CWHEQ REVOLVING HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2007-G Issuer and THE BANK OF NEW YORK Indenture Trustee INDENTURE Dated as of August 15, 2007
EXHIBIT
99.3
EXECUTION
COPY
CWHEQ
REVOLVING HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST,
SERIES
2007-G
Issuer
and
THE
BANK
OF NEW YORK
Indenture
Trustee
___________________________
INDENTURE
Dated
as
of August 15, 2007
___________________________
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
I Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application
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Section
1.01.
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Definitions.
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2
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Section
1.02.
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Incorporation
by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.
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2
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Section
1.03.
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Other
Terms.
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3
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Section
1.04.
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Rules
of Construction.
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ARTICLE
II The Notes
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5
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Section
2.01.
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Form.
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5
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Section
2.02.
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Execution,
Authentication, and Delivery.
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5
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Section
2.03.
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Registration;
Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
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Section
2.04.
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Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost, or Stolen Notes.
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Section
2.05.
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Persons
Considered Owner.
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Section
2.06.
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Payment
of Principal and Interest; Defaulted Interest.
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Section
2.07.
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Cancellation.
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Section
2.08.
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Book-Entry
Notes.
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9
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Section
2.09.
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Notices
To Depository.
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10
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Section
2.10.
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Definitive
Notes.
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10
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Section
2.11.
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Tax
Treatment.
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11
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Section
2.12.
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Transfer
Restrictions; Restrictive Legends.
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ARTICLE
III Covenants
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12
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Section
3.01.
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Payment
of Principal and Interest.
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12
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Section
3.02.
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Maintenance
of Office or Agency.
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12
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Section
3.03.
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Money
For Payments To Be Held in Trust.
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13
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Section
3.04.
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Existence.
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Section
3.05.
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Protection
of the Collateral.
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Section
3.06.
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Opinions
About Collateral.
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Section
3.07.
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Performance
of Obligations.
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Section
3.08.
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Negative
Covenants.
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Section
3.09.
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Annual
Compliance Statement.
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Section
3.10.
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Issuer
May Consolidate, etc., Only on Certain Terms.
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Section
3.11.
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Successor
or Transferee.
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Section
3.12.
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Further
Instruments and Acts.
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Section
3.13.
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Compliance
with Laws.
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20
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i
Section
3.14.
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Master
Servicer as Agent and Bailee of the Indenture Trustee.
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20
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Section
3.15.
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Investment
Company Act.
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20
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Section
3.16.
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Representations.
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ARTICLE
IV Satisfaction and Discharge
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Section
4.01.
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Satisfaction
and Discharge of Indenture.
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Section
4.02.
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Application
of Trust Money.
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Section
4.03.
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[Reserved]
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23
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Section
4.04.
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Release
of Collateral.
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ARTICLE
V Remedies
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24
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Section
5.01.
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Events
of Default.
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24
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Section
5.02.
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Acceleration
of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
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24
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Section
5.03.
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Collection
of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Indenture
Trustee.
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25
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Section
5.04.
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Indenture
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
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Section
5.05.
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Remedies;
Priorities.
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Section
5.06.
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Optional
Preservation of the Collateral.
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Section
5.07.
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Limitation
of Suits.
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Section
5.08.
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Unconditional
Right to Receive Principal and Interest.
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29
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Section
5.09.
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Restoration
of Rights and Remedies.
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29
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Section
5.10.
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Rights
and Remedies Cumulative.
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Section
5.11.
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Delay
or Omission Not a Waiver.
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Section
5.12.
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Control
by Noteholders.
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Section
5.13.
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Waiver
of Past Defaults.
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Section
5.14.
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Undertaking
For Costs.
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Section
5.15.
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Waiver
of Stay or Extension Laws.
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Section
5.16.
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Rapid
Amortization Events.
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Section
5.17.
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Sale
of Collateral.
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Section
5.18.
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Performance
and Enforcement of Certain Obligations.
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ARTICLE
VI The Indenture Trustee
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Section
6.01.
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Duties
of Indenture Trustee.
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Section
6.02.
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Notice
of Defaults.
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Section
6.03.
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Rights
of Indenture Trustee.
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Section
6.04.
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Indenture
Trustee Not Responsible for Certain Things.
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Section
6.05.
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Individual
Rights of Indenture Trustee.
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37
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Section
6.06.
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Money
Held in Trust.
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Section
6.07.
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Compensation.
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Section
6.08.
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Eligibility.
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Section
6.09.
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Preferential
Collection of Claims Against Issuer.
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38
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Section
6.10.
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Replacement
of Indenture Trustee.
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Section
6.11.
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Acceptance
of Appointment by Successor.
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Section
6.12.
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Successor
Indenture Trustee by Xxxxxx.
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Section
6.13.
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Appointment
of Co-Indenture Trustee or Separate Indenture Trustee.
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40
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Section
6.14.
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Representations
and Warranties of Indenture Trustee.
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ARTICLE
VII Noteholders’ Lists and Reports
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42
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Section
7.01.
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Issuer
to Furnish Names and Addresses of Noteholders.
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Section
7.02.
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Preservation
of Information; Communications.
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42
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Section
7.03.
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Exchange
Act Reports.
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Section
7.04.
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Reports
by Indenture Trustee.
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ARTICLE
VIII Accounts, Disbursements, and Releases
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Section
8.01.
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Accounts.
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Section
8.02.
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Withdrawals
from the Collection Account
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Section
8.03.
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Payments.
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Section
8.04.
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Calculation
of the Note Rate.
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ARTICLE
IX Supplemental Indentures
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Section
9.01.
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Supplemental
Indentures.
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Section
9.02.
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Execution
of Supplemental Indentures.
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Section
9.03.
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Effect
of Supplemental Indenture.
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Section
9.04.
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Reference
in Notes to Supplemental Indentures.
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Section
9.05.
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Tax
Opinion.
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Section
9.06.
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Tax
Matters
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ARTICLE
X Redemption of Notes
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Section
10.01.
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Redemption.
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Section
10.02.
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Form
of Redemption Notice.
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Section
10.03.
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Notes
Payable on Redemption Date.
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ARTICLE
XI Miscellaneous
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Section
11.01.
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Compliance
Certificates and Opinions, etc.
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Section
11.02.
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Form
of Documents Delivered to Indenture Trustee.
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Section
11.03.
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Acts
of Noteholders.
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Section
11.04.
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Notices.
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Section
11.05.
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Notices
to Noteholders; Waiver.
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Section
11.06.
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Alternate
Payment and Notice Provisions.
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Section
11.07.
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Conflict
with Trust Indenture Act.
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Section
11.08.
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Effect
of Headings and Table of Contents.
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Section
11.09.
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Successors
and Assigns.
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Section
11.10.
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Separability.
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Section
11.11.
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Benefits
of Indenture.
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Section
11.12.
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Legal
Holidays.
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Section
11.13.
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Governing
Law.
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Section
11.14.
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Counterparts;
Electronic Delivery.
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Section
11.15.
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Recording
of Indenture.
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62
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Section
11.16.
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No
Petition.
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Section
11.17.
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Non-recourse.
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Section
11.18.
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Trust
Obligation.
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EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT
A - FORM OF NOTES
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A-1
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EXHIBIT
B - FORM OF CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT
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B-1
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ANNEXES
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ANNEX
1 – MASTER GLOSSARY OF DEFINED TERMS
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THIS
INDENTURE, dated as of August 15, 2007, between CWHEQ Revolving Home Equity
Loan
Trust, Series 2007-G, a Delaware statutory trust and the INDENTURE TRUSTEE,
as
indenture trustee,
WITNESSETH
THAT
Each
party agrees for the benefit of the other party and for the benefit of the
Secured Parties as follows.
GRANTING
CLAUSE
The
Issuer Grants to the Indenture Trustee for the Classes of Notes and series
referred to in the Master Glossary of Defined Terms as of the Closing Date,
as
Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the relevant Secured Parties, all of the
Issuer’s interest existing now or in the future in:
· the
Mortgage Loans including their Asset Balances (including all Additional
Balances) and the Mortgage Files and all property that secures the Mortgage
Loans and all property that is acquired by foreclosure or deed in lieu of
foreclosure, and all collections received on each Mortgage Loan after the
Cut-off Date (excluding payments due by the Cut-off Date);
· the
Issuer’s rights under hazard insurance policies related to the Mortgage
Loans;
· the
interest of the Issuer in the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the Purchase
Agreement (including the Issuer’s right to cause the Mortgage Loans to be
repurchased);
· all
rights under any guaranty executed in connection with the Mortgage Loans
;
· the
Collection Account and the Payment Account maintained to hold collections
related to the Mortgage Loans and their contents; and
· all
present and future claims, demands, causes of action, and choses in action
regarding any of the foregoing and all payments on and all proceeds from any
of
the foregoing, including all proceeds of their conversion, voluntary or
involuntary, into cash or other liquid property, all cash proceeds, accounts,
notes, drafts, acceptances, chattel paper, checks, deposit accounts, insurance
proceeds, condemnation awards, rights to payment of every kind, and other forms
of obligations, instruments, and other property that at any time constitute
any
part of or are included in the proceeds of any of the foregoing (collectively,
the “Collateral”).
The
Issuer agrees that the foregoing Grants are intended to grant in favor of the
Indenture Trustee, for the respective benefit of the Secured Parties, a first
priority, continuing
xxxx
and
security interest in all of the Issuer’s personal property. The Issuer
authorizes the Indenture Trustee to file one or more financing statements
describing the collateral as “all personal property” or “all assets” of the
Issuer.
These
Grants are made in trust to secure the payment of principal and interest on,
and
any other amounts owing on, the Notes, without prejudice, priority, or
distinction (except as specifically provided in this Indenture), and to secure
compliance with the provisions of this Indenture, all as provided in this
Indenture.
The
Indenture Trustee, as Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties,
acknowledges the Grants, accepts the trusts under this Indenture in accordance
with this Indenture, and agrees to perform its duties required in this Indenture
in accordance with its terms and the terms of the Transaction
Documents.
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
Section
1.01. Definitions.
Unless
the context requires a different meaning, capitalized terms are used in this
Indenture as defined in Master Glossary of Defined Terms attached as Annex
1.
Section
1.02. Incorporation
by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.
Whenever
this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated
by reference into this Indenture. The following TIA terms used in this Indenture
have the following meanings:
“Commission”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“indenture
securities” means the Notes.
“indenture
security holder” means a Noteholder.
“indenture
to be qualified” means this Indenture.
“indenture
trustee” or “institutional trustee”
means the Indenture Trustee.
“obligor”
on the indenture securities means the Issuer and any other obligor on the
indenture securities.
All
other
TIA terms used in this Indenture that are defined in the TIA, defined by TIA
reference to another statute, or defined by Commission rule have the meanings
so
assigned to them.
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Section
1.03. Other
Terms.
Defined
terms that are used only in one section or only in another definition may be
omitted from the Master Glossary of Defined Terms. Defined terms used in this
Indenture are sometimes defined after their first use without a reference such
as “(as hereinafter defined).”
Section
1.04. Rules
of Construction.
Except
as
otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture or unless the context clearly
requires otherwise:
(a) Defined
terms include, as appropriate, all genders and the plural as well as the
singular.
(b) References
to designated articles, sections, subsections, exhibits, and other subdivisions
of this Indenture, such as “Section 6.12 (a),” refer to the designated
article, section, subsection, exhibit, or other subdivision of this Indenture
as
a whole and to all subdivisions of the designated article, section, subsection,
exhibit, or other subdivision. The exhibits and other attachments to this
Indenture are a part of this Indenture. The words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereto,”
“hereunder,” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a
whole and not to any particular article, section, exhibit, or other subdivision
of this Indenture.
(c) The
headings of the various Articles and Sections in this Indenture are for
convenience of reference only and shall not define or limit any of the
provisions of this Indenture.
(d) Any
term that relates to a document or a statute, rule, or regulation includes
any
amendments, modifications, supplements, or any other changes that may have
occurred since the document, statute, rule, or regulation came into being,
including changes that occur after the date of this Indenture, except in the
case of the TIA. References to law are not limited to statutes. References
to
statutes include any rules or regulations promulgated under them by a
governmental authority charged with the administration of the statute. Any
reference to any person includes references to its successors and
assigns.
(e) Any
party may execute any of the requirements under this Indenture either directly
or through others, and the right to cause something to be done rather than
doing
it directly shall be implicit in every requirement under this Indenture. Unless
a provision is restricted as to time or limited as to frequency, all provisions
under this Indenture are implicitly available from time to time.
(f) The
term “including” and all its variations mean “including but not limited to.”
Except when used in conjunction with the word “either,” the word “or” is always
used inclusively (for example, the phrase “A or B” means “A or B or both,” not
“either A or B but not both”).
(g) A
reference to “a [thing]” or “any [of a thing]” does not imply the existence or
occurrence of the thing referred to even though not followed by “if any,” and
“any [of a thing]”
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is
any
and all of it. A reference to the plural of anything as to which there could
be
either one or more than one does not imply the existence of more than one (for
instance, the phrase “the obligors on a note” means “the obligor or obligors on
a note”). “Until [something occurs]” does not imply that it must occur, and will
not be modified by the word “unless.” The word “due” and the word “payable” are
each used in the sense that the stated time for payment has passed. The word
“accrued” is used in its accounting sense, i.e., an amount paid is no longer
accrued. In the calculation of amounts of things, differences and sums may
generally result in negative numbers, but when the calculation of the excess
of
one thing over another results in zero or a negative number, the calculation
is
disregarded and an “excess” does not exist. Portions of things may be expressed
as fractions or percentages interchangeably. The word “shall” is used in its
imperative sense, as for instance meaning a party agrees to something or
something must occur or exist.
(h) All
accounting terms used in an accounting context and not otherwise defined, and
accounting terms partly defined in this Indenture, to the extent not completely
defined, shall be construed in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States. To the extent that the definitions of
accounting terms in this Indenture are inconsistent with their meanings under
generally accepted accounting principles, the definitions in this Indenture
shall control. Capitalized terms used in this Indenture without definition
that
are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code of the relevant jurisdiction are
used
in this Indenture as defined in that Uniform Commercial Code.
(i) In
the computation of a period of time from a specified date to a later specified
date or an open-ended period, the words “from” and “beginning” mean “from and
including,” the word “after” means “from but excluding,” the words “to” and
“until” mean “to but excluding,” and the word “through” means “to and
including.” Likewise, in setting deadlines or other periods, “by” means “on or
before.” The words “preceding,” “following,” and words of similar import, mean
immediately preceding or following. References to a month or a year refer to
calendar months and calendar years. The words “amended” and “modified” and their
derivatives as they relate to agreements refer to any changes in the agreement
and may be used interchangeably.
(j) Any
reference to the enforceability of any agreement against a party means that
it
is enforceable against the party in accordance with its terms, subject to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, and other similar laws of
general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general
equity principles.
(k) Generally
only the registered holder of a Note is recognized, such as in “Section 2.05.
Persons Considered Owner” and payment provisions.
However, for the purposes of the transfer restrictions and related provisions,
such as agreements, representations, and warranties by holders of Notes,
references to Noteholders, holders, and the like refer equally to beneficial
owners who have an interest in a Note but are not reflected in the note register
as the owner and references to transfers of Notes include transfers of interests
in a Note.
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(l) A
Mortgage Loan is “30 days delinquent” if a Minimum Monthly Payment has not been
received by the close of business on the Due Date on which the next Minimum
Monthly Payment is due. Similarly for “60 days delinquent,” “90 days
delinquent,” and so on.
ARTICLE
II
THE
NOTES
Section
2.01. Form.
The
Notes, together with the Indenture Trustee’s certificate of authentication,
shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit A, with any appropriate
insertions, omissions, substitutions, and other variations required or permitted
by this Indenture. The Notes may have any letters, numbers, or other marks
of
identification and any legends or endorsements placed on them that the officers
executing them determine appropriate and that are consistent with this
Indenture, as evidenced by their execution of the Notes. Any portion of the
text
of any Note may be on its reverse.
The
Notes
may be typewritten, printed, lithographed, or engraved or produced by any
combination of these methods (with or without steel engraved borders), all
as
determined by the officers executing them, as evidenced by their execution
of
them.
The
terms
of the Notes are part of the terms of this Indenture.
Section
2.02. Execution,
Authentication, and Delivery.
(a) The
Notes shall be executed on behalf of the Issuer by any of its Authorized
Officers. The signature of any Authorized Officer on the Notes may be manual
or
facsimile. Notes bearing the manual or facsimile signature of individuals who
were at any time Authorized Officers of the Issuer shall bind the Issuer,
notwithstanding that they may have ceased to hold their offices before the
authentication and delivery of the Notes or did not hold their offices at the
date of the Notes.
(b) The
Indenture Trustee shall, upon Issuer Order, authenticate and deliver each Class
of Notes in the Original Note Principal Balance for that Class. The principal
amount of a Class of Notes outstanding at any time may not exceed the Original
Note Principal Balance of that Class of Notes except as provided in Section
2.04. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication, except that
Notes
issued on the Closing Date shall be dated the Closing Date. The Notes shall
be
issuable as registered Notes in the minimum denomination of $25,000 and in
integral multiples of $1 above that.
(c) No
Note shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be a valid
obligation of the Issuer for any purpose, unless a certificate of authentication
appears on it executed by the Indenture Trustee by the manual signature of
one
of its authorized signatories.
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A
certificate of authentication on any Note shall be conclusive evidence, and
the
only evidence, that it has been duly authenticated and delivered under this
Indenture.
Section
2.03. Registration;
Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
(a) The
Issuer shall cause a register (the “Note Register”) to
be kept in which the Issuer shall provide for the registration of Notes and
the
registration of transfers of Notes. The Indenture Trustee initially shall be
the
“Note Registrar” for registering Notes and transfers
of Notes. Upon any resignation of any Note Registrar, the Issuer shall promptly
appoint a successor or, if it elects not to, it shall assume the duties of
Note
Registrar.
If
the
Issuer appoints a person other than the Indenture Trustee to be Note Registrar,
the Issuer will give the Indenture Trustee prompt notice of the appointment
of
the Note Registrar and of the location, and any change in the location, of
the
Note Register. The Indenture Trustee may inspect the Note Register at all
reasonable times and obtain copies of it. The Indenture Trustee may rely on
a
certificate executed on behalf of the Note Registrar by one of its Authorized
Officers as to the names and addresses of the Noteholders and the principal
amounts and number of the Notes.
(b) Upon
surrender for registration of transfer of any Note at the office or agency
of
the Issuer to be maintained pursuant to Section 3.02, if the requirements of
this Indenture and Section 8-401(a) of the UCC are met, the Issuer shall
execute, and the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and the Noteholder shall
obtain from the Indenture Trustee, in the name of the designated transferees,
new Notes of the same Class in any authorized denominations, of a like aggregate
principal amount.
(c) At
the option of the Holder, Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of the same
Class in any authorized denominations, of a like aggregate principal amount,
upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at the office or agency of the
Issuer maintained pursuant to Section 3.02. Whenever any Notes are so
surrendered for exchange, if the requirements of Section 8-401(a) of the UCC
are
met the Issuer shall execute, and the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate
and
the Noteholder shall obtain from the Indenture Trustee, the Notes that the
Noteholder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
(d) All
Notes issued on any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes shall be
valid
obligations of the Issuer, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same
benefits under this Indenture, as the Notes surrendered for registration of
transfer or exchange.
(e) Every
Note presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall
be
duly endorsed by, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in
form
satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee duly executed by, its Holder or any
attorney for its Holder duly authorized in writing. The endorsement signature
shall be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the
requirements of the Note Registrar, which requirements include membership or
participation in the Securities Transfer Agent’s Medallion Program
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(“STAMP”)
or any other “signature guarantee program” chosen by the Note Registrar in
addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Exchange
Act.
(f) No
Holder shall incur a service charge for any registration of transfer or exchange
of Notes, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed on any registration of
transfer or exchange of Notes, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 2.04
or
9.04 not involving any transfer.
(g) The
preceding provisions of this Section notwithstanding, the Note Registrar need
not register and the Issuer need not make transfers or exchanges of Notes
selected for redemption or transfers or exchanges of any Note during the 15
days
preceding the due date for any payment on it.
Section
2.04. Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost, or Stolen Notes.
If
any
mutilated Note is surrendered to the Indenture Trustee, then the Issuer shall
execute, and on its request the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver, in exchange for the Note, a replacement Note of the same
Class of like tenor and principal amount.
If
the
Indenture Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction,
loss, or theft of any Note, and each of the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee
receive the security or indemnity they require to hold the Issuer and the
Indenture Trustee harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Issuer, the
Note Registrar, or the Indenture Trustee that the Note has been acquired by
a
Protected Purchaser, and if the requirements of Section 8-406 of the UCC are
met
and subject to Section 8-405 of the UCC, the Issuer shall execute, and on its
request the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for
the Note, a replacement Note of the same Class of like tenor and principal
amount. If the mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen Note is, or within seven
days becomes, payable, instead of issuing a replacement Note the Issuer may
pay
the mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen Note when payable.
If,
after
the delivery of the replacement Note or payment of a destroyed, lost, or stolen
Note pursuant to this Section, a Protected Purchaser of the original Note in
lieu of which the replacement Note was issued presents it for payment, the
Issuer and the Indenture Trustee may recover the replacement Note (or the
payment) from the person to whom it was delivered or any person taking the
replacement Note from the person to whom the replacement Note was delivered
or
any assignee of that person, except a Protected Purchaser, and may recover
on
the security or indemnity provided for it to the extent of any expense incurred
by the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee in connection with it.
Upon
the
issuance of any replacement Note under this Section, the Issuer may require
the
payment by the Holder of the Note of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge that may be imposed on it and any other reasonable expenses
(including the expenses of the Indenture Trustee) in connection with
it.
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Every
replacement Note issued pursuant to this Section in replacement of any
mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen Note shall constitute an original
additional contractual obligation of the Issuer, whether or not the mutilated,
destroyed, lost, or stolen Note is enforceable by anyone at any time, and shall
be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately
with any other Notes duly issued under this Indenture.
The
provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude all other rights
and
remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed,
lost, or stolen Notes.
Section
2.05. Persons
Considered Owner.
Before
due presentment for registration of transfer of any Note, the Issuer, the
Indenture Trustee, and any agent of the Issuer, or the Indenture Trustee may
treat the person in whose name any Note is registered (as of the day of
determination) as the owner of the Note for the purpose of receiving payments
of
principal and interest on the Note and for all other purposes whatsoever,
whether or not the Note is overdue. None of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee,
or any agent of the Issuer, or the Indenture Trustee shall be affected by notice
to the contrary.
Section
2.06. Payment
of Principal and Interest; Defaulted Interest.
(a) Each
Class of Notes shall accrue interest on its Note Principal Balance at its Note
Rate before and after maturity. Interest shall be payable on each Payment Date
as specified in Section 8.03 or 5.05, subject to Section 3.01. Any installment
of interest payable on an Interest Bearing Note or installment of principal
payable on a Principal Amount Note that is punctually paid or duly provided
for
by the Issuer on the applicable Payment Date shall be paid to the person in
whose name the Note (or its predecessor Note) is registered on the Record Date
by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated by
the
Holder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities, if the Holder
has so notified the Indenture Trustee in writing at least five Business Days
before the Record Date and is either the Depository or owner of record of Notes
having an aggregate principal or notional amount of at least $1,000,000, and
otherwise by check mailed first-class postage prepaid to the Holder’s address as
it appears on the Note Register on the Record Date, or by any other means the
Noteholder and the Indenture Trustee agree to, except for the final installment
of principal payable on a Principal Amount Note on a Payment Date, a redemption
date, or the Scheduled Maturity Date (and except for the redemption price for
any Class of Notes called for redemption pursuant to Section 10.01) which shall
be payable as provided below.
(b) The
principal of each Principal Amount Note shall be payable, if not previously
paid, on the related Scheduled Maturity Date in the manner specified in Section
8.03. All principal payments on each Class of Notes shall be made pro
rata to the Noteholders of that Class. The Indenture Trustee shall send a
notice to each person in whose name a Principal Amount Note is registered at
the
close of business on the Record Date preceding the Scheduled Maturity Date.
The
notice shall be sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid, or by facsimile
(promptly confirmed by mail) not later than ten days before the Scheduled
Maturity Date to
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each
Holder of Notes as of the close of business on the Record Date preceding the
Scheduled Maturity Date, at the Holder’s address or facsimile number appearing
in the Note Register, and shall specify that the principal of the Note will
be
payable only on presentation and surrender of the Note and shall specify the
place where the Note may be presented and surrendered for payment. Notices
in
connection with redemptions of Notes shall be mailed to Noteholders as provided
in Section 10.02.
(c) If
the Issuer defaults in a payment of interest on a Class of Notes, the Issuer
shall pay defaulted interest (plus interest on the defaulted interest to the
extent lawful) at the applicable Note Rate in any lawful manner. The Issuer
may
pay the defaulted interest to the persons who are Noteholders on a subsequent
special record date, which date shall be at least five Business Days before
the
Payment Date. The Issuer shall fix the special record date and Payment Date,
and, at least 15 days before the special record date, the Issuer shall mail
to
each affected Holder a notice that states the special record date, the Payment
Date, and the amount of defaulted interest to be paid.
Section
2.07. Cancellation.
All
Notes
surrendered for payment, registration of transfer, exchange, or redemption
shall, if surrendered to any person other than the Indenture Trustee, be
delivered to the Indenture Trustee and shall be promptly cancelled by the
Indenture Trustee. The Issuer may at any time deliver to the Indenture Trustee
for cancellation any Notes previously authenticated and delivered under this
Indenture that the Issuer may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all
Notes so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Indenture Trustee. No
Notes shall be authenticated instead of or in exchange for any Notes cancelled
as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture.
All cancelled Notes may be held or disposed of by the Indenture Trustee in
accordance with its standard retention or disposal policy as in effect at the
time unless before their disposal the Issuer directs by an Issuer Order that
they be returned to it.
Section
2.08. Book-Entry
Notes.
(a) The
Book-Entry Notes, on original issuance, will be issued by the Issuer in the
form
of typewritten Notes representing the Book-Entry Notes, to the Depository Trust
Company, the initial Depository. The Book-Entry Notes shall be registered
initially on the Note Register in the name of Cede & Co., the nominee of the
initial Depository, and no Note Owner will receive a definitive Note
representing its interest in a Note, except as provided in Section 2.10. Until
definitive, fully registered Notes have been issued to the Note Owners pursuant
to Section 2.10:
(i) the
provisions of this Section shall be in full force;
(ii) the
Note Registrar and the Indenture Trustee may deal with the Depository for all
purposes of this Indenture (including the payment of principal and
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interest
on the Notes and accepting instructions under this Indenture) as the sole holder
of the Notes, and shall have no obligation to the Note Owners;
(iii) to
the extent that this Section conflicts with any other provisions of this
Indenture, this Section shall control;
(iv) the
rights of Note Owners shall be exercised only through the Depository and shall
be limited to those established by law and agreements between the Note Owners
and the Depository;
(v) until
definitive Notes are issued for the Book-Entry Notes pursuant to Section 2.10,
the Depository will make book-entry transfers among the Depository’s
participants and receive and transmit payments of principal and interest on
the
Book-Entry Notes to the Depository’s participants;
(vi) whenever
this Indenture requires or permits actions to be taken based on instructions
from Holders of Notes evidencing a specified percentage of the Outstanding
Amount, the Depository shall be treated as representing that percentage only
to
the extent that it has received instructions to that effect from Note Owners
owning the required percentage of the beneficial interest in the Notes and
has
delivered the instructions to the Indenture Trustee; and
(vii) the
Indenture Trustee may conclusively rely on information furnished by the
Depository about its participants and furnished by the participants about
indirect participating firms and persons shown on the books of the indirect
participating firms as direct or indirect Note Owners.
(b) The
Book-Entry Notes may not be transferred except as a whole and then only by
the
Depository to its nominee or by its nominee to the Depository or another nominee
of the Depository, or by the Depository or its nominee to a successor to the
Depository or the successor’s nominee.
Section
2.09. Notices
To Depository.
Whenever
a communication to the Noteholders is required under this Indenture, until
definitive Notes have been issued to the Note Owners pursuant to Section 2.10,
the Indenture Trustee shall communicate with the Depository as Holder of the
Notes, and shall have no obligation to the Note Owners.
Section
2.10. Definitive
Notes.
If
(i) the
Issuer advises the Indenture Trustee in writing that the Depository is no longer
willing or able to discharge its responsibilities properly with respect to
the
Book-Entry Notes and the Issuer is unable to locate a qualified successor,
or
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(ii) after
the occurrence of an Event of Default, Note Owners of not less than 51% of
the
aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Classes of Book-Entry Notes advise the
Depository in writing that the continuation of a book-entry system through
the
Depository is no longer in the best interests of the Note Owners,
then
the
Depository shall notify all Note Owners and the Indenture Trustee of the
occurrence of the event and of the availability of definitive Notes to Note
Owners requesting them. Upon surrender to the Indenture Trustee of the
Book-Entry Notes by the Depository, accompanied by registration instructions,
the Issuer shall execute and the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver the definitive Notes in accordance with the instructions of the
Depository. None of the Issuer, the Note Registrar, or the Indenture Trustee
shall be liable for any delay in delivery of the instructions and may
conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, the instructions.
On
the issuance of definitive Notes, the Indenture Trustee shall recognize the
Holders of the definitive Notes as Noteholders.
Section
2.11. Tax
Treatment.
The
Issuer has agreed to make a REMIC election pursuant to the Trust Agreement,
and
the Notes will be REMIC regular interests.
Section
2.12. Transfer
Restrictions; Restrictive Legends.
(a) Each
transferee or purchaser of a Note that is a plan or is investing plan assets
shall represent (or, in the case of a Book-Entry Note, shall be deemed to
represent) that the investment and holding of the Note satisfy the conditions
for exemptive relief under PTCE 84-14, PTCE 90-1, PTCE 91-38, PTCE 95-60, PTCE
96-23, the service provider exemption provided under Section 408(b)(17) of
ERISA
and Section 4975(d)(20) of the Code or a similar exemption. No plan advised
by
the Issuer, the Master Servicer, any other servicer, the Indenture Trustee,
the
underwriter or any of their respective affiliates may invest in the Notes unless
an appropriate administrative prohibited transaction exemption applies to the
investment. A plan is advised by a person if the person has investment or
administrative discretion with respect to plan assets to be invested in the
Notes, has authority or responsibility to give, or regularly gives, investment
advice with respect to those plan assets for a fee and pursuant to an agreement
or understanding that the advice will serve as a primary basis for investment
decisions with respect to those plan assets, and will be based on the particular
investment needs for the plan, or the person is an employer maintaining or
contributing to the plan. The Note Registrar will not register any transfer
of a
Note that violates the foregoing representation or prohibitions. A “plan” is an
employee benefit plan (as defined in section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject
to
Title I of ERISA, a plan (as defined in and subject to section 4975 of the
Code), and any entity whose underlying assets include plan assets by reason
of a
plan’s investment in the entity or otherwise.
(b) Unless
the Indenture Trustee receives an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that it
is no
longer appropriate, each definitive Note shall bear the following legend on
its
face:
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“Each
transferee or purchaser of this Note that is a plan or is investing plan assets,
by acceptance of this Note or an interest in this Note, represents that the
investment and holding of this Note satisfy the conditions for exemptive relief
under PTCE 84-14, PTCE 90-1, PTCE 91-38, PTCE 95-60, PTCE 96-23, the service
provider exemption provided under Section 408(b)(17) of ERISA and Section
4975(d)(20) of the Code or a similar exemption. A “plan” is an employee benefit
plan (as defined in section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA,
a plan (as defined in and subject to section 4975 of the Code) and any entity
whose underlying assets include plan assets by reason of a plan’s investment in
the entity or otherwise.
Any
transfer in violation of either of the foregoing will be void ab initio, and
will not operate to transfer any rights to the transferee, notwithstanding
any
instructions to the contrary.”
(c) Each
Book-Entry Note shall bear the following legend on its face:
“Unless
this Note is presented by an authorized representative of the Depository to
the
Issuer or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and
any
Note issued in exchange for this Note is registered in the name of the
Depository or in another name requested by an authorized representative of
the
Depository (and any payment on this Note is made to the Depository or to another
entity requested by an authorized representative of the Depository), any
transfer, pledge, or other use of this Note for value or otherwise by or to
any
person is wrongful inasmuch as the registered owner of this Note, the
Depository, has an interest in this Note.”
ARTICLE
III
COVENANTS
Section
3.01. Payment
of Principal and Interest.
The
Issuer will duly and punctually pay the principal of the Notes and interest
on
the Notes and other amounts payable on the Notes in accordance with the terms
of
the Notes and this Indenture. Amounts properly withheld under the Code or other
applicable tax laws by any person from a payment to any Noteholder of interest
or principal or other amounts shall be considered to have been paid by the
Issuer to the Noteholder for all purposes of this Indenture.
The
Notes
are non-recourse obligations of the Issuer and are limited in right of payment
to amounts available from the Trust. The Issuer shall not otherwise be liable
for payments on the Notes.
Section
3.02. Maintenance
of Office or Agency.
The
Issuer will maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, an
office or agency where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer
or
exchange, and where notices to and demands on the Issuer regarding the Notes
and
this Indenture may be served. The
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Issuer
initially appoints the Indenture Trustee to serve as its agent for these
purposes. The Indenture Trustee will give prompt notice to the Issuer of the
location, and of any change in the location, where the Indenture Trustee
maintains this office or agency. If the Issuer ever fails to maintain the
required office or agency, then surrenders, notices, and demands may be made
or
served at the Corporate Trust Office.
Section
3.03. Money
For Payments To Be Held in Trust.
All
payments of amounts payable on any Notes pursuant to Section 8.03, shall be
made
from amounts deposited in the Payment Account by the Indenture Trustee or by
another Paying Agent, and no amounts so deposited in the Payment Account for
payments of Notes shall be paid over to the Issuer except as provided in this
Section or Section 8.03.
The
Issuer will cause each Paying Agent other than the Indenture Trustee to execute
and deliver to the Indenture Trustee an instrument in which the Paying Agent
agrees with the Indenture Trustee that it will, and the Indenture Trustee hereby
agrees in its capacity as Paying Agent that it will:
(i) hold
all sums held by it for the payment of amounts due on the Notes in trust for
the
benefit of the persons entitled to them until they are paid to the persons
entitled to them or otherwise disposed of as provided in this Indenture, and
pay
them to the persons entitled to them as provided in this Indenture;
(ii) give
the Indenture Trustee notice of any payment default by the Issuer on the Notes
of which it has actual knowledge;
(iii) at
any time during the continuance of any payment default on the Notes, at the
request of the Indenture Trustee, immediately pay to the Indenture Trustee
all
sums held in trust by it for the payment of the Notes;
(iv) immediately
resign as a Paying Agent and immediately pay to the Indenture Trustee all sums
held by it in trust for the payment of Notes if at any time it ceases to meet
the standards required to be met by a Paying Agent at the time of its
appointment;
(v) be
bound by Section 11.16; and
(vi) comply
with all requirements of the Code to withhold from any payments made by it
on
any Notes any applicable withholding taxes imposed on them and comply with
any
applicable reporting requirements.
To
obtain
the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose,
the
Issuer may at any time by Issuer Order direct any Paying Agent to pay to the
Indenture Trustee all sums held by it in trust. Those sums shall be held by
the
Indenture Trustee on the same trusts as those on which the sums were held by
the
Paying Agent. On payment by a Paying Agent to the Indenture Trustee, it shall
be
released from all further liability with respect to that money.
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Subject
to applicable laws on abandoned property, any money held in trust by the
Indenture Trustee or any Paying Agent for the payment of any amount due on any
Note remaining unclaimed for two years after it has become payable shall be
discharged from the trust and be paid to the Issuer on Issuer Request. After
that the Holder of the unpaid Note shall look only to the Issuer for its payment
as an unsecured general creditor (but only to the extent of the amounts paid
to
the Issuer). On its payment to the Issuer all liability of the Indenture Trustee
or the Paying Agent with respect to that trust money shall cease. The Indenture
Trustee or the Paying Agent, before being required to make the payment to the
Issuer, shall at the expense and direction of the Issuer cause to be published
once a notice that the money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified
in the notice not less than 30 days from the date of the publication, any
unclaimed balance of the money then remaining will be repaid to the Issuer.
The
notice shall be published in a newspaper published in the English language,
customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation in The
City of New York. The Indenture Trustee may also adopt and employ, at the
expense and direction of the Issuer, any other reasonable means of notification
of the repayment (including mailing notice of the repayment to their last
address of record to Holders whose Notes have been called but have not been
surrendered for redemption or whose right to or interest in moneys payable
but
not claimed is determinable from the records of the Indenture Trustee or of
any
Paying Agent).
Section
3.04. Existence.
The
Issuer will preserve its existence, rights, and franchises as a Delaware
statutory trust (unless it or any successor becomes organized under the laws
of
any other State or of the United States, in which case the Issuer will preserve
its existence, rights, and franchises under the laws of that other jurisdiction)
and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business in each
jurisdiction in which qualification to do business is necessary to protect
the
validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes, the Collateral, and
each other material agreement of the Issuer.
Section
3.05. Protection
of the Collateral.
(a) The
Issuer intends the Security Interest Granted pursuant to this Indenture in
favor
of the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties to be before all
other
liens on the Collateral (except as otherwise provided in the Transaction
Documents). The Issuer shall take all actions necessary to obtain and maintain,
for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties,
a
first priority perfected Security Interest in the Collateral (except as
otherwise provided in the Transaction Documents). The Issuer will execute and
deliver any supplements and amendments to this Indenture and any Financing
Statements, Continuation Statements, instruments of further assurance, and
other
instruments and will take any other action appropriate to:
(i) Grant
more effectively any portion of the Collateral;
(ii) preserve
the Security Interest (and its priority) created by this Indenture or carry
out
more effectively the purposes of this Indenture;
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(iii) perfect,
publish notice of, or protect the validity of any Grant made or to be made
by
this Indenture;
(iv) enforce
any rights with respect to any of the Collateral;
(v) preserve
and defend title to the Collateral and the rights of the Indenture Trustee
and
the Noteholders in the Collateral against all adverse claims; or
(vi) pay
all taxes or assessments levied or assessed on the Collateral when
due.
(b) Except
as otherwise provided in this Indenture or the other Transaction Documents,
the
Indenture Trustee shall not remove any portion of the Collateral that consists
of money or is evidenced by an instrument, certificate, or other writing from
the jurisdiction in which it was held at the date of the most recent Opinion
of
Counsel delivered pursuant to Section 3.06 unless the Indenture Trustee receives
an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the lien and Security Interest created
by this Indenture will continue to be maintained on any removed property after
giving effect to its removal.
(c) The
Issuer designates the Indenture Trustee its agent and attorney-in-fact to
execute any Financing Statement, Continuation Statement, or other instrument
required to be executed pursuant to this Section. The Issuer authorizes the
Indenture Trustee to file Financing Statements or Continuation Statements,
and
amendments to them, relating to any part of the Collateral without the signature
of the Issuer where permitted by law. A carbon, photographic, or other
reproduction of this Indenture or any filed Financing Statement covering the
Collateral or any part of it shall be sufficient as a Financing Statement where
permitted by law. The Indenture Trustee will promptly send to the Issuer any
Financing Statements or Continuation Statements that it files without the
signature of the Issuer. Any Financing Statement filed relating to any part
of
the Collateral will state in bold-faced type that a purchase of the Mortgage
Loans included in the collateral covered by the Financing Statement from the
debtor will violate the rights of the secured party and its
assignee.
Section
3.06. Opinions
About Collateral.
(a) On
the Closing Date, the Issuer shall furnish to the Indenture Trustee an Opinion
of Counsel either
(i) stating
that, in its opinion, no action is necessary to perfect the Security Interest
of
this Indenture in the Mortgage Loans or
(ii) stating
that, in its opinion, all action
· with
respect to the recording and filing of this Indenture, any indentures
supplemental to this Indenture, and any other requisite documents
and
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· with
respect to the execution and filing of any Financing Statements and Continuation
Statements
has
been
taken that is necessary to perfect the Security Interest of this Indenture
in
the Mortgage Loans, and reciting the details of the action.
(b) By
September 30 in each calendar year beginning in 2008, the Issuer shall furnish
to the Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel either stating that, in its
opinion, no action is necessary to maintain the perfected Security Interest
of
this Indenture in the Mortgage Loans or stating that, in its opinion, all action
has been taken
(i) with
respect to the recording, filing, re-recording, and refiling of this Indenture,
any indentures supplemental to this Indenture, and any other requisite documents
and
(ii) with
respect to the execution and filing of any Financing Statements and Continuation
Statements
necessary
to maintain the perfected Security Interest created by this Indenture in the
Mortgage Loans and reciting the details of the action. The Opinion of Counsel
shall also describe the recording, filing, re-recording, and refiling of this
Indenture, any indentures supplemental to this Indenture, and any other
requisite documents and the execution and filing of any Financing Statements
and
Continuation Statements that will, in counsel’s opinion, be required to maintain
the perfected Security Interest of this Indenture in the Mortgage Loans until
the same date in the following calendar year.
Section
3.07. Performance
of Obligations.
(a) The
Issuer will not take any action (and will not permit others to take any action)
that would release any person from any of their material obligations under
any
of the Transaction Documents, that would create any Security Interests that
are
not provided for in the Transaction Documents, or that would change or impair
the validity or effectiveness of the Transaction Documents or any Security
Interest granted under them, except as expressly provided in the Transaction
Documents. The Indenture Trustee, as pledgee of the Mortgage Loans and an
assignee of the Issuer’s rights under the Sale and Servicing Agreement may
exercise all of the rights of the Issuer to direct the actions of the Master
Servicer pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
(b) The
Issuer may contract with other persons to assist it in performing its duties
under this Indenture, and the performance of those duties by a person identified
to the Indenture Trustee in an Officer’s Certificate shall be considered to be
action taken by the Issuer.
(c) The
Issuer will punctually perform all of its obligations under the Transaction
Documents, including properly filing all Financing Statements and Continuation
Statements required to be filed by the Transaction Documents. Except as provided
in Section 9.01, the Rating Agency Condition must be satisfied in connection
with any amendment, termination, or
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material
change in a Transaction Document. The Issuer shall not amend, terminate, or
otherwise change any Transaction Document without the consent of the Indenture
Trustee. The Issuer will provide notice of any termination, amendment, or
material change in any Transaction Document to the Rating Agencies. The consent
of the Indenture Trustee will not be required if the Rating Agency Condition
is
satisfied with respect to the proposed action.
(d) Without
derogating from the Grants to the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture or
the
rights of the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture, the Issuer
agrees
(i) that
it will not, without the prior consent either the Indenture Trustee or the
Holders of not less than 51% of the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Classes,
change or waive, or agree to or otherwise permit any change to or waiver of,
the
terms of any Collateral (except to the extent otherwise provided in the Sale
and
Servicing Agreement); and
(ii) that
any change in the terms of any Collateral shall not
(A) increase
or reduce the amount of, or accelerate or delay the timing of, distributions
that are required to be made for the benefit of the Noteholders (except as
may
be incidental to changes or waivers allowed under (d)(i)) or
(B) reduce
the percentage of the Notes that is required to consent to any change in the
terms of any Collateral without the consent of the Holders of all the
Outstanding Notes.
If
either
the Indenture Trustee or the requisite percentage of Holders consents to any
change in the terms of any Collateral, the Issuer agrees, promptly following
a
request by the Indenture Trustee to do so, to execute and deliver, in its own
name and at its own expense, any documents the Indenture Trustee deems
appropriate under the circumstances.
Section
3.08. Negative
Covenants.
So
long
as any Notes are Outstanding, the Issuer shall not:
(a) dispose
of any of the Collateral or other properties or assets of the Issuer, except
as
expressly permitted by this Indenture or the Sale and Servicing Agreement,
unless directed to do so by the Indenture Trustee;
(b) claim
any credit on, or make any deduction from the principal or interest or other
amounts payable on, the Notes (other than amounts properly withheld from
payments under the Code or applicable State law) or assert any claim against
any
present or former Noteholder for the payment of the taxes levied or assessed
on
any part of the Collateral;
(c) (i)
permit the validity or effectiveness of this Indenture to be impaired, or permit
the lien of this Indenture to be changed (except as otherwise provided in the
Sale and Servicing Agreement), or permit any person to be released from any
obligations on the Notes or
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under
this Indenture except as expressly permitted by this Indenture, (ii) permit
any
lien, charge, excise, claim, Security Interest, mortgage, or other encumbrance
(other than the lien of this Indenture and as otherwise provided in the Sale
and
Servicing Agreement) to affect any part of the Collateral, or any interest
in it
or its proceeds, or (iii) permit the lien of this Indenture not to constitute
a
valid first priority Security Interest in the Collateral; or
(d) dissolve
or liquidate in whole or in part;
(e) make
any distributions on any ownership interest in the Issuer (except as expressly
provided for in the Transaction Documents), redeem, purchase, or otherwise
retire or acquire for value any ownership interest in the Issuer (except as
expressly provided for in the Transaction Documents), or set aside any amounts
for any of these purposes;
(f) engage
in any business other than financing, purchasing, owning, selling, and managing
the Collateral; issuing the Notes; and activities incidental to those
contemplated businesses, in each case, in the manner contemplated by the
Transaction Documents;
(g) issue,
incur, assume, guarantee, or otherwise have the Trust become liable, directly
or
indirectly, for any indebtedness except for its liabilities under the
Transaction Documents and other expenses for which the Issuer is entitled to
reimbursement under this Indenture or the Sale and Servicing
Agreement;
(h) make
any loan or advance of credit to, or guarantee (directly or indirectly or by
an
instrument having the effect of assuring another’s payment or performance on any
obligation), endorse (except for endorsement of instruments for collection
in
the ordinary course of business), or otherwise become contingently liable,
directly or indirectly, in connection with the obligations, stocks, or dividends
of, or own, purchase, repurchase, or acquire (or agree contingently to do so)
any stock, obligations, assets, or securities of, or any other interest in,
or
make any capital contribution to, any other person out of the
Trust;
(i) make
any expenditure (by long-term or operating lease or otherwise) for capital
assets;
(j) subject
to the Master Servicer’s servicing the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the
Sale and Servicing Agreement, waive or impair, or fail to assert rights under,
the Mortgage Loans, or effect impairment of the Issuer’s interest in the
Mortgage Loans, the Sale and Servicing Agreement, or any other Transaction
Document, if the action would materially and adversely affect the interests
of
the Noteholders; or
(k) take
any other action or fail to take any action that would result in the imposition
of tax on the Issuer (including the tax on prohibited transactions under Section
860F(a)(2) or contributions after the Startup Date, as defined in Section
860G(d) of the Code) .
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Section
3.09. Annual
Compliance Statement.
Within
80
days after the end of each year (commencing with 2008) the Issuer will deliver
to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating, as to the Authorized
Officer signing the Officer’s Certificate, that:
(i) a
review of the activities of the Issuer during the calendar year and of its
performance under this Indenture and the Trust Agreement has been made under
the
Authorized Officer’s supervision; and
(ii) to
the best of the Authorized Officer’s knowledge, based on that review, the Issuer
has complied with all its obligations under this Indenture and the Trust
Agreement throughout that year or, if there has been a default in its compliance
with any obligation, specifying each default known to the Authorized Officer
and
its nature and status.
Section
3.10. Issuer
May Consolidate, etc., Only on Certain Terms.
The
Issuer shall not consolidate or merge with or into or transfer all or
substantially all of its properties or assets to any other person,
unless:
(i) the
person (if other than the Issuer) formed by or surviving the consolidation
or
merger or to which the transfer is made is organized and existing under the
laws
of the United States or any State and expressly assumes the due and punctual
payment of the principal and interest on the Notes and the performance of every
obligation under each Transaction Document on the part of the Issuer to be
performed by an indenture supplemental to this Indenture, executed and delivered
to the Indenture Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Indenture
Trustee;
(ii) immediately
after giving effect to the transaction, no Incipient Default has occurred and
is
continuing;
(iii) the
Rating Agency Condition has been satisfied with respect to the
transaction;
(iv) the
Issuer has delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the
effect that the transaction will not have any material adverse tax consequence
to the Issuer or any Noteholder;
(v) any
action that is necessary to maintain the Security Interest created by this
Indenture has been taken; and
(vi) the
Issuer has delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel each stating that the consolidation or merger and the
supplemental indenture comply with this Article and that all conditions
precedent in this Indenture relating to the transaction have been complied
with
(including any filing required by the Exchange Act).
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Section
3.11. Successor
or Transferee.
Upon
any
consolidation or merger of the Issuer or transfer of all or substantially all
of
its properties or assets in accordance with Section 3.10, the person formed
by
or surviving the consolidation or merger (if other than the Issuer) or to which
the transfer is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise
every right of, the Issuer under this Indenture with the same effect as if
it
had been named as the Issuer in this Indenture.
Section
3.12. Further
Instruments and Acts.
On
request of the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer will execute and deliver any
further instruments and do any further acts that may be appropriate to carry
out
more effectively the purpose of this Indenture.
Section
3.13. Compliance
with Laws.
The
Issuer shall comply with the requirements of all laws the non-compliance with
which would, individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect
the ability of the Issuer to perform its obligations under the Notes or any
Transaction Document.
Section
3.14. Master
Servicer as Agent and Bailee of the Indenture
Trustee.
Solely
for the purposes of perfection under Section 9-313(c) of the UCC or other
similar applicable law, rule, or regulation of the State in which property
is
held by the Master Servicer, the Master Servicer is acting as agent and bailee
of the Indenture Trustee in holding amounts subject to deposit to the Collection
Account, as well as its agent and bailee in holding any Mortgage File released
to the Master Servicer, and any other items of Collateral that come into the
possession of the Master Servicer. By the Master Servicer’s execution of the
Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Indenture Trustee, as a secured party of
the
Mortgage Loans, has possession of these items for the purposes of Section
9-313(c) of the UCC of the state in which the Issuer is organized.
Section
3.15. Investment
Company Act.
The
Issuer shall not become an “investment company” or under the “control” of an
“investment company” as those terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of
1940 and the rules and regulations under it (taking into account not only the
general definition of the term “investment company” but also any available
exceptions to the general definition). The Issuer shall be in compliance with
this Section 3.15 if it obtains an order exempting it from regulation as an
“investment company” so long as it is in compliance with the conditions imposed
in the order.
Section
3.16. Representations.
(a) The
Issuer represents and warrants to the Indenture Trustee that as of the Closing
Date, unless specifically stated otherwise:
(i) This
Indenture creates a valid and continuing Security Interest in the Collateral
in
favor of the Indenture Trustee. The Security Interest created by
this
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Indenture
is a first priority perfected Security Interest and it is enforceable as such
against creditors of, and purchasers from, the Issuer.
(ii) The
Mortgage Notes are “instruments” as defined in the UCC.
(iii) Before
the Grants of the Security Interest pursuant to the Granting Clause of this
Indenture, the Issuer owns, and has good and marketable title to, the Mortgage
Loans free of any lien, claim, or encumbrance of any person.
(iv) By
the Closing Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans and within 10 days of the
applicable date of substitution with respect to any Eligible Substitute Mortgage
Loan, the Issuer will file Financing Statements in the proper filing office
in
the appropriate jurisdiction to perfect the Security Interest in the Collateral
Granted under this Indenture.
(v) The
Issuer has received a written acknowledgement from the Custodian that the
Custodian is acting solely as agent of the Indenture Trustee.
(vi) The
Issuer has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of any Financing
Statements against the Issuer that include a description of collateral covering
the Collateral other than any financing statement (A) relating to the Security
Interests granted to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture, (B)
that
has been terminated, or (C) that names the Indenture Trustee as secured
party.
(vii) The
Mortgage Notes that constitute or evidence the Collateral do not have any marks
or notations indicating that they have been pledged, assigned, or otherwise
conveyed to any person other than the Indenture Trustee. All Financing
Statements filed or to be filed against the Issuer in favor of the Indenture
Trustee in connection with this Indenture describing the Collateral contain
a
statement to the following effect: “A purchase of the Mortgage Loans included in
the collateral covered by this financing statement will violate the rights
of
the Indenture Trustee.”
(viii) On
the Closing Date, the Issuer is a “Qualifying SPE” as such term is defined in
the statement of Accounting Standards No. 140 of the Financial Accounting
Standards Board, as in effect on the Closing Date.
(b) The
representations and warranties in this Section 3.16 shall survive delivery
of
the respective Mortgage Files to the Custodian pursuant to the Custodial
Agreement and the termination of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
(c) The
Indenture Trustee shall not, without the prior written consent of the Rating
Agencies, waive any of the representations and warranties in Section
3.16(a).
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ARTICLE
IV
SATISFACTION
AND DISCHARGE
Section
4.01. Satisfaction
and Discharge of Indenture.
Except
for rights of conversion or transfer or exchange of Notes expressly provided
for, the rights of the Indenture Trustee under Section 6.07, and the rights
of
Noteholders as beneficiaries of this Indenture, this Indenture shall cease
to be
of further effect, and the Indenture Trustee, on demand of and at the expense
of
the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and
discharge of this Indenture, when the option of the Issuer to redeem the Notes
as described in Section 10.01 is exercised or, if not exercised
then:
(i) either:
(A) all
Notes previously authenticated and delivered have been delivered to the
Indenture Trustee for cancellation, other than
(1) Notes
that have been destroyed, lost, or stolen and that have been replaced or paid
as
provided in Section 2.04;
(2) Notes
for whose payment money has been deposited in trust or segregated and held
in
trust by the Issuer and later repaid to the Issuer or discharged from the trust,
as provided in Section 3.03); and
(3) Notes
that have been paid in full and that by their terms expire without the payment
of a principal balance; or
(B) all
Notes not previously delivered to the Indenture Trustee for
cancellation:
(1) have
become payable,
(2) will
become payable at their Scheduled Maturity Date within one year, or
(3) are
to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory
to
the Indenture Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Indenture
Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Issuer or by their terms expire
within one year without the payment of a principal balance,
and
the
Issuer, in the case of (1), (2), or (3) above, has irrevocably deposited with
the Indenture Trustee cash or direct obligations of or obligations guaranteed
by
the United States (which will mature before the date the amounts are payable),
in trust for these purposes, in an amount sufficient to pay the entire
indebtedness when due on the unexpired Notes not previously delivered to the
Indenture Trustee for cancellation to the applicable Scheduled Maturity
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Date
or
redemption date (if Notes have been called for redemption pursuant to Section
10.01), as the case may be;
(ii) the
Issuer has paid all other sums payable under this Indenture by the Issuer;
and
(iii) the
Issuer has delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate, an
Opinion of Counsel, and (if required by the TIA or the Indenture Trustee) an
Independent Certificate from a firm of certified public accountants, each
meeting the applicable requirements of Section 11.01, each stating that all
conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to the satisfaction
and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with.
Section
4.02. Application
of Trust Money.
All
money
deposited with the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 4.01 shall be held
in
trust and applied by it, in accordance with the Notes and this Indenture, to
the
payment to the Holders of the particular Notes for the payment or redemption
of
which the money has been deposited with the Indenture Trustee, of all sums
due
and to become due on them for principal and interest. That money need not be
segregated from other funds except to the extent required in this Indenture
or
required by law.
Section
4.03. [Reserved]
Section
4.04. Release
of Collateral.
(a) Upon
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture pursuant to Section 4.01 and
otherwise as permitted by this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee shall execute
instruments to release property from the lien of this Indenture, or convey
the
Indenture Trustee’s interest in the property, in a manner and under
circumstances that are not inconsistent with this Indenture. No party relying
on
an instrument executed by the Indenture Trustee as provided in this Section
shall be bound to ascertain the Indenture Trustee’s authority, inquire into the
satisfaction of any conditions precedent, or see to the application of any
moneys.
(b) When
no Notes are Outstanding, the Indenture Trustee shall release any remaining
Collateral that secured the Notes from the lien of this Indenture and release
to
the Issuer any funds then on deposit in any account other than funds held in
trust for the satisfaction of Notes that have not been surrendered for payment.
The Indenture Trustee shall release property from the lien of this Indenture
pursuant to this Section only on receipt of an Issuer Request accompanied by
an
Officer’s Certificate.
(c) Whenever
a Mortgage Loan has been substituted for or repurchased in accordance with
Section 2.02(b) or 2.04(d) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, purchased in
accordance with Section 3.06 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, or designated
for transfer in accordance with Section 2.06 of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement, the Indenture Trustee shall execute appropriate documents to release
the Mortgage Loan from the lien of this Indenture and deliver the Mortgage
File
to the appropriate party.
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(d) The
Indenture Trustee shall release property from the lien of this Indenture only
on
receipt of an Issuer Request accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate, an Opinion
of Counsel, and Independent Certificates in accordance with TIA Sections 314(c)
and 314(d)(l) or an Opinion of Counsel in lieu of Independent Certificates
to
the effect that the TIA does not require any Independent
Certificates.
ARTICLE
V
REMEDIES
Section
5.01. Events
of Default.
Any
one
of the following events is an “Event of Default” whatever the
reason:
(i) default
by the Issuer in the payment of any interest on any Class of Notes when it
becomes payable, and the default continues for five days; or
(ii) default
by the Issuer in the payment of the principal of any Class of Notes when it
becomes payable and the default continues for five days; or
(iii) default
in the performance of any obligation of the Issuer under this Indenture (other
than an obligation specifically dealt with elsewhere in this Section), or any
representation or warranty of the Issuer made in this Indenture or in any
certificate or other writing delivered in connection with this Indenture proves
to have been materially incorrect as of the time when it was made, and the
default or the circumstance making the representation or warranty incorrect
has
not been cured within 60 days after notice to the Issuer by the Indenture
Trustee or to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee by the Holders of at least
25% of the Outstanding Amount of all Classes of Notes) by registered or
certified mail specifying the default or incorrect representation or warranty
and requiring it to be remedied and stating that the notice is a notice of
default under this Indenture; or
(iv) an
Insolvency Event occurs with respect to the Issuer.
The
Issuer shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee, within five days after its
occurrence, notice in the form of an Officer’s Certificate of any Incipient
Default under clause (iii), its status, and what action the Issuer is taking
or
proposes to take with respect to the event.
Section
5.02. Acceleration
of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
If
an
Event of Default is continuing, then the Indenture Trustee or the Holders of
not
less than 51% of the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Classes of Notes may
declare all the Notes to be immediately payable, by a notice in writing to
the
Issuer (and to the Indenture Trustee if given by Noteholders), and upon that
declaration the unpaid principal amount of the Notes, together with accrued
interest on them through the date of acceleration, shall become immediately
payable.
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At
any
time after the declaration of acceleration of maturity has been made and before
a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the
Indenture Trustee, the Holders of not less than 51% of the aggregate Outstanding
Amount of all Classes, by notice to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, may
rescind the declaration and its consequences if:
(i) the
Issuer has paid or deposited with the Indenture Trustee a sum sufficient to
pay:
(A) all
payments of principal on the Notes and interest on the Notes and all other
amounts that would then be due under this Indenture or on the Notes if the
Event
of Default giving rise to the acceleration had not occurred; and
(B) all
sums paid or advanced by the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture and the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements, and advances of the Indenture
Trustee and its agents and counsel; and
(ii) all
Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of the principal or interest of
the
Notes that have become due solely by the acceleration, have been cured or waived
as provided in Section 5.13.
No
rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent
to
it.
Section
5.03. Collection
of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Indenture
Trustee.
(a) The
Issuer covenants that if the Notes are accelerated following an Event of
Default, then the Issuer will pay to the Indenture Trustee on demand, for the
benefit of the Noteholders, the whole amount then payable on the Notes and,
in
addition, any further amount needed to cover the expenses of collection,
including the reasonable compensation and expenses of the Indenture Trustee
and
its agents and counsel.
(b) If
the Issuer fails to pay those amounts immediately on demand, the Indenture
Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, subject to Section
11.16 may in its discretion, institute a Proceeding for the collection of the
sums due, and may prosecute the Proceeding to final decree, and may enforce
the
judgment against the Issuer (or other obligor on the Notes) and collect in
the
manner provided by law out of the property of the Issuer (or other obligor
on
the Notes) wherever situated, the moneys determined to be payable.
(c) If
an Event of Default is continuing, the Indenture Trustee subject to Section
11.16 may in its discretion (subject to Section 5.04), proceed to protect and
enforce its rights and the rights of the Secured Parties, by Proceedings the
Indenture Trustee deems most effective to protect and enforce those rights,
whether for the specific enforcement of any agreement in this Indenture or
in
aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Indenture, or to enforce any
other proper remedy or legal or equitable right vested in the Indenture Trustee
by this Indenture or by law.
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(d) In
any Proceedings brought by the Indenture Trustee (and also any Proceedings
involving the interpretation of this Indenture to which the Indenture Trustee
is
a party), the Indenture Trustee shall be held to represent all the Secured
Parties, and it shall not be necessary to make any Noteholder a party to the
Proceedings.
(e) All
rights of action and assertion of claims under this Indenture, the Sale and
Servicing Agreement, or any of the Notes may be enforced by the Indenture
Trustee without the possession of any of the Notes or their production in any
Proceedings regarding them. Any Proceedings instituted by the Indenture Trustee
shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust. Any recovery
of
judgment, subject to the payment of the expenses, disbursements, and
compensation of the Indenture Trustee, each predecessor Indenture Trustee,
and
their agents and counsel, shall be for the ratable benefit of the Secured
Parties.
Section
5.04. Indenture
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
(a) If
(1) Proceedings
under Title 11 of the United States Code or any other applicable federal or
State bankruptcy, insolvency, or other similar law are pending relating to
the
Issuer or any other obligor on the Notes or any person having or claiming an
ownership interest in the Collateral, or
(2) a
receiver, assignee, or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, or liquidator,
sequestrator, or similar official has been appointed for or taken possession
of
the Issuer or its property or the other obligor or person, or
(3) any
other comparable judicial Proceedings are pending relating to the Issuer or
other obligor on the Notes, or to the creditors or property of the Issuer or
the
other obligor,
then,
irrespective of whether the principal of any Notes is then payable as expressed
in them or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Indenture
Trustee has made any demand pursuant to this Section, the Indenture Trustee
is
authorized by intervention in the Proceedings or otherwise:
(i) to
file and prove claims for the entire amount of principal owing on any Notes
and
interest owing on any Notes and other amounts owing on any Notes and to file
any
other documents appropriate to have the claims of the Indenture Trustee, and
of
the Noteholders allowed in the Proceedings (including any claim for reasonable
compensation to the Indenture Trustee and each predecessor Indenture Trustee,
and their respective agents and counsel, and for reimbursement of all expenses
and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Indenture Trustee and
each predecessor Indenture Trustee, except as a result of negligence or bad
faith);
(ii) to
vote on behalf of the Holders of Notes in any election of a trustee, a standby
trustee, or person performing similar functions in the Proceedings;
and
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(iii) to
collect and receive any moneys or other property payable on any claims and
to
distribute all amounts received on the claims of the Noteholders, and of the
Indenture Trustee on their behalf;
and
any
trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian, or other similar official in any
Proceeding is hereby authorized by each of the Noteholders to make payments
to
the Indenture Trustee and, if the Indenture Trustee consents to the Noteholders
receiving payments directly, to pay to the Indenture Trustee amounts sufficient
to cover reasonable compensation to the Indenture Trustee, each predecessor
Indenture Trustee, and their respective agents and counsel, and all other
expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Indenture
Trustee and each predecessor Indenture Trustee except as a result of negligence
or bad faith.
(b) Nothing
in this Indenture authorizes the Indenture Trustee to authorize or consent
to or
vote for or accept or adopt on behalf of any Noteholder any plan of
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, or composition affecting the Notes
or
the rights of any Noteholder or authorizes the Indenture Trustee to vote on
the
claim of any Noteholder in any such proceeding except to vote for the election
of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar person.
Section
5.05. Remedies;
Priorities.
(a) If
an Event of Default is continuing, the Indenture Trustee subject to Section
11.16 may, and at the direction of the Holders of at least 66⅔% of the aggregate
Outstanding Amount of all Classes of Notes shall, do any of the following
(subject to Section 5.11):
(i) institute
Proceedings in its own name and as trustee of an express trust for the
collection of all amounts then payable on the Notes or under this Indenture,
whether by declaration or otherwise, and all amounts payable under the Sale
and
Servicing Agreement, and enforce any judgment obtained, and collect from the
Issuer and any other obligor on the Notes moneys adjudged due;
(ii) institute
Proceedings for the complete or partial foreclosure of this Indenture with
respect to the Collateral;
(iii) exercise
any remedies of a secured party under the UCC and take any other appropriate
action to protect and enforce the rights of the Indenture Trustee and the
Noteholders;
(iv) exercise
all rights of the Issuer in connection with the Purchase Agreement and the
Sale
and Servicing Agreement against the Sponsor, the Depositor, or the Master
Servicer or otherwise; and
(v) sell
any portion of the Collateral or interests in it at one or more public or
private sales called and conducted in any manner permitted by law.
The
Indenture Trustee, however, may not sell or otherwise liquidate Collateral
following an Event of Default unless
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(A) the
Indenture Trustee obtains the consent of the Holders of 100% of the aggregate
Outstanding Amount of the Notes of all Classes,
(B) the
proceeds of the sale or liquidation distributable to the Secured Parties are
sufficient to discharge in full all amounts then due on the Notes,
or
(C) the
Indenture Trustee determines that the Collateral will not continue to provide
sufficient funds for the payment of principal of the Notes and interest on
the
Notes as they would have become due if the Notes had not been declared due
and
payable, and the Indenture Trustee obtains the consent of the Holders of a
majority of the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Notes of all
Classes.
In
determining the sufficiency or insufficiency under clause (B) and (C), the
Indenture Trustee may, but need not, obtain and rely on an opinion of an
Independent investment banking or accounting firm of national reputation as
to
the feasibility of the proposed action and as to the sufficiency of the
Collateral for the purpose.
(b) If
the Indenture Trustee collects any money or property under this Article, it
shall pay out the money or property in the following order:
FIRST:
to
the Indenture Trustee the Indenture Trustee Fee then due, to the extent not
previously paid, and any expenses incurred by it in connection with the
enforcement of the remedies under this Article and to the Owner Trustee the
Owner Trustee Fee then due, to the extent not previously paid, and any expenses
due to the Owner Trustee under any of the Transaction Documents;
SECOND:
to the Noteholders for interest due on the Notes (except for Basis Risk
Carryforward), sequentially to the Class A, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3,
Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8, and Class B Notes, in
that order;
THIRD:
to
the Noteholders for amounts due on the Notes for principal, sequentially to
the
Class A, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6,
Class
M-7, Class M-8 and Class B Notes in that order until the Note Principal Balance
of each such Class of Notes is reduced to zero;
FOURTH:
sequentially to the Class A, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class
M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8, and Class B Notes, in that order, any
Basis Risk Carryforward for each such Class of Notes; and
FIFTH:
to
the Issuer for distribution in accordance with the Trust Agreement.
Section
5.06. Optional
Preservation of the Collateral.
If
the
Notes have been declared to be due under Section 5.02 following an Event of
Default and the declaration and its consequences have not been annulled, the
Indenture Trustee may, but need not, elect to maintain possession of the
Collateral. The parties and the Noteholders want sufficient funds to exist
at
all times for the payment of principal of and
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interest
on the Notes and other obligations of the Issuer, and the Indenture Trustee
shall take that into account when determining whether or not to maintain
possession of any Collateral. In determining whether to maintain possession
of
the Collateral, the Indenture Trustee may, but need not, obtain and rely on
an
opinion of an Independent investment banking or accounting firm of national
reputation as to the feasibility of the proposed action and as to the
sufficiency of the Collateral for the purpose.
Section
5.07. Limitation
of Suits.
No
Noteholder may institute any Proceeding with respect to this Indenture, or
for
the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy under this
Indenture, subject to Section 11.16:
(i) the
Holder has previously given notice to the Indenture Trustee of a continuing
Event of Default;
(ii) the
Holders of not less than 51% of the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Classes
of Notes have requested the Indenture Trustee in writing to institute a
Proceeding with respect to the Event of Default in its own name as Indenture
Trustee under this Indenture;
(iii) the
Holders have offered the Indenture Trustee reasonable indemnity against the
costs and liabilities to be incurred in complying with the request;
(iv) the
Indenture Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of the request and offer of
indemnity has failed to institute Proceedings; and
(v) no
direction inconsistent with the request has been given to the Indenture Trustee
during the 60-day period by the Holders of not less than 51% of the aggregate
Outstanding Amount of all Classes of Notes.
No
Holders of Notes shall have any right in any manner whatever because of this
Indenture to affect the rights of any other Holders of Notes or to obtain or
to
seek to obtain priority or preference over any other Holders or to enforce
any
right under this Indenture, except in the manner provided in this
Indenture.
If
the
Indenture Trustee receives inconsistent requests and indemnity from two or
more
groups of Holders of Notes, each representing less than 51% of the aggregate
Outstanding Amount of all Classes, the Indenture Trustee in its sole discretion
may determine what action shall be taken.
Section
5.08. Unconditional
Right to Receive Principal and Interest.
Notwithstanding
any other provisions in this Indenture, every Noteholder has an absolute and
unconditional right to receive payment of the principal of the Notes and
interest on the Notes and other amounts payable on its Note after their due
dates (or, in the case of redemption, after the redemption date) and to
institute suit for the enforcement of any payment, and this right shall not
be
impaired without the consent of the Holder.
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Section
5.09. Restoration
of Rights and Remedies.
If
the
Indenture Trustee or any Noteholder has instituted any Proceeding to enforce
any
right under this Indenture and the Proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned
for any reason or has been determined adversely to the Indenture Trustee or
to
the Noteholder, then the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, and the Noteholders
shall, subject to any determination in the Proceeding, be restored severally
and
respectively to their former positions under this Indenture, and all rights
of
the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders shall continue as though no Proceeding
had been instituted.
Section
5.10. Rights
and Remedies Cumulative.
No
right
given to the Indenture Trustee or to the Noteholders in this Indenture is
intended to be exclusive of any other right, and every right shall, to the
extent permitted by law, be cumulative to every other right given under this
Indenture or existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion of any
right under this Indenture, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent
assertion of any other appropriate right.
Section
5.11. Delay
or Omission Not a Waiver.
No
delay
in exercising or failure to exercise any right accruing on any Incipient Default
shall impair the right or constitute a waiver of the Incipient Default or an
acquiescence in it. Every right given by this Article or by law to the Indenture
Trustee or to the Noteholders may be exercised from time to time, and as often
as may be deemed expedient, by the Indenture Trustee or by the
Noteholders.
Section
5.12. Control
by Noteholders.
The
Holders of not less than 51% of the
aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Classes may direct the time, method, and
place of conducting any Proceeding for any remedy available to the Indenture
Trustee with respect to the Notes or exercising any right conferred on the
Indenture Trustee. No direction shall be binding unless:
(i) it
does not conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture; and
(ii) it
is by the Holders of Notes representing not less than 100% of the aggregate
Outstanding Amount of all Classes if the direction to the Indenture Trustee
is
to sell or liquidate the Collateral.
The
Indenture Trustee may take any other action it deems proper that is not
inconsistent with the direction, Section 5.04, or Section 5.05.
Section
5.13. Waiver
of Past Defaults.
Before
the declaration of the acceleration of the maturity of the Notes as provided
in
Section 5.02, the Holders of not less than 51% of the aggregate Outstanding
Amount of all Classes may waive any past default and its consequences except
a
default
(i) in
payment of principal on any Notes or interest on any Notes or
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(ii) regarding
a provision of this Indenture that cannot be changed without the consent of
the
Holder of each affected Note.
After
any
such waiver, the Incipient Default shall cease to exist and be considered to
have been cured and not to have occurred, and any Event of Default arising
from
it shall be considered to have been cured and not to have occurred, for every
purpose of this Indenture. No waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other
default or impair any right consequent to it.
Section
5.14. Undertaking
For Costs.
All
parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of a Note by its acceptance
of
its Note agrees, that in any suit for the enforcement of any right under this
Indenture, or in any suit against the Indenture Trustee for any action taken,
suffered, or omitted by it as Indenture Trustee, any court may in its discretion
require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay
the costs of the suit, and that the court may in its discretion assess
reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, against any party
litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the
claims or defenses made by the party litigant. The provisions of this Section
shall not apply to
(i) any
suit instituted by the Indenture Trustee,
(ii) any
suit instituted by any Noteholder, or group of Noteholders, holding in the
aggregate more than 25% of the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Classes
of
Notes, or
(iii) any
suit instituted by any Noteholder for the enforcement of the payment of
principal of any Principal Amount Note or interest on any Interest Bearing
Note
after the due dates expressed in the Note and in this Indenture (or, in the
case
of redemption, after the redemption date).
Section
5.15. Waiver
of Stay or Extension Laws.
To
the
extent that it may lawfully do so, the Issuer covenants that it will not at
any
time insist on, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit
or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any
time
after this in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this
Indenture. To the extent that it may lawfully do so, the Issuer expressly waives
all benefit of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay,
or
impede the execution of any power granted in this Indenture to the Indenture
Trustee, but will permit the execution of every power as though the law had
not
been enacted.
Section
5.16. Rapid
Amortization Events.
If
any
one of the following events occurs during the Managed Amortization
Period:
(a) The
failure of the Sponsor or the Master Servicer to make any payment or deposit
required by the Sale and Servicing Agreement within three Business Days after
the payment or deposit was required to be made;
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(b) The
failure of the Sponsor or the Master Servicer to cause the Depositor to observe
or perform in any material respect the covenants of the Depositor in Section
2.01(h) or 2.05 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement;
(c) The
failure of the Sponsor to observe or perform in any material respect any other
covenants of the Sponsor in the Sale and Servicing Agreement that materially
and
adversely affects the interests of the Noteholders and that continues unremedied
and continues to affect materially and adversely the interests of the
Noteholders for 60 days (five days in the case of any failure to transfer to
the
Trust Eligible Substitute Mortgage Loans or deposit into the Collection Account
the Transfer Deposit Amount in accordance with Section 2.07(a) of the Sale
and
Servicing Agreement) after the date on which written notice of the failure,
requiring it to be remedied, shall have been given to the Sponsor by the
Indenture Trustee, or to the Sponsor and the Indenture Trustee by the Holders
of
not less than 51% of the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Classes of
Notes;
(d) Any
representation or warranty made by the Sponsor or the Depositor in the Sale
and
Servicing Agreement proves to have been incorrect in any material respect when
made, as a result of which the interests of the Noteholders are materially
and
adversely affected and that continues to be incorrect in any material respect
and continues to affect materially and adversely the interests of the
Noteholders for 60 days after the date on which notice of the failure, requiring
it to be remedied, shall have been given to the Sponsor or the Depositor, as
the
case may be, by the Indenture Trustee, or to the Sponsor, the Depositor, and
the
Indenture Trustee by the Holders of not less than 51% of the aggregate
Outstanding Amount of all Classes of Notes (a Rapid Amortization Event pursuant
to this subparagraph (d) shall not occur if the Sponsor has accepted retransfer
of the related Mortgage Loans or substituted for them during the 60-day period
(or such longer period (not to exceed an additional 60 days) as the Indenture
Trustee may specify) in accordance with the Sale and Servicing
Agreement);
(e) An
Insolvency Event occurs with respect to the holder of the Class R-1 Certificates
or the Depositor, but for this purpose the 60-day periods in the definition
of
Insolvency Event shall be 30 days;
(f) The
Trust becomes subject to registration as an “investment company” under the
Investment Company Act of 1940; or
(g) A
Rapid Amortization Cumulative Loss Trigger Event has occurred and is
continuing.
then,
when any event described in subparagraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) occurs, either
the
Indenture Trustee or the Holders of not less than 51% of the aggregate
Outstanding Amount of all Classes of Notes, by notice given in writing to the
holder of the Class R-1 Certificates, the Depositor, and the Master Servicer
(and to the Indenture Trustee if given by the Noteholders) may declare that
an
early amortization event (a “Rapid Amortization
Event”) has occurred as of the date of the notice, and in the case
of any event described in subparagraph (e), (f) or (g), a Rapid
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Amortization
Event shall occur without any notice or other action on the part of the
Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders, immediately upon its
occurrence.
Section
5.17. Sale
of Collateral.
(a) The
power to effect any sale or other disposition (a
“Sale”) of any portion of the Collateral pursuant to
Section 5.05 is subject to this Section 5.17. The Indenture Trustee waives
its
right to any amount fixed by law as compensation for any Sale.
(b) In
connection with a Sale of any of the Collateral,
(i) any
Holder of Notes may bid for the property offered for sale, and on compliance
with the terms of sale may own the property without further accountability,
and
may, in paying its purchase price, deliver any Notes or claims for interest
on
Notes rather than cash up to the amount that would be payable on them from
the
distribution of the net proceeds of the sale, and the Notes shall be returned
to
the Holders after being appropriately stamped to show partial payment if the
amount payable for the property is less than the amount due on the
Notes;
(ii) the
Indenture Trustee may bid for and acquire the property offered for Sale, and
may
purchase any portion of the Collateral in a private sale, and rather than paying
cash, may settle the purchase price by crediting the gross Sale price against
the amount that would be distributable as a result of the Sale in accordance
with Section 5.05(b) on the next Payment Date after the Sale without being
required to produce the Notes to complete the Sale or for the net Sale price
to
be credited against the Notes, and any property so acquired by the Indenture
Trustee shall be held and dealt with by it in accordance with this
Indenture;
(iii) the
Indenture Trustee shall execute and deliver an appropriate instrument of
conveyance transferring its interest in any portion of the Collateral in
connection with its Sale;
(iv) the
Indenture Trustee is hereby irrevocably appointed the agent and attorney-in-fact
of the Issuer to transfer its interest in any portion of the Collateral in
connection with its Sale, and to take all action necessary to effect the Sale;
and
(v) no
purchaser or transferee at a Sale need ascertain the Indenture Trustee’s
authority, inquire into the satisfaction of any conditions precedent, or see
to
the application of any monies.
Section
5.18. Performance
and Enforcement of Certain Obligations.
The
Indenture Trustee, as pledgee of the Mortgage Loans, may, and at the direction
of the Holders of 66⅔% of the Outstanding Amount of all Classes of Notes shall
exercise all rights of the Issuer against the Sponsor or the Master Servicer
in
connection with the Sale and Servicing Agreement, including the right to take
any action to obtain performance by either Seller or the Master Servicer, as
the
case may be, of each of their obligations to the Issuer under
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the
Sale
and Servicing Agreement and to give any consent, request, notice, direction,
approval, extension, or waiver under the Sale and Servicing Agreement, and
any
right of the Issuer to take such action shall not be suspended.
ARTICLE
VI
THE
INDENTURE TRUSTEE
Section
6.01. Duties
of Indenture Trustee.
(a) If
an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Indenture Trustee shall
exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same
degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent person would use under
the circumstances in the conduct of its own affairs.
(b) Except
during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(i) obligations
of the Indenture Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions
of
this Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Indenture Trustee
undertakes to perform only the duties specifically stated in this Indenture
and
the Sale and Servicing Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall
be read into this Indenture against the Indenture Trustee; and
(ii) in
the absence of bad faith on its part, the Indenture Trustee may conclusively
rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions
expressed in them, on certificates, opinions, or other documents furnished
to
the Indenture Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture
and
the Sale and Servicing Agreement, and the Indenture Trustee need not investigate
into any of the matters expressed in them; but in the case of certificates
or
opinions specifically required to be furnished to the Indenture Trustee, the
Indenture Trustee must examine them to determine whether or not they conform
to
the requirements of this Indenture and the Sale and Servicing
Agreement.
(c) The
Indenture Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own negligent
action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except
that:
(i) this
subsection does not limit the effect of Section 6.01(b);
(ii) the
Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good
faith by a Responsible Officer unless it is proved that the Indenture Trustee
was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(iii) the
Indenture Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or
omits to take in good faith in accordance with the direction received by it
from
the Holders of not less than 51% of the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all
Classes of Notes relating to the method and place of conducting any Proceeding
for any remedy
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available
to the Indenture Trustee with respect to the Notes or exercising any right
conferred on the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture or the Sale and
Servicing Agreement;
(iv) the
Indenture Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the occurrence of
an
Incipient Default, a Rapid Amortization Event, or of any failure by the Master
Servicer to comply with its obligations under Section 6.01(i) or (ii) of the
Sale and Servicing Agreement unless a Responsible Officer at the Corporate
Trust
Office obtains actual knowledge of the failure or the Indenture Trustee receives
notice of the failure; and
(v) no
provision of this Indenture shall require the Indenture Trustee to expend or
risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial liability in the performance
of
any of its duties under this Indenture or in the exercise of any of its rights,
if it has reasonable grounds to believe that repayment of the funds or adequate
indemnity against the risk is not reasonably assured to it, however, the
Indenture Trustee is still required to perform its duties under the Indenture
or
any of the Transaction Documents even if its fees and expenses are not
paid.
(d) Every
provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability
of the Indenture Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section
and
the TIA.
(e) The
limitations on the obligations of the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture
shall not affect any obligations of the Indenture Trustee acting as Master
Servicer under the Sale and Servicing whenever it may be so acting.
Section
6.02. Notice
of Defaults.
If
an
Incipient Default is continuing or if a Rapid Amortization Event occurs and
if,
in either case, a Responsible Officer knows of it, the Indenture Trustee shall
mail to each Noteholder notice of the Incipient Default or Rapid Amortization
Event within 90 days after it occurs. Except in the case of an Incipient Default
in payment of principal or interest on any Note, the Indenture Trustee may
withhold the notice to Noteholders so long as a committee of its Responsible
Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the
interests of Noteholders.
Section
6.03. Rights
of Indenture Trustee.
(a) The
Indenture Trustee may rely on any document believed by it to be genuine and
to
have been signed or presented by the proper person.
(b) Before
the Indenture Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officer’s
Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel. The Indenture Trustee shall not be liable
for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on an
Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel unless other evidence is
specifically required.
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(c) The
Indenture Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers under this Indenture
or perform any duties under this Indenture either directly or through agents
or
counsel or a custodian or nominee, and the Indenture Trustee shall not be
responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of, or for the
supervision of, any agent, counsel, custodian, or nominee appointed with due
care by it under this Indenture. The appointment of the Custodian pursuant
to
the Custodial Agreement shall be deemed to have been made with due
care.
(d) The
Indenture Trustee may consult with counsel, and the written advice of counsel
with respect to legal matters relating to this Indenture, the Transaction
Documents, and the Notes and any Opinion of Counsel shall be full authorization
and protection from liability for any action taken, omitted, or suffered by
it
under this Indenture in good faith and in accordance with the advice of counsel
or any Opinion of Counsel.
(e) The
Indenture Trustee may enter into any amendment of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement as to which the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied, and when so
requested by an Issuer Request and the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied,
the
Indenture Trustee shall enter into any amendment of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement
(i) that
does not impose further obligations or liabilities on the Indenture Trustee,
and
(ii) as
to which either the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied or Holders of not
less
than 662/3%
of the aggregate
Outstanding Amount of all Classes of Notes have consented.
(f) With
the consent of the Master Servicer, the Indenture Trustee may appoint Custodians
to hold any portion of the Collateral as agent for the Indenture Trustee, by
entering into a Custodial Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit B.
Subject to this Article, the Indenture Trustee agrees to comply with each
Custodial Agreement and to enforce each Custodial Agreement against the
custodian for the benefit of the Secured Parties. Each custodian shall be a
depository institution (or an affiliate of a depository institution) subject
to
supervision by federal or state authority and shall be qualified to do business
in the jurisdiction in which it holds any Collateral.
Section
6.04. Indenture
Trustee Not Responsible for Certain Things.
The
Indenture Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation
as to
the validity or adequacy of the Collateral or any Transaction Document (other
than the signature and authentication of the Indenture Trustee on the Notes).
It
shall not be responsible for any statement in this Indenture other than Section
6.14 or in any document issued in the sale of the Notes or in the Notes other
than the Indenture Trustee’s certificate of authentication.
The
Indenture Trustee is not accountable for the use or application by the Issuer
of
any of the Notes or of the proceeds of the Notes, or for the use or application
of any funds paid to
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the
Depositor or the Master Servicer on the Mortgage Loans or deposited in or
withdrawn from the Collection Account by the Master Servicer. The Indenture
Trustee shall not be responsible for:
(i) the
validity and enforceability of any Mortgage or any Mortgage Loan, or the
perfection and priority of any Mortgage or the maintenance of its perfection
and
priority, or for the sufficiency of the Trust or its ability to generate the
payments to be distributed to Noteholders under this Indenture, or the
sufficiency or validity of MERS or the MERS® System, including the existence,
condition, and ownership of any Mortgaged Property;
(ii) the
existence and enforceability of any hazard insurance on any Mortgaged
Property;
(iii) the
validity of the assignment of any Mortgage Loan to the Indenture Trustee or
of
any intervening assignment;
(iv) the
completeness of any Mortgage Loan;
(v) the
performance or enforcement of any Mortgage Loan;
(vi) any
investment of monies by or at the direction of the Master Servicer or any
resulting loss;
(vii) the
acts or omissions of any of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, any subservicer,
or any mortgagor under a Mortgage;
(viii) any
action of the Master Servicer or any subservicer taken in the name of the
Indenture Trustee; or
(ix) the
failure of the Master Servicer or any subservicer to act or perform any duties
required of it as agent of the Indenture Trustee.
The
Indenture Trustee shall not be responsible for filing any Financing or
Continuation Statement in any public office at any time or otherwise to perfect
or maintain the perfection of any Security Interest or lien granted to it under
this Indenture or to prepare or file any Commission filing for the Trust or
to
record this Indenture.
Section
6.05. Individual
Rights of Indenture Trustee.
The
Indenture Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner
or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Issuer, the Sponsor, and
their affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Indenture
Trustee. Any co-trustee, Paying Agent, Note Registrar, co-registrar, or
co-paying agent may do the same with like rights.
Section
6.06. Money
Held in Trust.
Money
held in trust by the Indenture Trustee need not be segregated from other funds
except to the extent required by law or the Transaction Documents. The Indenture
Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except
as
it may agree in writing.
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Section
6.07. Compensation.
The
compensation of the Indenture Trustee will equal the Indenture Trustee
Fees. After an Event of Default, and to the extent not paid
otherwise, the Indenture Trustee Fee will be payable as provided in Section
5.05(b). Except for amounts available for the purpose as provided in Section
5.05(b), the Indenture Trustee shall have no claim against the Issuer or any
of
the Collateral for the payment of any of its fees and expenses. The Indenture
Trustee shall not fail to perform its duties under the Transaction Documents
if
its fees and expenses are not paid.
Section
6.08. Eligibility.
The
Indenture Trustee shall be a corporation organized and doing business under
the
laws of the United States or any State, authorized under those laws to exercise
trust powers, and shall satisfy the requirements of Rule 3a-7(a)(4)(i) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940. The Indenture Trustee shall satisfy the
requirements of TIA Section 310(a) at all times. The Indenture Trustee shall
have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as shown in its
most
recent published annual report of condition. The Indenture Trustee shall comply
with TIA Section 310(b), including the optional provision permitted by the
second sentence of TIA Section 310(b)(9). However, any indentures under which
other securities of the Issuer are outstanding shall be excluded from the
operation of TIA Section 310(b)(1) if the requirements for the exclusion in
TIA
Section 310(b)(1) are met. The principal office of any successor Indenture
Trustee shall be in a state for which an Opinion of Counsel has been delivered
to the successor Indenture Trustee at the time it is appointed to the effect
that the Trust will not be a taxable entity under the laws of the state of
its
principal office. Whenever an Indenture Trustee ceases to be eligible in
accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Indenture Trustee shall
resign immediately in accordance with Section 6.10.
Section
6.09. Preferential
Collection of Claims Against Issuer.
The
Indenture Trustee shall comply with TIA Section 311(a), excluding any creditor
relationship listed in TIA Section 311(b). An Indenture Trustee who has resigned
or been removed shall be subject to TIA Section 311(a) to the extent
indicated.
Section
6.10. Replacement
of Indenture Trustee.
No
resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee and no appointment of a
successor Indenture Trustee shall become effective until the acceptance of
appointment by the successor Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee may resign
at any time by so notifying the Issuer, the Transferor, the Depositor, and
the
Master Servicer. The Holders of not less than 51% of the aggregate Outstanding
Amount of all Classes of Notes may remove the Indenture Trustee at any time
and
the Issuer shall then appoint a successor Indenture Trustee by so notifying
the
Indenture Trustee, the Transferor, the Depositor, and the Master Servicer.
The
Issuer (and if the Issuer fails to do so, the Transferor) shall remove the
Indenture Trustee and appoint a successor if:
(i) the
Indenture Trustee fails to satisfy Section 6.08;
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(ii) an
Insolvency Event occurs with respect to the Indenture Trustee;
(iii) the
Indenture Trustee otherwise becomes incapable of acting; or
(iv) during
the period in which the Depositor is required to file Exchange Act Reports
with
respect to the Trust, the Indenture Trustee fails to comply with its obligations
under the last sentence of Section 6.01 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement,
Article VII of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the preceding paragraph, or
Section 6.12 and that failure is not remedied within the lesser of 10 calendar
days or the period in which the applicable Exchange Act Report can be filed
timely (without taking into account any extensions).
As
a
condition to the effectiveness of a resignation by the Indenture Trustee, at
least 15 calendar days before the effective date of that resignation, the
Indenture Trustee must provide (x) written notice to the Depositor of any
successor pursuant to this Section and (y) in writing and in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor, all information reasonably requested
by the Depositor in order to comply with the Depositor’s reporting obligation
under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K with respect to the resignation of the Indenture
Trustee.
If
the
Indenture Trustee fails to satisfy Section 6.08, any Noteholder may petition
any
court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Indenture Trustee and
the
appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee. If a successor Indenture Trustee
does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Indenture Trustee resigns
or is removed, the retiring Indenture Trustee, the Issuer, the Transferor,
the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, or the Holders of not less than 51% of the
aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Classes of Notes may petition any court
of
competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee.
If
the Indenture Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office
of Indenture Trustee for any reason, the Issuer, with the approval of the
Transferor, shall promptly appoint a successor Indenture Trustee for the
retiring Indenture Trustee.
Section
6.11. Acceptance
of Appointment by Successor.
A
successor Indenture Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its
appointment to the retiring Indenture Trustee and to the Issuer, the Transferor,
the Depositor, and the Master Servicer. The resignation or removal of the
retiring Indenture Trustee shall become effective on the later of (x) receipt
of
the written acceptance and (y) the successor providing the Depositor in writing
and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor, all
information reasonably requested by the Depositor in order to comply with the
Depositor’s reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K with respect to a
replacement trustee, and the successor Indenture Trustee shall have all the
rights and obligations, and automatically succeed to the estate, of the
Indenture Trustee under this Indenture without any further act or transfer.
The
successor Indenture Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to the
Noteholders. The retiring Indenture Trustee shall promptly deliver any
instruments of transfer with respect to the trust estate requested by the Issuer
or the successor Indenture Trustee and deliver all property held by
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it
as
Indenture Trustee to the successor Indenture Trustee. No proposed successor
Indenture Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of its
acceptance it is eligible under Section 6.08.
Section
6.12. Successor
Indenture Trustee by Xxxxxx.
If
the
Indenture Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers
all
or substantially all its corporate trust business or assets to, another
corporation or banking association, the resulting, surviving, or transferee
corporation shall be the successor Indenture Trustee if it is otherwise eligible
under Section 6.08 without any further act on the part of anyone. The Indenture
Trustee shall provide each Rating Agency notice of any such
transaction.
If
any of
the Notes have been authenticated but not delivered when the successor Indenture
Trustee takes over, it may adopt the certificate of authentication of any
predecessor Indenture Trustee and deliver the authenticated Notes with the
same
effect as if it had authenticated the Notes.
At
least
15 calendar days before the effective date of any merger or consolidation of
the
Indenture Trustee, the Indenture Trustee will provide (x) written notice to
the
Depositor of any successor pursuant to this Section and (y) in writing and
in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor, all information
reasonably requested by the Depositor in order to comply with the Depositor’s
reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K with respect to a replacement
Indenture Trustee.
Section
6.13. Appointment
of Co-Indenture Trustee or Separate Indenture
Trustee.
(a) Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Indenture, at any time, for the purpose of meeting
any legal requirement of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Collateral
may at the time be located, the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer, acting
jointly, may execute and deliver instruments to appoint one or more persons
approved by the Master Servicer to act as a co-trustees, or separate trustees,
of any part of the Collateral, and to vest in them, in that capacity and for
the
benefit of the Secured Parties, title to any part of the Collateral and any
rights and obligations the Indenture Trustee considers appropriate, subject
to
the other provisions of this Section. No co-trustee or separate trustee under
this Indenture need satisfy the requirements for a successor trustee under
Section 6.08, and no notice to Noteholders of the appointment of any co-trustee
or separate trustee shall be required under Section 6.09.
(b) Every
separate trustee and co-trustee shall, to the extent permitted by law, be
appointed and act subject to the following:
(i) all
rights and obligations of the Indenture Trustee shall be performed by the
Indenture Trustee and any separate trustee or co-trustee jointly (the separate
trustee or co-trustee is not authorized to act without the Indenture Trustee
joining in the act), except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction
in which any particular acts are to be performed the Indenture Trustee is unable
to perform the acts, in which case the rights and obligations (including holding
title to any part of the Collateral) shall be
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performed
singly by the separate trustee or co-trustee, but solely at the direction of
the
Indenture Trustee;
(ii) no
trustee under this Indenture shall be personally liable for any act or omission
of any other trustee under this Indenture; and
(iii) the
Indenture Trustee, the Master Servicer, and the Issuer may at any time accept
the resignation of or remove any separate trustee or co-trustee.
(c) Any
notice, request, or other writing given to the Indenture Trustee shall be
considered to have been given to each of the then separate trustees and
co-trustees, as effectively as if given to each of them. Every instrument
appointing any separate trustee or co-trustee shall refer to this Indenture
and
the conditions of this Article. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, on its
acceptance of the trusts conferred, shall be subject to this Indenture and
vested with the estates specified in its instrument of appointment, either
jointly with the Indenture Trustee or separately, as may be provided in the
instrument of appointment. Every instrument of appointment shall be filed with
the Indenture Trustee and a copy of it given to the Issuer.
(d) Any
separate trustee or co-trustee may at any time constitute the Indenture Trustee,
its agent or attorney-in-fact with full power and authority, to the extent
not
prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under this Indenture on its behalf
and
in its name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee dies, becomes incapable
of
acting, resigns or is removed, all of its estates, rights, and obligations
shall
vest in the Indenture Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the
appointment of a new trustee.
Section
6.14. Representations
and Warranties of Indenture Trustee.
The
Indenture Trustee represents and warrants that on the Closing Date:
(i) it
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under
the laws of its place of incorporation;
(ii) it
has full power and authority to execute, deliver, and perform this Indenture
and
the Sale and Servicing Agreement, and has taken all necessary action to
authorize the execution, delivery, and performance by it of this Indenture
and
the Sale and Servicing Agreement;
(iii) the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Indenture and the
fulfillment of its terms do not conflict with, result in any breach of, or
constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time) a default under, the
certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Indenture Trustee or any agreement
or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound;
(iv) it
does not have notice of any adverse claim (as used in Section 8-302 of the
UCC
in effect in Delaware) with respect to the Mortgage Loans;
(v) it
satisfies the requirements of Section 6.08; and
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(vi) to
the Indenture Trustee’s best knowledge, no proceedings or investigations
concerning the Indenture Trustee are pending or threatened before any court,
regulatory body, administrative agency, or other governmental instrumentality
having jurisdiction over or its properties:
(A) asserting
the invalidity of this Indenture,
(B) seeking
to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Indenture, or
(C) seeking
any determination that might affect its performance of its obligations under
this Indenture or the validity or enforceability of this Indenture.
ARTICLE
VII
NOTEHOLDERS’
LISTS AND REPORTS
Section
7.01. Issuer
to Furnish Names and Addresses of Noteholders.
The
Issuer will furnish to the Indenture Trustee not more than five days after
each
Record Date a list of the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes as of
the
Record Date in the form the Indenture Trustee reasonably requires, and at any
other times the Indenture Trustee requests in writing, within 30 days after
the
Issuer receives the request, a list of similar form and content as of a date
not
more than ten days before the time the list is furnished. So long as the
Indenture Trustee is the Note Registrar, the Issuer need not furnish these
lists.
Section
7.02. Preservation
of Information; Communications.
(a) The
Indenture Trustee shall preserve the names and addresses of the Holders of
Notes
in the most recent list furnished to the Indenture Trustee as provided in
Section 7.01 and the names and addresses of Holders of Notes received by the
Indenture Trustee in its capacity as Note Registrar in as current a form as
is
reasonably practicable. The Indenture Trustee may destroy any list furnished
to
it under Section 7.01 on receipt of a new list so furnished.
(b) Noteholders
or Note Owners may communicate with other Noteholders or Note Owners with
respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Notes in the manner
provided under TIA Section 312(b).
(c) The
Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, and the Note Registrar shall have the protections
provided under TIA Section 312(c).
Section
7.03. Exchange
Act Reports.
(a) The
Indenture Trustee shall prepare for filing and file in accordance with the
Exchange Act within 15 days after each Payment Date (subject to permitted
extensions under the Exchange Act) with the Commission a Form 10-D with copies
of the Monthly Statement and, to the extent delivered to the Indenture Trustee,
no later than 5 days following the Payment
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Date,
any
other information identified by the Issuer or the Master Servicer (the
“Additional Designated Information”) to be filed with
the Commission. If the Issuer or Master Servicer directs that any Additional
Designated Information is to be filed with any Form 10-D, the Issuer or Master
Servicer, as the case may be, shall specify the item on Form 10-D to which
the
information is responsive and, with respect to any exhibit to be filed on Form
10-D, the exhibit number. Any Additional Designated Information to be filed
on
Form 10-D shall be delivered to the Indenture Trustee in XXXXX-compatible form.
If no Additional Designated Information is provided to the Indenture Trustee
by
the 5th day
after a Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee will not be required to include
such
information in the Form 10-D filing for the Payment Date. The Indenture Trustee
shall prepare for filing and file any amendment to any Form 10-D previously
filed with the Commission with respect to the Issuer at the request of the
Issuer or the Master Servicer. The Master Servicer shall sign each Form 10-D
filed on behalf of the Issuer. The Indenture Trustee shall encode these filings
to provide for automated filing notification instructions to the Countrywide
MBS
Surveillance Group at its email address at XXXxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx (or at any
other address designated in writing by the Master Servicer) in its XXXXX
submissions when making these filings.
(b) Other
than the reports required to be filed on behalf of the Issuer by the Indenture
Trustee pursuant to Section 7.03(a), the Issuer shall:
(i) file
with the Commission and the Indenture Trustee copies of the annual reports
and
of the information, documents, and other reports (or copies of the portions
of
any of these the Commission prescribes in its rules and regulations) that the
Issuer may be required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act, within 15 days after the Issuer is required to file
the same with the Commission;
(ii) file
with the Indenture Trustee and the Commission in accordance with the
Commission’s rules and regulations any additional information, documents, and
reports with respect to compliance by the Issuer with the conditions and
covenants of this Indenture the rules and regulations require; and
(iii) supply
to the Indenture Trustee summaries of any information, documents, and reports
required to be filed by the Issuer pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of this
Section and by the rules and regulations of the Commission (and the Indenture
Trustee shall transmit them by mail to all Noteholders described in TIA Section
313(c)).
(c) Unless
the Issuer otherwise determines, the fiscal year of the Issuer shall end on
December 31 of each year.
Section
7.04. Reports
by Indenture Trustee.
If
required by TIA Section 313(a), within 60 days after March 15, beginning with
2008, the Indenture Trustee shall mail to each Noteholder as required by TIA
Section 313(c) a brief report dated that date that complies with TIA Section
313(a). The Indenture Trustee also shall
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comply
with TIA Section 313(b). A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to
Noteholders shall be filed by the Indenture Trustee with the Commission and
each
securities exchange on which the Notes are listed. The Issuer shall notify
the
Indenture Trustee before the Notes are listed on any securities
exchange.
The
Indenture Trustee shall deliver to each Noteholder the information necessary
for
the Holder to prepare its federal and State income tax returns. On each Payment
Date, the Indenture Trustee shall make available to each Noteholder, the Master
Servicer, and each Rating Agency on its Internet website the statement for
Noteholders prepared by the Master Servicer and delivered to it pursuant to
Section 4.04 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement for the Payment
Date.
If
the
statement for Noteholders is not accessible to any of the Noteholders, the
Master Servicer, or either Rating Agency on the Indenture Trustee’s internet
website, the Indenture Trustee shall forward a hard copy of it to each
Noteholder, the Master Servicer, and each Rating Agency immediately after the
Indenture Trustee becomes aware that it is not accessible to any of them via
its
website. The address of the Indenture Trustee’s internet website where the
statement for Noteholders will be accessible is xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx.
Assistance in using the Indenture Trustee’s internet website may be obtained by
calling the Indenture Trustee’s customer service desk at (000) 000-0000. The
Indenture Trustee shall notify each Noteholder, the Master Servicer, and each
Rating Agency in writing of any change in the address or means of access to
the
internet website where the statement for Noteholders is accessible.
The
Indenture Trustee shall prepare (in a manner consistent with the treatment
of
the Notes as indebtedness of the Issuer, Internal Revenue Service Form 1099
(or
any successor form) and any other tax forms required to be filed or furnished
to
Noteholders covering payments by the Indenture Trustee (or the Paying Agent)
on
the Notes and shall file and distribute them as required by law. In addition,
the Indenture Trustee shall promptly furnish any information reasonably
requested by the Issuer that is reasonably available to the Indenture Trustee
to
enable the Issuer to perform its federal and state income tax reporting
obligations.
ARTICLE
VIII
ACCOUNTS,
DISBURSEMENTS, AND RELEASES
Section
8.01. Accounts.
(a) The
Indenture Trustee will establish and maintain on behalf of the Secured Parties
an Eligible Account (the Payment Account) with the title “The Bank of New York,
as Indenture Trustee, Payment Account for the registered holders of Revolving
Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Notes, Series 2007-G.” The Indenture
Trustee shall hold amounts deposited in the Payment Account as Indenture Trustee
for the benefit of the Secured Parties. The Indenture Trustee will, promptly
upon receipt, deposit in the Payment Account and retain in it the
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aggregate
amount remitted by the Master Servicer pursuant to the Sale and Servicing
Agreement. The Indenture Trustee shall invest amounts on deposit in the Payment
Account at the direction of the Master Servicer in Eligible Investments payable
on demand or maturing no later than the day before the next Payment Date. All
income realized from investment of funds in the Payment Account shall be for
the
benefit of the Master Servicer. Any losses incurred on funds in the Payment
Account that reduce their principal amount shall be immediately deposited in
the
Payment Account by the Master Servicer out of its own funds.
Pursuant
to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer is required to deposit
the Interest Shortfall Deposit in the Payment Account on the dates specified
in
Section 3.03 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement and, not later than the
Business Day before each Payment Date, to withdraw from the Collection Account
and remit to the Indenture Trustee the amount to be applied on the next Payment
Date by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 8.03, to the extent on deposit
in the Collection Account.
Pursuant
to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer has established the
Collection Account. The Sale and Servicing Agreement requires the Master
Servicer to deposit specified collections on the Mortgage Loans into the
Collection Account no later than two Business Days following their
receipt.
If
on a
Determination Date the Master Servicer notifies the Indenture Trustee of the
amount in the Collection Account allocable to Interest Collections and Principal
Collections for the Mortgage Loans for the related Payment Date, then the Master
Servicer may withdraw from the Collection Account and the Payment Account and
retain any amounts that constitute income and gain realized from the investment
of the collections.
(b) [RESERVED].
(c) On
the Closing Date, the Indenture Trustee shall establish and maintain in its
name, in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, the Basis Risk
Carryforward Reserve Fund and shall deposit in it, upon receipt from or on
behalf of the Depositor, $1,000. All funds on deposit in the Basis Risk
Carryforward Reserve Fund shall be held separate from, and not commingled with,
any other money, including other money held by the Indenture Trustee pursuant
to
this Indenture.
The
Indenture Trustee shall make withdrawals from the Basis Risk Carryforward
Reserve Fund for distribution to the Notes in the manner specified in Section
8.03(f). At the earlier of the retirement of the Notes and the termination
of
the Trust in accordance with Section 10.01, the Indenture Trustee shall
distribute to the Depositor all monies remaining on deposit in the Basis Risk
Carryforward Reserve Fund after making the distributions specified in Section
8.03(f).
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In
addition, the Indenture Trustee may withdraw from the Basis Risk Carryforward
Reserve Fund any amount deposited in the Basis Risk Carryforward Reserve Fund
and not required to be deposited in it.
The
Indenture Trustee shall invest amounts on deposit in the Basis Risk Carryforward
Reserve Fund at the written direction of the Master Servicer in Eligible
Investments payable on demand or maturing no later than the day before the
next
Payment Date. Absent such direction from the Master Servicer, the Indenture
Trustee shall invest amounts on deposit in the Basis Risk Carryforward Reserve
Fund in Bank of New York Cash Reserves. All income realized from investment
of
funds in the Basis Risk Carryforward Reserve Fund shall be for the benefit
of,
and payable monthly to, the Holders of the Class C Certificates, unless directed
otherwise by the Holders of the Class C Certificates. Any losses
incurred on funds in the Basis Risk Carryforward Reserve Fund that reduce their
principal amount shall be charged against amounts on deposit in the Basis Risk
Carryforward Reserve Fund immediately as realized. The Basis Risk Carryforward
Reserve Fund will not be an asset of any REMIC created under the Trust
Agreement. The Class C Certificates shall evidence ownership of the Basis Risk
Carryforward Reserve Fund for federal tax purposes.
(d) The
Indenture Trustee shall establish and maintain, on behalf of the
Certificateholders, a Principal Reserve Fund in the name of the Indenture
Trustee. On the Closing Date, CHL shall deposit into the Principal Reserve
Fund
$100.00. Funds on deposit in the Principal Reserve Fund shall not be invested.
The Principal Reserve Fund shall be treated as an outside reserve fund under
applicable Treasury regulations and shall not be part of any REMIC created
under
the Trust Agreement.
On
the
Business Day before the first Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall transfer
$100.00 from the Principal Reserve Fund to the Payment Account, and on the
first
Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall withdraw $100.00 from the Payment
Account and distribute it to the Issuer for distribution pursuant to the Trust
Agreement, and thereafter terminate the Principal Reserve Fund.
Section
8.02. Withdrawals
from the Collection Account.
Upon
delivery of an Officer’s Certificate to the Indenture Trustee, the Master
Servicer may withdraw funds from the Collection Account for the following
purposes:
(i) to
pay to the Master Servicer its Servicing Fee to the extent that it has not
been
retained pursuant to Section 3.02(b) of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement;
(ii) to
pay to the Master Servicer net earnings on amounts on deposit in the Collection
Account as provided in Section 8.01;
(iii) to
pay from Principal Collections the amounts provided for the purchase of
Additional Balances pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement; and
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(iv) to
pay to the Master Servicer amounts deposited by the Master Servicer that are
not
required to be deposited or any amount deposited by the Master Servicer
representing payments by mortgagors made by checks subsequently returned
uncollected.
If
the
Master Servicer deposits in the Collection Account any amount not required
to be
deposited or any amount representing payments by mortgagors made by checks
subsequently returned uncollected, it may at any time withdraw that amount
from
the Collection Account upon delivery of an Officer’s Certificate to the
Indenture Trustee.
Section
8.03. Payments.
(a) Payments
of Available Interest Collections and Investment Proceeds. On each Payment
Date, the Indenture Trustee shall distribute out of the Payment Account (to
the
extent of Available Interest Collections collected during the Collection Period)
the following amounts and in the following order of priority to the following
persons (based on the information in the Servicing Certificate):
(i) concurrently,
to pay the Indenture Trustee the Indenture Trustee Fee and the Owner Trustee
the
Owner Trustee Fee;
(ii) to
pay Note Interest and any Unpaid Investor Interest Shortfall on the Class A
Notes;
(iii) sequentially,
to the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class
M-7, Class M-8 and Class B Notes, in that order, the Note Interest for each
such
Class; and
(iv) any
remainder, as part of the Excess Cashflow to be allocated as described in
Section 8.03(c);
(b) Payment
of Principal Collections. On each Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall
pay Investor Principal Collections out of the Payment Account as
follows:
(i) for
each Payment Date before the Stepdown Date or on which a Trigger Event is in
effect,
(A) to
the Class A Notes, until its Note Principal Balance is reduced to
zero,
(B) sequentially,
to the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class
M-7, Class M-8 and Class B Notes, in that order, until the Note Principal
Balance of each such Class is reduced to zero,
(C) any
remainder as part of the Excess Cashflow to be allocated as described in Section
8.03(c), and
(ii) for
each Payment Date on or after the Stepdown Date and so long as a Trigger Event
is not in effect,
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(A) to
the Class A Notes, the Class A Principal Distribution Target Amount until its
Note Principal Balance is reduced to zero;
(B) sequentially,
to the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class
M-7, Class M-8 and Class B Notes, in that order, the Principal Payment Amount
for each such Class, until the Note Principal Balance of each such Class is
reduced to zero, and
(C) any
remainder as part of the Excess Cashflow to be allocated as described in Section
8.03(c).
(c) Payment
of Excess Cashflow. On each Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall pay
in the following order of priority, in each case to the extent of the remaining
Excess Cashflow:
(i) to
the Class or Classes of Notes then entitled to payment of principal, the
Accelerated Principal Payment Amount payable in the same order of payment as
Principal Collections are paid;
(ii) to
pay to the Class A Notes any Investor Loss Amount for that Class;
(iii) sequentially,
to the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class
M-7, Class M-8 and Class B Notes, in that order, both (a) any Unpaid Investor
Interest Shortfall, then (b) any Investor Loss Amount for each such
Class;
(iv) to
pay any amounts required to be paid to the Master Servicer with respect to
the
Notes pursuant to Sections 3.08 and 5.03 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement
that have not been previously paid to the Master Servicer;
(v) to
the Basis Risk Carryforward Reserve Fund, first the Basis Risk Carryforward
for
each Class of Notes remaining unpaid after application of amounts in the Basis
Risk Carryforward Reserve Fund under Section 8.03(f)(i), and second to restore
the amount in the Basis Risk Carryforward Reserve Fund to $1,000;
and
(vi) any
remaining amount to the Issuer for distribution in accordance with the Trust
Agreement.
(d) Application
of Subordinated Transferor Collections. If, after applying Available
Interest Collections and Investor Principal Collection, any Required Amount
remains unpaid for a Class, the Indenture Trustee shall, based on information
in
the Servicing Certificate for the Payment Date, apply Subordinated Transferor
Collections to pay the unpaid Required Amounts in the priority provided in
Section 8.03(a).
(e) Distributions
to Issuer. On each Payment Date, based on the information in the
Servicing Certificate for the Payment Date and subject to Section 8.03(a),(b),
and (c), the Indenture Trustee shall distribute to the Issuer from amounts
in
the Payment Account
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(i) any
Net Draws Principal Payment for the Payment Date,
(ii) the
Interest Collections that are not Available Interest Collections on the Payment
Date for the related Collection Period and are not paid out as Subordinated
Transferor Collections under Section 8.03(c), and
(iii) the
portion of Transferor Principal Collections for the Collection Period that
are
not paid out as Subordinated Transferor Collections under Section
8.03(d).
For
the
purposes of this Section 8.03(e), payments of Subordinated Transferor
Collections under Section 8.03(d) shall be considered to be made first from
Interest Collections until they are reduced to zero, and then from Principal
Collections.
(f) Distributions
of Basis Risk Carryforward. Because it is intended for each Payment Date
that any distributions of Basis Risk Carryforward be made first from either
the
initial $1,000 deposit to the Basis Risk Carryforward Reserve Fund or from
moneys deposited in the Basis Risk Carryforward Reserve Fund on prior Payment
Dates and second from any moneys deposited in the Basis Risk Carryforward
Reserve Fund on such Payment Date, on each Payment Date, any amounts in the
Basis Risk Carryforward Reserve Fund shall be distributed by the Indenture
Trustee as follows:
(i) first,
concurrently, to each Class of Notes, on a pro rata basis, first based on the
Note Principal Balance of each Class to which any Basis Risk Carryforward is
owed and second pro rata based on the amount of the remaining unpaid Basis
Risk
Carryforward, the lesser of
(A) the
amount available in the Basis Risk Carryforward Reserve Fund from any prior
Payment Dates (and with respect to the first Payment Date the $1,000 on deposit
therein), and
(B) the
aggregate Basis Risk Carryforward with respect to the Notes for that Payment
Date, and
(ii) second,
from amounts deposited on that Payment Date in the Basis Risk Carryforward
Reserve Fund for that purpose under Section 8.03(a)(ix), concurrently, to each
Class of Notes on a pro rata basis, first based on the Note Principal Balances
of each Class to which any Basis Risk Carryforward is owed and second pro rata
based on the amount of the remaining unpaid Basis Risk Carryforward, up to
the
remaining amount of Basis Risk Carryforward of each such Class.
(g) Distributions
of Charged-off Mortgage Loan Proceeds. On each Payment Date, any
Charged-off Mortgage Loan Proceeds received during the related Collection Period
will be distributed in the following order of priority:
(i) concurrently,
to pay the Notes the Investor Loss Amount for that Payment Date
and to pay the Class R-1 Certificates any Liquidation Loss Amount
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allocated
to Net Draws (after taking into account all payments on that Payment Date other
than the payments of Charged-off Mortgage Loan Proceeds), pro-rata based on
their respective allocations of Investor Loss Amount and Liquidation Loss Amount
for that Payment Date. Such amounts allocated to the Notes will be paid
sequentially, to the Class A, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class
M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8 and Class B Notes, in that order, to the
extent any Investor Loss Amount remains unpaid for each such Class;
(ii) to
pay the Notes, as principal payments, up to the amount required to increase
the
Transferor Interest to the Overcollateralization Target Amount for the Payment
Date payable in the same order as Principal Collections are paid;
and
(iii) to
the Owner Trustee, for distribution to the Class E-P Certificates, any remaining
Charged-off Mortgage Loan Proceeds.
Section
8.04. Calculation
of the Note Rate.
On
each
Adjustment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall determine LIBOR for the related
Interest Period and inform the Master Servicer (at the facsimile number given
to
the Indenture Trustee in writing) of the rate. On each Determination Date,
the
Indenture Trustee shall determine the applicable Note Rate of each Class of
Notes for the related Payment Date.
ARTICLE
IX
SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURES
Section
9.01. Supplemental
Indentures.
(a) Without
the consent of the Holders of any Notes and with prior notice to each Rating
Agency, subject to Section 9.05, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee may enter
into indentures supplemental to this Indenture, in form satisfactory to the
Indenture Trustee, for any of the following purposes:
(i) to
correct or amplify the description of any property subject to the lien of this
Indenture, or to confirm unto the Indenture Trustee any property subject or
required to be subjected to the lien of this Indenture, or to subject additional
property to the lien of this Indenture;
(ii) to
evidence the succession of another person to the Issuer pursuant to this
Indenture, and the assumption by the successor of the covenants of the Issuer
in
this Indenture and the Notes in compliance with the applicable provisions of
this Indenture;
(iii) to
add to the covenants of the Issuer, for the benefit of the Noteholders, or
to
surrender any right conferred on the Issuer in this Indenture;
(iv) to
convey, transfer, assign, mortgage, or pledge any property to or with the
Indenture Trustee;
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(v) to
cure any ambiguity or mistake;
(vi) to
correct or supplement any provision in this Indenture or in any supplemental
indenture that may be inconsistent with any other provision in this Indenture
or
in any supplemental indenture or the other Transaction Documents;
(vii) to
conform this Indenture to the final prospectus supplement issued in respect
of
the Notes referred to in the Master Glossary;
(viii) to
modify, eliminate, or add to the provisions of this Indenture as required by
any
Rating Agency or any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization
to maintain or improve any rating of the Notes;
(ix) to
modify, eliminate, or add to the provisions of this Indenture to comply with
any
requirement imposed by the Code or to comply with any rules or regulations
of
the Securities and Exchange Commission;
(x) to
modify, eliminate, or add to the provisions of this Indenture to the extent
appropriate to maintain the qualification of the Trust as a REMIC under the
Code
or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any tax on the Trust
pursuant to the Code that would be a claim against the Trust at any time before
the final redemption of the Notes;
(xi) to
modify, eliminate, or add to the provisions of this Indenture to the extent
necessary to comply with any rules or regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission;
(xii) to
modify, eliminate, or add to the provisions of this Indenture to the extent
necessary to effect the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA or under
any similar federal statute hereafter enacted and to add to this Indenture
other
provisions expressly required by the TIA; or
(xiii) to
provide for the acceptance of the appointment of a successor trustee under
this
Indenture and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture
necessary to facilitate the administration of the trusts under this Indenture
by
more than one trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Article VI.
The
Indenture Trustee is authorized to join in the execution of any supplemental
indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that
may be contained in it.
(b) Without
the consent of any of the Noteholders but with satisfaction of the Rating Agency
Condition, subject to Section 9.05, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee may
enter into indentures supplemental to this Indenture to change this Indenture
in
any manner or to modify the rights of the Noteholders under this Indenture,
except that, without the consent of each affected Noteholder by an Act of the
applicable Noteholders delivered to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee and
subject to Section 9.05, no supplemental indenture under this Section 9.01(b)
shall:
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(i) change
the date of payment of any installment of principal of any Principal Amount
Note
or interest on any Interest Bearing Note, or reduce the principal amount of
any
Principal Amount Note, the interest rate on any Interest Bearing Note, or its
redemption price, or change any place of payment where, or the coin or currency
in which, any Note or its interest is payable;
(ii) impair
the right to institute suit for the enforcement of the provisions of this
Indenture requiring the application of available funds to the payment of any
amount due on the Notes after their due dates (or, in the case of redemption,
after the redemption date), as provided in Article V;
(iii) reduce
the percentage of the Outstanding Amount the consent of the Holders of which
is
required for any supplemental indenture, or the consent of the Holders of which
is required for any waiver of compliance with certain provisions of this
Indenture or certain defaults under this Indenture and their consequences or
to
direct the liquidation of the Collateral;
(iv) modify
any provision of Section 9.01(b)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) except to
increase any percentage specified in this Indenture or provide that certain
additional provisions of this Indenture or the Transaction Documents cannot
be
modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each Note affected
by
it; or
(v) permit
the creation of any lien ranking before or on a parity with the lien of this
Indenture with respect to any part of the Collateral (except any change in
any
mortgage’s lien status in accordance with the Sale and Servicing Agreement) or,
except as otherwise permitted or contemplated in this Indenture, terminate
the
lien of this Indenture on any property at any time subject to this Indenture
or
deprive the Holder of any Note of the security provided by the lien of this
Indenture.
The
Indenture Trustee may in its discretion determine whether or not any Notes
would
be affected by any supplemental indenture and that determination shall be
conclusive on the Holders of all Notes, whether authenticated and delivered
under this Indenture before or after that. The Indenture Trustee shall not
be
liable for any determination made in good faith.
An
Act of
Noteholders under this Section need not approve the particular form of any
proposed supplemental indenture, but is sufficient if it approves the substance
of the supplemental indenture.
Promptly
after the execution by the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee of any supplemental
indenture pursuant to this Section, the Indenture Trustee shall mail to the
Noteholders to which the supplemental indenture relates a notice stating in
general terms the substance of the supplemental indenture. Any failure of the
Indenture Trustee to mail a notice, or any defect in it, shall not, however,
in
any way impair or affect the validity of the supplemental
indenture.
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Section
9.02. Execution
of Supplemental Indentures.
In
executing any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article, the Indenture
Trustee may require and, subject to Sections 6.01 and 6.03, shall be fully
protected in relying on an Opinion of Counsel (addressed to the Indenture
Trustee) stating that the execution of the supplemental indenture is authorized
or permitted by this Indenture. The Indenture Trustee may, but need not, enter
into any supplemental indenture that affects the Indenture Trustee’s own rights
or obligations under this Indenture or otherwise.
Section
9.03. Effect
of Supplemental Indenture.
Upon
the
execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Indenture, this
Indenture shall be changed in accordance with the supplemental indenture, and
the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer, and the Noteholders shall bound by the
supplemental indenture.
Section
9.04. Reference
in Notes to Supplemental Indentures.
Notes
authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture
pursuant to this Article may, and if required by the Indenture Trustee shall,
bear a notation in form approved by the Indenture Trustee as to any matter
provided for in the supplemental indenture. If the Issuer so determines, new
Notes so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Indenture Trustee and
the
Issuer, to the supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Issuer
and authenticated and delivered by the Indenture Trustee in exchange for
Outstanding Notes.
Section
9.05. Tax
Opinion.
This
Indenture may not be amended under this Article or otherwise unless, in
connection with the amendment, an Opinion of Counsel is furnished to the
Indenture Trustee that the amendment will not result in a tax on any REMIC
created under the Trust Agreement pursuant to the REMIC Provisions or cause
any
REMIC created under the Trust Agreement to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any
time that any Securities are outstanding.
Section
9.06. Tax
Matters
(a) The
assets of the Issuer with respect to which a REMIC election is to be made as
provided in the Trust Agreement are intended to be a real estate mortgage
investment conduit, and the affairs of the Trust shall be conducted so that
each
REMIC created pursuant to the Trust Agreement qualifies as a real estate
mortgage investment conduit.
(b) The
Indenture Trustee shall act as agent on behalf of the Trust and as such agent
the Indenture Trustee shall:
(i) prepare
and file in a timely manner a U.S. Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
Income Tax Return (Form 1066 or any successor form adopted by the Internal
Revenue Service) and prepare and file with the Internal Revenue Service and
applicable state or local tax authorities income tax or information returns
for
each taxable year for each REMIC as required by the Code or state or local
tax
laws, regulations, or rules, and furnish to the Holders of the Notes and the
Certificates any
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schedules,
statements, or information required by the Code or state or local tax laws,
regulations, or rules;
(ii) within
thirty days of the Closing Date, furnish to the Internal Revenue Service, on
Forms 8811 or as otherwise may be required by the Code, the name, title,
address, and telephone number of the person that the Holders of the Notes and
the Certificates may contact for tax information relating to the Notes and
the
Certificates, together with such additional information as may be required
by
Form 8811, and update such information as required by the Code for the
Issuer;
(iii) make
elections on behalf of each REMIC to be treated as a REMIC on the federal tax
return of each REMIC for its first taxable year (and, if necessary, under
applicable state law);
(iv) prepare
and forward to the Holders of the Notes and the Certificates and to the Internal
Revenue Service and, if necessary, state tax authorities, all information
returns and reports as and when required to be provided to them in accordance
with the REMIC Provisions, including the calculation of any original issue
discount;
(v) provide
any information necessary for the computation of any tax imposed on any transfer
of a Residual Certificate (the reasonable cost of computing and furnishing
such
information may be charged to the person liable for the tax);
(vi) not
knowingly or intentionally take any action or omit to take any action that
would
cause the termination of the REMIC tax status of any REMIC;
(vii) pay,
from the sources specified in Section 3.12(c) of the Trust Agreement or Section
9.06(c) of this Indenture, as applicable, any federal or state tax, including
prohibited transaction taxes as described below, imposed on any REMIC before
its
termination when and as they become payable (but the Indenture Trustee or any
other appropriate person may contest any such tax in appropriate proceedings
and
the Indenture Trustee may withhold payment of the tax, if permitted by law,
pending the outcome of such proceedings);
(viii) ensure
that federal, state, or local income tax or information returns are signed
as
required by the Code or state or local laws;
(ix) maintain
records relating to each REMIC necessary to prepare the foregoing returns,
schedules, statements, or information, including the income, expenses, assets,
and liabilities of each REMIC, and the fair market value and adjusted basis
of
the assets determined as required by the Code; and
(x) subject
to the succeeding sentence, represent any REMIC in any administrative or
judicial proceedings relating to an examination or audit by any governmental
taxing authority, request an administrative adjustment as to any taxable year
of
any REMIC, enter into settlement agreements with any governmental taxing agency,
extend any statute of limitations relating to any tax item of any REMIC, and
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otherwise
act on behalf of any REMIC regarding any tax matter involving it. The Indenture
Trustee, as and when necessary and appropriate, may agree to represent the
trust
in any administrative or judicial proceedings relating to an examination or
audit by any governmental taxing authority, request an administrative adjustment
as to any taxable year of the trust provided for herein, enter into settlement
agreements with any governmental taxing agency, extend any statute of limitation
relating to any tax matter of the trust provided for herein, and otherwise
act
on behalf of the trust provided for herein in relation to any tax matter
involving the trust. The fees for any representation or other assistance
rendered by the Indenture Trustee in connection with the tax-related services
described in the preceding sentence will be set forth in and payable by the
Sponsor a separate agreement, if necessary.
To
enable
the Indenture Trustee to perform its duties, the Issuer shall provide to the
Indenture Trustee within ten days after the Closing Date any information that
the Indenture Trustee requests in writing and determines to be relevant for
tax
purposes to the valuations and offering prices of the Notes and the
Certificates, including the price, yield, prepayment assumption, and projected
cash flows of the Notes and the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans. Thereafter,
the Issuer shall provide to the Indenture Trustee promptly upon written request
therefor, any additional information that the Indenture Trustee requests to
enable it to perform these duties.
(c) If
any tax is imposed on “prohibited transactions” of any REMIC as defined in
Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code, on the “net income from foreclosure property” of
a REMIC as defined in section 860G(c) of the Code, on any contribution to a
REMIC after the Startup Day pursuant to Section 860G(d) of the Code, or any
other tax is imposed on any REMIC (including any federal, state, or local tax),
the tax shall be paid by the Indenture Trustee, if the tax arises out of a
breach by the Indenture Trustee of any of its obligations described in Section
9.06(b).
(d) The
Indenture Trustee shall treat the rights of the holders of Notes to receive
payments from the Basis Risk Carryforward Reserve Fund as rights in a notional
principal contract written by the Holders of the Class C Certificates in respect
of any Basis Risk Carryforward distributed in favor of the Noteholders. Thus,
the Notes and the Class C Certificates shall be treated as representing
ownership of not only Master REMIC regular interests, but also ownership of
an
interest in an interest rate cap contract.
(e) The
Indenture Trustee shall treat the Basis Risk Carryforward Reserve Fund as an
outside reserve fund within the meaning of Treasury Regulation 1.860G-2(h)
that
is owned by the Holders of the Class C Certificates, and that is not an asset
of
any REMIC.
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ARTICLE
X
REDEMPTION
OF NOTES
Section
10.01. Redemption.
(a) The
Notes are subject to redemption by the Issuer with the consent of the Master
Servicer in whole on any Payment Date on or after the Optional Termination
Date.
The redemption price for each Class of Notes shall be the Note Principal Balance
for that Class plus accrued Note Interest for that Class through the
day before the redemption date plus Unpaid Investor Interest Shortfall
for that Class plus interest accrued on the Unpaid Investor Interest
Shortfall for that Class, to the extent legally permissible. No premium or
penalty will be payable by the Issuer in any redemption of the
Notes.
(b) The
Issuer shall notify the Indenture Trustee of its election to redeem the Notes
not later than the first day of the month preceding the month of the redemption.
The Indenture Trustee shall first notify the Master Servicer and then notify
the
Noteholders by letter mailed or sent by facsimile transmission not earlier
than
the 15th day and not later than the 25th day of the month before the month
of
the redemption.
Payment
on the Notes will only be made on presentation and surrender of the Notes at
the
office or agency of the Indenture Trustee specified in the redemption notice.
By
the redemption date, the Issuer shall deposit in the Payment Account in
immediately available funds an amount that, when added to the funds on deposit
in the Payment Account and the Collection Account that are payable to the
Noteholders, equals the redemption price for each Class of Notes, whereupon
all
the Notes called for redemption shall be payable on the redemption
date.
On
presentation and surrender of the Notes, the Indenture Trustee shall pay to
the
Holders of Notes on the redemption date an amount equal to their redemption
price. If all of the Noteholders do not surrender their Notes for final payment
and cancellation by the redemption date, the Indenture Trustee shall hold in
the
Payment Account, for the benefit of the Noteholders and the Issuer, the
remaining amounts representing the redemption price not distributed in
redemption to Noteholders.
(c) Any
election to redeem Notes pursuant to Section 10.01(a) shall be evidenced by
an
Issuer Order. The Issuer Order shall specify the items required in the notice
of
redemption to be mailed to Noteholders. The Issuer shall notify each Rating
Agency of the redemption.
Section
10.02. Form of
Redemption Notice.
Notice
of
redemption under Section 10.01 shall be given by the Indenture Trustee by
first-class mail, postage prepaid, or by facsimile or other reliable electronic
means (promptly confirmed by mail) to each Noteholder as of the close of
business on the Record Date preceding the redemption date, at the Holder’s
address or facsimile number appearing in the Note Register.
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All
notices of redemption shall state:
(i) the
redemption date;
(ii) the
redemption price;
(iii) the
amount of interest accrued to the redemption date;
(iv) the
place where Notes are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price
(which shall be the office or agency of the Issuer maintained pursuant to
Section 3.02); and
(v) that
on the redemption date, the redemption price will become payable on each
Principal Amount Note and that interest on the Notes shall cease to accrue
beginning on the redemption date.
Notice
of
redemption of the Notes shall be given by the Indenture Trustee in the name
and
at the expense of the Issuer. Failure to give notice of redemption, or any
defect in it, to any Holder of any Principal Amount Note shall not affect the
validity of the redemption of any other Principal Amount Note.
Section
10.03. Notes
Payable on Redemption Date.
Following
notice of redemption as required by Section 10.02, on the redemption date the
Notes shall become payable at the redemption price and (unless the Issuer
defaults in the payment of the redemption price) no interest shall accrue on
the
redemption price for any period after the date to which accrued interest is
calculated for purposes of calculating the redemption price.
ARTICLE
XI
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
11.01. Compliance
Certificates and Opinions, etc.
(a) Whenever
the Issuer requests the Indenture Trustee to take any action under this
Indenture, the Issuer shall furnish to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s
Certificate stating that any conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture
relating to the proposed action have been complied with and an Opinion of
Counsel stating that in its opinion any conditions precedent have been complied
with.
Every
certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Indenture shall include:
(i) a
statement that each signatory of the certificate or opinion has read the
covenant or condition and the definitions in this Indenture relating to
it;
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(ii) a
brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation
on which the statements or opinions in the certificate or opinion are
based;
(iii) a
statement that, in the opinion of each signatory, the signatory has made any
examination or investigation necessary for the signatory to express an informed
opinion about whether or not the covenant or condition has been complied
with;
(iv) a
statement as to whether, in the opinion of each signatory, the condition or
covenant has been complied with; and
(v) if
the signer of the certificate is required to be Independent, the statement
required by the definition of Independent.
(b)
(i) Before
the deposit of any Collateral or other property with the Indenture Trustee
that
is to be made the basis for the release of any property subject to the lien
of
this Indenture, the Issuer shall, in addition to any obligation imposed in
Section 11.01(a) or elsewhere in this Indenture, furnish to the Indenture
Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating the opinion of each person signing the
certificate as to the fair value (within 90 days of the deposit) to the Issuer
of the Collateral or other property to be deposited.
(ii) Whenever
the Issuer is required to furnish to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s
Certificate stating the opinion of any signer as to the matters described in
clause (b)(i), the Issuer shall also deliver to the Indenture Trustee an
Independent Certificate as to the same matters, if the fair value to the Issuer
of the property to be deposited as the basis of any release and of all other
property made the basis of any release since the commencement of the
then-current calendar year as described in the certificates delivered pursuant
to clause (b)(i) is 10% or more of the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all
Classes of Notes, but the certificate need not be furnished for any securities
deposited, if their fair value to the Issuer as described in the related
Officer’s Certificate is less than $25,000 or less than 1% of the then aggregate
Outstanding Amount of all Classes of Notes.
(iii) Whenever
any property is to be released from the lien of this Indenture, the Issuer
shall
also furnish to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating the
opinion of each person signing the certificate as to the fair value (within
90
days of the release) of the property proposed to be released and stating that
in
the opinion of that person the proposed release will not impair the security
under this Indenture in contravention of the provisions of this
Indenture.
(iv) Whenever
the Issuer is required to furnish to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s
Certificate stating the opinion of any signer as to the matters described
in
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clause
(b)(iii), the Issuer shall also furnish to the Indenture Trustee an Independent
Certificate as to the same matters if the fair value of the property and of
all
other property released from the lien of this Indenture since the commencement
of the then-current calendar year, as described in the certificates required
by
clause (b)(iii) and this clause (b)(iv), equals 10% or more of the aggregate
Outstanding Amount of all Classes of Notes, but the certificate need not be
furnished for any release of property if its fair value as described in the
related Officer’s Certificate is less than $25,000 or less than 1% of the then
aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Classes of Notes.
(v) Notwithstanding
any provision of this Indenture, the Issuer may, without compliance with the
other requirements of this Section, (A) collect, liquidate, sell, or otherwise
dispose of Collateral as and to the extent permitted by the Transaction
Documents, and (B) make cash payments out of the Collection Account as and
to
the extent permitted by the Transaction Documents, so long as the Issuer
delivers to the Indenture Trustee every six months, beginning six months after
the date of this Indenture, an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer stating that
all the dispositions of Collateral described in clauses (A) and (B) that
occurred during the preceding six months were in the ordinary course of the
Issuer’s business and that their proceeds were applied in accordance with the
Transaction Documents.
Section
11.02. Form of
Documents Delivered to Indenture Trustee.
In
any
case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an
opinion of, any specified person, all the matters need not be certified by,
or
covered by the opinion of, only one person, or be certified or covered by only
one document. One person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some
matters and one or more other persons as to other matters, and any person may
certify or give an opinion as to one matter in one or several
documents.
Any
certificate or opinion of an Authorized Officer of the Issuer may be based
on a
certificate or opinion of counsel insofar as it relates to legal matters, unless
the officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that
with
respect to the matters on which the officer’s certificate or opinion is based
the certificate or opinion is erroneous. Any certificate of an Authorized
Officer or Opinion of Counsel may be based on a certificate or opinion of
officers of any appropriate party to any of the Transaction Documents insofar
as
it relates to factual matters, stating that the information with respect to
the
factual matters is in the possession of the party, unless the person signing
knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate
or opinion is erroneous.
Where
any
person is required to deliver two or more documents under this Indenture, they
may, but need not, be consolidated into one document.
If
the
Issuer is required to deliver any document as a condition of the granting of
any
request, or as evidence of its compliance with this Indenture, the request
may
be denied or the
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certification
of compliance will be unacceptable if the document is inaccurate. This provision
shall not, however, affect the Indenture Trustee’s right to rely on the accuracy
of any statement or opinion in any document as provided in Article
VI.
Section
11.03. Acts of
Noteholders.
(a) Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, or other
action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Noteholders may be
embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar
tenor signed by Noteholders in person or by agents duly appointed in writing.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture the action shall become
effective when the instruments are delivered to the Indenture Trustee and,
if
expressly required, to the Issuer. The instruments (and the action embodied
in
them) are referred to as the “Act” of the Noteholders
signing the instruments. Proof of execution of any instrument or of a writing
appointing an agent for a Noteholder shall be sufficient for any purpose of
this
Indenture and (subject to Section 6.01) conclusive in favor of the Indenture
Trustee and the Issuer, if made in the manner provided in this
Section.
(b) The
fact and date of the execution by any person of any instrument may be proved
by
an affidavit of a witness to the execution or the certificate of any notary
public or other person authorized by law to acknowledge the execution of deeds.
Any certificate on behalf of a jural entity executed by a person purporting
to
have authority to act on behalf of the jural entity shall itself be sufficient
proof of the authority of the person executing it to act. The fact and date
of
the execution by any person of any instrument may also be proved in any other
manner that the Indenture Trustee deems sufficient.
(c) The
Note Register shall prove the ownership of Notes.
(d) Any
Act by the Holder of a Note shall bind every Holder of the same Note and every
Note issued on its transfer or in exchange for it or in lieu of it, in respect
of anything done, omitted, or suffered to be done by the Indenture Trustee
or
the Issuer in reliance on the Act, whether or not notation of the action is
made
on the Note.
Section
11.04. Notices.
Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, Act, or
other action or other documents provided or permitted by this Indenture to
be
given to:
(i) the
Indenture Trustee by any Noteholder or by the Issuer shall be sufficient for
every purpose under this Indenture if given in writing and delivered by
first-class mail, postage prepaid, overnight courier, personally delivered,
or
facsimile (followed by the original by any other means authorized by this
Section) to the Indenture Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, or
(ii) the
Issuer by the Indenture Trustee or by any Noteholder shall be sufficient for
every purpose under this Indenture if given in writing and delivered by
first-class mail, postage prepaid, overnight courier, personally delivered,
or
facsimile
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(followed
by the original by any other means authorized by this Section) to the Issuer
at
its Address or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the
Indenture Trustee by the Issuer; or
(iii) to
each Rating Agency by the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee shall be sufficient
for every purpose under this Indenture if given in writing and delivered by
first-class mail, postage prepaid, overnight courier, personally delivered,
or
facsimile (followed by the original by any other means authorized by this
Section) to the parties at their respective Addresses or at any other address
previously furnished in writing to the Indenture Trustee and the
Issuer.
Section
11.05. Notices
to Noteholders; Waiver.
Where
this Indenture provides for notice to Noteholders of any event, the notice
shall
be sufficiently given (unless otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture)
if
in writing and mailed, first-class, postage prepaid to each Noteholder affected
by the event, at the Holder’s address as it appears on the Note Register, not
later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed
for the giving of the notice. Whenever notice to Noteholders is given by mail,
neither the failure to mail the notice nor any defect in a notice mailed to
any
particular Noteholder shall affect the sufficiency of the notice with respect
to
other Noteholders. Any notice that is mailed in the manner provided in this
Indenture shall conclusively be presumed to have been duly given.
Where
this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, any person entitled to receive
it may waive the notice in writing, either before or after the event, and the
waiver shall be the equivalent of notice. Waivers of notice by Noteholders
shall
be filed with the Indenture Trustee but the filing shall not be a condition
precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance on a
waiver.
If
it is
impractical to mail notice of any event to Noteholders when the notice is
required to be given pursuant to this Indenture because of the suspension of
regular mail service as a result of a strike, work stoppage, or similar
activity, then any manner of giving the notice satisfactory to the Indenture
Trustee shall be considered to be a sufficient giving of the
notice.
Where
this Indenture provides for notice to each Rating Agency, failure to give the
notice shall not affect any other rights or obligations created under this
Indenture, and shall not under any circumstance constitute an Incipient
Default.
Section
11.06. Alternate
Payment and Notice Provisions.
Notwithstanding
any provision of this Indenture or any of the Notes to the contrary, the Issuer
may enter into any agreement with any Holder of a Note providing for a method
of
payment, or notice by the Indenture Trustee or any Paying Agent to the Holder,
that is different from the methods provided for in this Indenture. The agreement
may not accelerate the timing or increase the amount of any payments to the
Noteholder; cause any release of or other change in any Collateral. The Issuer
will furnish to the Indenture Trustee a copy of each such
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agreement
and the Indenture Trustee will cause payments to be made and notices to be
given
in accordance with them.
Section
11.07. Conflict
with Trust Indenture Act.
If
any
provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies, or conflicts with another
provision of this Indenture that is required to be included in this Indenture
by
the Trust Indenture Act, the required provision shall control.
The
provisions of TIA Sections 310 through 317 that impose duties on any person
(including the provisions automatically included in this Indenture unless
expressly excluded by this Indenture) are a part of and govern this Indenture,
whether or not physically in this Indenture.
Section
11.08. Effect
of Headings and Table of Contents.
The
Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents are for convenience
only
and shall not affect the construction of this Indenture.
Section
11.09. Successors
and Assigns.
All
agreements in this Indenture and the Notes by the Issuer shall bind its
successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not. All agreements of the
Indenture Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors, assigns,
co-trustees, and agents.
Section
11.10. Separability.
If
any
provision in this Indenture or in the Notes is invalid, illegal, or
unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining
provisions of this Indenture and the Notes shall not be affected in any
way.
Section
11.11. Benefits
of Indenture.
Nothing
in this Indenture or in the Notes, express or implied, shall give to any person,
other than the parties to this Indenture and their successors under this
Indenture, the Master Servicer (under Article VIII), any person with an
ownership interest in the Trust, and the Noteholders, any benefit or any legal
or equitable right under this Indenture.
Section
11.12. Legal
Holidays.
If
the
date on which any payment is due is not a Business Day, then (notwithstanding
any other provision of the Notes or this Indenture) payment need not be made
on
that date, but may be made on the next Business Day with the same force as
if
made on the date on which nominally due, and no interest shall accrue for the
period after the nominal due date.
Section
11.13. Governing
Law.
THIS
INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
THE
STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS PROVISIONS THAT WOULD RESULT IN
THE
APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER STATE.
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Section
11.14. Counterparts;
Electronic Delivery.
This
Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so
executed shall be considered an original, but all the counterparts shall
together constitute a single instrument. Any signature page to this Indenture
containing a manual signature may be delivered by facsimile transmission or
other electronic communication device capable of transmitting or creating a
printable written record, and when so delivered shall have the effect of
delivery of an original manually signed signature page.
Section
11.15. Recording
of Indenture.
This
Indenture is a Security Agreement under the UCC. If this Indenture is subject
to
recording in any appropriate public recording offices, the recording is to
be
effected by the Issuer but only at the request and expense of Noteholders
accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel (which may be counsel to the Indenture
Trustee or any other counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indenture Trustee)
to
the effect that the recording materially and beneficially affects the interests
of the Noteholders or any other person secured under this Indenture or the
enforcement of any right granted to the Indenture Trustee under this
Indenture.
Section
11.16. No
Petition.
The
Indenture Trustee, by entering into this Indenture, any Paying Agent, by
accepting its appointment as such, the Issuer, and each Noteholder, by accepting
a Note, hereby covenant that they will not at any time institute against the
Issuer or the Depositor, or join in any institution against the Issuer of,
any
bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, or liquidation proceedings,
or other proceedings under any United States federal or State bankruptcy or
similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Notes, this
Indenture, or any of the other Transaction Documents. This Section shall survive
the termination of this Indenture.
Section
11.17. Non-recourse.
The
Issuer and each Noteholder, by its acceptance of its Note, agree that the
indebtedness represented by the Notes is non-recourse to the Issuer, and is
payable solely from the assets of the Trust.
Section
11.18. Trust
Obligation.
No
recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, with respect to the obligations
of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, or the Indenture Trustee on the Notes or
under
this Indenture or any certificate or other writing delivered in connection
this
Indenture, against (i) the Indenture Trustee, or the Owner Trustee in its
individual capacity, (ii) any owner of a beneficial interest in the Issuer,
or
(iii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director, employee,
or
agent of the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity,
any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or the
Indenture Trustee or of any successor or assign of the Indenture Trustee, or
the
Owner Trustee in its individual capacity. For all purposes of this Indenture,
in
the performance of any obligations of the Issuer under this Indenture, the
Owner
Trustee shall be subject to, and entitled to the benefits of, Articles VI,
VII,
and VIII of the Trust Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Indenture have caused this Indenture to
be
duly executed by their officers, thereunto duly authorized, all as of the day
and year first above written.
CWHEQ
REVOLVING HOME EQUITY LOAN
TRUST,
SERIES 2007-G
By: WILMINGTON
TRUST COMPANY,
not
in its individual capacity,
but
solely as Owner Trustee
By: /s/
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx `
Name: Xxxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx
Title: Vice
President
THE
BANK OF NEW YORK
Indenture
Trustee,
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Title: Assistant
Treasurer
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EXHIBIT
A-1
FORM
OF
NOTES
Each
transferee or purchaser of this Note that is a plan or is investing plan assets,
by acceptance of this Note or an interest in this Note, represents that the
investment and holding of this Note satisfy the conditions for exemptive relief
under PTCE 84-14, PTCE 90-1, PTCE 91-38, PTCE 95-60, PTCE
96-23, the service provider exemption provided under
Section 408(b)(17) of ERISA and Section 4975(d)(20) of the Code
or a similar exemption. A “plan” is
an employee benefit plan (as defined in section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject
to Title I of ERISA, a plan (as defined in and subject to section 4975 of the
Code) and any entity whose underlying assets include plan assets by reason
of a
plan’s investment in the entity or otherwise.
Unless
this Note is presented by an authorized representative of the Depository to
the
Issuer or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and
any
Note issued in exchange for this Note is registered in the name of the
Depository or in another name requested by an authorized representative of
the
Depository (and any payment on this Note is made to the Depository or to another
entity requested by an authorized representative of the Depository), any
transfer, pledge, or other use of this Note for value or otherwise by or to
any
person is wrongful inasmuch as the registered owner of this Note, the
Depository, has an interest in this Note.
Solely
for U.S. Federal Income Tax purposes, this note is a “regular interest” in a
“real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined,
respectively, in Sections 860G and 860D of the internal revenue code of 1986,
as
amended.
Any
transfer in violation of either of the foregoing will be void ab initio, and
will not operate to transfer any rights to the transferee, notwithstanding
any
instructions to the contrary.
[INSERTS
FOR SUBORDINATE NOTES ONLY] [This Note is subordinate in right of
payment to certain Notes as described in the Indenture referred to
herein.]
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CWHEQ
REVOLVING HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 200[●]-[●]
REVOLVING
HOME EQUITY LOAN ASSET BACKED NOTE
SERIES
200[●]-[●]
Registered
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Principal
Amount: $[___________]
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No.
[____]
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Percentage
Interest: [__]%
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CUSIP
No. [_______]
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Initial
Payment Date: [___________]
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Class
[_____]
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Note
Rate: Variable
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The
Issuer, CWHEQ Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 20[●]-[●], promises to
pay to CEDE & CO. or registered assigns the Principal Amount, payable on
each Payment Date in an amount equal to the Percentage Interest of the aggregate
amount payable from the Payment Account as principal on the Notes pursuant
to
Section 8.03 of the Indenture, dated as of [●][●], 200[●] (the
“Indenture”), between the Issuer, The Bank of New
York, as Indenture Trustee. The entire remaining outstanding principal balance
of this Note is payable on the Payment Date in [INSERTMATURITY
DATE]. Capitalized terms used in this Note that are not otherwise defined
have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
Interest
will be paid on the 15th day of each month or if that is not a Business Day,
then on the next Business Day (the “Payment Date”),
commencing on the first Payment Date specified above, to the person in whose
name this Note is registered at the close of business on the last day preceding
the Payment Date (the “Record Date”) at the Note Rate.
Interest will be computed on the basis of the actual number of days in the
Interest Period and a 360-day year.
The
“Note Rate” is a per annum rate equal to the least
of (i) a per annum rate equal to the sum of LIBOR (ii) the Maximum
Rate for the Class [INSERT CLASS DESIGNATION] Notes for that Interest
Period, and (iii) [INSERTFIXED CAP IF APPLICABLE TO THAT CLASS OF
NOTES]%.
The
“Maximum Rate” for any Interest Period is the Weighted
Average Net Loan Rate for the Mortgage Loans for the Collection Period during
which an Interest Period begins (adjusted to an effective rate reflecting
accrued interest calculated on the basis of the actual number of days in the
Collection Period commencing in the month in which that Interest Period
commences and a year assumed to consist of 360 days).
“LIBOR”
for any day means the rate for United States dollar deposits for one month
that
appears on the Bloomberg Terminal as of 11:00 A.M., London time that day. If
LIBOR does not appear on that page (or a page replacing that page on that
service or, if that service is no longer
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offered,
any other service for displaying LIBOR or comparable rates reasonably selected
by the Depositor after consultation with the Indenture Trustee), the rate will
be the reference bank rate.
The
reference bank rate for an Interest Period means the arithmetic mean (rounded
upwards to the nearest one sixteenth of a percent) of the offered rates for
United States dollar deposits offered by three major banks engaged in
transactions in the London interbank market, selected by the Depositor after
consultation with the Indenture Trustee, as of 11:00 A.M., London time, on
the
fourth LIBOR Business Day before the first day of that Interest Period, or
for
any subsequent Interest Period, on the second LIBOR Business Day before the
first day of that Interest Period, to prime banks in the London interbank market
for a period of one month in amounts approximately equal to the outstanding
Note
Principal Balance if at least two of the banks provide an offered
rate.
If
fewer
than two offered rates are quoted, the reference bank rate will be the
arithmetic mean of the rates quoted by one or more major banks in New York
City,
selected by the Depositor after consultation with the Indenture Trustee, as
of
11:00 A.M., New York City time, on the second LIBOR Business Day before the
first day of the Interest Period, for loans in U.S. dollars to leading European
banks for a period of one month in amounts approximately equal to the
outstanding Note Principal Balance. If no such quotations can be obtained,
the
reference bank rate shall be LIBOR for the preceding Interest
Period.
“LIBOR
Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or a
day on which banking institutions in the State of New York or in the City of
London, England are required or authorized by law to be closed.
This
Note
is one of the Notes from a duly authorized issue of Notes issued by CWHEQ
Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 200 [●]- [●], designated as Revolving
Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Notes, Series 200 [●]-[●].
Payments
on this Note will be made by the Indenture Trustee, or by the Paying Agent
appointed pursuant to the Indenture, by check mailed to the person entitled
thereto as its name and address appears on the Note Register or, upon written
request by the person delivered to the Indenture Trustee at least five Business
Days before the related Record Date, by wire transfer (but only if the person
owns of record Notes having principal denominations aggregating at least
$1,000,000), or by any other means of payment the person and the Indenture
Trustee agree to. Notwithstanding the above, the final payment on this Note
will
be made after due notice by the Indenture Trustee or the Paying Agent, and
only
upon presentation and surrender of this Note at the office or agency appointed
by the Indenture Trustee for that purpose.
This
Note
does not purport to summarize the Indenture and reference is made to the
Indenture for the rights and obligations under it.
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Solely
for U.S. federal income tax purposes, this Note is a “regular interest ” in a
“Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit,” as those terms are defined in
sections 860G and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Without
the consent of the Holders of any Notes, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee
may amend the Indenture in certain limited ways. Without the consent of any
of
the Noteholders but with satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition, the
Issuer, and the Indenture Trustee, may amend the Indenture to change the
Indenture in any manner or to modify the rights of the Noteholders under the
Indenture except amendments that require the consent of each affected
Noteholder. No supplemental indenture may, without the consent of each affected
Noteholder:
· change
the date of payment of any installment of principal or interest on any Note,
or
reduce its principal amount, its interest rate, or its redemption price, or
change any place of payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any Note
or
its interest is payable;
· impair
the right to institute suit for the enforcement of the provisions of the
Indenture requiring the application of available funds to the payment of any
amount due on the Notes after their due dates (or, in the case of redemption,
after the redemption date);
· reduce
the percentage of the Outstanding Amount the consent of the Holders of which
is
required for any supplemental indenture, or the consent of the Holders of which
is required for any waiver of compliance with certain provisions of the
Indenture or certain defaults under the Indenture and their consequences or
to
direct the liquidation of the Collateral;
· modify
any provision of the Section of the Indenture covering indenture supplements
only with the consent of affected Noteholders except to increase any percentage
specified in the Indenture or provide that certain additional provisions of
the
Indenture or the Transaction Documents cannot be modified or waived without
the
consent of the Holder of each Note affected by it;
· modify
any of the provisions of the Indenture in a manner affecting the calculation
of
the amount of any payment of interest or principal due on any Note on any
Payment Date (including the calculation of any of the individual components
of
the calculation) or affect the rights of the Holders of Notes to the benefit
of
any provisions for the mandatory redemption of the Notes in the Indenture;
or
· permit
the creation of any lien ranking before or on a parity with the lien of the
Indenture with respect to any part of the Collateral (except any change in
any
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mortgage’s
lien status in accordance with the Sale and Servicing Agreement) or, except
as
otherwise permitted or contemplated in the Indenture, terminate the lien of
the
Indenture on any property at any time subject to the Indenture or deprive the
Holder of any Note of the security provided by the lien of the
Indenture.
As
provided in the Indenture, the transfer of this Note is registrable in the
Note
Register of the Note Registrar on surrender of this Note for registration of
transfer at the office or agency maintained by the Note Registrar for that
purpose, accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory
to
the Master Servicer, the Indenture Trustee, and the Note Registrar duly executed
by its Holder or the Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon
new Notes of the same Class and of authorized denominations and evidencing
the
same aggregate Percentage Interest of the Notes will be issued to the designated
transferees. The Notes are issuable only as registered Notes without coupons
in
denominations specified in the Indenture. As provided in the Indenture, Notes
are exchangeable for new Notes of like tenor in authorized denominations and
evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder
surrendering the same.
No
service charge will be made for any registration of transfer or exchange, but
the Indenture Trustee or the Note Registrar may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection
therewith.
Before
due presentment for registration of transfer of this Note, the Issuer, the
Indenture Trustee, and any agent of the Issuer, or the Indenture Trustee may
treat the person in whose name this Note is registered as its owner for all
purposes, whether or not this Note is overdue, and none of the Issuer, the
Indenture Trustee, or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
The
Issuer with the consent of the Master Servicer may effect an early retirement
of
all Classes of Notes by paying the retransfer price and accepting retransfer
of
the Trust Assets on any Payment Date after the Note Principal Balance of all
Classes of Notes is less than or equal to 10% of the Original Note Principal
Balance of all Classes of Notes.
Each
Holder or beneficial owner of this Note, by acceptance of a Note or, in the
case
of a beneficial owner of this Note, a beneficial interest in this Note, agrees
by accepting the benefits of the Indenture that will not at any time institute
against the Depositor, the Sponsor, the Master Servicer, or the Issuer, or
join
in any institution against any of them of, any bankruptcy, reorganization,
arrangement, insolvency, or liquidation proceedings under any United States
federal or state bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations
relating to the Notes, the Indenture, or the Transaction Documents.
Anything
in this Note to the contrary notwithstanding, none of Wilmington Trust Company
in its individual capacity, The Bank of New York, in its individual capacity,
any owner of a
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beneficial
interest in the Issuer, or any of their respective partners, beneficiaries,
agents, officers, directors, employees, or successors or assigns shall be
personally liable for, nor shall recourse be had to any of them for, the payment
of principal of or interest on this Note or performance of, or omission to
perform, any of the obligations under the Indenture. The holder of this Note
by
its acceptance of this Note agrees that the holder shall have no claim against
any of the foregoing for any deficiency, loss, or claim. Nothing in this Note
shall be taken to prevent recourse to, and enforcement against, the assets
of
the Issuer for any obligations under the Indenture or in this Note.
The
Issuer and each Noteholder, by its acceptance of its Note, agree that the
indebtedness represented by the Notes is non-recourse to the Issuer, and is
payable solely from the assets of the Issuer and their proceeds.
This
Note
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State
of
New York, without reference to its provisions that would result in the
application of the laws of another State.
Unless
the certificate of authentication on this Note has been executed by or on behalf
of the Indenture Trustee, by manual or facsimile signature, this Note shall
not
be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture, or be valid for any
purpose.
In
Witness Whereof, the Issuer has caused this Note to be duly
executed.
Dated:
Wilmington
Trust Company
not
in its individual capacity but solely as
Owner
Trustee on behalf of the Trust
By:
____________________________
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Certificate
of Authentication:
This
is
one of the Notes referenced
in
the
within-mentioned Indenture.
THE
BANK
OF NEW YORK , not in its
individual
capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee
By:
________________________
Authorized Officer
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EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF
CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT
CWHEQ
REVOLVING HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 200[_]- [_]
Issuer
COUNTRYWIDE
HOME LOANS, INC.
Master
Servicer
THE
BANK
OF NEW YORK
Indenture
Trustee
TREASURY
BANK, A DIVISION OF COUNTRYWIDE BANK, F.S.B.
Custodian
______________________________
Dated
as
of [___________], 20[__]
20[__]-[_]
______________________________
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This
Custodial Agreement, dated as of [______________], 20[__] (this
“Agreement”), among CWHEQ, Inc. (the “Depositor”),
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., as master servicer (the “Master
Servicer”), CWHEQ Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 200[•
]- [• ] (the “Issuer”), and Treasury Bank, a division
of Countrywide Bank, F.S.B., as agent, custodian, and bailee for the Owner
Trustee as owner and the Indenture Trustee as secured party (when acting for
the
Issuer, the “Trust Custodian,” and when acting for the
Indenture Trustee, the “Indenture Custodian,” and when
referring to both capacities, the “Custodian”), and
The Bank of New York, as indenture trustee (in that capacity the
“Indenture Trustee”),
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
the Depositor will sell all of its interest in the Mortgage Loans to the Issuer
pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the Issuer will Grant a Security Interest to the Indenture Trustee for the
benefit of the Secured Parties in all of the Issuer’s interest in the
Collateral; and
WHEREAS,
the Issuer wants to hold its assets through a custodian acting as its agent
and
bailee under a custodial agreement, and authorize the custodian to deliver
the
Collateral to the Indenture Trustee; and
WHEREAS,
the Indenture Trustee wants to hold the Collateral through a custodian acting
as
its agent and bailee under a custodial agreement in connection with the Issuer’s
delivery of the Collateral to the Indenture Trustee;
NOW,
THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows.
Section 1.
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Defined
Terms and Rules of
Construction.
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Capitalized
terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the meanings given
to them in the Master Glossary of Defined Terms. In addition, Section 1.04
(Rules of Construction) of the Indenture is incorporated by reference with
appropriate substitution of this Agreement for references in that Section to
the
Indenture so that the language of that Section will read appropriately as
applying to this Agreement.
Section
2.
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Acknowledgment
of Receipt and
Certification;
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Appointment
as Custodian.
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(a) Appointment
as Custodian; Acknowledgment of Receipt.
The
Issuer appoints the Trust Custodian to act as its agent, custodian, and bailee
to accept delivery of the items transferred to it under the Sale and Servicing
Agreement and to hold them for the Issuer, and deliver any of them to the
Indenture Trustee as called for under the Indenture. The Indenture Trustee
appoints the Indenture Custodian to act as its agent, custodian, and bailee
to
maintain custody of the Mortgage Files for the Indenture Trustee for the benefit
of
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the
Secured Parties. Treasury Bank, a division of Countrywide Bank, F.S.B. accepts
both of these appointments. The Trust Custodian will maintain custody of the
items transferred to it under the Sale and Servicing Agreement that are not
delivered to the Indenture Trustee subject to instructions from the Issuer.
The
Indenture Custodian will maintain continuous custody of the Mortgage Files
at
its office identified in Section 3 until (i) the Indenture Trustee delivers
to
the Indenture Custodian an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that the
conditions for the release of Collateral have been satisfied or (ii) the
conditions specified in Section 4(b) for the release of the Mortgage Files
to
the Master Servicer have been met. In performing its duties under this
Agreement, the Custodian agrees to act with the degree of care and skill
consistent with the degree of care and skill that the Custodian exercises with
respect to the loan files relating to similar loans owned, serviced, or held
as
custodian by the Custodian, and the Custodian agrees to follow its customary
policies and procedures.
(b) Review
and Certification.
In
connection with the transfers under Sections 2.01(a) and 2.01(b) of the Sale
and
Servicing Agreement by the Depositor, the Depositor is required to effect
certain deliveries to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee under Section 2.01(d)
of the Sale and Servicing Agreement. The Trust Custodian shall accept those
deliveries for the Issuer, and shall make the deliveries to the Indenture
Trustee required of the Issuer. The Indenture Custodian acting as custodian
for
the Indenture Trustee shall accept those deliveries.
On
the
Closing Date, the Custodian will execute and deliver to the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Sponsor, and the Indenture Trustee (with a copy to the
Issuer) an Initial Certification in the form of Exhibit A. Based on its review
and examination, the Custodian will acknowledge that the documents identified
in
the Initial Certification appear regular on their face (i.e. are not mutilated,
damaged, defaced, torn, or otherwise physically altered) and relate to each
Mortgage Loan. No later than thirty-two days after the Closing Date, if Mortgage
Loans have been delivered after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.01(d)
of
the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Custodian will execute and deliver to
the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Sponsor, and the Indenture Trustee (with
a
copy to the Issuer) a Delay Delivery Certification in the form of Exhibit B.
Based on its review and examination, the Custodian will acknowledge that the
documents identified in the Delay Delivery Certification appear regular on
their
face (i.e. are not mutilated, damaged, defaced, torn, or otherwise physically
altered) and relate to each Mortgage Loan.
Not
later
than 180 days after the Closing Date, the Custodian will deliver to the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, and the Sponsor, the Indenture Trustee (with
a
copy to the Issuer) a Final Certification in the form of Exhibit C, noting
any
applicable exceptions. For the purpose of the Final Certification, the title
policy required for the Mortgage File is any of the final original title policy,
a signed binder or commitment for a title policy, or a preliminary title report
(in those states in which preliminary title reports are the customary form
of
title policy commitment). For any Mortgage File whose Final Certification is
based on a signed binder or
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commitment
for a title policy or a preliminary title report (in those states in which
preliminary title reports are the customary form of title policy commitment),
the Custodian will deliver to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, and the
Sponsor, the Indenture Trustee (with a copy to the Issuer), not later than
the
one year anniversary of the Closing Date, a further Final Certification in
the
form of Exhibit D, noting any applicable exceptions. For the purpose of this
further Final Certification, the title policy required for the Mortgage File
must be the final original title policy.
If,
in
the course of its review in connection with the Final Certification, the
Custodian finds any document constituting a part of a Mortgage File that does
not meet the requirements of Section 2.02 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement,
the Custodian shall list the defect as an exception in the Final
Certification.
The
Custodian is not obligated to examine the documents delivered to it to determine
that they are genuine, enforceable, or appropriate for the represented purpose,
or that they have actually been recorded in the real estate records, or that
they are other than what they purport to be on their face.
In
reviewing any Mortgage File pursuant to this Section, the Custodian is not
responsible for determining whether any document is valid and binding, whether
the text of any assignment or endorsement is in proper or recordable form
(except, if applicable, to determine if the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee
is
the assignee or endorsee), whether any document has been recorded in accordance
with the requirements of any applicable jurisdiction, or whether a blanket
assignment is permitted in any applicable jurisdiction, whether any person
executing any document is authorized to do so or whether any signature on any
document is genuine, but shall only be required to determine whether a document
has been executed, that it appears to be what it purports to be, and, where
applicable, that it purports to be recorded.
The
Sponsor will deliver and the Indenture Custodian will maintain continuous
custody at its office identified in Section 3 of the documents required to
be
held by the Indenture Trustee in accordance with Section 2.01 of the Sale and
Servicing Agreement with respect to any Eligible Substitute Mortgage
Loans.
The
Master Servicer shall promptly deliver to the Indenture Custodian, and the
Indenture Custodian will maintain continuous custody at its office identified
in
Section 3 of the originals of any other documents constituting the Mortgage
File
that come into the possession of the Master Servicer from time to
time.
Section
3.
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Maintenance
of Office.
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The
Custodian agrees to maintain the items for which it acts as Trust Custodian
or
Indenture Custodian at the Indenture Custodian’s facilities.
Section
4.
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Duties
of Custodian.
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(a) Safekeeping.
The Indenture Custodian shall (i) segregate the Mortgage Files from all other
documents in the Indenture Custodian’s possession; (ii) identify the Mortgage
Files as being held, and hold the Mortgage Files, for the Indenture Trustee
as
secured party for the benefit of all present and future Noteholders; (iii)
maintain at all times a current inventory of the Mortgage Files; and (iv) secure
the Mortgage Files in fire resistant facilities and conduct periodic physical
inspections of them in accordance with customary standards for custody of this
type. The Indenture Custodian will promptly report to the Issuer and the
Indenture Trustee any failure on its part to hold the Mortgage Files as provided
in this Agreement and promptly take appropriate action to remedy the
failure.
(b) Release
of Documents. On receipt by the Indenture Custodian of the certification of
the Master Servicer, in physical or electronic form, substantially in the form
of Exhibit D to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Indenture Custodian shall
release to the Master Servicer the related Mortgage Files for the Mortgage
Loan
covered by the certification. The certification may be delivered to the
Indenture Custodian in a mutually agreed electronic format, and to the extent
the request originates on its face from a servicing officer, need not be
manually signed.
Section
5.
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Access
to Records.
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The
Custodian shall permit the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer, the Master Servicer,
or their respective duly authorized officers, attorneys, or auditors, and the
supervisory agents and examiners of each of them, to inspect the items delivered
to it under this Agreement and the books and records maintained by the Custodian
pursuant to this Agreement, without charge but only after not less than two
Business Days’ prior notice and during normal business hours at the offices of
the Custodian.
Section
6.
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Instructions;
Authority to Act.
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The
Indenture Custodian may follow any instructions with respect to the Collateral
received in the form of an Officer’s Certificate of the Indenture Trustee. The
instructions may be general or specific in terms. An executed incumbency
certificate of the Indenture Trustee certifying the authority of certain
officers to take specified actions may be accepted by the Indenture Custodian
as
conclusive evidence of the authority of the officers to act and may be
considered in full force until receipt of written notice to the contrary by
the
Indenture Custodian from the Indenture Trustee.
The
Trust
Custodian may follow any instructions with respect to any items held exclusively
for the Issuer received in the form of an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer.
The instructions may be general or specific in terms. An executed incumbency
certificate of the Issuer certifying the authority of certain officers to take
specified actions may be accepted by the Trust Custodian as conclusive evidence
of the authority of the officers to act and may be considered in full force
until receipt of written notice to the contrary by the Trust Custodian from
the
Issuer.
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Section
7.
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Advice
of Counsel.
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The
Custodian may rely and act on the advice of counsel, including in-house counsel,
with respect to its performance under this Agreement as Custodian and shall
not
be liable for any action reasonably taken pursuant to advice of
counsel.
Section
8.
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Representations
and Warranties.
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The
Custodian represents and warrants that on the Closing Date:
(a) it
is a national association duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing
under the laws of its place of organization;
(b) it
has full power and authority to execute, deliver, and perform this Agreement,
and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery, and
performance by it of this Agreement;
(c) the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Indenture and the
fulfillment of its terms do not conflict with, result in any breach of, or
constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time) a default under, the
charter or bylaws of the Custodian or any agreement or other instrument to
which
it is a party or by which it is bound;
(d) to
the Custodian’s best knowledge, no proceedings or investigations concerning the
Custodian are pending or threatened before any court, regulatory body,
administrative agency, or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction
over it or its properties:
(1) asserting
the invalidity of this Agreement,
(2) seeking
to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, or
(3) seeking
any determination that might affect its performance of its obligations under
this Agreement or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement;
and
(e) it
is acting solely as the agent for the Indenture Trustee.
Section
9.
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Effective
Period, Termination, and Amendment, and Interpretive and Additional
Provisions.
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This
Agreement shall become effective as of its date and shall continue in full
force
until terminated in accordance with its terms. This Agreement may be terminated
by either the Indenture Trustee with the consent of the Issuer or by the
Custodian in a writing delivered or mailed, postage prepaid, to the other
parties. The termination shall take effect no sooner than sixty days after
the
date of delivery or mailing. Concurrently with, or as soon as practicable after,
the termination of this Agreement, the Indenture Custodian shall deliver the
Collateral to the Indenture Trustee (or to a person designated by the Indenture
Trustee) anywhere the Indenture Trustee reasonably designates, and the Trust
Custodian shall deliver any items held
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exclusively
for the Issuer to the Issuer (or to a person designated by the Issuer) anywhere
the Issuer reasonably designates.
Section
10.
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Limitation
of Liability.
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(a) The
Custodian undertakes to perform only the obligations specified in this
Agreement. The Issuer, the Owner Trustee, Master Servicer, and Indenture Trustee
acknowledge that no implied obligations exist under this Agreement. Neither
the
Custodian nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, or agents
shall be liable, directly or indirectly, for any damages or expenses arising
out
of the services performed under this Agreement other than damages that result
from their gross negligence, willful misconduct, or bad faith. The Custodian
and
its officers, directors, employees, and agents will not be liable for any
consequential, indirect, punitive, or special damages.
(b) Except
as provided in Section 2, the Custodian makes no warranty or representation
and
has no responsibility for the completeness, validity, sufficiency, value,
genuineness, ownership, or transferability of the Mortgage Loans or any of
the
documents in the Mortgage Files.
(c) The
Custodian need not expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial
liability in the performance of any of its duties under this Agreement, or
in
the exercise of its rights, if the Custodian believes that repayment of the
funds or adequate indemnity against the risk or liability is not reasonably
assured to it.
(d) Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Custodian may rely on and shall
be
protected in acting in good faith on any notice or other communication received
by it that it reasonably believes to be genuine and duly authorized with respect
to all matters pertaining to this Agreement and its duties under this
Agreement.
(e) The
Custodian shall not be responsible or liable for, and makes no representation
or
warranty with respect to, the validity, adequacy, or perfection of any lien
on
or security interest in any Mortgage Loan.
(f) Any
other provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the Custodian
shall have no notice of, and shall not be bound by, any other document or
agreement executed or delivered in connection with, or intended to control
any
part of, the transactions anticipated by or referred to in this Agreement unless
the Custodian is a signatory party to that document or agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Custodian shall be deemed to have
notice of the terms (including definitions not otherwise set forth in full
in
this Agreement) of other documents and agreements executed or delivered in
connection with, or intended to control any part of, the transactions
anticipated by or referred to in this Agreement, to the extent the terms are
referenced, or are incorporated by reference, into this Agreement only as long
as the Indenture Trustee has provided a copy of the document or agreement to
the
Custodian.
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(g) The
Custodian shall have only the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement
or in a written amendment to this Agreement executed by the parties to this
Agreement or their successors and assigns. If any provision of this Agreement
implies or requires that action or forbearance be taken by a party, but is
silent as to which party has the duty to act or refrain from acting, the parties
agree that the Custodian shall not be the party required to take the action
or
refrain from acting. In no event shall the Custodian have any responsibility
to
ascertain or take action except as expressly provided in this
Agreement.
(h) Nothing
in this Agreement shall impose on the Custodian any duty to qualify to do
business in any jurisdiction, other than (i) any jurisdiction where any Mortgage
File is or may be held by the Custodian from time to time under this Agreement,
and (ii) any jurisdiction where its ownership of property or conduct of business
requires such qualification and where failure to qualify could have a material
adverse effect on the Custodian or its property or business or on the ability
of
the Custodian to perform its duties under this Agreement.
(i) The
Custodian may execute any of its duties under this Agreement through any of
its
agents, attorneys-in-fact, or affiliates. Any agent, attorney-in-fact, or
affiliate of the Custodian (and any affiliate’s directors, officers, agents, and
employees) that performs duties in connection with this Agreement shall be
entitled to the same benefits of the indemnification, waiver, and other
protective provisions to which the Custodian is entitled under this Agreement,
but the Custodian shall remain responsible for the performance of those
duties.
(j) The
Custodian shall not be responsible for delays or failures in performance
resulting from acts beyond its control. Acts beyond its control include acts
of
God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war or terrorism, epidemics,
nationalization, expropriation, currency restrictions, governmental regulations
superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer
viruses, power failures, earthquakes, or other disasters.
Section
11.
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Governing
Law.
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THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS
OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS PROVISIONS THAT WOULD RESULT
IN
THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER STATE.
Section
12.
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Amendment.
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This
agreement may not be amended without the written consent of all the
parties.
Section
13.
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Notices.
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All
notices, demands, instructions, consents, and other communications required
or
permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally
delivered or sent by first class or express mail (postage prepaid), national
overnight courier service, or by facsimile transmission or other electronic
communication device capable of transmitting or creating a written record
(confirmed by first class mail) and shall be considered to be given for purposes
of
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this
Agreement on the day that the writing is delivered when personally delivered
or
sent by facsimile or overnight courier or three Business Days after it was
sent
to its intended recipient if sent by first class mail. Unless otherwise
specified in a notice sent or delivered in accordance with the provisions of
this Section, notices, demands, instructions, consents, and other communications
in writing shall be given to or made on the respective parties at their
respective Addresses indicated in the Master Glossary of Defined
Terms.
Section
14.
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Binding
Effect.
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This
Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties to this
Agreement and their respective successors and assigns. Except as contemplated
in
this Agreement, none of the parties may assign any of its rights and obligations
under this Agreement or any interest in this Agreement without the consent
of
the other parties. The Custodian may assign its rights and obligations under
this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any affiliate. The Custodian agrees
to
notify the other parties of any assignment. An affiliate is any entity that
directly or indirectly is under common control with the Custodian, or is under
contract to be under common control with the Custodian, and includes a
subsidiary or parent company of the Custodian.
Section
15.
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Counterparts.
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This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and by the different
parties to this Agreement on separate counterparts, each of which, when so
executed, shall be an original and all of which shall constitute one
agreement.
Section
16.
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Severability
of Provisions.
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Any
provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
the
prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions
of
this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of the provision
in
any other jurisdiction.
Section
17.
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[RESERVED]
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Section
18.
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Merger
of Custodian.
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Any
entity into which the Custodian may be merged or converted or with which it
may
be consolidated, or any entity resulting from any merger, conversion, or
consolidation to which the Custodian is a party, or any entity succeeding to
the
business of the Custodian, shall be the successor of the Custodian under this
Agreement, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act
on
the part of any of the parties to this Agreement, anything in this Agreement
to
the contrary notwithstanding.
Section
19.
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Indemnification.
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The
Issuer agrees to indemnify the Custodian and its affiliates, directors,
officers, agents, and employees, against any losses, claims, damages, or
liabilities of any kind, including
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reasonable
attorneys’ fees, that may arise against Custodian or its affiliates, directors,
officers, agents, or employees, in any way arising out of this Agreement or
any
action taken or not taken by Custodian or its permitted successors and assigns
under this Agreement unless they arise because of the breach by the Custodian
of
its obligations under this Agreement, which breach was caused by the gross
negligence, lack of good faith, or willful misconduct on the part of Custodian
or any of its affiliates, directors, officers, agents, or
employees.
The
Custodian agrees to indemnify the Issuer against any losses, claims, damages,
or
liabilities of any kind, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, it suffers
arising out of the gross negligence, lack of good faith, or willful misconduct
on the part of Custodian or any of its affiliates, directors, officers, agents,
or employees.
The
foregoing indemnifications shall survive any termination or expiration of this
Agreement or the resignation or removal of the Custodian.
Section
20.
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Dispute
Resolution, Arbitration.
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This
Agreement evidences a transaction involving interstate commerce. Any disputes
arising from this Agreement shall be decided by binding arbitration which shall
be conducted, at the request of any party, in New York, New York, before one
arbitrator designated by the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”), in
accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA, and to the maximum
extent applicable, the United States Arbitration Act (Title 9 of the United
States Code). Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, any
party may proceed to a court of competent jurisdiction to obtain equitable
relief at any time. An arbitrator shall have no authority to award punitive
damages or other damages not measured by the prevailing party’s actual damages.
To the maximum extent practicable, an arbitration proceeding under this
Agreement shall be concluded within 180 days of the filing of the dispute with
the AAA. This arbitration clause shall survive any termination, amendment,
or
expiration of the Agreement and if any provision of this arbitration clause
is
found to be unenforceable, the remaining parts of the arbitration clause shall
not be affected and shall remain fully enforceable.
Section
21.
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Limitation
of Liability.
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It
is
expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) this Agreement
is
executed and delivered by Wilmington Trust Company, not individually or
personally but solely as trustee of the Issuer, in the exercise of the powers
and authority conferred and vested in it under the Trust Agreement, (b) each
of
the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of
the
Issuer is made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings and
agreements by Wilmington Trust Company but is made and intended for the purpose
of binding only the Issuer and (c) under no circumstances shall Wilmington
Trust
Company be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses
of
the Issuer or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligations,
representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Issuer under
this
Agreement or the other related documents.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Agreement to be executed
by
a duly authorized officer as of the day and year first above
written.
CWHEQ,
INC.
By:
_______________________________
Name:
Title:
CWHEQ
REVOLVING HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST,
SERIES
200[• ]- [• ]
By:
Wilmington Trust Company,
not
in its individual capacity but
solely
as Owner Trustee
By:
_______________________________
Name:
Title:
THE
BANK OF NEW YORK,
not
in its individual capacity but
solely
as Indenture Trustee
By:
_______________________________
Name:
Title:
TREASURY
BANK,
A
DIVISION OF COUNTRYWIDE BANK, F.S.B.,
as
Custodian for the Indenture Trustee
By:
_______________________________
Name:
Title:
TREASURY
BANK,
A
DIVISION OF COUNTRYWIDE BANK, F.S.B.,
as
Custodian for the Issuer
By:
_______________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT
A
TO
CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT
FORM
OF
INITIAL CERTIFICATION
[date]
[Depositor]
[Master
Servicer]
[Sponsor]
[Indenture
Trustee]
_____________________
_____________________
|
Re:
|
Sale
and Servicing Agreement among CWHEQ, Inc., as Depositor, Countrywide
Home
Loans, Inc., as Sponsor and Master Servicer, CWHEQ Revolving Home
Equity
Loan
Trust, Series 200[• ]- [• ], as the Trust, and The Bank of New York, as
Indenture
Trustee, Revolving Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Notes, Series 200[• ]- [•
]
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Gentlemen:
In
accordance with Section 2.02 of the above-captioned Sale and Servicing Agreement
(the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”), the undersigned, as Indenture Custodian
for the Indenture Trustee, hereby certifies that as to each Mortgage Loan listed
in the Mortgage Loan Schedule delivered pursuant to Section 2.01(d) of the
Sale
and Servicing Agreement (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or any
Mortgage Loan listed on the attached Document Exception Report) it has received,
among other things:
(i) the
original Mortgage Note endorsed in blank or, if the original Mortgage Note
has
been lost or destroyed and not replaced, an original lost note affidavit from
the Sponsor stating that the original Mortgage Note was lost, misplaced or
destroyed, together with a copy of the related Mortgage Note; and
(ii) unless
the Mortgage Loan is registered on the MERS® System, an original Assignment of
Mortgage in blank in recordable form.
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Based
on
its review and examination and only as to the foregoing documents, such
documents appear regular on their face (i.e. are not mutilated, damaged,
defaced, torn, or otherwise physically altered) and related to such Mortgage
Loan.
The
Indenture Custodian has made no independent examination of any documents in
each
Mortgage File beyond the review specifically required in the Sale and Servicing
Agreement. The Indenture Custodian makes no representations as to: (i) the
validity, legality, sufficiency, enforceability, or genuineness of any of the
documents in each Mortgage File of any of the Mortgage Loans identified on
the
Mortgage Loan Schedule, or (ii) the collectability, insurability, effectiveness,
or suitability of any Mortgage Loan.
In
reviewing any Mortgage File pursuant to this certification, the Custodian is
not
responsible for determining whether any document is valid and binding, whether
the text of any assignment or endorsement is in proper or recordable form
(except, if applicable, to determine if the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee
is
the assignee or endorsee), whether any document has been recorded in accordance
with the requirements of any applicable jurisdiction, or whether a blanket
assignment is permitted in any applicable jurisdiction, whether any person
executing any document is authorized to do so or whether any signature on any
document is genuine, but shall only be required to determine whether a document
has been executed, that it appears to be what it purports to be, and, where
applicable, that it purports to be recorded.
Capitalized
words and phrases used in this Certification have the meanings assigned to
them
in the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
Treasury
Bank,
a
division of Countrywide Bank, F.S.B.,
as
Custodian for the Indenture Trustee
By:____________________________
Name:
Title:
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cc: [Issuer]
B-A-2
EXHIBIT
B
TO
CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT
FORM
OF
DELAY DELIVERY CERTIFICATION
[date]
[Depositor]
[Master
Servicer]
[Sponsor]
[Indenture
Trustee]
_____________________
Re:
|
Sale
and Servicing Agreement among CWHEQ, Inc., as Depositor, Countrywide
Home
Loans, Inc., as Sponsor and Master Servicer, CWHEQ Revolving Home
Equity
Loan
Trust, Series 200[• ]- [• ], as the Trust, and The Bank of New York, as
Indenture
Trustee, Revolving Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Notes, Series 200[• ]-[•
]
|
Gentlemen:
In
accordance with Section 2.02 of the above-captioned Sale and Servicing Agreement
(the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”), the undersigned, as Indenture Custodian
for the Indenture Trustee, hereby certifies that as to each Mortgage Loan listed
in the Mortgage Loan Schedule delivered pursuant to Section 2.01(d) of the
Sale
and Servicing Agreement (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or any
Mortgage Loan listed on the attached Document Exception Report) it has received,
among other things:
(i) the
original Mortgage Note endorsed in blank or, if the original Mortgage Note
has
been lost or destroyed and not replaced, an original lost note affidavit from
the Sponsor stating that the original Mortgage Note was lost, misplaced or
destroyed, together with a copy of the related Mortgage Note; and
(ii) unless
the Mortgage Loan is registered on the MERS® System, an original Assignment of
Mortgage in blank in recordable form.
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Based
on
its review and examination and only as to the foregoing documents, such
documents appear regular on their face (i.e. are not mutilated, damaged,
defaced, torn, or otherwise physically altered) and related to such Mortgage
Loan.
The
Indenture Custodian has made no independent examination of any documents in
each
Mortgage File beyond the review specifically required in the Sale and Servicing
Agreement. The Indenture Custodian makes no representations as to: (i) the
validity, legality, sufficiency, enforceability, or genuineness of any of the
documents in each Mortgage File of any of the Mortgage Loans identified on
the
Mortgage Loan Schedule, or (ii) the collectability, insurability, effectiveness,
or suitability of any Mortgage Loan.
In
reviewing any Mortgage File pursuant to this certification, the Custodian is
not
responsible for determining whether any document is valid and binding, whether
the text of any assignment or endorsement is in proper or recordable form
(except, if applicable, to determine if the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee
is
the assignee or endorsee), whether any document has been recorded in accordance
with the requirements of any applicable jurisdiction, or whether a blanket
assignment is permitted in any applicable jurisdiction, whether any person
executing any document is authorized to do so or whether any signature on any
document is genuine, but shall only be required to determine whether a document
has been executed, that it appears to be what it purports to be, and, where
applicable, that it purports to be recorded.
Capitalized
words and phrases used in this Certification have the meanings assigned to
them
in the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
Treasury
Bank,
a
division of Countrywide Bank, F.S.B.,
as
Custodian for the Indenture Trustee
By:____________________________
Name:
Title:
|
cc: [Issuer]
B-B-2
EXHIBIT
C
TO
CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT
FORM
OF
FINAL CERTIFICATION
[date]
[Depositor]
[Master
Servicer]
[Sponsor]
[Indenture
Trustee]
_____________________
Re:
|
Sale
and Servicing Agreement among CWHEQ, Inc., as Depositor, Countrywide
Home
Loans, Inc., as Sponsor and Master Servicer, CWHEQ Revolving Home
Equity
Loan
Trust, Series 200[• ]- [• ], as the Trust, and The Bank of New York, as
Indenture
Trustee, Revolving Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Notes, Series
200[• ]-[•
]
|
Gentlemen:
In
accordance with Section 2.02 of the above-captioned Sale and Servicing Agreement
(the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”), the undersigned, as Indenture Custodian
for the Indenture Trustee, hereby certifies that as to each Mortgage Loan listed
in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or
listed on the attached Document Exception Report) it has received:
(i) the
original Mortgage Note endorsed in blank or, if the original Mortgage Note
has
been lost or destroyed and not replaced, an original lost note affidavit from
the Sponsor stating that the original Mortgage Note was lost, misplaced or
destroyed, together with a copy of the related Mortgage Note;
(ii) unless
the Mortgage Loan is registered on the MERS® System, an original Assignment of
Mortgage in blank in recordable form;
(iii) the
original recorded Mortgage, noting the presence of the MIN of the Mortgage
Loan
and language indicating that the Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan if the
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Mortgage
Loan is a MOM Loan, or, if, in connection with any Mortgage Loan, the original
recorded Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon cannot be delivered on
or
before the Closing Date because of a delay caused by the public recording office
where such original Mortgage has been delivered for recordation or because
such
original Mortgage has been lost, an accurate copy of such Mortgage, together
with (i) in the case of a delay caused by the public recording office, an
Officer’s Certificate of the Sponsor which may be in the form of a blanket
certificate of the Sponsor covering more than one Mortgage stating that such
original Mortgage has been dispatched to the appropriate public recording
official or (ii) in the case of an original Mortgage that has been lost, a
copy
certified by the appropriate county recording office where such Mortgage is
recorded;
(iv) if
applicable, the original of each intervening assignment needed for a complete
chain of title for the mortgage from its original mortgagee or beneficiary
to
the Trust or in blank (or if the Mortgage Loan is registered on the MERS® System
to MERS and noting the presence of a MIN) with evidence of recording thereon,
or, if any such original intervening assignment has not been returned from
the
applicable recording office or has been lost, a true and correct copy thereof,
together with (i) in the case of a delay caused by the public recording office,
an Officer’s Certificate of the Sponsor or the Depositor, which may be a blanket
certificate covering more than one intervening assignment, stating that such
original intervening assignment has been dispatched to the appropriate public
recording official for recordation or (ii) in the case of an original
intervening assignment that has been lost, a copy certified by the appropriate
county recording office where such Mortgage is recorded;
(v)
a title policy “(e.g.,
ALTA, FACT, PIRT,
etc.)”, a signed binder or commitment for a title policy, or a
preliminary title report (in those states in which preliminary title reports
are
the customary form of title policy commitment) for each Mortgage Loan with
a
Credit Limit in excess of $100,000;
(vi) the
original of any guaranty executed in connection with the Mortgage
Note;
(vii) the
original of each assumption, modification, consolidation or substitution
agreement, if any, relating to the Mortgage Loan; and
(viii) any
security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent instrument executed in
connection with the Mortgage.
Based
on
its review and examination and only as to the foregoing documents, (a) such
documents appear regular on their face (i.e. are not mutilated, damaged,
defaced, torn, or otherwise physically altered) and related to such Mortgage
Loan, and (b) the information set forth in items (ii), (iii), and (iv), of
the
itemization of contents of the “Mortgage Loan Schedule” in the Master Glossary
of Defined Terms to the Indenture accurately reflects information set
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forth
in
the Mortgage File, and (c) the information set forth in item (v) of the
itemization of contents of the “Mortgage Loan Schedule” in the Master Glossary
of Defined Terms to the Indenture was delivered to the Custodian.
The
Indenture Custodian has made no independent examination of any documents in
each
Mortgage File beyond the review specifically required in the Sale and Servicing
Agreement. The Indenture Custodian makes no representations as to: (i) the
validity, legality, sufficiency, enforceability, or genuineness of any of the
documents in each Mortgage File of any of the Mortgage Loans identified on
the
Mortgage Loan Schedule, or (ii) the collectability, insurability, effectiveness,
or suitability of any Mortgage Loan.
In
reviewing any Mortgage File pursuant to this certification, the Custodian is
not
responsible for determining whether any document is valid and binding, whether
the text of any assignment or endorsement is in proper or recordable form
(except, if applicable, to determine if the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee
is
the assignee or endorsee), whether any document has been recorded in accordance
with the requirements of any applicable jurisdiction, or whether a blanket
assignment is permitted in any applicable jurisdiction, whether any person
executing any document is authorized to do so or whether any signature on any
document is genuine, but shall only be required to determine whether a document
has been executed, that it appears to be what it purports to be, and, where
applicable, that it purports to be recorded.
Capitalized
words and phrases used in this Certification have the meanings assigned to
them
in the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
Treasury
Bank,
a
division of Countrywide Bank, F.S.B.,
as
Custodian for the Indenture Trustee
By:____________________________
Name:
Title:
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B-C-3
EXHIBIT
D
TO
CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT
FORM
OF
FURTHER FINAL CERTIFICATION
[date]
[Depositor]
[Master
Servicer]
[Sponsor]
[Indenture
Trustee]
_____________________
Re:
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Sale
and Servicing Agreement among CWHEQ, Inc., as Depositor, Countrywide
Home
Loans, Inc., as Sponsor and Master Servicer, CWHEQ Revolving Home
Equity
Loan
Trust, Series 200[• ]- [• ], as the Trust, and The Bank of New York, as
Indenture
Trustee, Revolving Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Notes, Series
200[• ]-[•
]
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Gentlemen:
In
accordance with Section 2.02 of the above-captioned Sale and Servicing Agreement
(the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”), the undersigned, as Indenture Custodian
for the Indenture Trustee, hereby certifies that as to each Mortgage Loan listed
in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or
listed on the attached Document Exception Report) it has received:
(i) for
each Mortgage Loan with a Credit
Limit in excess of $100,000, a final original title policy “(e.g., ALTA,
FACT, PIRT, etc.)”.
Based
on
its review and examination and only as to the foregoing documents, such
documents appear regular on their face (i.e. are not mutilated, damaged,
defaced, torn, or otherwise physically altered) and related to such Mortgage
Loan.
The
Indenture Custodian has made no independent examination of any documents in
each
Mortgage File beyond the review specifically required in the Sale and
Servicing
Agreement.
The Indenture Custodian makes no representations as to: (i) the validity,
legality, sufficiency, enforceability, or genuineness of any of the documents
in
each Mortgage File of any of the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage
Loan
Schedule, or (ii) the collectability, insurability, effectiveness, or
suitability of any Mortgage Loan.
In
reviewing any Mortgage File pursuant to this certification, the Custodian is
not
responsible for determining whether any document is valid and binding, whether
the text of any assignment or endorsement is in proper or recordable form
(except, if applicable, to determine if the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee
is
the assignee or endorsee), whether any document has been recorded in accordance
with the requirements of any applicable jurisdiction, or whether a blanket
assignment is permitted in any applicable jurisdiction, whether any person
executing any document is authorized to do so or whether any signature on any
document is genuine, but shall only be required to determine whether a document
has been executed, that it appears to be what it purports to be, and, where
applicable, that it purports to be recorded.
Capitalized
words and phrases used in this Certification have the meanings assigned to
them
in the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
Treasury
Bank,
a
division of Countrywide Bank, F.S.B.,
as
Custodian for the Indenture Trustee
By:____________________________
Name:
Title:
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B-D-2
ANNEX
1
MASTER
GLOSSARY OF DEFINED TERMS
XXX-1-1
CWHEQ
REVOLVING HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST,
SERIES
2007-G
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MASTER
GLOSSARY OF DEFINED TERMS
Dated
as
of August 15, 2007
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“Accelerated
Principal Payment Amount” for each Payment Date means the amount
of Available Interest Collections applied on that Payment Date as a payment
of
principal to decrease the Note Principal Balances until the Transferor Interest
is equal to the Overcollateralization Target Amount for the Payment
Date.
“Accountant’s
Attestation” as to any person means a report of a registered
public accounting firm reasonably acceptable to the Depositor that attests
to,
and reports on, the Servicing Criteria Compliance Assessment Report made by
the
person. The attestation shall be in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g)
of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including
that
if an overall opinion cannot be expressed, the registered public accounting
firm
shall state in the report why it was unable to express an overall opinion.
The
report must be available for general use and not contain restricted use
language.
“Act”
has the meaning specified in Section 11.03(a) of the Indenture.
“Additional
Balance” as to any Mortgage Loan means the aggregate amount of all
additional borrowings by the mortgagor under the relevant Credit Line Agreement
after the Cut-off Date for the Mortgage Loan.
“Addresses”
for notices for parties under any of the Transaction Documents (unless otherwise
specified therein) are:
●
For the Issuer:
Wilmington Trust Company, as Owner Trustee
Xxxxxx Square North
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Wilmington, DE 19890-0001
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
●
For
the
Depositor:
CWHEQ,
Inc.
4500
Park
Granada
Calabasas,
CA 91302
Attention:
Legal Department (CWHEQ 2007-G)
Telecopy:
(000) 000-0000
●
For
the
Master Servicer:
Countrywide
Home Loans, Inc.
4500
Park
Granada
Calabasas,
CA 91302
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Attention:
Legal Department (CWHEQ 2007-G)
Telecopy:
(000) 000-0000
●
For
Park
Monaco:
Park
Monaco Inc.
4500
Park
Granada
Calabasas,
CA 91302
Ref:
CWHEQ 2007-G
●
For
the
Indenture Trustee:
The
Bank
of New York
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0 Xxxx
New
York,
NY 10286
Attn:
Corporate Trust MBS Administration – CWHEQ 2007-G
With a copy to:
The
Bank
of New York Trust Company. N.A.
000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 16th Floor
Houston,
TX 77002
Attn:
Structured Finance Services – CWHEQ 2007-G
●
For
the
Custodian:
Treasury
Bank, a division of Countrywide Bank, F.S.B.
0000
Xxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Simi
Valley, California 93063
Attention:
Document Custodian.
●
For
Standard & Poor’s:
Standard
& Poor’s
a
division of The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc.
00
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
New
York,
NY 10041
●
For
Moody’s:
Xxxxx’x
Investors Service, Inc.
Residential
Loan Monitoring Group
00
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, 0xx Floor
New
York,
NY 10007
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“Adjustment
Date” for the first Interest Period, the fifth LIBOR Business Day
preceding the Closing Date, and for any Interest Period commencing with the
second Interest Period, the second LIBOR Business Day preceding the first day
of
the Interest Period.
“Administration
Agreement” means the Administration Agreement, dated as of the
Closing Date, among the Administrator, the Trust, and the Indenture
Trustee.
“Administrator”
means the person acting as such under the Administration Agreement.
“Affiliate”
of any person means any other person controlling, controlled by or under common
control with the person. For purposes of this definition, “control” means the
power to direct the management and policies of a person, directly or indirectly,
whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise and
“controlling” and “controlled” shall have meanings correlative to the
foregoing.
“Applicable
Margin” means, for each Class of Notes, as follows:
Class
of Notes
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Before
Optional
Termination Date
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After
Optional
Termination Date
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A
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0.750%
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1.500%
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M-1
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0.970%
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1.455%
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M-2
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1.150%
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1.725%
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M-3
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1.360%
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2.040%
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M-4
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1.620%
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2.430%
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M-5
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1.950%
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2.925%
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M-6
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1.950%
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2.925%
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M-7
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1.950%
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2.925%
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M-8
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1.950%
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2.925%
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B
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1.950%
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2.925%
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“Appraised
Value” for any Mortgaged Property means the value established by
any of the following: (i) with respect to Credit Line Agreements with Credit
Limits greater than $100,000, by a full appraisal, (ii) with respect to Credit
Line Agreements with Credit Limits equal to or less than $100,000, by either
a
drive by inspection or electronic appraisal of the Mortgaged Property made
to
establish compliance with the underwriting criteria then in effect in connection
with the application for the Mortgage Loan secured by the Mortgaged Property,
and (iii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which the Servicer consents
to
a new senior lien pursuant to Section 3.01(b) of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement, in compliance with the underwriting criteria then in effect in
connection with the application for the related senior mortgage
loan.
“Asset
Balance” on any day for any Mortgage Loan, other than a Liquidated
Mortgage Loan or a Charged-off Mortgage Loan, means its Cut-off Date Asset
Balance, plus any Additional Balance for the Mortgage Loan,
minus all collections credited as principal against the Asset
Balance
of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the related Credit Line Agreement.
The
Asset Balance of a Liquidated Mortgage Loan is zero, and the Asset Balance
of a
Charged-off Mortgage Loan after the related Charged-off Date is
zero.
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“Assets”
means all assets and property of the Trust pursuant to the Sale and Servicing
Agreement.
“Assignment
of Mortgage” for any mortgage means an assignment, notice of
transfer, or equivalent instrument, in recordable form, sufficient under the
laws of the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located
to
reflect the sale of the mortgage to the Trust, which assignment, notice of
transfer, or equivalent instrument may be in the form of one or more blanket
assignments covering the Mortgage Loans secured by Mortgaged Properties located
in the same jurisdiction.
“Auction
Period” with respect to a Charged-off Mortgage Loan means the
period commencing on the related Charge-off Date and ending one-year after
such
date.
“Authorized
Officer” for any corporation or other entity establishing such
designations means the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief
Financial Officer, President, Executive Vice President, any Vice President,
the
Secretary, or the Treasurer of the corporation, for any partnership means any
of
its general partners, and for any person means any person who is identified
on a
list of Authorized Officers delivered by the person to the Indenture Trustee
on
the Closing Date. These lists may be updated from time to time.
“AvailableInterest
Collections” for any Payment Date means the Interest Shortfall
Deposit plus the product of the Interest Collections for that Payment Date
and
the Floating Allocation Percentage for that Payment Date.
“Available
Principal Collections” for any Payment Date are the excess of
Principal Collections for the Payment Date over the Additional Balances for
the
related Collection Period.
“Basis
Risk Carryforward” for any Payment Date and Class of Notes means
the sum of
● Basis
Risk Carryforward for that Class of Notes remaining unpaid from prior Payment
Dates,
● in
any Interest Period in which the related Note Rate is the Maximum Rate, the
excess of
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(a)
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the
amount of interest that would have accrued on that Class of Notes
during
the related Interest Period had interest been determined pursuant
to the
related Interest Formula Rate
over
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(b)
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the
interest actually accrued at the related Note Rate on that Class
of Notes
during the Interest Period, and
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● interest
at the related Interest Formula Rate (as adjusted from time to time) on Basis
Risk Carryforward for that Class of Notes remaining unpaid from prior Payment
Dates for the period from the previous Payment Date to the current Payment
Date.
“Basis
Risk Carryforward Reserve Fund” means the Eligible Account
established and maintained by the Indenture Trustee on behalf of and for the
benefit of the Notes and the Class C Certificates pursuant to Section 8.01(c)
of
the Indenture.
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“Billing
Cycle” for any Mortgage Loan and Collection Period means the
billing period specified in the related Credit Line Agreement and with respect
to which amounts billed are received during the Collection Period.
“Book-Entry
Notes” means the Notes.
“Business
Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or a day on
which banking institutions in New York, California, or Texas are authorized
or
obligated by law, regulation, or executive order to remain closed.
“Certificate”
means any of the Class C Certificates, the Class E-P Certificates, the Class
R-1
Certificates, and the Class R-2 Certificates issued pursuant to the Trust
Agreement.
“Certificate
of Trust” means the Certificate of Trust in the form of Exhibit A
of the Trust Agreement to be filed for the Trust pursuant to Section 3810(a)
of
the Statutory Trust Statute.
“Certificate
Register” means the register maintained by the Indenture Trustee
pursuant to Section 3.04 of the Trust Agreement.
“Certificateholder”
means the registered holder of a Certificate issued in connection with the
creation of the Trust.
“Certification
Party” means the entity for which a Certifying Person acts as an
officer, the Certifying Person, and each of the entity’s officers, directors,
and Affiliates.
“Certifying
Person” means the person who signs a Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Certification.
“Charge-off
Date” with respect to a Charged-off Mortgage Loan means the close
of business on the last day of the calendar month in which that Mortgage Loan
became a Charged-off Mortgage Loan.
“Charged-off
Mortgage Loan” means any Mortgage Loan that is secured by a junior
lien and that is 180 days delinquent.
“Charged-off
Mortgage Loan Proceeds” means any Insurance Proceeds and all other
net proceeds received with respect to a Charged-off Mortgage Loan after the
related Charge-off Date in connection with the partial or complete liquidation
of that Charged-off Mortgage Loan, whether through a trustee’s sale, foreclosure
sale, auction, or otherwise, or in connection with any condemnation or partial
release of the related Mortgaged Property, together with the net proceeds
received after the related Charge-off Date with respect to any Mortgaged
Property acquired by the Master Servicer by foreclosure or deed in lieu of
foreclosure in connection with that Charged-off Mortgage Loan, net of the Master
Servicer’s reimbursable expenses incurred in connection with the liquidation and
sale or foreclosure of that Charged-off Mortgage Loan, the related Disposition
Fee, and any optional advances with respect to the Charged-off Mortgage Loans
made prior to the date on which the Mortgage Loan became a Charged-off Mortgage
Loan.
“Class”
of Notes is any of the Class A Notes, the Class M Notes, or the Class B
Notes.
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“Class
A Notes” is any Note designated as a Class A Note executed by the
Owner Trustee and authenticated by the Indenture Trustee substantially in the
form of Exhibit A-1 of the Indenture.
The
“Class A Principal Distribution Target Amount” for any
Payment Date means the excess of:
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the
Note Principal Balance of the Class A Notes before the Payment Date,
over
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the
lesser of (i) 64.80% of the Loan Pool Balance (minus Net Draws) for
the
Payment Date and (ii) the Loan Pool Balance (minus Net Draws) for
the
Payment Date minus the OC Floor.
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“Class
B Notes” is any Note designated as a Class B Note executed by the
Owner Trustee and authenticated by the Indenture Trustee substantially in the
form of Exhibit A-1 of the Indenture.
“Class
C Balance” on any day means the excess of the aggregate Asset
Balance of the Mortgage Loans on that day over the sum of the Note Principal
Balance of the Notes and the Class R-1 Balance.
“Class
C Certificate” means any Class C Certificate executed by the Owner
Trustee and authenticated by the Indenture Trustee substantially in the form
of
Exhibit B-1 of the Trust Agreement.
“Class
C Share” on any day means a fraction whose numerator is the Class
C Balance and whose denominator is the sum of the Class C Balance and the Class
R-1 Balance, in each case on that day.
“Class
E-P Certificate” means any Class E-P Certificate executed by the
Owner Trustee and authenticated by the Indenture Trustee substantially in the
form of Exhibit B-2 of the Trust Agreement.
“Class
M Note” means any Note designated as a Class M-1, Class M-2, Class
M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7 or Class M-8 Note executed
by
the Owner Trustee and authenticated by the Indenture Trustee substantially
in
the form of Exhibit A-1 of the Indenture.
“Class
R-1 Balance” on any day means an amount equal to Net Draws at the
close of business on the previous day.
“Class
R-1 Certificate” means any Class R-1 Certificate executed by the
Owner Trustee and authenticated by the Indenture Trustee substantially in the
form of Exhibit B-3 of the Trust Agreement.
“Class
R-1 Share” on any day means a fraction whose numerator is the
Class R-1 Balance and whose denominator is the sum of the Class C Balance and
the Class R-1 Balance, in each case on that day.
“Class
R-2 Certificate” means any Class R-2 Certificate executed by the
Owner Trustee and authenticated by the Indenture Trustee substantially in the
form of Exhibit B-3 of the Trust Agreement.
The
“Closing Date” is August 15, 2007.
“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and Treasury regulations promulgated
under the Code.
“Collateral”
has the meaning given to it in the Granting Clause of the
Indenture.
“Collection
Account” means the Eligible Account or Eligible Accounts created
and maintained for the benefit of the Transferor and the Secured Parties
pursuant to Section 3.02(b) of the Sale and
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Servicing
Agreement. The title of the Collection Account is “The Bank of New York, as
Indenture Trustee, Collection Account in trust for the registered holders of
Revolving Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Notes, Series 2007-G.”
“Collection
Period” for any Payment Date and any Mortgage Loan means the
calendar month preceding the month of the Payment Date (or, in the case of
the
first Collection Period, the period from August 2, 2007 through August 31,
2007).
“Combined
Loan-to-Value Ratio” for any Mortgage Loan as of any date means a
fraction:
·
whose
numerator is the sum of (i) the Credit Limit and (ii) the outstanding principal
balance as of the date of execution of the related original Credit Line
Agreement (or any subsequent date as of which the outstanding principal balance
may be determined in connection with an increase in the Credit Limit for
the
Mortgage Loan) of any mortgage loans that are senior or equal in priority
to the
Mortgage Loan and that are secured by the same Mortgaged Property
and
· whose
denominator is the Valuation of the related Mortgaged
Property.
“Corporate
Trust Office” means the principal office of the Indenture Trustee
at which at any particular time its corporate trust business is administered.
The corporate trust office of the Indenture Trustee at the date of execution
of
the Indenture is located at 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0 Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn:
Corporate Trust MBS Administration. The Indenture Trustee may designates any
other address as the Corporate Trust Office by notice to the Noteholders and
the
Issuer. The principal corporate trust office of any successor Indenture Trustee
at the address designated by the successor Indenture Trustee by notice to the
Noteholders, and the Issuer.
“Credit
Limit” means the maximum Asset Balance for each Mortgage Loan
permitted under the terms of the related Credit Line Agreement.
“Credit
Line Agreement” means the related credit line account agreement
for a Mortgage Loan executed by the related mortgagor and any amendment or
modification of it.
“Custodial
Agreement” means the Custodial Agreement dated as of the Closing
Date, among the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer, the Master Servicer, and Treasury
Bank, a division of Countrywide Bank, F.S.B., as custodian.
“Cut-off
Date” for any Mortgage Loan is the later of August 2, 2007 and the
date of origination of that Mortgage Loan.
“Cut-off
Date Asset Balance” for any Mortgage Loan means its unpaid
principal balance as of the close of business on the Cut-off Date.
“Defective
Mortgage Loan” means a Mortgage Loan subject to retransfer
pursuant to Section 2.02(b) or 2.04(d) of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement.
“Delay
Delivery Certification” has the meaning given to it in the
Custodial Agreement.
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“Depositor”
means CWHEQ, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or its successor in
interest.
“Depository”
means a financial institution or other person maintaining ownership records
and
effecting book-entry transfers and pledges of the Notes deposited with it
pursuant to an agreement with the Issuer. The Depository shall at all times
be a
“clearing corporation” as defined in Section 8-102(a)(5) of the UCC of the State
of New York.
“Determination
Date” for any Payment Date means the third Business Day before the
Payment Date.
“Disposition
Fee” means with respect to each Charged-off Mortgage Loan an
amount equal to 10% of the gross proceeds from the disposition of such
Charged-off Mortgage Loan, regardless of whether those proceeds arise as a
result of a sale, an auction, foreclosure or otherwise.
“Due
Date” for any Mortgage Loan means the twentieth day of the
month.
“XXXXX”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering,
Analysis and Retrieval system.
“Electronic
Ledger” means the electronic master record of home equity credit
line mortgage loans maintained by the Master Servicer or by the Sponsor, as
appropriate.
“Eligible
Account” means
(a) an
account that is maintained with a depository institution whose debt obligations
throughout the time of any deposit in it have one of the two highest short-term
debt ratings by Standard & Poor’s (or, if such entity does not have a
short-term rating from S&P, the long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt
obligations of such entity have a rating from S&P of at least “BBB+”) and
the highest short-term debt rating by Moody’s,
(b) a
segregated trust account maintained with the Indenture Trustee or an affiliate
of the Indenture Trustee subject to regulations regarding fiduciary funds on
deposit similar to Title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter I,
Part
9, Section 9.10(b), which has corporate trust powers, acting in its fiduciary
capacity, or
(c) an
account otherwise acceptable to each Rating Agency, as evidenced at closing
by
delivery of a rating letter by each Rating Agency and thereafter by delivery
of
a letter from each Rating Agency to the Indenture Trustee, within 30 days
of
receipt of notice of the deposit, to the effect that the deposit will not
cause
the Rating Agency to reduce or withdraw its then-current rating of the
Notes.
“Eligible
Investments” means
(a) obligations
of, or guaranteed as to principal and interest by, the United States or any
U.S.
agency or instrumentality that is backed by the full faith and credit of
the
United States;
(b) general
obligations of or obligations guaranteed by any State receiving the highest
long-term debt rating of each Rating Agency, or any lower rating that will
not
result in a downgrade or withdrawal of the rating then assigned to the Notes
by
any Rating Agency;
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(c) commercial
paper issued by Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. or any of its affiliates if it
is
rated no lower than A-1 by Standard & Poor’s and P-1 by Moody’s, and the
long-term debt of Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. is rated at least A3 by Moody’s,
or any lower ratings that will not result in a downgrade or withdrawal of the
rating then assigned to the Notes by any Rating Agency;
(d) commercial
or finance company paper that is then receiving the highest commercial or
finance company paper rating of each Rating Agency, or any lower ratings that
will not result in a downgrade or withdrawal of the rating then assigned to
the
Notes by any Rating Agency;
(e) certificates
of deposit, demand or time deposits, or bankers’ acceptances issued by any
depository institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the
United States or any State and subject to supervision and examination by federal
or State banking authorities, if the commercial paper or long term unsecured
debt obligations of the depository institution or trust company (or in the
case
of the principal depository institution in a holding company system, the
commercial paper or long-term unsecured debt obligations of the holding company,
but only if Xxxxx’x is not a Rating Agency) are then rated in one of the two
highest long-term and the highest short-term ratings of each Rating Agency
for
the securities, or any lower ratings that will not result in a downgrade or
withdrawal of the rating then assigned to the Notes by any Rating
Agency;
(f) demand
or time deposits or certificates of deposit issued by any bank or trust company
or savings institution to the extent that the deposits are fully insured by
the
FDIC;
(g) guaranteed
reinvestment agreements issued by any bank, insurance company, or other
corporation that, at the time of the issuance of the agreements, will not result
in a downgrade or withdrawal of the rating then assigned to the Notes by any
Rating Agency;
(h) repurchase
obligations with respect to any security described in clauses (a) and (b) above,
in either case entered into with a depository institution or trust company
(acting as principal) described in clause (e) above;
(i) securities
(other than stripped bonds, stripped coupons, or instruments sold at a purchase
price in excess of 115% of its face amount) bearing interest or sold at a
discount issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United
States or any State that, at the time of the investment, have one of the two
highest ratings of each Rating Agency (except if the Rating Agency is Xxxxx’x,
the rating must be the highest commercial paper rating of Xxxxx’x for the
securities), or any lower ratings that will not result in a downgrade or
withdrawal of the rating then assigned to the Notes by any Rating Agency as
evidenced by a signed writing delivered by each Rating Agency;
(j) interests
in any money market fund that, at the date of acquisition of the interests
in
the fund and throughout the time the interests are held in the fund, have the
highest applicable rating by each Rating Agency, or any lower ratings that
will
not result in a downgrade or withdrawal of the rating then assigned to the
Notes
by any Rating Agency;
(k) short
term investment funds sponsored by any trust company or national banking
association incorporated under the laws of the United States or any State that,
on the date of acquisition,
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have
been
rated by each Rating Agency in their respective highest applicable rating
category, or any lower ratings that will not result in a downgrade or withdrawal
of the rating then assigned to the Notes by any Rating Agency; and
(l) any
other investments having a specified stated maturity and bearing interest or
sold at a discount acceptable to each Rating Agency that will not result in
a
downgrade or withdrawal of the rating then assigned to the Notes by any Rating
Agency, as evidenced by a signed writing delivered by each Rating Agency and
that is a cash flow investment within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(5)(A)
of
the Code and Section 1.860G-2(g)(1) of the Treasury Regulations promulgated
under the Code;
No
Eligible Investment may evidence either the right to receive (a) only interest
on the obligations underlying these instruments or (b) both principal and
interest payments from obligations underlying these instruments where the
interest and principal payments on the instruments provide a yield to maturity
at par greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of the underlying
obligations. No Eligible Investment may be purchased at a price greater than
par
if that instrument may be prepaid or called at a price less than its purchase
price before stated maturity.
In
addition, no amount beneficially owned by any REMIC (including any amounts
collected by the Master Servicer but not yet deposited in the Collection
Account) may be invested in investments (other than money market funds) treated
as equity interests for federal income tax purposes, unless the Master Servicer
receives an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the investment will not
adversely affect the status of any REMIC created under the Trust Agreement
as a
REMIC under the Code or result in imposition of a tax on it.
“Eligible
Substitute Mortgage Loan” means a Mortgage Loan transferred to the
Trust by the Sponsor in connection with the retransfer of a Defective Mortgage
Loan that must, on the date of its transfer to the Trust,
· have
an outstanding Asset Balance (or in the case of a substitution of more than
one
Mortgage Loan for a Defective Mortgage Loan, an aggregate Asset Balance)
not
greater than the Transfer Deficiency relating to the Defective Mortgage
Loan;
· have
a Loan Rate not less than the Loan Rate of the Defective Mortgage Loan and
not
more than 1.000% in excess of the Loan Rate of the Defective Mortgage
Loan;
· have
a Loan Rate based on the same Index with adjustments to the Loan Rate made
on
the same Interest Rate Adjustment Date as that of the Defective Mortgage
Loan;
· have
a FICO score not less than the FICO score of the Defective Mortgage Loan
and not
more than 50 points higher than the Defective Mortgage Loan;
· have
a Gross Margin that is not less than the Gross Margin of the Defective Mortgage
Loan and not more than 100 basis points higher than the Gross Margin for
the
Defective Mortgage Loan;
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· have
a mortgage of the same or higher level of priority as the mortgage relating
to
the Defective Mortgage Loan at the time the mortgage was transferred to the
Trust;
· have
a remaining term to maturity not more than six months earlier than the remaining
term to maturity of the Defective Mortgage Loan, not later than the maturity
date of the Notes, and not more than 60 months later than the remaining term
to
maturity of the Defective Mortgage Loan;
· comply
with each representation and warranty in Section 2.04 of the Sale and
Servicing Agreement (to be made as of the date of transfer to the Trust);
and
· have
an original Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio not greater than that of the Defective
Mortgage Loan.
More
than
one Eligible Substitute Mortgage Loan may be substituted for a Defective
Mortgage Loan if the Eligible Substitute Mortgage Loans meet the foregoing
attributes in the aggregate. The procedures applied by the Sponsor in selecting
each Eligible Substitute Mortgage Loan shall not be materially adverse to the
interests of the Indenture Trustee, the Transferor, or the Secured
Parties.
“ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“Event
of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 5.01 of the
Indenture.
“Event
of Servicing Termination” has the meaning given to it in
Section 6.01 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
“Excess
Cashflow” for any Payment Date is the sum of the amounts remaining
after applying Investor Interest Collections in Section 8.03(a)(iii) and
Investor Principal Collections in Sections 8.03(b)(i)(B) or 8.03(b)(ii)(B),
as
applicable.
“Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“Exchange
Act Reports” means any reports on form 10-D, Form 8-K, and Form
10-K required to be filed by the Depositor with respect to the Trust under
the
Exchange Act.
“FDIC”
means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor to
it.
“Floating
Allocation Percentage” for any Payment Date means the
lesser of 100% and a fraction whose numerator is the aggregate
Note Principal Balance plus the Transferor Interest, each immediately
before that Payment Date and whose denominator is the Loan Pool Balance
for the previous Payment Date.
“Foreclosure
Profits” on a Liquidated Mortgage Loan (other than a Charged-off
Mortgage Loan) are the excess of
· its
Net
Liquidation Proceeds over
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· its
Asset
Balance (plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon at the applicable Loan
Rate
from the date interest was last paid to the end of the Collection Period
during
which the Mortgage Loan became a Liquidated Mortgage Loan).
“Form
10-D Disclosure Item” for any person means any litigation or
governmental proceedings material to the holders of the Notes pending against
it, or against any of the Trust, the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee, the
Owner
Trustee, or the Master Servicer or any subservicer, if it (or in the case of
the
Indenture Trustee, a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee) has actual
knowledge thereof.
“Form
10-K Disclosure Item” for any
person means each Form 10-D Disclosure Item, (a) any affiliations or (b) any
relationships between it and any Item 1119 Party that are either not in the
ordinary course of business or on other than an arms-length basis.
“Grant”
means mortgage, pledge, bargain, warrant, alienate, remise, release, convey,
assign, transfer, create, and xxxxx x xxxx on and a Security Interest in and
a
right of set-off against, deposit, set over, and confirm pursuant to the
Indenture. A Grant of the Collateral or of any other agreement or instrument
includes all rights (but none of the obligations) of the granting party under
the agreement or instrument, including the immediate and continuing right after
an Event of Default to claim for, collect, receive, and give receipt for
principal and interest payments on the Collateral and all other moneys payable
on the Collateral, to require the repurchase of Mortgage Loans, to give and
receive notices and other communications, to make waivers or other agreements,
to exercise all rights, to bring Proceedings in the name of the granting party
or otherwise, and generally to do and receive anything that the granting party
is or may be entitled to do or receive regarding the Collateral.
“Gross
Margin” for any Mortgage Loan means the percentage shown as the
“Gross Margin” for the Mortgage Loan on Exhibit A of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement.
“Holder”
or “Noteholder” means the person in whose name a Note
is registered in the Note Register.
“Incipient
Default” means any occurrence that is, or with notice or lapse of
time or both would become, an Event of Default.
“Indenture”
means the Indenture, dated as of the Closing Date between the Trust and the
Indenture Trustee.
“Indenture
Trustee” means The Bank of New York, as Indenture Trustee under
the Indenture, or any successor Indenture Trustee under the
Indenture.
“Indenture
Trustee Fee” is an annual fee equal to $11,200, to be paid on the
Payment Date occurring in [September] of each year, commencing on the Payment
Date occurring in [September 2008].
“Independent”
means that a person:
· is
in fact independent of the Issuer, any other obligor on the Notes, the
Transferor, and any affiliate of any of them,
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· does
not have any direct financial interest or any material indirect financial
interest in the Issuer, any other obligor on the Notes, the Transferor, or
any
affiliate of any of them, and
· is
not connected with the Issuer, any other obligor on the Notes, the Transferor,
or any affiliate of any of them as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter,
trustee, partner, director, or person performing similar
functions.
“Independent
Certificate” means a certificate or opinion to be delivered to the
Indenture Trustee made by an Independent appraiser or other expert appointed
by
an Issuer Order and approved by the Indenture Trustee in the exercise of
reasonable care, and the opinion or certificate states that the Issuer has
read
the definition of “Independent” in the Indenture and that the signer is
Independent.
“Index”
for each Interest Rate Adjustment Date for a Mortgage Loan means the highest
“prime rate” as published in the “Money Rates” table of The Wall Street
Journal as of the first business day of the month.
“Insolvency
Event” regarding a specified person means
(a) the
person generally fails to pay its debts as they become due or admits in writing
its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due;
(b) the
person has a decree or order for relief by a court or agency or supervisory
authority having jurisdiction in the premises entered against it or any
substantial part of its property in an involuntary case under any applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, or other similar law and the decree or order remains
unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 days;
(c) the
person has a conservator, receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee,
sequestrator, or similar official appointed for it or for all or any substantial
part of its property in any bankruptcy, insolvency, readjustment of debt,
marshalling of assets and liabilities, or other similar proceedings, and the
decree or order remains unstayed and in effect for a period of 60
days;
(d) the
person’s business is ordered to be wound-up or liquidated or the person’s
business is subject to readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and
liabilities, or other similar proceedings, and the decree or order or the
proceedings remain unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 days;
or
(e) the
person commences a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
or other similar law, or consents to the entry of an order for relief in an
involuntary case under any such law, or consents to the appointment of or taking
possession by a conservator, receiver, liquidator, assignee for the benefit
of
creditors, a custodian, trustee, sequestrator, or similar official for the
person or for all or any substantial part of its property, or the person makes
any general assignment for the benefit of creditors.
“Insurance
Proceeds” means proceeds paid by any insurer pursuant to any
insurance policy covering a Mortgage Loan net of any amount (i) covering
any expenses of the Master Servicer in connection with obtaining the proceeds,
(ii) applied to the restoration or repair of the related Mortgaged Property,
(iii) released to the mortgagor in accordance with the Master Servicer’s normal
servicing procedures, or (iv) required to be paid to any holder of a mortgage
senior to the Mortgage Loan.
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“Interest
Collections” for each Payment Date means
· the
sum of all payments made by mortgagors of Mortgage Loans and any other amounts
constituting interest collected by the Master Servicer under the Mortgage
Loans
during the related Collection Period plus
· any
optional advance made by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 4.03 of
the
Sale and Servicing Agreement for which the Master Servicer has not been
reimbursed minus
· the
Servicing Fee for the related Collection Period.
These
amounts include any Net Liquidation Proceeds and net proceeds from any other
insurer pursuant to any insurance policy covering a Mortgage Loan allocable
to
interest on the applicable Mortgage Loan. These amounts exclude any fees
(including annual fees) or late charges or similar administrative fees paid
by
the mortgagors. The related Credit Line Agreement shall determine the portion
of
each payment on the Mortgage Loan that constitutes principal or
interest.
“Interest
Formula Rate” for any Class of Notes and the Interest Period for
any Payment Date is a per annum rate equal to the sum of one-month LIBOR as
of
the Adjustment Date for that Interest Period and the related Applicable
Margin.
“Interest
Period” for the first Payment Date means the period beginning on
the Closing Date and ending on the day preceding the first Payment Date and
for
any other Payment Date means the period beginning on the preceding Payment
Date
and ending on the day before the Payment Date.
“Interest
Rate Adjustment Date” for each Mortgage Loan means any date on
which the Loan Rate is adjusted in accordance with the related Credit Line
Agreement.
“Interest
Shortfall Deposit” means any deposit made by the Master Servicer
on the first and second Payment Dates into the Collection Account pursuant
to
Section 3.03 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement to offset shortfalls in
interest payable to the Noteholders.
“Investor
Loss Amount” for each Payment Date is the excess of the Note
Principal Balance immediately before the Payment Date minus the amount of
Principal Collections available to pay the Notes on that Payment Date
over the Loan Pool Balance for that Payment Date.
“Investor
Principal Collections” are for a Payment Date
· during
the Managed Amortization Period, the lesser of
(A) the
excess of the amount of Principal Collections for the Payment Date,
over the aggregate of the Additional Balances created on the
Mortgage
Loans during the Collection Period, minus the Net Draws Principal
Payment for that Payment Date, and
(B) the
amount required to be paid as principal of the Notes to reach or maintain the
Transferor Interest at the Overcollateralization Target Amount.
· during
the Rapid Amortization Period and if no Rapid Amortization Event has occurred,
the lesser of
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(A) the
excess of the amount of Principal Collections for the Payment Date
over the Net Draws Principal Payment for that Payment Date,
and
(B) the
amount required to pay the Notes to maintain the Transferor Interest at the
Overcollateralization Target Amount.
· on
or
after a Rapid Amortization Event has occurred, all Principal Collections
for the
Payment Date.
“Issuer”
means CWHEQ Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2007-G until a successor
replaces it and, after that, means its successor.
“Issuer
Order” or “Issuer Request” means a
written order or request signed in the name of the Issuer by any one of its
Authorized Officers and delivered to the Indenture Trustee.
“Item
1119 Party” means the Depositor, any Seller, the Master Servicer,
the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, any subservicer, any originator
identified in the Prospectus Supplement, and any other material transaction
party identified in writing as such by the Master Servicer to each of the
Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee.
“Latest
Possible Maturity Date” means the Payment Date following the third
anniversary of the scheduled maturity date of the Mortgage Loan having the
latest scheduled maturity date as of the Cut-off Date.
“LIBOR”
for any day means the rate for United States dollar deposits for one month
that
appears on the Bloomberg Terminal as of 11:00 A.M., London time that day. If
LIBOR does not appear on the Bloomberg Terminal (or a replacement service or,
if
that service is no longer offered, any other service for displaying LIBOR or
comparable rates reasonably selected by the Depositor after consultation with
the Indenture Trustee), the rate will be the Reference Bank Rate.
“LIBOR
Business Day” means any day other than of a Saturday, a Sunday, or
a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York or in the City
of
London, England are required or authorized by law to be closed.
“Lien”
means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, conveyance, hypothecation,
assignment, participation, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory
or
other), preference, priority right, or interest or other Security Agreement
or
preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever, including any
conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing lease having
substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, and the filing
of any Financing Statement under the UCC (other than any Financing Statement
filed for informational purposes only) or comparable law of any jurisdiction
to
evidence any of the foregoing except that any assignment pursuant to Section
5.02 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement is not a Lien.
“Lifetime
Rate Cap” means for each Mortgage Loan the maximum Loan Rate, if
any, permitted over the life of the Mortgage Loan under the terms of the related
Credit Line Agreement, as shown on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
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“Limited
Exchange Act Reporting Obligations” means the obligations of the
Master Servicer under Section 3.09(b), Section 5.02, and Section 5.04 with
respect to notice and information to be provided to the Depositor and Article
VII (except Section 7.07(a)(1) and (2)) of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement.
“Liquidated
Mortgage Loan” for any Payment Date means any Mortgage Loan that
as of the end of the related Collection Period the Master Servicer has
determined in accordance with the servicing standards in the Sale and Servicing
Agreement that all liquidation proceeds that it expects to recover on the
Mortgage Loan or the related REO have been recovered.
“Liquidation
Expenses” means out-of-pocket expenses (exclusive of overhead)
that are incurred by the Master Servicer in connection with the liquidation
of
any Mortgage Loan and not recovered under any insurance policy, including legal
fees and expenses, any unreimbursed amount expended pursuant to
Section 3.06 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement (including amounts
advanced to correct defaults on any mortgage loan which is senior to the
Mortgage Loan and amounts advanced to keep current or pay off a mortgage loan
that is senior to the Mortgage Loan) respecting the related Mortgage Loan and
any related and unreimbursed expenditures with respect to real estate property
taxes, water or sewer taxes, condominium association dues, property restoration
or preservation or insurance against casualty, loss or damage.
“Liquidation
Loss Amount” for any Payment Date and any Mortgage Loan that
becomes a Liquidated Mortgage Loan during the related Collection Period is
the
unrecovered Asset Balance of the Mortgage Loan at the end of the Collection
Period after reducing the Asset Balance for the Net Liquidation
Proceeds.
“Liquidation
Proceeds” means proceeds (including Insurance Proceeds) received
in connection with the liquidation of any Mortgage Loan or related REO, whether
through trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale, or otherwise other than Charged-off
Mortgage Loan Proceeds.
“Loan
Pool Balance” for any Payment Date is the aggregate of the Asset
Balances of all Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Collection
Period.
“Loan
Rate” for any Mortgage Loan and on any day means the per annum
rate of interest applicable under the related Credit Line Agreement to the
calculation of interest for the day on the Asset Balance of the Mortgage
Loan.
“Loan
Rate Cap” for each Mortgage Loan means the lesser of (i) the
Lifetime Rate Cap or (ii) the applicable state usury ceiling.
“Loan-to-Value
Ratio” for any date of determination for any first lien mortgage
loan means a fraction whose numerator is the outstanding principal balance
of
the mortgage loan as of the date of determination and whose denominator is
the
Valuation of the related Mortgaged Property.
“Managed
Amortization Period” means the period from the Closing Date to the
Rapid Amortization Commencement Date.
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“Master
Servicer” means Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., a New York
corporation and any successor to it and any successor under the Sale and
Servicing Agreement.
The
“Maximum Rate” for the Notes for any Interest Period
is the Weighted Average Net Loan Rate for the Mortgage Loans for the Collection
Period during which the Interest Period begins (adjusted to an effective rate
reflecting accrued interest calculated on the basis of the actual number of
days
in the Collection Period commencing in the month in which the Interest Period
commences and a year assumed to consist of 360 days).
“MERS”
means Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
or
any successor to it.
“MERS®
System” means the system of recording transfers of mortgages
electronically maintained by MERS.
“MIN”
means the Mortgage Identification Number for Mortgage Loans registered with
MERS
on the MERS® System.
“Minimum
Monthly Payment” for any Mortgage Loan and any month means the
minimum amount required to be paid by the related mortgagor in that
month.
“MOM
Loan” means any Mortgage Loan as to which MERS is acting as
mortgagee, solely as nominee for the originator of the Mortgage Loan and its
successors and assigns.
“Moody’s”
means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. or its successor in interest.
“Mortgage”
means any conveyance to secure the performance of an obligation including a
deed
of trust to secure debt and other comparable security instruments.
“Mortgage
File” for each of the Mortgage Loans means the following
documents:
(i) the
original Mortgage Note endorsed in blank or, if the original Mortgage Note
has
been lost or destroyed and not replaced, an original lost note affidavit from
the Sponsor stating that the original Mortgage Note was lost, misplaced, or
destroyed, together with a copy of the Mortgage Note;
(ii) unless
the Mortgage Loan is registered on the MERS® System, an original Assignment of
Mortgage for the Mortgage Loan in blank in recordable form;
(iii) the
original recorded mortgage with evidence of recording on it (noting the presence
of the MIN of the Mortgage Loan and language indicating that the Mortgage Loan
is a MOM Loan if the Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan) or, if the original recorded
mortgage with evidence of recording on it cannot be delivered by the Closing
Date because of a delay caused by the public recording office where the original
mortgage has been delivered for recordation or because the original mortgage
has
been lost, an accurate copy of the mortgage, together with (i) in the case
of a
delay caused by the public recording office, an Officer’s Certificate of the
Sponsor or the Depositor, which may be a blanket certificate covering more
than
one mortgage, stating that the original mortgage has been dispatched to the
appropriate public recording official for
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recordation
or (ii) in the case of an original mortgage that has been lost, a certificate
by
the appropriate county recording office where the mortgage is
recorded;
(iv) if
applicable, the original of each intervening assignment needed for a complete
chain of title for the mortgage from its original mortgagee or beneficiary
to
the Trust or in blank (or, if the Mortgage Loan is registered on the MERS®
System, to MERS and noting the presence of a MIN) with evidence of recording
on
them, or, if any original intervening assignment has not been returned from
the
applicable recording office or has been lost, a true copy of it, together with
in the case of a delay caused by the public recording office, an Officer’s
Certificate of the Sponsor or the Depositor, which may be a blanket certificate
covering more than one intervening assignment, stating that the original
intervening assignment has been dispatched to the appropriate public recording
official for recordation
(v) a
title policy for each Mortgage Loan with a Credit Limit in excess of $100,000
or
a copy of the lender’s title policy or a printout of the electronic equivalent
and all riders thereto;
(vi) the
original of any guaranty executed in connection with the Mortgage
Note;
(vii) the
original of each assumption, modification, consolidation, or substitution
agreement relating to the Mortgage Loan; and
(viii) any
security agreement, chattel mortgage, or equivalent instrument executed in
connection with the Mortgage Loan;
An
optical image or other representation of a document specified in clauses (iii)
through (viii) above for a Mortgage Loan may be held by the Indenture Trustee
or
assignee in lieu of the physical documents specified if
(a) as
evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel delivered to and in form and substance
satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee,
(x) an
optical image or other representation of the related documents specified in
clauses (iii) through (viii) above are enforceable in the relevant jurisdictions
to the same extent as the original of the document and
(y) the
optical image or other representation does not impair the ability of an owner
of
the Mortgage Loan to transfer its interest in the Mortgage Loan,
and
(b) written
confirmation that the retention of the documents in that format will not result
in a reduction in the then current rating of the Notes.
“Mortgage
Loan” means each of the mortgage loans, including Additional
Balances for it, that are transferred to the Trust pursuant to Section 2.01(a)
and (b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, together with all related Mortgage
Files, exclusive of Mortgage Loans that are retransferred to the Depositor,
the
Master Servicer, or the Sponsor or purchased by the Master Servicer pursuant
to
Section 2.02, 2.04, 2.06, or 3.06 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, held
as a
part of the Trust. The Mortgage
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Loans
originally so held are identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule delivered on
the
Closing Date. The Mortgage Loans shall also include any Eligible Substitute
Mortgage Loan (as defined in the Sale and Servicing Agreement) substituted
by
the Sponsor for a defective Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2.07(a) of the
Sale and Servicing Agreement.
“Mortgage
Loan Schedule” on any date means the schedule of Mortgage Loans
included in the Trust on the date identifying each Mortgage Loan and specifying
for each Mortgage Loan its (i) account number, (ii) Credit Limit, (iii) Gross
Margin, (iv) lifetime rate cap, (v) Cut-off Date Asset Balance, (vi) current
Loan Rate, (vii) combined loan-to-value ratio, (viii) code specifying the
property type, (ix) code specifying documentation type, (x) code specifying
lien
position, and (xi) code specifying whether the Mortgage Loan is a MOM
Loan. The initial schedule of Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date
is Exhibit A of the Sale and Servicing Agreement. The Mortgage Loan Schedule
will automatically include any Additional Balances. The Indenture Trustee is
not
responsible for preparing the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
“Mortgage
Note” means the Credit Line Agreement for a Mortgage Loan pursuant
to which the related mortgagor agrees to pay the indebtedness evidenced by
it
and secured by the related mortgage.
“Mortgaged
Property” means the underlying property securing a Mortgage
Loan.
“Net
Draws” on any day are the aggregate amount of advances of funds
made by the Holder of the Class R-1 Certificates to purchase Additional Balances
minus the sum of (1) the aggregate amount of Principal Collections
previously paid to the Class R-1 Certificates with respect to the advances,
(2)
any principal balances of Mortgage Loans removed by the Holder of the Class
R-1
Certificates to reduce the Net Draws balance pursuant to the Sale and Servicing
Agreement, (3) any Liquidation Loss Amount allocated to the Class R-1
Certificates, and (4) any Charged-off Mortgage Loan Proceeds previously paid
to
the Class R-1 Certificates.
“Net
Draws Principal Payment” for a Payment Date is the amount of
Principal Collections applied on the Payment Date to the payment of Net Draws
to
the Holder of the Class R-1 Certificates, determined as follows:
· During
the Managed Amortization Period, the Net Draws Principal Payment for a Payment
Date will be the least of
(i) Net
Draws,
(ii) the
Available Principal Collections, and
(iii) the
sum of (a) Available Principal Collections in an amount equal to 3% of the
aggregate Note Principal Balance of the Notes for the Payment
Date and (b) the remaining Available Principal Collections (after
that 3%) times a fraction whose numerator is the Remaining Net Draws
and whose denominator is the sum of the Remaining Net Draws and the aggregate
Note Principal Balance of the Notes.
· During
the Rapid Amortization Period if a Rapid Amortization Event has not occurred,
the Net Draws Principal Payment for a Payment Date will be Principal Collections
for
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the
Payment Date times a fraction whose numerator is the Net Draws and
whose denominator is the sum of the Net Draws and the Note Principal Balance
of
the Notes.
· After
a Rapid Amortization Event has occurred, the Net Draws Principal Payment
for a
Payment Date will be zero.
“Net
Liquidation Proceeds” for any Liquidated Mortgage Loan means
Liquidation Proceeds net of Liquidation Expenses.
“Net
Loan Rate” means for any Mortgage Loan on any day, the Loan Rate
for that Mortgage Loan less
· the
Servicing Fee Rate, and
· the
Owner
Trustee Fee and the Indenture Trustee Fee, each expressed as a per annum
rate of
the Loan Pool Balance (exclusive of Net Draws), and
“Non-Permitted
Transferee” means any person other than a Permitted
Transferee.
A
“Note” is any Class A Note, Class M Note, or Class B
Note executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Indenture Trustee
substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 to the Indenture.
“Note
Interest” for any Class of Notes and any Payment Date means
interest for the related Interest Period at the applicable Note Rate on the
related Note Principal Balance as of the first day of the Interest Period (after
giving effect to the distributions made on the first day of the Interest
Period).
“Note
Owner” means the beneficial owner of a Book-Entry Note, as
reflected on the books of the Indenture Trustee as agent for the
Depository.
“Note
Principal Balance” for any Payment Date and any Class of Notes
means the related Original Note Principal Balance less the aggregate of
amounts actually distributed as principal on that Class of Notes before the
Payment Date.
“Note
Rate” for a Class of Notes for the Interest Period for any Payment
Date is a per annum rate equal to the lesser of
(i) the
Interest Formula Rate for that Class of Notes and Interest Period,
and
(ii) the
Maximum Rate for that Interest Period.
“Note
Register” and “Note Registrar” have the
meanings specified in Section 2.03.
“Noteholder”
means a holder of one or more Notes.
“OC
Floor” means an amount equal to 0.50% of the Loan Pool Balance as
of the Cut-off Date.
“Officer’s
Certificate” means a certificate
(a) with
respect to the Indenture, signed by any Authorized Officer of the Issuer or
other specified party under the circumstances described in, and otherwise
complying with, the applicable requirements of Section 11.01 of the Indenture
and delivered to the Indenture Trustee
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(b) with
respect to the Sale and Servicing Agreement,
· signed
by the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President,
a
Managing Director, a Vice President (however denominated), an Assistant Vice
President, the Treasurer, the Secretary, or one of the Assistant Treasurers
or
Assistant Secretaries of the Depositor, the Sponsor, the Transferor, or the
Master Servicer, or
· if
provided for in the Sale and Servicing Agreement, signed by a Servicing Officer,
or
· for
any
other person, signed by an authorized officer of the person.
“Opinion
of Counsel” means written opinions of counsel who may, except as
otherwise expressly provided in the Indenture, be an employee of or counsel
to
the Issuer, the Depositor, the Sponsor, the Master Servicer, or the Transferor
(except that any opinion pursuant to Section 8.06 of the Indenture, Section
5.04
of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, or relating to taxation must be an opinion
of independent outside counsel) and who is reasonably acceptable to the parties
to whom it is to be delivered.
Opinions
provided pursuant to the Indenture (except for opinions provided pursuant to
Section 8.02(b)) shall be addressed to the Indenture Trustee as Indenture
Trustee, and any other designated party, shall comply with any applicable
requirements of Section 11.01 of the Indenture, and shall be in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the parties to whom it is to be
delivered.
In
connection with any opinion of counsel concerning the interpretation or
application of the REMIC Provisions, the counsel must in fact be independent
of
the Depositor and the Master Servicer, not have any direct financial interest
in
the Depositor or the Master Servicer or in any affiliate of either, and not
be
connected with the Depositor or the Master Servicer as an officer, employee,
promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director, or person performing similar
functions.
“Optional
Termination Date” means any Payment Date on or after which the
aggregate Note Principal Balance of the Notes is less than or equal to 10%
of
the aggregate Original Note Principal Balance.
“Original
Note Principal Balance” means, for each Class of Notes, as
follows:
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for
the Class A Notes, $494,837,000,
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·
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for
the Class M-1 Notes, $12,312,000,
|
|
·
|
for
the Class M-2 Notes, $11,726,000,
|
|
·
|
for
the Class M-3 Notes, $7,622,000,
|
|
·
|
for
the Class M-4 Notes, $7,036,000,
|
|
·
|
for
the Class M-5 Notes, $6,742,000,
|
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|
·
|
for
the Class M-6 Notes, $6,450,000,
|
|
·
|
for
the Class M-7 Notes, $7,035,000,
|
|
·
|
for
the Class M-8 Notes, $6,156,000,
and
|
|
·
|
for
the Class B Notes, $7,036,000.
|
“Outstanding”
as of the date of determination means all Notes that have been authenticated
and
delivered under the Indenture except:
(i) Notes
that have been cancelled by the Note Registrar or delivered to the Note
Registrar for cancellation or that by their terms have expired;
(ii) Notes
or portions thereof the payment for which money in the necessary amount has
been
deposited with the Indenture Trustee or any Paying Agent in trust for the
Noteholders, and if the Notes are to be redeemed, notice of the redemption
has
been duly given pursuant to the Indenture or notice has been provided for in
a
manner satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee; and
(iii) Notes
in exchange for or instead of which other Notes have been authenticated and
delivered pursuant to the Indenture unless proof satisfactory to the Indenture
Trustee is presented that those Notes are held by a Protected
Purchaser.
In
determining whether the Holders of the requisite Outstanding Amount have Acted
under the Indenture or under any Transaction Document, Notes owned by the
Issuer, the Depositor, a Seller, or the Transferor, or any of their affiliates
shall be disregarded and treated as not being Outstanding, except that, in
determining whether the Indenture Trustee shall, if the Notes have first been
transferred to a non-affiliate, be protected in relying on any Act, only Notes
that a Responsible Officer knows to be so owned shall be disregarded. Notes
so
owned that have been pledged in good faith, or for whose owner the Issuer,
the
Depositor, a Seller, or the Transferor, or any of their affiliates is acting
as
trustee or nominee, may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee or other
person establishes to the satisfaction of the Indenture Trustee the pledgee’s or
other person’s right to Act for the Notes and that the pledgee or other person
is not the Issuer, the Depositor, or the Transferor, or any of their
affiliates.
“Outstanding
Amount” means the aggregate principal amount of all Notes, or of a
Class of Notes, as applicable, that are Outstanding at the date of
determination.
“Overcollateralization
Target Amount” for each Payment Date
|
·
|
before
the Stepdown Date is 5.30% of the Loan Pool Balance as of the Cut-off
Date,
|
|
·
|
on
or after the Stepdown Date is the greater of (i) 10.60% of the Loan
Pool
Balance for that Payment Date and (ii) the OC
Floor.
|
If
a
Trigger Event is in effect on any Payment Date, then the Overcollateralization
Target Amount will be the Overcollateralization Target Amount in effect for
the
prior Payment Date.
“Owner
Trustee” is Wilmington Trust Company, or any successor owner
trustee under the Trust Agreement.
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“Owner
Trustee Fee” is an annual fee equal to $3,000, to be paid on the
Payment Date occurring in [September] of each year, commencing on the Payment
Date occurring in [September 2008].
“Paying
Agent” means the Indenture Trustee or any other person that meets
the eligibility standards for the Indenture Trustee specified in Section 6.08
of
the Indenture and is authorized by the Issuer to make payments to and
distributions from the Payment Account, including payments of principal or
interest on the Notes on behalf of the Issuer.
“Payment
Account” means the Eligible Account established and maintained by
the Indenture Trustee on behalf of and for the benefit of the Secured Parties
pursuant to Section 8.01 of the Indenture.
“Payment
Date” is the Business Day after the fourteenth day of each month,
beginning in September 17, 2007.
“Performance
Certification” means a certification in the form of Exhibit E-1 of
the Sale and Servicing Agreement (in the case of any Reporting Subcontractor
of
the Master Servicer or a subservicer) and the Owner Trustee) and Exhibit E-2
of
the Sale and Servicing Agreement (in the case of the Indenture Trustee or any
Reporting Subcontractor of the Indenture Trustee).
“Permitted
Transferee” means any person other than
· the
United States, any State or political subdivision thereof, or any agency or
instrumentality of any of them,
· a
foreign government, International Organization, or any agency or instrumentality
of either of them,
· an
organization (except certain farmers’ cooperatives described in Section 521 of
the Code) that is exempt from tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including
the tax imposed by Section 511 of the Code on unrelated business taxable income)
on any excess inclusions (as defined in Section 860E(c)(1) of the Code) with
respect to any Residual Certificate,
· rural
electric and telephone cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the
Code,
· an
“electing large partnership” as defined in Section 775 of the Code,
· a
person that is not a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation,
partnership, or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the
United States, any state of the United States, or the District of Columbia,
or
an estate or trust whose income from sources without the United States is
includible in gross income for United States federal income tax purposes
regardless of its connection with the conduct of a trade or business within
the
United States or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise
primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more United
States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the
trust unless such person has furnished the holder of the R-1
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Certificates
and the Owner Trustee with a duly completed Internal Revenue Service Form
W-8ECI
or any applicable successor form, and
· any
other person so designated by the Depositor based on an Opinion of Counsel
that
the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate to such person
may cause any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the
Certificates are outstanding.
The
terms
“United States,” “State,” and “International Organization” have the meanings in
Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions. A corporation will not be
treated as an instrumentality of the United States or of any State or political
subdivision thereof for these purposes if all of its activities are subject
to
tax and, with the exception of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,
a
majority of its board of directors is not selected by such government
unit.
“Principal
Collections” for any Payment Date means the sum of all payments
made by the mortgagors and any other amounts constituting principal collected
by
the Master Servicer under the Mortgage Loans during the related Collection
Period. These amounts include any Net Liquidation Proceeds and net proceeds
from
any other insurer pursuant to any insurance policy covering a Mortgage Loan
allocable to principal of the applicable Mortgage Loan and Transfer Deposit
Amounts, but exclude Foreclosure Profits. The terms of the related Credit Line
Agreement shall determine the portion of each payment on a Mortgage Loan that
constitutes principal or interest.
“Principal
Payment Amount” for each Class of Subordinate Notes and Payment
Date means the excess of:
(1) the
sum of
(a) the
Note Principal Balance(s) of any Class or Classes of Notes that are senior
to
the subject Class (in each case, after taking into account payments of the
Principal Payment Amount for each senior Class of Notes for the Payment Date),
and
(b) the
Note Principal Balance of the subject Class of Notes immediately before the
Payment Date, over
(2) the
lesser of
(a) the
product of (x) 100% minus the Stepdown Target Subordination Percentage for
the
subject Class of Notes and (y) the Loan Pool Balance for the Payment Date (minus
Net Draws) and
(b) the
Loan Pool Balance for the Payment Date (minus Net Draws) minus the OC
Floor.
“Principal
Reserve Fund” means the Eligible Account established and
maintained by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 8.01(d) of the
Indenture.
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“Proceeding”
means any suit in equity, action at law, or other judicial or administrative
proceeding.
“Prospectus”
means the prospectus dated August 10, 2007 generally relating to asset backed
securities to be sold by the Depositor.
“Prospectus
Supplement” means the prospectus supplement dated August 14, 2007
relating to the Notes.
“Purchase
Agreement” means the Purchase Agreement dated as of the Closing
Date among Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., as a seller, the other sellers named
therein, as sellers, and the Depositor, as purchaser, with respect to the
Mortgage Loans.
“Purchase
Price” with respect to any Mortgage Loan required to be purchased
by the Sponsor pursuant to Section 2.03 or 2.04 of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement or purchased at the option of the Master Servicer pursuant to Section
3.01 or 3.06 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement means an amount equal to the
sum of
(i) 100%
of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan on the date of such
purchase,
(ii) accrued
interest on the Mortgage Loan at the applicable Loan Rate (or at the applicable
Loan Rate reduced by amounts owed to the Master Servicer with respect to that
Mortgage Loan if (x) the purchaser is the Master Servicer or (y) if the
purchaser is Countrywide and Countrywide is an affiliate of the Master Servicer)
from the date through which interest was last paid by the Mortgagor to the
Due
Date in the month in which the Purchase Price is to be distributed to
Noteholders, and
(iii) in
the case of any Mortgage Loan required to be purchased by the Sponsor because
of, or that arises out of, a violation of any predatory or abusive lending
law
with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, any costs and damages incurred by
the
Trust relating to such violation of any predatory or abusive lending law with
respect to the related Mortgage Loan.
“Rapid
Amortization Commencement Date” means the earlier of the Payment
Date in September 2017 and the Payment Date after the Collection Period in
which
a Rapid Amortization Event occurs.
“Rapid
Amortization Cumulative Loss Trigger Event” means for any Payment
Date on or after the Payment Date in September 2010 a Rapid Amortization
Cumulative Loss Trigger Event is in effect if (x) the aggregate amount of
Liquidation Loss Amounts on the Mortgage Loans from the Cut-off Date for each
Mortgage Loan to (and including) the last day of the related Collection Period
exceeds (y) the applicable percentage of the Loan Pool Balance as of the Cut-off
Date, as set forth below:
Payment
Date
|
Percentage
|
September
2010 —
August
2011
|
3.25%
with respect to September 2010, plus an additional 1/12th of 1.25%
for
each month thereafter through August 2011
|
September
2011 —
August
2012
|
4.50%
with respect to September 2011, plus an additional 1/12th of 1.00%
for
each month thereafter through August
2012
|
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Payment
Date
|
Percentage
|
September
2012 —
August
2013
|
5.50%
with respect to September 2012, plus an additional 1/12th of 0.50%
for
each month thereafter through August 2013
|
September
2013 and thereafter
|
6.00%
|
“Rapid
Amortization Event” has the meaning given to it in Section 5.16 of
the Indenture.
“Rapid
Amortization Period” means the period beginning on the Rapid
Amortization Commencement Date until the termination of the
Indenture.
“Rating
Agency” means any statistical credit rating agency, or its
successor, that rated the Notes at the request of the Depositor at the time
of
the initial issuance of the Notes. If a particular Rating Agency is no longer
in
existence, “Rating Agency” will mean a statistical credit rating agency, or
other comparable person, designated by the Depositor. The Indenture Trustee
will
be notified of any such designation. References to the highest short-term
unsecured rating category of a Rating Agency mean “A-1+” or better in the case
of Standard & Poor’s and P-1 or better in the case of Xxxxx’x and in the
case of any other Rating Agency mean the ratings it deems equivalent to these.
References to the highest long-term rating category of a Rating Agency mean
“AAA” in the case of Standard & Poor’s and “Aaa” in the case of Xxxxx’x and
in the case of any other Rating Agency, the rating it deems equivalent to
these.
“Rating
Agency Condition” for any action means that each Rating Agency has
been given 10 days (or any shorter period acceptable to each Rating Agency)
notice of the action and that each of the Rating Agencies has notified the
Issuer in writing that the action will not result in a reduction or withdrawal
of its then current rating of any Class of Notes.
“Record
Date” for a Payment Date or redemption date for Book-Entry Notes
is the close of business on the day before the Payment Date or redemption date.
The record date for definitive Notes is the last day of the preceding month
before the Payment Date or redemption date.
“Reference
Bank Rate” for an Interest Period means the arithmetic mean
(rounded upwards to the nearest one sixteenth of a percent) of the offered
rates
for United States dollar deposits offered by three major banks engaged in
transactions in the London interbank market, selected by the Depositor after
consultation with the Indenture Trustee, as of 11:00 A.M., London time, on
the
Adjustment Date immediately preceding the Interest Period, to prime banks in
the
London interbank market for a period of one month in amounts approximately
equal
to the outstanding Note Principal Balance if at least two of the banks provide
an offered rate. If fewer than two offered rates are quoted, the Reference
Bank
Rate will be the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted by one or more major banks
in New York City, selected by the Depositor after consultation with the
Indenture Trustee, as of 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on the Adjustment
Date
immediately preceding the Interest Period, for loans in U.S. dollars to leading
European banks for a period of one month in amounts approximately equal to
the
outstanding Note Principal Balance. If no such quotations can be obtained,
the
Reference Bank Rate shall be LIBOR for the preceding Interest
Period.
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“Regulation
AB” means Subpart 229.1100–Asset Backed Securities (Regulation
AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1123, and subject to any clarification and
interpretation provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission in the
adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release No. 33-8518,
70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the Securities
and
Exchange Commission, or as may be provided by the Securities and Exchange
Commission or its staff from time to time.
“Registered
Holder” means the person in whose name a Note is registered on the
Note Register on the applicable Record Date.
“Remaining
Net Draws” means for any Payment Date the Net Draws
minus an amount equal to 3% of the aggregate Note
Principal Balance of
the Notes immediately prior to that Payment Date.
“REMIC”
means a “real estate mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of
Section 860D of the Code, and when referring to entities means the real
estate mortgage investment conduits created under this Agreement as defined
in
Section 3.11 of the Trust Agreement.
“REMIC
Provisions” means Section 860A through 860G of the Code and
related provisions, and regulations and rulings promulgated under those
sections.
“REO”
means a Mortgaged Property that is acquired by the Trust in foreclosure or
by
deed in lieu of foreclosure.
“Reportable
Event” means any event required to be reported on Form 8-K, and in
any case, the following:
· entry
into a definitive agreement related to the Trust, the Notes, or the Mortgage
Loans, or an amendment to a Transaction Document, only if the Depositor is
not a
party to the agreement or amendment (e.g., a servicing agreement with a servicer
contemplated by Item 1108(a)(3) of Regulation AB);
· termination
of a Transaction Document (other than by expiration of the agreement on its
stated termination date or as a result of all parties completing their
obligations under the agreement), if the Depositor is not a party to the
agreement (e.g., a servicing agreement with a servicer contemplated by Item
1108(a)(3) of Regulation AB);
· with
respect to the Master Servicer only, if the Master Servicer becomes aware of
any
bankruptcy or receivership with respect to the Sponsor, the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, any subservicer, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee,
any
enhancement or support provider contemplated by Items 1114(b) or 1115 of
Regulation AB, or any other material party contemplated by Item 1101(d)(1)
of
Regulation AB;
· with
respect to the Indenture Trustee, the Master Servicer, and the Depositor only,
the occurrence of an early amortization, performance trigger, or other trigger,
including an
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Event
of
Default under the Indenture, of which it (in the case of the Indenture Trustee,
a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee) has actual
knowledge;
· the
resignation, removal, replacement, or substitution of the Master Servicer,
any
subservicer (with respect to the Master Servicer only), the Indenture Trustee,
or the Owner Trustee;
· with
respect to the Master Servicer only, if the Master Servicer becomes aware
that
(i) any material enhancement or support specified in Item 1114(a)(1) through
(3)
of Regulation AB or Item 1115 of Regulation AB that was previously applicable
regarding one or more Classes of the Notes has terminated other than by
expiration of the contract on its stated termination date or as a result
of all
parties completing their obligations under the agreement; (ii) any material
enhancement specified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) of Regulation AB or
Item
1115 of Regulation AB has been added with respect to one or more Classes
of the
Notes; or (iii) any existing material enhancement or support specified in
Item
1114(a)(1) through (3) of Regulation AB or Item 1115 of Regulation AB with
respect to one or more Classes of the Notes has been materially amended or
modified; and
· with
respect to the Indenture Trustee, the Master Servicer, and the Depositor
only, a
required distribution to Noteholders is not made as of the required Payment
Date
under the Indenture.
“Reporting
Subcontractor” with respect to the Master Servicer or the
Indenture Trustee means any Subcontractor determined by the Master Servicer
or
the Indenture Trustee pursuant to section 7.08(b) of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement to be “participating in the servicing function” within the meaning of
Item 1122 of Regulation AB. References to a Reporting Subcontractor shall refer
only to the Subcontractor of the Master Servicer or the Indenture Trustee and
shall not refer to Subcontractors generally.
“Required
Amount” for a Payment Date means the amount by which the sum of
the amounts distributable pursuant to Sections 8.03(a)(i), (ii), (iii), and
(iv)
of the Indenture on the Payment Date exceed Available Interest Collections
available for payment thereon for the Payment Date.
“Residual
Certificates” means each of the Class R-1 and Class R-2
Certificates.
“Responsible
Officer” any officer of the Indenture Trustee, or any officer in
the corporate trust department of the Owner Trustee, as applicable, with direct
responsibility for the administration of the Trust Agreement or the Indenture
and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom a
matter is referred because of the officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with
the particular subject.
“Rolling
Sixty-Day Delinquency Rate” for any Payment Date on or after the
Stepdown Date is the average of the Sixty-Day Delinquency Rates for the Payment
Date and the two immediately preceding Payment Dates.
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“Sale
and Servicing Agreement” means the Sale and Servicing Agreement
dated as of the Closing Date among the Sponsor, the Depositor, the Trust, and
the Indenture Trustee.
“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Certification” means the certification required by Rules 13a-14(d)
and 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act (pursuant to Section 302 of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations of the Securities
and
Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder (including any interpretations
thereof by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission)).
The
“Scheduled Maturity Date” for each Class of Notes is
the Payment Date in the month specified in the following table:
Class
of Notes
|
Maturity
Date
|
|||
A
|
November
2028
|
|||
M-1
|
September
2028
|
|||
M-2
|
September
2028
|
|||
M-3
|
August
2028
|
|||
M-4
|
August
2028
|
|||
M-5
|
July
2028
|
|||
M-6
|
July
2028
|
|||
M-7
|
June
2028
|
|||
M-8
|
May
2028
|
|||
B
|
April
2028
|
“Secured
Parties” means the Holders of the Notes.
“Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933.
“Seller”
means any Seller of Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement.
“Senior
Enhancement Percentage” means for any Payment Date on or after the
Stepdown Date a fraction whose numerator is the excess of (a) the Loan Pool
Balance (minus Net Draws) for the preceding Payment Date over (b) the Principal
Balance of the most senior Class of Notes outstanding (prior to application
of
payments made on the Notes), and whose denominator is the Loan Pool Balance
(minus Net Draws) for the preceding Payment Date.
“Senior
Notes” means the Class A Notes.
“Servicing
Certificate” means the certificate delivered each month pursuant
to Section 4.01 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement to the Indenture Trustee
completed and executed by any officer of the Master Servicer involved in, or
responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose
name and specimen signature appear on a list of servicing officers furnished
to
the Indenture Trustee by the Master Servicer on the Closing Date, as it may
be
amended from time to time.
“Servicing
Criteria” means the “servicing criteria” in Item 1122(d) of
Regulation AB.
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“Servicing
Criteria Compliance Assessment Report” for any person means a
report (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor)
regarding the person’s assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria
during the preceding year, as required under Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the
Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB.
“Servicing
Fee” for any Payment Date means the product of
· the
Servicing Fee Rate divided by 12, and
·
the aggregate of the Asset Balances of all Mortgage Loans as of the first
day of
the related Collection Period (or as of the close of business on the Cut-off
Date for the first Payment Date).
The
Servicing Fee will not accrue on any Charged-off Mortgage Loan after the related
Charge-off Date.
“Servicing
Fee Rate” means 0.50% per annum.
“Servicing
Officer” means any officer of the Master Servicer involved in, or
responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose
name and specimen signature appear on a list of servicing officers furnished
to
the Indenture Trustee by the Master Servicer on the Closing Date, as the list
may be amended from time to time.
“Sixty-Day
Delinquency Rate” for any Payment Date means the fraction whose
numerator is of (i) the sum of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage
Loans that are, as of the close of business of the last day of the related
Collection Period, 60 or more days delinquent (including Mortgage Loans that
are
in foreclosure, bankruptcy, or REO property) and whose denominator is (ii)
the
Loan Pool Balance for the Payment Date.
“Sponsor”
means Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., a New York corporation and any
successor.
“Standard
& Poor’s” means Standard & Poor’s, a division of The
XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc., or its successor in interest.
“State”
means any one of the 50 states of the United States or the District of
Columbia.
“Statutory
Trust Statute” means the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (12
Del.Code, § 3801 et seq.).
“Stepdown
Cumulative Loss Trigger Event” for any Payment Date on or after
the Stepdown Date if (x) the aggregate amount of Liquidation Loss Amounts on
the
Mortgage Loans from the August 2, 2007 to (and including) the last day of the
related Collection Period exceeds (y) the applicable percentage of the Loan
Pool
Balance as of the Cut-off Date, as set forth below:
Payment
Date
|
Percentage
|
September
2010 —
August
2011
|
2.25%
with respect to September 2010, plus an additional 1/12th of 0.75%
for
each month thereafter through August 2011
|
September
2011 —
August
2012
|
3.00%
with respect to September 2011, plus an additional 1/12th of 0.75%
for
each month thereafter through August
2012
|
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Payment
Date
|
Percentage
|
September
2012 —
August
2013
|
3.75%
with respect to September 2012, plus an additional 1/12th of 0.25%
for
each month thereafter through August 2013
|
September
2013 and thereafter
|
4.00%
|
“Stepdown
Date” is the earlier to occur of
· the
Payment Date after the Payment Date on which the Note Principal Balance of
the
Class A Notes is reduced to zero, and
· the
later to occur of
|
(x)
|
the
Payment Date on September 2010, and
|
|
(y)
|
the
first Payment Date on which the Note Principal Balance of the Class
A
Notes (after calculating anticipated payments on the Payment Date)
is less
than or equal to 64.80% of the Loan Pool Balance (minus Net Draws)
for the
Payment Date.
|
“Stepdown
Delinquency Trigger Event” for any Payment Date on or after the
Stepdown Date exists if the Rolling Sixty-Day Delinquency Rate for that payment
date equals or exceeds the product of:
(x)
the
Senior Enhancement Percentage for such Payment Date, and
(y)
the
applicable percentage listed below for the most senior outstanding Class of
Notes:
Class
|
Percentage
|
|||
A
|
22.73%
|
|||
M-1
|
25.81%
|
|||
M-2
|
29.63%
|
|||
M-3
|
32.79%
|
|||
M-4
|
36.36%
|
|||
M-5
|
40.61%
|
|||
M-6
|
45.71%
|
|||
M-7
|
52.98%
|
|||
M-8
|
61.54%
|
|||
B
|
75.47%
|
“Subcontractor”
means any vendor, subcontractor, or other person that is not responsible for
the
overall servicing (as “servicing” is commonly understood by participants in the
mortgaged-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans but performs one or more
discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect
to
the Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the Master Servicer
or
the Indenture Trustee or any subservicer, as the case may be.
“Subordinate
Notes” means the Class M Notes and the Class B Notes.
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“Subordinated
Transferor Collections” means for any
Payment Date the Principal Collections allocated to be paid with respect to
the
Transferor Interest to the holders of the Certificates pursuant to the Trust
Agreement.
“Tax
Matters Person Certificate” means the Class R-2 Certificate with a
Denomination of $0.01.
“TIA”
or “Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act
of 1939 as in force on the date of the Indenture, unless otherwise specifically
provided. The date in each year by which the Indenture Trustee will furnish
reports pursuant to Section 7.04 of the Indenture is March 15 beginning in
2008.
“Transaction
Documents” means the Indenture, the Notes, the Sale and Servicing
Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Custodial Agreement, the Administration
Agreement, the Trust Agreement, and any other document or agreement entered
into
in connection with the Trust, the Notes, the Certificates, or the Mortgage
Loans.
“Transfer
Date” has the meaning given to it in Section 2.06 of the Sale
and Servicing Agreement.
“Transfer
Deficiency” means that the excess of the Loan Pool
Balance (minus Net Draws) over the aggregate Note Principal Balance of
all of the Notes after a retransfer of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to
Section 2.02(b) or 2.04(d) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement would be
less than the Overcollateralization Target Amount.
The
amount of any Transfer Deficiency is the lesser of
· the
Asset Balance of the Defective Mortgage Loan and
· the
excess of
· the
Overcollateralization Target Amount over
· the
Transferor Interest.
In
any
computation involving a Mortgage Loan required to be purchased by the Sponsor
because of, or arising out of, a violation of any predatory or abusive lending
law with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Transferor Interest shall be reduced
for any costs and damages incurred by the Trust relating to the violation of
any
predatory or abusive lending law with respect to the Mortgage Loan.
“Transfer
Deposit Amount” has the meaning given to it in Section 2.07
of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
“Transfer
Document” means a document substantially in the form of Exhibit C
of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
“Transferor”
means the Holder of the Class C Certificates executed and authenticated by
the
Owner Trustee under the Trust Agreement.
“Transferor
Certificates” are the Class C Certificates and Class R-1
Certificates issued pursuant to the Trust Agreement.
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“Transferor
Interest” for each Payment Date is the excess
of
· the
Loan Pool Balance as of the close of business on the day before the Payment
Date
(minus Net Draws) over
· the
aggregate Note Principal Balance of all Classes of Notes on the Payment Date
(after giving effect to the payment of all amounts actually paid on the Notes
on
that Payment Date).
“Transferor
Principal Collections” for any Payment Date means Principal
Collections received with respect to the Mortgage Loans during the related
Collection Period minus Additional Balances created on the Mortgage
Loans during the Collection Period minus the Net Draws Principal
Payment minus Investor Principal Collections.
“Trigger
Event” is in effect with respect to any Payment Date on or after
the Stepdown Date if either a Stepdown Delinquency Trigger Event is in effect
with respect to that Payment Date or a Stepdown Cumulative Loss Trigger Event
is
in effect with respect to that Payment Date.
“Trust”
is the CWHEQ Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2007-G, a Delaware
statutory trust established pursuant to the Trust Agreement.
“Trust
Agreement” means the trust agreement dated as of August 10, 2007,
among Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., the Depositor and the Owner
Trustee.
“UCC”
means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the relevant
jurisdiction, unless the context otherwise requires.
“Unpaid
Investor Interest Shortfall” for any Payment Date and Class of
Notes means the aggregate amount of Note Interest on that Class of Notes that
was accrued for a prior Payment Date and has not been paid to Holders of that
Class of Notes.
“Valuation”
of any Mortgaged Property means the lesser of (i) the Appraised Value of the
Mortgaged Property and (ii) in the case of a Mortgaged Property purchased within
one year of the origination of the related Mortgage Loan, the purchase price
of
the Mortgaged Property.
“Weighted
Average Net Loan Rate” for any Collection Period means the average
of the daily Net Loan Rate for each Mortgage Loan (assuming that each Mortgage
Loan is fully indexed) for each day during the related Billing Cycle, weighted
on the basis of the daily average of the Asset Balances outstanding for each
day
in the Billing Cycle for each Mortgage Loan as determined by the Master Servicer
in accordance with the Master Servicer’s normal servicing
procedures.
The
“Wiring Instructions” for the Indenture Trustee
are:
The
Bank of New
York
ABA
#
000-000-000
G.L.
Acct #:
211705
FFC
TAS #
700964
Ref:
CWHEQ
2007-G
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Attn:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
(000) 000-0000
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