RECONSTITUTED SERVICING AGREEMENT
RECONSTITUTED SERVICING AGREEMENT
THIS RECONSTITUTED SERVICING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), entered into as of the 1st day of June, 2006 (the “Effective Date”), by and among XXXXXXXXX MORTGAGE HOME LOANS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Xxxxxxxxx” or the “Seller”), COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP, as servicer (the “Servicer”), LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement defined below (the “Trustee”), on behalf of the Trust defined below and acknowledged by XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”), recites and provides as follows:
RECITALS
WHEREAS, certain mortgage loans identified on Schedule I hereto (the “Mortgage Loans”) were purchased by the Seller from Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. (“Countrywide”) and are currently being serviced by the Servicer, as assignee to Countrywide, pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement between the Seller and Countrywide, as seller, dated as of September 1, 2005 as amended by the Amendment Reg AB dated as of January 4, 2006 by and between Seller and Countrywide and by the Amendment Number Two dated as of June 19, 2006 by and between Seller and Countrywide (the “Purchase and Servicing Agreement”), a copy of which is attached as Exhibit B hereto;
WHEREAS, the Seller shall convey such Mortgage Loans to Greenwich Capital Acceptance, Inc. (“GCA”), which in turn has conveyed the Mortgage Loans to Zuni Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-OA1 (the “Trust”) on the Effective Date, pursuant to a trust pooling and servicing agreement dated as of June 1, 2006 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among the Trustee, the Master Servicer, GCA, as seller (referred to herein as the “Depositor”), Wilmington Trust Company, as Delaware trustee, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as securities administrator and Xxxxxxxxx.
WHEREAS, the Master Servicer and any successor master servicer shall be obligated, among other things, to supervise the servicing of the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trustee, and shall have the right, under certain circumstances as set forth herein, to terminate the rights and obligations of the Servicer upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default by the Servicer under this Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Seller and the Servicer desire that the provisions of the Purchase and Servicing Agreement shall apply to the Mortgage Loans, but only to the extent provided herein and that this Agreement shall constitute a “Reconstitution Agreement” as defined under the Purchase and Servicing Agreement which shall govern the Mortgage Loans for so long as such Mortgage Loans remain subject to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Seller and the Servicer hereby agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
1.
Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Agreement, including Exhibit A hereto, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Purchase and Servicing Agreement, unless otherwise modified herein.
2.
Trust Cut-off Date. The parties hereto acknowledge that by operation of Section 5.01 of the Purchase and Servicing Agreement, the remittance on July 18, 2006 to the Trust is to include principal due after June 1, 2006 (the “Trust Cut-off Date”) plus interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate due on the related Due Date exclusive of any portion thereof allocable to a period prior to the Trust Cut-off Date.
3.
Assignment and Assumption. From and after the Effective Date, the Trust agrees to be bound as “Purchaser” by all of the terms, covenant, obligations and conditions under the Purchase and Servicing Agreement, as modified herein, with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than with respect to any terms, covenants, obligations or conditions applicable to the “Purchaser” that arose prior to the Effective Date.
4.
Servicing. The Servicer agrees, with respect to the Mortgage Loans, to perform and observe the duties, responsibilities and obligations that are to be performed and observed under the provisions of the Purchase and Servicing Agreement, except as otherwise provided herein and on Exhibit A hereto, and that the provisions of the Purchase and Servicing Agreement, as so modified, are and shall be a part of this Agreement to the same extent as if set forth herein in full. The servicing fee for each Mortgage Loan is as set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached as Schedule I hereto.
5.
Master Servicing; Reports and Assessments; Termination of Servicer. The Servicer shall be subject to the supervision of the Master Servicer, which Master Servicer shall be obligated to ensure that the Servicer services the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Master Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee, which is acting on behalf of the Trust, the owner of the Mortgage Loans, shall have the same rights as the Purchaser under the Purchase and Servicing Agreement to enforce the obligations of the Servicer under the Purchase and Servicing Agreement. A copy of all assessments, attestations, reports and certifications required to be delivered by the Servicer under this Agreement and the Purchase and Servicing Agreement shall be delivered to the Master Servicer, and where such documents are required to be addressed to any party other than the Servicer, such addressee(s) shall include the Master Servicer and the Master Servicer shall be entitled to rely on such documents. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to terminate the rights and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement upon an Event of Default, as provided in Section 7.01 of the Purchase and Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Master Servicer assume any of the obligations of the Purchaser under the Purchase and Servicing Agreement; it being understood that the Trust shall remain primarily liable for all obligations of “Purchaser” pursuant to the Purchase and Servicing Agreement and this Agreement as of the Effective Date. The parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement agree that the Master Servicer shall be entitled to all of the rights, protections and limitations of liability afforded to the Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. All parties herein acknowledge and agree that the Servicer shall not be obligated to defend and indemnify and hold harmless the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust and the Seller against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, judgments and any related costs including, without limitation, reasonable and necessary legal fees, resulting from (i) actions or inactions of the Servicer which were taken or omitted upon the instruction or direction of the Master Servicer or Trustee, as applicable, or (ii) the failure of the trust fund’s designee to perform the obligations of the Purchaser with respect to the Purchase and Servicing Agreement and this Agreement.
6.
Representations.
(a)
The Trust warrants and represents to, and covenants with, the Seller and the Servicer that as of the date hereof;
(i)
The Trust is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and the Trust has all requisite power and authority to acquire and own the Mortgage Loans;
(i)
The Trust has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is in the ordinary course of the Trust’s business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Trust’s charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which the Trust is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Trust or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by the Trust of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of the Trust. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Trust and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Trustee on behalf of the Trust, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Trust enforceable against the Trust in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; and
(ii)
No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by the Trust in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Trust of this Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b)
The Servicer shall not be obligated or required to make any further representations and warranties regarding the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and issuance of the Certificates pursuant thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the representations set forth in Section 3.02 of the Purchase and Servicing Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Further, the representations made in Section 3.01 of the Purchase and Servicing Agreement shall be deemed to be made as of the date of this Agreement.
7.
Indemnification. The Trust shall indemnify the Servicer and hold it harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Servicer may sustain in any way related to (a) actions or inactions of the Servicer which were taken or omitted upon the instruction or direction of the Trustee or Master Servicer, as applicable, or (b) the failure of the Trustee or the Master Servicer, as applicable, to perform the Trust’s or Trustee’s obligations under the Purchase and Servicing Agreement and this Agreement.
8.
Notices. All notices, consents, certificates and other communications required to be delivered between or among the parties hereto (including any third party beneficiary thereof) or required to be provided to the Trust, the Trustee or the Master Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, shall be in writing, may be in the form of facsimile or electronic transmission, and shall be deemed received or given when mailed first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to each other party at its address specified below or, if sent by facsimile or electronic mail, when facsimile or electronic confirmation of receipt by the recipient is received by the sender of such notice. Each party may designate to the other parties in writing, from time to time, other addresses to which notices and communications hereunder shall be sent. All notices and other written information required to be delivered to the Master Servicer under this Agreement shall be delivered to the Master Servicer at the following address:
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.
0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxx 0000-XX0
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
All remittances required to be made to the Master Servicer under this Agreement shall be made to the following wire account:
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.
San Francisco, CA
ABA# 000-000-000
Account Name: SAS Clearing
Account No. 0000000000
FFC: 50927300; Zuni 2006-OA1
All notices and other written information required to be delivered to the Trust or Trustee hereunder shall be delivered to the Trustee at the following address:
LaSalle Bank National Association
000 Xxxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Zuni 2006-OA1
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
All notices and other written information required to be delivered to the Seller hereunder shall be delivered to it at the following address:
Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage Home Loans, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx Xx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx (Zuni 2006-OA1)
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
All notices and written information required to be delivered to the Servicer hereunder shall be delivered to the Servicer at the following address:
Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxx, XX SV3-A
Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Legal Department
With copy to:
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xx. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Vice President
9.
Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW RULES EXCEPT FOR SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATION LAW, WHICH SHALL APPLY HERETO.
10.
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
11.
Reconstitution. The Seller and the Servicer agree that this Agreement is a “Reconstitution Agreement” as defined in the Purchase and Servicing Agreement.
12.
REMIC Status. The Servicer is hereby notified, and the Servicer hereby acknowledges such notice, that the Mortgage Loans will be held in a securitization pursuant to which a REMIC election will be made.
13.
Limitation of Liability: It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) this Agreement is executed and delivered by Trustee, not individually or personally but solely as the Trustee of the Trust, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it, (b) the representations, warranties, covenants, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the Trustee are made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings and agreements by Trustee but are made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Trust and the Trust is bound to such representations, warranties, covenants, undertakings and agreements, (c) nothing herein contained shall be construed as creating any liability on Trustee, individually or personally, to perform any covenant either expressly or implied contained herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties who are signatories to this Agreement and by any person claiming by, through or under such parties and (d) under no circumstances shall Trustee be personally liable for payment of any indemnity, indebtedness, fees or expenses of the Trust or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by or on behalf of the Trust under this Agreement; provided, however, it is understood and acknowledged by the Trustee and the Trust that the Trust shall remain primarily liable for all obligations, representations, warranties, covenants, undertakings and agreements of “Purchaser” set forth in the Purchase and Servicing Agreement and this Agreement.
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Executed as of the day and year first above written.
XXXXXXXXX MORTGAGE HOME LOANS, INC.,
as Seller
By: /s/Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Senior Vice President
COUNTRYWIDE HOME SERVICING LP,
as Servicer
by COUNTRYWIDE GP, INC., its general partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Vice President
LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not individually but solely as Trustee on behalf of
Zuni Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-OA1 – The Trust
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
Acknowledged By:
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A.,
as Master Servicer
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
EXHIBIT A
Modifications to the Purchase and Servicing Agreement
1.
The provisions of the Purchase and Servicing Agreement shall be applicable to the Mortgage Loans, except as modified herein.
2.
The definition of “Business Day” in Article 1 is hereby amended as follows:
Business Day: Any day other than (a) a Saturday or Sunday or (b) a day on which banking and savings and loan institutions in the States of California, Delaware, New York, Maryland, Minnesota, Illinois, Texas or Iowa are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
3.
The definition of “Escrow Account” in Article 1 is hereby amended as follows:
Escrow Account: The separate trust account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to this Agreement which shall be entitled “Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as Servicer, in trust for the Trustee on behalf of Zuni Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-OA1.
4.
Section 3.2(b) (Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual Mortgage Loans) is hereby deleted and replaced as follows:
(b)
No Delinquencies or Advances. All payments required to be made prior to the related Cut-off Date for such Mortgage Loans under the terms of the Mortgage Note have been made; Countrywide has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any advance of funds from a party other than the owner of the Mortgaged Property subject to the Mortgage, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount required by the Mortgage Loan; and the delinquency history for the Mortgage Loans set forth on Exhibit D attached hereto is complete, true and correct in all material respects.
5.
The definition of “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan” in Article 1 is hereby amended by the addition of the following language at the end of the first sentence thereof:
and (vi) qualify as a substitute Mortgage Loan under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
6.
Section 4. 4 (Establishment of Custodial Accounts; Deposits in Custodial Accounts) is hereby amended by replacing the phrase “in trust for Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage Home Loans, Inc.” in the first paragraph with the phrase “ in trust for the Trustee on behalf of Zuni Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-OA1”
7.
Section 4.5 (Permitted Withdrawals From the Custodial Account) is hereby amended by deleting clause (b) and replacing it with the following:
(b)
to reimburse itself for each unreimbursed Monthly Advance provided, that with respect to any Mortgage Loan, Countrywide’s right to reimbursement shall be limited to the funds collected by Countrywide from the related Mortgagor or any other Person, including, but not limited to, Liquidation Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds, and with respect to REO Property, funds received as rental or similar income. Countrywide’s right to reimbursement set forth in the preceding sentence shall be prior to the rights of the Trust; provided however, that in the event that Countrywide determines in good faith that any unreimbursed Monthly Advances will not be recoverable from amounts representing late recoveries of payments of principal or interest respecting the particular Mortgage Loan as to which such Monthly Advance was made or from Liquidation Proceeds with respect to such Mortgage Loan, Countrywide may reimburse itself for such amounts from the Custodial Account, it being understood, in the case of any such reimbursement, that Countrywide’s right thereto shall be prior to the rights of the Trust;
8.
Section 4.6 (Establishment of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow Accounts) is hereby amended by deleting the language “in trust for Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage Home Loans, Inc. and/or various mortgagors” in the first paragraph and replacing it with the phrase “in trust for the Trustee on behalf of Zuni Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-OA1”
9.
Section 4.13 (Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property) is hereby amended by:
(i)
deleting subsection (a) and replacing it with the following:
In the event that title to the 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 Trust.
(ii)
adding the following paragraph as the second paragraph of subsection (a):
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 4.13, in the event Countrywide has actual notice of, or has actual knowledge that a Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, Servicer shall not, on behalf of the Trustee and Trust, either (i) obtain title to such Mortgaged Property as a result of or in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise or (ii) otherwise acquire possession of, or take any other action with respect to, such Mortgaged Property, if, as a result of any such action, the Trust or Trustee would be considered to hold title to, to be a “mortgagee-in-possession of, or to be an “owner” or “operator” of such Mortgaged Property within the meaning of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability act of 1980, as amended from time to time, or any comparable law, unless the Servicer has also previously determined, based on its reasonable judgment and a report prepared by a Person who regularly conducts environmental audits using customary industry standards, that:
(a) such Mortgaged Property is in compliance with applicable environmental laws, or, if not, that it would be in the best economic interest of the Trust to take such actions as are necessary to bring the Mortgaged Property into compliance therewith; and
(b) there are no circumstances present at such Mortgaged Property relating to the use, management or disposal of any hazardous substances, hazardous materials, hazardous wastes, or petroleum-based materials for which investigation, testing, monitoring, containment, clean-up or remediation could be required under any federal, state or local law or regulation, or that if any such materials are present for which such action could be required, that it would be in the best economic interest of the Trust to take such actions with respect to the affected Mortgaged Property.
Upon completion of the audit, Countrywide shall provide the Trustee and the Master Servicer with a copy of such audit. In the event that the environmental inspection report indicates that the Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, Countrywide shall not proceed with foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, unless otherwise consented to by the Trustee on behalf of the Trust. In the event that the environmental inspection report is inconclusive as to the whether or not the Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, Countrywide shall not proceed with foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure. The cost of the environmental audit report contemplated by this Section 4.13 shall be advanced by the Servicer, subject to the Servicer’s right to be reimbursed therefor from the Custodial Account or Escrow Account as provided in the Purchase and Servicing Agreement.
If the Servicer determines, as described above, that it is in the best economic interest of the Trust to take such actions as are necessary to bring any such Mortgaged Property into compliance with applicable environmental laws, or to take such action with respect to the containment, clean-up or remediation of hazardous substances, hazardous materials, hazardous wastes or petroleum-based materials affecting any such Mortgaged Property, then the Servicer shall take such action as it deems to be in the best economic interest of the Trust; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not proceed with foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure if the estimated costs of the environmental clean up, as estimated in the environmental audit repot, together with the Servicing Advances and Monthly Advances made by the Master Servicer and the estimated costs of foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure exceeds the estimated value of the Mortgaged Property. The cost of any such compliance, containment, cleanup or remediation shall be advanced by the Servicer, subject to the Servicer’s right to be reimbursed therefor from the Custodial Account or Escrow Account as provided in the Purchase and Servicing Agreement.
(iii)
by replacing the first paragraph of subsection (c) with the following:
Countrywide shall use its reasonable efforts to dispose of each REO Property as soon as possible and shall sell each REO Property in any event within three (3) years after title has been taken to such REO Property, unless (a) a REMIC election has not been made with respect to the arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans and the REO Property are held, or (b) Countrywide determines, and gives an appropriate notice to the Master Servicer to such effect, that a longer period is necessary for the orderly liquidation of such REO Property and Countrywide, at its expense, obtains an extension of time from the Internal Revenue Service to sell the REO Property or provides an opinion of counsel that the REMIC status is not affected if Countrywide has not disposed of the REO Property within such three (3) year period. If a period longer than three (3) years is permitted under the foregoing sentence and is necessary to sell any REO Property, Countrywide shall report monthly to the Master Servicer as to the progress being made in selling such REO Property.
10.
Section 5.1 (Periodic Reports to the Purchaser) is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph at the end of (a):
Countrywide agrees to include in its monthly report the information required by Exhibit C hereto in a format reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer and Countrywide; provided that Countrywide will not be required to provide information regarding prepayment penalties to the extent such prepayments penalties are retained by Countrywide.
11.
Section 7.1 (Termination Due to an Event of Default) is hereby amended by replacing the words “five (5)” with “three (3) in subsection (a)(1).
12.
New Section 8.16 (Termination of Rights and Obligations) is hereby added to read as follows:
All rights and obligations of the Master Servicer and the Trustee hereunder (other than the right to indemnification and the indemnification obligations) shall terminate upon termination of the Trust pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
13.
New Exhibit F (Amendment Reg AB)
The Amendment Reg AB dated January 4, 2006 between Countrywide and Xxxxxxxxx amending the Servicing Agreement is hereby superseded by the Amendment Reg AB to the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2005 by and between Greenwich Capital Financial Products, Inc., and Countrywide, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit F, except that any references to Greenwich Capital Financial Products, Inc. shall mean Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage Home Loans, Inc. and as amended by Paragraphs 14-20 of this Exhibit A.
14.
Section 2(c) of the Amendment Reg AB is hereby amended by deleting subparts (iv) and (vi) in their entirety and replacing them with the following:
(iv)
For the purpose of satisfying its reporting obligation under the Exchange Act with respect to any class of asset-backed securities, the Company shall (and shall cause each Subservicer and, if applicable, any Third-Party Originator to) (a) provide prompt notice to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor in writing of (1) any merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, (2) the Company’s entry into an agreement with a Subservicer to perform or assist in the performance of any of the Company’s obligations under the Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement, (3) any Event of Default under the terms of the Agreement or the Reconstitution Agreement to the extent not known by such Purchaser, Master Servicer or Depositor, and (4) any material litigation or governmental proceedings involving the Company, any Subservicer or any Third Party Originator.
(vi)
Not later than ten days prior to the deadline for the filing of any distribution report on Form 10-D in respect of any Securitization Transaction that includes any of the Mortgage Loans serviced by the Company or any Subservicer, the Company or such Subservicer, as applicable, shall, to the extent the Company or such Subservicer has knowledge, provide to the party responsible for filing such report (including, if applicable, the Master Servicer) notice of the occurrence of any of the following events along with all information, data, and materials related thereto as may be required to be included in the related distribution report on Form 10-D (as specified in the provisions of Regulation AB referenced below): (A) any material modifications, extensions or waivers of Mortgage Loan terms, fees, penalties or payments during the distribution period or that have cumulatively become material over time (Item 1121(a)(11) of Regulation AB; (B) material breaches of Mortgage Loan representations or warranties or transaction covenants under this Agreement (Item 1121(a)(12) of Regulation AB); and (C) information regarding any Mortgage Loan changes (such as, additions, substitutions or repurchases), and any material changes in origination, underwriting or other criteria for acquisition or selection of pool assets (Item 1121(a)(14) of Regulation AB).
15.
Section 2(c) of Amendment Reg AB is hereby amended by adding the following subparts:
(vii)
If reasonably requested by the Purchaser or the Master Servicer, the Company shall provide to the Purchaser or the Master Servicer, evidence of the authorization of the person signing any certificate or statement provided pursuant to Section 2(d) and 2(e) of Amendment Reg AB.
(viii)
The Company shall provide to the Purchaser, Master Servicer and any Depositor a description of any affiliation or relationship required to be disclosed under Item 1119 between the Company and any of the parties listed in Items 1119 (a)(1)-(6) of Regulation AB that develops following the closing date of a Securitization Transaction (other than an affiliation or relationship that the Purchaser, the Depositor or the issuing entity is required to disclose under Item 1119 of Regulation AB) no later than 15 calendar days prior to the date the Depositor is required to file its Form 10-K disclosing such affiliation or relationship. For purposes of the foregoing, the Company (1) shall be entitled to assume that the parties to the Securitization Transaction with whom affiliations or relations must be disclosed are the same as on the closing date if it provides a written request (which may be by e-mail) to the Depositor or Master Servicer, as applicable, requesting such confirmation and either obtains such confirmation or receives no response within three (3) Business Days, (2) shall not be obligated to disclose any affiliations or relationships that may develop after the closing date for the Securitization Transaction with any parties not identified to the Company pursuant to clause (D) of paragraph (i) of this Section 2(c), and (3) shall be entitled to rely upon any written identification of parties provided by the Depositor, the Purchaser or any master servicer.
(ix)
In addition to such information as the Company, as servicer, is obligated to provide pursuant to other provisions of this Agreement, if requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Company shall provide such information which is reasonably available 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.
16.
Sections 2(d) and 2(e) of the Amendment Reg AB are hereby amended by deleting such sections in their entirety and replacing them with the following:
(d)
Servicer Compliance Statement.
On or before March 5 of each calendar year, commencing in 2007, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser, any Depositor and any Master Servicer a statement of compliance addressed to the Purchaser, any Depositor and any Master Servicer 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)
On or before March 5 of each calendar year, commencing in 2007, the Company shall:
(A)
deliver to the Purchaser, Master Servicer 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 Exhibit B hereto delivered to the Purchaser concurrently with the execution of this Agreement (wherein “Investor” shall be deemed to mean the Master Servicer on behalf of the trust);
(B)
deliver to the Purchaser, any Depositor and any Master Servicer 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, any Depositor and any Master Servicer an assessment of compliance and accountants’ attestation as and when provided in paragraphs (A) and (B) of this Section 2(e); and
(D)
deliver, and cause each Participating Entity to deliver, to the Purchaser, any Depositor, any Master Servicer or any other 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 signed by the appropriate officer of the Company in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A; provided that such certification delivered by the Company may not be filed as an exhibit to, or included in, any filing with the Commission.
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.
(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 Exhibit B hereto (wherein “Investor” shall mean the Master Servicer) 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).
17.
Section 2(f)(ii) of Amendment Reg AB is hereby amended by adding the words “and certification” after the word “attestation” in the last sentence of the second paragraph of such section.
18.
Section 2(g)(i) of Amendment Reg AB is hereby amended by adding the following subpart:
(iv)
If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the indemnified party, then the indemnifying party agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities uncured by such indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of such indemnified party on the one hand and the indemnifying party on the other.
19.
Section 2(g) of Amendment Reg AB is hereby amended by adding the following subpart:
(v)
The indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement.
20.
Exhibit B of Amendment Reg AB is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with Exhibit Five attached hereto.
EXHIBIT FIVE
EXHIBIT B
SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE
Servicing Criteria | Applicable Servicing Criteria | |
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. | X |
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. | X |
1122(d)(1)(iii) | Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the mortgage loans are maintained. | |
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. | X |
| Cash Collection and Administration | |
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. | X |
1122(d)(2)(ii) | Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel. | X |
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. | X |
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. | X |
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. | X |
1122(d)(2)(vi) | Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access. | X |
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. | X |
| Investor Remittances and Reporting | |
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. | X |
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. | X |
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. | X |
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. | X |
| Pool Asset Administration | |
1122(d)(4)(i) | Collateral or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related mortgage loan documents. | X |
1122(d)(4)(ii) | Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements | X |
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. | X |
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. | X |
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. | X |
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. | X |
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. | X |
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). | X |
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. | X |
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. | X |
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. | X |
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. | X |
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. | X |
1122(d)(4)(xiv) | Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements. | X |
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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EXHIBIT B
Purchase and Servicing Agreement
EXHIBIT C
Reporting Formats
REPORTING DATA FOR DEFAULTED LOANS
Data must be submitted to Xxxxx Fargo Bank in an Excel spreadsheet format with fixed field names and data type. The Excel spreadsheet should be used as a template consistently every month when submitting data.
Table: Delinquency | ||
Name | Type | Size |
Servicer Loan # | Number (Double) | 8 |
Investor Loan # | Number (Double) | 8 |
Borrower Name | Text | 20 |
Address | Text | 30 |
State | Text | 2 |
Due Date | Date/Time | 8 |
Action Code | Text | 2 |
FC Received | Date/Time | 8 |
File Referred to Atty | Date/Time | 8 |
NOD | Date/Time | 8 |
Complaint Filed | Date/Time | 8 |
Sale Published | Date/Time | 8 |
Target Sale Date | Date/Time | 8 |
Actual Sale Date | Date/Time | 8 |
Loss Mit Approval Date | Date/Time | 8 |
Loss Mit Type | Text | 5 |
Loss Mit Estimated Completion Date | Date/Time | 8 |
Loss Mit Actual Completion Date | Date/Time | 8 |
Loss Mit Broken Plan Date | Date/Time | 8 |
BK Chapter | Text | 6 |
BK Filed Date | Date/Time | 8 |
Post Petition Due | Date/Time | 8 |
Motion for Relief | Date/Time | 8 |
Lift of Stay | Date/Time | 8 |
RFD | Text | 10 |
Occupant Code | Text | 10 |
Eviction Start Date | Date/Time | 8 |
Eviction Completed Date | Date/Time | 8 |
List Price | Currency | 8 |
List Date | Date/Time | 8 |
Accepted Offer Price | Currency | 8 |
Accepted Offer Date | Date/Time | 8 |
Estimated REO Closing Date | Date/Time | 8 |
Actual REO Sale Date | Date/Time | 8 |
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Items in bold are MANDATORY FIELDS. We must receive information in those fields every month in order for your file to be accepted.
The Action Code Field should show the applicable numeric code to indicate that a special action is being taken. The Action Codes are the following:
12-Relief Provisions
15-Bankruptcy/Litigation
20-Referred for Deed-in-Lieu
30-Referred fore Foreclosure
00-Xxxxxx
00-Xxxxxxxxxx
00-XXX-Xxxx for Sale
71-Third Party Sale/Condemnation
72-REO-Pending Conveyance-Pool Insurance claim filed
Xxxxx Fargo Bank will accept alternative Action Codes to those above, provided that the Codes are consistent with industry standards. If Action Codes other than those above are used, the Servicer must supply Xxxxx Fargo Bank with a description of each of the Action Codes prior to sending the file.
Description of Action Codes:
Action Code 12 - To report a Mortgage Loan for which the Borrower has been granted relief for curing a delinquency. The Action Date is the date the relief is expected to end. For military indulgence, it will be three months after the Borrower's discharge from military service.
Action Code 15 - To report the Borrower's filing for bankruptcy or instituting some other type of litigation that will prevent or delay liquidation of the Mortgage Loan. The Action Date will be either the date that any repayment plan (or forbearance) instituted by the bankruptcy court will expire or an additional date by which the litigation should be resolved.
Action Code 20 - To report that the Borrower has agreed to a deed-in-lieu or an assignment of the property. The Action Date is the date the Servicer decided to pursue a deed-in-lieu or the assignment.
Action Code 30 - To report that the decision has been made to foreclose the Mortgage Loan. The Action Date is the date the Servicer referred the case to the foreclosure attorney.
Action Code 60 - To report that a Mortgage Loan has been paid in full either at, or prior to, maturity. The Action Date is the date the pay-off funds were remitted to the Master Servicer.
Action Code 65 - To report that the Servicer is repurchasing the Mortgage Loan. The Action Date is the date the repurchase proceeds were remitted to the Master Servicer.
Action Code 70 - To report that a Mortgage Loan has been foreclosed or a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure has been accepted, and the Servicer, on behalf of the owner of the Mortgage Loan, has acquired the property and may dispose of it. The Action Date is the date of the foreclosure sale or, for deeds-in-lieu, the date the deed is recorded on behalf of the owner of the Mortgage Loan.
Action Code 71 - To report that a Mortgage Loan has been foreclosed and a third party acquired the property, or a total condemnation of the property has occurred. The Action Date is the date of the foreclosure sale or the date the condemnation award was received.
Action Code 72 - To report that a Mortgage Loan has been foreclosed, or a deed-in-lieu has been accepted. and the property may be conveyed to the mortgage insurer and the pool insurance claim has been filed. The Action Date is the date of the foreclosure sale, or, for deeds-in-lieu, the date of the deed for conventional mortgages.
The Loss Mit Type field should show the approved Loss Mitigation arrangement. The following are acceptable:
ASUM- Approved Assumption
BAP- Borrower Assistance Program
CO-
Charge Off
DIL-
Deed-in-Lieu
FFA- Formal Forbearance Agreement
MOD- Loan Modification
PRE-
Pre-Sale
SS-
Short Sale
MISC- Anything else approved by the PMI or Pool Insurer
Xxxxx Fargo Bank will accept alternative Loss Mitigation Types to those above, provided that they are consistent with industry standards. If Loss Mitigation Types other than those above are used, the Servicer must supply Xxxxx Fargo Bank with a description of each of the Loss Mitigation Types prior to sending the file.
The Occupant Code field should show the current status of the property. The acceptable codes are:
Mortgagor
Tenant
Unknown
Vacant
Standard File Layout – Master Servicing
Column Name | Description | Decimal | Format Comment | Max Size |
SER_INVESTOR_NBR | A value assigned by the Servicer to define a group of loans. |
| Text up to 10 digits | 20 |
LOAN_NBR | A unique identifier assigned to each loan by the investor. |
| Text up to 10 digits | 10 |
SERVICER_LOAN_NBR | A unique number assigned to a loan by the Servicer. This may be different than the LOAN_NBR. |
| Text up to 10 digits | 10 |
BORROWER_NAME | The borrower name as received in the file. It is not separated by first and last name. |
| Maximum length of 30 (Last, First) | 30 |
SCHED_PAY_AMT | Scheduled monthly principal and scheduled interest payment that a borrower is expected to pay, P&I constant. | 2 | No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) | 11 |
NOTE_INT_RATE | The loan interest rate as reported by the Servicer. | 4 | Max length of 6 | 6 |
NET_INT_RATE | The loan gross interest rate less the service fee rate as reported by the Servicer. | 4 | Max length of 6 | 6 |
SERV_FEE_RATE | The servicer's fee rate for a loan as reported by the Servicer. | 4 | Max length of 6 | 6 |
SERV_FEE_AMT | The servicer's fee amount for a loan as reported by the Servicer. | 2 | No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) | 11 |
NEW_PAY_AMT | The new loan payment amount as reported by the Servicer. | 2 | No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) | 11 |
NEW_LOAN_RATE | The new loan rate as reported by the Servicer. | 4 | Max length of 6 | 6 |
ARM_INDEX_RATE | The index the Servicer is using to calculate a forecasted rate. | 4 | Max length of 6 | 6 |
ACTL_BEG_PRIN_BAL | The borrower's actual principal balance at the beginning of the processing cycle. | 2 | No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) | 11 |
ACTL_END_PRIN_BAL | The borrower's actual principal balance at the end of the processing cycle. | 2 | No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) | 11 |
BORR_NEXT_PAY_DUE_DATE | The date at the end of processing cycle that the borrower's next payment is due to the Servicer, as reported by Servicer. |
| MM/DD/YYYY | 10 |
SERV_CURT_AMT_1 | The first curtailment amount to be applied. | 2 | No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) | 11 |
SERV_CURT_DATE_1 | The curtailment date associated with the first curtailment amount. |
| MM/DD/YYYY | 10 |
CURT_ADJ_ AMT_1 | The curtailment interest on the first curtailment amount, if applicable. | 2 | No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) | 11 |
SERV_CURT_AMT_2 | The second curtailment amount to be applied. | 2 | No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) | 11 |
SERV_CURT_DATE_2 | The curtailment date associated with the second curtailment amount. |
| MM/DD/YYYY | 10 |
CURT_ADJ_ AMT_2 | The curtailment interest on the second curtailment amount, if applicable. | 2 | No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) | 11 |
SERV_CURT_AMT_3 | The third curtailment amount to be applied. | 2 | No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) | 11 |
SERV_CURT_DATE_3 | The curtailment date associated with the third curtailment amount. |
| MM/DD/YYYY | 10 |
CURT_ADJ_AMT_3 | The curtailment interest on the third curtailment amount, if applicable. | 2 | No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) | 11 |
PIF_AMT | The loan "paid in full" amount as reported by the Servicer. | 2 | No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) | 11 |
PIF_DATE | The paid in full date as reported by the Servicer. |
| MM/DD/YYYY | 10 |
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| Action Code Key: 15=Bankruptcy, 00xXxxxxxxxxxx, , 00xXXX, 63=Substitution, 65=Repurchase,70=REO | 2 |
ACTION_CODE | The standard FNMA numeric code used to indicate the default/delinquent status of a particular loan. | |||
INT_ADJ_AMT | The amount of the interest adjustment as reported by the Servicer. | 2 | No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) | 11 |
SOLDIER_SAILOR_ADJ_AMT | The Soldier and Sailor Adjustment amount, if applicable. | 2 | No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) | 11 |
NON_ADV_LOAN_AMT | The Non Recoverable Loan Amount, if applicable. | 2 | No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) | 11 |
LOAN_LOSS_AMT | The amount the Servicer is passing as a loss, if applicable. | 2 | No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) | 11 |
SCHED_BEG_PRIN_BAL | The scheduled outstanding principal amount due at the beginning of the cycle date to be passed through to investors. | 2 | No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) | 11 |
SCHED_END_PRIN_BAL | The scheduled principal balance due to investors at the end of a processing cycle. | 2 | No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) | 11 |
SCHED_PRIN_AMT | The scheduled principal amount as reported by the Servicer for the current cycle -- only applicable for Scheduled/Scheduled Loans. | 2 | No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) | 11 |
SCHED_NET_INT | The scheduled gross interest amount less the service fee amount for the current cycle as reported by the Servicer -- only applicable for Scheduled/Scheduled Loans. | 2 | No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) | 11 |
ACTL_PRIN_AMT | The actual principal amount collected by the Servicer for the current reporting cycle -- only applicable for Actual/Actual Loans. | 2 | No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) | 11 |
ACTL_NET_INT | The actual gross interest amount less the service fee amount for the current reporting cycle as reported by the Servicer -- only applicable for Actual/Actual Loans. | 2 | No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) | 11 |
PREPAY_PENALTY_ AMT | The penalty amount received when a borrower prepays on his loan as reported by the Servicer. | 2 | No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) | 11 |
PREPAY_PENALTY_ WAIVED | The prepayment penalty amount for the loan waived by the servicer. | 2 | No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) | 11 |
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MOD_DATE | The Effective Payment Date of the Modification for the loan. |
| MM/DD/YYYY | 10 |
MOD_TYPE | The Modification Type. |
| Varchar - value can be alpha or numeric | 30 |
DELINQ_P&I_ADVANCE_AMT | The current outstanding principal and interest advances made by Servicer. | 2 | No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) | 11 |
Calculation of Realized Loss/Gain Form 332– Instruction Sheet
The numbers on the form correspond with the numbers listed below.
Liquidation and Acquisition Expenses:
1.
The Actual Unpaid Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan. For documentation, an Amortization Schedule from date of default through liquidation breaking out the net interest and servicing fees advanced is required.
2.
The Total Interest Due less the aggregate amount of servicing fee that would have been earned if all delinquent payments had been made as agreed. For documentation, an Amortization Schedule from date of default through liquidation breaking out the net interest and servicing fees advanced is required.
3.
Accrued Servicing Fees based upon the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as calculated on a monthly basis. For documentation, an Amortization Schedule from date of default through liquidation breaking out the net interest and servicing fees advanced is required.
4-12.
Complete as applicable. All line entries must be supported by copies of appropriate statements, vouchers, receipts, bills, canceled checks, etc., to document the expense. Entries not properly documented will not be reimbursed to the Servicer.
13.
The total of lines 1 through 12.
Credits:
14-21.
Complete as applicable. All line entries must be supported by copies of the appropriate claims forms, EOBs, HUD-1 and/or other proceeds verification, statements, payment checks, etc. to document the credit. If the Mortgage Loan is subject to a Bankruptcy Deficiency, the difference between the Unpaid Principal Balance of the Note prior to the Bankruptcy Deficiency and the Unpaid Principal Balance as reduced by the Bankruptcy Deficiency should be input on line 20.
22.
The total of lines 14 through 21.
Please note: For HUD/VA loans, use line (15) for Part A/Initial proceeds and line (16) for Part B/Supplemental proceeds.
Total Realized Loss (or Amount of Any Gain)
23.
The total derived from subtracting line 22 from 13. If the amount represents a realized gain, show the amount in parenthesis ( ).
Calculation of Realized Loss/Gain Form 332
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A.
CALCULATION OF REALIZED LOSS/GAIN
Prepared by: __________________
Date: _______________
Phone: ______________________ Email Address:_____________________
Servicer Loan No. | Servicer Name | Servicer Address |
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A. Loan No._____________________________
Borrower's Name:________________________________________________________
Property Address:________________________________________________________________
Liquidation and Acquisition Expenses:
(1)
Actual Unpaid Principal Balance of Mortgage Loan
$ ______________
(1)
(2)
Interest accrued at Net Rate
________________
(2)
(3)
Accrued Servicing Fees
________________
(3)
(4)
Attorney's Fees
________________
(4)
(5)
Taxes
________________
(5)
(6)
Property Maintenance
________________
(6)
(7)
MI/Hazard Insurance Premiums
________________
(7)
(8)
Utility Expenses
________________
(8)
(9)
Appraisal/BPO
________________
(9)
(10)
Property Inspections
________________
(10)
(11)
FC Costs/Other Legal Expenses
________________
(11)
(12)
Other (itemize)
$________________
(12)
Cash for Keys__________________________
________________
HOA/Condo Fees_______________________
________________
______________________________________
________________
______________________________________
________________
Total Expenses
$ _______________
(13)
Credits:
(14)
Escrow Balance
$ _______________
(14)
(15)
HIP Refund
________________
(15)
(16)
Rental Receipts
________________
(16)
(17)
Hazard Loss Proceeds
________________
(17)
(18)
Primary Mortgage Insurance Proceeds
________________
(18)
(19)
Pool Insurance Proceeds
________________
(19)
(20)
Proceeds from Sale of Acquired Property
________________
(20)
(21)
Other (itemize)
________________
(21)
_________________________________________
_________________
_________________________________________
_________________
Total Credits
$________________
(22)
Total Realized Loss (or Amount of Gain)
$________________
(23)
EXHIBIT D
Loan Delinquency History
EXHIBIT F
AMENDMENT REG AB
TO THE MASTER MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASEAND SERVICING AGREEMENT
This is Amendment Reg AB (“Amendment Reg AB”), dated as of December 1, 2005, by and between Greenwich Capital Financial Products, Inc. (the “Purchaser”), and Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. (the “Company”) to that certain Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement dated as of April 1, 2003 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 either (x) 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 or (y) individually re-underwritten by the Company to the Designated Guidelines at the time such Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Company; (ii) 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 (iii) 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 either Persons from which it purchased mortgage loans properly applied the underwriting criteria designated by the Company or the Mortgage Loans purchased by the Company substantially comply with the Designated Guidelines.
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. §§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, however, that the term “Subservicer” shall not include any master servicer, or any special servicer engaged at the request of a Depositor, Purchaser or investor in a Securitization Transaction, nor any “back-up servicer” or trustee performing servicing functions on behalf of a Securitization Transaction.
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. 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, and agrees to negotiate in good faith with the Purchaser or any Depositor with regard to any 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.
(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) 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, within five 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) within five 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 required 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.
(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, 1110, 1117 and 1119 of Regulation AB. Such information shall include, at a minimum:
(A)
the originator’s form of organization;
(B)
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; 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 a governmental authority) 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.
(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, the 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 of discovery of a material error, as determined in the Company’s judgment, 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 statements and 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. 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 Items 1108 of Regulation AB. Such information shall include, at a minimum:
(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;
(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, if applicable, any Third-Party Originator 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 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 reasonably available to the Company 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. Such information shall be provided concurrently with the monthly reports otherwise required to be delivered by the Company under this Agreement, commencing with the first such report due not less than fifteen Business days following such request.
(d)
Servicer Compliance Statement.
On or before March 15 of each calendar year, commencing in 2007, the Company shall deliver 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)
On or before March 15 of each calendar year, commencing in 2007, the Company shall:
(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
(D)
deliver to the Purchaser, Depositor or any other 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 certification delivered by the Company may not be filed as an exhibit to, or included in, any filing with the Commission.
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.
(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 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.
(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 Participating Entity identified pursuant to clause (B) of this paragraph.
As a condition to the utilization of any Participating Entity, the Company shall cause any such Participating Entity 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 Participating Entity were the Company. The Company shall be responsible for obtaining from each Participating Entity and delivering to the Purchaser and any Depositor any assessment of compliance and attestation required to be delivered by such Participating Entity under Section 2(e), in each case as and when required to be delivered.
(g)
Indemnification; Remedies.
(i)
The Company shall indemnify 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 and employees 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 or other material provided 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;
(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 Participating Entity; 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 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, which continues unremedied for three Business Days after receipt by the Company and the applicable Subservicer, Subcontractor, or Third-Party Originator of written notice of such failure from the Purchaser or Depositor shall, except as provided in clause (B) of this paragraph, 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 Amendment Reg AB or any applicable Reconstitution 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.
(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 any failure by the Company to identify a Participating Entity, 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 Amendment Reg AB 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.
(C)
The Company shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser (or any affected 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 Company, 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 agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the present and former directors, officers and employees of each of the foregoing 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 any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any filing with the Commission with respect to a Securitization Transaction or the omission or alleged omission to state in any filing with the Commission with respect to a Securitization Transaction a material fact required to be stated or necessary to be stated in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement, alleged untrue statement, omission, or alleged omission relates to any filing with the Commission with respect to a Securitization Transaction other than the Company Information.
3.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Amendment Reg AB, the Company shall seek the consent of the Purchaser for the utilization of all Subservicers and Participating Entities, when required by and in accordance with the terms of the Existing Agreement.
4.
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 Amendment 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.
5.
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.
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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.
GREENWICH CAPITAL FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, INC.
Purchaser
By:
Name:
Title:
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.
Company
By:
Name:
Title:
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 Purchaser], [the Depositor], [Master Servicer], [Securities Administrator] or [Trustee], 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] or [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] or [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; and
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(5)
The Compliance Statement required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, and the Servicing Assessment and Attestation Report required to be provided by the Company and by each Subservicer and Participating Entity 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:
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Title:
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”:
Servicing Criteria | Applicable Servicing Criteria | |
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. | |
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. | |
1122(d)(1)(iii) | Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the mortgage loans are maintained. | |
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. | |
| Cash Collection and Administration | |
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. | |
1122(d)(2)(ii) | Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel. | |
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. | |
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. | |
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. | |
1122(d)(2)(vi) | Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access. | |
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. | |
| Investor Remittances and Reporting | |
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. | |
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. | |
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. | |
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. | |
| Pool Asset Administration | |
1122(d)(4)(i) | Collateral or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related mortgage loan documents. | |
1122(d)(4)(ii) | Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements | |
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. | |
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. | |
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. | |
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. | |
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. | |
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). | |
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. | |
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. | |
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. | |
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. | |
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. |
1122(d)(4)(xiv) | Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements. | |
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. |
[NAME OF COMPANY] [NAME OF SUBSERVICER]
Date:
By:
Name:
Title:
SCHEDULE I
Mortgage Loan Schedule
(delivered to the Trustee in electronic format)
The following are excerpts of the relevant servicing provisions of:
MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
This Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement is made and entered into as of September 1, 2005 (the “Agreement”), between Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., having an address at 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 (“Countrywide”), and Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage Home Loans, Inc., having an address at 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxx Xx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000 (the “Purchaser”).
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Unless the context requires otherwise, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in this Article I unless defined elsewhere herein. Any capitalized term used or defined in a Trade Confirmation that conflicts with the corresponding definition set forth herein shall supersede such term.
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan in which the related Mortgage Note contains a provision whereby the Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms of such Mortgage Note.
Agency: Either Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac.
Agency Transfer: The sale or transfer by the Purchaser of some or all of the Mortgage Loans to Xxxxxx Mae or to Xxxxxxx Mac, retaining Countrywide as “servicer” thereunder.
Agreement: This Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement, including all exhibits and supplements hereto, and all amendments hereof.
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.
Bailee Letter: The form of Bailee Letter attached hereto as Exhibit C that governs the temporary retention of the Collateral Files by the Custodian with respect to a Closing Date.
Balloon Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan wherein the Mortgage Note matures prior to full amortization and requires a final and accelerated payment of principal.
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 California, New York or Texas are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
Cash Liquidation: Recovery of all cash proceeds by Countrywide with respect to the termination of any defaulted Mortgage Loan other than a Mortgage Loan which became an REO Property, including all PMI Proceeds, Other Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and other payments or recoveries whether made at one time or over a period of time which Countrywide deems to be finally recoverable, in connection with the sale or assignment of such Mortgage Loan, trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise.
Closing: The consummation of the sale and purchase of Mortgage Loan(s).
Closing Date: The date on which the purchase and sale of Mortgage Loan(s) is consummated, as set forth in the Trade Confirmation.
Collateral Documents: The collateral documents pertaining to each Mortgage Loan as set forth in Exhibit A hereto.
Collateral File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, a file containing each of the Collateral Documents.
Condemnation Proceeds: All awards or settlements in respect of a taking of all or a part of a Mortgaged Property by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation.
Conventional Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan that is not insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA.
Convertible Mortgage Loan: Any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan that contains a provision whereby the Mortgagor is permitted to convert the Mortgage Loan to a fixed-rate mortgage loan in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note.
Countrywide: Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., or any successor or assign to Countrywide under this Agreement as provided herein.
Credit File: The file retained by Countrywide that includes the mortgage loan documents delineated in Exhibit E attached hereto pertaining to a Mortgage Loan which Credit File may be maintained by Countrywide on microfilm or any other comparable medium.
Credit Risk Manager: The Purchaser.
Custodial Account: The account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 4.4, each of which shall be an Eligible Account.
Customary Servicing Procedures: The procedures, including collection procedures, and care that Countrywide customarily employs and exercises in servicing and administering mortgage loans for its own account and in accordance with accepted mortgage servicing practices of prudent lending institutions.
Cut-off Date: The first day of the month in which the related Closing Date occurs or such other date as may be set forth in the related Trade Confirmation.
Determination Date: The Business Day immediately preceding the related Remittance Date.
Due Date: The day of the month on which the Monthly Payment is due on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace.
Due Period: With respect to each Remittance Date, the period commencing on the second day of the month preceding the month of the Remittance Date and ending on the first day of the month of the Remittance Date.
Eligible Account: An account or accounts (i) (A) maintained with a depository institution the short term debt obligations of which are rated by Standard & Poor’s, a division of XxXxxx-Xxxx companies, in one of its two (2) highest rating categories at the time of any deposit therein, and (B) the deposits of which are insured up to the maximum permitted by the FDIC, or (ii) maintained with an institution and in a manner acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae.
Escrow Account: The separate trust account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 4.6, each of which shall be an Eligible Account.
Escrow Payments: The amounts constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums and other payments required to be escrowed by the Mortgagor with the Mortgagee pursuant to any Mortgage Loan.
Event of Default: Any one of the conditions or circumstances enumerated in Section 7.1.
FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor thereto.
Xxxxxx Xxx: The Federal National Mortgage Association or any successor organization.
Fidelity Bond: A fidelity bond to be maintained by Countrywide pursuant to Section 4.12.
Xxxxxxx Mac: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or any successor organization.
Interest Adjustment Date: With respect to an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the date on which an adjustment to the Mortgage Interest Rate on a Mortgage Note becomes effective.
LTV: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the Stated Principal Balance (or the original principal balance, if so indicated) of such Mortgage Loan as of the date of determination to the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property.
Late Collections: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, all amounts received during any Due Period, whether as late payments of Monthly Payments or as Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, PMI Proceeds, Other Insurance Proceeds, proceeds of any REO Disposition or otherwise, which represent late payments or collections of Monthly Payments due but delinquent for a previous Due Period and not previously recovered.
Liquidation Proceeds: Amounts, other than PMI Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and Other Insurance Proceeds, received by Countrywide in connection with the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan through trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, other than amounts received following the acquisition of an REO Property pursuant to Section 4.13.
LPMI Fee: The portion of the Mortgage Interest Rate relating to an LPMI Loan, which is set forth on the related Trade Confirmation, to be retained by Countrywide to pay the premium due on the PMI Policy with respect to such LPMI Loan.
Master Servicer: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., its successor in interest or assign, or such other custodian that may be designated by the Purchaser from time to time.
Monthly Advance: The advances made or required to be made by Countrywide on any Remittance Date pursuant to Section 5.3.
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 priority lien on an unsubordinated estate in fee simple in real property securing the Mortgage Note or, in a jurisdiction in which the use of leasehold estates for residential properties is a widely accepted practice, a lien upon a leasehold estate of the Mortgagor, provided that the term of the leasehold expires at least five (5) years after the expiration of the term of the Mortgage.
Mortgage Interest Rate: The annual rate at which interest accrues on any Mortgage Loan in accordance with the provisions of the related Mortgage Note.
Mortgage Loan: Any mortgage loan that is sold pursuant to this Agreement, as evidenced by such mortgage loan’s inclusion on the related Lock Confirmation, which mortgage loan includes the Credit File, the Monthly Payments, Principal Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, PMI Proceeds (if applicable), Government Insurance Proceeds (if applicable), Other Insurance Proceeds, REO Disposition proceeds, and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising from or in connection with such Mortgage Loan, excluding the servicing rights relating thereto.
Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the interest rate payable to the Purchaser on each Remittance Date which shall equal the Mortgage Interest Rate less the Servicing Fee and the LPMI Fee, if applicable.
Mortgage Note: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage.
Mortgaged Property: The real property (or leasehold estate, if applicable) securing repayment of the debt evidenced by a Mortgage Note pursuant to the related Mortgage, and with respect to a Cooperative Loan, the Cooperative Assets.
Mortgagee: The mortgagee or beneficiary named in the Mortgage and the successors and assigns of such mortgagee or beneficiary.
Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note or a person who has executed a Mortgage.
Officer’s Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President or a Vice President, Authorized Signatory or General Manager 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 party on behalf of whom the opinion is being given.
Other Insurance Proceeds: Proceeds of any title policy, hazard policy, pool policy or other insurance policy covering a Mortgage Loan, other than the PMI Policy, if any, to the extent such proceeds are not to be applied to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Customary Servicing Procedures.
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 or privately traded, rated or unrated mortgage pass-through, pay-through or other mortgage-backed securities transaction retaining Countrywide as servicer or sub-servicer thereunder.
Payment Adjustment Date: As to each Mortgage Loan, the date on which an adjustment to the Monthly Payment on a Mortgage Note becomes effective.
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 Adjustment Date above or below the Mortgage Interest Rate previously in effect.
Person: Any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
PMI Policy: A policy of private mortgage guaranty insurance relating to a Mortgage Loan and issued by a Qualified Insurer.
PMI Proceeds: Proceeds of any PMI Policy.
Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount: With respect to any Mortgage Loan that was subject to a Principal Prepayment in full or in part during the calendar month preceding the month of the related Remittance Date, which Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan prior to such Mortgage Loan’s Due Date in such calendar month, the amount of interest (at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate) 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.
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 (unless the Trade Confirmation provides otherwise), 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: As to any Remittance Date, the calendar month preceding the month of distribution.
Purchaser: The Person identified as the “Purchaser” in the preamble to this Agreement or its successor in interest or any successor or assign to the Purchaser under this Agreement as herein provided. Any reference to “Purchaser” as used herein shall be deemed to include any designee of the Purchaser.
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan: A mortgage loan that must, on the date of such substitution, (i) have an unpaid principal balance, after deduction of all scheduled payments due in the month of substitution (or if more than one (1) mortgage loan is being substituted, an aggregate principal balance), not in excess of the unpaid principal balance of the repurchased Mortgage Loan (the amount of any shortfall will be deposited in the Custodial Account by Countrywide and distributed to the Purchaser on the Remittance Date following the substitution); (ii) have a Mortgage Interest Rate not less than, and not more than 1% greater than, the Mortgage Interest Rate of the repurchased Mortgage Loan; (iii) have a remaining term to maturity not greater than, and not more than one year less than, the maturity date of the repurchased Mortgage Loan; (iv) comply with each representation and warranty (respecting individual Mortgage Loans) set forth in Section 3.2 hereof; (v) shall be the same type of Mortgage Loan (i.e., a Convertible Mortgage Loan or a Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan).
Rating Agency: Any of Fitch, Inc., Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Corporation, or their respective successors designated by the Purchaser.
Reconstitution Agreements: The agreement or agreements entered into by the Purchaser, Countrywide, an Agency 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, an Agency Transfer or a Whole Loan Transfer as set forth in Section 9.1. Such agreement provides for servicing compensation to Countrywide at least equal to the Servicing Fee due Countrywide in accordance with this Agreement.
REMIC: A “real estate mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code.
Remittance Date: The eighteenth (18th) day of any month, beginning with the month next following the month in which the related Cut-off Date occurs, or if such eighteenth (18th) day is not a Business Day, the first Business Day immediately following.
REO Disposition: The final sale by Countrywide of any REO Property or the transfer of the management of such REO Property to the Purchaser as set forth in Section 4.13.
REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by Countrywide on behalf of the Purchaser as described in Section 4.13.
Servicing Advances: All customary, reasonable and necessary “out of pocket” costs and expenses incurred in the performance by Countrywide of its servicing obligations, including the cost of (i) the preservation, restoration and protection of the Mortgaged Property, (ii) any enforcement or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures, (iii) the management and liquidation of the REO Property, (iv) with respect to Government Mortgage Loans, amounts advanced to the Purchaser for which Countrywide may be entitled to receive reimbursement from a government agency and (v) compliance with the obligations under this Agreement including Section 4.9.
Servicing Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of the annual fee the Purchaser shall pay to Countrywide, which shall, for a period of one full month, be equal to one-twelfth of the product of (i) the Servicing Fee Rate and (ii) the Stated 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 of such Monthly Payment collected by Countrywide, or as otherwise provided herein. Subject to the foregoing, and with respect to each Mortgage Loan, Countrywide shall be entitled to receive its Servicing Fee through the disposition of any related REO Property and the Servicing Fee payable with respect to any REO Property shall be based on the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan at the time of foreclosure.
Servicing Officer: Any officer of Countrywide involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose name appears on a list of servicing officers furnished by Countrywide to Purchaser upon request, as such list may from time to time be amended.
Stated Principal Balance: With respect to each Mortgage Loan as of any date of determination: (i) the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan at the Cut-off Date after giving effect to payments of principal due on or before such date, whether or not received, minus (ii) all amounts previously distributed to the Purchaser with respect to the related Mortgage Loan representing payments or recoveries of principal or advances in lieu thereof.
Trade Confirmation: A letter agreement executed by Countrywide and the Purchaser prior to the applicable Closing date confirming the terms of a prospective purchase and sale of a Mortgage Loan Package.
Transaction Documents: The Trade Confirmation and this Agreement.
Updated LTV: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the date of determination divided by the value of the related Mortgaged Property as determined by a recent appraisal of the Mortgaged Property.
Whole Loan Transfer: The sale or transfer by the Purchaser of some or all of the Mortgage Loans in a whole loan format.
ARTICLE IV
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Section 4.1. Countrywide to Act as Servicer. Countrywide, as independent contract servicer, shall service and administer Mortgage Loans sold pursuant to this Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do or cause to be done any and all things, in connection with such servicing and administration, that Countrywide may deem necessary or desirable and consistent with the terms of this Agreement. In servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, Countrywide shall employ procedures in accordance with the Customary Servicing Procedures.
In accordance with the terms of this Agreement, Countrywide 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 Countrywide’s reasonable and prudent determination such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the Purchaser; provided, however, that Countrywide shall not permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would decrease the Mortgage Interest Rate (other than by adjustments required by the terms of the Mortgage Note), result in the denial of coverage under a PMI Policy, defer or forgive the payment of any principal or interest payments, reduce the outstanding principal amount (except for actual payments of principal), make future advances or extend the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan without the Purchaser’s consent. Countrywide may permit forbearance or allow for suspension of Monthly Payments for up to one hundred and eighty (180) days if the Mortgagor is in default or Countrywide determines in its reasonable discretion, that default is imminent and if Countrywide determines that granting such forbearance or suspension is in the best interest of the Purchaser. If any modification, forbearance or suspension permitted hereunder allows the deferral of interest or principal payments on any Mortgage Loan, Countrywide shall include in each remittance for any month in which any such principal or interest payment has been deferred (without giving effect to such modification, forbearance or suspension) an amount equal to such month’s principal and one (1) month’s interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the then unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and shall be entitled to reimbursement for such advances only to the same extent as for Monthly Advances made pursuant to Section 5.3. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Countrywide 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 Property. If reasonably required by Countrywide, the Purchaser shall furnish Countrywide with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable Countrywide to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under this Agreement.
If requested by the Credit Risk Manager, Countrywide, during its normal business hours, will respond to reasonable inquiries transmitted by the Credit Risk Manager in connection with any Mortgage Loan that is at least thirty (30) days delinquent, an REO Property, or a Liquidated Loan; provided, however, Countrywide shall only provide information that is readily accessible and available to Countrywide.
Section 4.2. Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments. Countrywide shall make reasonable efforts, in accordance with the Customary Servicing Procedures, to collect all payments due under each Mortgage Loan to the extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement, the terms and provisions of any related PMI Policy, and applicable law.
Section 4.3. Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.
(a)
Foreclosure. Countrywide shall use reasonable efforts to foreclose upon or otherwise comparably convert the ownership of properties securing such of the Mortgage Loans as come into and continue in default and as to which no satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments. Countrywide shall use reasonable efforts to realize upon defaulted Mortgage Loans, in such manner as will maximize the receipt of principal and interest by the Purchaser, taking into account, among other things, the timing of foreclosure proceedings. The foregoing is subject to the provisions that, in any case in which Mortgaged Property shall have suffered damage, Countrywide shall not be required to expend its own funds toward the restoration of such property unless it shall determine in its discretion (i) that such restoration will increase the proceeds of liquidation of the related Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser after reimbursement to itself for such expenses, and (ii) that such expenses will be recoverable by Countrywide through PMI Proceeds, Other Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds from the related Mortgaged Property. Countrywide shall notify the Purchaser in writing of the commencement of foreclosure proceedings. Such notice may be contained in the reports prepared by Countrywide and delivered to the Purchaser pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and as otherwise requested by the Purchaser. Countrywide shall be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by it in any foreclosure proceedings; provided, however, that it shall be entitled to reimbursement thereof from proceeds from the related Mortgaged Property.
If any Mortgage Loan is more than forty-five (45) days delinquent in payment, Countrywide shall inspect the related Mortgaged Property within not more than thirty (30) days after such Mortgage Loan has become so delinquent.
Section 4.4. Establishment of Custodial Accounts; Deposits in Custodial Accounts. Countrywide shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to each Mortgage Loan separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one (1) or more Custodial Accounts, in the form of time deposit or demand accounts, titled “Countrywide in trust for Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage Home Loans, Inc.” Countrywide shall provide the Purchaser with written evidence of the creation of such Custodial Account(s) upon the request of the Purchaser in a form attached hereto as Exhibit H.
Countrywide shall deposit in the Custodial Account within two (2) Business Days, and retain therein, the following payments and collections received or made by it subsequent to the Cut-off Date, or received by it prior to the Cut-off Date but allocable to a period subsequent thereto, other than in respect of principal and interest on the Mortgage Loans due on or before the Cut-off Date:
(a)
all payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments, on the Mortgage Loans;
(b)
all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans, adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate;
(c)
all proceeds from a Cash Liquidation;
(d)
all PMI Proceeds and Other Insurance Proceeds, including amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Sections 4.8, 4.10 and 4.11, other than proceeds to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Customary Servicing Procedures, the loan documents or applicable law;
(e)
all Condemnation Proceeds affecting any Mortgaged Property that are not released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Customary Servicing Procedures, the loan documents or applicable law;
(f)
all Monthly Advances;
(g)
all proceeds of any Mortgage Loan repurchased in accordance with Section 3.3 or 3.4, and any amount required to be deposited by Countrywide in connection with any shortfall in principal amount of the Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans and the repurchased Mortgage Loans as required pursuant to Section 3.3;
(h)
any amounts required to be deposited by Countrywide pursuant to Section 4.10 in connection with the deductible clause in any blanket hazard insurance policy (such deposit shall be made from Countrywide’s own funds, without reimbursement therefor);
(i)
the Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount, if any, for the month of distribution (such deposit shall be made from Countrywide’s own funds, without reimbursement therefor up to a maximum amount per month equal to the lesser of (a) one-twelfth of the product of (i) 0.25% and (ii) the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loans, or (b) the aggregate Servicing Fee actually received for such month for the Mortgage Loans);
(j)
any amounts required to be deposited by Countrywide in connection with any REO Property pursuant to Section 4.13;
(k)
principal prepayment penalties, if any and if applicable pursuant to the Purchase Confirmation or the Trade Confirmation; and
(l)
any other amounts required to be deposited by Countrywide pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
The foregoing requirements for deposit in the Custodial Account are exclusive. The Purchaser understands and agrees that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, payments in the nature of late payment charges, prepayment penalties and assumption fees (to the extent permitted by Section 4.16) need not be deposited by Countrywide in the Custodial Account. Any interest paid by the depository institution on funds deposited in the Custodial Account shall accrue to the benefit of Countrywide and Countrywide shall be entitled to retain and withdraw such interest from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.5(d).
Section 4.5. Permitted Withdrawals From the Custodial Account. Countrywide may, from time to time, withdraw funds from the Custodial Account for the following purposes:
(a)
to make payments to the Purchaser in the amounts and in the manner provided for in Sections 5.1 and 5.3;
(b)
to reimburse itself for Monthly Advances (Countrywide’s reimbursement for Monthly Advances shall be limited to amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan (or to amounts received on the Mortgage Loans as a whole if the Monthly Advance is made due to a shortfall in a Monthly Payment made by a Mortgagor entitled to relief under the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940) which represent Late Collections, net of the related Servicing Fee, if applicable. Countrywide’s right to reimbursement hereunder shall be prior to the rights of the Purchaser, except that, where Countrywide is required to repurchase a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.3 or 3.4, Countrywide’s right to such reimbursement shall be subsequent to the payment to the Purchaser of the Repurchase Price and all other amounts required to be paid to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Countrywide may reimburse itself for Monthly Advances from any funds in the Custodial Account if it has determined that such funds are nonrecoverable advances or if all funds, with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, have previously been remitted to the Purchaser);
(c)
to reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances and any unpaid Servicing Fees (Countrywide’s reimbursement for Servicing Advances and/or Servicing Fees hereunder with respect to any Mortgage Loan shall be limited to proceeds from Cash Liquidation, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, PMI Proceeds, and Other Insurance Proceeds; provided, however, that Countrywide may reimburse itself for Servicing Advances and Servicing Fees from any funds in the Custodial Account if all funds, with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, have previously been remitted to the Purchaser;
(d)
to pay to itself as servicing compensation (i) any interest earned on funds in the Custodial Account (all such interest to be withdrawn monthly not later than each Remittance Date), and (ii) the Servicing Fee and the LPMI Fee, if applicable, from that portion of any payment or recovery of interest on a particular Mortgage Loan;
(e)
to pay to itself, with respect to each Mortgage Loan that has been repurchased pursuant to Section 3.3 or 3.4, all amounts received but not distributed as of the date on which the related Repurchase Price is determined;
(f)
to reimburse itself for any amounts deposited in the Custodial Account in error; and
(g)
to clear and terminate the Custodial Account upon the termination of this Agreement.
Section 4.6. Establishment of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow Accounts. Countrywide shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to each Mortgage Loan which constitute Escrow Payments separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one (1) or more Escrow Accounts in the form of time deposit or demand accounts, which accounts shall be Eligible Accounts, and shall be titled “Countrywide in trust for Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage Home Loans, Inc. and/or various mortgagors.” Countrywide shall provide the Purchaser with written evidence of the creation of such Escrow Account(s) upon the request of the Purchaser in a form attached hereto as Exhibit H.
Countrywide shall deposit in the Escrow Account(s) within two (2) Business Days, and retain therein, (a) all Escrow Payments collected on account of the Mortgage Loans, and (b) all Other Insurance Proceeds that are to be applied to the restoration or repair of any Mortgaged Property. Countrywide shall make withdrawals therefrom only to effect such payments as are required under this Agreement, and for such other purposes in accordance with Section 4.7. Countrywide shall be entitled to retain any interest paid by the depository institution on funds deposited in the Escrow Account except interest on escrowed funds required by law to be paid to the Mortgagor. Countrywide shall pay, from its own funds, Mortgagor interest on the escrowed funds at the rate required by law notwithstanding that the Escrow Account is non-interest bearing or the interest paid by the depository institution thereon is insufficient to pay the Mortgagor interest at the rate required by law.
Section 4.7. Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow Account. Countrywide may, from time to time, withdraw funds from the Escrow Account(s) for the following purposes: (a) to effect timely payments of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, mortgage insurance premiums, PMI Policy premiums, if applicable, and comparable items; (b) to reimburse Countrywide for any Servicing Advance made by Countrywide with respect to a related Mortgage Loan; provided, however, that such reimbursement shall only be made from amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan that represent late payments or collections of Escrow Payments thereunder; (c) to refund to the Mortgagor any funds as may be determined to be overages; (d) for transfer to the Custodial Account in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; (e) for application to restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property; (f) to pay to Countrywide, or to the Mortgagors to the extent required by law, any interest paid on the funds deposited in the Escrow Account; (g) to reimburse itself for any amounts deposited in the Escrow Account in error; or (h) to clear and terminate the Escrow Account on the termination of this Agreement.
Section 4.8. Transfer of Accounts. Countrywide may transfer the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account to a different depository institution from time to time provided that such Custodial Account and Escrow Account shall at all times be Eligible Accounts. Countrywide shall provide the Purchaser with written evidence of the transfer of such Custodial Account or Escrow Account upon the request of the Purchaser in a form attached hereto as Exhibit H, as applicable.
Section 4.9. Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Maintenance of PMI Policies; Collections Thereunder. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, Countrywide shall maintain accurate records reflecting the status of (a) ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates and other charges that are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property; (b) primary mortgage insurance premiums; and (c) fire and hazard insurance premiums. Countrywide 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 and at a time appropriate for securing maximum discounts allowable using Escrow Payments which shall have been estimated and accumulated by Countrywide in amounts sufficient for such purposes. To the extent that the Mortgage does not provide for Escrow Payments, Countrywide shall determine that any such payments are made by the Mortgagor at the time they first become due. Countrywide assumes full responsibility for the timely payment of all such bills and shall effect timely payments of all such bills, irrespective of the Mortgagor’s faithful performance in the payment of same or the making of the Escrow Payments, and shall make advances from its own funds to effect such payments.
Countrywide will maintain in full force and effect, a PMI Policy conforming in all respects to the description set forth in Section 3.2(v), issued by an insurer described in that Section, with respect to each Mortgage Loan for which such coverage is herein required. Such coverage will be maintained until the LTV or the Updated LTV of the related Mortgage Loan is reduced to 80% or less in the case of a Mortgage Loan having a LTV at origination in excess of 80%, unless otherwise required by applicable law. Countrywide will not cancel or refuse to renew any PMI Policy in effect on the Closing Date that is required to be kept in force under this Agreement unless a replacement PMI Policy is obtained from and maintained with an insurer that is approved by Xxxxxx Xxx. Countrywide shall not take any action that would result in non-coverage under any applicable PMI Policy of any loss that, but for the actions of Countrywide, would have been covered thereunder. In connection with any assumption or substitution agreement entered into or to be entered into pursuant to Section 4.16, Countrywide shall promptly notify the insurer under the related PMI Policy, if any, of such assumption or substitution of liability in accordance with the terms of such policy and shall take all actions that may be required by such insurer as a condition to the continuation of coverage under the PMI Policy. If such PMI Policy is terminated as a result of such assumption or substitution of liability, Countrywide shall obtain a replacement PMI Policy as provided above. Countrywide will, as applicable and necessary, prepare and present, on behalf of itself and the Purchaser, claims under any PMI Policy in accordance with the terms thereof.
Unless otherwise provided in the related Purchase Confirmation, no Mortgage Loan has in effect as of the Closing Date any mortgage pool insurance policy or other credit enhancement, except for any PMI Policy, as applicable (excluding such exception, the “Credit Enhancement”), and Countrywide shall not be required to take into consideration the existence of any such Credit Enhancement for the purposes of performing its servicing obligations hereunder, unless such Credit Enhancement is provided for in the related Trade Confirmation and then to the extent set forth therein. If the Purchaser shall at any time after the related Closing Date notify Countrywide in writing of its desire to obtain any such Credit Enhancement, the Purchaser and Countrywide shall thereafter negotiate in good faith for the procurement and servicing of such Credit Enhancement.
Section 4.10. Maintenance of Hazard Insurance. Countrywide shall cause to be maintained, for each Mortgage Loan, fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage as is customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located in an amount that is equal to the lesser of (a) the maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan or (b) the greater of (i) the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, and (ii) the percentage such that the proceeds thereof shall be sufficient to prevent the Mortgagor and/or the Mortgagee from becoming a co-insurer, provided however, that Countrywide shall not require fire and hazard insurance in an amount in excess of that permitted by applicable law. If the Mortgaged Property is 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, Countrywide shall cause to be maintained a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the National Flood Insurance Administration program (or any successor thereto) with a generally acceptable insurance carrier and with coverage in an amount not less than the lesser of (x) the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan; (y) the maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan; or (z) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994. Countrywide shall also maintain on REO Property, (1) fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage in an amount that is not less than the maximum insurable value of the improvements that are a part of such property; (2) liability insurance; and (3) to the extent required and available under the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994, flood insurance in an amount as provided above. Countrywide shall deposit in the Custodial Account all amounts collected under any such policies except (A) amounts to be deposited in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or REO Property and (B) amounts to be released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Customary Servicing Procedures. The Purchaser understands and agrees that no earthquake or other additional insurance on property acquired in respect of the Mortgage Loan shall be maintained by Countrywide or Mortgagor. All such policies shall be endorsed with standard mortgagee clauses with loss payable to Countrywide, its successors and/or assigns, and shall provide for at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to Countrywide of any cancellation, reduction in the amount of coverage or material change in coverage. Countrywide shall not interfere with the Mortgagor’s freedom of choice in selecting either the insurance carrier or agent; provided, however, that Countrywide shall only accept insurance policies from insurance companies acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae and licensed to do business in the state wherein the property subject to the policy is located.
Countrywide shall promptly notify the Purchaser of any loss or damage by fire, or from any other cause, to the Property that results in a claim for $10,000 or more, and will not make any agreement with respect to the rehabilitation of the Mortgaged Property without the written consent of the Purchaser. Countrywide’s notification may include a recommendation as to the proposed nature and cost of repairs. If necessary, Countrywide shall notify the insured under the applicable policy and the insurer under any applicable PMI Policy, and shall determine that all required inspections have been made and that the necessary determinations of the adequacy of the proposed repairs be obtained before repair work commences. Countrywide shall send the Purchaser, to the extent available, copies of all inspection reports and other reports with respect thereto, any of which may be in an electronic format.
Section 4.11. Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance. If Countrywide obtains and maintains a blanket policy insuring against hazard losses on all of the Mortgage Loans issued by an issuer that has a Best rating of A:V, 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, Countrywide shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligations as set forth in Section 4.10. If such blanket policy contains a deductible clause and there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property an additional individual policy complying with Section 4.10, upon the occurrence of a loss that would have been covered by such individual policy, Countrywide shall deposit in the Custodial Account the amount not otherwise payable under the blanket policy because of such deductible clause. In connection with its activities as servicer of the Mortgage Loans, Countrywide agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of the Purchaser, claims under any such blanket policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such policy. Upon the Purchaser’s request, Countrywide shall cause to be delivered to the Purchaser a 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 thirty (30) days prior notice to the Purchaser.
Section 4.12. Fidelity Bond; Errors and Omissions Insurance. Countrywide shall maintain, at its own expense, a blanket Fidelity Bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy with responsible companies, with broad coverage of all officers, employees or other persons acting in any capacity with regard to the Mortgage Loan who handle funds, money, documents or papers relating to the Mortgage Loan. The Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance shall be in the form of the Mortgage Banker’s Blanket Bond and shall protect and insure Countrywide against losses, including forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions and negligent acts of its officers, employees and agents. Such Fidelity Bond shall also protect and insure Countrywide against losses in connection with the failure to maintain any insurance policies required pursuant to this Agreement and 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 shall diminish or relieve Countrywide from its duties and obligations as set forth in this Agreement. The minimum coverage under any such Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance policy shall be at least equal to the corresponding amounts required by Xxxxxx Xxx for an approved seller/servicer. Upon the Purchaser’s request, Countrywide shall cause to be delivered to the Purchaser, a copy of such fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance policy and a statement from the surety and insurer that such bond and insurance policy shall in no event be terminated without thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Purchaser.
Section 4.13. Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property.
(a)
Title. In the event that title to the 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 Countrywide for the benefit of the Purchaser, 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(s) as shall be consistent with an Opinion of Counsel obtained by Countrywide from an attorney duly licensed to practice law in the state where the REO Property is located. Any Person(s) holding such title other than the Purchaser shall acknowledge in writing that such title is being held as nominee for the benefit of the Purchaser.
(b)
Management. Countrywide shall either itself or through an agent selected by Countrywide, manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property in the same manner that it manages, conserves, protects and operates other foreclosed property for its own account. Countrywide shall cause each REO Property to be inspected promptly upon the acquisition of title thereto and shall cause each REO Property to be inspected at least annually thereafter or more frequently as required by the circumstances. Countrywide shall make or cause to be made a written report of each such inspection. Such reports shall be retained in the Credit File and copies thereof shall be forwarded by Countrywide to the Purchaser within five (5) days of the Purchaser’s request therefor. Countrywide shall attempt to sell the REO Property (and may temporarily rent the same) on such terms and conditions as Countrywide deems to be in the best interest of the Purchaser. Countrywide shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, within two (2) Business Days of receipt, in the Custodial Account all revenues received with respect to each REO Property and shall withdraw therefrom funds necessary for the proper operation, management and maintenance of each REO Property, including the cost of maintaining any hazard insurance pursuant to Section 4.10 hereof and the fees of any managing agent acting on behalf of Countrywide. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, upon written notice to Countrywide, the Purchaser may elect to assume the management and control of any REO Property; provided, however, that prior to giving effect to such election, the Purchaser shall reimburse Countrywide for all previously unreimbursed or unpaid Monthly Advances, Servicing Advances and Servicing Fees related to such REO Property.
(c)
Disposition. Countrywide shall use reasonable efforts to dispose of each REO Property as soon as possible and shall sell each REO Property no later than one (1) year after title to such REO Property has been obtained, unless Countrywide determines, and gives an appropriate notice to the Purchaser, that a longer period is necessary for the orderly disposition of any REO Property. If a period longer than one (1) year is necessary to sell any REO Property, Countrywide shall, if requested by the Purchaser, report monthly to the Purchaser as to the progress being made in selling such REO Property.
Each REO Disposition shall be carried out by Countrywide at such price and upon such terms and conditions as Countrywide deems to be in the best interest of the Purchaser, provided that if the price is less than ninety-five percent (95%) of the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan, Countrywide must obtain the Purchaser’s prior written consent. If, as of the date title to any REO Property was acquired by Countrywide, there were outstanding unreimbursed Servicing Advances, Monthly Advances or Servicing Fees with respect to the REO Property or the related Mortgage Loan, Countrywide, upon an REO Disposition of such REO Property, shall be entitled to reimbursement for any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances, Monthly Advances and Servicing Fees from proceeds received in connection with such REO Disposition. The proceeds from the REO Disposition, net of any payment to Countrywide as provided above, shall be deposited in the Custodial Account and distributed to the Purchaser in accordance with Section 5.1.
(d)
REO Statement. On a monthly basis, with respect to any REO Property, Countrywide shall furnish to the Purchaser a statement covering Countrywide’s efforts in connection with the sale of that REO Property and any rental of the REO Property incidental to the sale thereof for the previous month.
(e)
Countrywide, upon obtaining knowledge thereof, shall promptly notify the Purchaser of any vacancy in a Mortgaged Property or abandonment thereof, of any waste committed thereon, of any failure on the part of the Mortgagor to keep a Mortgaged Property in good condition and repair, or of any permanent or substantial injury to a Mortgaged Property caused by unreasonable use, in each case resulting in the material diminution of the security for the Mortgage Loan. Countrywide shall promptly notify the Purchaser upon learning of any state insolvency or federal bankruptcy proceedings in which any Mortgagor is seeking relief or is defendant debtor, or of the death or incapacity of any Mortgagor or guarantor.
Section 4.14. Notification of Adjustments. With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, Countrywide shall adjust the Mortgage Interest Rate on the related Interest Adjustment Date and shall adjust the Monthly Payment on the related Payment Adjustment Date in compliance with the requirements of applicable law and the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note. If, pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Note, another index is selected for determining the Mortgage Interest Rate because the original index is no longer available, the same index will be used with respect to each Mortgage Note which requires a new index to be selected, provided that such selection does not conflict with the terms of the related Mortgage Note. Countrywide shall execute and deliver any and all necessary notices required under applicable law and the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding the Mortgage Interest Rate and the Monthly Payment adjustments. Countrywide shall promptly, upon written request therefor, deliver to the Purchaser such notifications and any additional applicable data regarding such adjustments and the methods used to calculate and implement such adjustments. Upon the discovery by Countrywide or the Purchaser that Countrywide has failed to adjust a Mortgage Interest Rate or a Monthly Payment pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage, Countrywide shall immediately deposit in the Custodial Account, from its own funds, the amount of any interest loss caused the Purchaser thereby without reimbursement therefor.
Section 4.15. Notification of Maturity Date. With respect to each Balloon Mortgage Loan, Countrywide shall execute and deliver to the Mortgagor any and all necessary notices required under applicable law and the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding the maturity date and final balloon payment.
Section 4.16. Assumption Agreements. Countrywide shall, to the extent it has knowledge of any conveyance or prospective conveyance by any Mortgagor of the Mortgaged Property (whether by absolute conveyance or by contract of sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor remains or is to remain liable under the Mortgage Note and/or the Mortgage), exercise its rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under any “due-on-sale” clause to the extent permitted by law; provided, however, that Countrywide shall not exercise any such right if prohibited from doing so by law or the terms of the Mortgage Note or if the exercise of such right would impair or threaten to impair any recovery under the related PMI Policy, if any. If Countrywide reasonably believes it is unable under applicable law to enforce such “due-on-sale” clause, Countrywide shall, unless instructed otherwise in writing by the Purchaser within three (3) Business Days of the Purchaser’s receipt of notice from Countrywide, enter into an assumption agreement with the Person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed, pursuant to which such Person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note and, to the extent permitted by applicable state law, the Mortgagor remains liable thereon. Where an assumption is allowed pursuant to this Section 4.16, the Purchaser authorizes Countrywide, with the prior written consent of the primary mortgage insurer, if any, to enter into a substitution of liability agreement with the Person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed pursuant to which the original Mortgagor is released from liability and such Person is substituted as Mortgagor and becomes liable under the related Mortgage Note. Any such substitution of liability agreement shall be in lieu of an assumption agreement.
In connection with any such assumption or substitution of liability, Countrywide shall follow the underwriting practices and procedures employed by Countrywide for mortgage loans originated by Countrywide for its own account in effect at the time such assumption or substitution is made. With respect to an assumption or substitution of liability, the Mortgage Interest Rate borne by the related Mortgage Note, the term of the Mortgage Loan and the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan shall not be changed. Countrywide shall notify the Purchaser that any such substitution of liability or assumption agreement has been completed by forwarding to the Purchaser or its designee the original of any such substitution of liability or assumption agreement, which document shall be added to the related Collateral File and shall, for all purposes, be considered a part of such Collateral File to the same extent as all other documents and instruments constituting a part thereof.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Countrywide shall not be deemed to be in default, breach or any other violation of its obligations hereunder by reason of any assumption of a Mortgage Loan by operation of law or any assumption that Countrywide may be restricted by law from preventing, for any reason whatsoever. For purposes of this Section 4.16, the term “assumption” is deemed to also include a sale of the Mortgaged Property subject to the Mortgage that is not accompanied by an assumption or substitution of liability agreement.
Section 4.17. Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Collateral Files. Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by Countrywide of a notification that payment in full will be escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes, Countrywide shall immediately notify the Purchaser or its designee. Such notice shall include a statement to the effect that all amounts received or to be received in connection with such payment, which are required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.4, have been or will be so deposited and shall request delivery to it of the portion of the Collateral File held by the Purchaser. Upon receipt of such notice and request, the Purchaser, or its designee, shall within five (5) Business Days release or cause to be released to Countrywide the related Collateral Documents and Countrywide shall prepare and process any satisfaction or release. In the event that the Purchaser fails to release or cause to be released to Countrywide the related Collateral Documents within five (5) Business Days of Countrywide’s request therefor, the Purchaser shall be liable to Countrywide for any additional expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, outsourcing fees and penalties, incurred by Countrywide resulting from such failure. No expense incurred in connection with any instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be chargeable to the Custodial Account.
In the event Countrywide satisfies or releases a Mortgage without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage or should it otherwise prejudice any right the Purchaser may have under the mortgage instruments, Countrywide, upon written demand, shall remit to the Purchaser the then unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan by deposit thereof in the Custodial Account. Countrywide shall maintain the Fidelity Bond insuring Countrywide against any loss it may sustain with respect to any Mortgage Loan not satisfied in accordance with the procedures set forth herein.
From time to time and as appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure of a Mortgage Loan, including for the purpose of collection under any PMI Policy, the Purchaser shall, within five (5) Business Days of Countrywide’s request and delivery to the Purchaser, or the Purchaser’s designee, of a servicing receipt signed by a Servicing Officer, release or cause to be released to Countrywide the portion of the Collateral File held by the Purchaser or its designee. Pursuant to the servicing receipt, Countrywide shall be obligated to return to the Purchaser the related Collateral File when Countrywide no longer needs such file, unless the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated and the Liquidation Proceeds relating to the Mortgage Loan have been deposited in the Custodial Account or the Collateral File or such document has been delivered to an attorney, or to a public trustee or other public official as required by law, for purposes of initiating or pursuing legal action or other proceedings for the foreclosure of the Mortgaged Property either judicially or non-judicially. In the event that the Purchaser fails to release or cause to be released to Countrywide the portion of the Collateral File held by the Purchaser or its designee within five (5) Business Days of Countrywide’s request therefor, the Purchaser shall be liable to Countrywide for any additional expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, outsourcing fees and penalties, incurred by Countrywide resulting from such failure. Upon receipt of notice from Countrywide stating that such Mortgage Loan was liquidated, the Purchaser shall release Countrywide from its obligations under the related servicing receipt.
Section 4.18. Servicing Compensation. As compensation for its services hereunder, Countrywide shall be entitled to withdraw from the Custodial Account, or to retain from interest payments on the Mortgage Loans, the amounts provided for as Servicing Fees. Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees (as provided in Section 4.16), late payment charges, prepayment penalties or otherwise shall be retained by Countrywide to the extent not required to be deposited in the Custodial Account. Countrywide shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as specifically provided herein.
Section 4.19. Designation of a Master Servicer. The Purchaser hereby appoints and designates the Master Servicer (such action, the “Appointment”) of all of the Mortgage Loans subject to this Agreement. Countrywide shall correspond and communicate solely with the Master Servicer, as if the Master Servicer were the Purchaser hereunder. Furthermore, the Master Servicer shall have all rights as designee of the Purchaser to enforce the representations and warranties, and all other covenants, and conditions set forth in this Agreement, including the right to indemnification, and Countrywide shall follow the instructions of the Master Servicer under this Agreement as if such instructions were the instructions of the Purchaser. The Master Servicer shall have the right to give any waivers or consents required or allowed under this Agreement on behalf of the Purchaser, and shall furthermore be empowered to enter into and execute and deliver any amendments or modifications to this Agreement as the Purchaser’s designee hereunder, and such amendments or modifications shall be binding upon the Purchaser. All amounts due hereunder shall be remitted to the Master Servicer in accordance with the Master Servicer’s instructions. The Master Servicer shall not assume any of the liabilities of the Purchaser under this Agreement; provided however, the Purchaser shall remain liable under the terms of this Agreement.
Countrywide shall treat the Master Servicer as the Purchaser under this Agreement in accordance with the provisions of this Section unless and until Countrywide receives written notice from the then current Purchaser under this Agreement that the then current Purchaser has terminated the Master Servicer (such notice, the “Master Servicer Termination”). Upon receipt of the Master Servicer Termination, Countrywide shall no longer recognize or deal with the Master Servicer as the Purchaser’s designee hereunder, but shall instead deal directly with the then current Purchaser, or such other designee appointed by the Purchaser by Appointment in accordance with this Section.
Neither Countrywide nor any of the officers, employees or agents of Countrywide shall be under any liability to the Purchaser for any action taken, or for refraining from taking any action, in good faith pursuant to this Section 4.19, or for errors in judgment. Countrywide and any officer, employee or agent of Countrywide 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. This Section 4.19 shall be subject to the provisions of Section 8.7.
ARTICLE V
PROVISIONS OF PAYMENTS AND REPORTS TO
PURCHASER
Section 5.1. Distributions. On each Remittance Date, Countrywide shall distribute to the Purchaser (a) all amounts credited to the Custodial Account as of the close of business on the preceding Determination Date, net of charges against or withdrawals from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.5; plus (b) all Monthly Advances, if any, that Countrywide is obligated to distribute pursuant to Section 5.3; minus (c) any amounts attributable to Principal Prepayments received after the related Principal Prepayment Period; minus (d) any amounts attributable to Monthly Payments collected but due on a Due Date or Dates subsequent to the preceding Determination Date. It is understood that, by operation of Section 4.4, the remittance on the first Remittance Date is to include principal collected after the Cut-off Date through the preceding Determination Date plus interest, adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate, collected through such Determination Date exclusive of any portion thereof allocable to the period prior to the Cut-off Date, with the adjustments specified in (b), (c) and (d) above. Each distribution shall be made by wire or other electronic funds transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Purchaser.
With respect to any remittance to the Purchaser made by Countrywide after the second Business Day following the Business Day on which such remittance was due, Countrywide shall pay to the Purchaser interest on such late remittance at an annual rate equal to the rate of interest as is publicly announced from time to time at its principal office by Chemical Bank, New York, New York, as its prime lending rate, adjusted as of the date of each change, plus two percentage points, but in no event greater than the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. Such interest shall be deposited in the Custodial Account by Countrywide on the date such late remittance 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 late remittance is made, both inclusive. Such interest shall be remitted along with the remittance payable to the Purchaser on the next succeeding Remittance Date.
Section 5.2. Periodic Reports to the Purchaser.
(a)
Monthly Reports. Not later than the tenth (10th) calendar day of each month, Countrywide shall furnish to the Purchaser via any electronic medium, or such other format mutually agreed to by Countrywide and the Purchaser, a monthly report in a form attached hereto as Exhibit I, which report shall include with respect to each Mortgage Loan the following loan-level information: (i) the scheduled balance as of the last day of the related Due Period, (ii) all Principal Prepayments applied to the Mortgagor’s account during the related Principal Prepayment Period, and (iii) the delinquency and bankruptcy status of the Mortgage Loan, if applicable.
(b)
Miscellaneous Reports. Upon the foreclosure sale of any Mortgaged Property or the acquisition thereof by the Purchaser pursuant to a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, Countrywide shall submit to the Purchaser a liquidation report with respect to such Mortgaged Property, which report may be included with any other reports prepared by Countrywide and delivered to the Purchaser pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. With respect to any REO Property, and upon the request of the Purchaser, Countrywide shall furnish to the Purchaser a statement describing Countrywide’s efforts during the previous month in connection with the sale of such REO Property, including any rental of such REO Property incidental to the sale thereof and an operating statement. Countrywide shall also provide the Purchaser with such information concerning the Mortgage Loans as is necessary for the Purchaser to prepare its federal income tax return and as the Purchaser may reasonably request from time to time. The Purchaser agrees to pay for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Countrywide in connection with complying with any request made by the Purchaser hereunder if such information is not customarily provided by Countrywide in the ordinary course of servicing mortgage loans similar to the Mortgage Loans.
Section 5.3. Monthly Advances by Countrywide. Not later than the close of business on the Determination Date preceding each Remittance Date, Countrywide shall deposit in the Custodial Account an amount equal to all payments not previously advanced by Countrywide, whether or not deferred pursuant to Section 5.1, of principal (due after the Cut-off Date) and interest not allocable to the period prior to the Cut-off Date, adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate, which were due on a Mortgage Loan and delinquent as of the close of business on the Business Day prior to the related Determination Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Countrywide may use amounts on deposit in the Custodial Account for future distribution to the Purchaser to satisfy its obligation, if any, to deposit delinquent amounts pursuant to the preceding sentence. To the extent Countrywide uses any funds being held for future distribution to the Purchaser to satisfy its obligations under this Section 5.3, Countrywide shall deposit in the Custodial Account an amount equal to such used funds no later than the Determination Date prior to the following Remittance Date to the extent that funds in the Custodial Account on such Remittance Date are less than the amounts to be remitted to the Purchaser pursuant to Section 5.1.
Countrywide’s obligation to make such advances as to any Mortgage Loan will continue through the earliest of: (a) the last Monthly Payment due prior to the payment in full of the Mortgage Loan; (b) the Remittance Date prior to the Remittance Date for the distribution of any Liquidation Proceeds, Other Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds which, in the case of Other Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds, satisfy in full the indebtedness of such Mortgage Loan; or (c) the Remittance Date prior to the date the Mortgage Loan is converted to REO Property. In no event shall Countrywide be obligated to make an advance under this Section 5.3 if at the time of such advance it reasonably determines that such advance will be unrecoverable. If Countrywide determines that an advance, if made, would be unrecoverable, Countrywide shall detail the reasons for such determination in an officer’s certificate which shall be delivered to the Purchaser.
Section 5.4. Annual Statement as to Compliance. Countrywide shall deliver to the Purchaser on or before March 15th of each year, beginning in the year following the initial Closing Date, an Officers’ Certificate stating, as to each signatory thereof, that (a) a review of the activities of Countrywide during the preceding calendar year and of performance under this Agreement has been made under such officers’ supervision, and (b) to the best of such officers’ knowledge, based on such review, Countrywide has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to such officers and the nature and status thereof. Countrywide shall provide the Purchaser with copies of such statements upon request.
Section 5.5. Annual Independent Certified Public Accountants’ Servicing Report. On or before March 15th of each year, beginning in the year following the Closing Date, Countrywide 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 the Purchaser to the effect that such firm has examined certain documents and records relating to Countrywide’s servicing of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans, pursuant to this Agreement or servicing agreements substantially similar to this Agreement, and that, on the basis of such examination, conducted substantially in accordance with the Uniform Single Audit Program for Mortgage Bankers, such firm is of the opinion that Countrywide’s servicing has been conducted in compliance with this Agreement or such servicing agreements examined pursuant to this Section 5.5 except for (a) such exceptions as such firm shall believe to be immaterial, and (b) such other exceptions as shall be set forth in such statement. Countrywide shall provide the Purchaser with copies of such statements.
Section 5.6. Purchaser’s Access to Countrywide’s Records. The Purchaser, its agents, contractors, or regulators shall have access upon reasonable notice to Countrywide, during business hours or at such other times as might be reasonable under applicable circumstances, to any and all of the books and records of Countrywide that relate to the performance or observance by Countrywide of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement. Further, Countrywide hereby authorizes the Purchaser, in connection with a sale of the Mortgage Loans, to make available to prospective purchasers a Consolidated Statement of Operations of Countrywide, or its parent company, prepared by or at the request of Countrywide for the most recently completed three (3) fiscal years for which such a statement is available as well as a Consolidated Statement of Condition at the end of the last two (2) fiscal years covered by such Consolidated Statement of Operations. Countrywide also agrees to make available to the Purchaser, its agents, contractors, regulators, or any prospective purchaser, upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours, a knowledgeable financial or accounting officer for the purpose of answering questions respecting Countrywide’s ability to perform under this Agreement. The Purchaser agrees to reimburse Countrywide for any reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by Countrywide in connection with its obligations under this Section 5.6.
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS BY COUNTRYWIDE
Section 6.1. Additional Indemnification by Countrywide. In addition to the indemnification provided in Section 3.3(d), Countrywide shall indemnify the Purchaser and hold it harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary attorneys’ 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 Countrywide to perform its obligations hereunder including its obligations to service and administer the Mortgage Loans in compliance with the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchaser shall indemnify Countrywide and hold it harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that Countrywide may sustain in any way related to (a) actions or inactions of Countrywide which were taken or omitted upon the instruction or direction of the Purchaser, or (b) the failure of the Purchaser to perform its obligations hereunder, including subsections (i) and (ii) in Section 6.4.
Section 6.2. Third Party Claims. Countrywide and the Purchaser shall immediately notify the other if a claim is made upon such party by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans. Upon the prior written consent of the Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, Countrywide shall assume the defense of any such claim and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including attorneys’ fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or the Purchaser in respect of such claim. The Purchaser shall promptly reimburse Countrywide for all amounts advanced by it pursuant to the preceding sentence except when as a result of such claim Countrywide is otherwise required to indemnify the Purchaser pursuant to Section 3.3 or 6.1 hereof.
Section 6.3. Merger or Consolidation of Countrywide. Countrywide shall keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a corporation under the laws of the state of its incorporation except as permitted herein, and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, or any of the Mortgage Loans, and to perform its duties under this Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Person into which Countrywide may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which Countrywide shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of Countrywide, shall be the successor of Countrywide hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto; provided, however, that the successor or surviving Person shall be an institution whose deposits are insured by FDIC or a company whose business is the origination and servicing of mortgage loans, unless otherwise consented to by the Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, and shall be qualified to service mortgage loans on behalf of Xxxxxx Xxx.
Section 6.4. Limitation on Liability of Countrywide and Others. Neither Countrywide nor any of the officers, employees or agents of Countrywide shall be under any liability to the Purchaser for any action taken, or for refraining from taking any action, in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect Countrywide or any such person against any breach of warranties or representations made herein, or the failure to perform its obligations in 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. Countrywide and any officer, employee or agent of Countrywide 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. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, unless one or more Event of Default by Countrywide shall occur and shall not have been remedied within the time limits set forth in Section 7.1(a) of this Agreement, the Purchaser shall not record or cause to be recorded an Assignment of Mortgage with the recording office; provided however, the Purchaser may record or cause to be recorded an Assignment of Mortgage if it is necessary to protect the Purchaser’s interest in such Mortgage Loan or the Purchaser otherwise reasonably determines that recordation is necessary. To the extent the Purchaser records with the recording office as permitted herein an Assignment of Mortgage which designates the Purchaser as the holder of record of the Mortgage, the Purchaser agrees that it shall (i) provide Countrywide with immediate notice of any action with respect to the Mortgage or the related Mortgaged Property and ensure that the proper department or person at Countrywide receives such notice; and (ii) immediately complete, sign and return to Countrywide any document reasonably requested by Countrywide to comply with its servicing obligations, including without limitation, any instrument required to release the Mortgage upon payment in full of the obligation or take any other action reasonably required by Countrywide. The Purchaser further agrees that Countrywide shall have no liability for the Purchaser’s failure to comply with the subsections (i) or (ii) in the foregoing sentence. Countrywide shall have no liability to the Purchaser and 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 expenses or liability; provided, however, that Countrywide 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 legal expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities for which the Purchaser will be liable, and Countrywide shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor from the Purchaser upon written demand except when such expenses, costs and liabilities are subject to Countrywide’s indemnification under Section 3.3 or 6.1.
Section 6.5. No Transfer of Servicing. Countrywide acknowledges that the Purchaser acts in reliance upon Countrywide’s independent status, the adequacy of its servicing facilities, plant, personnel, records and procedures, its integrity, reputation and financial standing and the continuance thereof. Without in any way limiting the generality of this Section, Countrywide shall not assign this Agreement or the servicing rights hereunder, without the prior written approval of the Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any applicable provisions of this Agreement, Countrywide may transfer the servicing rights hereunder to Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP, or other affiliate, without the prior approval of the Purchaser; provided however, that Countrywide shall remain liable under the terms of this Agreement. Countrywide shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except by mutual consent of Countrywide and the Purchaser or upon the determination that Countrywide’s duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law and such incapacity cannot be cured by Countrywide. No such resignation shall become effective until a successor reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser has assumed Countrywide’s responsibilities and obligations hereunder.
ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION OF COUNTRYWIDE AS SERVICER
Section 7.1. Termination Due to an Event of Default.
(a)
Events of Default. Each of the following shall be an Event of Default by Countrywide if it shall occur and be continuing:
(i)
any failure by Countrywide to remit to the Purchaser any payment required to be made under the terms of this Agreement which such failure continues unremedied for a period of five (5) Business Days after the date upon which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to Countrywide by the Purchaser; or
(ii)
any failure on the part of Countrywide to duly observe or perform in any material respect any of the covenants or agreements on the part of Countrywide set forth in this Agreement or in the Bailee Letter, if any, which continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to Countrywide by the Purchaser; or
(iii)
a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against Countrywide and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days; or
(iv)
Countrywide shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to Countrywide or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or
(v)
Countrywide shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or
(vi)
Countrywide shall cease being an approved seller/servicer of conventional mortgage loans for Xxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxxx Mac, FHA and HUD, in good standing; or
(vii)
Failure by Countrywide to duly perform, within the required time period, its obligations under Sections 5.4, 5.5 or 9.1(5), which failure continues unremedied for a period of 10 days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been received by Countrywide from the Purchaser or the Master Servicer responsible for master servicing the Mortgage Loans pursuant to a securitization of such Mortgage Loans.
In case one or more Events of Default by Countrywide shall occur and shall not have been remedied, the Purchaser, by notice in writing to Countrywide may, in addition to whatever rights the Purchaser may have at law or equity to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of Countrywide under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof. On or after the receipt by Countrywide of such written notice, all authority and power of Countrywide under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the Purchaser. Upon written request from the Purchaser, Countrywide shall prepare, execute and deliver, any and all documents and other instruments and do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and related documents, or otherwise, at Countrywide’s sole expense. Countrywide agrees to cooperate with the Purchaser in effecting the termination of Countrywide’s responsibilities and rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer to the Purchaser, for administration by it, of all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited by Countrywide to the Custodial Account or Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
(b)
Waiver of Event of Default. The Purchaser may waive any default by Countrywide in the performance of Countrywide’s obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any such waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Events 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 thereto except to the extent expressly so waived.
Section 7.2. Termination by Other Means. The respective obligations and responsibilities of Countrywide shall terminate with respect to any Mortgage Loan Package upon the first to occur of: (a) the later of the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan or the disposition of all REO Property in such Mortgage Loan Package and the remittance of all funds due hereunder; or (b) by mutual consent of Countrywide and the Purchaser in writing.
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 8.1. Notices. All demands, notices and communications required to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, and return receipt requested, or, if by other means, when received by the other party at the address as follows:
(a) if to Countrywide:
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xx. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Vice President
With copy to: General Counsel
(b) if to the Purchaser:
Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage Home Loans, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx Xx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xx. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Vice President
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party by like notice. Any such demand, notice or communication hereunder shall be deemed to have been received on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the addressee (as evidenced, in the case of registered or certified mail, by the date noted on the return receipt).
Section 8.5. Reproduction of Documents. This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including (a) consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter be executed, (b) documents received by any party at the closing, and (c) financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished, may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The parties agree that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.
Section 8.6. Further Agreements. Countrywide shall execute and deliver to the Purchaser and the Purchaser shall be required to execute and deliver to Countrywide such reasonable and appropriate additional documents, instruments or agreements as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement.
Section 8.7. Assignment of Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser. The Purchaser may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans; provided, however, that the transferee will not be deemed to be the Purchaser hereunder unless such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and an original counterpart of the document evidencing such agreement shall have been executed by the Purchaser and the transferee and delivered to Countrywide. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no transfer shall be effective if such transfer would result in there being more than three (3) “Purchasers” outstanding hereunder with respect to any Mortgage Loan Package. “Purchaser” shall include any party Countrywide shall remit to under the Agreement, including without limitation pursuant to any Servicing Control Notice and the provisions thereof.
Section 8.8. Conflicts Between Transaction Documents. In the event of any conflict, inconsistency or ambiguity between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and either the Trade Confirmation or Purchase Confirmation, the terms of the Trade Confirmation or Purchase Confirmation, as the case may be, shall control. In the event of any conflict, inconsistency or ambiguity between the terms and conditions of the Trade Confirmation and the Purchase Confirmation, the terms of the Purchase Confirmation shall control.
Section 8.9. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements entered into and wholly performed within that state.
Section 8.10. Severability Clause. Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement which is prohibited or which is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable or is held to be void or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be ineffective, as to such jurisdiction, to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction as to any Mortgage Loan shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof. If the invalidity of any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement shall deprive any party of the economic benefit intended to be conferred by this Agreement, the parties shall negotiate, in good-faith, to an amendment to this Agreement which places each party in the same or as economic position as each party would have been in except for such invalidity.
Section 8.11. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Countrywide and the Purchaser and the respective permitted successors and assigns of Countrywide and the Purchaser. Except as specifically set forth in Section 8.7 above, the Purchaser may not assign this Agreement to any Person without Countrywide’s prior written consent. Further, this Agreement shall not be assigned, pledged, or hypothecated by Countrywide to an unrelated third party without the consent of the Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section 8.12. Confidentiality. Countrywide and the Purchaser acknowledge and agree that the terms of the Transaction Documents shall be kept confidential and their contents will not be divulged to any party without the other party’s consent, except to the extent that it is appropriate for Countrywide and the Purchaser to do so in working with legal counsel, auditors, taxing authorities, or other governmental agencies. The Purchaser has a responsibility to its customers and employees, whether arising from or related to the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Blilely Act of 1999 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or otherwise, to keep the Purchaser’s records and information confidential and proprietary. Countrywide shall not disclose to any Person, information concerning matters affecting or relating to the Mortgage Loans, unless the information is required by Countrywide to fulfill its duties and obligations under this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein, or unless the information is already in the public domain, or unless Countrywide is required by law to disclose such information.
Section 8.13. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the related Trade Confirmation and Purchase Confirmation constitute the entire understanding between the parties hereto with respect to each Mortgage Loan Package and supersede all prior or contemporaneous oral or written communications regarding same. Countrywide and the Purchaser understand and agree that no employee, agent or other representative of Countrywide or the Purchaser has any authority to bind such party with regard to any statement, representation, warranty or other expression unless said statement, representation, warranty or other expression is specifically included within the express terms of this Agreement or the related Trade Confirmation or Purchase Confirmation. Neither this Agreement nor a Trade Confirmation nor the Purchase Confirmation shall be modified, amended or in any way altered except by an instrument in writing signed by both parties.
Section 8.14. No Partnership. Nothing herein shall be deemed or construed to create a co-partnership or joint venture between the parties hereto. The services of Countrywide shall be rendered as an independent contractor.
ARTICLE IX
AGENCY TRANSFER; WHOLE LOAN TRANSFER;
PASS-THROUGH TRANSFER
Section 9.1. Removal of Mortgage Loans from Inclusion Under this Agreement Upon an Agency Transfer, a Whole Loan Transfer or a Pass-Through Transfer. Countrywide and the Purchaser agree that with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser may, from time to time, effect either one or more Agency Transfers, one or more Whole Loan Transfers, and/or one or more Pass-Through Transfers.
(a)
With respect to each Agency Transfer, Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer, Countrywide agrees to:
(i)
cooperate with the Purchaser and any prospective purchaser, master servicer, trustee and Rating Agency with respect to all reasonable requests and due diligence procedures;
(ii)
execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the related Reconstitution Agreement or Agreements, provided that each of Countrywide and the Purchaser is given an opportunity to review and reasonably negotiate in good faith the content of such documents and such documents do not create any servicing requirements for Countrywide that are more burdensome than those requirements under this Agreement and that such documents do not reduce or otherwise diminish the servicing compensation due Countrywide under this Agreement;
(iii)
restate the representations and warranties regarding itself as of the closing date of the Agency Transfer, Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer, provided such Agency Transfer, Whole Loan Transfer, or Pass-Through Transfer occurs within ninety (90) days of the related Closing Date;
(iv)
provide to the Participants: (i) information and appropriate verification of information which may be reasonably available to Countrywide as any Participant may reasonably request; and (ii) such additional information as is reasonably believed necessary by any Participant in connection with such Agency Transfer, Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer, including but not limited to, a summary of Countrywide’s underwriting guidelines, if applicable, delinquency, loss and foreclosure experience and other seller/servicer information customarily used in connection with offering documents; and
(v)
where the filing of a Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification directly with the SEC is required with respect to the Mortgage Loans, by March 15th of each year, an officer of Countrywide shall execute and deliver an Officer’s Certification substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J, to the entity filing the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification directly with the SEC (such as the Purchaser, any master servicer, any trustee or any depositor) for the benefit of such entity.
(b)
Countrywide shall indemnify and hold harmless such entity and its respective officers, directors, agents and affiliates from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses to the extent arising out of or based upon a failure by Countrywide or any of its officers, directors, agents or affiliates to perform its obligations under Section 9.1(a)(v), or any material misrepresentation or omission contained in the certification delivered pursuant to Section 9.1(a)(v), or Countrywide’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith; provided, however, that Countrywide shall not be obligated to indemnify or hold harmless such entity from or against any losses arising out of or based upon the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such entity.
(c)
Countrywide shall be retained as the servicer of the Mortgage Loans or as a subservicer if a master servicer is employed. Countrywide shall retain a servicing fee at a rate per annum equal to the rate provided in this Agreement. Countrywide shall cooperate with the Purchaser in connection with an Agency Transfer, Pass-Through Transfer or Whole Loan Transfer in accordance with this Section 9.1 so long as the servicing provisions set forth or incorporated by reference in the related Reconstitution Agreement are substantially similar to the servicing provisions of Countrywide in this Agreement.
(d)
Notwithstanding any provision in this Section 9.1, Countrywide shall provide such information as is reasonably available to Countrywide and at the sole cost and expense of the Purchaser.
(e)
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 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.
(f)
If a Mortgage Loan is held by a REMIC, Countrywide shall service such Mortgage Loans in a manner that the REMIC shall not fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Countrywide and the Purchaser have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.,
Countrywide
By: /s/Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Vice President
XXXXXXXXX MORTGAGE HOME LOANS, INC.,
the Purchaser
By:
Name:
Title:
********
EXHIBIT H
COLLECTION ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
,
To:
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
(the “Depository”)
As “Countrywide” under the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement dated as of , 2005, between Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. and Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage Home Loans, Inc. (“Purchaser”) (the “Agreement”), we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account, to be designated as “Countrywide in trust for Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage Home Loans, Inc.” All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by Countrywide. You may refuse any deposit which would result in violation of the requirement that the account be fully insured up to $100,000 as described below. The letter is submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us.
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.
By:____________________________
Name:
Title:
The undersigned, as the “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 up to $100,000 deposited at any time in the account will be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
___________________________
Name of Depository
By: _________________________
Name:
Title:
ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
___________________ , _____________________
To:
(the “Depository”)
As “Countrywide” under the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement dated as of , 2005, between Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. and Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage Home Loans, Inc. (“Purchaser”) (the “Agreement”), we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account, as an Escrow Account pursuant to Section 6.6 of the Agreement, to be designated as “Countrywide, in trust for Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage Home Loans, Inc. and various Mortgagors.” All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by Countrywide. 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.
By:____________________________
Name:
Title:
The undersigned, as the “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 up to $100,000.0 deposited at any time in the account will be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
___________________________
Name of Depository
By: _________________________
Name:
Title:
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MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
(the “Agreement”)
between
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.
(“Countrywide”)
and
XXXXXXXXX MORTGAGE HOME LOANS, INC.
(“Purchaser”)
dated as of
September 1, 2005
Conventional
Residential Mortgage Loans
(SERVICING RETAINED)