage Loan by the
Purchaser. In particular, the Company shall maintain in its possession,
available for inspection by the Purchaser, or its designee and shall deliver to
the Purchaser upon demand, evidence of compliance with all federal, state and
local laws, rules and regulations, including but not limited to documentation as
to the method used in determining the applicability of the provisions of the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, to the Mortgaged Property,
documentation evidencing insurance coverage and eligibility of any condominium
project for approval by Xxxxxx Mae and periodic inspection reports as required
by Section 4.13. To the extent that original documents are not required for
purposes of realization of Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, documents
maintained by the Company may be in the form of microfilm or microfiche or such
other reliable means of recreating original documents, including but not limited
to, optical imagery techniques.
The Company shall maintain with respect to each Mortgage Loan
and shall make available for inspection by any Purchaser or its designee the
related Servicing File during the time the Purchaser retains ownership of a
Mortgage Loan and thereafter in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
The Company shall keep at its servicing office books and
records in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe,
the Company shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage
Loan may be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms hereof.
For the purposes of this Agreement, the Company shall be under no obligation to
deal with any person with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans unless
the books and records show such person as the owner of the Mortgage Loan. The
Purchaser may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer one or
more of the Mortgage Loans, provided, however, that (i) the transferee will not
be deemed to be a Purchaser hereunder binding upon the Company unless (a) such
transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and
an original counterpart of the instrument of transfer and an assignment and
assumption of this Agreement in the form of Exhibit G hereto executed by the
transferee shall have been delivered to the Company, or (b) the transferee is an
affiliate of the Purchaser, a depositor, a trustee or any other appropriate
party in a Pass-through Transfer and (ii) in no event shall there be more than
five Persons at any given time having the status of "Purchaser" hereunder. The
Purchaser also shall advise the Company of the transfer. Upon receipt of notice
of the transfer, the Company shall xxxx its books and records to reflect the
ownership of the Mortgage Loans of such assignee, and shall release the previous
Purchaser from its obligations hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold
or transferred.
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Section 2.03 Delivery of Documents.
On or before the date which is agreed upon by the Purchaser
and the Company in the Purchase Price and Terms Letter, the Company shall
deliver to the Custodian in escrow for the benefit of the Seller, those Mortgage
Loan Documents as required by this Agreement with respect to each Mortgage Loan
in the related Mortgage Loan Package.
On or prior to the related Closing Date, the Custodian shall
certify its receipt of all such Mortgage Loan Documents required to be delivered
pursuant to the Custodial Agreement, as evidenced by the Initial Certification
of the Custodian in the form annexed to the Custodial Agreement. Purchaser shall
pay all fees and expenses of the Custodian.
The Company shall forward to the Custodian original documents
evidencing an assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of any
Mortgage Loan entered into in accordance with Section 4.01 or 6.01 within two
weeks of their execution, provided, however, that the Company shall provide the
Custodian with a certified true copy of any such document submitted for
recordation within two weeks of its execution, and shall provide the original of
any document submitted for recordation or a copy of such document certified by
the appropriate public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the
original within 270 days of its submission for recordation.
In the event an Officer's Certificate of the Company is
delivered to the Custodian because of a delay caused by the public recording
office in returning any recorded document, the Company shall deliver to the
Custodian, within 270 days of the related Closing Date, an Officer's Certificate
which shall (i) identify the recorded document, (ii) state that the recorded
document has not been delivered to the Custodian due solely to a delay caused by
the public recording office, (iii) state the amount of time generally required
by the applicable recording office to record and return a document submitted for
recordation, and (iv) specify the date the applicable recorded document will be
delivered to the Custodian. The Company shall be required to deliver to the
Custodian the applicable recorded document by the date specified in (iv) above.
An extension of the date specified in (iv) above may be requested from the
Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Company shall not be in breach of this Agreement due to a delay
caused by the recording office.
The Company shall deliver the Mortgage Loan Schedule with
respect to the related Mortgage Loan Package to the Purchaser on a best efforts
basis, within 3 Business Days prior to the related Closing Date but in no event
later than the date 2 Business Days prior to the related Closing Date.
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ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES;
REMEDIES AND BREACH
Section 3.01 Company Representations and Warranties.
The Company represents and warrants to the Purchaser that as
of each Closing Date:
(a) Due Organization and Authority. The Company is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of the State of New York and has all licenses necessary to carry on its business
as now being conducted and is licensed, qualified and in good standing in each
state where a Mortgaged Property is located if the laws of such state require
licensing or qualification in order to conduct business of the type conducted by
the Company, and in any event the Company is in compliance with the laws of any
such state to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of the related
Mortgage Loan and the servicing of such Mortgage Loan in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement; the Company has the full corporate power and authority
to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform in accordance herewith; the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement (including all instruments
of transfer to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement) by the Company and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly
authorized; this Agreement evidences the valid, binding and enforceable
obligation of the Company; and all requisite corporate action has been taken by
the Company to make this Agreement valid and binding upon the Company in
accordance with its terms;
(b) Ordinary Course of Business. The consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of
business of the Company, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the
Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Company pursuant to this Agreement are
not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect
in any applicable jurisdiction;
(c) No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the acquisition of the Mortgage Loans by the Company, the sale of the
Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser or the transactions contemplated hereby, nor the
fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
will conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of the Company's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction or any
agreement or instrument to which the Company is now a party or by which it is
bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of the
foregoing, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order,
judgment or decree to which the Company or its property is subject, or impair
the ability of the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage Loans, or impair the
value of the Mortgage Loans;
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(d) Ability to Service. The Company is an approved
seller/servicer of conventional residential mortgage loans for Xxxxxx Mae or
Xxxxxxx Mac, with the facilities, procedures, and experienced personnel
necessary for the sound servicing of mortgage loans of the same type as the
Mortgage Loans. The Company is in good standing to sell mortgage loans to and
service mortgage loans for Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac, and no event has occurred,
including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage, which would make
the Company unable to comply with Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac eligibility
requirements or which would require notification to either Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx
Mac;
(e) Reasonable Servicing Fee. The Company acknowledges and
agrees that the Servicing Fee, as calculated at the Servicing Fee Rate,
represents reasonable compensation for performing such services and that the
entire Servicing Fee shall be treated by the Company, for accounting and tax
purposes, as compensation for the servicing and administration of the Mortgage
Loans pursuant to this Agreement.
(f) Ability to Perform. The Company does not believe, nor does
it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and every
covenant contained in this Agreement. The Company is solvent and the sale of the
Mortgage Loans is not undertaken to hinder, delay or defraud any of the
Company's creditors;
(g) No Litigation Pending. There is no action, suit,
proceeding or investigation pending or to the best of the Company's knowledge
threatened against the Company which, either in any one instance or in the
aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in the business,
operations, financial condition, prospects, properties or assets of the Company,
or in any material impairment of the right or ability of the Company to carry on
its business substantially as now conducted, or in any material liability on the
part of the Company, or which would draw into question the validity of this
Agreement or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be taken in
connection with the obligations of the Company contemplated herein, or which
would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Company to perform under
the terms of this Agreement;
(h) No Consent Required. No consent, approval, authorization
or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of or compliance by the
Company with this Agreement or the sale of the Mortgage Loans as evidenced by
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or if
required, such approval has been obtained prior to the related Closing Date;
(i) Selection Process. The Mortgage Loans were selected from
among the one- to four-family mortgage loans in the Company's portfolio at the
related Closing Date as to which the representations and warranties set forth in
Section 3.02 could be made and such selection was not made in a manner so as to
affect adversely the interests of the Purchaser;
(j) Pool Characteristics. The Mortgage Loans in the related
Mortgage Loan Package have the characteristics as set forth on Exhibit 2 to the
related Assignment and Conveyance.
(k) No Untrue Information. Neither this Agreement nor any
statement, report or other document furnished or to be furnished pursuant to
this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby
contains any untrue statement of fact or omits to state a fact necessary to make
the statements contained therein not misleading;
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(l) Sale Treatment. The Company has determined that the
disposition of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement will be afforded
sale treatment for accounting and tax purposes;
(m) Financial Statements. There has been no change in the
business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Company
since the date of the Company's most recent financial statements that would have
a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this
Agreement;
(n) No Brokers' Fees. The Company has not dealt with any
broker, investment banker, agent or other person that may be entitled to any
commission or compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans;
(o) Origination. The Company's decision to originate any
mortgage loan or to deny any mortgage loan application is an independent
decision based upon Company's Underwriting Guidelines, and is in no way made as
a result of Purchaser's decision to purchase, or not to purchase, or the price
Purchaser may offer to pay for, any such mortgage loan, if originated; and
(p) MERS. The Company is a member of MERS in good standing,
and will comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS
in connection with the servicing of the MERS Mortgage Loans for as long as such
Mortgage Loans are registered with MERS.
Section 3.02 Representations and Warranties Regarding
Individual Mortgage Loans.
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, or the Mortgage Loans in a
Mortgage Loan Package the aggregate, as applicable, the Company hereby
represents and warrants to the Purchaser that as of the related Closing Date on
which such Mortgage Loan is sold:
(a) Mortgage Loans as Described. The information set forth in
each Mortgage Loan Schedule is complete, true and correct;
(b) Payments Current. All payments required to be made up to
the related Closing Date for the Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage
Note have been made and credited. No payment required under the Mortgage Loan
has been delinquent thirty days or more at any time in the twelve months prior
to the related Cut-off Date;
(c) No Outstanding Charges. There are no defaults in complying
with the terms of the Mortgages, and all taxes, governmental assessments,
insurance premiums, water, sewer and municipal charges, leasehold payments or
ground rents which previously became due and owing have been paid, or an escrow
of funds has been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every such item
which remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet due and payable.
The Company has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received
any advance of funds by a party other than the Mortgagor, directly or
indirectly, for the payment of any amount required under the Mortgage Loan,
except for interest accruing from the date of the Mortgage Note or date of
disbursement of the Mortgage Loan proceeds, whichever is greater, to the day
which precedes by one month the Due Date of the first installment of principal
and interest;
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(d) Original Terms Unmodified. The terms of the Mortgage Note
and Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect,
except by a written instrument which has been recorded, if necessary to protect
the interests of the Purchaser and which has been delivered to the Custodian.
The substance of any such waiver, alteration or modification has been approved
by the issuer of any related LPMI Policy and the title insurer, to the extent
required by the policy, and its terms are reflected on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule. No Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, except in
connection with an assumption agreement approved by the issuer of any related
LPMI Policy and the title insurer, to the extent required by the policy, and
which assumption agreement is part of the Mortgage Loan File delivered to the
Custodian and the terms of which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule;
(e) No Defenses. The Mortgage Loan is not subject to any right
of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without limitation
the defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage
Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render either the
Mortgage Note or the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to
any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without
limitation the defense of usury, and no such right of rescission, set-off,
counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect thereto, and no Mortgagor
(a) was a debtor in any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding or
(b) had a foreclosure proceeding commenced again him, in each case, at the time
the Mortgage Loan was originated or in the twelve months preceding the related
origination date;
(f) Hazard Insurance. Pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage,
all buildings or other improvements upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by a
generally acceptable insurer against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage
and such other hazards as are customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property
is located pursuant to insurance policies conforming to the requirements of
Section 4.10. If upon origination of the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgaged Property
was in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency as having special flood hazards (and such flood insurance has
been made available) a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the
current guidelines of the Federal Flood Insurance Administration is in effect
which policy conforms to the requirements of Section 4.10. All individual
insurance policies contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the Company and
its successors and assigns as mortgagee, and all premiums thereon have been
paid. The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain the hazard
insurance policy at the Mortgagor's cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor's
failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to obtain and maintain
such insurance at such Mortgagor's cost and expense, and to seek reimbursement
therefor from the Mortgagor. Where required by state law or regulation, the
Mortgagor has been given an opportunity to choose the carrier of the required
hazard insurance, provided the policy is not a "master" or "blanket" hazard
insurance policy covering the common facilities of a planned unit development.
The hazard insurance policy is the valid and binding obligation of the insurer,
is in full force and effect, and will be in full force and effect and inure to
the benefit of the Purchaser upon the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. The Company has not engaged in, and has no
knowledge of the Mortgagor's or any Subservicer's having engaged in, any act or
omission which would impair the coverage of any such policy, the benefits of the
endorsement provided for herein, or the validity and binding effect of either,
including without limitation, no unlawful fee, unlawful commission, unlawful
kickback or other unlawful compensation or value of any kind has been or will be
received, retained or realized by any attorney, firm or other person or entity,
and no such unlawful items have been received, retained or realized by the
Company;
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(g) Compliance with Applicable Laws. Each Mortgage Loan at the
time it was made complied in all material respects with applicable local, state,
and federal laws, including, but not limited to all applicable predatory and
abusive lending laws and any and all requirements of any federal, state or local
law (including, without limitation, usury, truth-in-lending, real estate
settlement procedures, consumer credit protection, equal credit opportunity,
disclosure laws, all applicable predatory and abusive lending laws or unfair and
deceptive practices laws) applicable to the Mortgage Loan have been complied
with, and the Company shall maintain in its possession, available for the
Purchaser's inspection, and shall deliver to the Purchaser upon demand, evidence
of compliance with all such requirements;
(h) No Satisfaction of Mortgage. The Mortgage has not been
satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded, in whole or in part, and the
Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien of the Mortgage, in whole
or in part, nor has any instrument been executed that would effect any such
release, cancellation, subordination or rescission. The Company has not waived
the performance by the Mortgagor of any action, if the Mortgagor's failure to
perform such action would cause the Mortgage Loan to be in default, nor has the
Company waived any default resulting from any action or inaction by the
Mortgagor;
(i) Location and Type of Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged
Property is a fee simple property located in the state identified in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule and consists of a parcel of real property with a detached
single family residence erected thereon, two-to-four family dwelling, an
individual condominium unit in a low-rise condominium project, or an individual
unit in a planned unit development, provided, however, that any condominium
project or planned unit development shall conform with the Company's
Underwriting Guidelines regarding such dwellings, and no residence or dwelling
is a mobile home, a manufactured dwelling, a modular home or rural property. No
portion of the Mortgaged Property is used for commercial purposes;
(j) Valid Lien. The Mortgage is a valid, subsisting
enforceable and perfected first lien and first priority security interest on the
Mortgaged Property, including all buildings and improvements on the Mortgaged
Property, and all additions, alterations and replacements made at any time with
respect to the foregoing. The lien of the Mortgage is subject only to:
(1) the lien of current real property taxes and assessments
not yet due and payable;
(2) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way,
easements and other matters of the public record as of the
date of recording acceptable to mortgage lending institutions
generally and specifically referred to in the lender's title
insurance policy delivered to the originator of the Mortgage
Loan and (i) referred to or to otherwise considered in the
appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan or (ii)
which do not adversely affect the Appraised Value of the
Mortgaged Property set forth in such appraisal; and
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(3) other matters to which like properties are commonly
subject which do not materially interfere with the benefits of
the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage or the
use, enjoyment, value or marketability of the related
Mortgaged Property.
Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent
document related to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan
establishes and creates a valid, subsisting and enforceable first lien and first
priority security interest on the property described therein and the Company has
full right to sell and assign the same to the Purchaser;
(k) Validity of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage are genuine, and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the
maker thereof enforceable in accordance with its terms. All parties to the
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage and any other related agreement had legal
capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage
Note and the Mortgage and any other related agreement, and the Mortgage Note and
the Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such parties;
(l) Full Disbursement of Proceeds. The Mortgage Loan has been
closed and the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed and there
is no requirement for future advances thereunder, and any and all requirements
as to completion of any on-site or off-site improvement and as to disbursements
of any escrow funds therefor have been complied with. All costs, fees and
expenses incurred in making or closing the Mortgage Loan and the recording of
the Mortgage were paid, and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any
amounts paid or due under the Mortgage Note or Mortgage;
(m) Ownership. The Company is the sole owner of record and
holder of the Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan is not assigned or pledged, and
the Company has good and marketable title thereto, and has full right to
transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan therein to the Purchaser free and clear of
any encumbrance, equity, participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or
security interest, and has full right and authority subject to no interest or
participation of, or agreement with, any other party, to sell and assign each
Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement;
(n) Doing Business. All parties which have had any interest in
the Mortgage Loan, whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are
(or, during the period in which they held and disposed of such interest, were)
(1) in compliance with any and all applicable licensing requirements of the laws
of the state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located, and (2) organized under
the laws of such state, or (3) qualified to do business in such state, or (4)
federal savings and loan associations or national banks having principal offices
in such state, or (5) not doing business in such state;
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(o) Title Insurance. The Mortgage Loan is covered by either
(i) an attorney's opinion of title and abstract of title the form and substance
of which is acceptable to mortgage lending institutions making mortgage loans in
the area where the Mortgaged Property is located or (ii) an ALTA lender's title
insurance policy or other generally acceptable form of policy of insurance
acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac, issued by a title insurer acceptable to
Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where
the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring the Company, its successors and
assigns, as to the second priority lien of the Mortgage in the original
principal amount of the Mortgage Loan (or to the extent that a Mortgage Note
provides for negative amortization, the maximum amount of negative amortization
in accordance with the Mortgage), subject only to the exceptions contained in
clauses (1), (2) and (3) of paragraph (j) of this Section 3.02. Where required
by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been given the opportunity to
choose the carrier of the required mortgage title insurance. Additionally, such
lender's title insurance policy affirmatively insures ingress and egress, and
against encroachments by or upon the Mortgaged Property or any interest therein.
The Company is the sole insured of such lender's title insurance policy, and
such lender's title insurance policy is in full force and effect and will be in
force and effect upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. No claims have been made under such lender's title insurance policy,
and no prior holder of the Mortgage, including the Company, has done, by act or
omission, anything which would impair the coverage of such lender's title
insurance policy including without limitation, no unlawful fee, commission,
kickback or other unlawful compensation or value of any kind has been or will be
received, retained or realized by any attorney, firm or other person or entity,
and no such unlawful items have been received, retained or realized by the
Company;
(p) No Defaults. There is no default, breach, violation or
event of acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and no
event which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any
grace or cure period, would constitute a default, breach, violation or event of
acceleration, and neither the Company nor its predecessors have waived any
default, breach, violation or event of acceleration;
(q) No Mechanics' Liens. There are no mechanics' or similar
liens or claims which have been filed for work, labor or material (and no rights
are outstanding that under the law could give rise to such liens) affecting the
related Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens prior to, or equal or
coordinate with, the lien of the related Mortgage;
(r) Location of Improvements; No Encroachments. All
improvements which were considered in determining the Appraised Value of the
Mortgaged Property lay wholly within the boundaries and building restriction
lines of the Mortgaged Property and no improvements on adjoining properties
encroach upon the Mortgaged Property. No improvement located on or being part of
the Mortgaged Property is in violation of any applicable zoning law or
regulation;
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(s) Origination: Payment Terms. At the time the Mortgage Loan
was originated, the originator was a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development pursuant to Sections 203 and 211 of the National
Housing Act or a savings and loan association, a savings bank, a commercial bank
or similar banking institution which is supervised and examined by a Federal or
State authority or a Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac approved mortgagee. The Mortgage
Interest Rate is as set forth in the related Mortgage Note. As stated in the
related Mortgage Note, the Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted, with respect to
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date to equal
the Index plus the Gross Margin, subject to the Periodic Rate Cap. Except with
respect to Interest Only Mortgage Loans, the Mortgage Note is payable in equal
monthly installments of principal and interest, which installments of interest,
with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, are subject to change due to the
adjustments to the Mortgage Interest Rate on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date,
with interest calculated and payable in arrears, sufficient to amortize the
Mortgage Loan fully by the stated maturity date, over an original term of not
more than thirty years from commencement of amortization. Unless otherwise
specified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Mortgage Loan is payable on
the first day of each month. The Mortgage Loan by its original terms or any
modification thereof, does not provide for amortization beyond its scheduled
maturity;
(t) Customary Provisions. The Mortgage contains customary and
enforceable provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder
thereof adequate for the realization against the Mortgaged Property of the
benefits of the security provided thereby, including, (i) in the case of a
Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, and (ii) otherwise by
judicial foreclosure. Upon default by a Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan and
foreclosure on, or trustee's sale of, the Mortgaged Property pursuant to the
proper procedures, the holder of the Mortgage Loan will be able to deliver good
and merchantable title to the Mortgaged Property. There is no homestead or other
exemption available to a Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to sell
the Mortgaged Property at a trustee's sale or the right to foreclose the
Mortgage;
(u) Conformance with Underwriting Guidelines. The Mortgage
Loan was underwritten in accordance with the Company's Underwriting Guidelines
in effect at the time the Mortgage Loan was originated;
(v) Occupancy of the Mortgaged Property. As of the related
Closing Date the Mortgaged Property is lawfully occupied under applicable law.
All inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or issued with
respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property and, with respect to
the use and occupancy of the same, including but not limited to certificates of
occupancy and fire underwriting certificates, have been made or obtained from
the appropriate authorities. The Mortgagor represented at the time of
origination of the Mortgage Loan that the Mortgagor would occupy the Mortgaged
Property as the Mortgagor's primary residence;
(w) No Additional Collateral. The Mortgage Note is not and has
not been secured by any collateral except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage
and the security interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel
mortgage referred to in (j) above;
(x) Deeds of Trust. In the event the Mortgage constitutes a
deed of trust, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such,
has been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in the
Mortgage, and no fees or expenses are or will become payable by the Purchasers
to the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee's
sale after default by the Mortgagor;
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(y) Acceptable Investment. The Company has no knowledge of any
circumstances or conditions with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged
Property, the Mortgagor or the Mortgagor's credit standing that can reasonably
be expected to cause private institutional investors to regard the Mortgage Loan
as an unacceptable investment, cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, or
adversely affect the value or marketability of the Mortgage Loan;
(z) Delivery of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note, the
Mortgage, the Assignment of Mortgage and any other documents required to be
delivered for the Mortgage Loan by the Company under this Agreement as set forth
in Exhibit C attached hereto have been delivered to the Custodian. The Company
is in possession of a complete, true and accurate Mortgage File in compliance
with Exhibit B, except for such documents the originals of which have been
delivered to the Custodian;
(aa) Condominiums/Planned Unit Developments. If the Mortgaged
Property is a condominium unit or a planned unit development (other than a de
minimus planned unit development) such condominium or planned unit development
project meets Company's Underwriting Guidelines with respect to such condominium
or planned unit development;
(bb) Transfer of Mortgage Loans. The Assignment of Mortgage is
in recordable form and is acceptable for recording under the laws of the
jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located;
(cc) Due on Sale. The Mortgage contains an enforceable
provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of
the Mortgage Loan in the event that the Mortgaged Property is sold or
transferred without the prior written consent of the Mortgagor thereunder;
(dd) No Buydown Provisions; No Graduated Payments or
Contingent Interests. The Mortgage Loan does not contain provisions pursuant to
which Monthly Payments are paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any
separate account established by the Company, the Mortgagor or anyone on behalf
of the Mortgagor, or paid by any source other than the Mortgagor nor does it
contain any other similar provisions currently in effect which may constitute a
"buydown" provision. The Mortgage Loan is not a graduated payment mortgage loan
and the Mortgage Loan does not have a shared appreciation or other contingent
interest feature;
(ee) Consolidation of Future Advances. Any future advances
made prior to the related Cut-off Date have been consolidated with the
outstanding principal amount secured by the Mortgage, and the secured principal
amount, as consolidated, bears a single interest rate and single repayment term.
The lien of the Mortgage securing the consolidated principal amount is expressly
insured as having first lien priority by a title insurance policy, an
endorsement to the policy insuring the mortgagee's consolidated interest or by
other title evidence acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac. The consolidated
principal amount does not exceed the original principal amount of the Mortgage
Loan;
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(ff) Mortgaged Property Undamaged. There is no proceeding
pending or, to the best of the Company's knowledge, threatened for the total or
partial condemnation of the Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property is
undamaged by waste, fire, earthquake or earth movement, windstorm, flood,
tornado or other casualty so as to affect adversely the value of the Mortgaged
Property as security for the Mortgage Loan or the use for which the premises
were intended;
(gg) Collection Practices; Escrow Deposits. The origination
and collection practices used with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been in
accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, and have been in all respects in
compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. With respect to escrow
deposits and Escrow Payments, all such payments are in the possession of the
Company and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith for which
customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made. All Escrow
Payments have been collected in full compliance with state and federal law. An
escrow of funds is not prohibited by applicable law and has been established in
an amount sufficient to pay for every item which remains unpaid and which has
been assessed but is not yet due and payable. No escrow deposits or Escrow
Payments or other charges or payments due the Company have been capitalized
under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note. With respect to escrow deposits and
Escrow Payments, any interest required to be paid pursuant to state and local
law has been properly paid and credited;
(hh) Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the
related Mortgaged Property signed prior to the approval of the Mortgage Loan
application by a qualified appraiser, duly appointed by the Company, who had no
interest, direct or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on
the security thereof; and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or
disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and the appraisal and appraiser both satisfy
the requirements of Xxxxxx Mae, Xxxxxxx Mac or Title XI of the Federal
Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations
promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was
originated;
(ii) Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. The Mortgagor has not
notified the Company, and the Company has no knowledge of any relief requested
or allowed to the Mortgagor under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003;
(jj) Environmental Matters. As of the origination date and to
the best of the Company's knowledge as of the Closing Date, the Mortgaged
Property is free from any and all toxic or hazardous substances and there exists
no violation of any local, state or federal environmental law, rule or
regulation. At the time of origination and to the best of the Company's
knowledge as of the related Closing Date, there is no pending action or
proceeding directly involving any Mortgaged Property of which the Company is
aware in which compliance with any environmental law, rule or regulation is an
issue; and to the best of the Company's knowledge, nothing further remains to be
done to satisfy in full all requirements of each such law, rule or regulation
consisting a prerequisite to use and enjoyment of said property;
(kk) No Construction Loans. No Mortgage Loan was made in
connection with (i) the construction or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property
or (ii) facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged Property;
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(ll) Insurance. The Company has caused or will cause to be
performed any and all acts required to preserve the rights and remedies of the
Purchaser in any insurance policies applicable to the Mortgage Loans including,
without limitation, any necessary notifications of insurers, assignments of
policies or interests therein, and establishments of coinsured, joint loss payee
and mortgagee rights in favor of the Purchaser; No action, inaction, or event
has occurred and no state of fact exists or has existed that has resulted or
will result in the exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage under any
applicable pool insurance policy, special hazard insurance policy, LPMI Policy
or bankruptcy bond, irrespective of the cause of such failure of coverage. In
connection with the placement of any such insurance, no commission, fee, or
other compensation has been or will be received by the Company or any designee
of the Company or any corporation in which the Company or any officer, director,
or employee had a financial interest at the time of placement of such insurance;
(mm) Regarding the Mortgagor. The Mortgagor is one or more
natural persons and/or trustees for an Illinois land trust or a trustee under a
"living trust" and such "living trust" is in compliance with Xxxxxx Xxx
guidelines for such trusts;
(nn) Predatory Lending Regulations; High Cost Loans. None of
the Mortgage Loans are classified as (a) "high cost" loans under the Home
Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 or (b) "high cost," "threshold,"
"predatory" or "covered" loans or "High Cost Home Loans" under any other
applicable state, federal or local law (or a similarly classified loan using
different terminology under a law imposing heightened regulatory scrutiny or
additional legal liability for residential mortgage loans having high interest
rates, points and/or fees);
(oo) Georgia Loans. No Mortgage Loan is a "High Cost Home
Loan" as defined in the Georgia Fair Lending Act, as amended (the "Georgia
Act"). No Mortgage Loan subject to the Georgia Act and secured by owner occupied
real property or an owner occupied manufactured home located in the State of
Georgia was originated (or modified) on or after October 1, 2002 through and
including March 6, 2003;
(pp) Simple Interest Mortgage Loans. None of the Mortgage
Loans are simple interest Mortgage Loans;
(qq) Single Premium Credit Life Insurance. No Mortgagor was
required to purchase any credit life, disability, accident or health insurance
product as a condition of obtaining the extension of credit. No Mortgagor
obtained a single-premium credit life insurance policy in connection with the
origination of the Mortgage Loan;
(rr) Tax Service Contract. The Company has obtained a life of
loan, transferable real estate Tax Service Contract on each Mortgage Loan and
such contract is assignable without penalty, premium or cost to the Purchaser;
(ss) Flood Certification Contract. The Company has obtained a
life of loan, transferable flood certification contract with a Approved Flood
Certification Provider for each Mortgage Loan and such contract is assignable
without penalty, premium or cost to the Purchaser;
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(tt) FICO Scores. Except as set forth in the Underwriting
Guidelines, each Mortgage Loan has a non-zero FICO score;
(uu) Prepayment Fee. With respect to each Mortgage Loan that
has a prepayment fee feature, each such prepayment fee is enforceable, and each
prepayment penalty in permitted pursuant to federal, state and local law. No
Mortgage Loan will impose a prepayment penalty for a term in excess of five
years from the date such Mortgage Loan was originated;
(vv) Recordation. Each original Mortgage was recorded and,
except for those Mortgage Loans subject to the MERS identification system, all
subsequent assignments of the original Mortgage (other than the assignment to
the Purchaser) have been recorded in the appropriate jurisdictions wherein such
recordation is necessary to perfect the lien thereof as against creditors of the
Company, or is in the process of being recorded;
(ww) Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Company
has complied with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations,
including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (collectively, the
"Anti-Money Laundering Laws"); the Company has established an anti-money
laundering compliance program as required by the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, has
conducted the requisite due diligence in connection with the origination of each
Mortgage Loan for purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, including with
respect to the legitimacy of the applicable Mortgagor and the origin of the
assets used by the said Mortgagor to purchase the property in question, and
maintains, and will maintain, sufficient information to identify the applicable
Mortgagor for purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws;
(xx) Credit Reporting. For each Mortgage Loan, the Company or
its designee has accurately and fully furnished, in accordance with the Fair
Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and complete
information on its borrower credit files to each of the following credit
repositories: Equifax Credit Information Services, Inc., Trans Union, LLC and
Experian Information Solution, Inc., on a monthly basis. Prior to the Closing
Date, the Company shall have transmitted full-file credit reporting data for
each Mortgage Loan pursuant to Xxxxxx Mae Guide Announcement 95-19, and, for
each Mortgage Loan, prior to the related Closing Date, the Company shall have
reported one of the following statuses each month as follows: new origination,
current, delinquent (30-, 60-, 90-days, etc.), foreclosed, or charged-off;
(yy) Reserved;
(zz) Origination: No error, omission, misrepresentation,
negligence, fraud or similar occurrence with respect to the origination or
servicing of a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of the Company or, to
the best of the Company's knowledge, any person including without limitation the
Mortgagor, any appraiser, any builder or developer, or any other party involved
in the origination of the Mortgage Loan or, in the application of any insurance
in relation to such Mortgage Loan; no predatory or deceptive lending practices,
including, without limitation, the extension of credit without regard to the
ability of the borrower to repay and the extension of credit which has no
apparent benefit to the borrower, were employed in the origination of the
Mortgage Loan;
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(aaa) Qualified Mortgage. The Mortgage Loan is a "qualified
mortgage" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code;
(bbb) Underwriting Methodology. The methodology used in
underwriting the extension of credit for each Mortgage Loan employs objective
mathematical principles which relate the Mortgagor's income, assets and
liabilities to the proposed payment and such underwriting methodology does not
rely on the extent of the Mortgagor's equity in the collateral as the principal
determining factor in approving such credit extension. Such underwriting
methodology confirmed that at the time of origination (application/approval) the
Mortgagor had a reasonable ability to make timely payments on the Mortgage Loan;
(ccc) Higher Cost Products. No Mortgagor was encouraged or
required to select a Mortgage Loan product offered by the Company or, to the
best of Company's knowledge, a third party originator which is a higher cost
product designed for less creditworthy borrowers, unless at the time of the
Mortgage Loan's origination, such Mortgagor did not qualify taking into account
credit history and debt to income ratios for a lower cost credit product then
offered by the Mortgage Loan's originator or any affiliate of the Mortgage
Loan's originator. If, at the time of loan application, the Mortgagor may have
qualified for a lower cost credit product then offered by any mortgage lending
affiliate of the Company or, to the best of Company's knowledge, a third party
originator, the Mortgage Loan's originator referred the Mortgagor's application
to such affiliate for underwriting consideration;
(ddd) Texas Home Equity Loans. With respect to any Mortgage
Loan which is a Texas Home Equity Loan, any and all requirements of Section 50,
Article XVI of the Texas Constitution applicable to Texas Home Equity Loans
which were in effect at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan have
been complied with. Specifically, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, any fees paid in connection with such Mortgage Loan in order for the
Mortgagor to receive a reduced interest rate are not required to be included in
the calculation of the aggregate fees pursuant to Section 50(a)(6)(E) of the
Texas Constitution; and
(eee) Mortgagor Disclosure. All points, fees and charges
(including finance charges), whether or not financed, assessed, collected or to
be collected in connection with the origination and servicing of each Mortgage
Loan has been disclosed in writing to the Mortgagor in accordance with
applicable state and federal law and regulation. The Company shall maintain in
the Mortgage File all statements related to any points, fees and charges
assessed to the Mortgagor including but not limited to GFE, HUD Settlement
Statement, TIL, or any such other disclosure document required by any law
applicable to the origination of the Mortgage Loan.
Section 3.03 Remedies for Breach of Representations and
Warranties.
It is understood and agreed that the representations and
warranties set forth in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 shall survive the sale of the
Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser and the delivery of the Mortgage Loan Documents
to the Custodian and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser,
notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or
Assignment of Mortgage or the examination or failure to examine any Mortgage
File. Upon discovery by either the Company or the Purchaser of a breach of any
of the foregoing representations and warranties which materially and adversely
affects the value of the Mortgage Loans or the interest of the Purchaser, or
which materially and adversely affects the interests of Purchaser in the related
Mortgage Loan in the case of a representation and warranty relating to a
particular Mortgage Loan (in the case of any of the foregoing, a "Breach"), the
party discovering such Breach shall give prompt written notice to the other.
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With respect to those representations and warranties in
Section 3.02, except for (zz), which are made to the best of the Company's
knowledge, if it is discovered by the Company or the Purchaser 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
interest of the Purchaser (or which materially and adversely affects the value
of a Mortgage Loan or the interests of the Purchaser in the related Mortgage
Loan in the case of a representation and warranty relating to a particular
Mortgage Loan), notwithstanding the Company's lack of knowledge with respect to
the substance of such representation and warranty, such inaccuracy shall be
deemed a breach of the applicable representation and warranty.
Within 60 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice
to the Company of any Breach of a representation or warranty, the Company shall
use its best efforts promptly to cure such Breach in all material respects and,
if such Breach cannot be cured, the Company shall, at the Purchaser's option and
subject to Section 3.05, repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price.
In the event that a Breach shall involve any representation or warranty set
forth in Section 3.01, and such Breach cannot be cured within 60 days of the
earlier of either discovery by or notice to the Company of such Breach, all of
the Mortgage Loans shall, at the Purchaser's option and subject to Section 3.05,
be repurchased by the Company at the Repurchase Price. However, if the Breach
shall involve a representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.02 and the
Company discovers or receives notice of any such Breach within 120 days of the
related Closing Date, the Company shall, at the Purchaser's option and provided
that the Company has a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, rather than
repurchase the Mortgage Loan as provided above, remove such Mortgage Loan (a
"Deleted Mortgage Loan") and substitute in its place a Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan or Loans, provided that any such substitution shall be effected
not later than 120 days after the related Closing Date. If the Company has no
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, it shall repurchase the deficient Mortgage
Loan. Any repurchase of a Mortgage Loan or Loans pursuant to the foregoing
provisions of this Section 3.03 shall be accomplished by deposit in the
Custodial Account of the amount of the Repurchase Price for distribution to
Purchaser on the next scheduled Remittance Date, after deducting therefrom any
amount received in respect of such repurchased Mortgage Loan or Loans and being
held in the Custodial Account for future distribution.
At the time of repurchase or substitution, the Purchaser and
the Company shall arrange for the reassignment of the Deleted Mortgage Loan to
the Company and the delivery to the Company of any documents held by the
Custodian relating to the Deleted Mortgage Loan. In the event of a repurchase or
substitution, the Company shall, simultaneously with such reassignment, give
written notice to the Purchaser that such repurchase or substitution has taken
place, amend the related Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the withdrawal of the
Deleted Mortgage Loan from this Agreement, and, in the case of substitution,
identify a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan and amend the related Mortgage
Loan Schedule to reflect the addition of such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan
to this Agreement. In connection with any such substitution, the Company shall
be deemed to have made as to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan the
representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement except that all such
representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement shall be deemed made
as of the date of such substitution. The Company shall effect such substitution
by delivering to the Custodian for such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan the
documents required by Section 2.03, with the Mortgage Note endorsed as required
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by Section 2.03. No substitution will be made in any calendar month after the
Determination Date for such month. The Company shall deposit in the Custodial
Account the Monthly Payment less the Servicing Fee due on such Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans in the month following the date of such
substitution. Monthly Payments due with respect to Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loans in the month of substitution shall be retained by the Company. For the
month of substitution, distributions to Purchaser shall include the Monthly
Payment due on any Deleted Mortgage Loan in the month of substitution, and the
Company shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received
by the Company in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan.
For any month in which the Company substitutes a Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, the Company shall
determine the amount (if any) by which the aggregate principal balance of all
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans as of the date of substitution is less than
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of all Deleted Mortgage Loans (after
application of scheduled principal payments due in the month of substitution).
The amount of such shortfall shall be distributed by the Company in the month of
substitution pursuant to Section 5.01. Accordingly, on the date of such
substitution, the Company shall deposit from its own funds into the Custodial
Account an amount equal to the amount of such shortfall.
Any cause of action against the Company relating to or arising
out of the Breach of any representations and warranties made in Sections 3.01
and 3.02 shall accrue as to any Mortgage Loan upon (i) discovery of such Breach
by the Purchaser or notice thereof by the Company to the Purchaser, (ii) failure
by the Company to cure such Breach or repurchase such Mortgage Loan as specified
above, and (iii) demand upon the Company by the Purchaser for compliance with
this Agreement.
Section 3.04 Indemnification.
The Company agrees to indemnify the Purchaser and hold it
harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines,
forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees
and expenses that the Purchaser may sustain in any way related any assertion
based on, grounded upon resulting from a Breach of any of the Company's
representations and warranties contained herein. The provisions of this Section
3.04 shall survive termination of this Agreement.
It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the
Company set forth in Sections 3.03 and 3.04 to cure, substitute for or
repurchase a defective Mortgage Loan and to indemnify the Purchaser constitute
the sole remedies of the Purchaser respecting a Breach of the foregoing
representations and warranties.
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Section 3.05 Restrictions and Requirements Applicable in the
Event that a Mortgage Loan is Acquired by a
REMIC.
In the event that any Mortgage Loan is held by a REMIC,
notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, the following
provisions shall be applicable to such Mortgage Loan:
(A) Repurchase of Mortgage Loans.
With respect to any Mortgage Loan that is not in default or as
to which no default is imminent, no repurchase or substitution pursuant to
Subsection 3.03, shall be made, unless, if so required by the applicable REMIC
Documents, the Company has obtained an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that
such repurchase will not (i) result in the imposition of taxes on "prohibited
transactions" of such REMIC (as defined in Section 860F of the Code) or
otherwise subject the REMIC to tax, or (ii) cause the REMIC to fail to qualify
as a REMIC at any time.
(B) General Servicing Obligations.
The Company shall sell any REO Property within two years after
its acquisition by the REMIC unless (i) the Company applies for an extension of
such two-year period from the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to the REMIC
Provisions and Code Section 856(e)(3), in which event such REO Property shall be
sold within the applicable extension period, or (ii) the Company obtains for the
Purchaser an Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the Purchaser and the Company, to
the effect that the holding by the REMIC of such REO Property subsequent to such
two year period will not result in the imposition of taxes on "prohibited
transactions" as defined in Section 860F of the Code or cause the REMIC to fail
to qualify as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions or comparable provisions of
relevant state laws at any time. The Company shall manage, conserve, protect and
operate each REO Property for the Purchaser solely for the purpose of its prompt
disposition and sale in a manner which does not cause such REO Property to fail
to qualify as "foreclosure property" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) or
result in the receipt by the REMIC of any "income from non-permitted assets"
within the meaning of Section 860F(a)(2)(B) of the Code or any "net income from
foreclosure property" which is subject to taxation under Section 860G(a)(1) of
the Code. Pursuant to its efforts to sell such REO Property, the Company shall
either itself or through an agent selected by the Company 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 Purchaser, rent the same, or
any part thereof, as the Company deems to be in the best interest of the Company
and the Purchaser for the period prior to the sale of such REO Property;
provided, however, that any rent received or accrued with respect to such REO
Property qualifies as "rents from real property" as defined in Section 856(d) of
the Code.
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(C) Additional Covenants.
In addition to the provision set forth in this Section 3.05,
if a REMIC election is made with respect to the arrangement under which any of
the Mortgage Loans or REO Properties are held, then, with respect to such
Mortgage Loans and/or REO Properties, and notwithstanding the terms of this
Agreement, the Company shall not take any action, cause the REMIC to take any
action or fail to take (or fail to cause to be taken) any action that, under the
REMIC Provisions, if taken or not taken, as the case may be, could (i) endanger
the status of the REMIC as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax
upon the REMIC (including but not limited to the tax on "prohibited
transactions" as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on
"contributions" to a REMIC set forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code) unless the
Company has received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party seeking
to take such action) to the effect that the contemplated action will not
endanger such REMIC status or result in the imposition of any such tax.
Section 3.06 Review of Mortgage Loans.
The review of the Mortgage Loans shall be conducted pursuant
to the applicable provisions of the related Purchase Price and Terms Letter at
the Company's offices or such other location mutually agreed upon by the
parties, for the purpose of determining whether each Mortgage Loan conforms in
all material respects to the applicable terms contained in the related Purchase
Price and Terms Letter, which determination shall be made in the Purchaser's
reasonable and good faith discretion.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event
that the Purchaser rejects Mortgage Loans comprising more than ten percent (10%)
of the related Mortgage Loan Package (as measured by unpaid principal balance),
provided, however, a rejection of a Mortgage Loan for credit deficiencies shall
not be considered in the calculation of the ten percent (10%), the Company may,
in its sole discretion, rescind its offer to sell any of the Mortgage Loans
related the such Mortgage Loan Package to the Purchaser and the Company shall
have no liability therefor.
ARTICLE IV
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Section 4.01 Company to Act as Servicer.
The Company shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans
from the related Closing Date and shall have full power and authority, acting
alone, to do any and all things in connection with such servicing and
administration which the Company may deem necessary or desirable, consistent
with the terms of this Agreement and with Accepted Servicing Practices.
Consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Company may
waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the
postponement of strict compliance with any such term or in any manner grant
indulgence to any Mortgagor if in the Company's reasonable and prudent
determination such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence is not
materially adverse to the Purchaser, provided, however, that the Company shall
not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan and (unless the
Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in
the judgment of the Company, imminent and the Company has obtained the prior
written consent of the Purchaser) the Company shall not permit any modification
of any material term of any Mortgage Loan including any modifications 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 Mortgage
Loan. In the event of any such modification which permits the deferral of
interest or principal payments on any Mortgage Loan, the Company shall, on the
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Business Day immediately preceding the Remittance Date in any month in which any
such principal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the Custodial
Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section 5.03, the difference
between (a) such month's principal and one month's interest at the Mortgage Loan
Remittance Rate on the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and (b)
the amount paid by the Mortgagor. The Company shall be entitled to reimbursement
for such advances to the same extent as for all other advances made pursuant to
Section 5.03. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company
shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, to execute and deliver
on behalf of itself and the Purchaser, all instruments of satisfaction or
cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge and all other comparable
instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the
Mortgaged Properties. If reasonably required by the Company, the Purchaser shall
furnish the Company with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or
appropriate to enable the Company to carry out its servicing and administrative
duties under this Agreement.
In servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, the Company
shall employ procedures (including collection procedures) and exercise the same
care that it customarily employs and exercises in servicing and administering
mortgage loans for its own account, giving due consideration to Accepted
Servicing Practices where such practices do not conflict with the requirements
of this Agreement, and the Purchaser's reliance on the Company.
The Mortgage Loans may be subserviced by the Subservicer on
behalf of the Company provided that the Subservicer is a Xxxxxx Xxx-approved
lender or a Xxxxxxx Mac seller/servicer in good standing, and no event has
occurred, including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage, which
would make it unable to comply with the eligibility requirements for lenders
imposed by Xxxxxx Xxx or for seller/servicers imposed by Xxxxxxx Mac, or which
would require notification to Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac. The Company may perform
any of its servicing responsibilities hereunder or may cause the Subservicer to
perform any such servicing responsibilities on its behalf, but the use by the
Company of the Subservicer shall not release the Company from any of its
obligations hereunder and the Company shall remain responsible hereunder for all
acts and omissions of the Subservicer as fully as if such acts and omissions
were those of the Company. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses of the
Subservicer from its own funds, and the Subservicer's fee shall not exceed the
Servicing Fee.
At the cost and expense of the Company, without any right of
reimbursement from the Custodial Account, the Company shall be entitled to
terminate the rights and responsibilities of the Subservicer and arrange for any
servicing responsibilities to be performed by a successor Subservicer meeting
the requirements in the preceding paragraph, provided, however, that nothing
contained herein shall be deemed to prevent or prohibit the Company, at the
Company's option, from electing to service the related Mortgage Loans itself. In
the event that the Company's responsibilities and duties under this Agreement
are terminated pursuant to Section 9.04, 10.01 or 11.02, and if requested to do
so by the Purchaser, the Company shall at its own cost and expense terminate the
rights and responsibilities of the Subservicer as soon as is reasonably
possible. The Company shall pay all fees, expenses or penalties necessary in
order to terminate the rights and responsibilities of the Subservicer from the
Company's own funds without reimbursement from the Purchaser.
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Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Agreement
relating to agreements or arrangements between the Company and the Subservicer
or any reference herein to actions taken through the Subservicer or otherwise,
the Company shall not be relieved of its obligations to the Purchaser and shall
be obligated to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if it
alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans. The Company shall be
entitled to enter into an agreement with the Subservicer for indemnification of
the Company by the Subservicer and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be
deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.
Any Subservicing Agreement and any other transactions or
services relating to the Mortgage Loans involving the Subservicer shall be
deemed to be between the Subservicer and Company alone, and the Purchaser shall
have no rights, obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to the
Subservicer including no obligation, duty or liability of Purchaser to pay the
Subservicer's fees and expenses. For purposes of distributions and advances by
the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall be deemed to have
received a payment on a Mortgage Loan when the Subservicer has received such
payment.
Section 4.02 Liquidation of Mortgage Loans.
In the event that any payment due under any Mortgage Loan and
not postponed pursuant to Section 4.01 is not paid when the same becomes due and
payable, or in the event the Mortgagor fails to perform any other covenant or
obligation under the Mortgage Loan and such failure continues beyond any
applicable grace period, the Company shall take such action as (1) the Company
would take under similar circumstances with respect to a similar mortgage loan
held for its own account for investment, (2) shall be consistent with Accepted
Servicing Practices, (3) the Company shall determine prudently to be in the best
interest of Purchaser, and (4) is consistent with any related LPMI Policy, if
applicable. In the event that any payment due under any Mortgage Loan is not
postponed pursuant to Section 4.01 and remains delinquent for a period of 90
days or any other default continues for a period of 90 days beyond the
expiration of any grace or cure period, the Company shall commence foreclosure
proceedings, provided that, prior to commencing foreclosure proceedings, the
Company shall notify the Purchaser or its designee in writing of the Company's
intention to do so. In such connection, the Company shall from its own funds
make all necessary and proper Servicing Advances, provided, however, that the
Company shall not be required to expend its own funds in connection with any
foreclosure or towards the restoration or preservation of any Mortgaged
Property, unless it shall determine (a) that such preservation, restoration
and/or foreclosure will increase the proceeds of liquidation of the Mortgage
Loan to Purchaser after reimbursement to itself for such expenses and (b) that
such expenses will be recoverable by it either through Liquidation Proceeds
(respecting which it shall have priority for purposes of withdrawals from the
Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05) or through Insurance Proceeds
(respecting which it shall have similar priority).
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in
connection with a foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, in
the event the Company has reasonable cause to believe that a Mortgaged Property
is contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, or if the Purchaser
or its designee otherwise requests an environmental inspection or review of such
Mortgaged Property to be conducted by a qualified inspector. Upon completion of
the inspection, the Company shall promptly provide the Purchaser or its designee
with a written report of the environmental inspection.
After reviewing the environmental inspection report, the
Purchaser or its designee shall determine how the Company shall proceed with
respect to the Mortgaged Property. In the event (a) the environmental inspection
report indicates that the Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or
toxic substances or wastes and (b) the Purchaser or its designee directs the
Company to proceed with foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of
foreclosure, the Company shall be reimbursed for all reasonable costs associated
with such foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure and any
related environmental clean up costs, as applicable, from the related
Liquidation Proceeds, or if the Liquidation Proceeds are insufficient to fully
reimburse the Company, the Company shall be entitled to be reimbursed from
amounts in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05 hereof. In the event
the Purchaser or its designee directs the Company not to proceed with
foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the Company shall be
reimbursed for all Servicing Advances made with respect to the related Mortgaged
Property from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05 hereof.
Section 4.03 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments.
Continuously from the date hereof until the principal and
interest on all Mortgage Loans are paid in full, the Company shall proceed
diligently to collect all payments due under each of the Mortgage Loans when the
same shall become due and payable and shall take special care in ascertaining
and estimating Escrow Payments and all other charges that will become due and
payable with respect to the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property, to the end
that the installments payable by the Mortgagors will be sufficient to pay such
charges as and when they become due and payable.
Section 4.04 Establishment of and Deposits to Custodial
Account.
The Company shall segregate and hold all funds collected and
received pursuant to a Mortgage Loan separate and apart from any of its own
funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Custodial
Accounts, in the form of time deposit or demand accounts, titled "Countrywide
Home Loans Inc. in trust for the Purchaser of Conventional Residential
Conventional Residential Mortgage Loans, and various Mortgagors". The Custodial
Account shall be established with a Qualified Depository. Any funds deposited in
the Custodial Account shall at all times be fully insured to the full extent
permitted under applicable law. Funds deposited in the Custodial Account may be
drawn on by the Company in accordance with Section 4.05. The creation of any
Custodial Account shall be evidenced by a certification in the form of Exhibit
D-1 hereto, in the case of an account established with the Company, or by a
letter agreement in the form of Exhibit D-2 hereto, in the case of an account
held by a depository other than the Company. A copy of such certification or
letter agreement shall be furnished to the Purchaser and, upon request, to any
subsequent Purchaser.
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The Company shall deposit in the Custodial Account within two
Business Days of receipt, and retain therein, the following collections received
by the Company and payments made by the Company after the related Cut-off Date,
(other than payments of principal and interest due on or before the related
Cut-off Date, or received by the Company prior to the related Cut-off Date but
allocable to a period subsequent thereto or with respect to each LPMI Loan, in
the amount of the LPMI Fee):
(i) all payments on account of principal on the Mortgage
Loans, including all Principal Prepayments;
(ii) all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans
adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate;
(iii) all Liquidation Proceeds;
(iv) all Insurance Proceeds including amounts required to be
deposited pursuant to Section 4.10, Section 4.11, Section 4.14 and
Section 4.15;
(v) all Condemnation Proceeds which are not applied to the
restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the
Mortgagor in accordance with Section 4.14;
(vi) any amount required to be deposited in the Custodial
Account pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.09, 5.03, 6.01 or 6.02;
(vii) any amounts payable in connection with the repurchase of
any Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.03 and all amounts required to
be deposited by the Company in connection with a shortfall in principal
amount of any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section
3.03;
(viii) with respect to each Principal Prepayment in full or in
part, the Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount, if any, for the month
of distribution. Such deposit shall be made from the Company's own
funds, without reimbursement therefore, which, in the aggregate, for
any month, shall not exceed one twelfth of 0.50% of the outstanding
principal balance of the Mortgage Loans;
(ix) any amounts required to be deposited by the Company
pursuant to Section 4.11 in connection with the deductible clause in
any blanket hazard insurance policy; and
(x) any amounts received with respect to or related to any REO
Property and all REO Disposition Proceeds pursuant to Section 4.16.
The foregoing requirements for deposit into the Custodial
Account shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, payments in the nature of late payment
charges, prepayment penalties, assumption fees, and other ancillary fees need
not be deposited by the Company into the Custodial Account. Any interest paid on
funds deposited in the Custodial Account by the depository institution shall
accrue to the benefit of the Company and the Company shall be entitled to retain
and withdraw such interest from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05.
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Section 4.05 Permitted Withdrawals From Custodial Account.
The Company shall, from time to time, withdraw funds from the
Custodial Account for the following purposes:
(i) to make payments to the Purchaser in the amounts and in
the manner provided for in Section 5.01;
(ii) to reimburse itself for Monthly Advances of the Company's
funds made pursuant to Section 5.03, the Company's right to reimburse
itself pursuant to this subclause (ii) being limited to amounts
received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent late payments of
principal and/or interest respecting which any such advance was made,
it being understood that, in the case of any such reimbursement, the
Company's right thereto shall be prior to the rights of Purchaser,
except that, where the Company is required to repurchase a Mortgage
Loan pursuant to Section 3.03 or 6.02, the Company's right to such
reimbursement shall be subsequent to the payment to the Purchaser of
the Repurchase Price pursuant to such sections and all other amounts
required to be paid to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage
Loan;
(iii) to reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances,
and for any unpaid Servicing Fees, the Company's right to reimburse
itself pursuant to this subclause (iii) with respect to any Mortgage
Loan being limited to related Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation
Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and such other amounts as may be collected
by the Company from the Mortgagor or otherwise relating to the Mortgage
Loan, it being understood that, in the case of any such reimbursement,
the Company's right thereto shall be prior to the rights of Purchaser
except where the Company is required to repurchase a Mortgage Loan
pursuant to Section 3.03 or 6.02, in which case the Company's right to
such reimbursement shall be subsequent to the payment to the Purchasers
of the Repurchase Price pursuant to such sections and all other amounts
required to be paid to the Purchasers with respect to such Mortgage
Loan;
(iv) to pay itself interest on funds deposited in the
Custodial Account;
(v) to reimburse itself for expenses incurred and reimbursable
to it pursuant to Section 9.01;
(vi) to pay LPMI Fees in accordance with Section 4.15 hereof;
(vii) to pay any amount required to be paid pursuant to
Section 4.16 related to any REO Property, it being understood that in
the case of any such expenditure or withdrawal related to a particular
REO Property, the amount of such expenditure or withdrawal from the
Custodial Account shall be limited to amounts on deposit in the
Custodial Account with respect to the related REO Property;
(viii) to clear and terminate the Custodial Account upon the
termination of this Agreement; and
(ix) to withdraw funds deposited in error.
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In the event that the Custodial Account is interest bearing,
on each Remittance Date, the Company shall withdraw all funds from the Custodial
Account except for those amounts which, pursuant to Section 5.01, the Company is
not obligated to remit on such Remittance Date. The Company may use such
withdrawn funds only for the purposes described in this Section 4.05.
Section 4.06 Establishment of and Deposits to Escrow Account.
The Company shall segregate and hold all funds collected and
received pursuant to a Mortgage Loan constituting Escrow Payments separate and
apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and
maintain one or more Escrow Accounts, in the form of time deposit or demand
accounts, titled, "Countrywide Home Loans Inc., in trust for the Purchaser of
Conventional Residential Mortgage Loans, and various Mortgagors". The Escrow
Accounts shall be established with a Qualified Depository, in a manner which
shall provide maximum available insurance thereunder. Funds deposited in the
Escrow Account may be drawn on by the Company in accordance with Section 4.07.
The creation of any Escrow Account shall be evidenced by a certification in the
form of Exhibit E-1 hereto, in the case of an account established with the
Company, or by a letter agreement in the form of Exhibit E-2 hereto, in the case
of an account held by a depository other than the Company. A copy of such
certification shall be furnished to the Purchaser and, upon request, to any
subsequent Purchaser.
The Company shall deposit in the Escrow Account or Accounts
within two Business Days of receipt, and retain therein:
(i) all Escrow Payments collected on account of the Mortgage
Loans, for the purpose of effecting timely payment of any such items as
required under the terms of this Agreement; and
(ii) all amounts representing Insurance Proceeds or
Condemnation Proceeds which are to be applied to the restoration or
repair of any Mortgaged Property.
The Company shall make withdrawals from the Escrow Account
only to effect such payments as are required under this Agreement, as set forth
in Section 4.07. The Company shall be entitled to retain any interest paid on
funds deposited in the Escrow Account by the depository institution, other than
interest on escrowed funds required by law to be paid to the Mortgagor. To the
extent required by law, the Company shall pay interest on escrowed funds to the
Mortgagor notwithstanding that the Escrow Account may be non-interest bearing or
that interest paid thereon is insufficient for such purposes.
Section 4.07 Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow Account.
Withdrawals from the Escrow Account or Accounts may be made by
the Company only:
(i) to effect timely payments of ground rents, taxes,
assessments, water rates, mortgage insurance premiums, condominium
charges, fire and hazard insurance premiums or other items constituting
Escrow Payments for the related Mortgage;
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(ii) to reimburse the Company for any Servicing Advances made
by the Company pursuant to Section 4.08 with respect to a related
Mortgage Loan, but only from amounts received on the related Mortgage
Loan which represent late collections of Escrow Payments thereunder;
(iii) to refund to any Mortgagor any funds found to be in
excess of the amounts required under the terms of the related Mortgage
Loan;
(iv) for transfer to the Custodial Account and application to
reduce the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with
the terms of the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note;
(v) for application to restoration or repair of the Mortgaged
Property in accordance with the procedures outlined in Section 4.14;
(vi) to pay to the Company, or any Mortgagor to the extent
required by law, any interest paid on the funds deposited in the Escrow
Account;
(vii) to clear and terminate the Escrow Account on the
termination of this Agreement; and
(viii) to withdraw funds deposited in error.
Section 4.08 Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges.
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Company shall maintain
accurate records reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes, assessments,
water rates, sewer rents, and other charges which are or may become a lien upon
the Mortgaged Property and the status of LPMI Policy premiums and fire and
hazard insurance coverage and shall obtain, from time to time, all bills for the
payment of such charges (including renewal premiums) and shall effect payment
thereof prior to the applicable penalty or termination date, employing for such
purpose deposits of the Mortgagor in the Escrow Account which shall have been
estimated and accumulated by the Company in amounts sufficient for such
purposes, as allowed under the terms of the Mortgage. To the extent that a
Mortgage does not provide for Escrow Payments, the Company shall determine that
any such payments are made by the Mortgagor at the time they first become due.
The Company assumes full responsibility for the timely payment of all such bills
and shall effect timely payment of all such charges irrespective of each
Mortgagor's faithful performance in the payment of same or the making of the
Escrow Payments, and the Company shall make advances from its own funds to
effect such payments.
Section 4.09 Protection of Accounts.
The Company may transfer the Custodial Account or the Escrow
Account to a different Qualified Depository from time to time. Upon any such
transfer, the Company shall promptly notify the Purchaser and deliver to the
Purchaser a Custodial Account Certification or Escrow Account Certification (as
applicable) in the form of Exhibit D-1 or E-1 to this Agreement.
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The Company shall bear any expenses, losses or damages
sustained by the Purchaser because the Custodial Account and/or the Escrow
Account are not demand deposit accounts.
Amounts on deposit in the Custodial Account and the Escrow
Account may at the option of the Company be invested in Eligible Investments;
provided that in the event that amounts on deposit in the Custodial Account or
the Escrow Account exceed the amount fully insured by the FDIC (the "Insured
Amount") the Company shall be obligated to invest the excess amount over the
Insured Amount in Eligible Investments on the same Business Day as such excess
amount becomes present in the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account. Any such
Eligible Investment shall mature no later than the Determination Date next
following the date of such Eligible Investment, provided, however, that if such
Eligible Investment is an obligation of a Qualified Depository (other than the
Company) that maintains the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account, then such
Eligible Investment may mature on such Remittance Date. Any such Eligible
Investment shall be made in the name of the Company in trust for the benefit of
the Purchaser. All income on or gain realized from any such Eligible Investment
shall be for the benefit of the Company and may be withdrawn at any time by the
Company. Any losses incurred in respect of any such investment shall be
deposited in the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account, by the Company out of
its own funds immediately as realized.
Section 4.10 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance.
The Company shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage
Loan hazard insurance such that all buildings upon the Mortgaged Property are
insured by a generally acceptable insurer rated A:VI or better in the current
Best's Key Rating Guide ("Best's") against loss by fire, hazards of extended
coverage and such other hazards as are customary in the area where the Mortgaged
Property is located, in an amount which is at least equal to the lesser of (i)
the replacement value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan and (ii)
the greater of (a) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and
(b) an amount such that the proceeds thereof shall be sufficient to prevent the
Mortgagor or the loss payee from becoming a co-insurer.
If upon origination of the Mortgage Loan, the related
Mortgaged Property was located in an area identified in the Federal Register by
the Flood Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards (and such
flood insurance has been made available) a flood insurance policy meeting the
requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration
is in effect with a generally acceptable insurance carrier rated A:VI or better
in Best's in an amount representing coverage equal to the lesser of (i) the
minimum amount required, under the terms of coverage, to compensate for any
damage or loss on a replacement cost basis (or the unpaid balance of the
mortgage if replacement cost coverage is not available for the type of building
insured) and (ii) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended. If at any time during the
term of the Mortgage Loan, the Company determines in accordance with applicable
law that a Mortgaged Property is located in a special flood hazard area and is
not covered by flood insurance or is covered in an amount less than the amount
required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, the Company
shall notify the related Mortgagor that the Mortgagor must obtain such flood
insurance coverage, and if said Mortgagor fails to obtain the required flood
insurance coverage within forty-five (45) days after such notification, the
Company shall immediately force place the required flood insurance on the
Mortgagor's behalf.
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If a Mortgage is secured by a unit in a condominium project,
the Company shall verify that the coverage required of the owner's association,
including hazard, flood, liability, and fidelity coverage, is being maintained
in accordance with then current Xxxxxx Xxx requirements, and secure from the
owner's association its agreement to notify the Company promptly of any change
in the insurance coverage or of any condemnation or casualty loss that may have
a material effect on the value of the Mortgaged Property as security.
The Company shall cause to be maintained on each Mortgaged
Property earthquake or such other or additional insurance as may be required
pursuant to such applicable laws and regulations as shall at any time be in
force and as shall require such additional insurance, or pursuant to the
requirements of any private mortgage guaranty insurer, or as may be required to
conform with Accepted Servicing Practices.
In the event that any Purchaser or the Company shall determine
that the Mortgaged Property should be insured against loss or damage by hazards
and risks not covered by the insurance required to be maintained by the
Mortgagor pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage, the Company shall communicate
and consult with the Mortgagor with respect to the need for such insurance and
bring to the Mortgagor's attention the desirability of protection of the
Mortgaged Property.
All policies required hereunder shall name the Company as loss
payee and shall be endorsed with standard or union mortgagee clauses, without
contribution, which shall provide for at least 30 days prior written notice of
any cancellation, reduction in amount or material change in coverage.
The Company shall not interfere with the Mortgagor's freedom
of choice in selecting either his insurance carrier or agent, provided, however,
that the Company shall not accept any such insurance policies from insurance
companies unless such companies are rated A:VI or better in Best's and are
licensed to do business in the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is
located. The Company shall determine that such policies provide sufficient risk
coverage and amounts, that they insure the property owner, and that they
properly describe the property address. The Company shall furnish to the
Mortgagor a formal notice of expiration of any such insurance in sufficient time
for the Mortgagor to arrange for renewal coverage by the expiration date.
Pursuant to Section 4.04, any amounts collected by the Company
under any such policies (other than amounts to be deposited in the Escrow
Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the related Mortgaged
Property, or property acquired in liquidation of the Mortgage Loan, or to be
released to the Mortgagor, in accordance with the Company's normal servicing
procedures as specified in Section 4.14) shall be deposited in the Custodial
Account subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05.
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Section 4.11 Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance.
In the event that the Company shall obtain and maintain a
blanket policy insuring against losses arising from fire and hazards covered
under extended coverage on all of the Mortgage Loans, then, to the extent such
policy provides coverage in an amount equal to the amount required pursuant to
Section 4.10 and otherwise complies with all other requirements of Section 4.10,
it shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligations as set forth
in Section 4.10. Any amounts collected by the Company under any such policy
relating to a Mortgage Loan shall be deposited in the Custodial Account subject
to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05. Such policy may contain a deductible
clause, in which case, in the event that there shall not have been maintained on
the related Mortgaged Property a policy complying with Section 4.10, and there
shall have been a loss which would have been covered by such policy, the Company
shall deposit in the Custodial Account at the time of such loss the amount not
otherwise payable under the blanket policy because of such deductible clause,
such amount to deposited from the Company's funds, without reimbursement
therefor. Upon request of any Purchaser, the Company shall cause to be delivered
to such Purchaser a certified true copy of such policy and a statement from the
insurer thereunder that such policy shall in no event be terminated or
materially modified without 30 days' prior written notice to such Purchaser.
Section 4.12 Maintenance of Fidelity Bond and Errors and
Omissions Insurance.
The Company shall maintain with responsible companies, at its
own expense, a blanket Fidelity Bond and an Errors and Omissions Insurance
Policy, with broad coverage on all officers, employees or other persons acting
in any capacity requiring such persons to handle funds, money, documents or
papers relating to the Mortgage Loans ("Company Employees"). Any such Fidelity
Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy shall be in the form of the
Mortgage Banker's Blanket Bond and shall protect and insure the Company against
losses, including forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions and
negligent acts of such Company Employees. Such Fidelity Bond and Errors and
Omissions Insurance Policy also shall protect and insure the Company against
losses in connection with the release or satisfaction of a Mortgage Loan without
having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured thereby. No
provision of this Section 4.12 requiring such Fidelity Bond and Errors and
Omissions Insurance Policy shall diminish or relieve the Company from its duties
and obligations as set forth in this Agreement. The minimum coverage under any
such bond and insurance policy shall be acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac.
Upon the request of any Purchaser, the Company shall cause to be delivered to
such Purchaser a certified true copy of such fidelity bond and insurance policy.
Section 4.13 Inspections.
The Company shall inspect the Mortgaged Property as often as
deemed necessary by the Company to assure itself that the value of the Mortgaged
Property is being preserved. In addition, if any Mortgage Loan is more than 60
days delinquent, the Company immediately shall inspect the Mortgaged Property
and shall conduct subsequent inspections in accordance with Accepted Servicing
Practices or as may be required by the primary mortgage guaranty insurer. The
Company shall keep a written report of each such inspection.
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Section 4.14 Restoration of Mortgaged Property.
The Company need not obtain the approval of the Purchaser
prior to releasing any Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds to the
Mortgagor to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property
if such release is in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. At a
minimum, the Company shall comply with the following conditions in connection
with any such release of Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds:
(i) the Company shall receive satisfactory independent
verification of completion of repairs and issuance of any required
approvals with respect thereto;
(ii) the Company shall take all steps necessary to preserve
the priority of the lien of the Mortgage, including, but not limited to
requiring waivers with respect to mechanics' and materialmen's liens;
(iii) the Company shall verify that the Mortgage Loan is not
in default; and
(iv) pending repairs or restoration, the Company shall place
the Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds in the Custodial
Account.
If the Purchaser is named as an additional loss payee, the
Company is hereby empowered to endorse any loss draft issued in respect of such
a claim in the name of the Purchaser.
Section 4.15 Maintenance of LPMI Policy; Claims.
With respect to LPMI Loans, maintain in full force and effect
an LPMI Policy, and from time to time, withdraw the LPMI Fee with respect to
such LPMI Loan from the Custodial Account in order to pay the premium thereon on
a timely basis. In the event that the interest payments made with respect to any
LPMI Loan are less than the LPMI Fee, the Company shall advance from its own
funds the amount of any such shortfall in the LPMI Fee, in payment of the
premium on the related LPMI Policy. Any such advance shall be a Servicing
Advance subject to reimbursement pursuant to the provisions on Section 4.05. In
the event that such LPMI Policy shall be terminated, the Company shall obtain
from another Qualified Insurer a comparable replacement policy, with a total
coverage equal to the remaining coverage of such terminated LPMI Policy, at
substantially the same fee level. If the insurer shall cease to be a Qualified
Insurer, the Company shall determine whether recoveries under the LPMI Policy
are jeopardized for reasons related to the financial condition of such insurer,
it being understood that the Company shall in no event have any responsibility
or liability for any failure to recover under the LPMI Policy for such reason.
If the Company determines that recoveries are so jeopardized, it shall notify
the Purchaser and the Mortgagor, if required, and obtain from another Qualified
Insurer a replacement insurance policy. The Company shall not take any action
which would result in noncoverage under any applicable LPMI Policy of any loss
which, but for the actions of the Company would have been covered thereunder. In
connection with any assumption or substitution agreement entered into or to be
entered into pursuant to Section 6.01, the Company shall promptly notify the
insurer under the related LPMI Policy, if any, of such assumption or
substitution of liability in accordance with the terms of such LPMI Policy and
shall take all actions which may be required by such insurer as a condition to
the continuation of coverage under such LPMI Policy. If such LPMI Policy is
terminated as a result of such assumption or substitution of liability, the
Company shall obtain a replacement LPMI Policy as provided above.
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(b) In connection with its activities as servicer, the Company
agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself and the Purchaser, claims to
the insurer under any LPMI Policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the
terms of such LPMI Policy and, in this regard, to take such action as shall be
necessary to permit recovery under any LPMI Policy respecting a defaulted
Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to Section 4.04, any amounts collected by the Company
under any LPMI Policy shall be deposited in the Custodial Account, subject to
withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05.
(c) Purchaser, in its sole discretion, at any time, may (i)
either obtain an additional LPMI Policy on any Mortgage Loan which already has a
LPMI Policy in place, or (ii) obtain a LPMI Policy for any Mortgage Loan which
does not already have a LPMI Policy in place. In any event, the Company agrees
to administer such LPMI Policies in accordance with the Agreement or any
Reconstitution Agreement.
Section 4.16 Title, Management and Disposition of REO
Property.
In the event that title to any Mortgaged Property is acquired
in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, the deed or certificate of
sale shall be taken in the name of the Purchaser or its designee, or in the
event the Purchaser is not authorized or permitted to hold title to real
property in the state where the REO Property is located, or would be adversely
affected under the "doing business" or tax laws of such state by so holding
title, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of such Person
or Persons as shall be consistent with an Opinion of Counsel obtained by the
Company from any attorney duly licensed to practice law in the state where the
REO Property is located. The Person or Persons holding such title other than the
Purchaser shall acknowledge in writing that such title is being held as nominee
for the Purchaser or its designee.
The Company shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each
REO Property for the Purchaser solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition
and sale. The Company, either itself or through an agent selected by the
Company, shall manage, conserve, protect and operate the REO Property in the
same manner that it manages, conserves, protects and operates other foreclosed
property for its own account, and in the same manner that similar property in
the same locality as the REO Property is managed. The Company shall attempt to
sell the same (and may temporarily rent the same for a period not greater than
one year, except as otherwise provided below) on such terms and conditions as
the Company deems to be in the best interest of the Purchaser.
The Company shall use its best efforts to dispose of the REO
Property as soon as possible and shall sell such REO Property in any event
within one year after title has been taken to such REO Property, unless (i) (A)
a REMIC election has not been made with respect to the arrangement under which
the Mortgage Loans and the REO Property are held, and (ii) the Company
determines, and gives an appropriate notice to the Purchaser to such effect,
that a longer period is necessary for the orderly liquidation of such REO
Property. If a period longer than one year is permitted under the foregoing
sentence and is necessary to sell any REO Property the Company shall report
monthly to the Purchaser as to the progress being made in selling such REO
Property.
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The Company shall also maintain on each REO Property fire and
hazard insurance with extended coverage in amount which is at least equal to the
maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such property,
liability insurance and, to the extent required and available under the Flood
Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, flood insurance in the amount
required above.
The disposition of REO Property shall be carried out by the
Company at such price, and upon such terms and conditions, as the Company deems
to be in the best interests of the Purchaser. The proceeds of sale of the REO
Property shall be promptly deposited in the Custodial Account. As soon as
practical thereafter the expenses of such sale shall be paid and the Company
shall reimburse itself for any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances, unpaid
Servicing Fees and unreimbursed advances made pursuant to Section 5.03, and on
the Remittance Date immediately following the Principal Prepayment Period in
which such sale proceeds are received the net cash proceeds of such sale
remaining in the Custodial Account shall be distributed to the Purchaser.
The Company shall withdraw the Custodial Account funds
necessary for the proper operation, management and maintenance of the REO
Property, including the cost of maintaining any hazard insurance pursuant to
Section 4.10 and the fees of any managing agent of the Company, a Subservicer,
or the Company itself. The REO management fee shall be an amount that is
reasonable and customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located.
The Company shall make monthly distributions on each Remittance Date to the
Purchasers of the net cash flow from the REO Property (which shall equal the
revenues from such REO Property net of the expenses described in the Section
4.16 and of any reserves reasonably required from time to time to be maintained
to satisfy anticipated liabilities for such expenses).
Section 4.17 Real Estate Owned Reports.
Together with the statement furnished pursuant to Section
5.02, the Company shall furnish to the Purchaser on or before the Remittance
Date each month a statement with respect to any REO Property covering the
operation of such REO Property for the previous month and the Company's efforts
in connection with the sale of such REO Property and any rental of such REO
Property incidental to the sale thereof for the previous month. That statement
shall be accompanied by such other information as the Purchaser shall reasonably
request.
Section 4.18 Liquidation Reports.
Upon the foreclosure sale of any Mortgaged Property or the
acquisition thereof by the Purchaser pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure,
the Company shall submit to the Purchaser a liquidation report with respect to
such Mortgaged Property.
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Section 4.19 Reports of Foreclosures and Abandonments of
Mortgaged Property.
Following the foreclosure sale or abandonment of any Mortgaged
Property, the Company shall report to the Purchaser such foreclosure or
abandonment as required pursuant to Section 6050J of the Code.
Section 4.20 Credit Reporting
For each Mortgage Loan, the Company shall accurately and fully
furnish, in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing
regulations, accurate and complete information on its borrower credit files to
each of the following credit repositories: Equifax Credit Information Services,
Inc., TransUnion, LLC and Experian Information Solution, Inc. on a monthly
basis.
ARTICLE V
PAYMENTS TO PURCHASER
Section 5.01 Remittances.
On each Remittance Date the Company shall remit by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to the Purchaser (a) all amounts
deposited in the Custodial Account as of the close of business on the
Determination Date (net of charges against or withdrawals from the Custodial
Account pursuant to Section 4.05), plus (b) all amounts, if any, which the
Company is obligated to distribute pursuant to Section 5.03, minus (c) any
amounts attributable to Principal Prepayments received after the applicable
Principal Prepayment Period which amounts shall be remitted on the following
Remittance Date, together with any additional interest required to be deposited
in the Custodial Account in connection with such Principal Prepayment in
accordance with Section 4.04(viii), and minus (d) any amounts attributable to
Monthly Payments collected but due on a Due Date or Dates subsequent to the
first day of the month of the Remittance Date, which amounts shall be remitted
on the Remittance Date next succeeding the Due Period for such amounts.
With respect to any remittance received by the Purchaser after
the second Business Day following the Business Day on which such payment was
due, the Company shall pay to the Purchaser interest on any such late payment at
an annual rate equal to the Prime Rate, adjusted as of the date of each change,
plus three percentage points, but in no event greater than the maximum amount
permitted by applicable law. Such interest shall be deposited in the Custodial
Account by the Company on the date such late payment is made and shall cover the
period commencing with the day following such second Business Day and ending
with the Business Day on which such payment is made, both inclusive. Such
interest shall be remitted along with the distribution payable on the next
succeeding Remittance Date. The payment by the Company of any such interest
shall not be deemed an extension of time for payment or a waiver of any Event of
Default by the Company.
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Section 5.02 Statements to Purchaser.
Not later than the 10th day of each calendar month, the
Company shall furnish to the Purchaser or its designee (a) a Monthly Remittance
Advice, with a trial balance report as to the Due Period in the month of
remittance, and (b) a monthly default report as to the preceding calendar month,
in each case, (i) by electronic medium, and (ii) in a form, mutually acceptable
to the parties.
In addition, not more than 60 days after the end of each
calendar year, the Company shall furnish to each Person who was a Purchaser at
any time during such calendar year an annual statement in accordance with the
requirements of applicable federal income tax law as to the aggregate of
remittances for the applicable portion of such year.
Section 5.03 Monthly Advances by Company.
On the Business Day immediately preceding each Remittance
Date, either (a) the Company shall deposit in the Custodial Account from its own
funds or (b) if funds are on deposit in the Custodial Account which are not
required to be remitted on the related Remittance Date, the Company may make an
appropriate entry in its records that such funds shall be applied toward the
related Monthly Advance (provided, that any funds so applied shall be replaced
by the Company no later than the Business Day immediately preceding the next
Remittance Date), in each case, in an aggregate amount equal to all Monthly
Payments (with interest adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate) which
were due on the Mortgage Loans during the applicable Due Period and which were
delinquent at the close of business on the immediately preceding Determination
Date or which were deferred pursuant to Section 4.01. The Company's obligation
to make such Monthly Advances as to any Mortgage Loan will continue through the
last Monthly Payment due prior to the payment in full of the Mortgage Loan, or
through the last Remittance Date prior to the Remittance Date for the
distribution of all Liquidation Proceeds and other payments or recoveries
(including Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds) with respect to the
Mortgage Loan.
In no event shall the Company be obligated to make an advance
under this section 5.03 if at the time of such advance it deems such advance to
be non-recoverable. The Company shall promptly deliver an officer's certificate
to the Purchaser upon determining that any advance is non-recoverable. In the
event that upon liquidation of the Mortgage Loan, the Liquidation Proceeds are
insufficient to reimburse the Company for any Monthly Advances, the Company
shall notify the Purchaser of such shortfall by registered mail with sufficient
supporting documentation. The Purchaser shall respond to the Company within 60
days of receipt of such request. In the event that the Purchaser fails to
respond within 60 days, the Company shall have the right to deduct such
shortfall from the next remittance to be paid to the Purchaser.
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ARTICLE VI
GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURES
Section 6.01 Transfers of Mortgaged Property.
The Company shall use its best efforts to enforce any
"due-on-sale" provision contained in any Mortgage or Mortgage Note and to deny
assumption by the person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been or is about to
be sold whether by absolute conveyance or by contract of sale, and whether or
not the Mortgagor remains liable on the Mortgage and the Mortgage Note. When the
Mortgaged Property has been conveyed by the Mortgagor, the Company shall, to the
extent it has knowledge of such conveyance, exercise its rights to accelerate
the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under the "due-on-sale" clause applicable
thereto, provided, however, that the Company shall not exercise such rights if
prohibited by law from doing so or if the exercise of such rights would impair
or threaten to impair any recovery under the related LPMI Policy, if any.
If the Company reasonably believes it is unable under
applicable law to enforce such "due-on-sale" clause, the Company shall enter
into (i) an assumption and modification agreement with the person to whom such
property has been conveyed, pursuant to which such person becomes liable under
the Mortgage Note and the original Mortgagor remains liable thereon or (ii) in
the event the Company is unable under applicable law to require that the
original Mortgagor remain liable under the Mortgage Note and the Company has the
prior consent of the primary mortgage guaranty insurer, a substitution of
liability agreement with the purchaser of the Mortgaged Property pursuant to
which the original Mortgagor is released from liability and the purchaser of the
Mortgaged Property is substituted as Mortgagor and becomes liable under the
Mortgage Note. If an assumption fee is collected by the Company for entering
into an assumption agreement, it will be retained by the Company as additional
servicing compensation. In connection with any such assumption, neither the
Mortgage Interest Rate borne by the related Mortgage Note, the term of the
Mortgage Loan nor the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan shall be
changed.
To the extent that any Mortgage Loan is assumable, the Company
shall inquire diligently into the creditworthiness of the proposed transferee,
and shall use the Underwriting Guidelines for approving the credit of the
proposed transferee. If the credit of the proposed transferee does not meet such
Underwriting Guidelines, the Company diligently shall, to the extent permitted
by the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and by applicable law, accelerate the
maturity of the Mortgage Loan.
Section 6.02 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage
Files.
Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt
by the Company of a notification that payment in full will be escrowed in a
manner customary for such purposes, the Company shall notify the Purchaser in
the Monthly Remittance Advice as provided in Section 5.02, and may request the
release of any Mortgage Loan Documents. In connection with any such prepayment
in full, the Company shall comply with all applicable laws regarding
satisfaction, release or reconveyance with respect to the Mortgage.
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If the Company satisfies or releases a Mortgage without first
having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage or
should the Company otherwise prejudice any rights the Purchaser may have under
the mortgage instruments, upon written demand of the Purchaser, the Company
shall repurchase the related Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price by deposit
thereof in the Custodial Account within 2 Business Days of receipt of such
demand by the Purchaser. The Company shall maintain the Fidelity Bond and Errors
and Omissions Insurance Policy as provided for in Section 4.12 insuring the
Company against any loss it may sustain with respect to any Mortgage Loan not
satisfied in accordance with the procedures set forth herein.
Section 6.03 Servicing Compensation.
As compensation for its services hereunder, the Company shall
be entitled to withdraw from the Custodial Account or to retain from interest
payments on the Mortgage Loans the amount of its Servicing Fee. The Servicing
Fee shall be payable monthly and shall be computed on the basis of the same
unpaid principal balance and for the period respecting which any related
interest payment on a Mortgage Loan is computed. The Servicing Fee shall be
payable only at the time of and with respect to those Mortgage Loans for which
payment is in fact made of the entire amount of the Monthly Payment. The
obligation of the Purchaser to pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and payable
solely from, the interest portion of such Monthly Payments collected by the
Company.
Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption
fees, late payment charges, and prepayment penalties, shall be retained by the
Company. The Company shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in
connection with its servicing activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to
reimbursement thereof except as specifically provided for herein.
Section 6.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance.
The Company shall deliver to the Purchaser, on or before March
15 each year beginning March 15, 2004, an Officer's Certificate, stating that
(i) a review of the activities of the Company during the preceding calendar year
and of performance under this Agreement has been made under such officer's
supervision, and (ii) the Company has complied fully with the provisions of
Article II and Article IV, and (iii) to the best of such officer's knowledge,
based on such review, the Company has fulfilled all its obligations under this
Agreement throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the
fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to such
officer and the nature and status thereof and the action being taken by the
Company to cure such default.
Section 6.05 Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing
Report.
On or before March 15th of each year beginning March 15, 2004,
the Company, at its expense, shall cause a firm of independent public
accountants which is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants to furnish a statement to each Purchaser to the effect that such
firm has examined certain documents and records relating to the servicing of the
Mortgage Loans and this Agreement and that such firm is of the opinion that the
provisions of Article II and Article IV have been complied with, and that, on
the basis of such examination conducted substantially in compliance with the
Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers, nothing has come to their
attention which would indicate that such servicing has not been conducted in
compliance therewith, except for (i) such exceptions as such firm shall believe
to be immaterial, and (ii) such other exceptions as shall be set forth in such
statement.
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Section 6.06 Right to Examine Company Records.
The Purchaser shall have the right to examine and audit any
and all of the books, records, or other information of the Company, whether held
by the Company or by another on its behalf, with respect to or concerning this
Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, during business hours or at such other times as
may be reasonable under applicable circumstances, upon reasonable advance notice
at the sole cost and expense of the Purchaser.
Section 6.07 Appointment and Designation of Master Servicer.
The Purchaser hereby appoints and designates Aurora Loan
Services, Inc. as its master servicer (the "Master Servicer") for the Mortgage
Loans subject to this Agreement. The Company is hereby authorized and instructed
to take any and all instructions with respect to servicing the Mortgage Loans
hereunder as if the Master Servicer were the Purchaser hereunder. The
authorization and instruction set forth herein shall remain in effect until such
time as the Company shall receive written instruction from the Purchaser that
such authorization and instruction is terminated.
ARTICLE VII
AGENCY TRANSFER; PASS-THROUGH TRANSFER
Section 7.01 Removal of Mortgage Loans from Inclusion Under
this Agreement Upon an Agency Transfer, or a
Pass-Through Transfer on One or More
Reconstitution Dates.
The Purchaser and the Company agree that with respect to any
Pass-Through Transfer, Whole Loan Transfer or Agency Transfers, as applicable,
the Company shall cooperate with the Purchaser in effecting such transfers and
shall negotiate in good faith and execute any Reconstitution Agreement required
to effectuate the foregoing, provided that such Reconstitution Agreement shall
be reasonably acceptable to the Company, shall not materially increase the
Company's obligations or liabilities hereunder, nor diminish any of the
Company's rights and remedies, and provide to any master servicer or the
trustee, as applicable, and/or the Purchaser any and all publicly available
information and appropriate verification of information which may be reasonably
available to the Company, whether through letters of its auditors and counsel or
otherwise, as the Purchaser, trustee or a master servicer shall reasonably
request as to the related Mortgage Loans. Purchaser shall reimburse Company for
any and all costs or expenses incurred by Company in complying with such
requests for information for which the Company shall, if requested by the
Purchaser, provide indemnification through an indemnification agreement or
otherwise; provided, however, each Purchaser and depositor shall indemnify the
Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates for all information not specifically
provided by the Company for inclusion in any disclosure statement. Such
information may be included in any disclosure document prepared in connection
with the Pass-Through Transfer, Whole Loan Transfer or Agency Transfer, as
applicable. The Company shall execute any Reconstitution Agreements required
within a reasonable period of time after receipt of such agreements which time
shall not exceed ten (10) Business Days from the date of receipt of such
Reconstitution Agreement.
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Nothing in this Section 7.01 shall be deemed to materially
increase the Company's obligations or liabilities under this Agreement.
Any Reconstitution Agreement may require the Company to remit
premium payments with respect to any LPMI Policy or "pool insurance policy" to
the related insurer;
(a) With respect to each Pass-Through Transfer, Whole Loan
Transfer or Agency Transfer entered into by the Purchaser, the Company agrees:
(i) to cooperate reasonably with the Purchaser, Xxxxxx Xxx,
Xxxxxxx Mac, the trustee or a third party purchaser and any prospective
purchaser, at the Purchaser's expense, with respect to all reasonable requests
and due diligence procedures including participating in meetings with rating
agencies, Xxxxxx Mae, Xxxxxxx Mac, bond insurers, guarantors, loss mitigation or
credit risk management advisors and such other parties as the Purchaser shall
designate and participating in meetings with prospective purchasers of the
Mortgage Loans or interests therein and providing information contained in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule including any diskette or other related data tapes
provided as reasonably requested by such purchasers;
(ii) to negotiate and execute one or more loss mitigation
advisory or credit risk management agreements between the Company and any loss
mitigation or credit risk management advisor designated by the Purchaser in its
sole discretion;
(iii) to deliver to the Purchaser and to any Person designated
by the Purchaser (a) specifically for inclusion in any prospectus or other
offering material such publicly available information regarding the Company, its
financial condition and its mortgage loan delinquency, foreclosure and loss
experience and any additional information reasonably requested by the Purchaser,
(b) any similar non-public, unaudited financial information (which the Purchaser
may, at its option and at its cost, have audited by certified public
accountants) and such other information as is reasonably requested by the
Purchaser and which the Company is capable of providing without unreasonable
effort or expense, and to indemnify the Purchaser and its affiliates for
material misstatements contained in such information specifically provided for
inclusion in a prospectus or other offering material, and if such
indemnification from the Company is provided, the Purchaser shall indemnify the
Company and its affiliates for material misstatements contained in such
prospectus or offering material that was not specifically provided by the
Company for inclusion in such prospectus or offering material, and (c) such
statements and audit letters of reputable, certified public accountants
pertaining to information provided by the Company pursuant to clause (a) above
as shall be reasonably requested by the Purchaser; and
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(iv) to provide, on an ongoing basis from information obtained
through its servicing of the Mortgage Loans, any information necessary to enable
the "tax matters person" for any REMIC in a Pass-Through Transfer, including any
master servicer or trustee acting in such capacity, to perform its obligations
in accordance with applicable law and customary secondary mortgage market
standards for securitized transactions.
(b) The Company shall provide to the Purchaser or issuer, as
the case may be, and any other participants in such Agency Transfer, Whole Loan
Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer, (i) any and all information with respect to
itself, its servicing portfolio or the Mortgage Loans and appropriate
verification of information which may be reasonably available to the Company,
whether through letters of its auditors and counsel or otherwise, as the
Purchaser or any such other participant shall request upon reasonable demand and
(ii) such additional corporate representations, warranties, covenants, opinions
of counsel, letters from auditors, and certificates of officers of the Company
as are reasonably believed necessary in connection with such transactions,
including but not limited to the delivery to the party filing the certificate
pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and any
regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, the "Sarbanes Act") of
certificates or other related information, no later than March 15th of the
applicable year and such other times as may be required under the Sarbanes Act,
from time to time, upon reasonable demand and notice to the Company. The Company
shall indemnify and hold harmless such party filing the certificate pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes Act (the "Beneficiary") from and against any losses,
damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs,
judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of a breach by the Company of
its obligations delineated in this paragraph; provided, however, that the
Company shall not be obligated to indemnify or hold harmless the Beneficiary
from or against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable
legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out
of the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Beneficiary.
(c) To the extent required by the applicable Reconstitution
Agreements or otherwise requested by the Purchaser in connection with a
Reconstitution, the Company shall prepare Assignments of Mortgage in form and
substance acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxxx Mac, the trustee or such third
party, as the case may be, for each Mortgage Loan that is part of a
Reconstitution. The Company shall execute each Assignment of Mortgage, track
such Assignments of Mortgage to ensure they have been recorded and deliver them
as required by Xxxxxx Mae, Xxxxxxx Mac, the trustee or such third party, as the
case may be, upon the Company's receipt thereof. The Purchaser shall pay all
fees associated with the preparation, recording and tracking of such Assignments
of Mortgage.
All Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to an
Agency Transfer, Pass-Through Transfer or Whole Loan Transfer and any and all
Mortgage Loans repurchased by the Purchaser pursuant to Section 7.03 below with
respect to an Agency Transfer, Pass-Through Transfer or Whole Loan Transfer
shall be subject to this Agreement and shall continue to be serviced in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and with respect thereto this
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
(d) If required at any time by the Rating Agencies, Purchaser
or successor Purchaser in connection with any Agency Transfer, Pass-Through
Transfer or Whole Loan Transfer, the Company shall deliver such additional
documents from its Mortgage File within 10 days to the Custodian, successor
Purchaser or other designee of the Purchaser as the Rating Agencies, Purchaser
or successor Purchaser may require.
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ARTICLE VIII
COMPANY TO COOPERATE
Section 8.01 Provision of Information.
During the term of this Agreement, the Company shall furnish
to the Purchaser such periodic, special, or other reports or information and
copies or originals of any documents contained in the Servicing File for each
Mortgage Loan, whether or not provided for herein, as shall be necessary,
reasonable, or appropriate with respect to the Purchaser, any regulatory
requirement pertaining to the Purchaser or the purposes of this Agreement. All
such reports, documents or information shall be provided by and in accordance
with all reasonable instructions and directions which the Purchaser may give.
Purchaser shall pay any costs related to any special reports.
The Company shall execute and deliver all such instruments and
take all such action as the Purchaser may reasonably request from time to time,
in order to effectuate the purposes and to carry out the terms of this
Agreement.
Section 8.02 Financial Statements; Servicing Facility.
In connection with marketing the Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser
may make available to a prospective Purchaser a Consolidated Statement of
Operations of the Company for the most recently completed five fiscal years for
which such a statement is available, as well as a Consolidated Statement of
Condition at the end of the last two fiscal years covered by such Consolidated
Statement of Operations. The Company also shall make available any comparable
interim statements to the extent any such statements have been prepared by or on
behalf of the Company (and are available upon request to members or stockholders
of the Company or to the public at large). If it has not already done so, the
Company shall furnish promptly to the Purchaser copies of the statement
specified above. Unless requested by the Purchaser, the Company shall not be
required to deliver any documents which are publicly available on XXXXX.
The Company also shall make available to Purchaser or
prospective Purchaser a knowledgeable financial or accounting officer for the
purpose of answering questions respecting recent developments affecting the
Company or the financial statements of the Company, and to permit any
prospective Purchaser to inspect the Company's servicing facilities or those of
any Subservicer for the purpose of satisfying such prospective Purchaser that
the Company and any Subservicer have the ability to service the Mortgage Loans
as provided in this Agreement.
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ARTICLE IX
THE COMPANY
Section 9.01 Indemnification; Third Party Claims.
The Company shall indemnify the Purchaser and hold it harmless
against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, and forfeitures,
including, but not limited to reasonable and necessary legal fees and related
costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Purchaser may
sustain in any way related to the failure of the Company to (a) perform its
duties and service the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with the terms of
this Agreement, and/or (b) comply with applicable law. The Company immediately
shall notify the Purchaser if a claim is made by a third party with respect to
this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, assume (with the prior written consent of
the Purchaser) the defense of any such claim and pay all expenses in connection
therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any
judgment or decree which may be entered against it or the Purchaser in respect
of such claim. The Company shall follow any written instructions received from
the Purchaser in connection with such claim. The Purchaser promptly shall
reimburse the Company for all amounts advanced by it pursuant to the preceding
sentence except when the claim is in any way related to the Company's
indemnification pursuant to Section 3.03, or the failure of the Company to (a)
service and administer the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with the terms of
this Agreement, and/or (b) comply with applicable law.
Section 9.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Company.
The Company shall keep in full effect its existence, rights
and franchises as a corporation, and shall obtain and preserve its qualification
to do business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and
enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its
duties under this Agreement.
Any person into which the Company may be merged or
consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which the Company shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to
the business of the Company, shall be the successor of the Company hereunder,
without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of
any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding,
provided, however, that the successor or surviving Person shall be an
institution (i) having a net worth of not less than $25,000,000, (ii) whose
deposits are insured by the FDIC through the BIF or the SAIF, and (iii) which is
a Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac-approved company in good standing.
Section 9.03 Limitation on Liability of Company and Others.
Neither the Company nor any of the directors, officers,
employees or agents of the Company shall be under any liability to the Purchaser
for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good
faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment, provided, however,
that this provision shall not protect the Company or any such Person against any
Breach of warranties or representations made herein, or failure to perform its
obligations in strict compliance with any standard of care set forth in this
Agreement, or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of any
breach of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Company and any
director, officer, employee or agent of the Company 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 Company shall not be under
any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not
incidental to its duties to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this
Agreement and which in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability,
provided, however, that the Company may, with the consent of the Purchaser,
undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable in respect to
this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto. In such event,
the Company shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Purchaser of the
reasonable legal expenses and costs of such action.
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Section 9.04 Limitation on Resignation and Assignment by
Company.
The Purchaser has entered into this Agreement with the Company
and subsequent Purchasers will purchase the Mortgage Loans in reliance upon the
independent status of the Company, and the representations as to the adequacy of
its servicing facilities, plant, personnel, records and procedures, its
integrity, reputation and financial standing, and the continuance thereof.
Therefore, the Company shall neither assign this Agreement or the servicing
hereunder or delegate its rights or duties hereunder or any portion hereof (to
other than a Subservicer) or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially
all of its property or assets without the prior written consent of the
Purchaser, which consent shall be granted or withheld in the sole discretion of
the Purchaser; provided, however, notwithstanding any of the foregoing or any
other provision in this Agreement, the Company may assign its right and
obligations hereunder to Servicing LP or any entity that is directly or
indirectly owned or controlled by the Company and the Company guarantees the
performance by Servicing LP or such entity of all obligations hereunder.
The Company shall not resign from the obligations and duties
hereby imposed on it except by mutual consent of the Company and the Purchaser
or upon the determination that its duties hereunder are no longer permissible
under applicable law and such incapacity cannot be cured by the Company. Any
such determination permitting the resignation of the Company shall be evidenced
by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Purchaser which Opinion
of Counsel shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Purchaser. No such
resignation shall become effective until a successor shall have assumed the
Company's responsibilities and obligations hereunder in the manner provided in
Section 12.01.
Without in any way limiting the generality of this Section
9.04, in the event that the Company either shall assign this Agreement or the
servicing responsibilities hereunder or delegate its duties hereunder or any
portion thereof (to other than a Subservicer) or sell or otherwise dispose of
all or substantially all of its property or assets, without the prior written
consent of the Purchaser, then the Purchaser shall have the right to terminate
this Agreement upon notice given as set forth in Section 10.01, without any
payment of any penalty or damages and without any liability whatsoever to the
Company or any third party.
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ARTICLE X
DEFAULT
Section 10.01 Events of Default.
Each of the following shall constitute an Event of Default on
the part of the Company:
(i) any failure by the Company to remit to the Purchaser any
payment required to be made under the terms of this Agreement which
continues unremedied for a period of two days after the date upon which
written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied,
shall have been given to the Company by the Purchaser; or
(ii) failure by the Company duly to observe or perform in any
material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part
of the Company set forth in this Agreement 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 Company by the Purchaser; or
(iii) the Company fails to be in compliance with the "doing
business" or licensing laws of any jurisdiction which noncompliance
materially and adversely affects the Company's ability to service the
Mortgage Loans in compliance with the terms of this Agreement 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 Company by the Purchaser; or
(iv) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory
authority having jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or
receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt,
including bankruptcy, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar
proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall
have been entered against the Company and such decree or order shall
have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60
days; or
(v) the Company shall consent to the appointment of a
conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment
of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of
or relating to the Company or of or relating to all or substantially
all of its property; or
(vi) the Company 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, bankruptcy or reorganization
statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors,
voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations or cease its normal
business operations for three Business Days; or
(vii) the Company ceases to meet the qualifications of Xxxxxx
Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac lender; or
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(viii) the Company fails to maintain a minimum net worth of
$25,000,000; or
(ix) the Company attempts to assign its right to servicing
compensation hereunder or the Company attempts, without the consent of
the Purchaser, to sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all
of its property or assets or to assign this Agreement or the servicing
responsibilities hereunder or to delegate its duties hereunder or any
portion thereof (to other than a Subservicer) in violation of Section
9.04.
In each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default
shall not have been remedied, in addition to whatsoever rights the Purchaser may
have at law or equity to damages, including injunctive relief and specific
performance, the Purchaser, by notice in writing to the Company, may terminate
all the rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement and in and to
the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with
respect to the Event of Default delineated in (iii) above, the Purchaser may
terminate all the rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement
solely with respect to the Mortgage Loans affected by such Event of Default.
Upon receipt by the Company of such written notice, all
authority and power of the Company under this Agreement, whether with respect to
the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the successor
appointed pursuant to Section 12.01. Upon written request from any Purchaser,
the Company shall prepare, execute and deliver to the successor entity
designated by the Purchaser any and all documents and other instruments, place
in such successor's possession all Mortgage Files, and do or cause to be done
all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such
notice of termination, including but not limited to the transfer and endorsement
or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and related documents, at the Company's sole
expense. The Company shall cooperate with the Purchaser and such successor in
effecting the termination of the Company's responsibilities and rights
hereunder, including without limitation, the transfer to such successor for
administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited by
the Company to the Custodial Account or Escrow Account or thereafter received
with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
Section 10.02 Waiver of Defaults.
By a written notice, the Purchaser may waive any default by
the Company in the performance of its obligations hereunder and its
consequences. Upon any waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to
exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been
remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any
subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the
extent expressly so waived.
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ARTICLE XI
TERMINATION
Section 11.01 Termination.
This Agreement shall terminate upon either: (i) the later of
the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of
the last Mortgage Loan or the disposition of any REO Property with respect to
the last Mortgage Loan and the remittance of all funds due hereunder; or (ii)
mutual consent of the Company and the Purchaser in writing.
Section 11.02 Termination Without Cause.
The Purchaser may terminate, after providing 30 days' written
notice, at its sole option, any rights the Company may have hereunder, without
cause, as provided in this Section 11.02. Any such notice of termination shall
be in writing and delivered to the Company by registered mail as provided in
Section 12.05.
In the event the Purchaser terminates the Company without
cause with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser shall be
required to pay to the Company a Termination Fee in an amount equal to 2.00% of
the outstanding principal balance of the terminated Mortgage Loans as of the
date of such termination.
ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 12.01 Successor to Company.
Prior to termination of the Company's responsibilities and
duties under this Agreement pursuant to Sections 9.04, 10.01, 11.01 or pursuant
to Section 11.02 after the 30 day period has expired, the Purchaser shall, (i)
succeed to and assume all of the Company's responsibilities, rights, duties and
obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) appoint a successor having the
characteristics set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) of Section 9.02 and which
shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the responsibilities, duties and
liabilities of the Company under this Agreement prior to the termination of
Company's responsibilities, duties and liabilities under this Agreement. In
connection with such appointment and assumption, the Purchaser may make such
arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage
Loans as it and such successor shall agree. In the event that the Company's
duties, responsibilities and liabilities under this Agreement should be
terminated pursuant to the aforementioned sections, the Company shall discharge
such duties and responsibilities during the period from the date it acquires
knowledge of such termination until the effective date thereof with the same
degree of diligence and prudence which it is obligated to exercise under this
Agreement, and shall take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice
the rights or financial condition of its successor. The resignation or removal
of the Company pursuant to the aforementioned sections shall not become
effective until a successor shall be appointed pursuant to this Section 12.01
and shall in no event relieve the Company of the representations and warranties
made pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 3.02 and the remedies available to the
Purchaser under Sections 3.03, 3.04, and 3.06, it being understood and agreed
that the provisions of such Sections 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.04, and 3.06 shall be
applicable to the Company notwithstanding any such sale, assignment, resignation
or termination of the Company, or the termination of this Agreement.
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Any termination or resignation of the Company or termination
of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.04, 10.01, 11.01 or 11.02 shall not
affect any claims that any Purchaser may have against the Company arising out of
the Company's actions or failure to act prior to any such termination or
resignation.
The Company shall deliver promptly to the successor servicer
the Funds in the Custodial Account and Escrow Account and all Mortgage Files and
related documents and statements held by it hereunder and the Company shall
account for all funds and shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such
other things as may reasonably be required to more fully and definitively vest
in the successor all such rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations
and liabilities of the Company.
Upon a successor's acceptance of appointment as such, the
Company shall notify by mail the Purchaser of such appointment in accordance
with the procedures set forth in Section 12.05.
Section 12.02 Amendment.
This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Company
and the Purchaser by written agreement signed by the Company and the Purchaser.
Section 12.03 Governing Law.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES
HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.
Section 12.04 Duration of Agreement.
This Agreement shall continue in existence and effect until
terminated as herein provided. This Agreement shall continue notwithstanding
transfers of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser.
Section 12.05 Notices.
All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at
or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
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(i) if to the Company:
Countrywide Home Loans Inc.,
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the Purchaser in
writing by the Company;
(ii) if to Purchaser:
Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, FSB
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Contract Finance
Section 12.06 Severability of Provisions.
If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or
terms of this Agreement shall be held invalid for any reason whatsoever, 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.
Section 12.07 Relationship of Parties.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to
create a partnership or joint venture between the parties hereto and the
services of the Company shall be rendered as an independent contractor and not
as agent for the Purchaser.
Section 12.08 Execution; Successors and Assigns.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and
by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so
executed, shall be deemed to be an original; such counterparts, together, shall
constitute one and the same agreement. Subject to Section 8.04, this Agreement
shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and the Purchaser
and their respective successors and assigns.
Section 12.09 Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the
Assignments of Mortgage is subject to recordation in all appropriate public
offices for real property records in all the counties or other comparable
jurisdictions in which any or all of the Mortgaged Properties are situated, and
in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation
to be effected at the Company's expense in the event recordation is either
necessary under applicable law or requested by the Purchaser at its sole option
accordance with Section 14 of the Purchase Agreement.
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Section 12.10 Assignment by Purchaser.
The Purchaser shall have the right, without the consent of the
Company but subject to the limit set forth in Section 2.02 hereof, to assign, in
whole or in part, its interest under this Agreement with respect to some or all
of the Mortgage Loans, and designate any person to exercise any rights of the
Purchaser hereunder, by (i) executing an Assignment and Assumption Agreement
substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto or (ii) in connection with a
Pass-Through Transfer, through any related Reconstitution Agreement or
assignment agreement with an affiliate of the Purchaser, a depositor, a trustee
or any other appropriate party in such Pass-Through Transfer. Upon such
assignment of rights and assumption of obligations, the assignee or designee
shall accede to the rights and obligations hereunder of the Purchaser with
respect to such Mortgage Loans and the Purchaser as assignor shall be released
from all obligations hereunder with respect to such Mortgage Loans from and
after the date of such assignment and assumption to the extent provided in the
Assignment and Assumption Agreement or Reconstitution Agreement or other
assignment agreement in a Pass-Through Transfer. All references to the Purchaser
in this Agreement shall be deemed to include its assignee or designee.
Section 12.11 No Personal Solicitation.
From and after the related Closing Date, the Company hereby
agrees that it will not take any action or permit or cause any action to be
taken by any of its agents or affiliates, or by any independent contractors or
independent mortgage brokerage companies on the Company's behalf, to personally,
by telephone or mail, solicit the Mortgagor under any Mortgage Loan for the
purpose of refinancing such Mortgage Loan; provided, that the Company may
solicit any Mortgagor for whom the Company has received a request for
verification of mortgage, a request for demand for payoff, a mortgagor initiated
written or verbal communication indicating a desire to prepay the related
Mortgage Loan, or the mortgagor initiates a title search, provided further, it
is understood and agreed that promotions undertaken by the Company or any of its
affiliates which (i) concern optional insurance products or other additional
products or (ii) are directed to the general public at large, including, without
limitation, mass mailings based on commercially acquired mailing lists,
newspaper, radio and television advertisements shall not constitute solicitation
under this Section 12.11 nor is the Company prohibited from responding to
unsolicited requests or inquiries made by a Mortgagor or an agent of a
Mortgagor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following solicitations, if
undertaken by the Company or any affiliate of the Company, shall not be
prohibited under this Section 12.11: (i) solicitations that are directed to the
general public at large, including, without limitation, mass mailings based on
commercially acquired mailing lists and newspaper, radio, television and other
mass media advertisements; (ii) borrower messages included on, and statement
inserts provided with, the monthly statements sent to Mortgagors; provided,
however, that similar messages and inserts are sent to the borrowers of other
mortgage loans serviced by the Company.
[Signature page follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Purchaser have caused
their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized as of the day and year first above written.
XXXXXX BROTHERS BANK, FSB
By: __________________________________
Name: ________________________________
Title: _______________________________
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.
By: __________________________________
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
STATE OF NEW YORK )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
On the __ day of ________, 200_ before me, a Notary Public in
and for said State, personally appeared ________, known to me to be Vice
President of Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, FSB, the federal savings association that
executed the within instrument and also known to me to be the person who
executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such
corporation executed the within instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand affixed my
office seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
________________________________________
Notary Public
My Commission expires __________________
STATE OF )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF )
On the __ day of _______, 200_ before me, a Notary Public in
and for said State, personally appeared __________, known to me to be
______________ of Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. the corporation that executed the
within instrument and also known to me to be the person who executed it on
behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such corporation
executed the within instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand affixed my
office seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
________________________________________
Notary Public
My Commission expires __________________
EXHIBIT A
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
(1) the Seller's Mortgage Loan identifying number;
(2) the Mortgagor's and Co-Mortgagor's (if applicable) names;
(3) the street address of the Mortgaged Property, including the city,
state, zip code, county;
(4) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is a single family
residence, a 2 family dwelling, a 3-4 family dwelling, a manufactured
home, a PUD, a townhouse, a unit in a condominium project, a
co-operative, a mixed-use property, land, or a non-residential
property;
(5) a code indicating the loan is a fixed rate or adjustable rate Mortgage
Loan (to be provided in accordance with Standard and Poor's loan type
requirements-Field 14);
(6) Product Description (to be provided in accordance with Standard and
Poor's description categories-Field 7);
(7) a code indicating the lien status of the Mortgage Loan;
(8) the original months to maturity or the remaining months to maturity
from the Cut-off Date, in any case based on the original amortization
schedule, and if different, the maturity expressed in the same manner
but based on the actual amortization schedule;
(9) the Loan to Value Ratio at origination;
(10) the combined Loan to Value Ratio at origination;
(11) the Mortgage Interest Rate as of the Cut-off Date;
(12) the Payment and Rate Adjustment Frequencies (if applicable);
(13) the Index (if applicable);
(14) the initial Interest Rate Adjustment Date (if applicable);
(15) the initial Payment Adjustment Date (if applicable);
(16) the next Interest Rate Adjustment Date (if applicable);
(17) the next Payment Adjustment Date (if applicable);
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(18) the Gross Margin (if applicable);
(19) the minimum Mortgage Interest Rate under the terms of the Mortgage Note
(if applicable);
(20) a code indicating Interest Only Loans (Y/N);
(21) the maximum Mortgage Interest Rate under the terms of the Mortgage Note
(if applicable);
(22) the Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment cap at the initial Interest Rate
Adjustment Date (if applicable);
(23) the Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment cap at all subsequent Interest
Rate Adjustment Dates (if applicable);
(24) the Lifetime Mortgage Interest Rate Cap (if applicable);
(25) the rounding provisions under the terms of the Mortgage Note (if
applicable);
(26) the lookback provisions (#of days) under the terms of the Mortgage Note
(if applicable);
(27) negative amortization indicator;
(28) the date on which the first payment is due;
(29) the original term of the Mortgage Loan;
(30) the stated maturity date;
(31) the amount of the monthly principal and interest Payment;
(32) the Annual Payment Cap expressed as a percentage (for Arms only);
(33) the next due date as of the Cut-off Date;
(34) the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;
(35) the Senior balances, if applicable
(36) the origination date of the Mortgage Loan;
(37) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the close of business
on the Cut-off Date; after deduction of payments of principal actually
received on or before the Cut-off Date;
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(38) monthly payment histories on current mortgages (12 months );
(39) prior foreclosure history, if available;
(40) prior bankruptcy history, if available;
(41) the loan purpose code;
(42) the occupancy code;
(43) the loan documentation type, (to be provided in conformance with
Standard and Poor's documentation categories- Field 5);
(44) Asset Verification (Purchase Money loans only), (yes or no);
(45) the Mortgagor's and Co-Mortgagor's (if applicable) social security
numbers;
(46) the Mortgage Loan FICO score at origination;
(47) the purchase price of the Mortgaged Property (if a purchase);
(48) the Appraisal value of the Mortgaged Property;
(49) the Mortgagor's and Co-Mortgagor's (if applicable) race;
(50) the Mortgagor's and Co-Mortgagor's (if applicable) gender;
(51) the combined annual income;
(52) as of date;
(53) amortization term;
(54) balloon flag;
(55) prepayment penalty flag;
(56) prepayment penalty term;
(57) mortgage insurance provider, or code for LPMI;
(58) mortgage insurance coverage percentage;
(59) mortgage insurance cost;
(60) mortgage insurance certificate number;
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(61) the monthly tax and insurance payment;
(62) the escrow balance as of the Cut-off Date;
(63) The MIN number assigned to each Mortgage Loan, if applicable;
(64) a code indicating the Appraisal Type (Tax Assessment, BPO, Drive-By
Form 704, URAR, Form 2065, Form 2055 (Exterior only), Form 2055
(Interior Inspection), or AVM;
(65) the Appraisal Type in #64 is an AVM, then a description of the AVM
type;
(66) a code indicating whether the loan is High Cost or Covered (HC, CV,
HL); and
(67) a section 32 flag and the origination points and or fees.
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EXHIBIT B
CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall
include each of the following items, which shall be available for inspection by
the Purchaser and any prospective Purchaser, and which shall be retained by the
Company in the Servicing File or delivered to the Custodian pursuant to Section
2.01 and 2.03 of the Flow Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement to which
this Exhibit is attached (the "Agreement"):
1. The original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening
endorsements, endorsed "Pay to the order of _________ without
recourse" and signed in the name of the Company by an
authorized officer (in the event that the Mortgage Loan was
acquired by the Company in a merger, the signature must be in
the following form: "Countrywide Home Loans Inc., successor by
merger to [name of predecessor]"; and in the event that the
Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Company while
doing business under another name, the signature must be in
the following form: "Countrywide Home Loans Inc., formerly
known as [previous name]").
2. The original of any guarantee executed in connection with the
Mortgage Note (if any).
3. The original Mortgage, with evidence of recording thereon. If
in connection with any Mortgage Loan, the Company cannot
deliver or cause to be delivered the original Mortgage with
evidence of recording thereon on or prior to the related
Closing Date because of a delay caused by the public recording
office where such Mortgage has been delivered for recordation
or because such Mortgage has been lost or because such public
recording office retains the original recorded Mortgage, the
Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Custodian, a photocopy of such Mortgage, together with (i) in
the case of a delay caused by the public recording office, an
Officer's Certificate of the Company stating that such
Mortgage has been dispatched to the appropriate public
recording office for recordation and that the original
recorded Mortgage or a copy of such Mortgage certified by such
public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the
original recorded Mortgage will be promptly delivered to the
Custodian upon receipt thereof by the Company; or (ii) in the
case of a Mortgage where a public recording office retains the
original recorded Mortgage or in the case where a Mortgage is
lost after recordation in a public recording office, a copy of
such Mortgage certified by such public recording office or by
the title insurance company that issued the title policy to be
a true and complete copy of the original recorded Mortgage.
4. The originals of all assumption, modification, consolidation
or extension agreements, with evidence of recording thereon.
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5. The original Assignment of Mortgage for each Mortgage Loan, in
form and substance acceptable for recording, delivered in
blank. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Company in a
merger, the Assignment of Mortgage must be made by
"Countrywide Home Loans Inc., successor by merger to [name of
predecessor]." If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated
by the Company while doing business under another name, the
Assignment of Mortgage must be by "Countrywide Home Loans
Inc., formerly known as [previous name]."
6. Originals of all intervening assignments of the Mortgage with
evidence of recording thereon, or if any such intervening
assignment has not been returned from the applicable recording
office or has been lost or if such public recording office
retains the original recorded assignments of mortgage, the
Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Custodian, a photocopy of such intervening assignment,
together with (i) in the case of a delay caused by the public
recording office, an Officer's Certificate of the Company
stating that such intervening assignment of mortgage has been
dispatched to the appropriate public recording office for
recordation and that such original recorded intervening
assignment of mortgage or a copy of such intervening
assignment of mortgage certified by the appropriate public
recording office or by the title insurance company that issued
the title policy to be a true and complete copy of the
original recorded intervening assignment of mortgage will be
promptly delivered to the Custodian upon receipt thereof by
the Company; or (ii) in the case of an intervening assignment
where a public recording office retains the original recorded
intervening assignment or in the case where an intervening
assignment is lost after recordation in a public recording
office, a copy of such intervening assignment certified by
such public recording office to be a true and complete copy of
the original recorded intervening assignment.
7. A copy of the mortgagee policy of title insurance or
attorney's opinion of title and abstract of title.
8. Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent
executed in connection with the Mortgage.
9. The original hazard insurance policy and, if required by law,
flood insurance policy, in accordance with Section 4.10 of the
Agreement.
10. Residential loan application.
11. Mortgage Loan closing statement.
12. Verification of employment and income, if applicable and
available.
13. Verification of acceptable evidence of source and amount of
downpayment, if applicable.
14. Credit report on the Mortgagor, if applicable.
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15. Residential appraisal report, if applicable.
16. Photograph of the Mortgaged Property, if applicable and
available.
17. Survey of the Mortgaged Property, if applicable and available.
18. Copy of each instrument necessary to complete identification
of any exception set forth in the exception schedule in the
title policy, i.e., map or plat, restrictions, easements,
sewer agreements, home association declarations, etc., if
applicable.
19. All required disclosure statements.
20. If available, termite report, structural engineer's report,
water potability and septic certification.
21. Sales contract, if applicable.
22. Tax receipts, insurance premium receipts, ledger sheets,
payment history from date of origination, insurance claim
files, correspondence, current and historical computerized
data files, and all other processing, underwriting and closing
papers and records which are customarily contained in a
mortgage loan file and which are required to document the
Mortgage Loan or to service the Mortgage Loan, if applicable.
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EXHIBIT C
MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS
The Mortgage Loan Documents for each Mortgage Loan shall
include each of the following items, which shall be delivered to the Custodian
pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Flow Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement
to which this Exhibit is annexed (the "Agreement"):
(a) the original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening
endorsements, endorsed "Pay to the order of ___________, without recourse" and
signed in the name of the Company by an authorized officer. To the extent that
there is no room on the face of the Mortgage Note for endorsements, the
endorsement may be contained on an allonge, if state law so allows. If the
Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Company in a merger, the endorsement must be
by "Countrywide Home Loans Inc., successor by merger to [name of predecessor]."
If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Company while doing
business under another name, the endorsement must be by "Countrywide Home Loans
Inc., formerly known as [previous name]";
(b) the original of any guarantee executed in connection with
the Mortgage Note;
(c) the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon,
and the original recorded power of attorney, if the Mortgage was executed
pursuant to a power of attorney, with evidence of recording thereon;
(d) the originals of all assumption, modification,
consolidation or extension agreements, with evidence of recording thereon;
(e) the original Assignment of Mortgage for each Mortgage
Loan, in form and substance acceptable for recording, delivered in blank, or the
original Assignment of Mortgage in recordable form into MERS. If the Mortgage
Loan was acquired by the Company in a merger, the Assignment of Mortgage must be
made by "Countrywide Home Loans Inc., successor by merger to [name of
predecessor]." If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Company
while doing business under another name, the Assignment of Mortgage must be by
"Countrywide Home Loans Inc., formerly known as [previous name];" and
(f) the originals of all intervening assignments of mortgage
with evidence of recording thereon, including warehousing assignments, if any.
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CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION
_____________________, 200_
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. hereby certifies that it has
established the account described below as a Custodial Account pursuant to
Section 4.04 of the Flow Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as
of June 1, 2004, Conventional Residential Mortgage Loans.
Title of Account: Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. in trust for the Purchaser
Account Number: _______________
Address of office or branch
of the Company at
which Account is maintained:
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
Company
By: _____________________________________
Name: ___________________________________
Title: __________________________________
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CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
_________________, 200_
To: _________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
(the "Depository")
As Company under the Flow Seller's Warranties and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2004, Conventional Residential Mortgage Loans
(the "Agreement"), we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account,
as a Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Agreement, to be
designated as "Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., in trust for the Purchaser -
Conventional Residential Mortgage Loans." All deposits in the account shall be
subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Company. You may refuse
any deposit which would result in violation of the requirement that the account
be fully insured as described below. This letter is submitted to you in
duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us.
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
Company
By: ______________________________
Name: ____________________________
Title: ___________________________
Date:_____________________________
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The undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the
above described account has been established under Account Number __________, at
the office of the Depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on
such account as provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the
account will be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation through the
Bank Insurance Fund ("BIF") or the Savings Association Insurance Fund ("SAIF").
__________________________________
Depository
By: ______________________________
Name: ____________________________
Title: ___________________________
Date:_____________________________
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EXHIBIT E-1
ESCROW ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION
__________________, 200_
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. hereby certifies that it has
established the account described below as an Escrow Account pursuant to Section
4.06 of the Flow Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June
1, 2004, Conventional Residential Mortgage Loans.
Title of Account: "Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. in trust for the Purchaser and
various Mortgagors."
Account Number:__________________
Address of office or branch
of the Company at
which Account is maintained:
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
Company
By: _____________________________________
Name: ___________________________________
Title: __________________________________
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ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
___________________, 200_
To: _________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
(the "Depository")
As Company under the Flow Seller's Warranties and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2004, Conventional Residential Mortgage Loans
(the "Agreement"), we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account,
as an Escrow Account pursuant to Section 4.07 of the Agreement, to be designated
as "Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., in trust for the Purchaser and various
Mortgagors." All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal
therefrom by order signed by the Company. You may refuse any deposit which would
result in violation of the requirement that the account be fully insured as
described below. This letter is submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute
and return one original to us.
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
Company
By: _________________________________
Name: _______________________________
Title: ______________________________
Date:________________________________
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The undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the
above described account has been established under Account Number ______, at the
office of the Depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on
such account as provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the
account will be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation through the
Bank Insurance Fund ("BIF") or the Savings Association Insurance Fund ("SAIF").
__________________________________
Depository
By: ______________________________
Name: ____________________________
Title: ___________________________
Date:_____________________________
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EXHIBIT F-1
RESERVED
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EXHIBIT F-2
RESERVED
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EXHIBIT G
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
_________________, 200_
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION, dated __________, between
__________________________________, a ___________________ corporation having an
office at __________________ ("Assignor") and _________________________________,
a __________________ corporation having an office at __________________
("Assignee"):
For and in consideration of the sum of TEN DOLLARS ($10.00)
and other valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are
acknowledged, and of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:
1. The Assignor hereby grants, transfers and assigns to
Assignee all of the right, title and interest of Assignor, as purchaser, with
respect to the Mortgage Loans identified on Exhibit A hereto (the "Mortgage
Loans") in, to and under that certain Flow Seller's Warranties and Servicing
Agreement, Conventional Residential Mortgage Loans (the "Flow Seller's
Warranties and Servicing Agreement"), dated as of June 1, 2004, by and between
Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, FSB (the "Purchaser"), and Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
(the "Company"), and the Mortgage Loans delivered thereunder by the Company to
the Assignor.
2. The Assignor warrants and represents to, and covenants
with, the Assignee that:
a. The Assignor is the lawful owner of the Mortgage Loans with
the full right to transfer the Mortgage Loans free from any and all claims and
encumbrances whatsoever;
b. The Assignor has not received notice of, and has no
knowledge of, any offsets, counterclaims or other defenses available to the
Company with respect to the Flow Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement or
the Mortgage Loans;
c. The Assignor has not waived or agreed to any waiver under,
or agreed to any amendment or other modification of, the Flow Seller's
Warranties and Servicing Agreement, the Custodial Agreement or the Mortgage
Loans, including without limitation the transfer of the servicing obligations
under the Flow Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement. The Assignor has no
knowledge of, and has not received notice of, any waivers under or amendments or
other modifications of, or assignments of rights or obligations under, the Flow
Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement or the Mortgage Loans; and
d. Neither the Assignor nor anyone acting on its behalf has
offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Mortgage Loans,
any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security to, or
solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of
the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar
security from, or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the
Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security
with, any person in any manner, or made any general solicitation by means of
general advertising or in any other manner, or taken any other action which
would constitute a distribution of the Mortgage Loans under the Securities Act
of 1933 (the "33 Act") or which would render the disposition of the Mortgage
Loans a violation of Section 5 of the 33 Act or require registration pursuant
thereto.
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3. The Assignee warrants and represents to, and covenants
with, the Assignor and the Company that:
a. The Assignee agrees to be bound, as Purchaser, by all of
the terms, covenants and conditions of the Flow Seller's Warranties and
Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loans and the Custodial Agreement, and from
and after the date hereof, the Assignee assumes for the benefit of each of the
Company and the Assignor all of the Assignor's obligations as Purchaser
thereunder;
b. The Assignee understands that the Mortgage Loans have not
been registered under the 33 Act or the securities laws of any state;
c. The purchase price being paid by the Assignee for the
Mortgage Loans are in excess of $250,000 and will be paid by cash remittance of
the full purchase price within 60 days of the sale;
d. The Assignee is acquiring the Mortgage Loans for investment
for its own account only and not for any other person. In this connection,
neither the Assignee nor any Person authorized to act therefor has offered the
Mortgage Loans by means of any general advertising or general solicitation
within the meaning of Rule 502(c) of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Regulation D, promulgated under the 1933 Act;
e. The Assignee considers itself a substantial, sophisticated
institutional investor having such knowledge and experience in financial and
business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of
investment in the Mortgage Loans;
f. The Assignee has been furnished with all information
regarding the Mortgage Loans that it has requested from the Assignor or the
Company;
g. Neither the Assignee nor anyone acting on its behalf has
offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Mortgage Loans,
any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security to, or
solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of
the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar
security from, or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the
Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security
with, any person in any manner which would constitute a distribution of the
Mortgage Loans under the 33 Act or which would render the disposition of the
Mortgage Loans a violation of Section 5 of the 33 Act or require registration
pursuant thereto, nor will it act, nor has it authorized or will it authorize
any person to act, in such manner with respect to the Mortgage Loans; and
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h. Either: (1) the Assignee is not an employee benefit plan
("Plan") within the meaning of section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA") or a plan (also "Plan") within the
meaning of section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ("Code"), and
the Assignee is not directly or indirectly purchasing the Mortgage Loans on
behalf of, investment manager of, as named fiduciary of, as Trustee of, or with
assets of, a Plan; or (2) the Assignee's purchase of the Mortgage Loans will not
result in a prohibited transaction under section 406 of ERISA or section 4975 of
the Code.
i. The Assignee's address for purposes of all notices and
correspondence related to the Mortgage Loans and the Flow Seller's Warranties
and Servicing Agreement is:
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
Attention:________________
The Assignee's wire transfer instructions for purposes of all
remittances and payments related to the Mortgage Loans and the Flow Seller's
Warranties and Servicing Agreement are:
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Assignment
and Assumption to be executed by their duly authorized officers as of the date
first above written.
_______________________________________ ___________________________________
Assignor Assignee
By:____________________________________ By: _______________________________
Its:___________________________________ Its: ______________________________
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ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE
On this [__] day of [___], 200[_], Countrywide Home Loans
Inc., as the Company, under that certain Flow Seller's Warranties and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of [___], 200[_] (the "Agreement") does hereby sell,
transfer, assign, set over and convey to Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, FSB, as Purchaser
under the Agreement all rights, title and interest of the Company in and to the
Mortgage Loans listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit
1, together with the related Mortgage Files and all rights and obligations
arising under the documents contained therein. Pursuant to Section 2 of the
Agreement, the Company has delivered to the Custodian the documents for each
Mortgage Loan to be purchased as set forth in the Agreement. The ownership of
each Mortgage Note, Mortgage, and the contents of each Mortgage File is vested
in the Purchaser and the ownership of all records and documents with respect to
the related Mortgage Loan prepared by or which come into the possession of the
Company shall immediately vest in the Purchaser and shall be delivered promptly
by the Company to the Purchaser.
The Company confirms to the Purchaser that the representations
and warranties set forth in Section 3 of the Agreement with respect to the
Mortgage Loans listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit
1, and the representations and warranties in Section 3 of the Agreement with
respect to the Company are true and correct as of the date hereof.
The Mortgage Loans listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule
attached hereto have the pool characteristics as set forth on Exhibit 2 attached
hereto.
The Mortgage Loans listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule
attached hereto have been underwritten in accordance with the Underwriting
Guidelines set forth in Exhibit 3 attached hereto.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall
have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.
(Company)
By: _____________________________
Name:________________________
Title:_______________________
XXXXXX BROTHERS BANK, FSB
(Purchaser)
By:______________________________
Name:________________________
Title:_______________________
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EXHIBIT 1
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
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EXHIBIT 2
POOL CHARACTERISTICS
The Mortgage Interest Rate shall not exceed [____]% nor be
less than [___]%. With respect to the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the
Mortgage Loans, no more than [___]% of the Mortgage Loans have a balloon payment
feature. With respect to the aggregate unpaid principal balance of all the
Mortgage Loans, the Mortgaged Properties are located as follows: (i) no more
than [___]% are located in California (ii) no more than [___]% are located in
Florida and (iii) no other one state contains more than [__]% of the Mortgaged
Properties. With respect to the aggregate unpaid principal balance of all
Mortgage Loans, (a) no more than [___]% are secured by real property improved by
individual condominium units, (b) no more than [___]% are secured by real
property improved by an individual unit in a planned unit development, and (c)
at least [___]% are secured by real property with a detached one family
residence erected thereon. All of the Mortgaged Properties are owner occupied
primary residences. No Mortgage Loan has a Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio of
greater than [_____]%. The Mortgage Loans have a weighted average Combined
Loan-to-Value ration of [_____]%. With respect to the aggregate unpaid principal
balance of the Mortgage Loans, (a) at least [___]% of the Mortgage Loans were
originated under the Company's full documentation program (b) no more than
[___]% of the Mortgage Loans were originated under the Company's "stated income"
documentation program, and (c) no more than [___]% were originated under
Company's "limited" documentation program. With respect to the aggregate unpaid
principal balance of the Mortgage Loans, (a) no more than [___]% are "cash-out"
refinance and/or debt consolidation mortgage loans, (b) no more than [___]% are
rate and term refinance mortgage loans and (c) at least [___]% are purchase
mortgage loans. No Mortgage Loans has a FICO Score of less than [___]. The
weighted average FICO Score of the Mortgage Loans is [_____]. With respect to
the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans, the Mortgage Loans
have the following Credit Grades: (i) [___]% of the Mortgage Loans are Credit
Grade "A"; (ii) [___]% of the Mortgage Loans are Credit Grade "A-"; and (iii)
[___]% of the Mortgage Loans are Credit Grade "B". [___]. With respect to the
aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans, [___]% of the Mortgage
Loans have prepayment penalty features. With respect to the aggregate unpaid
principal balance of the Mortgage Loans, the weighted average prepayment penalty
term of Mortgage Loans that have prepayment penalties is [___] months. The
weighted average seasoning of the Mortgage Loans is less than [__] months. No
Mortgage Loans has a debt to income ratio greater than [___]. The weighted
average debt to income ratio of the Mortgage Loans is [_____]. No more than
[___]% of the Mortgage Loans has a debt to income ratio greater than 45. No more
than [___]% of the Mortgage Loans has a debt to income ratio greater than 50.
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EXHIBIT 3
UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
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AMENDMENT REG AB
TO THE FLOW SELLER'S WARRANTIES AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
This is Amendment Reg AB ("Amendment Reg AB"), dated as of
January ___, 2006, by and between Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, FSB (the "Purchaser"),
and Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. (the "Company") to that certain Flow Seller's
Warranties and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2004 by and between the
Company and the Purchaser (as amended, modified or supplemented, the "Existing
Agreement").
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Company and the Purchaser have agreed, subject to
the terms and conditions of this Amendment Reg AB that the Existing Agreement be
amended to reflect agreed upon revisions to the terms of the Existing Agreement.
Accordingly, the Company and the Purchaser hereby agree, in
consideration of the mutual premises and mutual obligations set forth herein,
that the Existing Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
1. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the
meanings set forth in the Existing Agreement. The Existing Agreement is hereby
amended by adding the following definitions in their proper alphabetical order:
Commission: The United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Company Information: As defined in Section 2(g)(i)(A)(1).
Depositor: The depositor, as such term is defined in Regulation AB,
with respect to any Securitization Transaction.
Exchange Act. The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Qualified Correspondent: Any Person from which the Company purchased
Mortgage Loans, provided that the following conditions are satisfied: (i) such
Mortgage Loans were originated pursuant to an agreement between the Company and
such Person that contemplated that such Person would underwrite mortgage loans
from time to time, for sale to the Company, in accordance with underwriting
guidelines designated by the Company ("Designated Guidelines") or guidelines
that do not vary materially from such Designated Guidelines; (ii) such Mortgage
Loans were in fact underwritten as described in clause (i) above and, except for
up to 2% of the Mortgage Loans (measured by unpaid principal balance) included
in any Mortgage Loan pool sold to the Purchaser, were acquired by the Company
within 180 days after origination; (iii) either (x) the Designated Guidelines
were, at the time such Mortgage Loans were originated, used by the Company in
origination of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans for the
Company's own account or (y) the Designated Guidelines were, at the time such
Mortgage Loans were underwritten, designated by the Company on a consistent
basis for use by lenders in originating mortgage loans to be purchased by the
Company; and (iv) the Company employed, at the time such Mortgage Loans were
acquired by the Company, pre-purchase or post-purchase quality assurance
procedures (which may involve, among other things, review of a sample of
mortgage loans purchased during a particular time period or through particular
channels) designed to ensure that Persons from which it purchased mortgage loans
properly applied the underwriting criteria designated by the Company.
Reconstitution: Any Securitization Transaction or Whole Loan Transfer.
Reconstitution Agreement: An agreement or agreements entered into by
the Company and the Purchaser and/or certain third parties in connection with a
Reconstitution with respect to any or all of the Mortgage Loans serviced under
the Agreement.
Regulation AB: Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities (Regulation
AB), 17 C.F.R. ss.ss.229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from time to
time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided
by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities
Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the
staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff
from time to time.
Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Securitization Transaction: Any transaction involving either
(1) a sale or other transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans directly or
indirectly to an issuing entity in connection with an issuance of publicly
offered, rated mortgage-backed securities or (2) an issuance of publicly
offered, rated securities, the payments on which are determined primarily by
reference to one or more portfolios of residential mortgage loans consisting, in
whole or in part, of some or all of the Mortgage Loans.
Servicer: As defined in Section 2(c)(iii).
Servicing Criteria: The "servicing criteria" set forth in Item 1122(d)
of Regulation AB, as such may be amended from time to time.
Static Pool Information: Static pool information as described in Item
1105(a)(1)-(3) and 1105(c) of Regulation AB.
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
Company or a Subservicer.
Subservicer: Any Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of the
Company or any Subservicer and is responsible for the performance (whether
directly or through Subservicers or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of
the material servicing functions required to be performed by the Company under
this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement that are identified in Item
1122(d) of Regulation AB; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that the term
"Subservicer" shall not include (i) any master servicer, or any special servicer
engaged at the request of a Depositor, Purchaser or investor in a Securitization
Transaction or (ii) any "back-up servicer" or trustee performing servicing
functions on behalf of a Securitization Transaction, in each case so long as
such party does not act on behalf of the Company or any Subservicer.
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Third-Party Originator: Each Person, other than a Qualified
Correspondent, that originated Mortgage Loans acquired by the Company.
Whole Loan Transfer: Any sale or transfer of some or all of the
Mortgage Loans, other than a Securitization Transaction.
2. The Purchaser and the Company agree that the Existing Agreement is
hereby amended by adding the following provisions:
(a) Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness.
The Purchaser and the Company acknowledge and agree that the purpose of
Article 2 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Purchaser and any
Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and regulations
of the Commission. Because Regulation AB is applicable by its terms only to
offerings of asset-backed securities that are registered under the Securities
Act and there are market uncertainties with respect to the disclosure that
investors in privately offered securities may request, the parties agree over
time to negotiate in good faith with respect to the provision of comparable
disclosure in private offerings.
Neither the Purchaser nor any Depositor shall exercise its right to
request delivery of information or other performance under these provisions
other than in good faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder. The Company acknowledges that interpretations of the requirements of
Regulation AB may change over time, whether due to interpretive guidance
provided by the Commission or its staff, consensus among participants in the
asset-backed securities markets or advice of counsel, and agrees to negotiate in
good faith with the Purchaser or any Depositor with regard to reasonable
requests for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of
evolving interpretations of Regulation AB. In connection with any Securitization
Transaction, the Company shall cooperate fully with the Purchaser to deliver to
the Purchaser (including any of its assignees or designees) and any Depositor,
any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and any other
information necessary to permit the Purchaser or such Depositor to comply with
the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the
Company, any Subservicer, any Third-Party Originator and the Mortgage Loans, or
the servicing of the Mortgage Loans necessary in order to effect such
compliance.
The Purchaser (including any of its assignees or designees) shall
cooperate with the Company by providing timely notice of requests for
information under these provisions and by reasonably limiting such requests to
information required, in the Purchaser's reasonable judgment, to comply with
Regulation AB.
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(b) Additional Representations and Warranties of the Company.
(i) The Company shall be deemed to represent to the Purchaser and to
any Depositor, as of the date on which information is first provided to the
Purchaser or any Depositor under Section 2(c) and as of the Closing Date of each
related Securitization Transaction that, except as disclosed in writing to the
Purchaser or such Depositor prior to such date: (i) the Company is not aware and
has not received notice that any default, early amortization or other
performance triggering event has occurred as to any other securitization due to
any act or failure to act of the Company; (ii) the Company has not been
terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage loan securitization, either due
to a servicing default or to application of a servicing performance test or
trigger; (iii) no material noncompliance with the applicable servicing criteria
with respect to other securitizations of residential mortgage loans involving
the Company as servicer has been disclosed or reported by the Company; (iv) no
material changes to the Company's policies or procedures with respect to the
servicing function it will perform under this Agreement and any Reconstitution
Agreement for mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans have
occurred during the three-year period immediately preceding the related
Securitization Transaction; (v) there are no aspects of the Company's financial
condition that could have a material adverse effect on the performance by the
Company of its servicing obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution
Agreement; (vi) there are no material legal or governmental proceedings pending
(or known to be contemplated) against the Company, any Subservicer or any
Third-Party Originator; and (vii) there are no affiliations, relationships or
transactions relating to the Company, any Subservicer or any Third-Party
Originator with respect to any Securitization Transaction and any party thereto
identified by the related Depositor of a type described in Item 1119 of
Regulation AB.
(ii) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor on any date
following the date on which information is first provided to the Purchaser or
any Depositor under Section 2(c), the Company shall make reasonable best efforts
within five Business Days but in no event later than ten Business Days following
such request, confirm in writing the accuracy of the representations and
warranties set forth in paragraph (i) of this Section or, if any such
representation and warranty is not accurate as of the date of such request,
provide reasonably adequate disclosure of the pertinent facts, in writing, to
the requesting party.
(c) Information to Be Provided by the Company.
In connection with any Securitization Transaction the Company shall (1)
make reasonable best efforts within five Business Days but in no event later
than ten Business Days following request by the Purchaser or any Depositor,
provide to the Purchaser and such Depositor (or, as applicable, cause each
Third-Party Originator and each Subservicer to provide), in writing reasonably
necessary for compliance with Regulation AB, the information and materials
specified in paragraphs (i), (ii), (iii) and (vi) of this Section 2(c), and (2)
as promptly as practicable following notice to or discovery by the Company,
provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor (in writing) the information
specified in paragraph (iv) of this Section.
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(i) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Company
shall provide such information regarding (x) the Company, as originator of the
Mortgage Loans (including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified
Correspondent, if applicable), or (y) as applicable, each Third-Party
Originator, and (z) as applicable, each Subservicer, as is requested for the
purpose of compliance with Items 1103(a)(1), 1105 (subject to paragraph (b)
below), 1110, 1117 and 1119 of Regulation AB. Such information shall include, at
a minimum:
(A) the originator's form of organization;
(B) to the extent material, a description of the originator's
origination program and how long the originator has been engaged in
originating residential mortgage loans, which description shall include
a discussion of the originator's experience in originating mortgage
loans of a similar type as the Mortgage Loans; if material, information
regarding the size and composition of the originator's origination
portfolio; and information that may be material to an analysis of the
performance of the Mortgage Loans, including the originators'
credit-granting or underwriting criteria for mortgage loans of similar
type(s) as the Mortgage Loans and such other information as the
Purchaser or any Depositor may reasonably request for the purpose of
compliance with Item 1110(b)(2) of Regulation AB;
(C) a description of any material legal or governmental
proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated by governmental
authorities) against the Company, each Third-Party Originator, if
applicable, and each Subservicer; and
(D) a description of any affiliation or relationship between
the Company, each Third-Party Originator, if applicable, each
Subservicer and any of the following parties to a Securitization
Transaction, as such parties are identified to the Company by the
Purchaser or any Depositor in writing in advance of such Securitization
Transaction:
(1) the sponsor;
(2) the depositor;
(3) the issuing entity;
(4) any servicer;
(5) any trustee;
(6) any originator;
(7) any significant obligor;
(8) any enhancement or support provider; and
(9) any other material transaction party.
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(ii) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Company
shall provide (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide)
Static Pool Information with respect to the mortgage loans (of a similar type as
the Mortgage Loans, as reasonably identified by the Purchaser as provided below)
originated by (a) the Company, if the Company is an originator of Mortgage Loans
(including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified Correspondent, if
applicable), and/or (b) as applicable, each Third-Party Originator. Such Static
Pool Information shall be prepared by the Company (or, if applicable, a
Third-Party Originator) on the basis of its reasonable, good faith
interpretation of the requirements of Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) of Regulation AB. To
the extent that there is reasonably available to the Company (or Third-Party
Originator, as applicable) Static Pool Information with respect to more than one
mortgage loan type, the Purchaser or any Depositor shall be entitled to specify
whether some or all of such information shall be provided pursuant to this
paragraph. The content of such Static Pool Information may be in the form
customarily provided by the Company, and need not be customized for the
Purchaser or any Depositor. Such Static Pool Information for each vintage
origination year or prior securitized pool, as applicable, shall be presented in
increments no less frequently than quarterly over the life of the mortgage loans
included in the vintage origination year or prior securitized pool. The most
recent periodic increment must be as of a date no later than 135 days prior to
the date of the prospectus or other offering document in which the Static Pool
Information is to be included or incorporated by reference. The Static Pool
Information shall be provided in an electronic format that provides a permanent
record of the information provided, such as a portable document format (pdf)
file, or other such electronic format.
Promptly following notice or discovery of a material error, as
determined in the Company's sole discretion, in Static Pool Information provided
pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph (including an omission to
include therein information required to be provided pursuant to such paragraph),
the Company shall provide corrected Static Pool Information to the Purchaser or
any Depositor, as applicable, in the same format in which Static Pool
Information was previously provided to such party by the Company.
If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Company shall
provide (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide), at
the expense of the requesting party (to the extent of any additional incremental
expense associated with delivery pursuant to this Agreement), such agreed-upon
procedures letters of certified public accountants pertaining to Static Pool
Information relating to prior securitized pools for securitizations closed on or
after January 1, 2006 or, in the case of Static Pool Information with respect to
the Company's or, if applicable, Third-Party Originator's originations or
purchases, to calendar months commencing January 1, 2006, as the Purchaser or
such Depositor shall reasonably request. Such letters shall be addressed to and
be for the benefit of such parties as the Purchaser or such Depositor shall
designate, which shall be limited to any Sponsor, any Depositor, any broker
dealer acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser with respect
to a Securitization Transaction or any other party that is reasonably and
customarily entitled to receive such statements and letters in a Securitization
Transaction at the time of delivery. Any such statement or letter may take the
form of a standard, generally applicable document accompanied by a reliance
letter authorizing reliance by the addressees designated by the Purchaser or
such Depositor.
(iii) If reasonably requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the
Company shall provide such information regarding the Company, as servicer of the
Mortgage Loans, and each Subservicer (each of the Company and each Subservicer,
for purposes of this paragraph, a "Servicer"), as is requested for the purpose
of compliance with Item 1108 of Regulation AB. Such information shall include,
at a minimum:
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(A) the Servicer's form of organization;
(B) a description of how long the Servicer has been servicing
residential mortgage loans; a general discussion of the Servicer's
experience in servicing assets of any type as well as a more detailed
discussion of the Servicer's experience in, and procedures for, the
servicing function it will perform under this Agreement and any
Reconstitution Agreements; information regarding the size, composition
and growth of the Servicer's portfolio of residential mortgage loans of
a type similar to the Mortgage Loans and information on factors related
to the Servicer that may be material, in the reasonable determination
of the Purchaser or any Depositor, to any analysis of the servicing of
the Mortgage Loans or the related asset-backed securities, as
applicable, including, without limitation:
(1) whether any prior securitizations of mortgage
loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans involving the
Servicer have defaulted or experienced an early amortization
or other performance triggering event because of servicing
during the three-year period immediately preceding the related
Securitization Transaction;
(2) the extent of outsourcing the Servicer utilizes;
(3) whether there has been previous disclosure of
material noncompliance with the applicable servicing criteria
with respect to other securitizations of residential mortgage
loans involving the Servicer as a servicer during the
three-year period immediately preceding the related
Securitization Transaction;
(4) whether the Servicer has been terminated as
servicer in a residential mortgage loan securitization, either
due to a servicing default or to application of a servicing
performance test or trigger; and
(5) such other information as the Purchaser or any
Depositor may reasonably request for the purpose of compliance
with Item 1108(b)(2) of Regulation AB;
(C) a description of any material changes during the
three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization
Transaction to the Servicer's policies or procedures with respect to
the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement and any
Reconstitution Agreements for mortgage loans of a type similar to the
Mortgage Loans;
(D) information regarding the Servicer's financial condition,
to the extent that there is a material risk that an adverse financial
event or circumstance involving the Servicer could have a material
adverse effect on the performance by the Company of its servicing
obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement;
(E) information regarding advances made by the Servicer on the
Mortgage Loans and the Servicer's overall servicing portfolio of
residential mortgage loans for the three-year period immediately
preceding the related Securitization Transaction, which may be limited
to a statement by an authorized officer of the Servicer to the effect
that the Servicer has made all advances required to be made on
residential mortgage loans serviced by it during such period, or, if
such statement would not be accurate, information regarding the
percentage and type of advances not made as required, and the reasons
for such failure to advance;
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(F) a description of the Servicer's processes and procedures
designed to address any special or unique factors involved in servicing
loans of a similar type as the Mortgage Loans;
(G) a description of the Servicer's processes for handling
delinquencies, losses, bankruptcies and recoveries, such as through
liquidation of mortgaged properties, sale of defaulted mortgage loans
or workouts; and
(H) information as to how the Servicer defines or determines
delinquencies and charge-offs, including the effect of any grace
period, re-aging, restructuring, partial payments considered current or
other practices with respect to delinquency and loss experience.
(iv) If reasonably requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor for the
purpose of satisfying its reporting obligation under the Exchange Act with
respect to any class of asset-backed securities, the Company shall (or shall
cause each Subservicer and Third-Party Originator, if applicable, to) (a) notify
the Purchaser and any Depositor in writing of (1) any material litigation or
governmental proceedings pending against the Company, any Subservicer or any
Third-Party Originator and (2) any affiliations or relationships that develop
following the closing date of a Securitization Transaction between the Company,
any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator and any of the parties specified
in clause (D) of paragraph (i) of this Section 2(c) (and any other parties
identified in writing by the requesting party) with respect to such
Securitization Transaction, and (b) provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor a
description of such proceedings, affiliations or relationships.
(v) As a condition to the succession to the Company or any Subservicer
as servicer or subservicer under this Agreement or any applicable Reconstitution
Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Company or such Subservicer may be
merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the
Company or any Subservicer, the Company shall provide to the Purchaser and any
Depositor, at least 15 calendar days prior to the effective date of such
succession or appointment, (x) written notice to the Purchaser and any Depositor
of such succession or appointment and (y) in writing, all information reasonably
requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor in order to comply with its
reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K with respect to any class of
asset-backed securities.
(vi) In addition to such information as the Company, as servicer, is
obligated to provide pursuant to other provisions of this Agreement, if
reasonably requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Company shall
provide such information regarding the performance or servicing of the Mortgage
Loans as is reasonably required to facilitate preparation of distribution
reports in accordance with Item 1121 of Regulation AB; provided that to the
extent that any such information requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor is
not readily available to the Company, the time for delivery of such information
by the Company to the Purchaser or any Depositor shall be such period that does
not interfere with the facilitation or preparation of distribution reports in
accordance with Item 1121 of Regulation AB. Such information shall be provided
concurrently with the monthly reports otherwise required to be delivered by the
servicer under this Agreement, commencing with the first such report due not
less than ten Business Days following such request or such longer period as
provided herein.
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(d) Servicer Compliance Statement.
The Company shall deliver using best reasonable efforts on or before
March 1, but in no event later than March 15, of each calendar year, commencing
in 2007, to the Purchaser and any Depositor a statement of compliance addressed
to the Purchaser and such Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of the
Company, to the effect that (i) a review of the Company's servicing activities
during the immediately preceding calendar year (or applicable portion thereof)
and of its performance under the servicing provisions of this Agreement and any
applicable Reconstitution Agreement during such period has been made under such
officer's supervision, and (ii) to the best of such officers' knowledge, based
on such review, the Company has fulfilled all of its servicing obligations under
this Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement in all material
respects throughout such calendar year (or applicable portion thereof) or, if
there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect,
specifically identifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature
and the status thereof.
(e) Report on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation.
(i) The Company shall using best reasonable efforts on or before March
1, but in no event later than March 15, of each calendar year, commencing in
2007:
(A) deliver to the Purchaser and any Depositor a report
regarding the Company's assessment of compliance with the Servicing
Criteria during the immediately preceding calendar year, as required
under Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of
Regulation AB. Such report shall be addressed to the Purchaser and such
Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of the Company, and shall
address each of the applicable Servicing Criteria specified on a
certification substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto delivered
to the Purchaser concurrently with the execution of this Agreement;
(B) deliver to the Purchaser and any Depositor a report of a
registered public accounting firm that attests to, and reports on, the
assessment of compliance made by the Company and delivered pursuant to
the preceding paragraph. Such attestation shall be in accordance with
Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act
and the Exchange Act;
(C) cause each Subservicer and each Subcontractor determined
by the Company pursuant to Section 2(f)(ii) to be "participating in the
servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB
(each, a "Participating Entity"), to deliver to the Purchaser and any
Depositor an assessment of compliance and accountants' attestation as
and when provided in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section 2(e); and
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(D) if requested in writing by the Purchaser or any Depositor
not later than February 1 of the calendar year in which such
certification is to be delivered, deliver to the Person that will be
responsible for signing the certification (a "Sarbanes Certification")
required by Rules 13a-14(d) and 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act
(pursuant to Section 302 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002) on behalf
of an asset-backed issuer with respect to a Securitization Transaction
a certification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A; PROVIDED THAT
SUCH BACK-UP CERTIFICATION DELIVERED BY THE COMPANY SHALL NOT BE FILED
AS AN EXHIBIT TO, OR INCLUDED IN, ANY FILING WITH THE COMMISSION UNLESS
REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR INTERPRETIVE GUIDANCE PROVIDED BY THE
COMMISSION OR ITS STAFF.
The Company acknowledges that the party identified in clause (i)(D) above may
rely on the certification provided by the Company pursuant to such clause in
signing a Sarbanes Certification and filing such with the Commission. Neither
the Purchaser nor any Depositor will request delivery of a certification under
clause (i)(D) above unless a Depositor is required under the Exchange Act to
file an annual report on Form 10-K with respect to an issuing entity whose asset
pool includes Mortgage Loans.
(ii) Each assessment of compliance provided by a Subservicer pursuant
to Section 2(e)(i)(A) shall address each of the applicable Servicing Criteria
specified on a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto
delivered to the Purchaser concurrently with the execution of this Agreement or,
in the case of a Subservicer subsequently appointed as such, on or prior to the
date of such appointment. An assessment of compliance provided by a
Participating Entity pursuant to Section 2(e)(i)(C) need not address any
elements of the Servicing Criteria other than those specified by the Company
pursuant to Section 2(f).
(f) Use of Subservicers and Subcontractors.
The Company shall not hire or otherwise utilize the services of any
Subservicer to fulfill any of the obligations of the Company as servicer under
this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement unless the Company complies with
the provisions of paragraph (i) of this subsection (f). The Company shall not
hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subcontractor, and shall not
permit any Subservicer to hire or otherwise utilize the services of any
Subcontractor, to fulfill any of the obligations of the Company as servicer
under this Agreement or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement unless the
Company complies with the provisions of paragraph (ii) of this subsection (f).
(i) It shall not be necessary for the Company to seek the consent of
the Purchaser or any Depositor to the utilization of any Subservicer. The
Company shall cause any Subservicer used by the Company (or by any Subservicer)
for the benefit of the Purchaser and any Depositor to comply with the provisions
of this Section and with Sections 2(b), 2(c)(iii), 2(c)(v), 2(d) and 2(e) of
this Agreement to the same extent as if such Subservicer were the Company, and
to provide the information required with respect to such Subservicer under
Section 2(c)(iv) of this Agreement. The Company shall be responsible for
obtaining from each Subservicer and delivering to the Purchaser and any
Depositor any servicer compliance statement required to be delivered by such
Subservicer under Section 2(d), any assessment of compliance and attestation
required to be delivered by such Subservicer under Section 2(e) and any
certification required to be delivered to the Person that will be responsible
for signing the Sarbanes Certification under Section 2(e) as and when required
to be delivered.
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(ii) It shall not be necessary for the Company to seek the consent of
the Purchaser or any Depositor to the utilization of any Subcontractor. The
Company shall promptly upon request provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor
(or any designee of the Depositor, such as a master servicer or administrator) a
written description of the role and function of each Subcontractor utilized by
the Company or any Subservicer, specifying (A) the identity of each such
Subcontractor, (B) which (if any) of such Subcontractors are Participating
Entities, and (C) which elements of the Servicing Criteria will be addressed in
assessments of compliance provided by each Subcontractor identified pursuant to
clause (B) of this paragraph.
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 Company shall cause any such Subcontractor used by the
Company (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Purchaser and any
Depositor to comply with the provisions of Section 2(e) of this Agreement to the
same extent as if such Subcontractor were the Company. The Company shall be
responsible for obtaining from each Subcontractor and delivering to the
Purchaser and any Depositor any assessment of compliance and attestation
required to be delivered by such Subcontractor under Section 2(e), in each case
as and when required to be delivered.
(g) Indemnification; Remedies.
(i) The Company shall indemnify the Purchaser, each affiliate of the
Purchaser, and each of the following parties participating in a Securitization
Transaction: each sponsor and issuing entity; each Person responsible for the
execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission with
respect to such Securitization Transaction, or for execution of a certification
pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect
to such Securitization Transaction; each broker dealer acting as underwriter,
placement agent or initial purchaser, each Person who controls any of such
parties or the Depositor (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act
and Section 20 of the Exchange Act); and the respective present and former
directors, officers, employees and agents of each of the foregoing and of the
Depositor, and shall hold each of them harmless from and against any losses,
damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related
costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that any of them may
sustain arising out of or based upon:
(A)(1) any untrue statement of a material fact contained or
alleged to be contained in any information, report, certification,
accountants' letter or other material provided in written or electronic
form under this Amendment Reg AB by or on behalf of the Company, or
provided under this Amendment Reg AB by or on behalf of any
Subservicer, Participating Entity or, if applicable, Third-Party
Originator (collectively, the "Company Information"), or (2) the
omission or alleged omission to state in the Company Information a
material fact required to be stated in the Company Information or
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, by
way of clarification, that clause (2) of this paragraph shall be
construed solely by reference to the Company Information and not to any
other information communicated in connection with a sale or purchase of
securities, without regard to whether the Company Information or any
portion thereof is presented together with or separately from such
other information;
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(B) any failure by the Company, any Subservicer, any
Participating Entity or any Third-Party Originator to deliver any
information, report, certification, accountants' letter or other
material when and as required under this Amendment Reg AB, including
any failure by the Company to identify pursuant to Section 2(f)(ii) any
Subcontractor "participating in the servicing function" within the
meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB; or
(C) any breach by the Company of a representation or warranty
set forth in Section 2(b)(i) or in a writing furnished pursuant to
Section 2(b)(ii) and made as of a date prior to the closing date of the
related Securitization Transaction, to the extent that such breach is
not cured by such closing date, or any breach by the Company of a
representation or warranty in a writing furnished pursuant to Section
2(b)(ii) to the extent made as of a date subsequent to such closing
date.
In the case of any failure of performance described in clause (i)(B) of
this Section, the Company shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser, any Depositor,
as applicable, and each Person responsible for the execution or filing of any
report required to be filed with the Commission with respect to such
Securitization Transaction, or for execution of a certification pursuant to Rule
13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect to such
Securitization Transaction, for all costs reasonably incurred by each such party
in order to obtain the information, report, certification, accountants' letter
or other material not delivered as required by the Company, any Subservicer, any
Participating Entity or any Third-Party Originator.
(ii) (A) Any failure by the Company, any Subservicer, any Subcontractor
or any Third-Party Originator to deliver any information, report,
certification, accountants' letter or other material when and as
required under this Amendment Regulation AB (including, without
limitation, any statement, writing or notification required by a
representation or warranty set forth in Section 2), shall, except as
provided in clause (B) of this paragraph, if not cured within three (3)
Business Days of the Company's receipt of notice of such failure (or
immediately and automatically, without notice or grace period, in the
event that such failure is of a nature that is incapable of cure and
which failure may reasonably be expected have a material and adverse
effect on the Purchaser or any Depositor in connection with a
Securitization Transaction) constitute an Event of Default with respect
to the Company under this Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution
Agreement, and shall entitle the Purchaser or Depositor, as applicable,
in its sole discretion to terminate the rights and obligations of the
Company as servicer under this Agreement and/or any applicable
Reconstitution Agreement without payment (notwithstanding anything in
this Agreement or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement to the
contrary) of any compensation to the Company; provided that to the
extent that any provision of this Agreement and/or any applicable
Reconstitution Agreement expressly provides for the survival of certain
rights or obligations following termination of the Company as servicer,
such provision shall be given effect.
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(B) Any failure by the Company, any Subservicer or any
Participating Entity to deliver any information, report, certification
or accountants' letter when and as required under Section 2(d) or 2(e),
including (except as provided below) any failure by the Company to
identify pursuant to Section 2(f)(ii) any Subcontractor "participating
in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of
Regulation AB, which continues unremedied for ten calendar days after
the date on which such information, report, certification or
accountants' letter was required to be delivered shall constitute an
Event of Default with respect to the Company under this Agreement and
any applicable Reconstitution Agreement, and shall entitle the
Purchaser or Depositor, as applicable, in its sole discretion to
terminate the rights and obligations of the Company as servicer under
this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement without
payment (notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary) of
any compensation to the Company; provided, however it is understood
that the Company shall remain entitled to receive reimbursement for all
unreimbursed Monthly Advances and Servicing Advances made by the
Company under this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution
Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein,
to the extent that any provision of this Agreement and/or any
applicable Reconstitution Agreement expressly provides for the survival
of certain rights or obligations following termination of the Company
as servicer, such provision shall be given effect.
Neither the Purchaser nor any Depositor shall be entitled to
terminate the rights and obligations of the Company pursuant to this
subparagraph (ii)(B) if a failure of the Company to identify a
Subcontractor "participating in the servicing function" within the
meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB was attributable solely to the
role or functions of such Subcontractor with respect to mortgage loans
other than the Mortgage Loans.
(C) The Company shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser (or any
designee of the Purchaser, such as a master servicer) and any
Depositor, as applicable, for all reasonable expenses incurred by the
Purchaser (or such designee) or such Depositor as such are incurred, in
connection with the termination of the Company as servicer and the
transfer of servicing of the Mortgage Loans to a successor servicer.
The provisions of this paragraph shall not limit whatever rights the
Purchaser or any Depositor may have under other provisions of this
Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement or otherwise,
whether in equity or at law, such as an action for damages, specific
performance or injunctive relief.
(iii) The Purchaser shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each
affiliate of the Company, any Subservicer, any Participating Entity,
and, if applicable, any Third-Party Originator, each Person who
controls any of such parties (within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the respective
present and former directors, officers, employees and agents of each of
the foregoing and of the Company, from and against any losses, damages,
penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related
costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that any of
them may sustain arising out of or based upon:
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(A) any untrue statement of a material fact contained or
alleged to be contained in any offering materials and filings with the
Commission related to a Securitization Transaction, including without
limitation the registration statement, prospectus and prospectus
supplement, and any amendments or supplements to the foregoing
(collectively, the "Securitization Materials"), or
(B) the omission or alleged omission to state in the
Securitization Materials a material fact required to be stated in the
Securitization Materials or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading,
but, in each case, only to the extent that such untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission is other than
the Company Information.
3. The Company acknowledges that a Subservicer or Subcontractor that performs
services with respect to mortgage loans involved in a Securitization Transaction
in addition to the Mortgage Loans may be determined by a Depositor to be a
Participating Entity on the basis of the aggregate balance of such mortgage
loans, without regard to whether such Subservicer or Subcontractor would be a
Participating Entity with respect to the Mortgage Loans viewed in isolation. The
Company shall (A) respond as promptly as practicable to any good faith request
by the Purchaser or any Depositor for information regarding each Subservicer and
each Subcontractor and (B) cause each Subservicer and each Subcontractor with
respect to which the Purchaser or any Depositor requests delivery of an
assessment of compliance and accountants' attestation to deliver such within the
time required under Section 2(e). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the liability
of the Company with respect to any information, assessment or attestation
furnished by or on behalf of a Subservicer or Subcontractor under this Section 3
(where such Subservicer or Subcontractor would not have been deemed to be a
Participating Entity based on the Mortgage Loans alone) shall be limited to the
ratable liability incurred in respect of such information, assessment or
attestation furnished by or on behalf of a Subservicer or Subcontractor
determined based upon the value of the Mortgage Loans as a proportionate share
of all mortgage loans included in the related Securitization Transaction for
which such Subservicer or Subcontractor performs services.
4. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Amendment Reg AB, (i) the Company
shall seek the consent of the Purchaser for the utilization of all third party
service providers, including Subservicers and Subcontractors, when required by
and in accordance with the terms of the Existing Agreement and (ii) references
to the Purchaser shall be deemed to include any assignees or designees of the
Purchaser, such as any Depositor, a master servicer or a trustee.
5. The Existing Agreement is hereby amended by adding the Exhibits attached
hereto as Exhibit A and Exhibit B to the end thereto. References in this
Amendment Reg AB to "this Agreement" or words of similar import (including
indirect references to the Agreement) shall be deemed to be references to the
Existing Agreement as amended by this Amendment Reg AB. Except as expressly
amended and modified by this Agreement Reg AB, the Agreement shall continue to
be, and shall remain, in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. In
the event of a conflict between this Amendment Reg AB and any other document or
agreement, including without limitation the Existing Agreement, this Amendment
Reg AB shall control.
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6. THIS AMENDMENT REG AB 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.
7. This Amendment Reg AB may be executed in one or more counterparts and by
different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so
executed, shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Amendment Reg AB
will become effective as of the date first mentioned above. This Amendment Reg
AB shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Company and
the Purchaser and the respective permitted successors and assigns of the Company
and the successors and assigns of the Purchaser. This Amendment Reg AB shall not
be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the Company to a third party without the
prior written consent of the Purchaser, which consent may be withheld by the
Purchaser pursuant to Section 9.04 of the Existing Agreement. The Existing
Agreement as amended by this Amendment Reg AB may be assigned, pledged or
hypothecated by the Purchaser in whole or in part, and with respect to one or
more of the Mortgage Loans, without the consent of the Company subject to
Sections 2.02 and 12.10 of the Existing Agreement.
[Signatures Commence on Following Page]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their names to be
signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the
day and year first above written.
XXXXXX BROTHERS BANK, FSB
Purchaser
By:____________________________
Name:__________________________
Title:_________________________
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.
Company
By:____________________________
Name:__________________________
Title:_________________________
Signature page to Amendment Reg AB
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF ANNUAL CERTIFICATION
Re: The [ ] agreement dated as of [ ], 200[ ] (the
"Agreement"), among [IDENTIFY - PARTIES]
I, ________________________________, the _______________________ of
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., certify to [the Depositor][or] [Master Servicer],
and [its] officers, with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this
certification, that:
(1) I have reviewed the servicer compliance statement of the
Company provided in accordance with Item 1123 of Regulation AB (the
"Compliance Statement"), the report on assessment of the Company's
compliance with the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of
Regulation AB (the "Servicing Criteria"), provided in accordance with
Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act") and Item 1122 of Regulation AB (the
"Servicing Assessment"), the registered public accounting firm's
attestation report provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18
under the Exchange Act and Section 1122(b) of Regulation AB (the
"Attestation Report"), and all servicing reports, officer's
certificates and other information relating to the servicing of the
Mortgage Loans by the Company during 200[ ] that were delivered by the
Company to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator]
[Trustee] pursuant to the Agreement (collectively, the "Company
Servicing Information");
(2) Based on my knowledge, the Company Servicing Information,
taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in the light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period of time covered by
the Company Servicing Information;
(3) Based on my knowledge, all of the Company Servicing
Information required to be provided by the Company under the Agreement
has been provided to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer] [Securities
Administrator] [Trustee];
(4) I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by
the Company as servicer under the Agreement, and based on my knowledge
and the compliance review conducted in preparing the Compliance
Statement and except as disclosed in the Compliance Statement, the
Servicing Assessment or the Attestation Report, the Company has
fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement in all material respects;
and
(5) The Compliance Statement required to be delivered by the
Company pursuant to the Agreement, and the Servicing Assessment and
Attestation Report required to be provided by the Company and by any
Subservicer or Subcontractor pursuant to the Agreement, have been
provided to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any material instances
of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed to the
[Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any material instance of noncompliance
with the Servicing Criteria has been disclosed in such reports.
Date: _________________________
By: __________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT B
SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE
The assessment of compliance to be delivered by [the Company] [Name of
Subservicer] shall address, at a minimum, the applicable criteria identified
below as "Applicable Servicing Criteria":
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APPLICABLE SERVICING
SERVICING CRITERIA CRITERIA
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REFERENCE CRITERIA
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GENERAL SERVICING CONSIDERATIONS
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1122(d)(1)(i) 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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1122(d)(1)(ii) 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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1122(d)(1)(iii) Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain
a back-up servicer for the mortgage loans are maintained.
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1122(d)(1)(iv) 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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CASH COLLECTION AND ADMINISTRATION
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1122(d)(2)(i) Payments on mortgage loans 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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1122(d)(2)(ii) Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an
obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized
personnel.
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1122(d)(2)(iii) 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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1122(d)(2)(iv) The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash
reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of
overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g.,
with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the
transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(2)(v) 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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1122(d)(2)(vi) Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent
unauthorized access.
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1122(d)(2)(vii) 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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SERVICING CRITERIA CRITERIA
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REFERENCE CRITERIA
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INVESTOR REMITTANCES AND REPORTING
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1122(d)(3)(i) 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 mortgage loans
serviced by the Servicer.
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1122(d)(3)(ii) 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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1122(d)(3)(iii) 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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1122(d)(3)(iv) 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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POOL ASSET ADMINISTRATION
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1122(d)(4)(i) Collateral or security on mortgage loans is maintained as
required by the transaction agreements or related mortgage
loan documents.
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1122(d)(4)(ii) Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as
required by the transaction agreements
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1122(d)(4)(iii) 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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1122(d)(4)(iv) Payments on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in
accordance with the related mortgage loan 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 mortgage loan
documents.
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1122(d)(4)(v) The Servicer's records regarding the mortgage loans agree
with the Servicer's records with respect to an obligor's
unpaid principal balance.
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1122(d)(4)(vi) Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor's
mortgage loans (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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1122(d)(4)(vii) 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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1122(d)(4)(viii) Records documenting collection efforts are maintained
during the period a mortgage loan 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
mortgage loans 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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1122(d)(4)(ix) Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for
mortgage loans with variable rates are computed based on
the related mortgage loan documents.
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SERVICING CRITERIA CRITERIA
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REFERENCE CRITERIA
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1122(d)(4)(x) Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as
escrow accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in
accordance with the obligor's mortgage loan 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 mortgage loan documents and state laws; and (C)
such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar
days of full repayment of the related mortgage loans, or
such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
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1122(d)(4)(xi) Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or
insurance payments) are made on or before the related
penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the
appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided
that such support has been received by the servicer at
least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other
number of days specified in the transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(4)(xii) Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment
to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the
servicer's funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the
late payment was due to the obligor's error or omission.
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1122(d)(4)(xiii) Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted
within two business days to the obligor's records
maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days
specified in the transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(4)(xiv) Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are
recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction
agreements.
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1122(d)(4)(xv) Any external enhancement or other support, identified in
Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB,
is maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements.
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[NAME OF COMPANY] [NAME OF
SUBSERVICER]
Date: _________________________
By: __________________________
Name:
Title:
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