Pooling and Servicing Agreement
Dated as of December 1, 1996
EQCC RECEIVABLES CORPORATION
EQCC ASSET BACKED CORPORATION
(Depositors)
and
EQUICREDIT CORPORATION OF AMERICA
(Representative and Servicer)
and
FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Trustee)
EQCC Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Certificates,
Series 1996-4
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Account ...................................................... 2
Account Party.................................................. 2
Accrual Period................................................. 3
Advance ...................................................... 3
Affiliate...................................................... 3
Agreement...................................................... 3
Assignment of Beneficial Interest.............................. 3
Assignment of Mortgage......................................... 3
Authorized Denominations....................................... 3
Available Payment Amount....................................... 3
Bankruptcy Loan................................................ 4
Base Spread Account Requirement................................ 4
Base Spread Account Requirement Trigger Event.................. 4
Basic Documents................................................ 4
Basic Principal Amount......................................... 4
Book-Entry Certificates........................................ 5
Business Day................................................... 5
Certificate.................................................... 5
Certificate Depository Agreement............................... 5
Certificate Insurance Policy................................... 5
Certificate Insurer............................................ 6
Certificate Owner.............................................. 6
Certificate Register........................................... 6
Certificateholder or Holder.................................... 6
Class ...................................................... 6
Class A Carry-Forward Amount................................... 6
Class A-1 Certificate.......................................... 7
Class A-2 Certificate.......................................... 7
Class A-3 Certificate.......................................... 7
Class A-4 Certificate.......................................... 7
Class A-5 Certificate.......................................... 7
Class A-6 Certificate.......................................... 7
Class A-7 Certificate.......................................... 7
Class A-8 Certificate.......................................... 7
Class A-9 Certificate.......................................... 7
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Class A Certificateholder...................................... 7
Class A Certificates........................................... 7
Class A-1 Pass-Through Rate.................................... 7
Class A-2 Pass-Through Rate.................................... 7
Class A-3 Pass-Through Rate.................................... 7
Class A-4 Pass-Through Rate.................................... 7
Class A-5 Pass-Through Rate.................................... 8
Class A-6 Pass-Through Rate.................................... 8
Class A-7 Pass-Through Rate.................................... 8
Class A-8 Pass Through Rate.................................... 8
Class A-9 Pass-Through Rate.................................... 8
Class A Interest Remittance Amount............................. 8
Class A-9 Lockout Remittance Amount............................ 8
Class A-9 Lockout Percentage................................... 8
Class A-9 Lockout Pro Rata Remittance Amount................... 8
Class A Pool Factor............................................ 9
Class A Principal Balance...................................... 9
Class A Principal Remittance Amount............................ 9
Class A Remittance Amount...................................... 9
Class R Certificate............................................ 9
Class R Certificateholder...................................... 9
Closing Date................................................... 9
Code ...................................................... 9
Collection Account............................................. 9
Combined Loan-To-Value Ratio or CLTV........................... 9
Commission..................................................... 10
Corporate Trust Office......................................... 10
Cross-over Date................................................ 10
Cumulative Excess Spread Receipts.............................. 10
Cumulative Losses.............................................. 10
Current CLTV................................................... 10
Curtailment.................................................... 10
Custodial Agreement............................................ 10
Custodian...................................................... 10
Cut-off Date................................................... 11
Default ...................................................... 11
Definitive Certificates........................................ 11
Deleted Mortgage Loan.......................................... 11
Depositor...................................................... 11
Depository..................................................... 11
Depository Participant......................................... 11
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Destroyed Mortgage Note........................................ 11
Destroyed Mortgage Note Affidavit.............................. 11
Determination Date............................................. 11
Disqualified Organization...................................... 11
Draw Amount.................................................... 12
Due Date ...................................................... 12
Due Period..................................................... 12
Eligible Account............................................... 12
Event of Nonpayment............................................ 13
Excess Proceeds................................................ 13
Excess Spread.................................................. 13
Exchange Act................................................... 13
FDIC ...................................................... 13
FHLMC ...................................................... 13
Fidelity Bond.................................................. 13
Final Scheduled Payment Date................................... 13
First Lien..................................................... 14
FNMA ...................................................... 14
Holder ...................................................... 14
Home Equity Loan Ratio......................................... 14
IBCA ...................................................... 14
Illinois Land Trust............................................ 14
Increased LC Costs............................................. 14
Independent.................................................... 15
Insurance Account.............................................. 16
Insurance Proceeds............................................. 16
Insured Payment................................................ 16
LC Obligation:................................................. 16
Latest Maturity Date........................................... 16
Letter of Credit............................................... 16
Letter of Credit Bank.......................................... 17
Letter of Credit Fee Account................................... 17
Letter of Credit Fee Amount.................................... 17
Letter of Credit Proceeds Sub-Account.......................... 17
Lien ...................................................... 17
Liquidated Mortgage Loan....................................... 17
Liquidation Proceeds........................................... 17
Majority in Aggregate Voting Interest.......................... 17
Monthly Excess Spread Amount................................... 18
Monthly Payment................................................ 18
Monthly Premium................................................ 18
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Xxxxx'x ...................................................... 18
Mortgage ...................................................... 18
Mortgage File.................................................. 18
Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy........................... 18
Mortgage Interest Rate......................................... 18
Mortgage Loan.................................................. 18
Mortgage Loan Losses........................................... 19
Mortgage Loan Schedule......................................... 19
Mortgage Note.................................................. 19
Mortgage Pool.................................................. 19
Mortgaged Property............................................. 19
Mortgaged Property State....................................... 19
Mortgagor...................................................... 19
Net Liquidation Proceeds....................................... 20
Net Mortgage Interest Rate..................................... 20
Net Spread Account Excess...................................... 20
Nondisqualification Opinion.................................... 20
Nonrecoverable Advances........................................ 20
Non-United States Person....................................... 20
Officer's Certificate.......................................... 20
Opinion of Counsel............................................. 20
Optional Purchase Date......................................... 20
Original Class A-1 Principal Balance........................... 21
Original Class A-2 Principal Balance........................... 21
Original Class A-3 Principal Balance........................... 21
Original Class A-4 Principal Balance........................... 21
Original Class A-5 Principal Balance........................... 21
Original Class A-6 Principal Balance........................... 21
Original Class A-7 Principal Balance........................... 21
Original Class A-8 Principal Balance........................... 21
Original Class A-9 Principal Balance........................... 21
Original Pool Principal Balance................................ 21
Originator..................................................... 21
Owner-Occupied Mortgaged Property.............................. 21
Pass-Through Rate.............................................. 21
Payment Date................................................... 21
Percentage Interest............................................ 21
Performance Default............................................ 22
Permitted Instruments.......................................... 22
Permitted Transferee........................................... 23
Person ...................................................... 23
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Plan ...................................................... 23
Pool Factor.................................................... 23
Pool Principal Balance......................................... 23
Premium Factor................................................. 24
Pre-Plan Interest.............................................. 24
Pre-Plan Interest Payments..................................... 24
Principal and Interest Account................................. 24
Principal Balance.............................................. 24
Principal Prepayment........................................... 24
Proceeding..................................................... 24
Projected Excess Spread........................................ 24
Prospectus..................................................... 24
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan............................. 24
Rating Agencies................................................ 25
Reassignment of Assignment of Beneficial Interest.............. 25
Record Date.................................................... 25
Registered Holder.............................................. 25
Reimbursable Amounts........................................... 25
Released Mortgaged Property Proceeds........................... 25
Remainder Excess Spread Amount................................. 26
REMIC ...................................................... 26
REMIC Provisions............................................... 26
Remittance Report.............................................. 26
REO Disposition................................................ 26
REO Property................................................... 26
Representative................................................. 26
Representative's Yield......................................... 26
Residential Dwelling........................................... 26
Responsible Officer............................................ 27
Rule of 78s Method............................................. 27
Rule of 78s Mortgage Loan...................................... 27
Series ...................................................... 27
Servicer ...................................................... 28
Servicer Default............................................... 28
Servicer Employees............................................. 28
Servicing Advances............................................. 28
Servicing Compensation......................................... 28
Servicing Fee.................................................. 28
Servicing Officer.............................................. 29
Specified Spread Account Requirement........................... 29
Spread Account................................................. 29
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Spread Account Amount......................................... 29
Spread Account Excess:........................................ 29
S&P ..................................................... 29
Startup Day................................................... 29
Subordinated Amount........................................... 29
Subservicer................................................... 31
Subservicing Agreement........................................ 31
Substitution Adjustment....................................... 32
Tax Matters Person............................................ 32
Termination Price............................................. 32
Transfer Agreement............................................ 32
Trust ..................................................... 32
Trust Fund.................................................... 32
Trustee ..................................................... 32
Trust REMIC................................................... 32
UCC ..................................................... 00
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Person.......................................... 33
ARTICLE II
CONVEYANCE OF THE TRUST ASSETS
Section 2.01 Sale and Conveyance of Trust Assets;
Priority and Subordination of Ownership
Interests................................... 33
Section 2.02 Possession of Mortgage Files................ 34
Section 2.03 Books and Records........................... 34
Section 2.04 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents......... 35
Section 2.05 [Reserved].................................. 38
Section 2.06 Acceptance by Trustee of the Trust Fund;
Certain Substitutions; Certification by
Trustee................................... 38
Section 2.07 REMIC ...................................... 40
Section 2.08 Execution of Certificates............... 45
Section 2.09 Application of Principal and Interest... 46
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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Section 3.01 Representations of the Servicer and the
Depositors................................. 46
Section 3.02 Assignment of Transfer Agreement;
Representations and Warranties as to the
Individual Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage
Pool....................................... 51
Section 3.03 Purchase and Substitution.................... 62
ARTICLE IV
THE CERTIFICATES
Section 4.01 The Certificates............................. 64
Section 4.02 Registration of Transfer and Exchange of
Certificates................................. 67
Section 4.03 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen
Certificates................................. 70
Section 4.04 Persons Deemed Owners........................ 71
ARTICLE V
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS
Section 5.01 Duties of the Servicer....................... 71
Section 5.02 Liquidation of Mortgage Loans................ 74
Section 5.03 Establishment of Principal and Interest
Accounts; Deposits in Principal and
Interest Accounts............................ 75
Section 5.04 Permitted Withdrawals From the Principal
and Interest Account......................... 77
Section 5.05 Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other
Charges...................................... 79
Section 5.06 Transfer of Accounts; Monthly Statements
............................................ 80
Section 5.07 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance.............. 80
Section 5.08 Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment
Insurance Policy............................. 81
Section 5.09 Fidelity Bond................................ 81
Section 5.10 Title, Management and Disposition of REO
Property..................................... 82
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Section 5.11 Collection of Certain Mortgage Loan
Payments.................................... 84
Section 5.12 Access to Certain Documentation and
Information Regarding the Mortgage Loans
........................................... 84
Section 5.13 Superior Liens.............................. 85
ARTICLE VI
PAYMENTS TO THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
Section 6.01 Establishment of Collection Account;
Deposit in Collection Account................ 85
Section 6.02 Permitted Withdrawals from Collection
Account...................................... 86
Section 6.03 Establishment of Insurance Account:
Deposits in Insurance Account: Permitted
Withdrawals from Insurance Account........... 87
Section 6.04 Investment of Accounts....................... 88
Section 6.05 Priority and Subordination of
Distributions................................ 89
Section 6.06 Certificate Insurer Default.................. 93
Section 6.07 Statements................................... 93
Section 6.08 Advances by the Servicer..................... 97
Section 6.09 Establishment of Spread Account;
Deposits in Spread Account; Permitted
Withdrawals from Spread Account.............. 98
Section 6.10 Establishment of Letter of Credit Fee
Account; Deposits in Letter of Credit
Fee Account; Permitted Withdrawals from
Letter of Credit Fee Account.................102
Section 6.11 Letters of Credit............................103
ARTICLE VII
GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURES
Section 7.01 Assumption Agreements........................105
Section 7.02 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of
Mortgage Files...............................107
Section 7.03 Servicing Compensation.......................109
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Section 7.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance............109
Section 7.05 Annual Independent Public Accountants'
Servicing Report.............................109
Section 7.06 Right to Examine Servicer Records............110
Section 7.07 Reports to the Trustee; Principal and
Interest Account Statements..................110
ARTICLE VIII
REPORTS TO BE PROVIDED BY SERVICER
Section 8.01 Financial Statements.........................110
ARTICLE IX
THE SERVICER
Section 9.01 Indemnification; Third Party Claims..........111
Section 9.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Servicer......111
Section 9.03 Limitation on Liability of the Servicer
and Others...................................112
Section 9.04 Servicer Not to Resign.......................112
Section 9.05 Removal of Servicer..........................113
ARTICLE X
SERVICER DEFAULT
Section 10.01 Servicer Default.............................113
Section 10.02 Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor
Servicer.....................................117
Section 10.03 Waiver of Defaults...........................119
Section 10.04 Control by Majority in Aggregate Voting
Interest.....................................119
ARTICLE XI
TERMINATION
Section 11.01 Termination..................................120
Section 11.02 Additional Termination Requirements..........122
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Section 11.03 Accounting Upon Termination of Servicer......123
Section 11.04 Representative's Right to
Representative's Yield Absolute..............123
Section 11.05 Termination Upon Loss of REMIC Status........124
ARTICLE XII
THE TRUSTEE
Section 12.01 Duties of Trustee...........................125
Section 12.02 Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee.......127
Section 12.03 Trustee Not Liable for Certificates or
Mortgage Loans..............................129
Section 12.04 Trustee May Own Certificates................129
Section 12.05 Servicer to Pay Trustee's Fees and
Expenses....................................129
Section 12.06 Eligibility Requirements for Trustee........130
Section 12.07 Resignation and Removal of the Trustee......131
Section 12.08 Successor Trustee...........................132
Section 12.09 Merger or Consolidation of Trustee..........133
Section 12.10 Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate
Trustee.....................................133
Section 12.11 [Reserved]..................................134
Section 12.12 Appointment of Custodians...................134
Section 12.13 Protection of Trust Fund....................135
ARTICLE XIII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 13.01 The Certificate Insurer.....................136
Section 13.02 Amendment...................................136
Section 13.03 Recordation of Agreement....................137
Section 13.04 Duration of Agreement.......................138
Section 13.05 Governing Law...............................138
Section 13.06 Notices.....................................138
Section 13.07 Severability of Provisions..................138
Section 13.08 No Partnership..............................139
Section 13.09 Counterparts................................139
Section 13.10 Successors and Assigns......................139
Section 13.11 Headings....................................139
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Section 13.12 Limitation of Liability of Trustee..........139
Section 13.13 Limitations on Rights of Others.............139
Section 13.14 No Petition.................................140
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A - Contents of Mortgage File
EXHIBIT B-1 - Form of Class A Certificate
EXHIBIT B-2 - Form of Class R Certificate
EXHIBIT C - Certificate Depository Agreement
EXHIBIT D - Mortgage Loan Schedule
EXHIBIT E - Form of Trustee Initial Certification
EXHIBIT F-1 - Form of Trustee Interim Certification
EXHIBIT F-2 - Form of Trustee Final Certification
EXHIBIT G - List of Bankruptcy Loans
EXHIBIT H - Form of Delinquency Report
EXHIBIT I - Certificate Insurance Policy
EXHIBIT J - Request For Release of Documents
EXHIBIT K - List of Originators
EXHIBIT L-1 - Certification for Transfers Made Other Than
Pursuant to Rule 144A
EXHIBIT L-2 - Certification for Transfers Made Pursuant to Rule
144A
EXHIBIT M-1 - Form of Transfer Affidavit
EXHIBIT M-2 - Form of Transferee's Letter
EXHIBIT N - Form of Custodial Agreement
EXHIBIT O - Form of Liquidation Report
EXHIBIT P - Principal and Interest Account Letter Agreement
EXHIBIT Q - Form of Notice of Event of Nonpayment
EXHIBIT R - Monthly Information Delivered by Servicer
EXHIBIT S - List of Delinquent Loans
EXHIBIT T - Schedule of Mortgage Loans subject to the Home
Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994
EXHIBIT U - Destroyed Mortgage Note Affidavit
EXHIBIT V - [Reserved]
POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
This Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 1996 (the
"Agreement"), is by and among EQUICREDIT CORPORATION OF AMERICA, as
representative (the "Representative") and as servicer (the "Servicer"), EQCC
RECEIVABLES CORPORATION and EQCC ASSET BACKED CORPORATION (collectively, the
"Depositors") and FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (the "Trustee"):
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PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
In order to transfer certain Mortgage Loans from the Depositors to the
Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and to facilitate the
servicing of certain Mortgage Loans by the Servicer, the Representative, the
Servicer and the Depositors are entering into this Agreement with the Trustee.
The Depositors are transferring the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee for the
benefit of the Certificateholders under this Agreement, pursuant to which ten
classes of Certificates are being issued, denominated on the face thereof as
EQCC Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series 1996-4, Class A-1, Class
X-0, Xxxxx X-0, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7, Class A-8, Class A-9
and Class R, respectively, representing in the aggregate a 100% ownership
interest in the Mortgage Loans and all payments and other collections thereon
received on or after December 1, 1996 (the "Cut-off Date") (exclusive of the
Representative's Yield and amounts received after the Cut-off Date in respect of
interest accrued prior to the Cut-off Date). As of the Cut-off Date, the
Mortgage Loans have an aggregate outstanding principal balance of
$590,000,171.30 after application of payments received by the Depositors on or
before such date.
As provided herein, the Trustee will make an election to treat the
assets of the Trust Fund other than the Spread Account as a REMIC (as defined
herein) for federal income tax purposes. The Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3,
Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7, Class A-8 and Class A-9 Certificates
will constitute "regular interests" in the Trust REMIC and the Class R
Certificates will constitute the "residual interests" in the Trust REMIC, for
purposes of the REMIC Provisions (as defined herein).
The following table sets forth the designation, type, Pass-Through
Rate, aggregate Original Principal Balance and Final Scheduled Payment Date for
each Class of Certificates comprising the interests in the Trust REMIC created
hereunder.
Pass-Through Aggregate Original Final Scheduled
Designation Type Rate Principal Balance Payment Date
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Class A-1 Senior 5.79% $78,800,000.00 December 15, 2002
Class A-2 Senior 6.10% $106,470,000.00 October 15, 2003
Class A-3 Senior 6.26% $103,690,000.00 November 15, 2006
Class A-4 Senior 6.47% $92,740,000.00 August 15, 2010
Class A-5 Senior 6.71% $32,150,000.00 July 15, 2011
Class A-6 Senior 6.88% $60,110,000.00 July 15, 2014
Class A-7 Senior 7.14% $36,580,000.00 June 15, 2023
Class A-8 Senior 7.41% $20,460,000.00 January 15, 2028
Class A-9 Senior 6.89% $59,000,000.00 January 15, 2028
Class R Residual Variable* $ 0.0 January 15, 2028
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* Class R Certificateholders will be entitled to distributions
pursuant to Section 6.05(d) and 6.09(b) and (c).
All calculations of interest pursuant to this Agreement are based on a
360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Unless otherwise noted,
references in this Agreement to percentages of Mortgage Loans refer in each case
to the percentage of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of
the Cut-off Date, based on the outstanding balances of the Mortgage Loans as of
the Cut-off Date, and giving effect to principal payments received prior to the
Cut-off Date.
The parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Whenever used herein, the following words and phrases, unless the
context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings.
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Account: The Principal and Interest Account, the Collection
Account, the Spread Account, the Insurance Account or the Letter
of Credit Fee Account.
Account Party: With respect to any Letter of Credit, the Person
obligated to reimburse the related Letter of Credit Bank for any drawings
thereunder; provided, however, that if such Letter of Credit Bank is to be
reimbursed only from amounts deposited into the Spread Account, then such Letter
of Credit Bank shall be deemed to be the Account Party.
Accrual Period: With respect to each Payment Date and the Class A
Certificates, the period from and including the fifteenth day of the immediately
preceding calendar month, commencing December 15, 1996, to but not including the
fifteenth day of the calendar month in which such Payment Date occurs.
Advance: An advance made by the Servicer pursuant to
Section 6.08 hereof.
Affiliate: With respect to any specified Person, any other Person
controlling, controlled by or under common control with such specified Person.
For the purposes of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any
specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such
Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and
"controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
Agreement: This Pooling and Servicing Agreement and all
amendments hereof and supplements hereto.
Assignment of Beneficial Interest: With respect to each Mortgage Loan
secured by an interest in an Illinois Land Trust, an instrument executed by all
of the beneficiaries of such Illinois Land Trust and by any Person having any
interest in such Illinois Land Trust or the power to direct the trustee under
such Illinois Land Trust, which assigns and transfers to the respec tive
Depositor as a secured party, all of the beneficiaries' rights, powers,
privileges and beneficial interest in such Illinois Land Trust.
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Assignment of Mortgage: An assignment of the Mortgage, notice of
transfer or equivalent instrument sufficient, upon proper recordation thereof,
under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is
located to reflect of record the transfer of the Mortgage to the party named as
assignee therein.
Authorized Denominations: The authorized denominations of
the Certificates, as set forth in Section 4.01 of this Agreement.
Available Payment Amount: With respect to any Payment Date, an amount
equal to (i) the sum of all amounts described in clauses (i) through (vii),
inclusive, of Section 5.03 received by the Servicer or any Subservicer
(including any amounts paid by the Servicer and the Representative and excluding
any amounts not required to be deposited in the Principal and Interest Account
pursuant to Section 5.03 and excluding any amounts withdrawn by the Servicer
pursuant to Section 5.04(ii), (iii), (v), (vi), (vii) and (x) as of the related
Determination Date) during the related Due Period with respect to the Mortgage
Loans and on deposit in the Collection Account on such Payment Date, plus (ii)
the amount of any Advances remitted pursuant to Section 6.08 for such Payment
Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans on deposit in the Collection Account on
such Payment Date, less (iii) the Excess Spread with respect to such Payment
Date. No amount included in the Available Payment Amount by virtue of being
described by any component of the definition thereof shall be included more than
once by virtue of also being described by any other component or otherwise.
Bankruptcy Loan: Each Mortgage Loan set forth on Exhibit G
hereto (as such Exhibit G may be supplemented in accordance with
an Assignment Agreement).
Base Spread Account Requirement: (x) $26,384,808 or (y) for any Payment
Date on or after a Base Spread Account Requirement Trigger Event occurs,
$29,500,000; provided, however, that (i) the Certificate Insurer may, in its
sole discretion, reduce the Base Spread Account Requirement to such amount as is
specified in a notice delivered to the Trustee, the Representative and each
Rating Agency; provided, further, that (i) such reduction shall not affect the
rating assigned to the Certificates and (ii) the Certificate Insurer may, in its
sole discretion, increase the
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amount of the Base Spread Account Requirement for any period during which a
Letter of Credit is used to fund the Spread Account.
Base Spread Account Requirement Trigger Event: (a) Prior to the 25th
Payment Date, any Payment Date on which the Cumulative Losses exceed 1.50% of
the Original Pool Balance; (b) on or after the 25th Payment Date and before the
37th Payment Date, any Payment Date on which the Cumulative Losses exceed 3.00%
of the Original Pool Balance; (c) on or after the 37th Payment Date and before
the 49th Payment Date, any Payment Date on which the Cumulative Losses exceed
5.00% of the Original Pool Balance; and (d) on or after the 49th Payment Date,
any Payment Date on which the Cumulative Losses exceed 6.50% of the Original
Pool Balance.
Basic Documents: The Transfer Agreement, this Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, the Custodial Agreement, the Certificate
Depository Agreement, and the other documents and certificates
delivered in connection therewith.
Basic Principal Amount: With respect to the Mortgage Loans and any
Payment Date and related Due Period, the sum (without duplication) of (i) the
principal portion of all Monthly Payments received by the Servicer or any
Subservicer in the related Due Period, (ii) all Curtailments and all Principal
Prepayments received during such related Due Period, (iii) the principal portion
of all Insurance Proceeds, Released Mortgaged Property Proceeds and Net
Liquidation Proceeds received during the related Due Period, (iv) (A) that
portion of the purchase price (as set forth in Section 2.06(b)) of any purchased
Mortgage Loans which represents principal and (B) the principal portion of any
Substitution Adjustments deposited into the Principal and Interest Account as of
the related Determination Date and (v) the Principal Balance of each Mortgage
Loan as of the beginning of the related Due Period which became a Liquidated
Mortgage Loan during the related Due Period (exclusive of any principal payments
in respect thereof included in clauses (i) through (iv) above).
Book-Entry Certificates: A beneficial interest in the Certificates, the
ownership and transfer of which shall be made through book entries by the
Depository as described in Section 4.01 hereof.
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Business Day: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday or (ii) a day
on which banking institutions in the States of Illinois, New York or Florida are
authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed; provided,
however, that on the Closing Date the Servicer shall provide the Trustee and the
Certificate Insurer with an Officer's Certificate listing the dates on which
banking institutions in the States of Illinois, Florida and New York are
authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed and the Servicer
shall deliver a new Officer's Certificate annually thereafter to the Trustee and
the Certificate Insurer prior to the expiration of the most recent list
provided. Failure to provide such an Officer's Certificate shall not constitute
an Event of Default; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer may
rely on the most recently delivered list without further investigation.
Certificate: Any Class A Certificate or Class R Certificate executed by
the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund and authenticated by the Trustee or its
authenticating agent, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibits B-1
or B-2, respectively.
Certificate Depository Agreement: The agreement, dated as of the
Closing Date, among the Depositors and the initial Depository, relating to the
Class A Certificates and substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto.
Certificate Insurance Policy: The certificate guaranty surety bond,
policy number 96010688, in the name of the Trustee, dated the Closing Date,
issued by the Certificate Insurer for the benefit of the Class A
Certificateholders, pursuant to which the Certificate Insurer guarantees Insured
Payments, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit I.
Certificate Insurer: Financial Guaranty Insurance Company,
a New York stock company, or any successor thereof, as issuer of
the Certificate Insurance Policy.
Certificate Owner: With respect to a Book-Entry
Certificate, the Person who is the beneficial owner of such
Certificate as reflected on the books of the Depository or on the
books of a Depository Participant.
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Certificate Register: As described in Section 4.02 hereof.
Certificateholder or Holder: Each Person in whose name a Certificate is
registered in the Certificate Register; provided, however, that, solely for the
purposes of giving any consent (except any consent required to be obtained
pursuant to Section 10.02), waiver, request or demand pursuant to this
Agreement, any Certificate registered in the name of the Representative, the
Servicer, any Originator or either Depositor, or any Affiliate of any of them,
shall be deemed not to be outstanding and the undivided Percentage Interest
evidenced thereby shall not be taken into account in determining whether the
requisite percentage of Certificates necessary to effect any such consent,
waiver, request or demand has been obtained. For purposes of any consent,
waiver, request or demand of Certificateholders pursuant to this Agreement, upon
the Trustee's or the Certificate Insurer's request, the Servicer, the
Representative, any Originator and either Depositor shall provide to the Trustee
and the Certificate Insurer a notice identifying any of their respective
Affiliates that is a Certificateholder as of the date(s) specified by the
Trustee or the Certificate Insurer in such request.
Class: Collectively, Certificates bearing the same
alphabetical designation (A-1, X-0, X-0, X-0, X-0, X-0, X-0, X-0,
X-0 or R).
Class A Carry-Forward Amount: As of any Payment Date, the sum of (i)
the amount, if any, by which the Class A Remittance Amount as of the immediately
preceding Payment Date exceeded (y) the amount of the actual distribution made
to the Class A Certificateholders pursuant to Section 6.05 hereof, exclusive of
any portion of such amount attributable to any Insured Payment, on such
immediately preceding Payment Date and (ii) if any portion of the amount in
clause (i) represents Insured Payments made by the Certificate Insurer, interest
on such portion, if any, described in clause (i) above, at the Pass-Through Rate
with respect to the Class of Class A Certificates to which such Insured Payment
was applied from such immediately preceding Payment Date.
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Class A-1 Certificate: A Certificate denominated as an EQCC
Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Certificate, Series 1996-4, Class A-1 Certificate,
5.79% Pass-Through Rate.
Class A-2 Certificate: A Certificate denominated as an EQCC
Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Certificate, Series 1996-4, Class A-2 Certificate,
6.10% Pass-Through Rate.
Class A-3 Certificate: A Certificate denominated as an EQCC
Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Certificate, Series 1996-4, Class A-3 Certificate,
6.26% Pass-Through Rate.
Class A-4 Certificate: A Certificate denominated as an EQCC
Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Certificate, Series 1996-4, Class A-4 Certificate,
6.47% Pass-Through Rate.
Class A-5 Certificate: A Certificate denominated as an EQCC
Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Certificate, Series 1996-4, Class A-5 Certificate,
6.71% Pass-Through Rate.
Class A-6 Certificate: A Certificate denominated as an EQCC
Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Certificate, Series 1996-4, Class A-6 Certificate,
6.88% Pass-Through Rate.
Class A-7 Certificate: A Certificate denominated as an EQCC
Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Certificate, Series 1996-4, Class
A-7 Certificate, 7.14% Pass-Through Rate (subject to limitations
described herein).
Class A-8 Certificate: A Certificate denominated as an EQCC
Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Certificate, Series 1996-4, Class A-8 Certificate,
7.41% Pass-Through Rate.
Class A-9 Certificate: A Certificate denominated as an EQCC
Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Certificate, Series 1996-4, Class A-9 Certificate,
6.89% Pass-Through Rate.
Class A Certificateholder: A Holder of a Class A
Certificate.
Class A Certificates: The Class A-1 Certificates, Class A-2
Certificates, Class A-3 Certificates, Class A-4 Certificates,
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Class A-5 Certificates, Class A-6 Certificates, Class A-7, Class A-8 and Class
A-9 Certificates.
Class A-1 Pass-Through Rate: 5.79% per annum.
Class A-2 Pass-Through Rate: 6.10% per annum.
Class A-3 Pass-Through Rate: 6.26% per annum.
Class A-4 Pass-Through Rate: 6.47% per annum.
Class A-5 Pass-Through Rate: 6.71% per annum.
Class A-6 Pass-Through Rate: 6.88% per annum.
Class A-7 Pass-Through Rate: 7.14% per annum
Class A-8 Pass Through Rate: 7.41% per annum
Class A-9 Pass-Through Rate: 6.89% per annum
Class A Interest Remittance Amount: For any Payment Date, the aggregate
interest accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class A-1 Pass-Through
Rate, Class A-2 Pass-Through Rate, Class A-3 Pass-Through Rate, Class A-4
Pass-Through Rate, Class A-5 Pass-Through Rate, Class A-6 Pass-Through Rate,
Class A-7 Pass-Through Rate, Class A-8 Pass Through Rate and Class A-9
Pass-Through Rate on the principal balance of the related Class A Certificates
outstanding during such Accrual Period (after giving effect to payments of
principal made on the preceding Payment Date).
Class A-9 Lockout Remittance Amount: For any Payment Date, an amount,
determined immediately prior to giving effect to any payment of principal of the
Class A Certificates on such date, equal to the least of: (a) the product of (i)
the applicable Class A-9 Lockout Percentage for such Payment Date and (ii) the
Class A-9 Lockout Pro Rata Remittance Amount for such Payment Date; (b) the
Class A Principal Remittance Amount for such Payment Date; and (c) the Principal
Balance of the Class A-9 Certificates as of such Payment Date.
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Class A-9 Lockout Percentage: For any Payment Date, the percentage that
corresponds to the range of Payment Dates in which such Payment Date is
included, as set forth in the following table:
Class A-9
Payment Dates Lockout Percentage
January 1997 - December 1999 0%
January 2000 - December 2001 45%
January 2002 - December 2002 80%
January 2003 - December 2003 100%
January 2004 and thereafter 300%
Class A-9 Lockout Pro Rata Remittance Amount: For any Payment Date, an
amount, determined immediately prior to giving effect to any payment of
principal of the Class A Certificates on such date, equal to the product of (x)
a fraction, the numerator of which is the principal balance of the Class A-9
Certificates as of such Payment Date and the denominator of which is the Class A
Principal Balance as of such Payment Date, and (y) the Class A Principal
Remittance Amount for such Payment Date.
Class A Pool Factor: As of any date of determination with respect to
any Class of Class A Certificates, the principal balance of such Class divided
by the original principal balance of such Class.
Class A Principal Balance: As of any date of determination, the sum of
the Original Class A-1 Principal Balance, the Original Class A-2 Principal
Balance, the Original Class A-3 Principal Balance, the Original Class A-4
Principal Balance, the Original Class A-5 Principal Balance, the Original Class
A-6 Principal Balance, the Original Class A-7 Principal Balance, the Original
Class A-8 Principal Balance and the Original Class A-9 Principal Balance reduced
by the sum of all amounts (including, except for purposes of effecting the
Certificate Insurer's subrogation rights, that portion of Insured Payments, if
any, made in respect of principal) previously distributed to Class A
Certificateholders in respect of principal.
Class A Principal Remittance Amount: As to any Payment
Date, the lesser of (A) the Class A Principal Balance as of such
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Payment Date and (B) the sum of (a) the Basic Principal Amount for such Payment
Date and (b) the Class A Carry-Forward Amount.
Class A Remittance Amount: As to any Payment Date, the sum of (i) the
Class A Principal Remittance Amount and (ii) the Class A Interest Remittance
Amount.
Class R Certificate: A certificate denominated as an EQCC
Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Certificate, Series 1996-4, Class
R.
Class R Certificateholder: A Holder of a Class R
Certificate.
Closing Date: December 30, 1996.
Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from
time to time.
Collection Account: The collection account established and
maintained by the Trustee pursuant to Section 6.01 hereof.
Combined Loan-To-Value Ratio or CLTV: With respect to any Mortgage
Loan, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (a) the sum of the original
principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and the outstanding principal balance of
any related First Lien as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan,
divided by (b) (i) the lesser of (1) the value of the related Mortgaged
Property, based upon the appraisal made at the time such Mortgage Loan was
originated, or (2) the purchase price of the Mortgaged Property if the Mortgage
Loan proceeds were used to purchase the Mortgaged Property or (ii) in the case
of a Mortgage Loan that has been deemed reissued for purposes of Section 1001 of
the Code as a result of modifications thereto, the value of the Mortgaged
Property based upon the appraisal made at the date of the most recent deemed
reissuance.
Commission: The Securities and Exchange Commission.
Corporate Trust Office: With respect to the Trustee, the
principal office at which at any particular time the corporate
trust business of the Trustee shall be principally administered,
which offices at the Closing Date are located at First Bank
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National Association, c/o First Trust of Illinois, National Association, 000
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000.
Cross-over Date: The date on which the Subordinated Amount
is reduced to zero.
Cumulative Excess Spread Receipts: As of any date of determination, the
aggregate amount of Excess Spread from and after the Closing Date paid to the
Class A Certificateholders pursuant to Section 6.09(b)(iii), to the extent
attributable to Mortgage Loan Losses.
Cumulative Losses: As of any date of determination, the
aggregate Mortgage Loan Losses for all Due Periods since the Cut-
off Date.
Current CLTV: With respect to any Bankruptcy Loan, the ratio (expressed
as a percentage) of (a) the sum of (i) the outstanding principal balance as of
the Cut-off Date of such Mortgage Loan and (ii) the outstanding principal
balance of any related First Lien as of the Cut-off Date divided by (b) the
current appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property, as determined by an
independent fee appraiser acceptable to the Certificate Insurer within 60 days
of the Closing Date.
Curtailment: With respect to a Mortgage Loan, any payment of principal
received in any month during a Due Period as part of a payment which is neither
intended to satisfy the Mortgage Loan in full nor to cure a delinquency.
Custodial Agreement: The agreement for the retention of the
Mortgage Files initially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
N.
Custodian: Initially, with respect to all Mortgage Loans, The First
National Bank of Boston, and thereafter, any successor custodian approved by the
Certificate Insurer appointed pursuant to either Custodial Agreement which is
not affiliated with the Servicer, the Representative, the Depositors or the
Originators.
Cut-off Date: December 1, 1996.
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Default: Any occurrence that is, or with notice or the
lapse of time or both would become, a Servicer Default under
Section 10.01 hereof.
Definitive Certificates: As set forth in Section 4.01
hereof.
Deleted Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan replaced by or to be
replaced by a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan.
Depositor: Either EQCC Asset Backed Corporation or EQCC
Receivables Corporation, each of which is a direct or an indirect
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Representative.
Depository: Initially, The Depository Trust Company, the nominee of
which is Cede & Co., as the registered Holder of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class
A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7, Class A-8 and Class A-9
Certificates evidencing an amount in the Original Class A-1, Class A-2, Class
A-3, Class A- 4, Class A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7, Class A-8 and Class A-9
Principal Balances, respectively, as designated by the Servicer. The Depository
shall at all times constitute a "clearing corporation" as defined in Section
8-102(3) of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York.
Depository Participant: A broker, dealer, bank or other financial
institution or other Person for whom from time to time a Depository effects
book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Depository.
Destroyed Mortgage Note: A Mortgage Note the original of
which was permanently lost or destroyed and has not been
replaced.
Destroyed Mortgage Note Affidavit: An affidavit in the form
of Exhibit U delivered pursuant to Section 2.04(a)(i)(B) with
respect to a Destroyed Mortgage Note.
Determination Date: With respect to each Payment Date, the
seventh Business Day of the month in which such Payment Date
occurs.
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Disqualified Organization: Either (i) the United States, (ii) any state
or political subdivision thereof, (iii) any foreign government, (iv) any
international organization, (v) any agency or instrumentality of any of the
foregoing, (vi) any tax-exempt organization (other than a cooperative described
in Section 521 of the Code) which is exempt from the tax imposed by Chapter 1 of
the Code unless such organization is subject to the tax imposed by Section 511
of the Code, (vii) any organization described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the
Code, or (viii) any other entity designated as a Disqualified Organization by
relevant legislation amending the REMIC Provisions and in effect at or proposed
to be effective as of the time of the determination. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, a corporation will not be treated as an instrumentality of the United
States or of any state or political subdivision thereof if all of its activities
are subject to tax and a majority of its board of directors is not selected by
such governmental unit. The terms "United States" and "international
organization" shall have the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code.
Draw Amount: As defined in Section 6.05(b)(iii).
Due Date: The day of the month on which the Monthly Payment
is due from the Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan.
Due Period: With respect to any Payment Date, the calendar
month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such
Payment Date occurs.
Eligible Account: Either (A) a segregated account or segregated
accounts maintained with an institution whose deposits are insured by the Bank
Insurance Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund of the FDIC, (x) the
unsecured and uncollateralized debt obligations of which shall be rated "A" or
better by S&P or have the highest short-term rating by S&P and (y) the unsecured
and uncollateralized debt obligations of which shall be rated A1 or better by
Xxxxx'x and have the highest short-term rating by Xxxxx'x and which is either
(i) a federal savings and loan association duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the federal banking laws, (ii) an institution duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the applicable banking
laws of any state, (iii) a national banking association duly organized, validly
existing and in good
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standing under the federal banking laws, (iv) a principal subsidiary of a bank
holding company, or (v) approved in writing by the Certificate Insurer, S&P and
Xxxxx'x or (B) a segregated trust account or accounts maintained with the
corporate trust department of a federal or state chartered depository
institution or trust company, having capital and surplus of not less than
$50,000,000, acting in its fiduciary capacity, and has a rating from Xxxxx'x for
long-term deposits of at least Baa3; provided, that any Eligible Account
maintained with any Affiliate of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Inc. must be consented to by the
Certificate Insurer. Any Eligible Accounts maintained with the Trustee shall
conform to the preceding clause (B).
Event of Nonpayment: An event of nonpayment shall occur with respect to
any Payment Date if the amount remitted by the Servicer pursuant to Sections
5.04(i), 6.04(e) and 6.08 and on deposit in the Collection Account on such
Payment Date that are not subject to any automatic stay under Section 362 of the
United States Bankruptcy Code pursuant to an order of a United States bankruptcy
court of competent jurisdiction, will not, taken together, be sufficient to pay
the Class A Remittance Amount (exclusive of (X) the portion of the Class A
Carry-Forward Amount representing amounts previously paid to the Class A
Certificateholders and as Insured Payments, and (Y) the amount to be withdrawn
from the Collection Account for deposit into the Insurance Account and Letter of
Credit Fee Account pursuant to Sections 6.02(i) and (iii), respectively, in
respect of such Payment Date) unless such insufficiency results from a failure
by the Certificate Insurer to perform in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement or the Certificate Insurance Policy or a failure by the Trustee to
perform in accordance with this Agreement.
Excess Proceeds: With respect to any Liquidated Mortgage Loan, the
excess, if any, of (a) the Net Liquidation Proceeds received in respect thereof
over (b) the Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the date such
Mortgage Loan became a Liquidated Mortgage Loan plus accrued but unpaid interest
thereon at the Mortgage Interest Rate.
Excess Spread: With respect to any Payment Date the excess
(if any) of the aggregate interest accrued for the related Due
Period on the Mortgage Loans at their respective Mortgage
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Interest Rates over the sum of (i) interest accrued on the Class A Certificates,
since the immediately prior Payment Date, (ii) the Monthly Premium due with
respect to the Class A Certificates for such Payment Date, (iii) the Letter of
Credit Fee Amount accrued during the related Due Period with respect to the
Class A Certificates and (iv) the Servicing Fee accrued during the related Due
Period on the Mortgage Loans.
Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and any
successor thereto.
FHLMC: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and any
successor thereto.
Fidelity Bond: As described in Section 5.09.
Final Scheduled Payment Date: With respect to the Class A-1
Certificates, December 15, 2002; with respect to the Class A-2 Certificates,
October 15, 2003; with respect to the Class A-3 Certificates, November 15, 2006;
with respect to the Class A-4 Certificates, August 15, 2010; with respect to the
Class A-5 Certificates, July 15, 2011; with respect to the Class A-6
Certificates, July 15, 2014; with respect to the Class A-7 Certificates, June
15, 2023; with respect to the Class A-8 Certificates, January 15, 2028; and with
respect to the Class A-9 Certificates, January 15, 2028.
First Lien: With respect to any Mortgage Loan secured by a second
priority lien, the mortgage loan relating to the corresponding Mortgaged
Property secured by a first priority lien.
FNMA: The Federal National Mortgage Association and any
successor thereto.
Holder: A Certificateholder.
Home Equity Loan Ratio: With respect to any Mortgage Loan,
the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (a) the original
principal balance of such Mortgage Loan, divided by (b) the
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lesser of (i) the value of the related Mortgaged Property, based upon the
appraisal made at the time such Mortgage Loan was originated or (ii) the
purchase price of the Mortgaged Property if the Mortgage Loan proceeds were used
to purchase the Mortgaged Property.
IBCA: International Bank Credit Agency.
Illinois Land Trust: A trust formed under a trust agreement between the
trustee and one or more beneficiaries named therein, pursuant to which such
trustee holds legal and equitable title to a Mortgaged Property located in the
State of Illinois and such beneficiaries are the owners of the beneficial
interest in such trust.
Increased LC Costs: With respect to any Letter of Credit Bank and the
related Letter of Credit, costs which are imposed on such Letter of Credit Bank
and charged to the related Account Party in accordance with an agreement between
such Letter of Credit Bank and such Account Party following the date of delivery
of the related Letter of Credit to the Trustee resulting from:
(A) any enactment, promulgation or adoption of or
change in any applicable law, regulation or rule or in the
interpretation or administration thereof by any court,
administrative or governmental authority, central bank or
comparable agency charged with the interpretation or
administration thereof, or compliance by such Letter of Credit
Bank with any guideline, request or directive issued after the
date of such delivery (whether or not having the force of law)
of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency,
which shall either (i) impose, modify or deem applicable any
reserve, special deposit or similar requirement (including,
without limitation, a guideline, request or directive which
affects the manner in which such Letter of Credit Bank
allocates capital resources to its commitments, including its
obligations under the related Letter of Credit), (ii) subject
such Letter of Credit Bank to any tax or change the basis of
taxation of such Letter of Credit Bank (other than a change in
a rate of tax based on overall net income of such Letter of
Credit Bank), or (iii)
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impose on such Letter of Credit Bank any other condition
regarding the related Letter of Credit, with the result that
the direct or indirect cost to such Letter of Credit Bank of
issuing or maintaining the related Letter of Credit is
increased or that the amounts receivable by such Letter of
Credit Bank hereunder are reduced (which increase in cost or
reduction in amounts receivable shall be determined by such
Letter of Credit Bank's reasonable allocation of such cost
increase or reduction in amounts receivable resulting from
such event); or
(B) any enactment, promulgation or adoption of or
change in any applicable law, regulation, rule or guideline
regarding capital adequacy, or in the interpretation or
administration thereof, by any administrative or governmental
authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the
interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by
such Letter of Credit Bank (or any controlling affiliate) with
any guideline, request or directive regarding capital adequacy
(whether or not having the force of law and whether or not
failure to comply thereunder would be unlawful) of any such
authority, central bank or comparable agency, with the result
that the amount of capital required or expected to be
maintained by such Letter of Credit Bank (or any controlling
affiliate) is affected and such Letter of Credit Bank
determines, on the basis of reasonable allocations, that the
amount of such capital is increased by or is based on its
issuance or maintenance of the related Letter of Credit.
Independent: When used with respect to any specified Person, that the
Person (i) does not have any direct financial interest or any material indirect
financial interest in the Depositors, the Representative, the Servicer, the
Originators or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing Persons and (ii) is not
connected with the Representative, the Servicer, the Originators or any
Affiliate of any of the foregoing Persons as an officer, employee, promoter,
underwriter, trustee, partner, director or person performing similar functions.
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Insurance Account: The insurance account established and
maintained by the Trustee in accordance with Section 6.03 hereof.
Insurance Proceeds: Proceeds paid to the Trustee or the Servicer by any
insurer (except the Certificate Insurer) or by the Servicer pursuant to a
deductible clause under a blanket policy insuring against fire and hazards of
extended coverage on all of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 5.08, in
either event pursuant to any insurance policy covering a Mortgage Loan,
Mortgaged Property, or REO Property or any other insurance policy net of any
expenses which are incurred by the Servicer or the Trustee in connection with
the collection of such proceeds and not otherwise reimbursed to the Servicer,
other than proceeds to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged
Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with customary second
mortgage servicing procedures.
Insured Payment: As of each Payment Date, the amount, if any, by which
(A) the Class A Remittance Amount (excluding from such amount any amount thereof
attributable to clause (iv) of the definition of "Basic Principal Amount", to
the extent such amount is due but not paid by the Representative, the
Depositors, or the Originators) exceeds (B) the sum of (x) the Available Payment
Amount (minus the amount withdrawable from the Collection Account pursuant to
Sections 6.02(i), (ii) and (iii)) plus any amount transferred from the Spread
Account to the Collection Account pursuant to Section 6.09(b)(iii) and (y) the
aggregate amount of any previous Insured Payments for which the Certificate
Insurer has not been reimbursed pursuant to Section 6.05(c); provided, however,
that the determination of Insured Payments shall not be affected in any way by
any recharacterization of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as a
financing in any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding to which the
Depositors or the Originators may be subject, and the Available Payment Amount
shall for the purpose of this definition be deemed to be decreased by the amount
thereof that has been deposited in the Collection Account but may not be
withdrawn therefrom pursuant to an order of a United States bankruptcy court of
competent jurisdiction imposing a stay pursuant to Xxxxxxx 000 xx xxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Bankruptcy Code.
LC Obligation: As defined in Section 6.11(c) hereof.
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Latest Maturity Date: With respect to any Class of
Certificates, its Final Scheduled Maturity Date.
Letter of Credit: An unconditional irrevocable letter of credit (i)
issued by a bank holding company, commercial bank or trust company acceptable to
the Certificate Insurer, the short-term debt obligations of which (or, in the
case of the principal bank in a bank holding system, the short-term obligations
of the bank holding company) at the date of delivery of such Letter of Credit
are rated "A-2" or better by S&P and Prime-1 or better by Moody's, (ii) in form
and substance reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Insurer and the Trustee,
(iii) with a maximum term of one year, (iv) for the benefit of the Trustee and
(v) providing for the amount thereof to be available to the Trustee in multiple
drawings conditioned only upon presentation of the applicable certificate in the
form attached to such Letter of Credit.
Letter of Credit Bank: Any bank holding company, commercial
bank or trust company issuing a Letter of Credit to the Trustee.
Letter of Credit Fee Account: The letter of credit fee
account established and maintained by the Trustee in accordance
with Section 6.10 hereof.
Letter of Credit Fee Amount: Any monthly fees due to any Letter of
Credit Bank, in such amount as certified in writing to the Trustee by the
Account Party and the Servicer for the related Letter of Credit, which amounts,
in the aggregate, to the extent funded from cash flows on the Mortgage Loans,
shall in no event exceed $4,000 per month.
Letter of Credit Proceeds Sub-Account: The sub-account
established as part of the Spread Account pursuant to Section
6.09 hereof and maintained by the Trustee.
Lien: Any security interest, lien, charge, pledge, equity or
encumbrance of any kind other than tax liens, mechanics' liens and any liens
that attach by operation of law.
Liquidated Mortgage Loan: Any defaulted Mortgage Loan or
REO Property as to which the Servicer has determined that all
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amounts which it reasonably and in good faith expects to recover have been
recovered from or on account of such Mortgage Loan.
Liquidation Proceeds: Cash, including Insurance Proceeds, proceeds of
any REO Disposition, amounts required to be deposited in the Principal and
Interest Account pursuant to Section 5.10 hereof, and any other amounts received
in connection with the liquidation of defaulted Mortgage Loans, whether through
trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise.
Majority in Aggregate Voting Interest: Class A Certificateholders
representing Class A Certificates voting together as a single class, the
aggregate denominations of which, when divided by the sum of the Original Class
A-1, Original Class A-2, Original Class A-3, Original Class A-4, Original Class
A-5, Original Class A-6, Original Class A-7, Original Class A-8 and Original
Class A-9 Principal Balance would be at least 51% when expressed as a percentage
rounded to four decimal places.
Monthly Excess Spread Amount: On any Payment Date, the amount equal to
the product of 100% and the amount of the Excess Spread as of such Payment Date;
provided, however, that the percentage set forth above may be reduced at any
time, solely at the discretion of the Certificate Insurer, with the consent of
each Account Party, at which time written notice shall be sent to the
Representative, the Trustee, S&P and Moody's.
Monthly Payment: The scheduled monthly payment of principal and/or
interest required to be made by a Mortgagor on the related Mortgage Loan, as set
forth in the related Mortgage Note.
Monthly Premium: The monthly premium payable to the
Certificate Insurer pursuant to the Certificate Insurance Policy
and the Letter Agreement, dated as of Closing Date, among the
Certificate Insurer and the Depositors.
Moody's: Xxxxx'x Investors Service, a division of Dun &
Bradstreet, or any successor thereto.
Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument
creating a first or second lien on the Mortgaged Property.
Mortgage File: As described in Exhibit A.
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Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy: As defined in Section
5.08.
Mortgage Interest Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the fixed
per annum rate of interest borne by a Mortgage Note, as shown on the Mortgage
Loan Schedule.
Mortgage Loan: An individual mortgage loan which is assigned and
transferred to the Trustee pursuant to this Agree ment, together with the rights
and obligations of a holder thereof and payments thereon and proceeds therefrom,
the Mortgage Loans originally subject to this Agreement being identified on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule annexed hereto as Exhibit D. Any mortgage loan which,
although intended by the parties hereto to have been, and which purportedly was,
transferred and assigned to the Trustee by the applicable Depositor, in fact was
not transferred and assigned to the Trustee for any reason whatsoever,
including, without limitation, the incorrectness of the statement set forth in
Section 3.02(g) hereof with respect to such mortgage loan, shall nevertheless be
considered a "Mortgage Loan" for all purposes of this Agreement. As applicable,
Mortgage Loan shall be deemed to refer to the related REO Property.
Mortgage Loan Losses: With respect to any Payment Date, the sum of the
following amounts for each Mortgage Loan that became a Liquidated Mortgage Loan
during the related Due Period: the amount, if any, by which (i) the sum of (A)
the Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan (determined immediately before such
Mortgage Loan became a Liquidated Mortgage Loan) and (B) accrued and unpaid
interest thereon at the Mortgage Interest Rate to the date on which such
Mortgage Loan became a Liquidated Mortgage Loan exceeds (ii) the Net Liquidation
Proceeds received during such Due Period in connection with the liquidation of
such Mortgage Loan which have not theretofore been used to reduce the Principal
Balance of such Mortgage Loan. For purposes of this definition, a Mortgage Loan
as to which the related Mortgaged Property is held by the Trust Fund shall be
deemed to have continued to accrue interest at the related Mortgage Interest
Rate.
Mortgage Loan Schedule: The schedule of Mortgage Loans
attached hereto as Exhibit D as may be amended to reflect
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Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans, such schedule identifying each applicable
Mortgage Loan by address of the Mortgaged Property and the name of the Mortgagor
and setting forth as to each such Mortgage Loan the following information: (i)
the Principal Balance as of the Cut-off Date, (ii) the account number, (iii) the
original principal amount, (iv) the CLTV and Home Equity Loan Ratio as of the
date of the origination of the related Mortgage Loan, (v) the Due Date, (vi) the
Mortgage Interest Rate, (vii) the first date on which a Monthly Payment is due
under the Mortgage Note, (viii) the Monthly Payment, (ix) the original stated
maturity date of the Mortgage Note, (x) the remaining number of months to
maturity as of the Cut-off Date and (xi) the Mortgaged Property State.
Mortgage Note: The note or other evidence of indebtedness
evidencing the indebtedness of a Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage Pool: The Mortgage Loans indicated on the Mortgage
Loan Schedule.
Mortgaged Property: The underlying property securing a Mortgage Loan,
consisting of a fee simple estate or, with respect to certain properties located
in Maryland, a leasehold estate, in a single parcel of land improved by a
Residential Dwelling.
Mortgaged Property State: The state in which the Mortgaged
Property related to a Mortgage Loan is located, as set forth on
the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note.
Net Liquidation Proceeds: Liquidation Proceeds net of any
reimbursements to the Servicer made therefrom pursuant to Section
5.04(ii).
Net Mortgage Interest Rate: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (i) the
related Mortgage Interest Rate less (ii) the sum of (A) with respect to any such
Mortgage Loan having a related Mortgage Interest Rate greater than or equal to
8.11%, 0.10% and (B) the applicable Servicing Fee percentage as set forth in the
definition of "Servicing Fee."
Net Spread Account Excess: As defined in Section 6.09(b).
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Nondisqualification Opinion: An Independent Opinion of Counsel
addressed to the Trustee that a contemplated action will neither cause the Trust
REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time the Class A Certificates are
outstanding nor cause an unindemnified "prohibited transaction" or a "prohibited
contribution" tax to be imposed on the Trust REMIC.
Nonrecoverable Advances: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, (i) any
Servicing Advance or Advance previously made and not reimbursed pursuant to
Section 5.04(ii), or (ii) a Servicing Advance proposed to be made, in respect of
any Mortgage Loan or REO Property which, in the good faith business judgment of
the Servicer would not be ultimately recoverable from late collections,
Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds on such Mortgage Loan or REO Property
or otherwise.
Non-United States Person: Any Person other than a United
States Person.
Officer's Certificate: A certificate delivered hereunder or under any
other Basic Document signed by the President or a Vice President or an Assistant
Vice President of the Representative, a Depositor, the Trustee or the Servicer,
as required hereunder or thereunder.
Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel delivered hereunder or
under any Basic Document, reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, and experienced
in matters relating to the subject of such opinion; except that any opinion of
counsel relating to (a) the qualification of the Trust REMIC as a REMIC or (b)
compliance with the REMIC Provisions must be an opinion of counsel who (i) is in
fact Independent of the Representative and the Servicer, (ii) does not have any
direct financial interest or any material indirect financial interest in the
Representative or the Servicer or in an affiliate thereof and (iii) is not
connected with the Representative or Servicer as an officer, employee, director
or person performing similar functions.
Optional Purchase Date: As defined in Section 11.01.
Original Class A-1 Principal Balance: $78,800,000
Original Class A-2 Principal Balance: $106,470,000
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Original Class A-3 Principal Balance: $103,690,000
Original Class A-4 Principal Balance: $92,740,000
Original Class A-5 Principal Balance: $ 32,150,000.
Original Class A-6 Principal Balance: $ 60,110,000
Original Class A-7 Principal Balance: $ 36,580,000.
Original Class A-8 Principal Balance: $ 20,460,000.
Original Class A-9 Principal Balance: $ 59,000,000.
Original Pool Principal Balance: The Pool Principal Balance
as of the Cut-off Date, which amount is equal to $590,000,171.30.
Originator: Any of the entities listed on Exhibit K hereto, each of
which is an "Originator" pursuant to the Transfer Agreement and, other than
EquiCredit Corporation of America, is (i) a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Representative, and (ii) a Subservicer as of the date hereof with respect to
the Mortgage Loans sold by it to either Depositor pursuant to the Transfer
Agreement.
Owner-Occupied Mortgaged Property: A Residential Dwelling that the
related Mortgagor represented an intent to occupy as such Mortgagor's primary or
secondary residence at the origination of the Mortgage Loan.
Pass-Through Rate: Any one of the Class X-0, Xxxxx X-0, Class A-3,
Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7, Class A-8 or Class A-9 Pass-Through
Rates.
Payment Date: The 15th day of any month, or if such 15th
day is not a Business Day, the first Business Day immediately
following, commencing on January 15, 1997.
Percentage Interest: With respect to a Class A-1, Class X- 0, Class
A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7, Class A-8 or Class A-9
Certificate, the portion of the Certificates evidenced by such Class A-1, Class
A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7, Class A-8, or Class
A-9
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Certificate, respectively, expressed as a percentage rounded to four decimal
places, equal to a fraction the numerator of which is the denomination
represented by such Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class
A-6, Class A-7, Class A-8 or Class A-9 Certificate, respectively, and the
denominator of which is the Original Class A-1, Original Class A-2, Original
Class A-3, Original Class A-4, Original Class A-5, Original Class A-6, Original
Class A-7, Original Class A-8 or Original Class A-9 Principle Balance,
respectively. With respect to a Class R Certificate, the portion of the Class
evidenced thereby as stated on the face of such Certificate, which shall be
either a portion of 99.9999% or, but only with respect to the Class R
Certificate held by the Tax Matters Person, 0.0001%.
Performance Default: Any Servicing Default described in
clauses (vii), (viii) and (ix) of Section 10.01(a).
Permitted Instruments: As used herein, Permitted
Instruments shall include the following:
(i) (A) direct general obligations of, or obligations fully
and unconditionally guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal
and interest by, the United States or any agency or instrumentality
thereof, provided such obligations are backed by the full faith and
credit of the United States, and (B) Federal Housing Administration
debentures, FHLMC senior debt obligations, and FNMA senior debt
obligations assigned ratings in at least one of the top two long-term
rating categories by S&P and Moody's, but excluding any of such
securities described in clauses (A) and (B) whose terms do not provide
for payment of a fixed dollar amount upon maturity or call for
redemption;
(ii) federal funds, certificates of deposit, time and demand
deposits and banker's acceptances (in each case having maturities of
not more than 365 days) of any bank or trust company incorporated under
the laws of the United States or any state thereof, provided that (A)
the short-term debt obligations of such bank or trust company at the
date of acquisition thereof have been rated "A-1+" or better by S&P and
(B) the short-term and long-term debt obligations of such bank or trust
company at the date of acquisition
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thereof have been rated Prime-1 and A1 or better,
respectively, by Moody's;
(iii) deposits of any bank or savings and loan association
which has combined capital, surplus and undivided profits of at least
$3,000,000, which deposits are not in excess of the applicable limits
insured by the Bank Insurance Fund or the Savings Association Insurance
Fund of the FDIC, provided that the long-term deposits of such bank or
savings and loan association are rated at least "BBB" by S&P and Baa3
by Moody's;
(iv) commercial paper (having original maturities of not more
than 180 days) rated "A-1+" or better by S&P and Prime-1 by Moody's;
(v) investments in money market funds rated "AAAm" or
"AAAm-G" by S&P and Aaa by Moody's;
(vi) investments in Permitted Instruments on an overnight
basis in investment accounts maintained at the Trustee or Bank of
America Illinois; provided, however, that any such account shall be an
Eligible Account; and
(vii) any other obligation or security acceptable to the
Rating Agencies and the Certificate Insurer (as certified by a letter
from each Rating Agency and the Certificate Insurer to the Trustee);
provided, that no instrument described hereunder shall evidence either
the right to receive (a) only interest with respect to the obligations
underlying such instrument or (b) both principal and interest payments
derived from obligations underlying such instrument and the interest
and principal payments with respect to such instrument provided a yield
to maturity at par greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of
the underlying obligations; and provided, further, that no instrument
described hereunder may be purchased at a price greater than par if
such instrument may be prepaid or called at a price less than its
purchase price prior to stated maturity; and provided, further that no
instrument shall be a Permitted Instrument unless such instrument is a
"permitted investment" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(5) of the
Code.
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Permitted Transferee: Any Person other than a Disqualified
Organization or an agent or nominee acting on behalf of a
Disqualified Organization.
Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
association, joint-stock company, trust, national banking association,
unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision
thereof.
Plan: A Plan filed by a Mortgagor pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code (11
U.S.C. Section 1321) and either confirmed or pending confirmation by a court of
competent jurisdiction pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. Section 1325),
providing for, among other things, the payment of defaulted Mortgage Loan
payments all of which were due prior to, but in no event after, the
effectiveness of the Plan.
Pool Factor: As of any date of determination, the Pool
Principal Balance as of such date divided by the Original Pool
Principal Balance.
Pool Principal Balance: The aggregate Principal Balance of
the Mortgage Loans, as of any date of determination.
Premium Factor: With respect to any Payment Date, the quotient of (i)
the aggregate Principal Balances of all Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool
having Mortgage Interest Rates less than 8.11% divided by (ii) the aggregate
Principal Balance of all Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool.
Pre-Plan Interest: With respect to a Bankruptcy Loan,
accrued but unpaid interest relating to the period prior to the
filing of the related Plan.
Pre-Plan Interest Payments: With respect to a Bankruptcy
Loan, payments made by a Mortgagor on account of Pre-Plan
Interest.
Principal and Interest Account: One of the principal and
interest accounts established and maintained by the Trustee
pursuant to Section 5.03 hereof.
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Principal Balance: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or related REO
Property, at any date of determination, the principal balance of the Mortgage
Loan outstanding as of such date. The Principal Balance of any REO Property as
of the date on which such REO Property became an REO Property shall be the
Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan as of the date referred to in the
preceding sentence, and the Principal Balance of a Mortgage Loan at the time it
becomes a Liquidated Mortgage Loan shall be zero.
Principal Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of principal on a
Mortgage Loan equal to the outstanding principal balance thereof, received in
advance of the final scheduled Due Date, that is intended to satisfy a Mortgage
Loan in full.
Proceeding: Any suit in equity, action at law or other
judicial or administrative proceeding.
Projected Excess Spread: With respect to any Payment Date, five (5)
times the amount of the Monthly Excess Spread Amount deposited in the Spread
Account pursuant to Section 6.09(a) hereof as of such Payment Date.
Prospectus: The prospectus (including the prospectus
supplement) prepared by the Representative and the Depositors in
connection with the initial issuance and sale of the Class A
Certificates.
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan: A mortgage loan or mortgage loans
substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2.05 or 3.03 hereof,
which (i) has or have a mortgage interest rate or rates of not less than (and
not more than two percentage points more than) the Mortgage Interest Rate for
the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (ii) relates or relate to the same type of
Residential Dwelling as the Deleted Mortgage Loan, or relates to a one- to
four-family dwelling, and has or have a lien priority that is no more junior or
subordinate than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iii) matures or mature no
later than (and not more than one year earlier than) the Deleted Mortgage Loan,
(iv) has or have a Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio or Combined Loan-to-Value Ratios
at the time of such substitution no higher than the Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio
of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (v) has or have a principal balance or principal
balances
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(after application of all payments received on or prior to the date of
substitution) equal to or less than the Principal Balance of the Deleted
Mortgage Loan as of such date, (vi) is of equal or better Class quality (as
described in the Prospectus) as the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (vii) complies or
comply as of the date of substitution with each representation and warranty set
forth in Sections 3.01(b) and 3.02 and (viii) is of the same type, either a
balloon loan or fully-amortizing Mortgage Loan, as the Deleted Mortgage Loan.
Rating Agencies: Collectively, Xxxxx'x and S&P.
Reassignment of Assignment of Beneficial Interest: With respect to each
Mortgage Loan secured by an interest in an Illinois Land Trust, an assignment of
the Assignment of Bene ficial Interest, sufficient under the laws of the
jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to effect the
transfer of the entire beneficial interest in such Illinois Land Trust to the
Depositors and the sale of such beneficial interest to the Trustee for the
benefit of the Certificateholders.
Record Date: The calendar day immediately preceding each Payment Date
or, if Definitive Certificates are issued, the last calendar day of the month
preceding the month in which each such Payment Date occurs.
Registered Holder: The Person in whose name a Certificate
is registered on the Certificate Register.
Reimbursable Amounts: As of any date of determination, an amount
payable to the Servicer, the Representative or the Depositors with respect to
(i) the Servicing Advances and Advances reimbursable pursuant to Section
5.04(ii) not previously reimbursed, (ii) any advances reimbursable pursuant to
Section 9.01 and not previously reimbursed pursuant to Section 6.05(d)(viii),
and (iii) any other amounts reimbursable to the Servicer or the Depositors prior
to a distribution to the Class R Certificateholders pursuant to this Agreement.
Released Mortgaged Property Proceeds: As to any Mortgage
Loan, proceeds received by the Servicer in connection with (a) a
taking of an entire Mortgaged Property by exercise of the power
of eminent domain or condemnation or (b) any release of part of
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the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the related Mortgage, whether by partial
condemnation, sale or otherwise, which are not released to the Mortgagor in
accordance with applicable law, customary mortgage servicing procedures and this
Agreement.
Remainder Excess Spread Amount: As of any Payment Date, the
amount equal to the excess of the aggregate Excess Spread over
the Monthly Excess Spread Amount.
REMIC: A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" within
the meaning of Section 860D of the Code.
REMIC Provisions: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating to
real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at Sections 860A through
860G of the Code, and related provisions, and temporary and final Treasury
regulations promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time
to time (or proposed, if proposed to be retroactive).
Remittance Report: As defined in Section 6.07.
REO Disposition: The final sale by the Servicer of a Mortgaged Property
acquired by the Servicer in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure. The
proceeds of any REO Disposition constitute part of the definition of Liquidation
Proceeds.
REO Property: As described in Section 5.10.
Representative: EquiCredit Corporation of America, or its
successor in interest.
Representative's Yield: For each Mortgage Loan, the sum of (A)
prepayment penalties and premiums collected on the Mortgage Loans and (B) any
sum or other finance charge payable by the Mortgagor on a prepaid Rule of 78s
Mortgage Loan that is in addition to (i) the Curtailment or Principal Prepayment
(as the case may be) on the related Mortgage Loan, together with accrued and
unpaid interest thereon at the Mortgage Interest Rate, plus (ii) the Servicing
Compensation exclusive of Servicing Fees. The Representative's Yield is retained
by the Representative and is not part of the assets of the Trust Fund.
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Residential Dwelling: Any of the following: (i) a one- to four-family
dwelling, (ii) a unit in a planned unit development, (iii) a unit in a
condominium development, or (iv) a permanently affixed mobile home or a
permanently affixed manufactured housing unit, as defined in the FNMA Selling
Guide, which does not constitute other than real property under state law
provided that such home or housing would qualify as a single family residence
under ss. 25(c)(10) of the Code.
Responsible Officer: When used with respect to the Trustee, any officer
assigned to the Corporate Trust Division (or any successor thereto) with direct
responsibility for the administration of this Agreement, including any Vice
President, Senior Trust Officer, Trust Officer, Assistant Trust Officer, any
Assistant Secretary, any trust officer or any other officer of such Trustee
customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above
designated officers and to whom, with respect to a particular matter, such
matter is referred because of such officer's knowledge of and familiarity with
the particular subject. When used with respect to the Representative, a
Depositor, an Originator or the Servicer, the President or any Vice President,
Assistant Vice President, or any Secretary or Assistant Secretary authorized to
perform the actions required, including, without limitation, each Person whose
name appears on a list of Responsible Officers furnished to the Trustee and the
Certificate Insurer on the Closing Date, as such list may be amended from time
to time.
Rule of 78s Method: The method of calculating interest on indebtedness
represented by a Mortgage Note under which (a) the total of the Monthly Payments
specified in the Mortgage Note represents the principal amount borrowed plus
interest in an amount calculated on the basis of the stated Mortgage Interest
Rate for the term of the Mortgage Loan, (b) the portion of a Monthly Payment
allocated to reduction of the outstanding Principal Balance is determined by
multiplying the total amount of add-on interest payable over the term of the
Mortgage Loan by a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the sum of the series
of numbers representing the number of each Monthly Payment remaining due under
the Mortgage Loan (prior to giving effect to the payment to which the fraction
is being applied) and (ii) the denominator of which is the sum of the series of
numbers representing the number of each Monthly Payment originally due
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under the Mortgage Loan (from the first to the last, inclusive) and (c) upon the
prepayment in full of the Mortgage Loan, a rebate is made in an amount equal to
the difference between the amount described in the preceding clause (b) minus
the amount of interest calculated on the basis of the stated Mortgage Interest
Rate at the origination of the Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding the foregoing or
any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, payments to the
Certificateholders and the Servicing Fee and with respect to Rule of 78s
Mortgage Loans will be computed as if such Mortgage Loans were simple interest
Mortgage Loans.
Rule of 78s Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan that uses the Rule of 78s
Method of allocating interest payments during the term of such Mortgage Loan.
Series: 1996-4.
Servicer: EquiCredit Corporation of America or any
successor appointed as herein provided.
Servicer Default: As specified in Section 10.01(a).
Servicer Employees: As defined in Section 5.09.
Servicing Advances: All reasonable and customary "out-of-pocket" costs
and expenses incurred in the performance by the Servicer of its servicing
obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost of (i) the preservation,
restoration and protection of the Mortgaged Property, including, without
limitation, advances in respect of real estate taxes and assessments and
insurance premiums on fire, hazard and flood insurance policies and leasehold
payments, (ii) any enforcement or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures,
(iii) the management and liquidation of the REO Property, (iv) compliance with
the obligations under Sections 5.02, 5.05 and 5.07, which Servicing Advances are
reimbursable to the Servicer to the extent provided in Section 5.04(ii), and (v)
in connection with the liquidation of a Mortgage Loan, expenditures relating to
the purchase or maintenance of the First Lien pursuant to Section 5.13, for all
of which costs and expenses the Servicer is entitled to reimbursement in
accordance with this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
no Servicing Advance shall be required to be made hereunder if such Servicing
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Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance. The determination
by the Servicer that it has made a Nonrecoverable Advance or that any proposed
Servicing Advance, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance, shall be
evidenced by an Officer's Certificate delivered to the Certificate Insurer, the
Depositors and the Trustee no later than the Business Day following such
determination.
Servicing Compensation: The Servicing Fee and other amounts
to which the Servicer is entitled pursuant to Section 7.03.
Servicing Fee: As to each Mortgage Loan (including any Mortgage Loan as
to which the related Mortgaged Property has become an REO Property), the annual
fee payable to the Servicer, which is calculated at a rate equal to (i) 0.60%
per annum or (ii) 0.50% per annum, with respect to each Mortgage Loan in the
Mortgage Pool having a Mortgage Interest Rate of less than 8.01%, which fee
shall be payable monthly and shall be computed on the same basis as interest is
accrued on such Mortgage Loan. The Servicing Fee is payable solely from the
interest portion of (i) Monthly Payments, (ii) Liquidation Proceeds or (iii)
Released Mortgaged Property Proceeds collected by the Servicer or as otherwise
provided in Section 5.04. The Servicing Fee includes any servicing fees owed or
payable to any Subservicer.
Servicing Officer: Any officer of the 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 Trustee by the Servicer on the Closing Date, as such list may from time to
time be amended.
Specified Spread Account Requirement: As of:
(x) any date on or prior to the thirtieth Payment Date (occurring in
May 1999), the greatest of (a) the Base Spread Account Requirement as of such
date; (b) the sum of the Principal Balances of the three largest Mortgage Loans
as of such date; and (c) two times the excess of (i) one-half of the aggregate
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans which are 90 or more days delinquent
(including REO Properties) over (ii) the Projected Excess Spread as of such
date;
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(y) any date after the thirtieth Payment Date (occurring in May 1999),
the greatest of (a) the lesser of (A) the Base Spread Account Requirement as of
such date and (B) the product of (x) 8.94%, and (y) the Pool Principal Balance
as of such date; (b) the sum of the Principal Balances of the three largest
Mortgage Loans as of such date; and (c) two times the excess of (i) one-half of
the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans which are 90 or more days
delinquent (including REO Properties) over (ii) the Projected Excess Spread as
of such date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Specified Spread
Account Requirement for any date shall in no event be greater than the
Subordinated Amount as of such date and may be reduced by the Certificate
Insurer at any time after the amount in the Spread Account is equal to the Base
Spread Account Requirement; provided that such reductions shall not affect the
rating assigned by S&P or Xxxxx'x to the Class A Certificates.
Spread Account: The account maintained pursuant to Section
6.09.
Spread Account Amount: As defined in Section 6.09(b)(iii)
hereof.
Spread Account Excess: As defined in Section 6.09(b)(v)
hereof.
S&P: Standard & Poor's Ratings Group, a division of XxXxxx- Xxxx, Inc.,
or any successor thereto.
Startup Day: The day designated as such pursuant to Section
2.06 hereof.
Subordinated Amount: (a) The Subordinated Amount as of the
Cut-off Date shall be 11.58% times the sum of the Original Pool
Principal Balance (which is initially equal to $68,322,020).
(b) As of any Payment Date, the Subordinated Amount shall equal the
Subordinated Amount as of the preceding December 1, minus Cumulative Excess
Spread Receipts since such preceding December 1, through the last day of the
month preceding such Payment Date. After giving effect to such adjustment, the
Subordinated Amount may be further adjusted on each respective December 1 as
follows to equal:
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(i) on each December 1 up to but not including December 1,
2001 the amount, if any, by which (A) 11.58% of the Original Pool
Principal Balance exceeds (B) Cumulative Excess Spread Receipts since
the Cut-off Date through the last day of January preceding such
December 1;
(ii) on December 1, 2001, the lesser of (A) the Subordinated
Amount as of the preceding Payment Date, and (B) the sum of (x) 11.58%
of the Pool Principal Balance at the close of business on December 1,
2001, and (y) 80% of the amount, if any, by which the amount set forth
under (A) exceeds the amount computed under clause (B)(x) of this
paragraph (ii);
(iii) on December 1, 2002, the lesser of (A) the Subordinated
Amount as of the preceding Payment Date, and (B) the sum of (x) 11.58%
of the Pool Principal Balance at the close of business on December 1,
2002, and (y) 75% of the amount, if any, by which the amount set forth
under (A) exceeds the amount computed under clause (B)(x) of this
paragraph (iii);
(iv) on December 1, 2003, the lesser of (A) the Subordinated
Amount as of the preceding Payment Date, and (B) the sum of (x) 11.58%
of the Pool Principal Balance at the close of business on December 1,
2003, and (y) 66-2/3% of the amount, if any, by which the amount set
forth under (A) exceeds the amount computed under clause (B)(x) of this
paragraph (iv);
(v) on December 1, 2004, the lesser of (A) the Subordinated
Amount as of the preceding Payment Date, and (B) the sum of (x) 11.58%
of the Pool Principal Balance at the close of business on December 1,
2004, and (y) 50% of the amount, if any, by which the amount set forth
under (A) exceeds the amount computed under clause (B)(x) of this
paragraph (v); and
(vi) on December 1, 2005, and on each December 1, thereafter,
the lesser of (A) the applicable Subordinated Amount on the preceding
December 1, minus Cumulative Excess Spread Receipts since such
preceding December 1, through the
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last day of the preceding December 1, as appropriate, and (B) 11.58% of
the Pool Principal Balance at the close of business on such current
December 1;
provided, however, that the amount determined for part (B) of clauses (ii)
through (vi) above shall not be less than the sum of the Principal Balances of
the three largest Mortgage Loans at the beginning of each such period. Subject
to the preceding sentence, the Subordinated Amount as of any date other than a
Payment Date shall be equal to the Subordinated Amount as of the immediately
preceding Payment Date; and provided, further, however, that in no event shall
the Subordinated Amount be less than zero.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, no reduction
to the Subordinated Amount described in clauses (ii) through (vi) hereof shall
be permitted to take effect if (x) as of December 1, 2001, the amount equal to
aggregate Cumulative Excess Spread Receipts exceeds 1% of the Original Pool
Principal Balance or (y) as of any December 1, after December 1, 2001, (I) the
amount equal to aggregate Cumulative Excess Spread Receipts exceeds 5% of the
Subordinated Amount in effect on the preceding December 1, or (II) on any
Payment Date occurring within the annual period immediately preceding such
December 1, the aggregate principal balance of all Mortgage Loans which were 60
or more days delinquent on such Payment Date equalled or exceeded 2.5% of the
aggregate principal balance of all Mortgage Loans outstanding on such Payment
Date. If, by reason of the application of the provisions of clause (y) of the
immediately preceding sentence, reduction of the Subordinated Amount pursuant to
the provisions of any one of clauses (ii) through (vi) shall not have taken
effect, and, if as of any subsequent December 1, no event shall have occurred
the effect of which would be to prohibit a reduction in the Subordinated Amount
as of such December 1, then the Subordinated Amount shall be reduced on such
December 1, to the amount permitted by the clause which would have otherwise
taken effect had the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence not been
applied.
Subservicer: Any Person with whom the Servicer has entered
into a Subservicing Agreement and who satisfies any requirements
set forth in Section 5.01(b) hereof in respect of the qualifica
tion of a Subservicer. As of the Closing Date, the only
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Subservicers are the Originators (other than EquiCredit Corporation of America).
Subservicing Agreement: Any agreement between the Servicer and any
Subservicer relating to subservicing and/or administra tion of certain Mortgage
Loans as provided in Section 5.01(b), a copy of which shall be delivered, along
with any modifications thereto, to the Certificate Insurer and the Trustee.
Substitution Adjustment: As to any date on which a substitution occurs
pursuant to Section 2.06 or 3.03, the amount (if any) by which the aggregate
Principal Balances of any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans as of the date of
substitution, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon (but only to the
extent deposited in the Principal and Interest Account and transferred to the
Collection Account), are less than the aggregate of the Principal Balances
(after application of principal payments received on or before the date of
substitution and deposited into the Principal and Interest Account), together
with accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date of substitution, of the
related Deleted Mortgage Loans plus any unreimbursed Servicing Advances.
Tax Matters Person: The Person designated from time to time
to act as the "tax matters person" (within the meaning of the
REMIC Provisions) of the Trust REMIC.
Termination Price: As defined in Section 11.01.
Transfer Agreement: The agreement, dated as of December 1, 1996, among
the Originators and the Depositors, pursuant to which the Originators
transferred the Mortgage Loans to the Depositors.
Trust: EQCC Home Equity Loan Trust 1996-4.
Trust Fund: The segregated pool of assets subject hereto, constituting
the trust created hereby and to be administered hereunder, consisting of: (i)
such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to this Agreement, together
with the Mortgage Files relating thereto and all proceeds thereof, (ii) such
assets as from time to time are identified as REO Property or are deposited in
the Collection Account, Principal and Interest Account, Spread Account and
Insurance Account, including amounts
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on deposit in the foregoing accounts and invested in Permitted Instruments,
(iii) the Trustee's rights under all insurance policies with respect to the
Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement and any
Insurance Proceeds, (iv) the Certificate Insurance Policy, (v) Liquidation
Proceeds and (vi) Released Mortgaged Property Proceeds. The Representative's
Yield and amounts received on and after the Cut-off Date in respect of interest
accrued on the Mortgage Loans prior to the Cut-off Date do not constitute part
of the Trust Fund.
Trustee: First Bank National Association, not in its individual
capacity but solely as trustee under this Agreement, or its successor in
interest, or any successor trustee appointed pursuant to this Agreement.
Trust REMIC: As defined in Section 2.07(a)(1).
UCC: The Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the
relevant jurisdiction.
United States Person: 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 or any political subdivision thereof, 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.
ARTICLE II
CONVEYANCE OF THE TRUST ASSETS
Section 2.01 Sale and Conveyance of Trust Assets; Priority
and Subordination of Ownership Interests.
(a) The Depositors do hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and
convey to the Trustee (for the benefit of the Certificateholders) without
recourse, all of the right, title and interest of the Depositors in and to (i)
the Mortgage Loans (excepting the Representative's Yield and amounts received on
and
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after the Cut-off Date in respect of interest accrued on the Mortgage Loans
prior to the Cut-off Date), (ii) the Mortgage Files relating to the Mortgage
Loans, (iii) the related Mortgaged Properties, (iv) the Depositors' rights under
all insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be
maintained by it, (v) all right, title and interest of the Depositors in, to and
under the Transfer Agreement, including the right to cause the Originators to
repurchase the Mortgage Loans under certain circumstances, (vi) all right, title
and interest of the Depositors in each of the Accounts established and
maintained pursuant to Articles V and VI and (vii) the interest of the
Depositors in any proceeds of the property described in clauses (i), (ii),
(iii), (iv), (v) and (vi), including all proceeds of the conversion, voluntary
or involuntary, of the foregoing into cash, instruments, securities or other
property, including without limitation, all amounts from time to time held or
invested in the Accounts.
(b) The rights of the Holders to receive payments with respect to the
Mortgage Loans in respect of the Certificates, and all ownership interests of
the Certificateholders in such payments, shall be as set forth in this
Agreement.
(c) It is the intention of this Agreement that the transfer of the
Depositors' right, title and interest in and to the assets of the Trust pursuant
to this Agreement shall constitute an absolute sale by the Depositors to the
Trustee of the Mortgage Loans for the benefit of the Certificateholders and not
a loan. If a transfer of Mortgage Loans from an Originator to a Depositor
pursuant to the Transfer Agreement is characterized as a pledge and not an
absolute sale, then such Depositor shall be deemed to have transferred to the
Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders all of such Depositor's right,
title and interest in, to and under the obligations of such Originator deemed to
be secured by said pledge; and it is the intention of this Agreement that the
Depositors shall also be deemed to have granted to the Trustee for the benefit
of the Certificateholders a first priority security interest in all of the
Depositors' right, title, and interest in, to and under the obligations of the
Originators to the Depositors deemed to be secured by said pledge and that the
Trustee shall be deemed to be an independent custodian for purposes of
perfection of the security interest granted to the Depositors. If the transfer
of the Mortgage Loans
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and the other assets of the Trust from the Depositors to the Trustee for the
benefit of the Certificateholders is characterized as a pledge, it is the
intention of this Agreement that this Agreement shall constitute a security
agreement under applicable law, and that the Depositors shall be deemed to have
granted to the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders a first
priority security interest in all of the Depositors' right, title and interest
in, to and under the Mortgage Loans, all payments of principal of or interest on
such Mortgage Loans, all other rights relating to and payments made in respect
of the assets of the Trust, and all proceeds of any thereof, including all
proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of the foregoing into
cash, instruments, securities or other property, including without limitation
all amounts from time to time held or invested in the Accounts. If the trust
created by this Agreement terminates prior to the satisfaction of the claims of
any Person in any Certificates, the security interest created hereby shall
continue in full force and effect and the Trustee shall be deemed to be the
collateral agent for the benefit of such Person.
Section 2.02 Possession of Mortgage Files.
(a) Upon the issuance of the Certificates, the ownership of each
Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and the contents of the related Mortgage File is
vested in the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders.
(b) Pursuant to Section 2.04, the Depositors have delivered or caused
to be delivered each Mortgage File to the Custodian.
Section 2.03 Books and Records.
The sale of each Mortgage Loan shall be reflected on the Depositor's
balance sheets and other financial statements prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles as a sale of assets by each Depositor.
The Depositors shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall maintain, a
complete set of books and records for each Mortgage Loan which shall be clearly
marked to reflect the ownership of each Mortgage Loan by the Trustee for the
benefit of the Certificateholders.
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Section 2.04 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents.
Contemporaneously with the delivery of this Agreement, the Depositors
delivered or caused to be delivered hereunder to the Trustee the Certificate
Insurance Policy, and each Depositor has delivered to the Trustee (which may be
by delivery to the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee) each of the following
documents for each Mortgage Loan:
(a) (i) (A) The original Mortgage Note, with any intervening
endorsements, endorsed "Pay to the order of The First National Bank of Boston,
as Custodian under the Custodial Agreement dated as of December 1, 1996, without
recourse" and signed, by facsimile or manual signature, in the name of the
Originator transferring such Mortgage Loan to the applicable Depositor pursuant
to the Transfer Agreement by a Responsible Officer, with all prior and
intervening endorsements showing a complete chain of endorsement from the
originator to such Originator, if the Originator from whom the Depositor
acquired such Mortgage Loan was not the originator or (B) if such Mortgage Note
is a Destroyed Mortgage Note, an original Destroyed Mortgage Note Affidavit
together with a copy of such Mortgage Note attached thereto and, (ii) with
respect to manufactured housing units, the certificate of title, if any;
(b) Either: (i) the original Mortgage, with evidence of recording
thereon (and, in the case of a Mortgage Loan secured by a Mortgaged Property
held in an Illinois Land Trust, signed by the trustee of such Illinois Land
Trust), (ii) a copy of the Mortgage certified as a true copy by a Responsible
Officer of the Originator transferring such Mortgage Loan to the applicable
Depositor pursuant to the Transfer Agreement (provided, however, that such
Responsible Officer may complete one or more blanket certificates attaching
copies of one or more Mortgages relating thereto) or by the closing attorney, or
by an officer of the title insurer or agent of the title insurer which issued
the related title insurance policy, or commitment therefor, if the original has
been transmitted for recording until such time as the original is returned by
the public recording office or (iii) a copy of the Mortgage certified by the
public recording office in those instances where the original recorded Mortgage
has been lost or not yet returned;
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(c) the original Assignment of Mortgage from the Originator
transferring such Mortgage Loan to the applicable Depositor pursuant to the
Transfer Agreement by assignment to "The First National Bank of Boston, as
Custodian under the Custodial Agreement dated as of December 1, 1996, without
recourse" or in blank; any such Assignments of Mortgage may be made by blanket
assignments for Mortgage Loans secured by the Mortgaged Properties located in
the same county if permitted by applicable local law;
(d) The original policy of title insurance or a true copy thereof or,
if such policy has not yet been delivered by the insurer, the commitment or
binder to issue same;
(e) All intervening assignments, if any, showing a complete chain of
assignment from the originator to the applicable Originator, including any
recorded warehousing assignments, with evidence of recording thereon, certified
by a Responsible Officer of the applicable Originator as a true copy of the
original of such intervening assignments;
(f) A copy of all assumption and modification agreements,
if any, certified as a true copy by a Responsible Officer of the
applicable Originator;
(g) If the Mortgaged Property is held in an Illinois Land Trust, the
original Assignment of Beneficial Interest, or, if the trustee of such Illinois
Land Trust retains such original Assignment of Beneficial Interest, a certified
true copy of such Assignment of Beneficial Interest so certified by such
trustee;
(h) If the Mortgaged Property is held in an Illinois Land Trust, an
original Reassignment of Assignment of Beneficial Interest from the applicable
Originator to "The First National Bank of Boston, as Custodian under the
Custodial Agreement dated as of December 1, 1996, Series 1996-4" or in blank. In
the event that the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the applicable Originator in a
merger, the Reassignment of the Assignment of Beneficial Interest must be by
"Originator, successor by merger to [name of predecessor]"; and in the event
that the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the applicable Originator
while doing business under another name, the Reassignment of Assignment of
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Beneficial Interest must be by "Originator, formerly known as
[previous name]";
(i) If the Mortgaged Property is held in an Illinois Land Trust,
originals of all intervening Reassignments of Assignment of Beneficial Interest,
showing a complete chain of assignment from the beneficiaries of such Illinois
Land Trust to the applicable Originator of all of such beneficiaries' right,
title, and interest in, to, and under the trust agreement with respect to such
Illinois Land Trust; and
(j) If the Mortgaged Property is held in an Illinois Land Trust, (A) a
certified copy of the instrument creating the Illinois Land Trust, (B) a copy of
the UCC-1 Financing Statement evidencing the assignment of the Mortgagor's
beneficial interest in the Illinois Land Trust, with evidence of filing thereon,
and (C) the original personal guaranty of the Mortgage Note, executed by each
beneficiary of the Illinois Land Trust.
The applicable Depositor shall use its reasonable efforts to promptly
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee or the Custodian: (a) the
original recorded Mortgage in those instances where a copy thereof was delivered
hereunder; (b) the original recorded Assignment of Mortgage to the applicable
Originator, which, together with any intervening assignments of Mortgage,
evidences a complete chain of assignment from the originator to the applicable
Originator in those instances where copies of such Assignments were delivered;
and (c) the title insurance policy required in paragraph (d) above. The
applicable Depositor shall, within five (5) Business Days after the receipt
thereof, and in any event, within twelve months after the Closing Date, deliver
or cause to be delivered to the Trustee or the Custodian each document described
in any of the preceding clauses (a), (b) and (c); provided, however, that if a
document described in the preceding clause (a) or clause (b) has not been
returned from the appropriate public recording office, the applicable Depositor
shall deliver a certified copy of the Mortgage and a receipted copy of the
Assignment from the appropriate recording office prior to the expiration of such
twelve-month period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Section 2.04, the applicable Depositor shall be deemed to have satisfied its
obligations to deliver a Mortgage or Assignment of Mortgage upon delivery to the
Trustee or the Custodian a copy of
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such Mortgage or Assignment of Mortgage, as applicable, certified by the public
recording office to be a true copy of the recorded original thereof. From time
to time the applicable Depositor may forward or cause to be forwarded to the
Trustee or the Custodian additional original documents evidencing an assumption
or modification of a Mortgage Loan. All Mortgage Loan documents held by the
Trustee or the Custodian as to each Mortgage Loan are referred to herein as the
"Mortgage File".
The Servicer covenants and agrees to take all action necessary or
desirable under applicable state law to transfer the benefits of the lien and
security interest in each manufactured or mobile home and the related Mortgaged
Property to the Trustee, including, without limitation, the filing of UCC-3
assignments, notations on the certificates of title and recordation of the
Assignment of Mortgage within the time periods required by this Section 2.04.
Contemporaneously with the issuance of the Certificates, the Trustee
shall cause the Custodian to (A) endorse each Mortgage Note to the order of the
Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, which endorsement shall be in
substantially the form set forth in Section 2.04(a)(i), with appropriate
alterations to reflect the interest of the Trustee and the limited nature of the
Custodian's interest therein as may be acceptable to the Depositors, the
Servicer and the Trustee, (B) execute (or complete) each Assignment of Mortgage
to the Trustee, which assignment shall be in substantially the form set forth in
Section 2.04(c), with appropriate alterations to reflect the interest of the
Trustee and (C) with respect to each Illinois Land Trust, execute a Reassignment
of Assignment of Beneficial Interest to the Trustee for the benefit of the
Certificateholders, which reassignment shall be substantially in the form set
forth in Section 2.04(h), with appropriate alterations to reflect the interest
of the Trustee. The Servicer shall promptly cause each Assignment of Mortgage to
be recorded in the applicable recording office in the name of the Trustee.
All recording required pursuant to this Section 2.04 shall be
accomplished by and at the expense of the Servicer. For purposes of determining
whether a signature is made on an instrument or document, stapling of an
attachment shall be a
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sufficient affixation to cause the attachment to constitute part
of the instrument or document.
Section 2.05 [Reserved].
Section 2.06 Acceptance by Trustee of the Trust Fund;
Certain Substitutions; Certification by
Trustee.
(a) The Trustee hereby acknowledges receipt of, for each Mortgage Loan,
the items listed in Section 2.04 (a), (b), (c), (g) and (h) and declares that it
will hold such documents and any amendments, replacements or supplements
thereto, as well as any other assets delivered to it in trust, upon and subject
to the conditions set forth in this Agreement for the benefit of the
Certificateholders. The Trustee shall execute and deliver on the Closing Date an
initial certification of receipt by it or by the Custodian on its behalf, for
each Mortgage Loan of the items listed in Section 2.04(a), (b), (c), (g) and
(h), in the form attached as Exhibit E hereto, and declares that it will hold
such documents and any amendments, replacements or supplements thereto, as well
as any other assets delivered to it in trust, to the extent set forth herein,
for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The Trustee agrees to review (or
cause to be reviewed) each Mortgage File within 45 days after the Closing Date
(or, with respect to any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, within 45 days
after the receipt thereof by the Custodian) and to deliver to the
Representative, the Depositors, the Servicer and the Certificate Insurer an
interim certification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F-1 on or before
such date to the effect that, as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage
Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or any Mortgage Loan
specifically identified in such certification as not covered by such
certification), (i) all documents required to be delivered to it pursuant to
this Agreement are in its possession (other than those described in Section
2.04(a)(ii) and 2.04(f)), (ii) such documents have been reviewed by it and have
not been mutilated, damaged, torn or otherwise physically altered (handwritten
additions, changes or corrections shall not constitute physical alteration if
properly initialled by the Mortgagor) and relate to such Mortgage Loan, and
(iii) based on its examination and only as to the foregoing documents, the
information set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than
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items (i), (iv) and (x) of the definition of Mortgage Loan Schedule) accurately
reflects the information set forth in the Mortgage File. The Trustee shall be
under no duty or obligation to inspect, review or examine any such documents,
instruments, certificates or other papers to determine that they are genuine,
enforceable, or appropriate for the represented purpose or that they are other
than what they purport to be on their face. Within 375 days after the Closing
Date, the Trustee shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Servicer, the
Depositors and the Certificate Insurer a final certification in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit F-2 evidencing the completeness of the Mortgage
Files.
(b) If the Certificate Insurer or the Trustee during the process of
reviewing the Mortgage Files finds any document constituting a part of a
Mortgage File which is not executed, has not been received, is unrelated to the
Mortgage Loan identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, or does not conform to
the requirements of Section 2.04 or substantively to the description thereof as
set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Trustee, or the Certificate
Insurer, as applicable, shall promptly so notify the Servicer, the Trustee, the
Representative, the Depositors and the Certificate Insurer. In performing any
such review, such Person may conclusively rely on the related Originator as to
the purported genuineness of any such document and any signature thereon. It is
understood that the scope of such Person's review of the Mortgage Files is
limited solely to confirming that the documents listed in Section 2.04 (other
than those described in Section 2.04(f)) have been executed and received and
relate to the Mortgage Files identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule. The
Servicer agrees to use reasonable efforts to cause to be remedied a material
defect in a document constituting part of a Mortgage File of which it is so
notified by the Certificate Insurer or the Trustee. If, however, within 60 days
after receipt by it of the final certification referred to in paragraph (a) of
this Section 2.06, the Servicer has not caused to be remedied any defect
described in such final certification and such defect materially and adversely
affects the interest of the Certificateholders in the related Mortgage Loan or
the interests of the Certificate Insurer, the Servicer will on the third
Business Day preceding the Payment Date immediately succeeding the end of such
60 day period (i) substitute, or cause the Depositors or the applicable
Originator
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to substitute, in lieu of such Mortgage Loan a Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loan in the manner and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 3.03 or
(ii) purchase, or cause the Depositors or the applicable Originators to
purchase, such Mortgage Loan at a purchase price equal to the Principal Balance
of such Mortgage Loan as of the date of purchase, plus all accrued and unpaid
interest on such Principal Balance, computed at the Mortgage Interest Rate, net
of the Servicing Fee if the Representative is the Servicer, plus the amount of
any unreimbursed Servicing Advances made by the Servicer with respect to such
Mortgage Loan out of funds on deposit in the Principal and Interest Account
pursuant to Section 5.01(f), which purchase price shall be deposited in the
Principal and Interest Account on the next succeeding Determination Date (after
deducting therefrom any amounts received in respect of such purchased Mortgage
Loan or Loans and being held in the Principal and Interest Account for future
distribution).
(c) Upon receipt by the Trustee of a certification of a Servicing
Officer of the Servicer of such substitution or acceptance and the deposit of
the amounts described above in the Principal and Interest Account (which
certification shall be in the form of Exhibit O hereto), the Trustee shall
release to the Servicer for release to the Depositors or the Originators, as
appropriate, the related Mortgage File and shall execute, without recourse, and
deliver such instruments of transfer necessary to transfer such Mortgage Loan to
the Representative or the respective Depositor.
Section 2.07 REMIC Administration.
(a) Tax Administration
(1) An election will be made by the Trustee on behalf of the
Trust Fund to treat the assets of the Trust Fund, excluding the Spread Account
(which for the purpose of this Section 2.07 is understood to include amounts on
deposit therein invested in Permitted Instruments and the proceeds of such
investments), as a REMIC under the Code (the "Trust REMIC"). Such election will
be made on Form 1066 or other appropriate federal tax or information return for
the taxable year ending on the last day of the calendar year in which the
Certificates are issued. For purposes of such election, the Class A Certificates
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shall be designated as the "regular interests" in the Trust REMIC and the Class
R Certificates shall be designated as the "residual interests" in the Trust
REMIC. The final scheduled distribution date for the Class A Certificates is
January 15, 2028. The second anniversary of such date (January 15, 2030) shall
be the "latest possible maturity date" within the meaning of Treasury Regulation
Section 1.860G-1(a)(4) and all amounts due on the Class A Certificates, if not
previously paid, shall be due and payable on that date.
(2) The Closing Date is hereby designated as the "Startup Day"
of the Trust REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(9) of the Code.
(3) Except as provided in Section 12.05, the Trustee shall pay
(and shall be entitled to reimbursement thereof by the Servicer or otherwise in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement) the ordinary and usual expenses in
connection with the preparation, filing and mailing of tax information reports
and returns that are incurred by it in the ordinary course of its administration
of its tax-related duties under this Agreement, but extraordinary or unusual
expenses, costs or liabilities incurred in connection with its tax-related
duties under this Agreement, including without limitation any expenses, costs or
liabilities associated with audits, required independent opinions regarding tax
methodology and related matters or any administrative or judicial proceedings
with respect to the Trust REMIC that involve the Internal Revenue Service or
state tax authorities, shall be expenses of the Trust Fund.
(4) The Trustee shall prepare and file all of the Trust
REMIC's federal and state income or franchise tax and information returns.
Except as provided in Section 12.05, the expenses of preparing and filing such
returns shall be borne by the Trustee. The Servicer and the Depositors shall
provide on a timely basis to the Trustee or its designee such information with
respect to the Trust REMIC as is in their possession, which the Servicer or the
Depositors has or have received or prepared by virtue of its activities as
Servicer or Depositors hereunder and reasonably requested by the Trustee to
enable it to perform its obligations under this subsection, and the Trustee
shall be entitled to rely on such information in the performance of its
obligations hereunder.
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(5) The Trustee shall perform on behalf of the Trust Fund and
the Trust REMIC all tax reporting duties and other tax compliance duties that
are the responsibility of the Trust REMIC under the Code, REMIC Provisions, or
other compliance guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service or any state or
local taxing authority. Among its other duties, the Trustee shall provide (i) to
the Internal Revenue Service or other Persons (including, but not limited to,
the transferor of any Class R Certificates to a Disqualified Organization or to
an agent that has acquired the Class R Certificates on behalf of a Disqualified
Organization) such information as is necessary for the application of any tax
relating to the transfer of any Class R Certificates to any Disqualified
Organization pursuant to Section 860E(e) of the Code and the Treasury
Regulations thereunder and (ii) to the Certificateholders such information or
reports as are required by the Code or REMIC Provisions. Each of the Depositors
and the Servicer shall provide on a timely basis (and in no event later than 30
days after the Trustee's request) to the Trustee or its designee such
information with respect to the Trust REMIC as is in its possession and
reasonably requested in writing by the Trustee to enable it to perform its
obligations under this subsection.
(6) The Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee shall acquire
and retain a 0.0001% Percentage Interest in the Class R Certificates and shall
act as Tax Matters Person of the REMIC.
(7) The Trustee, the Holders of the Class R Certificates and
the Servicer shall perform their obligations under this Agreement and the REMIC
Provisions in a manner consistent with the status of the Trust REMIC as a REMIC
or, as appropriate, shall adopt a plan of complete liquidation.
(8) The Trustee, the Holders of the Class R Certificates and
the Servicer shall not take any action or cause the Trust REMIC to take any
action, within their respective control and the scope of their specific
respective duties under this Agreement that, under the REMIC Provisions, could
(i) endanger the status of the Trust REMIC as a REMIC or (ii) result in the
imposition of a tax upon the Trust REMIC (including but not limited to the tax
on prohibited transactions as defined in Code Section 860F(a)(2) and the tax on
prohibited contributions as defined in Code Section 860G(d)) unless (A) the
Trustee has
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received a Nondisqualification Opinion (at the expense of the party seeking to
take such action) with respect to such action or (B) the Trustee has received an
opinion (at the expense of the party seeking to take such action) to the effect
that such action will not cause the Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC
and the Trustee has calculated that no tax will actually be imposed.
(9) To the extent not paid pursuant to paragraph (d) of this
Section 2.07, each Holder of a Class R Certificate shall pay when due its pro
rata share of any and all federal, state and local taxes imposed on the Trust
REMIC or its assets or transactions, including, without limitation, "prohibited
transaction" taxes, as defined in Section 860F of the Code, any tax on
contributions imposed by Section 860G(d) of the Code, and any tax on "net income
from foreclosure property" as defined in Section 860G(c) of the Code. To the
extent that such Trust REMIC taxes are not paid by the Class R
Certificateholders, the Trustee shall pay any remaining Trust REMIC taxes out of
current or future amounts otherwise distributable to the Holders of the Class R
Certificates.
(10) The Trustee shall, for federal income tax purposes,
maintain books and records with respect to the Trust REMIC on a calendar year
and on an accrual basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, all amounts collected on the Mortgage Loans shall, for federal income
tax purposes, be allocated first to interest due and payable on the Mortgage
Loans (including interest on overdue interest) (other than additional interest
at a penalty rate payable following a default). The books and records must be
sufficient concerning the nature and amount of the Trust REMIC's investments to
show that the Trust REMIC has complied with the REMIC Provisions.
(11) Neither the Trustee nor the Servicer shall enter into any
arrangement by which the Trust REMIC will receive a fee or other compensation
for services.
(12) In order to enable the Trustee to perform its duties as
set forth herein, the Depositors shall provide, or cause to be provided, to the
Trustee within 10 days after the Closing Date all information or data that the
Trustee reasonably determines to be relevant for tax purposes on the valuations
and
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offering prices of the Certificates, including, without limitation, the yield,
issue prices, pricing prepayment assumption and projected cash flows of the
Class A Certificates and the Class R Certificates, as applicable, and the
projected cash flows on the Mortgage Loans. Thereafter, the Depositors shall
provide to the Trustee, promptly upon request therefor, any such additional
information or data that the Trustee may, from time to time, reasonably request
in order to enable the Trustee to perform its duties as set forth herein. The
Trustee is hereby directed to use any and all such information or data provided
by the Depositors in the preparation of all federal and state income or
franchise tax and information returns and reports for the Trust REMIC to
Certificateholders as required herein. The Depositors hereby indemnify the
Trustee for any losses, liabilities, damages, claims or expenses of the Trustee
arising from any errors or miscalculations of the Trustee pursuant to this
Section that result from any failure of the Depositors to provide, or to cause
to be provided, accurate information or data to the Trustee (but not resulting
from the methodology employed by the Trustee) on a timely basis and such
indemnifications shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
(13) The Trustee shall prepare and file with the Internal
Revenue Service, on behalf of the Trust REMIC, an application for a taxpayer
identification number for the Trust REMIC on IRS Form SS-4. The Trustee, upon
receipt from the Internal Revenue Service of the Notice of Taxpayer
Identification Number Assigned, shall promptly forward a copy of such notice to
the Depositors. The Trustee shall prepare and file Form 8811 on behalf of the
Trust REMIC and shall designate from time to time an appropriate Person (the
"REMIC Reporting Agent") to respond to inquiries by or on behalf of
Certificateholders for original issue discount and related information in
accordance with applicable provisions of the Code. It is understood that the
Trustee shall initially use the services of the accounting firm of Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx in discharging its responsibilities under this subsection 2.07(a).
The Trustee agrees that all such information or data so obtained by it
are to be regarded as confidential information and agrees that it shall use its
best reasonable efforts to retain in confidence, and shall ensure that its
officers, employees and representatives retain in confidence, and shall not
disclose,
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without the prior written consent of the Depositors, any or all of such
information or data, or make any use whatsoever (other than for the purposes
contemplated by this Agreement) of any such information or data without the
prior written consent of the Depositors, unless such information is generally
available to the public (other than as a result of a breach of this Section) or
is required by law or applicable regulations to be disclosed.
(14) The Spread Account shall be an "outside reserve fund"
within the meaning of Treasury Regulation ss.1.860G-2(h) and shall not be an
asset of the Trust REMIC. The owner of the Spread Account shall be the Holders
of the Class R Certificates in proportion to their respective ownership
interests in the Class R Certificates. For all federal income tax purposes, the
Trustee and the Holders of the Class R Certificates shall treat amounts
distributed by the Trust REMIC to the Spread Account as having been distributed
on the residual interests represented by the Class R Certificates and
distributions on the Class R Certificates out of the Spread Account shall be
considered not to be distributions from the REMIC. Further, amounts on deposit
in the Spread Account will be treated as owned by the Class R
Certificateholders, not in the capacity as holders of the residual interest, but
as owners of the separate Spread Account.
(b) Modifications of Mortgage Loans. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Agreement, neither the Trustee nor the Servicer shall permit
any modification of, or take any action with respect to, the Mortgage Loans
(including the Mortgage Interest Rate, the Principal Balance, the amortization
schedule, or any other term affecting the amount or timing of payments on the
Mortgage Loans) that would result in an exchange within the meaning of Section
1001 of the Code unless (i) the Trustee or the Servicer has received a
Nondisqualification Opinion or a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (at
the expense of the party making the request of the Servicer or the Trustee to
modify the Mortgage Loans) to the same effect as a Nondisqualification Opinion
with respect to such modification.
(c) Prohibited Transactions and Activities. The Trustee
shall not permit the sale, disposition (except in a disposition
pursuant to (i) the bankruptcy or insolvency of the Trust REMIC
or (ii) the termination of the Trust REMIC in a "qualified
liquidation" as defined in Section 860F(a)(4) of the Code) or
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substitution of the Mortgage Loans (except a substitution pursuant to Sections
2.06(b) or 3.03) or the substitution of a property for a Mortgaged Property, nor
acquire any assets for the Trust REMIC (other than REO Property or a Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan pursuant to Sections 2.06(b) or 3.03), nor accept any
contributions to the Trust REMIC (other than a cash contribution during the
3-month period beginning on the Startup Day), unless it has received an Opinion
of Counsel (at the expense of the Person requesting the Trustee to take such
action) to the effect that such disposition, acquisition, substitution, or
acceptance will not (a) affect adversely the status of the Trust REMIC as a
REMIC or of the Class A Certificates as the regular interests therein, (b)
affect the distribution of interest or principal on the Certificates, (c) result
in the encumbrance of the assets transferred or assigned to the Trust REMIC
(except pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement) or (d) cause the Trust
REMIC to be subject to an unindemnified tax on "prohibited transactions" or
"prohibited contributions" pursuant to the REMIC Provisions.
(d) In the event that any tax is imposed on "prohibited transactions"
of the Trust REMIC as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code, on the "net
income from foreclosure property" of the Trust REMIC as defined in Section
860G(c) of the Code, on any contribution to the Trust REMIC after the Startup
Day pursuant to Section 860G(c) of the Code, or any other tax is imposed, such
tax shall be paid by (i) the Trustee, if such tax arises out of or results from
a breach by the Trustee of any of its obligations under this Agreement, which
breach constitutes negligence or willful misconduct of the Trustee or (ii) the
Servicer or the Depositors, if such tax arises out of or results from a breach
by the Servicer or the Depositors of any of their respective obligations under
this Agreement. In no event shall the Trust Fund or the Trust REMIC be liable
for any such taxes.
(e) Any inconsistencies or ambiguities in this Agreement or in the
administration of the Trust REMIC shall be resolved in a manner that preserves
the validity of the election to be treated as a REMIC.
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Section 2.08 Execution of Certificates.
The Trustee acknowledges (i) the assignment to it of Mortgage Loans in
trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders and subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and (ii) the delivery of the Mortgage Files as set
forth above and, concurrently with such delivery, in exchange for the Mortgage
Loans, the Mortgage Files and the other assets conveyed by the Depositors
pursuant to Section 2.01 and Section 2.04, the Trustee has executed and caused
to be authenticated and delivered to or upon the order of the Depositors, the
Certificates, each in Authorized Denominations.
Section 2.09 Application of Principal and Interest.
In the event that Net Liquidation Proceeds on a Liquidated Mortgage
Loan are less than the Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan plus accrued
interest thereon, or any Mortgagor makes a partial payment of any Monthly
Payment due on a Mortgage Loan, such Net Liquidation Proceeds or partial payment
shall be applied to payment of the related Mortgage Note as provided therein,
and if not so provided or if the related Mortgaged Property has become an REO
Property, first to interest accrued at the Mortgage Interest Rate and then to
principal; provided, however, the Net Liquidation Proceeds with respect to a
Bankruptcy Loan shall be applied first, to unpaid accrued interest with respect
to the period after the date of the related Plan, second, to principal and
third, to Pre-Plan Interest.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 3.01 Representations of the Servicer and the Depositors.
(1) The Servicer hereby represents and warrants to the Trustee, the
Certificate Insurer and the Certificateholders as of the Closing Date:
(a) The Servicer is duly organized, validly
existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of
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Delaware and has all licenses necessary to carry on its business as now being
conducted and is licensed, qualified and in good standing in each Mortgaged
Property State if the laws of such state require licensing or qualification in
order to conduct business of the type conducted by the Servicer and perform its
obligations as Servicer hereunder; the Servicer has the power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and the Basic Documents to which it is a
party and to perform in accordance herewith; the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the Basic Documents to which it is a party
(including all instruments of transfer to be delivered pursuant to this
Agreement and the Basic Documents to which it is a party) by the Servicer and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and
validly authorized by all necessary action; each of this Agreement and the Basic
Documents to which it is a party is the valid, binding and enforceable
obligation of the Servicer; and all requisite action has been taken by the
Servicer to make this Agreement and the Basic Documents to which it is a party
valid, binding and enforceable upon the Servicer in accordance with its terms,
subject to the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and
other, similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally or the
application of equitable principles in any proceeding, whether at law or in
equity;
(b) All actions, approvals, consents, waivers,
exemptions, variances, franchises, orders, permits, authorizations, rights and
licenses required to be taken, given or obtained, as the case may be, by or from
any federal, state or other governmental authority or agency (other than any
such actions, approvals, etc. under any state securities laws, real estate
syndication or "Blue Sky" statutes, as to which the Servicer makes no such
representation or warranty), that are necessary in connection with the
performance by the Servicer of its obligations hereunder or under the Basic
Documents to which it is a party or the purchase and sale of the Certificates
and the execution and delivery by the Servicer of the documents to which it is a
party, have been duly taken, given or obtained, as the case may be, are in full
force and effect, are not subject to any pending proceedings or appeals
(administrative, judicial or otherwise) and either the time within which any
appeal therefrom may be taken or review thereof may be obtained has expired or
no review thereof may be obtained or appeal therefrom taken, and are
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adequate to authorize the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the Basic Documents and the other documents on the part of the
Servicer and the performance by the Servicer of its obligations as the Servicer
under this Agreement and such of the other Basic Documents to which it is a
party;
(c) The consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Basic Documents will not result in the
breach of any terms or provisions of the bylaws of the Servicer or result in the
breach of any term or provision of, or conflict with or constitute a default
under or result in the acceleration of any obligation under, any material
agreement, indenture or loan or credit agreement or other material instrument to
which the Servicer or its property is subject, or result in the violation of any
law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Servicer or its
property is subject;
(d) None of this Agreement, any of the Basic
Documents to which it is a party or the Prospectus nor any statement, report or
other document prepared by the Servicer and furnished or to be furnished
pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby contains any untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not
misleading;
(e) There is no action, suit, proceeding or
investigation pending or, to the best of the knowledge of the Servicer,
threatened against the Servicer which, either in any one instance or in the
aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in the business,
operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Servicer or in any
material impairment of the right or ability of the Servicer to carry on its
business substantially as now conducted, or in any material liability on the
part of the Servicer or any Basic Document to which it is a party or which would
draw into question the validity of this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans or of
any action taken or to be taken in connection with the obligations of the
Servicer contemplated herein, or which would be likely to impair materially the
ability of the Servicer to perform under the terms of this Agreement or any
Basic Document to which it is a party;
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(f) The Servicer is not in default with respect to
any order or decree of any court or any order, regulation or demand of any
federal, state, municipal or governmental agency, which default might have
consequences that would materially and adversely affect the condition (financial
or other) or operations of the Servicer or its properties or might have
consequences that would materially and adversely affect its performance
hereunder or under the Basic Documents or under any Subservicing Agreement;
(g) The collection practices used by the Servicer
with respect to each Mortgage Note and Mortgage have been in and will be all
material respects legal, proper, prudent and customary in the second mortgage
origination and servicing business;
(h) The Servicer is (i) an approved seller/servicer
of first and second mortgage loans for FNMA and FHLMC in good standing, and (ii)
a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant
to Section 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act.
(2) Each Depositor hereby represents and warrants to the Trustee, the
Certificate Insurer and the Certificateholders as of the Closing Date:
(a) Such Depositor is duly organized, validly
existing, and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation and has all licenses necessary to carry on its business as now
being conducted and is licensed, qualified and in good standing in each
Mortgaged Property State if the laws of such state require licensing or
qualification in order to conduct business of the type conducted by such
Depositor and perform its obligations as a Depositor hereunder; such Depositor
has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform
in accordance herewith; the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the Basic Documents to which it is a party (including all
instruments of transfer to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement and the Basic
Documents to which it is a party) by such Depositor and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all
necessary action; each of this Agreement and the Basic Documents to which it is
a party is the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of such Depositor; and
all requisite
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action has been taken by such Depositor to make this Agreement and the Basic
Documents to which it is a party valid, binding and enforceable upon such
Depositor in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other, similar laws relating to or
affecting creditors rights generally or the application of equitable principles
in any proceeding, whether at law or in equity;
(b) All actions, approvals, consents, waivers,
exemptions, variances, franchises, orders, permits, authoriza tions, rights and
licenses required to be taken, given or obtained, as the case may be, by or from
any federal, state or other governmental authority or agency (other than any
such actions, approvals, etc. under any state securities laws, real estate
syndication or "Blue Sky" statutes, as to which such Depositor makes no such
representation or warranty), that are necessary in connection with the purchase
and sale of the Certificates and the execution and delivery by such Depositor of
the Basic Documents to which it is a party, have been duly taken, given or
obtained, as the case may be, are in full force and effect, are not subject to
any pending proceedings or appeals (administrative, judicial or otherwise) and
either the time within which any appeal therefrom may be taken or review thereof
may be obtained has expired or no review thereof may be obtained or appeal
therefrom taken, and are adequate to authorize the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Basic Documents on the
part of such Depositor and the performance by such Depositor of its obligations
as a Depositor under this Agreement, the Transfer Agreement and such of the
other Basic Documents to which it is a party;
(c) The consummation of the transactions con
templated by this Agreement and the Basic Documents will not result in the
breach of any terms or provisions of the bylaws of such Depositor or result in
the breach of any term or provision of, or conflict with or constitute a default
under or result in the acceleration of any obligation under, any material
agreement, indenture or loan or credit agreement or other material instrument to
which such Depositor or its property is subject, or result in the violation of
any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Depositor or
its property is subject;
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(d) None of this Agreement, any of the Basic
Documents to which such Depositor is a party or the Prospectus nor any
statement, report or other document prepared by the Depositor and furnished or
to be furnished pursuant to this Agreement or the Basic Documents or in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby contains any untrue
statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements contained herein or therein not misleading;
(e) There is no action, suit, proceeding or
investigation pending or, to the best of such Depositor's knowledge, threatened
against such Depositor which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate,
may result in any material adverse change in the business, operations, financial
condition, properties or assets of such Depositor or in any material impairment
of the right or ability of such Depositor to carry on its business substantially
as now conducted, or in any material liability on the part of such Depositor or
which would draw into question the validity of this Agreement or the Basic
Documents or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be taken in
connection with the obligations of such Depositor contemplated herein, or which
would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Depositor to perform
under the terms of this Agreement or the Basic Documents to which it is a party;
(f) Such Depositor is not in default with respect
to any order or decree of any court or any order, regulation or demand of any
federal, state, municipal or governmental agency, which default might have
consequences that would materially and adversely affect the condition (financial
or other) or operations of such Depositor or its properties or might have
consequences that would materially and adversely affect its performance
hereunder, under the Basic Documents to which it is a party or under any
Subservicing Agreement;
(g) Upon the receipt of each Mortgage File under
this Agreement, the Trustee will have good and indefeasible title on behalf of
the Certificateholders to each Mortgage Loan (other than the Representative's
Yield and amounts received after the Cut-off Date in respect of interest accrued
on or prior to the Cut-off Date) and such other items conveyed by the Depositors
to the Trustee hereunder free and clear of any lien (other than liens which will
be simultaneously released);
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(h) The transfer, assignment and conveyance of the
Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by such Depositor pursuant to this Agreement
are not subject to the bulk transfer laws or any similar statutory provisions in
effect in any applicable juris diction;
(i) Such Depositor did not transfer any interest in
any Mortgage Loan with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud any
of its respective creditors;
(j) Such Depositor is solvent and such Depositor
will not be rendered insolvent as a result of the transfer of the
Mortgage Loans to the Trust Fund or the sale of any of the
Certificates;
(k) Such Depositor will not amend Articles THIRD, NINTH, TENTH and
ELEVENTH of its Certificate of Incorporation without the prior written consent
of the Certificate Insurer and the Rating Agencies; and
(l) Such Depositor will not engage in any activity which would result
in a downgrading of the Certificates by any Rating Agency.
Section 3.02 Assignment of Transfer Agreement;
Representations and Warranties as to the Individual Mortgage
Loans and the Mortgage Pool.
Pursuant to Section 2.01, each Depositor assigns to the Trustee (for
the benefit of the Certificateholders) all of its right, title and interest in,
to and under the Transfer Agreement including, without limitation, the
representations and warranties of the Originators made to the Depositors
pursuant to Section 3.01 of the Transfer Agreement. The Depositors hereby
represent and warrant to the Trustee that the Depositors have taken no action
which would cause such representations and warranties of the Originators to be
false in any material respect as of the Closing Date, and acknowledge that the
Trustee relies on the representations and warranties of the Depositors under
this Agreement and of the Originators under the Transfer Agreement in accepting
the Mortgage Loans and executing and delivering the Certificates. The foregoing
representation and warranty speaks as of the Closing Date, but shall survive the
transfer and
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assignment of the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee for the benefit
of the Certificateholders.
Each Depositor hereby represents and warrants as follows to the
Trustee, the Certificate Insurer and the Certificateholders, with respect to
each Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date (except as otherwise indicated);
provided, that all references to percentages of the Mortgage Loans in this
Section 3.02 refer in each case to the percentage of the aggregate Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date (rounded to two decimal
points):
(a) The information with respect to each Mortgage Loan set
forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule is true and correct;
(b) All of the original or certified documentation set forth in Section
2.04 (including all material documents related thereto) has been or will be
delivered to the Trustee (or the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee) on the
Closing Date or as otherwise provided in Section 2.04;
(c) (i) Each Mortgage Loan is principally secured by Mortgaged
Property. Each Mortgaged Property is improved by a one- to four-family
Residential Dwelling, which, to the best of such Depositor's knowledge, does not
include cooperatives or mobile homes other than a permanently affixed mobile
home which does not constitute other than real property under state law, or
manufactured housing units, as defined in the FNMA Selling Guide, which
constitute not more than approximately 0.72% of the Mortgage Loans, and which
does not constitute other than real property under state law; and
(ii) With respect to each Mortgage Loan involving property improved by
a manufactured or mobile home, the Originator has taken all action necessary to
create a valid and perfected first or second priority (as reflected in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule) lien and security interest in such manufactured or
mobile home and the related Mortgaged Property, including, without limitation,
the filing of UCC financing statements or notations on certificates of title if
necessary, under applicable state law.
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(d) Each Mortgage Loan is being serviced by the Servicer or
one or more Subservicers;
(e) The Mortgage Note related to each Mortgage Loan bears a
fixed Mortgage Interest Rate;
(f) Mortgage Loans constituting approximately 37.69% of the Mortgage
Loans are balloon loans which will provide for a final Monthly Payment
substantially greater than the preceding Monthly Payments. Approximately 24.45%,
5.48%, and 7.60% of the Mortgage Loans are balloon loans based on a 30-year
amortization schedule and a single payment of the remaining loan balance 7, 10
and 15 years after origination, respectively. All of such balloon loans provide
for Monthly Payments based on an amortization schedule specified in the related
Mortgage Note and have a final balloon payment no earlier than 58 months
following origination and no later than 182 months following origination. Each
other Mortgage Note will provide for a schedule of substantially equal Monthly
Payments which are, if timely paid, sufficient to fully amortize the principal
balance of such Mortgage Note on or before its maturity date;
(g) Each Mortgage relating to a Mortgage Loan is a valid and subsisting
first or more junior lien on the Mortgaged Property subject, in the case of any
second Mortgage Loan, only to a First Lien on such Mortgaged Property, and
subject in all cases to the exceptions to title set forth in the title insurance
policy or the other evidence of title enumerated in Section 2.04(d), with
respect to the related Mortgage Loan, which exceptions are generally acceptable
to second mortgage lending companies, and such other exceptions to which similar
properties are commonly subject and which do not individually, or in the
aggregate, materially and adversely affect the benefits of the security intended
to be provided by such Mortgage. If the Mortgaged Property is held in an
Illinois Land Trust (a "Land Trust Mortgage"), (i) a natural person is the
beneficiary of such Illinois Land Trust, and either is a party to the Mortgage
Note or is a guarantor thereof, in either case, in an individual capacity, and
not in the capacity of trustee or otherwise, and, if a party to the Mortgage
Note, is jointly and severally liable under the Mortgage Note; (ii) the
Mortgagor is the trustee of such Illinois Land Trust, is a party to the Mortgage
Note and is the mortgagor under the Mortgage in its capacity as such trustee
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and not otherwise; (iii) a land trust trustee, duly qualified under applicable
law to serve as such, has been properly designated and currently so serves and
is named as such in the land trust agreement and such trustee is named in the
Land Trust Mortgage as Mortgagor; (iv) all fees and expenses of the land trust
trustee which have previously become due or owing have been paid and no such
fees or expenses are or will become payable by the Certificateholders or the
Trust Fund; (v) the beneficiary is solely obligated to pay any fees and expenses
of the land trust trustee and the priority of the lien of the Land Trust
Mortgage is not and will not be subject or subordinate to any amounts owing to
the land trust trustee; (vi) the Mortgaged Property is occupied by the
beneficiary under the land (if indicated to be owner occupied on the Mortgage
Loan Schedule) trust agreement and, if such land trust agreement terminates, the
beneficiary will become the owner of the Mortgaged Property; (vii) the
beneficiary is obligated to make payments under the related Mortgage Note and
(subject to applicable law) will have personal liability for deficiency
judgments; (viii) the Land Trust Mortgages and assignments of beneficial
interest relating to land trusts in the Mortgage Pool were made in compliance
with their respective land trust agreements, were validly entered into by their
respective land trust trustee or beneficiary and did not, do not currently, and
will not in the future, violate any provision of their respective land trust
agreement; (ix) a UCC financing statement has been filed, continued, and will be
continued, without intervening liens, as the first lien upon the beneficial
interest in the Land Trust Mortgage; (x) each assignment of beneficial interest
with respect to Land Trust Mortgages in the Mortgage Pool was at the time of
respective assignment the only assignment of such beneficial interest in the
land trust, such assignment was accepted by the respective land trust trustee,
to the best of the Depositors' knowledge, subsequent assignments of the
beneficial interest in whole or in part have not been made, and such subsequent
assignments of the beneficial interest or any part thereof are not permitted
pursuant to a written agreement between the respective beneficiary and the
Mortgagee, until the expiration of the Mortgage Note in each respective land
trust; (xi) the Land Trust Mortgages are the first or second liens on the
Mortgaged Properties; no liens are in place against the beneficial interests, or
any part thereof, of any Land Trust Mortgage or collateral assignment of
beneficial interest, which liens are
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superior to the interest held by the related Depositor; and the beneficiary or
land trust trustee is forbidden, pursuant to a written agreement between the
beneficiary or the land trust trustee (as applicable) and the Mortgagee, from
using the land trust property or beneficial interest, or any part of either, as
security for any other debt of the same priority as or senior to such Land Trust
Mortgage until the expiration date of its respective Mortgage Note; and (xii)
the terms and conditions of the land trust agreement do not prevent the free and
absolute marketability of the Mortgaged Property. As of the Cut-off Date, the
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans related to Land Trust Mortgages does not
exceed approximately 0.10% of the Mortgage Loans;
(h) Except with respect to liens released immediately prior to the
transfer herein contemplated, immediately prior to the transfer and assignment
herein contemplated, the applicable Depositor held good and indefeasible title
to, and was the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan conveyed by such Depositor
subject to no liens, charges, mortgages, encumbrances or rights of others; and
immediately upon the transfer and assignment herein contemplated, the Trustee
for the benefit of the Certificateholders will hold good and indefeasible title,
to, and be the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan (other than the
Representative's Yield and amounts received on or after the Cutoff Date) in
respect of interest accrued prior to the Cut-off Date subject to no liens,
charges, mortgages, encumbrances or rights of others;
(i) Approximately 0.45% of the Mortgage Loans (excluding Bankruptcy
Loans) are 30 to 59 days contractually delinquent; none of the Mortgage Loans in
the Mortgage Pool (excluding Bankruptcy Loans) are 60 to 89 days contractually
delinquent; none of the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool (excluding
Bankruptcy Loans) are more than 89 days contractually delinquent; none of the
Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool (excluding Bankruptcy Loans) have been 30 or
more days contractually delinquent more than once in the 12 months preceding the
Cut-off Date. For purposes of this representation and warranty "30 to 59 days
contractually delinquent" means that a Monthly Payment due on a Due Date was
unpaid as of the end of the month of the next succeeding Due Date and "60 to 89
days contractually delinquent" means that a Monthly Payment due on a Due Date
was unpaid as of
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the end of the month of the second Due Date following the Due Date on which such
Monthly Payment was due. Approximately 0.05% of the Mortgage Loans are
Bankruptcy Loans. Approximately 0.03% of the Mortgage Loans are Bankruptcy Loans
which are 30 days or more contractually delinquent. Except for the Mortgage
Loans listed on Exhibit G, to the best of such Depositor's knowledge, none of
the Mortgage Loans is subject to a Plan. Except for the Bankruptcy Loans and the
Mortgage Loans listed on Exhibit S, as of the Cut-off Date no Mortgage Loan is
30 or more days contractually delinquent. Exhibit S accurately sets forth the
number of days that each Mortgage Loan listed therein was contractually
delinquent as of the Cut-off Date;
(j) To the best of such Depositor's knowledge, (i) there is no
delinquent tax or assessment lien on any Mortgaged Property and (ii) each
Mortgaged Property is free of material damage and is in average repair;
(k) No Mortgage Loan is subject to any right of rescission, set-off,
counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury, nor will the operation
of any of the terms of the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any
right thereunder, render either the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage unenforceable
in whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission, set-off,
counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury, and no such right of
rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect
thereto;
(l) To the best of such Depositor's knowledge, there is no mechanics'
lien or claim for work, labor or material affecting any Mortgaged Property which
is or may be a lien prior to, or equal with, the lien of such Mortgage except
those which are insured against by the title insurance policy referred to in
Section 3.02(n) below;
(m) Each Mortgage Loan at the time it was made complied in all material
respects with applicable state and federal laws and regulations, including,
without limitation, usury, equal credit opportunity and disclosure laws;
(n) With respect to each Mortgage Loan, a written commitment for a
lender's title insurance policy, issued in standard American Land Title
Association or California Land Title
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Association form, or other form acceptable in a particular jurisdiction, by a
title insurance company acceptable to FNMA and FHLMC and authorized to transact
business in the state in which the related Mortgaged Property is situated,
together with a condominium endorsement, if applicable, in an amount at least
equal to the original Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan insuring the
mortgagee's interest under the related Mortgage Loan as the holder of a valid
first or second mortgage lien of record on the real property described in the
Mortgage, subject only to exceptions of the character referred to in Section
3.02(g) above, was effective on the date of the origination of such Mortgage
Loan, and, as of the Closing Date, such commitment will be valid and thereafter
the policy issued pursuant to such commitment shall continue in full force and
effect;
(o) The improvements upon each Mortgaged Property are covered by a
valid and existing hazard insurance policy with a generally acceptable carrier
that provides for fire and extended coverage representing coverage described in
Sections 5.07 and 5.08;
(p) A flood insurance policy is in effect with respect to each
Mortgaged Property with a generally acceptable carrier in an amount representing
coverage described in Sections 5.07 or 5.08, if and to the extent required by
Section 5.07 or 5.08;
(q) Each Mortgage and Mortgage Note is the legal, valid and binding
obligation of the maker thereof and is enforceable in accordance with its terms,
except only as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors' rights generally and by general principles of equity (whether
considered in a proceeding or action in equity or at law), and all parties to
each Mortgage Loan had full legal capacity to execute all Mortgage Loan
documents and convey the estate therein purported to be conveyed;
(r) The applicable Depositor has directed the Servicer to perform any
and all acts required to be performed to preserve the rights and remedies of the
Trustee in any insurance policies applicable to the Mortgage Loans including,
without limitation, any necessary notifications of insurers, assignments of
policies
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or interests therein, and establishments of co-insured, joint
loss payee and mortgagee rights in favor of the Trustee;
(s) No more than approximately 0.09% of the Mortgage Loans are secured
by Mortgaged Properties located within any single zip code area within the State
of California. No more than approximately 0.31% of the Mortgage Loans in the
Mortgage Pool are secured by Mortgaged Properties located within any single zip
code area outside the State of California;
(t) At least approximately 95.52% of the Mortgage Loans are
secured by Owner Occupied Mortgaged Property;
(u) The terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have not been
impaired, altered or modified in any material respect, except by a written
instrument which has been recorded or is in the process of being recorded, if
necessary, to protect the interests of the Trustee and which has been or will be
delivered to the Trustee. The substance of any such alteration or modification
is reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. Each original Mortgage was recorded,
and all subsequent assignments of the original Mortgage have been recorded in
the appropriate jurisdictions wherein such recordation is necessary to perfect
the lien thereof as against creditors of the Depositor (or, subject to Section
2.04 hereof, are in the process of being recorded);
(v) No instrument of release or waiver has been executed in connection
with the Mortgage Loan, and no Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part;
(w) To the best of such Depositor's knowledge, all taxes, governmental
assessments, insurance premiums, water, sewer and municipal charges, leasehold
payments or ground rents which previously became due and owing have been paid,
or an escrow of funds has been established in an amount sufficient to pay for
every such item which remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet
due and payable. Except for payments in the nature of escrow payments, including
without limitation, taxes and insurance payments, the Servicer has not advanced
funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any advance of funds by a
party other than the Mortgagor, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any
amount required by the Mortgage, except for
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interest accruing from the date of the Mortgage Note or date of disbursement of
the Mortgage proceeds, whichever is greater, to the day which precedes by one
month the Due Date of the first installment of principal and interest. With
respect to Mortgaged Properties that are the subject of a ground lease, to the
best of such Depositor's knowledge, all lease rents, other payments or
assessments that have become due have been paid and the Mortgagor is not in
material default under any other provisions of the lease and the lease is valid,
in good standing and in full force and effect;
(x) To the best of such Depositor's knowledge, there is no proceeding
pending or threatened for the total or partial condemnation of the Mortgaged
Property, nor is such a proceeding currently occurring, and such property is
undamaged by waste, fire, earthquake or earth movement, windstorm, flood,
tornado or other casualty, so as to affect adversely the value of the Mortgaged
Property as security for the Mortgage Loan or the use for which the premises
were intended;
(y) To the best of such Depositor's knowledge, all of the improvements
which were included for the purpose of determining the appraised value of the
Mortgaged Property lie wholly within the boundaries and building restriction
lines of such property, and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach
upon the Mortgaged Property;
(z) To the best of such Depositor's knowledge, no improvement located
on or being part of the Mortgaged Property is in violation of any applicable
zoning law or regulation. To the best of such Depositor's knowledge, all
inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or issued with
respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property and, with respect to
the use and occupancy of the same, including but not limited to certificates of
occupancy and fire underwriting certificates, have been made or obtained from
the appropriate authorities and the Mortgaged Property is lawfully occupied
under applicable law;
(aa) The proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed, and
there is no obligation on the part of the mort gagee to make future advances
thereunder. Any and all require ments as to completion of any on-site or
off-site improvements and as to disbursements of any escrow funds therefor have
been
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complied with. All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making
or closing or recording the Mortgage Loans were paid;
(bb) The related Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by any
collateral, pledged account or other security except the lien of the
corresponding Mortgage;
(cc) No Mortgage Loan was originated under a buydown plan;
(dd) There is no obligation on the part of the applicable Depositor or
any other party to make payments in addition to those made by the Mortgagor;
(ee) With respect to each Mortgage constituting a deed of trust, a
trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, has been properly
designated and currently so serves and is named in such Mortgage, and no fees or
expenses are or will become payable by the Trustee to the trustee under such
deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee's sale after default by the
Mortgagor. If the Mortgaged Property is held in an Illinois Land Trust, the
trustee thereof is duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, and has
been properly designated and currently so serves, and no fees or expenses are or
will become payable by the Trustee to such trustee;
(ff) No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature, or
other contingent interest feature;
(gg) With respect to each Mortgage Loan secured by a second priority
lien, the related First Lien requires equal monthly payments;
(hh) With respect to each Mortgage Loan secured by a second priority
lien, either (i) no consent for the Mortgage Loan is required by the holder of
the related First Lien or (ii) such consent has been obtained and is contained
in the Mortgage File;
(ii) The maturity date of each Mortgage Loan secured by a second
priority lien is prior to the maturity date of the related First Lien if such
First Lien provides for a balloon payment; and with respect to any First Lien
that provides for negative amortization or deferred interest, the balance of
such First Lien used to calculate the Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio for the
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Mortgage Loan is based on the maximum amount of negative amortization possible
under such First Lien;
(jj) All parties which have had any interest in the Mortgage Loan,
whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the period
in which they held and disposed of such interest, were) (1) in compliance with
any and all applicable licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein
the Mortgaged Property is located, and (2)(A) organized under the laws of such
state, or (B) qualified to do business in such state, or (C) federal savings and
loan associations or national banks having principal offices in such state, or
(D) not doing business in such state so as to require qualification or
licensing;
(kk) The Mortgage contains a customary provision for the acceleration
of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in the event
the related security for the Mortgage Loan is sold without the prior consent of
the mortgagee thereunder;
(ll) Any future advances made prior to (and excluding) the Cut-off Date
have been consolidated with the outstanding principal amount secured by the
Mortgage, and the secured principal amount, as consolidated, bears a single
interest rate and single repayment term reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
The consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original principal amount
of the Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Note does not permit or obligate the Servicer
to make future advances to the Mortgagor at the option of the Mortgagor;
(mm) The related Mortgage contains customary and enforceable provisions
which render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the
realization against the Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the security,
including, (i) in the case of a Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by
trustee's sale, and (ii) otherwise by judicial or non-judicial foreclosure.
There is no homestead or other exemption available to the Mortgagor which would
materially interfere with the right to sell the Mortgaged Property at a
trustee's sale or the right to foreclose the Mortgage except as set forth in the
Prospectus;
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(nn) Except for bankruptcy-related defaults under the Bankruptcy Loans,
to the best of such Depositor's knowledge, there is no default, breach,
violation or event of acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the related
Mortgage Note and no event which, with the passage of time or with notice and
the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a default, breach,
violation or event of acceleration; and neither the Servicer nor the applicable
Depositor has waived any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration;
(oo) All parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had legal
capacity to execute the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage and each Mortgage Note
and Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such parties;
(pp) All amounts received on and after the Cut-off Date with respect to
the Mortgage Loans that are required to be deposited into the Principal and
Interest Account pursuant to Section 5.03 have been so deposited;
(qq) Approximately 99.994% of the Mortgage Loans were originated and
underwritten by the Representative or by a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Representative and approximately 0.006% of the Mortgage Loans were purchased and
re-underwritten by the Representative or by a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Representative;
(rr) As of the Cut-off Date, each Mortgage Loan conforms, and all
Mortgage Loans in the aggregate conform, in all material respects, to the
description thereof set forth in the Prospectus dated December 17, 1996,
including all statistical data provided therein in tabular format or otherwise;
(ss) The Mortgage Loans were not selected by the Originators or the
Depositors for transfer to the Trustee (for the benefit of the
Certificateholders) hereunder on any basis intended to adversely affect the
assets of the Trust;
(tt) A full interior inspection appraisal was performed in
connection with each Mortgaged Property;
(uu) The Mortgage Interest Rate for each Mortgage Loan is not less than
7.75% per annum, and the Mortgage Interest Rate for
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each Mortgage Loan in the Mortgage Pool is not more than 17.64% per annum;
approximately 0.0006% of the Mortgage Loans have Mortgage Interest Rates less
than 8.11%;
(vv) Each hazard insurance policy required to be maintained under
Section 5.07 of this Agreement with respect to such Mortgage Loan is a valid,
binding, enforceable and subsisting insurance policy of its respective kind and
is in full force and effect;
(ww) If the Mortgaged Property consists of a leasehold estate, the
Mortgage covers property improvements and the Mortgagor's leasehold interest in
the land upon which such improvements are situated; at origination of the
Mortgage Loan the term of the leasehold estate was scheduled to last for at
least ten years beyond the maturity date of the Mortgage or provided for
perpetual renewal covenants; the leasehold estate is assignable by the
Mortgagee; and the lease is valid and in full force and effect;
(xx) To the best of such Depositors' knowledge, no Mortgaged Property
was, at origination, located within a 1 mile radius of any site with
environmental or hazardous waste risks;
(yy) With respect to each Bankruptcy Loan as of the Cut-off Date, (a)
except for the Bankruptcy Loans specified on Exhibit G the Mortgagor is not
contractually delinquent more than 30 days with respect to any payment due under
the related Plan, (b) the Current CLTV is less than or equal to 85%, and (c)
either (i) if the Current CLTV is between 60% and 85%, as of the Cut-off Date,
the Mortgagor has made at least six consecutive payments under the related Plan
or (ii) if the Current CLTV is less than 60%, as of the Cut-off Date, the
Mortgagor has made at least three consecutive payments under the related Plan;
(zz) With respect to each Mortgage Loan which was originated in the
State of Alabama (each, an "Alabama Loan"), (i) each such Alabama Loan was (A)
originated and underwritten by EquiCredit Corporation/Ala.& Miss. ("EQCC/Ala.&
Miss.") or (B) purchased and re-underwritten by EQCC/Ala.& Miss. from another
lender (each originating entity, an "Alabama Originator"), (ii) with respect
each such Alabama Loan secured by second mortgages, (A) the total "prepaid
finance charge" (as defined in Regulation
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Z promulgated under the Federal Truth-in-Lending Act) paid by the related
Mortgagor to the related Alabama Originator plus (B) any yield spread premium
("rate participation") paid by the Alabama Originator did not exceed 5% of the
original Principal Balance of such Alabama Loan, (iii) the original Principal
Balance of such Alabama Loan exceeded $2,000, (iv) the aggregate of all points
and broker's fees did not exceed 10% of the original principal balance of the
Mortgage Loan, (v) no "referral fee" (as defined in Regulation X promulgated
under the Real Estate Settlement and Procedures Act) was paid to any third party
by the related Alabama Originator with respect to such Alabama Loan, (vi) such
Alabama Loan and the manner in which it was originated fully complied with
Alabama law, and (vii) such Alabama Loan was not originated in such a manner,
and neither the related Mortgage Note nor Mortgage contain any provisions, that
would cause such Alabama Loan to be deemed unconscionable under Alabama law; the
aggregate of all such Alabama Mortgage Loans does not exceed approximately 0.62%
of the Mortgage Loans;
(aaa) None of the Mortgage Loans were originated in connection with the
sale of properties acquired by the Originators through foreclosure and were not
originated in accordance with all of the underwriting standards described in the
Prospectus;
(bbb) With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the CLTV does not
exceed 107.42%;
(ccc) Except for the Mortgage Loans listed on Exhibit T, as of the
Cut-off Date none of the Mortgage Loans are subject to the Home Ownership and
Equity Protection Act of 1994; all notices required to be delivered to the
related Mortgagor pursuant to the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of
1994 have been delivered with respect to each Mortgage Loan listed on Exhibit T
and all other requirements of that Act have been complied with for each such
Mortgage Loan; and
(ddd) The representations and warranties with respect to the Mortgage
Loans and Mortgage Pool set forth in Section 3.02(a) through (ccc), inclusive,
have been made to the Depositors by the Originators and the Representative
pursuant to Section 3.02(a) through (bbb), inclusive, of the Transfer Agreement
with respect
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to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage Pool, and the Certificate
Insurer is entitled to rely thereon.
Section 3.03 Purchase and Substitution.
It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set
forth in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 shall survive transfer of the Mortgage Loans and
delivery of the Certificates hereunder. Upon discovery by any Depositor, the
Servicer, any Subservicer, any Custodian, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee
or the Certificate Insurer of a breach of any of such representations and
warranties which materially and adversely affects the value of Mortgage Loans or
the interest of the Trustee, or the Certificateholders, or which materially and
adversely affects the interests of the Trustee, the Certificate Insurer, or the
Certificateholders in the related Mortgage Loan in the case of a representation
and warranty relating to a particular Mortgage Loan (notwithstanding that such
representation and warranty was made to the Depositors' best knowledge), the
party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the others.
Within 60 days of the earlier of its discovery or its receipt of notice of any
breach of a representation or warranty, the Servicer shall (a) promptly cure, or
cause the applicable Depositor or the applicable Originator to cure, such breach
in all material respects, or (b) purchase, or cause the applicable Depositor or
applicable Originator to purchase, such Mortgage Loan by depositing in the
Principal and Interest Account, on the next succeeding Determination Date, in
the manner and at the price specified in Section 2.06(b), or by causing the
applicable Depositor or the applicable Originator to substitute, one or more
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans, provided such substitution is effected not
later than the date which is two years after the Closing Date. Any such
substitution shall be accompanied by payment of the Substitution Adjustment, if
any, to be deposited in the Principal and Interest Account.
As to any Deleted Mortgage Loan for which a Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan or Loans is substituted, the Servicer shall effect such
substitution by delivering to the Trustee a certification in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit J, executed by a Servicing Officer and delivering to the
Trustee (or the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee, with a copy of such
certification to the Trustee) a copy of such certification, the
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documents constituting the Mortgage File for such Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loan or Loans and a trust receipt of the Custodian as to the Substitute Mortgage
Loan or Loans.
The Servicer shall deposit in the Principal and Interest Account all
payments received in connection with such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or
Loans after the date of such substitution; provided, however, that any amounts
received after the date of substitution in respect of interest accrued on or
prior to the date of substitution on such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan
will constitute the property of the related Depositor or Originator, as the case
may be. Monthly Payments received with respect to Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loans on or before the date of substitution will be retained by the Servicer on
behalf of the related Depositor or related Originator, as the case may be. The
Trustee will own, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, all payments
received on the Deleted Mortgage Loan on or before the date of substitution, and
the Servicer on behalf of the Depositors or Originator, as the case may be,
shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received in
respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. The Servicer shall give written notice to
the Trustee, the Representative and the Certificate Insurer that such
substitution has taken place and shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to
reflect the removal of such Deleted Mortgage Loan from the terms of this
Agreement and the substitution of the Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan. Upon
such substitution, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans shall be
subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects, and the Depositors shall
be deemed to have made with respect to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan
or Loans, as of the date of substitution, the covenants, representations and
warranties set forth in Sections 3.01 and 3.02. On the date of such
substitution, the applicable Depositor or the applicable Originator, as the case
may be, will remit to the Servicer, and the Servicer will deposit into the
Principal and Interest Account, an amount equal to the Substitution Adjustment,
if any.
It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the Servicer set
forth in Sections 2.06 and 3.03 to cure, purchase or substitute or cause to be
cured, purchased or substituted for a defective Mortgage Loan as provided in
Sections 2.06 and 3.03 constitute the sole remedies of the Trustee, the
Certificate
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Insurer and the Certificateholders respecting a breach of the foregoing
representations and warranties.
Any cause of action against either of the Depositors or the Servicer
relating to or arising out of a defect in a Mortgage File as contemplated by
Section 2.06 or the breach of any representations and warranties made in
Sections 3.01 or 3.02 shall arise as to any Mortgage Loan upon the occurrence of
not less than all of the following events: (i) discovery of such defect or
breach by any party and notice thereof to the Servicer or notice thereof by the
Servicer to the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer, (ii) failure by the
Servicer to cure or cause to be cured such defect or breach or purchase or
substitute or cause to be purchased or substituted such Mortgage Loan as
specified above, and (iii) demand upon the Servicer by the Trustee or the
Certificate Insurer for all amounts payable in respect of such Mortgage Loan.
The party delivering such notice shall also deliver a copy thereof to the
Certificate Insurer.
Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, with respect
to any Mortgage Loan which is not in default or as to which no default is
imminent, no purchase, or substitution pursuant to Sections 2.06(b) or 3.03
shall be made unless the Representative provides to the Trustee an Opinion of
Counsel, addressed to the Trustee, to the effect that such purchase or
substitution would not (i) result in the imposition of taxes on "prohibited
transactions" of the Trust REMIC, as defined in Section 860F of the Code or a
tax on contributions to the Trust REMIC under the REMIC Provisions, or (ii)
cause the Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any
Certificates are outstanding. Any Mortgage Loan as to which purchase or
substitution was delayed pursuant to this paragraph shall be purchased or
substituted (subject to compliance with Sections 2.06 and 3.03) upon the earlier
of (a) the occurrence of a default or imminent default with respect to such loan
and (b) receipt by the Trustee of an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such
purchase or substitution will not result in the events described in clauses (i)
and (ii) of the preceding sentence. The Trustee shall give prompt written notice
to Xxxxx'x, S&P, the Certificate Insurer and to each Certificateholder of any
repurchase or substitution made pursuant to this Section 3.03 or Section
2.06(b).
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ARTICLE IV
THE CERTIFICATES
Section 4.01 The Certificates.
(a) The Class A and the Class R Certificates shall be substantially in the
forms annexed hereto as Exhibits B-1 and B- 2, respectively, and the Class A
Certificates shall be issued in minimum denominations of $1,000 and in integral
multiples thereof. All Certificates shall be executed by manual or facsimile
signature on behalf of the Trustee by at least one authorized officer and
authenticated by the manual signature of an authorized officer. Certificates
bearing the signatures of individuals who were at the time of the execution of
the Certificates the authorized officers of the Trustee shall bind the Trustee,
notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such
offices prior to the delivery of such Certificates or did not hold such offices
at the date of such Certificates. All Certificates issued hereunder shall be
dated the date of their authentication.
(b) The Class A Certificates, upon original issuance, shall be issued
in the form of a typewritten Certificate or Certificates representing Book-Entry
Certificates, to be delivered to the Depository. Such Class A Certificate or
Certificates shall initially be registered on the Certificate Register in the
name of Cede & Co., the nominee of the initial Depository, and no Certificate
Owner of a Class A Certificate or Certificates shall receive a definitive Class
A Certificate representing such Certificate Owner's interest in such Class A
Certificate, except as provided in Section 4.01(c). Unless and until definitive
fully registered Class A Certificates (the "Definitive Certificates") shall have
been issued to Certificate Owners pursuant to Section 4.01(c):
(i) the provisions of this Section 4.01(b) shall be
in full force and effect;
(ii) the Certificate Registrar and the Trustee shall be
entitled to deal with the Depository for all purposes of this Agreement
(including the payment of principal of and interest on the Certificates
and the giving of instructions
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or directions hereunder) as the sole Holder of the Class A
Certificates, and shall have no obligation to the Certificate Owners
with respect thereto;
(iii) to the extent that the provisions of this Section
4.01(b) conflict with any other provisions of this Agreement, the
provisions of this Section 4.01(b) shall control;
(iv) the rights of the Certificate Owners with respect to
the Class A Certificates shall be exercised only through the Depository
and shall be limited to those established by law and agreements between
such Certificate Owners and the Depository and/or the Depository
Participants. Pursuant to the Certificate Depository Agreement in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit C, unless and until Definitive
Certificates are issued pursuant to Section 4.01(c), the initial
Depository will make book-entry transfers among the Depository
Participants and receive and transmit payments of principal of and
interest on the Class A Certificates to such Depository Participants;
(v) whenever this Agreement requires or permits actions
to be taken based upon instructions or directions of Holders of
Certificates evidencing a specified aggregate Percentage Interest, the
Depository shall be deemed to represent such percentage only to the
extent that it has received instructions to such effect from
Certificate Owners and/or Depository Participants owning or
representing, respectively, such required aggregate Percentage Interest
of Class A Certificates (taking into account the proviso contained in
the definition of "Certificateholder" contained herein) and has
delivered such instructions to the Trustee; and
(vi) whenever a notice or other communication to the
Class A Certificateholders is required under this Agreement, unless and
until Definitive Certificates shall have been issued to Certificate
Owners pursuant to Section 4.01(c), the Trustee shall give all such
notices and communications specified herein to be given to Class A
Certificateholders to the Depository and shall have no further
obligation to the Certificate Owners of the Class A Certificates.
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provided, however, that the provisions of this Section 4.01(b) shall not be
applicable in respect of Class A Certificates issued to the Depositors. The
Depositors or the Trustee may set a record date for the purpose of determining
the identity of Holders of Class A Certificates entitled to vote or to consent
to any action by vote as provided in this Agreement;
(c) The Class R Certificates shall be issued in the form of Definitive
Certificates. With respect to the Class A Certificates, if (i) the Servicer
advises the Trustee in writing that the Depository is no longer willing or able
to properly discharge its responsibilities with respect to the Class A
Certificates, and the Servicer is unable to locate a qualified successor; (ii)
the Servicer at its option advises the Trustee in writing that it elects to
terminate the book-entry system through the Depository; or (iii) after the
occurrence of a Servicer Default, a Majority in Aggregate Voting Interest 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 Certificate Owners of
the Class A Certificates, then the Depository shall notify all Certificate
Owners and the Trustee of the occurrence of any such event and of the
availability of Definitive Certificates to Certificate Owners requesting the
same. Upon surrender to the Trustee of the typewritten Certificate or
Certificates representing the Book-Entry Certificates by the Depository,
accompanied by registration instructions, the Trustee shall execute and
authenticate the Definitive Certificates in accordance with the instructions of
the Depository. Neither the Certificate Registrar nor the Trustee shall be
liable for any delay in delivery of such instructions and may conclusively rely
on, and shall be protected in relying on, such instructions. Upon the issuance
of Definitive Certificates, the Trustee shall recognize the Holders of the
Definitive Certificates as Certificateholders.
Section 4.02 Registration of Transfer and Exchange of
Certificates.
(a) The Trustee shall cause to be kept at its office or agency in
Chicago, Illinois, or at its designated agent, a Certificate Register in which,
subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, it shall provide for
the registration of Certificates and of transfers and exchanges of
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Certificates as herein provided. The Certificate Register shall contain the
name, remittance instructions, Class and Percentage Interest of each
Certificateholder, as well as the Series and the number in the Series.
(b) The Class R Certificates have not been registered or qualified
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), or any state
securities laws or "Blue Sky" laws. No transfer, sale, pledge or other
disposition of any Class R Certificate shall be made unless such disposition is
made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act and
effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws
or "Blue Sky" laws, or is made in a transaction which does not require such
registration or qualification. In the event that a transfer is to be made in
reliance upon an exemption from the 1933 Act, the Trustee, in order to assure
compliance with the 1933 Act, shall not be required to register such transfer
unless:
(i) the Class R Certificateholder desiring to effect such
disposition and such Certificateholder's prospective transferee each
certify to the Trustee in writing the facts surrounding such
disposition, which certification shall be substantially in the form of:
(A) Exhibit L-1 hereto in the case of any transfer made other
than pursuant to Rule 144A under the 1933 Act; or
(B) Exhibit L-2 hereto in the case of any transfer made
pursuant to Rule 144A under the 1933 Act; or
(ii) the Class R Certificateholder desiring to effect such
disposition delivers to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory
to it that such transfer may be made pursuant to an exemption from the
1933 Act, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the
Trustee.
None of the Servicer, the Depositors or the Trustee are obligated under this
Agreement to register the Class R Certificates under the 1933 Act or any other
securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under this Agreement
to permit the transfer of Class R Certificates without such registration or
qualification. Any such Class R Certificateholder desiring to
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effect such transfer shall, and does hereby agree to, promptly reimburse the
Trustee, each Depositor and the Servicer for costs and expenses incurred in
connection with any liability that results if the transfer is not so exempt or
is not made in accordance with such applicable federal and state laws.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in
this Agreement, no Class R Certificate nor any percentage interest therein may
be owned, pledged or transferred, directly or indirectly, by or to a
Disqualified Organization. Prior to and as a condition of the registration of
any transfer, sale or other disposition of a Class R Certificate or any
percentage interest therein, the proposed transferee shall deliver to the
Certificate Registrar an affidavit in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit M-1 representing and warranting that such transferee is a Permitted
Transferee. In addition, the Certificate Registrar shall require, prior to and
as a condition of any such transfer, the delivery by the proposed transferee of
an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory in form and substance to the Certificate
Registrar, that such proposed transferee or, if the proposed transferee is an
agent or nominee, the proposed beneficial owner, is not a Disqualified
Organization. The Certificate Registrar shall not be under any liability to any
person for any registration or transfer of a Class R Certificate to a
Disqualified Organization or for the maturity of any payments due on a Class R
Certificate to the Holder thereof or for taking any other action with respect to
such Holder under the provisions of this Agreement, so long as the transfer was
effected in accordance with this Section 4.02(c), unless the Certificate
Registrar shall have actual knowledge at the time of such transfer or the time
of such payment or other action that the transferee is a Disqualified
Organization (or an agent or nominee thereof).
In addition to the foregoing restrictions on transfer of the Class R
Certificates, the Certificate Registrar shall not register the transfer of a
Class R Certificate unless it has received a transferee letter in the form
attached as Exhibit M-2. Upon satisfaction of the foregoing requirements, the
Certificate Registrar shall register the Class R Certificate in the name of the
transferee on whose behalf the transferee letter is made and delivered (and not
in the name of any nominee thereof).
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Each Holder of the Class R Certificate or any interest therein, by such
Holder's acceptance thereof, shall be deemed for all purposes to have consented
to the provisions of this Section 4.02(c).
The Class R Certificate shall bear a legend describing the restrictions
on transferability set forth in this Section 4.02(c).
Transfers of the Class R Certificates to Non-United States Persons are
prohibited.
In the case of any Class R Certificate presented for registration in
the name of an employee benefit plan or other plan subject to the fiduciary
responsibility provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended ("ERISA"), or Section 4975 of the Code (or comparable
provisions of any subsequent enactments), an investment manager, a named
fiduciary or a trustee of any such plan, or any other Person who is using "plan
assets" of any such plan to effect such acquisition, the Trustee shall require
an Opinion of Counsel acceptable to and in the form and substance satisfactory
to the Trustee and the Servicer to the effect that the purchase or holding of a
Class R Certificate is permissible under applicable law, will not constitute or
result in any non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or
Section 4975 of the Code, and will not subject the Trustee, the Depositors or
the Servicer to any obligation or liability (including obligations or
liabilities under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) in addition to those
undertaken in this Agreement or any other liability, which Opinion of Counsel
shall not be an expense of the Trustee, either Depositor or the Servicer.
None of (i) the Servicer, (ii) the Representative, (iii) any Depositor,
(iv) any Originator or (v) any Subservicer shall be a Class A Certificateholder.
Any attempted or purported transfer in violation of the preceding sentence shall
be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported
transferee. If any purported transferee shall become a Holder of a Class A
Certificate in violation of such sentence, then the last preceding Holder shall
be restored to all rights as Holder thereof retroactive to the date of
registration of transfer of such Certificate. The Trustee shall notify the
Servicer of any
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transfer in violation of that paragraph upon receipt of written notice thereof.
The Trustee shall be under no liability to any Person for any registration of
transfer of a Class A Certificate not permitted by this paragraph or for making
any payments due on such Certificate to the Holder thereof or taking any other
action with respect to such Holder under the provisions of this Agreement so
long as the transfer was registered without such receipt. The Trustee shall be
entitled, but not obligated, to recover from any holder of a Class A Certificate
that was in fact not a permitted Holder under this paragraph, all payments made
on such Certificate at and after such time. Any such payments so recovered by
the Trustee shall be paid and delivered by the Trustee to the last preceding
Holder of such Certificate.
Subject to the preceding paragraphs, upon surrender for registration of
transfer of any Certificate at the office or agency of the Trustee located in
New York, New York or Chicago, Illinois, the Trustee shall execute, authenticate
and deliver in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, a new
Certificate of the same Class and Percentage Interest and dated the date of
authentication by the Trustee. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such
transfer.
At the option of the Certificateholders, Certificates may be exchanged
for other Certificates of Authorized Denominations of a like aggregate
Percentage Interest, upon surrender of the Certificates to be exchanged at such
office. Whenever any Certificates are so surrendered for exchange, the Trustee
shall execute, authenticate and deliver the Certificates which the
Certificateholder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
No service charge shall be made for any transfer or exchange of
Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any
transfer or exchange of Certificates.
All Certificates surrendered for transfer and exchange shall be marked
"canceled" by the Trustee.
(e) At the option of the holder of the Class R Certificate, the
residual interest in the Trust REMIC may be represented by separate
certificates; provided, however, that such separate
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certification may not occur until the Servicer receives an Opinion of Counsel to
the effect that separate certification in the form and manner proposed would not
result in the imposition of federal income tax upon the Trust REMIC or cause the
Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC; and provided, further, that the
provisions of Sections 4.02(c) and 11.05(b) will apply to each such separate
certificate as if the separate certificate were a Class R Certificate.
Section 4.03 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen
Certificates.
If (i) any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Trustee, or the
Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft
of any Certificate, and (ii) there is delivered to the Servicer and the Trustee
such security or indemnity, which may include a letter of indemnity delivered by
an insurance company reasonably acceptable to the Trustee and the Servicer, as
may be required by each of them to save each of them harmless, then, in the
absence of notice to the Servicer and the Trustee that such Certificate has been
acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Trustee shall execute, authenticate and
deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or
stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like tenor and Percentage Interest, but
bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding. Upon the issuance of any new
Certificate under this Section 4.03, the Servicer and the Trustee may require
the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge
that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses connected
therewith. Any duplicate Certificate issued pursuant to this Section 4.03 shall
constitute complete and indefeasible evidence of ownership in the REMIC, as if
originally issued, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen
Certificate shall be found at any time.
Section 4.04 Persons Deemed Owners.
Prior to due presentation of a Certificate for registration of
transfer, the Servicer, the Depositors and the Trustee may treat the Person in
whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for
the purpose of receiving remittances pursuant to Section 6.05 and for all other
purposes
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whatsoever, and the Servicer, the Depositors and the Trustee
shall not be affected by notice to the contrary.
ARTICLE V
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS
Section 5.01 Duties of the Servicer.
(a) It is intended that the Trust REMIC formed hereunder shall constitute,
and that the affairs of the Trust REMIC shall be conducted so as to qualify it
as, a REMIC as defined in and in accordance with the REMIC Provisions. In
furtherance of such intention, the Servicer covenants and agrees that it shall
not knowingly or intentionally take any action or omit to take any action that
would cause the termination of the REMIC status of the Trust REMIC.
(b) The Servicer, as independent contract servicer, shall service and
administer the Mortgage Loans and shall have full power and authority, acting
alone, to do any and all things in connection with such servicing and
administration which the Servicer may deem necessary or desirable and consistent
with the terms of this Agreement. The Servicer may enter into Sub servicing
Agreements for any servicing and administration of Mortgage Loans with any
entity which is in compliance with the laws of each state necessary to enable it
to perform its obligations under such Subservicing Agreement and (x) has been
designated an approved Seller-Servicer by FHLMC or FNMA for first and second
mortgage loans, or (y) is an affiliate or wholly owned subsidiary of the
Servicer. The Servicer shall give notice to the Depositors, the Trustee and the
Certificate Insurer of the appointment of any Subservicer other than a
Subservicer which is an affiliate or wholly-owned subsidiary of the Servicer.
Any such Subservicing Agreement shall be consistent with and not violate the
provisions of this Agreement. The Servicer shall be entitled to terminate any
Subservicing Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions of such
Subservicing Agreement and either itself directly service the related Mortgage
Loans or enter into a Subservicing Agreement with a successor subservicer which
qualifies hereunder.
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(c) Notwithstanding any Subservicing Agreement, any of the provisions
of this Agreement relating to agreements or arrangements between the Servicer
and Subservicer or reference to actions taken through a Subservicer or
otherwise, the Servicer shall remain obligated and primarily liable to the
Depositors, the Trustee, the Certificate Insurer and the Certificateholders for
the servicing and administering of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement without diminution of such obligation or liability
by virtue of such Subservicing Agreements or arrangements or by virtue of
indemnification from the Subservicer and to the same extent and under the same
terms and conditions as if the Servicer alone were servicing and administering
the Mortgage Loans. For purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be deemed
to have received payments on Mortgage Loans when the Subservicer has received
such payments. The Servicer shall be entitled to enter into any agreement with a
Subservicer for indemnification of the Servicer by such Subservicer, and nothing
contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such
indemnification or limit or modify indemnification provided by the Servicer
herein.
(d) Any Subservicing Agreement that may be entered into and any
transactions or services relating to the Mortgage Loans involving a Subservicer
in its capacity as such and not as an Originator shall be deemed to be between
the Subservicer and the Servicer alone, and the Depositors, the Trustee, the
Certificate Insurer and Certificateholders shall not be deemed parties thereto
and shall have no claims, rights, obligations, duties or liabilities with
respect to the Subservicer except as set forth in Section 5.01(e).
(e) In the event the Servicer shall for any reason no longer be the
Servicer (including by reason of a Servicer Default), the Trustee or its
designee shall, subject to Section 10.02 hereof, thereupon assume all of the
rights and obligations of the Servicer under each Subservicing Agreement that
the Servicer may have entered into, unless the Trustee elects to terminate any
Subservicing Agreement. If the Trustee does not terminate a Subservicing
Agreement, the Trustee, its designee or the successor servicer for the Trustee
shall be deemed to have assumed all of the Servicer's interest therein and to
have replaced the Servicer as a party to each Subservicing Agreement to the same
extent as if the Subservicing Agreements had been
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assigned to the assuming party, except that the Servicer shall not thereby be
relieved of any liability or obligations under the Subservicing Agreements. The
Servicer at its expense and without right of reimbursement therefor, shall, upon
request of the Trustee, deliver to the assuming party all documents and records
relating to each Subservicing Agreement and the Mortgage Loans then being
serviced and an accounting of amounts collected and held by it and otherwise use
its best efforts to effect the orderly and efficient transfer of the
Subservicing Agreements to the assuming party.
(f) Consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Servicer may
waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the
postponement of strict compliance with any such term or in any manner grant
indulgence to any Mortgagor if in the Servicer's determination such waiver,
modification, postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the
interests of the Depositors, the Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer;
provided, however, that (unless (x) the Mortgagor is in default with respect to
the Mortgage Loan, or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer,
imminent, (y) with respect to any modification lowering the Mortgage Interest
Rate (or, with respect to any Mortgage Loan in the Adjustable Rate Group, a
modification to the method of determination which may result a lower Mortgage
Interest Rate) or effecting the forgiveness of any amount owed under the
Mortgage Note, or extending the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan, the
Certificate Insurer has consented to such modification and notice of such
modification has been delivered to the Rating Agencies and (z) such waiver,
modification, postponement or indulgence would not be considered to constitute
the acquisition by the REMIC of a new mortgage loan for federal income tax
purposes) the Servicer may not permit any modification with respect to any
Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate, defer (subject to
Section 5.11) or forgive the payment of any principal or interest (unless in
connection with the liquidation of the related Mortgage Loan) or extend the
final maturity date on the Mortgage Loan. No costs incurred by the Servicer or
any Subservicer in respect of Servicing Advances shall, for the purposes of
distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the Principal Balance of the
related Mortgage Loan for purposes of this Agreement. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, and subject to the consent of the Certificate
Insurer, the Servicer shall continue,
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and is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver on behalf of the
Trustee, all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full
release, discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the
Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. If reasonably
required by the Servicer (as evidenced by an Officer's Certificate of the
Servicer to such effect delivered to the Trustee), the Trustee shall furnish the
Servicer with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or
appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative
duties under this Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
Servicer, in servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, shall employ or
cause to be employed procedures (including collection, foreclosure and REO
Property management procedures) and exercise the same care that it customarily
employs and exercises in servicing and administering mortgage loans for its own
account, in accordance with accepted second mortgage servicing practices of
prudent lending institutions and giving due consideration to the Depositor's,
the Certificate Insurer's and Certificateholders' reliance on the Servicer.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Servicer
may reimburse itself for Servicing Advances pursuant to Section 5.04 and may pay
all or a portion of any Servicing Advance out of excess amounts on deposit in
the Principal and Interest Account and held for future distribution on the date
such Servicing Advance is made; any excess amounts so used shall be replaced by
the Servicer by deposit to the Principal and Interest Account on or before the
next succeeding Determination Date.
(g) On and after such time as the Trustee receives the resignation of,
or notice of the removal of, the Servicer from its rights and obligations under
this Agreement, and with respect to any resignation pursuant to Section 9.04,
after receipt of the Opinion of Counsel required pursuant to Section 9.04, the
Trustee or its designee shall assume all of the rights and obligations of the
Servicer, subject to Section 9.02 hereof. The Servicer shall, upon request of
the Trustee but at the expense of the Servicer, deliver to the Trustee all
documents and records relating to the Mortgage Loans and an accounting of
amounts
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collected and held by the Servicer and otherwise use its best efforts to effect
the orderly and efficient transfer of servicing rights and obligations to the
assuming party.
(h) The Servicer shall take all actions required to be taken under
sections 6050H, 6050J and 6050P of Code in respect of the Mortgage Loans, the
Mortgaged Property and the REO Property.
Section 5.02 Liquidation of Mortgage Loans.
In the event that any payment due under any Mortgage Loan and not
postponed pursuant to Section 5.01 is not paid when the same becomes due and
payable, or in the event the Mortgagor fails to perform any other covenant or
obligation under the Mortgage Loan and such failure continues beyond any
applicable grace period, the Servicer shall take such action as it shall deem in
its good faith business judgment to be in the best interest of the Depositors,
the Certificate Insurer and the Certificateholders and otherwise in accordance
with the accepted second mortgage servicing practices of prudent lending
institutions. The Servicer in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.10
shall foreclose upon or otherwise comparably effect the ownership in the name of
the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders of Mortgaged Properties
relating to defaulted Mortgage Loans as to which no satisfactory arrangements
can be made for collection of delinquent payments; provided, however, that the
Servicer shall not be obligated to foreclose in the event that the Servicer, in
its good faith reasonable business judgment, determines that it would not be in
the best interests of the Depositors, the Certificateholders or the Certificate
Insurer, which judgment shall be evidenced by an Officer's Certificate delivered
to the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer. In connection with such foreclosure
or other conversion, the Servicer shall exercise and use collection and
foreclosure procedures with the same degree of care and skill as it would
exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of its own affairs. Any
amounts advanced in connection with such foreclosure or other action shall
constitute "Servicing Advances."
After a Mortgage Loan has become a Liquidated Mortgage Loan, the
Servicer shall promptly prepare and forward to the Depositors, the Trustee and
the Certificate Insurer a Liquidation
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Report, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit O, detailing the Liquidation
Proceeds received from the Liquidated Mortgage Loan, expenses incurred with
respect thereto, and any loss incurred in connection therewith.
Section 5.03 Establishment of Principal and Interest
Accounts; Deposits in Principal and Interest
Accounts.
The Servicer, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, shall cause to
be established and maintained one or more Principal and Interest Accounts in the
name of the Trustee, which shall be Eligible Accounts, which may be
interest-bearing, titled "EQCC Home Equity Loan Trust 1996-4 Principal and
Interest Account", bearing an additional designation clearly indicating that the
funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Certificateholders. Such
Principal and Interest Accounts shall be insured by the Bank Insurance Fund or
the Savings Association Insurance Fund of the FDIC, as the case may be, to the
maximum extent provided by law. The creation of any Principal and Interest
Account shall be evidenced by a letter agreement in the form of Exhibit P
hereto. A copy of such letter agreement shall be furnished by the Servicer to
the Depositors, the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer. The Servicer shall use
reasonable efforts to deposit (without duplication) within one Business Day, and
shall in any event deposit within two Business Days of receipt thereof, in the
Principal and Interest Account and retain therein:
(i) all payments received on or after the Cut-off Date on
account of principal on the Mortgage Loans and all Principal
Prepayments and Curtailments collected on or after the Cut-off Date;
(ii) (a) all payments received on or after the Cut-off Date
on account of interest accrued on the Mortgage Loans on or after the
Cut-off Date and (b) Pre-Plan Interest Payments;
(iii) all Net Liquidation Proceeds;
(iv) all Insurance Proceeds;
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(v) all Released Mortgaged Property Proceeds;
(vi) any amounts payable in connection with the purchase of
any Mortgage Loan and the amount of any Substitution Adjustment
pursuant to Sections 2.06 and 3.03;
(vii) any amount required to be deposited in the
Principal and Interest Account pursuant to Section 5.04,
5.07, 5.08 or 5.10; and
(viii) all payments made by the Servicer pursuant to the final
paragraph of Section 5.01(f) to replace any amount withdrawn from the
Principal and Interest Account to make Servicing Advances.
The foregoing requirements for deposit in the Principal and Interest
Account shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, with respect to each Mortgage Loan,
the Representative's Yield, amounts received on and after the Cut-off Date in
respect of interest accrued on the Mortgage Loans prior to the Cut-off Date
(other than amounts referred to in Section 5.03(ii)(b)), the Servicing Fee, late
payment charges and assumption fees, to the extent permitted by Sections 7.01
and 7.03, Excess Proceeds, and any amounts received after the date of
substitution of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2.06 or
3.03 in respect of interest accrued on such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan
on or prior to the date of substitution (except to the extent taken into account
in calculating the Substitution Adjustment with respect thereto), need not be
deposited by the Servicer in the Principal and Interest Account. Any investment
earnings on funds held in the Principal and Interest Account shall be for the
account of the Servicer. Any reference herein to amounts on deposit in the
Principal and Interest Account shall refer to amounts net of such investment
earnings.
Section 5.04 Permitted Withdrawals From the Principal and
Interest Account.
The Servicer shall withdraw or cause to be withdrawn funds from the
Principal and Interest Account for the following purposes:
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(i) to remit to the Trustee for deposit into the Collection
Account on the third Business Day prior to the Payment Date, the sum of
the amounts set forth in Section 5.03 deposited in the Principal and
Interest Account during the related Due Period (excluding any amounts
not required to be deposited in the Principal and Interest Account
pursuant to Section 5.03 and excluding any amounts withdrawn by the
Servicer pursuant to clauses (ii), (iii), (v), (vi), (vii) and (x)
below as of the related Determination Date);
(ii) to reimburse itself for any accrued unpaid Servicing
Fees, for unreimbursed Servicing Advances and, with respect to any
Advance made by the Servicer from its own funds, any unreimbursed
Advance; provided, that any withdrawal of accrued unpaid Servicing Fees
pursuant to this Section 5.04(ii) shall be used first by the Servicer
to pay any amounts due to the Trustee pursuant to this Agreement. The
Servicer's right to reimbursement for unpaid Servicing Fees and
unreimbursed Servicing Advances shall be limited to late collections on
the related Mortgage Loan, including Liquidation Proceeds, Released
Mortgaged Property Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and such other amounts
as may be collected by the Servicer from the related Mortgagor or
otherwise relating to the Mortgage Loan in respect of which such
unreimbursed Advances are owed. The Servicer's rights to reimbursement
for any unreimbursed Advances shall be limited to collections of
interest on any Mortgage Loan with respect to which an Advance was made
or from late collections on such Mortgage Loans, including Liquidation
Proceeds, Released Mortgaged Property Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and
such other amounts as may be collected by the Servicer from the related
Mortgagors or otherwise relating to the Mortgage Loans in respect of
which such unreimbursed amounts are owed. It is understood that the
Servicer's right to reimbursement pursuant hereto shall be prior to the
rights of Certificateholders unless the Representative is the Servicer
and the Servicer or any Depositor or Originator is required to purchase
or substitute (or cause to be purchased or substituted) a Mortgage Loan
pursuant to Sections 2.06 and 3.03, in which case the Servicer's right
to such reimbursement shall be subsequent to the deposit into the
Principal and Interest Account of the purchase
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price or Substitution Adjustment pursuant to such Sections
2.06 and 3.03;
(iii) to withdraw any amount received from a Mortgagor that is
recoverable and sought to be recovered as a voidable preference by a
trustee in bankruptcy pursuant to the United States Bankruptcy Code in
accordance with a final, nonap pealable order of a court having
competent jurisdiction;
(iv) (a) to make investments in Permitted Instruments and (b)
after effecting the remittance to the Trustee as provided in Section
5.04(i), to pay to itself interest earned in respect of Permitted
Instruments or on funds deposited in the Principal and Interest
Account;
(v) to withdraw any funds deposited in the Principal and
Interest Account that were not required to be deposited therein (such
as Servicing Compensation) or were deposited therein in error;
(vi) to pay itself Servicing Compensation pursuant to Section
7.03 hereof to the extent not retained or paid pursuant to Section
5.03;
(vii) to withdraw funds necessary for the conservation and
disposition of REO Property pursuant to the third paragraph of Section
5.10 hereof to the extent such funds were deposited in the Principal
and Interest Account;
(viii) to utilize any excess funds on deposit to make any
Advance pursuant to Section 6.08 or any Servicing Advance pursuant to
the final paragraph of Section 5.01(f);
(ix) to clear and terminate the Principal and Interest
Account upon the termination of this Agreement and allocate the amounts
therein pursuant to the priority set forth in Section 6.05(d); and
(x) to effect, with respect to a Bankruptcy Loan, the
remittance to the Depositor transferring such Bankruptcy Loan, of an
amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) PrePlan Interest Payments
collected in the preceding Due Period with respect to such Bankruptcy
Loan over (b) the interest
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accrued in such preceding Due Period, but uncollected as of the last
day of such Due Period, with respect to such Bankruptcy Loan.
So long as no Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
the funds held in the Principal and Interest Account may be invested by the
Servicer (to the extent practicable) in Permitted Instruments, as directed in
writing to the Trustee by the Servicer. In either case, funds in the Principal
and Interest Account must be available for withdrawal without penalty, and any
Permitted Instruments must mature not later than the Business Day immediately
preceding the day on which such funds are to be remitted to the Trustee for
deposit in the Collection Account, but in no event later than the Business Day
immediately preceding the Determination Date next following the date of such
investment (except, in each case, that if such Permitted Instrument is an
obligation of the institution that maintains the Principal and Interest Account,
then such Permitted Instrument shall mature not later than such Determination
Date) and shall not be sold or disposed of prior to its maturity. All Permitted
Instruments in which funds in the Principal and Interest Account are invested
must be held by or registered in the name of the Trustee. All interest or other
earnings from funds on deposit in the Principal and Interest Account (or any
Permitted Instruments thereof) shall be the exclusive property of the Servicer,
and may be withdrawn from the Principal and Interest Account pursuant to clause
(iv) above. The amount of any losses incurred in connection with the investment
of funds in the Principal and Interest Account in Permitted Instruments shall be
deposited in the Principal and Interest Account by the Servicer from its own
funds immediately as realized without reimbursement therefor.
Section 5.05 Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other
Charges.
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall maintain
accurate records reflecting fire and hazard insurance coverage.
With respect to each Mortgage Loan as to which the Servicer maintains
escrow accounts, the Servicer shall maintain accurate records reflecting the
status of ground rents, property taxes and
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assessments, water rates and other charges which are or may become a lien upon
the Mortgaged Property and the status of primary mortgage guaranty insurance
premiums, if any, and fire and hazard insurance coverage and shall obtain, from
time to time, all bills for the payment of such charges (including renewal
premiums) and shall effect payment thereof prior to the applicable penalty or
termination date and at a time appropriate for securing maximum discounts
allowable, employing for such purpose deposits of the Mortgagor in any escrow
account which shall have been estimated and accumulated by the Servicer in
amounts sufficient for such purposes, as allowed under the terms of the
Mortgage. To the extent that a Mortgage does not provide for escrow payments,
the Servicer shall monitor such payments to determine if they are made by the
Mortgagor at the time they become due and, if not paid by the Mortgagor, shall
advance such amounts as Servicing Advances. To the extent ground lease payments
are not made by the Mortgagor, and the Servicer has notice of such failure to
pay, the Servicer shall advance such delinquent payments. Any out-of-pocket
expenses incurred by the Servicer pursuant to this Section 5.05 shall constitute
Servicing Advances.
Section 5.06 Transfer of Accounts; Monthly Statements.
The Accounts (other than the Principal and Interest Account, which
shall be established pursuant to Section 5.03 hereof) shall be established, as
of the Closing Date, in the name of the Trustee as Eligible Accounts pursuant to
clause (B) of the definition thereof. Any Account may, upon written notice from
the Servicer to the Trustee, be transferred to a different depository
institution so long as (i) such transfer (A) is to an Eligible Account and the
Certificate Insurer receives notice thereof from the Servicer or (B) is approved
in writing by the Certificate Insurer, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld and (ii) written notice of such transfer is sent to Xxxxx'x. The
Trustee shall provide to the Certificate Insurer a monthly statement of activity
in the Accounts established by it, and the Servicer shall provide to the Trustee
and the Certificate Insurer a monthly statement of activity in the Principal and
Interest Account from the party holding such account.
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Section 5.07 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance.
The Servicer shall cause to be maintained, subject to the provisions of
Section 5.08 hereof, fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage customary
in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located, in an amount which is at
least equal to the least of (a) the outstanding principal balance owing on the
Mortgage Loan (and any prior lien if the related Mortgage Loan is in a junior
lien position), (b) the full insurable value of the Mortgaged Property securing
the Mortgage Loan and (c) the minimum amount required to compensate for damage
or loss on a replacement cost basis. If the Mortgaged Property is in an area
identified in the Federal Register by the Flood Emergency Management Agency as
Flood Zone "A", and such flood insurance has been made available, the Servicer
will cause to be purchased a flood insurance policy with a generally acceptable
insurance carrier, in an amount representing coverage not less than the least of
(i) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (plus the principal
balance of any lien having priority over the Mortgage Loan), (ii) the full
insurable value of the Mortgaged Property, or (iii) the maximum amount of
insurance available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended.
The Servicer shall also maintain on REO Property, to the extent reasonably
available, on REO Property, fire and hazard insurance in the amounts described
above, liability insurance and, to the extent required and available under the
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, and the Servicer determines
that such insurance is necessary in accordance with accepted second mortgage
servicing practices of prudent lending institutions, flood insurance in an
amount equal to that required above. Any amounts collected by the Servicer under
any such policies (other than amounts to be applied to the restoration or repair
of the Mortgaged Property, or to be released to the Mortgagor in accordance with
customary second mortgage servicing procedures) shall be deposited in the
Principal and Interest Account, subject to (X) retention by the Servicer to the
extent such amounts constitute Servicing Compensation or (Y) withdrawal pursuant
to Section 5.04. It is understood and agreed that no earthquake or other
additional insurance need be required by the Servicer of any Mortgagor or
maintained on REO Property, other than pursuant to such applicable laws and
regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall require such
additional insurance. All policies required hereunder shall be endorsed with
standard
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mortgagee clauses with losses payable to the Servicer. Any out-of-pocket
expenses incurred by the Servicer pursuant to this Section 5.07, including,
without limitation, any advances of premiums on insurance policies required by
this Section 5.07, shall constitute Servicing Advances.
Section 5.08 Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance
Policy.
In the event that the Servicer shall obtain and maintain a blanket
policy insuring against fire and hazards of extended coverage on all of the
Mortgage Loans, then, to the extent such policy names the Servicer as loss payee
and provides coverage in an amount equal to the aggregate unpaid principal
balance on the Mortgage Loans without co-insurance, and otherwise complies with
the requirements of Section 5.07, the Servicer shall be deemed conclusively to
have satisfied its obligations with respect to fire and hazard insurance
coverage under Section 5.07, it being understood and agreed that such blanket
policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case the Servicer shall, in the
event that there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged
Property a policy complying with Section 5.07, and there shall have been a loss
which would have been covered by such policy, deposit in the Principal and
Interest Account from the Servicer's own funds the difference, if any, between
the amount that would have been payable under a policy complying with Section
5.07 and the amount paid under such blanket policy. Upon the request of the
Certificate Insurer or the Trustee, the Servicer shall cause to be delivered to
such requesting Person a certified true copy of such policy.
Section 5.09 Fidelity Bond.
The Servicer shall maintain with a responsible company, at its own
expense, a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy in
a minimum amount acceptable to FNMA or FHLMC or otherwise as is commercially
available at a cost that is not generally regarded as excessive by industry
standards, with broad coverage on all officers, employees or other persons
acting in any capacity requiring such persons to handle funds, money, documents
or papers relating to the Mortgage Loans ("Servicer Employees"). Any such
fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance shall protect and insure the
Servicer against
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losses, including losses resulting from forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud,
errors and omissions and negligent acts of such Servicer Employees. Such
fidelity bond shall also protect and insure the Servicer against losses in
connection with the release or satisfaction of a Mortgage Loan without having
obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured thereby. No provision of
this Section 5.09 requiring such fidelity bond and errors and omissions
insurance shall diminish or relieve the Servicer from its duties and obligations
as set forth in this Agreement. Upon the request of the Trustee or the
Certificate Insurer, the Servicer shall cause to be delivered to such requesting
Person a certified true copy of such fidelity bond and errors and omissions
insurance policy. On the Closing Date, such fidelity bond and errors and
omissions insurance policy is maintained with certain underwriters at National
Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Section 5.10 Title, Management and Disposition of REO
Property.
In the event that title to the Mortgaged Property is acquired in
foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure (an "REO Property"), the deed or
certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of
the Certificateholders.
The Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO
Property for the Certificateholders solely for the purpose of its prudent and
prompt disposition and sale. The Servicer shall, either itself or through an
agent selected by the Servicer, manage, conserve, protect and operate the REO
Property in the same manner that it manages, conserves, protects and operates
for its own account similar property in the same locality as the REO Property is
managed. The Servicer shall attempt to sell the same (and may temporarily rent
the same) on such terms and conditions as the Servicer deems to be in the best
interests of the Certificate Insurer and the Certificateholders. Any
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Servicer pursuant to this Section 5.10
shall constitute Servicing Advances. The Servicer shall cause the Trustee to be
named as a beneficiary and loss payee under the REO liability provisions of the
Servicer's general comprehensive liability insurance policy.
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The Servicer shall cause to be deposited in the Principal and Interest
Account all revenues received with respect to the conservation and disposition
of the related REO Property and shall retain or withdraw therefrom funds
necessary for the proper operation, management and maintenance of the REO
Property and the fees of any managing agent acting on behalf of the Servicer.
The disposition of REO Property shall be carried out by the Servicer at
such price, and upon such terms and conditions, as the Servicer deems to be in
the best interest of the Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer and, as
soon as practicable thereafter, the expenses of such sale shall be paid. The
proceeds of sale of the REO Property and other proceeds of any REO Disposition
shall be deposited in the Principal and Interest Account, net of related
liquidation expenses, Excess Proceeds, any related unreimbursed Servicing
Advances, accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees and unreimbursed Advances payable to
the Servicer in accordance with Section 5.04(ii).
In the event any Mortgaged Property is acquired as aforesaid or
otherwise in connection with a default or imminent default on a Mortgage Loan,
the Servicer shall dispose of such Mortgaged Property within two years after its
acquisition unless the Servicer shall have received an Opinion of Counsel to the
effect that the holding of such Mortgaged Property subsequent to two years after
its acquisition will not result in the imposition of taxes on "prohibited
transactions" as defined in Section 860F of the Code or cause the Trust REMIC to
fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Class A Certificates are
outstanding. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, (i) no
Mortgaged Property acquired by the Servicer pursuant to this Section shall be
rented (or allowed to continue to be rented) or otherwise used for the
production of income or by or on behalf of the Trust Fund, and (ii) no
construction shall take place on such Mortgaged Property if such activity as
described in the preceding clause (i) or clause (ii) is conducted or otherwise
undertaken in such a manner or pursuant to any terms that would cause such
Mortgaged Property to fail to qualify as "foreclosure property" within the
meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or result in the receipt by the Trust
REMIC of any "net income from foreclosure property" which is subject to taxation
within the meaning of Sections 860G(c) and 857(b)(4)(B) of the Code. If a period
greater than two years is permitted under this Agreement
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and is necessary to sell any REO Property, the Servicer shall give appropriate
notice to the Trustee, the Certificate Insurer and the Certificateholders and
shall report monthly to the Trustee as to the progress being made in selling
such REO Property.
If the Servicer has actual knowledge that a Mortgaged Property which
the Servicer is contemplating acquiring in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of
foreclosure is located within a 1 mile radius of any site with environmental or
hazardous waste risks known to the Servicer, the Servicer will notify the
Certificate Insurer and the Trustee prior to acquiring the Mortgaged Property
and shall not take any action without the prior written approval of the
Certificate Insurer and the Trustee.
Nothing in this Section shall affect the Servicer's right to deem
certain advances proposed to be made Nonrecoverable Advances. For the purpose of
this Section 5.10, actual knowledge of the Servicer means actual knowledge of a
Responsible Officer of the Servicer involved in the servicing of the relevant
Mortgage Loan. Actual knowledge of the Servicer does not include knowledge
imputable by virtue of the availability of or accessibility to information
relating to environmental or hazardous waste sites or the locations thereof.
Section 5.11 Collection of Certain Mortgage Loan Payments.
The Servicer shall make reasonable efforts to collect all payments
called for under the terms and provisions of the Mortgage Loans, and shall, to
the extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement, comply with
the terms and pro visions of any applicable hazard insurance policy. Consistent
with the foregoing, the Servicer may in its discretion waive or permit to be
waived any late payment charge, prepayment charge, assumption fee or any penalty
interest in connection with the prepayment of a Mortgage Loan or any other fee
or charge which the Servicer would be entitled to retain hereunder as Servicing
Compensation and extend the due date for payments due on a Mortgage Note for a
period (with respect to each payment as to which the due date is extended) not
greater than 125 days after the initially scheduled due date for such payment,
provided that such extension may only be made once in any twelve month period
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without the prior written consent of the Certificate Insurer, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld. In the event the Servicer shall consent to
the deferment of the Due Dates for payments due on a Mortgage Note, the Servicer
shall nonetheless remit any required Advance with respect to the payments so
extended to the same extent as if such installment were due, owing and
delinquent and had not been deferred in accordance with Section 6.08 hereof.
Section 5.12 Access to Certain Documentation and
Information Regarding the Mortgage Loans.
The Servicer and the Depositors shall provide to the Trustee, the
Certificateholders, the Certificate Insurer, the FDIC, the Office of Thrift
Supervision, and to the supervisory agents and examiners of each of the
foregoing, access to the documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans (such access
in the case of the FDIC, the Office of Thrift Supervision and the supervisory
agents and examiners shall be limited to that required by applicable state and
federal regulations), such access being afforded without charge but only upon
reasonable request and during normal business hours at the offices of the
Servicer designated by it.
Section 5.13 Superior Liens.
The Servicer shall file (or cause to be filed) of record a request for
notice of any action by a superior lienholder under a First Lien for the
protection of the Depositor's and the Trustee's interest, where permitted by
local law and whenever applicable state law does not require that a junior
lienholder be named as a party defendant in foreclosure proceedings in order to
foreclose such junior lienholder's equity of redemption. The Servicer must also
notify any superior lienholder in writing of the existence of the Mortgage Loan
and request notification of any action (as described below) to be taken against
the Mortgagor or the Mortgaged Property by the superior lienholder.
If the Servicer is notified that any superior lien holder has
accelerated or intends to accelerate the obligations secured by the First Lien,
or has declared or intends to declare a default under the mortgage or the
promissory note secured thereby, or has filed or intends to file an election to
have the
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Mortgaged Property sold or foreclosed, the Servicer shall advance the necessary
funds to cure the default or reinstate the superior lien, if such advance is in
the best interests of the Depositors, the Certificate Insurer and the
Certificateholders. The Servicer shall not make such an advance except to the
extent that it determines in its reasonable good faith judgment that the advance
would be recoverable from Liquidation Proceeds on the related Mortgage Loan. The
Servicer shall thereafter take such action as is necessary to recover the amount
so advanced.
ARTICLE VI
PAYMENTS TO THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
Section 6.01 Establishment of Collection Account; Deposit
in Collection Account.
No later than the Closing Date, the Trustee, for the benefit of the
Certificateholders, will establish and maintain one or more Eligible Accounts as
trust accounts with itself which shall not be interest-bearing, titled "EQCC
Home Equity Loan Trust 1996-4 Collection Account" and bearing an additional
designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the
benefit of the Certificateholders. The Trustee shall, promptly upon receipt,
deposit in the Collection Account and retain therein:
(i) the amounts remitted by the Servicer pursuant to
Section 5.04(i);
(ii) the Advances pursuant to Section 6.08 remitted to
the Trustee by the Servicer;
(iii) amounts transferred from the Spread Account pursuant to
Section 6.09(b)(iii) and Insured Payments pursuant to Section 6.05(c);
and
(iv) amounts required to be paid by the Servicer pursuant to
Section 6.04(e) in connection with losses on investments of amounts in
the Collection Account.
Section 6.02 Permitted Withdrawals from Collection Account.
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The Trustee shall withdraw amounts on deposit in the Collection Account
on each Payment Date (except as set forth in clause (v) below) in the following
order of priority:
(i) to make deposits in the Insurance Account pursuant
to Section 6.03(a);
(ii) to make deposits in the Spread Account pursuant to
Section 6.09(a)(i);
(iii) to make deposits in the Letter of Credit Fee
Account pursuant to Section 6.10(a)(i);
(iv) to make the distributions pursuant to Section
6.05(d); and
(v) on any day during the related Accrual Period, and
in no particular order of priority:
(A) to invest amounts on deposit in the Collection
Account in Permitted Instruments or such other instruments as
may be approved in writing by the Certificate Insurer (with
written notice to Xxxxx'x) pursuant to Section 6.04;
(B) to pay to the Servicer interest paid and
earnings realized on Permitted Instruments;
(C) to withdraw any amount not required to be
deposited in the Collection Account or deposited
therein in error;
(D) to withdraw any amount that constitutes a Advance
by Servicer of its own funds or a Mortgagor payment previously
deposited into the Collection Account that is held to
constitute a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy
pursuant to the United States Bankruptcy Code in accordance
with a final, nonappealable order of a court having competent
jurisdiction; and
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(E) to clear and terminate the Collection Account
upon the termination of this Agreement and allocate amounts
therein pursuant to Section 6.05(d).
Section 6.03 Establishment of Insurance Account:
Deposits in Insurance Account: Permitted
Withdrawals from Insurance Account.
(a) No later than the Closing Date, the Trustee, for the benefit of the
Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer, will establish and maintain one
or more Eligible Accounts as trust accounts with itself which shall not be
interest-bearing, titled "EQCC Home Equity Loan Trust 1996-4 Insurance Account".
The Insurance Account shall bear an additional designation clearly indicating
that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the
Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer. On each Payment Date, the
Trustee, upon receipt (and to the extent received), promptly shall deposit into
the Insurance Account in accordance with Section 6.02:
(i) an amount equal to the aggregate Monthly Premium with
respect to the Class A Certificates due on such Payment Date in
accordance with Sections 6.05(d) and (e); and
(ii) upon receipt, amounts required to be paid by the
Servicer pursuant to Section 6.04(e) in connection with losses on
investments of amounts in the Insurance Account.
If at any time the amount then on deposit in the Insurance Account
shall be insufficient to pay in full the fees and expenses of the Certificate
Insurer then due, the Trustee shall withdraw such amount from the Spread
Account, and any excess funds available after payment of the Monthly Premium in
the amount so withdrawn from the Spread Account shall be deposited by the
Trustee in the Spread Account.
(b) The Trustee may make withdrawals from the Insurance Account for
investment in Permitted Instruments pursuant to Section 6.04, and the Trustee
shall withdraw amounts on deposit in the Insurance Account for applications in
the following order:
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(i) pay the Certificate Insurer the aggregate Monthly
Premium on each Payment Date in accordance with Section
6.05(d) and (e);
(ii) [reserved];
(iii) withdraw amounts not required to be deposited in
the Insurance Account or deposited therein in error; and
(iv) deposit in the Spread Account for amounts
withdrawn from it pursuant to the last paragraph of
subclause (a) above; and
(v) remit to the Servicer as additional Servicing
Compensation any such remaining amounts.
Section 6.04 Investment of Accounts.
(a) So long as no Servicer Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, all or a portion of any Account held by the Trustee shall be
invested and reinvested by the Trustee (or remain uninvested), as directed in
writing by the Servicer on its own behalf, in one or more Permitted Instruments
(or, in the case of the Collection Account, in such other instruments approved
in writing by the Certificate Insurer (with written notice to Xxxxx'x)) bearing
interest or sold at a discount. If a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, the Trustee shall invest all Accounts in Permitted Instruments
described in paragraph (iv) of the definition of Permitted Instruments. At no
time shall any such investment in any Account mature later than the Business Day
immediately preceding the date on which such amounts are required by the terms
hereof to be withdrawn from such Account, which (i) in the case of the
Collection Account, shall be the next Payment Date, (ii) in the case of the
Principal and Interest Account, shall be the third business day preceding the
next Payment date and (iii) in all other cases, until the day actually withdrawn
pursuant to the terms hereof.
(b) If any amounts are needed for disbursement from any Account held by
the Trustee and sufficient uninvested funds are not available to make such
disbursement, the Trustee shall cause to be sold or otherwise converted to cash
a sufficient amount of the investments in such Account. The Trustee shall not be
liable
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for any investment loss or other charge resulting therefrom unless the Trustee's
failure to perform in accordance with this Section 6.04 is the cause of such
loss or charge.
(c) Subject to Section 12.01 hereof, the Trustee shall not in any way
be held liable by reason of any insufficiency in any Account held by the Trustee
resulting from any investment loss on any Permitted Instrument (or other
instrument permitted by Section 6.04(a)) included herein (except to the extent
that the Trustee is the obligor and has defaulted thereon).
(d) The Trustee shall invest and reinvest funds in the Accounts held by
it, to the fullest extent practicable, in such manner as the Servicer shall from
time to time direct as set forth in Section 6.04(a), but only in one or more
Permitted Instruments (or other instrument permitted by Section 6.04(a)).
(e) All income or other gain from investments in any Account held by
the Trustee, or from amounts on deposit in such Account and invested in
Permitted Instruments, shall be deposited in such Account, as the case may be,
immediately on receipt, and the Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any loss
resulting from such investments. Upon receipt of such notification, the Servicer
shall promptly remit the amount of any such loss from its own funds, without
reimbursement therefor, to the Trustee for deposit in the Account from which the
related funds were withdrawn for investment.
(f) Any investment earnings on funds held in the Principal and Interest
Account may be reinvested by the Servicer and the proceeds of such reinvestment
are for the account of the Servicer.
Section 6.05 Priority and Subordination of Distributions.
(a) The rights of the Certificateholders to receive distributions from
the proceeds of the Trust Fund, and all ownership interests of the
Certificateholders in such distribu tions, shall be as set forth in this
Agreement. The rights of the Class R Certificateholders to receive distributions
in respect of the Class R Certificates shall be subject and subordinate to the
preferential rights of the Class A Certificateholders to receive distributions
in respect of the Class A Certificates, to the
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extent set forth herein, and distributions on the Class R Certificates are
subject and subordinate to the maintenance of the Specified Spread Account
Requirement as specified herein. In accordance with the foregoing, the ownership
interests of the Class R Certificateholders in amounts deposited in the Accounts
from time to time shall not vest unless and until such amounts are distributed
in respect of the Class R Certificates in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary,
no Certificateholder shall be required to refund any amount properly distributed
to it pursuant to Section 6.02, 6.05, 6.09(b) or 6.09(d).
(b) No later than 10:00 a.m. New York time on the Business Day
immediately following each Determination Date occurring on or prior to the
earlier to occur of (x) the Cross-Over Date or (y) the Payment Date on which all
amounts due have been paid to the Class A Certificateholders (including the
Certificate Insurer as subrogee of the Class A Certificateholders) based
exclusively on the computer tape and other information prepared by the Servicer
pursuant to Section 6.07, indicating with respect to the immediately succeeding
Payment Date:
(i) whether, any withdrawals from the Spread
Account would be required pursuant to Section
6.09(b)(iii);
(ii) if so, whether the amount available in cash and
from liquidation of Permitted Instruments on deposit in the
Spread Account would be insufficient to fund such withdrawal;
and
(iii) if so, the amount that is the lesser of (A) the
amount of shortfall and (B) the amount then available to be
drawn under the Letter(s) of Credit then on deposit in the
Spread Account (the "Draw Amount");
the Trustee shall promptly cause to be presented to the Letter of Credit Bank(s)
of such Letter(s) of Credit a drawing certificate(s) of proper form for payment
thereunder such that the proceeds of such drawing(s) will be available on the
Business Day next preceding the next Payment Date and otherwise in conformity
with the terms thereof for the aggregate Draw Amount.
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The Trustee shall draw upon all other Letters of Credit, to the full
extent amounts are available thereunder. Proceeds received in payment of any
Letter of Credit drawings shall be deposited and held in the Letter of Credit
Proceeds Sub-Account of the Spread Account.
(c) As soon as possible, and in no event later than 10:00 a.m. New York
time on the Business Day immediately preceding each Payment Date, the Trustee
shall furnish the Certificate Insurer and the Servicer with a completed notice
in the form set forth as Exhibit Q hereto (the "Notice") in the event that an
Event of Nonpayment will occur, pursuant to the definition thereof, with respect
to such Payment Date. The Notice shall specify the amount of Insured Payment and
shall constitute a claim for an Insured Payment pursuant to the Certificate
Insurance Policy. Upon receipt of Insured Payments for the benefit of the Class
A Certificateholders under the Certificate Insurance Policy, the Trustee shall
deposit such Insured Payments in the Collection Account.
The Trustee shall receive, as attorney-in-fact of each Holder of a
Class A Certificate, any Insured Payment from the Certificate Insurer and
disburse the same to each Holder of a Class A Certificate, respectively, in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.05. Insured Payments disbursed
by the Trustee from proceeds of the Certificate Insurance Policy shall not be
considered payment by the Trust Fund nor shall such payment discharge the
obligation of the Trust Fund with respect to such Class A Certificates, and the
Certificate Insurer shall become the owner of such unpaid amounts due from the
Trust Fund in respect of Class A Certificates. The Trustee hereby agrees on
behalf of each Holder of a Class A Certificate for the benefit of the
Certificate Insurer that it recognizes that to the extent the Certificate
Insurer makes Insured Payments, either directly or indirectly (as by paying
through the Trustee), to the Class A Certificateholders, the Certificate Insurer
will be subrogated to the rights of the Class A Certificateholders, as
applicable, with respect to such Insured Payment and shall be deemed to the
extent of the payments so made to be a registered Class A Certificateholder and
shall receive all future Class A Remittance Amounts, as the case may be, until
all such Insured Payments by the Certificate Insurer have been fully reimbursed
together with interest thereon at the applicable Pass-Through Rate, subject to
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the following paragraph. To evidence such subrogation, the Trustee shall note
the Certificate Insurer's rights as subrogee on the registration books
maintained by the Trustee upon receipt from the Certificate Insurer of proof of
payment of any Insured Payment. Except as otherwise described herein, the
Certificate Insurer shall not acquire any voting rights hereunder as a result of
such subrogation.
It is understood and agreed that the intention of the parties is that the
Certificate Insurer shall not be entitled to reimbursement on any Payment Date
for amounts previously paid by it unless on such Payment Date the Class A
Certificateholders shall also have received the full amount of the Class A
Remittance Amount (exclusive of the principal portion of any Class A
Carry-Forward Amount representing amounts previously paid to the Class A
Certificateholders as Insured Payments), for such Payment Date.
(d) Not later than 11:00 a.m. New York time on each Payment Date, the
Trustee shall withdraw from the Collection Account from the amounts available
therein as set forth in this Article VI, if any, and shall, to the extent
available, distribute (without duplication) such amount in the priority
indicated:
(i) first, for deposit into the Insurance Account for the
benefit of the Certificate Insurer, the Monthly Premium with respect to
such Certificates (as set forth in clause (e) below) payable to the
Certificate Insurer;
(ii) second, for deposit into the Spread Account, the
Excess Spread;
(iii) third, for deposit into the Letter of Credit Fee
Account, the Letter of Credit Fee Amount with respect to such
Certificates;
(iv) fourth, to the Class A Certificateholders, the
Class A Interest Remittance Amount;
(v) fifth, to the extent not payable pursuant to clause (i)
above, for deposit into the Insurance Account for the benefit of the
Certificate Insurer, the Monthly Premium
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with respect to the Class A Certificates payable to the
Certificate Insurer (as set forth in clause (e) below);
(vi) sixth, to the Class A Certificates, the Class A
Principal Remittance Amount as follows:
(A) to the Class A-9 Certificates, the Class A-9
Lock-Out Remittance Amount; and
(B) to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class
A-4, Class A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7, Class A-8 and Class A-9
Certificates, in that order, in each case, until the
Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero.
(vii) seventh, to the Trustee, any amounts then due and owing
representing fees of the Trustee; provided, that the Trustee certifies
in writing that such amount is due and owing and has not been paid by
the Servicer within 30 days after written demand therefor;
(viii) eighth, to the Servicer and/or the Representative,
as applicable, any Reimbursable Amount;
(ix) ninth, to the Servicer an amount equal to
Nonrecoverable Advances previously made by the Servicer and
not previously reimbursed; and
(x) tenth, to the Class R Certificateholders, the
balance, if any.
(e) On each Payment Date, the portion of the Monthly Premium payable to
the Certificate Insurer with respect to the Class A Certificates equal to the
product of (x) the Monthly Premium with respect to such Certificates for such
Payment Date and (y) the Premium Factor shall not be payable pursuant to clause
(i) of paragraph (d) above, but shall instead be payable pursuant to clause (v)
of paragraph (d) above.
(f) All distributions made to the Class A Certificate holders or the
Class R Certificateholders as a Class on each Payment Date will be made on a pro
rata basis among the Certificateholders of the respective Class of record on the
next
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preceding Record Date based on the Percentage Interest represented by their
respective Certificates, and shall be made by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other
entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder shall
own of record Class A Certificates which have denominations aggregating at least
$1,000,000 appearing in the Certificate Register, and in all cases with respect
to the Class R Certificates, and shall have provided complete wiring
instructions at least five Business Days prior to the Record Date, and otherwise
by check mailed to the address of such Certificateholder appearing in the
Certificate Register.
Section 6.06 Certificate Insurer Default.
If, as of any Payment Date, the Certificate Insurer fails to make an
Insured Payment, the amount available for distribution to Class A
Certificateholders pursuant to Section 6.05(d) shall be distributed among
holders of each Class of Class A Certificateholders in the priority set forth in
Section 6.05(d) in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests.
Section 6.07 Statements.
Not later than 12:00 noon Chicago, Illinois time on the Business Day
preceding each Determination Date, the Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee and
the Certificate Insurer a computer tape or written report containing the
information set forth on Exhibit R as to each Mortgage Loan with respect to the
related Due Period and such other information with respect to the Mortgage Loans
in the aggregate as the Trustee shall reasonably require. Not later than 12:00
noon Chicago, Illinois time two Business Days preceding each Payment Date, the
Trustee shall deliver to the Depositors, any Paying Agent, the Servicer, the
Certificate Insurer, Xxxxx'x and S&P by telecopy, a statement (the "Remittance
Report") containing the information set forth below with respect to the
succeeding Payment Date, with a hard copy thereof to be delivered on the
immediately succeeding Business Day:
(i) the Available Payment Amount and any portion of the
Available Payment Amount that has been deposited in the Collection
Account but may not be withdrawn therefrom
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pursuant to an order of a United States bankruptcy court of competent
jurisdiction imposing a stay pursuant to Xxxxxxx 000 xx xxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Bankruptcy Code;
(ii) the Class A-1 Principal Balance, the Class A-2 Principal
Balance, the Class A-3 Principal Balance, the Class A-4 Principal
Balance, the Class A-5 Principal Balance, the Class A-6 Principal
Balance, the Class A-7 Principal Balance, the Class A-8 Principal
Balance, the Class A-9 Principal Balance and the Pool Principal
Balance, as reported in the Remittance Report provided pursuant to
subclause (xiii) below for the immediately preceding Payment Date, or,
in the case of the first Determination Date, the Original Class A-1
Principal Balance, the Original Class A-2 Principal Balance, the
Original Class A-3 Principal Balance, the Original Class A-4 Principal
Balance, the Original Class A-5 Principal Balance, the Original Class
A-6 Principal Balance, the Original Class A-7 Principal Balance, the
Original Class A-8 Principal Balance, the Original Class A-9 Principal
Balance and the Original Pool Principal Balance;
(iii) the number and Principal Balances of all Mortgage Loans
which were the subject of Principal Prepayments during the related Due
Period;
(iv) the amount of all Curtailments which were received
during the related Due Period;
(v) the aggregate amount of principal portion of all
Monthly Payments received during the related Due Period;
(vi) the amount of interest received on the Mortgage
Loans during the related Due Period;
(vii) the aggregate amount of the Advances made and
recovered with respect to such Payment Date;
(viii) the delinquency and foreclosure information set forth in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit H and the amount of Mortgage Loan
Losses during the related Due Period;
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(ix) the Class A-1 Principal Balance, the Class A-2 Principal
Balance, the Class A-3 Principal Balance, the Class A-4 Principal
Balance, the Class A-5 Principal Balance, the Class A-6 Principal
Balance, the Class A-7 Principal Balance, the Class A-8 Principal
Balance and the Class A-9 Principal Balance after giving effect to the
distribution to be made on such Payment Date;
(x) the weighted average maturity, the weighted average
Mortgage Interest Rate of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the
related Due Period, and the weighted average Net Mortgage Interest Rate
as of the last day of the Due Period preceding the related Accrual
Period;
(xi) the Servicing Fees paid and Servicing Fees accrued
during the related Due Period;
(xii) the amount of all payments or reimbursements to the
Servicer pursuant to Section 5.04 (ii), (iv), (v), (vi) and (vii) paid
or to be paid since the prior Payment Date (or in the case of the first
Payment Date, since the Closing Date);
(xiii) the Pool Principal Balance and aggregate Principal
Balance as of the last day of the related Due Period;
(xiv) such other information as the Certificate Insurer,
each Account Party and the Certificateholders may reasonably
require;
(xv) the amounts which are reimbursable to the
Servicer, the Representative or the Depositors, as
appropriate, pursuant to Section 6.05;
(xvi) the number of Mortgage Loans outstanding at the
beginning and at the end of the related Due Period;
(xvii) the aggregate interest accrued on the Mortgage Loans at
their respective Mortgage Interest Rates for the related Due Period;
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(xviii) the Principal Balance of Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool
with Mortgage Interest Rates less than 8.11% per annum and less than
8.01% per annum;
(xix) the Subordinated Amount, the amount on deposit in the
Spread Account, the Cumulative Excess Spread Receipts, in each case
after giving effect to any payments or withdrawals on such Payment
Date, and the Excess Spread with respect to such Payment Date; and
(xx) The aggregate Mortgage Loan Losses since the Cut-off
Date as of the end of the related Due Period.
The Trustee shall forward such report to the Certificateholders on the
Payment Date, by telecopy, with a hard copy to follow (in the case of the
Depository) or by first class mail. The Depositors and the Trustee may fully
rely upon and shall have no liability with respect to information provided by
the Servicer.
To the extent that there are inconsistencies between the telecopy of
the Remittance Report and the hard copy thereof, the Servicer and the Trustee
may rely upon the telecopy.
In the case of information furnished pursuant to subclauses (ii),
(iii), (iv), (v) and (ix) above, the amounts shall be expressed in a separate
section of the report as a dollar amount for each of the Class A Certificates
for each $1,000 original dollar amount as of the Cut-off Date.
(a) Upon reasonable advance notice in writing, the Servicer will
provide to the Trustee access to information and documentation regarding the
Mortgage Loans sufficient to permit any Holder which is a savings and loan
association, bank or insurance company to comply with applicable regulations of
the FDIC or other regulatory authorities with respect to investment in the
Certificates, as applicable.
(b) The Servicer shall furnish to the Trustee and to the Certificate
Insurer, during the term of this Agreement, such periodic, special, or other
reports or information not specifically provided for herein, as may be
necessary, reasonable, or appropriate with respect to the Trustee or the
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Certificate Insurer, as the case may be, or otherwise with respect to the
purposes of this Agreement, all such reports or information to be provided by
and in accordance with such applicable instructions and directions as the
Trustee or the Certificate Insurer may reasonably require; provided, that the
Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the requesting party, for the
fees and actual expenses associated with providing such reports, if such reports
are not generally produced in the ordinary course of its business.
(c) Reports and computer tapes furnished by the Servicer pursuant to
this Agreement shall be deemed confidential and of proprietary nature, and shall
not be copied or distributed except in connection with the purposes and
requirements of this Agreement; provided that the Certificate Insurer may copy
or distribute such information (A) pursuant to a subpoena or order issued by a
court of competent jurisdiction or by a judicial or administrative or
legislative body or committee, (B) as may be required in any report, statement
or testimony submitted to any Federal, state, municipal or other regulatory body
having jurisdiction over the Certificate Insurer, (C) in order to comply with
any law, ruling, order or regulation applicable to the Certificate Insurer, or
(D) as may be required by any rating agency or reinsurer. No Person entitled to
receive copies of such reports or tapes shall use the information therein for
the purpose of soliciting the customers of the Originators or for any other
purpose except as set forth in this Agreement.
(d) The Trustee shall promptly send to the Certificate Insurer and to
each Certificateholder) in writing:
(i) notice of any reduction in the Specified Spread
Account Requirement;
(ii) notice of any reduction of the percentages set
forth in the definition of "Monthly Excess Spread Amount";
(iii) notice of the appointment of any Subservicer;
(iv) notice of any transfer of any Account to a
different depository institution;
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(v) notice of any reduction in the rating of any
Letter of Credit Bank below the minimum ratings described in
Section 6.11(b);
(vi) a copy of each Officer's Certificate delivered pursuant
to Section 7.04 and any notice received from the Servicer of a change
in the fiscal year of the Servicer;
(vii) a copy of each letter delivered pursuant to
Section 7.05; and
(viii) notice of the receipt by the Trustee of any information
regarding the Servicer's servicing activities pursuant to the last
paragraph of Section 10.01(c);
provided, that in each case the Trustee shall only be required to send such
notices and other items to such Persons to the extent that the Trustee has
itself received the related information.
The Depositors, the Servicer and the Trustee on behalf of
Certificateholders (the "Trust Parties") hereby authorize the Certificate
Insurer to include the information contained in reports provided to the
Certificate Insurer hereunder (the "Information") on The Bloomberg, an on-line
computer based information network maintained by Bloomberg L.P. ("Bloomberg"),
or in other electronic or print information services. The Trust Parties agree
not to commence any actions or proceedings, or otherwise assert any claims,
against the Certificate Insurer or its affiliates or any of the Certificate
Insurer's or its affiliates' respective agents, representatives, directors,
officers or employees (collectively, the "Certificate Insurer Parties"), arising
out of, or related to or in connection with the dissemination and/or use of any
Information by the Certificate Insurer, including, but not limited to, claims
based on allegations of inaccurate, incomplete or erroneous transfer of
information by the Certificate Insurer to Bloomberg or otherwise (other than in
connection with the Certificate Insurer's negligence or willful misconduct). The
Trust Parties waive their rights to assert any such claims against the
Certificate Insurer Parties and fully and finally release the Certificate
Insurer Parties from any and all such claims, demands, obligations, actions and
liabilities (other than in connection with the Certificate Insurer's negligence
or willful misconduct). The
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Certificate Insurer makes no representations or warranties, expressed or
implied, of any kind whatsoever with respect to the accuracy, adequacy,
timeliness, completeness, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose
of any Information in any form or manner. The Certificate Insurer reserves the
right at any time to withdraw or suspend the dissemination of the Information by
the Certificate Insurer. The authorizations, covenants and obligations of the
Trust Parties under this section shall be irrevocable and shall survive the
termination of this Agreement.
Section 6.08 Advances by the Servicer.
Not later than the close of business on the third Business Day
preceding each Payment Date, the Servicer shall remit to the Trustee (but solely
from and to the extent of amounts on deposit in the Principal and Interest
Account as of the related Determination Date, after giving effect to withdrawals
from the Principal and Interest Account as of the Determination Date for such
Payment Date pursuant to Section 5.04(i)), an amount (the "Advance") equal to
the sum of (a) the interest accrued in the related Due Period on the Mortgage
Loans but uncollected as of the close of business on the last day of such Due
Period (net of the Servicing Fee) and (b) with respect to each REO Property
which was acquired during or prior to the related Due Period and as to which an
REO Disposition did not occur during the related Due Period, an amount equal to
the excess, if any, of interest on the Principal Balance of such REO Property
computed at the related Mortgage Interest Rate (net of the Servicing Fee) for
the most recently ended Due Period over the net income from the REO Property
deposited in the Principal and Interest Account during such Due Period pursuant
to Section 5.10.
Notwithstanding the provisions in the foregoing paragraph of this
Section 6.08, with respect to the Payment Dates occurring on or before February
15, 1997 if the amounts on deposit in the Principal and Interest Account are
insufficient to make the full Advance (as defined herein), and as a result
thereof an Event of Nonpayment would occur, the Servicer shall make a Advance
from its own funds equal to such insufficiency to the extent of delinquent
payments of interest, and may reimburse itself for such Advances from
collections on the related Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 5.04(ii).
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Section 6.09 Establishment of Spread Account; Deposits in
Spread Account; Permitted Withdrawals from
Spread Account.
(a) No later than the Closing Date, the Trustee will establish and
maintain in a non-interest bearing trust account with itself, a Spread Account
(and therein, a Letter of Credit Proceeds Sub-Account) which shall be an
Eligible Account, titled "EQCC Home Equity Loan Trust 1996-4 Spread Account". At
the time of the issuance of the Certificates, there shall be deposited in the
Spread Account from the proceeds of the sale of Class A Certificates an amount
equal to $1,227,200. The Spread Account shall not be an asset of the Trust
REMIC. Any deposits in the Letter of Credit Proceeds Sub-Account shall be and
hereby are deemed deposits in the Spread Account. After the time of the issuance
of the Certificates, the Trustee shall, promptly upon receipt, deposit into the
Spread Account and retain therein:
(i) on each Payment Date, the Excess Spread remitted by the
Servicer pursuant to Section 5.04(i) for deposit into the Collection
Account and transferred from the Collection Account by the Trustee
pursuant to Section 6.02(ii) and the portion of the Advance allocable
to the Excess Spread remitted by the Servicer pursuant to Section 6.08
for deposit into the Collection Account and transferred by the Trustee
pursuant to Section 6.02(ii) for the related Payment Date;
(ii) upon receipt, amounts required to be withdrawn from the
Insurance Account for deposit in the Spread Account pursuant to Section
6.03(b)(iv);
(iii) upon receipt, amounts required to be withdrawn from the
Letter of Credit Fee Account for deposit in the Spread Account pursuant
to Section 6.10(b)(iv);
(iv) upon receipt, amounts required to be paid by the
Servicer pursuant to Section 6.04(e); and
(v) amounts drawn under any Letter of Credit pursuant
to Section 6.05 or 6.11;
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provided, however, that the Trustee shall not accept funds for deposit into the
Spread Account from any Person, other than funds constituting Excess Spread,
without the consent of the Certificate Insurer.
(b) From amounts on deposit in the Spread Account (after
giving effect to the deposits therein pursuant to Section 6.09(a)) the Trustee
shall make withdrawals on each Payment Date in the following order of priority:
(i) to deposit in the Insurance Account the amount
of any insufficiency in such Account which the Servicer failed
to advance pursuant to Section 6.03(a);
(ii) to deposit in the Letter of Credit Fee Account
the amount of any insufficiency in such Account which the
Servicer failed to advance pursuant to Section 6.10(a), which
amount shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Fee Amount;
(iii) to deposit in the Collection Account, an amount
(the "Spread Account Amount") equal to the excess of (x) the
Class A Remittance Amount over (y) the Available Payment
Amount less the amounts withdrawn from the Collection Account
pursuant to Section 6.02(i) and (iii). Amounts on deposit in
the Spread Account shall be available to all Class A
Certificateholders pursuant to this clause (iii);
(iv) (1) to pay to the related Account Party any
Increased LC Costs; provided that payments pursuant to this
Section 6.09(b)(iv)(1) shall not exceed $4,000 in the
aggregate; and (2) to pay to the Servicer from the Remainder
Excess Spread Amount (net of any such amounts paid pursuant to
clauses (b)(i), (b)(ii) and (b)(iii) above) with respect to
any Payment Date for any Reimbursable Amounts and (3) the
remainder of such Remainder Excess Spread Amount to the Class
R Certificateholders;
(v) to the extent that the remaining amount then on
deposit in the Spread Account (taking into account the amounts
available to be drawn under any Letters of
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Credit in the Spread Account) then exceeds the Specified
Spread Account Requirement as of such Payment Date (such
excess, a "Spread Account Excess"), an amount equal to such
Spread Account Excess shall be distributed in the following
order of priority:
(A) first, from amounts then on deposit in the
Spread Account (other than any amounts available to be drawn
under Letters of Credit), to each Account Party which is then
entitled to repayment of an LC Obligation, the amount then due
and owing on such LC Obligation, applying the amount of any
partial payment of such LC Obligation first to interest and
second to principal; provided, however, that such amounts
shall be applied to repay such LC Obligations in direct order
of the dates on which such Obligations were incurred, and no
payment on account of any LC Obligation shall be made until
all LC Obligations which were incurred prior to the date that
such LC Obligation was incurred have been paid in full;
(B) second, from amounts then on deposit in the
Spread Account and equal to the difference, if any, between
the Spread Account Excess on such Payment Date and the
aggregate payments made on such Payment Date pursuant to
clause (A) above (such difference, the "Net Spread Account
Excess") the amount of such Net Spread Account Excess (other
than amounts available to be drawn under Letters of Credit)
shall be distributed to the Servicer and/or the Representative
to the extent of any Reimbursable Amounts and the remainder to
the Holders of the Class R Certificates; provided, however,
that if any Letter(s) of Credit are then on deposit in the
Spread Account, the Trustee shall, in lieu of distributing the
amount of such Net Spread Account Excess to the Holders of the
Class R Certificates, follow such written instructions as may
be delivered to the Trustee by the Holders of the Class R
Certificates for the purpose of reducing the aggregate amounts
available to be drawn under such Letter(s) of Credit in an
amount not to exceed the amount of such Net Spread Account
Excess; and
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(C) third, to the extent any Net Spread Account
Excess remaining after the distributions made pursuant to
subclause (B) above, the Trustee shall reduce the aggregate
amounts available to be drawn under the Letters of Credit.
and also, in no particular order of priority:
(vi) to invest amounts on deposit in the Spread
Account in Permitted Instruments pursuant to Section
6.04;
(vii) to pay to the Class R Certificateholders the
amount available under a replacement Letter of Credit
delivered in replacement of amounts on deposit in the Spread
Account, pursuant to Section 6.11(f);
(viii) to withdraw any amount not required to be
deposited in the Spread Account or deposited therein in
error; and
(ix) to clear and terminate the Spread Account
upon the termination of this Agreement.
(c) Any amounts which are required to be withdrawn from the
Spread Account pursuant to paragraph (b) above shall be withdrawn from the
Spread Account in the following order of priority: (i) first, from any
uninvested funds therein, (ii) second, from the proceeds of the liquidation of
any investments therein pursuant to Section 6.04(b) and (iii) third, from the
proceeds of drawings under any Letter(s) of Credit in the order of priority
specified by the holders of the Class R Certificates, or, in the absence of such
specifications, pro rata.
(d) (i) Upon the earlier to occur of the Cross-Over Date or
the Payment Date on which all amounts due have been paid to the Class A
Certificateholders, including the Certificate Insurer as subrogee of the Class A
Certificateholders, the Trustee, after making any withdrawals from the Spread
Account required pursuant to the preceding paragraph, shall surrender any
Letters of Credit held in the Spread Account to the respective Letter of Credit
Bank, and no further withdrawals from the Spread Account pursuant to subclause
(b)(iii) above shall be made.
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(ii) Upon the later to occur of (X) the earlier of the dates
referred to in subclause (d)(i) above or (Y) the date on which there remain no
LC Obligations due and owing, the Trustee shall:
(A) clear and terminate the Spread Account, liquidate
any investments therein and distribute any uninvested funds
therein or the proceeds of such liquidation to the Servicer
and/or the Representative to the extent of any Reimbursable
Amounts and the remainder to the Class R Certificateholders;
(B) distribute future receipts of the Excess Spread
to the Servicer and/or the Representative to the extent of any
Reimbursable Amounts and the remainder to the Class R
Certificateholders.
Section 6.10 Establishment of Letter of Credit Fee
Account; Deposits in Letter of Credit Fee
Account; Permitted Withdrawals from Letter of
Credit Fee Account.
(a) No later than the Closing Date, the Trustee will establish
a non-interest bearing trust account with itself, which shall be an Eligible
Account, titled "EQCC Home Equity Loan Trust, 1996-4, Letter of Credit Fee
Account" (the "Letter of Credit Fee Account"). The Trustee shall deposit into
the Letter of Credit Fee Account in accordance with Section 6.02(iii):
(i) an amount equal to the Letter of Credit Fee Amount
with respect to the Class A Certificates;
(ii) upon receipt, amounts required to be paid by the
Servicer pursuant to Section 6.04(e) in connection with losses on
investments of amounts in the Letter of Credit Fee Account.
If at any time the amount then on deposit in the Letter of Credit Fee Account
shall be insufficient to pay in full the fees and expenses of each Letter of
Credit Bank then due pursuant to the terms of the related Letter of Credit, the
appropriate Letter of Credit Bank shall make demand on the Servicer to advance
the amount of such insufficiency, and the Servicer shall promptly
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advance such amount. Thereafter, the Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement
from the Letter of Credit Fee Account for the amount of any such advance from
any excess funds available in the Letter of Credit Fee Account pursuant to
subclause (b)(iv) below. If the Servicer fails to advance the amount of such
insufficiency, the Servicer or the appropriate Letter of Credit Bank shall
promptly give the Trustee written notice thereof and the Trustee shall withdraw
such amount from the Spread Account, and any excess funds available in the
Letter of Credit Fee Account after payment of such expenses shall be deposited
by the Trustee in the Spread Account.
(b) The Trustee may make withdrawals from the Letter of Credit
Fee Account for investment in Permitted Instruments pursuant to Section 6.04,
and the Trustee shall withdraw amounts on deposit in the Letter of Credit Fee
Account to:
(i) remit on a monthly basis to each Letter of Credit Bank,
an amount equal to the Letter of Credit Fee Amount due to such Letter
of Credit Bank;
(ii) pay on a monthly basis to Servicer as additional
servicing compensation interest paid and earnings realized
on Permitted Instruments;
(iii) withdraw amounts not required to be deposited in
the Letter of Credit Fee Account or deposited therein in
error;
(iv) deposit in the Spread Account for amounts withdrawn from
it, and reimburse the Servicer for advances made by it, pursuant to the
last paragraph of subclause (a) above; and
(v) to deposit in the Spread Account any amounts remaining
in the Letter of Credit Fee Account after withdrawals made pursuant to
the clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above.
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Section 6.11 Letters of Credit.
(a) If, as of any date that is five Business Days prior to the
stated expiration date of any Letter of Credit, a Letter of Credit (which may be
a renewal or extension of the expiring Letter of Credit) in the same amount as
the amount then available for drawing under the expiring Letter of Credit has
not been delivered to the Trustee, the Trustee shall, on the next Business Day,
cause to be presented to the issuer of the expiring Letter of Credit a draft in
proper form for payment thereunder and otherwise in conformity with the terms
thereof for the full amount then available to be drawn thereunder. Proceeds
received in payment of each such draft shall be deposited and held in the Letter
of Credit Proceeds Sub-Account of the Spread Account.
(b) Upon discovery by the Representative, any Account Party,
the Certificate Insurer or the Trustee that the short-term debt obligations, if
any, of any Letter of Credit Bank have a rating of lower than "A-2" by S&P or
Prime-1 by Xxxxx'x, the party discovering such rating hereby covenants and
warrants that it shall promptly give written notice to the others. If, within 15
days of its giving or receipt of such notice, as the case may be, the Trustee
has not received a substitute Letter of Credit meeting the requirements of this
Agreement in replacement of such Letter of Credit, the Trustee shall cause to be
presented to the issuer of such Letter of Credit a draft in proper form for
payment thereunder and otherwise in conformity with the terms thereof for the
full amount available to be drawn thereunder. Proceeds received in payment of
each such draft shall be deposited and held in the payment of each such draft
shall be deposited and held in the Letter of Credit Proceeds Sub-Account of the
Spread Account.
(c) The receipt by the Trustee of any Draw Amount or of the
proceeds of a drawing under a Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 6.11(a) or
6.11(b) hereof shall be deemed to create an obligation to reimburse the Account
Party of the related Letter of Credit. Each such obligation (an "LC Obligation")
shall be deemed to have an original principal amount equal to the related Draw
Amount or drawing pursuant to Section 6.11(a) or 6.11(b) as the case may be, and
shall accrue interest at the rate agreed to by the related Account Party and the
Representative, and shall be payable only to the extent set forth in Section
6.09(b)(v).
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(d) Upon receipt by the Trustee of the proceeds of a drawing
under any Letter of Credit, (i) the Trustee will deposit the same directly to
the Letter of Credit Proceeds Sub-Account of the Spread Account, (ii) no portion
of said proceeds shall be applied by the Trustee for any other purpose, and
(iii) no portion of said proceeds shall be commingled with other funds held by
the Trustee.
(e) At any time and from time to time the Class R
Certificateholders may cause to be delivered to the Trustee, upon written notice
to S&P, one or more Letters of Credit for deposit in the Spread Account, to be
held by the Trustee in lieu of cash or Permitted Instruments or in replacement
of any other Letter(s) of Credit. The Trustee shall accept any such Letter of
Credit only if such Letter of Credit is accompanied by (i) an opinion of counsel
to the issuer thereof reasonably satisfactory to the Certificate Insurer, the
Trustee, S&P and Xxxxx'x to the effect that (x) such Letter of Credit has been
duly authorized, executed and delivered by the issuer thereof and constitutes a
valid and binding obligation of such issuer, subject only to laws affecting
creditors' rights generally, (y) such Letter of Credit does not require
registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and (z) payments by
the Trustee in respect of the Class A Certificates, as provided in the
Agreement, derived from a draw by the Trustee under the Letter of Credit and
held in non- commingled funds would not constitute transfers avoidable under 11
U.S. C. ss. 547(b) and recoverable from the Trustee or the holders of the Class
A Certificates under 11 U.S.C. ss. 550(a) should the Account Party be the debtor
in a case under the United States Bankruptcy Code (Title 11, U.S.C), and (ii) an
opinion of tax counsel reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Insurer and the
Trustee to the effect that delivery of such Letter of Credit either in lieu of
cash or Permitted Instruments, or in replacement of any other Letter(s) of
Credit, as the case may be, will not cause (x) any tax to be imposed on the
Trust Fund, including without limitation, any tax imposed on "prohibited
transactions" under Section 860F(a)(1) of the Code or on "contributions after
the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(1) of the Code and (y) the Trust Fund to
fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstanding.
The Trustee may from time to time accept cash in replacement
of any Letter of Credit, but only upon the prior
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written consent of the Certificate Insurer, and upon delivery of any Opinions of
Counsel which may be required by the Certificate Insurer. The Trustee shall give
prompt notice of the delivery of any such cash to Xxxxx'x and S&P.
Upon receipt of such Letter of Credit and opinions, the amount
available to be drawn under the Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be on
deposit in the Spread Account for all purposes of this Agreement. As soon as
practicable after the delivery of any Letter of Credit, or, in any event within
two Business Days after its effective date, the Trustee shall surrender to the
issuer of any Letter of Credit being replaced, such Letter of Credit which is
being replaced, or, if such Letter of Credit is being delivered in replacement
of amounts (other than amounts represented by Letters of Credit) then on deposit
in the Spread Account, withdraw from the Spread Account and pay to the Class R
Certificateholders delivering such Letter of Credit an amount equal to the
amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit.
(f) At any time and from time to time the Class R
Certificateholders may deliver cash or Permitted Instruments to the Trustee for
deposit in the Spread Account, and the Trustee shall accept any such delivery if
such delivery is accompanied by an opinion of tax counsel reasonably acceptable
to the Certificate Insurer to the effect that such delivery will not cause (a)
any tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any tax
imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(1) of the Code or on
"contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(1) of the code and
(b) the Trust Fund to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any
Certificate is outstanding.
ARTICLE VII
GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURES
Section 7.01 Assumption Agreements.
When a Mortgaged Property has been or is about to be conveyed by the
Mortgagor, the Servicer shall, to the extent it has knowledge of such conveyance
or prospective conveyance,
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exercise its rights to accelerate the maturity of the related Mortgage Loan
under any "due-on-sale" clause contained in the related Mortgage or Mortgage
Note; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not exercise any such right if
the "due-on-sale" clause, in the reasonable belief of the Servicer, is not
enforce able under applicable law. In such event, the Servicer shall enter into
an assumption agreement with the person to whom such property has been or is
about to be conveyed, pursuant to which such person becomes liable under the
Mortgage Note and, unless prohibited by applicable law or the Mortgage
Documents, the Mortgagor remains liable thereon. The Servicer is also authorized
with the prior approval of the Certificate Insurer to enter into a substitution
of liability agreement with such person, pursuant to which the original
Mortgagor is released from liability and such person is substituted as Mortgagor
and becomes liable under the Mortgage Note. The Servicer shall notify the
Depositors, the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer that any such substitution
or assumption agreement has been completed by forwarding to the Trustee (or to
the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee) the original of such substitution or
assumption agreement and a duplicate thereof to the Depositors and the
Certificate Insurer, which original shall be added by the Trustee (or by the
Custodian on behalf of the Trustee) to the related Mortgage File and shall, for
all purposes, be considered a part of such Mortgage File to the same extent as
all other documents and instruments constituting a part thereof. In connection
with any assumption or substitution agreement entered into pursuant to this
Section 7.01, the Servicer shall not change the Mortgage Interest Rate or the
Monthly Payment, defer or forgive the payment of principal or interest, reduce
the outstanding principal amount or extend the final maturity date on such
Mortgage Loan. Any fee collected by the Servicer for consenting to any such
conveyance or entering into an assumption or substitution agreement shall be
retained by or paid to the Servicer as additional Servicing Compensation.
Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph or any other provision of this
Agreement, the Servicer shall not be deemed to be in default, breach or any
other violation of its obligations hereunder by reason of any assumption of a
Mortgage Loan by operation of law or any assumption which the Servicer may be
restricted by law from preventing, for any reason whatsoever.
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With respect to any mortgage loan secured by an interest in an Illinois
Land Trust, if the Servicer receives notice of the sale of the beneficial
interest in a Illinois Land Trust or the related Mortgaged Property by the
holder of a First Lien secured thereby to a Person other than the Servicer, the
Depositors or the Trustee, then, prior to distribution of any proceeds of such
sale, the Servicer shall demand in writing that such holder of a First Lien pay
the amount necessary to satisfy all indebtedness under the Mortgage Loan from
the proceeds of such sale. If such holder of a First Lien so requests, the
Servicer shall furnish reasonable proof of the Depositor's and Trustee's
interest with respect to such proceeds. Unless and until the Servicer has
received instruction otherwise from the Majority in Aggregate Voting Interest
(with the consent of the Certificate Insurer) or from the Certificate Insurer,
the Servicer shall, with respect to any such First Lien and the related Mortgage
Loan, follow servicing standards consistent with those of prudent lending
institutions in the geographic area where the Mortgaged Property is located,
including the making of any appropriate Servicing Advances with respect thereto.
In any event, the Servicer shall follow any instructions from the Majority in
Aggregate Voting Interest with the consent of the Certificate Insurer or from
the Certificate Insurer as soon as practicable following receipt thereof.
Section 7.02 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of
Mortgage Files.
The Servicer shall not grant a satisfaction or release of a Mortgage
without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured by the
Mortgage or otherwise prejudice any right the Certificateholders may have under
the mortgage instru ments subject to Section 5.01 hereof. The Servicer shall
maintain the Fidelity Bond as provided for in Section 5.09 insuring the Servicer
against any loss it may sustain with respect to any Mortgage Loan not satisfied
in accordance with the procedures set forth herein.
Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the
Servicer of a notification that payment in full will be escrowed in a manner
customary for such purposes, the Servicer will immediately notify the Trustee by
an Officers' Certificate in the form of Exhibit J attached hereto (which
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certification shall include a statement to the effect that all amounts received
or to be received in connection with such payment which are required to be
deposited in the Principal and Interest Account pursuant to Section 5.03 have
been or will be so deposited) of a Servicing Officer and shall request delivery
to it of the Mortgage File. Upon receipt of such certification and request, the
Trustee shall promptly release (or cause the Custodian to release) the related
Mortgage File to the Servicer. Expenses incurred in connection with any
instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be payable by the
Servicer and shall not be reimbursed from the Principal and Interest Account or
the Collection Account.
From time to time and as appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure
of any Mortgage Loan, including, for this purpose, collection under any primary
mortgage guaranty insurance policy, the Trustee shall, upon request of the
Servicer and delivery to the Trustee of a certification in the form of Exhibit J
attached hereto signed, by a Servicing Officer, promptly release or cause the
Custodian to promptly release the related Mortgage File or any document therein
to the Servicer, and the Trustee shall execute such documents as shall be
necessary to the prosecution of any such proceedings. Such servicing receipt
shall obligate the Servicer to return the Mortgage File or any document released
therefrom to the Trustee when the need therefor by the Servicer no longer
exists, unless the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated and the Net Liquidation
Proceeds relating to the Mortgage Loan have been deposited in the Principal and
Interest Account and remitted to the Trustee for deposit in the Collection
Account or the Mortgage File or such document has been delivered to an attorney,
or to a public trustee or other public official as required by law, for purposes
of initiating or pursuing legal action or other proceedings for the foreclosure
of the Mortgaged Property either judicially or non-judicially, and the Servicer
has delivered to the Trustee a certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying as
to the name and address of the Person to which such Mortgage File or such
document was delivered and the purpose or purposes of such delivery. Upon
receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer stating that such Mortgage Loan
was liquidated, the servicing receipt shall be released promptly by the Trustee
to the Servicer.
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The Trustee shall promptly execute and deliver to the Servicer any
legal notices, court pleadings, requests for trustee's sale in respect of a
Mortgaged Property or any legal action brought to obtain judgment against any
Mortgagor on the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or to obtain a deficiency judgment,
or to enforce any other remedies or rights provided by the Mortgage Note or
Mortgage or otherwise available at law or in equity. Together with such
documents or pleadings, the Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee a certificate
of a Servicing Officer requesting that such pleadings or documents be executed
by the Trustee and certifying as to the reason such documents or pleadings are
required and that the execution and delivery thereof by the Trustee will not
invalidate or otherwise affect the lien of the Mortgage, except for the
termination of such a lien upon completion of the foreclosure or trustee's sale.
The Trustee shall, upon receipt of a written request from a Servicing Officer,
execute any document provided to the Trustee by the Servicer or take any other
action requested in such request that is, in the opinion of the Servicer as
evidenced by such request, required by any state or other jurisdiction to
discharge the lien of a Mortgage upon the satisfaction thereof and the Trustee
will promptly sign and deliver, but will not guarantee receipt of, any such
documents to the Servicer, or such other party as the Servicer may direct,
within five Business Days, or more promptly if needed, of the Trustee's receipt
of such certificate or documents. Such certificate or documents shall establish
to the Trustee's satisfaction that the related Mortgage Loan has been paid in
full by or on behalf of the Mortgagor and that such payment has been deposited
in the Principal and Interest Account.
Section 7.03 Servicing Compensation.
As compensation for its services hereunder, the Servicer shall be
entitled to withdraw from the Principal and Interest Account or to retain from
interest payments on the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer's Servicing Fee.
Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption and other
administrative fees (including bad check charges, late payment fees and similar
fees), interest paid on funds on deposit in the Principal and Interest Account,
amounts remitted pursuant to Section 6.03(b)(v) and Excess Proceeds shall be
retained by or remitted to the Servicer, to the extent not otherwise required to
be remitted to the Trustee for deposit in the Collection Account and not
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constituting the Representative's Yield. The Servicer shall be required to pay
all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities
hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as
specifically provided for herein. The Representative's Yield is the property of
the Representative, and not the property of the Servicer, and such ownership
shall not be affected by any termination of the Servicer.
Section 7.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance.
The Servicer will deliver to the Certificate Insurer, the Trustee and
each Rating Agency, not later than the last day of the fourth month following
the end of the Servicer's fiscal year, which currently ends on December 31,
beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 1997, an Officers'
Certificate stating that (i) the Servicer has fully complied with the provisions
of Articles V and VIII, (ii) a review of the activities of the Servicer during
the preceding fiscal year and of performance under this Agreement has been made
under such officers' supervision, and (iii) to the best of such officers'
knowledge, based on such review, the Servicer has fulfilled all its obligations
under this Agreement throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in
the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to
such officers and the nature and status thereof and the action being taken by
the Servicer to cure such default. The Servicer shall promptly notify the
Certificate Insurer, the Trustee and each Rating Agency promptly upon any change
in the basis on which its fiscal year is determined.
Section 7.05 Annual Independent Public Accountants'
Servicing Report.
Not later than the last day of the fourth month following the end of
the Servicer's fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31,
1997, the Servicer, at its expense, shall cause a firm of independent public
accountants reasonably acceptable to the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer to
furnish a letter or letters to the Certificate Insurer, the Trustee and each
Rating Agency to the effect that such firm has with respect to the Servicer's
overall servicing operations examined such operations in accordance with the
requirements of the Uniform
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Single Audit Program for Mortgage Bankers, and stating such firm's conclusions
relating thereto.
Section 7.06 Right to Examine Servicer Records.
The Trustee or the Trustee at the request of a Majority in Aggregate
Voting Interest (or the representatives thereof) and the Certificate Insurer
shall have the right upon reasonable prior notice, during normal business hours
and as often as reasonably required, to examine and audit any and all of the
books, records or other information of the Servicer, whether held by the
Servicer or by another on behalf of the Servicer, which may be relevant to the
performance or observance by the Servicer of the terms, covenants or conditions
of this Agreement.
Section 7.07 Reports to the Trustee; Principal and
Interest Account Statements.
If the Principal and Interest Account is not maintained with the
Trustee, then not later than 25 days after each Payment Date, the Servicer shall
forward to the Certificate Insurer and the Trustee a statement, certified by a
Servicing Officer, setting forth the status of the Principal and Interest
Account as of the end of the preceding Due Period and showing, for the period
covered by such statement, the aggregate of deposits into the Principal and
Interest Account for each category of deposit specified in Section 5.03, the
aggregate of withdrawals from the Principal and Interest Account for each
category of withdrawal specified in Section 5.04, the aggregate amount of
permitted withdrawals not made in the related period, and the amount of
Advances, if any, for the related period.
ARTICLE VIII
REPORTS TO BE PROVIDED BY SERVICER
Section 8.01 Financial Statements.
The Servicer will furnish to the Certificate Insurer, the Depositors or
the Trustee on request (i) annual audited financial statements of the Servicer
for the most recently completed three fiscal years for which such statements are
available and (ii)
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interim, unaudited financial statements of the Servicer relating to periods
subsequent to the most recent annual audited period.
The Servicer also agrees to make available on a reasonable basis to the
Certificate Insurer, the Depositor, the Trustee, any Certificateholder or any
prospective Certificateholder a knowledgeable financial or accounting officer
for the purpose of answering reasonable questions respecting recent developments
affecting the Servicer or the financial statements of the Servicer.
ARTICLE IX
THE SERVICER
Section 9.01 Indemnification; Third Party Claims.
The Servicer agrees to indemnify and hold the Depositors, the
Custodian, the Trustee, the Certificate Insurer and each Holder harmless against
any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and
related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the
Trustee, the Custodian, the Certificate Insurer and any Holder may sustain in
any way related to the failure of the Servicer to perform its duties and service
the Mortgage Loans in compliance with the terms of this Agreement. The Servicer
shall immediately notify the Depositors, the Trustee, the Custodian, the
Certificate Insurer and each Certificateholder, if a claim is made by a third
party with respect to this Agreement, and the Servicer shall assume (with the
consent of the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer) the defense of any such
claim and advance all expenses in connection therewith, including reasonable
counsel fees, and promptly advance funds to pay, discharge and satisfy any
judgment or decree which may be entered against the Servicer, the Trustee, the
Certificate Insurer and/or any Certificateholder in respect of such claim. The
Trustee may, if necessary, reimburse the Servicer from amounts otherwise
distributable on the Class R Certificates for all amounts advanced by it
pursuant to the preceding sentence except when the claim relates directly to the
failure of the Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loans in
compliance with the terms of this Agreement. The Servicer shall have no lien on
the assets of the Trust with
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respect to amounts advanced pursuant to this Section 9.01 directly as a result
of Servicer's failure to service and administer the Mortgage Loans in compliance
with the terms of this Agreement.
Section 9.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Servicer.
The Servicer will each keep in full effect its existence, rights and
franchises as a corporation and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do
business as a foreign corporation, in each jurisdiction necessary to protect the
validity and enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Mortgage Loans and
to perform its duties under this Agreement.
Any Person into which the Servicer may be merged or consolidated, or
any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which
the Servicer or the Representative shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to
the business of the Servicer, shall be an established mortgage loan servicing
institution that has a net worth of at least $15,000,000 and shall be the
successor of the Servicer or the Representative, as applicable hereunder,
without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of
any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding. The
Servicer shall send notice of any such merger or consolidation to the Trustee,
the Certificate Insurer and each Rating Agency.
Section 9.03 Limitation on Liability of the Servicer and
Others.
The Servicer and any director, officer, employee or agent of the
Servicer may rely on any document of any kind which it in good faith reasonably
believes to be genuine and to have been adopted or signed by the proper
authorities respecting any matters arising hereunder. Subject to the terms of
Section 9.01 herein, the Servicer shall have no obligation to appear with
respect to, prosecute or defend, any legal action which is not incidental to the
Servicer's duty to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement.
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Section 9.04 Servicer Not to Resign.
The Servicer shall not assign this Agreement nor resign from the
obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except by mutual consent of the
Servicer, the Representative (if the Representative is not the Servicer), the
Certificate Insurer, the Trustee and the Majority in Aggregate Voting Interest,
or upon the determination that the Servicer's duties hereunder are no longer
permissible under applicable law and such incapacity cannot be cured by the
Servicer. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Servicer
shall be evidenced by a written Opinion of Counsel (who may be counsel for the
Servicer) to such effect delivered to the Trustee, the Representative (if the
Representative is not the Servicer) and the Certificate Insurer, which Opinion
of Counsel shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Certificate Insurer
and the Trustee. No such resignation shall become effective until a successor
has assumed the Servicer's responsibilities and obligations hereunder in
accordance with Section 9.02. The Servicer shall promptly notify each Rating
Agency promptly of its intention to resign pursuant to this Section 9.04.
Section 9.05 Removal of Servicer.
The Depositors may, with the prior written consent of the Certificate
Insurer and a Majority in Aggregate Voting Interest, remove the Servicer upon 90
days' prior written notice to the Servicer. No such removal shall become
effective until a successor (other than the Trustee, unless the Trustee agrees
to so act) has assumed the Servicer's responsibilities and obligations hereunder
in accordance with Section 9.02. The Servicer shall promptly notify each Rating
Agency of such removal.
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ARTICLE X
SERVICER DEFAULT
Section 10.01 Servicer Default.
(a) In case one or more of the following events (each a "Servicer
Default") by the Servicer shall occur and be continuing:
(i) (A) an Event of Nonpayment (subject to paragraph (c)
below); (B) the failure by the Servicer to make any required Servicing
Advance (other than a Nonrecoverable Advance), to the extent such
failure materially and adversely affects the interests of the
Certificate Insurer or the Certificateholders; (C) the failure by the
Servicer to make a required Advance (other than a Nonrecoverable
Advance) pursuant to the second paragraph of Section 6.08; or (D) any
other failure by the Servicer to remit to the Trustee for the benefit
of any Holders, any payment required to be made under the terms of this
Agreement (other than a Nonrecoverable Advance) which continues
unremedied after the date upon which written notice of such failure,
requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to a Servicing
Officer of the Servicer by the Certificate Insurer, the Trustee or to a
Servicing Officer of the Servicer and the Trustee by any Holder; or
(ii) the failure by the Servicer duly to observe or perform,
in any material respect, any other covenants, obligations or agreements
of the Servicer as set forth in this Agreement, which failure continues
unremedied for a period of 30 days after the date on which written
notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have
been given to the Servicer by the Certificate Insurer or the Trustee or
to the Servicer and the Trustee by any Holder or the Certificate
Insurer; or
(iii) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory
authority having jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or
receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt,
marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for
the
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winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered
against the Servicer and such decree or order shall have remained in
force, undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days; or
(iv) the Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a
conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment
of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings
of or relating to the Servicer or of or relating to all or
substantially all of the Servicer's property; or
(v) the Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay
its debts as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any
applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for
the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its
obligations;
(vi) the Servicer shall fail for 60 days to pay, or bond
against, an unappealable, undischarged, unvacated and unstayed final
judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction in an aggregate amount of
$250,000 or more;
(vii) if on three consecutive Payment Dates the aggregate
Principal Balance of Mortgage Loans more than 90 days contractually
delinquent as of the end of the last day of the preceding Due Period
exceeds 8.00% of the Pool Principal Balance of the Mortgage Pool on
such date (subject to paragraph (c) below);
(viii) if on any Payment Date occurring in January of any year,
commencing in January, 1998, the aggregate Mortgage Loan Losses over
the prior twelve month period exceed 1.00% of the average Pool
Principal Balance as of the end of the last day of each of the twelve
preceding Due Periods (subject to paragraph (c) below); or
(ix) if on any Payment Date the aggregate Mortgage Loan
Losses for all prior Due Periods since the Cut-off Date exceed 2.00% of
the Original Pool Principal Balance (subject to paragraph (c) below.
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(b) then, and in each and every such case, so long as such Servicer
Default shall not have been remedied, and in the case of clause (i) above
(except for clause (i)(C)), if such Servicer Default shall not have been
remedied within three Business Days after the Servicer has received notice of
such Servicer Default, (x) with respect solely to clause (i)(C) above, if such
Advance is not made by 4:00 p.m. New York time on the second Business Day prior
to the applicable Payment Date, the Certificate Insurer or the Trustee, upon
receipt of written notice or discovery by a Responsible Officer of such failure,
shall give immediate telephonic notice of such failure to a Servicing Officer of
the Servicer, and the Trustee shall notify each Certificateholder and, unless
such failure is cured, either by receipt of payment or receipt of evidence
satisfactory to the Certificate Insurer (e.g., a wire reference number
communicated by the sending bank; the Certificate Insurer shall notify the
Trustee, if the Certificate Insurer receives satisfactory evidence that such
funds have been sent), by 12:00 noon New York time on the following Business
Day, the Trustee, or a successor servicer appointed in accordance with Section
10.02, shall immediately make such Advance (unless such Advance is a
Nonrecoverable Advance) and assume, pursuant to Section 10.02 hereof, the duties
of a successor Servicer; and (y) in the case of clauses (i)(A), (i)(B), (i)(D),
(ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii) and (ix) above, the Majority in
Aggregate Voting Interest, subject to the prior written consent of the
Certificate Insurer, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, or the
Certificate Insurer, by notice in writing to the Servicer and a Responsible
Officer of the Trustee may, in addition to whatever rights they or it may have
at law or equity to damages, including injunctive relief and specific
performance, commence termination of all the rights and obligations of the
Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds
thereof, as servicer. Upon receipt by the Servicer of a second written notice
(except relative to clause (i)(C) above) from the Majority in Aggregate Voting
Interest, subject to the prior written consent of the Certificate Insurer, which
consent may not be unreasonably withheld, or the Certificate Insurer stating
that they or it intend to terminate the Servicer as a result of such Servicer
Default, all authority and power of the Servicer under this Agreement, whether
with respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall, subject to Section
10.02, pass to and be vested in the Trustee or its designee and the Trustee is
hereby
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authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Servicer, as
attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents and other instruments and
do or cause to be done all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to
effect the purposes of such notice of termination, including, but not limited
to, the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and related
documents. The Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Trustee in effecting the
termination of the Servicer's responsibilities and rights hereunder, including,
without limitation, the transfer to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders
of the Certificates, or its designee for administration by it of all amounts
which shall at the time be credited by the Servicer to the Principal and
Interest Account or thereafter received with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of a Servicer Default
unless a Responsible Officer thereof has received written notice thereof.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, upon the occurrence of an Event of Nonpayment or a Performance
Default, the Certificate Insurer shall promptly notify the Trustee. During any
applicable grace period following receipt of such notice (or immediately
following such notice in the case of a Performance Default), the Trustee and the
Certificate Insurer shall cooperate with each other to determine if the
occurrence of such Event of Nonpayment is in their reasonable business judgment
or Performance Default is in the reasonable business judgment of the Certificate
Insurer (x) the result of the acts or omissions of the Servicer or (y) the
result of events beyond the control of the Servicer. If the Trustee and the
Certificate Insurer conclude that such Event of Nonpayment or Performance
Default is the result of the latter, Section 10.01(b) above shall not apply, and
the Servicer shall not be terminated, unless and until an Event of Default
unrelated to such Event of Nonpayment or Performance Default has occurred and is
continuing, whether or not the Servicer has cured such Event of Nonpayment or
Performance Default. If the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer conclude that
the Event of Nonpayment or Performance Default is the result of the former, the
Certificate Insurer or the Majority in Aggregate Voting Interest, as the case
may be, may terminate the Servicer in accordance with Section 10.01(b) above,
provided that the Trustee shall have until the 60th day following the date
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of receipt of notice of the Event of Nonpayment or Performance Default to either
assume the servicing or appoint a successor servicer pursuant to Section 10.02
hereof.
If the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer cannot agree, and the basis
for such disagreement is not arbitrary or unreasonable, as to the cause of the
Event of Nonpayment or Performance Default, the decision of the Certificate
Insurer shall control; provided, however, that if the Certificate Insurer
decides to terminate the Servicer, the Trustee shall be relieved of its
obligation to assume the servicing or to appoint a successor, which shall be the
exclusive obligation of the Certificate Insurer.
The Trustee shall promptly notify each Rating Agency, the Certificate
Insurer, the Trustee and each Certificateholder, of the occurrence of a Servicer
Default.
Section 10.02 Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor
Servicer.
On and after the time the Servicer receives a notice of termination
pursuant to Section 10.01, or the Trustee receives the resignation of the
Servicer evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel pursuant to Section 9.04, or the
Servicer is removed as servicer pursuant to this Article X (in which event the
Trustee shall promptly notify each Rating Agency), except as otherwise provided
in Section 10.01, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the
Servicer in its capacity as servicer under this Agreement and the transactions
set forth or provided for herein and shall be subject to all the
responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto placed on the Servicer
by the terms and provisions hereof; provided, however, that the Trustee shall
not be liable for any actions of any servicer prior to the Trustee becoming the
Servicer under this Agreement. The Trustee shall be obligated to make advances
pursuant to Sections 5.10, 5.13 and 6.08 unless, and only to the extent the
Trustee determines reasonably and in good faith that, such advances would not be
recoverable pursuant to Section 5.04(ii) or 6.05(d)(vii) and (viii), such
determination to be evidenced by a certification of a Responsible Officer of the
Trustee delivered to the Certificate Insurer; provided that the Trustee shall
not be required to make an advance from its own funds if such advance is
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prohibited by law. As compensation therefor, the Trustee, or any successor
servicer appointed pursuant to the following paragraph, shall be entitled to all
funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Servicer would have been entitled
to receive from the Principal and Interest Account pursuant to Section 5.04 and
from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 6.05 if the Servicer had
continued to act as servicer hereunder, together with other servicing
compensation in the form of assumption fees, late payment charges or otherwise
as provided in Sections 7.01 and 7.03. In no event shall the assets of the Trust
include, nor the Trustee or any other successor servicer acquire any rights to,
the Representative's Yield.
Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to
so act, and shall, if it is unable to so act or if the Majority in Aggregate
Voting Interest (with the consent of the Certificate Insurer), or the
Certificate Insurer so request in writing to the Trustee, appoint, or petition a
court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established mortgage loan
servicing institution acceptable to the Certificate Insurer, which acceptance
shall not be unreasonably withheld, that has a net worth of not less than
$15,000,000 and which is approved as a servicer by FNMA and FHLMC as the
successor to the Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the
respons ibilities, duties or liabilities of the Servicer hereunder. Any
collections received by the Servicer after removal or resignation shall be
endorsed by it to the Trustee and remitted directly to the Trustee or, at the
direction of the Trustee, to the successor servicer. The compensation of any
successor servicer (including, without limitation, the Trustee) so appointed
shall be the aggregate Servicing Fees, together with other Servicing
Compensation in the form of assumption fees, late payment charges or otherwise.
In the event the Trustee is required to solicit bids, the Trustee shall solicit,
by public announcement, bids from housing and home finance institutions, banks
and mortgage servicing institutions meeting the qualifications set forth above.
Such public announcement shall specify that the successor servicer shall be
entitled to the full amount of the aggregate Servicing Fees as servicing
compensation, together with the other servicing compensation in the form of
assumption fees, late payment charges or otherwise. Within thirty days after any
such public announcement, the Trustee shall negotiate and effect the sale,
transfer and assignment of the servicing rights and
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responsibilities hereunder to the qualified party submitting the highest
qualifying bid. The Trustee shall deduct from any sum received by the Trustee
from the successor to the Servicer in respect of such sale, transfer and
assignment all costs and expenses of any public announcement and of any sale,
transfer and assignment of the servicing rights and responsibilities hereunder
and the amount of any unreimbursed Servicing Advances and Advances. After such
deductions, the remainder of such sum shall be paid by the Trustee to the
Servicer at the time of such sale, transfer and assignment to the Servicer's
successor. The Trustee and such successor shall take such action, consistent
with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succes sion.
The Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Trustee and any successor servicer in
effecting the termination of the Servicer's servicing responsibilities and
rights hereunder and shall promptly provide the Trustee or such successor
servicer, as applicable, all documents and records reasonably requested by it to
enable it to assume the Servicer's functions hereunder and shall promptly also
transfer to the Trustee or such successor servicer, as applicable, all amounts
which then have been or should have been deposited in the Principal and Interest
Account by the Servicer or which are thereafter received with respect to the
Mortgage Loans. Neither the Trustee nor any other successor servicer shall be
held liable by reason of any failure to make, or any delay in making, any
distribution hereunder or any portion thereof caused by (i) the failure of the
Servicer to deliver, or any delay in delivering, cash, documents or records to
it, or (ii) restrictions imposed by any regulatory authority having jurisdiction
over the Servicer hereunder. No appointment of a successor to the Servicer
hereunder (other than the Trustee) shall be effective until the Trustee and the
Certificate Insurer shall have consented thereto. The Trustee shall not resign
as servicer until a successor servicer reasonably acceptable to the Certificate
Insurer has been appointed.
Pending appointment of a successor to the Servicer hereunder, the
Trustee shall act in such capacity as hereinabove provided. In connection with
such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the
compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as it and such
successor shall agree; provided, however, that no such compensa tion shall be in
excess of that permitted the Servicer pursuant to Section 8.03, together with
other servicing compensation in
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the form of assumption fees, late payment charges or otherwise as provided in
this Agreement. The Servicer, the Trustee, any Custodian and such successor
shall take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to
effectuate any such succession.
Section 10.03 Waiver of Defaults.
The Certificate Insurer or a Majority in Aggregate Voting Interest may,
on behalf of all Certificateholders, and subject to the consent of the
Certificate Insurer, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, waive any
events permitting removal of the Servicer as servicer pursuant to this Article
X. Upon any waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and any
Servicer Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for
every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent
or other default or impair any right consequent thereto except to the extent
expressly so waived. Notice of any such waiver shall be given by the Trustee to
each Rating Agency.
Section 10.04 Control by Majority in Aggregate Voting
Interest.
The Certificate Insurer, or the Majority in Aggregate Voting Interest
with the consent of the Certificate Insurer, which consent may not be
unreasonably withheld, may direct the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding relating to the assets of the Trust or the Certificates or for any
remedy available to the Trustee with respect to the Certificates, or exercising
any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to the Certificates or
the assets of the Trust, provided that:
(i) such direction shall not be in conflict with any
rule of law or with this Agreement;
(ii) the Trustee shall have been provided with
indemnity satisfactory to it; and
(iii) the Trustee may take any other action deemed
proper by it which is not inconsistent with such direction;
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provided, however, that the Trustee need not take any action which it
determines might involve it in liability or may be unjustly prejudicial
to the Holders not so directing. If inconsistent directions are given,
the Certificate Insurer's directions shall control.
ARTICLE XI
TERMINATION
Section 11.01 Termination.
Subject to Section 11.03, this Agreement shall terminate upon notice to
the Trustee of either: (a) the collection with respect to the last Mortgage Loan
(or Advances of same by the Servicer), or the disposition of all funds with
respect to the last Mortgage Loan and the remittance of all funds due hereunder
and the payment of all amounts due and payable to the Certificate Insurer and
the Trustee or (b) mutual consent of the Servicer, the Certificate Insurer and
all Certificateholders in writing.
Subject to Section 11.03, the Servicer may, at its option, elect to
terminate this Agreement on any date following the first Payment Date on which
the Pool Principal Balance is less than 10% of the Original Pool Principal
Balance (such Payment Date being the "Optional Purchase Date") by causing the
Trust to sell (which may be to the Depositors or the Class R
Certificateholders), as of the last day of the Due Period with respect to the
next succeeding Payment Date, all of the outstanding Mortgage Loans and REO
Properties at a price (the "Termination Price") equal to the fair market value
thereof (determined as provided below); provided, that the Trust shall not sell
the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties if the Termination Price to be received is
less than the sum of (x) 100% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the
outstanding Mortgage Loans and REO Properties and (y) accrued and unpaid
interest on each such Mortgage Loan at a rate equal to its respective Mortgage
Interest Rate. In connection with any such sale, the Servicer shall pay any
outstanding and unpaid fees and expenses of the Trustee and the Certificate
Insurer relating to this Agreement that such parties would otherwise have been
entitled to pursuant to Section 6.05(d).
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The fair market value of the outstanding Mortgage Loans and REO
Properties for purposes of this Section 11.01 shall be an amount equal to the
average of the bid prices for such assets taken as a whole, provided to the
Servicer by two Independent, nationally recognized dealers in whole loans
substantially similar to the Mortgage Loans.
Any such sale pursuant to this Section 11.01 shall be accomplished by
depositing into the Collection Account, on the third Business Day immediately
preceding the final Payment Date on which such purchase is to be effected, the
amount of the Termination Price. On the same day that the Termination Price is
deposited into the Collection Account, any other amounts then on deposit in the
Principal and Interest Account shall be transferred to the Collection Account
pursuant to Section 5.04(ii) for payment to Certificateholders pursuant to
Section 6.05(d) on the final Payment Date as specified in the notice to
Certificateholders described below; and any amounts received with respect to the
Mortgage Loans and REO Properties subsequent to the last day of the related Due
Period shall belong to the Person purchasing the Mortgage Loans and REO
Properties. Promptly upon receipt of the Termination Price, the Trustee shall
release (or cause to be released) each related Mortgage File to the Person
purchasing the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties as set forth herein.
Notice of any termination, specifying the Payment Date upon which this
Agreement will terminate shall be given promptly by the Trustee by letter to the
Certificateholders mailed during the month of such final Payment Date before the
Determination Date in such month, specifying (i) the Payment Date upon which
final payment of the Certificates will be made and (ii) the amount of any such
final payment. The obligations of the Certificate Insurer hereunder shall
terminate upon the deposit by the Servicer with the Trustee for deposit into the
Collection Account of a sum sufficient to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans and
REO Properties as set forth above.
Each Holder is required, and hereby agrees, to return to the Trustee
any Certificate with respect to which the Trustee has made the final
distribution due thereon. Any such Certificate as to which the Trustee has made
the final distribution thereon shall be deemed canceled and shall no longer be
outstanding for
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any purpose of this Agreement, whether or not such Certificate is
ever returned to the Trustee.
In the event that any amount due to any Class A Certificateholder
remains unclaimed, the Servicer shall, at the expense of the Trust Fund, which
amount shall be allocated to the Trust REMIC, cause to be published once, in the
eastern edition of The Wall Street Journal, notice that such money remains
unclaimed. If, within the period then specified in the escheat laws of the State
of New York after such publication such amount remains unclaimed, the Class R
Certificateholders shall be entitled to all unclaimed funds and other assets
which remain subject hereto and the Trustee upon transfer of such funds shall be
discharged of any responsibility for such funds and the Certificateholders shall
look to the Class R Certificateholders for payment.
Section 11.02 Additional Termination Requirements.
(a) In the event the Servicer exercises its purchase option as provided
in Section 11.01, the Trust Fund shall be terminated in accordance with the
following additional requirements, unless the Trustee has been furnished with an
Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the failure of the Trust Fund to comply
with the requirements of this Section 11.02 will not (i) result in the
imposition of taxes on prohibited transactions" of the Trust REMIC as defined in
Section 860F of the Code, or (ii) cause the Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a
REMIC at any time that any Certificates are outstanding:
(i) Within 89 days prior to the final Payment Date the
Trustee shall adopt a plan of complete liquidation of the REMIC meeting
the requirements of a "Qualified Liquidation" under Section 860F of the
Code and any regulations thereunder;
(ii) At or after the time of adoption of such a plan of
complete liquidation and at or prior to the final Payment Date, the
Trustee shall sell all of the assets of the Trust Fund to the Servicer
or the Certificate Insurer for cash;
(iii) At the time of the making of the final payment on
the Certificates, the Trustee shall distribute or credit, or
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cause to be distributed or credited (A) to the Class A
Certificateholders, the Class A Principal Balance, plus one month's
interest on each Class of Class A Certificates at the respective
Pass-Through Rate, and (B) to the Class R Certificateholders, all cash
on hand after such payment to the Class A Certificateholders (other
than cash retained to meet claims), and the Trust REMIC and the Trust
Fund shall terminate at such time; and
(iv) In no event may the final payment on the Certificates
(except to the extent permitted in Section 11.01 with respect to
Certificateholders who fail to surrender their Certificates) be made
after the 89th day from the date on which the plan of complete
liquidation is adopted.
(b) By their acceptance of the Certificates, the holders thereof hereby
agree to appoint the Trustee as their attorney-in-fact to (i) adopt such a plan
of complete liquidation as appropriate or upon the written request of the
Certificate Insurer and (ii) to take such other action in connection therewith
as may be reasonably required to carry out such plan of complete liquidation all
in accordance with the terms hereof.
(c) On the final federal income tax return for the Trust REMIC, the
Trustee will attach a statement specifying the date of the adoption of the plan
of liquidation.
Section 11.03 Accounting Upon Termination of Servicer.
Upon termination of the Servicer under Article X hereof, the Servicer
shall:
(a) deliver to its successor or, if none shall yet
have been appointed, to the Trustee the funds in any Principal
and Interest Account;
(b) deliver to its successor or, if none shall yet have been
appointed, to the Trustee, the Mortgage Files and related documents and
statements held by it hereunder and a Mortgage Loan portfolio computer tape;
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(c) deliver to its successor or, if none shall yet have been
appointed, to the Trustee and, upon request, to the Certificateholders, a full
accounting of all funds, including a statement showing the Monthly Payments
collected by it and a statement of monies held in trust by it for the payments
or charges with respect to the Mortgage Loans; and
(d) execute and deliver such instruments and perform all acts
reasonably requested in order to effect the orderly and efficient transfer of
servicing of the Mortgage Loans to its successor and to more fully and
definitively vest in such successor all rights, powers, duties,
responsibilities, obliga tions and liabilities of the Servicer under this
Agreement.
Section 11.04 Representative's Right to Representative's
Yield Absolute.
The Representative's right to receive the Representative's Yield with
respect to each Mortgage Loan shall be absolute and unconditional, and shall
survive notwithstanding the termination of the rights and obligations of the
Servicer hereunder, the resignation of the Servicer or the termination of this
Agreement. The Representative's right to receive the Representative's Yield
shall not be subject to offset or counterclaim, whether or not such right has
been assigned in whole or in part, notwithstanding any breach of any
representation or warranty of the Representative or any Depositor under this
Agreement or any default by the Representative or any Depositor of any of its
obligations or covenants under this Agreement. The Representative shall have the
right to assign any or all of its rights in and to the Representative's Yield,
without notice to or the consent of any party to this Agreement or any
Noteholder or any Certificateholder.
Section 11.05 Termination Upon Loss of REMIC Status.
(a) Following a final determination by the Internal Revenue Service, or
by a court of competent jurisdiction, in either case, from which no appeal is
taken within the permitted time for such appeal, or if any appeal is taken,
following a final determination of such appeal from which no further appeal can
be taken, to the effect that the Trust REMIC does not and will no longer qualify
as a REMIC pursuant to Section 860D of the Code
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(the "Final Determination"), at any time on or after the date which is 30
calendar days following such Final Determination (i) the Majority in Voting
Interest may direct the Trustee on behalf of the Trust REMIC to adopt a "plan of
complete liquidation" (within the meaning of Section 860F(a)(4)(B)(i) of the
Code) and (ii) the Certificate Insurer may notify the Trustee of the Certificate
Insurer's determination to purchase from the Trust Fund all Mortgage Loans and
all property theretofore acquired by foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure,
or otherwise in respect of any Mortgage Loan then remaining in the Trust Fund at
a price equal to the Termination Price. Upon receipt of notice from the
Certificate Insurer, the Trustee shall notify the Class R Certificateholders of
such election to liquidate or such determination to purchase, as the case may be
(the "Termination Notice"). The Holders of a majority of the Percentage Interest
of the Class R Certificates then outstanding may, within 60 days from the date
of receipt of the Termination Notice (the "Purchase Option Period"), at their
option, purchase from the Trust all Mortgage Loans and all property theretofore
acquired by foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure, or otherwise in respect of
any Mortgage Loan them remaining in the Trust Fund at a purchase price equal to
the Termination Price. Any such purchase shall be accomplished in the manner set
forth in Section 11.01.
(b) If, during the Purchase Option Period, the Class R Certificateholders
have not exercised the option described in the immediately preceding paragraph,
then upon the expiration of the Purchase Option Period (i) in the event that the
Majority in Aggregate Voting Interest have given the Trustee the direction
described in clause (a)(i) above, the Trustee shall sell the Mortgage Loans and
distribute the proceeds of the liquidation of the Trust Fund, each in accordance
with the plan of complete liquidation, such that, if so directed, the
liquidation of the Trust Fund, the distribution of the proceeds of the
liquidation and the termination of this Agreement occur no later than the close
of the 60th day, or such later day as the Majority in Aggregate Voting Interest
shall permit or direct in writing, after the expiration of the Purchase Option
Period and (ii) in the event that the Certificate Insurer has given the Trustee
notice of the Certificate Insurer's determination to purchase the Trust Fund
described in clause (a)(ii) preceding, the Certificate Insurer shall so purchase
the Trust Fund within 60 days after the expiration of the Purchase Option
Period.
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(c) Following a Final Determination, the Holders of a majority of the
Percentage Interest of the Class R Certificates then outstanding may, at their
option and upon delivery to the Class A Certificateholders and the Certificate
Insurer of an opinion of nationally recognized tax counsel selected by the
Holders of the Class R Certificates, which opinion shall be reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to the Majority in Aggregate Voting Interest
and the Certificate Insurer, to the effect that the effect of the Final
Determination is to increase substantially the probability that the gross income
of the Trust REMIC will be subject to federal taxation, purchase from the Trust
Fund all Mortgage Loans and all property theretofore acquired by foreclosure,
deed in lieu of foreclosure, or otherwise in respect of any Mortgage Loan then
remaining in the Trust Fund at a purchase price equal to the Termination Price.
Any such purchase shall be accomplished in the manner set forth in Section
11.01. The foregoing opinion shall be deemed satisfactory unless the Majority in
Aggregate Voting Interest give the Holders of a majority of the Percentage
Interest of the Class R Certificates notice that such opinion is not
satisfactory within thirty days after receipt of such opinion.
ARTICLE XII
THE TRUSTEE
Section 12.01 Duties of Trustee.
The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Default and after
the curing of all Servicer Defaults which may have occurred, undertakes to
perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this
Agreement. If a Servicer Default has occurred and has not been cured or waived,
the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this
Agreement, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as a
prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of
such person's own affairs.
The Trustee, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates, statements,
opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished to the
Trustee which are specifically required to be furnished pursuant to any
provision of this
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Agreement, shall examine them to determine whether they conform to the
requirements of this Agreement; provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be
responsible for the accuracy or content of any resolution, certificate,
statement, opinion, report, document, order or other instrument furnished by the
Servicer or either Depositor hereunder. If any such instrument is found not to
conform to the requirements of this Agreement, the Trustee shall notify the
Certificate Insurer and request written instructions as to the action it deems
appropriate to have the instrument corrected, and if the instrument is not so
corrected, the Trustee will provide notice thereof to the Certificate Insurer
who shall then direct the Trustee as to the action, if any, to be taken.
No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the
Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure
to act or its own willful misconduct; provided, however, that:
(i) Prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Default, and after
the curing of all Servicer Defaults which may have occurred, the duties
and obligations of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the
express provisions of this Agreement, the Trustee shall not be liable
except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are
specifically set forth in this Agreement, no implied covenants or
obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Trustee and,
in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee may
conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the
correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or
opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of
this Agreement;
(ii) The Trustee shall not be personally liable for an error
of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or other
officers of the Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was
negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(iii) The Trustee shall not be personally liable with respect
to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good
faith in accordance with the direction of the
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Certificate Insurer or the Class A Certificateholders, relating to the
time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy
available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred
upon the Trustee, under this Agreement;
(iv) The Trustee shall not be required to take notice or be
deemed to have notice or knowledge of any Default or Servicer Default
unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received notice
thereof. In the absence of receipt of such notice, the Trustee may
conclusively assume that there is no default or Servicer Default;
(v) The Trustee shall not be required to expend or risk its
own funds or otherwise incur financial liability for the performance of
any of its duties hereunder or the exercise of any of its rights or
powers if there is reasonable ground for believing that the repayment
of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is
not reasonably assured to it, and none of the provisions contained in
this Agreement shall in any event require the Trustee to perform, or be
responsible for the manner of performance of, any of the obligations of
the Servicer under this Agreement except during such time, if any, as
the Trustee shall be the successor to, and be vested with the rights,
duties, powers and privileges of, the Servicer in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement;
(vi) Subject to the other provisions of this Agreement and
without limiting the generality of this Section, the Trustee shall have
no duty (A) to see to any recording, filing, or depositing of this
Agreement or any agreement referred to herein or any financing
statement or continuation statement evidencing a security interest, or
to see to the maintenance of any such recording or filing or depositing
or to any rerecording, refiling or redepositing of any thereof, (B) to
see to any insurance, (C) to see to the payment or discharge of any
tax, assessment, or other governmental charge or any lien or
encumbrance of any kind owing with respect to, assessed or levied
against, any part of the Trust Fund or the Trust REMIC, (D) to confirm
or verify the contents of any reports or certificates of the Servicer
delivered to the Trustee pursuant to this Agreement
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believed by the Trustee to be genuine and to have been
signed or presented by the proper party or parties; and
(vii) The Trustee shall not be deemed a fiduciary for the
Certificate Insurer in its capacity as such, except to the extent the
Certificate Insurer has made an Insured Payment and is thereby
subrogated to the rights of the Certificateholders with respect
thereto.
Section 12.02 Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 12.01:
(i) The Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting or
refraining from acting upon any resolution, Officers' Certificate,
Opinion of Counsel, certificate of auditors or any other certificate,
statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent,
order, appraisal, bond or other paper or document believed by it to be
genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or
parties;
(ii) The Trustee may consult with counsel and any Opinion of
Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in
respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in
good faith and in accordance with such Opinion of Counsel;
(iii) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any
of the trusts or powers vested in it by this Agreement or to institute,
conduct or defend by litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the
request, order or direction of the Certificate Insurer or any of the
Certificateholders, pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement,
unless such Certificateholders or the Certificate Insurer, as
applicable, shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or
indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be
incurred therein or thereby; nothing contained herein shall, however,
relieve the Trustee of the obligation, upon the occurrence of a
Servicer Default (which has not been cured), to exercise such of the
rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and to use the same
degree of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent
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person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the
conduct of such person's own affairs;
(iv) The Trustee shall not be personally liable for any
action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by
it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers
conferred upon it by this Agreement;
(v) Prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Default hereunder
and after the curing of all Defaults which may have occurred, the
Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or
matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument,
opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond or
other paper or document, unless requested in writing to do so by the
Certificate Insurer or Holders of Class A Certificates evidencing not
less than 25% of the Class A Principal Balance; provided, however, that
if the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee of the costs,
expenses or liabilities likely to be incurred by it in the making of
such investigation is, in the opinion of the Trustee, not reasonably
assured to the Trustee by the security afforded to it by the terms of
this Agreement, the Trustee may require reasonable indemnity against
such expense or liability as a condition to taking any such action. The
reasonable expense of every such examination shall be paid by the
Servicer or, if paid by the Trustee, shall be repaid by the Servicer
upon demand from the Servicer's own funds;
(vi) The right of the Trustee to perform any discretionary
act enumerated in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty, and
the Trustee shall not be answerable for other than its negligence or
willful misconduct in the performance of such act;
(vii) The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or
surety in respect of the execution of the Trust created hereby or the
powers granted hereunder; and
(viii) The Trustee may execute any of the trusts or
powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder, including,
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without limitation, under Section 2.06 hereof, either directly or by or
through agents or attorney.
(b) Following the Startup Day, the Trustee shall not knowingly accept
any contribution of assets, including substitutions, to the Trust Fund or the
Trust REMIC, unless the Trustee shall have received an Opinion of Counsel to the
effect that the inclusion of such assets in the Trust Fund or the Trust REMIC
will not cause the Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that
any Certificates are outstanding or subject the Trust REMIC to any tax under the
REMIC Provisions or other applicable provisions of federal, state and local law
or ordinances.
Section 12.03 Trustee Not Liable for Certificates or
Mortgage Loans.
The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates (other than the
certificate of authentication on the Certificates) shall be taken as the
statements of the Depositors, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for
their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or
sufficiency of this Agreement or of the Certificates or of any Mortgage Loan or
related document. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or
application by the Depositors of any of the Certificates or of the proceeds of
such Certificates, or for the use or application of any funds paid to the
Servicer in respect of the Mortgage Loans or deposited in or withdrawn from the
Principal and Interest Account by the Servicer. The Trustee shall not be
responsible for the legality or validity of the Agreement or the validity,
priority, perfection or sufficiency of the security for the Certificates issued
or intended to be issued hereunder.
Section 12.04 Trustee May Own Certificates.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the
owner or pledgee of Certificates with the same rights it would have if it were
not Trustee, and may otherwise deal with the parties hereto.
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Section 12.05 Servicer to Pay Trustee's Fees and Expenses.
The Servicer covenants and agrees to pay to the Trustee from time to
time, and the Trustee shall be entitled to, reasonable compensation (which shall
not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a
trustee of an express trust) for all services rendered by it in the execution of
the trusts hereby created and in the exercise and performance of any of the
powers and duties hereunder of the Trustee, including the powers and duties
described in Section 2.07 hereof, and the Servicer will pay or reimburse the
Trustee upon its request, and, if such amounts are not paid by the Servicer
within thirty (30) days of demand therefor, with interest thereon at the
Trustee's prime rate (which prime rate shall not exceed 10% per annum), for all
reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee
in accordance with any of the provisions of this Agreement (including, without
limitation, the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of its counsel
(including, reasonable compensation of its in-house counsel on an hourly basis)
and of all persons not regularly in its employ, including any agents, attorneys
and accountants of the Trustee, as described in Section 2.07(a) hereof) and such
out-of-pocket expenses as may be incurred by the Trustee in assuming servicing
responsibilities under Section 10.02 hereof, such reimbursable amounts to
include expenses incurred due to the Servicer's failure to properly discharge
its responsibilities hereunder or to the representations and warranties as to
any Mortgage Loan or Loans being untrue, but not to include general overhead
incurred by the Trustee as a result of becoming Successor Servicer, provided
however, prior to incurring such expenses, disbursements and advances ("costs"),
the Trustee will give the Servicer an opportunity to provide such services to
render such costs unnecessary), except any such expense, disbursement or advance
as may arise from its negligence or bad faith, provided that the Trustee shall
have no lien on the Trust Fund or the REMIC for the payment of its fees and
expenses. Failure by the Servicer to pay any such fees or other expenses shall
not relieve the Trustee of its obligation hereunder. The Trustee and any
director, officer, employee or agent of the Trustee shall be indemnified by the
Servicer and held harmless against any loss, liability or expense (i) incurred
in connection with any legal action relating to this Agreement or the
Certificates, other than any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of
willful misfeasance, bad faith or
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negligence in the performance of duties hereunder or by reason of reckless
disregard of obligations and duties hereunder, and (ii) resulting from any error
in any tax or information return prepared by the Servicer. The obligations of
the Servicer under this Section 12.05 shall survive termination of the Servicer
and payment of the Certificates, and shall extend to any co-trustee appointed
pursuant to this Article XII. The compensation due to the Trustee pursuant to
this Section 12.05 shall be paid by the Servicer from it own funds.
Section 12.06 Eligibility Requirements for Trustee.
The Trustee hereunder shall at all times be (i) a banking association
organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United State of
America, (ii) authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers,
including taking title to the Trust Fund asset on behalf of the
Certificateholders, (iii) having a combined capital and surplus of at least
$50,000,000, (iv) whose long-term deposits, if any, shall be rated at least
"BBB" by S&P or such lower long-term deposit rating by S&P as may be approved in
writing by the Certificate Insurer and S&P, and with a long-term deposit rating
of at least "Baa2" from Xxxxx'x (or such lower rating which would not cause
Xxxxx'x to reduce its then current ratings of the Class A Certificates), (v) is
subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority and (vi) is
reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Insurer as evidenced in writing. If
such banking association publishes reports of condition at least annually,
pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining
authority, then for the purposes of this Section 12.06 its combined capital and
surplus shall be deemed to be as set forth in it most recent report of condition
so published. In case at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in
accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee shall give notice of
such ineligibility to the Certificate Insurer and shall resign, upon the request
of the Certificate Insurer or the Majority in Aggregate Voting Interest, in the
manner and with the effect specified in Section 12.07.
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Section 12.07 Resignation and Removal of the Trustee.
The Trustee may at any time resign and be discharged from the trusts
hereby created by giving written notice thereof to the Servicer, the Certificate
Insurer and to all Certificateholders. Upon receiving such notice of
resignation, the Servicer shall, with the consent of the Certificate Insurer,
promptly appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, which
Instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee and to the successor
trustee. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the Certificateholders
by the Servicer. Unless a successor trustee shall have been appointed and have
accepted appointment within 60 days after the giving of such notice of
resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee.
If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance
with the provisions of Section 12.06 and shall fail to resign after written
request therefor by the Servicer, the Certificate Insurer or the Majority in
Aggregate Voting Interest, or if at any time the Trustee shall become incapable
of acting, or shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the
Trustee or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take
charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose
of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then the Servicer may remove the
Trustee and shall, within 30 days after such removal, appoint, subject to the
approval of the Certificate Insurer, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld, a successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, which
instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee so removed and to the successor
trustee. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the Certificateholders
by the Servicer.
The Majority in Aggregate Voting Interest or, if the Trustee fails to
perform in accordance with this Agreement, the Certificate Insurer may remove
the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee by written instrument or
instruments, in triplicate, signed by such Holders or their attorneys-in-fact
duly authorized, or by the Certificate Insurer, as the case may be, one complete
set of which instruments shall be delivered to the Servicer, one complete set to
the Trustee so removed and one complete set to the Successor Trustee so
appointed.
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Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a
successor trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section shall become
effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as provided in
Section 12.08.
Upon any termination of, or appointment of any successor to, the
Trustee hereunder, the Trustee shall promptly transfer all of the interest in
the Class R Certificates acquired by the Tax Matters Person pursuant to Section
2.07(a)(6) hereof to the Successor Trustee.
Section 12.08 Successor Trustee.
Any successor trustee appointed as provided in Section 12.07 shall
execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Servicer and to its predecessor trustee
an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon the
resignation or removal of the predecessor trustee shall become effective and
such successor trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall
become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its
predecessor hereunder, with the like effect as if originally named as trustee
herein. The predecessor trustee shall deliver to the successor trustee all
Trustee's Mortgage Files and related documents and statement held by it
hereunder, and the Servicer and the predecessor trustee shall execute and
deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required
for more fully and certainly vesting and confirming in the successor trustee all
such rights, powers duties and obligations.
No successor trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this
Section unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee shall be
eligible under the provisions of Section 12.06.
Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee as provided in
this Section, the Servicer shall mail notice of the succession of such trustee
hereunder to all Holders of Certificates at their addresses shown in the
Certificate Register and to Xxxxx'x and S&P. If the Servicer fails to mail such
notice within ten days after acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee,
the successor trustee shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of the
Servicer.
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Section 12.09 Merger or Consolidation of Trustee.
Any Person into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with
which it may be consolidated or any corporation or national banking association
resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee
shall be a party, or any corporation or national banking association succeeding
to the business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder,
provided such corporation or national banking association shall be eligible
under the provisions of Section 12.06, without the execution or filing of any
paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything
herein to the contrary notwithstanding.
Section 12.10 Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate
Trustee.
Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, at any time, for the
purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part
of the Trust Fund or property securing the same may at the time be located, the
Servicer and the Trustee acting jointly shall have the power and shall execute
and deliver all instruments to appoint one or more Persons approved by the
Trustee and the Certificate Insurer with written notice to Xxxxx'x to act as
co-trustee or co-trustees, jointly with the Trustee, or separate trustee or
separate trustees, of all or any part of the Trust Fund, and to vest in such
Person or Persons, in such capacity, such title to the Trust Fund, or any part
thereof, and, subject to the other provisions of this Section 12.10, such
powers, duties, obligations, rights and trust at the Servicer and the Trustee
may consider necessary or desirable. If the Servicer shall not have joined in
such appointment within 15 days after the receipt by it of a request so to do,
or in case a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee
alone (with the consent of the Certificate Insurer with written notice to
Xxxxx'x) shall have the power to make such appointment. No co-trustee or
separate trustee hereunder shall be required to meet the terms of eligibility as
a successor trustee under Section 12.06 hereunder and no notice to Holders of
Certificates of the appointment of co-trustee(s) or separate trustee(s) shall be
required under Section 12.08 hereof.
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In the case of any appointment of a co-trustee or separate trustee
pursuant to this Section 12.10, all rights, powers, duties and obligations
conferred or imposed upon the Trustee shall be conferred or imposed upon and
exercised or performed by the Trustee and such separate trustee or co-trustee
jointly, except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which
any particular act or acts are to be performed (whether as Trustee hereunder or
as successor to the Servicer hereunder), the Trustee shall be incompetent or
unqualified to perform such act or acts, in which event such rights, powers,
duties and obligations (including the holding of title to the Trust Fund or any
portion thereof in any such jurisdiction) shall be exercised and performed by
such separate trustee or co-trustee at the direction of the Trustee.
Any notice, request or other writing given to the Trustee shall be
deemed 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 Agreement and the conditions
of this Article XII. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its acceptance
of the trusts conferred, shall be vested with the estates or property specified
in its instrument of appointment, either jointly with the Trustee or separately,
as may be provided therein, subject to all the provisions of this Agreement,
specifically including every provision of this Agreement relating to the conduct
of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee. Every
such instrument shall be filed with the Trustee.
Any separate trustee or co-trustee may, at any time, constitute the
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 or in respect of this
Agreement on its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee
shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its estates,
properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the
Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or
successor trustee.
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Section 12.11 [Reserved].
Section 12.12 Appointment of Custodians.
The Trustee may, with the consent of the Servicer and the Certificate
Insurer and notice to Xxxxx'x, appoint one or more Custodians to hold all or a
portion of the Trustee's Mortgage Files as agent for the Trustee, by entering
into a Custodial Agreement. The First National Bank of Boston is initially
appointed Custodian with respect to all Mortgage Loans and, for so long as it
shall be the Custodian hereunder, agrees to comply with the terms of the
provisions of Exhibit N hereto applicable to the duties of the Custodian.
Subject to this Article XII, the Trustee agrees to comply with the terms of each
Custodial Agreement and to enforce the terms and provisions thereof against the
Custodian for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer.
The Servicer shall be liable for the fees of any Custodian appointed hereunder.
Each Custodian shall be 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 Trustee's Mortgage File. Each Custodial
Agreement may be amended only as provided in Section 13.02.
Section 12.13 Protection of Trust Fund.
(a) The Trustee will hold the Trust Fund in trust for the benefit of
the Holders and the Certificate Insurer and, upon request of the Certificate
Insurer, or, with the consent of the Certificate Insurer, at the request of the
Depositors, will from time to time execute and deliver all such supplements and
amendments hereto pursuant to Section 13.02 hereof and all instruments of
further assurance and other instruments, and will take such other action upon
such request to:
(i) more effectively hold in trust all or any portion
of the Trust Fund;
(ii) perfect, publish notice of, or protect the
validity of any grant made or to be made by this Agreement;
(iii) enforce any of the Mortgage Loans; or
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(iv) preserve and defend title to the Trust Fund and the
rights of the Trustee, and the ownership Interests of the Holders
represented thereby, in such Trust Fund against the claims of all
Persons and parties.
The Trustee shall send copies of any request received from the
Certificate Insurer or the Depositors to take any action pursuant to this
Section 12.13 to the others.
(b) Subject to Article X hereof, the Trustee shall have the power to
enforce, and shall enforce the obligations of the other parties to this
Agreement and of the Certificate Insurer, by action, suit or proceeding at law
or equity, and shall also have the power to enjoin, by action or suit in equity,
any acts or occurrences which may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of
the Holders; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 12.13 shall require
any action by the Trustee unless the Trustee shall first (i) have been furnished
indemnity satisfactory to it and second (ii) when required by this Agreement,
have been requested to take such action by the Majority in Aggregate Voting
Interest, the Certificate Insurer or the Depositors in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement.
(c) The Trustee shall execute any instrument required pursuant to this
Section so long as such Instrument does not conflict with this Agreement or with
the Trustee's fiduciary duties.
ARTICLE XIII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 13.01 The Certificate Insurer.
Any right conferred to the Certificate Insurer hereunder shall be
suspended during any period in which the Certificate Insurer is in default in
its payment obligations under the Certificate Insurance Policy, and its rights
during such period shall vest in the Majority in Aggregate Voting Interest. At
such time as the Certificates are no longer outstanding, and no amounts owed to
the Certificate Insurer hereunder remain unpaid, the Certificate Insurer's
rights hereunder shall terminate.
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Section 13.02 Amendment.
(a) This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositors
and the Servicer by written agreement, upon the prior written consent of the
Trustee and the Certificate Insurer, without notice to or consent of the
Certificateholders, to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any
provisions herein, to comply with any changes in the Code, or to make any other
provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement
which shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or any
Custodial Agreement; provided, however, that such action shall not, as evidenced
by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting the change,
delivered to the Certificate Insurer, the Trustee and the Depositors, adversely
affect the interests of any Certificateholder or the Certificate Insurer; and
provided, further, that no such amendment shall reduce in any manner the amount
of, or delay the timing of, payments received on Mortgage Loans which are
required to be distributed on any Certificate without the consent of the Holder
of such Certificate, or change the rights or obligations of any other party
hereto without the consent of such party. The Trustee shall give prompt written
notice to each Rating Agency of any amendment made pursuant to this Section
13.02(a).
(b) This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositors
and the Servicer, with the consent of the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer,
the Majority in Aggregate Voting Interest of the Class A Certificates and the
Holders of the majority of the Percentage Interest in the Class R Certificates
for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or
eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any
manner the rights of the Holders; provided, however, that no such amendment
shall reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, any payments
which are required to be distributed on any Class A Certificate without the
consent of the Holder of such Certificate or reduce the percentage for each
Class of Certificates the Holders of which are required to consent to any such
amendment without the consent of the Holders of 100% of each Class of
Certificates affected thereby. Prior notice of any proposed amendment pursuant
to this Section 13.02(b) shall be given to each Rating Agency.
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(c) It shall not be necessary for the consent of Holders under this
Section to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall
be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof.
(d) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, the
Trustee shall not consent to any amendment to this Agreement unless it shall
have first received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such amendment or
the exercise of any power granted to the Servicer, the Representative, any
Depositor, the Certificate Insurer or the Trustee in accordance with such
amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on the Trust REMIC or cause
the Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate
is outstanding. No amendment shall have the effect of varying the latest
possible maturity, principal amount or interest rate of the Trust unless the
Trustee shall have received an Opinion of Counsel that the amendment will not
cause the regular interest to lack fixed terms within the meaning of the REMIC
provisions.
(e) An amendment or supplement to the original issue discount legend
shall not be an amendment or supplement for purposes of this Article 13.
Section 13.03 Recordation of Agreement.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement, or a
memorandum thereof if permitted under applicable law, is subject to recordation
in all appropriate public offices for real property records in all of the
counties or other comparable jurisdictions in which any or all of the properties
subject to the Mortgages are situated, and in any other appropriate public
recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by the Servicer
at the Holders' or Certificate Insurer's expense on direction and at the expense
of the Majority in Aggregate Voting Interest or the Certificate Insurer
requesting such recordation, but only when accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel
to the effect that such recordation materially and beneficially affects the
interests of the Certificateholders or the Certificate Insurer or is necessary
for the administration or servicing of the Mortgage Loans.
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Section 13.04 Duration of Agreement.
This Agreement shall continue in existence and effect until terminated
as herein provided.
Section 13.05 Governing Law.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES
HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS, WITHOUT GIVING
EFFECT TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.
Section 13.06 Notices.
All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed
by overnight mail, certified mail or registered mail, postage prepaid, to (i) in
the case of the Servicer and the Representative, EquiCredit Corporation of
America, 00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: General Counsel, or such other addresses as may hereafter be
furnished to the Trustee in writing by the Representative and the Servicer, (ii)
in the case of each Depositor, c/o EquiCredit Corporation of America, 00000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000-0000 Attention: General
Counsel, or such other addresses as may hereafter be furnished to the Trustee in
writing by such Depositor, (iii) in the case of the Certificateholders, as set
forth in the Certificate Register, (iv) in the case of the Trustee, First Bank
National Association, c/o First Trust of Illinois, National Association, 000
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Corporate Trust Department,
(v) in the case of Xxxxx'x, 00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000,
Attention: Home Equity Monitoring Group, (vi) in the case of S&P, 00 Xxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx and (vii) in the case of
the Certificate Insurer, Financial Guaranty Insurance Company, 000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Managing Counsel (re: EQCC Home Equity Loan
Trust 1996-4). Any such notices shall be deemed to be effective with respect to
any party hereto upon the receipt of such notice by such party, except that
notices to the Certificateholders shall be effective upon mailing or personal
delivery.
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Section 13.07 Severability of Provisions.
If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of
this Agreement shall be held invalid for any reason whatsoever, then such
covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the
remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall
in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other covenants,
agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement.
Section 13.08 No Partnership.
Except for federal, state and local income, franchise or similar tax
purposes, nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create a
co-partnership or joint venture between the parties hereto and the services of
the Servicer shall be rendered as an independent contractor and not as agent for
the Certificateholders.
Section 13.09 Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and by the
different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so
executed, shall be deemed to be an original; such counterparts, together, shall
constitute one and the same agreement.
Section 13.10 Successors and Assigns.
This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
Representative, the Servicer, the Depositors, the Trustee and the
Certificateholders and their respective successors and assigns.
Section 13.11 Headings.
The headings of the various Sections of this Agreement have been
inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to be part of
this Agreement.
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Section 13.12 Limitation of Liability of Trustee.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this
Agreement has been executed by First Bank National Association not in its
individual capacity but solely as Trustee and in no event shall First Bank
National Association have any liability for the representations, warranties,
covenants, agreements or other obligations of the Depositors hereunder or in any
of the certificates, notices or agreements delivered pursuant hereto, as to all
of which recourse shall be had solely to the assets of the Trust Fund.
Section 13.13 Limitations on Rights of Others.
The provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the
Depositors, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificateholders and the
Originators and nothing in this Agreement whether express or implied, shall be
construed to give to any other Person any legal or equitable right, remedy or
claim in the assets of the Trust or under or in respect of this Agreement or any
covenants, conditions or provisions contained herein. The Certificate Insurer is
an intended third party beneficiary of this Agreement.
Section 13.14 No Petition.
The Servicer and the Trustee by entering into this Agreement hereby
covenants and agrees that it shall not, prior to the date which is one year and
one day after the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article XI hereof,
acquiesce, petition or otherwise invoke or cause the Depositors to invoke the
process of any court or government authority for the purpose of commencing or
sustaining a case against the Depositors under any federal or state bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee,
trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of each of the
Depositors or any substantial part of its respective property, or ordering the
winding up or liquidation of the affairs of each of the Depositors.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Servicer, the Trustee and the Depositors have
caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto
duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.
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FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
By:_______________________________
Name:
Xxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: Vice President
EQUICREDIT CORPORATION OF AMERICA,
as Representative and Servicer
By:_______________________________
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
THE DEPOSITORS
EQCC RECEIVABLES CORPORATION
By:_______________________________
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: President
EQCC ASSET BACKED CORPORATION
By:_______________________________
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: President
STATE OF NEW YORK )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
On the 30th day of December, 1996 before me, a Notary Public in and for
the State of New York, personally appeared Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, known to me to be
the President of EQCC Receivables Corporation and EQCC Asset Backed Corporation,
corporations that executed the within instrument and also known to me to be the
person who executed it on behalf of said corporations, and
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acknowledged to me that such corporations executed the within
instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official
seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
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Notary Public
STATE OF NEW YORK )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
On the 30th day of December, 1996 before me, a Notary Public in and for
the State of New York, personally appeared Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, known to me to be
the Senior Vice President of EquiCredit Corporation of America, a corporation
that executed the within instrument and also known to me to be the person who
executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such
corporation executed the within instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official
seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
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Notary Public
STATE OF NEW YORK )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
On the 30th day of December, 1996 before me, a Notary Public in and for
the State of New York, personally appeared Xxxxx X. Xxxx, known to me to be Vice
President of First Bank National Association, a national banking association
that executed the
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within instrument and also known to me to be the person who executed it on
behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such corporation
executed the within instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official
seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
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Notary Public
138013-1
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EXHIBIT A
CONTENTS OF MORTGAGE FILE
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include
each of the following items (copies to the extent the originals have been
delivered to the Depositors pursuant to Section 2.04 of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement), all of which shall be available for inspection by the
Trustee and the Custodian, to the extent required by applicable laws:
1. The original Mortgage Note, with any intervening
endorsements, endorsed*/ "Pay to the order of The First
National Bank of Boston, as Custodian under the
Custodial Agreement dated as of December 1, 1996,
Series 1996-4, without recourse" and signed, by
facsimile or manual signature, in the name of the
Originator transferring such Mortgage Loan to the
applicable Depositor pursuant to the Transfer Agreement
by a Responsible Officer, with all prior and
intervening endorsements showing a complete chain of
endorsement from the originator to such Originator, if
the Originator from whom the Depositor acquired such
Mortgage Loan was not the originator and, with respect
to manufactured housing units, the certificate of
title, if any;
2. Either: (i) the original Mortgage, with evidence of
recording thereon (and, in the case of a Mortgaged
Property held in an Illinois Land Trust, signed by the
trustee of such Illinois Land Trust), (ii) a copy of
the Mortgage certified as a true copy by a Responsible
Officer of the applicable Depositor (provided, however,
that such Responsible Officer may complete one or more
blanket certificates attaching copies of one or more
Mortgages relating thereto) or by the closing attorney,
or by an officer of the title insurer or agent of the
title insurer which issued the related title insurance
policy, or commitment therefor, if the original has
been transmitted for recording until such time as the
original is returned by the public recording office or
(iii) a copy of the Mortgage certified by the public
recording office in those instances where the original
recorded Mortgage has been lost;
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3. Except for a Mortgaged Property held in an Illinois Land
Trust, either (i) the original Assignment of Mortgage from the
Originator to*/ The First National Bank of Boston, as
Custodian under the Custodial Agreement dated as of December
1, 1996: or in blank pursuant to the Transfer Agreement;
4. The original policy of title insurance or a true copy thereof
or, if such policy has not yet been delivered by the insurer,
the commitment or binder to issue same.
5. All intervening assignments, if any, showing a complete chain
of assignment from the originator to the applicable
Originator, including any recorded warehousing assignments,
with evidence of recording thereon, certified by a Responsible
Officer of the applicable Originator as a true copy of the
original of such intervening assignments;
6. Originals of all assumption and modification
agreements, if any or a copy certified as a true copy
by a Responsible Officer of the applicable Originator.
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*/ contemporaneously with the issuance of the Certificates, the
Depositors shall cause the Custodian to (A) endorse each Mortgage
Note to the order of the Trustee, which endorsement shall be in substantially
the form set forth in Section 2.04(a)(i) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
with appropriate alterations to reflect the interest of the Trustee and the
limited nature of the Custodian's interest therein as may be acceptable to the
Depositors, the Servicer and the Trustee, (B) execute each Assignment of
Mortgage to the Trustee, which assignment shall be in substantially the form set
forth in Section 2.04(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with
appropriate alterations to reflect the interest of the Trustee and (C) with
respect to each Illinois Land Trust, execute a Reassignment of Assignment of
Beneficial Interest to the Trustee, which reassignment shall be substantially in
the form set forth in Section 2.04(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
with appropriate alterations to reflect the interest of the Trustee. The
Servicer shall promptly cause each Assignment of Mortgage to be recorded in the
applicable recording office in the name of the Trustee.
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7. Except for a Mortgaged Property held in an Illinois
Land Trust, either: (i) originals of all intervening
assignments, if any showing a complete chain of title
from the originator to the applicable Depositor,
including any recorded warehousing assignments, with
evidence of recording thereon, or, (ii) if the original
intervening assignments have not yet been returned from
the recording office, a copy of the originals of such
intervening assignments together with a certificate of
a Responsible Officer of the Depositor or the closing
attorney or an officer of the title insurer which
issued the related title insurance policy, or
commitment therefor, or its duly authorized agent
certifying that the copy is a true copy of the original
of such intervening assignments or (iii) a copy of the
intervening assignment certified by the public
recording office in those instances where the original
recorded intervening assignment has been lost.
8. If the Mortgaged Property is held in an Illinois Land Trust,
the original Assignment of Beneficial Interest, or, if the
trustee of such Illinois Land Trust retains such original
Assignment of Beneficial Interest, a certified true copy of
such Assignment of Beneficial Interest so certified by such
trustee;
9. If the Mortgaged Property is held in an Illinois Land
Trust, an original Reassignment of Assignment of
Beneficial Interest from the Company to*/ The First
National Bank of Boston, as Custodian under the
Custodial Agreement dated as of December 1, 1996,
Series 1996-4 or in blank. In the event that the
Mortgage Loan was acquired by the applicable Originator
in a merger, the Reassignment of the Assignment of
Beneficial Interest must be by "[Originator], successor
by merger to "[name of predecessor]"; and in the event
that the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by
such Depositor while doing business under another name,
the Reassignment of Assignment of Beneficial Interest
must be by "[Originator], formerly known as [previous
name]";
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10. If the Mortgaged Property is held in an Illinois Land
Trust, originals of all intervening Reassignments of
Assignment of Beneficial Interest, showing a complete
chain of assignment from the beneficiaries of such
Illinois Land Trust to the applicable Originator of all
of such beneficiaries' right, title, and interest in,
to, and under the trust agreement with respect to such
Illinois Land Trust; and
11. If the Mortgaged Property is held in an Illinois Land
Trust, (A) a certified copy of the instrument creating
the Illinois Land Trust, (B) a copy of the UCC-1
Financing Statement evidencing the assignment of the
Mortgagor's beneficial interest in the Illinois Land
Trust, with evidence of filing thereon, and (C) the
original personal guaranty of the Mortgage Note,
executed by each beneficiary of the Illinois Land
Trust.
12. Mortgage Loan closing statement and any other truth-in-
lending or real estate settlement procedure forms
required by law.
13. Residential loan application.
14. Verification of employment and income, and tax returns,
if any.
15. Credit report on the mortgagor.
16. The full appraisal made in connection with the origination of
the related Mortgage Loan with photographs of the subject
property and of comparable properties, constituting evidence
sufficient to indicate that the Mortgaged Property relates to
a Residential Dwelling.
17. Copy of the First Lien, if in the Servicer's file.
18. All other papers and records developed or originated by
the applicable Depositor or others, required to
document the Mortgage Loan or to service the Mortgage
Loan.*/
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*/ contemporaneously with the issuance of the Certificates, the
Depositor shall cause the Custodian to (A) endorse each
Mortgage Note to the order of the Trustee, which endorsement
shall be in substantially the form set forth in Section
2.04(a)(i) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with
appropriate alterations to reflect the interest of the
Trustee and the limited nature of the Custodian's interest
therein as may be acceptable to the Depositors, the Servicer
and the Trustee, (B) execute each Assignment of Mortgage to
the Trustee, which assignment shall be in substantially the
form set forth in Section 2.04(c) of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, with appropriate alterations to reflect
the interest of the Trustee and (C) with respect to each
Illinois Land Trust, execute a Reassignment of Assignment of
Beneficial Interest to the Trustee, which reassignment shall
be substantially in the form set forth in Section 2.04(h) of
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with appropriate
alterations to reflect the interest of the Trustee. The
Servicer shall promptly cause each Assignment of Mortgage to
be recorded in the applicable recording office in the name
of the Trustee.
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EXHIBIT B-1
[FORM OF CLASS A-_ CERTIFICATE]
[Form of Face of Certificate]
EQCC HOME EQUITY LOAN ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES
Series 1996-4 Original Class A-_
CLASS A Principal Balance:
$----------
[Original] Class A-_
Pass-Through Rate: Original Dollar Amount
[____%] as of the Cut-off Date
Represented by this
No. A-__ Certificate:
Date of Pooling and $__________
Servicing Agreement
and Cut-off Date: Percentage Interest of
December 1, 1996 this Certificate:
----%
Servicer:
EquiCredit Initial Pool
Corporation of America Principal Balance:
$590,000,171.30
First Payment Date:
January 15, 1997 Latest Maturity Date:
__________ __, 20__
Closing Date:
December 30, 1996 Trustee:
First Bank National Association
Cusip: ___________
[INSERT, IF APPLICABLE THE ISSUE PRICE OF THIS
CERTIFICATE IS % OF THE ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS
CERTIFICATE. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT APPLICABLE LAW AND TREASURY
REGULATIONS COULD BE INTERPRETED TO PROVIDE THAT ALL INTEREST
PAYMENTS ON THIS CERTIFICATE ARE TO BE TREATED AS PART OF THE
STATED REDEMPTION PRICE AT MATURITY OF THIS CERTIFICATE (I.E.,
PRINCIPAL) THEREBY CAUSING THIS CERTIFICATE TO HAVE OID. IN SUCH
B-1-1
CASE, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WOULD BE APPLICABLE, ASSUMING THAT THIS
CERTIFICATE PAYS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROJECTED CASH FLOWS BASED ON CERTAIN
ASSUMPTIONS USED IN PRICING THE CERTIFICATE: (I) THE AMOUNT OF OID AS A
PERCENTAGE OF THE ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WOULD BE
APPROXIMATELY %; (II) THE ANNUAL YIELD OF THIS CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF
COMPUTING OID WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY
% PER ANNUM; AND (III) THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF OID ALLOCABLE TO THE INITIAL
ACCRUAL PERIOD (DECEMBER 30, 1996 TO JANUARY 14, 1997) FOR PURPOSES OF COMPUTING
OID ON THIS CERTIFICATE AS A PERCENTAGE WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY %. THE METHOD
USED TO CALCULATE THE ANNUAL YIELD AND THE AMOUNT OF OID ALLOCABLE TO THE
INITIAL ACCRUAL PERIOD IS THE EXACT METHOD. THE ACTUAL YIELD TO MATURITY AND OID
ON THIS CERTIFICATE MAY DIFFER FROM THE PROJECTED AMOUNTS. A 100% PREPAYMENT
ASSUMPTION WAS USED IN DETERMINING THE ANNUAL YIELD FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX
PURPOSES.]
B-1-2
This certifies that _________________________ is the registered owner
of a Class A-_ percentage interest (the "Percentage Interest") in certain
residential first and second mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") master
serviced by EquiCredit Corporation of America (hereinafter called the
"Servicer", in its capacity as Servicer, and "Representative", in its capacity
as Representative, which terms include any successor entity under the Agreement
referred to below). The Mortgage Loans were originated or acquired by the
Representative and certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries as set forth in the
Agreement referred to below (the Representative and such subsidiaries, the
"Depositors"). The Mortgage Loans will be serviced by the Servicer pursuant to
the terms and conditions of that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated
as of December 1, 1996 (the "Agreement") by and among the Representative, the
Servicer, the Depositors and First Bank National Association, as trustee (the
"Trustee"), certain of the pertinent provisions of which are set forth herein.
To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the
meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is
subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which
Agreement the holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof
assents and by which such holder is bound. The Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage
Pool have aggregate outstanding principal balances, at the close of business on
the Cut-Off Date herein referred to, after application of payments received by
the Servicer on or before such date, of $590,000,171.30
On each Payment Date, commencing on September 16, 1996, the Trustee
shall distribute to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered on
the calendar day immediately preceding each Payment Date (or, if Definitive
Certificates are issued, the last calendar day of the month preceding the month
in which such Payment Date occurs) (the "Record Date"), an amount equal to the
product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount
required to be distributed to Holders of Class A Certificates on such Payment
Date pursuant to Section 6.05 of the Agreement.
B-1-3
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee on behalf of the Trust has caused this
Certificate to be duly executed under its official seal.
First Bank National Association
By:____________________
Authorized Officer
Name:
Title:
Dated:
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is a Class A-_ Certificate referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement, which Certificate is issued to
______________________________________________ in the initial
denomination of $_____________.
First Bank National Association
By:_________________________
Authorized Signatory
B-1-4
[Form of Reverse of Certificate]
Distributions on this Certificate will be made by the Trustee by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Person entitled
thereto as shall appear on the Certificate Register without the presentation or
surrender of this Certificate or the making of any notation thereon, at a bank
or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Person shall own
of record Class A Certificates which have denominations aggregating at least
$1,000,000 appearing in the Certificate Register and in all cases to the Class R
Certificates, and shall have so notified the Trustee at least five business days
prior to the related Record Date, or by check mailed to the address of such
Person appearing in the Certificate Register.
Upon receiving the final distribution hereon, the Holder hereof is
required to send this Certificate to the Trustee. The Agreement provides that,
in any event, upon the making of the final distribution due on this Certificate,
this Certificate shall be deemed cancelled for all purposes under the Agreement.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as EQCC Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series 1996-4,
Class A-1, Class X-0, Xxxxx X-0, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7,
Class A-8, Class A-9 and Class R (herein called the "Certificates") and, as set
forth in the Agreement, representing interests in (i) such Mortgage Loans as
from time to time are subject to the Agreement, together with the Mortgage Files
relating thereto and all proceeds thereof (other than the Representative's
Yield), (ii) such assets as from time to time are identified as REO Property or
are deposited in the Collection Account, Principal and Interest Account
(including all earnings thereon and proceeds thereof), Spread Account, or
Insurance Account, including amounts on deposit in the Accounts or the Principal
and Interest Account and invested in Permitted Instruments, (iii) the Trustee's
rights under all insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required
to be maintained pursuant to the Agreement and any Insurance Proceeds, (iv) the
Certificate Insurance Policy, (v) Liquidation Proceeds and (vi) Released
Mortgaged Property Proceeds (all of the
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foregoing being hereinafter collectively called the "Trust Fund"). The Class R
Certificates are subordinate in right of payment to the Class A Certificates, to
the extent set forth in the Agreement.
The Certificates do not represent an obligation of, or an interest in,
the Servicer, the Representative, the Depositors or the Trustee and are not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the
Government National Mortgage Association, the Federal Housing Administration or
the Veterans Administration or any other governmental agency. The Certificates
are limited in right of payment to certain collections and recoveries respecting
the Mortgage Loans, and amounts withdrawable from the Collection Account, all as
more specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement.
Financial Guaranty Insurance Company has issued a certificate guaranty
surety bond with respect to the Class A Certificates, a copy of which is
attached as Exhibit I to the Agreement.
As provided in the Agreement, deposits and withdrawals from the
Collection Account and the Insurance Account may be made by the Trustee from
time to time for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such
purposes including reimbursement of certain expenses incurred by the Servicer
and investment in Permitted Instruments.
Subject to certain restrictions, the Agreement permits the amendment
thereof with respect to certain modifications (a) by the Servicer and the
Trustee without the consent of the Cer tificateholders, and (b) by the
Depositors, the Representative, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Majority in
Voting Interest (as defined in the Agreement) and the holders of a majority of
the Percentage Interest in the Class R Certificates. The Agreement permits the
Majority in Voting Interest to waive, on behalf of all Certificateholders, any
default by the Servicer in the performance of its obligations under the
Agreement and its consequences, except in a default in making any required
distri bution on a Certificate. Any such consent or waiver by the Majority in
Voting Interest shall be conclusive and binding on the holder of this
Certificate and upon all future holders of this Certificate and of any
Certificate issued upon the transfer
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hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such
consent is made upon this Certificate.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein
set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate
Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the
offices or agencies maintained by the Trustee in New York, New York or Chicago,
Illinois duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in
form satisfactory to, the Trustee, duly executed by the holder hereof or such
holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new
Certificates of authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate undivided
Percentage Interest will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Certificates are issuable only as registered Class A-1, Class A-2,
Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7, Class A-8, Class A-9 or
Class R Certificates. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the Certificate is exchangeable for a new
Certificate evidencing the same undivided ownership interest, as requested by
the holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or
exchange, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
The Servicer, the Representative, the Depositors and the Trustee and
any agent of any of the foregoing, may treat the person in whose name this
Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the
foregoing shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement shall terminate upon notice to
the Trustee of: (i) the later of the distribution to Certificateholders of the
final payment or collection with respect to the last Mortgage Loan, or the
disposition of all funds with respect to the last Mortgage Loan and the
remittance of all funds due under the Agreement and the payment of all amounts
due and payable to the Certificate Insurer and the Trustee, (ii) the purchase by
the Servicer of all outstanding
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Mortgage Loans and REO Properties at a price determined as provided in the
Agreement (the exercise of the right of the Servicer to purchase all the
Mortgage Loans and property in respect of Mortgage Loans will result in early
retirement of the Certificates), the right of the Servicer to purchase being
subject to the Pool Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties
at the time of purchase being less than ten percent (10%) of the Original Pool
Principal Balance, (iii) by the mutual consent of the Servicer, the Certificate
Insurer and all Certificateholders in writing, or (iv) upon the failure of the
Trust to qualify as a REMIC, pursuant to Section 11.05 of the Agreement. By its
acceptance of this Certificate, the Certificateholder hereby appoints the
Servicer as its attorney-in-fact to adopt a plan of liquidation of the Trust
Fund in accordance with Section 11.02 of the Agreement.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Trustee by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
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XXXXXXX X-0
[FORM OF CLASS R CERTIFICATE]
THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933, AS AMENDED (The "1933 ACT"), OR THE SECURITIES LAW OF ANY STATE. ANY
RESALE, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE WITHOUT SUCH
REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION MAY BE MADE ONLY IN A TRANSACTION WHICH DOES NOT
REQUIRE SUCH REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
OF SECTION 4.02 OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A "RESIDUAL
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 RESALE, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS CLASS R CERTIFICATE MAY BE
MADE ONLY IF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE PROVIDES (1) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE
TRUSTEE AND (2) AN AFFIDAVIT TO THE DEPOSITOR AND THE TRUSTEE THAT SUCH
TRANSFEREE IS A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE (AS DEFINED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING
AGREEMENT) OR AN AGENT OF A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE AND IS NOT AN AGENT FOR A
PERSON WHO IS NOT A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE AND (3) THE TRANSFEROR PROVIDES A
CERTIFICATE TO THE REPRESENTATIVE AND THE TRUSTEE TO THE EFFECT THAT SUCH
TRANSFEROR HAS NO ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE IS NOT A
PERMITTED TRANSFEREE. NOTWITHSTANDING THE REGISTRATION IN THE CERTIFICATE
REGISTER OF ANY TRANSFER OF THIS CLASS R CERTIFICATE TO A PERSON OTHER THAN A
PERMITTED TRANSFEREE OR AN AGENT OF A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE (NOT INCLUDING AGENTS
OF A PERSON WHO IS NOT A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE) SUCH REGISTRATION SHALL BE DEEMED
TO BE OF NO LEGAL FORCE OR EFFECT WHATSOEVER AND SUCH PERSON SHALL NOT BE DEEMED
TO BE A CERTIFICATEHOLDER FOR ANY PURPOSE HEREUNDER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, THE RECEIPT OF DISTRIBUTIONS ON THIS CERTIFICATE.
NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE TO AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER
PLAN SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE
RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA") OR SECTION 4975 OF
THE CODE (OR COMPARABLE PROVISIONS OF ANY SUBSEQUENT ENACTMENTS), OR
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TO AN INVESTMENT MANAGER, A NAMED FIDUCIARY OR A TRUSTEE OF ANY SUCH PLAN, OR
ANY OTHER PERSON WHO IS USING "PLAN ASSETS" OF ANY SUCH PLAN TO EFFECT SUCH
ACQUISITION, UNLESS THE TRANSFEREE PROVIDES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY
TO THE SERVICER AND THE TRUSTEE THAT THE PURCHASE OF THIS CERTIFICATE BY OR ON
BEHALF OF SUCH PLAN IS PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR
RESULT IN ANY NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR
SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE AND WILL NOT SUBJECT THE SERVICER, THE DEPOSITORS OR
THE TRUSTEE TO ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY (INCLUDING OBLIGATIONS OR LIABILITIES
UNDER ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE) IN ADDITION TO THOSE UNDERTAKEN IN THE
AGREEMENT.
THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DEFINES A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE AS ANY PERSON
OTHER THAN (I) THE UNITED STATES, ANY STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF, OR
ANY AGENCY OF INSTRUMENTALITY OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING, (II) A FOREIGN
GOVERNMENT, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OR ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF
EITHER OF THE FOREGOING, (III) AN ORGANIZATION (EXCEPT CERTAIN FARMERS'
COOPERATIVES DESCRIBED IN CODE SECTION 521) WHICH 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 CODE
SECTION 860E(C)(1)) WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLASS R CERTIFICATE, (IV) RURAL ELECTRIC
AND TELEPHONE COOPERATIVES DESCRIBED IN CODE SECTION 1381(A)(2)(C) AND (V) ANY
OTHER PERSON SO DESIGNATED BY THE SERVICER BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL THAT
THE TRANSFER OF A PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN A CLASS R CERTIFICATE TO SUCH PERSON
MAY CAUSE THE TRUST FUND TO FAIL TO QUALIFY AS A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE
INVESTMENT CONDUIT" AT ANY TIME THAT THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES ARE OUTSTANDING.
THE TERMS "UNITED STATES," "STATE" AND "INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION" SHALL HAVE
THE MEANINGS SET FORTH IN CODE SECTION 7701 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 GOVERNMENTAL UNIT.
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EQCC HOME EQUITY LOAN ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES
Series 1996-4
CLASS R
No. R-_
Date of Pooling and Percentage Interest of
Servicing Agreement this Certificate:
and Cut-off Date: ____%
December 1, 1996
Servicer: Initial Pool
EquiCredit Corporation Principal Balance:
of America $590,000,171.30
First Payment Date: Latest Maturity Date:
January 15, 1997 January 15, 2028
Closing Date: Trustee:
December 30, 1996 First Bank National Association
This certifies that _________________________ is the registered owner
of a Class R percentage interest (the "Percentage Interest") in certain
residential first and second mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") master
serviced by EquiCredit Corporation of America (hereinafter called the
"Servicer", in its capacity as Servicer, and "Representative", in its capacity
as Representative, which terms include any successor entity under the Agreement
referred to below). The Mortgage Loans were originated or acquired by the
Representative and certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries as set forth in the
Agreement referred to below (the Representative and such subsidiaries, the
"Depositors"). The Mortgage Loans will be serviced by the Servicer pursuant to
the terms and conditions of that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated
as of December 1, 1996 (the "Agreement") by and among the Representative, the
Servicer, the Depositors and First Bank National Association, as trustee (the
"Trustee"), certain of the pertinent provisions of
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which are set forth herein. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized
terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate
is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the
Agreement, to which Agreement the holder of this Certificate by virtue of the
acceptance hereof assents and by which such holder is bound. The Mortgage Loans
in the Mortgage Pool have aggregate outstanding principal balances, at the close
of business on the Cut-Off Date herein referred to, after application of
payments received by the Servicer on or before such date, of $590,000,171.30
On each Payment Date, commencing on January 15, 1997, the Trustee shall
distribute to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered on the
calendar day immediately preceding each Payment Date (or, if Definitive
Certificates are issued, the last calendar day of the month preceding the month
in which such Remittance Date occurs) (the "Record Date"), an amount equal to
the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and any
amount required to be distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates on
such Remittance Date pursuant to Section 6.05 and 6.09 of the Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee on behalf of the Trust has caused this
Certificate to be duly executed under its official seal.
First Bank National Association
By:_______________________
Authorized Officer
Name:
Title:
Dated:
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is a Class R Certificate referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement, which Certificate is issued to
______________________________________________ in the initial
denomination of _____________ Percentage Interest.
First Bank National Association
By:_______________________
Authorized Signatory
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[Form of Reverse Certificate]
Distributions on this Certificate will be made by the Trustee by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Person entitled
thereto as shall appear on the Certificate Register without the presentation or
surrender of this Certificate or the making of any notation thereon, at a bank
or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Person shall own
of record Class A Certificates of the same Class which have denominations
aggregating at least $1,000,000 appearing in the Certificate Register and in all
cases to the Class R Certificates, and shall have so notified the Trustee at
least five business days prior to the related Record Date, or by check mailed to
the address of such Person appearing in the Certificate Register.
Upon receiving the final distribution hereon, the Holder hereof is
required to send this Certificate to the Trustee. The Agreement provides that,
in any event, upon the making of the final distribution due on this Certificate,
this Certificate shall be deemed cancelled for all purposes under the Agreement.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as EQCC Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series 1996-4,
Class A-1, Class X-0, Xxxxx X-0, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7,
Class A-8, Class A-9 and Class R (herein called the "Certificates") and, as set
forth in the Agreement, representing interests in (i) such Mortgage Loans as
from time to time are subject to the Agreement, together with the Mortgage Files
relating thereto and all proceeds thereof (other than the Representative's
Yield), (ii) such assets as from time to time are identified as REO Property or
are deposited in the Collection Account, Principal and Interest Account
(including all earnings thereon and proceeds thereof), Spread Account, or
Insurance Account, including amounts on deposit in the Accounts or the Principal
and Interest Account and invested in Permitted Instruments, (iii) the Trustee's
rights under all insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required
to be maintained pursuant to the Agreement and any Insurance Proceeds, (iv) the
Certificate Insurance Policy, (v) Liquidation Proceeds and (vi) Released
Mortgaged Property Proceeds (all of the
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foregoing being hereinafter collectively called the "Trust Fund"). The Class R
Certificates are subordinate in right of payment to the Class A Certificates, to
the extent set forth in the Agreement.
The Certificates do not represent an obligation of, or an interest in,
the Servicer, the Representative, the Depositors or the Trustee and are not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the
Government National Mortgage Association, the Federal Housing Administration or
the Veterans Administration or any other governmental agency. The Certificates
are limited in right of payment to certain collections and recoveries respecting
the Mortgage Loans, and amounts withdrawable from the Collection Account, all as
more specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement.
Financial Guaranty Insurance Company has issued a certificate guaranty
surety bond with respect to the Class A Certificates, a copy of which is
attached as Exhibit I to the Agreement.
As provided in the Agreement, deposits and withdrawals from the
Collection Account and the Insurance Account may be made by the Trustee from
time to time for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such
purposes including reimbursement of certain expenses incurred by the Servicer
and investment in Permitted Instruments.
Subject to certain restrictions, the Agreement permits the amendment
thereof with respect to certain modifications (a) by the Servicer and the
Trustee without the consent of the Cer tificateholders, and (b) by the
Depositors, the Representative, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Majority in
Voting Interest and the holders of a majority of the Percentage Interest in the
Class R Certificates. The Agreement permits the Majority in Voting Interest to
waive, on behalf of all Certificateholders, any default by the Servicer in the
performance of its obligations under the Agreement and its consequences, except
in a default in making any required distribution on a Certificate. Any such
consent or waiver by the Majority in Voting Interest shall be conclusive and
binding on the holder of this Certificate and upon all future holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange hereof or in lieu
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hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this
Certificate.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein
set forth, including, without limitation, execution and delivery as appropriate
of the Assignment and Resale Certification (Exhibit L-1 or L-2 to the
Agreement), Transfer Affidavit and Transferee Letter (Exhibits M-1 and M-2 to
the Agreement) and the Transfer Certificate described in Section 4.02(c)(ii) of
the Agreement, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the
Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of
transfer at the offices or agencies maintained by the Trustee in New York, New
York or Chicago, Illinois duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to, the Trustee, duly executed by
the holder hereof or such holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and
thereupon one or more new Certificates of authorized denominations evidencing
the same aggregate undivided Percentage Interest will be issued to the
designated transferee or transferees.
The Certificates are issuable only as registered Class A Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set
forth, the Certificate is exchangeable for a new Certificate evidencing the same
undivided ownership interest, as requested by the holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or
exchange, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
The Servicer, the Representative, the Depositors and the Trustee and
any agent of any of the foregoing, may treat the person in whose name this
Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the
foregoing shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement shall terminate upon notice to
the Trustee of: (i) the later of the distribution to Certificateholders of the
final payment or collection with respect to the last Mortgage Loan, or the
disposition of all
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funds with respect to the last Mortgage Loan and the remittance of all funds due
under the Agreement and the payment of all amounts due and payable to the
Certificate Insurer and the Trustee, (ii) the purchase by the Servicer of all
outstanding Mortgage Loans and REO Properties at a price determined as provided
in the Agreement (the exercise of the right of the Servicer to purchase all the
Mortgage Loans and property in respect of Mortgage Loans will result in early
retirement of the Certificates), the right of the Servicer to purchase being
subject to the Pool Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties
at the time of purchase being less than ten percent (10%) of the Original Pool
Principal Balance, (iii) by the mutual consent of the Servicer, the Certificate
Insurer and all Certificateholders in writing or (iv) upon the failure of the
Trust to qualify as a REMIC, pursuant to Section 11.05 of the Agreement. By its
acceptance of this Certificate, the Certificateholder hereby appoints the
Servicer as its attorney-in-fact to adopt a plan of liquidation of the Trust
Fund in accordance with Section 11.02 of the Agreement.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Trustee by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
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EXHIBIT C
DTC LETTER OF REPRESENTATIONS
(See Tab 19)
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EXHIBIT D
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
(attached)
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EXHIBIT E
FORM OF TRUSTEE INITIAL CERTIFICATION
December 30, 1996
[Representative]
[Insurer]
[Servicer]
[Depositors]
Re: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Pooling
and Servicing Agreement"), EQCC Home Equity
Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series
1996-4, Class A-1, Class X-0, Xxxxx X-0,
Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7,
Class A-8, Class A-9 and Class R, dated as of
December 1, 1996 among EquiCredit Corporation
of America, as Servicer, the Depositors
listed therein and First Bank National
Association, as Trustee
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Section 2.05 of the Agreement, the undersigned, as
Trustee, hereby certifies that, except as noted on the Master Exception Report
dated December [ ], 1996 and made a part hereof, it or the Custodian on its
behalf has received, with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the documents specified
in Sections 2.04(a), (b), (c), (g) and (h) of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, as applicable, a Mortgage, or a certified copy thereof, Assignment of
Mortgage, or a certified copy thereof, and a Mortgage Note with respect to each
Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule and the documents contained
therein appear to bear original signatures or copies of originals if the
originals have not yet been delivered.
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Neither the Trustee nor the Custodian on its behalf has made any
independent examination of any such documents beyond the review specifically
required in the above-referenced Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Trustee
makes no representations as to: (i) the validity, legality, sufficiency,
enforceability or genuineness of any such documents or any of the Mortgage Loans
identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, or (ii) collectability, insurability,
effectiveness or suitability of any such Mortgage Loan.
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Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective
meanings assigned to them in the above-captioned Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
First Bank National Association
By:_______________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT F-1
FORM OF TRUSTEE INTERIM CERTIFICATION
, 19__
[Representative]
[Insurer]
[Depositors]
[Servicer]
Re: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Pooling
and Servicing Agreement"), EQCC Home Equity
Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series
1996-4, Class A-1, Class X-0, Xxxxx X-0,
Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7,
Class A-8 and Class A-9 and Class R, dated as
of December 1, 1996, among EquiCredit
Corporation of America, as Servicer, the
Depositors listed therein and First Bank
National Association, as Trustee
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with the provisions of Section 2.05 of the
above-referenced Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the undersigned, as Trustee,
hereby certifies that as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan
Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or any Mortgage Loan listed
on the attachment hereto), it or the Custodian on its behalf has reviewed the
documents delivered to it or the Custodian on its behalf pursuant to Section
2.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and has determined that (i) all such
documents are in its possession or in the possession of the Custodian on its
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behalf (other than those listed in Section 2.04(f)), (ii) such documents have
been reviewed by it or the Custodian on its behalf and have not been mutilated,
damaged, torn or otherwise physically altered and relate to such Mortgage Loan,
(iii) based on its examination, or the examination of the Custodian on its
behalf, and only as to the foregoing documents, the information set forth in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than items (i), (iv) and (x) of the definition of
Mortgage Loan Schedule) respecting such Mortgage Loan accurately reflects the
information set forth in the Mortgage File and (iv) each Mortgage Note has been
endorsed as provided in Section 2.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
Neither the Trustee nor the Custodian on its behalf has made any independent
examination of such documents beyond the review specifically required in the
above-referenced Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Trustee makes no
representations as to: (i) the validity, legality, enforceability or genuineness
of any such documents contained in each or any of the Mortgage Loans identified
on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, or (ii) the collectability, insurability,
effectiveness or suitability of any such Mortgage Loan.
Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective
meanings assigned to them in the above-captioned Pooling and servicing
Agreement.
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___________, as Trustee
By:___________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT F-2
FORM OF TRUSTEE FINAL CERTIFICATION
, 19__
[Representative]
[Insurer]
[Servicer]
[Depositors]
Re: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Pooling
and Servicing Agreement"), EQCC Home Equity
Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series
1996-4, Class A-1, Class X-0, Xxxxx X-0,
Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7,
Class A-8, Class A-9 and Class R, dated as of
December 1, 1996 among EquiCredit Corporation
of America, as Servicer, the Depositors
listed therein and First Bank National
Association, as Trustee
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Section 2.06 of the above-captioned Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, the undersigned, as Trustee, hereby certifies that, except
as noted on the attachment hereto, as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage L an paid in full or listed on
the attachment hereto) it or to the Custodian on its behalf has reviewed the
documents delivered to it or to the Custodian on its behalf pursuant to Section
2.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and has determined that (i) all such
documents are in its possession or in the possession of the Custodian on its
behalf (other than those listed in Section 2.04(f)), (ii) such documents have
been reviewed by it and have not been mutilated,
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damaged, torn or otherwise physically altered and relate to such Mortgage loan,
(iii) based on its examination, and only as to the foregoing documents, the
information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than items (i), (iv)
and (x) of the definition of Mortgage Loan Schedule) respecting such Mortgage
Loan accurately reflects the information set forth in the Trustee's Mortgage
File and (iv) each Mortgage Note has been endorsed as provided in Section 2.04
of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Neither the Trustee nor the Custodian on
its behalf has made any independent examination of such documents beyond the
review specifically required in the above-referenced Pooling and Servicing
Agreement. The Trustee makes no representations as to: (i) the validity,
legality, enforceability or genuineness of any such documents contained in each
or any of the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, or (ii)
the collectability, insurability, effectiveness or suitability of any such
Mortgage Loan.
Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective
meanings assigned to them in the above-captioned Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
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___________, as Trustee
By:_________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT G
LIST OF BANKRUPTCY LOANS
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EXHIBIT H
FORM OF DELINQUENCY REPORT
Mortgage Pool
% of
Number of Principal Aggregate
Accounts Balance Principal
Potentially Delinquent $ %
30 Days Delinquent
60 Days Delinquent
90 or More Days
Delinquent
In Foreclosure
In Bankruptcy
In REO
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EXHIBIT I
CERTIFICATE INSURANCE POLICY
(See Tab 47)
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EXHIBIT J
REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS
, 19__
To: [Trustee]
[Custodian]
Re: Pooling and Servicing Agreement, EQCC Home Equity
Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series 1996-4,
Class A-1, Class X-0, Xxxxx X-0, Class A-4, Class
A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7, Class A-8, Class A-9
and Class R, dated as of December 1, 1996
In connection with the administration of the pool of Mortgage Loans
held by you as Trustee or by the Custodian as your agent of the
Certificateholders, we request the release, and acknowledge receipt, of the
(Mortgage File/[specify document]) for the Mortgage Loan described below, for
the reason indicated.
Mortgagor's Name, Address & Zip Code:
Mortgage Loan Number:
Reason for Requesting Documents (check one)
1. Mortgage Loan Paid in Full
(Servicer hereby certifies that all amounts received
in connection therewith have been credited to the
Principal and Interest Account and remitted to the
Indenture Trustee for deposit into the Collection
Account pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.)
2. Mortgage Loan in Foreclosure
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3. Mortgage Loan Substituted
4. Other Liquidation (Mortgage Loan in Bankruptcy,
Repurchase, Rescission)
5. Non Liquidation (Other, explain)
If box 1, 3 or 4 above is checked, and if all or part of the Mortgage
File was previously released to us, please release to us our previous receipt on
file with you, as well as any additional documents in your possession relating
to the above specified Mortgage Loan.
If box 2 or 5 above is checked, upon our return of all of the above
documents to you as Trustee, please acknowledge your receipt by signing in the
space indicated below, and returning this form.
By:___________________________
Name:
Title:
Documents returned to Trustee:
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Trustee
By:____________________________
Date:
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EXHIBIT K
LIST OF ORIGINATORS
EquiCredit Corporation of America
EquiCredit Corporation/Ala. & Miss.
California/EquiCredit Corporation
EquiCredit Corporation of In.
EquiCredit Corporation of Pa.
EquiCredit Corporation of SC
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EXHIBIT L-1
ASSIGNMENT AND RESALE CERTIFICATION
THIS ASSIGNMENT dated as of the day of __________, 19___, by and
between _______________________________ ("Assignor") and
_______________________________ ("Assignee"), provides:
That for and in consideration of the sum of TEN DOLLARS ($10.00) and
other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are
acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Assignor hereby grants, transfers and assigns to Assignee all of the
right, title and interest of Assignor, as Certificateholder, in, to and under
that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, EQCC Home Equity Loan Asset Backed
Certificates, Series 1996-4, Class A-1, Class X-0, Xxxxx X-0, Class A-4, Class
A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7, Class A-8, Class A-9 and Class R (the "Pooling and
Servicing Agreement"), dated as of December 1, 1996 by and among EquiCredit
Corporation of America, as Representative and Servicer, the Depositors listed
therein ("Depositors") and First Bank National Association, as trustee
("Trustee"), and that certain Certificate, Class R, No. __, Series 1996-4 (the
"Certificate") issued thereunder and authenticated by the Trustee.
2. For the purpose of inducing Assignee to purchase the
Certificate from Assignor, Assignor warrants and represents that:
a. Assignor is the lawful owner of the Certificate
with the full right to transfer the Certificate free from any and
all claims and encumbrances whatsoever;
b. The Assignor has not received notice, and has no
actual current knowledge of any offsets, counterclaims or other
defenses available to the Servicer with respect to the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement or the Certificate; and
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c. The Assignor has no actual current knowledge of and
has not received notice of any amendments to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement or the Certificate.
3. In connection with the transfer of the Certificate, and in
accordance with Section 4.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, Assignor
hereby warrants and represents to each of the Assignee, the Servicer, the
Representative, the Depositors and the Trustee that:
a. Neither the Assignor nor anyone acting on its behalf has
offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Certificate,
any interest in the Certificate or any other similar security to, or solicited
any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the
Certificate, any interest in the Certificate or any other similar security with,
any person in any manner, or made any general solicitation by means of general
advertising or in any other manner, or taken any other action which would
constitute a distribution of the Certificate under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "1933 Act"), or which would render the disposition of the
Certificate a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act or require registration
pursuant thereto.
b. The Assignor understands that the Assignee may
resell the Certificate in reliance on Rule 144A under the 0000
Xxx.
4. The Assignee warrants and represents to, and covenants with, each of
the Servicer, the Representative, the Depositors, the Trustee and the Assignor
pursuant to Section 4.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement that:
a. The Assignee agrees to be bound, as Certificateholder, by
all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, the Certificate and the Custodial Agreement, and from and after the
date hereof, the Assignee assumes for the benefit of each of the Servicer the
Representative, the Depositors, the Trustee and the Assignor all of the
Assignor's obligations as Certificateholder thereunder;
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b. The Assignee understands that the Certificate has
not been registered under the 1933 Act or the securities laws of
any state;
c. The Assignee is not acquiring the Certificate with
a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof
within the meaning of the 1933 Act;
d. The Assignee considers itself a substantial, sophisticated
institutional investor having such knowledge and experience in financial and
business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of
investment in the Certificate; and
e. The Assignee has been furnished with all information
regarding the Certificate that it has requested from the Assignor, the Trustee
or the Servicer.
5. The Assignee warrants and represents to, and covenants
with, the Assignor, the Representative, the Depositors and the
Servicer that:
a. The Assignee agrees to be bound, as Certificate
holder, by the restrictions on transfer contained in the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement;
b. The Assignee is not an employee benefit plan or other plan
subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
("ERISA"), or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"), nor a Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of or purchasing
any Certificate with "plan assets" of any such plan, and understands that
registration of transfer of any Certificate to any such plan, or to any Person
acting on behalf of or purchasing any Certificate with "plan assets" of any such
plan, will not be made unless such plan or Person delivers an opinion of
counsel, addressed and satisfactory to the Trustee, the Representative and the
Servicer, to the effect that the purchase and holding of a Certificate by, on
behalf of or with "plan assets" of any such plan is permissible under applicable
law, would not constitute or result in any non-exempt prohibited transaction
under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, and would not subject
the Representative, the Servicer or the Trustee to any obligation or
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liability (including liabilities under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of
the Code) in addition to those undertaken in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
or any other liability.
6. This Assignment and Resale Certification may be executed in one or
more counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts,
each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed to be an original; such
counterparts, together, shall constitute one and the same agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Assignment and Resale
Certification to be executed by their duly authorized officers as of the date
first above written.
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Assignor Assignee
By:______________________ By:_____________________
Name:____________________ Name:___________________
Title:___________________ Title:__________________
Taxpayer Taxpayer
Identification No._______ Identification No.______
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ASSIGNMENT AND RESALE CERTIFICATION
(FOR RULE 144A TRANSFERS)
THIS ASSIGNMENT dated as of the day of __________, 19__, by and between
_____________________________ ("Assignor") and _________________________________
("Assignee"), provides:
That for and in consideration of the sum of TEN DOLLARS ($10.00) and
other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are
acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Assignor hereby grants, transfers and assigns to Assignee all of the
right, title and interest of Assignor, as Certificateholder, in, to and under
that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, EQCC Home Equity Loan Asset Backed
Certificates, Series 1996-4, Class A-1, Class X-0, Xxxxx X-0, Class A-4, Class
A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7, Class A-8, Class A-9 and Class R (the "Pooling and
Servicing Agreement"), dated as of December 1, 1996 by and among EquiCredit
Corporation of America, as Representative and Servicer, the Depositors listed
therein ("Depositors") and First Bank National Association, as trustee
("Trustee") and that certain Certificate, Class R, No. __, Series 1996-4 (the
"Certificate") issued thereunder and authenticated by the Trustee.
2. For the purpose of inducing Assignee to purchase the
Certificate from Assignor, Assignor warrants and represents that:
a. Assignor is the lawful owner of the Certificate
with the full right to transfer the Certificate free from any and
all claims and encumbrances whatsoever;
b. The Assignor has not received notice, and has no
actual current knowledge of any offsets, counterclaims or other
defenses available to the Servicer with respect to the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement or the Certificate; and
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c. The Assignor has no actual current knowledge of and
has not received notice of any amendments to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement or the Certificate.
3. In connection with the transfer of the Certificate, and in
accordance with Section 4.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, Assignor
hereby warrants and represents to each of the Assignee, the Servicer, the
Representative, the Depositors and the Trustee that:
a. Neither the Assignor nor anyone acting on its behalf has
offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Certificate,
any interest in the Certificate or any other similar security to, or solicited
any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the
Certificate, any interest in the Certificate or any other similar security with,
any person in any manner, or made any general solicitation by means of general
advertising or in any other manner, or taken any other action which would
constitute a distribution of the Certificate under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "1933 Act"), or which would render the disposition of the
Certificate a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act or require registration
pursuant thereto.
b. The Assignor understands that the Assignee may
resell the Certificate in reliance on Rule 144A under the 0000
Xxx.
4. The Assignee warrants and represents to, and covenants with, each of
the Servicer, the Representative, the Depositors, the Trustee and the Assignor
pursuant to Section 4.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement that:
a. The Assignee agrees to be bound, as Certificateholder, by
all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, the Certificate and the Custodial Agreement, and from and after the
date hereof, the Assignee assumes for the benefit of each of the Servicer, the
Representative, the Depositors, the Trustee and the Assignor all of the
Assignor's obligations as Certificateholder thereunder;
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b. The Assignee understands that the Certificate has
not been registered under the 1933 Act or the securities laws of
any state;
c. The Assignee is not acquiring the Certificate with
a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof
within the meaning of the 1933 Act;
d. The Assignee considers itself a substantial, sophisticated
institutional investor having such knowledge and experience in financial and
business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of
investment in the Certificate;
e. The Assignee has been furnished with all
information regarding the Certificate that it has requested from
the Assignor, the Trustee or the Servicer; and
f. The Assignee is a "qualified institutional buyer" as that
term is defined in Rule 144A under the 1933 Act and has completed either of the
forms of certification to that effect attached hereto as Annex 2 or Annex 3. The
Assignee is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A.
The Assignee is acquiring the Certificate for its own account or for the account
of a qualified institutional buyer, understands that such Certificate may be
resold, pledged or transferred only (i) to a person reasonably believed to be a
qualified institutional buyer that purchases for its own account or for the
account of a qualified institutional buyer to whom notice is given that the
resale, pledge or transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, or (ii)
pursuant to another exemption from registration under the 1933 Act.
5. The Assignee warrants and represents to, and covenants
with, the Assignor, the Representative, the Depositors and the
Servicer that:
a. The Assignee agrees to be bound, as Certificate
holder, by the restrictions on transfer contained in the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement;
b. The Assignee is not an employee benefit plan or
other plan subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
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of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"), nor a Person acting, directly or indirectly, on
behalf of or purchasing any Certificate with "plan assets" of any such plan, and
understands that registration of transfer of any Certificate to any such plan,
or to any Person acting on behalf of or purchasing any Certificate with "plan
assets" of any such plan, will not be made unless such plan or Person delivers
an opinion of counsel, addressed and satisfactory to the Trustee, the
Representative and the Servicer, to the effect that the purchase and holding of
a Certificate by, on behalf of or with "plan assets" of any such plan is
permissible under applicable law, would not constitute or result in any
non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of
the Code, and would not subject the Representative, the Servicer or the Trustee
to any obligation or liability (including liabilities under Section 406 of ERISA
or Section 4975 of the Code) in addition to those undertaken in the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement or any other liability.
6. This Assignment and Resale Certification may be executed in one or
more counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts,
each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed to be an original; such
counterparts, together, shall constitute one and the same agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Assignment and Resale
Certification to be executed by their duly authorized officers as of the date
first above written.
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Assignor Assignee
By:____________________ By: ____________________
Name:__________________ Name:___________________
Title:_________________ Title:__________________
Taxpayer Taxpayer
Identification No._____ Identification No.______
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ANNEX 1 TO EXHIBIT L-2
SELLER:
SERVICER:
TRUSTEE:
CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR:
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ANNEX 2 TO EXHIBIT L-2
QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A
[For Buyers Other Than Registered Investment Companies]
The undersigned hereby certifies as follows to the parties listed in Annex I to
the Rule 144A Investment Representation to which this certification relates with
respect to the Rule 144A Securities described therein:
1. As indicated below, the undersigned is the President, Chief
Financial Officer, Senior Vice president or other executive officer of the
Buyer.
2. In connection with purchases by the Buyer, the Buyer is a "qualified
institutional buyer" as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities
Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A") because (i) the Buyer owned and/or invested on a
discretionary basis $________________*/ in securities (except for the excluded
securities referred to below) as of the end of the Buyer's most recent fiscal
year (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A) and (ii) the
Buyer satisfies the criteria in the category marked below.
____ Corporation. etc. The Buyer is a corporation
(other than a bank, savings and loan association
or similar institution), Massachusetts or similar
business trust, partnership, or charitable
organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code.
____ Bank. The Buyer (a) is a national bank or banking
institution organized under the laws of any State,
territory or the District of Columbia, the
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*/ Buyer must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis at least $100,000,000
in securities unless Buyer is a dealer, and, in that case, Buyer must own and/or
invest on a discretionary basis at least $10,000,000 in securities.
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business of which is substantially confined to
banking and is supervised by the State or territorial
banking commission or similar official or is a
foreign bank or equivalent institution, and (b) has
an audited net worth of at least $25,000,000 as
demonstrated in its latest annual financial
statements, a copy of which is attached hereto.
____ Savings and Loan. The Buyer (a) is a savings and
loan association, building and loan association,
cooperative bank, homestead association or similar
institution, which is supervised and examined by a
State or Federal authority having supervision over
any such institutions or is a foreign savings and
loan association or equivalent institution and (b)
has an audited net worth of at least $25,000,000
as demonstrated in its latest annual financial
statements, a copy of which is attached hereto.
____ Broker-dealer. The Buyer is a dealer registered
pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
____ Insurance Company. The Buyer is an insurance
company whose primary and predominant business
activity is the writing of insurance or the
reinsuring of risks underwritten by insurance
companies and which is subject to supervision by
the insurance commissioner or a similar official
or agency of a State, territory or the District of
Columbia.
____ State or Local Plan. The Buyer is a plan
established and maintained by a State, its
political subdivisions, or any agency or
instrumentality of the State or its political
subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees.
____ ERISA Plan. The Buyer is an employee benefit plan
within the meaning of Title I of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
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____ Investment Advisor. The Buyer is an investment
advisor registered under the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940.
____ Small Business Investment Company. Buyer is a
small business investment company licensed by the
U.S. Small Business Administration under Section
301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act
of 1958.
____ Business Development Company. Buyer is a business
development company as defined in Section
202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisors Act of 1940.
3. The term "securities" as used herein does not include (i) securities
of issuers that are affiliated with the Buyer, (ii) securities that are part of
an unsold allotment to or subscription by the Buyer, if the Buyer is a dealer,
(iii) securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. or any instrumentality
thereof, (iv) bank deposit notes and certificates of deposit, (v) loan
participations, (vi) repurchase agreements, (vii) securities owned but subject
to a repurchase agreement and (viii) currency, interest rate and commodity
swaps.
4. For purposes of determining the aggregate amount of securities owned
and/or invested on a discretionary basis by the Buyer, the Buyer used the cost
of such securities to the Buyer and did not include any of the securities
referred to in the preceding paragraph. Further, in determining such aggregate
amount, the Buyer may have included securities owned by subsidiaries of the
Buyer, but only if such subsidiaries are consolidated with the Buyer in its
financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles and if the investments of such subsidiaries are managed under the
Buyer's direction. However, such securities were not included if the Buyer is a
majority-owned, consolidated subsidiary of another enterprise and the Buyer is
not itself a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
5. The Buyer acknowledges that it is familiar with Rule
144A and understands that the seller to it and other parties
related to the Certificates are relying and will continue to rely
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on the statements made herein because one or more sales to the Buyer may be in
reliance on Rule 144A.
Will the Buyer be purchasing the Rule 144A Securities only for
the Buyer's own account?
Yes No
6. If the answer to the foregoing question is "No", the Buyer agrees
that, in connection with any purchase of securities sold to the Buyer for the
account of a third party (including any separate account) in reliance on Rule
144A, the Buyer will only purchase for the account of a third party that at the
time is a "qualified institutional buyer" within the meaning of Rule 144A. In
addition, the Buyer agrees that the Buyer will not purchase securities for a
third party unless the Buyer has obtained a current representation letter from
such third party or taken other appropriate steps contemplated by Rule 144A to
conclude that such third party independently meets the definition of "qualified
institutional buyer" set forth in Rule 144A.
7. The Buyer will notify each of the parties to which this
certification is made of any changes in the information and conclusions herein.
Until such notice is given, the Buyer's purchase of Rule 144A Securities will
constitute a reaffirmation of this certification as of the date of such
purchase. In addition, if the Buyer is a bank or savings and loan as provided
above, the Buyer agrees that it will furnish to such parties updated annual
financial statements promptly after they become available.
Print Name of Buyer
By:________________________
Name:
Title:
Date:
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ANNEX 3 TO EXHIBIT L-2
QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A
[For Buyers That Are Registered Investment Companies]
The undersigned hereby certifies as follows to the parties listed in
Annex I to the Rule 144A Investment Representation to which this certification
relates with respect the Rule 144A Securities described therein:
1. As indicated below, the undersigned is the President, Chief
Financial Officer or Senior Vice President of the Buyer or, if the Buyer is a
"qualified institutional buyer" as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the
Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A") because Buyer is part of a Family of
Investment Companies (as defined below), is such an officer of the Adviser.
2. In connection with purchases by Buyer, the Buyer is a "qualified
institutional buyer" as defined in SEC Rule 144A because (i) the Buyer is an
investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and (ii)
as marked below, the Buyer alone, or the Buyer's Family of Investment Companies,
owned at least $100,000,000 in securities (other than the excluded securities
referred to below) as of the end of the Buyer's most recent fiscal year. For
purposes of determining the amount of securities owned by the Buyer or the
Buyer's Family of Investment Companies, the cost of such securities was used.
____ The Buyer owned $ in securities
(other than the excluded securities referred to
below) as of the end of the Buyer's most recent
fiscal year (such amount being calculated in
accordance with Rule 144A).
____ The Buyer is part of a Family of Investment
Companies which owned in the aggregate $__________
in securities (other than the excluded securities
referred to below) as of the end of the Buyer's
most recent fiscal year (such amount being
calculated in accordance with Rule 144A).
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3. The term "Family of Investment Companies" as used herein means two
or more registered investment companies (or series thereof) that have the same
investment adviser or investment advisers that are affiliated (by virtue of
being majority owned subsidiaries of the same parent or because one investment
adviser is a majority owned subsidiary of the other).
4. The term "securities" as used herein does not include (i) securities
of issuers that are affiliated with the Buyer or are part of the Buyer's Family
of Investment Companies, (ii) securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. or any
instrumentality thereof, (iii) bank deposit notes and certificates of deposit,
(iv) loan participations, (v) repurchase agreements, (vi) securities owned but
subject to a repurchase agreement and (vii) currency, interest rate and
commodity swaps.
5. The Buyer is familiar with Rule 144A and understands that the
parties listed in Annex I to the Rule 144A Investment Representation to which
this certification relates are relying and will continue to rely on the
statements made herein because one or more sales to the Buyer will be in
reliance on Rule 144A. In addition, the Buyer will only purchase for the Buyer's
own account.
6. The undersigned will notify the parties listed in Annex I to the
Rule 144A Investment Representation to which this certification relates of any
changes in the information and conclusions herein. Until such notice, the
Buyer's purchase of Rule 144A Securities will constitute a reaffirmation of this
certification by the undersigned as of the date of such purchase.
Print Name of Buyer or Adviser
By:_____________________________
Name:
Title:
IF AN ADVISER:
Print Name of Buyer
Date:
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CLASS R AFFIDAVIT PURSUANT TO SECTION 860E(e)
OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986
Re: EQCC Home Equity Loan Trust 1996-4
EQCC Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Certificates
Series 1996-4
STATE OF )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF )
I, __________________, under penalties of perjury, de clare
that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the following representations are
true, correct, and complete and being first sworn, depose and say:
1. That I am the _______________ of __________________ (the
"Investor"), whose taxpayer identification number is _______________, on behalf
of which I have the authority to make this affidavit.
2. That the Investor is acquiring a Class R Certificate in the
initial principal amount of $0. An election will be made to treat certain assets
of the Trust as a real estate mortgage investment conduit ("REMIC") under
Section 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The
Class R Certificate will be designated as a "residual interest" in the REMIC.
3. That no purpose of the acquisition of the Class R
Certificate by the Investor is to avoid or impede the assessment
or collection of federal income tax.
4. That the Investor is not a "Disqualified Organization" (as
defined below), and that the Investor is not acquiring a Class R Certificate for
the account of, or as agent or nominee of, or with a view to the transfer of
direct or indirect record or beneficial ownership to, a Disqualified
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Organization. For the purposes hereof, a Disqualified Organization is any of the
following: (i) the United States, any State or political sub-division thereof,
any foreign government, any international organization, or any agency or
instrumentality of any of the foregoing; (ii) any organization (other than a
Xxxxxx'x Cooperative as defined in Section 521 of the Code) that is exempt from
federal income taxation (including taxation under the unrelated business taxable
income provisions of the Code); (iii) any rural telephone or electrical service
cooperative described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code or (iv) any other
entity designated as a Disqualified Organization by relevant legislation
amending the REMIC Provisions and in effect at or proposed to be effective as of
the time of the determination.
5. That the Investor acknowledges that Section 860E(e) of the
Code imposes a substantial tax on the transferor or, in certain circumstances,
on an agent for the transferee, with respect to any transfer of any interest in
any Class R Certificate to a Disqualified Organization.
6. That the Investor is a "U.S. Person" as that term is
defined in the Transferee's Letter of even date herewith, and that the Investor
is the beneficial owner of the Class R Certificate, and is not holding the Class
R Certificate as nominee for any other person.
7. That the following information of the Investor is
true and correct:
Address: _____________________________________; contact for tax
matters ______________; phone number ___________; form of Orga
nization of Investor _________________; and acquisition date
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8. That capitalized terms used herein without definition shall
have the meaning assigned such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
dated as of December 1, 1996 among First Bank National Association, Equicredit
Corporation of America, EQCC Receivables Corporation and EQCC Asset Backed
Corporation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Investor has caused this instrument to
be duly executed on its behalf, by its ________________ and its seal to be
hereunto attached, this ____ day of _____________, 19__.
[Name of Investor]
By: _______________________
Name:
Title:
Personally appeared before me _______________, known or proved
to me to be the same person who executed the foregoing instrument and to be a
_______________ of the Investor, and acknowledged to me that he executed the
same as his free act and deed and as the free act and deed of the Investor.
Subscribed and sworn before me
this ____ day of __________, 19__
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Notary Public
My commission expires the ____ day
of _______________, 19__.
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TRANSFEREE'S LETTER
[DATE]
EQCC Receivables Corporation
EQCC Asset Backed Corporation
[ADDRESS]
First Bank National Association
[ADDRESS]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We propose to purchase a Class R Certificate issued under the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 1996 (the "Pooling and
Servicing Agreement"), among First Bank National Association, as trustee (the
"Trustee"), Equicredit Corporation of America, EQCC Receivables Corporation and
EQCC Asset Backed Corporation. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein
shall have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
1. We certify that on the date hereof we have simultaneously herewith delivered
to you an affidavit certifying, among other things, that (i) we are not a
Disqualified Organization and (ii) we are not purchasing such Class R
Certificate on behalf of a Disqualified Organization. We understand that any
breach by us of this certification may cause us to be liable for a tax imposed
upon transfers to Disqualified Organizations.
2. We acknowledge that we will be the beneficial owner of the
Class R Certificate and that the Class R Certificate will be registered in our
name and not in the name of a nominee.
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3. We certify that no purpose of our purchase of the
Class R Certificate is to avoid or impede the assessment or
collection of tax.
4. We represent that:
(a) We understand that the Class R Certificate
represents for federal income tax purposes, a "residual interest"
in a real estate mortgage investment conduit;
(b) We understand that as the holder of a Class R
Certificate we will be required to take into account, in deter mining our
taxable income, our pro rata percentage interest of the taxable income of the
Trust REMIC in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").
5. We understand that if, notwithstanding the transfer
restrictions, the Class R Certificate is in fact trans ferred to a Disqualified
Organization, a tax may be imposed on the transferor of the Class R Certificate.
We agree that any breach by us of these representations shall render such
transfer of the Class R Certificate by us absolutely null and void and shall
cause no rights in the Class R Certificate to vest in the transferee.
6. The sale to us and our purchase of the Class R Certificate
constitutes a sale for tax and all other purposes and each party thereto has
received due and adequate consideration. In our view, the transaction represents
fair value, representing the results of arms length negotiations and taking into
account our analysis of the tax and other consequences of investment in the
Class R Certificate.
7. We expect that the purchase of the Class R Certificate,
together with the receipt of the price, if any, therefore will be economically
neutral or profitable to us overall, after all related expenses (including
taxes) have been paid and based on conservative assumptions with respect to
discount rates, prepayments and other factors necessary to evaluate
profitability.
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8. We are 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 or any political subdivision thereof, or an estate or
trust that is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of the source of its
income. We are duly organized and validly existing under the jurisdiction of our
organization. We are neither bankrupt nor insolvent nor do we have reason to
believe that we will become bankrupt or insolvent. We have conducted and are
conducting our business so as to comply in all material respects with all
applicable statutes and regulations. The person executing and delivering this
letter on our behalf is duly authorized to do so, the execution and delivery by
us of this letter and the consummation of the transaction on the terms set forth
herein are within our corporate power and, upon such execution and delivery,
this letter will constitute our legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable
against us in accordance with its terms, subject, as to the enforcement of
remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium and
other laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and to general principles
of equity and the discretion of the court (regardless of whether enforcement of
such remedies is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
9. Neither the execution and delivery by us of this letter,
nor the compliance by us with the provisions hereof, nor the consummation by us
of the transactions as set forth herein, will (i) conflict with or result in a
breach of, or constitute a default or result in the acceleration of any
obligation under, our articles or by-laws or after giving effect to the consents
or the taking of the actions contemplated by clause (ii) of this subparagraph,
any of the provisions of any law, governmental rule, regulation, judgment,
decree or order binding on us or our properties, or any of the provisions of any
indenture or mortgage or any other contract or instrument to which we are a
party or by which we or any of our properties is bound, or (ii) require the
consent of or notice to or any filing with, any person, entity or governmental
body, which has not been obtained or made by us.
10. We anticipate being a profit-making entity on a
ongoing basis.
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11. We have filed all required federal and state income tax
returns and have paid all federal and state income taxes due; we intend to file
and pay all such returns and taxes in the future.
12. We agree that in the event that at some future time we
wish to transfer the Class R Certificate, we will trans fer the Class R
Certificate only to a transferee that:
(i) is not a Disqualified Organi
zation and is not purchasing such Class R Certificate
on behalf of a Disqualified Organization, and
(ii) has delivered to the Cer
tificate Registrar a transferee letter in the form of Exhibit M-1 to
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and an affidavit in the form of
Exhibit M-2 to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and, if requested
by the Cer tificate Registrar, an opinion of counsel (in form ac
ceptable to the Certificate Registrar), that the proposed transfer will
not cause the Class R Certificate to be held by a Disqualified
Organization.
13. We are knowledgeable and experienced in financial,
business and tax matters generally and in particular, the investment risks and
tax consequences of REMIC residuals that provide little or no cash flow, and are
capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Class R
Certificate; we are able to bear the economic risks of an investment in the
Class R Certificate.
14. We are acquiring the Class R Certificate for our own
account for the purpose of investment and not within view to or for sale in
connection with any distribution thereof, subject nevertheless to any
requirement or law that the disposition of our property shall at all times be
and remain within our control.
15. We will comply with all applicable federal and state
securities laws in connection with any subsequent resale by us of the Class R
Certificate.
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16. We understand that none of the Depositor, the Underwriter,
the Servicer or the Trustee is required to register the Class R Certificate
under the Securities Act of 1933.
17. We are either (a) not an employee benefit plan or other
plan subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
("ERISA"), or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"), nor a Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of or purchasing
any Certificate with "plan assets" of any such plan, and we understand that
registration of transfer of any Certificate to any such plan, or to any Person
acting on behalf of or purchasing any Certificate with "plan assets" of any such
plan, will not be made unless such plan or Person delivers an opinion of
counsel, addressed and satisfactory to the Trustee, the Representative and the
Servicer, to the effect that the purchase and holding of a Certificate by, on
behalf of or with "plan assets" of any such plan is permissible under applicable
law, would not constitute or result in any non-exempt prohibited transaction
under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, and would not subject
the Representative, the Servicer or the Trustee to any obligation or liability
(including liabilities under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code)
in addition to those undertaken in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any
other liability, or (b) we have provided to the Trustee an opinion of counsel as
described in clause (a) of this paragraph 17.
18. We hereby designate the Trustee as our fiduciary
to perform the duties of the Tax Matters Person for the Trust
REMIC.
Very truly yours,
[Name of Transferee]
By: _______________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT N
FORM OF CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT O
FORM OF LIQUIDATION REPORT
Customer Name:
Account Number:
Original Principal Balance:
1. Liquidation Proceeds
Principal Prepayment $________
Property Sale Proceeds ________
Insurance Proceeds ________
Other (Itemize) ________
Total Proceeds $_______
2. Servicing Advances $________
Monthly Advances ________
Servicing Fees ________
Total Advances $_______
3. Net Liquidation Proceeds $_______
(Line 1 minus Line 2)
4. Principal Balance of the Mortgage $_______
Loan on date of liquidation
5. Loss, if any $_______
(Line 4 minus Line 3)
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EXHIBIT P
PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
(date)
To: (the "Account Depository")
As "Servicer" under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of
December 1, 1996 (the "Agreement") with respect to EQCC Home Equity Loan Asset
Backed Certificates, Series 1996-4, Class A-1, Class X-0, Xxxxx X-0, Class A-4,
Class A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7, Class A-8, Class A-9 and Class R (collectively,
the "Certificates"), we hereby authorize and request you to establish an
account, as a Principal and Interest Account pursuant to Section 5.03 of the
Agreement, in the name of First Bank National Association and to be titled "EQCC
Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 1996-4 Principal and Interest Account". The
Principal and Interest Account shall bear an additional designation clearly
indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the Trustee for the
benefit of the holders of the Certificates. All deposits in the account shall be
subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Servicer. You may refuse
any deposit which would result in violation of the requirement that the account
be fully insured as described below. This letter is submitted to you in
duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us.
EQUICREDIT CORPORATION OF AMERICA
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
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The undersigned, as Account Depository, hereby certifies that the above
described account has been established under Account Number ___________, at the
office of the depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on
such account as provided above. The amounts deposited at any time in the account
will be insured to the maximum amount provided by applicable law by the Bank
Insurance Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation.
(Name of Account Depository)
By:___________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT Q
FORM OF NOTICE
TO: Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
Attention: General Counsel
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
RE: EQCC Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series
1996-4, Class A-1, Class A-2 and Class A-3, Class A-4,
Class A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7, Class A-8 and Class A-9
Policy No. __________
Determination Date:
Payment Date:
We refer to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement among Credit
Corporation of America, the Depositors listed therein and First Bank National
Association, as trustee, relating to EQCC Home Equity Loan Asset Backed
Certificates, Series 1996-4, Class A-1, Class X-0, Xxxxx X-0, Class A-4, Class
A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7, Class A-8, Class A-9 and Class R (the "Pooling and
Servicing Agreement") dated as of December 1, 1996; all capitalized terms not
otherwise defined herein shall have the same respective meanings as set forth in
such Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
As of the Determination Date, the Trustee has determined under the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement and hereby certifies that in respect of the related Payment
Date:
(i) The Class A Remittance Amount ($__________) exclusive of
amounts attributable to clause (iv) of the definition of
"Basic Principal Amount," to the extent such amount is due
but not paid by the Representative, the Depositors or the
Originators.
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(ii) The Available Payment Amount with respect to the
Mortgage Pool is $______________ and the amount of
Excess Spread on deposit in the Collection Account is
$_____________ (less $_____________, the amounts to
be withdrawn for deposit into the Insurance Account,
Spread Account or Letter of Credit Fee Account
pursuant to Sections 6.02(i), (ii) and (iii) of the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement).
(iii) $_____________, amounts previously paid to Class A
Certificateholders as Insured Payments.
(iv) The amount that has been deposited in the Collection
Account but may not be withdrawn therefrom pursuant to an
order of a United States bankruptcy court of competent
jurisdiction imposing a stay pursuant to Xxxxxxx 000 xx
xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Bankruptcy Code and would otherwise have
constituted all or a portion of the amount described in
Item (ii) above is
$---------------.
(v) The excess of the amount stated in (i), above, over the
amount stated in (ii), above, less the amount described in
(iii), above, less the amount stated in (iv) above is
$_________________.
(vi) Monthly installments of principal and interest on the
Mortgage Loans that were due during the Due Period related
to this Payment Date and were not received prior to this
Payment Date equal $_____________.
(vii) In accordance with the above and the Agreement, the
Insured Payment is $_________________.
[Attached hereto is a copy of the court order in connection with a voidable
preference that constitutes a component of the Class A Principal Remittance
Amount in the amount set forth therein.]
Accordingly, an Event of Nonpayment has occurred and, pursuant to Section 6.05
of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, this statement constitutes a claim for
an Insured Payment in the amount of $__________ under the Insurance Policy.
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Any person who knowingly and with intent to defraud any insurance company or
other person files an application for insurance or statement of claim containing
any materially false information, or conceals for the purpose of misleading,
information concerning any fact material thereto, commits a fraudulent insurance
act, which is a crime, and shall also be subject to a civil penalty not to
exceed Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars and the stated value of the claim for
each such violation.
The amount claimed should be paid as follows:
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___________, as Trustee
By:__________________________
Name:________________________
Title:_______________________
Telephone #:_________________
For Financial Guaranty Insurance Company Use Only
Wire Transfer Sent On:
By:___________________________
Confirmation Number:
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EXHIBIT R
MONTHLY INFORMATION DELIVERED BY SERVICER
1. The number and Principal Balances of all Mortgage Loans
which were the subject of Principal Prepayments during the
related Due Period.
2. The amount of all Curtailments which were received during
the related Due Period.
3. The aggregate amount of principal portion of all Monthly
Payments received during the related Due Period.
4. The amount of interest received on the Mortgage Loans during
the related Due Period.
5. The aggregate amount of the Advances made and recovered with
respect to such Payment Date.
6. The delinquency and foreclosure information set forth in Exhibit H to
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the amount of Mortgage Loan
Losses during the related Due Period.
7. The weighted average maturity and the weighted average Net Mortgage
Interest Rate as of the last day of the Due Period preceding of the
related Accrual Period.
8. The Servicing Fees paid and Servicing Fees accrued during
the related Due Period.
9. The amount of all payments or reimbursements to the Servicer pursuant
to Section 5.04 (ii), (iv), (v), (vi) and (vii) paid or to be paid
since the prior Payment Date (or in the case of the first Payment Date,
since the Closing Date).
10. The Pool Principal Balance.
11. Such other information as the Certificate Insurer, each
Account Party and the Certificateholders may reasonably
require.
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12. The amounts which are reimbursable to the Servicer, the
Representative or the Depositors, as appropriate, pursuant
to Section 6.05.
13. The number of Mortgage Loans outstanding at the beginning
and at the end of the related Due Period.
14. The aggregate interest accrued on the Mortgage Loans at
their respective Mortgage Interest Rates for the related Due
Period.
15. The amount deposited in the Collection Account which may not
be withdrawn therefrom pursuant to an Order of a United
States Bankruptcy Court of competent jurisdiction imposing a
stay pursuant to Section 362 of U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
16. The Principal Balance of Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool
with Mortgage Interest Rates less than 8.11% per annum and
less than 8.01% per annum.
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EXHIBIT S
LIST OF DELINQUENT LOANS
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EXHIBIT T
SCHEDULE OF MORTGAGE LOANS SUBJECT TO
THE HOME OWNERSHIP AND EQUITY PROTECTION ACT OF 1994
NOTICE: Each Mortgage Loan listed on this Mortgage Loan Schedule is subject to
special rules under the federal Truth in Lending Act. Purchasers or assignees of
a Mortgage Loan listed on this Mortgage Loan Schedule could be liable for all
claims and defenses with respect to such Mortgage Loan that the related
Mortgagor could assert against the original lender.
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EXHIBIT U
DESTROYED MORTGAGE NOTE AFFIDAVIT
I, being duly sworn, do hereby state under oath that:
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1. I, ____________________, as __________________ , [name of
Originator] (the "Originator"), am authorized to make this
Affidavit.
2. The Originator is the lawful owner under the
following described Mortgage Note (the "Note"):
Date:
Loan No.:
Borrower(s):
Original Payee (if not Originator):
Original Amount:
Initial Rate of Interest:
Address of Mortgage Property:
3. The Originator has full authority to sell and
deliver the Mortgage Note.
4. The Originator is the lawful owner of the Mortgage Note,
and the Originator has not canceled, altered, assigned or hypothecated the
Mortgage Note other than pursuant to the Transfer Agreement, dated as of
December 1, 1996, among the Originators and Depositors named therein.
5. The Mortgage Note was not located after a thorough
and diligent search and inquiry.
6. Attached hereto are true, complete and correct
copies of the Mortgage Note, endorsed in blank by the Originator.
7. The Originator hereby agrees that in the event the Mortgage
Note is ever located, the Originator (i) shall not assign, transfer, pledge,
hypothecate, encumber or otherwise dispose of the Mortgage Note or any interest
therein and (ii) shall deliver the Mortgage Note promptly to the Trustee or
Custodian, if any.
8. The Originator agrees to indemnify and hold the Trustee and
any Custodian and its successors and assigns harmless from any and all loss or
damage incurred or relating to the Originator's failure to deliver the original
Mortgage Note, promptly endorsed, to the Trustee.
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9. Attached hereto as Exhibit "A" is a true, complete
and correct photocopy of the original Mortgage Note.
[name of Originator]
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Name:
Title:
SWORN TO and subscribed before me this _____ day of
__________, 1996.
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Notary Public
State of ________________________
My Commission Expires:
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EXHIBIT V
[RESERVED]
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