FIRST HORIZON ASSET SECURITIES INC. MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-FA3 TERMS AGREEMENT (to Underwriting Agreement, dated June 26, 2006 among the Company, First Horizon Home Loan Corporation and the Underwriter)
EXECUTION
FIRST
HORIZON ASSET SECURITIES INC.
MORTGAGE
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES
2007-FA3
TERMS
AGREEMENT
(to
Underwriting Agreement,
dated
June 26, 2006
among
the
Company, First Horizon
Home
Loan
Corporation
and
the
Underwriter)
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx
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April
26, 2007
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Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated (the “Underwriter”)
agrees, subject to the terms and provisions herein and of the captioned
Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting
Agreement”),
to
purchase such Classes of First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust
2007-FA3, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-FA3 Certificates
(the
“Series
2007-FA3 Certificates”)
specified in Section 2(a) hereof (the “Offered
Certificates”).
This
letter supplements and modifies the Underwriting Agreement solely as it relates
to the purchase and sale of the Offered Certificates described below. The Series
2007-FA3 Certificates are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission
by means of an effective Registration Statement (No. 333-137018). Capitalized
terms used and not defined herein have the meanings given them in the
Underwriting Agreement.
Section
1. The
Mortgage Pool:
The
Series 2007-FA3 Certificates shall evidence the entire beneficial ownership
interest in one mortgage pool (the “Mortgage
Pool”)
of
conventional, fixed rate, first lien, fully amortizing, one- to four-family
residential mortgage loans (the “Mortgage
Loans”)
having
the following characteristics as of April 1, 2007 (the “Cut-off
Date”):
(a) Aggregate
Principal Amount of the Mortgage Pool:
Approximately $275,002,209 aggregate principal balance as of the Cut-off Date,
subject to an upward or downward variance of up to 5%, the precise aggregate
principal balance to be determined by the Company.
(b) Original
Terms to Maturity:
The
original term to maturity of each Mortgage Loan included in the Mortgage Pool
shall be between 240 and 360 months.
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Section
2. The
Certificates:
The
Offered Certificates shall be issued as follows:
(a) Classes:
The
Offered Certificates shall be issued with the following Class designations,
pass-through rates and class principal balances, subject in the aggregate to
the
variance referred to in Section 1(a) and, as to any particular Class, to an
upward or downward variance of up to 5%:
Class
Principal
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Class
Purchase Price
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Required
Ratings
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Class
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Balance
($)
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Percentrage
(%)
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Fitch
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Xxxxx’x
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S&P
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Class
A-1
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64,406,250.00
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100.718750000
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AAA
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N/A
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AAA
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Class
A-2
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64,406,250.00
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(0)
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000.000000000
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AAA
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N/A
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AAA
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Class
A-3
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103,021,000.00
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100.718750000
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AAA
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N/A
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AAA
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Class
A-4
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8,240,000.00
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100.718750000
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AAA
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N/A
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AAA
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Class
A-5
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27,000,000.00
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100.718750000
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AAA
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Aaa
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AAA
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Class
A-6
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27,000,000.00
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(0)
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000.000000000
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AAA
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N/A
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AAA
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Class
A-7
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27,000,000.00
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100.718750000
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AAA
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N/A
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AAA
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Class
A-8
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14,457,750.00
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100.718750000
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AAA
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Aaa
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AAA
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Class
A-9
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3,915,000.00
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100.718750000
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AAA
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Aa1
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AAA
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Class
A-10
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9,585,000.00
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100.718750000
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AAA
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Aa1
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AAA
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Class
A-R
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100.00
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100.718750000
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AAA
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N/A
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AAA
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Class
B-1
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7,425,000.00
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98.671875000
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AA
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N/A
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N/A
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Class
B-2
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2,612,000.00
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96.234375000
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A
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N/A
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N/A
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Class
B-3
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1,925,000.00
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79.250000000
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BBB
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N/A
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N/A
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(b) The
Offered Certificates shall have such other characteristics as described in
the
related Prospectus.
The
Underwriter agrees, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein and
in
the Underwriting Agreement, to purchase the principal balances of the Classes
of
Certificates specified opposite its name below:
Series
2007-FA3 Designation
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
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Class
A-1
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64,406,250.00
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Class
A-2
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64,406,250.00
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Class
A-3
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103,021,000.00
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Class
A-4
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8,240,000.00
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Class
A-5
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27,000,000.00
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Class
A-6
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27,000,000.00
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Class
A-7
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27,000,000.00
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Class
A-8
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14,457,750.00
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Class
A-9
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3,915,000.00
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Class
A-10
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9,585,000.00
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Class
A-R
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100.00
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Class
B-1
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7,425,000.00
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Class
B-2
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2,612,000.00
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Class
B-3
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1,925,000.00
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Section
3. Purchase
Price:
The
Purchase Price for each Class of the Offered Certificates shall be the Class
Purchase Price Percentage therefor (as set forth in Section 2(a) above) of
the
initial Class Principal Balance thereof plus accrued interest at the applicable
per annum pass-through rate set forth in 2(a) above from and including the
Cut-off Date up to, but not including, April 30, 2007 (the “Closing
Date”).
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Section
4. Required
Ratings:
The
Offered Certificates shall have received at least the Required Ratings from
Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”),
Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”)
and
Standard & Poor’s, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc.
(“S&P”)
set
forth in Section 2(a) above.
Section
5. Tax
Treatment:
One or
more elections will be made to treat the assets of the Trust Fund as a
REMIC.
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If
the
foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please
sign
and return to the undersigned a counterpart hereof, whereupon this letter and
your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement among the Underwriter,
First
Horizon Home Loan Corporation and the Company.
Very
truly yours,
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX & CO. INCORPORATED
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By: | ||
Name:
Title:
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The
foregoing Agreement is
hereby
confirmed and accepted
as
of the date first above written.
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FIRST
HORIZON ASSET SECURITIES INC.
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By: | ||
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Title:
Vice President
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