Exhibit 99.5
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CORRESPONDENT SERVICING AGREEMENT
between
XXXXXX BROTHERS BANK, FSB, Owner
AURORA LOAN SERVICES INC., Master Servicer
and
COLONIAL SAVINGS, F.A., Servicer
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Residential Fixed and Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
ARTICLE II
POSSESSION OF MORTGAGE FILES;
BOOKS AND RECORDS; DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS
Section 2.01 Contract for Servicing; Maintenance of Servicing Files.........11
Section 2.02 Books and Records..............................................11
Section 2.03 Commencement of Servicing Responsibilities.....................12
Section 2.04 Delivery of Documents..........................................12
Section 2.05 Record Title...................................................13
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES;
REMEDIES AND BREACH
Section 3.01 Servicer Representations and Warranties........................14
Section 3.02 Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties..........16
ARTICLE IV
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Section 4.01 Servicer to Act as Servicer....................................17
Section 4.02 Liquidation of Mortgage Loans..................................18
Section 4.03 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments...........................19
Section 4.04 Establishment of and Deposits to Custodial Account.............20
Section 4.05 Permitted Withdrawals From Custodial Account...................21
Section 4.06 Establishment of and Deposits to Escrow Account................22
Section 4.07 Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow Account......................23
Section 4.08 Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges..................24
Section 4.09 Protection of Accounts.........................................24
Section 4.10 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance................................25
Section 4.11 Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance...................26
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Section 4.12 Maintenance of Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions
Insurance......................................................27
Section 4.13 Inspections....................................................27
Section 4.14 Restoration of Mortgaged Property..............................28
Section 4.15 Servicing and Administration of Mortgage Insurance Policies....28
Section 4.16 Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property..............30
Section 4.17 Real Estate Owned Reports......................................31
Section 4.18 Liquidation Reports............................................31
Section 4.19 Notification of Adjustments....................................31
Section 4.20 Reports of Foreclosures and Abandonments of Mortgaged Property.32
Section 4.21. MERS...........................................................32
Section 4.22 Waiver of Prepayment Charges...................................32
Section 4.23. Compliance With REMIC Provisions...............................33
ARTICLE V
PAYMENTS TO THE OWNER
Section 5.01 Remittances....................................................33
Section 5.02 Statements to Master Servicer..................................35
Section 5.03 Monthly Advances by Servicer...................................35
Section 5.04 Failure to Provide Timely Reports..............................36
Section 5.05 Credit Reporting...............................................36
ARTICLE VI
GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURES
Section 6.01 Transfers of Mortgaged Property................................36
Section 6.02 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files........37
Section 6.03 Servicing Compensation.........................................38
Section 6.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance..............................38
Section 6.05 Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing Report........38
Section 6.06 Right to Examine Servicer Records..............................39
ARTICLE VII
RECONSTITUTION; MASTER SERVICER
Section 7.01 Reconstitution.................................................39
Section 7.02 Master Servicer; Servicer's Guide..............................40
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ARTICLE VIII
SERVICER TO COOPERATE
Section 8.01 Provision of Information.......................................42
Section 8.02 Financial Statements; Servicing Facility.......................42
ARTICLE IX
THE SERVICER
Section 9.01 Indemnification; Third Party Claims............................43
Section 9.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Servicer........................43
Section 9.03 Limitation on Liability of Servicer and Others.................43
Section 9.04 Limitation on Resignation and Assignment by Servicer...........44
Section 9.05 Indemnification with Respect to Certain Taxes and Loss of
REMIC Status.................................................44
ARTICLE X
DEFAULT
Section 10.01 Events of Default..............................................45
Section 10.02 Waiver of Defaults.............................................47
Section 10.03.Survival of Obligations and Liabilities of the Servicer........47
ARTICLE XI
TERMINATION
Section 11.01 Termination....................................................47
Section 11.02 Termination Without Cause......................................48
ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 12.01 Successor to Servicer..........................................48
Section 12.02 Amendment......................................................50
Section 12.03 Governing Law..................................................50
Section 12.04 Duration of Agreement..........................................50
Section 12.05 Notices........................................................50
Section 12.06 Severability of Provisions.....................................50
Section 12.07 Relationship of Parties........................................51
Section 12.08 Execution; Successors and Assigns..............................51
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Section 12.09 Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage.........................51
Section 12.10 Assignment by Owner............................................51
Section 12.11 No Personal Solicitation.......................................52
Section 12.12 Protection of Confidential Information.........................52
Section 12.13 Further Agreements.............................................52
Section 12.14 Counterparts...................................................52
Section 12.15 Exhibits.......................................................52
Section 12.16 General Interpretive Principles................................52
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EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A-1 FORM OF CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT A-2 FORM OF CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT B-1 FORM OF ESCROW ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT B-2 FORM OF ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT C-1 FORM OF MONTHLY REMITTANCE ADVICE
EXHIBIT C-2 FORM OF MONTHLY DELINQUENT LOAN REPORT
EXHIBIT D FORM OF OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT E FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL
EXHIBIT F FORM OF TRANSFER NOTICE
EXHIBIT G FORM OF REQUEST FOR RELEASE
EXHIBIT H AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SERVICER
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This Correspondent Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 26, 2002
(this "Agreement"), is entered into among XXXXXX BROTHERS BANK, FSB, a federal
savings bank, as owner (in such capacity, the "Owner"), AURORA LOAN SERVICES
INC., a Delaware corporation, as master servicer (in such capacity, the "Master
Servicer") and COLONIAL SAVINGS, F.A., as servicer (the "Servicer").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Servicer, pursuant to the Loan Purchase Agreement by
and between the Owner and the Servicer, dated as of the date hereof (the "Loan
Purchase Agreement"), from time to time sells to the Owner certain adjustable
and/or fixed rate residential mortgage loans on a servicing retained basis;
WHEREAS, the Servicer and the Owner desire to set forth the terms
and conditions of the servicing responsibilities of the Servicer with respect to
all loans transferred from the Servicer to the Owner pursuant to the Loan
Purchase Agreement (each a "Mortgage Loan" and collectively, the "Mortgage
Loans");
WHEREAS, the Master Servicer shall serve as a master servicer on
behalf of the Owner with respect to the Mortgage Loans to supervise, manage and
coordinate the servicing activities of the Servicer hereunder; and
WHEREAS, the Owner may sell, transfer and assign some or all of the
Mortgage Loans from time to time (a) to Xxxxxx Xxx under its Cash Purchase
Program or MBS SWAP Program (Special Servicing Option); or (b) to Xxxxxxx Mac
under its Xxxxxxx Xxx Xxxx Program or Gold PC Program; or (c) to one or more
third party purchasers in one or more whole loan pools; or (d) directly or
indirectly, to certain trusts to be formed as part of publicly-issued or
privately placed, rated or unrated, mortgage pass-through transactions, in any
or all cases (subject to the terms of this Agreement) retaining the Servicer to
service the Mortgage Loans;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements
hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the Owner and the Servicer
agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Whenever used herein, the following words and phrases, unless the
context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:
Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan,
those mortgage servicing practices of prudent mortgage servicing institutions
that service mortgage loans of the same type and quality as such Mortgage Loan
in the jurisdiction where the related
Mortgaged Property is located, but without regard to: (i) any relationship that
the Servicer or any affiliate of the Servicer may have with the related
Mortgagor; (ii) the Servicer's obligation to make Monthly Advances or Servicing
Advances; or (iii) the servicer's right to receive compensation for its services
hereunder with respect to any particular transaction.
Agency Transfer: The sale or transfer by Owner of some or all of the
Mortgage Loans to Xxxxxx Mae under its Cash Purchase Program or its MBS Swap
Program (Special Servicing Option) or to Xxxxxxx Mac under its Xxxxxxx Xxx Xxxx
Program or Gold PC Program, retaining the Servicer as "servicer thereunder".
Agreement: This Correspondent Servicing Agreement and all amendments
hereof and supplements hereto.
Appraised Value: The value set forth in an appraisal made in
connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as the value of the
Mortgaged Property.
Appropriate Federal Banking Agency: Appropriate Federal Banking
Agency shall have the meaning ascribed to such term by Section 1813(q) of Title
12 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time.
ARM Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan pursuant to which the interest
rate shall be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the related Mortgage
Note.
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 Owner or, in the case of a MERS Mortgage Loan, a
confirmed electronic transmission to MERS, identifying a transfer of ownership
of the related Mortgage to the Owner or its designee.
Best's: The meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.10.
BIF: The Bank Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto.
Breach: The meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.02.
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 State of New York
and the states in which the principal servicing offices of the Servicer and the
Master Servicer are located are authorized or obligated by law or executive
order to be closed.
Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from
time to time or any successor statute thereto, and applicable U.S. Department of
the Treasury regulations issued pursuant thereto.
Commencement Date: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Purchase
Date (as such term is defined in the Loan Purchase Agreement) related to such
Mortgage Loan.
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Condemnation Proceeds: All awards or settlements in respect of a
Mortgaged Property, whether permanent or temporary, partial or entire, by
exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, to the extent not
required to be released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the terms of the
related Mortgage Loan Documents.
Custodial Account: The separate account or accounts created and
maintained pursuant to Section 4.04.
Custodian: The entity designated by the Owner from time to time to
hold some or all original Mortgage Loan Documents on behalf of the Owner of the
related Mortgage Loan.
Cut-Off Date: With respect to any Mortgage Loan included in a
Reconstitution, the cut-off date applicable to such Reconstitution, as set forth
in the related Transfer Notice.
Delinquent Mortgage Loan: The meaning ascribed thereto in Section
11.02.
Determination Date: The 15th day (or if such 15th day is not a
Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such 15th day) of the month
of 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. With respect to any Mortgage
Loans for which payment from the Mortgagor is due on a day other than the first
day of the month, such Mortgage Loans will be treated as if the Monthly Payment
is due on the first day of the month of the actual Due Date.
Due Period: With respect to each Remittance Date, the period
commencing on the second day of the month preceding the month of the Remittance
Date and ending on the first day of the month of the Remittance Date.
Eligible Investments: Any one or more of the obligations and
securities listed below which investment provides for a date of maturity not
later than the Determination Date in each month:
(i) direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed
by, the United States of America, or any agency or instrumentality of the
United States of America the obligations of which are backed by the full
faith and credit of the United States of America; and
(ii) federal funds, demand and time deposits in, certificates
of deposits of, or bankers' acceptances issued by, any depository
institution or trust company incorporated or organized under the laws of
the United States of America or any state thereof and subject to
supervision and examination by federal and/or state banking authorities,
so long as at the time of such investment or contractual commitment
providing for such investment the commercial paper or other short-term
debt obligations of such depository institution or trust company (or, in
the case of a depository institution or trust company which is the
principal subsidiary of a holding company, the commercial paper or other
short-term debt obligations of such holding company) are rated "P-1" by
Moody's
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Investors Service, Inc. and the long-term debt obligations of such holding
company) are rated "P-1" by Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. and the
long-term debt obligations of such depository institution or trust company
(or, in the case of a depository institution or trust company which is the
principal subsidiary of a holding company, the long-term debt obligations
of such holding company) are rated at least "Aa" by Xxxxx'x Investors
Service, Inc.;
provided, however, that no such instrument shall be an Eligible Investment if
such instrument evidences either (i) a right to receive only interest payments
with respect to the obligations underlying such instrument, or (ii) both
principal and interest payments derived from obligations underlying such
instrument and the principal and interest payments with respect to such
instrument provide a yield to maturity of greater than 120% of the yield to
maturity at par of such underlying obligations.
Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy: An errors and omissions
insurance policy to be maintained by the Servicer pursuant to Section 4.12.
Escrow Account: The separate account or accounts created and
maintained pursuant to Section 4.06.
Escrow Payments: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amounts
constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents,
municipal charges, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance
premiums, condominium charges, and any other payments required to be escrowed by
the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage or any other related
document.
Event of Default: Any one of the conditions or circumstances
enumerated in Section 10.01.
Xxxxxx Mae: Xxxxxx Xxx, or any successor thereto.
Xxxxxx Mae Guides: The Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx' Guide and the Xxxxxx Mae
Servicers' Guide and all amendments or additions thereto.
FASIT: A "financial asset securitization investment trust" within
the meaning of Section 860L of the Code.
FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor
thereto.
Fidelity Bond: A fidelity bond to be maintained by the Servicer
pursuant to Section 4.12.
Xxxxxxx Mac: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any
successor thereto.
Initial Owner: Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, FSB.
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Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of
insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property.
Insured Amount: The meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.09.
Insured Depository Institution: Insured Depository Institution shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term by Section 1813(c)(2) of Title 12 of the
United States Code, as amended from time to time.
Interest Rate Adjustment Date: With respect to an ARM Mortgage Loan,
the date on which an adjustment to the Mortgage Interest Rate on a Mortgage Note
becomes effective.
Liquidation Proceeds: Cash received in connection with the
liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through the sale or assignment
of such Mortgage Loan, trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, or the
sale of the related Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in
satisfaction of the Mortgage Loan, including any amounts remaining in the
related Escrow Account.
Loan Purchase Agreement: The Loan Purchase Agreement described in
the Recitals to this Agreement, which Loan Purchase Agreement incorporates the
terms of the Aurora Loan Services Seller Guide, as the same may be amended from
time to time.
Loan-to-Value Ratio or LTV: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the
ratio of the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the
Commencement Date (unless otherwise indicated) to the lesser of (a) the
Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property and (b) if the Mortgage Loan was made
to finance the acquisition of the related Mortgaged Property, the purchase price
of the Mortgaged Property, expressed as a percentage.
LPMI Policy: A policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued
by a Qualified Insurer pursuant to which the related premium is to be paid by
the Servicer of the related Mortgage Loan from payments of interest made by the
Mortgagor.
Master Servicer: Aurora Loan Services Inc., in its capacity as
master servicer hereunder, or its successors in interest or assigns in such
capacity or its successor as Master Servicer under this Agreement or any
Reconstitution Agreement, or such other master servicer as may be designated in
a Transfer Notice.
MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, or any successor in interest thereto.
MERS Eligible Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan that under applicable
law and investor requirements is recordable in the name of MERS in the
jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located.
MERS Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan as to which the related
Mortgage, or an Assignment of Mortgage, has been recorded in the name of MERS,
as agent for the holder from time to time of the Mortgage Note.
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Monthly Advance: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the portion of
Monthly Payment delinquent at the close of business on the Determination Date
and required to be advanced by the Servicer pursuant to Section 5.03 on the
Business Day immediately preceding the Remittance Date of the related month.
Monthly Payment: The scheduled monthly payment of principal and
interest on a Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or other
instrument securing a Mortgage Note, which creates a lien on an unsubordinated
estate in fee simple in real property securing the Mortgage Note.
Mortgage File: The items pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan
held by the Custodian, and any additional documents required to be delivered to
the Custodian pursuant to this Agreement.
Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy: A mortgage impairment or
blanket hazard insurance policy as described in Section 4.11.
Mortgage Interest Rate: The annual rate of interest borne on a
Mortgage Note, in the case of an ARM Mortgage Loan, as adjusted from time to
time in accordance with the provisions of the Mortgage Note, as the same may
reduced by the applications of the Relief Act.
Mortgage Loan: An individual mortgage loan that is the subject of
this Agreement and as defined in the Recitals to this Agreement, which Mortgage
Loan includes without limitation the Mortgage File, the Monthly Payments,
Principal Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance
Proceeds, REO Disposition Proceeds and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and
obligations arising from or in connection with such Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage Loan Documents: The documents delivered in respect of a
Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Loan Purchase Agreement.
Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan,
the annual rate of interest remitted to the Owner, which shall be equal to the
Mortgage Interest Rate minus the Servicing Fee Rate.
Mortgage Note: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a
Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage.
Mortgaged Property: The real property securing repayment of the debt
evidenced by a Mortgage Note.
Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note.
Non-MERS Eligible Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan other than a MERS
Eligible Mortgage Loan.
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Xxx-XXXX Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan other than a MERS Mortgage
Loan.
Notice of Sale: The meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.16.
Officer's Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the
Board or the Vice Chairman of the Board or the President or a Vice President or
an assistant Vice President and by the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the
Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries of the Servicer, and delivered to
the Owner as required by this Agreement.
Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be an
employee of the Servicer, reasonably acceptable to the Owner, provided that any
Opinion of Counsel relating to (a) qualification of the Mortgage Loans in a
REMIC or (b) compliance with the REMIC Provisions, must be an opinion of counsel
who (i) is in fact independent of the Servicer and any master servicer of the
Mortgage Loans, (ii) does not have any material direct or indirect financial
interest in the Servicer or any master servicer of the Mortgage Loans or in an
affiliate of either and (iii) is not connected with the Servicer or any master
servicer of the Mortgage Loans as an officer, employee, director or person
performing similar functions.
Owner: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, FSB
or its successor in interest or any successor owner of the related Mortgage Loan
as herein provided.
Pass-Through Transfer: The sale or transfer of some or all of the
Mortgage Loans to a trust to be formed as part of a publicly-issued and/or
privately placed, rated or unrated, mortgage pass-through transaction, retaining
the Servicer as "servicer" (with or without a master servicer) thereunder.
Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government
or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
PMI Policy: A policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued
by a Qualified Insurer, as required by this Agreement or in connection with a
Reconstitution with respect to certain Mortgage Loans, whether acquired by the
Mortgagor, the Servicer, the lender, the Owner or any Reconstitution Party.
Prepayment Charge: Any prepayment or yield maintenance fees,
penalties or charges to be paid by the Mortgagor in connection with a Principal
Prepayment on a Mortgage Loan.
Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount: With respect to any Remittance
Date and any Mortgage Loan that was subject to a Principal Prepayment in full or
in part during the related Principal Prepayment Period, the difference between
(i) one full month's interest at the applicable Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on
the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan immediately prior to
such Principal Prepayment and (ii) the amount of interest actually received with
respect to such Mortgage Loan in connection with such Principal Prepayment.
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Prime Rate: The prime rate announced to be in effect from time to
time, as published as the average rate in the "Money Rates" section of The Wall
Street Journal.
Principal Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of principal on
a Mortgage Loan which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date,
including any Prepayment Charge, and which is not accompanied by an amount of
interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month
or months subsequent to the month of prepayment.
Principal Prepayment Period: The month preceding the month in which
the related Remittance Date occurs.
Qualified Depository: A depository the accounts of which are insured
by the FDIC through the BIF or the SAIF and the debt obligations of which are
rated AA or better by Standard & Poor's, a division of the XxXxxx-Xxxx
Companies.
Qualified Insurer: A mortgage guaranty insurance company duly
authorized and licensed where required by law to transact mortgage guaranty
insurance business and approved as an insurer by Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac.
Rating Agency: Any of Fitch, Inc., Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc.,
or Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of the XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies,
or their respective successors designated by the Owner.
Reconstituted Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan that has been
transferred by the initial Owner hereunder in connection with a Reconstitution.
Reconstitution: Any Agency Transfer, Pass-Through Transfer or Whole
Loan Transfer.
Reconstitution Party or Reconstitution Parties: Any and all of
Xxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxxx Mac, trustee, trust fund, master servicer, depositor,
issuer, securities administrator, any certificateholders or bondholders, credit
risk manager, guarantor, insurer, or third party purchaser, as the case may be,
and the Owner, that are related to a Reconstitution.
Record Date: The close of business of the last Business Day of the
month preceding the month of the related Remittance Date.
Relief Act: The Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, as
amended.
REIT: A "real estate investment trust" within the meaning of Section
856 of the Code.
REMIC: A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" within the
meaning of Section 860D of the Code.
REMIC Documents: The document or documents creating and governing
the administration of a REMIC.
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REMIC Eligible Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan held by a REMIC which
satisfies and/or complies with all applicable REMIC Provisions.
REMIC Provisions: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating
to a REMIC, which appear at Section 860A through 86OG of Subchapter M of Chapter
1, Subtitle A of the Code, and related provisions, and regulations, rulings or
pronouncements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from
time to time.
Remittance Date: The 18th day (or if such 18th day is not a Business
Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such day) of any month, beginning
with the 18th day (or if such 18th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day
immediately preceding such day) of the month following the first Commencement
Date hereunder.
Reporting Date: The fifth Business Day of any month, beginning with
the fifth Business Day of the month following the first Commencement Date
hereunder.
REO Disposition: The final sale by the Servicer of any REO Property.
REO Disposition Proceeds: All amounts received with respect to an
REO Disposition pursuant to Section 4.16.
REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Servicer on
behalf of the Owner through foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, as
described in Section 4.16.
Repurchase Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a price equal
to (i) the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan plus (ii) interest on
such Stated Principal Balance at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate from the date
on which interest has last been paid and distributed to the Owner to the date of
repurchase, less amounts received or advanced in respect of such repurchased
Mortgage Loan which are being held in the Custodial Account for distribution in
the month of repurchase.
SAIF: The Savings Association Insurance Fund, or any successor
thereto.
Securities Act of 1933 or the 1933 Act: The Securities Act of 1933,
as amended.
Servicer: COLONIAL SAVINGS, F.A., or its successor in interest or
assigns, or any successor to the Servicer under this Agreement appointed as
herein provided.
Servicer Employees: The meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.12.
Servicer's Guide: The meaning ascribed thereto in Section 7.02.
Servicing Advances: All customary, reasonable and necessary "out of
pocket" costs and expenses other than Monthly Advances (including reasonable
attorneys' fees and disbursements) incurred in the performance by the Servicer
of its servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost of (a) the
preservation, restoration and protection of the Mortgaged Property, (b) any
enforcement or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures, (c) the
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management and liquidation of any REO Property and (d) compliance with the
obligations under Section 4.08.
Servicing Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of the
annual fee the Owner shall pay to the Servicer, which shall, for a period of one
full month, be equal to one-twelfth of the product of (a) the Servicing Fee Rate
and (b) the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan. Such fee shall
be payable monthly, computed on the basis of the same principal amount and
period respecting which any related interest payment on a Mortgage Loan is
computed. The obligation of the Owner to pay the Servicing Fee is limited to,
and the Servicing Fee is payable solely from, the interest portion (including
recoveries with respect to interest from Liquidation Proceeds, to the extent
permitted by Section 4.05) of such Monthly Payment collected by the Servicer, or
as otherwise provided under Section 4.05.
Servicing Fee Rate: For each Mortgage Loan, the Servicing Fee Rate
specified in the related Purchase Advice provided at the time the Owner has
approved the purchase of such Mortgage Loan.
Servicing File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file
retained by the Servicer containing all documents in Servicer's possession or
control, whether on hard copy, computer record, microfiche or any other format,
evidencing and pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan and relating to the
processing, origination, servicing, collection, payment and foreclosure of such
Mortgage Loan or the bankruptcy of the related Mortgagor, including (i) copies
of the Mortgage Loan Documents delivered to the Custodian pursuant to Section
2.04 to the extent customarily included by mortgage loan servicers in their
servicing files, and (ii) any servicing documentation which relates to such
Mortgage Loan of the type customarily included by mortgage loan servicers in
their servicing files.
Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan, (i) the
principal balance of the Mortgage Loan at the Commencement 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 Owner with
respect to the related Mortgage Loan representing payments or recoveries of
principal or advances in lieu thereof.
Transfer Notice: A notice in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F,
notifying the Servicer of a Reconstitution, identifying the related Mortgage
Loans and specifying certain terms applicable to such Reconstitution.
Well Capitalized: Well Capitalized shall mean, with respect to any
Insured Depository Institution, the maintenance by such Insured Depository
Institution of capital ratios at or above the required minimum levels for such
capital category under the regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 1831(o)
of the United States Code, as amended from time to time, by the Appropriate
Federal Banking Agency for such institution, as such regulation may be amended
from time to time.
Whole Loan Transfer: The sale or transfer of some or all of the
Mortgage Loans to a third party purchaser in a whole loan transaction pursuant
to a seller's warranties and servicing
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agreement or a participation and servicing agreement, retaining the Servicer as
"servicer" thereunder.
ARTICLE II
POSSESSION OF MORTGAGE FILES;
BOOKS AND RECORDS; DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS
Section 2.01 Contract for Servicing; Maintenance of Servicing Files.
The Owner does hereby contract with the Servicer, subject to the
terms of this Agreement for the servicing of the Mortgage Loans. In respect of
all Mortgage Loans sold to the Owner pursuant to the Loan Purchase Agreement,
the Servicer shall maintain a Servicing File, available for inspection by the
Owner, consisting of a copy of the contents of each Mortgage File and the
originals of the documents in each Mortgage File not delivered to the Custodian,
as well as all other documents and records related to each Mortgage Loan. The
possession of each Servicing File by the Servicer is at the will of the Owner
for the sole purpose of servicing the related Mortgage Loan, and such retention
and possession by the Servicer is in a custodial capacity only. Upon the sale of
each Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Loan Purchase Agreement the ownership of each
Mortgage Note, the related Mortgage and the related Mortgage File and Servicing
File shall vest immediately in the Owner, and the ownership of all records and
documents with respect to the related Mortgage Loan prepared by or which come
into the possession of the Servicer shall vest immediately in the Owner and
shall be retained and maintained by the Servicer, in trust, at the will of the
Owner and only in such custodial capacity. Each Servicing File shall be
segregated from the other books and records of the Servicer and shall be marked
appropriately to reflect clearly the sale of the related Mortgage Loan to the
Owner. The Servicer shall release its custody of the contents of any Servicing
File only in accordance with written instructions from the Owner, unless such
release is required as incidental to the Servicer's servicing of the Mortgage
Loans or is in connection with a repurchase of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to
Section 6.02.
Section 2.02 Books and Records.
From and after the sale of any Mortgage Loans to the Owner all
rights arising out of such Mortgage Loan including but not limited to all funds
received on or in connection with such Mortgage Loan, shall be received and held
by the Servicer in trust for the benefit of the Owner as owner of the Mortgage
Loans, and subject to the following paragraph, the Servicer (or MERS) shall
retain record title to the related Mortgages for the sole purpose of
facilitating the servicing and the supervision of the servicing of the Mortgage
Loans.
The Servicer shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall
maintain, a complete set of books and records for each Mortgage Loan which shall
be marked clearly to reflect the ownership of each Mortgage Loan by the Owner.
In particular, the Servicer shall maintain in its possession, available for
inspection by the Owner, or its designee and shall deliver to the Owner upon
demand, evidence of compliance with all federal, state and local laws, rules and
regulations, and requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac, including but not
limited to
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documentation as to the method used in determining the applicability of the
provisions of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, to the
Mortgaged Property, documentation evidencing insurance coverage and eligibility
of any condominium project for approval by Xxxxxx Mae and periodic inspection
reports as required by Section 4.13. To the extent that original documents are
not required for purposes of realization of Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance
Proceeds, documents maintained by the Servicer may be in the form of microfilm
or microfiche or such other reliable means of recreating original documents,
including but not limited to, optical imagery techniques so long as the Servicer
complies with the requirements of the Xxxxxx Xxx Selling and Servicing Guide, as
amended from time to time.
This Agreement continuously, from the time of its execution, shall
be an official record of the Servicer and Servicer will maintain a copy of this
Agreement and each agreement related hereto in its official books and records.
The Servicer shall maintain with respect to each Mortgage Loan and shall make
available for inspection by any Owner or its designee the related Servicing File
during the time the Owner retains ownership of a Mortgage Loan and thereafter in
accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
The Servicer shall keep at its servicing office books and records in
which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Servicer
shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. Upon receipt of notice of any transfer
of a Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall xxxx its books and records to reflect the
ownership of the Mortgage Loans of such assignee, and shall release the previous
Owner from its obligations hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold or
transferred.
Section 2.03 Commencement of Servicing Responsibilities.
In accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, the Servicer shall service the Mortgage Loans for and on behalf of
the Owner from and after the Commencement Date for each Mortgage Loan. By
selling each Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser under the Loan Purchase Agreement,
the Servicer shall be deemed to agree to service the related Mortgage Loans for
and on behalf of the Owner in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth
in this Agreement and in such confirmation. Effective upon the Commencement Date
for each Mortgage Loan, the Owner hereby appoints the Servicer to perform, and
the Servicer hereby assumes and accepts such appointment for, all servicing
responsibilities for the Mortgage Loans.
On or prior to the initial Commencement Date hereunder, the Servicer
shall provide to the Owner: (i) an Officer's Certificate of the Servicer, in the
form of Exhibit E hereto, including all attachments thereto, and (ii) an opinion
of counsel to the Servicer in the form of Exhibit F hereto.
Section 2.04 Delivery of Documents.
The Servicer, as the Seller under the Loan Purchase Agreement, shall
deliver to the Owner or its designee all Mortgage Loan Documents required to be
delivered pursuant to the Loan Purchase Agreement. Except for documents required
to be delivered directly to the Owner pursuant to the Loan Purchase Agreement,
the Servicer shall forward to the Custodian original
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documents evidencing an assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of
any Mortgage Loan entered into in accordance with this Agreement within one week
of their execution, provided, however, that the Servicer shall provide the
Custodian with a certified true copy of any such document submitted for
recordation within one week of its execution, and shall provide the original of
any document submitted for recordation or a copy of such document certified by
the appropriate public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the
original within sixty (60) days of its submission for recordation.
Upon becoming aware of the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, the
Servicer shall request the Custodian, on the request for release substantially
in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit G (or such other form as may be provided
to the Servicer from time to time), to deliver to the Servicer the related
Mortgage File. Each individual designated as an authorized representative of the
Servicer (an "Authorized Representative") on Exhibit H hereto, is authorized to
give and receive notices, requests and instructions and to deliver certificates
and documents in connection with this Servicing Agreement on behalf of the
Servicer and the specimen signature for each such Authorized Representative of
the Servicer initially authorized hereunder is set forth on Exhibits H. From
time to time, the Servicer may, by delivering to the Master Servicer and the
Custodian a revised exhibit, change the information previously given pursuant to
this Section, but each of the parties hereto shall be entitled to rely
conclusively on the then current exhibit until receipt of a superseding exhibit.
Section 2.05 Record Title.
Within thirty days after each Commencement Date (except to the
extent delays are caused by the applicable recording office), the Servicer, at
the Servicer's expense, shall cause the Mortgage or Assignment of Mortgage, as
applicable, with respect to each MERS Eligible Mortgage Loan, to be properly
recorded in the name of MERS in the public recording office in the applicable
jurisdiction, or shall ascertain that such have previously been so recorded and
the Servicer shall take such actions as are necessary to cause the Owner to be
clearly identified as the owner of each MERS Mortgage Loan on the records of
MERS for purposes of the system of recording transfers of beneficial ownership
of mortgages maintained by MERS. In connection with any Reconstitution, the
Servicer, at the direction of the Owner or the Master Servicer, shall take such
actions as are necessary to cause any new Owner identified in a Transfer Notice
to be clearly identified as the owner of each MERS Mortgage Loan on the records
of MERS for purposes of the system of recording transfers of beneficial
ownership of mortgages maintained by MERS
An Assignment of Mortgage in favor of the Owner or such Person as
the Owner may designate shall be recorded as to each Non-MERS Mortgage Loan
unless instructions to the contrary are delivered to the Servicer in writing by
the Master Servicer. Subject to the preceding sentence, as soon as practicable
after the Master Servicer instructs the Servicer to record Assignments of
Mortgage (but in no event more than 30 days thereafter except to the extent
delays are caused by the applicable recording office), the Servicer, at the
Servicer's expense, shall cause to be properly recorded in each public recording
office where such Non-MERS Eligible Mortgage Loans are recorded each Assignment
of Mortgage.
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In connection with each Reconstitution, the Servicer, at the expense
of the Owner and at the direction of the Owner or the Master Servicer, shall
cause an Assignment of Mortgage as to each Non-MERS Mortgage Loan in favor of
the new Owner identified in a Transfer Notice to be prepared and properly
recorded in each public recording office where such Non-MERS Mortgage Loans are
recorded as soon as practicable after the related Effective Date (but in no
event more than 90 days thereafter except to the extent delays are caused by the
applicable recording office). The Servicer shall track such Assignments of
Mortgage to ensure they have been recorded. Additionally, the Servicer shall
prepare and execute, at the direction of the Owner or the Master Servicer, any
note endorsements relating to any of the Non-MERS Mortgage Loans. The Servicer
shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the Owner or its designee, on behalf of
the Depositor, its out-of-pocket costs for the preparation and recordation of
the Assignments of Mortgage under this paragraph. After the expenses of such
recording costs shall have been paid by the Servicer, the Servicer shall submit
to the Master Servicer a reasonably detailed invoice for reimbursement of
recording costs incurred hereunder.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES;
REMEDIES AND BREACH
Section 3.01 Servicer Representations and Warranties.
The Servicer, as a condition to the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, hereby represents and warrants to the Owner that as of each
Commencement Date:
(a) Due Organization and Authority. The Servicer is duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States or the
jurisdiction of its formation, as applicable, and has and shall continue to
maintain all licenses necessary to carry on its business as now being conducted
and is and will continue to be licensed, qualified and in good standing in each
state where a Mortgaged Property is located if the laws of such state require
licensing or qualification in order to conduct business of the type conducted by
the Servicer, and in any event the Servicer is and will continue to be in
compliance with the laws of any such state to the extent necessary to ensure the
enforceability of the related Mortgage Loan and the servicing of such Mortgage
Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; the Servicer has the full
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform in
accordance herewith; the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
(including all instruments of transfer to be delivered pursuant to this
Agreement) by the Servicer and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby have been duly and validly authorized; this Agreement evidences the
valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Servicer; and all requisite
action has been taken by the Servicer to make this Agreement valid and binding
upon the Servicer in accordance with its terms;
(b) Ordinary Course of Business. The consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of
business of the Servicer;
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(c) No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the acquisition of the Mortgage Loans and the servicing
responsibilities by the Servicer, or the transactions contemplated hereby, nor
the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, will conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of the Servicer's charter or by-laws or any legal
restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Servicer is now a party
or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration
under any of the foregoing, or result in the violation of any law, rule,
regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Servicer or its property is
subject, or impair the ability of the Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans, or
impair the value of the Mortgage Loans;
(d) Ability to Service. The Servicer is an approved servicer of
residential mortgage loans for Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac, with the facilities,
procedures, and experienced personnel necessary for the sound servicing of
mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans. The Servicer is in good
standing to service mortgage loans for Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac, and no event
has occurred, including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage, which
would make the Servicer unable to comply with Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac
eligibility requirements or which would require notification to either Xxxxxx
Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac;
(e) Reasonable Servicing Fee. The Servicer acknowledges and agrees
that the Servicing Fee, as calculated at the Servicing Fee Rate, represents
reasonable compensation for performing such services and that the entire
Servicing Fee shall be treated by the Servicer, for accounting and tax purposes,
as compensation for the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans
pursuant to this Agreement;
(f) Ability to Perform. The Servicer does not believe, nor does it
have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and every
covenant contained in this Agreement. The Servicer is solvent and the sale of
the Mortgage Loans is not undertaken to hinder, delay or defraud any of the
Servicer's creditors;
(g) No Litigation Pending. There is no action, suit, proceeding or
investigation pending or threatened against the Servicer which, either in any
one instance or in the aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in
the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the
Servicer, or in any material impairment of the right or ability of the Servicer
to carry on its business substantially as now conducted, or in any material
liability on the part of the Servicer, or which would draw into question the
validity of this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be
taken in connection with the obligations of the Servicer contemplated herein, or
which would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Servicer to
perform under the terms of this Agreement;
(h) No Consent Required. No consent, approval, authorization or
order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution,
delivery and performance by the Servicer of or compliance by the Servicer with
this Agreement, or if required, such approval has been obtained prior to the
Commencement Date;
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(i) No Untrue Information. Neither this Agreement nor any statement,
report or other document furnished or to be furnished pursuant to this Agreement
or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby contains any untrue
statement of fact or omits to state a fact necessary to make the statements
contained therein not materially misleading;
(j) Financial Statements. The Servicer has delivered to the Owner
financial statements as to its last three complete fiscal years and any later
quarter ended more than 60 days prior to the execution of this Agreement. All
such financial statements fairly present the pertinent results of operations and
changes in financial position at the end of each such period of the Servicer and
its subsidiaries and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles consistently applied throughout the periods involved,
except as set forth in the notes thereto. There has been no change in the
business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Servicer
since the date of the Servicer's financial statements that would have a material
adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
The Servicer has completed any forms requested by the Owner in a timely manner
and in accordance with the provided instructions;
(k) No Brokers' Fees. The Servicer has not dealt with any broker,
investment banker, agent or other person that may be entitled to any commission
or compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans; and
(l) Insured Depository Institution Representations. If the Servicer
is an Insured Depository Institution, the Servicer makes the following
additional representations and warranties:
(i) This Agreement between the Owner and the Servicer conforms
to all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements; and
(ii) This Agreement is (1) executed contemporaneously with the
Loan Purchase Agreement, (2) approved by a specific corporate or banking
association resolution by the Servicer's board of directors, which
approval shall be reflected in the minutes of said board, and (3) an
official record of the Servicer. A copy of such resolution, certified by a
vice president or higher officer of the Servicer has been provided to the
Owner.
Section 3.02 Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties.
It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties
set forth in Section 3.01 shall survive the engagement of the Servicer to
perform the servicing responsibilities as of each Commencement Date and the
delivery of the Servicing Files to the Servicer and shall inure to the benefit
of the Owner. Upon discovery by either the Servicer or the Owner of a breach of
any of the foregoing representations and warranties which materially and
adversely affects the ability of the Servicer to perform its duties and
obligations under this Agreement or otherwise materially and adversely affects
the value of the Mortgage Loans, the Mortgaged Property or the priority of the
security interest on such Mortgaged Property or the
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interest of the Owner (in the case of any of the foregoing, a "Breach"), the
party discovering such Breach shall give prompt written notice to the other.
Within sixty (60) days of the earlier of either discovery by or
notice to the Servicer of any Breach of a representation or warranty, the
Servicer shall use its best efforts promptly to cure such Breach in all material
respects and, if such Breach cannot be cured, the Servicer shall, at the Owner's
option, assign the Servicer's rights and obligations under this Agreement (or
respecting the affected Mortgage Loans) to a successor servicer, subject to the
approval of the Owner, which approval shall be in the Owner's sole discretion.
Such assignment shall be in accordance with Section 12.01.
In addition, the Servicer shall indemnify the Owner, the Master
Servicer and each Reconstitution Party and hold each of them harmless against
any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary
legal fees and related costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses resulting
from any claim, demand, defense or assertion based on or grounded upon, or
resulting from, a Breach of the Servicer representations and warranties
contained in this Agreement.
Any cause of action against the Servicer relating to or arising out
of the Breach of any representations and warranties made in Section 3.01 shall
accrue as to any Mortgage Loan upon (i) discovery of such Breach by the Owner or
the Master Servicer or notice thereof by the Servicer to the Owner or the Master
Servicer, (ii) failure by the Servicer to cure such Breach as specified above,
and (iii) demand upon the Servicer by the Owner or the Master Servicer for
compliance with this Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Section 4.01 Servicer to Act as Servicer.
From and after each Commencement Date, the Servicer, as an
independent contractor, shall service and administer the related Mortgage Loans
and shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do any and all things
in connection with such servicing and administration which the Servicer may deem
necessary or desirable, consistent with the terms of this Agreement and with
Accepted Servicing Practices; provided that the Servicer shall not take any
action that is inconsistent with or prejudices the rights and interests of the
Owner in any Mortgage Loan or under this Agreement.
The Servicer shall not make any future advances with respect to a
Mortgage Loan and (unless the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the
Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, imminent and
the Servicer has obtained the prior written consent of the Master Servicer) the
Servicer shall not permit any modification of any material term of any Mortgage
Loan including any modifications that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate,
defer or forgive the payment of principal or interest, reduce or increase the
outstanding principal balance (except for actual payments of principal) or
change the final maturity date on such
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Mortgage Loan. Except with the written permission of the Master Servicer, no
modification, recast, extension, or capitalization of delinquent payments of a
Mortgage Loan shall be permitted. Where applicable, the Servicer must satisfy
all requirements under the applicable PMI Policy and/or any applicable LPMI
Policy regarding the relief granted with respect to a delinquent Mortgage Loan,
including, without limitation, securing the prior written consent of the
respective Qualified Insurer regarding any change in any term of such Mortgage
Loan, the release of the related Mortgagor from any liability related to such
Mortgage Loan, or the release of any portion of, or interest in, the Mortgaged
Property from the lien of the related Mortgage. In the event of any modification
permitted hereunder which permits the deferral of interest or principal payments
on any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall, on the Business Day immediately
preceding the Remittance Date in any month in which any such principal or
interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the Custodial Account from its
own funds, in accordance with Section 5.03, the difference between (a) such
month's principal and one month's interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate
on the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and (b) the amount paid by
the Mortgagor. The Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement for such advances
to the same extent as for all other advances made pursuant to Section 5.03.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer shall continue,
and is hereby authorized and empowered, to execute and deliver on behalf of
itself and the Owner, all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of
partial or full release, discharge and all other comparable instruments, with
respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. If
reasonably required by the Servicer, the Owner shall furnish the Servicer with
any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable
the Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under this
Agreement.
Promptly after the execution of any assumption, modification,
consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan, but in no event later than the
Reporting Date in the month following the date of execution of such instrument,
the Servicer shall forward to the Master Servicer copies of any documents
evidencing such assumption, modification, consolidation or extension.
In servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer
shall employ procedures (including collection procedures) and exercise the same
care that it customarily employs and exercises in servicing and administering
mortgage loans for its own account, giving due consideration to Accepted
Servicing Practices where such practices do not conflict with the requirements
of this Agreement, and the Owner's reliance on the Servicer.
Section 4.02 Liquidation of Mortgage Loans.
In the event that any payment due under any Mortgage Loan and not
postponed pursuant to Section 4.01 is not paid when the same becomes due and
payable, or in the event the Mortgagor fails to perform any other covenant or
obligation under the Mortgage Loan and such failure continues beyond any
applicable grace period, the Servicer shall take such action as (1) the Servicer
would take under similar circumstances with respect to a similar mortgage loan
held for its own account for investment, (2) shall be consistent with Accepted
Servicing Practices, (3) the Servicer shall determine prudently to be in the
best interest of the Owner, and (4) is consistent with any related PMI Policy or
LPMI Policy. In the event that any payment due under
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any Mortgage Loan is not postponed pursuant to Section 4.01 and remains
delinquent for a period of ninety (90) days or any other default continues for a
period of 90 days beyond the expiration of any grace or cure period, the
Servicer shall commence foreclosure proceedings, provided that, prior to
commencing foreclosure proceedings, the Servicer shall notify the Master
Servicer in writing of the Servicer's intention to do so, and the Servicer shall
not commence foreclosure proceedings if the Master Servicer objects to such
action within 10 Business Days of receiving such notice. In such connection, the
Servicer shall from its own funds make all necessary and proper Servicing
Advances, provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be required to expend
its own funds in connection with any foreclosure or towards the restoration or
preservation of any Mortgaged Property, unless it shall determine (a) that such
preservation, restoration and/or foreclosure will increase the proceeds of
liquidation of the Mortgage Loan to Owner after reimbursement to itself for such
expenses and (b) that such expenses will be recoverable by it either through
Liquidation Proceeds (respecting which it shall have priority for purposes of
withdrawals from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05) or through
Insurance Proceeds (respecting which it shall have similar priority).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in
connection with a foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, in
the event the Servicer has reasonable cause to believe that a Mortgaged Property
is contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, or if the Owner or
the Master Servicer otherwise requests an environmental inspection or review of
such Mortgaged Property to be conducted by a qualified inspector, the Servicer
shall cause such an environmental inspection or review to be made by a qualified
inspector. Upon completion of the inspection, the Servicer shall promptly
provide the Owner with a written report of the environmental inspection.
After reviewing the environmental inspection report, the Master
Servicer shall determine how the Servicer shall proceed with respect to the
Mortgaged Property. In the event (a) the environmental inspection report
indicates that the Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or toxic
substances or wastes and (b) the Master Servicer directs the Servicer to proceed
with foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the Servicer
shall be reimbursed for all reasonable costs associated with such foreclosure or
acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure and any related environmental clean
up costs, as applicable, from the related Liquidation Proceeds, or if the
Liquidation Proceeds are insufficient to fully reimburse the Servicer, the
Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed from amounts in the Custodial
Account pursuant to Section 4.05 hereof. In the event the Master Servicer
directs the Servicer not to proceed with foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in
lieu of foreclosure, the Servicer shall be reimbursed for all Servicing Advances
made with respect to the related Mortgaged Property from the Custodial Account
pursuant to Section 4.05 hereof.
Section 4.03 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments.
Continuously from the related Commencement Date until the date each
Mortgage Loan ceases to be subject to this Agreement, the Servicer shall proceed
diligently to collect all payments due under each of the Mortgage Loans when the
same shall become due and payable and shall take special care in ascertaining
and estimating Escrow Payments and all other charges that will become due and
payable with respect to the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged
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Property, to the end that the installments payable by the Mortgagors will be
sufficient to pay such charges as and when they become due and payable.
Section 4.04 Establishment of and Deposits to Custodial Account.
The Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and
received pursuant to a Mortgage Loan separate and apart from any of its own
funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain two (2) separate
Custodial Accounts, each in the form of time deposit or demand accounts, one
account for funds collected and relating to Reconstituted Mortgage Loans and one
for funds collected and relating to all Mortgage Loans that are not subject to a
Reconstitution. The Custodial Account relating to all Mortgage Loans that are
not then subject to a Reconstitution shall be titled "[Name of Servicer] in
trust for the benefit of Aurora Loan Services Inc., as Master Servicer and the
Owner of Residential Mortgage Loans". The Custodial Account relating to all
Reconstituted Mortgage Loans shall be titled "[Name of Servicer] in trust for
the benefit of Aurora Loan Services Inc., as Master Servicer and the various
Owners of Residential Mortgage Loans." The Custodial Account shall be
established with a Qualified Depository acceptable to the Owner. Any funds
deposited in the Custodial Account shall at all times be fully insured to the
full extent permitted under applicable law. Funds deposited in the Custodial
Account may be drawn on by the Servicer in accordance with Section 4.05. The
creation of any Custodial Account shall be evidenced by a certification in the
form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, in the case of an account established with the
Servicer, or by a letter agreement in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto, in the
case of an account held by a depository other than the Servicer. A copy of such
certification or letter agreement shall be furnished to the Owner and, upon
request, to any subsequent Owner.
The Servicer shall deposit in the Custodial Account on a daily
basis, and retain therein, the following collections received by the Servicer
and payments made by the Servicer after the related Commencement Date with
respect to the Mortgage Loans (including payments received by the Servicer prior
to the related Commencement Date but allocable to a period subsequent thereto):
(i) all payments on account of principal on the Mortgage
Loans, including all Principal Prepayments;
(ii) all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans
adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate;
(iii) all Liquidation Proceeds;
(iv) all Insurance Proceeds including amounts required to be
deposited pursuant to Section 4.10 (other than proceeds to be held in the
Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged
Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Section 4.14),
Section 4.11 and Section 4.15;
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(v) all Condemnation Proceeds which are not applied to the
restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the
Mortgagor in accordance with Section 4.14;
(vi) any amount required to be deposited in the Custodial
Account pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.09, 4.19, 4.22, 5.03, 6.01 or 6.02;
(vii) with respect to each Principal Prepayment in full or in
part, the Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount, if any, for the month of
distribution. Such deposit shall be made from the Servicer's own funds,
without reimbursement therefor;
(viii) any amounts required to be deposited by the Servicer
pursuant to Section 4.11 in connection with the deductible clause in any
blanket hazard insurance policy;
(ix) any amounts received with respect to or related to any
REO Property and all REO Disposition Proceeds pursuant to Section 4.16;
and
(x) any other amount required hereunder to be deposited by the
Servicer in the Custodial Account.
The foregoing requirements for deposit into the Custodial Account
shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, payments in the nature of late payment charges and
assumption fees, to the extent permitted by Section 6.01, need not be deposited
by the Servicer into the Custodial Account. Any interest paid on funds deposited
in the Custodial Account by the depository institution shall accrue to the
benefit of the Servicer and the Servicer shall be entitled to retain and
withdraw such interest from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05.
Section 4.05 Permitted Withdrawals From Custodial Account.
The Servicer shall, from time to time, withdraw funds from the
Custodial Account for the following purposes:
(i) to make payments to the Owner in the amounts and in the
manner provided for in Section 5.01;
(ii) to reimburse itself for Monthly Advances of the
Servicer's funds made pursuant to Section 5.03, the Servicer's right to
reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (ii) being limited to amounts
received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent late payments of
principal and/or interest respecting which any such advance was made, it
being understood that, in the case of any such reimbursement, the
Servicer's right thereto shall be prior to the rights of the Owner, except
that, where the Servicer is required to repurchase a Mortgage Loan
pursuant to Section 6.02, the Servicer's right to such reimbursement shall
be subsequent to the payment to the Owner of the Repurchase Price pursuant
to such section and all other amounts required to be paid to the Owner
with respect to such Mortgage Loan;
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(iii) to reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances,
and for any unpaid Servicing Fees, the Servicer's right to reimburse
itself pursuant to this subclause (iii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan
being limited to related Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds,
Insurance Proceeds and such other amounts as may be collected by the
Servicer from the Mortgagor or otherwise relating to the Mortgage Loan, it
being understood that, in the case of any such reimbursement, the
Servicer's right thereto shall be prior to the rights of the Owner except
where the Servicer is required to repurchase a Mortgage Loan pursuant to
Section 6.02, in which case the Servicer's right to such reimbursement
shall be subsequent to the payment to the Owner of the Repurchase Price
pursuant to such section and all other amounts required to be paid to the
Owner with respect to such Mortgage Loan;
(iv) to pay itself interest earned on funds deposited in the
Custodial Account;
(v) to reimburse itself for expenses incurred and reimbursable
to it pursuant to Section 9.01, but only to the extent such amounts are
determined to be reimbursable by the Owner pursuant to Section 9.01;
(vi) with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is covered by an
LPMI Policy, in the amount of the related premiums for the LPMI Policy (if
applicable);
(vii) to clear and terminate the Custodial Account upon the
termination of this Agreement; and
(viii) to withdraw funds deposited in error.
In connection with withdrawals pursuant to subclauses (ii) and (iii)
above, the Servicer's entitlement thereto is limited to collections or other
recoveries on the related Mortgage Loan. The Servicer shall therefore keep and
maintain a separate accounting for each Mortgage Loan it services for the
purpose of justifying any withdrawal from the Collection Account it maintains
pursuant to such subclause (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v).
In the event that the Custodial Account is interest bearing, on each
Remittance Date, the Servicer shall withdraw all funds from the Custodial
Account except for those amounts which, pursuant to Section 5.01, the Servicer
is not obligated to remit on such Remittance Date. The Servicer may use such
withdrawn funds only for the purposes described in this Section 4.05.
Section 4.06 Establishment of and Deposits to Escrow Account.
The Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and
received pursuant to a Mortgage Loan constituting Escrow Payments separate and
apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and
maintain two (2) separate Escrow Accounts, each in the form of time deposit or
demand accounts, one account for Escrow Payments relating to Reconstituted
Mortgage Loans and one for Escrow Payments relating to all Mortgage Loans that
are not subject to a Reconstitution. The Escrow Account relating to all Mortgage
Loans that are not then subject to a Reconstitution shall be titled "[Name of
Servicer] in trust for the benefit of Aurora Loan Services Inc., as Master
Servicer and the Owner of Residential Mortgage Loans and
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various Mortgagors". The Escrow Account relating to all Reconstituted Mortgage
Loans shall be titled "[Name of Servicer] in trust for the benefit of Aurora
Loan Services Inc., as Master Servicer and the various Owners of Residential
Mortgage Loans and various Mortgagors." The Escrow Accounts shall be established
with a Qualified Depository, in a manner which shall provide maximum available
insurance thereunder. Funds deposited in the Escrow Account may be drawn on by
the Servicer in accordance with Section 4.07. The creation of any Escrow Account
shall be evidenced by a certification in the form of Exhibit B-1 hereto, in the
case of an account established with the Servicer, or by a letter agreement in
the form of Exhibit B-2 hereto, in the case of an account held by a depository
other than the Servicer. A copy of such certification shall be furnished to the
Owner and, upon request, to any subsequent Owner.
The Servicer shall deposit in the Escrow Account or Accounts on a
daily basis, and retain therein:
(i) all Escrow Payments collected on account of the Mortgage
Loans, for the purpose of effecting timely payment of any such items as
required under the terms of this Agreement; and
(ii) all amounts representing Insurance Proceeds or
Condemnation Proceeds which are to be applied to the restoration or repair
of any Mortgaged Property.
The Servicer shall make withdrawals from the Escrow Account only to
effect such payments as are required under this Agreement, as set forth in
Section 4.07. The Servicer shall be entitled to retain any interest paid on
funds deposited in the Escrow Account by the depository institution, other than
interest on escrowed funds required by law to be paid to the Mortgagor. To the
extent required by law, the Servicer shall pay interest on escrowed funds to the
Mortgagor notwithstanding that the Escrow Account may be non-interest bearing or
that interest paid thereon is insufficient for such purposes.
Section 4.07 Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow Account.
Withdrawals from the Escrow Account or Accounts may be made by the
Servicer only:
(i) to effect timely payments of ground rents, taxes,
assessments, water rates, mortgage insurance premiums, condominium
charges, fire and hazard insurance premiums or other items constituting
Escrow Payments for the related Mortgage;
(ii) to reimburse the Servicer for any Servicing Advances made
by the Servicer pursuant to Section 4.08 with respect to a related
Mortgage Loan, but only from amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan
which represent late collections of Escrow Payments thereunder;
(iii) to refund to any Mortgagor any funds found to be in
excess of the amounts required under the terms of the related Mortgage
Loan;
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(iv) for transfer to the Custodial Account and application to
reduce the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the
terms of the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note;
(v) for application to restoration or repair of the Mortgaged
Property in accordance with the procedures outlined in Section 4.14;
(vi) to pay to the Servicer, or any Mortgagor to the extent
required by law, any interest paid on the funds deposited in the Escrow
Account;
(vii) to clear and terminate the Escrow Account on the
termination of this Agreement; and
(viii) to withdraw funds deposited in error.
Section 4.08 Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges.
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall maintain
accurate records reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes, assessments,
water rates, sewer rents, and other charges which are or may become a lien upon
the Mortgaged Property and the status of PMI Policy and LPMI Policy premiums and
fire and hazard insurance coverage and shall obtain, from time to time, all
bills for the payment of such charges (including renewal premiums) and shall
effect payment thereof prior to the applicable penalty or termination date,
employing for such purpose deposits of the Mortgagor in the Escrow Account which
shall have been estimated and accumulated by the Servicer in amounts sufficient
for such purposes, as allowed under the terms of the Mortgage. To the extent
that a Mortgage does not provide for Escrow Payments, the Servicer shall
determine that any such payments are made by the Mortgagor at the time they
first become due. The Servicer assumes full responsibility for the timely
payment of all such bills and shall effect timely payment of all such charges
irrespective of each Mortgagor's faithful performance in the payment of same or
the making of the Escrow Payments, and the Servicer shall make advances from its
own funds to effect such payments; provided, however, that the Servicer shall
not be required to make an advance of its own funds for any such payments if
such advance would, if made, be, in the Servicer's reasonable judgment,
non-recoverable from future recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loan or
Mortgaged Property. The determination by the Servicer that any advance of funds
is or would be non-recoverable shall be evidenced by an Officer's Certificate of
the Servicer delivered to the Master Servicer.
Section 4.09 Protection of Accounts.
The Servicer may transfer the Custodial Account or the Escrow
Account to a different Qualified Depository from time to time. Such transfer
shall be made only upon obtaining the consent of the Owner and the Master
Servicer, which consent shall not be withheld unreasonably.
The Servicer shall bear any expenses, losses or damages sustained by
the Owner because the Custodial Account and/or the Escrow Account are not demand
deposit accounts.
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Amounts on deposit in the Custodial Account and the Escrow Account
may at the option of the Servicer be invested in Eligible Investments; provided
that in the event that amounts on deposit in the Custodial Account or the Escrow
Account exceed the amount fully insured by the FDIC (the "Insured Amount") the
Servicer shall be obligated to invest the excess amount over the Insured Amount
in Eligible Investments on the same Business Day as such excess amount becomes
present in the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account. Any such Eligible
Investment shall mature no later than the Determination Date next following the
date of such Eligible Investment, provided, however, that if such Eligible
Investment is an obligation of a Qualified Depository (other than the Servicer)
that maintains the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account, then such Eligible
Investment may mature on such Remittance Date. Any such Eligible Investment
shall be made in the name of the Servicer in trust for the benefit of the Owner.
All income on or gain realized from any such Eligible Investment shall be for
the benefit of the Servicer and may be withdrawn at any time by the Servicer.
Any losses incurred in respect of any such investment shall be deposited in the
Custodial Account or the Escrow Account, by the Servicer out of its own funds
immediately as realized.
Section 4.10 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance.
The Servicer shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan
hazard insurance such that all buildings upon the Mortgaged Property are insured
by a generally acceptable insurer rated A:VI or better in the current Best's Key
Rating Guide ("Best's") against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and
such other hazards as are customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is
located, in an amount which is at least equal to the lesser of (i) the
replacement value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan and (ii) the
greater of (a) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (b) an
amount such that the proceeds thereof shall be sufficient to prevent the
Mortgagor or the loss payee from becoming a co-insurer.
If upon origination of the Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgaged
Property was located in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Flood
Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards (and such flood
insurance has been made available) a flood insurance policy meeting the
requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration
is in effect with a generally acceptable insurance carrier rated A:VI or better
in Best's in an amount representing coverage equal to the lesser of (i) the
minimum amount required, under the terms of coverage, to compensate for any
damage or loss on a replacement cost basis (or the unpaid balance of the
mortgage if replacement cost coverage is not available for the type of building
insured) and (ii) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended. If at any time during the
term of the Mortgage Loan, the Servicer determines in accordance with applicable
law and pursuant to the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides that a Mortgaged Property is located
in a special flood hazard area and is not covered by flood insurance or is
covered in an amount less than the amount required by the Flood Disaster
Protection Act of 1973, as amended, the Servicer shall notify the related
Mortgagor that the Mortgagor must obtain such flood insurance coverage, and if
said Mortgagor fails to obtain the required flood insurance coverage within
forty-five (45) days after such notification, the Servicer shall immediately
force place the required flood insurance on the Mortgagor's behalf.
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If a Mortgage is secured by a unit in a condominium project, the
Servicer shall verify that the coverage required of the owner's association,
including hazard, flood, liability, and fidelity coverage, is being maintained
in accordance with then current Xxxxxx Mae requirements, and secure from the
owner's association its agreement to notify the Servicer promptly of any change
in the insurance coverage or of any condemnation or casualty loss that may have
a material effect on the value of the Mortgaged Property as security.
The Servicer shall cause to be maintained on each Mortgaged Property
earthquake or such other or additional insurance as may be required pursuant to
such applicable laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force and as
shall require such additional insurance, or pursuant to the requirements of any
private mortgage guaranty insurer, or as may be required to conform with
Accepted Servicing Practices.
In the event that any Owner or the Servicer shall determine that the
Mortgaged Property should be insured against loss or damage by hazards and risks
not covered by the insurance required to be maintained by the Mortgagor pursuant
to the terms of the Mortgage, the Servicer shall communicate and consult with
the Mortgagor with respect to the need for such insurance and bring to the
Mortgagor's attention the desirability of protection of the Mortgaged Property.
All policies required hereunder shall name the Servicer as loss
payee and shall be endorsed with standard or union mortgagee clauses, without
contribution, which shall provide for at least 30 days prior written notice of
any cancellation, reduction in amount or material change in coverage.
The Servicer shall not interfere with the Mortgagor's freedom of
choice in selecting either his insurance carrier or agent, provided, however,
that the Servicer shall not accept any such insurance policies from insurance
companies unless such companies are rated A:VI or better in Best's and are
licensed to do business in the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is
located. The Servicer shall determine that such policies provide sufficient risk
coverage and amounts, that they insure the property owner, and that they
properly describe the property address. The Servicer shall furnish to the
Mortgagor a formal notice of expiration of any such insurance in sufficient time
for the Mortgagor to arrange for renewal coverage by the expiration date.
Pursuant to Section 4.04, any amounts collected by the Servicer
under any such policies (other than amounts to be deposited in the Escrow
Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the related Mortgaged
Property, or property acquired in liquidation of the Mortgage Loan, or to be
released to the Mortgagor, in accordance with the Servicer's normal servicing
procedures as specified in Section 4.14) shall be deposited in the Custodial
Account subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05.
Section 4.11 Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance.
In the event that the Servicer shall obtain and maintain a blanket
policy insuring against losses arising from fire and hazards covered under
extended coverage on all of the
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Mortgage Loans, then, to the extent such policy provides coverage in an amount
equal to the amount required pursuant to Section 4.10 and otherwise complies
with all other requirements of Section 4.10, it shall conclusively be deemed to
have satisfied its obligations as set forth in Section 4.10. Any amounts
collected by the Servicer under any such policy relating to a Mortgage Loan
shall be deposited in the Custodial Account subject to withdrawal pursuant to
Section 4.05. Such policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case, in the
event that there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged
Property a policy complying with Section 4.10, and there shall have been a loss
which would have been covered by such policy, the Servicer shall deposit in the
Custodial Account at the time of such loss the amount not otherwise payable
under the blanket policy because of such deductible clause, such amount to
deposited from the Servicer's funds, without reimbursement therefor. Upon
request of the Master Servicer, the Servicer shall cause to be delivered to the
Master Servicer a certified true copy of such policy and a statement from the
insurer thereunder that such policy shall in no event be terminated or
materially modified without 30 days' prior written notice to the Master
Servicer.
Section 4.12 Maintenance of Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions
Insurance.
The Servicer shall maintain with responsible companies, at its own
expense, a blanket Fidelity Bond and an Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy,
with broad coverage on all officers, employees or other persons acting in any
capacity requiring such persons to handle funds, money, documents or papers
relating to the Mortgage Loans ("Servicer Employees"). Any such Fidelity Bond
and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy shall be in the form of the Mortgage
Banker's Blanket Bond and shall protect and insure the Servicer against losses,
including forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions and
negligent acts of such Servicer Employees. Such Fidelity Bond and Errors and
Omissions Insurance Policy also shall protect and insure the Servicer against
losses in connection with the release or satisfaction of a Mortgage Loan without
having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured thereby. No
provision of this Section 4.12 requiring such Fidelity Bond and Errors and
Omissions Insurance Policy shall diminish or relieve the Servicer from its
duties and obligations as set forth in this Agreement. The minimum coverage
under any such bond and insurance policy shall be at least equal to the
corresponding amounts required by the Master Servicer in the Servicer's Guide,
or, in the absence of such requirement, the corresponding amounts required by
Xxxxxx Xxx in the Xxxxxx Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities Selling and Servicing
Guide and by Xxxxxxx Mac in the Xxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx' & Servicers' Guide. Upon
the request of the Master Servicer, the Servicer shall cause to be delivered to
the Master Servicer certificates evidencing that such policy and bond is in
effect and shall furnish to the Master Servicer a statement from the surety and
the insurer that such fidelity bond and insurance policy shall in no event be
terminated or materially modified without 30 days' prior written notice to the
Master Servicer.
Section 4.13 Inspections.
The Servicer shall inspect the Mortgaged Property as often as deemed
necessary by the Servicer to assure itself that the value of the Mortgaged
Property is being preserved. In addition, if any Mortgage Loan is more than 60
days delinquent, the Servicer immediately shall inspect the Mortgaged Property
and shall conduct subsequent inspections in accordance with
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Accepted Servicing Practices or as may be required by the primary mortgage
guaranty insurer. The Servicer shall keep a written report of each such
inspection.
Section 4.14 Restoration of Mortgaged Property.
The Servicer need not obtain the approval of the Owner prior to
releasing any Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds to the Mortgagor to be
applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property if such release
is in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and in an amount not in
excess of $5,000. At a minimum, the Servicer shall comply with the following
conditions in connection with any such release of Insurance Proceeds or
Condemnation Proceeds:
(i) the Servicer shall receive satisfactory independent
verification of completion of repairs and issuance of any required
approvals with respect thereto;
(ii) the Servicer shall take all steps necessary to preserve
the priority of the lien of the Mortgage, including, but not limited to
requiring waivers with respect to mechanics' and materialmen's liens;
(iii) the Servicer shall verify that the Mortgage Loan is not
in default; and
(iv) pending repairs or restoration, the Servicer shall place
the Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds in the Escrow Account.
If the Owner is named as an additional loss payee, the Servicer is
hereby empowered to endorse any loss draft issued in respect of such a claim in
the name of the Owner.
Section 4.15 Servicing and Administration of Mortgage Insurance
Policies.
(a) With respect to each Mortgage Loan covered by a PMI Policy, the
Servicer shall, without any cost to the Owner, maintain or cause the Mortgagor
to maintain in full force and effect such PMI Policy and shall pay or shall
cause the Mortgagor to pay the premium thereon on a timely basis. In the event
that such PMI Policy shall be terminated, the Servicer shall obtain from another
Qualified Insurer a comparable replacement policy, with a total coverage equal
to the remaining coverage of such terminated PMI Policy. Subject to Accepted
Servicing Practices and applicable law (including the Homeowner's Protection Act
of 1998, as amended, and its implementing regulations), the Servicer may cancel
a PMI Policy, provided all requirements of applicable law are met for the
cancellation of such policy. If the insurer shall cease to be a Qualified
Insurer, the Servicer shall determine whether recoveries under the PMI Policy
are jeopardized for reasons related to the financial condition of such insurer,
it being understood that the Servicer shall in no event have any responsibility
or liability for any failure to recover under the PMI Policy for such reason. If
the Servicer determines that recoveries are so jeopardized, it shall notify the
Owner and the Mortgagor, if required, and obtain from another Qualified Insurer
a replacement insurance policy. The Servicer shall not take any action which
would result in noncoverage under any applicable PMI Policy of any loss which,
but for the actions of the Servicer would have been covered thereunder. In
connection with any assumption or substitution agreement entered into or to be
entered into pursuant to Section 6.01, the Servicer
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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 PMI
Policy and shall take all actions which may be required by such insurer as a
condition to the continuation of coverage under such PMI Policy. If such PMI
Policy is terminated as a result of such assumption or substitution of
liability, the Servicer shall obtain a replacement PMI Policy as provided above.
(b) With respect to each Mortgage Loan which has an LPMI Policy, the
Servicer shall maintain in full force and effect such LPMI Policy, and from time
to time, withdraw the premium with respect to such Mortgage Loans from the
Custodial Account in order to pay the premium thereon on a timely basis. In the
event that the interest payments made with respect to the Mortgage Loan are less
than the premium with respect to the LPMI Policy, the Servicer shall advance
from its own funds the amount of any such shortfall in the LPMI Policy premiums,
in payment of such premium. Any such advance shall be a Servicing Advance
subject to reimbursement pursuant to the provisions on Section 4.05. In the
event that such LPMI Policy shall be terminated, the Servicer shall obtain from
another Qualified Insurer a comparable replacement policy, with a total coverage
equal to the remaining coverage of such terminated LPMI Policy, at substantially
the same fee level. If the insurer shall cease to be a Qualified Insurer, the
Servicer shall determine whether recoveries under the LPMI Policy are
jeopardized for reasons related to the financial condition of such insurer, it
being understood that the Servicer shall in no event have any responsibility or
liability for any failure to recover under the LPMI Policy for such reason. If
the Servicer determines that recoveries are so jeopardized, it shall notify the
Master Servicer and obtain from another Qualified Insurer a replacement
insurance policy. The Servicer shall not take any action which would result in
noncoverage under any applicable LPMI Policy of any loss which, but for the
actions of the Servicer would have been covered thereunder. In connection with
any assumption or substitution agreement entered into or to be entered into
pursuant to Section 6.01, the Servicer shall promptly notify the insurer under
the related LPMI Policy, if any, of such assumption or substitution of liability
in accordance with the terms of such LPMI Policy and shall take all actions
which may be required by such insurer as a condition to the continuation of
coverage under such LPMI Policy. If such LPMI Policy is terminated as a result
of such assumption or substitution of liability, the Servicer shall obtain a
replacement LPMI Policy as provided above.
(c) In connection with its activities as servicer, the Servicer
agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself and the Owner, claims to the
insurer under any PMI Policy or LPMI Policy in a timely fashion in accordance
with the terms of such PMI Policy or LPMI Policy and, in this regard, to take
such action as shall be necessary to permit recovery under any PMI Policy or
LPMI Policy respecting a defaulted Mortgage Loan. Any amounts collected by the
Servicer under any PMI Policy or LPMI Policy shall be deposited in the Custodial
Account.
(d) The Owner, in its sole discretion, at any time, may (i) either
obtain an additional PMI Policy on any Mortgage Loan which already has an PMI
Policy in place, or (ii) obtain a PMI Policy for any Mortgage Loan which does
not already have a PMI Policy in place. In any event, the Servicer agrees to
administer such PMI Policies or LPMI Policies in accordance with this Agreement.
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Section 4.16 Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property.
In the event that title to any Mortgaged Property is acquired in
foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, the deed or certificate of sale
shall be taken in the name of the Servicer or its designee (or MERS, as
applicable) or such other Person as may be designated by the Master Servicer, or
in the event the Servicer or its designee (or MERS, as applicable) is not
authorized or permitted to hold title to real property in the state where the
REO Property is located, or would be adversely affected under the "doing
business" or tax laws of such state by so holding title, the deed or certificate
of sale shall be taken in the name of such Person or Persons as shall be
consistent with an Opinion of Counsel obtained by the Servicer from any attorney
duly licensed to practice law in the state where the REO Property is located.
The Person or Persons holding such title other than the Owner shall acknowledge
in writing that such title is being held as nominee for the Owner.
The Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO
Property for the Owner solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition and
sale. The Servicer, either itself or through an agent selected by the Servicer,
shall manage, conserve, protect and operate the REO Property in the same manner
that it manages, conserves, protects and operates other foreclosed property for
its own account, and in the same manner that similar property in the same
locality as the REO Property is managed. The Servicer shall attempt to sell the
same (and may temporarily rent the same for a period not greater than one year,
except as otherwise provided below) on such terms and conditions as the Servicer
deems to be in the best interest of the Owner.
The Servicer shall use its best efforts to dispose of the REO
Property as soon as possible and shall sell such REO Property in any event
within three years after title has been taken to such REO Property, unless (i) a
REMIC, FASIT or REIT election has not been made with respect to the arrangement
under which the Mortgage Loans and the REO Property are held and (ii) the
Servicer 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. If a period longer than three years is permitted under the
foregoing sentence and is necessary to sell any REO Property, the Servicer shall
report monthly to the Master Servicer as to the progress being made in selling
such REO Property. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Servicer
shall not be required to provide financing for the sale of any REO Property.
The Servicer shall also maintain on each REO Property fire and
hazard insurance with extended coverage in amount which is at least equal to the
maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such property,
liability insurance and, to the extent required and available under the Flood
Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, flood insurance in the amount
required above.
Subject to the approval of the Master Servicer as described in this
paragraph, the disposition of REO Property shall be carried out by the Servicer
at such price, and upon such terms and conditions, as the Servicer deems to be
in the best interests of the Owner. Prior to acceptance by the Servicer of an
offer to sell any REO Property, the Servicer shall notify the Master Servicer of
such offer in writing which notification shall set forth all material terms of
said offer (each a "Notice of Sale"). The Master Servicer shall be deemed to
have approved the
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sale of any REO Property unless the Master Servicer notifies the Servicer in
writing, within five (5) days after its receipt of the related Notice of Sale,
that it disapproves of the related sale, in which case the Servicer shall not
proceed with such sale. The proceeds of sale of the REO Property shall be
promptly deposited in the Custodial Account. As soon as practical thereafter the
expenses of such sale shall be paid and the Servicer shall reimburse itself for
any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances, unpaid Servicing Fees and
unreimbursed advances made pursuant to Section 5.03, and on the Remittance Date
immediately following the Principal Prepayment Period in which such sale
proceeds are received the net cash proceeds of such sale remaining in the
Custodial Account shall be distributed to the Owner.
With the prior consent of the Master Servicer, the Servicer shall
withdraw from the Custodial Account funds necessary to reimburse the Servicer
for costs and expenses approved by the Master Servicer and incurred by the
Servicer in connection with the proper operation, management and maintenance of
the REO Property, including the cost of maintaining any hazard insurance
pursuant to Section 4.10. The Servicer shall make monthly distributions on each
Remittance Date to the Owner of the net cash flow from the REO Property (which
shall equal the revenues from such REO Property net of the expenses described in
this Section 4.16 and of any reserves reasonably required from time to time to
be maintained to satisfy anticipated liabilities for such expenses).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time and from time to time,
the Owner may at its election terminate this Agreement with respect to one or
more REO Properties as provided by Section 11.02.
Section 4.17 Real Estate Owned Reports.
Together with the statement furnished pursuant to Section 5.02, the
Servicer shall furnish to the Master Servicer on or before the Reporting Date of
each month a statement with respect to any REO Property covering the operation
of such REO Property for the previous month and the Servicer's efforts in
connection with the sale of such REO Property and any rental of such REO
Property incidental to the sale thereof for the previous month. That statement
shall be accompanied by such other information as the Master Servicer or the
Owner shall reasonably request.
Section 4.18 Liquidation Reports.
Upon the foreclosure sale of any Mortgaged Property or the
acquisition thereof by the Owner pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the
Servicer shall submit to the Master Servicer a liquidation report with respect
to such Mortgaged Property.
Section 4.19 Notification of Adjustments.
With respect to each Mortgage Loan that is an ARM Mortgage Loan, the
Servicer shall adjust the Mortgage Interest Rate on the related Interest Rate
Adjustment Date in compliance with the requirements of applicable law and the
related Mortgage and Mortgage Note. The Servicer shall execute and deliver any
and all necessary notices required under
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applicable law and the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding
the Mortgage Interest Rate adjustments. The Servicer shall promptly, upon
written request therefor, deliver to the Owner such notifications and any
additional applicable data regarding such adjustments and the methods used to
calculate and implement such adjustments. Upon the discovery by the Servicer or
the receipt of notice from the Owner that the Servicer has failed to adjust a
Mortgage Interest Rate in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage
Note, the Servicer shall immediately deposit in the Custodial Account from its
own funds the amount of any interest loss or deferral caused the Owner thereby.
Section 4.20 Reports of Foreclosures and Abandonments of Mortgaged
Property.
Following the foreclosure sale or abandonment of any Mortgaged
Property, the Servicer shall report such foreclosure or abandonment as required
pursuant to Section 6050J of the Code.
Section 4.21. MERS.
In the case of each MERS Eligible Mortgage Loan, at the request of
the Master Servicer, the Servicer shall record the Assignment of Mortgage into
MERS and shall create MERS identification numbers relating to each Mortgage Loan
in the manner required by MERS. The Servicer shall pay all MERS registration
fees. As soon as practicable after the Master Servicer's request from time to
time (but in no event more than 30 days thereafter with respect to each Mortgage
Loan that was a MERS Mortgage Loan as of the Commencement Date, or 90 days
thereafter with respect to each Mortgage Loan that was a MERS Eligible Mortgage
Loan as of the Commencement Date), the Servicer shall take such actions as are
necessary to cause the Owner or any successor Owner to be clearly identified as
the owner of each MERS Mortgage Loan on the records of MERS for purposes of the
system of recording transfers of beneficial ownership of mortgages maintained by
MERS. The Servicer shall maintain in good standing its membership in MERS. In
addition, the Servicer shall comply with all rules, policies and procedures of
MERS, including the Rules of Membership, as amended, and the MERS Procedures
Manual, as amended. With respect to all MERS Mortgage Loans serviced hereunder,
the Servicer shall promptly notify MERS as to any transfer of beneficial
ownership or release of any security interest in such Mortgage Loans. The
Servicer shall cooperate with the Owner, the Master Servicer and any successor
owner or successor servicer to the extent necessary to ensure that any transfer
of ownership or servicing is appropriately reflected on the MERS system.
Section 4.22 Waiver of Prepayment Charges.
Except as provided below, the Servicer or any designee of the
Servicer shall not waive any Prepayment Charge with respect to any Mortgage
Loan. If the Servicer or its designee fails to collect a Prepayment Charge at
the time of the related prepayment of any Mortgage Loan subject to such
Prepayment Charge, the Servicer shall pay to the Owner at such time (by deposit
to the Custodial Account) an amount equal to the amount of the Prepayment Charge
not collected. Notwithstanding the above, the Servicer or its designee may waive
a Prepayment Charge without paying to the Owner the amount of such Prepayment
Charge only if the related
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prepayment is not the result of a refinancing by the Servicer or its designee
and such waiver (i) relates to a defaulted Mortgage Loan or a reasonably
foreseeable default, such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar
mortgage loans to the Mortgage Loans, and such waiver, in the reasonable
judgment of the Servicer, would maximize recovery of total proceeds from the
Mortgage Loan, taking into account the amount of such Prepayment Charge and the
related Mortgage Loan, or (ii) relates to a Prepayment Charge the collection of
which, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, would be a violation of
applicable laws.
Section 4.23. Compliance With REMIC Provisions
If a REMIC election has been made with respect to the arrangement
under which any Mortgage Loans and REO Property are held, the Servicer shall not
take any action, cause the REMIC to take any action or fail to take (or fail to
cause to be taken) any action that, under the REMIC Provisions, if taken or not
taken, as the case may be, could (i) endanger the status of the REMIC as a
REMIC, or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon the REMIC (including but
not limited to the tax on "prohibited transactions" as defined in Section
860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on "contributions" to a REMIC set forth in
Section 860G(d) of the Code) unless the Servicer has received an Opinion of
Counsel (at the expense of the party seeking to take such action) to the effect
that the contemplated action will not endanger such REMIC status or result in
the imposition of any such tax.
ARTICLE V
PAYMENTS TO THE OWNER
Section 5.01 Remittances.
On each Remittance Date the Servicer shall remit by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the Owner (a) all amounts deposited in the
Custodial Account as of the close of business on the Determination Date (net of
charges against or withdrawals from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section
4.05), plus (b) all amounts, if any, which the Servicer is obligated to
distribute pursuant to Section 5.03, minus (c) any amounts attributable to
Principal Prepayments received after the applicable Principal Prepayment Period
which amounts shall be remitted on the following Remittance Date, together with
any additional interest required to be deposited in the Custodial Account in
connection with such Principal Prepayment in accordance with Section 4.04(vii),
and minus (d) any amounts attributable to Monthly Payments collected but due on
a Due Date or Dates subsequent to the first day of the month of the Remittance
Date, which amounts shall be remitted on the Remittance Date next succeeding the
Due Period for such amounts.
With respect to any month in which the Servicer is servicing both
Reconstituted Mortgage Loans and Mortgage Loans that have not been subject to a
Reconstitution, the Servicer shall submit two (2) separate remittance wire
transfers to the Master Servicer, one relating to Reconstituted Mortgage Loans
and one relating to all Mortgage Loans that are not then subject to a
Reconstitution.
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All remittances required to be made to the Master Servicer relating
to Reconstituted Mortgage Loans shall be made on a scheduled/scheduled basis to
the following wire account or to such other account as may be specified by the
Master Servicer from time to time:
XX Xxxxxx Xxxxx Bank
New York, New York
ABA# 000-000-000
Account Name: Aurora Loan Services Inc.
Master Servicing Payment Clearing Account
Account Number: 066-611059
Beneficiary: Aurora Loan Services Inc.
For further credit to: [Servicer Reference Number] Correspondent
Reconstitution Account
All remittances required to be made to the Master Servicer relating
to Mortgage Loans that are not then subject to a Reconstitution shall be made on
a scheduled/scheduled basis to the following wire account or to such other
account as may be specified by the Master Servicer from time to time:
XX Xxxxxx Chase Bank
New York, New York
ABA# 000-000-000
Account Name: Aurora Loan Services Inc.
Master Servicing Payment Clearing Account
Account Number: 066-611059
Beneficiary: Aurora Loan Services Inc.
For further credit to: [Servicer Reference Number] Correspondent
Whole Loan Account
With respect to any remittance received by the Owner after the
second Business Day following the Business Day on which such payment was due,
the Servicer shall pay to the Owner interest on any such late payment at an
annual rate equal to the Prime Rate, adjusted as of the date of each change,
plus four percentage points, but in no event greater than the maximum amount
permitted by applicable law. Such interest shall be deposited in the Custodial
Account by the Servicer on the date such late payment is made and shall cover
the period commencing with the day following such second Business Day and ending
with the Business Day on which such payment is made, both inclusive. Such
interest shall be remitted along with the distribution payable on the next
succeeding Remittance Date. The payment by the Servicer of any such interest
shall not be deemed an extension of time for payment or a waiver of any Event of
Default by the Servicer.
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Section 5.02 Statements to Master Servicer.
Not later than the Reporting Date of each month, the Servicer shall
furnish to the Master Servicer a monthly remittance advice, with a trial balance
report attached thereto, in the form of Exhibit D-1 annexed hereto, together
with a delinquency report in the form of Exhibit D-2 annexed hereto, in hard
copy and electronic medium mutually acceptable to the parties as to the period
ending on the Record Date in the preceding calendar month. Such monthly
remittance advice shall also be accompanied with a supplemental report provided
to the Master Servicer and any other party designated by the Master Servicer
which includes on an aggregate basis for the previous Due Period (i) the amount
of claims filed under PMI Policies and LPMI Policies, (ii) the amount of any
claim payments made under PMI Policies and LPMI Policies, (iii) the amount of
claims denied or curtailed under PMI Policies and LPMI Policies and (iv) PMI
Policies canceled with respect to those Mortgage Loans covered by any PMI Policy
purchased by the Owner.
With respect to any month in which the Servicer is servicing both
Reconstituted Mortgage Loans and Mortgage Loans that have not been subject to a
Reconstitution, the Servicer shall submit all information required hereunder in
two (2) separate reports, one relating to Reconstituted Mortgage Loans and one
relating to all Mortgage Loans that are not then subject to a Reconstitution.
Upon reasonable advance notice, the Servicer shall provide to any
Owner that is a savings and loan association, a bank, an insurance company or
other regulated or supervised entity reports and access to information and
documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans and the transactions contemplated
hereby sufficient to permit the Owner to comply with the applicable regulations
of relevant regulatory or supervisory authorities with respect to its investment
in the Mortgage Loans and the Owner's internal and third-party audit
requirements.
The Servicer shall prepare and file any and all tax returns,
information statements or other filings required to be delivered to any
governmental taxing authority or to any Owner pursuant to any applicable law
with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the transactions contemplated hereby. In
addition, the Servicer shall provide each Owner and the Master Servicer with
such information concerning the Mortgage Loans as is necessary for such Owner to
prepare its federal income tax return as any Owner or the Master Servicer may
reasonably request from time to time.
Section 5.03 Monthly Advances by Servicer.
On the Business Day immediately preceding each Remittance Date, the
Servicer shall deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds an amount
equal to all Monthly Payments (with interest adjusted to the Mortgage Loan
Remittance Rate) which were due on the Mortgage Loans during the applicable Due
Period and which were delinquent at the close of business on the immediately
preceding Determination Date or which were deferred pursuant to Section 4.01.
The Servicer's obligation to make such Monthly Advances as to any Mortgage Loan
will continue through the last Monthly Payment due prior to the payment in full
of the Mortgage Loan, or through the last Remittance Date prior to the
Remittance Date for the distribution of all Liquidation Proceeds and other
payments or recoveries (including Insurance
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Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds) with respect to the Mortgage Loan.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer shall not be required to make a
Monthly Advance with respect to a Mortgage Loan if such advance would, if made,
be, in the Servicer's reasonable judgment, non-recoverable from future
recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged Property. The
determination by the Servicer that any advance of funds is or would be
non-recoverable shall be evidenced by an Officer's Certificate of the Servicer
delivered to the Master Servicer.
Section 5.04 Failure to Provide Timely Reports.
In the event the Services fails to provide any reports required
hereunder to the Owner and Master Servicer accurately, completely and timely, in
order to compensate the Master servicer for the additional administrative burden
of processing such inaccurate, incomplete or untimely reports, and in addition
to any other rights or remedies that the Owner or the Master Servicer may have,
the Servicer shall pay the following fees to the Master Servicer.
1. For the first such failure, the amount of $1,000;
2. For the second such failure, the amount of $1,500; and
3. For the third such failure and each failure thereafter,
the amount of $2,500;
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the fourth such
failure in any successive twenty-four month period shall, at the option of the
Master Servicer, constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement without any
cure period available to the Servicer.
Section 5.05 Credit Reporting.
For each Mortgage Loan, in accordance with Accepted Servicing
Practices, the Servicer will accurately and fully report its underlying borrower
credit files to each of the following credit repositories or their successors:
Equifax Credit Information Services, Inc., Trans Union, LLC and Experian
Information Solution, Inc., on a monthly basis in a timely manner.
ARTICLE VI
GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURES
Section 6.01 Transfers of Mortgaged Property.
The Servicer shall use its best efforts to enforce any "due-on-sale"
provision contained in any Mortgage or Mortgage Note and to deny assumption by
the person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been or is about to be sold
whether by absolute conveyance or by contract of sale, and whether or not the
Mortgagor remains liable on the Mortgage and the Mortgage Note. When the
Mortgaged Property has been conveyed by the Mortgagor, the Servicer shall, to
the extent it has knowledge of such conveyance, exercise its rights to
accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under the "due-on-sale" clause
applicable thereto, provided,
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however, that the Servicer shall not exercise such rights if prohibited by law
from doing so or if the exercise of such rights would impair or threaten to
impair any recovery under the related PMI Policy or LPMI Policy, if any.
If the Servicer reasonably believes it is unable under applicable
law to enforce such "due-on-sale" clause, the Servicer shall enter into (i) an
assumption and modification agreement with the person to whom such property has
been conveyed, pursuant to which such person becomes liable under the Mortgage
Note and the original Mortgagor remains liable thereon or (ii) in the event the
Servicer is unable under applicable law to require that the original Mortgagor
remain liable under the Mortgage Note and the Servicer has the prior consent of
the primary mortgage guaranty insurer, a substitution of liability agreement
with the purchaser of the Mortgaged Property pursuant to which the original
Mortgagor is released from liability and the purchaser of the Mortgaged Property
is substituted as Mortgagor and becomes liable under the Mortgage Note. If an
assumption fee is collected by the Servicer for entering into an assumption
agreement, a portion of such fee, up to an amount equal to one-half of one
percent (0.5%) of the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage
Loan, will be retained by the Servicer as additional servicing compensation, and
any portion thereof in excess of one-half of one percent (0.5%) shall be
deposited in the Custodial Account for the benefit of the Owner. In connection
with any such assumption, neither the Mortgage Interest Rate borne by the
related Mortgage Note, the term of the Mortgage Loan nor the outstanding
principal amount of the Mortgage Loan shall be changed.
To the extent that any Mortgage Loan is assumable, the Servicer
shall inquire diligently into the creditworthiness of the proposed transferee,
and shall use the underwriting criteria for approving the credit of the proposed
transferee which are used by Xxxxxx Xxx with respect to underwriting mortgage
loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans. If the credit of the proposed
transferee does not meet such underwriting criteria, the Servicer diligently
shall, to the extent permitted by the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and by
applicable law, accelerate the maturity of the Mortgage Loan.
Section 6.02 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage
Files.
Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the
Servicer of a notification that payment in full will be escrowed in a manner
customary for such purposes, the Servicer shall notify the Owner and the Master
Servicer in the Monthly Remittance Advice as provided in Section 5.02, and may
request the release of any Mortgage Loan Documents.
If the Servicer satisfies or releases a Mortgage without first
having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage or
should the Servicer otherwise prejudice any rights the Owner may have under the
mortgage instruments, upon written demand of the Owner, the Servicer shall
repurchase the related Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price by deposit thereof
in the Custodial Account within two (2) Business Days of receipt of such demand
by the Owner. The Servicer shall maintain the Fidelity Bond and Errors and
Omissions Insurance Policy as provided for in Section 4.12 insuring the Servicer
against any loss it may sustain with respect to any Mortgage Loan not satisfied
in accordance with the procedures set forth herein.
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Section 6.03 Servicing Compensation.
As compensation for its services hereunder, the Servicer shall be
entitled to withdraw from the Custodial Account or to retain from interest
payments on the Mortgage Loans the amount of its Servicing Fee. The Servicing
Fee shall be payable monthly and shall be computed on the basis of the same
unpaid principal balance and for the period respecting which any related
interest payment on a Mortgage Loan is computed. The Servicing Fee shall be
payable only at the time of and with respect to those Mortgage Loans for which
payment is in fact made of the entire amount of the Monthly Payment. The
obligation of the Owner to pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and payable
solely from, the interest portion of such Monthly Payments collected by the
Servicer.
Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, to
the extent provided in Section 6.01, and late payment charges shall be retained
by the Servicer to the extent not required to be deposited in the Custodial
Account. Prepayment Charges shall be the property of the Owner and shall be
deposited in the Custodial Account in accordance with Section 4.22. The Servicer
shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its
servicing activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement
thereof except as specifically provided for herein.
Section 6.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance.
The Servicer shall deliver to the Master Servicer, on or before
March 31 each year beginning with March 31 of the year following the date of the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, an Officer's Certificate, stating that
(i) a review of the activities of the Servicer during the preceding calendar
year and of performance under this Agreement has been made under such officer's
supervision, (ii) the Servicer has complied fully with the provisions of Article
II and Article IV, and (iii) to the best of such officer's knowledge, based on
such review, the Servicer has fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement
throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any
such obligation, specifying each such default known to such officer and the
nature and status thereof and the action being taken by the Servicer to cure
such default.
Section 6.05 Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing
Report.
On or before March 31st of each year beginning with March 31 of the
year following the date of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
Servicer, 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 Master Servicer to the effect that, with respect to
the most recently ended fiscal year, such firm has examined certain documents
and records relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans and the Servicer's
performance of its servicing obligations under this Agreement and that such firm
is of the opinion that the provisions of Article II and Article IV have been
complied with, and that, on the basis of such examination conducted
substantially in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for
Mortgage Bankers, nothing has come to their attention which would indicate that
such servicing has not been conducted in compliance therewith, except for (i)
such exceptions as such
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firm shall believe to be immaterial; and (ii) such other exceptions as shall be
set forth in such statement.
Section 6.06 Right to Examine Servicer Records.
The Owner and the Master Servicer shall have the right to examine
and audit any and all of the books, records, or other information of the
Servicer, whether held by the Servicer or by another on its behalf, with respect
to or concerning this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans or the performance by the
Servicer of its obligations hereunder, during business hours or at such other
times as may be reasonable under applicable circumstances, upon reasonable
advance notice.
The Servicer shall provide to the Owner, the Master Servicer and any
supervisory agents or examiners representing a state or federal governmental
agency having jurisdiction over the Owner or the Master Servicer, including
without limitation the OTS, the FDIC and other similar entities, access to any
documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans in the possession of the Servicer
that is required by any applicable regulations. Such access shall be afforded
without charge, upon reasonable request, during normal business hours, at the
offices of the Servicer and in accordance with any applicable regulations.
ARTICLE VII
RECONSTITUTION; MASTER SERVICER
Section 7.01 Reconstitution.
The Owner and the Servicer agree that with respect to some or all of
the Mortgage Loans, from time to time the Owner shall effect an Agency Transfer,
a Pass-Through Transfer or a Whole Loan Transfer, in each case retaining the
Servicer as the servicer thereof, or as applicable, the "seller/servicer". Any
Mortgage Loans that have been transferred by the initial Owner pursuant to an
Agency Transfer, a Pass-Through Transfer or a Whole Loan Transfer may be
referred to as "Reconstituted Mortgage Loans",
The Servicer shall cooperate fully with the Owner in connection with
any Reconstitution contemplated by the Owner pursuant to this Section 7.01,
including without limitation providing requested information and reports to, and
otherwise cooperating with, rating agencies, trustees, securities
administrators, guarantors, Xxxxxx Mae, Xxxxxxx Mac, third party purchasers or
credit risk managers, as applicable. In that connection, the Servicer shall
provide to Xxxxxx Mae, Xxxxxxx Mac, the trustee, master servicer or a third
party purchaser, as the case may be, and/or the Owner: (i) any and all
information and appropriate verification of information which may be reasonably
available to the Servicer, including the Servicer's foreclosure and delinquency
experience, whether through letters of its auditors and counsel or otherwise, as
the Owner shall request; and (ii) such additional representations, warranties,
covenants, opinions of counsel, letters from auditors, and certificates of
public officials or officers of the Servicer as are reasonably believed
necessary by any Reconstitution Party, rating agency or the Owner, as the case
may be, in connection with such Reconstitution transactions. In addition, the
Servicer shall
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indemnify the Owner and any Reconstitution Party for any material misstatements
contained in the information provided pursuant to the preceding sentence that
the Owner may disclose in any securitization offering materials.
The Owner or the Master Servicer shall provide the Servicer with
notice with respect to any such Reconstitution in the form of Exhibit F hereto
(each, a "Transfer Notice"), including a schedule of Mortgage Loans which have
been transferred and the effective date of the Reconstitution (the "Effective
Date"), the Cut-Off Date, the Master Servicer, the new Owner, and whether or not
the Mortgage Loans are owned by a REMIC. Upon receipt of a Transfer Notcie, the
Servicer shall promptly countersign and return the Transfer Notice to the Master
Servicer. Upon the Effective Date of such a transfer, (A) the Servicer and Owner
agree that the provisions of this Agreement shall remain in effect, and (B) the
Servicer agrees to recognize Xxxxxx Mae, Xxxxxxx Mac, the trustee, trust or
third party purchaser of the transferred Mortgage Loans in such Reconstitution
as the "Owner" of such Mortgage Loans, having the same rights under this
Agreement as the initial Owner with respect to such transferred Mortgage Loans.
In connection with any Reconstitution and at the request of the
Owner or the Master Servicer, on not less than five (5) days notice, the
Servicer shall execute and deliver a certificate, in form and substance
acceptable to the Owner, acknowledging and certifying to the Owner and the
Master Servicer that: (i) the Servicer has received the Transfer Notice, and
attaching the related schedule of Mortgage Loans included in such Reconstitution
(which schedule shall include such Mortgage Loan data as may reasonably be
requested by the Owner or the Master Servicer), (ii) this Agreement is in full
force and effect in accordance with its terms, (iii) no Event of Default has
occurred under this Agreement, nor does there exist any state of facts that,
with the giving of notice or passage of time, or both, would constitute an Event
of Default under this Agreement, (iv) each of the representations and warranties
of the Servicer contained in Section 3.01 are true and correct as of the related
Effective Date as if made on such date and (v) the Servicer agrees to recognize
Xxxxxx Mae, Xxxxxxx Xxxx, the trustee, trust or third party purchaser of the
transferred Mortgage Loans in such Agency Transfer, Whole Loan Transfer or
Pass-Through Transfer as the "Owner" of the related Mortgage Loans, having the
same rights under this Agreement as the initial Owner with respect to such
Mortgage Loans
With respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall take
such actions as are necessary to cause Xxxxxx Mae, Xxxxxxx Mac, the trustee or
such third party, as the case may be, to be clearly identified as the owner of
each MERS Mortgage Loan on the records of MERS for purposes of the system of
recording transfers of beneficial ownership of mortgages maintained by MERS.
Section 7.02 Master Servicer; Servicer's Guide.
(a) The Owner has appointed Aurora Loan Services Inc., or such other
master servicer as may be identified in a Transfer Notice, to act as master
servicer of the Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall correspond, communicate and
report solely to the Master Servicer, as if the Master Servicer were the "Owner"
hereunder. All amounts due to the Owner under this Agreement shall be remitted
to the Master Servicer in accordance with the Master Servicer's instructions.
Furthermore, the Master Servicer shall have all rights as designee of the Owner
to
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enforce the representations and warranties, and all other covenants and
conditions set forth in this Agreement, and the Servicer shall follow and shall
be entitled to rely on the instructions of the Master Servicer under this
Agreement as if such instructions were the instructions of the Owner. The Master
Servicer shall have the right to give any waivers or consents required or
allowed under this Agreement on behalf of the Owner, and the Servicer shall have
the right to rely on all such waivers and consents. The Master Servicer shall be
empowered to enter into and execute and deliver any amendments or modifications
to this Agreement as the Owner's designee hereunder, and such amendments or
modifications shall be binding upon the Owner as if the Owner had executed and
delivered the same. The Master Servicer may, at any time, without the Servicer's
consent, direct in writing that all or part of the functions of the Master
Servicer be performed by another entity designated by the Master Servicer for
such functions and time periods as the Master Servicer deems appropriate. The
Owner may, at any time (but subject to any agreements between the Owner and the
Master Servicer), without the Servicer's consent, appoint a successor master
servicer to act as master servicer with respect to some or all of the Mortgage
Loans serviced by the Servicer hereunder. In such case, any successor Master
Servicer has the right to assume the Master Servicer's rights and obligations
and to enforce Servicer's obligations hereunder.
(b) Upon thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the Servicer, the
Master Servicer may publish a Servicer's Guide (as the same may be modified or
amended from time to time, the "Servicer's Guide"), which shall set forth
various terms, provisions and procedures governing the administration and
servicing of the Mortgage Loans; provided, that the Servicer's Guide shall not
materially and adversely increase the obligations of the Servicer arising under
this Agreement. If the Servicer does not notify the Master Servicer in writing
within such thirty (30) day period that the Servicer objects to the Servicer's
Guide or any provisions thereof, the Servicer shall be deemed to have agreed to
be bound and abide by the procedures, terms and conditions set forth in the
Servicer's Guide. Thereafter, the Master Servicer may amend the Servicer's Guide
from time to time to: (i) correct ambiguous or erroneous provisions; (ii) make
changes necessary or helpful to maintain compliance with Acceptable Servicing
Practices; or (iii) make such other modifications that the Master Servicer deems
advisable that do not materially and adversely increase the obligations of, or
decrease the benefits to, the Servicer. Each such amendment will be made by
means of a written notice to the Servicer. The written notice will specify the
terms of the amendment and the effective date. If the Servicer does not notify
the Master Servicer in writing that the Servicer objects to such amendment prior
to the proposed effective date specified in the Notice, the Servicer shall be
deemed to have agreed to the amendment, and such amendment shall automatically
become effective without any further notice or action on the part of the Master
Servicer or the Servicer. Amendments to the Servicer's Guide shall be made with
the consent of the Owner of the Mortgage Loans, which consent shall not
unreasonably be withheld or delayed; provided, that the failure of the Master
Servicer to obtain the consent of the Owner to any amendment shall not impair
the enforceability of any such amendment against the Servicer. To the extent of
any conflict between the express provisions of this Agreement and the provisions
of the Servicer's Guide, the express provisions of this Agreement shall control.
The failure by the Servicer to perform obligations under the Servicer's Guide
shall constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement.
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ARTICLE VIII
SERVICER TO COOPERATE
Section 8.01 Provision of Information.
During the term of this Agreement, the Servicer shall furnish to the
Owner such periodic, special, or other reports or information and copies or
originals of any documents contained in the Servicing File for each Mortgage
Loan, whether or not provided for herein, as shall be necessary, reasonable, or
appropriate with respect to the Owner, any regulatory requirement pertaining to
the Owner or the purposes of this Agreement. All such reports, documents or
information shall be provided by and in accordance with all reasonable
instructions and directions which the Owner may give.
The Servicer shall execute and deliver all such instruments and take
all such action as the Owner may reasonably request from time to time, in order
to effectuate the purposes and to carry out the terms of this Agreement.
Section 8.02 Financial Statements; Servicing Facility.
In connection with marketing the Mortgage Loans, the Owner may make
available to a prospective Owner a Consolidated Statement of Operations of the
Servicer for the most recently completed three fiscal years for which such a
statement is available, as well as a Consolidated Statement of Condition at the
end of the last two fiscal years covered by such Consolidated Statement of
Operations. The Servicer also shall make available any comparable interim
statements to the extent any such statements have been prepared by or on behalf
of the Servicer (and are available upon request to members or stockholders of
the Servicer or to the public at large). If it has not already done so, the
Servicer shall furnish promptly to the Owner copies of the statement specified
above.
The Servicer also shall make available to the Owner or prospective
Owner a knowledgeable financial or accounting officer for the purpose of
answering questions respecting recent developments affecting the Servicer or the
financial statements of the Servicer, and to permit any prospective Owner to
inspect the Servicer's servicing facilities for the purpose of satisfying such
prospective Owner that the Servicer have the ability to service the Mortgage
Loans as provided in this Agreement.
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ARTICLE IX
THE SERVICER
Section 9.01 Indemnification; Third Party Claims.
The Servicer shall indemnify the Owner, the Master Servicer and each
Reconstitution Party, and hold each of them harmless against any and all claims,
losses, damages, penalties, fines, and forfeitures, including, but not limited
to reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees
and expenses that either of them may sustain in any way related to (i) the
failure of the Servicer to perform its duties and service the Mortgage Loans in
material compliance with the terms of this Agreement or (ii) the failure of the
Servicer to cause any event to occur which would have occurred if the Servicer
were applying Accepted Servicing Practices under this Agreement. The Servicer
immediately shall notify the Owner and the Master Servicer if a claim is made by
a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, assume (with
the prior written consent of the Master Servicer) the defense of any such claim
and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and
promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered
against it or the Owner, the Master Servicer or any Reconstitution Party in
respect of such claim. The Servicer shall follow any written instructions
received from the Owner or the Master Servicer in connection with such claim.
Section 9.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Servicer.
The Servicer shall keep in full effect its existence, rights and
franchises as a corporation, and shall obtain and preserve its qualification to
do business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and
enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its
duties under this Agreement.
Any person into which the Servicer may be merged or consolidated, or
any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which
the Servicer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the
Servicer, shall be the successor of the Servicer hereunder, without the
execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the
parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, provided,
however, that the successor or surviving Person shall be an institution (i)
having a net worth of not less than $15,000,000 and (ii) which is a Xxxxxx Mae
and Xxxxxxx Mac-approved servicer in good standing.
Section 9.03 Limitation on Liability of Servicer and Others.
Neither the Servicer nor any of the directors, officers, employees
or agents of the Servicer shall be under any liability to the Owner for any
action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith
pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment, provided, however, that
this provision shall not protect the Servicer or any such person against any
Breach of warranties or representations made herein, or failure to perform its
obligations in
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strict compliance with any standard of care set forth in this Agreement, or any
liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of any breach of the terms
and conditions of this Agreement. The Servicer and any director, officer,
employee or agent of the Servicer may rely in good faith on any document of any
kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any
matters arising hereunder. The Servicer shall not be under any obligation to
appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to its
duties to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement and which
in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability, provided, however,
that the Servicer may, with the consent of the Owner, 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 Servicer shall be
entitled to reimbursement from the Owner the reasonable legal expenses and costs
of such action.
Section 9.04 Limitation on Resignation and Assignment by Servicer.
The Owner has entered into this Agreement with the Servicer and
subsequent Owners will purchase the Mortgage Loans in reliance upon the
independent status of the Servicer, and the representations as to the adequacy
of its servicing facilities, plant, personnel, records and procedures, its
integrity, reputation and financial standing, and the continuance thereof.
Therefore, the Servicer shall neither assign this Agreement or the servicing
hereunder or delegate its rights or duties hereunder or any portion hereof or
sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets
without the prior written consent of the Owner, which consent shall be granted
or withheld in the sole discretion of the Owner. For purposes hereof, a merger,
consolidation or sale of a majority of the equity interests or voting power of
the Servicer shall be deemed an assignment of this Agreement.
The Servicer shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby
imposed on it except by mutual consent of the Servicer and the Owner or upon the
determination that its duties hereunder are no longer permissible under
applicable law and such incapacity cannot be cured by the Servicer. Any such
determination permitting the resignation of the Servicer shall be evidenced by
an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Owner which Opinion of
Counsel shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Owner. No such
resignation shall become effective until a successor shall have assumed the
Servicer's responsibilities and obligations hereunder in the manner provided in
Section 12.01.
Without in any way limiting the generality of this Section 9.04, in
the event that the Servicer either shall assign this Agreement or the servicing
responsibilities hereunder or delegate its duties hereunder or any portion
thereof or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property
or assets, without the prior written consent of the Owner, then the Owner shall
have the right to terminate this Agreement upon notice given as set forth in
Section 10.01, without any payment of any penalty or damages and without any
liability whatsoever to the Servicer or any third party.
Section 9.05 Indemnification with Respect to Certain Taxes and Loss
of REMIC Status.
In the event that any REMIC under which any of the Mortgage Loans
are held
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from time to time fails to qualify as a REMIC, loses its status as a REMIC, or
incurs federal, state or local taxes as a result of a prohibited transaction or
prohibited contribution under the REMIC Provisions due to the negligent
performance by the Servicer of its duties and obligations set forth herein, the
Servicer shall indemnify the Reconstitution Parties against any and all losses,
claims, damages, liabilities or expenses ("Losses") resulting from such
negligence; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be liable for any
such Losses attributable to the action or inaction of the Reconstitution
Parties, nor for any such Losses resulting from misinformation provided by the
Reconstitution Parties on which the Servicer has relied. The foregoing shall not
be deemed to limit or restrict the rights and remedies of the Reconstitution
Parties now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, in no event shall the Servicer have any
liability (1) for any action or omission that is taken in accordance with and in
compliance with the express terms of, or which is expressly permitted by the
terms of, this Agreement, (2) for any Losses other than arising out of a
negligent performance by the Servicer of its duties and obligations set forth
herein, and (3) for any special or consequential damages.
ARTICLE X
DEFAULT
Section 10.01 Events of Default.
Each of the following shall constitute an Event of Default on the
part of the Servicer:
(i) any failure by the Servicer to remit to the Owner any
payment required to be made under the terms of this Agreement which
continues unremedied for a period of two days after the date when such
payment is due hereunder; or
(ii) failure by the Servicer duly to observe or perform in any
material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of
the Servicer set forth in this Agreement which continues unremedied for a
period of 20 days (or (x) 5 days, in the case of a failure to provide any
monthly reports required pursuant to this Agreement and (y)10 days, in the
case of a failure to maintain any insurance policy required to be
maintained pursuant to this Agreement) after the date on which written
notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been
given to the Servicer by the Master Servicer, the Owner or by the
Custodian; or
(iii) failure by the Servicer to maintain its license to do
business in any jurisdiction where the Mortgage Property is located; or
(iv) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory
authority having jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or
receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, including
bankruptcy, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings,
or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall
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have been entered against the Servicer and such decree or order shall have
remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days; or
(v) the Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a
conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of
debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or
relating to the Servicer or of or relating to all or substantially all of
its property; or
(vi) the Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay
its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage
of any applicable insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization statute, make
an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, voluntarily suspend
payment of its obligations or cease its normal business operations for
three (3) Business Days; or
(vii) the Servicer ceases to meet the qualifications of a
Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac approved servicer; or
(viii) the Servicer fails to maintain a minimum net worth,
determined in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles, of $15,000,000 as of any date; or
(ix) the Servicer, if it is an Insured Depository Institution,
shall become the subject of a cease and desist order of the Appropriate
Federal Banking Agency or enter into a memorandum of understanding,
consent agreement or any similar agreement with the Appropriate Federal
Banking Agency, any of which, would have or is purportedly the result of,
any condition which would have a material adverse effect on the Mortgage
Loans, the Servicer, or the Servicer's ability to service the Mortgage
Loans as provided hereunder; or
(x) the Servicer, if it is an Insured Depository Institution,
shall fail to maintain its status as Well Capitalized; or
(xi) the Servicer attempts to assign its right to servicing
compensation hereunder or the Servicer attempts, without the consent of
the Owner, to sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its
property or assets or to assign this Agreement or the servicing
responsibilities hereunder or to delegate its duties hereunder or any
portion thereof in violation of Section 9.04; or
(xii) an Event of Default arising under Section 5.04 hereof.
In each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall
not have been remedied, in addition to whatsoever rights the Owner or the Master
Servicer may have at law or equity to damages, including injunctive relief and
specific performance, the Owner or the Master Servicer, by notice in writing to
the Servicer, may terminate all the rights and obligations of the Servicer under
this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof.
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Upon receipt by the Servicer of such written notice, all authority
and power of the Servicer under this Agreement, whether with respect to the
Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the successor
appointed pursuant to Section 12.01. Upon written request from any Owner or the
Master Servicer, the Servicer shall prepare, execute and deliver to the
successor entity designated by the Owner or the Master Servicer any and all
documents and other instruments, place in such successor's possession all
Mortgage Files, and do or cause to be done all other acts or things necessary or
appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, including but
not limited to the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans
and related documents, at the Servicer's sole expense. The Servicer shall
cooperate with the Owner, the Master Servicer and such successor in effecting
the termination of the Servicer's responsibilities and rights hereunder,
including without limitation, the transfer to such successor for administration
by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited by the Servicer to
the Custodial Account or Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to
the Mortgage Loans.
Section 10.02 Waiver of Defaults.
By a written notice, the Owner may waive any default by the Servicer
in the performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any
waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of
Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every
purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or
other default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent
expressly so waived.
Section 10.03. Survival of Obligations and Liabilities of the
Servicer.
The representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities and
agreements of the parties provided in this Agreement and the parties'
obligations hereunder shall survive the execution and delivery and the
termination or expiration of this Agreement. Notwithstanding any termination of
the rights and obligations of the Servicer pursuant to this Article 10, the
Servicer shall remain liable for any actions of the Servicer taken prior to the
effective time of such termination. Any cause of action against the Servicer
relating to or arising out of the breach of its obligations under this Agreement
shall accrue upon (i) discovery of such Breach by the Servicer or notice thereof
by the Owner to the Servicer, (ii) failure by the Servicer to cure such breach
within the applicable cure period, and (iii) demand upon the Servicer by the
Owner for compliance with this Agreement.
ARTICLE XI
TERMINATION
Section 11.01 Termination.
This Agreement shall terminate upon either: (i) the later of the
final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the
last Mortgage Loan or the disposition of any REO Property with respect to the
last Mortgage Loan and the remittance of all
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funds due hereunder; (ii) mutual consent of the Servicer and the Owner in
writing; or (iii) termination with or without cause under the terms of this
Agreement.
Section 11.02 Termination Without Cause.
The Initial Owner may terminate, at its sole option, any rights the
Servicer may have hereunder, without cause, as provided in this Section 11.02.
Any such notice of termination shall be in writing and delivered to the Servicer
by mail as provided in Section 12.05. The Owner and the Servicer shall comply
with the termination procedures set forth in Section 12.01 hereof, provided
that, in the event that the Initial Owner terminates this Agreement without
cause in accordance with this Section, the Initial Owner shall pay to the
Servicer a termination fee equal to two percent (2.0%) of the aggregate unpaid
principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the termination date.
Notwithstanding and in addition to the foregoing, in the event that (i) a
Mortgage Loan becomes delinquent for a period of 120 days or more (a "Delinquent
Mortgage Loan"), (ii) a Mortgage Loan becomes an REO Property or (iii) at any
time after the second anniversary of the date hereof there are fewer than [20]
Mortgage Loans that are not Reconstituted Mortgage Loans serviced hereunder, the
Owner may at its election terminate this Agreement with respect to such
Delinquent Mortgage Loan or REO Property or, in the case of (iii) above, all of
the remaining Mortgage Loans that are not Reconstituted Mortgage Loans, without
payment of a termination fee therefor, upon 15 days' written notice to the
Servicer.
ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 12.01 Successor to Servicer.
Prior to termination of the Servicer's responsibilities and duties
under this Agreement pursuant to Sections 9.04, 10.01, 11.01(ii) or 11.02, the
Master Servicer shall (i) succeed to and assume all of the Servicer's
responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations under this Agreement or (ii)
appoint a successor having the characteristics set forth in clauses (i) and (ii)
of Section 9.02 and which shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the
responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Servicer under this Agreement
prior to the termination of the Servicer's responsibilities, duties and
liabilities under this Agreement. In connection with such appointment and
assumption, the Master Servicer may make such arrangements for the compensation
of such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as it and such successor
shall agree. In the event that the Servicer's duties, responsibilities and
liabilities under this Agreement should be terminated pursuant to the
aforementioned sections, the Servicer shall discharge such duties and
responsibilities during the period from the date it acquires knowledge of such
termination until the effective date thereof with the same degree of diligence
and prudence which it is obligated to exercise under this Agreement, and shall
take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or financial
condition of its successor. The resignation or removal of the Servicer pursuant
to the aforementioned sections shall not become effective until a successor
shall be appointed pursuant to this Section 12.01 and shall in no event relieve
the Servicer of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Sections
3.01 and the remedies available to the Owner under Section 3.02, it being
understood and agreed that the
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provisions of such Sections 3.01 and 3.02 shall be applicable to the Servicer
notwithstanding any such sale, assignment, resignation or termination of the
Servicer, or the termination of this Agreement.
Within a reasonable period of time, but in no event longer than 30
days of the appointment of a successor entity, the Servicer shall prepare,
execute and deliver to the successor entity any and all documents and other
instruments, place in such successor's possession all Servicing Files, and do or
cause to be done all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the
purposes of such notice of termination. The Servicer shall cooperate with the
Owner and the Master Servicer, as applicable, and such successor in effecting
the termination of the Servicer's responsibilities and rights hereunder and the
transfer of servicing responsibilities to the successor Servicer, including
without limitation, the transfer to such successor for administration by it of
all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited by the Servicer to the
Custodial Account or any Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to
the Mortgage Loans.
Any successor appointed as provided herein shall execute,
acknowledge and deliver to the Servicer and to the Owner an instrument accepting
such appointment, wherein the successor shall make the representations and
warranties set forth in Section 3.01, whereupon such successor shall become
fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations
and liabilities of the Servicer, with like effect as if originally named as a
party to this Agreement. Any termination or resignation of the Servicer or
termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.04, 10.01, 11.01 or 11.02
shall not affect any claims that any Owner or the Master Servicer may have
against the Servicer arising out of the Servicer's actions or failure to act
prior to any such termination or resignation.
The Servicer shall deliver promptly (but in all events within ten
(10) Business Days) to the successor servicer the funds in the Custodial Account
and Escrow Account and all Mortgage Files and related documents and statements
held by it hereunder and the Servicer shall account for all funds and shall
execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably
be required to more fully and definitively vest in the successor all such
rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the
Servicer.
Upon a successor's acceptance of appointment as such, the Servicer
shall notify the Owner and Master Servicer of such appointment in accordance
with the procedures set forth in Section 12.05.
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all reasonable costs
and expenses incurred in connection with any transfer of servicing as a
consequence of termination or removal of the Servicer pursuant to Section 10.01,
including, without limitation, the costs and expenses of the Owner or Master
Servicer or any other Person in appointing a successor servicer, or of the
Master Servicer in assuming the responsibilities of the Servicer hereunder, or
of transferring the Servicing Files and the other necessary data to the
successor servicer shall be paid by the terminated, removed or resigning
Servicer from its own funds without reimbursement.
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Section 12.02 Amendment.
This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Servicer, the
Master Servicer and the Owner by written agreement signed by the Servicer, the
Master Servicer and the Owner.
Section 12.03 Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of New York and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties
hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws.
Section 12.04 Duration of Agreement.
This Agreement shall continue in existence and effect until
terminated as herein provided. This Agreement shall continue notwithstanding
transfers of the Mortgage Loans by the Owner.
Section 12.05 Notices.
All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at
or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
(i) if to the Servicer, to the Servicer's address set forth on
the signature page hereto, or such other address as may hereafter be
furnished to the Owner in writing by the Servicer;
(ii) if to the Owner:
Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, FSB
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Correspondent Division
(iii) if to the Master Servicer:
Aurora Loan Services Inc.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: E. Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Master Servicing Division
Section 12.06 Severability of Provisions.
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,
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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 develop a structure the economic effect of which is as close as
possible to the economic effect of this Agreement without regard to such
invalidity.
Section 12.07 Relationship of Parties.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create a
partnership or joint venture between the parties hereto and the services of the
Servicer shall be rendered as an independent contractor and not as agent for the
Owner.
Section 12.08 Execution; Successors and Assigns.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and by
the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so
executed, shall be deemed to be an original; such counterparts, together, shall
constitute one and the same agreement. Subject to Section 9.04, this Agreement
shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Servicer and the Owner and
their respective successors and assigns.
Section 12.09 Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Assignments
of Mortgage is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real
property records in all the counties or other comparable jurisdictions in which
any or all of the Mortgaged Properties are situated, and in any other
appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be
effected at the Owner's expense in the event recordation is either necessary
under applicable law or requested by the Owner at its sole option.
Section 12.10 Assignment by Owner.
The Owner shall have the right, without the consent of the Servicer
but subject to Section 7.01 hereof, to assign, in whole or in part, its interest
under this Agreement with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, and
designate any person to exercise any rights of the Owner hereunder. Upon such
assignment of rights and assumption of obligations, the assignee or designee
shall accede to the rights and obligations hereunder of the Owner with respect
to such Mortgage Loans and the Owner as assignor shall be released from all
obligations hereunder with respect to such Mortgage Loans from and after the
date of such assignment and assumption. All references to the Owner in this
Agreement shall be deemed to include its assignee or designee.
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Section 12.11 No Personal Solicitation.
From and after the related Commencement Date, the Servicer hereby
agrees that it will not take any action or permit or cause any action to be
taken by any of its agents or affiliates, or by any independent contractors or
independent mortgage brokerage companies on the Servicer's behalf, to
personally, by telephone, by e-mail or mail, solicit the Mortgagor under any
Mortgage Loan for the purpose of refinancing such Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that promotions undertaken by the
Servicer or any affiliate of the Servicer which are directed to the general
public at large, including, without limitation, mass mailing based on
commercially acquired mailing lists, newspaper, radio and television
advertisements shall not constitute solicitation under this Section.
Section 12.12 Protection of Confidential Information.
The Servicer shall keep confidential and shall not divulge to any
party, without the Owner's prior written consent, any information pertaining to
the Mortgage Loans or any borrower thereunder, except to the extent that it is
appropriate for the Servicer to do so in working with legal counsel, auditors,
taxing authorities or other governmental agencies.
Section 12.13 Further Agreements.
The Owner and the Servicer each agree to execute and deliver to the
other such reasonable and appropriate additional documents, instruments or
agreements as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this
Agreement.
Section 12.14 Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of
counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all such
counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 12.15 Exhibits.
The exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a
part hereof and are an integral part of this Agreement.
Section 12.16 General Interpretive Principles.
For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly
provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) the terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned
to them in this Agreement and include the plural as well as the singular, and
the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender;
(b) accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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(c) references herein to "Articles", "Sections", "Subsections",
"Paragraphs", and other subdivisions without reference to a document are to
designated Articles, Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of
this Agreement;
(d) a reference to a Subsection without further reference to a
Section is a reference to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in
which the reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and
other subdivisions;
(e) the words "herein", "hereof", "hereunder" and other words of
similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
provision; and
(f) the term "include" or "including" shall mean by reason of
enumeration.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Owner
have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers
thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.
XXXXXX BROTHERS BANK, FSB,
as Owner
By: _____________________________
Name: ___________________________
Title: __________________________
AURORA LOAN SERVICES INC.,
as Master Servicer
By: _____________________________
Name: ___________________________
Title: __________________________
COLONIAL SAVINGS, F.A.,
as Servicer
By: _____________________________
Name: ___________________________
Title: __________________________
Servicer Notice Address:
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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XXXXXXX X-0
CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION
_____________________, 200_
COLONIAL SAVINGS, F.A. (the "Servicer") hereby certifies that it has
established the account described below as a Custodial Account pursuant to
Section 4.04 of the Correspondent Servicing Agreement, dated as of [Date] by and
between the Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Owner specified therein.
Title of Account: ["COLONIAL SAVINGS, F.A. in trust for the benefit of Aurora
Loan Services Inc., as Master Servicer and the Owner of
Residential Mortgage Loans"]
[or]
["COLONIAL SAVINGS, F.A. in trust for the benefit of Aurora
Loan Services Inc., as Master Servicer and the various
Owners of Residential Mortgage Loans."](1)
Account Number:________________________
Address of office or branch
of the Servicer at
which Account is maintained:
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(1) See Section 4.04 for appropriate designation for account.
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COLONIAL SAVINGS, F.A.
Servicer
By: ____________________________
Name: __________________________
Title: _________________________
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EXHIBIT A-2
CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
_________________, 200_
To: __________________
__________________
__________________
(the "Depository")
As the Servicer under the Correspondent Servicing Agreement, dated
as of [Date], (the "Agreement"), we hereby authorize and request you to
establish an account, as a Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.04 of the
Agreement, to be designated as ["COLONIAL SAVINGS, F.A. in trust for the benefit
of Aurora Loan Services Inc., as Master Servicer and the Owner of Residential
Mortgage Loans"] [or] ["COLONIAL SAVINGS, F.A. in trust for the benefit of
Aurora Loan Services Inc., as Master Servicer and the various Owners of
Residential Mortgage Loans."](2) All deposits in the account shall be subject to
withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Servicer. 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.
COLONIAL SAVINGS, F.A.
Servicer
By: ______________________________
Name: ____________________________
Title: ___________________________
Date:_____________________________
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(2) See Section 4.04 for appropriate designation for account.
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The undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the above
described account has been established under Account Number __________, at the
office of the Depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on
such account as provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the
account will be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation through the
Bank Insurance Fund ("BIF") or the Savings Association Insurance Fund ("SAIF").
___________________________________
Depository
By: _______________________________
Name: _____________________________
Title: ____________________________
Date:______________________________
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EXHIBIT B-1
ESCROW ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION
__________________, 200_
COLONIAL SAVINGS, F.A. hereby certifies that it has established the
account described below as an Escrow Account pursuant to Section 4.06 of the
Correspondent Servicing Agreement, dated as of [Date], by and between the
Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Owner specified therein.
Title of Account: ["COLONIAL SAVINGS, F.A. in trust for the benefit of Aurora
Loan Services Inc., as Master Servicer and the Owner of
Residential Mortgage Loans and various Mortgagors"]
[or]
["COLONIAL SAVINGS, F.A. in trust for the benefit of Aurora
Loan Services Inc., as Master Servicer and the various
Owners of Residential Mortgage Loans and various
Mortgagors."](3)
Account Number:________________________
Address of office or branch
of the Servicer at
which Account is maintained:
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COLONIAL SAVINGS, F.A.
Servicer
By: ______________________________________
Name: ____________________________________
Title: ___________________________________
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(3) See Section 4.06 for appropriate designation for account.
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EXHIBIT B-2
ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
___________________, 200_
To: _______________________
_______________________
_______________________
(the "Depository")
As Servicer under the Correspondent Servicing Agreement, dated as of
[Date] ____ (the "Agreement"), we hereby authorize and request you to establish
an account, as an Escrow Account pursuant to Section 4.07 of the Agreement, to
be designated as ["COLONIAL SAVINGS, F.A. in trust for the benefit of Aurora
Loan Services Inc., as Master Servicer and the Owner of Residential Mortgage
Loans and various Mortgagors"] [or] ["COLONIAL SAVINGS, F.A. in trust for the
benefit of Aurora Loan Services Inc., as Master Servicer and the various Owners
of Residential Mortgage Loans and various Mortgagors."](4) All deposits in the
account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the
Servicer. 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.
COLONIAL SAVINGS, F.A.
Servicer
By: ___________________________________
Name: _________________________________
Title: ________________________________
Date:__________________________________
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(4) See Section 4.06 for appropriate designation for account.
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The undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the above
described account has been established under Account Number ______, at the
office of the Depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on
such account as provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the
account will be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation through the
Bank Insurance Fund ("BIF") or the Savings Association Insurance Fund ("SAIF").
_______________________________________
Depository
By: ___________________________________
Name: _________________________________
Title: ________________________________
Date:__________________________________
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EXHIBIT C-1
MONTHLY REMITTANCE ADVICE
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STANDARD LAYOUT
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FIELD NAME DESCRIPTION FORMAT
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INVNUM INVESTOR LOAN NUMBER Number no decimals
SERVNUM SERVICER LOAN NUMBER, REQUIRED Number no decimals
BEGSCHEDBAL BEGINNING SCHEDULED BALANCE FOR SCHED/SCHED Number two decimals
BEGINNING TRAIL BALANDE FOR ACTUAL/ACTUAL,
REQUIRED
SCHEDPRIN SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL AMOUNT FOR SCHEDULED/SCHEDULED Number two decimals
ACTUAL PRINCIPAL COLLECTED FOR ACTUAL/ACTUAL,
REQUIRED, .00 IF NO COLLECTIONS
CURT1 CURTAILMENT 1 XXXXXX, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE Number two decimals
CURT1DATE CURTAILMENT 1 DATE, BLANK IF NOT APPLICABLE DD-MMM-YY
CURT1ADJ CURTAILMENT 1 ADJUSTMENT, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE Number two decimals
CURT2 CURTAILMENT 2 XXXXXX, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE Number two decimals
CURT2DATE CURTAILMENT 2 DATE, BLANK IF NOT APPLICABLE DD-MMM-YY
CURT2ADJ CURTAILMENT 2 ADJUSTMENT, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE Number two decimals
LIQPRIN PAYOFF, LIQUIDATION PRINCIPAL, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE Number two decimals
OTHPRIN OTHER PRINCIPAL, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE Number two decimals
PRINREMIT TOTAL PRINCIPAL REMITTANCE AMOUNT, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE Number two decimals
INTREMIT NET INTEREST REMIT, INCLUDE PAYOFF INTEREST, Number two decimals
.00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
TOTREMIT TOTAL REMITTANCE AMOUNT, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE Number two decimals
ENDSCHEDBAL ENDING SCHEDULED BALANCE FOR SCHEDULED/SCHEDULED Number two decimals
ENDING TRIAL BALANCE FOR ACTUAL/ACTUAL
.00 IF PAIDOFF, LIQUIDATED OR FULL CHARGEOFF
ENDACTBAL ENDING TRIAL BALANCE Number two decimals
.00 IF PAIDOFF, LIQUIDATED OR FULL CHARGEOFF
ENDDUEDATE ENDING ACTUAL DUE DATE, NOT LAST PAID INSTALLMENT DD-MMM-YY
ACTCODE 60 IF PAIDOFF, BLANK IF NOT APPLICABLE Number no decimals
ACTDATE ACTUAL PAYOFF DATE, BLANK IF NOT APPLICABLE DD-MMM-YY
INTRATE INTEREST RATE, REQUIRED Number seven decimals
Example .0700000 for
7.00%
SFRATE SERVICE FEE RATE, REQUIRED Number seven decimals
Example .0025000 for
.25%
PTRATE PASS THRU RATE, REQUIRED Number seven decimals
Example .0675000 for
6.75%
PIPMT P&I CONSTANT, REQUIRED Number two decimals
.00 IF PAIDOFF
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EXHIBIT C-2
MONTHLY DELINQUENT LOAN ADVICE
1. Deal Identifier by Loan
2. SBO Loan Number
3. Loan Number
4. Investor Loan Number
5. Street Address
6. City
7. State
8. Zip Code
9. Original Loan Amount
10. Origination Date
11. First Payment Date
12. Current Loan Amount
13. Current Interest Rate
14. Current P&I Payment Amount
15. Scheduled Balance
16. Scheduled Due Date
17. Next Rate Adjustment Date
18. Next Payment Adjustment Date
19. Loan Term
20. Loan Type
21. Servicing Fee
22. Product Type
23. Property Type
24. Ownership Code
25. Actual Due Date
26. Delinquency Status
27. Reason for Default
28. FC Flag
29. Date Loan Reinstated
30. FC Suspended Date
31. Reason Suspended
32. FC Start Date (referral date)
33. Actual Notice of Intent Date
34. Actual First Legal Date
35. Date Bid Instructions Sent
36. Date F/C Sale Scheduled
37. Foreclosure Actual Sale Date
38. Actual Redemption End Date
39. Occupancy Status
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40. Occupancy Status Date
41. Actual Eviction Start Date
42. Actual Eviction Complete Date
43. Loss Mit Workstation Status
44. Loss Mit Flag
45. Loss Mit Type
46. Loss Mit Start Date
47. Loss Mit Approval Date
48. Loss Mit Removal Date
49. REO Flag
50. Actual REO Start Date
51. REO List Date
52. REO List Price
53. Date REO Offer Received
54. Date REO Offer Accepted
55. REO Scheduled Close Date
56. REO Actual Closing Date
57. REO Net Sales proceeds
58. REO Sales Price
59. Paid Off Code
60. Paid in Full Date
61. MI Certificate Number
62. MI Cost
63. Other Advance Expenses
64. T&I Advances
65. Interest Advances
66. Liquidation Status
67. BK Atty Fees & Costs
68. FC Atty Fees & Costs
69. Eviction Atty Fees & Costs
70. Appraisal, BPO Costs
71. Property Preservation Fees
72. Actual Claim Filed Date
73. Actual Claim Amount Filed
74. Claim Amount Paid
75. Claim Funds Received Date
76. Realized Gain or Loss
77. BK Flag
78. Bankruptcy Chapter
79. Actual Bankruptcy Start Date
80. Actual Payment Plan Start Date
81. Actual Payment Plan End Date
82. Date POC Filed
83. Date Filed Relief/Dismissal
84. Relief/Dismissal Hearing Date
85. Date Relief/Dismissal Granted
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86. Post Petition Due Date
87. Prepayment Flag
88. Prepayment Waived
89. Prepayment Premium Collected
90. Partial Prepayment Amount Collected
91. Prepayment Expiration Date
92. Origination Value Date
93. Origination Value Source
94. Original Value Amount
95. FC Valuation Amount
96. FC Valuation Source
97. FC Valuation Date
98. REO Value Source
99. REO Value(As-is) 100. REO Repaired Value 101. REO Value Date
102. Investor/Security Billing Date Sent
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF
OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
I, ____________________, hereby certify that I am the duly elected [Vice]
President of [_______________], a corporation organized under the laws of the
State of [_________], (the "Servicer") and further as follows:
1. Attached hereto as Attachment 1 is a true, correct and complete
copy of the Articles of Incorporation of the Servicer which is in full
force and effect on the date hereof and which has been in effect without
amendment, waiver, rescission or modification since ____________.
2. Attached hereto as Attachment 2 is a true, correct and complete
copy of the bylaws of the Servicer which are in effect on the date hereof
and which have been in effect without amendment, waiver, rescission or
modification.
3. Attached hereto as Attachment 3 is an original certificate of
good standing of the Servicer, issued within ____ days of the date hereof
by the secretary of State of the state of ________________, and no event
has occurred since the date thereof which would impair such standing.
4. Each person who, as an officer or representative of the Servicer,
signed the Correspondent Servicing Agreement, dated as of [DATE] (the
"Servicing Agreement"), by and between the Servicer, Xxxxxx Brothers Bank,
FSB (the "Owner") and Aurora Loan Services Inc. (the "Master Servicer"),
and any other document delivered prior hereto or on the date hereof in
connection with the Agreement, was, at the respective times of such
signing and delivery, and is now, a duly elected or appointed, qualified
and acting officer or representative of the Servicer, and the signatures
of such persons appearing on such documents are their genuine signatures.
5. To the best of my knowledge, either (i) no consent, approval,
authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is
required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Servicer of or
compliance by the Servicer with the Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the Agreement; or (ii) any required consent,
approval, authorization or order has been obtained by the Servicer.
6. To the best of my knowledge, neither the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by, nor the fulfillment of the terms of the
Servicing Agreement, conflicts or will conflict with or results or will
result in a breach of or constitutes or will constitute a default under
the charter or by-laws of the Servicer, the terms of any indenture or
other agreement or instrument to which the Servicer is a party or by which
it is bound or to which it is subject, or any statute or order, rule,
regulations,
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writ, injunction or decree of any court, governmental authority or
regulatory body to which the Servicer is subject or by which it is bound.
7. To the best of my knowledge, there is no action, suit, proceeding
or investigation pending or threatened against the Servicer which, in my
judgment, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, may result in
any material adverse change in the business, operations, financial
condition, properties or assets of the Servicer or in any material
impairment of the right or ability of the Servicer to carry on its
business substantially as now conducted or in any material liability on
the part of the Servicer or which would draw into question the validity of
the Agreement or of any action taken or to be taken in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby, or which would be likely to impair
materially the ability of the Servicer to perform under the terms of the
Agreement.
9. The Servicer is duly authorized to engage in the transactions
described and contemplated in the Servicing Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the seal of the
Servicer.
Dated:________________________ By:_______________________________________
Name:_____________________________________
[Seal] Title: [Vice] President
I, ________________________, an [Assistant] Secretary of [_______________],
hereby certify that ____________ is the duly elected, qualified and acting
[Vice] President of the Servicer and that the signature appearing above is [her]
[his] genuine signature.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name.
Dated:________________________ By:______________________________________
Name:____________________________________
[Seal] Title: [Vice] President
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EXHIBIT E
FORM OF
OPINION OF COUNSEL
[DATE]
Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, FSB
Three World Financial Center
New York, New York 10285
Aurora Loan Services Inc.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
You have requested my opinion, as legal counsel to COLONIAL SAVINGS, F.A. (the
"Servicer"), with respect to certain matters in connection with the servicing by
the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to that certain Correspondent
Servicing Agreement, dated as of [DATE] (the "Servicing Agreement"), by and
between the Servicer, Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, FSB (the "Owner") and Aurora Loan
Services Inc. (the "Master Servicer"). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined
herein have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.
I have examined the Servicing Agreement and such other documents, records and
papers as I have deemed necessary and relevant as a basis for this opinion.
To the extent I have deemed necessary and proper, I have relied upon the
representations and warranties of the Servicer contained in the Servicing
Agreement. I have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to me as
originals, the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of natural
persons and the conformity to the originals of all documents.
Subject to the foregoing, it is my opinion that:
1. The Servicer is a duly organized, validly existing corporation in good
standing under the laws of the State of [____________] and is authorized to
service and administer the Mortgage Loans in the states where the Mortgaged
Properties are located.
2. The Servicer has the power to engage in the transactions contemplated by the
Servicing Agreement and all requisite power, authority and legal right to
execute and deliver the Servicing Agreement, and to perform and observe the
terms and conditions of such instrument.
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3. The Servicing Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
the Servicer and is a legal, valid and binding agreement enforceable in
accordance with its respective terms against the Servicer, subject to bankruptcy
laws and other similar laws of general application affecting rights of creditors
and subject to the application of the rules of equity, including those
respecting the availability of specific performance.
4. Either (i) no consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or
governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and
performance by the Servicer of or compliance by the Servicer with the Servicing
Agreement, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the Servicing Agreement; or (ii) any required
consent, approval, authorization or order has been obtained by the Servicer.
5. Neither the consummation of the transactions contemplated by, nor the
fulfillment of the terms of, the Servicing Agreement conflicts or will conflict
with or results or will result in a breach of, or constitutes or will constitute
a default under, the organization documents of the Servicer, the terms of any
material indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the Servicer is a
party or by which it is bound or to which it is subject, or violates any statute
or order, rule, regulations, writ, injunction or decree of any court,
governmental authority or regulatory body to which the Servicer is subject or by
which it is bound.
6. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best
of my knowledge, threatened against the Servicer which, in my judgment, either
in any one instance or in the aggregate, may result in any material adverse
change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of
the Servicer or in any material impairment of the right or ability of the
Servicer to carry on its business substantially as now conducted or in any
material liability on the part of the Servicer or which would draw into question
the validity of the Servicing Agreement or of any action taken or to be taken in
connection with the transactions contemplated thereby, or which would be likely
to impair materially the ability of the Servicer to perform under the terms of
the Servicing Agreement.
Very truly yours,
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EXHIBIT F
FORM OF
TRANSFER NOTICE
[DATE]
COLONIAL SAVINGS, F.A.
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
We refer to that certain Correspondent Servicing Agreement, dated as of
[DATE] (the "Servicing Agreement"), by and between the [[NAME OF CORRESPONDNET]]
(the "Servicer"), Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, FSB (the "Owner") and Aurora Loan
Services Inc. (the "Master Servicer"). This notice constitutes a "Transfer
Notice" as contemplated by Section 7.01 of the Servicing Agreement. Capitalized
terms used herein without definition and defined in the Servicing Agreement are
used herein as defined therein.
You are hereby notified that the Owner has effected a Reconstitution with
respect to the mortgage loans listed on the attached schedule (the "Mortgage
Loans"). You are hereby advised of the following with respect to such
Reconstitution and the related Mortgage Loans:
Effective Date of Reconstitution: ___________ __, 200_
Cut-Off Date: ___________ __, 200_
New Owner: [_______________________]
Master Servicer: Aurora Loan Services Inc.
[You are also hereby advised that a REMIC election has been made with
respect to the Mortgage Loans subject to the Reconstitution.]
By countersigning this notice and returning it to the Master Servicer
named above, you hereby acknowledge and agree that, from and after the Effective
Date, you shall service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of the
Servicing Agreement for the benefit of the New Owner named above, as the Owner
of the Mortgage Loans. From and after the Effective Date, the New Owner named
above shall have the same rights under the Servicing Agreement as the Initial
Owner named therein with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
XXXXXX BROTHERS BANK, FSB, as Owner
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By:____________________________________
Acknowledged by:
COLONIAL SAVINGS, F.A.,
as Servicer
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT G
REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS AND RECEIPT
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[Date]
LaSalle Bank, N.A.
00 XX Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx 000
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Collateral Services Manager
In connection with the administration of the mortgages held by you as Custodian
under a certain Custodial Agreement, between Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, FSB, as
Owner, Aurora Loan Services Inc., as Master Servicer and you, as Custodian (the
"Custodial Agreement"), the undersigned Servicer hereby requests a release of
the Mortgage File held by you as Custodian with respect to the following
described Mortgage Loan for the reason indicated below.
Mortgagor's Name:
Address:
Loan No.:
Reason for requesting file:
_____ Mortgage Loan paid in full. (The Servicer hereby certifies that
all amounts received in connection with the loan have been or
will be credited to the Custodial Account pursuant to the
Servicing Agreement.)
_____ The Mortgage Loan is being foreclosed.
_____ Mortgage Loan substituted. (NOT APPLICABLE)
_____ Mortgage Loan repurchased. (The Servicer hereby certifies that
the Repurchase Price has been credited to the Custodial Account
pursuant to the Servicing Agreement.)
_____ Other. (Describe)
_____ California Mortgage Loan expected to be paid in full.
The undersigned acknowledges that the above Mortgage File will be held by the
undersigned in
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accordance with the provisions of the Servicing Agreement and will be returned
to you within ten (10) days of our receipt of the Mortgage File, except if the
Mortgage Loan has been paid in full, or repurchased (in which case the Mortgage
File will be retained by us permanently) and except if the Mortgage Loan is
being foreclosed or is a California Mortgage Loan specified above (in which case
the Mortgage File will be returned when no longer required by us for such
purpose).
Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Custodial Agreement.
________________________________________
[Name of Servicer]
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title: Servicing Officer
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EXHIBIT H
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SERVICER
(COLONIAL SAVINGS, F.A.)
NAME TITLE SIGNATURE
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[Master Servicer's Copy]
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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SERVICER
(COLONIAL SAVINGS, F.A.)
NAME TITLE SIGNATURE
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[Custodian's Copy]
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